The Prosperous Empath® Podcast: Recent Episodes
Catherine Wood
If you’re an empath or highly sensitive entrepreneur, odds are you’ve struggled with building a thriving business and amassing wealth because you don’t know how to charge a premium rate for your services without compromising your own values and beliefs. You’re committed to your clients and serving them well, but you’re still looking for the sustainability and balance that you need in order to impact more of the clients that you love.
Catherine Wood, Master Certified Coach and Founder of Unbounded Potential, has been exactly where you are. Each week on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, she will be sharing stories and interviews that support and inspire heart-centered entrepreneurs just like you in growing a scalable and impact-driven business on your own empathic terms while prioritizing living a joyfully aligned life. It’s time to claim your self worth to own your net worth in order to have the life and career you deeply desire.
Today on The Prosperous Empath Podcast we're going to be talking about the art of becoming generous but boundaried in your business. This is a topic we are going to be talking a lot more about on the podcast. If upleveling your boundaries as a heart-centered entrepreneur resonates, this is an episode that is really relevant for you. Today I’m sharing the four types of boundaries that are the foundation of healthy relationships, they’re what help us protect our energy and prioritize our time & wellness. No matter where you’re at in your own journey with boundaries, I believe there is something to learn from this episode because this is some of the most important work you can do as a business owner. Tune in and let me know your favorite takeaway or how you’re going to implement better boundaries this week.
Topics:
- Catherine’s history with having almost zero boundaries because of her experience as an innkeeper's daughter
- How healthy boundaries will help you protect your energy, prioritize your wellness, and help you communicate more directly
- What a well boundaried CEO looks like and what it’s like to work with one in business and in other relationships
- The four types of boundaries that will serve you well and questions to help you grow in each
- Why physical boundaries are the place to start if you’re just starting to heal your relationship with boundaries
- The way time boundaries will help you define your worth
- Why communication boundaries are the most important for helping you respect your relationships
- How to feel supported in your own feelings with emotional boundaries
- The simple script that Catherine uses to help her practice healthy boundaries
Resources:
- Are you a well boundaried CEO?
- Boundary Bootcamp Mini Course
- The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Just a heads up that this is a replay of one of our most loved episodes: Dismantling Internalized Capitalism. So while the content is still relevant, the ads you hear during the episode may not be.
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Has busy-ness become the norm for your life? Have you felt that you’re living to work rather than working to live? If you are, you’re not alone. So many of us are impacted by internalized capitalism – it can feel like every decision we make is based on our productivity. This way of living wreaks havoc on our nervous system and doesn’t foster an environment where we feel like we can truly flourish.
This concept of internalized capitalism is something that I have spent more and more time thinking about, and seeing the impact of in my own life. Today on the podcast, I'm really excited to dig into this topic, this topic of internalized capitalism, what it means, how it plays into our life and how we can start to break up with this systemic challenge that many of us, especially ambitious empaths are still living and operating inside of so let's jump in.
Topics:
- What internalized capitalism is, how it was formed, and how we can combat and overcome this systemic challenge
- Why this topic is important to Catherine and why she believes it directly affects empaths and HSPs
- Loving as a verb and why we have to make more room in our lives for simplicity
- Rest as an act of resistance and the profound consequences that can come from it
- The idea of living in accordance with the seasons and being comfortable with downturns and breakdowns
- Four places to start when it comes to understanding internalized capitalism and dismantling it in our own lives
Episode Resources:
- All About Love by Bell Hooks
- Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
- Wintering by Katherine May
- Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
- Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you've been tuning into the podcast recently, you've likely noticed that I've been doing things a little bit differently. I have been sharing some of my most favorite and powerful tools, frameworks, and coaching distinctions that I use with my clients and myself as I've been sitting with the despair, grief, and fear of what's going on in my own country and cultures around the world. This week is no different – I want to share what can support you in a changing and unpredictable job market and periods of transition in your career, whether you’re at a place of wanting to finally leave the nine to five and pursue your own entrepreneurial dream, whether you have been laid off in this current job market, whether you've been fired, or whether you've chosen to see yourself out. These tools and exercises that I'm sharing with you today have been some of the most impactful for my clients in navigating periods of transition in the job market with intentionality, with purposefulness and with integrity. I hope you find today's episode not only useful but as a tool to bring you a bit of peace and direction.
Topics:
- Navigating the fear and powerlessness that can feel pervasive in our country and a reminder of how to shift from feeling a sense of victim consciousness to a mindset that will leave you feeling more empowered
- Distinguishing the difference and overlap between your personal purpose and your professional work and how this can help you navigate the job market
- How to leverage your empathetic qualities as professional advantages and other tools to take into the job market as an empath
- Two different paths that will help you uncover your core values and help set you apart in the job market by allowing your authenticity and integrity to shine
- How to apply your core values and purpose when networking and when searching for which jobs to apply to
Episode Resources:
- The Answer to How is Yes by Peter Block
- Listen: The Four States of Consciousness
- Nicholas Janni
- Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead Program
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
- Belonging: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I've been reflecting a lot over the past week on how challenging it is to be a human being right now, given the state of the world, given the state of the political climate, given the emotional angst and grief and pain and fear that is so pervasive. It is challenging to be ourselves, to be embodied, to embrace our own emotional interiors, and for us empaths – who over index on feeling – that much more difficult. However, I do believe that one of the most radical acts we can take right now is to embrace our own humanity, to embrace being a human being, rather than a human doing.Throughout this episode I’ll be sharing 12 truths that will help you protect your heart from calcifying and commit to thrive rather than survive as an empath.
Topics:
- How emotional exhaustion, burnout, and fear can calcify our hearts, making it difficult to stay open, compassionate, and engaged in activism and daily life
- Learning to set boundaries, say no, and protect our emotional energy for sustained activism and personal well-being
- How embracing joy, love, and presence is a radical and necessary act of resistance in overcoming fear
- How to be intentional about where we invest our time, emotions, and compassion, understanding that we cannot be everything to everyone
- The different ways that lovelessness fuels consumerism and fear and choosing love and care instead to protect our health and our humanity
Episode Resources:
- Daniel Hunter and Choose Democracy
- Adam Grant
- Wintering by Katherine May
- All About Love by Bell Hooks
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I've been thinking a lot about a term that I referenced on the last podcast episode (listen in if you haven’t), this idea that we are currently living in a VUCA world—volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous and for empaths in particular, it can be incredibly challenging to feel grounded, centered, and connected with our higher self in this reality. So today on the podcast, I want to share with you a framework grounded in teachings by Michael Beckwith that has fundamentally supported my clients and myself in changing the way we look at things so that the things we look at change—The Four States of Consciousness. My hope is that today's conversation can provide a little bit more inspiration, peace, self compassion, acceptance and empowerment to support you in changing the way you might be looking currently at the things that are going on in our world.
Topics:
- Seeing life as something that happens to you, often leading to blame, fear, and a sense of powerlessness and how to move out of the state of “victim” consciousness
- Finding empowerment by taking radical responsibility for one’s experiences, leading to intentional action and personal growth
- Moving beyond personal control to allow your intuition to work through you, leading to a state of flow and co-creation with the universe.
- What it may be like to live in a world where your fundamental beliefs are from as me consciousness, where there are no problems and no one has to solve them
Episode Resources:
- Wayne Dyer
- The Four Kingdoms of Consciousness by Michael Bernard Beckwith
- The Conscious Leadership Group
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Welcome back, today I want to talk about some ways that we as empathpreneurs and leaders can set ourselves up to thrive in a world that is feeling increasingly chaotic and unsafe for so many. As empaths are uniquely motivated by impact and mission, now more than ever, we need to be committed to thriving—not surviving. I think that leading with heart, learning how to make continued strategic decisions in the face of uncertain times in this VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world that we're facing is the key to creating lasting positive change.
Topics Discussed:
- Learning to respond to our own emotions with curiosity, permission, and honesty rather than trying to hide or “fix” our feelings
- Why we have to learn to accept our current reality so we can get connected with our higher purpose and the difference that we want to make
- Why self-care and self-preservation are non-negotiable business strategies in order to connect with your intuition and creativity
- Breaking free from Internalized Capitalism and leaning into Conscious Capitalism instead
Episode Resources:
- Read: Internalized Capitalism and Four Conscious Ways to Combat it
- Listen: The Power of Rest and Resistance for HSPs
- Listen: The Power of a Morning Routine
- The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m currently spending a lot of time supporting my 5.5 month old in learning how to sleep in his crib, and what I've noticed is sleep seems to be something that moms lack, and oftentimes first time or seasoned entrepreneurs lack as well. This thought is exactly what I want to talk about in today's episode – the overlaps between parenting and empathpreneurship. So many of my skill sets and the lessons I've learned over the past decade as an entrepreneur, have helped me being the older first time mama that I am. However, I recognize that there's so much to learn and work through and it can be incredibly overwhelming, but it’s not something you ever have to do alone. So, listen in to hear the most common overlaps and struggles along with some practical tips to help you manage both effectively, and hopefully get a little bit more sleep in the process!
Topics:
- How learning to be adaptable and lean into self-trust has saved Catherine the past few months and allowed to lead with her heart and listen to her intuition
- Focusing on managing yourself and your energy levels rather than trying to master “time management” and how Catherine has learned this from motherhood and especially podcasting
- Developing and innovating your own rulebook as a parent instead of trying to follow someone else’s to find more joy and creativity in parenthood
- Becoming a team player as an entrepreneur and a parent while learning to be vulnerable, ask for support, and improve openhearted communication
Episode Resources:
- Ground Yourself in 2025: Choosing a Word of the Year
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
In my work, I have found that it is particularly hard for empathpreneurs to embrace change, to close their businesses, to open new ones, to chart new courses in their careers, to change directions, to end business partnerships, and more. So I wanted to record this episode on embracing change because I think so many of us are in a period of change right now—which as a heart-centered entrepreneur isn’t always easy because we are emotionally invested and care so deeply. But it’s okay to allow our businesses and ideas to evolve as we do. Listen in to learn how to trust yourself in order to lean into transition with more confidence.
Topics:
- How to embrace the part of ourselves that is afraid while also nurturing the part of us that feels excited for change
- Discerning the difference between our inner resistance to change and our intuitive inner knowing and then allowing ourselves to sit in the liminal space
- How to overcome fear and the sense of doubt to reframe that uncertainty and actually move forward
- Being mindful of our people pleasing and our need for external validation as empaths because they create resistance to change
- Practices you can use to trust your transition and lean into it with ease and grace
Episode Resources:
- Yung Pueblo
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Welcome back The Prosperous Empath®! Since it’s still January when this episode airs, I wanted to talk about a new and refreshing perspective for you to consider as you reflect on your goals and your visions for the new year. My intention is that today's episode will guide you into action, because I think that for many of us, goal setting can be so overwhelming–and there’s a reason for this! If you live in the northern hemisphere, it’s still winter, and energetically for empaths, this season is often not a natural or aligned place to be exerting ourselves and feeling energized and resourced to be jumping into goals. Instead, we should focus on ritualizing our lives to create new habit loops while stepping into the identity that is in alignment with our new level of success. Find out how by tuning into the full episode.
Topics:
- What it looks like to live cyclically with the seasons and why January is actually not the best time to set goals or to launch something new in business
- Remembering that pressure does not equal performance and why it’s important to focus on creating systems rather than goals
- How to design your environment for success in 2025 so that it matches the new experience you are calling to life
- Mastering the art of consistently showing up to create a new habit loop and reinforce the identity you’re working to create
Episode Resources:
- Wintering by Katherine May
- Atomic Habits by James Clear
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you’re listening in real time, happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and were able to fill it with the people and things that are meaningful for you. The first episode of the year is one of my favorites to record because it’s the episode in which I share my word of the year. Having a word of the year has consistently served as such an empowering practice for me, for grounding and for calling in a new experience or a way of being that I want to cultivate in the new year. Another thing that I love about a word of the year rather than resolutions is that it focuses on being instead of doing – which is something that can be so restorative for empathprenuers. With that, I’m excited to reflect back on 2024 and what my word of the year made possible as well as my word for the upcoming year. I hope this episode encourages you to take the time to reflect and declare your own word. May your 2025 be prosperous, and may it be filled with purposefulness.
Topics:
- Looking back at Catherine’s word of the year for 2024, simplicity, and where she was able to fulfill it, plus how it prepared her for becoming a mom
- Grounding yourself in the now and recognizing that the quality of your presence in business and in life is everything
- The evolution of Catherine’s own love languages and why now more than ever, quality time feels the most important to her
- Catherine’s suggestion if you’re feeling rushed, harried, or lonely as you move into the new year
Episode Resources:
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
- My Word for 2023
- Choosing A Word of the Year with Rebecca Arnold and Rebecca Eller-Molitas
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m delighted to have Sarah St. John on the show today, who’s past podcast, The Uncensored Empath, was a source of inspiration for my own. Along with being a podcast host, Sarah is the founder of Empath School, an author, a somatic coach, and creator of Become an Empath Coach™ certification. Throughout the episode, she shares how personal health challenges, becoming a mom, and other instances of grief led her to retire her podcast (despite its success) to take the time to redefine her own identity and focus. Sarah is trained in somatic healing, neuro linguistic programming, emotional freedom technique, yoga, meditation, and more and she shares how these modalities have helped her heal and reconnect with her body while embracing the messiness of liminal spaces so many of us often find ourselves in. She believes that empaths are uniquely wired to be potent healers, as you listen in you’ll see why. I appreciate Sarah’s openness throughout the whole episode and if you’re on your own personal journey of healing, I think you will too.
Topics:
- Knowing when it’s time to close a chapter in your life and how to make that change without chaos and breakdown
- The interconnectedness of being an empath and experiencing grief and trauma and why Sarah has become so dedicated to healing of these layers
- How the parentification of children can lead to hyper-responsibility, hyper-vigilance, masking sensitivity, and ultimately becoming an empath
- Why it is important for empaths to learn how to be in their body to feel their own emotions and feelings to reconnect with their own humanity
- What nervous system work can look and feel like as an empath who is desiring to make a change around how they manage their lived experience
- Sarah’s experience with brushing up against death and how this has pushed her to be intentional with creating a legacy and embodying her beliefs
Episode Resources:
- MotherGrief
Connect with Sarah:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Something that I really appreciate about thriving and having it all as an empathpreneur, is that we get to create our business around the lifestyle that we're committed to. For me recently, that has looked like creating more spaciousness and more free time in my schedule to be with my son, while also re-evaluating my business through the lens of what's enough. This has opened up so much more joy and peacefulness in my everyday life and I am loving every moment of it. So with that, I'm delighted to have Anne Rajoo, a Peaceful Productivity Mentor, on the show today. Anne owns a boutique VA agency and is a two time graduate of our Emerge Mastermind, and she's someone who I appreciate and find a lot of peace in her presence. I hope you enjoy today's episode with someone who truly embodies what they stand for in business and is committed to continually reinventing her own experience of peaceful productivity as she supports her clients in doing the same.
Topics:
- How Anne maintains peace and balance when she’s in the midst of the harder moments of entrepreneurship and life and how she defines productivity
- Anne’s experience of moving from a very productivity-centered Germany to the slower island life of Mauritius and charting this new course that was never modeled for her
- How holding your own boundaries and expectations can not only open opportunities and communication for yourself, but show others what is possible, too
- Learning to prioritize your greatest commitments and what you enjoy the most in work and then outsourcing the rest to grow a scalable business
- Practices that you can start now to cultivate peaceful productivity in your own business and why Anne believes “making the ask” can be the most impactful
Episode Resources:
- Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
Connect with Anne:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I am so delighted to have one of my team members join me to share all about podcasting today. Haley is the founder of Heart Centered Podcasting, and she not only helped me launch my own podcast back in 2022 but she has produced every single episode of the podcast ever since. I can't tell you how many conversations I have with clients and colleagues around giving themselves permission to take up more space and own their own authentic voice and message. As empaths and heart centered individuals, we are so practiced in contributing and being focused on the other, on serving, and on wanting to contribute that we often don't give ourselves permission to connect with our message, to connect with what's the most important thing for us to say, to connect with the legacy we want to build, and to share it powerfully and in a compelling manner. Working with Haley has been all about that for me, and that's a little bit about why I wanted to have her on the show today, because I think that in the wake of the 2024 election, we need to hear the voices and the messages of empathpreneurs even more often – we need to hear them take up more space, and to do so in a more compelling and empowered way. Haley has been that partner and accountability structure for me to do so and I'm excited to have her on the show today to share some of her wisdom with you.
Topics:
- The top three mindset blocks Haley sees with her podcasting clients – analysis paralysis, Imposter Syndrome, and perfectionism, and how to overcome them
- The difference between a bridge burner and bridge builder and when you may find yourself in both scenarios as an entrepreneur
- How becoming a mom of two has influenced the way Haley has shown up as the CEO of her business and how she’s thoughtfully scaled over time
- The importance of naming your feelings to stop the spiral as well as knowing how to separate your sense of self and worth from the outcomes of your business
- The biggest lesson of Haley’s journey as a mom that has supported her in being a better business owner and vice versa
Connect with Haley:
- Instagram: @Heart Centered Podcasting
- Website
- Launch with Heart: DIY Podcast Launch Course
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my bi-weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I'm recording today's episode on my first full week of work back in the office after my maternity leave. Life feels so full,joyful and different than when I was here prior to having Micah. So I'm excited to bring many new insights and life and business lessons to you as I rebrand the podcast a little and share a bit about what we're celebrating today on this episode and what you can expect going forward. As you tune in, we’re in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election here in the States. I’ve got a heavy heart, but a renewed importance to share my message and take up more space as a woman, as an entrepreneur, and as someone who's committed to living and honoring my values, both in and out of my business. I have been looking forward to recording this episode and celebrating the crap out of reaching 100 episodes with you, my beautiful listeners. Whether you’re newer here or if you've been here from the beginning, thank you so much.
Topics:
- Why Catherine believes that 100 episodes of the podcast wasn’t exactly predictable as an empath who prefers listening rather than doing the talking
- Lessons that Catherine learned from feeling resistance, especially around the production of the podcast, and how you can apply them to your own business
- How the podcast has helped Catherine remain connected to her why and improve the communication of the message she hopes to share with empathpreneurs
- Remembering that prosperity is more than simply the numbers and how this thought will impact the podcast moving forward
Episode Resources:
- The War of Art
- Listen: Becoming an Embodied Feminine Leader with Isabelle Griffith
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you haven't already tuned into last week's episode, do that now! I shared a recap episode of how life and business have gone over the past year, what our pregnancy journey has been like, and some of the lessons learned in life and business. If you’re new here, I want you to know that these episodes are a little more personal than what I customarily share on the podcast, but this is a huge part of my life now, and becoming a mom has been a huge yearning, a huge goal, and a huge dream that I've held for myself for so long that I couldn't not share it. Moving forward, I will be sharing a lot more about parenting and some of the wisdom I learn along the way and how parenting applies to business and being a Prosperous Empath® and and vice versa. Now today, I am so excited to share my birth story with you, some of the lessons we've learned (again), a look at what maternity leave has been like – what has surprised me and delighted me and what has felt really challenging. It feels really vulnerable and special to share this, I hope that you can use a bit of it to connect with whatever transition you may find yourself in.
Topics:
- How Catherine held her vision for her ideal labor while also detaching herself from the outcome and the need to control every aspect
- The structures that Catherine had planned for during her birth that helped her feel empowered and even be reflective during the process
- The moments through her labor that Catherine was really thankful for all of the lessons and growth from being an empathpreneur
- Different ways Catherine has made the transition from the hospital to maternity leave to dipping back into work feel very easy
- Surprising decisions that Catherine (and her husband) have made postpartum from welcoming in family to choosing to cosleep
- Final thoughts on the lessons learned about owning your desires, detaching from outcomes, and allowing yourself to be celebrated
Episode Resources:
- Mount Auburn Center for Women
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
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- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m back! This is the first episode I’ve recorded since becoming a mom, so today’s episode may be a bit more personal than business; however, as you know, the two often spill over into each other. Throughout this episode, I want to share what life looked like a year ago for me because it was radically different than it is today. I also want to speak on some of the lessons that I’ve learned through not only trying to get pregnant, but pregnancy itself. I am so grateful to be welcoming a baby into the world at this point in my life with the knowledge, support, experience, preparation, and financial stability that I have – but even with all of that there’s been so many new things to learn. At the end of the day, I have a newfound appreciation and respect for the mamas who are also entrepreneurs. I hope you enjoy this episode and then tune in next week when I go a little bit deeper into my actual birth story.
Topics:
- What Catherine’s life looked like a year ago – not being pregnant, trying to find a home to buy, and other transitions and how she learned to lean into discomfort
- The challenges that Catherine faced when it came to embracing the unknown and trusting the process before she could make the mental space to welcome a baby into the world
- Understanding that surrender and the ability to welcome change is the key to easefully shifting from one season to the next
- How pregnancy has taught Catherine to let go of the rigidity and rigor that she has historically used when it comes to accomplishing her goals
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Last month, we released a mini series called The Prosperous Empath’s Edge, and we released the first two episodes in a three part mini series all about the key strategies and tactics that distinguish between the Empathpreneurs who succeed in business and the ones who don't. It was such a joy recording those first two episodes because the lessons feel so familiar and relevant. They're ones that have been a deep part of my own journey over the past decade in business, and there are themes and topics that come up over and over again in conversations with clients. So in today's episode, we're going to round out the third and final part of that mini series by talking about the key qualities that distinguish givers and takers in leadership, in business and in life. For a little context before you listen, I do not believe that givers do business the right way and takers do business in the wrong way. I think that both givers and takers have both positive and limiting aspects of how we operate in business, but as we become more self aware, not only of our own tendencies and our own default habits and ways of engaging in business, but also what to look out for in the people that we typically tend to attract in business and in relationships, we can set ourselves up for creating mutually beneficial relationships. I hope this episode serves as a good starting place for you in doing so!
Topics:
- What it looks like when a giver wins and why people often root for the success of givers rather than that of takers
- The differences in motivation and communication styles betweens givers and takers and why it can be really supportive, as a giver, to look through the lens of “me” first
- How as givers, we’re inclined to see the potential in others and why Catherine believes this is why many coaches are givers rather than takers
- The idea that givers are more naturally receptive to the expertise of other people, even if it challenges their own beliefs or knowledge and why it’s important to be aware of this
- How to express vulnerability in a way that is authentic and human without making it seem like a weakness
- Adam Grant’s concept of "other-ish" givers versus "selfless" givers and how it determines who does and doesn’t succeed
- How givers can become less susceptible to the “doormat effect” by trusting more deeply our own inherent nature of being able to sense others’ intentions and sincerity
Episode Resources:
- Adam Grant
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
On this episode of The Prosperous Empath®, I’m thrilled to sit down with Saleema Vellani, an accomplished 9x founder (3 exits) and award-winning author of the bestselling book, Innovation Starts with I. She’s the founder and CEO of Ripple Impact, which helps seasoned professionals and corporate exiters build profitable, purpose-driven portfolio career businesses and pursue their dreams. She invests in women-owned early-stage startups, sits on the National Speakers Association DC Chapter board, and teaches Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University. Saleema also speaks five languages and has traveled to 100+ countries. But what many people don’t know about her is that Saleema experienced profound burnout as she was scaling her business. As part of her recovery process, Saleema had to accept the realization that entrepreneurship is, first and foremost, a personal growth journey. She had to dig deep into herself to uncover what it means to truly invest in your well-being, come out of crisis mode, and build a business strategy that was aligned with her values. Listen to our conversation to learn more about burnout recovery and the valuable lessons Saleema discovered along the way.
Topics:
- Saleema’s entrepreneurship story, how building a 7-figure business led her down the path of burnout, and what she did to start making more aligned decisions
- The importance of knowing what you can and can’t tolerate to proactively avoid physical and mental burnout
- Recognizing empathic tendencies that often contribute to burnout, such as people-pleasing and not being able to say no
- Managing your generosity as an entrepreneur as you scale your business
- How to leverage your gifts, make aligned decisions, and serve people without running yourself dry in the process
Episode Resources:
- Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei
- Innovation Starts with I: Increase Your Influence. Ignite Your Impact by Saleema Vellani
Connect with Saleema:
- Ripple Impact
- Saleema's Website
- Instagram: @saleemavellani
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Being an empath helped Jane Lawicki thrive in her career, and in this episode of The Prosperous Empath® we’re digging deep into the strategies and mindset shifts that she’s learned over the last 30+ years in global communications. Jane is a communications strategist, PR consultant, and journalist who’s worked with organizations like the United Nations, The World Health Organization, World Bank, and more. She’s someone who could be described as a “natural diplomat,” but getting there required her to cultivate a new level of awareness about herself as an empath. From getting attuned to your nervous system to learning how to say no graciously, tune in to learn more about the art of everyday diplomacy as an empath.
Topics:
- Becoming aware of your limits as an empath and letting other people bring value to the table, too
- Digging yourself out of chronically overcommitting and learning how to create healthier boundaries
- Connecting with your greater intentions and staying true to your purpose even when conversations get tough
- How to mindfully cultivate relationships with others without spreading yourself too thin
Episode Resources:
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
Connect with Jane:
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
On this episode of The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I’m sitting down with Adam Quiney, an Executive Leadership Coach for leaders and high performers. Adam left a successful career in law because he didn’t want to shut his empathy down, and in our conversation we’re exploring an interesting topic that I haven’t touched on the podcast before: the “other side” of empathy. Adam and I talk about the ways in which our empathy can get twisted by fear and discomfort as well as the survival strategies we can create for ourselves as empaths and HSPs. Tune in to deepen your understanding of your empathic nature and build up your emotional vocabulary.
Topics:
- How Adam went from a career in law to becoming an Executive Coach for leaders and the role empathy played in his story
- What we can learn from the “other side” of empathy & the liability of having a wide open heart
- Understanding behavior patterns and survival mechanisms we develop as empaths (and what to do about them)
Episode Resources:
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
- Movie: Shirley Valentine
- Grok Decks
Connect with Adam:
- Website
- Instagram: @adamquiney_
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
As we are getting close to 100 episodes of the show, I'm feeling so reflective of the synergies and similar stories that I've heard time and time again during our guest episodes on the show. There's a couple of topics that are super important that I want to take the time to speak to because they feel like breakthroughs that empaths need to overcome in order to prosper. Specifically, I’m thinking of burnout, boundaries, and energy management. Today I want to focus on burnout because it is so worth talking about. Something I have so appreciated in hearing the stories and the journeys of some of our guests over the past two years is that their experience with burnout provided such an invaluable doorway to their success. I’ve found that oftentimes, the burnout experience can create a no looking back, opportunity to break through, to turn a corner, to start a new chapter, and ultimately to pave the way for success. I think that's why I've created such a beautiful, surrendered experience for myself with reaching burnout, but also being with clients when they're in their moments of burnout or breakdown. So listen to this episode to hear how you can focus your efforts to avoid giver burnout and cultivate more energy all the while prioritizing your own ambition and intentions.
Topics:
- Catherine’s first experience with burnout while she was a student, volunteering in the Peace Corps and and working and how she’s taken lessons learned from this into her coaching practice
- The two types of giver burnout – physical/well-being and relationship – and being mindful of the energy and relationships you may be attracting
- The importance of receiving positive feedback and seeing the impact of your efforts so that you don’t feel taken advantage of and exhausted as a giver
- The difference between "other-ish" and "selfless" givers and where to focus your efforts to avoid burnout while managing your ambition
Episode Resources:
- Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success by Adam Grant
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’ve been reflecting on my journey of growing my business as an empath and came across an interesting question: What sets apart empathpreneurs who prosper from those who fail? The hard truth is that empaths are not always successful. They have a tendency to give too much, sustain their business with self-sacrifice, and burn out. But what I noticed is that empathpreneurs who succeed always have a breakthrough in their capacity to receive. They’re the ones being vulnerable and asking for help when they need it instead of trying to do everything by themselves. So, how do you become better at receiving both in your personal relationships and at work? I’m sharing my best strategies on this episode of The Prosperous Empath®.
Topics:
- The idea that empaths have to use different strategies and approaches to grow their business than non-empaths and how to use your empathic tendencies to your advantage
- The one seemingly-simple reason why some empaths fail and others prosper (backed by research)
- Catherine’s best strategies to ask for help more directly, simply, and openheartedly
- Cultivating self-honor, getting clear on what you need, and becoming a prosperous giver
Episode Resources:
- Give and Take by Adam Grant
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
In this solo episode, I’m continuing the series on the foundational conversations I’ve had with all of my clients - as well as myself - as an empathpreneur. Many people talk about self-care and taking time to rest, but the truth is that it’s not easy to slow down. When things are going well in life and business, you may want to lean into that and pack your agenda with even more exciting things to do. In turn, when you find yourself in a bit of a slump, slowing down is challenging because you feel undeserving of resting. I’ve been there, and I’m focusing this episode on the importance of cultivating space in your schedule. I hope that after you finish listening, you’ll feel inspired to build a spacious life because it’s a gift that keeps on giving.
Topics:
- Catherine’s personal experience with workaholism, constantly getting sick, and making the commitment to honor herself & her spacious schedule
- Recognizing negative patterns such as time scarcity and false urgency to overcome chronic overwhelm
- The idea that you need to slow down in order to speed up
- Getting to the root cause of why you need to always stay busy
- How to cultivate spaciousness in both your mind and schedule
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
As you’re listening to this episode, I’ll be on maternity leave learning to take care of our new baby which is just wild to think about. But, as I prepare for my leave, I have been thinking about what I want to share with you during that time. What am I wanting to bring more voice and power to? What has been really speaking to me is that I want to share more about some of the mindset work that I do with clients because I want you to have a little more access to some of the power and transformation that coaching can open up regardless of wherever you are on your own journey. So these next couple of solo episodes will dive into a different facet of this work that I love. Starting with this idea of “being” and “doing”. As an ambitious empath, I've come to deeply appreciate the importance of balancing being and doing in my entrepreneurial journey. I've learned that overemphasizing doing can lead to disconnection from our intuitive wisdom and emotional intelligence. By grounding in our essential being, we can tap into our creative potential, make more intentional choices, and experience more joy and fulfillment in our lives. Throughout this episode, I’m sharing six practices you can implement today to strengthen the muscle of balancing being and doing in entrepreneurship. I hope they’re helpful for you!
Topics:
- Why the words “being” and “doing” have come to represent the essence of Catherine’s work as a coach and is at the core of her own journey of healing, growth, and transformation
- How hyperfocusing on on doing can more viscerally impact empaths and HSPs in a negative way because we aren’t leveraging our gifts
- Overcoming our unwillingness to sit with the fear we feel when we try something new and instead slowing down and meeting our own emotions for more calm and clarity
- Six practices you can implement today to strengthen the muscle of balancing being and doing in entrepreneurship
Episode Resources:
- Leader As Healer: New Paradigm For 21st Century Leadership by Nicholas Janni
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
On this solo episode of The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I’m diving into a topic that’s been a huge part of my personal development journey over the past decade: navigating overwhelm. As an ambitious empath, you’re likely a high achiever - someone who likes to do things well (or even perfectly) and holds themselves to a high standard. As a result, you may often get overwhelmed and need to find ways to manage or regulate your nervous system. I’m sharing my personal story about how I transformed my relationship with overwhelm as well as five powerful practices you can use to start feeling your feelings without being owned by them.
Topics:
- Catherine’s personal experience with overwhelm and how one conversation changed the trajectory of her entire life
- Five powerful practices that helped Catherine and her clients redefine their relationship with overwhelm and stop being disempowered by it
- The power of venting and how to use humor to manage overwhelm as an empath
- Leveraging overwhelm as a signal and creating a distinct experience for yourself
- How to ask for support when you’re overwhelmed
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m so excited to have a conversation with Shana James, a relationship coach and author with 20+ years of experience facilitating workshops on communication, mindfulness, psychology, and sensuality. Shana uses her gifts of empathy and compassion to support men and help them connect to themselves and their potential. In our society, men have a lot of power, but they also suffer alone and often struggle with emotional intimacy. As a result, they become more likely to harm themselves (suicide rates for men are three to four times higher than for women) and others. In our conversation, Shana and I dive deep into the nuances that are often lost in translation in heterosexual relationships to answer important questions: What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be human together? If you have a male figure in your life, listen to this conversation to learn more about using empathy for more understanding, connection, and meaning.
Topics:
- Shana’s experiences and motivations as the rare female coach who works primarily with men
- How to start seeing and understanding men behind the masks and facades of traditional masculinity
- Living beyond gender stereotypes and recognizing that many men want more emotional intimacy and connection in their relationships
- Moving beyond shame, blame, and fear and creating emotional safety in your relationships and communities
- How to connect beyond past resentments and start applying the nuggets of wisdom from our conversation to your real life
Episode Resources:
- Honest Sex: A Passionate Path to Deepen Connection and Keep Relationships Alive by Shana James
- Redefining Masculinity: A Conversation on Men's Work and Vulnerability with Bob Conlin & Alex Terranova
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
This is the second episode of a two part series where I’m sharing the top 13 self-leadership books that have changed my life and the trajectory of my business. If you haven’t already, go back and listen to last week’s episode! It’s linked below. Now, I talk about this a lot, but as coaches who are truly committed to our own craft, we can only go and grow with clients to the degree that we are willing to evolve with ourselves first. I understand that if I haven't had an insight or a breakthrough in my own personal journey in a specific area, then I will never see or be able to reflect that same gap in a client. In this episode, I’m sharing some of the top books that have helped me unlock new insights, deeper learnings and levels of self awareness and spiritual development in the realm of relationships, overcoming resistance, and money mindset. Again, if you pick up one of these books, I'd love to hear from you! I truly believe that these books have the possibility to change your life, and I hope you enjoy them.
Topics:
- The reminder that it doesn't require anyone else in our lives to be different in order for us to create a different experience of life
- Why shifting your relationship to habits is the number one key that will support you in creating consistency and other lessons from Atomic Habits
- Learning to recognize the synchronicities and similarities of your desires and how they are aligned to connect the why with the want using insights from Worthy
- Knowing that we continually upper limit when we’re committed to our own growth and how to overcome them using resources from The Big Leap
- Why The Four Agreements is one of Catherine’s favorite, most highly recommended books and the importance of not taking everything and everyone so darn personally
- How Drop the Ball teaches us to (re)design the partnership/marriage that we want, that works for both parties
- The necessity of tuning into your body's knowing and internal wisdom to increase trust in yourself for easier decision making from The Body Keeps the Score
- How Living Nonviolent Communication shows us that we have to first connect with ourselves and our own tragically unmet needs to create authentic intimacy in our relationships
Episode Resources:
- Listen: 13 Self-Leadership Books that Changed My Life (Part 1)
- Listen: Dreaming and Manifesting for Sensitive Empaths Living in a Loud World
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth by Nancy Levin
- The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks
- The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
- Drop the Ball: Achieving More by Doing Less by Tiffany Dufu
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
- Living Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Welcome back to the Prosperous Empath®, during today’s episode, I'm excited to share with you some of the books that have completely unlocked new perspectives, levels of growth, transformed experiences in my relationships, with my finances, and have ultimately made the biggest difference for me in business and life over the past decade. Each of the books are either related to relationships, money mindset, or overcoming resistance. I’ll be sharing the top 13 books, but breaking them into a two-part series so make sure you’re subscribed to the show to be reminded of next week’s episode. Now, something I really appreciate about personal development books, leadership books, and self-help books is that some people can be empowered by them, and others not so much... If you are someone who uses personal development books to justify why you are where you are, consider not listening to this episode because I don't want to provide more fuel to that fire. But if you're willing to check your own assumptions and start questioning some of the bounds of what's possible for you and the people in your life, then listen on. After listening, let me know which book you are adding to your TBR!
Topics:
- How we can intellectualize ourselves out of changing our lives and the role that books can play in this
- The way our capacity to receive is indicative of the internal work we have to do to transform our external reality
- Using Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay to help you decide if your current romantic relationship is for you or not and cultivate more personal growth
- Reading Calling in the One when you’re ready to do the work and welcome in a new romantic partner into your life, including Cat’s favorite feng shui exercises
- Disentangling the way you self sabotage and the ways in which we all self sabotage and hold ourselves back from making our dreams a reality using The War of Art
- Why Cat believes you need to have the basics in place with your business finances in order to really leverage and scale your money mindset and how Profit First can help you do this
- Transforming your relationship with money and believing the good that it can do in the world in order to accrue more of it using Secrets of the Millionaire Mind
- Uncovering the common characteristics of millionaires in The Millionaire Next Door and how you can apply them to your own life to call in more wealth
Episode Resources:
- Too Good to Leave, Too Bad to Stay: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Decide Whether to Stay In or Get Out of Your Relationship by Mira Kirshenbaum
- Calling in the One: 7 Weeks to Attract the Love of Your Life by Katherine Woodward Thomas
- The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
- Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine by Mike Michalowicz
- Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of Wealth by T. Harv Ecker
- The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy by Thomas Stanley and William Danko
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
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This week on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I’m having a conversation with Julie Bjelland, a Highly Sensitive, Autistic, LGBTQ+ Licensed Psychotherapist, author, and founder of the Sensitive Empowerment Community. Julie specializes in high sensitivity and adult-diagnosed autism in women, helping them reach their fullest potential and excel in their unique talents. She shares her own story of understanding autism, unmasking her authentic self, and how it allowed her to replace the feelings of being flawed with deep self-compassion. Our conversation doesn’t only apply to autism. We talk about the freedom that comes with embracing your quirky and unique self so you can thrive - whether you’re empathetic, highly sensitive, or autistic. This episode is for anyone who wants to learn how to take better care of themselves and accept themselves as they naturally are instead of trying to fit the mold.
Topics:
- Julie’s story of self-discovery as an adult-diagnosed autistic woman and how embracing her diagnosis changed her life and the trajectory of her business
- The importance of self-compassion and how to love & embrace your authentic self
- The joy of unmasking yourself, following your light, and recognizing your natural patterns
- Learning to follow your energy and prioritize your intuition instead of a to-do list as a neurodivergent entrepreneur
- Building a business out of the box and making it work for you & your values
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, August 5th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Author Katherine May
- Free Autism Quiz
- Guide for Understanding Autism in Women
- The Adventures of Niko the Highly Sensitive Dog
- Free Self-Compassion Video
Connect with Julie:
- Website
- Instagram: @hsp.psychotherapist
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Regina Carey joins me on The Prosperous Empath® this week for a truly heart-centered conversation about neurodivergence and how it is often interconnected with being an empath and/or HSP. Regina is a special ed teacher turned Executive Coach who has spent the last three decades educating, empowering, and advocating for those who feel stuck, yet long to take that next great leap. Recently, she returned from an adventurous trip to Machu Picchu and shares her experience of how saying yes to physical challenges has helped her balance intense emotions as an empath. But something I deeply appreciate about this conversation are Regina’s insights on neurodivergence, especially ADHD, and the importance of managing energy and advocating for oneself. Regina reflects on her upbringing and the influence of the women in her life, emphasizing the need to break patterns of burnout and dis-ease to live authentically. This episode is for anyone who is neurodivergent (or loves someone who is) and is seeking energetic balance in their life. Tune in for actionable steps on thriving more as an ambitious empath.
Topics:
- How recognizing energy is everything is the thing that has made the biggest difference for Regina in thriving as a Prosperous Empath®
- What “micro-recoveries” are, why they are better than self-care and how they can help you stay in positive, balanced energy
- The connection between neurodivergence, empathy, high sensitivity, and entrepreneurship and how you as a coach, friend, or partner can support
- Understanding common comorbidities of neurodivergence and how you, as a coach or service-provider, can support your clients in being understood
- Learning how to advocate for yourself and use your voice to ask for what you need, avoid overwhelm and foster more processing time
- Why, as empaths, we must learn to care less about what others think of us in order to find and pursue our own purpose in life
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, August 5th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Listen: Philippa Robinson on Balancing High Sensation Seeking and Being an HSP
- Driven to Distraction by Edward M. Hallowell M.D. and John J. Ratey M.D.
- A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD by Sari Solden
Connect with Regina:
- Website
- Instagram: @coachmecarey
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
On this solo episode of the Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I want to share with you the messy middle of this season of life & business. I’ve been in the world of personal development for the past decade, and I often see high-level coaches and leaders zoom in on the big transformations and results they’ve achieved without revealing the breakdowns, breakthroughs, and learnings they experienced and overcame along the way. As I’m recording this episode, I’m 27 weeks pregnant and recovering from COVID-19, which has been an interesting experience in surrender and allowing myself to receive more meaningful support from the people around me. I’m also reevaluating how I market my business, getting clear on how & where I want to show up for my community, and navigating moving into a new home as a minimalist. Tune in if you’ve been yearning for more humanity & meaningful conversations lately!
Topics:
- Behind the scenes of the changes & personal evolutions I’ve experienced over the last few months
- Recovering from COVID-19 while 27 weeks pregnant and how it allowed me to open myself up to even more support and community
- Figuring out what I want my maternity leave to look like & letting go of the non-essentials in business
- The experience of purchasing a new home: how we did it on our own timeline and found the right place for our growing family
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, August 5th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Surrender Experiment: My Journey into Life’s Perfection by Michael A. Singer
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Growing up in a Bed & Breakfast, I’ve always had an appreciation for a neat and organized space. It’s one of the reasons why I’m so excited about my conversation with Rebecca Jo-Rushdy, a KonMari® consultant who guides sensitive souls on transformational journeys by decluttering their homes, hearts, and minds into sanctuaries that spark joy and flow. As a fellow empath, Rebecca understands that the practice of decluttering your home is not about just freeing up the physical space. It’s also an emotional experience woven with our cherished memories, relationships with our loved ones, and our own evolutions as human beings. From cultivating awareness to setting goals that don’t upset your nervous system, you will walk away from this episode with newfound clarity and wisdom on creating a mindful environment that sets you up for success.
Topics
- Decluttering 101 and how creating a mindful home environment can help you become the best version of yourself as an empath
- Conscious consumption: how to stop feeding into the scarcity mindset and start spending in a way that truly brings you joy
- Navigating different phases of life, such as welcoming a new baby or moving, without overspending on things you don’t actually need
- The art of intentionality and how to sort through sentimental possessions, especially as a highly sensitive person
- How to start decluttering your space without overwhelming your nervous system
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
- The KonMari Method
- The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy by Thomas J. Stanley
- The Go-Giver by Bob Burg
- The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
Connect with Rebecca:
- Website
- Instagram: @ sparkjoyandflow
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m beyond honored to have Bob Conlin and Alex Terranova, co-founders of The Alchemy of Men, on the show today. In their work, they’ve created a community and path to support men in discovering their authentic selves, evolving from boys to men, becoming more self-expressed, and building lives they can be proud of. Alex, Bob, and I used to be leaders together in Accomplishment Coaching, where we all individually trained as coaches together, served in different roles, and partnered in many different ways. We have a lot of experience knowing one another in multiple capacities, and I hope this is evident throughout the episode. I ask them a lot of deep questions about their work as it’s so important and needed in today’s world. In their work, Alex and Bob are cracking the door open for men to show them what is possible if they can tear down their walls. They know that getting men to show up to their retreats is the hardest part – because they have found that once they are there, it’s easy for the facades to fade and allow a new version of masculinity to appear. I can’t wait for you to tune in and find your own favorite takeaways.
Topics:
- Believing that we get to choose who we are and how we see the world, and for men, trusting that the definition of traditional masculinity can be changed and improved upon
- The transformation that Alex and Bob themselves have gone through, how it’s impacted their own friendship, and the lessons they now take into their work with their clients
- How Alex and Bob support their clients in facilitating breakthroughs in their lives, knocking down walls, and opening their hearts during their retreats, especially as it’s brand new territory for most
- The power of letting go of your ego and surrendering to what you don’t know, and why it’s probably easier than you believe it is
- Letting go of everything you may think about what it means to be a man to create the space for reinvention and undoing to flow through
- How we can create safe space in supporting our partners to ask for help, create an equal relationship, and rewrite the norms of power dynamics
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
- The Imago Theory
- Thomas Huebl
Connect with Alex & Bob:
- Website
- Instagram: @thealchemyofmen
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you’ve historically found it challenging to express yourself powerfully as an empath, this episode of The Prosperous Empath® is for you. Dr. Susan Laverick is a sought-after communications consultant with a background spanning Citigroup and the BBC in London to the international sector of Geneva. She trains peacebuilders, NGOs and future leaders to become effective communicators and speak with gravitas. Do you feel that you have a lot to say but find it difficult to figure out how to actually articulate your thoughts (or believe that your message is worth sharing)? By the end of this episode, you’ll feel motivated to embody who you are and communicate your essence with conviction so you can have a deeper impact on your community and become a better leader.
Topics:
- Susan’s story of reinventing herself after unexpectedly losing a career - harnessing her love of language, leading to a doctorate in English, and eventually establishing a Geneva-based communications consultancy for the peacebuilding and NGO sectors.
- The importance of self-actualization and claiming your value, instead of modestly ignoring it, through giving to others most in need of the professional support you alone can provide.
- Understanding your ethos, "the real you", becoming proud of this, and conveying this confidence and authenticity to an audience
- How body language enhances audience connection and reflects a speaker's individuality.
- The importance of becoming audience-centric, rather than speaker-centric, to spark audience engagement, and how to keep it alive it with strong, and compelling messages
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Connect with Dr. Laverick:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you had a month off of work, what would you do? Maybe you’d take the opportunity to work on your side business to increase your income to possibly leave your 9-5. Maybe you’d focus solely on healing your nervous system from endless burnout. The opportunities are endless – enter mini-retirements. Over the past 20 years, Jillian Johnsrud and her husband have taken a dozen mini-retirements while also paying off their debt, buying a home with cash, adopting four kids (and having two biological kids), buying rentals, traveling to 27 countries, and living abroad. In our conversation today on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, she shares what exactly a mini-retirement is, how they can serve as a catalyst for major change, and how she helps her clients prepare for them. When you listen all the way through, you’ll feel like your biggest desires and dreams are that much more accessible (with action steps to make them happen).
Topics:
- How Jillian defines a “mini-retirement” and how this can look whether you work in a 9-5 job, or if you’re a business owner
- The different ways a mini-retirement can give you a runway to imagine new possibilities, heal from burnout, and buy back time
- How Jillian supports her clients in preparing for a mini-retirement, especially around the feeling of time and energy scarcity
- Being comfortable with sitting in the space or void to reconnect with what you want to design on purpose
- The four steps of considering a mini-retirement: set an intention, negotiate employment, create a budget, navigate burnout
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, July 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Dopamine Nation by Dr. Anna Lembke
- The Hoffman Process
Connect with Jillian:
- Website
- Instagram: @jillianjohnsrud
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m so excited about this episode of the Prosperous Empath® Podcast because I’m sitting down with Rebecca Arnold, certified coach, colleague and longstanding member of the UNBOUNDED Mastermind, to talk about her debut book, The Rooted Renegade. Years in the making, this book helps ambitious professionals reach holistic success and overcome imposed pressure and external expectations that many empaths struggle with, such as perfectionism, people-pleasing, overwork, and difficulty with boundaries. If you feel that your nervous system is tapped out (or getting close to it), listen to this episode to start healing and embodying a more nurturing relationship with yourself.
Topics:
- Rebecca’s experience with deep burnout after leaving what she had thought was her dream job and how she healed her nervous system after falling apart emotionally and physically
- The importance of grounding your body, lighting your soul, and building healthy relationships with other people
- How Rebecca stopped holding anger and disappointment in her body and processed her difficult relationship with her father
- Learning to trust your body and becoming attuned to its needs instead of always pushing through
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Rooted Renegade by Rebecca Arnold
- The Rooted Renegade Free Book Giveaway!
Connect with Rebecca:
- Website
- Instagram: @rootcoach
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
If you often struggle with trusting yourself and taking risks in entrepreneurship, you’re going to take away a lot from this week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath®. I’m sitting down with Lindsey Epperly, CEO of Jetset World Travel which she has scaled from a one-person operation into a team of over 90 dedicated members in the unlikeliest of times - the COVID-19 pandemic. When the world shut down in March 2020, Lindsey was 5 months pregnant with her first child and her husband had recently quit his job in finance to integrate into her business. As travel restrictions were being put into place, Lindsey had to choose between betting on herself or succumbing to fear and uncertainty. Tune in for an insightful and motivational conversation on turning obstacles into opportunities, overcoming imposter syndrome, and being a light in a dark time.
Topics:
- Lindsey’s story of scaling her travel agency while navigating her industry’s greatest crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic
- How to improve your relationship with fear as an entrepreneur and become a resilient risk-taker
- Battling with your inner critic and overcoming imposter syndrome so you stop being your own bottleneck
- Giving up on the illusion of control, hiring a team, and realizing that your way is not the only and best way
- How Lindsey navigates working with her husband as her business partner and figuring out the boundaries of personal and professional life
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Setback Cycle: How Defining Moments Can Move Us Forward by Amy Shoenthal
Connect with Lindsey:
- Website
- Who Made You the Boss?
- Instagram: @lindseyepperly
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I’m honored to have someone who I care deeply about on the podcast today, Matt Maxwell. He is dedicated to freedom, joy, connection, and stewardship of the earth. Beyond that, Matt is also the author of How to Hold a Cockroach and leads Hearthstone Coaching, where he helps individuals, teams, and organizations clarify and create what matters most to them. At the time of recording, Matt joined me from his car as he’s traveling across the country to move back home to have more support from his family as he navigates the effects of long COVID. Throughout our conversation, we touch on holding grief, giving ourselves the permission to receive, and how Matt is gracefully and intentionally coming to terms with his new reality. If you’ve listened to my past solo episode on receiving and the recent episode with Jenn Andreou on embracing grief, Matt’s episode will feel like a big picture moment on how the two are interconnected and aligned. If you’re in a period of transition, especially if it’s one that’s hard to grapple with, I hope you find some relief in this episode.
Topics:
- Matt’s experience with long COVID, what it looks like for him and others, and how this has been the catalyst for a major pivot in his life and business
- The idea of breaking free from “stupid” to allow ourselves to freely and confidently try new things
- How Matt has learned to hold grace for himself and surrender who he was before COVID to come to terms with his life now
- Learning to receive more in life while honoring the way we can be of service, companionship, and partnership to other people
- How Matt has learned to redefine success and find a new way of working with his new cognitive threshold
- More on Matt’s book, How to Hold a Cockroach, and the lessons on fear and the stories we tell ourselves
- Matt’s guidance for helping others through chronic illness or holding their own cockroach
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Listen: Expanding Your Capacity to Receive in Business, Life, and Love
- Listen: Embracing Grief: Healing in a Culture that Avoids Sorrow with Jenn Andreou
Connect with Matt:
- Hearthstone Website
- How to Hold a Cockroach
- Instagram: @mattymaxwell
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Trigger warning:
This episode may contain triggering content for some listeners affected by child loss; please review the show notes to know if this episode is proper for you now.
As an empath, it can often feel like we’re living in a world that’s grieving hardship and heartbreak. This is why I’m grateful to sit down with Jenn Andreou, an Executive Coach and Grief Recovery Method Specialist. In her work, Jenn helps grievers who feel stuck in the pain of their losses to move through grief and take action to regain their wellbeing. Throughout the episode, we talk about living with grief and allowing yourself to feel pain, sadness, and sorrow instead of fixing or bypassing them. After living through two tragic losses, it took Jenn seventeen years to truly begin to heal and find her way back to joy. Why? Because while grief is emotional, we as a society often intellectualize it and don’t allow ourselves to truly embrace and process our feelings. Jenn joins me for a heartfelt discussion on taking action (not the kind you may think), becoming more honest with yourself, and embracing the idea that it’s okay for things to not always be good so you can heal and move forward.
Topics:
- How to use the Grief Recovery Method to embrace and process grief instead of waiting for time to heal your wounds
- Uncovering the fact that society discourages us from feeling bad and normalizing the idea that it’s okay to not always be okay
- How to make grief a more welcomed topic in your community and practice bringing curiosity instead of knowing, fixing or bypassing
- The simple ways in which you can become disconnected from yourself and how to connect more routinely with your inner world
- Insights on how to help your loved ones grieve and become a heart with ears
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Jenn:
- Website
- Instagram: @msjennaoconnor
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
In this episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m jumping back into the mini-series on mindset blocks and obstacles that empaths and HSPs often struggle with on their entrepreneurial and leadership journeys. By nature, empaths are often people-pleasers and permission seekers. We tend to ask other people for their blessing before we make big decisions and even tame our dreams when they make our loved ones uncomfortable. In this conversation, I’m sharing insights and practical strategies on how to cultivate self-trust and start enrolling others into your vision instead of asking for their permission so you can own the full expression of your desires and dream bigger.
Topics:
- Catherine’s journey with permission-seeking and how she cultivated breakthroughs and self-trust
- How to own your potential and start trusting yourself without having proof or guarantees that you’ll achieve your vision
- How to make choices for yourself based on where you desire to be and speak from that place of already knowing who you’re capable of becoming
- Enrolling others into your vision and how to start seeking participation instead of permission
Episode Resources:
- Join us on Monday, June 10th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empathpreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Read the blog: Are you seeking permission (or approval) to do your next big thing?
- Read the blog: How to enroll others behind your plans
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
I am putting a brief pause on the series on challenges that empaths and HSPs often face this week to bring you a special, emotional & deeply personal episode. I’ve just returned from a spending over the last two weeks in Europe celebrating a milestone birthday - I just turned 40! I’m also officially more than halfway through my pregnancy, and it feels like a beautiful moment to pause and honor all of the becoming that it has taken me to get to this point in life. So, I decided to write a love letter to the baby in my belly to honor the version of me I am today and what I hope for them. Somehow, it also ended up being a love letter to myself and all of YOU as I reflect on learning important life lessons, finding answers to some big questions, and learning to deeply love myself along the way. I hope you find something meaningful and of value for yourself in this vulnerable episode!
Topics:
- Catherine’s reflections on turning 40 and getting ready to welcome her baby this fall
- Learning to love yourself for being you vs. basing your value on your accomplishments and what you do for other people
- The importance of finding the answers to big questions such as “What do I want?” and “What do I love?”
- Essential mindset shifts Catherine has learned over her journey & what she wants to pass down to her child and you
Episode Resources:
- Join us on May 13th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation by Marshall Rosenberg
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
Visit this episode's full show notes page here
The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
In this episode of the Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I’m continuing the series on challenges that empaths and HSPs often struggle with and sharing practices, mindset shifts, and tips on how to overcome them. The topic of this episode - expanding your capacity to receive - has been one of the greatest transformations for me over the last decade and it’s something I routinely explore with clients. In life, there is an inherent polarity between givers and takers, and the majority of empaths and HSPs overidentify as givers. There are amazing benefits to being a talented giver (which is why many empaths thrive as service providers), but it can also be hard to allow yourself to receive and have your needs met, whether it’s in business partnerships or romantic relationships, to name just a few. In this episode, you’ll learn why empaths often struggle with giving too much of themselves, the consequences of this tendency, and how to nurture your ability to receive more and better.
Topics:
- Catherine’s personal experience with expanding her capacity to receive in business, life, and love & how growing up in a bed-and-breakfast disconnected her from her own needs
- Digging deeper into why empaths often struggle with people-pleasing, high-achieving, excessive caretaking, and authentically expressing their emotions
- Uncovering how you may be creating dynamics in your business, relationships, and life that set you up for giving too much and how to re-train the people in your life on what they can & can’t expect from you
- How to prevent burnout, misaligned relationships & partnerships, and stop giving from an empty love tank
- Nurturing more intimacy in life & business and learning how to lean in to nonviolent communication
Episode Resources:
- Join us on May 13th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation by Marshall Rosenberg
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here .
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here .
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Today I’m kicking off a series of episodes on the Prosperous Empath® Podcast where I will dig into some commonalities that empaths and HSPs experience in entrepreneurship and leadership. In my years of working with empaths from all walks of life, I’ve noticed that we often share similar struggles and obstacles that we need to overcome to thrive and prosper. In this solo episode, I’m talking about the power of manifestation and the process of reconnecting with your dreams, desires, and creativity. To tell the truth, I have a love/hate relationship with the word “manifestation” - even though I have manifested many things in my life and business. If there’s a logical part of you that resists the concept of manifestation, you’ll resonate with this episode! I’m sharing nuggets of wisdom on how to become intentional with your thoughts and beliefs as well as my favorite manifestation practices to try.
Topics:
- What manifestation is (and isn’t) and the idea that every result is the consequence of a previous thought and belief
- Identifying self-abandonment and the vulnerable practice of reconnecting with your dreams and creativity
- 8 manifestation practices that helped Catherine open her heart, trust her intuition, and start dreaming big again
- Reconnecting with your inner capacity for joy, finding your embodiment practice, and co-conspiring with the universe to create an aligned life
- The power of “acting as if” and embracing your skepticism to get out of your comfort zone and connect with the longings of your heart
Episode Resources:
- Join us on May 13th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
- The Success PrinciplesTM: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield
- E-Squared: Nine Do-It-Yourself Energy Experiments That Prove Your Thoughts Create Your Reality by Pam Grout
- Worthy: Boost Your Self-Worth to Grow Your Net Worth by Nancy Levin
- Blog: Where Are You Headed?
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
If you want your website to rank high on Google but have always been intimidated by the concept of SEO, this episode of the Prosperous Empath® is for you! I’m sitting down with Kelsey Flannery, a Google Certified Expert and CEO of KaeRae Marketing, and UNBOUNDED Mastermind member, to talk about the basics of search engine optimization and how to approach it in a way that aligns with your values as an empath. Kelsey quit her job at a big marketing agency to develop an innovative Google marketing framework that allows you to authentically share who you are while strategically using SEO to your advantage. We’re digging deep into how Google really works, breaking down common SEO terms that may have overwhelmed you in the past, and sharing easy steps you can take right after listening to this episode to improve your rankings and visibility. While Google may appear like the cool kid that’ll never talk to you, it actually wants to be your best friend. In this conversation, Kelsey and I will equip you with the understanding and tools you need to start making Google your best friend as an empath.
Topics:
- Humanizing SEO and the idea that while it can be intimidating, Google is an introvert’s best-kept secret in marketing and can be used in empathetic and values-aligned ways
- The difference between hunting-based vs. harvesting-based marketing and how SEO can help you educate,grow and attract your target audience
- Basic SEO terms (search engine optimization, Google Analytics, conversions, and keywords),what they actually mean and why they are a game changer in the online business world
- Easy steps you can take right now to start growing on Google and when to consider outsourcing to a marketing team
Episode Resources:
- Join us on May 13th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Google My Business
Connect with Kelsey:
- Website
- Instagram: @kaeraemarketing
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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I’m ecstatic to sit down for this insightful conversation with Isabelle Griffith, the Founder of The School Of Somatic Leadership For Women™, on this episode of the Prosperous Empath®. Isabelle is a Somatic and Embodied Feminine Leadership coach. Her life’s work is to help women break the internalized narratives that are keeping them feeling stressed, depleted, burnt out, and doubting their worth. After spending 20 years in the corporate world and having two beautiful children, she found herself severely burned out - although her seemingly perfect life “ticked” all the boxes. For Isabelle, experiencing burnout was a doorway to reconnecting with her feminine essence and discovering that a completely different way of life and leadership was possible. Many women live in their masculine energy by default, not tapping into the part of them that’s cyclical instead of linear. Through our conversation, Isabelle and I uncover how to find a renewed sense of inner authority, regulate your nervous system, and, most importantly, what it means to be an embodied feminine leader.
Topics:
- Isabelle’s story of following the blueprint for the perfect life yet feeling completely broken and self-critical and how burnout was her doorway to transformation and change
- Recognizing where you’re living in your masculine and embarking on a tender journey of reclamation of your feminine
- The idea that conventional leadership is portrayed in a very masculine way (a man in a suit) and what it means to become an embodied feminine leader
- Becoming attuned to your body’s wisdom, emotions, and fluctuations, and regulating your nervous system to improve and expand your quality of being
- Learning how to trust yourself and the natural unfolding of life instead of being too attached to your goals and certain outcomes
Episode Resources:
- Join us on April 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Maureen Murdock’s Heroine’s Journey
- Human Centric Systems with Amy Mitchell
- Dismantling Internalized Capitalism
- Living a Non-Linear Life while Following Your Intuition with Jill Ferguson
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded Mastermind community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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If you’ve been a part of my community for a while, you know that intuition is one of my favorite topics to discuss. This is why I’m so excited to sit down with Jill L. Ferguson, serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and international speaker, to talk about embracing your intuition and following a non-linear path in business and, perhaps even more importantly, life. Jill started her first business at the age of eighteen and has been in-and-out of self-employment ever since, authoring dozens of books and exploring different passions, from painting & photography to consulting & coaching. She learned early on that there’s no straight path to entrepreneurship, but along the way she has learned the importance of following your gut, saying yes to opportunities, and learning to trust yourself. Jill believes that all of us - especially Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) and empaths - were born with divine creativity within us. Yet, in a world that’s so focused on “staying on track,” cultivating a strong sense of self and giving yourself permission to explore is no easy feat. Jill and I have a vulnerable and insightful discussion today about unpacking people-pleasing, taking creative action, and living authentically. If you find it hard to give yourself permission to do things your own way, you’ll undoubtedly learn a lot and walk away inspired from this episode.
Topics:
- The idea that we’re put on a linear path as small children and that even though many linear notions are ingrained in our brains, entrepreneurship, life, religion, education, relationships - none of it has to be linear
- Recognizing when you’re making choices to fulfill other people’s expectations vs. your own and learning to trust yourself
- Giving up on the notion that you have to run your business a certain way to be successful and building processes that feel authentic to you
- Living as a human being, not a human doing, and embracing passion, openness, and creativity
- Learning to block out the noise around you, connect deeper with your intuition, and approach life playfully
Episode Resources:
- Join us on April 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Jill:
- Website
- Instagram: @ferguson4473
Connect with Catherine:
- Apply to join the free Unbounded Mastermind community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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In this episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m sitting down with financial advisor and UNBOUNDED Mastermind Alum, Cris Caruso to talk about a phenomenon that many people have experienced in recent years: lifestyle creep. Cris has been in the financial services industry since 2004 and a financial advisor since 2008. Beyond that, she has pursued additional education in understanding how our behaviors shape financial outcomes by earning the Behavioral Financial Advisor designation from Think2Perform. She also earned the Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor credential prior to 2015 as a way to support her LGBTQIA+bclients and continues to use this knowledge to work with unmarried couples and non-traditional families. You’ll appreciate her unique experience throughout today’s episode as she speaks on lifestyle creep, or lifestyle inflation, which is overspending on things that you don’t actually need as your income increases. When you’re early in your career, your spending habits focus on must-haves like housing and groceries. But as your income increases, it’s easy to lose track of what is a necessity and what are simply too many luxuries, and to just keep buying more. Cris and I discuss both values-based and practical strategies on how to identify the areas of your life you should spend generously on and where to be more mindful to reach your long-term goals. How do you live in alignment with your money, especially as an entrepreneur and an empath? You’ll get an answer to this question as you listen to our thought provoking conversation on purposeful spending, the importance of allowing yourself to have fun & fabulous experiences, and more.
Topics:
- Understanding lifestyle creep and how to identify and avoid meaningless overspending
- The importance of spending generously on things that truly satisfy you and how to identify what they are
- Recognizing how perfectionism, scarcity mindset, and societal expectations are contributing to your relationship with money
- Finding the right balance between lifestyle creep and mindfully increasing your spending as your income grows
- Navigating financial planning as an entrepreneur with a fluctuating income that often grows quicker than expected
- How to start investing in a way that is aligned with your values and vision
Episode Resources:
- The Millionaire Next Door
- The Next Millionaire Next Door
- We Should All Be Millionaires
- BottomLine
- Join us on April 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Cris:
- Website
- Instagram: @savoirefinancial
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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Disclaimer: This episode could be hard for some listeners to hear, especially if you’ve been struggling with conceiving. I’ll share that we are pregnant, and we have been blessed to have NOT had any miscarriages.
On this week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m continuing to authentically share the behind-the-scenes of my pregnancy journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Be sure to listen to last week’s episode if you haven’t already! In the beginning, the process was incredibly challenging for me because I went into it attached to a certain timeline in my mind - getting pregnant immediately - and it just didn’t happen that way for us. Instead, I had to stop trying to control the journey, trust the process, and discover ways of getting support that I hadn’t considered before. From seeing alternative healthcare providers and sharing my struggles more openly with family and friends to considering IVF and getting a medical procedure that finally helped us conceive naturally, I’m sharing all the details in today’s episode. If you’ve been struggling trying to conceive or know someone who is, I hope that my experience helps you feel less alone on your journey and more empowered to trust your instincts.
Topics:
- The idea that how you show up or get blocked in one area of your life (for example, business) can be applied to other areas of your life (in this case, conception)
- Letting go of unfulfilled pregnancy expectations and surrendering to the process and my intuition instead of holding onto a rigid timeline
- How openly sharing my struggles and getting support, encouragement, and blessings from others created an energetic shift for me
- Working with an acupuncturist + a chiropractor and getting a medical procedure (HCG) to increase our chances of conceiving naturally
- How my habits have (and have not) shifted during pregnancy, from morning routine to cold plunging
Episode Resources
- Dr. Debra Ramsay at Alignment Chiropractic Center
- Kate Zeigler at Tidewater Acupuncture
- Mount Auburn Center for Women in Cambridge
- Unbounded Mastermind
- Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks
- Reflections, Ahas and Lessons Learned on Hosting the First Unbounded Mastermind Retreat
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Disclaimer: This episode could be hard for some listeners to hear, especially if you’ve been struggling with conceiving. I’ll share that we are pregnant, and we have been blessed to have NOT had any miscarriages.
I’ve been looking forward to recording this episode of the Prosperous Empath® for months now. I’m so excited to share that I’m pregnant! Yet, my journey to conception has been long and full of challenges. In this episode, I’m going to get vulnerable about my experience because there is so much information I wish I had known before my husband Parth and I started trying to have a baby. I mistakenly thought we’d get pregnant immediately, but it took us almost a year to conceive. Over that year, I learned the importance of managing unfulfilled expectations, self-advocating for my wants and needs, breaking down in order to break through, and many other things that I simply wasn’t ready for at the beginning of my conception journey. When you want something so deeply, it’s really hard to surrender - yet that’s just what I had to do. Whether you’re thinking about pregnancy or already trying to conceive, I hope that this episode helps you feel more supported as you navigate your own journey.
Topics:
- Going into the conception process thinking that I’m going to get pregnant immediately and working through the heartbreak of unfulfilled expectations
- The importance of self-advocating for yourself, working with empathic medical professionals, and leaning on the practitioners you trust
- How the personal development work I’ve been doing over the last decade has helped me during my conception journey
Episode Resources
- Mount Auburn Center for Women in Cambridge
- Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open!
- Unbounded Mastermind
- Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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As I’m recording this solo episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m enjoying a week with no client calls & focusing entirely on working on my business instead of working in it. I block off my calendar like this every last week of the month and instantly feel more spacious and creative. This got me thinking about one of the most popular topics I discuss with clients: Becoming the architect of your ideal schedule. When you’re a 9-5 employee, being busy is celebrated as a sign that you’re a hard worker or an overachiever, while embracing leisure is frowned upon. When you transition into entrepreneurship and become the CEO of your own schedule, the “busy” mindset has to shift. Why? Because as an entrepreneur, so much of your success is who you’re being and how you’re showing up - instead of how booked your schedule is. In this episode, I’ll unpack the idea of transforming your relationship with time as you grow & evolve and how it’s one of the most challenging (and necessary) mindset shifts to make as an entrepreneur. You’ll walk away with practical strategies on how to lean into CEO thinking, change your perspective, and master your time.
Topics:
- How to shift your mindset from being a 9-5 employee to becoming the architect of your ideal schedule as an entrepreneur
- How to create energetic space in your calendar & mind to allow for big, intuitive, and courageous thinking to emerge
- Exploring the idea that your ideal schedule as an entrepreneur is going to evolve & look different depending on the season of business that you’re in
- Looking at time management as self-management and allowing yourself to invite more leisure, idleness, and pleasure into your life
- How to build a schedule that works for you & prioritizes your energy instead of the energy of other people
Episode Resources:
- Unbounded Mastermind
- The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey
- Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks
- Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open!
- Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
On this week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath®, we’ll explore how to effectively lead as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), mitigate challenges, and work with your strengths. I’m thrilled to sit down with Nina Khoo, a Sensitive Leadership Coach and a Master NLP Coach who helps HSPs understand and embrace their unique wiring so they can become confident and empathetic leaders. It’s common for Highly Sensitive People to believe that they’re not capable of effective leadership and struggle with overwhelm, perfectionism, and second-guessing. Nina and I uncover how our greatest strengths can sometimes be the traits we feel most self-conscious about and pose a central question: How does a Highly Sensitive Person protect their gifts as a leader? As an empath and an HSP, your brain is physiologically wired to take more information in and process it more deeply, which can be an incredibly powerful leadership skill. Yet, it can also lead to overwhelm and self-criticism. Through our conversation, you’ll learn how to approach leadership in a more sensitive, empathetic, and compassionate way so you can own your gifts and make a bigger difference in the world.
Topics:
- Why HSPs feel that they’re not capable of being effective leaders and how the traits you may feel self-conscious about can be your greatest gifts
- Overcoming overwhelm, perfectionism, and the tendency to subordinate your wisdom as an empathetic leader
- Cultivating awareness of how your brain is psychologically wired as a Highly Sensitive Person and learning how to use your unique wiring to your advantage
- Getting out of the procrastination and self-doubt cycle, learning how to own your HSP gifts instead of minimizing them, and coming back to your true why
- The future of business leadership and why the world needs more sensitive, compassionate, and empathetic leaders
Episode Resources:
- Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open!
- The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann
- Progress, Not Perfection: Mantra by Marie Forleo
- The NIA Technique
- Wild VoiceTM Writing with Kate Wolf
Connect with Nina:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.
Welcome to the newest episode of The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I am so delighted to be here with you. At the time of this recording it is a Monday morning and I’m coming off the most magical weekend where I celebrated the Lunar New Year with a group of girlfriends in Boston. We spent time with Louise Hay’s book, Colors & Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life, which in the past, has forecasted some very synchronistic and powerful moments in my life. I tell you this because the time spent this past weekend has allowed me to finally feel confident in choosing my word of the year for 2024, a word that has been calling me but I initially felt resistant to – simplicity. Throughout this episode I’m going to first rewind a bit to share how my word of the year for 2023, leisure, created a lot of amazing shifts in my life. Then, I’ll share the four areas where I’m inviting more simplicity in my life and business in 2024. Heads up that this episode also includes details on upcoming changes of how you can work with me. So if you’ve been thinking of joining our Emerge or Unbounded Masterminds, I invite you to listen all the way through then check out the links provided in the show notes. Enjoy!
Topics:
- A look back on 2023 and how Catherine incorporated her previous word of the year “leisure” and was able to call that experience into her life
- How so many of us struggle with giving ourselves permission to relax, and often forget the time freedom we sought for ourselves when creating our businesses
- The struggles that Catherine faced when choosing her word of the year for 2024 and why she initially resisted the word that was calling her
- The four big areas of Catherine’s business where she is seeing a call for simplicity
- The reminder that how you craft your schedule is completely up to you as the CEO of your business and your time
- Why Catherine is leaning into facilitating her two masterminds rather than her 1:1 practice
- The disconnect that Catherine is feeling with social media and why she’s decided to take a step back
Episode Resources:
- Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Colors & Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life
- Past Episode: My Word for 2023
- Past Episode: Choosing A Word of the Year with Rebecca Arnold and Rebecca Eller-Molitas
- Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind by messaging me on Instagram, doors are now open!
- Learn more about the Unbounded Mastermind, doors open in April!
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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I’m thrilled to have my colleague and co-coach in both our Unbounded and Emerge Masterminds, Laura Kline-Taylor, join me again today on The Prosperous Empath® to talk about the idea of selling vs. enrollment. If you’ve listened to the podcast before, you know that I’m a big fan of enrollment where, as a coach, I am committed to helping my clients cultivate self-belief to become who they want and fully trust themselves in the process (and this includes in trusting themselves to choose the best fit coaches and consultants for them vs. being sold on who and why they need to hire someone). This is often the opposite of some coaches and most consultants who are selling you on your own pain points – it’s more transactional than an ongoing co-creation. Laura and I share experiences where we’ve been sold a service and compare those to times that we’ve been enrolled in a service. If you’re a heart-centered coach who is an empath or HSP, this episode will give you a new way to share the transformation that you can provide and call in aligned clients without any of the ick. Remember, cultivating self-belief is an ongoing process, but it is 100% possible to not only charge competitive rates, but be confident in sharing your services and prices, too.
Topics:
- How Laura and Catherine define sales (transactional exchange) vs. enrollment (an ongoing co-creation)
- The art form of enrollment and how skilled coaches are consistently enrolling their clients in their own self-belief and self-leadership
- Defining a “coach-sultant” and how they’re often enrolled more in the problem than the future and how this blocks expansion
- Enrolling in your own possibility to create an aligned business strategy and achieving sustainable success
- How being enrolled in yourself will help you create what you want in an organic way and therefore create more of a transformation for their clients
- The different ways that you can actually grow your own self-belief to feel more in touch with your offerings
- Laura and Catherine’s favorite practices when it comes to enrolling others in their work
Episode Resources:
- Past episode with Laura: The Possibilities of Cycle Tracking for Your Business and Life
- Past episode with Laura: The Impact of Your Relationships on Business Success
- Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Laura:
- Website
- Instagram: @outloudlaura
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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This week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath® gets to the heart of how to access your creativity to overcome hardship and build an aligned life. I sit down with Carey Kirkella, an award-winning photographer for purpose-driven brands and the creator of The L.E.N.S. Method™, to have a conversation about mental health, regulating your nervous system, and sparking your creative expression. Carey shares her story of living with bipolar disorder and experiencing postpartum psychosis and how she channeled her lived experience into creative self-expression. What if we go through life experiences - and even hardships - to ultimately use them as means to create, tell stories, and heal? As Wayne Dyer once said, “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change”. I hope this conversation helps you shift your perspective, become more creative, and generate more abundance in your life. Enjoy!
Topics:
- Living with mental illness and how you can transform your hardship into creative expression to find a deeper purpose
- How to connect with your art and self-expression to tell your story as an empath and a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
- Shifting your perspective to experience life through a lens of deep gratitude, love, and creativity
- How to regulate your nervous system and look for creative responses instead of reacting to your circumstances
- How to start seeing your sensitivity as a superpower instead of a weakness
Episode Resources:
- Join us on February 12th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Way of Integrity: Finding the Path to Your True Self by Martha Beck
- How to Create Your Visual Gratitude Journal Using the L.E.N.S. Method (Smartphone Camera-Friendly)
- Wayne Dyer Quote: If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
- L.E.N.S. Method Foundation Workshop
- Virginia Woolf Quote: I am rooted but I flow
Connect with Carey:
- Website
- Instagram: @careykirkella
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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Choosing a word of the year is a tradition that so many of us practice at the start of each new year, but how often do we really think about the impact it could have beyond it being a name for our hopes? Today on the Prosperous Empath®, I sit down with two wonderful women and members of our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community, Rebecca Arnold, executive & leadership coach; and Rebecca Eller-Molitas, adult education consultant, to discuss the practice of choosing your word of the year. Throughout our conversation, we share how you can use your word of the year as a touchstone to make better decisions, generate clarity, and hold yourself accountable. You’ll take away bite-sized pieces of wisdom that will help you elevate your goal-setting and experience of life. Do you always wait until January to set new goals? Can you modify your word of the year throughout the year? Is it possible for words to carry feminine and masculine energies? These are just some of the questions that we untangle during the episode. Whether you’re already set on your word of the year or are still in the process of choosing one (like me), I know you’ll enjoy this conversation!
Topics:
- What having a word of the year means and how it can help you claim a new way of being in the next 12 months
- How to choose your word of the year and the process of landing on the right one for you
- How to attract more of what you want in 2024 for joy, confidence, and prosperity
- Reflections on our past words of the year and how they’ve impacted the course of our lives
- Navigating feminine and masculine energies that are rooted in words and language
Episode Resources:
- Join us on February 12th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- The Unbounded Mastermind
- The Pathless Path: Imagining a New Story for Work and Life by Paul Millerd
- Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business by Paul Jarvis
- Accomplishment Coaching
- Cassandra Speaks: When Women Are the Storytellers, the Human Story Changes by Elizabeth Lesser
- Colors & Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life by Louise Hay
Connect with Rebecca Arnold:
- Website
- Instagram: @rootcoach
Connect with Rebecca Eller-Molitas
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- YouTube
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Work with Catherine:
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I’m excited to have Liz Rohr back on the Prosperous Empath® today, where I’ll be sharing an episode that we originally recorded for their show, the Real World NP Podcast. If you listened to their past episode, you know that Liz is committed to embracing their zone of genius as an empath and avoiding burnout while staying committed to their values. Our past conversation was chock full of insights, and I am excited to expand on them and more today. We’re unpacking caretaking, boundaries, codependency and how to stop neglecting your own needs – something that is all too common for empaths. We get vulnerable as we both talk about recognizing how sometimes we take care of other people to feel good about ourselves and ways to shift this behavior pattern. You may take care of other people because you feel capable and ambitious, just because you can do something, doesn’t mean that you should do it. This is especially true as a coach, where you can only take care of others to the degree that you take care of yourself. If you’re practiced in stepping over your needs, it’s normal to feel like you don’t know what your needs and desires are, but we give you a practical framework to start developing your authentic voice and boundaries with yourself and others. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did!
Topics:
- What caretaking is, how it manifests itself in relationships, and why you can’t fill someone else’s cup before you fill your own
- Learning how to protect and hold sacred your gifts as an empath so you don’t end up using them against yourself
- Why you should recognize your caretaking and codependency traits and stop always jumping in to be a hero
- Normalizing that you may not know what your needs and desires are (yet!) after neglecting them for a long time
- How to start enforcing your needs and boundaries in your relationships with yourself and others and start feeling well-resourced and cherished
Episode Resources:
- To Weep for a Stranger: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving by Patricia Smith
- Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself by Melody Beattie
- Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Connect with Liz:
- Website
- Instagram: @lizrohr.co
- Instagram: @realworldnp
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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How do you fulfill your desire to seek new experiences without being overwhelmed as a highly sensitive person (HSP)? In this episode of The Prosperous Empath, I sit down with Philippa Robinson, a coach who helps HSPs embrace their sensitive strength and craft the life they’re here for. From reinventing your relationship with the beginning of the year to figuring out how to balance your dual need for the novel and the routine, we dive deep into a discussion on life and business as high sensation-seeking individuals and HSPs. Tune in for nuggets of wisdom on following your intuition, building new habits that work for you, and creating a more fulfilling life.
Topics:
- Understanding how family patterns influence your relationship with the holidays and the New Year
- Navigating the push and pull of both wanting to hibernate and going after big goals at the start of the year
- Exploring what high sensation-seeking is and how it can manifest itself in your life and business
- Incorporating high sensation-seeking into your life in a healthy way, creating supportive habits, and finding the balance between new experiences and your routine
- Structuring your daily practices and habits in a way that truly nurtures you and allows you to meet your excitement need
Episode resources:
- The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron
- High Sensation Seeking Test by Dr. Elaine Aron
- HSP Summit
- Join us on Monday, January 22 at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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In today's episode, I'm excited to share my recent experience as a speaker at the HSP Awakening Virtual Summit co-hosted by my friend and past guest of the podcast, Josh Speraneo. During my talk, I share what it means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) for me and how embracing my empathic nature has reshaped my understanding of strength and vulnerability. I dig into the topic of internalized capitalism, what it means, how it plays into our life and how we can start to break up with this systemic challenge that so many of us, especially highly sensitive intuitive empaths are living and operating inside of. This discussion is a heartfelt exploration of how HSPs like us can turn our sensitivity into our greatest asset. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the world's expectations or struggled to honor your inner sensitivity, this episode is a gentle reminder that you're not alone.
Topics:
- How rest can be a form of resistance in today's hustle culture, especially for HSPs
- Addressing the issue of workaholism and exploring strategies for HSPs to consciously choose a healthier, more balanced approach to work and life
- How discovering her introverted and empathic nature helped transform Catherine's life
- Why sensitive empaths often are underestimated in business, and what unique strengths they offer
- The importance of creating rituals and normalizing leisure for empathic entrepreneurs
- The significance of creating supportive and inspiring communities for HSPs and empaths, emphasizing the role of masterminds and group support
Episode resources:
- Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
- Belonging: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy by Catherine Wood
- Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
- Coming Home to Yourself as a Highly Sensitive Man with Josh Speraneo
- Internalized Capitalism and Four Conscious Ways to Combat it
- Join us on Monday, January 22 at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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In this final episode of our three part series on habits, I want to take you back to the beginning of my own journey with habits and becoming consistent in daily habits because it wasn't always like this for me. I have been practicing intentional habits for the past decade, but when I first started out in my coaching journey, I was wildly inconsistent with habits – they were something I longed for, it was a problem in my life that I wanted to change but I felt like I did not have the knowledge or the skill set or the willpower to follow through. I think often on our journey as ambitious empaths, we're often so focused on what we're producing, what we're creating, our goals, our drive, our ambition, that we forget how we can set ourselves up for success so that we can continue to grow and evolve and maintain healthy relationships and scalable success without being at the expense of ourselves, our own well being and our burnout. I cannot tell you how many empaths I have spoken with over the years who have all experienced burnout, who have all learned how to take better care of themselves at or on the brink of being burned out, or some essentially even just feeling a need to walk away from their relationships, their business, or their career because they haven't learned how to have it all they haven't learned how to show up and operate in a sustainable scalable way. Tune in today to hear some other options to this all too common problem!
Topics:
- Setting yourself up to win with your habits
- How building consistency with a routine or healthy habits in the morning is the catalyst for prioritizing your own needs and wellbeing
- Why Catherine believes that developing habits is one of the most invaluable skill sets that a Prosperous Empath can commit to
- The four characteristics or attributes that can really set you up for success when you're just beginning to develop a new habit
- What setting a S.M.A.R.T goal can look like for the Prosperous Empath and the other key components that Cat likes to consider
- An excerpt from Catherine’s book, Belonging, and how her morning routine has shifted over the years
Episode Resources:
- Eve Rodsky, “Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World”
- Buy my book, Belonging
- Join us on Monday, January 22 at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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Welcome to the second part of my series on building habits. In this episode, I want to talk about how my relationship with habits has changed over the last decade as well as share three daily habits that I’ve been practicing over the past year. As you already know, I’m incredibly passionate about creating new habits, but it used to be something that I had to exert a whole lot of mind power over to follow through. In this episode, I’m going to cover how I built more muscle memory around habits and share some tips. I’m also excited to get a little vulnerable and share the three habits that I’ve been practicing over the past year and discuss the changes I’ve noticed in myself and my relationships with others. This episode is quite personal and I talk about my relationship with my husband, my decision to practice sobriety, and how I truly feel about meditation (it’s not what you expect!). I can’t wait to share these insights with you.
Topics:
- How to transform your relationship with habits and become more consistent
- The benefits of becoming consistent with habits (personally and in business)
- How to find your bigger purpose for committing to a habit and use it to overcome circumstances
- The three personal habits that Catherine practiced over the past year
- How Catherine’s habits impacted her relationship with her husband and social circle
- How choosing the right habits can help you become more intentional about your time
Episode Resources:
- Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be by Jack Canfield
- Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield
- Unbounded Mastermind Retreat
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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As I’m recording this episode, the holiday season is in full swing and I’m planning my 2024 vision, goals, and still noodling on my word for the year. If I’m being honest, I have a mixed relationship with New Year's Resolutions and believe that you can start a new habit any day of the year. This is what this episode is all about - The Art of Creating Habits, whether it’s to gear up for the new year or at any other day of your life. This is the first of a three episode series that I’ll be doing on habits. I’m incredibly passionate about this topic and am going to share my tips over the next couple of episodes on how to build consistent habits, starting with using my most recent (crazy!) habit, going for daily dips in the ocean, as an example. We’re going to cover how to transform your habits into deeply satisfying expressions of your identity, how to become consistent with them, and why building healthy habits is especially important if you’re an empath. We’re also going to talk about staying present and choosing habits that actually matter. I believe that committing to a new habit can open the door to an entirely new way of life for you, and can’t wait to share what I’ve learned over the last decade of habit setting!
Topics:
- New Year’s Resolutions and why they may or may not work when trying to build a new habit
- Catherine’s most recent habit, going for daily swims in the ocean, and how it has impacted her life
- Mindset practices that help Catherine maintain habits for months, years or even indefinitely
- How to cultivate mindset strength to stay consistent with habits
- Why habit building is particularly important for empaths and how they allow you to take better care of yourself and others
- The idea that habits can be an expression of who you are and your identity
- How to choose habits that make you feel satisfied and fulfilled
Episode Resources:
- Gay Hendricks, “The Big Leap: Conquer Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level”
- James Clear, “Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones”
- 6-Month Course on Mastering Presence
- Eve Rodsky, “Find Your Unicorn Space: Reclaim Your Creative Life in a Too-Busy World”
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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Trigger warning: This episode may contain triggering content for some listeners; please review the show notes to know if this episode is proper for you now.
In our latest podcast episode, we're diving into empathy, personal growth, and the essence of trauma-informed leadership. I'm honored to have Heather Wagner join us, sharing her inspiring life story woven with her own insights into managing trauma. Together, we explore our experiences' unique impact on shaping our leadership styles and the pivotal role of empathy in fostering environments where everyone feels included and valued. But this episode goes beyond just grasping the concept of trauma – it's about reshaping how we approach leadership and coaching, infusing them with deeper compassion and more humanity. I invite you to join us in this exploration as we peel back the leadership and personal development layers. We're challenging the status quo, embracing a more empathetic and comprehensive approach. Embark on this journey with us and see how empathy can revolutionize how we connect, lead, and evolve.
Topics:
- Heather's journey of self-discovery, from changing careers to evolving as a parent and individual
- Understanding the impacts of trauma beyond PTSD
- The importance of being sensitive to different lived experiences and incorporating this understanding into leadership and coaching
- How empathy can enhance leadership, particularly in creating environments that are considerate of individuals' triggers
- The contrast between old and new models of transformation and coaching
- Boundaries, their evolution, and their importance in personal growth and relationship dynamics
- How capitalism, colonialism, and ableism influence individual behaviors in terms of rewarding specific trauma responses while punishing others
- How integrating empathy and trauma-informed approaches can lead to more holistic personal development and leadership styles
Connect with Heather:
- Website
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- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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At the time of recording this episode, I am just still landing from hosting our first ever Unbounded Mastermind retreat a couple of weekends ago. I wanted to record this episode to share what I'm still processing from the retreat, how it went, some of the lessons learned, and some of the highlights. In last week’s episode, we had Kerry Dobson on the show, and if you listened to that episode, you'll remember that I shared with her that I was feeling vulnerable going into hosting this first ever in person retreat for the mastermind. I had a lot of expectations and hopes for how it would go and sometimes my own anticipation and pressure I put on myself can get in my way, so we workshopped my own blocks on our podcast episode together. It was so incredibly helpful, reassuring and affirming that I was on the right track. So I actually wanted to record this episode and give you the download and behind the scenes of how the retreat ended up going as well as some of my own takeaways as facilitator and some of my own personal insights that were reflected back to me. I know many in my community have shared their own dreams of wanting to host a retreat of their own, so I hope you’ll find this conversation helpful as you consider what to include in your own.
Topics:
- Why it is a goal of Catherine’s to stop planning as much and start riffing more, especially in terms of the podcast
- Moving out of the Piscean Age and into the Aquarian Age and what this means
- The Five Sutras (words to live by) of the Aquarian Age
- The energetic flow of giving and receiving that can happen when you really step into being a Prosperous Empath and how Cat is leaning into being supported
- The five questions that Cat asked each of her participants during the mastermind to facilitate 1:group support
- Why it’s important to actually invite everyone's collective participation and requests
- Creating safe spaces and belonging to communities where vulnerability is welcomed
- The few changes that Catherine would have made fort the retreat in hindsight
Episode Resources:
- Rise Together: The Power of a Mastermind
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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Have you been thinking of adding a group program to your business offerings (or even investing in one)? This episode of The Prosperous Empath is for you! I’m honored to have Kerry Dobson, a coach who supports authors, coaches, and other thought leaders in crafting & leading their own group certification programs, on the show. After hosting over 100 professional groups in her career, Kerry has so much insight into what makes a group course successful for the leader and the participants via igniting passion and creating long lasting & impactful connections. Just by listening, you can hear the care and expertise she brings to this work. Your programs can be just as transformational as your 1:1 offerings, consider today’s episode as a resource to help you get started on creating your own!
Topics:
- The origin story of Kerry’s business after being stranded during the pandemic
- The dangers that can come from pedestaling your leaders and the way Kerry intentionally creates group coaching containers
- Knowing when it may be time to create a group program in your business and the biggest differences between group and 1:1 coaching
- How group programs can be especially beneficial for empaths as they lean into community and receiving
- Some best practices to instill and to avoid as you create your group program and invite people in
- The different ways you can open the doors for deeper transformations in your group container
- The importance of understanding the struggle points that your clients will have so you can strategically serve them
Episode Resources:
- LinkedIn for the Empathic Entrepreneur with Jen Corcoran
- Join us on Monday, December 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
Connect with Kerry:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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Join me as I sit down with the incredible duo Brandon Dewyea and Tim Sokol. We dive deep into what it truly means to be an empath in love. Throughout our conversation, we uncover the raw emotions, the challenges, and the sheer magic of sustaining passion and equilibrium in a relationship. Have you ever felt that rollercoaster of heightened emotions? Or have you yearned for that perfect balance of intimacy and understanding? This episode is just for you. We talk about "organized fun," the strength in vulnerability, and the transformative power of genuine communication. Whether you identify as an empath or just someone seeking a richer connection, I promise this conversation will touch your heart.
Topics:
- The journey of two empaths in love with Brandon and Tim’s insights on connection and understanding
- The importance of balancing masculine and feminine energies and intimacy in modern relationships
- How to escape the roommate syndrome with "organized fun" and deeper communication
- Harnessing the power of a positive mindset and how intention shapes relationships
- How to empower your relationships by embracing boundaries, authenticity, and self-care
Episode Resources:
- Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B. Rosenberg PhD
- The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
- Join us on Monday, December 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.
- Click here to view the Couples Check In Tool
Connect with Brandon:
- Website
- Instagram: @findyourmoxieandgusto
Connect with Tim:
- Website
- Instagram: @venuehaha
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
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I’ve been excited for you to hear this episode with Eryn Morgan as it spurred me into action and I hope it will do the same for you! Eryn Morgan is the CEO of Eagle + Mouse, a Kolbe Certified™ Business Consultant, and a growth and scaling strategist. She’s on a mission to support female creatives who want to build a profitable business that fulfills their real-life dreams, while offering the financial and time freedom they crave. Throughout our conversation, Eryn breaks down exactly what The Kolbe Index is , how she uses it to support her clients, and the different ways she’s leaning into different personality traits to grow her business and create a more aligned life overall. I hope you enjoy this episode and can’t wait to hear your favorite takeaways.
Topics:
- The top skills that Eryn took from her years in the nonprofit world into creative entrepreneurship and the power of the evidence of contrast
- Why Eryn defines herself as a creative entrepreneur and what this has meant for her journey as a business owner
- What the Kolbe Index is and why Eryn chose this as the primary tool in her work with her clients
- How personality assessments can help us see ourselves in new ways and guide us through business planning
- The ways that Eryn uses the Kolbe Index to help her clients get unstuck, create more wins, and garner more trust
- The shifts that Eryn is making in her business and life as she learns more about being an empath and highly sensitive
- Why it’s such a necessity for empaths to only work with clients who they are energetically aligned with
Episode Resources:
- The Kolbe Index
- The Highly Sensitive Person by Dr. Elaine Aron
- The Empaths Survival Guide by Judith Orloff
Connect with Eryn:
- Website
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
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I’m thrilled for this new episode of the Prosperous Empath© because we are celebrating this week! At the time of this recording, we celebrated the one year anniversary of launching the Prosperous Empath© podcast. I can hardly believe it and honestly it is still outside of my comfort zone hosting solo episodes and I still dislike talking to myself into a mic! So this past year has been a growth journey for me and it has been one that I am deeply honored to lean into because I really believe in the message of what we're here to talk about. I truly believe that we need more empath entrepreneurs who are thriving in business, so thank you so much for being here.
In this episode, I want to share some of my thoughts from this past year and how I have learned to be fully authentic. So much of our work in becoming Prosperous Empaths has to do with this idea of learning how we can become fully self expressed and authentically ourselves in business, in relationships and everywhere else. This week I want to share with you some of the lessons that have supported me in overcoming that roadblock, and also some of the guests we've had on the show that have really spoken to this concept. I hope you enjoy this episode!
Topics Discussed:
- A couple of exciting podcast stats and mile markers from the past year
- Why it can be incredibly challenging to be authentic as an empath or HSP
- The vulnerability that comes with being authentic and why this needs be normalized
- Different aspects of Catherine’s communication styles that she has had to reckon with as a podcast host and how authenticity helped her embrace them
- Why empaths are so valued and needed in leadership roles and why it’s necessary they thrive in business
- 6 of the lessons Catherine has learned over the past year that have supported her in connecting with her authentic truth and taking up more space
Episode Resources:
- Becoming by Michelle Obama
- A Conversation with Intuition Expert, Bonnie Casamassima
- Healing from Burnout as an Ambitious Empath
- Strategic Business Planning for Empaths with Kiva Slade
- Bringing Your Pipe Dream to Life with Philippa Girling
Connect with Catherine:
- Website
- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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This conversation with Barbera Schouten today left me with more questions than answers, and to me, that’s the sign of a good conversation. Barbera is an experienced transformational coach, speaker and author. She has helped thousands of highly sensitive people (HSP's), empaths, intuitives and spiritual entrepreneurs all over the world embrace and accept themselves fully and connect to their true, authentic self. In the episode, Barbera shares how she finally leaned into being a HSP after experiencing extreme burnout. You’ll also hear more about the different personality traits she’s leaned into that ultimately helped her thrive in business and beyond. I learned a lot from her and I hope you will, too!
Topics Discussed:
- Barbera’s story with experiencing burnout after ignoring her highly sensitive qualities and why she’s ultimately grateful for that period in her life
- The different personality qualities that Barbera has adopted throughout her journey of coming home to herself – ambivert, sigma female, thrill seeker, empath, manifesting generator
- Pushing back against the idea of needing to create a “thick skin” and what to aim for instead, especially as an empath
- Authenticity as the strongest vibrational energy and the strongest way of being that has the greatest pull, even above love
- The practices that Barbera would invite others to begin with when coming home to themselves
Episode Resources:
- Listen to Barbera’s episode of the HSP Summit
- Eckhart Tolle
- Human Design
- Gene Keys
- NovoPsych: Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE)
Connect with Barbera:
- Website
- Podcast
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- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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I’m delighted to have Chris Donohoe on the podcast today. Chris is someone who has supported me through the ups and downs of business, even though our coaching styles and expertise are completely different. Chris is an Executive Coach with 14 years of experience helping people and organizations navigate difficult times. He’s coached 100+ individuals and worked for 20+ Fortune 1000 companies and he is on a mission to help people find peace in the fast lane. In our conversation, we talk about how heart-centered leaders can thrive in the corporate environment, how to confidently charge your worth, and meaningful ways to network. Chris has taught me a lot about this and I can’t wait for you to jump in and hear what he has to say!
Topics Discussed:
- How Chris founded his business and what his business looks like as coach and a consultant
- The importance of knowing business life cycles and why Chris puts this at the center of all of his client work
- The approach that Chris takes to client enrollment and how he has found a lot of success in this area of business
- How to take a concept, an idea unknowing of what you are deserving, or capable or worthy of, and embodying it
- Focusing on the relationship with your boss and your accomplishments in order to sell yourself
- How the heart-centered leader in corporate can thrive and how the rules differ
- Signs to look for to know if you’re in the wrong work environment
- How to give yourself a pay raise and/or approach this conversation with your boss or during interviews
- Helpful means to maintain networks, get into new networks, and stand out
Episode Resources:
- The Startup Phase of Business (Phase 1)
- What Becoming an Adult in Business Means (Phase 2)
- Are You an Aligned Entrepreneur? (Phase 3)
- The Ambitious Introvert Podcast
Connect with Chris:
- Website
- Instagram: @chirs_donohoe
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- YouTube
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Work with Catherine:
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Parenting and entrepreneurship is not a solo sport, but oftentimes we feel like we have to go through it alone. Orlesa Poole, therapist and parenting coach, is on the show today to share how she’s shifted her mindset postpartum to get really comfortable asking for help as a mom and as a business owner. There are so many overlaps in motherhood and entrepreneurship, and even though I’m not a mother yet, this conversation left me with so many actionable takeaways for receiving support, relinquishing control, and setting healthy boundaries. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Topics Discussed:
- How Orlesa’s experience with new motherhood during the pandemic lockdown led her to starting her business, Psychotherapy for Moms
- Why values clarification is the first thing that has to happen for setting healthy boundaries and how Orlesa helps her clients do this
- The connection between acceptance and finding joy in motherhood
- How to accept children fully as they are while addressing their negative behavior and teaching them consequences
- Some of the shifts that Orlesa has seen with mothers post-pandemic
- Why Orlesa’s biggest piece of advice for soon-to-be or new mothers is to learn to let go of control
- How receiving help and support can help to let go of control, whether it’s in business or motherhood
Episode Resources:
- Grab your spot for our next Non-Networking Power Hour with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community here
Connect with Orlesa:
- Website
- Instagram: @managing_motherhood_
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- YouTube
- Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.
Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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As empaths, business planning can often feel like the last thing that we want to do. It can be hard to be strategic and set KPIs that are in alignment with our mission, vision, and values. If you’ve been here, today’s episode is for you! I’m joined by Kiva Slade, the owner and founder of The 516 Collaborative, specializing in providing comprehensive support to small business owners at the intersection of data and operations. I’ve known Kiva for a while and it’s been so fun to see her transformation as she has expanded her business offerings. Our conversation reminds me of the importance of mission-oriented goals and benchmarks, how the personal affects the professional, and so much more. I know you’ll enjoy this episode!
Topics Discussed:
- Why Kiva decided to shift her service offerings the past couple of years and what this process has looked like for her
- How Kiva teaches her clients, especially women, to think bigger and have a broader impact without stretching themselves too much
- The reminder that so much of what happens in our personal life impacts our professional life and how Kiva strategically puts this into practice
- Creating a strategic business plan as an empath that follows your mission, vision, and values
- How Kiva helps her clients develop mission-oriented KPIs
- The importance of enjoying the current season of our business and how it’s preparing us for what’s to come
Episode Resources:
- The CaPP Institute
- Grab your spot for our next Non-Networking Power Hour with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community here
Connect with Kiva:
- Website
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- YouTube
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Work with Catherine:
- Interested in working 1:1 with Catherine or a certified coach on her team, or joining one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
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I have never had a male identifying guest on the podcast who identifies as a highly sensitive person (HSP). But would you believe there are 1 billion highly sensitive men in the world? Knowing this, I’m absolutely thrilled to have Josh Speraneo on the podcast today. Josh is a certified Master Life Coach on a mission to change the way the world views high sensitivity. We talk about how he coaches his clients, many of whom are empaths and HSPs, to reclaim their identity and rewrite their self worth story. I think you’ll deeply enjoy this conversation!
Topics discussed in the full episode:
- Josh’s early experiences as an HSP as a boy in middle school and how this started to manifest itself as an adult
- How the educational system is not designed for empaths and highly sensitives
- Josh’s approach to coaching HSPs to help them reclaim their identity and rewrite their self worth story
- Actions that you can take to fill up your self worth account and why we should focus more on compassion
- How Josh has seen the specific struggles that men face as empaths and HSPs and how he helps heal them from trauma surrounding it
Episode Resources:
- The Empath’s Survival Guide
- Are you a highly sensitive person self test
- Sensitive: The Untold Story
- Everyday Magic with Catherine Andrews
Connect with Josh:
- Website
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This week I thought it would be fun to replay one of the most downloaded episodes of the podcast - the very first episode of the show! If you haven't listened to it, enjoy! If you have, I encourage you to listen through again for a refresher on the 4 things that will help you to achieve success as a prosperous empath.
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[Original show notes] Welcome to our very first episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. I am so excited to be here with you today, and a little unnerved too, if I'm being honest. As an empath, introvert and highly sensitive person, I am much more comfortable on the listening end of a conversation, getting to be the one who asks questions and offers insights and reflections. However, I’ve had countless clients tell me over the years that I needed to start a podcast, and not only does the timing feel right, but auspicious. More on that in the episode! Also, on the inaugural episode of the show, I thought I would share the four structures that I believe every prosperous empath must have to achieve the success they are craving. I’m so happy and honored that you’re here, and with that, let’s go!
For a full list of resources and an episode transcript, visit this episode's blog post here.
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If you’re an ambitious empath, you probably feel the misalignment of hustle culture marketing almost daily. I know this was a huge problem for me early on in my business before I really gave myself permission to do things my way. With that being said, I’m so excited to have Sarah Santacrose on the show today. Sarah is the author of Marketing Like We’re Human, and it’s her mission to show how we, as prosperous empaths, can revolutionize the marketing industry.
You can WIN Sarah’s book! We’re partnering up to do a giveaway. All you have to do is leave a review of the show over on Apple Podcasts then shoot me a message on Instagram (@unboundedpotential) to let me know you’ve submitted it. I’ll choose the winner on Monday, September 25th at 12noon ET and then mail you your book. Good luck!
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There’s a quote that I love: “The quality of our success in business is only as good as the quality of our relationships.” This especially rings true for those of us who identify as ambitious empaths because we naturally prioritize the relationships with individuals in our lives. For me, so many of my clients have become friends and that is so true for today’s guest on the podcast, Laura Kline-Taylor. Laura’s been on the podcast before to chat about cycle tracking, but today we are sharing more about our relationship as client-coach, colleagues, and now co-coach. Laura works deeply in our newest offering, the Emerge Mastermind, so I wanted to have her on the show today so you can get to know her deeper and have a felt sense of how we can collaborate together. This episode will also help you to identify who you can strategically trust to offload some of your work to. I hope it resonates!
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I’m back from my summer vacation and I’m feeling refreshed and inspired – I wasn’t always the best at this, but I’m feeling this way because I was able to stay in integrity with myself and my boundaries in order to be truly off grid. This is a reflection of what I wish I had had when I was first starting out in business back in 2014. So in today's solo episode, I want to share with you five of the things that I wish I had had when I started in business. These things are included in our newest program offer, The Emerge Mastermind (which I am very excited to tell you more about!), but regardless of whether or not you're interested in the mastermind, I think you'll find this episode useful. At some point, you're likely going to hire a coach or consider your next business investment or consider a container or community that you want to invest in and belong to and I invite you to consider whether these things are present and which of these feels important for you to consider as you make your next business investment.
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I’m really excited to have Amy Mitchell on the podcast today! Amy is a Systems Expert who works with online business owners to create human-centric systems to leverage structure for more time, space and flow in their businesses. Beyond that, she’s also a nomad who has lived and worked all over the world. In our conversation, she shares how the systems she uses help support the growth of her business, the way she cares for clients, and even booking her next Airbnb. This episode really excites me as a type A sensitive business owner and I hope it does the same for you!
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I felt so at home this week on the podcast with guest Fifi Mason, The Introvert’s Impact Coach. She inspires quiet introverts to find their voice, get visible and confidently share their ideas with the world and this is evident throughout our conversation. Fifi’s work centers around helping her clients overcome what she coined “self-silence” – something that we all struggle with and will feel familiar as you listen. She shares the importance of belonging and creating frameworks that support your vision, values, and ideas that you want to share with the world. We fit so much into this hour and I can’t wait for you to tune in!
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This week’s episode gets to the heart of truly thriving as a Prosperous Empath, because in order to thrive, we have to first know our worth. Jasmin Haley, an award-winning international speaker, author, educator, and podcaster, joins me today to share her story of coming to peace with who she is and what she stands for, making a major career shift, and how after decades of searching – she’s finally found her belonging as an introvert and empath. Friend, this episode was just a major reminder of not only why I started this podcast, but why I do what I do as a coach. Enjoy!
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I know you may have read the title for this podcast episode – How to Travel the World for Free – and thought that it’s impossible or maybe even feels a little like a scam? But I’m here today to tell you that it’s totally possible, and it’s something my husband and I do often! I’m so excited to have Zac Hood, founder of Travel Freely, on the show today to share how you can utilize credit card miles and/or points to not only travel for free, but uplevel how you travel, where you stay, and the activities you get to enjoy. Zac is also an introvert and shares how this has been a superpower for him as he’s developed his website and app. You’ll really enjoy this episode and will probably be ready to plan your next trip (for free)!
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I’m excited to have another BNI connection on the podcast today, Brandon Clark, a CPA and a coach who partners with people to gain control over their most precious resources: their mindset, time, and money. Our conversation dives into his journey with Financial Independence, Retire Early – or F.I.R.E. You’ll hear how he moved from working at a big 4 accounting firm to eventually becoming a coach using the principles that he learned from F.I.R.E. I love this conversation because it's such a good reminder that you can be truly prosperous as an empath!
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Today’s podcast guest is Kristin Quiroz Bayona, a podcast coach & content strategist, and I’m honored to have her on the show to talk about the importance of tapping into your message and really knowing your why as an introvert and highly sensitive person. Kristin left her corporate career in the beginning of the pandemic to cultivate a business that was a better fit for her personality – a business that helps to amplify the voices of people who often feel underrepresented. Our whole conversation serves as a reminder that the loudest voice isn’t always the most important voice (and that you deserve to be heard, too).
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Welcome to another episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. Today, we have a special guest joining us, the inspiring Catherine Andrews, a life coach dedicated to supporting highly sensitive people. In our conversation, we dive into the enchanting world of manifestation and discover the transformative power it holds when we align with our soul's desires and embrace vulnerability. Catherine believes that manifestation begins with a clear intention – a vivid vision of what we truly desire. It's about tapping into our innate power and aligning ourselves with the natural flow of the universe. Get ready to embark on a remarkable journey of manifestation and tap into the extraordinary power that resides within each of us.
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I am so excited for this conversation today and for you to get to know our guest, Nandi Gabremedhin. Nandi is one of my spiritual teachers and I believe the whole world needs to know her because she is magic. As you’ll hear, Nandi is nothing short of transparent about all that she’s overcome in her life to get to where she is today as an entrepreneur, yoga teacher and practitioner. I’ve learned so much from Nandi and this episode is just a sneak peek into all of that.
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Welcome to today's episode of the Prosperous Empath podcast. I am excited to have Dave Tierney join me as we delve beyond the realm of business for empaths and recognize the complex connections between the personal and professional sides of ourselves. We acknowledge that our actions and presence in one aspect of life profoundly impact who we become and how we engage with others in other aspects. As empaths, our businesses thrive on the foundation of relationships – enduring, genuine connections that hold immense value. This conversation is a treasure trove of invaluable insights that will empower you to cultivate and nurture profound relationships in your own lives, too. It summarizes the essence of how we, as empaths, can genuinely prosper and flourish. Tune in and discover how you can embrace your empathic nature, cultivate meaningful relationships, and unlock a world of abundant possibilities.
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Today’s podcast episode with couples therapist, Jelisha Gatling feels like a real treat for me and I hope it will be the same for you! The biggest thing Jelisha and I chat about is how to have it all as an empath – how to feel fulfilled and loved in your relationship while also thriving as a business owner. This is something that I specifically struggled with for a long time before I met my husband, and if it’s something that I can help even one of my listeners with, I consider this episode (and maybe even podcast) a big win. Even if you are in a partnership already, Jelisha shares valuable insights on conflict resolution, boundaries, and healing, so there’s something for you, too.
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A few copywriters have pitched me to be on the podcast, but before I had any of them on, I knew I had to have Allison Janda-Brown on first! Allison personally helped me transform my own content as I went through my rebrand in 2022 and I’ve seen how successful her work can be firsthand. In our conversation today she shares more about her done-with-you approach and how to connect your amazing, personal stories from your life to the content that you write for your business. She’s helped client after client expand their client base to make bank. Enjoy!
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I’m excited to share this conversation with Alicia Lozano, a Business Operations & Change Management Consultant, who partners with minority women-owned small businesses AND corporate side hustlers who are ready to take their business full-time to simplify their path to wealth. Alicia helped me early on in my business as I was starting to refine my processes and SOPs. She helped to take me from Excel expert to a ClickUp enthusiast and my business is better for it. In our conversation, she shares more about how she sets each of her clients up for success as they uplevel their businesses. I’m confident that whether you’re a new entrepreneur, wanting to create a new revenue stream, or just ready to make more money while working less hours – this episode is for you.
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You know the saying, “Put your own oxygen mask on first,” in the context of an airplane, but you’ve probably heard it in relation to self-care too. Parvez Khan, a business & personal coach is on the podcast today to dive deeper into this. I have known Parvez for a while and knew that he was the one I wanted on the show to talk about the topic of taking care of ourselves first before prioritizing our work and our clients. He’s sharing his personal journey with learning to put his self-care routines and rituals first and how this changed now only how he feels, but the success of his business, too. If you’re on the verge of burnout and looking for another way to do business, this episode is for you.
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Today’s guest is someone I admire for so many reasons – Sadie Prestridge, the founder of Prestridge and Co., is here today to help you feel confident when it comes to making your first or next hire in your business. Something else that Sadie brings to the table is her knowledge of scaling your business while pregnant. She started her business in 2018 and was able to quit her full-time job 3 months later (while pregnant) as she was fully booked and had surpassed her previous full-time income. Beyond that, we’re chatting about the importance of communication, crafting long-term relationships with your team members, and of course, the thing that has supported Sadie the most in becoming a prosperous empath. There’s something for everyone in this episode!
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Welcome to today's episode of the Prosperous Empath podcast. I am excited to have Tiffany Mclain, a licensed marriage and family therapist, join me for an insightful discussion on heart-centered entrepreneurs' everyday struggle when charging competitive rates. This conversation is more important today than ever, and Tiffany is here to help change our money mindset. During our conversation, we'll be sharing our insights on how to feel confident in selling services, the importance of having a coach, and the best ways to clarify and share rates with potential clients. I hope this episode will inspire you to take action and apply these valuable insights to your business. Enjoy!
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Welcome back to the Prosperous Empath podcast. I'm incredibly honored to share this brand new episode featuring Bonnie Casamassima, a researcher, educator, and highly sensitive intuitive medium, with you today. Bonnie is a perfect guest for the podcast because she has done extensive research with empaths, highly sensitive, and intuitive people from all industries. Her work has deepened my own understanding of what it means to be an empath while reconnecting with my inner knowing. In our conversation, we learn about Bonnie’s own transition from her corporate career to entrepreneurship. You’ll gain an understanding of what intuition is, how to access it, and how to step into your authentic self.
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I’m so thrilled to share today’s interview on the podcast with Amy Mariani, attorney and litigator turned mediator. When I first met Amy and learned more about her values and her empathy-driven business, I knew that I wanted to not only get to know her better, but have her on the show. There are so many reasons that I particularly enjoyed our conversation; as empaths and entrepreneurs, so many of us have work left to do in learning how to manage conflict and have difficult conversations. Something I really took away is how being an effective mediator and communicator has a lot to do with how we take care of ourselves and set ourselves up for success. Even if you’re not immediately needing a mediator or in the midst of crisis management, you should listen to this episode today because you’ll leave with action steps you can take to protect yourself in the future while becoming a better leader, a better spouse, and a better friend.
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Hello, friends, and thank you for tuning in to another episode of the Prosperous Empath podcast. Today, I’m sharing another solo episode, and we're going to talk about a topic that is deeply personal to me. It was a huge part of my earlier career and something I struggled with a lot at the beginning of entrepreneurship, and it's a topic that I notice across the board we ambitious empaths tend to struggle with – the experience of being burned out. I'm recording today's episode, at the beginning of April, and last month in March marked three years since the beginning of the pandemic. If you think about the fear, the economic struggles, the emotional struggles, and the challenges in our family life and work-life balance that the pandemic created, I think it makes sense that so many people are feeling burnt out right now. Then you combine all of that with the fears of an impending recession, and the great resignation, and all of the other themes that we've been noticing in our workforce, it makes a lot of sense. So in today's episode, I want to provide a little bit more of a historical framing for why you or someone you know may be experiencing burnout right now and what can you do about it. You’ll leave this episode feeling equipped with more choices and options to take care of yourself in the face of burnout.
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I’m recording this episode on one of my off weeks – usually the last week of the month where I take a break from client calls to focus on business strategy, take a vacation, or to just prioritize some self-care. This week particularly, I want to address some requests that I’ve had for the show, which are to record more solo episodes! So, in this episode of the Prosperous Empath, I thought I would dive into the historical perspective on the life coaching industry, when (and why) to hire a coach, what the life coaching experience is all about, and explore some of the distinctions between coaching and some of the other support modalities. I'm also going to answer some frequently asked questions and share the answers to questions that I notice people who are new to coaching don't necessarily know to ask but literally make all the difference. I can’t wait to hear your favorite takeaways!
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I’m so pleased to have Natasha Nazareth and Ginny Bonifacino on the show today. The biggest takeaway from our conversation that I’m excited to share is how the two have built a purpose driven business from the ground up – this is really the story, the heart and soul of today’s conversation. You’ll hear how they have developed their day to day processes, choosing to become a B corp, and how they cultivate authentic relationships with their clients. These women are not only experts in using law as a force for good, but building a business based in joy. Enjoy!
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I always appreciate the reminder that for some of us, we find entrepreneurship by accident. This certainly wasn’t the case for me, but it was for today’s guest, Morgan Specht. Morgan, owner of Specht and Co., found entrepreneurship by accident when she realized the life of corporate marketing wasn’t for her. I only recently connected with Morgan, but we were able to speak deeply and to the heart in today’s episode. You’ll hear how she upgraded her business boundaries, finds aligned clients, and how to grow your business in a way that feels good despite what traditional business advice tells you. Happy listening!
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We hear all of the time that we are either left or right brain thinkers, which one are you? If you’re like me, you’re very analytical and logical, but it’s so important that we learn how to connect with our more creative side. Today’s podcast episode with Juanita Molano Parra is teaching us how she unlocks her right brain as a left brain thinker. I’ve known Juanita since my time in the Peace Corps and I’ve seen her grow her coaching business from day one. We have a beautiful conversation about her journey and shifting from a life on the measuring stick to transitioning to a life and leadership coach. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did having it!
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Drew Rabidoux, therapist, therapist coach, Coping with Herpes expert, course creator, mom, and boyband fanatic, is on the podcast today. In our conversation, she’s sharing about her recent course, Women Coping with Herpes. However, you can take out the word “herpes'' and replace it with whatever you might be struggling with right now, and so much of Drew’s wisdom will apply. Something that I am really struck by after recording this episode is that oftentimes when we are on our path, we don’t understand why we hit certain bumps along the way. But hindsight is always 20/20 and looking back we have the clarity that each step along the way has been in service of who we are meant to become and what we are meant to have. I’ve never talked about something so heavy and significant while also laughing so hard. Drew left me feeling deeply inspired, and I hope she can do the same for you.
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You are going to love this episode today featuring Anna Rapp. Anna specializes in selling with heart and money mindset - two of my favorite topics, so you know it’s going to be a great conversation. We’re covering a lot of Anna’s journey as she transitioned from a full time therapist to full time business coaching to gain more time freedom on the cusp of the birth of her second child. She shares what it means to operate a values aligned business, why a good relationship with money is the foundation to your success, her favorite affirmations, and more. This episode is a powerful reminder as you work to gain more wealth in your life and embody what it means to be a prosperous, empathic CEO.
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How often do you think about your dreams and consider what it would take to make them become a reality? I am so thrilled to share today’s episode with you where I interview Philippa Girling who made her dream of buying a chateau in France and turning it into a women’s summer camp a reality. Philippa is reminding us what it means to fully enroll yourself and others in your biggest vision – no matter which chapter of life you find yourself in. This episode will make you feel inspired by fearful opportunities and ignite your willingness to bring your own dreams to life.
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Has busy-ness become the norm for your life? Have you felt that you’re living to work rather than working to live? If you are, you’re not alone. So many of us are impacted by internalized capitalism – it can feel like every decision we make is based on our productivity. This way of living wreaks havoc on our nervous system and doesn’t foster an environment where we feel like we can truly flourish.
This concept of internalized capitalism is something that I have spent more and more time thinking about, and seeing the impact of in my own life. Today on the podcast, I'm really excited to dig into this topic, this topic of internalized capitalism, what it means, how it plays into our life and how we can start to break up with this systemic challenge that many of us, especially ambitious empaths are still living and operating inside of so let's jump in.
Resources:
- All About Love by Bell Hooks
- Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
- Wintering by Katherine May
- Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
- Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke
- Join the Unbounded Mastermind
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I am so delighted for this week’s guest, Liz Rohr. I’ve been lucky to have a birdseye view of her business over the last three years or so as she has grown her first and second businesses. Liz wears a ton of hats in her life, but remains committed to creating magic in the world and sharing it with as many people as she can. In our conversation today, Liz shares her amazing stats (from zero to 20,000 subscribers), how she avoids burnout, what she does to stay committed to her values, and more. I hope you love this conversation as much as I did!
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Welcome back to another week of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. Today’s episode is yet another guest who I feel completely honored to have a conversation with to share with you – Jessi Michel Agadoni. Jessi has donned the term “Natural Sensitive” to describe not only how she has felt throughout her own life, but how her clients feel as well. You’ll hear how this differs from the more common term, Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). We talk a lot about physical and emotional healing that is sustainable for people like me and you. Jessi is also sharing why the language we use is important and the things that support her most. This conversation was deeply resonant for me, and I hope it is for you, too.
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I am so delighted and thrilled to have my esteemed friend, Amy J. Wilson here with us today. Amy is a change leader, community builder, movement maker, and an empathy advocate. She is the author of Empathy for Change: How to Build a More Understanding World, a guide to create positive, compassionate change where we work, live, and play. All of this guides our conversation as we cover the different types of empathy and why they are important, dismantling current power structures and rebuilding them with empathy at the core, prioritizing rest, and so much more. Being empathetic does not mean you lack power, and this episode is going to tell you why - enjoy!
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Welcome back to The Prosperous Empath! We are starting off the year with a series on conscious entrepreneurship. I notice a push for this in the online industry and it is something that comes naturally to HSPs and empaths. I'm excited for our guest today, Krista Walsh, who is creating a beautiful launching point for us in the series. In our conversation, you’ll hear what empathy driven marketing is, alternatives to writing to pain points, how to trust yourself and more. This episode is packed with so many insights from Krista that will help you feel confident in the way that you market yourself and your business.
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Welcome back everyone to another episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. I am so thrilled to have Rose Cox on the podcast today. I met Rose last year when I participated in her summit and I'm excited to share more with you all today about how she runs summits as a highly sensitive person because I think it's absolutely masterful. Rose will be sharing the moment she found out she was an HSP during her participation in a summit, why she believes more HSPs should be in positions of leadership, and how to market yourself with confidence. If you’re an empath or HSP wondering how you can start thriving as a business owner, let this episode be your first stop.
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Today on The Prosperous Empath Podcast, we are here with a very esteemed guest who I am really thrilled to have on the podcast today – Laura Meyer. Laura started a community that we were both part of and I'm really excited to have her here to talk about the power of relationships, both from a coach's perspective, which is mine, and Laura’s, who's a really brilliant consultant. We’re also sharing the importance of knowing your non-negotiables, how to exit a relationship that’s out of alignment with grace, and trusting in the law of reciprocity. This episode is for you if you have a goal to grow your business this year and beyond!
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Today’s episode is about one of my traditions that I get to do every year – choosing my word of the year. Having a word of the year has consistently served as an empowering practice for grounding and calling in a new experience or way of being that I want to cultivate in the next year. Rather than making New Year’s resolutions which are often clouded in changing something about ourselves we don’t like and focusing on ‘doing’, a word of the year focuses on ‘being.’ Your word of the year will help you create a new, distinct experience of life. Listen in to hear how to choose your own word of the year to make 2023 one of your best years yet.
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I’m so honored to have today’s guest on the podcast, Emma-Louise Parkes, because she is the biggest inspiration behind this podcast. Emma-Louise is an Online Business Coach and Strategist for introvert-owned businesses. Some see personality labels as a setback, but to Emma-Louise, they are one of her greatest assets. She’s sharing more about this, plus how she’s setting herself up for success in the new year. This episode is for any empath who’s ready to start feeling confident in who they are and all that they can accomplish!
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Hello, hello, and welcome back to another episode of the podcast. I am looking forward today to sharing with you about goal setting, and before you disconnect and let your eyes glaze over, I want you to know that I have a very unique relationship to project planning and goal setting. I've come to realize that it's something that I do a bit different from other folks, and I'm also highly practiced in fulfilling on the goals that I set, and staying in relationship with the goals that I set and being empowered by the goals that I set – which are all very unique statements to make, and statements that I often find many struggle with. So we're going to talk about the anatomy of goal setting, why they're important, how they are really the heart and soul of what coaching is all about, and I'm going to share with you a structure that has supported me in setting my goals over the years.
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The inspiration for today's episode, and actually, for the next couple of episodes resulted from a conversation that I overheard at a bar over the weekend. In short, another patron said this about Thanksgiving: “It was rough, I went to Gloucester, Hamilton and then Rockport, but there were no fights, so that was a plus.”
On the opposite hand, I’m someone who really does love this season, and one thing I can appreciate about the holidays is that it is a time of a lot of emotions, a lot of pressure, and a lot of expectations. Sometimes when there can be that hype and anticipation, judgment, preconceived notion of how things are going to go, it just can create a lot of pressure and human beings don't typically like pressure. As you may know, one of the ways we often resist pressure is avoidance. So for today's episode, I want to share with you a nod to the 12 days of Christmas, the 12 days of conscious holiday planning as a way to practice doing something different and as a way to practice bringing more intentionality to your holidays to create the experience that you want to have.
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In a previous episode of the podcast I shared how it took 37 rejections before I finally landed my first client. That first client? Laura Kline-Taylor Roethel – which is why I’m beyond honored to have her on the show this week. Laura is a Life & Business Coach who specializes in supporting women who are spiritual entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial spirits who are interested in keeping motherhood powerful while remaining career driven. In our conversation, Laura is sharing her expertise of cyclical living and how this has created major shifts not only in her business, but in her life. Her teaching on this topic has endlessly grounded and motivated me and I hope it does the same for you.
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I’m so excited to share the very first guest episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast! Jen Corcoran, LinkedIn Consultant for Sensitive Female Entrepreneurs, is joining us today to share why she believes LinkedIn is THE network for empath and highly sensitive entrepreneurs. You’ll hear her story of leaving the banking industry to follow her passion of supporting entrepreneurs just like you, as well as tips that you can implement today to grow your connections on LinkedIn. Enjoy!
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Welcome back to this week's episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. The inspiration for today's episode is what inspired me to launch this podcast – the journey of thriving financially as an empath in business has been a huge part of my journey in business, and it's also a topic that I have supported countless clients in overcoming over the years. So today I want to share with you nine of the fundamental business practices and mindset shifts that have been key to both my and their success. Also, if this episode speaks to you and you’re ready for support to create a thriving business, the doors are open for the Unbounded Mastermind. I encourage you to learn more and apply today!
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Today on The Prosperous Empath Podcast we're going to be talking about the art of becoming generous but boundaried in your business. This is a topic we are going to be talking a lot more about on the podcast. If upleveling your boundaries as a heart-centered entrepreneur resonates, this is an episode that is really relevant for you. Today I’m sharing the four types of boundaries that are the foundation of healthy relationships, they’re what help us protect our energy and prioritize our time & wellness. No matter where you’re at in your own journey with boundaries, I believe there is something to learn from this episode because this is some of the most important work you can do as a business owner. Tune in and let me know your favorite takeaway or how you’re going to implement better boundaries this week.
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Welcome back to episode two of The Prosperous Empath Podcast! By the time this episode is live, the Unbounded Potential rebrand and new website will be available for everyone to see! I feel like the true behind the scenes of a process like this is so important for every entrepreneur to know, but is something that is not often talked about or talked about very superficially. So I wanted to be honest with you today and share how this past year and half has felt, the investment, and the top six lessons that I’ve learned. No matter what stage of business you’re in, I hope that this episode is helpful for you when it comes to choosing to invest and choosing change!
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Welcome to our very first episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast. I am so excited to be here with you today, and a little unnerved too, if I'm being honest. As an empath, introvert and highly sensitive person, I am much more comfortable on the listening end of a conversation, getting to be the one who asks questions and offers insights and reflections. However, I’ve had countless clients tell me over the years that I needed to start a podcast, and not only does the timing feel right, but auspicious. More on that in the episode! Also, on the inaugural episode of the show, I thought I would share the four structures that I believe every prosperous empath must have to achieve the success they are craving. I’m so happy and honored that you’re here, and with that, let’s go!
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If you’re an empath or highly sensitive entrepreneur, odds are you’ve struggled with building a thriving business and amassing wealth because you don’t know how to charge a premium rate for your services without compromising your own values and beliefs. You’re committed to your clients and serving them well, but you’re still looking for the sustainability and balance that you need in order to impact more of the clients that you love.
Catherine Wood, Master Certified Coach and Founder of Unbounded Potential, has been exactly where you are. Each week on the Prosperous Empath Podcast, she will be sharing stories and interviews that support and inspire heart-centered entrepreneurs just like you in growing a scalable and impact-driven business on your own empathic terms while prioritizing living a joyfully aligned life. It’s time to claim your self worth to own your net worth in order to have the life and career you deeply desire.
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