Welcome to our series on the Centers in Human Design. These mini episodes will be focused on discussing the affect an open center might have on our life experiences. This episode is about the Throat Center, led by Stefanie, our Generator.  Head on over to Jovian Archive to download your free Human Design profile and follow along with us over the next few episodes as we explore all of the Centers in Human Design. The Throat center governs speech, actions, any means of communication. Those with open centers tend to blurt out things, may be accidental interrupters, or over-communicators.  This is not coming from a space of ego, but more from a pressure to be heard. One of the benefits to having this open Throat center is that, without even realizing we&apos;re doing it, we&apos;re able to adjust our tone and delivery to match the needs of our audience. To work with our open throat, we deserve to practice patience and focus on communicating according to our strategy (ie: Generators strategy is to respond). Also, it&apos;s so valuable for those with this center open to trust and lean into the silence and trust that others don&apos;t need to hear you, but they will read your aura and see you for who you are. Some great questions to ask yourself if you notice the pressure to move:Is this conversation important for me to engage in?Am I feeling pressure to be heard in this moment?Am I rehearsing a conversation in my head? If so, is the conversation necessary to be had with others or is it my pressure to be heard?What&apos;s my strategy and authority?.........................................................What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

Transitions Podcast - Embracing change with love.

EP 012: Exploring the Open Throat Center Human Design

Welcome to our series on the Centers in Human Design. These mini episodes will be focused on discussing the affect an open center might have on our life experiences. We&apos;ll kick off the series exploring the Root Center led by Kristina, our Manifestor.  Head on over to Jovian Archive to download your free Human Design profile and follow along with us over the next few episodes as we explore all of the Centers in Human Design. The Root center is a pressure center and motor center. When your center is defined (colored in), you will always have a list of things to get done, whether that list is written or in your head. If your Root center is open, you may feel the pressure to get things done. This can show up in driving, eating, and work. Since it&apos;s a pressure center, when it&apos;s open it will amplify the energies of those around you.  Learn to pace yourself and always check in with your strategy and authority of your design. Kristina shared some great questions to ask yourself if you notice the pressure to move:Is this pressure mine?Is this a problem I need to solve?What&apos;s my strategy and authority.........................................................What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

EP 011: Exploring the Open Root Center Human Design

We are super excited to be sharing this mini series with you! We&apos;ll start with a general discussion around the 9 centers in Human Design and then we&apos;ll move into mini episodes talking about the pressures you may be feeling if you have a specific center defined. Grab your chart at Jovian Archive and see what centers are defined (colored in) or open (white). Follow along with the conversation! We believe that understanding your open centers can be super valuable because they show you areas where you may be activated by others. It is giving you awareness of potential areas where you could be picking up other people&apos;s beliefs and thoughts. This awareness allows you to check in with yourself and see if what you are feeling is yours or someone else&apos;s.   Again, we talk about the importance of trusting your authority and strategy first and foremost. Understanding your centers can be the next step for your deeper understanding of your design.  It is our vision of this podcast to bring awareness and understanding about ourselves and create more authentic, synchronistic relationships in your life and open up communication with others. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

EP 010: Overview of Human Design Centers

Join Janice and Stefanie on our first special guest interview with Angella Johnson, a business alchemist and Creator of Intuitive Marketing Matrix. Angella shares her personal experience as a Projector in the marketing world. Marketing isn&apos;t a one size fit all for everyone, and Angella shares how marketing will look different for everyone and encourages the listeners to find out what&apos;s true for you. Angella talks about how Projectors fall into the trap of the traditional marketing cycle and; instead, invites you to explore the concept of soul invitation and getting in the habit of sharing the inspired ideas without attachment to the outcome. Stop giving your power away and begin trusting yourself.Angella has created a great masterclass for Marketing for Projectors and you&apos;re all invited. Click on the previous link or head on over to www.collaborationelevated.com/projectormarketing. The live event has completed but you can still access all of the content!Angella&apos;s bio: After investing a quarter of a million dollars on coaches and courses, Angella Johnson found some cold-hard-TRUTH:Her soulful business could NOT fit into someone else&apos;s paint-by-numbers formula no matter how hard she worked.(And neither can yours.)When the advice of "work even harder to get what you want" led to total burnout, Angella completely revamped her business to put her intuition and spiritual connection alongside her 20 years of marketing and messaging expertise so her clients can create sustainable, fulfilling, and profitable businesses.Angella is the founder of The Collective for Creators™, a global entrepreneur community that helps provide funding and mentoring for women-owned and other marginalized businesses. She&apos;s also the creator of the Intuitive Marketing Matrix™ and the Soul Message Archetypes™, which are two powerful systems that entrepreneurs use to grow their business with more ease and joy.Since 2007, she has been blazing the path for entrepreneurs to trust themselves, break the rules, and make more money doing the work they love while also using their business as a vehicle to create social impact and equality. You can find Angella on her website or on IG: @angellaj.alchemistWhat is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezWe invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

EP 009: Marketing for Human Design Projectors

Today&apos;s episode is a great conversation with the trio of Kristina (Manifestor), Celeste (Reflector), and Janice (Projector) about the importance of staying in alignment with yourself and your Human Design Type, Strategy, and Authority. Listen to this authentic conversation about why alignment within is so important and how much conditioning we have all experienced by attempting to align with outside sources. Society teaches us all about what we&apos;re supposed to alignment. True purpose is to find alignment to what&apos;s right for you. Other points of discussion were Not Self themes, burn out and potential health issues that may manifest in your bodies from being out of alignment. We encourage you to shift your focus to aligning to yourself and witnessing the magic in your life. Life is truly magical! What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

EP 008: Alignment Within - Human Design Style

We&apos;re super excited about today&apos;s episode where we explore children and Human Design. This episode is great for parents, educators, or anyone who influence children in their daily life! Join us as we explore our perfect Human Design classroom simulator where all children are guided to listen to their inner guidance system. We share how you can identify the different types within a classroom setting and what supports each type.  Our biggest advice is to take time to listen to the kids, they will tell us what they need through words or actions. Imagine a world where not every child is treated the same and we encourage their unique gifts to shine, giving them permission to be themselves!Here are a few simple thoughts to support the different types. Manifestors: Freedom to bounce from station to station.  They have energy for the sprint but will burn out if not given the opportunity to rest. Generators: If they are doing what they love, they are designed for a marathon. Ask them yes/no questions and encourage them to push through plateaus. Projectors: Invite them in to share their experience and what is going on with the group. Projectors also need rest, you may find them sitting reading a book during recess rather than running around with the other kids.Reflectors: Rare - around 1% of population. They are chameleons and can fit along with multiple groups. They may volunteer to run errands to get out of the classroom if the energy doesn&apos;t feel right. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually.

EP 007: The Human Design Classroom (Human Design & Kids)

Join Stefanie and Janice as we share our personal journey of journaling and how this simple tool has played a huge role in both of our lives. We start out talking about our childhood experiences around journaling and how we have shifted how we use journals as adults. We continued talking about different ways to journal and how this outlet has supported us through our personal development journey.  If you&apos;re new to journals, we invite you take it slow. Start with a simple gratitude practice or by using journal prompts. We have created a simple tool that includes journal prompts that we have each personally used to get you on the path of your journal journey! Grab your prompts at www.collaboratedelevated.com/journal. The biggest advice we would like to offer, is create a practice that works for you!Some key take-away and prompts that have assisted us!Desire inventory - powerful practice to write about what you desire. This allows you to be mindful of what it is you actually want and gives you permission to ask for it. Creating gratitude lists or diving in deeper to your typical gratitudes. Divine writing - allowing whatever gets to come out comes out which usually turn into miracle moments.Using your journal to processing things. Write about anything you&apos;re holiding on to, dwelling on, unable to let go of. Sit down and write a letter to person or situation and let everything out.  What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually. 

EP 006: Journey of Journaling with Stefanie and Janice

We are excited to collaborate with Ex-Philes podcast to bring you an episode with our Manifestor Kristina and our Projector Janice about Kristina’s recent divorce and the way that she has used Human Design in her new dating life and the positive way that she has decided to thrive after the end of a long-term relationship.Ex-Philes is a podcast dedicated to helping people beat their breakups, heal their hearts, and move onto a beautiful life after the end of a relationship. If you want to hear more, find them on your favorite podcatcher here and on IG at ExPhilesPodcast. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually. 

EP 005: Human Design in Dating and Divorce

What a year we have all experienced! Our team wanted to take some time to discuss the pandemic and how we each experienced the massive amount of changes that 2020 brought to all of us. We are calling this episode the year of self discovery and self regulation because as we talked, we all came to the consensus of the importance of feeling all of the emotions as well as learning ways to process the emotions. We were all forced into a virtual world which also allowed us to get intimate with ourselves. Social distancing and closures literally put us 6 feet from each other, outside of aura bubble and we were forced to really feel into our own emotions. Here are some key take-aways from our discussion:Sitting with discomfort allows us to get comfortable with ourselves. We were all forced to connect with ourselves and observe and be curious of our emotions. Socary shared beautiful advice around self-inquiry and regulating our own emotions. We learned to see things in different perspectives and respond from regulated emotions rather than reactive emotions. The year taught us to be present and in the moments and let go of expectations.Transparency with her children was huge for Stefanie and the choices that her family made during the year. Lots of new experiences and a lot of time spent together doing what mattered. We also experienced grief and loss. We admitted that each of us tend to focus on the positive but we realize that in sharing our stories and sharing all of the emotions, we realize that we aren&apos;t alone. Watching others thrive in the pandemic when you&apos;re not can be hurtful and maybe you have taken it personal like you&apos;re doing something wrong. But there is nothing wrong with you. Kristina shared that processing isn&apos;t always positive and we all agreed that there were dark nights for each of us this year and it is important to experience all of the things so that we can come out more balanced. There are ways to shift your mindset and make your life become what you want it to be. Finally, we offered some advice at the end of the conversation that we hope provides some light and ways for processing all of the emotions. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually. 

EP 004: The year of self discovery and self regulation

Today we talk bout love and Human Design. Wow, we are just touching the surface of how these two can play together. Join Celeste, Stefanie, Kristina and Janice as we talk about our experiences of relationships and how Human Design plays into it all. We admit, the first part we dive in a little deeper than we thought we would by talking about gates and traits, so don't worry if it feels overwhelming to you if you're new to Human Design. We bring it all together around the 15:00 minute mark (thank to our HD newbie, Janice). The common theme is having awareness is key.  Human Design is simply a tool to give yourself permission to accept and love yourself. Be aware and live our lives with so much less stress and triggers. Key takeaways from the episode:Prince charming is the Manifestor, Cinderella is the Projector. He proclaimed he was heading out to find love and she waited for the perfect invitation. Love and the Types:Manifestor - Initiate in the relationship. They desire freedom in the relationship. Projector - Wait for the invitation, don't be the "chaser"Generator - Checking in with sacral and wait to respond. Ask them yes/no questions. Reflector - You will triggers people, showing them all sides of themselves. Societal programming. Poor Projector men that are taught to initiate and Manifestor woman are taught to be chased when they should be the one initiating.  What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there's no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We're not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually on Instagram. 

Ep 003: Love and Human Design

Here we are, episode 2 of Human Design Delight Podcast. Today we venture into introducing the different types of Human Design: Manifestor, Generator, Manifesting Generator, Projector, and Reflector from each of our perspectives. We talk about relationships between different designs, childhood and societal programming and what it feels like to be living out of alignment. If you&apos;re new to Human Design, this is a great episode for you as we have candid conversations about our understanding of our types within our designs and our experiences with others.  We like to see ourselves as students to life and human designs. Our team knows that we don&apos;t have all of the answers, we can only share from our own perspectives and we invite you learn along with us. To start exploring your own chart and design, head on over to http://www.jovianarchive.com to learn more. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there&apos;s no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We&apos;re not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually on Instagram. 

EP 002: Intro into Human Design Types

Welcome dear friends to our new podcast, Human Design Delight. We are transitioning from Transitions Podcast into this new adventure. All of Stefanie's previous episodes can still be found on our channel, but we feel strongly moving forward with this new collaboration. What is Human Design Delight? We are bringing you a collaboration with women from each of the design types. Prepare yourself to receive episodes about life, relationships, business, Human Design and Gene Keys, and personal empowerment. Not every episode will be about human design; however, every episode we will show up in our designs because there's no getting around it. We believe there are many valuable tools that assist us in accepting and loving ourselves, and Human Design is one of them. We also are passionate about each of us living authentically and sharing our unique gifts with the world.  We're not 100% sure where this journey will take us, but we are 100% confident that we will show up weekly transparently and authentically, with conversations that matter to you. We look forward to you joining us on this journey!Meet the team:Janice Formichella - Projector IG: @janiceformichellaKristina Michaelis - Manifestor IG: kristina.michaelis_cookingCeleste Anderson - Reflector IG: @motheringhealingStefanie Joseph - Generator IG: @stefanie_soulalignedservicesSocary Rodriquez - Manifesting Generator IG: @socaryrodriquezAdditionally, we invite you to collaborate with us in our free Facebook Community, The Courtyard or feel free to connect with us individually on Instagram. 

EP 001: Introducing Human Design Delight

In this solo episode, Stefanie shares a little bit about here 2020 year of cocooning and the transition to a new podcast. All of your favorite Transitions Podcast episodes will still be available, we&apos;re simply shifting into a new collaboration that is called Human Design Delight. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for following me on my journey and listening in to these brilliant stories of transition and embracing change with love. I&apos;ll be the first to admit, my life has been a series of transitions so of course it seems fitting that this podcast also transitions as I continue to embrace myself in love. I love and accept each of you and see the divine love that you are. Let&apos;s continue the conversations in bringing each of our unique gifts into the world, piecing together the brilliant puzzle of humanity. 

EP 033: Transitions Podcast is transitioning with Stefanie Joseph

Trigger warning - this episode discusses child sex abuse and addiction. Relationships - Today's episode with my guest Cleo Cheney, is about raw honesty, vulnerability and acceptance. He desires to share his story of abuse and addiction so that others can see that they are loveable and worthy of love. After years of numbing and blocking it all out, he feels it is cathartic to open up about his experiences in hopes that it touches someone. Love is what got him through it all, but it wasn't always an easy road to travel. Cleo shares his journey of running away at 14 and being sexually abused as a runaway and how turning to drugs and alcohol allowed him to cope with his experiences and numb from all feelings and emotions. He spent years in and out of trouble, ultimately landing him in prison. What he realized through all of his experiences, is that he was never able to love himself and those that stuck by him didn't have to, but they did. It was through these relationships, that he was able to see how he was worthy of love, but it needed to start with him loving himself first. Cleo reminds us that we need full transparency in our relationships. We cannot hide from the past as we are not being honest with ourselves and others. He encourages us to accept things as they are and forgive ourselves. "You don't have to be perfect. Don't be afraid to make mistakes, just be willing to face them. Love is free, anybody can give it away; it shouldn't come with expectations."  

EP 032: Living with complete transparency with Cleo Cheney

Money - Are you a mother that has a deep desire to pursue your dreams? You have that inner call within you that's waking you up saying you can be a mom and pursue your passions? You will love today's episode with the amazing Lara Johnson. Lara opened up about her story of transition from staying at home raising children to creating a business where she gets to work from home, enjoying adventures with her young family and with her clients. After a couple years of motherhood, Lara had a "mean mom" moment and realized that she had lost herself. She was giving everything to her babies but in the process, she was losing parts of herself that were part of her. She was unhappy with herself and she realized she was taking it on her kids. The very next day she began researching how to get better. This research led her to an amazing therapist, who was also a mom of young children, who reminded her that it is possible to be a mother and pursue your dreams. Lara continued down the path of self-discovery and now inspires other mothers who want it all too! She offered some amazing tangible advice to moms who are ready to pick back up the pieces of who they are. Here are a few basic steps that she talked about towards the end of the conversation:Acknowledge that inner calling within yourself that is asking you to be the person you were meant to be. Start identifying what that nudge is trying to tell you.Pick up the "phone." Meaning simply take a moment to answer the calling of your inner purpose. Make a list of things that light you up and start taking steps forward.  There were so many more amazing nuggets in this episode. Listen in and pick up the phone...your inner purpose is calling!Want to learn more about Lara? You can find her work at Lara Johnson Coaching or on IG at lara.t.johnson.Lara Johnson has been married to the man of her adult dreams for 11 years.She is mother to 3 of the most beautiful tyrants ever. They run her life, and most of the time she doesn’t care.She has the best job in the world coaching moms become the women they’re meant to be.She is probably one of the quirkiest people you’ll ever meet, but you may not know it yet because she loves to sit back and watch the world unfold before her.She always travels with her favorite towel and blankie, and she rarely opens her front door because she hates clothes.It’s taken her a while to grow into her own skin, and she loves shedding it in the process of becoming more of who she wants to be.She lives for hearing the stories of people’s lives, and loves teaching them how to embrace the beautiful imperfections of those stories.

EP 031: Motherhood and dreams can co-exist with Lara Johnson

Join Stefanie Joseph and her guests as they share inspiring transition stories in relationships, beliefs and money. Life is a combination of transitions, all offering the opportunity of growth or stagnation. Transitions Podcast inspires the listener to reflect on their own life journey and choose to see the power in their choices. This is an open space for raw conversations with everyday people like you and me.

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Transitions Podcast - Embracing change with love.

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