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Alicia Farricielli shares how healing your inner child wounds can unlock emotional freedom and help you move past feeling stuck in life.

• Discussing what keeps people stuck and why childhood experiences play a crucial role in our adult behaviors
• Understanding the impact of growing up in fear-based environments on self-worth and decision-making
• Reaching rock bottom with burnout, depression and contemplating suicide before beginning the healing journey
• Working with therapists and life coaches to develop tools for emotional regulation and trauma release
• Learning to identify and speak to your inner child as a separate entity
• Practical techniques for connecting with your inner child through visualization and safe spaces
• Addressing common limiting beliefs like "I'm not good enough" and "I need to please everyone"
• Exploring the relationship between perfectionism and childhood criticism
• Taking small, consistent actions toward healing rather than seeking instant solutions
• Balancing mature responsibility with allowing your inner child to play and express joy
• How inner child healing can improve relationships with family members, including adult children
• The importance of forgiveness and setting boundaries with family when necessary

Book a complimentary discovery call with Alicia at AliciaFariselli.com to start your inner child healing journey.

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What if you could transform the harshest critic you'll ever face—the voice inside your own head? In this deeply insightful conversation, attorney-turned-coach Arlene Cohen Miller shares powerful strategies for shifting your inner dialogue from destructive criticism to supportive coaching.

Research suggests we have between 7,000-20,000 thoughts daily, with an astonishing 80% being negative. This constant internal criticism keeps many of us stuck, unable to pursue dreams like writing a book, leaving toxic relationships, or changing careers. Arlene reveals this negative self-talk isn't something to feel guilty about—it often stems from childhood survival mechanisms or inherited family patterns.

The most transformative approach she shares is beautifully simple: treat yourself as you would treat your best friend. We already possess the skills to nurture, support, and champion others—we simply need to redirect that compassion inward. When negative thoughts arise, ask yourself, "If my friend came to me with these thoughts, how would I respond?" This shift doesn't happen overnight, but with practice, you can gradually transform your relationship with yourself.

Arlene emphasizes the importance of boundaries, particularly with people whose negative energy diminishes your wellbeing. The five people you spend the most time with significantly influence your mindset. She also recommends beginning each day mindfully rather than immediately consuming news or social media, which can flood you with negativity before you've even started your day.

For those struggling with persistent negative self-talk, Arlene offers a powerful reframing technique. When you catch yourself thinking negatively, tell yourself, "That's not like me. I'll do better next time." When you respond positively to situations, affirm, "That's more like me. I'll have more of that." This gentle nudging helps build a foundation of self-compassion that can transform how you experience every aspect of life.

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Are you hiding your greatest professional strength? For many introverts, the quiet qualities that set them apart are often perceived as weaknesses to overcome rather than powerful assets to leverage. Leadership coach Stacey Chazen joins Cassandra to shatter this misconception and reveal how embracing your introversion can transform your career trajectory.

From her earliest school experiences, Stacey received the message that her introverted tendencies weren't enough – that she needed to be more social, more collaborative, more outgoing to succeed. This narrative followed her into her professional life until a pivotal Myers-Briggs assessment opened her eyes to the unique gifts her introversion offered. That revelation changed everything.

Through her framework of appreciative coaching, Stacey guides listeners to identify their "positive core" – the unique combination of strengths that emerge when reflecting on your peak experiences. Rather than trying to fix perceived weaknesses, she demonstrates how building on these inherent qualities creates a more authentic and powerful leadership presence. The statistics are striking: while approximately 50% of the population identifies as introverted, only 2% of senior executives do, suggesting enormous untapped potential.

The conversation offers practical strategies for workplace success, from task batching to prevent energy drain to effective networking approaches that play to introverted strengths. Stacey challenges the myth that introverts make poor presenters, pointing out that their natural preparation abilities and storytelling skills often make them exceptional communicators when working with their natural tendencies rather than against them.

Whether you identify as an introvert seeking to advance your career, an extrovert trying to better understand colleagues, or someone supporting team members with diverse communication styles, this episode provides actionable insights to transform how introversion is perceived and leveraged in professional settings. Ready to stop apologizing for being quiet and start embracing the power of your natural strengths?

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Dr. Sheila Jackson shares her transformational journey from corporate success at General Motors to ministry, teaching us how to recognize God's voice and sustain our confession of faith through life's challenges.

• Learning to recognize God's voice through consistent prayer and relationship
• Discovering your divine purpose by spending time with God and being open to His direction
• Miraculous testimony of being healed from cancer twice without medical intervention
• The importance of watching your words and standing on God's promises
• Addressing why some believers receive healing while others don't
• Spiritual disciplines that strengthen faith: prayer, Bible study, meditation, and confession
• Finding the right community and teachers to support spiritual growth
• Taking risks with God who "cannot fail you"

Connect with Dr. Sheila Jackson on Facebook under Joshua 2715 or Wind Spirit Soul, on Instagram @DrSheila, or email at windspiritsoul28@yahoo.com to learn more about spiritual maturity and growing in God.

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Heather Stewart shares her journey from corporate burnout to wellness coach, inspiring listeners to become the CEOs of their own lives and discover what truly matters to them.

• Leaving behind a 15-year CPA career, big house, and corporate perks to pursue authentic living
• Rejecting work-life balance in favor of harmonizing six key life areas (BECOME: Body, Emotions, Community, Occupation, Money, and Engagement)
• Understanding that being stuck often stems from not knowing where you want to go or believing limiting stories about what's possible
• Creating space for creativity through daydreaming and quieting the task-oriented brain
• Taking small, manageable steps toward change rather than making drastic life decisions
• Recognizing that transformation is a process requiring patience and self-compassion
• Finding your own inner GPS by listening to your intuition instead of external expectations

Visit heatherstewartcoach.com to download the Thriving Life Map and take the first step toward living your best life on your own terms.

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Mary Boza Crimmins shares her journey from 28-year teaching veteran to entrepreneur and author, revealing how making a major career transition at 58 wasn't retirement but "recalibration." She discusses following long-held dreams of writing and running her own business after decades of putting them aside.

• Made career transition at 58, moving from teaching to entrepreneurship
• Wrote "Taking the Holy Spirit to Work" to help Christians integrate faith into workplace without being preachy
• Combines writing, editing, and organizational skills to help clients achieve their goals
• Believes legacy thinking is essential—focusing on how our actions impact future generations
• Encourages people to embrace life's seasons rather than missing moments in pursuit of perfection
• Advocates writing down vision and goals as crucial for making them reality
• Found COVID-19 created both challenges that pushed her to change and blessings that made change possible
• Started her current path by journaling and sharing writings that resonated with others

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Neena Perez shares her powerful journey from abuse, teen pregnancy, and poverty to becoming a successful transformational coach, author, and speaker. Through her three-step process of inner healing, transcending unwanted behaviors, and co-creation, she empowers women to turn their wisdom into wealth and vision into impact.

• Overcoming shame that doesn't belong to you is crucial for personal transformation
• Recognize the difference between shame from being harmed versus shame from causing harm
• Taking ownership of your current situation rather than making excuses
• Eliminate "I try" from your vocabulary as it indicates you're not fully committed
• Identifying your unique worth, wisdom, knowledge, and skills is essential for business success
• Creating impact should be prioritized over simply making money
• Faith provides creative inspiration and guidance during entrepreneurship challenges
• Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you to elevate your thinking
• Break down goals into actionable steps by writing them down and reverse engineering
• Technical barriers are often excuses—start with free tools and focus on showing up consistently

Visit Neena's website at www.http://neenaperez.com—Turn Your Wisdom To Wealth to download her free ebook and checklist, which provides a 90-day framework for starting your coaching business.

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Dr. Axa Yox reveals how calling something a "comfort zone" signals your brain that being unhappy is acceptable, keeping you trapped in unfulfilling patterns. She shares her journey from academic success through rock bottom moments to developing brain rewiring techniques that help people break free from self-sabotage and fear.

• Stop pretending and being a "good girl" – honesty with yourself is the first act of self-love
• Unhappiness is not comfortable, it's just familiar – our brain creates biochemical patterns we become addicted to
• Fear of failure is actually fear that no one will catch you when you fall
• Motivation doesn't work for lasting change – making your current situation unbearable does
• Our biochemistry works on three levels: hormones, initial assessment, and chosen response
• You can rewire your brain by shrinking negative reactions while amplifying positive ones
• The 30-day technique involves gradually increasing your tolerance to fearful situations
• Identify why you stay in toxic situations – usually it's about certainty versus uncertainty
• Life is shorter than we expect – the regrets of the dying include wishing for more happiness and authenticity

Check out Dr. Axa's book "Stop Calling it a Comfort Zone" on Amazon with a seasonal 90% discount. Connect with her on Facebook or LinkedIn to learn more about breaking free from what's holding you back.

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