If you know there’s a mountain of potential inside you but aren’t sure what steps to take to make your goals happen then today’s podcast is for you.  Today’s guest is Yanyn San Luis, business strategist, author and founder of the Building Badassery Movement. She’s sharing what she’s learned from consulting fortune 500 companies and how those same principles apply to entrepreneurs scaling businesses.    In this episode we discuss:  How to own your badassery even in a pandemic  How to see your value when others don’t  How to take shame out of sales and negotiations The importance of exercising your strengths on a daily basis  Balancing business priorities and creating boundaries  Yanyn "Yany" San Luis is an epic expert in sales and negotiation and has helped fortune 500 companies like Microsoft and Hyatt increase their bottom line by hundreds of thousands of dollars and coach their sales teams in leveling up their daily performance. As an adjunct professor, she has taught her fail-proof negotiation framework to hundreds of sales/marketing students at Florida International University. Through her tried and true methodology, she has secured millions in individual and corporate philanthropy for South Florida non-profit organizations. She is passionate about helping individuals leverage their strengths, demystify the negotiation process, and ensure they walk away with what they are worth. Yanyn’s book “Building Badassery: A guide for stepping into your badassery and staying there”  Need a supportive space to write and unlock your creative potential? Podcast listeners can join the Writing Alchemy Lab for half off during a special pre-launch this month. Learn more here.

If you’ve ever tried to manifest your desires, only to feel guilty when negative emotions come up then today’s episode is for you.   Caitlin Matanle is calling out the good vibes crowd and explaining why toxic positivity is a harmful byproduct of the spiritual and personal development world.   Toxic positivity is defined as any type of excessive pressure to maintain a happy, optimistic state that results in the denial or minimization of authentic emotions and experiences. And this year we all know that staying positive has been harder than ever.   What would it feel like to take the pressure off and allow yourself to feel the ups and downs of life instead of forcing yourself to only have good vibes or raise your frequency?   By honoring your feelings and allowing yourself to be where you are, it’s even more possible to come into alignment with what you want to create.   Meet Caitlin Caitlin Matanle is a business coach for niche businesses who desire to create social impact with their work, while turning their inherent spiritual gifts into their biggest business assets. As "The Business Coach for Witches", she is passionate about helping modern witches + revolutionaries create real businesses on big missions.   Caitlin's podcast, Work Like a Witch, draws from her 12 years of entrepreneurship in niche industries and interviews top spiritual teachers, personal development writers, astrologers and more who are creating change - and cash! - through their work.   Follow her on Instagram The Moody AF Manifestation Workshop     Need a supportive space to write and unlock your creative potential? Podcast listeners can join the Writing Alchemy Lab for half off during a special pre-launch this month. Learn more here.

Are fear and anxiety a constant companion in your pursuit of living an authentic life?  If so, you aren’t alone. Today author, healer and coach Janelle Klander is on the podcast to share her story of how she found the courage to face the darkest parts of herself and stop living a life based on the expectations of others. Janelle’s journey is documented in her new book “Courage to Find Purpose” and she openly shares her own transformation of leaving a conventional job in Minneapolis at age 22 and traveling abroad. Determined to heal the anxiety that dominated her life, Janelle immersed herself into the world of healing and meditation which led her to finding her own gifts as a creator, coach and healer.    About Janelle Janelle is an author, coach, healer, and podcast host who has followed her curiosity and intuition away from mainstream advice on anxiety while simultaneously becoming determined with finding purpose. She now uses her effective approach to guide seekers to overcome stuckness and become aligned with their truest self. Her new book “Courage to Find Purpose: Stories of feeling lost, overcoming anxiety and discovering inner wisdom” is available on Amazon  For complete shownotes visit laceyelizabeth.com/blog

Can you love the darkest parts of yourself? On today’s episode mindset coach Mio Santana discusses why it’s so important to shadow work to cultivate a deeper love for yourself and heal. If you’re new to shadow work, you’ll learn the steps to start cultivating a deeper relationship with yourself and overcome the beliefs that hold you back.   About Mio   Mio Santana is the Founder of Divine Journey and a certified Transformational Trainer. Her soul’s purpose is the healing and empowerment of the Feminine and Masculine energies so that we may live in harmony as a species on Earth. She believes that the Divine Feminine is in resurgence and the wounded Masculine is ready for healing. Mio specializes in the process of developing a healthy relationship with the masculine and feminine energies to transform patterns of behavior that block harmonious relationships with the self and others. She utilizes her Divine Journey Philosophy and Transformational Coaching Program to remove mental and emotional blocks that reinforce limiting belief systems to increase self-esteem and access higher levels of potential. Mio Santana currently lives in Miami, FL where she delivers virtual workshops, monthly circles for men and women online and coaching programs for groups and individuals.   Visit Mio’s website Mio on Instagram   From the episode:   Dr. Carolyne “Isis” Fuqua Attend the Women’s Writing Circle on October 24

Do you consider yourself a healer? What if you are a service provider that is transitioning into the healing space? How do you step into your power and market yourself? On today’s podcast episode healer and coach Eric Aumen provides transformational life guidance for healers who want to move away from being only a service providers and into the role of a guide. Eric’s own journey as a filmmaker, healer and marketing expert is a testament to the magic that happens when we honor our soul calling and trust the path. Learn more about Eric Join the next Writing Alchemy course

In 2017 I had a profound healing experience with psilocybin, the psychedelic compound produced in magic mushrooms.   Due to my own fears about taboos and judgement I have not publicly shared this experience until now. I decided to use this modality in a controlled setting with experienced healers with the clear intention of healing feelings of unworthiness that resulted from decades of body shaming.   To share my journey of healing without acknowledging the power of plant medicine falls short of telling the entire story.   I wrote a story about my experience that was published in  The Selkie Literary Magazine. On today’s podcast I am reading this short story that was published.   Read “Naked and Unafraid” here Join the Women’s Writing Circle on Sept. 19 Join Writing Alchemy on Sept. 29 1:1 Sessions with Lacey

When it comes to a vaccine for COVID-19, there is no shortage of challenges. On today's podcast cellular biologist and vaccine researcher Dr. Roselyn Martin discusses what life might look like for the next year for most of us and why a vaccine may not be the linchpin for ending the pandemic.  Dr. Roselyn Lemus-Martin holds a PhD in Molecular Cell Biology from the University of Oxford and is currently involved in different international research initiatives to find new treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 and cancer. She has worked previously in the pharmaceutical industry as director of research and development to develop new medications with a genomic component. She also has a small consultancy where she does big data analysis and Artificial Intelligence research ( also in the context of COVID-19)   Find her on Twitter at @roslemusmartin

What if the first place you went to during a crisis was gratitude? Gratitude may seem like the furthest thing from our minds when we are in pain, but Women’s Business Coach & Consultant Luly B.’s journey of navigating personal transformation with gratitude  will give you a reframe for whatever you may be going through in life. On Today’s podcast Luly shares the lessons she learned about navigating divorce, staying strong when both her parents were hospitalized with COVID-19 and pivoting her business during the pandemic.     About Luly B. After looking high and low for the illusive “work/life balance” everyone kept telling her about, Luly declared war on the term and made it her mission to share the hard truth…it doesn’t exist! She is a family-first speaker, consultant and author of Amazon best-seller “Balance is Bull$h!t” who helps women determine their own definition of success. A believer that everyone was born with a responsibility to share their gifts with this world, she empowers women and business owners to unwrap their gifts so they experience joy. By sharing her own expertise, challenges and experiences, Luly empowers women to create the lives they want through inspirational events, personalized coaching, workshops and mastermind groups. Her message of leadership, empowerment, purpose and confidence has reached thousands of women and clients including Macy’s, GE, Marriott, Procter & Gamble and Dell.   Discussed in this episode: Luly B.’s Boost Community Balance is Bullshit: How Being a Mom, Wife and Entrepreneur Taught Me That Balance is a Myth Watch Luly’s Father leave the ICU Attend Writing Alchemy on August 4

What if instead of seeing life’s setbacks as failures, you knew you were being trained for something much bigger?    In today’s podcast episode Caroline de Posada shares how she re-designed her life to honor her vocation as a writer. When the book she set out to write hit an unexpected roadblock, a series of synchronicities took place that paved the way a different story that would become her debut book “Looking Over the Edge,” an inspiring and uplifting journey about her family’s near-death experience that served as a lesson in overcoming adversity.    In this episode we discuss:  Why attaching monetary value to your new creative endeavors could be a recipe for failure.  How to stop making your creative work a low priority. How to develop trust in yourself when you face writer’s block.  How to delay gratification and develop emotional resilience.    How to take risks that pay off + prioritize your expenses based on your values.  How the comparison trap can blind you from support available to you right now.  How an unexpected family trip gave birth to Caroline’s debut book.  Why life is always training you for something bigger  Why surrender is necessary to create the work you were meant to do    Also mentioned in this episode:  The War of Art by Steven Pressfield  Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert  Attend Writing Alchemy on August 4    About Caroline:    Caroline de Posada is an inspirational speaker, life coach & author of Looking Over the Edge: A True Story of Facing Fear, Finding Your Way, and all the Lessons in Between. Her mission is to inspire men and women to live meaningful, fulfilling and successful lives based on their own terms.   From an early age, Caroline witnessed the power of human transformation while attending her father’s, global speaker and best-selling author Dr. Joachim de Posada, seminars, speeches, and courses. Caroline and her dad developed a movement called, Be There Even When You’re Not, inspiring busy professionals to create meaningful relationships despite distance, divorce, and even death.   Although Caroline spent the first 13 years of her professional life practicing law, after her father died in 2015, she vowed to continue his legacy of inspiring humans to live better. She now focuses most of her time leading wellness challenges, writing, and speaking.   You can connect with Caro at www.carolinedeposada.com and on social media (@carolinedeposada) to receive your dose of perspective and wisdom.

In today’s episode Werdamouth CEO Ryan White breaks down the bigger meaning of current events and gives his predictions for what else might be in store for the rest 2020. How our inner conflict is manifesting in the world around us. Why America’s individualism is creating so much conflict over the pandemic. How to plan the future when the future feels uncertain How to create effective change when the world doesn’t make sense How to operate inside a system while dismantling it  About Ryan:  Ryan White is the founder and CEO of Werdamouth, a groundbreaking new technology platform that creates an easy and efficient process for busy professionals to send and receive word-of-mouth referrals. During his career as a sales executive in the insurance industry, White built a large network through his natural approach to relationship building. But when it came to giving and receiving referrals, he struggled to find a solution for easily managing and categorizing his contacts. Tired of spending hours searching through stacks of business cards, White was inspired to create Werdamouth. Werdamouth is the first app for business owners and service providers to easily capture, categorize and send referrals from one platform. A Jamaican-American who grew up in Jamaica and moved to New York in 2007, White believes in the importance of building relationships and creating opportunities for others to thrive. After moving to Jersey City in 2008, White began a decade-long career as a sales executive at Verisk Analytics where he managed accounts to provide data solutions for insurance, healthcare and risk management providers. White’s success as a sales executive was a direct result of his ability to network effectively and create referral partners. After moving to Miami, Florida, in 2017 in search of new opportunities White decided to leap into entrepreneurship and created Werdamouth. White assembled a team of developers to build the platform and conducted extensive research to implement feedback and process innovation. As founder, White is responsible for the daily operations of the business including marketing, innovation product development and raising capital. For show notes, visit laceyelizabeth.com