The power of being in relationships, whether personal or professional, is unwavering and has been covered in many different facets on our podcast. However, when the relationship is overly demanding, does not respect you throughout, and it provides no opportunities to keep growing and moving forward, it is time to move on. How do you proceed with ending such a relationship, especially a narcissistic one, that can be toxic in nature and also be dangerous? Attorney and survivor of two narcissistic relationships, Stephany Ann, joins the show to share her in-depth perspective, along with tips as to become the "star of your own story" again through her emotional freedom technique (EFT), along with sharing sound advice for those that may be struggling to regain their voice. It all starts with your belief in yourself, and that you deserve to have better not only in your relationships, but in what you are able to accomplish and not be held back from anymore.

WARNING: This episode may be triggering for some as it discusses narcissistic relationships and describes in-depth details as it relates to being in one. For those that are sensitive to this subject, although very educational, please keep this in mind when listening to this episode and seek help for yourself (and others) that may be trying to escape such a relationship.

Guest Bio

Stephany is an extraordinary woman, an attorney, recipient of the Governor's Award for Advocacy With Survivors of Domestic Violence, and international best-selling author who triumphed over narcissistic abuse. With two marriages to narcissists behind her, she’s harnessed the transformative power of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to guide others on their path to healing and personal growth. Her transformation came when she shifted from “why me” to “for me”.

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The messages that we have inside ourselves have unbelievable opportunities to engage, create, and reflect on the variety of information we have to share. Instead of viewing this opportunity to share as fearful, what if we changed the way that your fear can empower others with your amazing, untold information? Tackling various strategies is NOT the way to look at this problem, and today’s episode explores how to unlock this unbridled power into a new way of expression that is more comfortable in expressing.

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The reason that we all turn to food is to help sustain ourselves. Throughout parts of our day, we turn to this nourishment to help fuel not only our bodies, but our hopes, dreams, and aspirations that we wish to accomplish. When we are relying on gimmicks and yo-yo diet trends, however, to cope with the body image/perception that we are feeling, we certainly can feel negative about our outlooks very quickly. Today's guest, the Owner of Your Case For Wellness, Casey Weiss, explores holistic nutrition and the concept of handling various types of images our body may have when it comes to better eating, particularly with how she uses her testimony to help her clients, predominantly women, to see the best versions of themselves. Even if you are tempted by what may be considered "bad food", there is a way to make it "good", even if they are the weirdest of combinations to choose from.

Guest Bio

Casey is a certified holistic nutritionist and life coach who lives in Northern California. She runs her practice, Your Case for Wellness, where she offers private and group coaching services. After almost a decade of struggling with eating disorders and body image issues, she knew there must be a better way to approach health. This is what propelled her back to study nutrition. Casey focuses on working with women who are ready to stop the yo-yo struggle and finally make peace with food and their bodies. She helps women to learn to eat in a way that promotes overall health as well weight loss. She found that what was missing in the health coaching space were coaches and programs that emphasized the importance of mindset and holistic behaviors in tandem with food and exercise. She now coaches women all over the world on how they can truly feel their best from the inside out and stress less about food so they can live their lives to the fullest.

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Rejection is the worst feeling in the world in many aspects of our lives. Whether you miss a connection with a potential soulmate, or you do not land the job of your dreams, facing rejection can be harsh on not only our mental abilities, but can wreck havoc physically in the short and long term. In today’s episode, we “soften the blow” that rejection can have on you (and on others you know going through it), and how that rejection can be reframed with the next “big opportunity” that lies ahead. We are faced with choices as to how we respond, and the appropriate response to ourselves can make all the difference in how we best move forward.

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Working through our distracting thoughts means that we have to deal with the distractions that we have in the physical sense. The ability for us to overcome these physical manifestations may be some of the many reasons why taking care of our physical belongings (or our possessions) can be challenging in many different ways. Taking control of your physical space can also help to take control of ideas that do not deserve to have space anymore in your changing mindset. The owner of Carlisle Home Organizers LLC, Erin MacNamara, provides a plethora of tips that will help anyone to overcome the sense of feeling overwhelmed with home organization, but provides context as to why starting early can have benefits not only to your ability to be organized, but will help you with achieving the best laid out goals that you ever had, simply by changing your living design.

Guest Bio

Erin is the owner and lead organizer at Carlise Home Organizers. She is passionate about helping her clients to relieve stress and anxiety from their daily life through decluttering their home and setting up systems for a more functional life. She also helps her clients to live to their full potential through her intentional life coaching program that she offers.

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Today's episode is not about being able to grow with the changing times. Strategies in order for you to grow regardless of what is shifting and providing a constant state change in your life will make any individual or business more prepared for what’s ahead. How do we exactly do that? What are some of the areas in which we can create meaningful strides to have “evolving change”? These questions are some of the building blocks that will not provide engaging opportunities for becoming more proactive, but to insulated from what may lie ahead.

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The ability for us to overcome our traumas can be a significant gateway for us to achieve the best versions of ourselves. It helps to unlock, at its core, what may be struggles that hold us back and help us to understand key points of our strength. How can accomplish so much, while at the same time, addressing what some of those differences are when it comes to facing our trauma? Today's next international guest, Harris Eddie Hill, develops their overall story with us and exemplifies that nothing is too powerful to overcome. With their many accomplishments as a published author, podcast host, coach, and even public speaker, facing adversity, regardless of what trauma tells us otherwise, can exemplify the growth that we have yet to unlock if we are willing to challenge the status quos that are within us.

Guest Bio

Harris Eddie Hill is an out-and-proud nonbinary podcaster, best-selling author, coach and founder of the Centre for Childhood Trauma Healing, a platform dedicated to supporting neurodivergent, queer or highly empathic adults to overcome their childhood trauma and begin to thrive. Shortlisted for the Positive Impact and Sustainability Speaker of the Year at the Speaker Awards, Harris is passionate about demystifying healing and helping people to connect to their own ability to heal. Clients take back their power from a medical system that doesn't always offer tangible solutions and doesn't always educate clients on their ability to heal. Harris survived and overcome trauma, unaccepting family members, cancer, abusive relationships, physical paralysis and mental health challenges, yet has found their way to emotional freedom and is now passing that power forward.

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Stop worrying, start living! The negative beliefs in yourself that you are uncertain about should not be in question. This very special bonus episode exemplifies the power that going the distance, regardless of the "no" statements that you have received, is important when so many believing in you and do not even know after attending the District 38 Annual Conference in southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Intro/Outro By: Michael Dugan, Podcast Host: Voice4Chefs