I started outlining this message thinking that I was going to deep dive into my lessons learned in 2023, but over the last few weeks as I've been processing what those were, I am catching myself in fascination of the many ways that I could spin my own story about how last year went: Was I the overzealous entrepreneur who burned out mid-year? NO. Was I the martyred mother who no longer had time for herself? NO. Was I the victim of critical feedback that knocked me off course? NO. ...yes, I tried all of these stories on for size at various points last year, but as you can tell, none of them have a great vibe or associated feelings that I want to choose. And guess what? I choose great vibes for my life!! I choose to feel empowered, purposeful, connected, + yet, free! I've landed on the story that last year was an epic transition year more fully into my dream life!!So for now, I just invite you to reflect back on the last year -- how are you writing the 2023 chapter of your book? Is it a tale that you want to use to define the past 12 months of your life? Does it honor who you are + what waves you were riding? And maybe it does. Whether low or high vibe, as long as it feels true + kind to you as the magical human you are on your life dance! From here, take those reflections + ponder...bet yet, vision, breathe love into the stories you are excited to write in 2024: What is weighing on your body? What is tickling at your heart? What is itching at your psyche? Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

For this  interview, I am talking with Stacia, Founder + Director of Compass Rose in Spokane Valley. I was drawn to Compass Rose via Google (but truly synchronicity) to take advanced Reiki, + yet since meeting Stacia my world, Universe, has been cracked open to various forms of energy healing including Magnified + Angelic Reiki, archetypal cards to understand my sacred contract, + so much more. Ultimately, Stacia has supported my path into spiritual grounding, as ironic as that may sound. In this conversation, we dabble in Stacia’s journey to where she is as a mentor, teacher, + energetic healer, + per her passion, we discuss the journey of being human…or a soul having a human experience -- individuality, sovereignty, + union -- being your own best teacher, guide, + healer.Her local Vibrant Living inspirations include her decades of clients!Find Stacia at Compass Rose:Website: changeyourcompass.comFind me, +  the episode, either audio or video, through my website www.gemmapuddy.com. I would greatly appreciate it, if you would share + like the episodes so that more people can be inspired. And remember you can always watch these conversations on my YouTube Channel. I am also incredibly excited to be taking one-on-one coaching clients. If you are craving to break through into a new way of thinking, feeling + living in the world + are interested in taking that journey with me, please visit my website, gemmapuddy.com, or DM me through any one of my channels. Sending all the love, light and vibrancy!Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

For this interview, I am talking with Christine of Mind Body Movement about her long journey of growth with Qigong + Tai Chi. From first attending a class when she was in early motherhood, to teaching the class, to exploring various forms of the practices, + then coming full circle back to them several years later after a lot of life lived, +  yet this time with her own intuitive, glowy design in the way she teaches + connects the movements. Our conversation takes the same flow as we talk about the mind-body connection through breath + movement, as well as the flow into finding + honoring your true self. If this piques your interest, remember you can attend one of her free classes at the CdA library on Tuesdays at 10 a.m! Enjoy!Her local Vibrant Living inspirations include decades of people in the area + a chosen few from more recently:Doris Morrison Learning Center, spokanecounty.org/5360/Doris-Morrison-Learning-Center-DMLCDoma Coffee, domacoffee.comDr Bonita Hazel, Soul Movement, soulmovementhealth.comRachel Winterset, Heart Magic Studio, heartmagicstudio.comFind Christine at Mind Body Movement:Website: mindbodymovementcda.comInstagram: @Mind.Body.Movement_CdAFind me, +  the episode, either audio or video, through my website www.gemmapuddy.com. I would greatly appreciate it, if you would share + like the episodes so that more people can be inspired. And remember you can always watch these conversations on my YouTube Channel. I am also incredibly excited to be taking one-on-one coaching clients. If you are craving to break through into a new way of thinking, feeling + living in the world + are interested in taking that journey with me, please visit my website, gemmapuddy.com, or DM me through any one of my channels. Sending all the love, light and vibrancy!Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

For this interview, I am talking with Marylou Moglia of Face Yoga Unveiled. She is a radiant energy, who taught small children in her former career, + who now brings this somewhat untapped practice to our region. Marylou + I discuss the ins + outs of face yoga - the history, benefits, practice - how she got into teaching it + how she loves it as a tool for empowering women to connect with their own beauty from the inside-out.Her local Vibrant Living inspirations include the community of holistically minded women who she has connected with here in North Idaho. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

In this second part of the Enneagram personality test episode, we dive into personalities four through nine. These high-level descriptions of each personality type will hopefully give you a starting block to understand yourself + your loved ones more deeply. The nine personalities are as follows: 1) Reformer2) Helper3) Achiever4) Individualist5) Thinker6) Loyalist7) Adventurer8) Challenger9) PeacemakerFind Jenny + learn more at enneasisters.com.Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

In this episode, life + Enneagram coach, Jenny, talks shares insights to the Enneagram personality test as a tool to understand yourself + your loved ones more deeply. She dives into a high-level description of each of the nine personalities + along the way explains how she has used the information to build stronger relationships with her loved ones, as well as how she coaches clients to with the tools + wisdom. Find Jenny + learn more at enneasisters.com.Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

I was thinking about the first step of coaching, which I like to consider judgement-free observation. I like to have clients take some time to observe how they are living now:* How are you spending your time?* Who are you spending it with?* How are you nourishing your body, mind, soul, + spirit? * How are you feeling throughout the day? * How are you energetically showing up? It’s very easy to say that you are fine, that life is fine, all is good. But until you step back to observe + acknowledging how you are living + currently feeling, the busy autopilot living that ends with you crashing into bed or zoning out the day, keeps you in that safe yet status-quo blur. A fun, funny way to observe your life is to produce it into a movie or play or whatever appeals to you, that you can watch from the balcony or front row seats with popcorn or chocolate covered raisins…+ a journal.1. First of all, + my favorite, pick your character’s actress or actor. Who would emulate you?! (Don’t overthink this, who immediately comes to mind? Trust that gut instinct, + we can analyze it more later. I m suspecting that this person has the pizzazz, style, + radiance in the world that your soul is magnetized by.)    * For me, it was Kate Winslet. Yes, she is British + brunette, + she also has this classy, subtly sassy edge that seems to glow more + more as she ages - heck yes, please!2. Now, choose a day in the past week that you’d like to watch, outline it in your journal:     * Woke just before the alarm, went for a run.    * Had time for a relaxing shower.    * Dressed in my fave summer dress, prepped my green juice, listened to inspiring podcast on way to work.    * Focused on the top priorities + took time to start with a meditation + break for a mini yoga session, Etc. 3. Now go through that outline as if you were watching a movie. Of course, I’m so predictable, my movie basis is The Holiday, let s say from the Los Angeles house, hehe. (Let yourself dream, have fun, imagine life from a magical setting). Yes, we are still watching your life, but it s also an opportunity to massage those sacral + third-eye chakra that crave to honor your deep desires, + dreams for your life. 4. So…watching my life unravel on this day, in observation + now reflection, too.     * How does she navigate the day?    * What awesome or not-so awesome things does she have going on, with who she is, how her life is, etc?    * Does she live radiantly, stopping to smell the roses? Or in an Eeyore energy?    * Does she live in her own power or the shadow of other peoples?    * Where is her focus?    * Cherish the things that matter to her? Does she even know what matters to her?    * How does she treat herself? Her body? Is there a friendship there?    * How does she treat and respond to the key people in her life? Her family, coworkers, friends, loved ones?    * What causes her stress, joy, frustration, excitement, peace?    * What rocks her focus?    * Is she the leading lady of her own life?    * What should haves, would haves, wishes, or ahas are arising?    * What feelings + thoughts come up for you as you watch the movie?The point of this is to learn tBe sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

In this dance of life, by midlife, you know what works + doesn’t work for you on some level, even without doing the deep dives. Truly, think about this. Can you think of one habit or thought pattern or type of relationship or food or exercise that doesn’t fit with you or the life you desire to be living? Right? These are your immediate non-negotiables. And reversely, can you think of one habit or thought pattern or type of relationship or food or exercise that has to be in your life for you to feel whole, vibrant + at peace?I know, I know. This second, positive approach is quite often more difficult. So we’ll stick to being negative today, lol, + start by identifying + owning what isn’t working, before we work together to design what does align with the True you. Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

Life Chapters...What are they? Yes, the chapters of your life that your kids, grandkids, + future authors will piece together in the biography of YOU!These chapters are your life journey - your evolution from root to crown, aligning inside-out, getting to know yourself, leaving your YOUness in the world for the better. Looking back, each chapter is an opportunity to understand the stories that you are telling yourself, the habits that you took on to survive, + how you were shaped into the person you are.Looking to now + the future, your chapters are opportunities to grow, redirect, align to live from the inside-out, rather than the outside-in. To dance in your True power as you intentionally write the rest of your story. What lessons did you learn from each chapter, for good or bad?How did it shape your view of yourself? Of the world? How did it shape your path forward?Is there any healing that needs to be done?Loose ends that you are still living out or holding onto? And of course, I love to do all of this reflecting through the framework of the chakras. Because as a life coach, I see them as a tool to design a holistic life — physically, emotionally, energetically, + spiritually. Are you ready to step into your power to write + dance through your next chapters as  the True You?Be sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.

My conversation with wellness coach + doTERRA essential oil expert, J-Marie Edler, is a refreshing reminder of the power in plants, specifically essential oils, in designing a healing life for your mind, body, soul, home, children, + pets. J reminds us that all essential oils are not created equal. Like in all cases nowadays, understanding what you are looking for in a quality product + trusting the company behind the product, is key to truly healing. She shares wisdom + insights into incorporating oils from around the globe into your daily life for healing, energy, clarity, + overall wellness. Her local Vibrant Living inspirations include many health practitioners across the area’s chambers of commerce.Find J Edler:Phone: 208-818-7734Email: [email protected]: PureOilOrder Wellness SolutionsBe sure to sign up for my newsletter at www.gemmapuddy.com, watch my videos on YouTube @vibrantlivingwithgemma, + follow me on IG @vibrantlivingwithgemma + @vibrantliving_conversations for my programs + more tips on living fully from your own power! Sending all the love, light + vibrancy!GemmaLIFE COACH. I am vibrant. I am worthy. I am free. I am me.