This episode, while recorded last summer, is so timely with Amber's reminders of the values of discovery, play, and connecting with ourselves and what we love. Best to you as you navigate all the changes of our world and yourself while prioritizing what matters most! Favorite Quotes: "Wherever you go, there you are." -Anonymous "The greatest joy and the greatest inward journey that we can experience is going to come from doing the things that we love." -Amber Sears "Secrecy is where all the guilt and shame is." - Amber Sears "What cracked my shell was sharing." - Amber Sears "Dance is the ultimate freedom and ultimate connection to yourself." -Amber Sears Links Mentioned: Amber's Website, Epic Self Amber on Instagram  Amber's husband, JP Sears -  Ultra Spiritual Red Ants Pants Music Festival   Meet Amber: Amber Sears is a business & transformation coach deeply dedicated to helping women heal, awaken and transform from the inside out. She specializes in 1:1 coaching, group coaching programs, retreats and teacher training programs that empower women to rise higher than they thought possible.   

Fearless Self-Love

S4E11: What you Love Matters Now

Diana Kirshner has spent a lifetime helping others find love within themselves and with others. Today Diana and I talk about how positive affirmations can change lives by changing our thinking. We also discuss how to free negative thoughts and rewire our brains. Lastly, Diana leads me through the steps of the “5 Minute Manifestation Miracle.” She is a joyful and vibrant guest who believes the sky’s the limit. Join me.   How to create a positive affirmation   How to free negative thoughts How to create a positive and fulfilling life   Links Mentioned:  Diana Kirshner: www.lovein90days.com Free Session for listeners: www.lovein90days.com click on coaching tab put in Andrea sent me Online University learn how to be a relationship and dating coach: https://www.lovein90daysuniversity.com/ Book Love In 90 Days: https://lovein90days.com/diana-kirschner/ make sure to get the 2019 edition Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com  Favorite Quotes: “Make a positive affirmation in the present tense as if there are no limits.” -Diana Kirshner “Growth is rarely linear, it is rocky.” -Diana Kirshner “When negative thoughts surface to sabotage our positive affirmation, embrace and recognize them. Let them be. Free them and then go back to the affirmation.” -Diana Kirshner “If we cling to self sabotage as an idea, then we’re not going to free that idea.” -Andrea Catherine “The positive affirmations become sewn into your brain when you don’t explore the negative thoughts and instead go back to the affirmation.” -Diana Kirshner “An affirmation can be about anything in your life. It’s about creating what you would prefer to experience.” -Diana Kirshner “Affirmations rewire the nervous system as long as we don’t dissect the negative thoughts.” -Diana Kirshner “Find confidence, passion and stability in yourself instead of seeking that in another person. Come to the table full.” -Andrea Catherine “The sky's the limit. Decide how you want to experience life. -Diana Kirshner Meet Diana: PBS Love expert, psychologist and bestselling author, Diana Kirschner, Ph.D. has helped tens of thousands of singles and couples to find the relationships of their dreams.  Along with her team of expert Love Mentor® and dating coaches, she uses a unique approach to help women and men heal from heartbreak, create high-value self-confidence, and find lasting passionate love. The team has given over 10,000 free sessions to women all over the world.  Dr. Diana is the author of the bestseller, Love in 90 Days, now out in its 10th Anniversary edition. She has also authored, the relationship advice book, Sealing the Deal: The Love Mentor’s Guide to Lasting Love, Find Your Soulmate Online, The Diamond Self Secret and 30 Days to Love: The Ultimate Relationship Turnaround Guide. Love Expert, Psychologist & Bestselling Author, Dr. Diana Kirschner, has handpicked a team of awesome Love Mentor® coaches. And you can talk with one of them for free for 40 minutes by phone or Skype! If you have any pressing dating or love questions just go to http://lovein90days.com/dating-coach/ and you will be talking to a wise helpful Love Mentor® very soon!  Say “Andrea sent me” for VIP treatment!   Dr. Diana’s new university course: The New Love in 90 Days Video and Teleconference course With Dr. Diana Kirschner Learn how to attract the One and create lasting passionate love,  And get trained as a dating and relationship coach!. Heal heartbreak and rejection. Become irresistibly confident. And create a life and career you absolutely love! www.Lovein90DaysUniversity.com  

S4 E10: Self-Love Manifestation Miracle

  Quotes: "So now I'm a therapist, after being a photographer for all these year, and being a man for all these years. Now I'm a therapist that's a woman!" - Kimberly Anderson "I don't have a lot of time for art that doesn't mean anything, but I do have a lot of time for art that means everything." - Kimberly Anderson "Letting go of that control, that need to control, that has probably been the biggest lesson for me.It's that I've really had to force myself to relinquish any expectations of how this thing called life is going to go, and really just embrace life in the moment, and not only be ok with that, but celebrate it and cherish it as it unfolds." - Kimberly Anderson "The greater the distance between where we are and where want to be, the greater the pain...if we can narrow the gap, we can reduce the pain." - Kimberly Anderson "Don't set yourself on fire in order to keep other people warm." - Kimberly Anderson Links: Mama Dragon Project - support for mothers with LGBTQ children Meet Kimberly: Kimberly Anderson is a transgender woman embarking on the second half of her life reinventing nearly every aspect of who she is. She was raised in an orthodox Mormon home, living as a boy on a horse-farm in rural Northern Utah. Anderson has both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Utah State University. For over twenty-five years she was a practicing documentary and fine-art photographer and was a university lecturer for ten years in Utah. She has worked all over the world with an emphasis in Asia and Scandinavia. She was married for twenty years to a woman and together they have raised two children. Currently Anderson is a recent graduate of the University of San Francisco with an MA in Counseling Psychology. She has been practicing as a Marriage and Family Therapist in the San Francisco and Sacramento areas with concentrations on Native American populations, adolescents, eating disorders, and trauma. Her particular specialty is working with LGBTQ+ youth and their families transitioning through various journeys of faith and spirituality. Anderson is the photographer and author of the Mama Dragon Story Project, an ethnographic study which features portraits and autobiographical essays from over 135 Mormon moms who have decided their love for their LGBTQ+ child is greater than religious dogma. Anderson has pursued a new spiritual path based on truth, science, and love.

S4 E9: Gender Awareness & Creativity as Self-Love

It's been 2 full years since the Fearless Self-Love Podcast Officially launched!!! This episode is all about the thank you's:) . Featured Sponsors: fearlessselflove.com thegreatbluesongproject.org kathleenhanagan.com

Bonus: Gratitudes ~ Celebrating 2 Years!!

Are you a workaholic? Do you find your worth in what you do and hope that it will validate who you are? Psychologist Emee Estacio joins me to share her personal battle with imposter syndrome, how she found her way to asking for help and how she works with others to overcome it, too. She offers tools for imposter syndrome management and insight into how to reframe comparison so it doesn’t steal our joy. How to know whether or not you have imposter syndrome How to bounce back when imposter syndrome comes up When to offer your inner critic some TLC Links Mentioned:  Fearless Self Love Retreat: https://www.fearlessselflove.com/ Book with Emee (mention this podcast for 10% off): http://thepamecode.com/ “When I had my child, it felt as if I lost a bit of control and I started doubting if I’m truly capable of becoming an academic and second whether I’m fit as a mother.” -- Emee Estacio “Sometimes I would put in 60 hour work weeks, because I felt that if I didn’t that I wasn’t good enough.” -- Emee Estacio “One of the characteristics of imposter syndrome, especially if you have this persistent feeling of self-doubt,  incompetence and inadequacy, is that [you] tend to overwork and [you] tend to overstretch [yourself], to the point that [you] use every single time that [you] have to dedicate to [your] work. Because you have this false assumption that if you don’t work enough, if you don’t put that much time into your work, then … your’re going to make mistakes and people are going to find out that you’re incompentant.” -- Emee Estacio “I had to hit rock bottom before someone nudged me to ask for help.” -- Emee Estacio “We are all human; we get sick.” -- Emee Estacio “Continuing to have these things surface helps me to hone my skills...and to remind myself I’m human and I’m connected to all the people I’m serving.” -- Andrea Catherine “The inner critic is that tiny voice inside your head that tells you all these nasty things about yourself.” -- Emee Estacio “For people who experience very severe cases of imposter syndrome they tend to have a very fixed mindset. If they believe they’re not good at something, then they stick to it, as if there is no more room for growth.” -- Emee Estacio “Yes we might have imperfections...but that’s OK, it’s part of your learning experience, it’s part of growth and development.” -- Emee Estacio “Just because you make mistakes sometimes, it doesn’t mean you are a fraud...it means you are human.” -- Emee Estacio “Just because they are doing better than you, it doesn’t mean you’re not doing well.” -- Emee Estacio “Comparison is the thief of joy.”  -- Theodore Roosevelt "Celebrate the success of others because it shows you what is possible." -- Emee Estacio   Meet Emee: Emee is a chartered psychologist and Founder of the PAME Code. Her passion is to help people embrace their true worth, so they can live happy and fulfilling lives. Throughout her academic, coaching, and research career, she has worked closely with individuals and communities to unlock their full potential using simple and easy to apply methods for limitless success in life. She is the #1 best-selling author of the "Psychology in Your Life" book series, including titles such as "The Imposter Syndrome Remedy", "Change Your Life for Good", and "Fear is Not My Enemy". She is also now helping aspiring authors fulfil their lifelong ambition to write and publish their own books with her flagship course, "Self-Publishing Made Simple".

S4E8: Love Yourself through Imposter Syndrome

Circumstances ebb and flow in our lives with times of success and love, to times of failure and doubt. Jillie Johnston’s view is that no matter the circumstances, we can feel value and joy and learn to love ourselves just the way we are right now in this moment. On this episode, Jillie and I discuss self love and worthiness. Join me in this inspiring and vibrant discussion of navigating self love through this human experience we call life. How to love yourself just as you are right now.   How to sit in the hard times and be okay. How to frame time to be full of balance.   Links Mentioned:  www.jilliejohnston.com Instagram: @jilliejohnstoncoaching Podcast: http://theworthinessmindset.libsyn.com/2018 Fearless Self Love Retreat: https://www.fearlessselflove.com/ Favorite Quotes: “Shift your perspective. Choose to be and focus on seeing who you are right now. See yourself for everything you are, and are not and love that part of you.” -Jillie Johnston “I can be and that’s enough.” -Jillie Johnston Just because I have self doubt doesn’t mean I don’t love myself or believe in myself. Just because I struggle with anxiety and depression doesn’t mean I’m not a joyful person. It’s not a duality. It’s both and. You can be both. It’s part of our human experience.” -Jillie Johnston “You only know your confidence because you’ve struggled with self doubt. You only know your resilience because you’ve been brought to your knees.” -Jillie Johnston “ When you have a moment where you truly showed up for yourself, remember the path that brought you there. You can be our own role model. You did it once, you can do it again.” -Andrea Catherine “See yourself in others, it is a representation of you and your possibilities.” -Jillie Johnston “Loving yourself is not about actions. It is internal.” -Andrea Catherine “The journey doesn’t end, it just keeps expanding with opportunities and challenges.” -Andrea Catherine “It’s not about the destination. It’s about the journey and the relationships you cultivate along the way.” -Jillie Johnston “Don’t label your emotions. Look at them as data for changing your narrative.” -Jillie Johnston   Meet Jillie: Jillian Johnston, founder of The Worthiness Mindset Podcast, a life coach, joy spreader, and worthiness warrior, empowers people through self-love to rediscover their voice, worth, and power. Jillian has had a unique and uplifting journey that inspires people of all ages to rediscover their power and potential. In her workshops, speaking events, and 1:1 private coaching, she offers simple, creative ideas and daily practices to tap into self-love and cultivate worthiness.

S4 E7: Love Who You Are, and Are Not

Shame, trauma, fear, pain and dissociation are all words that many women associate with sexuality and body shaming. Salona Carlisle is on a mission to help women find pleasure and sensuality and come back home to their bodies. In this episode Salona and I openly discuss how being sensual in the everyday helps us heal and bring  wholeness back into our lives. Join me in this interesting and informative episode.   How to power down our nervous system to be home in our body. How to claim our freedom of expression and wholeness. How to invite more pleasure in our lives. Links Mentioned:  Salona’s podcast on sacred sexual empowerment  At home in your body course Free Gift!!!! 5 part audio series: The feminine soul fulfillment formula. A daily practice to feed your most luminous self and spirit. 7 practices and daily template Alexander Lowen Bioenergetics  Fearless Self Love Retreat   Favorite Quotes: “The power of sensuality is that it forces the nervous system to calm down, it forces us to become more receptive, and allows our aliveness to come forward.” Salona Carlisle “Being numbed out and estranged from our bodies creates pain.” -Salona Carlisle  “When women dissociate from their sexual essence, they often feel that part of them is missing. It creates a lack of wholeness or completeness and vibrancy” -Solana Carlisle “See the underlying sacredness of everyday life, of what seems like the ordinary experience.” -Salona Carlisle “When we embrace our sexual life force, it provides a beautiful road map that gives us permission to fall in love with sex again and come back home to our bodies and our sexual aliveness in the most wholistic way. It restores sacredness back into those places that have been disowned and shunned and rejected so we can reclaim our freedom of expression and wholeness.” -Salona Carlisle “We’ve turned away from the recognition of what is present and what is happening.” -Salona Carlisle “Loving ourselves is a lifelong journey.” -Andrea Catherine “The most powerful practice you can take on to wake up you sensual awareness, is self love. Practice coming back into your body and being with what is present in a space of unconditionality.” -Salona Carlisle “Lean into the moments of joy and pleasure in all moments of  life.” -Salona Carlisle Meet Salona: As a feminine embodiment coach, transformational guide, sacred sexuality mentor, and tantra practitioner, Salona guides women on the journey into radical self-love and back into their essential wholeness so they are empowered to truly master their fulfillment from the inside out.  Through her body-centered approach, she supports her clients in releasing the limiting beliefs and unconscious patterns that have been keeping them stuck and under-realized, so they can experience the freedom and fulfillment of embodying all of the women they aspire to become.  As a result, her clients are able to heal from deep-seated shame, discover their innermost beauty, reclaim their joie de vivre, and live into their most courageous selves, so they can liberate their fullest potential to do their soul’s sacred work in the world. She has dedicated her life to helping women like you feel radiantly alive, reconnect to their essential divinity, and reclaim sexual wholeness as the gateway to their highest potential. www.salonacarlisle.com      https://www.facebook.com/salonacarlisle https://twitter.com/salonacarlisle  

S4 E6: Reclaim Your Pleasure

Like many women, Cammie has struggled with feelings of not being enough and feeling unworthy. Growing up in a Christian, she thought that loving God meant that she had to act, look, and be a certain way. This belief led her to look outward for acceptance and love until one day she “hit her head against the wall” and realized that love comes from within. Cammie discusses her journey to find love and unlearn the beliefs of who she thought God was and who she thought she should be. Join me as we discuss her journey to self-love.   Work with Cammie ~ How to Heal from Self-Sabotaging Beliefs course How stripping away beliefs of unworthiness helps us find love within ourselves  How to give yourself permission to do the things you want to do without guilt Why learning to love yourself creates healing Links Mentioned:  Podcast: Master Self Love https://podtail.com/podcast/master-self-love/ Higher Heart 6 week course with Cammie Knight starts August 18 https://www.cammieknight.org/a-higher-heart-1 Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com    Favorite Quotes: “Love is the absence of the presence of fear.” -Cammie Knight “The absence of love is fear because it hides the truth of what love really is.” -Cammie Knight “When we say we’re not enough we tear down our self-esteem.” -Cammie Knight “Love is not about doing things. It is not external. It is not about being enough and it is not about people accepting us.” -Cammie Knight “The unlearning and the stripping away of the beliefs that I was unworthy taught me that the love I was looking for was within me.” -Cammie Knight “Acceptance is an inside job” -Andrea Catherine “When we are In the fetal position of life, we surrender and let go of control.” -Cammie Knight   Meet Cammie: Cammie Knight is a Healing consultant for women. She helps women heal from “DEEPLY ROOTED” Self-Sabotaging Beliefs, so that they may stand in their TRUE POWER which is LOVE. This was as soul journey that she initially went on for herself and later found that the awakening that happened in her life was bigger than herself. She awakened to SELF LOVE, and ALLLLL of what was truly revealed to her about this truth. As she began unpacking the layers that was blocking her true self , she started seeing that the lower vibrations of feeling that “she wasn’t enough, feeling abandoned, having low self -esteem, and feeling unworthy was not “Her” beliefs but rather the agreements she said “yes” to on a subconscious level that she took on as herself. ANNNND SO THE UNPACKING BEGAN, and on “her,” journey she saw what was REAL and that was the LOVE that lived inside of her!  As she began aligning with this truth, it was revealed to her that this was a calling to help others, heal from Self Sabotaging BELIEFS. Because the truth is, the limiting beliefs that one may have towards themselves isn’t who we really ARE! And through her journey, she has helped others unlock the walls of what has blocked them from their Authentic selves. LOVE is the Key and she is grateful to help others on their journey of healing! ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE! Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cammie-knight-26822a161 Cammie's website:  https://www.cammieknight.org/ Cammie's email: ahigherlove@cammieknight.com Instagram: @camieluvs    

S4 E5: On Finding Self-Love

Kathleen Hanagan is a spiritual activist. She believes that being able to hold space for our own feelings as well as for the beliefs and opinions of others  -- without attaching ourselves to them -- creates healthy connections. Her compassion, humor, and candor help people discover deeper meaning in their own challenges. She shows us that courage and compassion can transform our lives, which then changes the world. In this episode, Kathleen and I have a thoughtful, poignant discussion about change, connections and the challenge of moving toward self love.    In this episode: How to embrace self-love through the power of mirroring How to  challenge your inner voice/critic through life’s changes How healthy connections can heal and transform in times of grieving   Links Mentioned:  https://www.kathleenhanagan.com/ https://www.facebook.com/kathleen.hanagan http://twitter.com/kathleenhanagan    http://www.linkedin.com/in/kathleenhanagan Instagram---hanagannow Loveseed, The Template For Birthing A New World by Kathleen Hanagan https://www.amazon.com/Loveseed-template-birthing-new-world/dp/1945586141 Fearless Self-Love Retreat www.fearlessselflove.com  Johann Hari  Ted Talk https://www.ted.com/talks/johann_hari_everything_you_think_you_know_about_addiction_is_wrong?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Book: Changing For Good by James O. Prochaska https://www.amazon.com/Changing-Good-Revolutionary...Positively/.../038072572X The seven chakras: https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-91/The-7-Chakras-for-Beginners.html African Birth Song: https://neterianafricanreligion.net/the-role-of-birth-song-in-african-life/ Favorite Quotes: “Healthy connection is what allows us to heal and transform.” -Kathleen Hanagan “Our own life experiences are educational and serve us when we move into what we want.” -Andrea Catherine “The voice of the inner critic is very loud. It is not the voice of our real self. It is a fear based voice that tries to keep us small and quiet.” -Kathleen Hanagan “The best motivator for change is self-love.” -Kathleen Hanagan “We don’t have to have resolve every problem in our life to have self love.” -Andrea Catherine “If you don’t follow through with an intention, don’t judge or self criticize, examine why? What took precedence? Let it be. That is self love.” -Kathleen Hanagan “If you say you love yourself but don’t take care of yourself then it is easier to justify doing other things. It is self deception.” -Andrea Catherine “We are wired to feel things. It is not natural to stop the process of feeling.” -Kathleen Hanagan “Reflect and hold space for yourself and others without taking on negativity. I hear you, I see what you are saying. I reflect back but I don’t take it on. That, is an art.” -Kathleen Hanagan “You can’t heal until you feel. By bringing consciousness (without judgement) to pain, pain transforms. Grief transforms to compassion and love, anger transforms to power, and fear transforms to enthusiasm.” -Kathleen Hanagan   Meet Kathleen: Kathleen Hanagan is spiritual teacher, modern mystic, psychotherapist, and author, whose work integrates the essential wisdom of the great spiritual traditions with scientific knowledge, 30 years working intimately with individuals, couples, and groups, and her own quest for liberation. Kathleen’s gift is her ability to translate esoteric knowledge into practical tools that help us navigate the stormy waters of the human journey.  Her book, Loveseed: The Template To Birth A New World, teaches us how to live from the center of our being, and how to live our Soul’s purpose in full integrity and prosperity.

Let Your Loveseed Change The World

Social situations have always been a challenge for Harris Montanye. After years of practicing classic yoga and meditation, he realized this practice was creating a shell that kept him from engaging with others.  That realization has thrown Harris on a path of self discovery and authenticity. A path where “interaction and community, now feel like the healthiest thing for me. It feels like I just ate a nourishing meal,” he says. Harris and I discuss his journey, his insights along the way and what is next in his life. Join me in a thoughtful and engaging discussion about engaging in your world.   How can your insecurities can make you curious? How can you engage in the world in a practical way? Why noticing your behaviors, actions and thinking boost your authenticity? Fearless Self-Love Retreat Grain of Truth: The Real Case For and Against Wheat and Gluten by Stephen Yafa Eat Wheat : by Dr. John Douillard Wicked Good Farm Center For Restorative Youth Justice  Show Highlights: 02:58 Easeful Living Practice 05:28 Interview with Harris Begins!  14:48 How Harris’ Yoga perspective has changed -- from classical to Tantra 19:37 Tools for navigating insecurities and moving toward curiosity 24:38 Meaning of Authenticity 29:10 How Harris acts on Self-love 46:20 Courageous Self-Care Tip   Favorite Quotes: “Being with people helps me become a more realistic version of the person I want to become.” -Andrea Catherine “I’m trying to engage in my world rather than turn away from it.” -Harris Montanye “I believed in enlightenment and blissful reality. Now I’m trying to show up.” -Harris Montanye “What lights me up are my insecurities. When I really look at them, they make me turn toward life and make me curious.” -Harris Montanye “Sometimes I feel like I’m teaching myself when I say something to a client or a class. It is a reminder to self, a check, that I am in integrity with what I am saying.” -Andrea Catherine “Internal authenticity creates a conversation with external motivation and makes it more authentic. That conversation has to start from inside, not outside.” -Harris Montanye “Even when we are on a path of authenticity, if we are not in a place of self validation, then we can’t hear or understand that authenticity.” -Andrea Catherine “One of the gifts of human creation is that no one in the entire universe is like you. You get to decide who that person is going to be.” -Harris Montanye “Advice is only helpful if you make the changes.” -Harris Montanye “Self love is an action more than a feeling. I can feel upset with myself or feel really foolish about a mistake or an action I made. But that fool in me needs just as much compassion and care as the one who feels on top of the world...maybe even more.” -Andrea Catherine Meet Harris: Harris Montanye has his Bachelor's degree in psychology and has spent the last four years teaching and studying yoga. He is in his early twenties trying to find a way of living that is meaningful and authentic. In many ways he is lost and insecure trying to navigate the maze of life. He has found that the only way forward is to keep moving and to keep breathing. Knowing that sometimes the best movement is stillness and the greatest skill is being able to choose what you pay attention to.   

S4 E3: Embody Within, Engage Without

Flor Toraya is a traveler,  photographer and psychologist. She, like many of us, has experienced significant loss. Her loss propelled her to travel, and along the way rebuild herself and change her story. Join me as Flor and I examine how we each can live change in our lives through feeling our fear, and asking for help. Is being who you are still serving you, or is it time for a change? Why change is not something you can learn, you have to live it. Why it is important to turn fear into courage Links Mentioned: Eat, Pray, Love Yoga Health Coaching Tara Brach meditations Brene Brown   Show Highlights: 03:19 Easeful Living Practice 05:05 Introduction 07:25 Flor shares about the unplanned changes in her life and their impact on her family 25:17 Change, how to love yourself 31:30 The meaning behindFlor discusses tTraveling with POwer 37:30 Flor’s advice for women 49:04 Courageous Self-Care Tip   Favorite Quotes: “We all have a story we tell. We can choose whether we tell it through the lens of feeling weak and not being able to be strong, or we can choose a new direction.” -Andrea Catherine “We have to go through loss and grieving in order to get to a place that is more powerful.” -Flor Toraya “It is through moments of loss that we examine ourselves and realise this isn’t me being who I want to be anymore.” -Andrea Catherine “We need to learn to love ourselves and realize we are not perfect. Our body is not perfect, our face is not perfect. We are what we are and we have to accept that.” -Flor Toraya “Don’t worry about learning in books. Change is not something you can learn, you have to live it.” -Flor Toraya “You have to learn to feel every emotion including fear.” -Flor Toraya “Let the fear be with you and pause with it, say hello to it.” -Andrea Catherine “Sometimes we close our eyes to our problems. Go in front of it, face it and learn how to live with it.” -Flor Toraya “Comparison is the thief of joy” -Theodore Roosevelt “Just as we need help to move a sofa, sometimes we need help with in changing our lives.” -Flor Toraya   Meet Flor: Flor Toraya studied psychology and  earned her masters in Education. She worked more than 20 years with children, youth, teachers and parents. After several losses in her life she finally overcomes a time of sadness and depression. She continued working until one day she made a big decision, quit her job, sold her car, got rid of almost everything and started to travel and enjoy her freedom.Her mottos are now “one day at a time” and “more moments less things.” “Try to live in a minimalist way and practice new habits to protect the environment.” Follow her adventures on social networks like @TravelwithPOwer YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBmLHNoiI08  

S4 E2: Keep Going!

Ned Cooney loves meetings, good meetings! Ned says that just as a river guide may not know a particular river or a particular group, the guide has been on a lot of rivers and knows what to do if the boat turns over. His job as a facilitator is to bring a group of people together and bring out the best thinking that leads the group to a better path. Listen and Ned and I discuss how his facilitation skills and his knowledge of music and its effects on the brain to bring out the best in people.   How finding sacredness leads to fulfillment How asking why you do what you do leads to discovery Why forgetting self allows you to be fully present     Links Mentioned:   Helpline https://connectriverside.org/helpline/ Malcolm Gladwell quote https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3364437-outliers-the-story-of-success Gracious Space http://www.washington.edu/admin/hr/publications/email/pod/convio/leadingedge/au17/gracious-space.htm Open Space https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/what-is/ Ned Cooney www.nedcooney.com     Show Highlights: 1:00 Introduction 4:08 Exploration of the sacred, being invited into a community and share in exploration 9:50 What it’s really like to bea facilitator 15:35 Fearlessness -- what it means to Ned 20:55 The role music plays in Ned’s life 33:00 Ned’s journey toward facilitation 41:20 Meeting strategies and the spectrum of “tions” 51:30 Ned’s self care tips   Favorite Quotes: “Sacredness, to me, is being invited into a common mission to help people with their passions.” -Ned Cooney “Selflessness helps me be fully present. When you forget yourself, you can be open to what comes and what shows up without having to own the outcome. -Ned Cooney “When you are nervous, switch your energy to being eager. Eagerness allows us to use energy without being frozen in fear.” -Andrea Catherine “Music creates richness, collaboration and connection. It is a common experience. Music makes us conscious of things we’re not really conscious of. It improves our lives and hearts.  It touches people’s core without words.” -Ned Cooney “Music is a uniquely human endeavor. Our brains are wired to respond to music.” -Andrea Catherine “If we’re going to be a civilization that has institutions and organizations then we should not avoid meetings or destroy them with our lack of attention.” -Ned Cooney Everything that we are passionate about or care about probably started with people gathering together to talk about it.” -Andrea Catherine   Meet Ned: Ned Cooney, Facilitator/Consultant is an independent consulting practice, specializing in nonprofits, philanthropy and public agencies. His early career has been in the nonprofit sector, as executive director, program staff and board member. Now, Ned serves many organizations by helping people learn and make better decisions together.  Ned specializes in organizational planning, board development, funding strategies, support for executives, and meetings/retreats. He is also rumored to be one Mellow Waters while singing songs on stage with a guitar. 

S4 E1: Live Your Sacredness

Katie Visco pursues her passions with vibrancy and authenticity and every time she does, she finds her truth. She is a woman who is not afraid to face hard physical challenges. In those challenges she faces nothingness and exposes her truth. Her new adventure is  preparing to run solo across the deserts of Australia. Join me as Katie and I discuss living your truth, defining yourself, and getting out of your own way.   3 Bullet Points   How nothingness can bring beauty When you live in your own truth it helps others do the same How getting out of your own way brushes doubts and fears away   Links Mentioned: Tim Ferris https://tim.blog/podcast/Katie’s website and campaign www.katievisco.com; If you are interested in her soup and bone broth delivery in Austin Texas and Missoula Montana checkout: www.hotlovesoup.com; You can follow Katie on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/katievisco/ Help Katie earn money for Run Across Australia at Good Energy Juju Balls https://goodjujuenergyballs.weebly.com/ You can also help Katie at her Go Fund Me site https://www.gofundme.com/running-across-australia Marianne Williamson quote, “Our deepest fear is that we are weak.” https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/17297.Marianne_Williamson   Show Highlights: 02:30 Easeful Living Practice: “How easy can it be?” mantra 09:27 Interview with Katie Visco begins! ~ How to be a vibrant human being while pursuing your goals 13:08 Raising money for Run Across Australia…& why Australia!? Katie’s consistency, drive, and passion 24:02 Introspection and self care that comes with breaking routine 38:08 Just do you ~ Getting out of your own way & cover the distance at your own pace  40:20 Katie’s campaign to make this run trip happen & how you can help:)   Favorite Quotes: “Why run across Australia? Because it will allow me to confront all parts of myself. To be in nothingness. I’m curious what it will be like for my soul and my mind.” -Katie Visco “Moving our bodies provides a gateway to our mind and emotions” -Andrea Catherine “When we put ourselves in different experiences and different environments, our brain synapses in different ways.” -Katie Visco “If I live my heart, I am bound to be of service to other people” -Katie Visco “Think true and you will be true to yourself.” -Katie Visco “When people live their truth, their dream, their dharma, their desire, they are alive and vibrant because of it.” -Andrea Catherine “I am most passionate about helping others to simply shine.” -Katie Visco “Your dream is worth pursuing.” -Katie Visco “You are enough. Your joys, your, light, your offering in this world are enough and the stakes are way too high not to believe it!” -Katie Visco Meet Katie: In 2009, promoting the importance of a bold and passion-driven life, Katie ran solo across America, from Boston to San Diego, and became the 2nd youngest and 13th woman overall to make the crossing. She spoke with more than 200 audiences along the way to encourage people to leap towards their dreams. Katie also has 10+ years of experience as a community-builder and entrepreneur. She has started eight businesses and campaigns, and is currently the proud owner and soup maestra behind Hot Love Soup, a soup and bone broth delivery company in Austin, Texas and now also in Missoula, Montana. She loves people and the trails, and now, with her upcoming run across Australia this July 2019, she will teach others that curiosity can be enough of a reason to follow the still small voices in your heart.

S3 E12: Your Dream Is Worth Pursuing

Monica Rivera is a woman who is not afraid to try new paths. She won’t hesitate to agree that life has its ups and downs and every part of it matters, has something to teach us, and also invites us to respond as our best selves. Listen in asMonica and I talk about making big decisions, being true to yourself and taking risks. Can’t get enough, check out Monica’s podcast: YOU WANNA DO WHAT?!   How to ask yourself what you need, and answer that need, too!   Why being intentional with your decisions matters every time How to find a community that helps you live the life you love     Links Mentioned: “You Wanna Do What” podcast with Monica Rivera https://www.youwannadowhat.com/ Yogahealer podcast https://yogahealer.com/podcasts/ Fearless Self Love Retreat https://www.fearlessselflove.com/ Dancing Spirit Ranch https://www.dancingspiritranch.com/   Show Highlights: 02:30 Easeful Living Practice 26:02 Introduction of Monica Rivera 27:11 You can’t be what you can’t see, how others can help us believe what’s possible for ourselves 31:20 Staying in a curious mind set while balancing the old adage, “To thine own self be true.” 40:00 Self doubt and asking for help, premise of Monica’s show, You WANNA do WHAT?! 43:33 I love you affirmation, Andrea’s poem 45:33 Weight and self image -- oh this can be a doozy and we’re going there, gently 48:50 Confidence and Risk taking -- Is it worth it? How do we get more of it? 52:45 Community, connectedness, virtual community -- how can they each meet our needs for relationship 56:50 Paying someone to help you -- yes, it can be well worth it! 39:25 Making your own decisions is possible 104:50 Find your door and walk through it 109:17 Courageous Self-Care Tip & Insight into next episode with Katie Visco!   Favorite Quotes: “I’ve never been someone who is too shy to ask questions. I am the person who sees a panel of buttons and want to press all the buttons to see what they will do.” -Monica Rivera “I don’t want to do what everyone else is doing I want to give other paths a try.” -Monica Rivera “Be curious, just observe. The more you do it, the more you exercise your curious ‘muscle.’” -Monica Rivera “Sit in a space before you make a judgement.” -Monica Rivera “Observation teaches you what isn’t serving you.” -Andrea Catherine “Be intentional with the decision you make to help someone else. Ask yourself, does this feel good to the other person, and does it feel good to me?” -Monica Rivera “Our body takes longer to learn than our mind, and we can’t fault ourselves for our process and our progress.” -Andrea Catherine “If we’re not showing ourselves other forms of beauty aside from what’s popular, then how are we going to see ourselves as beautiful?” -Andrea Catherine   “When I’m making a big decision, I take people’s input up to a point, thank them for it, then I make the decision on my own and tell them about it afterward.” -Monica Rivera “Doors open that are intended to open. Find your door.” -Monica Rivera Meet Monica: Monica Rivera is an action-taking maven. She has a passion for converting ideas into execution - quickly. (She started her podcast, YOU WANNA DO WHAT?! in just 3 days).  A self-taught, NYC-based podcast producer, consultant and speaker, her signature approach comes down to giving you permission to pursue their personal goals through relatable stories and practical solutions.

S3 E11: You can't Believe What You Can't See

As we move from winter to Spring, Aries is the fire of our transformation. It is also our birth into a new year and a new self.

Bonus: Aries ~ A Season of Self-Discovery

Hello and welcome to the Fearless Self-Love Podcast. Loving ourselves is the most selfless thing we can do. When we prioritize our own needs, we show up more fully for others. We are more receptive and aware. We begin to live with ease. Each episode features conversations with creatives and wellness pros whose real-life stories will inspire you to take the next step toward living a life you love. Our bottom line is to cultivate communities of fearless self-love and compassionate connection, and you'll feel like you're right here with us, sitting around the table with a pot of tea. We'll walk you through an easeful living practice, and leave you with a courageous self-care tip. I'm your host, Andrea Catherine, Yoga Health Coach, and your advocate to live a flourishing Life You Love.

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