In this episode of the podcast I’m joined by Jazreena Harlow, Dynamic Soul Coach & Crystal Sonic Sound Healer and we talked about what it really looks like to follow your purpose without the instagram gloss or the industry sparkle that often seeks to bypass the messiness of the journey.   From making spiritual personal through to existing as yourself in all spaces, we go there!   Both Jaz and I come from corporate fashion backgrounds and she shares gems of wisdom from her transition and all the lessons learnt which are helpful to us all.    Whether you are living on and in purpose or you desire to be, you’ll love this episode.    You’ll find Jazreena’s work here www.jazreenaharlow.com/events and on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/jazreena_harlow/   Come and say hello to me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/   My coaching practice is now open and I’m taking new private clients from Autumn. Send me a message if you're interested in applying.    If you loved this episode, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more creative humans hear these powerful and important conversations.

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Becoming PurposeFULL and Navigating Spirituality with Jazreena Harlow (Episode 49)

In this episode of the podcast I’m joined in beautiful conversation by Lisa Bent. Lisa is the Coaching Counsellor, an author, presenter and all round talented human. She works with single, successful, self-aware women, 30+, who feel stuck and want breakthroughs in their love story and recently published her debut book Symona's Still Single.    We talk about the writing process, love, and what it means to be a human in relationship with other humans, as friends, lovers and heartbeats existing in community with one another.    This conversation goes deep and wide and I know you are going to love it!    You’ll find Lisa’s work here https://www.lisabent.com/ and on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/iamlisabent/ Order your copy of Symona's Still Single here Here are some of the links to things mentioned within the episode:  Jacaranda publishing #TWENTYIN2020 BLACK WRITERS, BRITISH VOICES: https://www.jacarandabooksartmusic.co.uk/collections/twentyin2020  Serita Domingo: http://www.sareetadomingo.com/book-of-the-week Candace Cartier Williams (Queenie): http://www.candicecartywilliams.com Maame Blue: https://www.maamebluewrites.com   There’s still time to join Write Your 2021 Story (its FREE!), sign-up here  Come and say hello to me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ If you loved this episode, please subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more creative humans hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 48 - Writing, Love and Being Human with Lisa Bent

If you ever find yourself thinking or saying out loud that you aren't a 'proper business owner' or if you don't feel like 'an entrepreneur' this episode has been created for you.  There are so many ways that outside forces are dictating how we see ourselves, the stories we tell ourselves and how we then show-up for ourselves and others. It's not enough to say you can do things differently, I'm here to help you actually do it and that's about what you're doing, how you're doing it and also how you FEEL about it.  This episode will help you to start to shift the way you see yourself so that you can step into true reimagining.  Come and say hello to me on Instagram  Join Write Your 2021 Story here Join the Root + Rise Membership Waitlist here If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more creative humans hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 47: Owning who you are and dispelling the single story in your industry and beyond

In this episode of the podcast you will be invited into a glorious conversation all about consciously being. If you struggle with rest or if you aren't listening to what your body needs then this episode will be speak to and soothe your soul. Having studied Energywork, Holistic Wellness Coaching and Womb Yoga Therapy Nehanda comes from an ancient approach of gently guiding our systems back into balance and harmony allowing the natural flow of energy and vitality to flow. You'll find Nehanda's work here http://soulmamajourney.com/ and on Instagram here https://www.instagram.com/soulmamacoach/ Listen to the Soul Mama Podcast: https://soulmamajourney.com/podcast/ Come and say hello to me on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more creative humans hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 46: 'Why we struggle to rest and be' with Nehanda Truscott-Reid

On this episode I'm have a little gift for you as I'm sharing the intro to "From Head To Heart' my new audio programme designed to do exactly what it says on the tin.  'From Head to Heart' has been created exclusively for the member's of Root + Rise and as the doors are open until Monday 10th May (at midnight) you get to join too.  You can find out more and sign-up here -  https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/rootandrise Come and say hello on Instagram

Episode 45: An intro to 'From Head To Heart' and an Invitation

This episode of the podcast is for all you big-hearted creatives who have a deep purpose but want to make it more profitable.  You'll hear a story from everyday life that is a great example of what you need to do in order to create your 'profitable purpose'. Its a pep talk and a dose of tough love with some crucial tips thrown in to help you take action right-away. Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ The Seasonal Planning Workshop is taking place on Wednesday 28th January 2021, sign-up here to be the first to hear about it -  If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more people to hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 44: Creating your Profitable Purpose

In this episode of the podcast I'm chatting with Anna Ceesay, Founder of Motherdom Magazine.  Anna followed her gut and created Motherdom a few years ago and since then has been featured by BBC News, been named by Forbes as a female entrepreneur who is using her own experience of mental ill-health to help others and has just been successful in raising her first round of investment. Anna and I worked together in a mini-mastermind I hosted over lockdown called Profitable Purpose and it was great to hear from her what happens when we allow creativity to lead.  Follow on Motherdom on Instagram @motherdom_mag And look out for news on Anna's coaching practice! 

Episode 43: When Creativity Leads with Anna Ceesay

This episode of the podcast is a little bit different as I was invited by Shannon from Mockingbird Makes to join her on Instagram Live for a conversation about creativity and wellness. It was such a rich, open-hearted and nourishing conversation that I had to share it here on the podcast.    We covered so much from finding your voice to lessons on imperfection, the importance of feeling rooted, what we need to support us as we rise and what becoming more wholeheartedly yourself looks like as a personal journey but also within the context of the wider world and the change we want to make, see and contribute to.    I’m excited and honoured to be able to share this conversation with you.    You can find Shannon here     Go say hello on Instagram @mockingbird_makes   Come and say hello to me on Instagram @alifemoreinspired   The doors to the Root + Rise membership experience for big-hearted creatives are opening on Monday 23rd November. Join the waitlist here   If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more people to hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 42: Creativity for Wellness and Healing with Shannon Reed

In this modern age burnout is a very real thing especially with so many of us being conditioned onto the hustle train of pushing through and not listening to our bodies. In this episode of the podcast I speak to Selina Barker about all this and more. Selina is a life design and career change coach, author, podcaster and co-founder of Project Love. For the past 12 years she’s been making it her business to help people design lives they love and create careers they thrive in. She is creator of the Audible Original Series ‘The Career Change Coach’ and the Project Love end-of-year journal ‘Goodbye 2020, Hello 2021’ (which is now sold all over the world) and her first book ‘Burnt Out: the exhausted person’s guide to thriving in a fast-paced world’ is out in April 2021.  You can find her at https://www.selinabarker.com/ and you can pick-up your journal here https://www.thegoodbyehellojournal.com/ Go say hello on Instagram @selinathecoach @loveprojectlove Come and say hello to me on Instagram here  The doors to the Root + Rise membership experience for big-hearted creatives are opening soon. Join the waitlist here  If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more people to hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 41: The Hidden Signs of Burnout as a Creative with Selina Barker

This episode of the podcast is an absolute masterclass for perfectionists and people pleasers alike as I have the wonderful Natalie Lue as my guest.  Natalie is a writer, podcaster, speaker and artist who helps people-pleasers, perfectionists and relationship strugglers overcome their emotional baggage so that they can become more of who they really are. In this episode we talk about creativity, online business, staying true to yourself, boundaries, identity and of course people pleasing and perfectionism.  You can find her at https:https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/ and go say hello on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/natlue/ Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ The doors to the Root + Rise membership experience for big-hearted creatives are opening soon. Join the waitlist here. If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more people to hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 40 - Overcoming People Pleasing and Perfectionism with Natalie Lue

This is a super special episode of the podcast as I have 2 wonderful guests sharing the mic with me and they are Nova Reid and Tamu Thomas. We put the world to rights through What's App voicenotes all the time and we've brought that openness, honesty and straight up truth-telling to the podcast airwaves and sharing it with you. From lockdown life to Black Lives Matter and everything in between we're inviting you in. Nova Reid is an inspirational TED speaker, writer and anti-racism educator and activist, follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/novareidofficial/) and find out more about her work here (https://novareid.com) including the Courageous Courage Course which I mention in this episode and highly recommend. Tamu Thomas is a trauma-informed somatic and holistic life coach with a background in social work, follow her on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/livethreesixty/) and find out more about her work here (https://www.livethreesixty.com/) including her wonderful Everyday Joy Membership which I mention in the episode and again, highly recommend.   Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ The doors to Wholehearted are now open, find out more here https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/wholehearted If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more womxn hear these powerful and important conversations.

EPISODE 39: In Conversation With Nova Reid and Tamu Thomas...From Lockdown Life to Black Lives Matter and Everything In Between

In this episode of the podcast I'm getting into a conversation that is much needed and has been on my heart for a long time. Following the aftermath of the George Floyd murder and the amplification of the Black Lives Matter movement I recorded an Instagram Live on White Supremacy and the Coaching Industry.  I'm excited to continue the conversation with Laura Husson. After seeing some of her posts on social media, I knew she would be a great person to talk to about this and more!  Laura is host of The Get UNstuck Podcast & certified Subconscious Transformation coach. You can find her at https://www.totallylaura.com/ and go say hello on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/totallylaura/  Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ Thank-you to our podcast sponsor Visit Health https://visithealth.london/ If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more womxn hear these powerful and important conversations.

Episode 38 - White Supremacy in the Coaching Industry with Laura Husson

Take your power back...you hear it a lot, right? But what does it mean? Especially in this season. In this solo episode I'm helping to make the most of where we are now, we all have a choice as we near the last quarter of the year and this is your call to rise. Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ Here's the Overcoming Fear Workshop I mention in the episode- https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/start-here If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more womxn hear these powerful and important conversations.

EPISODE 37 : Taking your power back in this uncertain season and what that even means

I am beyond excited to be relaunching the podcast and welcoming guests back on to share deep and meaningful, below the surface conversations. We're setting the tone with a conversation with the delectable Sharon Walters. Sharon is an artist, museum educator, mother of two and wife, living and working in London. She has been working on her ‘Seeing Ourselves’ collage series for the last two years and has been sober for the past year. She graduated from Central St Martins University of the Arts in London in 2011 with a BA in Fine Art, holds a Post Graduate Teaching and Learning Certificate in post-16 citizenship education, and a BA in social science. Since January 2018 Sharon has been working on a mixed media collage series entitled ‘Seeing Ourselves’, now with over 250 pieces in the collection she has exhibited with a number of galleries. In this conversation we talk about life as a creative, being a black woman in this space, growing up not seeing ourselves, social media and the medley that is life and business. Find out more about Sharon here - https://www.londonartist1.com/ and follow her on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/london_artist1/ Come and say hello to me on Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/alifemoreinspired/ Thank-you to our podcast sponsor Visit Health https://visithealth.london/ If you loved this episode, I would be so grateful if you could subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast app and leave a 5 star review. It really does help more womxn hear these powerful and important conversations.

EPISODE 36: Seeing Ourselves and Life As An Artist with Sharon Walters

In this episode of the podcast I’m talking about owning your magic and where to start. We cover your story, client stories, connection and contribution.    This is a practical and tangible way of inviting a more confident version of you to the table.    Something that impacts your state of mind AND your state of being.    And instead of just talking ‘transformation' we are talking about your unique and meaningful contribution and the ripple effect of that.    The real difference you make to the people you touch when you show-up wholeheartedly and when you do the work that matters in the world.    The FREE live class: How to thrive as an empath, sensitive soul or big-hearted creative in business even if you feel like an emotional sponge here https://www.alifemoreinspired.com/live-class   The Wholehearted Waitlist is open. We get started in September. It is the most beautiful container that will help you with adding the activism into your brand and really embodying the change you want to see in yourself alongside the mark you want to make in the world. Join the Wholehearted Waitlist herehttps://www.alifemoreinspired.com/wholehearted-waitlist   Come and say hello on Instagram! 

Episode 35 - The Unexpected Magic of Owning Your Magic and Where To Start

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