Let It Be Easy: Recent Episodes

Lisa Sanchez

An intuitive podcast for recovering overachievers. Bring more ease into your life with simple practices and perspectives from certified leadership and life coach Lisa Sanchez.

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As an introvert, it can be quite a challenge to find community that’s nourishing and not draining. In this episode, I share several different forms of community I’ve found and loved throughout this year.

Each of these experiences has informed the design of Source, my new small group program and retreat. Enrollment is open now, and the program begins in January 2024.

  • Save your spot for Source

  • Jen Carrington

  • Your Simple & Spacious Business

  • Spirit Weavers Gathering

  • 11: On getting out of your own way, with jewelry designer Karina Harris

  • Edited by Sonic Podcasts

  • This podcast on Substack

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Laurel Kinney is the person I always turn to for personal styling that feels authentic, intuitive, elevated, and fun. In this episode, we trade stories, tips, and wisdom on dressing for confidence and feeling even more you in your wardrobe.

  • Save your spot for Source, Lisa’s small group coaching program and retreat (early bird discounts available until October 15)

  • Laurel’s website and Instagram

  • The Style Shift Workshop

  • Laurel’s Ethical Style Guide

  • Edited by Sonic Podcasts

  • This podcast on Substack

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In this episode with my dear best friend, we share how coaching has transformed and supported us over the years. And in case you didn’t know, we also reminisce about how Diana was the one who originally inspired me to become a coach.

  • Lisa’s Source program & retreat — save your spot for 2024!

  • Diana’s website

  • Should We podcast

  • Episode #12 - How to choose a coach

  • Co-Active Training Institute

  • Edited by Sonic Podcasts

  • This podcast on Substack

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In this episode with kindred spirit Giulia Mazzola, we compared notes on the decisions, life experiences, tools, and supports that have helped us to connect with our intuition and carve our own unique paths.

  • Giulia’s website and Instagram

  • Jen Carrington

  • Lindsay Mack

  • Tarot for the Wild Soul

  • Edited by Sonics Podcasts

  • This podcast on Substack

The tarot card we discussed is this one, from Fifth Spirit Tarot by Charlie Claire Burgess.

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Considering getting a coach, but not sure where to start? In this episode, I walk you through the discovery and decision-making process to find the coach that’s right for you.

  • Psychology Today therapist finder

  • Co-Active coach finder

  • Edited by Sonic Podcasts

  • This podcast on Substack

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Jewelry designer Karina Harris first discovered her creative medium by tumbling down YouTube rabbit holes after work back in 2012. In this interview, she shares how she learned to get out of her own way as her intuition pulled her forward, the universe aligned, and her business began to take shape.

Links

  • Karina’s website, Waffles & Honey (use the code Cocoon20 for a 20% discount) and Instagram

  • Spirit Weavers Gathering

  • Flourish & Thrive Academy

  • The Artist’s Way - Julia Cameron

  • Edited by Sonics Podcasts

What resonated with you? And what are you learning lately about getting out of your own way? I’d love to hear from you in the comments on Substack.

https://lisasanchez.substack.com/p/11-on-getting-out-of-your-own-way

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I’ve been coaching via audio only for six years now. Here’s why, and how it works (beautifully). If video calls have been getting you down, this episode includes plenty of fodder to help you make a case (with yourself or others) for turning that video off.

Links

  • Why Zoom is Terrible (NYT)

  • Transcript: https://www.the-cocoon.co/transcripts/0204

  • Edited by Sonics Podcasts: https://www.sonics.io

I’d love know, what’s your experience with video vs. audio-only calls? What works best for you?

This podcast is hosted on Substack, so we can chat together in the comments.

  • https://lisasanchez.substack.com/p/the-case-for-turning-off-video-on

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This episode is all about big endings and beginnings. Leaving a job or a relationship, starting a new company, moving somewhere new. I’ll walk you through a 4-step process to help prevent regret, using these examples to flesh it out.

This podcast is hosted on Substack, so you can leave comments and share your stories too. I’d love to hear:

What resonated with you from this episode? And what helps you to avoid regret?

  • Here’s the substack link, if you’re listening in another app: https://lisasanchez.substack.com/p/how-to-avoid-regret

  • Transcript: https://www.the-cocoon.co/transcripts/0203

  • Edited by Sonics Podcasts: https://www.sonics.io

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Hear the imposter syndrome exercises and journal prompts I use for myself and my clients. You’ll hear me coaching myself in the moment through a real and present situation where I'm grappling with imposter syndrome.

Links

  • Show notes: https://www.the-cocoon.co/podcast/imposter-syndrome-exercises-imposter-syndrome-journal-prompts

  • Transcript: https://www.the-cocoon.co/transcripts/0202

  • Jen Carrington’s Your Simple and Spacious Business podcast: https://www.jencarrington.com/podcast

  • The Spiritual Feminist podcast: https://thespiritualfeminist.com/podcast/

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A behind-the-scenes look at the intuitive decision-making model I used to get unstuck and kick off a new chapter of my coaching practice. I’ll share the story and structure that led me from moping to making things, and ultimately celebrating the launch of my new website today.

Links

  • The brand new website: ⁠the-cocoon.co⁠

  • A guide for intuitive decision-making: the-cocoon.co/decisions

  • Transcript: https://the-cocoon.co/transcripts/0201

  • Reach out: podcast@the-cocoon.co

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Personal stories and practical tips for speaking up in meetings. I share what it was like for me to be introverted and underrepresented in meetings, and how I overcame my anxieties about speaking up.

  • Check out the course: winging-it.net
  • Show your support: patreon.com/lisasanchez
  • Get in touch: podcast@the-cocoon.co
  • Learn more: the-cocoon.co

This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Hear the story behind my new intuitive audio course, created with my dear friend Amber Blandford. We share how our friendship, training, and life experiences have inspired us to share these simple practices for honing and trusting your intuition.

Check out the course: winging-it.net Show your support: patreon.com/lisasanchez Get in touch: podcast@the-cocoon.co Learn more: the-cocoon.co


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Sometimes it can feel hard to take time off from work—whether for vacation, a sabbatical, parental leave, medical leave, or bereavement. This episode is all about shifting our perspective on rest time from "unproductive" to "sacred." Tune in for personal stories and practical tips on letting rest be easier.

  • Show your support: patreon.com/lisasanchez

  • Get in touch: podcast@the-cocoon.co

  • Learn more: the-cocoon.co

Further reading

  • The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer: https://amzn.to/2P1LbAh

  • How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell: https://amzn.to/3bw4SaS


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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Your relationship with your manager can have a big impact on your work satisfaction. This episode shares practices and perspectives for improving that relationship.

  • Designing your relationship with your manager (article)

  • Reporting harassment and discrimination (Should We podcast episode)

  • Show your support: patreon.com/lisasanchez

  • Get in touch: podcast@the-cocoon.co

  • Learn more: the-cocoon.co


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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This episode explores the relationship between sleep, mortality, and control. It ends with tips, practices, and perspectives for getting to bed and falling asleep more easily.

  • Show your support: https://patreon.com/lisasanchez

  • Learn more: https://the-cocoon.co

  • Get in touch: podcast@the-cocoon.co


This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

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An intuitive podcast for recovering overachievers. Bring more ease into your life with simple practices and perspectives from certified leadership and life coach Lisa Sanchez.