In today's episode we speak with Guddia Singh. In this conversation we learn about how Guddia went from a professional in the financial world to becoming a chef, health and wellness professional. We take an inside look at how Guddia listened to her mind and body along a multi-year journey of personal transformation. I am particularly excited about this episode because Guddia is our first "first-hand" expert. She's not a coach, but someone who's lived experience has volumes to teach. Together we explore: How long did it take? What was the self talk like? How she created space to listen - day by day. How did she thought about the massive change prior to making it How she spoke to her spouse and family. And of course...what about the financial impact of a career and life change with kids, expenses and family. You can find her at: https://www.healthandwellnesschef.com/ (https://www.healthandwellnesschef.com/) Before getting into the conversation, a bit about Guddia's impressive professional bio: A top graduate of the Culinary Management and culinary Arts programs at the Institute of Culinary Education. Chef Guddia Singh is a Licensed Wellness Coach and she found her culinary voice in the Health and Wellness Arena.  Advocating a healthy and balanced lifestyle has become Guddia’s mission. She is a chef advocate for the American Diabetes Association and was a finalist for the Women in Culinary Leadership competition, founded by the James Beard Foundation. Chef Guddia has worked in the test kitchen of Everyday with Rachel Ray and presently has her own culinary and Wellness Consulting Business.

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Episode 05: First Hand with Guddia Singh

Julie a seasoned progressive policy leader and leadership coach. She is the founder of Let's Thrive Consulting. (https://letsthrivecoaching.com/) What I love about Julie is encapsulated in the following snippet from her website: You: Feeling stuck in your career, like you want something else but are not sure what; or you know what you want but don’t know how to get there. Me: Filled with the questions that will help you find the answers. Supporting you with humor, gentle firmness and without judgement. And holding you accountable to making forward progress. She launched her own consulting and coaching business, Let’s Thrive, LLC, to promote gender justice through public policy and also support individuals in their leadership development, career transitions and work-life ease. Julie brings her personal experiences to her coaching. She has over two decades of experience in the government and nonprofit sectors. She has helped to develop several major pieces of federal legislation and her policy development, strategy and coalition work have contributed to the enactment of several federal and state bills into laws. Most recently, she worked with the National Domestic Workers Alliance to develop the recently introduced Domestic Workers Bill of Rights to guarantee rights and protections for nannies, home care aides and house cleaners. As Policy Director at the Make It Work campaign she developed a federal child care proposal that influenced the development of the Child Care for Working Families Act. As a policy adviser to the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Julie helped launch the national paid sick days movement, introducing the first national paid sick days legislation. She also helped enact the second state paid family leave program in the country as deputy policy director to Governor Jon Corzine in New Jersey. Julie currently coaches individuals, and serves as a Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation as well as an advisor to the National Domestic Workers Alliance. Julie holds a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a Bachelor’s with highest honors in Political Science from the University of Michigan. She has served as an adjunct lecturer on work and family issues and poverty in the U.S. at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. She is a coactive coach, certified by the Coactive Training Institute, and has participated in the Conscious Leadership Forum. You can find her at https://letsthrivecoaching.com/ (https://letsthrivecoaching.com/) I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Episode 04: Overcoming Roadblocks

Amel is a business and marketing coach, a speaker and the founder of Tandem Nomads. Tandem Nomads is a podcast show and an online platform designed to help expat partners and global nomads grow a successful portable business on the move. In 2010, Amel quit her job in advertising to move abroad with her husband. She built a consulting business providing strategic solutions in marketing and communications to major corporate clients while living across three continents. Amel launched Tandem Nomads six years later, when she discovered acritical need to support expat spouses in finding their own source of fulfillment and income. Her work for spouses and women empowerment was featured in various media such as Forbes Magazine and Global Living Magazine….She also speaks for organizations such as the United Nations, IMF, World Bank and multinational companies to address entrepreneurship as the solution to dual career challenges. I’m so happy to share Amel’s story I’m so happy to share with you.  She’s got so much packed in this discussion.  She’s a brave, generous, sincere, open, honest and inspiring person who’s journey of personal transformation has a lot to teach us.  She brings her whole genuine self to the table, and well, you’ll see – it’s what makes her so special. You can find her at tandemnomads.com and @tandemnomads on Facebook, Youtube, Instagram and Twitter. I hope you enjoy our conversation.

Episode 03. Moving to Action with Amel Derragui

John is another one of my favorite people.  I met him when I needed to lose 40 pounds, but he cares deeply about how your frame of mind influences your physical body.  Hint: it’s a huge influence.  He has the patience of a monk, and the uncanny ability to push you beyond your limits without being a drillmaster. His no B.S. approach and his patience and caring have always resonated with me.  I guess that’s what a dual degree in Exercise Science and Psychology will get you!  The process of mental change to affect the physical was all the reason I needed to share his thoughts with you. A few years ago, John created The Creator’s Course.  It is a 12-week program to help you get in better shape.  Reading his materials “The Fundamentals” I knew this was different.  I had always been overweight.  Maybe a total of 4 years of my life I’ve been “thin.”  There was a lot of emotional shit to go through in order to even think that I, yes this guy right here, even belonged near an ‘athletic’ facility. That’s when this hit me: Guilt is a useful emotion. For example, if you are an ass to your spouse, and you feel bad about it, that’s a good feeling. Guilt says, we did something that needs to change or be corrected. It tells us to change our behaviors. Shame is never, NEVER useful. If you eat a container of ice cream, do you feel like you’re an awful person? “I’m a fat fuck. No wonder why I can’t lose weight.”  And you don’t speak about it with anyone, because you’re too ashamed to. That’s shame. That’s no longer guilt. Hiding your fears won’t change an action, even if you hate yourself for it. Only by bringing it into the light can you start to take constructive changes that are worthwhile for you. I was blown away.  I had never known how much shame I carried, even though I didn’t want to admit it to myself.  I’ve learned a lot since those days, but the decades that I’ve spent with the negative emotions linked to shame….well I knew John was different. I had anger too.  He wrote: And all that anger and hate, it made me some progress, but not nearly as much as when I started to accept my past. When I could accept my anger and my hate was when I could see that that wasn’t — and isn’t — me. I like smiling and having fun a lot more. That’s my shit. But I couldn’t hate or anger my way towards self-acceptance. That took a completely different beast and one that has been infinitely harder to do. Anger is easy. It’s energizing. It gives me the energy to start a change. But it definitely doesn’t give me the energy to finish the change. Eventually I get worn down I had never heard anyone talking about these kinds of issues in approaching physical transformation.  Sure, psychologists talk about it.  Trainers talk about weights, reps and sets. I knew I’d finally found someone who understood a framework of the limits and thoughts within my head AND how to create physical and mental changes. This is the same for anything.   I respect John’s process immensely. John has been helping men and women lose fat, lose weight, tone up, feel more confident about their body and their lives for the past 16 years. With a dual degree in Exercise Science and Psychology  from Rutgers University along with 15+ personal training certifications ranging from National Academy of Sports Medicine to Pre and Post-Natal Training and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, he can help you achieve your goals! His blog The Tao of John has all of his latest writings. Things you will learn in this episode: How mindset effects getting started Shame and guilt in change...

Episode 02. Limiting Beliefs with John Leyva

Mel Schwartz is one of my favorite people.  He has an uncanny ability to take complex emotional issues and make them simple.  His insightful questions have changed my perspective and freed me from my own limiting beliefs. In this episode,  Mel reveals his journey to taking charge of his life and work and how he works with clients to help them achieve their own breakthroughs. Mel has enjoyed several defining moments in his life, which have enabled him to live a life of the self-actualization techniques he espouses. In mid-life, in business and with two young children, he envisioned a life with much deeper purpose. In one of his defining moments, Mel chose to make a move in an entirely different direction, one filled with uncertainty. He decided to enroll in graduate school to follow his passion: serving others as a psychotherapist Mel Schwartz LCSW MPhil is a psychotherapist, marriage counselor, TEDx speaker, executive coach and leadership consultant. He is the author of  The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live and Love.  Mel earned his graduate degree from Columbia University. Mel’s TEDx talk, Breaking Free from Anxiety is changing countless lives. He has written over 100 articles read by more than 4 million people. Mel is a member of The Society for Consciousness Studies. The Possibility Podcast is provoking global interest.  One of the first practicing psychotherapists to integrate the principles of quantum physics into a transformative approach for living fearlessly, Mel practices in Westport CT, Manhattan and globally by Skype. Things you will learn in this episode: How to create space for a breakthrough & keep on track Overcoming fear and the need for certainty Inviting possibility into your life How to see your thoughts How to identify your core beliefs The role of analysis and thinking in your life How to practically deal with road blocks What will happen if you don’t take a chance Resources mentioned in this episode: The Possibility Principle: How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live and Love (Sounds True, Sep. 2017) You can connect with Mel here: melschwartz.com Twitter @MelSchwartz7.  Youtube Facebook Linkedin Share this podcast click the share link below.  

Episode 01. Finding Your Breakthrough Mel Schwartz

Welcome.  I’m Paul Kuehn.  This podcast is about finally finding your own joy. I think it’s common experience people have: asking Is this what life was supposed to look like? Coming to the realization that something feels off…. your life feels misaligned. The reasons are many.  But generally it all goes back to one thing.  Chasing what you thought were your own goals, only to find your goals were driven by insecurity, or ego.  To get real: work titles, cool projects, your spouse, friends, travels……  Little talismans that you matter. And it’s so hard to see. To quote Gary Vaynerchuk – “living your life based on other people’s opinions is crippling you.” And this desire for acceptance, status, money, whatever…..the result is the same: you don’t enjoy the results or the process of what you do every day.  That’s not happiness or joy. So now what?  How do you get started, to unlock your own happiness, and this time do it the right way…without upending your whole life? This season, of our podcast, you will learn ways in which you can create the space to hear yourself, understand Your motivations and to finally find what you enjoy. I’ll share the stories of 10 unique individuals I think can help and save you massive amounts of time. The best thing when you get aligned with your own happiness? You get to have the reward from day 1.  That’s the fire that will light the way. Let me help you find the way, back to yourself, happiness and joy.  Thank you for listening.

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