Awaken and Align (Laura Chung)

Elana is a storyteller through movement, an intimacy, sex and empowerment coach, and community builder from new york city. She has made it her mission to protect, catalyze and empower the feminine, to awaken humanity and our connection to the planet.
Elana is the founder and ceo of wild vessel- an event series designed to re-define the feminine narrative in society - as well as the founder of meta method- a globally-recognized dance technique using the natural elements to advance emotional intelligence and well-being. As a dance and movement catalyst, she has performed at venues such as red rocks amphitheater and lincoln center alongside artists such as beyonce, the glitch mob, michael franti, and nahko. She's led workshops on the wanderlust tour, at esalen, summit series, and burning man.

Elana is a trailblazer who’s on a mission to use my entrepreneurial genius, fearless heart, and liberated spirit to bring a message to the masses around sexuality, our human potential, and connection to the planet.

Shauna is a holistic nutritionist and founder of Soul Wellness Method in Los Angeles. Soul Wellness Method is a nutrition and wellness concierge practice specializing in weight loss, clear skin and slow aging. Shauna’s approach to nutrition and wellness has garnered her clients across the globe including high profile celebrities. She's been featured in Vogue, Pop Sugar, HuffPost,and Elite Daily. Her wellness retreat company, Soul Wellness Travels hosts all-inclusive retreats in beautiful destinations like Portugal where guests experience new cultures while focusing on well-being.

Keshia Hannam and Yelda Ali founded the Camel Assembly, an international community of creative female leaders who gather to make change. They believe that change begins with self, and spreads to families, communities, and leads to social impact. Camel Assembly's mission is to see people #marchingdaily - showing up to dreams, passions, relationships, and their health as consistently as to their workplaces and protests. This is facilitated through a community of women across the world, who come together regularly to share who they are and to improve the city they live in. 

In This Episode We Talk About:

• Our personal experiences as women of color and how that fueled us to create platforms for people like us. 
• How they started Camel Assembly and the symbolism of a camel. 
• How they are able to keep their integrity as a platform and not monetize their community. 
• The concept of #marchingdaily and the beauty of taking it slow and steady.
• The need for more Yin (Feminine energy) in companies and spaces today.

Show Notes:

• Camel Assembly Website
• Camel Assembly Instagram
• Camel Assembly Radio
• Keshia Hannam Instagram
• Yelda Ali Instagram
• Soul Sessions: June 21 Solstice x New Moon x Eclipse
• Soul Sessions: June 25 Art As A Tool For Reconnection

An Argentine American who started doing readings at 16, became a professional intuitive at 22, held New Moon and Full Moon healing circles for two decades in NYC, Vanessa is celebrating her TEN years online full-time and over 27 years in service to her comunidad. Her online school hold certification programs in intuition, Akashic Records, Usui Reiki and hypnosis. In 2022, Vanessa created the Soul of Business Summit, now renamed, Ancestrally Rooted Business Summit, interviewing 37 Latine and BIPOC entrepreneurs on the impact of their ancestors on their work. 

Vanessa is proud of her work as an empowerment facilitator for future young women leaders at the Bella Abzug Young Women’s Leadership Institute in NYC, creating innovative courses to support self-empowerment, inclusivity, and diversity for the last twelve years. She is also Creatrix of the Biz Bruja Podcast and has recently completed a year long training and initiations with The Inca Medicine School and the Apaza Family in Cusco, Peru.

Anjie is the owner of Anjie Cho Architect PLLC, co-founder of the Mindful Design Feng Shui School, and founder of Holistic Spaces which hosts a blog, podcast and online store. Anjie is also a teacher of dharma arts and meditation in the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. She's the feng shui expert at The Spruce, a regular blog contributor to MindBodyGreen and has been featured in dozens of publications including: the New York Times, Domino Magazine and BuzzFeed.  

Anjie is a New York State Registered Architect, a graduate in Architecture from the College of Environmental Design at the University of California at Berkeley, LEED Accredited Professional, and certified feng shui consultant from the BTB Feng Shui Masters Training Program. She has trained as a meditation teacher and in shamanic healing modalities.

About Mindful Homes:

Mindful Homes approaches feng shui as a mindfulness-awareness practice. As I have grown older and more experienced in life, I've benefited greatly from meditation. And the pearl, the wish fulfilling jewel, within meditation is seeing and sensing your interconnection between your inner and outer environments. This book is an invitation to connect and become friendly with your home, and in turn your innermost self.

Yuna, aka mom, is my role model. She was the first woman I knew who decided to take a risk and start her own business despite people telling her she was crazy. Her dream was to have her own hair salon but she also needed her benefit job that offered her and her family security. She worked two jobs for over twenty years while being a mother and a wife. Just three months ago, she finally retired from her full-time job and now, she is focusing solely on her side-hustle. It hasn't been an easy road but through passion and grit, she always had faith that one day she would fulfill her childhood dream.  

Mary McCarthy is the face behind the hand behind Not Engaged. Since its inception, her comedy has appeared on Good Morning America, The Skimm, Rachael Ray, Sunrise Australia, Elite Daily, and many more. Mary is also the creator behind the series The Goodpie Girl, which was a Network Notes selection at the HBO sponsored ITV Fest. She is a New York based actor and writer. 

Samantha works as an expert in growing brand ethos and industry equity through mission-driven communications strategies. Most recently, Samantha represented a family of sexual wellness brands delivering billions of digital media impressions, national media attention, celebrity partnerships and raised awareness of the importance of one’s sexual empowerment. 

Along this journey, she has worked with the nation’s leading sexuality experts, while also going on a personal journey with renowned healers and coaches. Samantha recently advanced her mindful and spirituality practices receiving Reiki 1 and 2 certifications in Tulum Mexico, with her teacher Laura Chung. 

Samantha has been featured in Well + Good, Buzzfeed, and Just Begin Magazine.

In This Episode:

• Samantha's origins story and how she trusted her intuition in accepting a job in the sex toy industry.
• Harmful "spiritual" rhetoric around sex.
• Starting the conversation around sexual shame in religious and spiritual circles.
  
• Why masturbation should be taught in school and how it can help educate young people and keep them safe.
• The benefits of Masturbation.
• Manifesting while masturbating.
• Taking your power back with pleasure.
  
• Sexual awakening and liberation and how it relates to self-empowerment. 

Are you going through a midlife crisis or are you going through your astrological middle-age transits? This episode is in collaboration with Dr Nicole Truesdell, the host of the Abolitionist Dreamscapes podcast. We share our experiences of these midlife transits as two 40 something women of color going through the thick of it. Your midlife years (36-45) can be some of the most triggering yet transformational times of your life if you surrender to the journey. During these midlife years, the outer planets which are generational planets, activate you to look deeper into yourself and to break free of the status quo. This begs the question, is it only the youth that will save us or awakened mid-lifers as well? 

Timestamps:

00:00:25 Laura Chung introduction

00:03:11 Midlife transits (36-45 years) when our life blows up 

00:05:15 What does liberation look like if we take responsibility for it? 

00:11:43 The journey and triggers 

00:14:16 The slow burn of the outer planets-generational planets  

00:20:26 Neptune in Pisces and the stories we were told 

00:29:52 Give the malefic planets what they want 

00:40:46 Dr Nicole’s Uranus opposition feeling seen and relationships

00:48:16 Taurus conjunctions, content creation, creativity, and worth  

00:50:23 The Mid-lifers will also lead the revolution 

00:59:16 How are you actively a part of the change?

01:01:05 Pluto in Aquarius - Who has the power? 

01:07:17 Jupiter in Gemini - Expand information and discernment

01:13:47 Pattern Breaking 

Show Notes: 

• Dr Nicole Truesdell Website 
• Dr Nicole's Patreon 
• Dr Nicole's Substack
• Support Abolitionist Dreamscapes Podcast
• ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST
• Laura Chung Instagram
• Laura Chung's Website 
• Laura Chung's Tik Tok
• YouTube Channel
• Awaken and Align Instagram

Noor Qwfan was born in a small village in Yemen and raised in the Central Valley of California. As a Muslim woman and a child of two immigrant parents, Noor wants to debunk the stereotypes of Muslim women by giving them a voice. She hosts This Muslim Girl Podcast; a platform to share the stories of Muslim women of all backgrounds as well as her own. 

It might be the name, although more likely her infectious smile, but everywhere she goes, someone knows Lizzie Brown. Lizzie moved to Los Angeles 15 years ago from Gainesville, Fla., and got her start in lifestyle PR representing surf and sportswear brands. In 2007, at 23 years old, she opened her first PR shop, Dell et Ruhs. In that time she is credited with launching Lorna Jane and Carbon38, among more than 30 other contemporary fashion labels. Eight years later, Lizzie and her husband Joaquin teamed up to launch Kamala Collective, an agency specializing in app development, PR and marketing for wellness brands. At that time, PR was rapidly undergoing an evolution; so ever tenacious and resourceful, Lizzie adapted and honed her ability to create strategic partnerships, often with zero ad dollars, among likeminded brands, media and influencers to give up-and-coming independent founders a voice in an otherwise oversaturated, pay-to-play landscape. 

Travel has forever been Cait's passion. She has over 18 years of experience in the luxury travel industry. This experience led her to a space of inspiring others through travel and has been running luxury wellness experiences and retreats for the past 10 years. Cait's experiences have allowed her to travel to over 30 countries, worked internationally on luxurious private yachts, travel extensively in Africa, Australia, Asia, America, Caribbean, and develop unique luxury wellness travel journeys for her discerning clients. She has worked in many facets of the hospitality industry and holds a unique place for wellness in her heart as she's a certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She is the founder of Wild Wellness and co-founder of Wanderwell. 

Malaurie grew up in France and comes from a long line of psychics and witches. (her mother, her grandmother, her great grandmothers, her great uncle…Anyhow, you get the idea). It’s in her DNA. She has been doing readings for many years. Malaurie loves helping people find a sense of peace and clarity.

Malaurie tries to keep it real and simple. No gimmicks, no pretenses, no bullshit. She says it herself "I'm not a crystal ball, but I can enter into a conversation with your guides and ancestors and see what they have to say. The answer might not always be what you want to hear but it is always grounded in love and with your greater good in mind."

In This Episode:

• How Malaurie developed her psychic mediumship gifts.
• The difference between a psychic and a medium.
• Can anyone be a medium?
• What happens to souls after they have transitioned?
• Why some souls do not cross over to the other side.
• How Malaurie protects herself from Spirits.
• Malaurie's opinion on humanity's lessons with covid, the pandemic, the vaccines, and etc. Are we passing the test?
• What are “downloads?” Malaurie’s suggestions on how to know if the downloads are based on truth.
• Malaurie’s thoughts on studying mediumship and spiritual practices vs developing your innate talents.
• The most important thing you need to do to channel Spirits.

FULL SHOW NOTES

• YouTube Channel
• Laura Chung Instagram
• Awaken and Align Instagram
• Moon Circles via Patreon - Choose from 3 tiers

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Felicia’s work has been featured in Spirituality & Health, Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, and many other media platforms including The Original Americans episode on Padma Lakshmi’s Taste The Nation (Hulu). Felicia presents frequently around the country on Native American healing practices, holistic wellness, and Native American food sustainability at community events, universities, and museums–including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian.

Ashley started her career in restaurant management in New York City. She left the industry after she realized the adverse effects the restaurant lifestyle was having on her well-being. She began immersing herself into the health and wellness space and got her holistic health coaching certification. As Ashley was healing her past wounds, she realized that it was much more than prescribing a diet or an exercise regime, it's looking deep within yourself. She began offering her clients the spiritual component of her coaching practice through reiki, chakra readings, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), aromatherapy and essential oils. She has rebranded her coaching business into a spiritual one.   

We take a look at Ashley's upcoming astrology, read her birth chart, and unpack the power that lies within her Leo rising, Pisces sun, and Gemini moon. We talk all about her current Saturn return and offer advice on how to navigate this cosmic rite of passage, as well as take a closer look at the transits impacting Ashley's chart during the devastating Maui fires. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!

Charlotte Marie is an award winning filmmaker, producer, director and actor. She currently has 2 start ups: Angel Bags (Care Packages for people experiencing homelessness) and Opportunity rising (Creating Job Opportunities for individuals in transitional homes).

Char also is a cohost of Safety Stop Scuba. It is a podcast created by ocean lovers for divers & non-divers alike. We aim to foster a community of divers telling stories that educate and inspire others to dive into the ocean and protect our waters.

In the last few years Charlotte summited Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania which is the highest mountain in Africa, and rises approximately 19,341 ft above sea level. Kilimanjaro is considered one of the 7 summits of the world. She has also completed her Dive Master Certification for scuba.

She is currently studying Yoga, Transcendental Meditation, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Copywriting while completing her Masterclass in Photography.

Hello beautiful souls and thank you for being here. I am a Western tropical astrologer and I use the whole sign house system. I use astrology as a liberatory tool. I believe we are in a critical time right now when collectively, we feel a sense of urgency to know who we are and align with our purpose. I hope to be your monthly guide to the cosmos and translator of the stars. This month, the OG team is back together! My dear friend Stephanie Campos joins me for the October astrology forecast. We begin this episode by recapping September which kicks off eclipse season and the Equinox. Saturn and all of the outer planets are still retrograde, meaning that collectively, we are all going through a massive shift. At the beginning of the month, we will have our last eclipse of 2024. Happy solar return to the Libras and Scorpios!

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

• 01:38 We are back!
• 04:43 September Recap
• 26:55 October forecast begins
• 1:10:28 How to work with us  

Show Notes:

• Astrology Mentorship with Laura Chung
• Natal Chart & Transit Readings 
• ORDER MY BOOK HOW TO MANIFEST
• Laura Chung Instagram
• Laura Chung's Website 
• Laura Chung's Tik Tok
• Stephanie Campos Website 
• Stephanie Campos Instagram 
• Stephanie Campos Tik Tok
• YouTube Channel
• Awaken and Align Instagram
  

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Hello beautiful souls and thank you for being here. I am a Western tropical astrologer and I use the whole sign house system. I use astrology as a liberatory tool. I believe we are in a critical time right now when collectively, we feel a sense of urgency to know who we are and align with our purpose. I hope to be your monthly guide to the cosmos and translator of the stars. We begin this episode by recapping August. It was a demure August, mercury was retrograde, the DNC began on the Full Moon in Aquarius, and the Leo placements were having a rough time. We then do a little forecasting for the month of September which continues with Virgo Season. We have two planets in dignity, Venus in Libra and Mercury in Virgo. I would take advantage of that until the last week of September. Mid-month, we officially find ourselves in eclipse season and when the sun ingresses in the sign of Libra, it's the Equinox! Saturn and all of the outer planets are retrograde, meaning that collectively, we are all going through a massive shift. Happy solar return to the Virgos and Libras!

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

• 00:11 Intro
• 03:57 August Recap
• 21:58 Blake Lively chart analysis a cautionary tale for a Virgo stellium
• 34:44 1968 and 2024 repeating cycles
• 40:09 Outer planets are retrograde
• 47:44 September forecast begins 

Shannon has always had an interest in women's advocacy. She earned her Master's degree from Yale University in women's studies and religion. She worked in non-profit management for several years. It wasn't until she moved to Finland that she realized she wanted a more flexible working schedule that would allow her to travel whenever she wanted. She also started her popular travel blog, Tramontane Travel which fueled her passion for writing and photography. When Shannon and her husband moved back to the US, she knew she didn't want to go back to a traditional 9 - 5 job so she followed in her mother's footsteps and became a flight attendant. Her followers on Instagram love the behind-the-scenes life of a flight attendant as well as her travels around the world.   

I really wanted to keep myself out of this podcast and focus on sharing the stories of the women that I meet. However, so many of you, the listeners have messaged me and asked me to share some of my experiences that have led me to quit my job, start this podcast and become an entrepreneur. So this episode is for you. Hopefully, I answer your questions and you get more insight into my story. Thank you all for your continued support. 

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This week, I thought I would change the format up a bit and include messages from yours truly about tools and techniques that have helped me go from corporate cube dweller who was scared shitless to spiritual coach and entrepreneur living the life of my dreams. Spoiler alert, it's all about your mindset and raising your energetic vibration. In this episode, I remind you of my story and where I started, why it's important to raise your energetic vibration, how I was able to master my mindset, my morning routine and so much more! Please write in or comment on Insta with more topics you want me to cover or any questions you have. Much love and lite, Laura

Janae started her post-college path like most of us, trying to figure out what we want to do with our life. She didn't quite know what she wanted to do but she kept moving forward with the mantra, try everything. In 2018, just a year ago, she decided to be more vulnerable on Instagram and show her audience the reality of her life which included her home and things she was going through. Her following started to grow and brands took notice. Her Instagram, @jnaydaily puts the “social” back in social media and cultivates a community, where followers can always turn for interior and overall wellness inspiration. Marrying beautifully curated content with authentic, relatable snippets of her day has allotted Janea the trust of people from all walks of life with unique stories to tell. In this episode, Janae talks about how she found her sweet spot and how she made a career out of her Instagram account. 

Valerie Oula (Saranjeet Kaur) is the founder of Modern Ritual NYC, a holistic lifestyle offering for mind, body and soul. As a KRI certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor and Reiki Master Teacher, she shares her passion for vibrational medicine through healing sessions, classes, workshops, events and trainings. She is the author of “A Little Bit of Reiki” from Sterling Publishing and the director of vibrational energy healing at The Well in NYC.

Valerie creates an energetic haven for students and clients to unwind, process and heal through integrative energy work. Having been blessed with the spiritual name, Saranjeet ( Saran means sanctuary. Jeet means victory.), she strives to create sacred space for all to overcome obstacles and walk the path of victory.

While walking the path of victory, Valerie is almost always in search of delicious vegan eats and is slightly obsessed with massive pink halite crystal clusters. 

By day, Sarah is one of New York City’s most successful recruiters. She is also a proud mother of two daughters, a fur baby, a wife, and a fitness enthusiast. What started as a side hustle, quickly became her life’s work and purpose. Fueled by the same desire that drives her role as a recruiter, she started The NoW to connect, support and empower women, who like herself, were looking for something more. Sarah's hope is that through this network, you too will find greater clarity, fulfillment, and happiness.

Adrienne Hill started her career in the fashion and beauty industry as a hairstylist and makeup artist for film while obtaining her Bachelor's Degree in Arts Entertainment and Media Management from Columbia College Chicago. While attending the prestigious Miami Ad School for her master's studies, Hill launched her first beauty blog and youtube channel, Boss of Beauty in which she did hair and makeup tutorials, hauls and OOTD videos. Shortly after launching her blog, Hill began selling vintage wear under the Boss of Beauty brand, later transitioning the blog into a full online boutique. She is a serial entrepreneur who uses her traumatic experiences and life's lows, to fuel her creativity. She has launched Brand My Boutique, a branding firm that provided web, graphic and print design services specifically catered to fashion and beauty brands. The Brand Box, a co-working space for fashion and beauty entrepreneurs. Brand My Bundles, a luxury custom packaging company. The Stockbox, an open-source melanated stock photography resource and Flick Inc., an influencer agency that offers monetization contracts to influencers through merchandise endorsements and brand management.

Having been raised overseas as a third culture kid, diversity has always been an important factor for Jamela. She attended boarding school on the east coast, then went on to pursue a B.A. in economics from the University of Southern California and a Masters Degree in Finance & Accounting from Kingston University in England. She started Kahmune shortly after when she noticed a gap in the market for skin tone products for dark skinned women such as herself. Having spent the majority of her childhood overseas in the Middle East, it is this international experience that Jamela cites as the reason she is so passionate about diversity and inclusion. With no formal background in fashion design, she credits her desire to fill a much needed gap in the market and life long love of fashion as driving factors in her quest to create change in the industry.

Miki is a social entrepreneur who uses creativity and disruptive innovation to challenge the status quo and change culture.

 She is the founder of several acclaimed social enterprises: Wild, Thinx, Icon, Tushy (collectively valued at over $150 Million). She is also the author of the best-selling book Do Cool Shit. Her most recent book Disrupt Her just hit bookshelves this January of 2019.

 Miki was named "Fast Company's Most Creative People" in 2018, "Young Global Leader" by the World Economic Forum and INC's "Most Impressive Women Entrepreneurs."

 She passionately speaks about her 15 years of entrepreneurial adventures, from inventing products in taboo categories, to creatively launching them, to marketing and scaling them exponentially, to dealing with shocking setbacks - and she shares her colorful, authentic revelations along the way.

Through her background working with diverse corporations such as Gap Inc, Apple & more, Kristina enlivens creatives & spiritual seekers looking to live with more intuition, empowerment, purpose, confidence, high vibrations, and grace.

Welcome to The Millennial Mystics, a liminal space where we explore the unseen realms, astrology, witchcraft, and the way magick shows up in your life. Each week we channel the language of the stars and discuss how these celestial bodies and archetypes are reflected in our worldly events and the cultural zeitgeist. The Millennial Mystics is hosted by two fire sign witches: Hi, I’m Laura and I’m an Aries Sun, Aquarius Moon, and Sagittarius rising–and I’m Stephanie and I’m a Leo sun, Leo rising, and Virgo moon. It’s our hope that our passion for magick and the mystical reflects light on your own curiosity and inner witch. Welcome to The Millennial Mystics!

Hello beautiful souls and thank you for being here. I am a Western tropical astrologer and I use the whole sign house system. I use astrology as a liberatory tool. I believe we are in a critical time right now when collectively, we feel a sense of urgency to know who we are and be in alignment with our purpose. I hope to be your monthly guide to the cosmos and translator of the stars. We begin this episode by recapping July, Trump assassination attempt! Joe Biden steps down and Kamala Harris is on the ticket! We then do a little forecasting for the month of August which continues with Leo Season. Mercury stations retrograde in the signs of Virgo & Leo and Virgo Season commences. I’m not going to lie, August is full of challenging aspects like the squares and oppositions but I believe challenging aspects are when our souls thrive because ultimately, our souls want to grow. With all of the planets in retrograde, we’re being asked to take a pause, reflect, and integrate everything that we’ve learned so far. Happy solar return to the Leo and Virgo babies! 

Timestamps:

00:43 July Recap

09:43 Leo and Virgo Seasons

12:16 August Transits Begins

17:45 New Moon in Leo and Mercury Retrograde 

36:45 Full Moon in Aquarius and Mutable T Square 

Anna is the Founder of De La Rosa Insurance Services LLC, The Meditation and Mindfulness Project as seen in Mantra Magazine and her blog, Anna De La Rosa. Her mission in life is to empower women across the globe to rise the F* up! She has the ability to spark something deep within her clients and give them practical tips and tools so they can make their dreams become reality. Anna is a mindfulness business coach and in this episode, she tells us the things we can start to do to manifest the life of our dreams. 

Giovanna is a holistic nourishment and emotional healing mentor. Food alchemist and cacao medicine ceremonialist. Giovanna supports women with embodying their authentic expression to return to their innate divinity and health. Dance, poetry, and creating sensual food and sacred experiences are her favorite forms of self-expression. She hosts cacao ceremonies in her home in the Mill Valley, CA. 

In This Episode We Discuss: 

• What is a cacao ceremony?
• How is cacao different than your regular powdered chocolate.
• The benefits of using cacao.
• How she runs her business on alignment vs a business plan.
• How she manifests.

Melissa has lived in all four time zones in the contiguous United States. A former actor in Seattle, WA, Melissa now resides in NYC as a content creator. She produces and co-hosts the We're Not All Ninjas podcast with Alex Chester and Rachel Liu. The Asian American ladies watch Hollywood films that either features an Asian director or Asian actors. Then they critique it and rate how well the movie represented Asians. She is also the managing editor of The Hapa Mag. Melissa speaks about being HAPA (Half Asian/Half White) in America and educates us on how we can be more inclusive.

Jordyn Kraemer pens her travel blog, the Blonde Vagabond. She speaks to our host about her journey to discovering her passion for travel and how she turned her adventures into a career. She opens up about her love life and finding her soulmate. Finally, she discloses the trials and tribulations of working in social media that led to her self-discovery. 

Melissa Burr was raised in the Willamette Valley. After completing her Bachelor of Science degree, Melissa intended to practice naturopathic medicine before discovering her true passion was in wine. She studied winemaking and fermentation science at OSU and interned during harvest for several local wineries before becoming production winemaker for Cooper Mountain. In 2003, Melissa joined Stoller Family Estate as the winery’s first dedicated winemaker. 

During our chat, Melissa talks about getting her dream job at Stoller only to find out she was pregnant with her first child. What it's like being in a male-dominated industry and how she balances her work and life.  

Hello my beautiful friends! As a thank you to this community, this week, I’m offering a guided meditation of your ideal day in your dream life. This meditation is inspired by Martha Beck’s Find Your Calling. Visualization is a powerful tool to create the emotions you need to experience your dream life now. Just follow my words and allow the vision to come through. Don’t question it, it’s our subconscious mind at work. When we’re done, you can jot down the details of your journey in your journal.

Before we begin, make sure you are not driving. If you are walking or multi-tasking, hit pause and come back to this meditation. Please give yourself the gift of time; time for yourself. Think of this as your ultimate expression of self-care.  

Happy Fall Equinox! This week I wanted to speak about imposter syndrome. Most of us have felt like an imposter at some point in our lives. It usually happens during a transition period. I definitely went through my own period of doubt earlier this year.

In this episode I talk about:

• What is imposter syndrome? 
• How I dealt with imposter syndrome.
• The thing I do before I open up the Instagram App.
• How I deal with jealousy from social media.

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Adelle Archer is the co-founder of Eterneva, a startup that's introducing a new way to memorialize our loved ones and pets by turning their cremated ashes into memorial diamonds. Adelle started out in politics because she was always drawn to impact work but she knew she was made for entrepreneurship. It was through grieving for her friend and mentor's passing that the idea of Eterneva was born. Eterneva's goal is to open up the conversation of death, grief and change how we memorialize our loved ones. All while disrupting the diamond industry.

Today's episode is inspired by Elizabeth Gilbert's Super Soul Sunday podcast episode where she talks about finding your purpose. If you haven't found it yet, you can feel like a failure. There's so much pressure to find your purpose. Elizabeth instead offers, to follow your curiosity. I would concur with that advice. I kept doing the things I loved to do e.g. Traveling, photography, connecting with people, creating art, and sharing experiences. Years of not knowing what I was doing and thinking that these experiences were random were not. I can now connect the dots of my past and feel immense gratitude for every experience both beautiful and painful to have shaped me into the person I am today. Each heartbreak and venture off the path has prepared me for my purpose. The journey towards finding your purpose is oftentimes from pain, it's messy, it's really scary but ultimately beautiful.