In this powerful episode of Hold My Purse: A Self-Care Journey Through Life, host Rho sits down with Kristine Ovsepian, MA., CHt—a certified hypnotherapist and intuitive healer whose journey from burnout to spiritual awakening shows us what it truly means to surrender and heal from within.

After years in a stressful career and a body that began to shut down, Kristine took a leap of faith, leaving accounting to follow her calling in hypnotherapy, energy healing, and inner child work. Rho and Kristine dive deep into the connection between mind, body, and soul—exploring how unhealed emotions manifest physically, why empaths absorb so much energy, and how true transformation begins when we finally let go of control.

This conversation is equal parts healing and awakening—a reminder that peace isn’t something you chase; it’s something you choose, one surrendered moment at a time.

You’ll Discover:

• How emotional pain becomes physical when the soul is out of alignment
• Why hypnotherapy works by healing the subconscious mind
• Daily grounding tools for empaths and highly sensitive people
• The power of surrender as the ultimate act of self-care
• How to reprogram limiting beliefs and reconnect with your joy

Connect with Kristine on Instagram and Facebook.

✨ Journal Prompt: “Where am I trying to control it all—and what would surrender look like today?”
💬 Affirmation: “I release control. I receive guidance. I am safe, supported, and filled with light.”

🎧 Listen now and start your own journey of healing, alignment, and self-love.

💫 Continue Your Self-Care Journey

Go deeper with Rho’s Mastering Self-Care eBook, explore your daily growth with the 360-Day Self-Love & Self-Care Journal, and sign up for her weekly newsletter for affirmations, journal prompts, and healing tools. Also, download my free 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

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What if you led your life the way a CEO leads a business — with clarity, confidence, and compassion?

In this episode of Hold My Purse: A Self-Care Journey Through Life, Rho shows you how to step into the CEO seat of your own life — not through hustle or perfection, but through awareness, self-love, and structure that supports your peace.

You’ll learn how to audit your energy, define your personal vision and core values, set boundaries that protect your joy, and create daily systems that help life flow with purpose instead of pressure.

This conversation blends soulful reflection with real strategy — because being the CEO of your life isn’t about doing more; it’s about aligning with what truly matters.

Plus, a heartfelt moment from Aria brings everything full circle — reminding us that laughter, connection, and presence are just as essential as productivity.

✨ Tune in to learn how to:

• Reclaim your time, energy, and attention — your true currency.
• Define your vision and values to guide every decision.
• Build self-care systems that keep you grounded.
• Use boundaries as tools for freedom, not isolation.
• Create habits that support peace, purpose, and flow.

Because the moment you stop reacting and start leading — your life begins to expand.

💡 Key Takeaways

• Awareness is your dashboard — it shows you where your energy goes.
• Vision and values act as your decision filter.
• Boundaries protect your energy and peace.
• Systems and routines create flow and consistency.
• Joy and rest are not luxuries — they’re leadership tools.

And, Aria shares her adventure to Santa Barbara.

🌿 Want to go deeper in your self-care journey?

• ✍🏽 Love Yourself Journal — a 365-day self-care, self-love & reflection journey
• 📘 Mastering Self-Care — steps to a resilient and peaceful life
• 💌 Sign up for the newsletter — get grounded reflections, podcast updates, and community love, straight to your inbox
• Download my. FREE 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual — quick practices to reset your energy and reconnect with yourself every day.

🎙 Hold My Purse is a bi-weekly podcast that centers healing, wholeness, and the sacred act of putting yourself first. Don’t forget to follow, share, and leave a review if this episode made you feel a little more seen today.

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What does it really take to rise from rock bottom and create a life you don’t want to escape? In this episode of Hold My Purse: A Self-Care Journey Through Life, Rho sits down with entrepreneur and leader Matthew Stern to talk resilience, purpose, and alignment.

From losing everything at 17 to building purpose-driven businesses in health and wellness, Matthew’s story is a masterclass in grit, perseverance, and redefining success. He opens up about surviving financial collapse, navigating depression, and discovering that true success comes not from money alone, but from freedom, harmony, and showing up fully for yourself and the people you love.

Here are a few takeaways you’ll walk away with:

• Resilience is built by proving to yourself daily that you are capable of more than you ever imagined.
• Purpose fuels perseverance. When your why is strong enough, you won’t quit.
• Harmony, not balance, is the key to showing up for yourself, your family, and your work.
• Protecting your energy starts with creating space just for you, every single day.

🌐 Connect with Matthew and learn more about his work:

• Instagram
• LinkedIn
• MyStart Health

💡 Want to go deeper? Explore these tools to support your journey:

• Love Yourself Journal: One Day at a Time — a 365-day guide to choosing you every single day.
• Mastering Self-Care: Steps to a Resilient & Peaceful Life— an ebook packed with rituals and strategies to protect your peace.
• 15-Minute Self-Care Ritual Guide — a free resource to help you reset and reconnect.
• Sign-up for our monthly newsletter

✨ Hold your own purse, and hold your peace.
And I’ll meet you right back here in two weeks — same space, same heart, new ways to choose you.

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