Holistic Wealth With Keisha Blair: Recent Episodes
Keisha Blair
The Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair – the weekly podcast that features celebrities, influencers, CEO's, and everyday people. The show will also showcase various experts on the key pillars of holistic wealth such as financial wellness, physical health, emotional wellness, and spiritual health. Hosted by Keisha Blair, Award-winning, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness and Founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth. Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.instituteonholisticwealth.com
When Dr. Nicole LePera (the Holistic Psychologist), first appeared on the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, listeners around the world connected deeply with the transformative conversation around trauma, healing, self-awareness, and emotional well-being.
Now, Dr. Nicole LePera returns to the Holistic Wealth podcast for a second highly anticipated episode — this time to discuss her latest book, Reparenting the Inner Child, and the urgent global need for emotional healing in an increasingly uncertain world.
The conversation follows the momentum of Global Holistic Wealth Month and its 2026 theme, “Resilient Wealth in an Uncertain World,” which continues to resonate powerfully long after April ended. The theme sparked global conversations about what true wealth really means in modern life — especially during periods of uncertainty, burnout, disruption, and rapid change.
Resources Used in This Episode:
- Reparenting the Inner Child by Dr Nicole Lepera
- Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book by Keisha Blair
Why Reparenting the Inner Child Matters Now More Than EverIn this deeply moving episode, Dr. LePera explores the concept of the “inner child” — the emotional self formed through early experiences, conditioning, relationships, and survival patterns. She explains how unresolved childhood wounds often shape adult behaviours, financial habits, relationships, self-worth, stress responses, and even our ability to experience joy and peace.
The discussion powerfully aligns with the foundational principles of Holistic Wealth — the globally recognized framework created by Keisha Blair that emphasizes wealth beyond money alone, encompassing emotional, mental, physical, spiritual, relational, and financial well-being.
Throughout the episode, listeners are reminded that healing is not a luxury — it is essential infrastructure for a resilient life.
What You Will Learn in This EpisodeListeners will gain powerful insights into:
- How childhood conditioning shapes adult behaviors, habits, and emotional responses
- Why unresolved emotional wounds can impact finances, relationships, health, and career success
- The meaning of “reparenting the inner child” and how it supports emotional healing
- The connection between nervous system regulation and resilience
- Why emotional healing is foundational to building true Holistic Wealth
- How to recognize survival patterns that may be keeping you stuck
- The role of self-awareness in creating sustainable well-being
- What “Resilient Wealth” means in a world marked by uncertainty and constant change
- Why inner peace, adaptability, and emotional stability are becoming the new measures of wealth
- How healing can transform the way we experience success, relationships, and everyday life
The Defining Question: What Does “Resilient Wealth” Mean?One of the most compelling moments in the episode comes when Keisha Blair asks Dr. LePera:
“What does Resilient Wealth mean to you in light of the Global Holistic Wealth Month theme?”
Dr. LePera’s response reframes wealth in a profoundly human way. Rather than measuring wealth solely through accumulation or external success, she speaks about the ability to remain grounded, emotionally regulated, adaptable, and connected to self during periods of uncertainty and disruption.
Her answer echoes one of the central truths behind the Holistic Wealth movement:
True wealth is the capacity to sustain well-being through change.
In a world marked by economic instability, burnout, chronic stress, emotional exhaustion, and rising anxiety, the conversation becomes larger than psychology alone. It becomes a roadmap for modern resilience.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we break down Resilient Wealth vs Holistic Wealth through the powerful lens of Ecclesiastes 11:2, revealing why building 7-8 income streams is not just biblical wisdom – but a modern strategy for thriving in uncertainty. This year’s theme for Global Holistic Wealth Day is “Resilient Wealth in an Uncertain World”, and given the level of global economic fallout, building sustainable future-proof Holistic Wealth that endures is critical.
“Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. If clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. Whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there will it lie” – Ecclesiastes 11:2-3, New International Version
Resources Used in This Episode:
- Ecclesiastes 11:2-3 (New International Version)
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
What is Resilient Wealth vs Holistic Wealth? A Complete Guide
Resilient Wealth is the ability to build, protect and adapt your income, assets, and financial systems in times of uncertainty – focusing on diversification, multiple income streams and financial flexibility so you can withstand economic shocks. Holistic Wealth (coined by Keisha Blair), is a comprehensive approach to wealth that goes beyond money to include financial, emotional, mental, physical, spiritual and relational well-being in addition to purpose and meaning in life. Resilient Wealth is a core concept with Holistic Wealth - the Mother Framework – providing the financial strength and adaptability needed to sustain and support every other dimension of a truly balanced, thriving life.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, we explore the topic of power literacy, power leaks and why high performers get stuck in their careers. Our special guest on the podcast is Kisha Wynter, leadership strategist, author of Your Power Unleashed, and founder/CEO of Wynter Rich Enterprises. Kisha specializes in helping senior leadership teams take their effectiveness to the next level. Her methods have been successful for a variety of leaders in over 50 countries. Using knowledge gained from more than 20 years of corporate Human Resources experience in talent development, and organizational effectiveness, her work has impacted companies including General Electric, Baker Hughes, CVS, Adobe, Kraft and Heinz.
Global Holistic Wealth Day is coming up on April 9th. The theme for this year is “Resilient Wealth in an Uncertain World”, and power literacy is a tool to help achieve resilient wealth. This podcast episode on power literacy is a timely contribution to Global Holistic Wealth Month in April. True resilience today comes from understanding and navigating systems of power, not just money. The ability to understand and navigate systems that shape wealth outcomes is critical. Holistic Wealth as well as the Holistic Wealth mindset are powerful frameworks to help create a life of balance, financial security, and emotional resilience.
What is Power Literacy?
Power literacy is the ability to recognize, understand, and navigate the invisible structures, dynamics, and impacts of power within organizations, institutions, relationships, and decision-making environments. This includes knowing how to navigate, advocate and position ideas within existing power structures and applying influence responsibly.
Power literacy is one tool needed for sustaining and protecting Holistic Wealth and to live a holistically wealthy lifestyle. Holistic Wealth encompasses the full architecture of human wellbeing and functions as a framework “mother concept”, of the overall philosophy of human flourishing. By aligning life’s key pillars—money, mindset, relationships, and physical health—Holistic Wealth empowers individuals to thrive at every stage of life. Holistic Wealth is an ecosystem – and power literacy is one of the tools needed to thrive within it.
The global conversation around women’s economic equity has reached a tipping point. From widening wealth inequality to renewed scrutiny of elite abuse of power, the message is clear: women’s safety, dignity, and financial security are not niche concerns — they are foundational to stable societies.
As Women’s History Month begins and International Women’s Day approaches on March 8th, this moment calls for more than reflection. It calls for systemic change.
This episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast explores women's economic empowerment in light of recent developments with the Epstein Files and other developments.
Resources Used in This Episode* Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book by Keisha Blair
Holistic Wealth Retreat
- Holistic Wealth Retreat — A restorative experience designed to help individuals reset their nervous systems, reconnect with purpose, and build holistic resilience. Book online on AirBnB or Booking.com
Trauma-informed perspectives
Key insights:
- Trauma creates protective responses
- Safety enables healing
- Economic stability supports recovery
You cannot heal fully in conditions of economic insecurity.A Global Mission: Reaching 1 Billion With Holistic WealthThe mission to reach 1 billion people with Holistic Wealth is rooted in a simple truth:
When individuals experience safety, dignity, and economic empowerment, families stabilize.
When families stabilize, communities thrive.
When communities thrive, the world becomes more peaceful and resilient.
Holistic Wealth is not just a framework — it is a path toward collective healing and global stability. Join us on this mission to reach 1 billion people with Holistic Wealth. Global Holistic Wealth Day is coming up on April 9th and the entire month of April is now celebrated as Global Holistic Wealth Month.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why women’s economic equity is a global stability issue — not a niche concern
- How the gender pay gap creates a lifetime wealth penalty
- The true economic value of unpaid care work and its impact on global GDP
- Why financial independence is a safety issue for women
- How economic inequality increases vulnerability to exploitation
- The trauma–inequality cycle and how it limits mobility and healing
- What public figures and trauma-informed leaders are saying about accountability and healing
- How transparency, dignity, and systemic reform build public trust
- Why wellness without economic justice is a privilege
- How redefining wealth through a Holistic Wealth lens can stabilize societies
The new year doesn’t arrive asking us to become more. It asks us to remember. Yet most people don’t cross into a new year feeling whole, clear, or renewed. They arrive depleted, disconnected and running on a nervous system that has forgotten what safety feels like. There's a global disconnection crisis that's rarely being talked about.
That's why reconnecting with self is emerging as the most radical—and necessary—act of our time. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast we're discussing this plus answering some listener questions about the Holistic Wealth Retreat on the Holistic Wealth Trail. February is also Black History Month, a very special celebration of Black History.
Resources Used in This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book by Keisha Blair
- Holistic Wealth Retreat on the Holistic Wealth Trail
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What is the Global Disconnection Crisis?
We live in an era of unprecedented access, convenience, and information—yet human beings are more dysregulated than ever before. Consider this:
- 77% of people globally report chronic stress that directly impacts their physical health
- 60–90% of doctor visits are linked to stress-related conditions
- Chronic loneliness increases mortality risk by 26%, comparable to smoking nearly a pack of cigarettes a day
- Fewer than 10% of people experience sustained nervous-system calm on a regular basis. This means that 90% of people are in a sustained state of nervous system dysregulation.
In other words, the majority of humanity is living in fight-or-flight as a baseline state.
When people say, “I feel disconnected from myself,” what they are really saying is:
“My nervous system has not felt safe enough to come home.”
Reconnection is not indulgence. It is a biological repair.
What You Will Learn
Why the New Year Is the Most Fragile Time of All
The first quarter of the New Year, from January to March, is often framed as a season of acceleration—goals, resolutions, productivity, but physiologically, the new year is one of the most vulnerable times for the human body:
- Cortisol levels spike after prolonged holiday stress
- Blood sugar instability increases
- Inflammation markers rise
- Emotional processing catches up after months of suppression
This is why so many people feel unmotivated, foggy, or emotionally raw in the early months of the year.
The body is not asking for more productivity hacks and optimization. It is asking for re-anchoring.
What Reconnecting With Self Actually Means
Reconnection is not a mindset shift. It is not a productivity hack. It is not another item on a wellness checklist. True reconnection restores three broken feedback loops:
- Body → Brain
When the body feels safe, the mind regains clarity.
- Environment → Nervous System
Your surroundings directly influence cortisol, inflammation, sleep, and gene expression.
- Time → Identity
When time slows, the self re-emerges.
This is why people cannot think their way back to themselves.
They need place, pace, and presence.
Why Place Matters More Than We’ve Been Told
Modern wellness focuses heavily on habits while ignoring something far more powerful: the environment.
Where you are physically can change how your body functions.
This insight is at the heart of the Holistic Wealth Retreat, located along the Holistic Wealth Trail—a first-of-its-kind ecosystem designed not as infrastructure for human repair.
This first episode of 2026 is a very special episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast. The start of 2026 marks a historic milestone in the global Holistic Wealth movement that has already touched the lives of over 300 million people worldwide.
With the release of the first episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we are officially announcing the opening of the Holistic Wealth Retreat—a high-elevation wellness retreat located 3,000 feet above sea level on the historic Holistic Wealth Trail.
This moment is historic because it represents the first physical expression of Holistic Wealth—a philosophy founded by Keisha Blair, Mother of Holistic Wealth—that has transformed how millions think about money, health, purpose, and legacy, and is now anchored in place, environment, and lived experience.
The Holistic Wealth Trail is historic because it is the world’s first intentional pathway dedicated to holistic wealth as a way of life—not a trend, not a program, but a lived standard.
Resources Used in This Episode
You can experience the Holistic Wealth Retreat by booking directly through the official platforms below:
- Holistic Wealth Retreat on AirBnB – Holistic Wealth Retreat • Luxury Wellness Retreat - Houses for Rent in Kingston, St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica - Airbnb
- Holistic Wealth Retreat on Booking.com – Holistic Wealth Retreat on the Holistic Wealth Trail, Kingston (updated prices 2026)
Holistic Wealth: Expanded and Updated Edition by Keisha Blair
Availability is intentionally limited to preserve the integrity of the wellness retreat experience.
What Is Holistic Wealth?
Holistic Wealth is a framework founded by Keisha Blair that redefines wealth beyond money alone. As outlined in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, Holistic Wealth integrates:
- Financial independence
- Physical and mental well-being
- Relationships
- Purposeful living
- Spiritual health
- Intergenerational legacy
Unlike traditional definitions of success, Holistic Wealth recognizes that burnout is not a badge of honor and that true wealth must be sustainable, embodied, and aligned with human biology.
What Is the Holistic Wealth Trail?
The Holistic Wealth Trail, founded by Keisha Blair, is a historic, place-based pathway designed to support holistic wealth through environment, elevation, and intentional living.
The Holistic Wealth Trail represents:
- A new category of wellness retreat destinations
- A shift from hustle culture to elevation-based living
- A return to environments that support clarity, longevity, and regulation
It is not about escape.
It is about re-architecting life from a higher vantage point.
What Is the Holistic Wealth Retreat?
The Holistic Wealth Retreat is a high-elevation wellness retreat founded by Keisha Blair and located on the Holistic Wealth Trail at 3,000 feet above sea level
This retreat is designed to support:
- Deep nervous system restoration
- Strategic thinking and long-range clarity
- Sustainable energy and sleep optimization
- Reconnection to purpose and personal wealth alignment
Notably, this is where Keisha Blair completed her sabbatical, as outlined in her book Holistic Wealth—a period of intentional rest, elevation, and recalibration that shaped the next era of her work and the global Holistic Wealth movement.
This is not symbolic.
This is foundational.
In an era defined by economic uncertainty, collective grief, and a quiet reckoning with burnout, The Holistic Wealth Podcast did more than publish episodes in 2025.
It documented a monumental shift.
Across continents and platforms, listeners gravitated not toward shortcuts to success, but toward stories that reframed what wealth truly means—stories of resilience, caregiving, loss, legacy, and global purpose.
This countdown analyzes the Top 10 Holistic Wealth Podcast episodes of 2025, ranked using a Vitality Score that blends visibility, engagement, and conversion intent. Together, these episodes form a cultural record of what mattered most to people searching for meaning, stability, and sustainable prosperity.
Key Resources Used in This Episode
- Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose Prosperity, and Achieve Financial Freedom
by Keisha Blair
(Foundational framework referenced throughout multiple top-ranking episodes) - Holistic Wealth: 36 Lebenslektionen fur Ganzheitlichen Wohlstand
Published by Scorpio Verlag
(Central to the European expansion and German-language episode) - The Holistic Wealth Podcast Archives (2025)
- Global Holistic Wealth Day 2025 Recordings and Highlights
What You Will Learn in This Episode
In this special annual review, you will discover:
- Why Holistic Wealth is replacing traditional generational wealth as the defining framework of our time
- How a single podcast clip about caregiving and legacy surpassed 250,000 views on TikTok, catalyzing global conversation
- What publisher amplification (including a major German publisher) reveals about Holistic Wealth’s international relevance
- How grief, resilience, and caregiving emerged as the most powerful engagement drivers of 2025
- How Money Trauma, Economic abuse (including Narcissistic Abuse), took two spots in the top ten list and why
- Why milestone episodes—reaching 120 million to 200+ million people worldwide—transformed listeners into participants
- The data behind which episodes generated the highest visibility, engagement, and long-term impact
- How Global Holistic Wealth Day evolved into a multi-episode cultural moment
- What these rankings reveal about the future of wealth, well-being, and legacy
How These Rankings Were Determined
The Top 10 episodes were ranked using a proprietary Vitality Score (out of 100) based on:
- Visibility (40%) – public reach, virality, publisher and influencer amplification
- Engagement (35%) – shares, saves, comments, repeat listening behavior
- Conversion Intent (25%) – book discovery, movement alignment, and long-form listening depth
Key data points include:
- A TikTok clip exceeding 250,000 views
- Publisher distribution across Instagram, Facebook, and official websites
- Event-driven spikes from Global Holistic Wealth Day
- Platform presence across Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube
How to Cope With Grief During the Holidays: 25 Practical Tips (Holistic Wealth)Every holiday season carries a delicate mixture of memory, expectation, joy, and—for many—deep, private grief. This year, as the world faces increasing turbulence and communities like Jamaica rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, the theme of grief feels especially urgent.
In the latest episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore a powerful, profoundly moving topic on how to navigate grief during the holiday season through the lens of the Holistic Wealth Framework. What makes this episode especially resonant is the discussion in personal history and loss—particularly the life and legacy of her father, Oliver Nathaniel Williams, a distinguished Jamaican soldier who met the Queen Elizabeth II twice and whose historic contribution globally continues to inspire millions through Keisha Blair’s work.
Her story serves as a reminder that grief is not merely a personal journey—it is also a pathway to understanding legacy, purpose, and the ways our loved ones shape the missions we carry forward.
In this episode, Keisha shares vital components of the Holistic Wealth Framework—and especially in the 7 Components of Holistic Resilience, which guide this powerful grief episode.
- Resources Used in This Episode
- Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book by Keisha Blair
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
Why This Episode Matters Now
Grief during the holidays hits differently. It’s sharper. Louder. More reflective.
But this year, for thousands across Jamaica and the Caribbean, grief is layered with climate trauma—physical displacement, economic uncertainty, and the emotional aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
Unprocessed grief can ripple through families and entire communities. Studies show that in post-disaster environments, unresolved grief can reduce community resilience by up to 20%, affecting recovery speed, economic stability, and emotional wellbeing.
That’s why the mission of 1 Billion People Living with Holistic Wealth is more urgent than ever. This episode offers a blueprint—not just for coping, but for rebuilding, redefining, and transforming grief into resilience and legacy.
What You Will Learn From This EpisodeThis episode delivers never-before-shared insights, deeply rooted in research, storytelling, and the Holistic Wealth philosophy. Here’s what listeners will walk away with:
- How grief affects every dimension of your Holistic Wealth portfolio
- Why grief during the holidays feels overwhelming
- Oliver Nathaniel Williams’s powerful legacy
- 25 practical, research-backed ways to cope with grief this holiday season
A New Way to Think About Grief
This episode challenges the idea that grief is simply something to “get over.” Instead, it positions grief as a portal—a sacred threshold through which we access deeper purpose, connection, identity, and resilience.
Through vivid storytelling, scientific insights, and compassionate guidance, Keisha reframes grief as a process of reconstruction, drawing from the extraordinary life and legacy of her father.
Oliver Nathaniel Williams’s story isn't only preserved—it's activated. It’s a case study in how personal legacy fuels community transformation, how history echoes into the present, and how generational resilience is born.
“You were never meant to climb that mountain alone.” - -Keisha Blair
We all face mountains — grief, loss, burnout, financial uncertainty, divorce, a toxic job, chronic illness, or invisible emotional exhaustion. These mountains come in many forms, but they share one thing in common: they test the strength of our spirit.
In times like these, spiritual self-renewal isn’t an option — it’s a necessity. It’s the foundation of Holistic Wealth — a life built on spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial well-being. God is sovereign and can move any mountain.
In this podcast episode, we discussed the 4 Spiritual Laws of Self-Renewal (from the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, with current data on resilience and mental health, to show how these timeless principles can transform both individual lives and entire communities.
What You Will Learn from This Episode
- How to face your “mountains” — grief, burnout, or uncertainty — through spiritual alignment and practical action.
- The Four Spiritual Laws of Self-Renewal from Keisha Blair’s Thrive Global article, and how to apply them daily for emotional, financial, and spiritual resilience.
- Why self-reflection and personal inventory are proven tools for stress reduction and mental clarity, supported by research from the American Psychological Association.
- How setting a clear direction of progress can restore motivation and purpose, backed by Gallup and Harvard Business Review findings on purpose-driven living.
- The neuroscience of hope: how cultivating optimism and gratitude rewires your brain to handle adversity.
- Spiritual transformation as a long-term resilience strategy — why prayer, meditation, and service strengthen both individuals and communities.
- The link between Holistic Wealth and spiritual well-being: how aligning your spiritual health amplifies every other aspect of your life — emotional, physical, and financial.
- How small acts of renewal can create a ripple effect, helping us reach the global goal of 1 Billion People Living with Holistic Wealth.
- Memorable takeaways and affirmations:
- “Naming is the first step to release.”
- “Hope is a discipline, not a feeling.”
- “Forward motion — however small — is honored by grace.
The Global Context: A World in Need of Renewal
According to the World Health Organization, more than 1 billion people worldwide now live with a mental health condition — the highest number in recorded history. Rates of anxiety and depression rose by nearly 25% in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic alone, and stress-related illnesses continue to climb.
Meanwhile, Gallup’s Global Workplace Report finds that nearly 60% of employees experience some form of burnout or disengagement at work, costing the global economy hundreds of billions annually.
When most people hear “wealth,” they picture bank accounts or investment portfolios. But true Holistic Wealth is far broader: emotional connection, shared purpose, and healthy boundaries. As the global Holistic Wealth movement—on a mission to reach 1 billion people—passes 150 million lives touched, one truth stands out: your closest relationships can make or break your abundance.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore Holistic Wealth in Relationships: Love, Boundaries, and Abundance.
The Numbers Don’t Lie
- 41% of couples report financial stress harms their relationship (Fidelity Couples & Money Study).
- Couples with shared financial goals are 70% more likely to achieve them.
- Divorce rates drop up to 50% among partners who hold regular “money check-ins.”
- Around 60% of workplace affairs begin between colleagues who lack boundaries (AAMFT).
- Nearly 80% of people define “healthy boundaries” differently from their partner—making communication non-negotiable.
Boundaries Are Bridges, Not BarriersHealthy boundaries aren’t walls; they’re bridges to intimacy. They say: “Here’s what keeps me safe, respected, and free to love fully.”
- Women often see saying “no” as selfish.
- Men may view boundaries as rejection or weakness.
Understanding these differences fosters compassion and connection. Boundaries done well don’t shrink love—they expand it.
Money Mirrors Relationship HealthFinances reflect trust and communication. Avoidance, secrecy, or control often surface as financial stress—or even abuse. Meanwhile, couples who talk openly about money thrive emotionally and financially.
Workplace Temptations & Emotional SafetyMany affairs start at work not because love is lacking at home, but because boundaries at the office blur. Long hours and financial stress can make outside validation tempting. Re-establishing boundaries—through open discussion and agreed limits—protects both relationships and peace of mind.
Tips for Building Holistic Wealth Together
- Schedule Monthly Wealth Dates: Talk finances, dreams, and self-care.
- Name Your Values Before Your Numbers: Align priorities before budgets.
- Negotiate, Don’t Dictate: Treat boundaries as evolving agreements.
- Celebrate Milestones: Every debt paid, boundary respected, or dream achieved is a win.
Interactive Tools
- Aligned for Love: Relationship Readiness Quiz – Explore compatibility across resilience, values, and money styles.
- Personal Financial Identity Quiz – Discover your financial personality and resilience framework.
- Holistic Wealth Reset & Reflection Guide – A family tool for resilience and reflection.
Holistic Wealth & Global ProsperityGermany’s Agenda 2030 explicitly embraces multi-dimensional prosperity, echoing Keisha Blair’s Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons. The German edition has gained momentum across Europe, as policymakers adopt the Holistic Wealth Framework to measure well-being beyond GDP.
Holistic Wealth isn’t only about dollars—it’s emotional architecture. Relationships with strong boundaries and open communication are fertile ground for abundance. As we continue toward the 1 billion lives milestone, remember: your partnerships are part of your wealth portfolio. Invest in them with the same care as your most valuable asset—because they are.
Resources Mentioned:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated) by Keisha Blair
- Aligned For Love: Relationship Readiness Quiz – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- Personal Financial Identity Quiz – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- Holistic Wealth Reset & Reflection Guide – Institute on Holistic
When we talk about resilience, too often the conversation stops at “mental grit” or “pushing through.” But the truth is this: resilience isn’t about grinding harder. It’s about recovery. But in the 21st century, marked by global pandemics, mass caregiving crises, economic instability and high inflation, and unprecedented trauma, this outdated definition no longer serves us. Holistic Resilience reframes resilience as not just surviving adversity but rebuilding from the inside out—biologically, emotionally, financially, socially, and spiritually. It integrates nervous system recovery with identity reinvention, creating a blueprint for sustainable thriving after disruption. It’s about rewiring the nervous system after disruption. And for those who have been through trauma, who spend months or years in a state of hypervigilance, this recovery is both urgent and lifesaving. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our topic is "What is Holistic Resilience? The New Resilience Frameworks for the 21st Century".
Resources Used in This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom
Why We Need a New Framework for Resilience
The numbers speak for themselves:
- 70% of adults worldwide will experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. That’s 5.6 billion people alive today (WHO, 2023).
- Roughly 1 in 13 people globally will develop PTSD at some point.
- Long-term caregiving reduces life expectancy by an average of 9 years due to stress-induced telomere shortening (UCSF study).
- Trauma survivors are 2-3x more likely to develop chronic illness, depression, or financial instability.
- A landmark ACEs (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study found that people with 4 or more ACEs are 12x more likely to attempt suicide and 3x more likely to develop heart disease.
Why Life After Caregiving Matters
Life after caregiving is one of the least discussed but most critical transitions in a person’s life. For years, sometimes decades, caregivers pour their time, energy, and finances into supporting a loved one. And when that season ends, many caregivers feel a deep sense of burnout, grief, and purposelessness.
In a previous episode, we announced that the Holistic Wealth Movement founded by Keisha Blair, has already impacted over 120 million lives worldwide— a milestone that represents a seismic shift in how people everywhere are redefining what it means to be truly wealthy.This is especially relevant as people are turning to Holistic Wealth, a concept that blends financial security with emotional wellbeing, purposeful living, and physical health to create true holistic resilience in challenging times.
Back-to-school season isn’t just about sharpened pencils and fresh notebooks — it’s about preparing teens for the challenges, opportunities, and choices that shape their futures. On this week’s episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we’re joined by author and educator Derek Gagnon, whose thrilling time-travel novel Out of Time delivers powerful life lessons for teens and parents alike.
Derek’s book follows a 16-year-old protagonist who wakes up in a strange place — and a strange time — with no memory of who she is. Swept into a dangerous conflict between a ruthless antagonist and a rebel group fighting to protect people across timelines, she must make life-changing decisions without knowing what’s ahead. It’s a story of courage, identity, and resilience — and a perfect conversation starter for this season of new beginnings.
Derek Gagnon was born in a small town north-west of Quebec City. Thanks to the military life, his family moved to Ontario in the early 2000s, where he lived ever since. After attending high school north of Toronto, Derek pursued higher education at the University of Ottawa, where he completed his undergraduate studies in French literature. He now resides in Canada’s capital city with his wife and two children. In addition to family life, he has dedicated himself to teaching French to middle-grade students.
The Holistic Wealth Movement founded by Keisha Blair, has officially impacted over 120 million lives worldwide — a milestone that marks more than just growth in numbers. It represents a seismic shift in how people everywhere are redefining what it means to be truly wealthy.
In today’s world, where the global retirement savings gap is projected to hit $400 trillion by 2050 and over 70% of people report feeling financially insecure, the old definitions of wealth no longer suffice. Instead, people are turning to Holistic Wealth — a concept that blends financial security with emotional wellbeing, purposeful living, and physical health to create true resilience in challenging times.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
What is Holistic Resilience?
Holistic Resilience is the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive by nurturing all aspects of your well-being – physical, emotional, financial and spiritual. It means building strength not just in one area of life, but creating the foundation that supports you through sustainable growth. Holistic resilience is a core pillar of Holistic Wealth. While Holistic Wealth is the complete integration of your financial health, emotional wellbeing. Physical health, relationships, life purpose, Holistic Resilience is the dynamic force that keeps this integration strong and thriving – especially in times of adversity or stress. Keisha Blair is widely regarded as the Mother of Holistic Wealth and the Mother of Resilience Frameworks, as she developed and popularized a comprehensive multi-dimensional approach to resilience introduced through Holistic Wealth as the “art of recovery from disruption” and through the Holistic Wealth Movement.
What is the Holistic Wealth Generation?
The term Holistic Wealth Generation, coined by Keisha Blair in The New York Observer, describes a rising global community committed to redefining success. This generation values:
- Purpose over popularity
- Wellbeing over burnout
- Resilience over reckless growth
They understand that real wealth is a harmony of money, relationships, mindset, and health — a balance that allows them not just to survive but to thrive no matter the obstacles.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explored why Holistic Wealth is the new Retirement Plan. More and more people are waking up to the fact that saving a portion of their income in a retirement fund for decades isn’t enough to guarantee freedom, security or fulfillment later in life. The conventional retirement model was designed in an era of stable jobs, predictable pensions and low healthcare costs. That era is over.
Why Traditional Pension Plans No Longer Work
- Rising living costs
- Economic uncertainty
- Longer lifespans
- Job instability
These factors have made the old-school retirement plan obsolete for many. What’s needed is a new framework to address all the major facets of our lives and helps us build resilience (including financial resilience). Holistic Wealth as well as the Holistic Wealth mindset are powerful frameworks to help create a life of balance, financial security, and emotional resilience—factors that science proves can be beneficial to those in retirement planning. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore how Holistic Wealth is the new Retirement Plan.
Why Holistic Wealth is the New Retirement Plan
The Old Retirement Plan Is Crumbling:
Retirement Is Becoming Financially Unattainable
- According to the World Economic Forum, the global retirement savings gap is projected to reach $400 trillion by 2050.
- In Canada and the U.S., the average retirement savings for those approaching retirement (age 55-64) is less than $200,000, while they need at least $1 million to retire comfortably.
- 1 in 4 Americans aged 50+ has no retirement savings at all (AARP).
The Job Market No Longer Rewards Long-Term Loyalty
- Average job tenure has dropped to 4.1 years (U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics).
- Traditional pensions are now rare. In 1980, 60% of private-sector workers had a defined benefit pension. Today? Just 4%.
People Are Outliving Their Money
- Life expectancy is increasing. A person retiring at 65 today may need 30+ years of income — and most aren’t prepared.
- The number of people aged 100+ has doubled in the last decade (UN data).
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
We’re halfway through 2025. And if you’re feeling disillusioned, burnt out, or uncertain about your future… You are exactly who I had in mind when I created this special Holistic Wealth Reset episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
More and more, people around the world are confronting the truth:
The way we’ve been taught to chase success — the pressure, the hustle, the constant financial stress — isn’t working.
We’re tired. We’re overwhelmed. And we’re overdue for a reset.
This episode is your invitation to pause, reflect, and come back to your true self.
It’s a guided reset using the principles of Holistic Wealth Coaching — designed to help you reclaim your purpose, passion, and peace of mind.
Get your FREE Holistic Wealth Reset Checklist now at Institute on Holistic Wealth.
The Data Tells the Story:
- 77% of people globally feel burnt out (Microsoft Work Trend Index, 2025)
- Half of adults live paycheck to paycheck despite working full time (CNBC, 2025)
- 70% of Gen Z report anxiety about their future (Deloitte, 2025)
- 64% of women say they’ve never been taught how to define success on their terms (Institute on Holistic Wealth Study, 2024)
And from our community, over 5,000 women have taken the Personal Financial Identity Quiz — revealing common patterns like The Minimalist and The Anxious Spender.
These numbers tell us: Holistic Wealth Coaching isn’t just helpful — it’s essential.
What is a Holistic Wealth Reset?
I developed the Holistic Wealth Method™ after navigating deep personal loss and healing. I’ve coached thousands through life transitions, and here’s what I know:
A true reset isn’t just about money.
It’s about your entire life — your values, energy, time, purpose, and peace.
A Holistic Wealth Reset helps you:
- Reconnect with your core values
- Set healthy boundaries
- Audit financial decisions with meaning
- Reclaim time and energy from draining obligations
- Align with your true vision for life
It all begins when you stop numbing… and start noticing.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- How to audit your mental, emotional, financial, and spiritual health
- Why resilience means more than bouncing back — it’s about moving forward
- How money trauma and toxic habits hold women back (and how to break free)
- How to apply the Holistic Wealth Method™ to your real life
- Why wealth is a daily practice, not a far-off dream
This isn’t just a podcast — it’s a personal reset.
The 5 Steps of the Holistic Wealth Reset:
- Personal Identity Audit — Who am I at my core?
- Alignment Inventory — What’s out of sync with my values?
- Emotional Spending Cleanse — Where am I using money to self-soothe?
- Time Freedom Reclaim — What drains my energy?
- Vision Reset — What does success really mean for me?
Join the 1 Billion With Holistic Wealth Movement
The Holistic Wealth Reset is part of a global movement to empower 1 billion people to live with Holistic Wealth by 2030.
With coaches in over 25 countries, we celebrate Global Holistic Wealth Day every April 9th — inspiring people to redefine success and purpose on their own terms.
You Don’t Have to “Push Through” Anymore
- If you feel like your life isn’t really yours…
- If you’ve been living by someone else’s definition of success…
- If you’ve been waiting for “someday” to make a change…
Let this be your reset - You don’t need permission — just one clear moment of truth.
The German edition of Holistic Wealth is now available for pre-order. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, I discussed the relevance of the German edition to the Holistic Wealth movement. Holistic Wealth: 36 Lebenslektionen für ganzheitlichen Wohlstand is being published in Germany by the renowned Scorpio Verlag, an imprint of Europa Verlag—home to some of the world’s most respected thought leaders in wellness, spirituality, and personal development, including the Dalai Lama, Louise Hay and Gabby Bernstein.
This new German edition will be released on July 30, 2025, and marks a major milestone in the Holistic Wealth movement and is part of the “One Billion Strong” goal—empowering one billion people globally to achieve a life of purpose, balance, and abundance.
In this episode, I revisited lessons outlined in Holistic Wealth as well as the Holistic Wealth mindset powerful lessons to help create a life of balance, financial security, and emotional resilience.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
Why Holistic Wealth German Edition, Why Now?
- 1 in 3 Germans report feeling chronically stressed (Statista, 2024)
- Burnout rates are rising, especially among women and younger professionals
- Financial anxiety is increasing, with inflation and economic uncertainty shaking up traditional financial planning models
- A growing number of Germans are searching for “Sinn im Leben” (meaning in life)
This book couldn’t be more timely. It speaks directly to:
- The rising mental health crisis
- The need for financial resilience
- And the deep desire for balance, freedom, and intention in modern life.
Holistic Wealth offers the tools to break the burnout cycle, build a strong financial identity, and create a value-based, resilient life.
In this deeply moving episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, I shared lessons from my father’s death, my personal story of caregiving, and renewed purpose - a bold new mission to reach one billion people with the life-changing message of Holistic Wealth.
On April 26th, I lost my father—I was also his primary caregiver. As part of the sandwich generation, I juggled the emotional and physical demands of caregiving while continuing to care for my children, maintain my professional life, and manage my own grief.
- A 2019 AARP report revealed that 23% of caregivers say caregiving has made their own health worse.
- 60% of caregivers report depression or anxiety.
- And 78% of caregivers use their own savings or income to cover care-related expenses.
- 1 in 4 adults is part of the sandwich generation.
In the days and weeks following my father’s death, I revisited lessons outlined in Holistic Wealth as well as the Holistic Wealth mindset powerful lessons to help create a life of balance, financial security, and emotional resilience—factors that science proves can be beneficial to those in the sandwich generation. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore the powerful connection between Holistic Wealth, care-giving and the sandwich generation.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
Holistic Wealth and the Sandwich Generation Crisis
In 2021, family caregivers in the U.S. provided an estimated 36 billion hours of unpaid care – work that AARP valued at approximately $600 billion. Studies have found that family caregivers often suffer career penalties as well as impacts on retirement over their lifetimes in lost wages and retirement benefits, especially for women dropping out of the workforce.
Globally, the “care economy” is enormous – and often undervalued. According to the International Labor Organization, about 381 million people worked in paid care jobs in 2018, representing 11.5% of all global employment. Close to 2 billion people globally – are performing care work unpaid, often as full-time caregivers for family members.
Recorded live at Global Holistic Wealth Day 2025 at the Westin Ottawa, this powerful episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast features Keisha Blair, bestselling author of Holistic Wealth, in conversation with Jessica Moorhouse, renowned financial educator, speaker, and host of the More Money Podcast.
In this transformative conversation, Keisha and Jessica dive deep into the topic of money trauma—a form of financial stress rooted in past experiences that affects everything from spending habits to self-worth. Together, they explore how unresolved financial trauma can block abundance, how to recognize its signs, and most importantly, how to heal your relationship with money using the Holistic Wealth mindset.
Whether you're a financial wellness advocate, dealing with economic anxiety, or just beginning your personal finance journey, this episode offers expert insights and real-life stories to guide you toward financial empowerment and emotional freedom.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
- What is money trauma, and how it shows up in daily life
- How early financial experiences shape your current money mindset
- The link between emotional health and financial health
- How to cultivate a Holistic Wealth mindset for long-term financial wellness
- Tools for financial healing and creating an abundant life
Perfect for those interested in financial well-being, trauma-informed money coaching, and a holistic approach to wealth and self-care
Subscribe to the Holistic Wealth podcast and leave a review to support this movement toward authentic, sustainable, and joyful wealth!
Financial trauma is an invisible wound that impacts millions—but few realize how deeply it is tied to narcissistic abuse and economic control. If you've ever felt trapped, financially dependent, or manipulated by a partner, parent, or employer, you’re not alone.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we uncover the dark truthabout financial trauma, expose the tactics used by financial abusers, and provide a powerful roadmap to reclaiming your financialfreedom using the Holistic Wealth Framework outlined in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book. Subscribe and tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- The Certified Trauma of Money Program
- The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
The Startling Reality of Financial Trauma and Economic Abuse
Financial trauma isn't just about struggling with money—it’s about the long-term psychological impact of financial manipulation, control, and scarcity. Studies show that financial trauma leads to:
- Anxiety and PTSD-like symptoms, as the brain reacts to financial stress the same way it does to life-threatening danger (American Psychological Association).
- Depression and suicidal ideation, with 23% of people experiencing severe financial stress reporting suicidal thoughts (National Endowment for Financial Education).
- Lower cognitive function, as chronic financial stress impairs decision-making and problem-solving skills (University of Cambridge research).
One of the most overlooked causes of financial trauma is Narcissistic economic abuse.
99% of Domestic Violence Survivors Experience Financial Abuse
According to the National Network to End Domestic Violence, financial abuse is present in 99% of domestic violence cases. It is the #1 reason victims feel trapped in abusive relationships.
Common forms of narcissistic economic abuse include:
- Debt Traps – Forcing victims to take out loans or credit cards in their name, burdening them with debt.
- Financial Gaslighting – Making victims believe they are “bad with money” to justify taking total control.
- Career Sabotage – Discouraging victims from working or creating workplace drama that leads to job loss.
- Restricted Access – Controlling bank accounts, cutting off financial resources, and withholding money as punishment.
Maria Castellucci Moore, award-winning author and entrepreneur is our special guest on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this episode, Maria shares her personal story of turning pain into purpose after a painful divorce at age 31, and the mindset shifts that have helped her navigate life’s toughest challenges. Maria’s children’s books, including, Sophia in Rome, and Vivienne in Paris, have inspired by her stories of her own stories inspire mindfulness and wonder in both parents and kids alike.
Whether you’re facing a major life transition or seeking inspiration to design a life you love, Maria’s insights in this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast will empower you to take control and thrive. Maria also shared insights on the importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day (every year on April 9th) and her plans to celebrate Global Holistic Wealth Day 2025 in Kyoto, Japan at the Spring Cherry Blossoms Festival with a meditation led by a Buddhist Munk.
As an entrepreneur, first-generation American, writer, and mother to four children, María strives to bring passion and enthusiasm to all her endeavors. A lover of all things European, María has found great passion through her travels to Paris, Italy, Spain, and South America. Her affection for winemaking, foreign languages, the arts, ballroom dancing, and traveling has given María a unique and grateful perspective on life.
Her love for her family and helping others through charitable giving has enabled María to thoughtfully curate purposeful life adventures. In 2016, with her siblings, María founded Castellucci Napa Valley, a luxury wine and real estate brand. María runs her wine label and a family real estate development company in the greater Bay Area, California. Maria’s parents were born in a small town with a population of 2,500—in San Solti, Calabria, Italy.
In this episode Maria emphasized the immigrant work ethic and tenacity as driving forces for success in life and business as well as the emphasis on purpose. The Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, also emphasizes the importance of creating a life that prioritizes purpose, well-being and balance as well as the importance of meaningful experiences and travel.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Vivienne in Paris and Sophia in Rome
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- Maria’s Journey of Reinvention – How she navigated life’s toughest challenges after a painful divorce at age 31.
- The inspiration behind her Children’s books – inspired by the stories of her own children and their journey
- Entrepreneurial and Money Lessons – Maria shares entrepreneurial and money lessons.
- The Power of Holistic Wealth – Why emotional, financial, and spiritual well-being are all essential to rebuilding life on your own terms.
- Maria’s Personal Financial Identity – Maria’s Personal Financial Identity, based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website.
- Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt – Maria’s advice on stepping into your power and embracing change with confidence.
- Practical Tips for Thriving Through Transitions – Actionable steps to create a life filled with purpose, passion, and financial security.
- The importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day – Maria shares the importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day (every year on April 9th), and plans to celebrate Global Holistic Wealth Day 2025 in Kyoto, Japan.
What if the secret to living to 100 isn’t just in your DNA but in the way you design your life? Holistic Wealth is longevity—it’s the key to living longer, healthier, and more fulfilled. Research shows that only 20-30% of longevity is genetic, while 70-80% is shaped by lifestyle choices—your financial well-being, relationships, sense of purpose, and physical and spiritual health is key. Financial stress is one of the biggest threats to longevity. Studies show that chronic financial stress can shorten your lifespan by up to 10 years.
· People with high financial stress are twice as likely to develop heart disease.
· Financially secure retirees are 60% more likely to live past 85. The Holistic Wealth mindset helps you create a life of balance, financial security, and emotional resilience—factors that science proves can add years to your lifespan. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore the powerful connection between Holistic Wealth and longevity, sharing proven strategies to help you not just live longer, but thrive. Global Holistic Wealth Day is coming up on April 9th and we have a special event in Ottawa, Canada to celebrate. In this episode, we shed light on the insights on the importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day (every year on April 9th).
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair The Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
- How is Holistic Wealth a Longevity Framework?
Holistic Wealth as a Longevity Framework, based on the framework outlined in Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, is a comprehensive approach to living a long, fulfilling, and purpose-driven life by integrating financial security, emotional resilience, spiritual well-being, and physical health. Unlike traditional longevity models that focus primarily only on diet and exercise, Holistic Wealth emphasizes a balanced life rooted in mindful financial decision-making, strong social connections, and a clear sense of purpose—all scientifically linked to increased lifespan. Holistic Wealth provides a sustainable roadmap for reducing stress, preventing burnout, and cultivating overall well-being – including diet and exercise. By aligning life’s key pillars—money, mindset, relationships, and physical health—Holistic Wealth empowers individuals to not just live longer but thrive at every stage of life.
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- Why Holistic Wealth is the ultimate longevity framework—and how it goes beyond diet and exercise to help you live to 100. · The powerful link between financial wellness and lifespan, including how financial security can add years to your life by reducing chronic stress.
- How strong social connections increase longevity—and why loneliness is as deadly as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
- The science behind life purpose and longevity, including research showing that a strong sense of purpose can add up to 7 years to your life.
- How spiritual well-being and mindfulness practices reduce inflammation, lower disease risk, and promote healthy aging. · Daily Holistic Wealth habits you can start now to extend your life and improve your overall well-being.
- The importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day – Register now for our Live, In person Global Holistic Wealth Day event in Ottawa, Canada.
Loren Ridinger, the powerhouse entrepreneur and CEO of Market America Worldwide|SHOP.COM, is our special guest on the Holistic Wealth podcast to discuss her inspiring new book, Scrambled or Sunny Side Up?: Living Your Best Life after Losing Your Greatest Love. In this episode, Loren Shares her personal story of grief, resilience and reinvention and the mindset shifts that have helped her navigate life’s toughest challenges. Whether you’re facing a major life transition or seeking inspiration to design a life you love, Loren’s insights in this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast will empower you to take control and thrive. Loren also shared insights on the importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day (every year on April 9th).
“When you go through grief – your life gets really scrambled” – Loren Ridinger, on the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Loren Ridinger is a successful entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and influential businesswoman. As CEO of Market America Worldwide |SHOP.COM, a global e-commerce and product brokerage company she co-founded in 1992 with her late husband, JR Ridinger. Loren has been instrumental in redefining the landscape of online retail. Her company, which now operates in nine countries, empowers individuals with the tools and resources to achieve financial independence and has paid out over $6 billion to its global entrepreneurial base. Loren’s entrepreneurial spirit is matched only by her passion for personal empowerment. Known for her influential voice in beauty, business, and self-development, she has become a trusted advocate for elevating others to reach their fullest potential.
Loren has remained committed to the “powered by people” mantra throughout her career, a principle that has fueled her ongoing success. Loren Ridinger was also named a Holistic Wealth Trailblazer by the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth. The Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, also emphasizes the importance of creating a life that prioritizes purpose, well-being and balance as well as the importance of meaningful experiences and travel.
Resources Used In This Episode: Scrambled or Sunny Side Up?:
- Living Your Best Life after Losing Your Greatest Love by Loren Ridinger
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- Loren Ridinger’s Journey of Reinvention – How she navigated life’s toughest challenges after the death of her husband, JR Ridinger, and found strength after loss.
- Lessons from Scrambled or Sunny Side Up – How her new book inspires resilience, reinvention, and self-discovery.
- The advice from Serena Williams – Loren shares advice from Serena Williams in the days following JR’s death that helped her overcome grief.
- Entrepreneurial and Money Lessons After Loss – Loren shares entrepreneurial and money lessons she had to learn after her husband’s passing.
- The Power of Holistic Wealth – Why emotional, financial, and spiritual well-being are all essential to rebuilding life on your own terms.
- Overcoming Fear and Self-Doubt – Loren’s advice on stepping into your power and embracing change with confidence.
- Practical Tips for Thriving Through Transitions – Actionable steps to create a life filled with purpose, passion, and financial security.
- The importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day – Loren shares the importance of celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day (every year on April 9th).
In this inspiring episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Joy Fox, an 89-year-old solo traveler whose remarkable story has captivated audiences worldwide. Joy’s journey, which began with heartbreak and resilience with a broken engagement, has been featured as one of the BBC’s top travel stories of 2024. Written by Mia Taylor— a former guest of the Holistic Wealth podcast herself—this story chronicles Joy’s incredible adventures and a lifetime of overcoming challenges.
Living Through World War II
The turbulence of World War II marked Joy Fox’s childhood. Growing up in England, Joy and her family endured constant bombings under Hitler's regime. They were forced to move from house to house to evade danger, often living in one bedroom in fear and uncertainty, these formative years instilled in her a profound sense of resilience. Resources were scarce, and survival was paramount, leaving an indelible mark on how she perceived financial security. Please tune in to this inspiring episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast and discover how Joy continues to inspire generations with her boundless spirit and zest for life in this episode on: Holistic Wealth and Breaking Barriers at Age 89: Solo Travel with World War II Survivor, Joy Fox.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons to Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
- Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook
- Personal Financial Identity Quiz
- Trauma of Money Certification Program
The Move From England to Canada
After the war, Joy emigrated from England to Canada, determined to create a new life. There, she met her husband, who became her partner in rebuilding not only their finances but also her trust in abundance. Through his encouragement, Joy began to reframe her relationship with money, gradually healing from the trauma of her wartime experiences. In this episode, Joy also discussed how she took an early retirement from the Ontario Public Service and started her own business. Joy created CansPEP, the Canadian Society of Professional Event Planners out of a need to gather independent planning professionals as a strong group of entrepreneurs.
Selling Her Engagement Ring
Joy’s journey as a solo traveler began in the most unexpected way: selling her engagement ring after a broken relationship. At just 20 years old, she took the proceeds and embarked on her first trip, traveling from her small village in Wivenhoe, England, to Italy. That journey sparked a lifelong passion for exploration, one that has taken her to countless destinations across the globe.
Today, Joy’s adventurous spirit remains undeterred. Her solo travels and unrelenting curiosity earned her the prestigious JourneyWoman Evelyn Hannon Award for Solo Travel, celebrating her as a trailblazer for women over 50. As a child, Joy recalled the stories her mother had shared of her voyages to Egypt, China and India with Fox's father, who was a Pipe Major with the Royal Scots. Fox's older brother Alan had often talked of his trips to Venice and the beauty of the city. With those bits. For her 90th birthday this year, Joy has planned another major trip to celebrate this milestone.
Taking the Holistic Wealth Personal Financial Identity Quiz
Joy recently took the Personal Financial Identity Quiz on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website and identified as a Minimalist - which aligned perfectly with how she has lived her life. For Joy, the quiz reaffirmed the importance of financial resilience and mindful spending, lessons she’s carried with her since her wartime upbringing
Happy New Year! We’re excited to release this New Year episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair. It’s so fitting that we start the New Year with this topic: Holistic Wealth is the New Generational Wealth: How to Embrace it in 2025. In today’s rapidly evolving world, traditional ideas of wealth are being redefined. While generational wealth—leaving financial assets like property, investments, and savings for future generations—has been a cornerstone of legacy-building, it often neglects critical aspects of emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being. As we step into 2025, it’s time to embrace a more expansive vision: Holistic Wealth is the new generational wealth.
Holistic Wealth goes beyond financial security to include emotional resilience, mental health, and the alignment of values and purpose. In this episode, we’ll explore why holistic wealth is essential for creating a lasting legacy, backed by research, actionable strategies, and practical tools to help families thrive across generations.
Whether you’re seeking to align your finances with your values, overcome emotional challenges, or gain professional certification, this episode is your gateway to thriving through holistic wealth coaching, and leadership training in achieving your goals in 2025. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbookis also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
The Holistic Wealth Pledge
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What is Holistic Wealth?
Pioneered by Keisha Blair, Mother of Holistic Wealth, renowned economist, author, and founder of the Holistic Wealth movement, this concept goes beyond financial security to include emotional resilience, mental health, and the alignment of values and purpose. In this episode, we’ll explore why holistic wealth is essential for creating a lasting legacy, backed by bold research, actionable strategies, and practical tools to help families thrive across generations.
As we wrap up an incredible year, the Holistic Wealth Podcast has continued to inspire listeners worldwide, from the United States to Denmark to Finland, with thought-provoking episodes that explore the principles of holistic wealth. Whether you're seeking financial empowerment, emotional resilience, or tools for spiritual renewal, 2024 was filled with transformative stories and expert insights. In this episode, we’re highlighting the top ten episodes of 2024, the top countries and cities for our listeners, and a detailed "What You Will Learn" section to help you uncover the treasures waiting in these episodes.
Top Countries for Holistic Wealth Listeners in 2024
The Holistic Wealth Podcast resonated across the globe in 2024, with these countries leading the way:
- United States – A strong community of listeners emerged from cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, and Cleveland, Ohio.
- Canada – Ottawa, the capital city, stood out as a hub for listeners embracing holistic wealth principles.
- United Kingdom – A growing audience tuned in, captivated by episodes on financial independence and mindfulness.
- Finland – Helsinki became a hotspot for discussions around holistic living, particularly among young professionals.
- Denmark – With its focus on work-life balance, Denmark’s listeners resonated with our episodes on thriving in the workplace.
Top Cities for Holistic Wealth Listeners in 2024
- Helsinki, Finland
- Ottawa, Canada
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- The Holistic Wealth Pledge
- The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What You Will Learn:
These top ten episodes offer a treasure trove of actionable insights and practical strategies to help you cultivate incorporate holistic wealth in your daily life as well as embark on your holistic wealth coaching journey. Here’s a sneak peek into what you’ll gain by tuning in:
- Practical tools for achieving financial independence and resilience.
- How to build a mindful spending routine that aligns with your personal values.
- The importance of gut health, mental wellness, and self-care.
- Steps to empower your family and community through holistic wealth principles.
- The Role of Holistic Wealth Coaching: Learn how holistic wealth coaching can empower you to achieve personal and professional goals while enhancing your overall well-being.
- Importance of Holistic Wealth Coaching: The Holistic Wealth Coaching Programs at the Institute on Holistic Wealth.
In this week’s episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we’re exploring a topic that resonates universally: the importance of owning your self-worth. Self-worth isn’t just a nice idea—it’s the “command center of our lives”, shaping our decisions, relationships, financial and overall well-being. In this episode, our special guest is Natalie Rowe, and she shares her personal journey with self-esteem and how calling off her wedding, and reclaiming her self-worth transformed her life.
Natalie Rowe is a certified Human Resources Leader and holds a Master's degree in Economics. She is the founder and CEO of Transforming Minds International, an organization dedicated to equipping youth for their careers. She's the author of S.E.T. - Proceed and Succeed in Your Career;as well as chapter e-workbooks on Insightful Career Conversations for Parents and Teens. Natalie is also a financial and career coach. She is married with three sons and lives in Ottawa, Canada.
How Self-Worth Impacts Our Lives
In this episode, Natalie shares her personal journey to highlight how self-worth impacts our lives. She states: “For much of my life, I struggled with low self-esteem. Family dynamics played a significant role in shaping how I viewed myself. As a young girl, I desperately craved the approval of a father who was a provider and protector but whose praise seemed always out of reach”. “On top of this, cultural influences compounded the issue. Growing up in a society that celebrated colorism and a specific body type sent insidious messages about my beauty and worth. Popular music and media reinforced the idea that I wasn’t enough—that my skin tone and natural features were less desirable. I internalized these lies, questioning my beauty and diminishing my sense of value”.
The Consequences of Early Messages
The consequences of these early messages are often profound. Natalie highlighted her previous engagement – a choice that didn’t serve her. “I entered a relationship that progressed to an engagement, and the wedding plans were set in motion. The decision to call off the wedding just weeks before the wedding date was incredibly painful”.
The Power of Owning Your Self-Worth
Self-worth isn’t something anyone else can give or take away. It comes from within. Learning to affirm ourselves and reject the false messages from our upbringing and culture can be liberating. As Natalie states: “Owning my self-worth has reshaped how I approach decisions, relationships, and challenges. When we own our self-worth, we give ourselves permission to live authentically, make empowered choices, and walk away from situations that don’t align with our values or potential”.
Self-worth can heavily influence spending decisions. Most, if not all money issues have their root in heart issues and mindset. People can easily go into debt to acquire what they believe to be the ornaments of success (car, clothes, lifestyle), and then fall in deep financial stress as a result. Equally, people can get into debt giving what they don't have because they believe being everyone's saviour will make them more likeable. However, when you are at peace with who you are, you don't put on appearances to make a statement, you rather live within your means, and make solid choices to grow your wealth, save for your children's education, and for retirement, buy insurance to cover your short and long-term financial risks, etc.
Holistic Wealth Hacks are small, impactful habits to create wealth in every area of your life—financial, mental, emotional, and physical. In this episode, we’ll explore “Holistic Wealth Hacks” - daily practices that align with the principles of Holistic Wealth to help you prepare for 2025 with financial clarity. Learn how the Holistic Wealth Coaching Programs at the Institute on Holistic Wealth can transform your life, with real-life case studies from successful participants who achieved financial freedom, emotional resilience, and professional growth.
Whether you’re seeking to align your finances with your values, overcome emotional challenges, or gain professional certification, this episode is your gateway to thriving through holistic wealth coaching, and leadership training in achieving your goals in 2025. It's imperative to recognize that true holistic wealth encompasses not only material prosperity but also mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbookis also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- The Holistic Wealth Pledge
- The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
Why Choose Holistic Wealth Coaching”?
“Holistic wealth” (a term coined by Keisha Blair through her groundbreaking books) is about achieving balance and fulfillment in all areas of life, not just financial stability. Holistic Wealth Coaching is critical in your holistic wealth journey and allows you to:
- Gain a clear roadmap for achieving financial independence and emotional resilience.
- Learn how to thrive in every area of your life through expert-led coaching.
- Access tools, templates, and strategies tailored to your personal and professional growth.
Institute on Holistic Wealth Program Highlights:
- Personalized coaching sessions designed to align with your unique goals
- Training to become a Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant, empowering you to guide others
- A supportive community that fosters accountability and inspiration
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Over 400 million People Make Life-and-Death Decisions Each Day at Work – Why the Holistic Wealth Pledge is Critical”. In our last episode entitled Holistic Wealth at Work, we explored the concept of holistic wealth in the workplace, exploring how environments that prioritize holistic well-being help employees thrive and make thoughtful, informed decisions. Today, we’re continuing that conversation with Part 2, as we discuss why the Holistic Wealth Pledge is essential, especially for those in high-stakes professions who make life-and-death decisions every day in the workplace. Our goal is to get 200 pledge signatures by Global Holistic Wealth Day 2025 (April 9th). In this episode, we also explore the characteristics of holistically wealthy workplaces and the vital role of workplace wellness, holistic wealth coaching, and leadership training in fostering a thriving work environment. Whether you’re a manager, executive, entrepreneur, employee, or workplace wellness advocate, this episode provides valuable insights into the importance of fostering holistically wealthy workplaces. This episode also explores the Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth and why it’s essential for creating work environments rooted in well-being and ethical values.
It's imperative to recognize that true holistic wealth encompasses not only material prosperity but also mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook is also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- The Holistic Wealth Pledge
- The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Holistic Wealth at Work: Empowering Employees Through Workplace Wellness and Leadership Training”. In today's fast-paced world, finding balance and achieving holistic wealth at work has never been more important. With the ongoing global burnout epidemic, it's essential to create an environment that nurtures every aspect of our well-being. Our latest episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast is here to help you do just that. In this episode, we’ll explore how to cultivate holistic wealth at work and the vital role of workplace wellness, holistic wealth coaching, and leadership training in fostering a thriving work environment.
It's imperative to recognize that true holistic wealth encompasses not only material prosperity but also mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbookis also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
- The Holistic Wealth Pledge
- The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What Is “Holistic Wealth at Work”?
“Holistic wealth” (a term coined by Keisha Blair through her groundbreaking books) is about achieving balance and fulfillment in all areas of life, not just financial stability. It includes physical health, mental and emotional well-being, spiritual fulfillment, strong relationships, and a life of purpose and meaning. “Holistic wealth at Work” refers to creating a work environment that nurtures employees’ overall well-being. This approach prioritizes mental health, emotional support, and physical health, leading to a more engaged and productive workforce. When organizations focus on holistic wealth, they acknowledge that employees are not just workers; they are individuals with diverse needs and aspirations.
In this enlightening episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, our special guest is Michael Lee Kim, CPA.
Michael Lee Kim is a personal finance coach, and the host of the Personal with Money Podcast, where he shares insights and tips on financial planning, budgeting, and achieving financial independence. With years of experience in the finance industry, Michael decided to leave the corporate world to pursue a digital nomad lifestyle, relocating from Canada to Mexico. His mission is to empower people to take control of their finances and design a life that aligns with their values and aspirations.
Michael shares his inspiring journey from Canada to Mexico, exploring how his decision to live a digital nomad lifestyle was influenced by health challenges. Tune in to discover how Michael prioritized his well-being, and embracing a location-independent lifestyle.
Michael delves into the pros and cons of the digital nomad lifestyle, the impact it had on his health, and how this transition helped him create a more balanced and meaningful life. He also offers practical advice on managing finances while living abroad, and how to align your financial goals with your personal aspirations.
This episode will inspire anyone who dreams of working remotely, improving their quality of life, and taking control of their financial future. If you're curious about how to achieve holistic wealth and the freedom to live life on your terms, this is a must-listen.
Get your copy of "Holistic Wealth: Expanded and Updated" by Keisha Blair for more strategies on building financial resilience and achieving holistic wealth.
What You Will Learn:
- How Michael Lee Kim transitioned from a traditional career in Canada to a digital nomad lifestyle in Mexico.
- The health benefits of relocating to a different country and how it impacted Michael's overall well-being.
- Tips for managing personal finances as a digital nomad.
- The importance of aligning your financial goals with your values for achieving financial freedom.
- Challenges and rewards of living abroad, especially when considering work-life balance
Key Topics in This Episode Include:
- Digital nomad lifestyle for financial freedom.
- Moving abroad for better health and quality of life.
- Practical tips for managing finances while living abroad.
- Creating a work-life balance as a remote worker.
- How holistic wealth principles can lead to better financial, emotional, and physical health.
Become a Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant
Are you passionate about empowering others to achieve financial resilience and holistic wealth? Join the growing movement of holistic wealth experts by becoming a Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant through the Institute on Holistic Wealth. You'll gain the tools and skills needed to help others build a prosperous, purpose-driven life.
Learn more and enroll today to start making a difference in people's lives!
Get Your copy of "Holistic Wealth: Expanded and Updated" Book by Keisha Blair
If you're inspired by Michael Lee Kim's journey and want to learn more about creating a life of freedom, financial independence, and holistic wealth, get your copy of "Holistic Wealth: Expanded and Updated" by Keisha Blair today. This essential guide will help you build financial resilience, navigate life-altering setbacks, and craft the life you truly deserve.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we’re discussing “Tips for Arthritis Pain Management”, with special guest Dr. Ken Redcross.More than 350 million people globally suffer from arthritis. In the United States, it’s estimated that one in four adults, or about 58.5 million people, have been diagnosed with arthritis and suffer from arthritis-related joint pain. Pain management can be challenging due to medication side effects, contraindications, and inconveniences, such as dosage, texture, and smell. If you suffer from arthritis, you may find it harder to walk, move around, and enjoy physical activities. When your joints wear down over time, the cushioning provided by the cartilage erodes, resulting in pain and stiffness. To manage the pain and make things more bearable you can follow a few simple tips to improve your quality of life. Physical health is a critical part of Holistic Wealth, and millions of people globally suffer from chronic pain and disability due to inadequate pain management.
Dr. Ken Redcross is the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of a unique concierge service providing patient-first treatment through Strategic Health Services. As one of the first full-service concierge, personalized medical practices in the United States, Dr. Redcross’ patient portfolio includes executives, athletes, and entertainers, as well as individuals from all walks and stages of life. Dr. Redcross frequently shares his expertise in managing everyday health challenges embracing both natural and alternative methods of healing. He has also authored numerous health articles for MSN Latino and Everyday Health. Dr. Redcross earned his MD from Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in NY, specializing in internal medicine. (drkenredcross.com). Subscribe and tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “70% of Your Immune System Lives in Your Gut – Tips for Gut Health with Dr. Ken Redcross”. Dr. Ken Redcross is the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of a unique concierge service providing patient-first treatment through Strategic Health Services. Your gastrointestinal tract has a vast and complex ecosystem known as the gut microbiome, bustling with a myriad of bacteria, fungi and other microbes. These microscopic organisms are integral not only for proper digestive function and absorption of nutrients but also for engaging in a continuous dialogue with the vast network of immune cells working together to defend your body’s health. As Dr Redcross states in this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast - 70% of your immune system is embedded within your gut, where it interacts with the multitude of microorganisms living in your microbiome.
A healthy gut microbiome includes a diversity of beneficial bacteria that helps your immune system function at its best, while a disrupted microbiome may undermine its ability to diligently protect your health. When we seek comfort in the foods we love, they don’t always love us back. Having a healthy gut is all about balance. Often, it’s not very practical or even sustainable to banish the foods you love. By following simple tips and making a few lifestyle fixes, you can keep your belly both happy and healthy. It's also imperative to recognize that true abundance encompasses not only material prosperity but also physical health, and mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including healthy eating and lifestyle. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook is also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
What is a healthy gut?
Gut health refers to the well-being of the digestive system, which is responsible for breaking down food, absorbing nutrients and eliminating waste from the body. It is home to trillions of microorganisms—including bacteria, viruses and fungi—that are collectively known as the gut microbiome. 70% of your immune system is embedded within your gut, where it interacts with the multitude of microorganisms living in your microbiome.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor
Holistic Healing Certification program
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “How to Create Holistic Wealth at Home”. In today's fast-paced world, finding balance and achieving holistic wealth at home has never been more important. With the ongoing global burnout epidemic and the shift towards working from home, it's essential to create an environment that nurtures every aspect of our well-being. Our latest episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast is here to help you do just that.
For many women (and men), the word “home” conjures up images of a never-ending pile of laundry, unending chores, lack of time to complete tasks often left undone and stress associated with childcare. According to the Care Gap: “At home, women spend a disproportionate amount of time cooking, cleaning, and managing household activities. On average, women spend 2.5 hours more per day on unpaid household and care work than men. This amounts to over 900 hours per year, significantly impacting their time for professional growth and leisure”. This affects our overall holistic wealth – our personal relationships, as well as our mental, physical, emotional and financial health.
This episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast is geared towards giving you the tools to create Holistic Wealth at Home, and increase harmony and balance at home. Tune in to discover practical tips and strategies to transform your home into a sanctuary of holistic wealth. Whether you're looking to reduce stress, improve your financial health, or foster stronger relationships, this episode has something for everyone.
It's imperative to recognize that true holistic wealth encompasses not only material prosperity but also mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook is also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
What Does “Holistic Wealth At Home” Mean?
“Holistic wealth” (a term coined by Keisha Blair through her groundbreaking books) is about achieving balance and fulfillment in all areas of life, not just financial stability. It includes physical health, mental and emotional well-being, spiritual fulfillment, strong relationships, and a life of purpose and meaning. “Holistic wealth at Home” means creating an environment that supports and nurtures all of these aspects of holistic wealth, in order to ensure that your home is a place of rest, growth, joy and abundance.
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “How to Cope with Depression”. After the release of our podcast episode on “7 Practical Ways to Overcome Anger”, several Holistic Wealth podcast listeners requested a podcast episode on “How to Cope with Depression”. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we delve into the vital topic of coping with depression through a holistic approach. Depression can affect various facets of our lives, and understanding its complexities requires a comprehensive strategy. We explore how the holistic wealth framework by Keisha Blair (i.e.“the art of recovery from disruption”)—encompassing mental, emotional, physical well-being and financial well-being—plays a crucial role in managing depression. By integrating mindfulness, balanced nutrition, regular exercise, and emotional resilience, we can create a supportive environment for mental health. This episode offers valuable insights into how interconnected aspects of our lives can influence our mental state and highlights practical steps to foster overall wellness. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including coping with depression (as well as grief and tragedy). The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook is also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
- Trauma of Money Certification program (Institute on Holistic Wealth)
- Holistic Healing Certification program (Institute on Holistic Wealth)
What is Clinical Depression (Major Depressive Disorder)?
Clinical depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD), is a mental health condition that causes a persistently low or depressed mood and a loss of interest in activities that once brought joy. Clinical depression can also affect how you sleep, your appetite and your ability to think clearly. These symptoms must be present for at least two weeks for a diagnosis.
Clinical depression is a chronic condition, but it usually occurs in episodes, which can last several weeks or months. This is different from persistent depressive disorder, which is mild or moderate depression that lasts for at least two years.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “How to Transition from a Toxic Job for a Life of Travel and Remote Work”, with special guest Becca Siegel, co-founder of Half Half Travel. In this episode we explored Becca’s journey from a toxic work environment to a life filled with freedom, adventure, and purpose. Becca shares her story of recognizing the detrimental effects of her corporate job on her well-being, making the courageous decision to pursue remote work, and embracing a lifestyle that has taken her around the world. In this episode Becca also highlights the pitfalls and dangers of news headlines that glamorize the nomadic lifestyle and overnight success. In this episode, we discussed the pitfalls to avoid when transitioning from a toxic job as well as practical tips to avoid common mistakes.
Becca Siegel is a digital content creator who co-founded Half Half Travel with her husband Dan. Together, they share travel destination guides, photography, travel advice and remote work tips with their audiences around the world. She loves sharing her experiences in topics ranging from world travel, remote work, and starting and maintaining a business, her journey in minimalism and personal finance, and becoming a parent. Join us as we delve into Becca's personal experiences, the challenges she faced, and the invaluable lessons she learned along the way. This episode is packed with practical advice for anyone feeling trapped in a job that no longer serves them, and it offers a roadmap for creating a fulfilling life aligned with your passions and values. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, emphasizes the importance of creating a life that prioritizes purpose, well-being and balance as well as the importance of meaningful experiences and travel.
Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- How to identify the physical and emotional impacts of a toxic job. Becca's personal experiences and red flags that signaled it was time for a change.
- Practical steps Becca took to transition from a traditional office job to remote work.
- Tips for finding remote job opportunities and building a side hustle. Strategies for overcoming the fear of leaving a stable job.
- Mindset shifts that helped Becca navigate uncertainty and embrace new opportunities.
- The joys and freedoms of living a life of travel and remote work. Challenges faced on the road and how Becca manages them.
- How Becca and her partner created Half Half Travel and grew their online presence. The importance of community and networking in a remote work lifestyle.
- Practical advice for those looking to start their own journey towards remote work and travel.
- Becca’s Personal Financial Identity and how it helped her in building a life of travel (Based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identity Framework).
In this special wellness series with special guest Dr. Ken Redcross on the Holistic Wealth podcast, our topic is “Tips for Sinus Complication Relief”. Approximately 37 million Americans have sinusitis at least once each year. In Canada 3.5 million adults suffer from acute rhinosinusitis annually.Studies that have compared chronic sinusitis to other chronic conditions such as asthma, back pain congestive heart failure, and arthritis have demonstrated that chronic sinusitis has a more severe impact on quality of life than the other conditions. It is also one of the leading causes of absenteeism from work and expenditures for medications.Whether you’re battling seasonal allergies, sinusitis, or other sinus-related issues, understanding holistic approaches to relief can significantly impact your quality of life. Join us as we explore natural remedies, lifestyle adjustments and mindfulness practices to help you find relief and achieve holistic wellness.
Our special guest, Dr. Ken Redcross is the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of a unique concierge service providing patient-first treatment through Strategic Health Services. As one of the first full-service concierge, personalized medical practices in the United States, Dr. Redcross’ patient portfolio includes executives, athletes, and entertainers, as well as individuals from all walks and stages of life. Dr. Redcross frequently shares his expertise in managing everyday health challenges embracing both natural and alternative methods of healing.
Subscribe and tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, also offers a comprehensive framework for achieving well-being in all aspects of life, including health and wellness.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Dr. Ken Redcross’ Sinus Complication Relief Tips
- Drink plenty of water. Hydrating can help thin the mucus in your cavities and decrease the pressure in your sinuses. You can also try drinking warm liquids if you are experiencing discomfort in your throat.
- Try using steam. Try taking a hot shower so the steam can thin out the mucus in your passageways and reduce inflammation.
- Use warm facial packs. You can soak a towel in warm water and place it on your nose or forehead to find comfort from the pain and relieve inflammation.
- Control allergies. When exposed to allergens your body increases mucus .....
In this special wellness series with special guest Dr. Ken Redcross on the Holistic Wealth podcast, our topic is “Wellness Tips to Help Prevent or Relieve Seasonal Allergies”. More than 50 million Americans suffer from allergies each year, and one in every four Canadians suffer from seasonal allergies. That’s a lot of people who are feeling miserable! But you don’t have to be one of them. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we’re sharing a few simple tips to help you remain sniffle-free the next time allergies strike. In this episode we explore lifestyle adjustments as well as natural remedies that can alleviate symptoms and enhance overall well-being. Seasonal allergies impacts our holistic wealth by influencing our physical health, mental well-being and overall quality of life.
Our special guest, Dr. Ken Redcross is the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of a unique concierge service providing patient-first treatment through Strategic Health Services. As one of the first full-service concierge, personalized medical practices in the United States, Dr. Redcross’ patient portfolio includes executives, athletes, and entertainers, as well as individuals from all walks and stages of life. Dr. Redcross frequently shares his expertise in managing everyday health challenges embracing both natural and alternative methods of healing.
Subscribe and tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, also offers a comprehensive framework for achieving well-being in all aspects of life, including health and wellness.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Dr. Redcross’ Wellness Tips to Help Prevent or Relieve Seasonal Allergies
- Clean Regularly. Many allergens are in your home so be sure to clean your carpets, rugs, floors and curtains regularly. A HEPA vacuum cleaner can help as it has a special filter to trap very fine dust and allergen particles.
- Reduce Clutter. There could be places in your home where dust, pet dander and other things are collecting. Reducing the unnecessary items can lessen the amount of hard-to-reach places dust can collect.
- Wash your sheets and liners. Wash your linens weekly with hot water to keep down pet dander and dust mites.
- Use air and window filters. This extra layer of protection can screen out dust and pollen.
- Reduce mold. Clean your shower curtains, trash cans, and damp areas with a mix of water and chlorine bleach.
In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “7 Practical Ways to Overcome Anger”. We’re rounding out this month long celebration of Global Holistic Wealth Day and Global Holistic Wealth Week 2024 throughout the entire month of April, it's fitting to delve into a topic that resonates deeply with our journey toward holistic wealth: overcoming anger. In a world often marred by negativity and strife, mastering our emotions is paramount to achieving inner peace and true prosperity. April, a month marked by transitions and rejuvenation, symbolizes the perfect opportunity to reflect on the significance of addressing anger in our lives. With the chaos and challenges prevalent in today's world, from social unrest to high inflation and a cost-of-living crisis, environmental concerns, the need to cultivate emotional resilience is more crucial than ever. It's imperative to recognize that true abundance encompasses not only material prosperity but also mental and emotional well-being. Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, has several chapters to help you master the art of recovery from disruption including dealing with negative emotions. The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook is also a great resource. Subscribe and tune into this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
What is anger?
Anger is a normal, healthy emotion that usually arises in response to a perceived threat, insult, or injustice. Recognizing the gap between expectations and experiences (current situation) can help manage anger. This gap often triggers frustration when reality doesn’t meet our hopes and desires. It is crucial to recognize that the root cause of anger is internal rather than external. Often anger stems from unprocessed emotions from childhood leading to adult emotions that are disproportionate or inappropriate to the situation.
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Anger:
Healthy Anger: Motivates action against injusticessuch as poverty, and inequality.
Unhealthy Anger: Manifests through destructive outbursts or suppression, causing personal stress, anxiety, and even physical health problems including high blood pressure.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Trauma of Money Certification program
- Holistic Healing Certification program
Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 and Global Holistic Wealth Week were hugely successful, going viral in some parts of the world. In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 Massive Success: Going Viral Around the World (Let the Celebration Continue)”. As we continue celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day and Global Holistic Wealth Week 2024 throughout the entire month of April, let us embrace the profound interconnectedness of our lives while recognizing the abundance available in every moment. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we recap Global Holistic Wealth Day and highlight some special ways that schools, educational institutions, companies (including Fortune 500 companies), non-profits, organizations and communities can continue to celebrate and prioritize Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 and prioritizing overall Holistic Wealth. The global holistic wealth movement has touched the lives of over 50 million people globally – a testament of the impact of the global holistic wealth movement. Global Holistic Wealth Day went viral in some countries including India, the UK, Canada and several other countries and was celebrated in over 80 countries in 2024. Join us as we explore the successes and impact of this movement across different corners of the world.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
- Trauma of Money Certification program
- Holistic Healing Certification program
Transformative Impact on Businesses and Organizations:
Employee Well-being Initiatives: Companies worldwide are recognizing the importance of prioritizing employee well-being as part of their holistic wealth strategy. By offering wellness programs, flexible work arrangements, and mental health support services, organizations have seen a significant increase in employee morale, productivity, and retention rates. Employees feel valued and supported, leading to a positive work culture and better overall performance.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs:
Businesses are incorporating holistic wealth principles into their CSR initiatives by investing in community development projects, environmental conservation efforts, and social justice causes. These initiatives not only contribute to the greater good but also enhance the company's reputation and brand loyalty among consumers who prioritize ethical and sustainable practices. The Holistic Wealth Development Index developed by Keisha Blair in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, provides a framework for organizations and companies to apply a Holistic Wealth lens to their policies and practices.
Incorporating Holistic Wealth into Culture and Operations:
Leadership Buy-In and Commitment: Leaders play a crucial role in driving holistic wealth initiatives within organizations....
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Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 and Global Holistic Wealth Week were hugely successful, going viral in some parts of the world. In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 Massive Success: Going Viral Around the World (Let the Celebration Continue)”. As we continue celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day and Global Holistic Wealth Week 2024 throughout the entire month of April, let us embrace the profound interconnectedness of our lives while recognizing the abundance available in every moment. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we recap Global Holistic Wealth Day and highlight some special ways that schools, educational institutions, companies (including Fortune 500 companies), non-profits, organizations and communities can continue to celebrate and prioritize Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 and prioritizing overall Holistic Wealth. The global holistic wealth movement has touched the lives of over 50 million people globally – a testament of the impact of the global holistic wealth movement. Global Holistic Wealth Day went viral in some countries including India, the UK, Canada and several other countries and was celebrated in over 80 countries in 2024. Join us as we explore the successes and impact of this movement across different corners of the world.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
- Trauma of Money Certification program
- Holistic Healing Certification program
Transformative Impact on Businesses and Organizations:
Employee Well-being Initiatives: Companies worldwide are recognizing the importance of prioritizing employee well-being as part of their holistic wealth strategy. By offering wellness programs, flexible work arrangements, and mental health support services, organizations have seen a significant increase in employee morale, productivity, and retention rates. Employees feel valued and supported, leading to a positive work culture and better overall performance.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Programs:
Businesses are incorporating holistic wealth principles into their CSR initiatives by investing in community development projects, environmental conservation efforts, and social justice causes. These initiatives not only contribute to the greater good but also enhance the company's reputation and brand loyalty among consumers who prioritize ethical and sustainable practices. The Holistic Wealth Development Index developed by Keisha Blair in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Book, provides a framework for organizations and companies to apply a Holistic Wealth lens to their policies and practices.
Incorporating Holistic Wealth into Culture and Operations:Leadership Buy-In and Commitment: Leaders play a crucial role in driving holistic wealth initiatives within organizations....
Happy Global Holistic Wealth Day! In this special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024: A Celebration of the Global Holistic Wealth Movement”. As we celebrate Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024, let us embrace the profound interconnectedness of our lives while recognizing the abundance available in each and every moment. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore Global Holistic Wealth Day and highlight some special ways that people are celebrating Global Holistic Wealth Day 2024 and prioritizing their overall Holistic Wealth, including a Global Holistic Wealth Day Workshop in taking place in Vancouver today led by our Canadian Global Holistic Wealth Day Ambassador, Paige Brettle, and other experts including celebrity trainer Paul Vincent (Star Wars, Black Panther and Mission Impossible), sharing his thoughts about Global Holistic Wealth Day. The global holistic wealth movement has touched the lives of over 50 million people globally – a testament of the impact of the global holistic wealth movement.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
- Trauma of Money Certification program
- Holistic Healing Certification program
On Global Holistic Wealth Day on April 9th, it's also crucial to shine a light on the often-hidden threats to our collective holistic wealth. In 2024, despite the growing awareness and emphasis on holistic wealth, several hidden threats continue to pose challenges to our overall well-being. Here are some of the hidden threats to holistic wealth in 2024:
Digital Overload: The pervasive influence of technology and digital devices can lead to information overload, constant distraction, and a disconnect from real-world experiences. Excessive screen time can negatively impact mental health, hinder authentic human connections, and erode our ability to be present in the moment.
Work-Life Imbalance: The blurring of boundaries between work and personal life, exacerbated by remote work arrangements and always-on connectivity, can lead to burnout and diminished overall well-being. Striking a healthy balance between professional responsibilities and personal pursuits is essential for holistic wealth.
Financial Stress: Despite efforts to redefine prosperity beyond financial metrics, economic insecurity and financial stress remain significant concerns for many individuals. Rising living costs, debt burdens, and economic uncertainty can take a toll on mental and emotional health, affecting our overall sense of well-being.
Environmental Degradation: The ongoing environmental crisis, including climate change, pollution, and habitat destruction, threatens not only the health of our planet but also our holistic wealth. Environmental degradation can undermine our physical well-being, disrupt communities, and erode the natural resources essential for sustainable living.
It’s Global Holistic Wealth week! In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Global Holistic Wealth Week Kickoff: A Journey to Abundance in All Forms”. As we begin this week-long celebration of holistic wealth, let's take a moment to reflect on what it truly means to live abundantly. It's about more than just financial prosperity; it's about nurturing our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. It's about finding balance and fulfillment in every area of our lives.
So, how can we make the most of Global Holistic Wealth Week? Each day presents an opportunity for us to focus on different aspects of our holistic well-being and take actionable steps toward greater abundance. Here's a breakdown of our daily call to action:
As we approach Global Holistic Wealth Day on April 9th, it's crucial to shine a light on the often-hidden threats to our financial well-being: overspending and mindless spending.
Resources Used In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
- Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
- Trauma of Money Certification program
- Holistic Healing Certification program
So, how can we make the most of Global Holistic Wealth Week? Each day presents an opportunity for us to focus on different aspects of our holistic well-being and take actionable steps toward greater abundance. Here's a breakdown of our daily call to action:
Day 1: Mindful Monday
Start the week with intention by practicing mindfulness. Dedicate time to quiet reflection, meditation, or yoga to center yourself and set positive intentions for the days ahead.
Day 2: Transformation Tuesday – Global Holistic Wealth Day
On Global Holistic Wealth Day, identify one area of your life where you'd like to see growth or improvement. Whether it's personal or professional development, take proactive steps to initiate positive change and transformation.
Day 3: Wellness Wednesday
Prioritize your physical health by nourishing your body with nutritious foods, staying hydrated, and engaging in regular exercise. Consider trying a new fitness class or cooking a healthy meal from scratch.
Day 4: Gratitude Thursday
Cultivate an attitude of gratitude by reflecting on the blessings in your life. Take time to express appreciation for the people, experiences, and opportunities that bring you joy and fulfillment.
Day 5: Financial Freedom Friday
Take charge of your financial well-being by reviewing your budget, setting savings goals, or exploring new opportunities for generating income.
Day 6: Soulful Saturday
Nurture your spiritual side by engaging in activities that bring you peace and connection. Whether it's spending time in nature, practicing mindfulness, or attending a religious service, find ways to feed your soul.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “How To Get Over Yourself: Lead and Delegate Effectively for Success” with special guest, Dave Kerpen. With the rise of remote work, the gig economy, AI, and social media, the boundaries between work and home are dissolving, leaving workplace leaders with less time for themselves than ever before.
Dave Kerpen’s new book “Get Over Yourself: How to Lead and Delegate Effectively for More Time, More Freedom, and More Success” presents time tested strategies to growing a successful business and leading a team—without sacrificing your personal life.
Dave Kerpen is a serial entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and global keynote speaker. He is the cofounder and co-CEO of Apprentice, a platform connecting entrepreneurs with top college students, and is the author of several bestselling books, including The Art of People, Likeable Social Media, and Likeable Business. Dave Kerpen is the executive chairman of The Nursing Beat and the cofounder and CEO of Remembering Live.
As we approach Global Holistic Wealth Day on April 9th, it's crucial to shine a light on the importance of work-life balance and how we can incorporate holistic wealth principles at work for more effective teamwork and organizations. Subscribe and tune in to listen to this episode.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Get Over Yourself: How to Lead and Delegate Effectively for More Time, More Freedom, and More Success
What You Will Learn In This Episode:
- How to embrace delegation as a strategy for long-term growth and success.
- How to avoid common challenges faced by small business owners and corporate leaders.
- Tips on choosing the right people for your team and encourage a workplace of trust and autonomy.
- How to create a healthy, sustainable work-life balance in today's dynamic work environment.
- How to fundraise and build a business that serves your life, not a life that serves your business.
Global Holistic Wealth Day
Global Holistic Wealth Daycelebrated every year on April 9th is a time to reflect on what it means to be truly ‘wealthy’ and how we can embody the transformational power of living with purpose, collecting experiences, engaging in meaningful work, cultivating your health and well-being, and creating emotional and spiritual connections with others, all while continuously working to build financial stability. As we observe Global Holistic Wealth Day, it's essential to reflect on work-life balance and how we empower ourselves to live, healthy, balanced lives.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “How To Avoid Common Spring Spending Traps: A Holistic Wealth Approach”. As the season changes and spring emerges, so do opportunities for renewed spending habits. The allure of warmer weather, outdoor activities, and seasonal sales can often lead us astray from our financial goals. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we explore how to navigate these common spring spending traps with a focus on personal financial identity, mindful spending, and spiritual self-renewal and how it impacts overall Holistic Wealth. As we approach Global Holistic Wealth Day on April 9th, it's crucial to shine a light on the often-hidden threats to our financial well-being: overspending and mindless spending. In this episode, we'll delve into why embracing your Personal Financial Identity is also key to financial authenticity and genuinely and helps to educate those around you about your financial values and goals.
Why Advertisers Rely on Mindlessness
Advertisers often rely on a state of mindlessness to encourage spending. They use persuasive tactics to appeal to our emotions and impulses, leading us to make purchases without fully considering their long-term impact on our finances.
Money Trauma and Unplanned Spending
Money trauma, such as feelings of guilt or shame related to money, can lead to unplanned spending as a way to cope with these emotions. By addressing and healing from money trauma, you can avoid the cycle of emotional spending and make more conscious financial decisions.
The Importance of Spiritual Self-Renewal
Spring is a time of renewal and rejuvenation, making it the perfect opportunity to focus on your spiritual well-being. By engaging in practices such as meditation, prayer, mindfulness, and self-reflection, you can renew your sense of purpose and keep your financial goals in focus.
The Value of Personal Financial Identity Framework
Your personal financial identity is a crucial aspect of your overall well-being. It encompasses your beliefs, values, and behaviors related to money. By understanding and embracing your financial identity, you can make more informed decisions about how you spend and save during the spring season. Furthermore, the framework emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and education, equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills to recognize warning signs and protect their holistic wealth. In a world where financial vulnerabilities are often exploited, the Personal Financial Identity Framework enables empowerment and resilience. There’s an entire chapter on the Personal Financial Identity framework in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book. The free Personal Financial Identity quiz is available on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website.
The Role of Budgeting and Mindful Spending
Budgeting is a powerful tool for managing your finances, especially during times of increased spending temptation. By creating a budget that aligns with your financial goals and values, you can avoid overspending and stay on track towards holistic wealth.....
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Financial Infidelity vs Financial Abuse Plus a Florida Woman Lost Everything to Her Husband's Betrayal”. In this episode, we explore the concept of "Financial Infidelity vs Financial Abuse", their warning signs and how they impact Holistic Wealth. As we approach Global Holistic Wealth Day on April 9th, it's crucial to shine a light on the often-hidden threats to our financial well-being: financial infidelity and financial abuse. We'll also delve into the cautionary tale of a Florida woman who tragically lost everything due to her husband's financial infidelity. In this episode, we'll delve into why embracing your Personal Financial Identity is also key to financial authenticity and genuinely and helps to educate those around you about your financial values and goals.
Defining Financial Infidelity:
Financial infidelity refers to the act of hiding financial matters from a partner, such as secret accounts, undisclosed debts, or covert spending. Hiding assets, investments, even side hustles and various forms of income also falls under financial infidelity.
Defining Financial Abuse:
Financial abuse involves controlling or manipulating a partner's finances to gain power and control in the relationship. This can include restricting access to money, stealing funds, or coercing financial decisions.
Differences and Warning Signs:
While both financial infidelity and financial abuse involve deception, they differ in intent and impact. Financial infidelity often stems from individual issues, such as shame or a desire for autonomy. Warning signs include unexplained expenses, secretive behavior, or reluctance to discuss finances. In contrast, financial abuse is characterized by a pattern of control and manipulation, with warning signs including restrictions on financial autonomy, coercion, and threats.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program
Trauma of Money Certification program
Holistic Healing Certification program
The Value of Personal Financial Identity Framework and
Financial Infidelity/Financial Abuse:
The Personal Financial Identity Framework is invaluable in safeguarding individuals against the detrimental effects of financial infidelity and financial abuse. By fostering open communication and transparency in financial matters, the framework helps build trust and mutual respect in relationships. It empowers individuals to assert their financial independence and make informed decisions, reducing the risk of financial manipulation or coercion. Furthermore, the framework emphasizes the importance of financial literacy and education, equipping individuals with the knowledge and skills to recognize warning signs and protect their holistic wealth. In a world where financial vulnerabilities are often exploited, the Personal Financial Identity Framework enables empowerment and resilience. There’s an entire chapter on the Personal Financial Identity framework i
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our topic is “Holistic Wealth: A Deep Dive into Loud Budgeting with 50 Practical Examples”. In this episode, we explore the concept of "Loud Budgeting" and its profound connections to the framework of Holistic Wealth. In this episode, we'll delve into why embracing your Personal Financial Identity is also key to practicing loud budgeting authentically and genuinely and helps to educate those around you about your financial values and goals.
Defining Loud Budgeting:
Loud budgeting aligns with the principles of Holistic Wealth laid out by Keisha Blair and is very much aligned with the “Art of Recovery from Disruption”. Loud Budgeting goes beyond the traditional confines of traditional budgeting. It's a dynamic approach that not only allows you to vocalize your constraints around spending, it also helps you to track expenses but also aligns with your core values and beliefs. Loud budgeting is a TikTok trend writer and comedian Lukas Battles started. He explained that loud budgeting is a “way to say no when friends, and family, invite (or pressure) you to spend money you don’t want to”.
The loud budgeting movement is about financial authenticity and financial transparency. Loud budgeting empowers you to say, “No thanks, that’s not aligned with my current goals.” Loud budgeting helps you to enforce and vocalize your boundaries when it comes to managing your money. This podcast episode serves as a guide, providing 50 practical examples to help keep you accountable to your budget with resonance and purpose.
Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program Trauma of Money Certification program Holistic Healing Certification program
The Value of Personal Financial Identity Framework and Loud Budgeting:
The Personal Financial Identity Framework gives you the tools to budget out loud. Embracing your personal financial identity is invaluable for communicating your money goals and values authentically. This self-awareness not only enhances your financial decision-making but also serves as a guide for others to comprehend your money values. There’s an entire chapter on the Personal Financial Identity framework in the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book. The free Personal Financial Identity quiz is available on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, on “Mastering Holistic Wealth” our special guest is Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant and Global Holistic Wealth Day Canada Ambassador, Paige Brettle. Paige Brettle is on track to becoming a Master Consultant with the Institute on Holistic Wealth, having completed three certification programs with the Institute including the Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program, the Trauma of Money Certification program, and the Holistic Healing Certification program. As a Global Holistic Wealth Day Ambassador for Canada, Paige outlines how Keisha Blair’s Holistic Wealth books have transformed her journey as a financial advisor working in the field with women and finances.
In this interview, Paige outlines how the certification programs designed by Keisha Blair, Mother of Holistic Wealth, founder of Global Holistic Wealth Day, and founder of the Global Holistic Wealth movement, have impacted her career journey and her life in general. To date, the Institute on Holistic Wealth has launched ten 10 certification programs related to Holistic Wealth and Holistic Living that allow learners to apply them in their careers and businesses for ongoing growth and transformation. Paige’s journey highlights the successes of the Institute on Holistic Wealth and the profound impact of Keisha Blair’s pioneering work in the field.
In Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, the issues of income inequality, high debt, and high levels of stress, anxiety, and burnout are heavily discussed. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Paige Brettle.
Resources Used In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant Program Trauma of Money Certification program Holistic Healing Certification program
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is former CNN Senior Political Analyst, Kirsten Powers. In this interview, Kirsten discussed her popular essay “The Way We Live in The United States Is Not Normal (Why We Are Buying Land in Italy)”. In her essay, Kirsten outlines that “something is deeply wrong with the United States, and I don’t want to live here anymore”. Kirsten outlines several moments of clarity that something was off in the country of her birth, including a moment on a flight home where she sat next to a Danish woman. In her essay, Kirsten states:
“Another clarifying moment occurred on a flight home from the 2016 New Hampshire primary. I was seated next to a Danish woman, a former mayor who was part of an international contingent observing American democracy in action.
People in Denmark are often ranked the happiest in the world. I asked her if this was true. She said she didn't know if they were the happiest, but that they were happy. She ascribed this to the fact that their basic needs were met. Nobody worried about running out of money for retirement or whether they could attend college or afford health care. Because education was free and life was affordable, people chose careers based on their passions rather than on earning potential. Yes, they paid 50% in taxes but didn't worry about having what they needed. Nobody graduated from college, saddled with the debt of a small nation”.
Capitalism Has Gone Off The Rails
Kirsten’s essay also points to hyper-capitalism that now exists with an ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor:
“When I was growing up, the United States was a capitalistic country, but there were guardrails. They were not necessarily explicit, but they were understood to exist. Those guardrails are gone. Call it hyper-capitalism or late-stage capitalism, or whatever you want: there is no longer even the slightest sense of decency.
Now there is no shame in making 800 million times more than your average worker at your company, who you would lay off in a heartbeat if it were to your financial benefit—in fact, these people are often glorified as the epitome of the American Dream”.
“Meanwhile, the rest of America is drowning in credit card debt and running their bodies into the ground, chasing success and stability. Because everything is so expensive and our hyper-capitalist culture tells you your value and happiness are derived from your level of career accomplishment and acquisition of material goods, it starts to almost make sense that people would work so hard to achieve this identity for themselves”.
“The more we acquire, the more we achieve, the less happy we are. Only now, you also have the problem of cratering mental health and often some sort of chronic illness. We are not designed to live this way, and our bodies are here to remind us of this fact”.
In Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, the issues of income inequality, high debt, and high levels of stress, anxiety, and burnout are heavily discussed. Kirsten’s substack essay illuminates the fact that holistic wealth is so critical – and that we need holistically wealthy societies. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Kirsten Powers.
Resources Used In This Episode (Get a Copy of Both Books): Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered, and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Dr. Lori Brotto. Dr. Brotto shares advice and tips on how to have better sex during perimenopause. Sexual health and well-being are part of our overall physical, mental and emotional health and is therefore important to overall holistic wealth. As a matter of fact, there are very practical ways of integrating your sex and relationship goals as part of your overall holistic wealth. Navigating perimenopause is a transformative journey that transcends the physiological changes experienced by women; it significantly influences the holistic wealth of individuals.
Holistic Wealth extends beyond mere financial prosperity, encompassing emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being. Perimenopause, often accompanied by a myriad of physical symptoms and emotional shifts, demands a holistic approach to navigate its complexities. Addressing the challenges of perimenopause requires more than just medical interventions; it necessitates a deep understanding of how hormonal fluctuations impact overall well-being. By embracing holistic wealth practices, individuals can navigate this transitional phase with resilience, focusing on mental and emotional health, nurturing physical vitality, and fostering fulfilling connections. Recognizing the interconnectedness of hormonal health and holistic wealth underscores the importance of a comprehensive, well-rounded approach to well-being, empowering individuals to thrive holistically during this significant life transition.
Dr. Lori Brotto is a Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health. She is also the Executive Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute—one of only three institutes in Canada devoted to advancing research in women’s health and maintains an active practice as a Registered Psychologist. Dr. Brotto was recently featured in the Netflix series The Principles of Pleasure and is the author of Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire and the forthcoming The Better Sex through Mindfulness Workbook: A Guide to Cultivating Desire.
Through her numerous treatment studies, Dr. Brotto has taught women how to practice the present moment, and non-judgmental awareness to cultivate desire and sexual satisfaction. Mindfulness meditation trains the brain to stay in the here and now, and not get trapped in the allure of distractions and negative self-judgement. Skills such as mindfulness teach the brain to connect more completely with the body, allowing the practitioner to experience all of the sensations of sex.
In this podcast episode, we will discuss several reasons for sexual problems during perimenopause such as fatigue, stress, hormonal changes, multi-tasking and previous trauma as well as long-standing myths about sexuality. We will walk you through effective strategies to make your sexual health an important part of your overall holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.By Keisha Blair
In this exciting two-part series of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Dr. Lori Brotto. Dr. Brotto shares advice and tips on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of perimenopause and revitalize sexual intimacy. Sexual health and well-being are part of our overall physical, mental and emotional health and is therefore important to overall holistic wealth. Dr. Brotto, the Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health, provides strategies to revitalize intimacy during perimenopause, so you can reclaim and redefine your connection with your body and your partner, fostering a holistic sense of well-being. Join us as we delve into the often overlooked and misunderstood phase of perimenopause, where Dr. Brotto sheds light on the signs and symptoms, including crucial insights into hormonal changes like estrogen fluctuations. This enlightening conversation will empower you with knowledge, helping you navigate this transitional period with grace and understanding.
Dr. Lori Brotto is a Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health. She is also the Executive Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute—one of only three institutes in Canada devoted to advancing research in women’s health and maintains an active practice as a Registered Psychologist. Dr. Brotto was recently featured in the Netflix series The Principles of Pleasure and is the author of Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire and the forthcoming The Better Sex through Mindfulness Workbook: A Guide to Cultivating Desire.
Through her numerous treatment studies, Dr. Brotto has taught women how to practice the present moment, and non-judgmental awareness to cultivate desire and sexual satisfaction. Mindfulness meditation trains the brain to stay in the here and now, and not get trapped in the allure of distractions and negative self-judgement. Skills such as mindfulness teach the brain to connect more completely with the body, allowing the practitioner to experience all of the sensations of sex.
In this podcast episode, we will discuss several reasons for sexual problems during menopause such as stress, multi-tasking and previous trauma as well as long-standing myths about sexuality such as sexual desire should be spontaneous. walk you through effective strategies to make your sexual health an important part of your overall holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.By Keisha Blair
Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate DesireBy Dr. Lori Brotto
Welcome to the very first episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast of 2024, with your host and The Mother of Holistic Wealth, Keisha Blair. As we step into the new year, it's the perfect time to explore actionable strategies for opting into holistic wealth in 2024. Join us for invaluable tips to optimize your well-being, finances, and overall life satisfaction. In 2023, many people suffered the loss of loved ones, experienced grief and tragedy, and many others suffered from chronic illnesses or the breakdown of a relationship. With rising inflation in 2023, many people also suffered from financial hardships. Whatever your "white plastic bag moment", (i.e. a moment of significant setback in life), this episode provides tips and strategies to bounce back and build Resilience by opting into Holistic Wealth in 2024.
What are "White Plastic Bag Moments"?
Keisha Blair coined the term 'White plastic bag moments' in a profoundly moving context that resonates with the depths of life's unpredictability. In her viral article, she vividly recounts the heart-wrenching experience of losing her husband just three hours after entering a hospital. Three hours later she walked out of the hospital gripped by grief and holding a white plastic bag that the nurses gave her, containing his belongings, she emerged into a world forever altered. This pivotal moment, occurring only eight weeks after the birth of her second child became the catalyst for Blair's concept. 'White plastic bag moments' encapsulate those transformative instances when life, abruptly and irreversibly, takes an unexpected turn, leaving individuals grappling with the profound realization that their existence will never be the same again.
Resources In this Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover from Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
In this special two-part series of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Dr. Ken Redcross and we are sharing tips and strategies to navigate cold and flu season. In Part 1 of this two-part series, we focussed on adults, and specifically people with chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease and those undergoing cancer treatment during cold and flu season. In Part 2 – we are focussing on kids – and how families and parents can protect their kids during cold and flu season. Children’s hospitals across North America have reported significant surges in patients, which led many to cancel major surgeries to redeploy staff to help in overcrowded emergency departments and intensive care units. The situation is exacerbated by low and sometimes non-existent supplies of children’s pain and fever medications.
In this episode, Dr. Redcross also outlined that there are more than 50 different species of cockroaches and in urban areas like New York City many urban dwellings have homes with cockroaches and they can also cause respiratory illnesses. Cockroach droppings, saliva, and decomposing bodies have proteins that can trigger allergic reactions and asthma attacks. On inhalation, the proteins from the cockroaches can inflame and constrict the airways, leading to wheezing, coughing, and difficulty breathing.
Tune into Part 2 of this transformative special featuring Dr. Ken Redcross, where we delve into essential strategies and tips to not only prepare but thrive through the upcoming cold and flu season. Dr. Ken Redcross is the author of “Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor,” and founder of a unique concierge service providing patient-first treatment through Strategic Health Services. As one of the first full-service concierge, personalized medical practices in the United States, Dr. Redcross’ patient portfolio includes executives, athletes, and entertainers, as well as individuals from all walks and stages of life. Dr. Redcross completed his medical training at the prestigious Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. He then transitioned to the renowned Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, where he received the Man of Valor Award from the NAACP Youth Council for excellence in medicine. In the face of an anticipated "syndemic" this winter, the importance of preparation and holistic health precautions takes center stage.
What You Will Learn:
Understanding the Intersection of Cold and Flu:
· Dr. Redcross sheds light on the intersection of the flu, colds, and other health challenges. This episode provides a comprehensive guide to navigating these interconnected health threats, ensuring you are well-prepared for the winter ahead.
Strategies for Preparation and Thriving:
- Immune-Boosting Nutrition:
· Dr. Redcross explores the crucial role of nutrition in supporting the immune system. Learn about foods rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals that can fortify your body's defences against winter ailments.
- Holistic Lifestyle Practices:
· Discover holistic lifestyle practices that contribute to overall well-being. From adequate sleep, reducing inflammation and stress management to regular exercise, these practices are fundamental for resilience during cold and flu season.
- Homeopathic Remedies:
· Delve into the benefits of homeopathic remedies with Dr. Redcross. Learn about natural and alternative approaches that can complement traditional medicine, providing additional support for immune health.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to have a money date night. In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it's easy to overlook the importance of nurturing our relationship with money. To help you cultivate a healthy financial mindset, the Holistic Wealth Podcast is excited to delve into the concept of "Money Date Nights."
Statistics show that 80% of couples have different money mindsets so it's critical to have ongoing money date nights. Your Personal Financial Identity is a cornerstone of your money date nights and should be integrated throughout. In this episode, I will walk you through effective tips and strategies on how to have a successful and meaningful money date night with your spouse or partner. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
How To Have A Money Date Night
Setting the Scene:
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Choose a Cozy Setting: Create a comfortable and inviting space for your money date night. Whether it's a quiet corner of your favorite coffee shop or the coziness of your living room, make sure the environment promotes open and honest conversation.
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Prepare a Light Meal or Snacks: Keep the atmosphere relaxed by preparing a light meal or snacks. Sharing food can foster a sense of togetherness, making your money discussions more enjoyable.
Money Talks:
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Reflect on Financial Goals: Begin your money date night by reflecting on your individual and shared financial goals. Discuss short-term objectives, such as saving for a vacation, and long-term goals, like retirement planning.
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Review Budgets Together: Take a look at your budgets and financial plans. Discuss any necessary adjustments or celebrate achievements. The Holistic Wealth Podcast emphasizes the importance of aligning your spending with your values, and this is the perfect time to ensure your financial choices reflect your priorities.
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Explore Investment Opportunities: Delve into the world of investments together. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned investor, share your thoughts on potential opportunities and learn from each other's perspectives.
Mindfulness and Connection:
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Practice Gratitude: Express gratitude for your financial journey, acknowledging the achievements and lessons learned along the way. Gratitude can shift your mindset towards abundance and prosperity.
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Vision Boarding for Finances: Embrace the power of visualization by creating a financial vision board. Cut out images and words from magazines or printouts that represent your financial goals and aspirations. Display it in your home as a visual reminder of your shared dreams.
Action Steps:
- Set Actionable Steps: Before concluding your money date night, establish actionable steps to move closer to your financial goals. This could include setting a monthly savings target, exploring new investment opportunities, or creating a debt-repayment plan.
In this special two-part series of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, Dr. Ken Redcross shares valuable insights and strategies to navigate the anticipated "syndemic" winter, marked by a surge in respiratory viruses. The podcast covers:
Understanding the Intersection of Cold and Flu:
- Dr. Redcross discusses the interconnected health threats of flu, colds, and other challenges, offering a comprehensive guide for winter preparedness.
Strategies for Preparation and Thriving:
- Immune-Boosting Nutrition:
- Insight into foods rich in antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to fortify the immune system against winter ailments.
- Holistic Lifestyle Practices:
- Recommendations for practices like adequate sleep, stress management, and regular exercise to support overall well-being.
- Homeopathic Remedies:
- Exploration of natural and alternative approaches complementing traditional medicine for immune health.
Special Focus on Chronic Illness:
- Tailored Strategies for Chronic Conditions:
- Personalized strategies for managing chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes during the winter months.
- Medical Guidance for Chronic Patients:
- Insights into open communication with healthcare providers and proactive health management for those with chronic illnesses.
Preparation and Precautions for Cold and Flu Season:
- Hygiene Practices:
- Practical tips for maintaining cleanliness to minimize infection risk.
- Environmental Considerations:
- Insights into the role of factors like indoor air quality and humidity in preventing respiratory illness spread, with suggestions for creating a health-supportive environment.
As the prospect of a syndemic winter looms, the podcast emphasizes the importance of preparation and holistic health measures. Listeners are encouraged to implement these strategies into their daily routines to fortify the immune system and protect overall well-being.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
- Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair
- Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor by Dr. Ken Redcross
Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair Bond: The 4 Cornerstones of a Lasting and Caring Relationship with Your Doctor by Dr. Ken Redcross
Featured on the Show:
· Check out Dr. Ken Redcross’s website: drkenredcross.com and www.boiron.com (for resources mentioned). Follow Dr. Redcross on Instagram @drkenredcross
· Check out our websites for more information: www.keishablair.com www.holisticwealthpodcast.com www.instituteonholisticwealth.com
· Order the book, Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, also mentioned as a resource in this episode.
· Visit www.keishablair.com and subscribe. Check out our FREE financial identity quiz and online courses at the Institute on Holistic Wealth. Check out our signature program, and become a Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant and help people build a life of Holistic Wealth.
· Order the award-winning, bestselling book Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness, and the Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we're discussing the rising trend of online scams, in particular those aimed at teens, including nude photo online scams targeting teenage boys. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a sextortion scam aimed at boys is causing emotional trauma. Rates of suicide have been increasing in teen boys. If you're a parent, guardian, teacher, social worker, coach or counselor, you don’t want to miss this episode.
In today's interconnected world, where social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat dominate the digital landscape, it's crucial to be aware of the increasing threat posed by online scams. Unfortunately, one demographic that has become a prime target for these scams is teenage boys. On this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we delve into the rising tide of online scams, exploring their tactics, and providing valuable insights on how to protect our teenagers from falling victim to these malicious schemes.
The Digital Playground: Instagram and Snapchat
Social media platforms have become an integral part of the lives of teenagers, providing a space for self-expression, connection, and exploration. However, with these benefits come significant risks, especially when it comes to online scams. Instagram and Snapchat, popular among teens, have seen a surge in scams targeting unsuspecting users, with teenage boys being a specific focus. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Best Book of 2023 Award Winner (Self-Help: Motivational Category)
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Understanding the Scams
• Fake Investment Schemes: Scammers often lure young boys with promises of quick and easy financial gains through fake investment opportunities.
Understanding the red flags and promoting financial literacy is crucial in preventing them from falling into these traps.
• Impersonation and Catfishing: The anonymity of the internet allows scammers to create fake profiles, posing as someone the teen knows or admires. We discuss the signs of impersonation and how to verify online identities to avoid falling for catfishing schemes.
• In-App Purchases and Hidden Costs: Some scams involve enticing users with free trials or in-app purchases that lead to hidden costs. Empowering teens with knowledge about responsible online spending is key to avoiding these financial pitfalls.
Empowering Teenagers and Parents
• Open Communication: Fostering an environment where teens feel comfortable discussing their online experiences and concerns.
• Digital Literacy Education: Integrating digital literacy education into school curricula and at-home conversations to equip teens with the skills to navigate the online world safely.
• Parental Controls: Exploring the use of parental control tools and monitoring apps to help parents stay informed about their teen's online activities.
Taking Holistic Action
• As we explore the rise in online scams targeting teens, our goal is not just to highlight the risks but to empower our audience with knowledge and actionable steps to create a safer online environment for the younger generation. Join us on this eye-opening episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, where we strive to promote holistic well-being in all aspects of life, including the digital realm.
We're thrilled to share that the Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair (Forward by Actress Kelly Rutherford) is the WINNER of the Self-Help Motivational category in the Best Book Awards 2023 sponsored by the American Book Fest. We are grateful for the support of thousands of podcast listeners and readers across the globe from over 25 countries including Canada, the US, Germany, Australia, Switzerland, Hungary, the UK, the Caribbean, Africa and many more. In this exciting episode, we are also outlining some strategies with lessons from the book (Holistic Wealth) on how to get unstuck in life.
Life's journey can sometimes feel like a complex maze, with obstacles that leave us feeling trapped and unmotivated. Whether it's a dead-end job, a stagnant relationship, or just a sense of unfulfillment, getting unstuck is a universal desire. Today, we're exploring actionable strategies to help you break through those barriers and reignite the spark within. In this episode, important concepts were highlighted including “mind mapping” and how it impacts getting unstuck in life and building our overall resilience. As the Holistic Wealth Podcast continues to provide valuable insights into holistic well-being, the episode serves as a reminder of the power of the art of recovery from disruption. Keisha Blair's holistic wealth philosophy practices come together to guide individuals toward a life filled with balance, purpose, and the strength to overcome life's challenges. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.WINNER OF THE BEST BOOK AWARD 2023
Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Explanation of common reasons people feel stuck in life.
- Insights into the significance of self-awareness in identifying and understanding the root causes.
- Exploration of the power of “mind mapping” and goal-setting in overcoming obstacles.
- Tips on how to break down larger goals into manageable tasks.
- Strategies for embracing change even when it feels uncomfortable.
- Practical advice on how to reach out for support when feeling stuck.
- Overview of holistic living principles and their role in overcoming stagnation.
Life is a series of ebbs and flows, filled with unexpected twists and turns. It's a journey that often demands resilience and adaptability to navigate successfully. The Holistic Wealth Framework (developed by Keisha Blair) has long emphasized the importance of finding emotional, spiritual, and financial well-being even in the face of adversity and is referred to as the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal. Dr. Taryn Marie is the Founder and Chief Resilience Officer of Resilience Leadership Institute. Her mission is to positively impact the lives of 1 billion people, by enhancing hope, healing, and health as well as increased consciousness and enhanced leadership through the practices of resilience. She also serves as Chief Product Officer and Chief Happiness Officer for Wicked Happy, a global aspirational apparel brand that promotes positivity and possibility through inspirational messages.
Her book entitled The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why Some Flourish When Others Fold is a #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller. Global Gurus have recognized Dr. Taryn Marie as a Top 30 Thinker in Leadership, she is a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach Globally, and was a finalist for the Tony Hsieh Award focused on people who are leading progressive and innovative change in the area of human capital. Her work has been featured by Fox and NBC News, Bloomberg Business, Thrive Global, and Forbes. Her TEDx talk entitled
“How Resilience Breaks Us Out of Our Vulnerability Cage” has been viewed over 1 million times.
In this episode, important concepts were highlighted including the “vulnerability bias” and how it impacts resilience, performative vs “genuine vulnerability” as well as the concept of risk and opportunity and why it’s so important in building resilience. As the Holistic Wealth Podcast continues to provide valuable insights into holistic well-being, the episode serves as a reminder of the power of resilience and the art of recovery from disruption. Keisha Blair's holistic wealth philosophy and Dr. Stejskal's resilience practices come together to guide individuals toward a life filled with balance, purpose, and the strength to overcome life's challenges. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
The Five Practices of Highly Resilient People: Why Some Flourish When Others Fold.
What is Resilience?
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity, adapt to challenges, and recover quickly from setbacks. It's the capacity to withstand and effectively navigate difficult situations, stressors, or traumatic events while maintaining psychological and emotional well-being. Resilience is not a fixed trait; it can be developed and strengthened over time through various strategies, such as building healthy coping mechanisms, seeking professional help when needed, cultivating a support network, and fostering a growth mindset. It plays a significant role in helping individuals navigate life's challenges and maintain their overall well-being. Holistic Wealth is frequently referred to as “The Art of Recovery from Disruption”.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, were exploring the essence of creating a lasting brand legacy (including building a global movement). For entrepreneurs and professionals, leaving a meaningful imprint on the world requires more than just financial success. It demands purpose, passion, and a profound understanding of the steps needed to build an enduring brand. A holistic wealth approach is key for building a lasting brand legacy because it goes beyond just financial prosperity and focuses on creating value and a positive impact in all aspects of business and life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Building A Timeless Brand Legacy”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
The Certified Holistic WealthTM Consultant Program
Step 1: Define Your Mission/Purpose
A holistic wealth approach encourages entrepreneurs to define a higher purpose for their brand beyond profits. When a brand's mission aligns with its customers' values, it establishes a deep emotional connection that fosters loyalty and long-term relationships. Start with your “story of self” and craft a message and narrative that aligns with your mission and purpose. At the heart of every great brand lies a clear and compelling purpose. Begin your journey by asking yourself, "Why does my brand exist? What difference do I want to make in people's lives?" Align your business goals with a higher purpose that transcends money. Your purpose will serve as the guiding star during challenging times, inspiring both your team and customers to rally behind your cause.
Step 2: Focus on Building Relationships
While financial success is essential, building meaningful relationships are equally valuable. Cultivate a community around your brand by engaging with your audience on a personal level. Building genuine relationships fosters trust and loyalty, transforming customers into brand advocates.
Step 3: Embrace A Holistic Wealth Mindset & Consistency is Key
Consistency is the glue that holds your brand together. From your visual identity to your messaging, ensure that every touchpoint reinforces your brand's essence. This consistency cultivates a sense of familiarity and reliability, making your brand a dependable presence in the lives of your audience......
Deep within each one of us lies a wellspring of untapped potential, waiting to be unlocked. The journey of self-discovery and personal growth leads us to unveil the boundless possibilities that reside within. Embracing this process not only brings us closer to our dreams but also allows us to live a more fulfilling and purpose-driven life. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we will explore essential steps to unlock your true potential and unleash the best version of yourself. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to unlock your true potential in life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
1. Obey The Calling On Your Life
2. Set Clear Goals – Create Your Holistic Wealth Portfolio
3. Overcome Fear and Embrace Change
4. Cultivate Resilience and Positivity
5. Surround Yourself with Supportive People
6. Take Care of Your Well-Being
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why it's so important to learn the keys to unlock your true potential in life, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair.
• Learn some tips and strategies for rewiring the subconscious mind including your subconscious mind map, mindfulness, and living intentionally by design.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Mindset and Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to unlock your true potential in life.
In today's fast-paced world, the mental health of our teenagers has become a critical concern. The rising prevalence of stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues among teenagers necessitates a holistic approach to promote their well-being. Results from a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey add to the evidence that teen mental health is in crisis, with particularly concerning numbers surrounding teen girls. The survey found around 1 in 3 high school girls in the U.S. have seriously considered attempting suicide and more than half of teen girls, 57%, reported feeling "persistently sad or hopeless" — a record high. In contrast, 14% of high school boys told the 2021 survey that they had seriously considered attempting suicide, up from 13% in 2011.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we delve into the teen mental health crisis, exploring its root causes, the challenges faced, and effective strategies for fostering mental wellness. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
In our pursuit of holistic wealth, it's crucial to address the diverse challenges individuals face when managing their personal finances. Today, we are thrilled to bring you a transformative episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, on navigating ADHD and personal finances with special guest, Brooke Schnittman, who shares her expertise as a coach specializing in ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder). In a recent interview that has captivated audiences worldwide, Trevor Noah, the brilliant comedian and host, courageously opened up about his personal struggles with depression and ADHD. With vulnerability and authenticity, Trevor shared his experiences, shedding light on the intersection of mental health and ADHD. His willingness to discuss these challenges on a public platform has sparked important conversations, breaking down stigmas and fostering understanding. Join us as we explore the dynamic intersection of ADHD and financial management, and discover empowering strategies to achieve financial freedom.
Navigating ADHD and Personal Finances with Brooke Schnittman
Brooke Schnittman is an expert in the field of ADHD management and support, renowned for her unwavering dedication to empowering individuals with ADHD to overcome challenges and achieve their full potential. Brooke's personal journey, being diagnosed with ADHD later in life and marrying into a family of ADHDers, has provided her with profound insight and empathy for her clients. Beyond her coaching practice, Brooke actively contributes to the ADHD community through various initiatives. She is the mastermind behind ADHDEdCamp, a platform that fosters education and collaboration within the ADHD community. Additionally, Brooke co-hosts the popular ADHD PowerTools podcast and hosts the SuccessFULL with ADHD Podcast, where she shares valuable insights and strategies to help individuals overcome obstacles and achieve success. Join us in this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast as we discuss navigating ADHD and personal finances.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
CWB ADHD Probability Self Test for Adults
Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
The Personal Financial Identity Quiz by Keisha Blair
In this compelling episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Sara Connell, bestselling author and Founder of the Thought Leader Academy. Sara opted for surrogacy after her 63-year-old mom offered to carry her baby. In this episode, we also discussed money trauma and The Science Of Getting Rich for Women. Sara Connell is a bestselling author and founder of Thought Leader Academy where she helps coaches, writers and entrepreneurs become successful, published authors and TEDx/ in-demand speakers. Sara has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The View, FOX, TEDx, and Katie Couric. During our conversation, Sara shared accounts of the challenges she encountered while navigating infertility and miscarriage.
At the heart of today's episode is the extraordinary story of Sara Connell's mother, who defied societal norms and carried Sara's baby at the age of 63. This incredible act of love and determination challenges conventional expectations and reminds us that age is just a number. We dive into the emotional journey, the hurdles they faced, and the ultimate joy that transcended all boundaries.
As the founder of The Thought Leader Academy, Sara Connell has dedicated her life to empowering individuals to share their unique voices with the world. We explore the inspiration behind creating this platform and the transformative impact it has had on countless thought leaders, helping them cultivate their messages and make a meaningful difference.
Sara Connell's latest book, "The Science of Getting Rich for Women," dives into the principles of abundance and prosperity. Drawing upon her extensive research and personal experiences, she unveils the mindset shifts, practical strategies, and actionable steps that can lead anyone toward a life of true wealth. We discuss the key insights from her book and how they can be applied to achieve abundance in various aspects of life.
Unveiling Money Trauma: Sara Connell courageously shares her personal journey of unravelling the money trauma that had its roots in her Catholic upbringing. We explore how societal and religious conditioning can contribute to the formation of negative money stories, fostering a scarcity mindset and limiting beliefs around abundance. By becoming aware of these patterns, Sara embarked on a transformative path toward healing.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.
The Science of Getting Rich For Women by Sara Connell
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
The Trauma of Money Certification Program – Institute on Holistic Wealth
In this compelling episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we had the privilege of hosting retired master corporal Vickie M Lanthier, who shared her remarkable journey of survival and the importance of making bold, courageous moves in the face of adversity. With her extensive experience in handling mass casualty incidents, Vickie's insights and resilience serve as an inspiration to us all. Although Vickie broke several bones in her face during a tank accident and faced many obstacles and trauma during her military career, she’s developed healthy coping mechanisms that have kept her mentally and physically fit. Vickie is a big proponent of preventative therapy and also discussed her new book in progress on adversity and well-being.
Vickie Lanthier's career as a master corporal in the armed forces exposed her to the harsh realities of mass casualty incidents. Whether it was in war-torn regions or disaster-stricken areas, she faced situations that most of us can only imagine. Through her first-hand experiences, Vickie witnessed the fragility of life and the strength of the human spirit.
During our conversation, Vickie shared accounts of the challenges she encountered while navigating chaotic and life-threatening circumstances. She emphasized the critical importance of preparedness, both physically and mentally, in dealing with mass casualty incidents as well as building in “buffers” for each dimension of our lives. From staying calm under pressure to making quick decisions, she stressed the significance of training and maintaining a focused mindset during such emergencies.
Surviving mass casualty incidents requires more than just physical endurance; it necessitates the courage to make bold decisions in the face of uncertainty. Vickie discussed how she had to summon her inner strength and take risks in order to save lives and ensure the safety of her team. These moves were often instinctual, requiring her to think on her feet and act swiftly.
However, Vickie's lessons in boldness and courage extend far beyond her experiences in the field. She highlighted the importance of embracing courage in our everyday lives, empowering listeners to step outside their comfort zones and pursue their dreams with unwavering determination. Vickie shared her personal finance journey and how she made difficult financial decisions in her 40s to improve her financial well-being. Vickie's personal journey serves as a testament to the incredible things that can be achieved when we are willing to take risks and make bold moves.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
Black women in many countries, including the United States, face higher rates of maternal mortality, preterm birth, low birth weight, and other pregnancy complications compared to their white counterparts. Black women are three times more likely to die from a pregnancy-related cause than White women. In an article in the New York Observer, entitled “What is Causing The High Maternal Death Rate Among Black Women in America?”, I highlighted that “in the U.S., Black expectant mothers are 243 percent more likely to die from childbirth-related causes than white women. Black women are also 49 percent more likely to deliver prematurely than white women, while black babies are twice as likely to die before reaching their first birthday”. These disparities are influenced by a complex interplay of socioeconomic factors, systemic racism, healthcare inequities, and implicit biases within the healthcare system.
Our guest on this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast on empowering Black women’s health is Dr. Monique Rainford. Dr. Monique Rainford is a board-certified OBGYN and Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale Medicine. Dr. Rainford is the author of the new book Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America. Dr. Rainford received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She is a fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a diplomate of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair we take a deep dive into Black women’s health and in particular maternal mortality. Understanding and addressing these disparities is crucial to ensure that Black women receive the care and support they need for healthy pregnancies and positive birth outcomes. Reproductive health and maternal health are also critical to holistic wealth. Also check out our previous episode with guest Dr. Uche Blackstock on Advancing Health Equity. The issue of maternal mortality was also discussed in the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book.
Key Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Pregnant While Black: Advancing Justice for Maternal Health in America by Dr. Monique Rainford
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial freedom by Keisha Blair
In this thought-provoking episode of them Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an inspiring conversation on Black women and burnout with special guest, Kelley Bonner, founder of BurnBright Consulting and award-winning host of the Black Girl Burnout podcast. Throughher work, Kelley provides a framework for leaders to understand the deeperorganizational issues that lead to symptoms of burnout and how to solve them attheir core. Having served on the Gender Policy Committee for the White House aswell as the International Women’s Economic Security Council, Kelley’s work hasimpacted culture and policy across the globe. She was also hand-picked by theBiden Administration to develop a national framework for workplace safety andharassment. Kelley is a thought leader in the realm of sexual assault,diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Kelley shares herpersonal journey, shedding light on the challenges Black women face, thebarriers they have to overcome, and strategies and tips to reduce and preventburnout. In a previous episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed whyHolisticWealth is the Antidote to Burnout.Check out our previous episode on the Billion-DollarCost of Misalignment and Why Black Women Pay It.In the new HolisticWealth Expanded and Updated book,racism in the Workplace and how it affects Black Women is also explored. Reasonsfor the high incidence of burnout among Black women include:
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In this thought-provoking episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an inspiring conversation on Black women and burnout with special guest, Kelley Bonner, founder of Burn Bright Consulting and award-winning host of the Black Girl Burnout podcast. Through her work, Kelley provides a framework for leaders to understand the deeper organizational issues that lead to symptoms of burnout and how to solve them at their core. Having served on the Gender Policy Committee for the White House as well as the International Women’s Economic Security Council, Kelley’s work has impacted culture and policy across the globe. She was also hand-picked by the Biden Administration to develop a national framework for workplace safety and harassment. Kelley is a thought leader in the realm of sexual assault, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Kelley shares her personal journey, shedding light on the challenges Black women face, the barriers they have to overcome, and strategies and tips to reduce and prevent burnout. In a previous episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed why Holistic Wealth is the Antidote to Burnout. Check out our previous episode on the Billion-Dollar Cost of Misalignment and Why Black Women Pay It. In the newHolistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book, racism in the workplace and how it affects Black women is also explored.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
Intuition is a powerful and often overlooked tool that can guide us in decision-making, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creative endeavours. It manifests in various forms, including gut feelings, instincts, and insightful thoughts. These different forms of intuition complement each other and provide unique insights that can benefit us in different situations.
Examples and personal anecdotes demonstrate the power of intuition in real-life scenarios. From a business owner trusting her gut feeling to avoid a disastrous partnership to an artist finding creative inspiration through intuitive insights, intuition has proven to be a valuable resource.
Several practical strategies and techniques can be employed to nurture and strengthen intuition. These include mindfulness practices like meditation and deep breathing, intuitive journaling, engaging in creative pursuits, paying attention to physical sensations, and respecting initial intuitive reactions. Creating a quiet space for reflection and drawing from past experiences also contribute to the development of intuition.
Mindfulness, self-awareness, and inner reflection are essential in connecting with our intuition. Mindfulness practices help us clear our minds and recognize intuitive signals, while self-awareness allows us to distinguish between genuine intuition and external influences. Inner reflection fosters self-discovery and aligns us with our true selves, enhancing our intuitive abilities.
Exercise and activities can help individuals tap into their intuition. These include focusing on breath during meditation, intuitive journaling, body scan meditation, contemplating symbols, mindful walks, and engaging in artistic expression. It's essential to approach these exercises with an open mindset and trust the unique insights that arise.
Intuition plays a significant role in decision-making and problem-solving. It enables faster decision-making, provides a holistic perspective, integrates tacit knowledge, stimulates creative problem-solving, aligns with emotions and values, and aids in risk assessment. It should be balanced with rational thinking to create a robust decision-making process.
Regarding creativity and innovation, intuition enhances idea generation, encourages unconventional thinking, helps recognize opportunities, facilitates problem-solving, enhances the creative process, embraces risk and uncertainty, and promotes empathy and user-centric innovation. By trusting our intuitive impulses, we can tap into our creative potential and drive innovation in various areas of life.
Something to note, intuition is a powerful inner guidance system that, when tapped into and trusted, can lead to better decision-making, personal growth, and creative expression. By recognizing the different forms of intuition, nurturing and strengthening our connection to it, and applying it in various aspects of life, we can unlock its potential and live a more fulfilling and authentic existence.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
In this exciting episode of the Holistic ,Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Laura Belgray, award-winningfounder of Talking Shrimp and Co-Creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discuss how Laura Belgray earned her first million at age 50 plus her new book Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-Ing Worst (now available for preorder). She's written TV spots for clients like NBC, Fandango, and Bravo, and now helps entrepreneurs and creatives get paid to be 100% themselves. Laura mentioned on the Holistic Wealth podcast that this pivotal conversation that she also outlined in her book, made her think twice about her “fit” in the corporate world:
"All I do in my career is move up and up and up. It's like every time I walk into the office, I get promoted."
“We were at dinner with our friend's new girlfriend, a dewy-faced, 29-year-old Conde Nast worker.
Shaking her head "no" to the server's offer of bread, she added, "I'll probably be publisher in thenext couple of years.
I remember thinking (as I smeared butter on a second sourdough roll, thank you), I'm ten years older than thisyoung thing and have never in my life moved "up and up and up." I'm so behind!”
That was more than a decade ago. For years, my "feeling behind" only got worse”.
As Laura discussed on the podcast “it's easy to feel behind when you scroll Instagram and see young influencers rakingin billions from lip gloss, or overhear 20-something tech kids in line at Starbucks, talking about their Tesla collections and early retirements”.This podcast episode is for the late starters and late bloomers, who think they’re behind. With high inflation and high cost of living, fears of a looming recession, and increasing debt, many people are wondering how to deal withtheir personal finances. Money mindset and money beliefs are critical to achieving financialfreedom and are therefore important to overall holistic wealth. On the HolisticWealth podcast as well as in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated; 36Life Lessons To Help Your Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose andAchieve Financial Freedom, the entire book is dedicated to this topic as wellas mindset and mental health. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holisticwealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
HolisticWealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover FromDisruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.By Keisha Blair
ToughTitties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-Ing Worst byLaura Belgray
WhatYou’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Learn how Laura Belgrayearned her first million at age 50 (and why she wouldn’t have it any other way)
· Learn how to hone your passionsand set goals that are authentic to you
· Learn why its importantto know who you are especially if you’re an entrepreneur and not follow thecrowd
· Learn about Laura’s newbook Tough Titties, why she wrote it and why she wrote a book sodifferent from what everyone thought she would write.
· Learn some tips to “ownyour space” and stand out as a woman at work and in business.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast were discussing Holistic Wealth as the antidote to burnout and the burnout crisis. According to a recent article in CNBC, burnout is on the rise worldwide, especially among women and younger workers. More than 10,000 workers were surveyed in six different countries and over 40% indicated they were burned out.
What Is Burnout?
The World Health Organization defines burnout as increased mental distance from one’s job, energy depletion and increased negativity. Burnout can be seen as a misalignment with our values and what we are currently doing because it often arises when we are overworking or overextending ourselves in areas that do not align with our core values or personal goals. When we continuously engage in activities or tasks that are not meaningful or fulfilling to us, we begin to experience a sense of disconnection or dissatisfaction, which can lead to burnout. For example, if someone values spending quality time with their family but works long hours and has little time to spend with loved ones, they may experience burnout as they feel disconnected from their values and goals. Similarly, if someone values creativity and self-expression but works in a job that does not allow them to utilize their creative skills, they may feel unfulfilled and experience burnout as a result. The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available ) emphasizes the art of recovery from disruption and has tips and strategies for managing burnout. The Holistic Wealth framework, developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in this book is the antidote to burnout.
When we experience burnout, it is often a sign that we need to re-evaluate our priorities and make changes in our lives that align with our values and personal goals. This may involve setting boundaries, saying no to certain activities or commitments, or even changing careers or lifestyles to better align with our values and priorities.
By aligning our actions with our values, we can create a sense of purpose and fulfillment in our lives that can help prevent burnout and promote overall well-being. When we engage in activities that align with our values, we are more likely to feel a sense of satisfaction, motivation, and joy, which can help us maintain a healthy work-life balance and prevent burnout.
Racism and microaggressions at work can contribute to burnout by creating a hostile work environment and causing chronic stress for employees of color. Racism refers to the systemic and institutionalized practices that disadvantage people of certain races or ethnicities, while microaggressions are subtle and often unintentional acts of discrimination or prejudice that can have a cumulative impact on the recipient's mental and emotional well-being.
When employees experience racism and microaggressions at work, it can lead to a range of negative health outcomes, including anxiety, depression, and burnout. The constant exposure to discriminatory attitudes and behaviors can create a sense of hypervigilance and stress, which can trigger the body's stress response system and lead to physical and mental exhaustion.
Employees who experience racism and microaggressions at work may also feel a sense of isolation and lack of belonging, which can further contribute to burnout. When employees feel like they are not valued or respected in their workplace, it can undermine their motivation and sense of purpose, making it more difficult for them to stay engaged and productive on the job.
Today we celebrate Global Holistic Wealth Day, observed every year on April 9th. This is a very specialepisode of the Holistic Wealth podcast. It’s also Easter Sunday, and we wish you all a very blessed and joyful Easter. In celebration of Global Holistic Wealth Day, the First Edition of Holistic Wealth (ebook) is marked down to just $3.99.
What is Global Holistic Wealth Day?
From the Institute on Holistic Wealth: Founded by Keisha Blair, international best-selling author of Holistic Wealth, Global Holistic Wealth Day is a celebration of a life well lived thattakes place annually on April 9th. Global Holistic Wealth Day is a time toreflect on what it means to be truly ‘wealthy’ and how we can embody thetransformational power of living with purpose, collecting experiences, engagingin meaningful work, cultivating your health and well-being, and creatingemotional and spiritual connections with others, all while continuously workingto build financial stability. Keisha Blair created the Holistic Wealth movementand her life’s mission is ensuring everyone around the globe hears thismessage. April 9th is now commemorated as Global Holistic Wealth Day.
Global Holistic Wealth Day is a day dedicated to celebrating wealth in all aspects ofour lives, not just financial wealth. This day encourages individuals to take astep back and assess their overall well-being, including their physical,mental, and emotional health, relationships, career, and financial stability. IntheNEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You RecoverFrom Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom,there are many strategies throughout to help you live a holistically wealthylifestyle.
Why Is Global Holistic Wealth Day Important?
Global Mental Health Crisis: Around the globe, we are faced with a mental health crisis. According to the World Health Organization, around 450 million people currently struggle with mentalillness, making it the leading cause of disability worldwide. In Canada, itaffects more than 6.7 million people. One in two Canadians have—or have had—amental illness by the time they reach 40 years of age. In the United States, arecent CNN/KFF survey revealed that 90%of adults think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis. From2015 to 2019, prescriptions for anti-depressants rose 38% for teenagerscompared to 15% for adults.
A Global Financial Well-Being Crisis: According to CNBC, totalcredit card debt reached a record $930.6 billion by the end of last year. “Moreconsumers are leaning on credit cards to afford increasingly expensivenecessities such as food and rent. At this rate, households are nearing a“breaking point,” according to a separate study by WalletHub”. Financialilliteracy is still a huge global problem. Across all age groups, the averageestimated money loss reported due to lack of personal finance knowledgewas $1,389.06. Financial illiteracy is estimated to have cost the UnitedStates more than $352 billion in 2021.
Global Health Crisis: Skyrocketing rates of illness and disease including cancer (including, prostate and breast cancers and others), as well as chronic illnesses such as diabetes on the rise andlong COVID.
Social Justice/Gun Violence/Racial Crisis: The social fabric of our communities isthreatened by increasing gun violence and racism. More than 50 Americanmunicipalities and three states have formally highlighted racism as a public health crisis.
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Living with purpose is one of the most important aspects of a fulfilling and happy life. When we have a sense of direction and meaning, we are more likely to feel satisfied and content. Our guest on the Holistic Wealth podcast, Kute Blackson, is a renowned transformational teacher, speaker, and author who has helped people all around the world find their purpose and live a more meaningful life. Kute grew up the son of a respected spiritual leader. By age 8, Kute was speaking to his father’s congregations of over 3,000 people. By 14, Kute was tapped to follow in his father’s footsteps. But Kute knew this wasn’t the life he was meant for. So at age 18, Kute disobeyed his parents’ expectations and moved to America. Living with purpose means having a clear sense of what we want to achieve in life and how we want to contribute to the world. It involves aligning our goals and actions with our values and beliefs. Kute Blackson emphasizes the importance of finding our true calling and living a life that is authentic to who we are.
How to Live with Purpose:
To live with purpose, we must first discover our passions and interests. We can do this by exploring different areas of our lives and trying new things. It's important to be open to new experiences and to listen to our inner voice, which can guide us toward our true calling.
Once we have discovered our purpose, we must take action to make it a reality. This may involve making changes in our lives, such as pursuing a new career or starting a new hobby. It may also involve facing our fears and taking risks in order to achieve our goals.
Kute Blackson emphasizes the importance of living in alignment with our purpose, which means making choices that are in line with our values and beliefs. This may involve saying no to opportunities that don't serve our purpose or making difficult decisions that may not be popular with others. Living with purpose also involves cultivating a sense of gratitude and compassion towards ourselves and others. It means recognizing the interconnectedness of all things and understanding that we are all part of a larger whole.
Living with purpose is essential for a fulfilling and holistic life. By discovering our passions and aligning our actions with our values and beliefs, we can live a life that is true to who we are and make a positive impact on the world. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Suggested Resources (Related to this Episode):
The Magic of Surrender by Kute Blackson
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why most human beings will not fulfill their purpose and destiny in this lifetime.
• Learn some tips and strategies for finding your purpose in life and live a meaningful life.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How to live more intentionally and fully embrace your authentic values.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have anexciting solo episode on how to overcome imposter syndrome (5 critical steps). Studiesshow that up to 80% of all human beings have suffered from imposter syndrome intheir lifetime. Feelings of lack, inferiority, scarcity, and unworthiness cancause imposter syndrome. Even highly successful people and the very wealthy cansuffer from imposter syndrome, even with stellar accomplishments and accolades.In organizations, a lack of diversity, equity and representation can fosterimposter syndrome. In this episode, I will walk youthrough effective strategies to cope with imposter syndrome. In theNEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You RecoverFrom Disruption, to Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom,there are many strategies throughout to help you overcome imposter syndrome.Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with KeishaBlair.
What is Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter syndrome is defined as a psychologicalpattern of one’s doubts about their life, accomplishments, and goals. Manypeople feel like frauds despite the evidence of their competence and success.It very often stems from the need for external validation through social mediavalidation, community, workplace achievement, and entrepreneurial success.Imposter Syndrome can lead to career, business and relationship problems.Imposter syndrome can also lead to self-destruction, anxiety, self-doubt, lowself-esteem, and fear. Imposter syndrome also has a spiritual component, andit’s critical to recognize and practice spiritual self-renewal daily. There areseveral ways to overcome imposter syndrome and we will outline 5 critical waysin this episode of the holistic wealth podcast.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
HolisticWealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover FromDisruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
How To Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Here is a quick list of some strategies tohelp you overcome imposter syndrome (Listen to the full episode of the holisticwealth podcast):
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Become Self-Aware – Notice the mental, emotional physical symptoms that youfeel as a result of imposter syndrome and what feelings of lack/unworthinessyou feel (what causes it?)
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Heal Your Inner Child/Silence Your Inner Critic –Try to confront any childhood fears, and feelingsof unworthiness.
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Be Intentional By Design – an intention represents a commitment to embracingyour own authentic values and your own markers of success – which helps with overcomingimposter syndrome.
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Focus on Spiritual Self-Renewal - Regular and sustained mindfulness, prayer, and yogahas been shown to improve attentional control, increase awareness of internaland external experiences and reduce imposter syndrome.
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Embrace the Holistic Wealth Method – Think of all your decisions as either a depletionor an addition to your holistic wealth bank account – and focus on activities thatenrich you.
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Positive Self-Talk - can stop the catastrophic mind chatter and negativeself-talk that fuels and lights the fire of imposter syndrome.
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Find Your Purpose (Your Why) – You are uniquelymade to manifest a certain purpose in life. Remember your “why” and embrace your mission and purpose(refocus and re-energize).
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to manifest money: 8 practical tips for attracting financial abundance. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to manifest money and attract financial abundance. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you learn the art of manifesting wealth and success. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
Holistic Wealth Workbook by Keisha Blair
The Trauma of Money Certification Program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth
100 Affirmations to Help You Manifest Money.
How To Manifest Money
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on 10 weekly habits to boost your financial confidence. We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. Research shows that women tend to be less financially confident than men, but also outperform their male counterparts when it comes to investments and savings, according to Fidelity Investments. According to a survey by Fidelity, 80% of women hold back from talking about money with family and friends, yet 92% of women want to learn more about financial planning. Furthermore, 80% of couples have different money mindsets and different approaches to financial decision-making, which can also impact money confidence. It’s critical to know your personal financial identity in order to boost financial/money confidence. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to boost your financial confidence. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook
The Trauma of Money Certification Program, Institute on Holistic Wealth
What is Financial/Money Confidence?
Financial Confidence comes from knowing that you are in control of your finances. If you make the most of your money, that helps you make the most out of life. However, financial anxiety and unresolved money trauma can erode financial confidence as well as not knowing your personal financial identity. Overcoming financial trauma, knowing how to rewrite your own personal money story as well as mastering your money mindset is a critical part of boosting financial confidence and achieving holistic wealth. Many experts now realize that teaching financial literacy without teaching money mindset mastery is a recipe for failure. On the Holistic Wealth podcast, we have had some amazing guests who have shared their own money mindset struggles, as well as tips and strategies to overcome financial trauma, improve money mindset and overcome money blocks ( including ancestral money blocks).
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on cultivating inner strength during hard times. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cultivate inner strength. Global Holistic Wealth Day will be celebrated on April 9th 2023 (it is celebrated on April 9th every year), and we invite you to become an official partner or sponsor and celebrate with us this year. Partners and sponsors help spread the message in their organizations and communities across the globe.
In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What is Inner Strength?
Psychologists use the term “finding inner strength” to refer loosely to the wide range of mental and emotional resources (behaviours, skills, and attitudes) that keep us stable and adaptable in life. The source of our inner strength comes from within.
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Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how lessons from the great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the very first section of the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, I discussed developing a Life Purpose PortfolioTM. In this episode, we discuss lessons from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and discuss strategies for you to find your purpose and achieve your goals.
“You have the power to achieve purpose”. – Rev Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In his, “I have a dream” speech he stated: “We have come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to take the tranquillizing drug of gradualism – now is the time to make real the promise of democracy. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksand of racial injustice”. In my interview with Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, also recently published, I outlined “5 Tips for Facing Giant Life Obstacles with Power and Grace”, which are also very instructive for finding your purpose, including honouring your values, facing your “dry bones” and spiritual self-renewal, as well as holistic growth – which includes building wealth in all aspects of our lives—including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual— which is paramount. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr on finding your life purpose.
• Why it’s so important to honor your values and your purpose.
• Learn some tips and strategies for authentically defining what success means to you
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to finding more meaning.
• Learn why having a Life Purpose PortfolioTM is critical to achieving your goals. The Institute on Holistic Wealth can help you craft your Life Purpose PortfolioTM (based on Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth).
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to define success on your own terms. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, I discussed this in Chapter 5 entitled “The Incomparable You”. Holistic Wealth was highlighted as the Book of the Week by Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, and a quote from Holistic Wealth was highlighted, which is also very relevant to this episode:
“Chasing after the highest paid position is pointless. Service to humanity is the highest calling”. – Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth
In my interview with Maria Shriver’s Sunday Paper, also recently published, I outlined “5 Tips for Facing Giant Life Obstacles with Power and Grace”, which are also very instructive for defining success on your own terms including honoring your values, facing your “dry bones” and spiritual self-renewal, as well as holistic growth – which includes building wealth in all aspects of our lives—including mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual— which is paramount. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you define success on your own terms, and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with holiday stress. Around the globe, over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates and this will no doubt cause undue stress for many this holiday season. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with holiday stress. Inthe NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to set healthy boundaries. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to set healthy boundaries in every aspect of your life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Saying No”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What are Healthy Boundaries?
Setting healthy boundaries is the practice of openly communicating and asserting personal values as way to preserve and protect against having them compromised or violated. As discussed in this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, setting healthy boundaries allows for:
Ø Self-Awareness
Ø Self-Advocacy, and,
Ø Self–Preservation
Knowing your personal financial identity can also help you to establish effective financial boundaries for overall well-being. Take the Personal financial identities quiz available on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available. E-book now available for just .79 Cents on Amazon.com, and .99 cents on Amazon.ca
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• What are healthy boundaries? Why is it so important?
• Why its so important to identify your values and personal mission? Why is that critical to the act of setting boundaries?
• Learn some tips and strategies for setting healthy boundaries and being intentional by design.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to stop living paycheck to paycheck and achieve holistic wealth (with Keisha Blair). It’s estimated that 78% of US workers live paycheck to paycheck and in Canada, almost 60% live paycheck to paycheck. Many people are feeling stretched thin with the ability to control their financial situation out of their control.
We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to stop living paycheck to paycheck and achieve holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you achieve holistic wealth and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What Is Paycheck to Paycheck?
According to Investopedia, the term “Paycheck to paycheck” is an expression describing an individual who would be unable to meet financial obligations if unemployed. Those living paycheck to paycheck predominantly devote their salaries to expenses. Living paycheck to paycheck may also mean living with limited or no savings and refer to people at greater financial risk if suddenly unemployed than individuals who have amassed a cushion of savings.
Generational poverty, financial insecurity, financial guilt, and financial abuse can also lead to money trauma. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also designed with strategies to cope with money trauma and develop a new relationship with money.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Tim Sanders. Tim Sanders returned from a 6-year stint in Singapore to London in 2018 and shortly after found himself at a conference in South Africa listening to a scientist declare that he had the solution to all the radiation problems in the world.
Afterward, he took home this new product that harmonizes phone radiation, did some tests, and was impressed by the results that he built a brand around this technology: the Omnia Radiation Balancer was born. According to Tim, “we are electrical beings and we respond electrically to the things we touch, especially other electromagnetic fields (EMF). Our energy field gets compromised by the imbalanced energy field of wireless radiation”. In this episode we discussed:
- The truth about radiation fields and why phone radiation causes biological effects in our bodies.
- Why is it necessary to protect ourselves from EMF /Wireless Radiation Fields?
- Why does no one realize that EMF from Wireless Radiation could be bad for us?
- What proof is there that EMF from Wireless Radiation is bad for us?
- If EMF Wireless Radiation is bad for us, why don’t we feel anything? And what can we do about it?
- What is the risk to children of exposing them to excessive wireless radiation?
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Danté Stewart. In this episode, we discussed the racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism in light of recent events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We also discussed the issue of reparations (what is needed and why) and the Black Maternal Health crisis. Danté Stewart is an award-winning writer, speaker and author of Shoutin' In The Fire: An American Epistle. Danté was named by the Georgia Writers Association as "Georgia Writer of the Year” 2022 (Memoir); by The Center for American Progress as one of "22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022"; and by Religion News Service as one of "Ten Up-And-Coming Faith Influencers," his work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, ESPN's Andscape, Oxford American, Sojourners, NPR, CNN, Parents, and more.
Today, Black Americans make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population but hold just 3% of the country’s wealth. The median net worth of a White family in the United States in 2019 was $188,200, as compared with $24,100 for a Black family. The racial wealth gap is large, persists across income groups, and has not changed in over a century. We discussed issues such as reparations, the breadth and scope needed to really affect change as well as the history of financial barriers faced by Black people in securing vital loans.
Wealth matters because it is a fundamental determinant of health. Health equity strategies that fail to address the racial wealth gap will be ineffective. In particular Black Maternal health crisis continues to persist. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Danté Stewart.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Shoutin In The Fire: An American Epistle
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Danté’s amazing journey, as a writer, minister and Faith Leader and how spiritual self-renewal intersects with oppression and racism.
• The racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism (especially in light of the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II).
• Reparations – why they are important and why they need to be holistic in nature to cater to all needs in order to properly address trauma and oppressive systems.
• Danté’s personal story and moving essay on Parents.com on Black Maternal Health.
• Danté’s thoughts on thriving in systems that are oppressive and advice on how to take care of your mental well-being.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Andrea Owen. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just five years. With high inflation and high cost of living, fears of a looming recession, and increasing debt, many people are wondering how to deal with their personal finances. Money mindset and money beliefs are critical to achieving financial freedom and are therefore important to overall holistic wealth. On the Holistic Wealth podcast as well as in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated; 36 Life Lessons To Help Your Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, the entire book is dedicated to this topic as well as mindset and mental health.
Andrea Owen is an author, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience.
She is the author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness which has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 23 countries, as well as Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength. In this podcast episode, we will discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength By Andrea Owen
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just 5 years
· Learn how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs
· Learn how to transform your relationship with money and improve your personal finances
· Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, and being intentional by design.
· Learn some tips to “own your space” and stand out as a woman at work and in business.
· How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.
· Andrea Owen’s Personal Financial Identity (Based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Andrea Owen. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just five years. With high inflation and high cost of living, fears of a looming recession, and increasing debt, many people are wondering how to deal with their personal finances. Money mindset and money beliefs are critical to achieving financial freedom and are therefore important to overall holistic wealth. On the Holistic Wealth podcast as well as in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated; 36 Life Lessons To Help Your Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, the entire book is dedicated to this topic as well as mindset and mental health.
Andrea Owen is an author, global keynote speaker, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women maximize unshakeable confidence, and master resilience.
She is the author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness which has been translated into 19 languages and is available in 23 countries, as well as Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength . In this podcast episode, we will discuss how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.By Keisha Blair
Make Some Noise: Speak Your Mind and Own Your Strength By Andrea Owen
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Learn how Andrea Owen paid off $60,000 worth of debt in just 5 years
· Learn how to conquer your money mindset and money beliefs
· Learn how to transform your relationship with money and improve your personal finances
· Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, and being intentional by design.
· Learn some tips to “own your space” and stand out as a woman at work and in business.
· How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.
· Andrea Owen’s Personal Financial Identity (Based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).
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In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Tim Sanders. Tim Sanders returned from a 6-year stint in Singapore to London in 2018 and shortly after found himself at a conference in South Africa listening to a scientist declare that he had the solution to all the radiation problems in the world.
Afterward, he took home this new product that harmonizes phone radiation, did some tests, and was impressed by the results that he built a brand around this technology: the Omnia Radiation Balancer was born. According to Tim, “we are electrical beings and we respond electrically to the things we touch, especially other electromagnetic fields (EMF). Our energy field gets compromised by the imbalanced energy field of wireless radiation”. In this episode we discussed:
· The truth about radiation fields and why phone radiation causes biological effects in our bodies.
• Why is it necessary to protect ourselves from EMF /Wireless Radiation Fields?
• Why does no one realize that EMF from Wireless Radiation could be bad for us?
• What proof is there that EMF from Wireless Radiation are bad for us?
• If EMF Wireless Radiation is bad for us, why don’t we feel anything? And what can we do about it?
• What is the risk to children of exposing them to excessive wireless radiation?
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· What is wireless radiation from cellphones, laptops, Wi-Fi routers etc. doing to our bodies?
• Are the effects of EMF worse for children?
• Why is the topic of wireless radiation and 5G so important today?
• What are the key risk factors that determine whether I’m being harmed? What is the big deal about 5G?
• What are the key biological studies to be aware of and what biological effects are they showing are produced by EMF?
• What testing has the phone industry done to ensure our safety, and is it good enough?
• Why don’t we hear about this subject on the news anymore?
• What are the new revelations about the science of the radiation field and how does this help us?
• What can be done long-term now that wireless devices are an integral part of our lives?
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Danté Stewart, we discussed the racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism in light of recent events such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We also discussed the issue of reparations (what is needed and why) and the Black Maternal Health crisis. Danté Stewart is an award-winning writer, speaker and author of Shoutin' In The Fire: An American Epistle. The Georgia Writers Association named Danté as "Georgia Writer of the Year” 2022 (Memoir); The Center for American Progress as one of "22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022"; and Religion News Service as one of "Ten Up-And-Coming Faith Influencers," his work has appeared in The Atlantic, New York Times, the Washington Post, TIME, ESPN's Andscape, Oxford American, Sojourners, NPR, CNN, Parents, and more.
Today, Black Americans make up roughly 13% of the U.S. population but hold just 3% of the country’s wealth. The median net worth of a White family in the United States in 2019 was $188,200, as compared with $24,100 for a Black family. The racial wealth gap is large, persists across income groups, and has not changed in over a century. We discussed issues such as reparations, the breadth and scope needed to really affect change as well as the history of financial barriers faced by Black people in securing vital loans.
Wealth matters because it is a fundamental determinant of health. Health equity strategies that fail to address the racial wealth gap will be ineffective. In particular Black Maternal health crisis continues to persist. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Danté Stewart.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Shoutin In The Fire: An American Epistle
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode: * Danté’s amazing journey, as a writer, minister and Faith Leader and how spiritual self-renewal intersects with oppression and racism. * The racial wealth gap and the legacy of colonialism (especially in light of the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II). * Reparations – why they are important and why they need to be holistic in nature to cater to all needs in order to properly address trauma and oppressive systems. * Danté’s personal story and moving essay on Parents.com on Black Maternal Health. * Danté’s thoughts on thriving in oppressive systems and advice on how to take care of your mental well-being.
Listen to the Full Episode:
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our exceptional guest is Dr. Lori Brotto. Dr. Brotto shares advice and tips on how to have better sex through mindfulness. Sexual health and well-being are part of our physical, mental and emotional health and are therefore important to holistic wealth. As a matter of fact, there are very practical ways of integrating your sex and relationship goals as part of your overall holistic wealth.
Dr. Lori Brotto is a Professor in the UBC Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, where she holds a Canada Research Chair in Women’s Sexual Health. She is also the Executive Director for the Women’s Health Research Institute—one of only three institutes in Canada devoted to advancing research in women’s health, and maintains an active practice as a Registered Psychologist. Dr. Brotto was recently featured in the Netflix series The Principles of Pleasure and is the author of Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate Desire and the forthcoming The Better Sex through Mindfulness Workbook: A Guide to Cultivating Desire.
Through her numerous treatment studies, Dr. Brotto has taught women how to practice the present moment, and non-judgmental awareness to cultivate desire and sexual satisfaction. Mindfulness meditation trains the brain to stay in the here and now, and not get trapped in the allure of distractions and negative self-judgment. Skills such as mindfulness teach the brain to connect more completely with the body, allowing the practitioner to experience all of the sensations of sex.
In this podcast episode, we will discuss several reasons for sexual problems such as stress, multi-tasking, and previous trauma as well as long-standing myths about sexuality such as sexual desire should be spontaneous. walk you through effective strategies to make your sexual health an essential part of your overall holistic wealth. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. By Keisha Blair
Better Sex through Mindfulness: How Women Can Cultivate DesireBy Dr. Lori Brotto
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode entitled “Suicide Prevention Awareness Month: Making Mental Health A Priority”. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month —a time to raise awareness of this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. On the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, we’re using this month to prioritize mental health, spread hope and share information with people affected by suicide. World Suicide Prevention Day is also celebrated on September 10, 2022.
During COVID-19, we’ve seen increasing rates of suicide (even among celebrities and millionaires), record mental health issues, loneliness, and anxiety rates increase in teens and children plus a host of health disorders. We have also seen a new awareness surrounding work-life balance, overall wellness, and achieving meaningful lives. People are no longer accepting that stress and burnout have to be the norm.
According to the World Health Organization, someone around the globe dies by suicide every 40 seconds. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among Canadians under 25 years old. 79% of all people who die by suicide are male. Although more women than men attempt suicide, men are 4x more likely to die by suicide. Suicide is the 2nd leading cause of death among people aged 10–14 and the 3rd leading cause of death among people aged 15-24 in the U.S. Suicide is the 12th leading cause of death overall in the U.S. 46% of people who die by suicide had a diagnosed mental health condition - but research shows that 90% may have experienced symptoms of a mental health condition.
Connecting and openly communicating with those who have had suicidal thoughts or those who have lost loved ones to suicide is essential in the effort toward suicide prevention. Since many people are unable to express and discuss their feelings due to the fear of being stigmatized, we hope that this message will help those who are struggling with suicidal thoughts or have lost a loved one to suicide to know that there is help available to support them in their journey towards healthier and more meaningful lives.
In this podcast episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to prioritize your mental health, sharing lessons from previous holistic wealth podcast episodes focusing on mental health. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to recover from a big financial loss (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The simple fact is that even taxes, inflation and increases in consumption can erode substantial amounts of wealth if we don’t counteract them strategically. A major financial loss can cause depression, and anxiety and studies show that it can even lead to suicide. A major financial loss can also lead to money trauma. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to recover from a big financial loss. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. The Trauma of Money Certification Program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also a great program to recover from money trauma. The Institute on Holistic Wealth also has a Holistic Healing Certification program that also has strategies to cope with any kind of loss. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• How to address and recover from a major financial loss, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair.
• Learn how a major financial loss can lead to money trauma – and the symptoms of money trauma.
• Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, meditation, and being intentional by design.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Mindset (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively cope with a setback and loss and to manage stress and anxiety.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on quiet quitting: what is it and what can employers do to address it? The distinctive features of "quiet quitting," a term coined to describe how people are approaching their jobs and professional lives differently to manage burnout, include leaving work at 5 p.m. sharp, only doing required daily tasks, limiting chats with colleagues and not working overtime. “Quiet quitting," is a term coined to describe how people are approaching their jobs and professional lives differently in order to manage burnout. The phrase — which isn't actually intended to lead to a resignation — exploded on social media when a TikTok video went viral.
While the words "quiet quitting" have become controversial for some, others say that the approach frees up time to spend with family and friends or to take care of oneself. In short, it's a renewed commitment to life beyond the workplace. In this episode, we discuss the trend of quiet quitting and what employers can do to address it. I also discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. If you are a leader, manager, human resources professional, business owner, organizational change consultant, expert or leader, or just an employee or employer, don’t miss this episode. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• What is meant by the term “quiet quitting” and what are some of the cultural, economic, and social forces precipitating it?
• The growing inequality gap and why it's one of the most important issues in our lifetime.
• The six principles of Holistic Wealth and how it applies to leadership, organizational change and adaptability.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Framework (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps with organizational change and adaptability.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to recover from a big financial loss (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The simple fact is that even taxes, inflation and increases in consumption can erode substantial amounts of wealth if we don’t counteract them strategically. A major financial loss can cause depression, and anxiety and studies show that it can even lead to suicide. A major financial loss can also lead to money trauma. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to recover from a big financial loss. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. The Trauma of Money Certification Program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also a great program to recover from money trauma. The Institute on Holistic Wealth also has a Holistic Healing Certification program that also has strategies to cope with any kind of loss. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• How to address and recover from a major financial loss, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair.
• Learn how a major financial loss can lead to money trauma – and the symptoms of money trauma.
• Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, meditation, and being intentional by design.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Mindset (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively cope with a setback and loss and to manage stress and anxiety.
In this very special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Kim Gagne who is a two-time Emmy Award-winning producer for NBC and Endemol's hit daytime talk show, "Steve Harvey." In this episode, Kim has advice on how to get publicity for your business or brand. Kim Gagne produced Steve Harvey's talk show for four seasons, Gagne was an Executive Producer for Harvey's State Farm Neighborhood Award program for six years. Kim Gagne has a wide range of experiences in everything from hard news gathering to popular television shows.
Gagne's journey began more than 20 years ago in newsrooms in Houston, Texas. Producing local news, consumer stories and hard-hitting investigative pieces, she earned her stripes as an Assignments Editor, Associate Producer, Managing Editor, and Supervising Producer. Gagne has also produced special events, web series, podcasts, town halls and a parade or two. But creating is what she does best, having developed a local cop series, "City Under Siege" for Fox-TV and "Great Day Houston" for the CBS affiliate in Houston. Kim was locally recognized with a regional Emmy for her documentary, "High Notes: A Journey Home" in 1999.
We discussed her journey from the hit TV show “Steve Harvey” to starting her firm, Maxthatcommunications, LLC and how you can use social media to ensure that your brand or business is getting noticed. Kim Gagne's book, 'How To WIN: My Life in Television, is a revealing and hilarious memoir of her journey in life and television. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Kim Gagne.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
HOW TO WIN: My Life In Television
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Shelley Zalis. In this episode we're discussing creating new equality rules in the workplace to become “Fortune 500 Rules”. Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, she is an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, as CEO of The Female Quotient, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impacts organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, along with the Global Exchange and advisory services, The Female Quotient has created an international community of women rising up to catalyze change. A firm believer in giving back with generosity, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world.
Shelley authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media. She is on the board of directors for MAKERS.
In this episode, we discussed creating workplace equity in Fortune 500 companies to improve the workplace for women. We also discussed the recipe needed to create lasting change in the workplace. Here are some alarming stats from The Female Quotient:
· Only one in five C-suite leaders is a woman.
· Fewer than one in 30 C-suite leaders is a woman of colour.
· The initial promotion to manager is one of the biggest obstacles women face on their career ladder.
· Women, particularly those with low incomes, drop out of the workforce at a rate 3x higher than men due to caregiving responsibilities.
Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Shelley Zalis.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Shelley’s amazing journey, and leaving her practice to start The Female Quotient.
• Learn why creating lasting change around workplace equality is taking so long and what we need to do. Listen to Shelley’s “Steamship theory” of change and how it impacts Fortune 500 companies.
• How to create lasting change even in Fortune 500 companies, where it’s a harder and more static workplace culture.
• Why organizations and leaders need to prioritize skills like empathy and resilience as priority skills in the workplace.
• Shelley’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic– and why caregiving needs to be prioritized for women.
• Learn some tips and strategies to cope with a toxic workplace.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Zibby Owens, and we’re discussing female entrepreneurship and Bookends: A Memoir of Loss, Love and Literature with Zibby Owens. Zibby is the founder of Zibby Owens Media, a privately-held media company designed to help busy people live their best lives by connecting to books and each other. The three divisions include Zibby Books, a publishing house for fiction and memoir, Zcast, a podcast network powered by Acast including, Zibby’s award-winning podcast Moms Don’t Have Time to Read Books, and Moms Don’t Have Time To, a new content and community site including Zibby’s Virtual Book Club, events, and the former Moms Don’t Have Time to Write. Zibby is the Editor of two anthologies (Moms Don’t Have Time to Have Kids and Moms Don’t Have Time To A Quarantine Anthology), a children’s book Princess Charming, and now a memoir Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature.
In this episode, we discussed female entrepreneurship, including growing and scaling a business, dealing with divorce, coping with grief, and advice for aspiring authors. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest Zibby Owens.
Essential Resources Used In This Episode:
Bookends: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Literature by Zibby Owens.
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Zibby’s amazing entrepreneurial journey, from her love of books to becoming the CEO of her own publishing company.
• How Zibby coped with grief with the loss of her best friend in 9/11 in the September 11 Terrorist Attacks.
• Learn how to scale and grow a business organically and lead authentically.
• Zibby’s perspective and advice on publishing a book and becoming an established writer.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our extraordinary guest is Shelley Zalis. In this episode, we're discussing creating new equality rules in the workplace to become “Fortune 500 Rules”. Shelley Zalis is the CEO of The Female Quotient, she is an internationally renowned thought leader, movement maker, and champion of equality. She is a pioneer for online research, becoming the first female chief executive ranked in the research industry’s top 25. Today, as CEO of The Female Quotient, Shelley works with Fortune 500 companies and impacts organizations to advance equality in the workplace. Through its signature pop-up experience, the Equality Lounge®, the Global Exchange and advisory services, The Female Quotient has created an international community of women rising up to catalyze change. A firm believer in giving back with generosity, Zalis is a proud mentor to women around the world.
Shelley authors a Forbes column that provides virtual mentorship for women in middle management. She is co-founder of #SeeHer, a movement led by the Association of National Advertisers to increase the accurate portrayal of women and girls in advertising and media. She is on the board of directors for MAKERS.
In this episode, we discussed creating workplace equity in Fortune 500 companies to improve the workplace for women. We also discussed the recipe needed to make lasting change in the workplace. Here are some alarming stats from The Female Quotient:
· Only one in five C-suite leaders is a woman.
· Fewer than one in 30 C-suite leaders is a woman of colour.
· The initial promotion to manager is one of the biggest obstacles women face on their career ladder.
· Women, particularly those with low incomes, drop out of the workforce at a rate 3x higher than men due to caregiving responsibilities.
Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Shelley Zalis.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Sonia Jackson Myles, and we’re discussing female competition and rivalry (why do women compete?) and teaching girls to love themselves. Female competition and rivalry can be toxic and lethal (Check out Chapter 2 of the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book).
Sonia has a mission to bring 1 billion women and girls together to learn how to love themselves and each other and drive out the socialization of competing as women. Sonia’s background is in Corporate America, and before launching the Sister Accord she spent 20 years managing a budget of $20 billion. She has worked for Ford Motor Company, The Gillette Company and Procter & Gamble. Her last corporate role was P&G’s Director, Global Packaging Purchasing, managing $6 billion in spending.
Learn how Sonia took a huge step out of her comfort zone, and the corporate world, to prove her heart-based passion to help women recognize their inner beauty and talents. Sonia is the Founder, President & CEO of The Sister Accord® Foundation, which has 3 areas of focus: Educating girls and women, Enlightening girls and women about the Power of Sisterhood and Eradicating bullying and violence against girls and women. Sonia is also CEO of The Accord Group LLC, which is a leadership development, executive coaching, employee engagement, branding & diversity consultancy.
This episode will give you strategies and tips to lead in your career or business, recognizing the patterns in your life that add up to your direction and mission, giving love and kindness as true strength and the courage it takes to implement it. This episode offers tips to help remove the socialization patterns and habits that women have been exposed to, to compete and gossip about each other by identifying strengths that are unique to each of us, and collaborating, no longer feeling we need to be chosen based on our looks, or how hard we work.
Check out the 9th Annual Sister Accord®️ Day Celebration of Sisterhood, LOVE & Kindness on August 31st, 2022, which will also feature headliner Grammy® nominated Artist Kenny Lattimore, and Le’Andria Johnson, powerhouse Grammy® Award-Winning Gospel Recording Artist. All female college students who attend the event will be eligible to apply for The Nella D. Jackson Memorial Scholarship (in honour of Sonia’s mother). Two $5000 scholarships will be awarded during the 4th quarter of this year. Additional honorees will be announced (details for the event are posted below). Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest Sonia Jackson Myles.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on what are money blocks (20 money blocks to release to achieve financial freedom). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates – which can cause financial stress and serve to reinforce existing money blocks. Money Blocks can result in a lifetime of unfulfilled dreams, and financial stress. Money blocks can also result in millions of dollars in lifetime losses as well as financial anxiety and trauma.
In this episode I will walk you through the process of identifying money blocks (including ancestral money blocks) as well as strategies to release them so you can achieve financial freedom. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you release money blocks and master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is packed with transformational strategies to help release money blocks and develop a new relationship with money. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What are Money Blocks?
Money blocks are false belief about money. Money blocks can be a series of thought patterns, habits and behaviours that actually block financial freedom. Ancestral money blocks, are essentially false beliefs about money passed down from your ancestors, that prevent you from achieving financial success. A great place to start to try to figure out your ancestral money blocks is looking back at what your parents or caregivers, were saying about money. What was the generation before that saying about money and really looking at the lineage of how money was talked about and related to how much you felt worthy of what you thought you could and couldn’t do.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Darick Spears. Darick is an author of more than 150 books, songwriter, and entrepreneur, and he shares his perspective on closing the pay gap for Black Creators. According to Darick, in an article he shared on Black Enterprise: “So much of online culture is gleaned from Black creators, yet these creators often receive little to no credit in return—financial or otherwise”.
According to a recent study by MSL U.S. in partnership with the Influencer League, there is a 29 percent pay gap between white influencers and Black, indigenous or other people of colour. Between, white and Black influencers, the gap in pay increased to 35 percent. Nearly 50 percent of the Black influencers who participated in the study noted race played a key role in why their services fall below market value. The racial wealth gap is a topic we’ve discussed in several episodes of the Holistic Wealth podcast and is also covered in the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
From childhood, Darick Spears processed the world through his notebook. Darick was born with a mind constantly on the move; dreaming up new ideas, analyzing the world around him, and making magic from the mundane. He didn’t know how to communicate his musings to the people around him so he turned to a place of no restriction and no judgement; his notebook. Since that day, Darick has explored expression in a myriad of different mediums. From books to plays to films, hip-hop albums, and poems. His creativity knows no limits and his words inspire without boundaries. Today, he is a respected National speaker, inspiring entrepreneur, critically acclaimed screenwriter, and industry notable songwriter with titles that have appeared on The Grammy Ballad. Tune in to listen, to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Darick Spears.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Darick’s amazing journey, and transitioning from a stay-at-home dad of 10 years to opening his own bookstore.
• The pay gap for Black Creators, reasons why it exists, plus strategies to reduce the pay gap for Black Creators (on a personal level).
• Darick's experience as a full-time stay-at-home dad, and the lessons aspiring entrepreneurs can all benefit from to transition and start their own business.
• Darick’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black Creators can thrive in business.
• Why entrepreneurs need to own their work, know their value and work smarter to achieve success.
• Darick's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with financial survivor guilt (with Keisha Blair). Around the globe over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with financial survivors guilt, including the guilt associated with an inheritance.
What is Financial Survivor Guilt?
Financial Survivor's guilt is when a person has feelings of guilt because they inherited a sum of money related as a result the loss (often the death of a loved one such as a spouse, parent, or other family member). It is often worse, when the loss is sudden, tragic and unexpected. It is a common reaction to traumatic events and a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, there are many instances where several people who still have jobs and financial security felt guilty about having been spared while others lost their jobs. In a 2018 study, researchers surveyed people who were receiving treatment from a traumatic stress clinic in the U.K. They found that 90% of participants who had survived an event when others had died reported experiencing feelings of guilt.
As the Founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth, I’ve heard many widows and other clients refer to their life insurance payout as “blood money”. It’s associated with the death of a loved one so it comes with intense emotions filled with grief, loss and tragedy. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also designed with strategies to cope with financial survivor guilt.
How To Cope with Financial Survivor Guilt
These are a quick list of some strategies to help you cope with financial survivor guilt (Listen to the full episode of the podcast):
1. Practice Gratitude – practicing daily gratitude through writing in a gratitude journal or dropping notes in a gratitude jar – which helps with reducing stress, anxiety and financial survivor guilt.
2. Focus on Mindfulness - Regular and sustained mindfulness practice has been shown to improve attentional control, increase awareness of internal and external experiences and reduce stress.
3. Know Your Personal Financial Identity– Take the Personal Financial Identity quiz on the Institute on Holistic Wealth website and regain control of your spending habits.
4. Embrace the Holistic Wealth Method – Think of all your decisions as either a depletion or addition to your holistic wealth bank account – and focus on activities that enrich you.
5. Positive Self-Talk - can stop catastrophic mind chatter that causes work stress and keep you calm in stressful situations and boost your financial confidence.
6. Find Your Purpose (Your Why) – Remember your “why” and embrace your mission and purpose (refocus and re-energize).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode entitled “Everyone Wants to Become A Millionaire. What You Should Be Focused on is Holistic Wealth (with Keisha Blair). During COVID-19, we’ve seen increasing rates of suicide (even among celebrities and millionaires), record mental health issues, loneliness and anxiety rates increase in teens and children plus a host of health disorders and new variants pop-up. We have also seen a new awareness surrounding work-life balance, overall wellness and achieving meaningful lives. People are no longer accepting that stress and burnout has to be the norm. Everyone wants to become a millionaire, but to have true joy, be able to bounce back from life-altering setbacks, what you should be focused on is building Holistic Wealth (which include financial independence).
The Path to Holistic Wealth
Holistic wealth focuses on the combination of your five pillars of health: mental, spiritual, physical financial, emotional When we are healthy in each area, we are truly wealthy. As I mentioned in my book Holistic Wealth, we achieve mental, spiritual, physical, financial, and emotional health when we focus on: Intentional life purpose, Financial independence, Goodwill and strong relationships, physical and spiritual nourishment. All off these core pillars help us to build a solid Holistic Wealth Portfolio™ – which is outlined in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book.
The Holistic Wealth Bank Account™
Each day we make over 50,000 decisions. Most times, we make these decisions mindlessly and non-strategically. The Holistic Wealth Method™ that I developed and outlined in the book, is a decision-making framework to help you make better decisions. Whenever you make a decision, ask yourself: Am I making a deposit or a withdrawal to my holistic wealth bank account? Try to focus on deposits, always.
Intentional life purpose
I want you to be able to build your life purpose portfolio, and in order to do this:
• kill your ego
• live your values
• believe in the incomparable you
When you live with purpose, your life will be well-lived. Your daily actions in life should align with your purpose.
The Incomparable You
You are unique. How you approach your life, and your values should be unique. Do not get caught up in the comparison game, which does not end well for anyone. When crafting your life purpose portfolio, make it uniquely your own.
Financial independence
Financial independence is living our lives without the need for a paycheck, and it provides us with freedom and choice. To achieve financial independence:
• have a plan
• work backward
• leverage your income
In this podcast episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to achieve holistic wealth as an overall life goal. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
In this Memorial Day episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with tragedy and grief in light of the Texas shooting at Robb Elementary School killing 19 students and two teachers as well as the shooting in Buffalo. This episode also features insights from Actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty (from a previously recorded episode of the podcast). The Texas shooting and the shooting in Buffalo were heartbreaking. I’ve personally endured heartbreaking tragedy after the sudden and tragic loss of my husband at a very young age. I know what its like to have to pick up the fragments of my life and move on, and I know so many families are experiencing extraordinary pain right now. So many of us have also experienced gun violence – as a matter of fact too many. In the United States alone there have been 27 school shootings so far this year and its only half way through the year. There have been 214 mass shootings so far this year in the United States.
We’re also still in the midst of a pandemic, and a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. Holistic Wealth as I outlined in my book and in the podcast episode also include social justice and violence free communities that are safe for our children. In this episode I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during tragedy and grief. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. I also read from the Foreword of the book, a few lines written by Foreword writer Kelly Rutherford. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Get Your Copy Now.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• How to cope with tragedy and grief (especially when you feel hopeless and powerless), and insecure in your environment.
• Hear a reading from the new book Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (Foreword by Actress Kelly Rutherford, Star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty).
• Hear tips as well as insights from Actress Kelly Rutherford from the new Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated.
• Learn some tips and strategies for coping with stress such as mindfulness, being intentional by design.
• Learn why embracing your purpose in life is critical to reducing stress and finding more meaning.
• How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to effectively manage stress and anxiety.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to make fair financial decisions when your partner earns significantly more than you. We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates, and couples are finding it harder to cope financially. We are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode I will walk you through effective strategies to make fair financial decisions when your spouse or partner earns more (or less) than you do.
The latest Gallup Economy and Personal Finance poll, conducted between April 1-19, found Americans' rating of their financial health sliding significantly, with a third citing inflation and another 10% citing energy costs as the top financial problems facing their family. There’s no doubt that personal finance is among the top issues facing couples today. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”.
In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through all of these steps outlined above and explore the different considerations as well as strategies for coping. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Why the traditional 50/50 approach may be impractical, including some lessons and context from the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book by Keisha Blair.
• Learn some tips and strategies for making fair financial decisions in your marriage or relationship.
• Learn why empowering each individual in a relationship is key. In addition, learn why making fair financial decisions is important to avoid financial infidelity.
• How the Holistic Wealth Method (developed by Keisha Blair and outlined in Holistic Wealth) helps you to make fair financial decisions with your partner.
The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated Ebook Is Now On Sale for only .99 CENTS. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode entitled “Everyone Wants to Become A Millionaire. What You Should Be Focused on is Holistic Wealth (with Keisha Blair). During COVID-19, we’ve seen increasing rates of suicide (even among celebrities and millionaires), record mental health issues, loneliness and anxiety rates increase in teens and children plus a host of health disorders and new variants pop-up. We have also seen a new awareness surrounding work-life balance, overall wellness and achieving meaningful lives. People are no longer accepting that stress and burnout has to be the norm. Everyone wants to become a millionaire, but to have true joy, be able to bounce back from life-altering setbacks, what you should be focused on is building Holistic Wealth (which include financial independence).
The Path to Holistic Wealth
Holistic wealth focuses on the combination of your five pillars of health: mental, spiritual, physical financial, emotional When we are healthy in each area, we are truly wealthy. As I mentioned in my book Holistic Wealth, we achieve mental, spiritual, physical, financial, and emotional health when we focus on: Intentional life purpose, Financial independence, Goodwill and strong relationships, physical and spiritual nourishment. All off these core pillars help us to build a solid Holistic Wealth Portfolio™ – which is outlined in the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated book.
The Holistic Wealth Bank Account™
Each day we make over 50,000 decisions. Most times, we make these decisions mindlessly and non-strategically. The Holistic Wealth Method™ that I developed and outlined in the book, is a decision-making framework to help you make better decisions. Whenever you make a decision, ask yourself: Am I making a deposit or a withdrawal to my holistic wealth bank account? Try to focus on deposits, always.
Intentional life purpose
I want you to be able to build your life purpose portfolio, and in order to do this:
• kill your ego
• live your values
• believe in the incomparable you
When you live with purpose, your life will be well-lived. Your daily actions in life should align with your purpose.
The Incomparable You
You are unique. How you approach your life, and your values should be unique. Do not get caught up in the comparison game, which does not end well for anyone. When crafting your life purpose portfolio, make it uniquely your own.
Financial independence
Financial independence is living our lives without the need for a paycheck, and it provides us with freedom and choice. To achieve financial independence:
• have a plan
• work backward
• leverage your income
In this podcast episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to achieve holistic wealth as an overall life goal. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with financial survivor guilt (with Keisha Blair). Around the globe, over 6 million people have lost their lives to COVID-19. Many families are dealing with grief from the loss of a loved one. We’re also in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope with financial survivors' guilt, including the guilt associated with an inheritance. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What is Financial Survivor Guilt?
Financial Survivor's guilt is when a person has feelings of guilt because they inherited a sum of money related to the loss (often the death of a loved one such as a spouse, parent, or another family member). It is often worse when the loss is sudden, tragic and unexpected. It is a common reaction to traumatic events and a symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition, there are many instances where several people who still have jobs and financial security felt guilty about having been spared while others lost their jobs. In a 2018 study, researchers surveyed people who were receiving treatment from a traumatic stress clinic in the U.K. They found that 90% of participants who had survived an event when others had died reported experiencing feelings of guilt.
As the Founder of the Institute on Holistic Wealth, I’ve heard many widows and other clients refer to their life insurance payout as “blood money”. It’s associated with the death of a loved one so it comes with intense emotions filled with grief, loss and tragedy. The Trauma of Money Certification program at the Institute on Holistic Wealth is also designed with strategies to cope with financial survivor guilt.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this Memorial Day episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with tragedy and grief in light of the Texas shooting at Robb Elementary School killing 19 students and two teachers as well as the shooting in Buffalo. This episode also features insights from Actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty. The Texas shooting and the shooting in Buffalo were heartbreaking. I’ve personally endured heartbreaking tragedy after the sudden and tragic loss of my husband at a very young age. I know what it's like to have to pick up the fragments of my life and move on, and I know so many families are experiencing extraordinary pain right now. So many of us have also experienced gun violence – as a matter of fact too many. In the United States alone there have been 27 school shootings so far this year and it's only halfway through the year. There have been 214 mass shootings so far this year in the United States.
We’re also still in the midst of a pandemic, and a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. Holistic Wealth as I outlined in my book and in the podcast episode also includes social justice and violence-free communities that are safe for our children. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during tragedy and grief. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. I also read from the Foreward of the book, a few lines written by Foreward writer Kelly Rutherford. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Get Your Copy Now.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Uché Blackstock. Dr. Uché Blackstock is an American emergency physician and former Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which has a primary mission to engage with healthcare and related organizations around bias and racism in healthcare with the goal of mobilizing for health equity and eradicating racialized health inequities.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Blackstock used social media to share her experiences and concerns as a physician working on the front lines and on racial health disparities and inequities exposed by the pandemic. She is best known for her work amplifying the message on racial health inequities and her media appearances speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been featured on Meet the Press, PBS NewsHour, Slate and Forbes among others. On March 22, 2022, she was named a Holistic Wealth Trailblazer by the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth.
Dr. Blackstock has worked to bring attention to racism in healthcare early in her career. Her mother's life challenges and death, along with the racial health inequities that Blackstock witnessed as a physician, were the inspiration to start her own organization. In March 2018, Dr. Blackstock established Advancing Health Equity, an organization focused on partnering with healthcare and related organizations to address racial health inequities. She believes that a diverse workforce, and one where everyone feels valued and respected, is essential for quality patient care.
In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Uche’s experience working as a medical doctor and experiencing systemic racism firsthand. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Uché Blackstock.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Blair Kaplan Venables. Blair is the President of Blair Kaplan Communications and founder of the “I Am Resilient Project”. During COVID-19 she started an interview series called “Radical Resilience”. These interviews reflect stories from people from around the world about how they are staying resilient. In this episode, we also discussed money trauma, as well as grief and the loss of loved ones during COVID-19.
Blair Kaplan Venables became a social media marketing expert before the world dubbed social media marketing a “thing.” Over the years, Blair managed various social media marketing aspects for companies like Miura Golf, Gibbons Whistler, Alpine Riding, BC Transit, Whistler Transit, WNORTH Conference, and The Juice Punk, and Peak Ventures Fine Custom Homes. She has taught social media and marketing courses at the British Columbia Institute for Technology and at various Chambers of Commerce. Blair is also the best-selling author of Pulsing Through My Veins: Raw and Real Stories from an Entrepreneur. Blair lives in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada and started the “I Am Resilient Project,” an online community where users share their stories of overcoming life’s most difficult moments. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Blair Kaplan Venables.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Blair’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue business full-time.
- Money trauma within families and how they play out in adulthood.
- Blair's experience as an entrepreneur and she managed to grow her business during COVID-19.
- Blair’s thoughts on grief during COVID-19 and the loss of key family members just
- Blair's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
- Learn about building resilience and the I AM Resilient project that features stories of resilience from around the world.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope during stressful times (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during stressful times. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
How To Cope During Stressful TimesThese are a quick list of some strategies to help you cope during stressful times (Listen to the full episode of the podcast):
- Practice deep abdominal breathing - keeps your brain sharp and focused in the present moment when job stress steals your breath away.
- Set Your intentions for the day – an intention represents a commitment to carrying out an action in the future – which helps with reducing stress.
- Focus on Mindfulness - Regular and sustained mindfulness practice has been shown to improve attentional control, increase awareness of internal and external experiences and reduce stress.
- Have a nighttime routine – your brain thrives on regularity so having a nighttime routine is crucial.
- Embrace the Holistic Wealth Method – Think of all your decisions as either a depletion or addition to your holistic wealth bank account – and focus on activities that enrich you.
- Regular exercise and healthy eating – exercise such as brisk walking re-calibrates a fatigued brain and reduces your risk of developing anxiety by almost 60%.
- Get Connected with Loved Ones – Getting connected with friends and loved ones reduces loneliness and stress.
- Positive Self-Talk - can stop catastrophic mind chatter that causes work stress and keep you calm in stressful situations.
- Find Your Purpose (Your Why) – Remember your “why” and embrace your mission and purpose (refocus and re-energize).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to prepare for a recession in 2022 and recession-proof your life (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through the various steps to prepare for a recession and the steps you can take to recession-proof your life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What is a Recession?
According to Investopedia, a recession is a macroeconomic term that refers to a significant decline in general economic activity in a designated region. It has been typically recognized as two consecutive quarters of economic decline, as reflected by GDP in conjunction with monthly indicators such as a rise in unemployment, stagnant wages and volatility in the stock market.
How To Plan For A Recession Right Now
These are a quick list of some strategies to help you plan for a recession
- Have a Holistic Wealth Portfolio With A Financial Plan
- Focus on Financial Resilience
- Know Your Personal Financial Identity (And How to Harness Its Strengths)
- Have an Emergency Savings Fund (with 9-12 months)
- Get Rid of Stuff You Don’t Need
- Get Additional Sources of Income
- Pay Down Debt
In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these steps and explore the different considerations as well as strategies for planning for a recession, including planning your personal finances. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
April is Financial Literacy Month, and in this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Jamila Souffrant. Jamila is a Certified Financial Education Instructor, podcaster, writer and founder of JourneytoLaunch.com where she shares her journey to reach Financial Independence while helping others do the same.
As a money expert who “walks her talk” she helps brave “Journeyers” gain clarity around their finances and creates an actionable plan to reach their goals. Jamila is also a resident financial expert on a weekly segment on News12, the most-watched local TV news station in New York City, and has been featured in other media outlets such as ESSENCE, Refinery 29, and Money Magazine, CNBC, CBS, Business Insider. Because of her money habits, Jamila and her husband saved $85,300 in 2016 and saved $84,100 in 2017 and are debt free besides their mortgage. She is also a mom of two young boys and currently lives in NYC. Her mission is to teach, inspire and help others reach Financial Freedom.
Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast Journey From Corporate Job to Financial Independence with special guest Jamila Souffrant, (Journey To Launch).
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.Now Available.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope during stressful times (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through effective strategies to cope during stressful times. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to prepare for a recession in 2022 and recession-proof your life (with Keisha Blair). We’re in the midst of a high-inflation period, with rising gas prices, rising food prices and rising interest rates. We are also in the midst of a war with Russia invading Ukraine, and we are also in the midst of a Great Resignation Wave, and many experts are also now predicting that we will experience a recession in 2022, as early as this Summer. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through the various steps to prepare for a recession and the steps you can take to recession-proof your life. In the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, there are many strategies throughout to help you master the “Art of Recovery From Disruption”. Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What is a Recession?
According to Investopedia, a recession is a macroeconomic term that refers to a significant decline in general economic activity in a designated region. It has been typically recognized as two consecutive quarters of economic decline, as reflected by GDP in conjunction with monthly indicators such as a rise in unemployment, stagnant wages and volatility in the stock market.
How To Plan For A Recession Right Now
These are a quick list of some strategies to help you plan for a recession (Listen to the full episode of the podcast):
1. Have a Holistic Wealth Portfolio With A Financial Plan
2. Focus on Financial Resilience
3. Know Your Personal Financial Identity (And How to Harness Its Strengths)
4. Have an Emergency Savings Fund (with 9-12 months)
5. Get Rid of Stuff You Don’t Need
6. Get Additional Sources of Income
7. Pay Down Debt
In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these steps and explore the different considerations as well as strategies for planning for a recession, including planning your personal finances. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Blair Kaplan Venables. Blair is the President of Blair Kaplan Communications and founder of the “I Am Resilient Project”. During COVID-19 she started an interview series called “Radical Resilience”. These interviews reflect stories from people from around the world about how they are staying resilient. In this episode, we also discussed money trauma, as well as grief and the loss of loved ones during COVID-19.
Blair Kaplan Venables became a social media marketing expert before the world dubbed social media marketing a “thing.” Over the years, Blair managed various social media marketing aspects for companies like Miura Golf, Gibbons Whistler, Alpine Riding, BC Transit, Whistler Transit, WNORTH Conference, and The Juice Punk, Peak Ventures Fine Custom Homes. She has taught social media and marketing courses at the British Columbia Institute for Technology and at various Chambers of Commerce. Blair is also the best-selling author of Pulsing Through My Veins: Raw and Real Stories from an Entrepreneur. Blair lives in Pemberton, British Columbia, Canada and started the “I Am Resilient Project,” an online community where users share their stories of overcoming life’s most difficult moments. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Blair Kaplan Venables.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Blair’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue business full-time.
• Money trauma within families and how they play out in adulthood.
• Blair's experience as an entrepreneur and she managed to grow her business during COVID-19.
• Blair’s thoughts on grief during COVID-19 and the loss of key family members just
• Blair's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn about building resilience and the I AM Resilient project that features stories of resilience from around the world.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
We are rounding out Black History Month with this amazing Holistic Wealth podcast episode on Anti-Black Racism, and the racial wealth gap. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, our special guest is Andre Henry, Author of All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives.
When the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter” was heard across the world in 2013, award-winning singer-songwriter Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships with white people. As he began using his artistic gifts to share his experiences and perspective, Henry was aggrieved to discover that many white Americans—people he called friends and family—were more interested in debating whether racism existed or whether Henry was being polite enough in the way he used his voice.
In this personal and thought-provoking book, Henry explores how the historical divides between Black people and non-Black people are expressed through our most mundane interactions, and why this struggle won’t be resolved through civil discourse, diversity hires interracial relationships or education. What we need is a revolution, one that moves beyond symbolic progress to disrupt systems of racial violence and inequality intangible, creative ways.
As Andre revealed to Shondaland.com in an interview: “When I decided that I'd invest my body in the struggle for Black freedom, I started with a performance art piece where I lugged a solid granite boulder around the Los Angeles area for several months. Next, I walked around with a suit jacket with the names of victims of police brutality. I've gotten several messages over the years about how those performances helped reframe things for some people who witnessed them. My music encourages other activists to keep going and helps me to express my truth.” Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Andre Henry.
Resources Used In This Episode:
All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast were discussing a very important topic: What is financial anxiety? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with it? The topic of financial anxiety is covered in a new course I just developed at the Institute on Holistic Wealth – the Certified Trauma of Money Consultant Program. The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder), also has tips and strategies for managing financial anxiety.
Definition of Financial Anxiety
Financial anxiety is anxiety caused by money and/or personal finances, that causes feelings of fear, anxiety, worry, stress, and a range of negative emotions. Financial anxiety doesn't have to be caused by a lack of money. I have heard from many women that I coach that even when they are in a "state of abundance" they're still worried about money. Those who suffer from financial anxiety are in a perpetual state of worry and fear about day-to-day bills, day-to-day spending, investing, and it can be very debilitating for some people.
Unresolved financial trauma from the past can lead to financial anxiety, which can also further lead to making sub-optimal financial decisions over a lifetime, potentially costing individuals hundreds of thousands of dollars, from an investment perspective. Our past experiences around money can be directly responsible for our emotions around money today. In this episode, we also outline how financial anxiety can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your financial goals and your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Keisha Blair’s definition of the term financial anxiety, examples and ways you can identify financial anxiety in your life.
• Signs of financial anxiety and why it may also be a sign of unresolved money trauma.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of financial anxiety and money trauma on our personal finances and our ability to achieve holistic wealth.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Catherine Wilde. Catherine is a certified yoga & meditation instructor, a kids yoga teacher, a soul care mom coach and a mom of three. Catherine supports moms on their motherhood journey – in particular on issues such as mom burnout, and mom guilt, and helping moms reclaim their inner sparkle. After the birth of her first child, the reality of motherhood began to sink in. Catherine loved being a mom, but at the same time, she was exhausted, overwhelmed, and felt like she was failing. As her family grew, life became more chaotic. She knew there had to be a better way.
She realized that prioritizing her needs and tuning into her intuition was allowing her to find calm in the chaos of motherhood and feel like a more confident mom. Over time she found simple ways to bring self-care and soul care into her busy days. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on moms, with rising rates of mom burnout, mom guilt and stress. COVID-19 has been especially hard hit have been working moms who already were doing too much before COVID-19. And they’re burning out in record numbers. More than half of working moms are experiencing symptoms of burnout, according to a recent poll conducted by CNBC and SurveyMonkey. It’s little wonder so many are tapped out — they’ve long done double duty, working inside and outside the home. During the pandemic, many women had to quit their jobs or take a leave of absence. Others who could work from home, found themselves juggling their job duties with supervising their children's online classes and homework — a challenging proposition for those with multiple kids in simultaneous classes. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Catherine Wilde.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
For Women’s History Month we are featuring some amazing women on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast our special guest is Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms founder and author of a new book, “Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think.” In this interview Reshma outlines how feminism hasn’t attained the protections and support women need, and that we need a new definition of working motherhood in America (around the globe).Reshma took on around $300,000 of student-loan debt to attend Yale Law School, but felt stuck in a private-sector role because it allowed her to make enough money to pay off part of her loans. Her job in finance made her miserable and depressed, but it also made it possible for her to help her family pay their mortgage.
Reshma has spent more than a decade advocating for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and, most recently, championing policies to support mothers impacted by the pandemic. Saujani is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection,” has more than five million views. In the interview we also discussed the recent news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations in a holiday card released in December 2021, included in that list was the Marshall Plan for Moms. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Reshma Saujani.
Resources Used In This Episode (Get a Copy of Both Books):
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Reshma Saujani’s amazing new book, the importance of discourse on themes such as corporate feminism, workplace and gender equity,
• Reshma’s experience with being the daughter of immigrant parents, her childhood and how it influenced her personal financial identity.
• Reshma’s perspective on the wealth gap and the way forward, in fighting gender inequality.
• Reshma’s reaction to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations that included the Marshall Plan for Moms.
• Reshma’s personal financial identity and how it has shaped her life as an entrepreneur and mom (based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).
Today is a very special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast because it is book release day for the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Amidst all the economic disruptions, geopolitical conflicts (with the war in Ukraine), systemic inequalities with racial and gender inequities, this book is the book that presents a new Framework for the times we're in.
In the expanded and updated version of Holistic Wealth, featuring a foreword by Actress Kelly Rutherford (star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty), the book offers the framework for the art of recovery from disruption, presenting revolutionary strategies that will help readers regain balance. As the world navigates a new post-pandemic era and faces historic inflation amid an unstable geopolitical landscape, the world is seeing record rates of financial anxiety caused by these disruptions.
When I coined the term, “Holistic Wealth”, I could have never known it would become one of the most important concepts in our lifetime given the disruption we’ve seen in the past two years. We are at an inflection point and have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we measure wealth and success as well as our concept of work/life balance. Women are reassessing what truly makes them happy and are taking this moment to make changes that will empower them to live and work on their own terms. Tune into this celebration episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes:
- A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty
- Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them
- More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide.
- New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair
- A Holistic Wealth framework is broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Dr. Nicole Lepera. Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research. She also studied at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical, and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, Dr. Nicole LePera’s teachings empower the individual to break free from trauma cycles and create who they want to become. Dr. Lepera now has 4.8 million followers (i.e. the self-healer community) on Instagram, which is growing and thriving by the day.
In this episode, we discussed financial and money-based trauma and how to create a new money story. This includes creating a new relationship with money, practicing new thoughts about money, learning how to relate with other views around money. To see money in a different actionable way, and to then create change in our relationship with money. We also discussed ancestral money blocks (and a previous Holistic Wealth podcast episode with Jena Sophia about the sub-conscious) and lack of awareness around our money habits as well as unlearning previous money thoughts around money security and prioritizing money habits. As Dr. Lepera said in the interview about her own personal money story:
“It was always this kind of drive or awareness of security and the lack of security that I was seemingly going into in private practice. So taking that Personal Financial Identity quiz and, and seeing that mindset of an entrepreneur and a Risk Taker definitely now is something that I can resonate with learning again, how to move forward. Once I really realized that this practice wasn't going to be my all end-all. Even though I invested upwards of almost $200,000 in school debt, and almost 10 years of my life to do it. Talk about taking a risk. Living in alignment was what was most important than just going to that security of that job that I know was giving me a comfortable life. It took an unlearning that belief of what security means and beginning to prioritize other things, in addition to security, and of course, it meant the practical in the middle of all of this, where I still had the practice that I was doing on a limited basis while I was now trying to create this new path”.
Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Dr. Nicole Lepera (the Holistic Psychologist).
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Now Available for Preorder.
How To Do The Work. Recognize Your Patterns, Heal From Your Past, + Create Yourself by Dr. Nicole Lepera.
The Personal Financial Identities Quiz developed by Keisha Blair
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Uché Blackstock. Dr. Uché Blackstock is an American emergency physician and former Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the New York University School of Medicine. She is the Founder and CEO of Advancing Health Equity, which has a primary mission to engage with healthcare and related organizations around bias and racism in healthcare with the goal of mobilizing for health equity and eradicating racialized health inequities.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Blackstock used social media to share her experiences and concerns as a physician working on the front lines and on racial health disparities and inequities exposed by the pandemic. She is best known for her work amplifying the message on racial health inequities and her media appearances speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been featured on Meet the Press, PBS NewsHour, Slate and Forbes among others. On March 22, 2022, she was named a Holistic Wealth Trailblazer by the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth.
Dr. Blackstock has worked to bring attention to racism in healthcare early in her career. Her mother's life challenges and death, along with the racial health inequities that Blackstock witnessed as a physician, were the inspiration to start her own organization. In March 2018, Dr. Blackstock established Advancing Health Equity, an organization focused on partnering with healthcare and related organizations to address racial health inequities. She believes that a diverse workforce, and one where everyone feels valued and respected, is essential for quality patient care.
In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Uche’s experience working as a medical doctor and experiencing systemic racism firsthand. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Uché Blackstock.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
Today is a very special episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast because it is book release day for the NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose, and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Amidst all the economic disruptions, geopolitical conflicts (with the war in Ukraine), systemic inequalities with racial and gender inequities, this book is the book that presents a new Framework for the times we're in.
In the expanded and updated version of Holistic Wealth, featuring a foreword by Actress Kelly Rutherford (star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty), the book offers the framework for the art of recovery from disruption, presenting revolutionary strategies that will help readers regain balance. As the world navigates a new post-pandemic era and faces historic inflation amid an unstable geopolitical landscape, the world is seeing record rates of financial anxiety caused by these disruptions.
When I coined the term, “Holistic Wealth”, I could have never known it would become one of the most important concepts in our lifetime given the disruption we’ve seen in the past two years. We are at an inflection point and have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine how we measure wealth and success as well as our concept of work/life balance. Women are reassessing what truly makes them happy and are taking this moment to make changes that will empower them to live and work on their own terms. Tune into this celebration episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes:
- A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty
- Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them
- More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide.
- New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair
- A Holistic Wealth framework broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
For Women’s History Month we are featuring some amazing women on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast our special guest is Reshma Saujani, Founder of Girls Who Code and Marshall Plan for Moms founder and author of a new book, “Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think.” In this interview Reshma outlines how feminism hasn’t attained the protections and support women need, and that we need a new definition of working motherhood in America (around the globe).Reshma took on around $300,000 of student-loan debt to attend Yale Law School, but felt stuck in a private-sector role because it allowed her to make enough money to pay off part of her loans. Her job in finance made her miserable and depressed, but it also made it possible for her to help her family pay their mortgage.
Reshma has spent more than a decade advocating for women’s and girls’ economic empowerment, working to close the gender gap in the tech sector, and, most recently, championing policies to support mothers impacted by the pandemic. Saujani is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect, and her influential TED talk, “Teach Girls Bravery, Not Perfection,” has more than five million views. In the interview we also discussed the recent news of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations in a holiday card released in December 2021, included in that list was the Marshall Plan for Moms. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Reshma Saujani.
Resources Used In This Episode (Get a Copy of Both Books):
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Pay Up: The Future of Women and Work (And Why It’s Different Than You Think
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Reshma Saujani’s amazing new book, the importance of discourse on themes such as corporate feminism, workplace and gender equity,
• Reshma’s experience with being the daughter of immigrant parents, her childhood and how it influenced her personal financial identity.
• Reshma’s perspective on the wealth gap and the way forward, in fighting gender inequality.
• Reshma’s reaction to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, the Duchess and Duke of Sussex, unveiling a series of donations that included the Marshall Plan for Moms.
• Reshma’s personal financial identity and how it has shaped her life as an entrepreneur and mom (based on the Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair).
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast were discussing a very important topic: What is financial anxiety? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with it? The topic of financial anxiety is covered in a new course I just developed at the Institute on Holistic Wealth – the Certified Trauma of Money Consultant Program. The NEW Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder), also has tips and strategies for managing financial anxiety.
Definition of Financial Anxiety
Financial anxiety is anxiety caused by money and/or personal finances, that causes feelings of fear, anxiety, worry, stress, and a range of negative emotions. Financial anxiety doesn't have to be caused by a lack of money. I have heard from many women that I coach that even when they are in a "state of abundance" they're still worried about money. Those who suffer from financial anxiety are in a perpetual state of worry and fear about day-to-day bills, day-to-day spending, investing, and it can be very debilitating for some people.
Unresolved financial trauma from the past can lead to financial anxiety, which can also further lead to making sub-optimal financial decisions over a lifetime, potentially costing individuals hundreds of thousands of dollars, from an investment perspective. Our past experiences around money can be directly responsible for our emotions around money today. In this episode, we also outline how financial anxiety can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your financial goals and your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Keisha Blair’s definition of the term financial anxiety, examples and ways you can identify financial anxiety in your life.
• Signs of financial anxiety and why it may also be a sign of unresolved money trauma.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of financial anxiety and money trauma on our personal finances and our ability to achieve holistic wealth.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book).
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
We are rounding out Black History Month with this amazing Holistic Wealth podcast episode on Anti-Black Racism, and the racial wealth gap. In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, our special guest is Andre Henry, Author of All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives.
When the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter” was heard across the world in 2013, award-winning singer-songwriter Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships with white people. As he began using his artistic gifts to share his experiences and perspective, Henry was aggrieved to discover that many white Americans—people he called friends and family—were more interested in debating whether racism existed or whether Henry was being polite enough in the way he used his voice.
In this personal and thought-provoking book, Henry explores how the historical divides between Black people and non-Black people are expressed through our most mundane interactions, and why this struggle won’t be resolved through civil discourse, diversity hires interracial relationships or education. What we need is a revolution, one that moves beyond symbolic progress to disrupt systems of racial violence and inequality intangible, creative ways.
As Andre revealed to Shondaland.com in an interview: “When I decided that I'd invest my body in the struggle for Black freedom, I started with a performance art piece where I lugged a solid granite boulder around the Los Angeles area for several months. Next, I walked around with a suit jacket with the names of victims of police brutality. I've gotten several messages over the years about how those performances helped reframe things for some people who witnessed them. My music encourages other activists to keep going and helps me to express my truth.” Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Andre Henry.
Resources Used In This Episode:
All the White Friends I Couldn’t Keep. Hope and Hard Pills to Swallow About Fighting For Black Lives
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast our special guest is Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an activist, preacher, public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. After graduating with an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1992, Jacqui fell in love with urban ministry, leading two churches in Trenton, New Jersey. Fascinated with how faith heals the soul—so we can heal the world—she returned to graduate school, for a Ph.D. in Psychology and Religion from Drew University (2004). Jacqui went to Middle Church, received a call, and joined the staff in January 2004.
Believing faith communities can lead the way to racial reconciliation, Dr. Lewis co-founded The Middle Project and The Revolutionary Love Conference with her spouse, The Rev. John Janka, which train leaders to create a more just society. Each year, Dr. Lewis curates a national justice conference—Revolutionary Love—which features speakers from many disciplines who are working to create a world based on a public ethic of love. America Ferrera, Ani Di Franco, Tituss Burgess, Van Jones, Valarie Kaur, William J. Barber II, Melissa Harris-Perry, Wajahat Ali, Linda Sarsour, Sharon Brous, Brian McLaren, angel Kyodo Williams and Ruby Sales are some of the speakers who have graced the Revolutionary Love stage. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, “Revolutionary Love Online—Toward a More Perfect Union” drew 650 attendees in April 2020. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Jay Jay Live. Jay Jay is an international speaker and owner of Ace of Spades Agency, and he shares his perspective on how to grow your personal brand in 2022. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we discussed his immigrant journey from Australia to the United States and how he built a 7-figure business as an immigrant and the steps you should take to grow your personal brand in 2022.
In 2009, he leveraged the social media platform YouTube to grow his brand to 57,000,000M views online in the entertainment industry. Leaving his tricks behind he leveraged his mastery in PR and Personal Branding to start an advertising agency called Ace Of Spades which helps people grow their personal brand so they can become an industry leader. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jay Jay Live.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Candice Benbow. Candice Marie Benbow is a multi-genre theologian who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness. Reimagining how faith can be a tool of liberation and transformation for women and girls, she challenges Black women to think critically about how they see God and the world.
Named by Sojourners as one of “10 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2020”, Candice has written for various outlets including ESSENCE Magazine, Glamour Magazine, The Root, VICE, Shondaland, MadameNoire and the Me Too Movement. Her first book, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enoughis currently available for preorder. In May 2016, following the release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign. With contributions from over 70 Black women, Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centred around the lives of Black women.
In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Candice’s depression and how she coped after the death of her mother. We also discussed Candice’s Lemonade Syllabus, healing for Black women and her new book Red Lip Theology. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Candice Benbow.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Available for Preorder.
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough ( Available for Preorder)
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Jesse Draper. Jesse Draper is a founding partner of Halogen Ventures and focused on early-stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. In this episode, we discussed investing in women and the $3 Trillion business opportunity, that investing in women represents. Jesse Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist, as well as the creator and host of Emmy, nominated television series, The Valley Girl Show. She is a fierce advocate for investing in women and the opportunity for using technology and innovation to solve some of the biggest issues facing women and families today. Among her, 70+ portfolio companies, are the Skimm, Babylist, ThirdLove, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, Squad (acquired by Twitter), Eloquii (sold to Walmart) and This is L (sold to P&G).
Selected as one of the top 10 early-stage female investors by Business Insider, Draper was also listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Connected Women in America’, nominated by the NRF as a DealMakeHers, Variety’s Holly’s New Leaders, and Refinery29 30 Rising Stars.” Draper has been a contributor to Marie Claire, Forbes, and is a regular investor and tech personality showcased on Cheddar, CNBC, CNN. Following Jesse’s viral Medium piece, Investing in Women Isn’t a Charity, she’s become a leading voice of women in technology.
Jesse proudly sits on the board of directors of Trust & Will, Carbon38, Preemadonna (creator of the Nailbot) and the non-profit board Bizworld and Project Glimmer. Draper supports the Parkinson’s Institute and is very involved with growing UCLA’s female entrepreneurship community.
We discussed the importance of entrepreneurs knowing their personal financial identities, based on the Personal Financial Identities Quiz. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jesse Draper.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
The Personal Financial Identities Framework & Quiz by Keisha Blair.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to cope with rising inflation and the high cost of living as well as some strategies and tips to cope. Inflation is rising rapidly in Canada, the United States, and around the world and workers are in trouble. Global supply chain challenges, product shortages and rising oil prices have all contributed to a spiralling cost of living. In 2021, the average inflation rate of goods in Canada was 4.4 percent. In the 20 years before the pandemic, goods inflation only averaged 1.4 percent. Meeting basic needs is harder for both families and individuals. In this episode, I will walk you through the three big questions to ask yourself before you quit.
In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these questions and explore the different considerations as well as strategies to cope with the high cost of living. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
The Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Catherine Wilde. Catherine is a certified yoga & meditation instructor, a kids yoga teacher, a soul care mom coach and a mom of three. Catherine supports moms on their motherhood journey – in particular on issues such as mom burnout, and mom guilt, and helping moms reclaim their inner sparkle. After the birth of her first child, the reality of motherhood began to sink in. Catherine loved being a mom, but at the same time, she was exhausted, overwhelmed, and felt like she was failing. As her family grew, life became more chaotic. She knew there had to be a better way.
She realized that prioritizing her needs and tuning into her intuition was allowing her to find calm in the chaos of motherhood and feel like a more confident mom. Over time she found simple ways to bring self-care and soul care into her busy days. COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on moms, with rising rates of mom burnout, mom guilt and stress. COVID-19 has been especially hard hit have been working moms who already were doing too much before COVID-19. And they’re burning out in record numbers. More than half of working moms are experiencing symptoms of burnout, according to a recent poll conducted by CNBC and SurveyMonkey. It’s little wonder so many are tapped out — they’ve long done double duty, working inside and outside the home. During the pandemic, many women had to quit their jobs or take a leave of absence. Others who could work from home, found themselves juggling their job duties with supervising their children's online classes and homework — a challenging proposition for those with multiple kids in simultaneous classes. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Catherine Wilde.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Dr. Nicole Lepera. Dr. Nicole LePera was trained in clinical psychology at Cornell University and the New School for Social Research. She also studied at the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis. As a clinical psychologist in private practice, Dr. Nicole LePera often found herself frustrated by the limitations of traditional psychotherapy. Wanting more for her patients—and for herself—she began a journey to develop a united philosophy of mental, physical, and spiritual health that equips people with the tools necessary to heal themselves. Nothing short of a paradigm shift, Dr. Nicole LePera’s teachings empower the individual to break free from trauma cycles and create who they want to become. Dr. Lepera now has 4.8 million followers (i.e. the self-healer community) on Instagram, which is growing and thriving by the day.
In this episode, we discussed financial and money-based trauma and how to create a new money story. This includes creating a new relationship with money, practicing new thoughts about money, learning how to relate with other views around money. To see money in a different actionable way, and to then create change in our relationship with money. We also discussed ancestral money blocks (and a previous Holistic Wealth podcast episode with Jena Sophia about the sub-conscious) and lack of awareness around our money habits as well as unlearning previous money thoughts around money security and prioritizing money habits. As Dr. Lepera said in the interview around her own personal money story:
“It was always this kind of drive or awareness of security and the lack of security that I was seemingly going into in private practice. So taking that Personal Financial Identity quiz and, and seeing that mindset of an entrepreneur and a Risk Taker definitely now is something that I can resonate with learning again, how to move forward. Once I really realized that this practice wasn't going to be my all end-all. Even though I invested upwards of almost $200,000 in school debt, and almost 10 years of my life to do it. Talk about taking a risk. Living in alignment was what was most important than just going to that security of that job that I know was giving me a comfortable life. It took an unlearning that belief of what security means and beginning to prioritize other things, in addition to security, and of course, it meant the practical in the middle of all of this, where I still had the practice that I was doing on a limited basis while I was now trying to create this new path”.
Tune in to listen to this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, with special guest, Dr. Nicole Lepera (the Holistic Psychologist).
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom by Keisha Blair. Now Available for Preorder.
How To Do The Work. Recognize Your Patterns, Heal From Your Past, + Create Yourself by Dr. Nicole Lepera.
The Personal Financial Identities Quiz developed by Keisha Blair
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Candace Spears. Candace is an author and entrepreneur, and she shares her perspective on why putting everyone else first has an immeasurable opportunity cost - financially, emotionally and socially, and why black women are so often in a place where this is necessary and what we can do to change that. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast we discussed the billion-dollar cost of misalignment (and why Black women pay it).
Life-changing moments such as the elimination of her then Fortune 500 marketing operations job, sparked her to look closer and reset her perspective on her identity, and what she had to offer. Taking a new outlook into the next job, led her to author the book Bring Your Crayon’s to the Office, published while employed at the company that inspired her to write it, and publicly embraced by that company’s (MGIC Corporation), then CIO, CTO, and Claim’s division VP.
The life-altering confidence combined with the proven ability to scale changing careers enabled her to teach and coach the Agile mindset and Silicon Valley rooted Lean Startup principles to 600 plus professionals across three multi-billion-dollar companies, including GE. Helping them rethink the work they do, and their approach, to deliver value faster. Candace is currently the host of Ambition, Honey & Hustle, a daily podcast focused on helping ambitious professionals avoid the slow-moving career and get paid for two things: 1. Doing what excites them and 2. Making an impact bigger than anyone thought was possible. As a full-time serial entrepreneur in addition to life and business coaching under her personal brand, she also owns two businesses in the real estate space: Floor23 Digital and Milorah Property Group. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Candace Spears.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Candace’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue business full-time.
• The billion-dollar cost of misalignment (and why Black women pay it), plus strategies to reduce the misalignment (on a personal level).
• Candace's experience as a full-time employee, and the lessons we can all use in the workplace after COVID, especially for Black and minority women.
• Candace’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black women can thrive in the workplace or business.
• Candace's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast we're discussing a very important topic in light of COVID-19 and the huge increase in stress and mental health issues as well as the importance of our physical health: What is Holistic Healing? And what are some tips and strategies to cope? The topic of Holistic Healing is also covered through my own personal experience in the First edition of Holistic Wealth as well as the upcoming Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder).
Many people have experienced grief and loss during COVID-19, and even if you haven't lost a loved one, you've had secondary losses, whether it's the loss of a job a chronic illness, or not being able to get together with friends or family, or a divorce or separation. we have to absolutely win the battle in our mind before we can win the battle anywhere else. Holistic Healing is key to the “art of recovery from disruption”, and to embracing your life purpose and charting a path forward, which is all wrapped up in my book Holistic Wealth.
I've defined Holistic Healing as a method of healing that focuses on the whole person. And that includes the mind, body, spirit, emotions, physical health. Holistic Healing is therefore a core aspect of holistic wealth. In my book, Holistic Wealth, I talk a lot about my personal healing journey, as a matter of fact, in the book, there’s an entire section that's titled “Physical and Spiritual Nourishment”. There's also another section of the book, that speaks to “Intentional Life Purpose”, as well as “Goodwill and Relationships”. There's so much wrapped up in Holistic Healing in that book. I've had my own personal journey of Holistic Healing becoming widowed at a very young age at 31, just eight weeks after I gave birth to my second child, I went on a journey of holistic healing. I really took a systems perspective to my own healing and it encompassed that holistic healing journey because I focused on my mind, my body, my spirit, my emotions in order to heal. And so I've developed this framework from my own personal journey. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Holistic Healing course offered by the Institute on Holistic Wealth.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Heather Odendaal. Heather is the Co-founder of WNORTH Connect, based in Whistler, British Columbia. Heather is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand builder and an acclaimed event producer in Western Canada. Heather has worked on some of Canada's largest and most influential events including the Whistler Film Festival, Crankworx Mountain Bike Festival and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Ensuring an equitable return to the workforce after COVID-19, will be one of the key challenges faced by employers. According to Heather Odendaal on the Holistic Wealth podcast:
“One of the things, as a remote employee that I experienced, and I hope that this is a flaw that is fixed in the next few years or even months is as a remote employee, I always felt like I was being treated differently and I wasn't being considered for certain opportunities. I was left out of important conversations…. What I would like to see is a more equitable spread of how those remote employees or those hybrid employees get treated when it comes to promotion, when it comes to opportunities for advancement, women and women of color, people of color, people with disabilities, all minorities, will be more likely to select remote work and hybrid environments than non-minorities. And, so we're going to see a fundamental shift in the makeup of who is going to be remote and who is going to be in the office”.
In 2014, Heather Odendaal and her team recognized critical business challenges many professional mid-career women face, who lacked fundamental organizational support, often resulting in leaving the corporate workforce. To address the issue, Heather and her husband, Mike Odendaal, created the WNORTH conference. Specifically focused on elevating more mid-management women to senior leadership roles, the WNORTH organization has since challenged the status quo, provided support, and driven change within the corporate environment.
WNORTH has worked with companies including Aritzia, HSBC, AstraZeneca, and more, on developing retention strategies for high-potential leaders in their organizations. Through these partnerships, WNORTH has strengthened and expanded on the internal support for women in the workforce – supporting an overwhelmingly underserved community of women – especially minority groups, including women of colour, and indigenous women. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Heather Odendaal.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Heather’s amazing journey, and leaving the Corporate World to pursue WNORTH Connect full-time.
• Heather's experience as a full-time remote employee, prior to COVID-19, and the lessons we can all use in the return to the workplace after COVID, especially for minorities and people with disabilities.
• Heather’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how moms and women can thrive at the workplace and in senior executive leadership positions.
• Heather's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers. Kirsten is an on-air political analyst at CNN, where she appears regularly on Anderson Cooper 360°, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and The Lead with Jake Tapper. Prior to her career in journalism, Kirsten was a political appointee in the Clinton Administration from 1993-1998 where she served as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Public Affairs. She later worked in New York state and city Democratic politics including serving as press secretary for Andrew Cuomo's 2002 governor's race and as a consultant to the New York State Democratic Committee. She was also Vice President for International Communications at America Online, Inc. from 1998-2002.
Kirsten is a New Times Bestselling Author whose forthcoming book is Saving Grace: Speak Your Truth, Stay Centered and Learn to Coexist with People Who Drive You Nuts, publishing on November 2, 2021. In this interview, Kirsten discussed the role and importance of Grace in a time of collective despair and deep polarization, the importance of not weaponizing grace in order to alienate marginalized communities as well as pathways to allyship and reconciliation, drawing our inspiration from legendary Civil Rights icons like Martin Luther King Jnr., John Lewis and Ruby Sales as well as her experience with not only physical health issues but also mental health issues such as depression and suicide ideation. I enjoyed reading Kirsten’s new book, Saving Grace, and several themes align with Holistic Wealth in terms of the importance of spiritual self-renewal, coping with adversity and life-altering setbacks as well as the importance of relationships in our lives. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest CNN Senior Political Analyst Kirsten Powers.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Elizabeth Carr. Elizabeth Carr is the first baby born from an in-vitro fertilization procedure in the United States and the 15th in the world, which means she has been in the media spotlight since 3 cells old. Her birth was announced, the day after she was born, in a full editorial write-up in the New York Times, on December 29, 1981, entitled “First Test Tube Baby Born in the United States, Joining Successes Around the World”. Her first press conference was at 3 days old. The technique was conducted at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk under the direction of In-Vitro fertilization pioneers, Doctors Howard Jones and Georgeanna Seager Jones, who were the first ever to attempt the process in the United States. Elizabeth's mother had been unable to conceive normally because complications during earlier unsuccessful pregnancies had forced the removal of her fallopian tubes.
Elizabeth is also a marathoner, journalist, triathlete, coffee connoisseur, wife, mother, and writer turned non-profit fundraising expert. Elizabeth worked as a journalist at The Boston Globe for 15 years, first as a reporter, then in marketing and events. Her background in the non-profit world comes from working with advocacy groups in development. Elizabeth learned at a very young age that simply sharing her story could help people -- a trait her parents instilled in her. As such, Elizabeth has spoken to audiences around the world. The idea behind her podcast, The First, is to bring some of that behind-the-scenes access to the masses. Elizabeth is also a Patient Advocate at Genomic Prediction. Elizabeth Carr was named Portland Magazine's 2007 list of Maine's Most Intriguing People. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Elizabeth Carr.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Alana Riley, Senior Vice President, IG Wealth Management, Western Canada. Alana is a success-driven executive leader who delivers superior results by building and motivating top-performing diverse teams. Alana has an expansive career in Financial Services, leading teams of 1000+ employees in Wealth Management, Insurance, Banking & Mortgages Portfolios, Estate & Trust and Small & Medium-Sized Business Lines. Alana currently provides passionate strategic leadership for the Western Canada team to inspire financial confidence. Alana is committed to building a high-performance team with a promise to inspire, motivate and engage creating an environment for individuals and teams to do their best work. In this episode of the podcast, we discussed the changing role of financial advisors due to COVID-19 as well as women’s wealth and wellness. We also discussed how to do a quarterly review of your personal finances, the split in financial responsibilities at home (with couples) as well as how women can structure their finances. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest Alana Riley.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Alana's journey as a female executive in the Finance industry in Canada and how sponsorship can help women climb the corporate ladder and get a boost in their careers. Alana shares her experience with that and what it meant to her career.
· Alana’s thoughts on the changing role of the Financial Advisor in light of Covid-19, especially for women and traditionally underrepresented groups who traditionally access Advisors at historically lower rates.
· Alana’s thoughts on how IG Wealth Management has been trying to close the gap with regards to women and their finances. (In light of the Institute on Holistic Wealth partnering with organizations to establish Holistic Wealth Project Groups in their organizations to foster creativity and innovation and to heighten the client experience and overall value).
• Alana’s thoughts on the importance of conducting a quarterly review of your finances, as well as the domestic split of personal finances with couples at home.
• Alana’s thoughts on the importance of knowing and embracing your own personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework and Quiz).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Candice Benbow. Candice Marie Benbow is a multi-genre theologian who situates her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness. Reimagining how faith can be a tool of liberation and transformation for women and girls, she challenges Black women to think critically about how they see God and the world.
Named by Sojourners as one of “10 Christian Women Shaping the Church in 2020”, Candice has written for various outlets including ESSENCE Magazine, Glamour Magazine, The Root, VICE, Shondaland, MadameNoire and the Me Too Movement. Her first book, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enoughis currently available for preorder. In May 2016, following the release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign. With contributions from over 70 Black women, Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centred around the lives of Black women.
In this episode, we discussed overcoming grief and loss and Candice’s depression and how she coped after the death of her mother. We also discussed Candice’s Lemonade Syllabus, healing for Black women and her new book Red Lip Theology. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Candice Benbow.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Available for Preorder.
Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who’ve Considered Tithing to the Beauty Supply Store When Sunday Morning Isn’t Enough ( Available for Preorder)
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Candice’s amazing journey, as a Theologian, Author and Founder of Zion Hill Media Group, a media boutique that produces messages of hope and healing across various platforms.
• The release of Beyoncé’s visual album Lemonade, and how Candice created the #LemonadeSyllabus hashtag and social media campaign, with contributions from over 70 Black women. Candice released the syllabus as a free downloadable resource of over 250 works centred around the lives of Black women.
• Learn about Candice’s new book Red Lip Theology – the meaning behind the name and the movement she started and her work at the intersections of beauty, faith, feminism and culture, giving voice to Black women’s shared experiences of healing and journeying toward wholeness
• Candice's experience with depression and grief after the death of her mother. Learn some strategies for coping and for helping a friend or family member cope with depression.
• Candice’s experience with suicide ideation and how to prioritize your mental health and wellness even after grief and loss.
• Candice’s thoughts on how women can be better allies to each other.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Jay Jay Live. Jay Jay is an international speaker and owner of Ace of Spades Agency, and he shares his perspective on how to grow your personal brand in 2022. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed his immigrant journey from Australia to the United States and how he built a 7-figure business as an immigrant and the steps you should take to grow your personal brand in 2022.
In 2009, he leveraged the social media platform YouTube to grow his brand to 57,000,000M views online in the entertainment industry. Leaving his tricks behind he leveraged his mastery in PR and Personal Branding to start an advertising agency called Ace Of Spades which helps people grow their personal brand so they can become an industry leaders. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jay Jay Live.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• JayJay’s amazing journey, and leaving Australia to pursue the American dream, with a loan from his
• How to grow your personal brand in 2022, including why you should focus on YOU first.
• How to establish TRUST as an expert in order to grow your business or career.
• JayJay’s experience in digital branding and how he pivoted his business during COVID-19.
• JayJay’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how Black women can thrive in the workplace or business.
• JayJay's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, were discussing the Year of Self-Care. The Year of Holistic Wealth, and how you can make wellness a priority in 2022. COVID-19 has ushered in a wellness revolution as people continue to put their health and wellness in focus. According to the Global Wellness Institute, the global wellness market is now valued at $4.2 trillion, up 12.8% from $3.7 trillion in 2015 – and it's only expected to continue growing over the next few years. For all of us, this can mean prioritizing your wellness routine and taking your self-care to new levels in 2022, as we usher in the "Year of the Self-Care". In my new book Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder, I also talked about the "Art of Recovery from Disruption" - and a critical part of that is radical self-care. As I stated in my book:
“Our education system teaches about linearity, not about what to do when this linear pattern breaks, not where to look for resilience, not the art of recovery from disruption." – Keisha Blair, Holistic Wealth
After tragedy struck, I didn't have a toolbox to master that art of recovery from disruption, so I created one out of sheer need and the desire to radically transform my life. Mastering that art in 2022 will be important. This Holistic Wealth podcast episode discusses a few ways you can up your self-care and wellness game in 2022. I've combined a few wellness trends on the horizon in 2022 along with some personal recommendations based on what has worked for me. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness
Holistic Wealth Personal Workbook by Keisha Blair
The Personal Financial Identity Quiz developed by Keisha Blair
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• The year of self-care and how you can make your wellness a priority in 2022.
• The wellness trends for 2022 and how you can incorporate them into your daily routine.
• Keisha Blair’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and how women can thrive during difficult times.
• Your personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects your goals and New Years' resolutions for 2022.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Marcio Santos, Founder of Nerd Digital, a course that helps online course creators scale to 6-figures without using Facebooks ads. Marcio began working in digital marketing "when Flash and Dreamweaver were a thing", working with brands like Danone, and Anker. A few years later his love for gaming led him to become an entrepreneur and to build Latin America's largest gaming tournament, and an online gaming community. Marcio was born in Brazil and immigrated to Canada.
From there, he took an opportunity to work with a marketing agency and brands like BMW, Scotiabank, BMO, and McCormick. When Marcio's mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, he carved out an exit strategy for himself by founding the digital agency Nerd Digital, and he's never looked back.
The agency has allowed Marcio more time freedom so he can enjoy quality with his family, and it's given him the opportunity to work with great people at 6, 7 and 8 figure businesses like Boston Comic-con, Fanexpo, Kettle & Fire, Immi Eats, Remedy Kombucha, THE TEN SPOT, Capital Allocators, Radreads and many others. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Marcio Santos.
Key Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
Pre-order: Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09BVWW5SG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Marcio’s entrepreneurial journey and how he helps course creators scale their online courses to 6-figures.
• Marcio's advice for developing your online course, how to structure and create modules that lead to success.
• Marcio’s advice for marketing your online course and scaling to 6-figures, without much cash or Facebook ads.
• Learn about the entire course creation journey from course conception to full implementation, and the critical steps involved, including SEO, lead generation, offer creation, positioning, web analytics, Google, analytics, and scaling for growth.
• Learn how you can generate more leads for your online course.
• Learn how you can launch your course without spending all your money on ads.
• Learn how you can get results with SEO without waiting months or blogging every day.
• Marcio's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects his everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn how you can use your personal financial identity as an online course creator to set yourself up for success.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Rebecca Wiener McGregor, a consulting hypnotist, certified by the National Guild of Hypnotists, creator of the Whole Life Happy Method of hypnosis, breakthrough-maker coach, and mentor since 2004. She’s created a spiritual practice that blends hypnosis, mindfulness, breathwork, meditation, gratitude, along with neuro-linguistic programming, neuroscience, to create Whole Life Happy for her clients. She has experienced social anxiety herself and helps others overcome trauma, including money blocks.
According to Rebecca on the Holistic Wealth podcast: “what I've learned from my career is that when we have something happen and we have a series of pathways. That way of thinking and then the brain responds with the activity of the mind and the thinking that happens. So we begin to create beliefs based on what we think in those experiences and I help clients deal with a lot of physical and sexual abuse.
And they begin to have the feeling that they’re not worth anything because of this trauma. And they begin to have these thoughts over and over that are related to that experience. And those create pathways in our brain. And when we heal neutralize the experiences and start to recreate new pathways, because we can recreate new pathways”.
Rebecca’s work really resonated with my viral article entitled “My Husband Died At Age 34. Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned From It” (by Keisha Blair) and I discussed my new upcoming book that focuses on overcoming disruption, that’s now available for pre-order. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Rebecca Weiner McGregor.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Rebecca’s amazing journey as an entrepreneur, hypnotist, and how she overcame social anxiety.
• Rebecca’s advice for people undergoing any kind of trauma, including money trauma and money blocks.
• Rebecca’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic and how you can thrive financially.
• Rebecca’s thoughts on coping with mental health struggles and embracing a mindset that will help you perform at your best while prioritizing balance and joy.
• Learn how hypnosis can help with:
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Grieving a broken relationship and finding your confidence to love again.
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Releasing shame and insecurities to help you speak clearly and confidently.
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Resolving the feeling that you’re not good enough and helping you build confidence and self-love.
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Reducing your stress response so that you can feel calm and at ease in most situations.
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Relieving anger so that you can respond to your loved ones, coworkers, children, family, and anyone you meet without frustration.
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Overcoming scarcity thinking so that you can acknowledge that you deserve success and prosperity in financial wealth.
Featured on the Show:
• Check out Rebecca’s website at: https://www.healwithhypnosis.com
• Pre-order Keisha Blairs new book, Holistic Wealth: The Art of Recovery from Disruption, also mentioned as a resource in this episode:
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the wonderful Javacia Harris Bowser, an award-winning freelance journalist, columnist, and essayist and the founder of See Jane Write — a website and community for women who write and blog. Her writing focuses on women's issues, wealth and wellness. In this episode, we discuss Javacias experience with beating breast cancer at 38, and how to win at freelancing. Javacia transitioned from a 10-year career in teaching to her full-time, See Jane Write.
According to a study that was recently published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, "while breast cancer mortality rates have declined over the last few decades, Black women are still twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared to other ethnicities". This is according to the results of a study led by Robert Hines, associate professor of population health sciences at the College of Medicine. Javacia discussed the importance of good health care for Black and minority women and how she uses her voice to advocate through partners like the Tigerlily Foundation. After her diagnosis, Javacia also changed her lifestyle and her transition to freelancing also helped her cope with the demands of her cancer treatment schedule and needs, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Javacica Harris Bowser.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Javacia’s amazing journey as a teacher, journalist and columnist and transitioning full-time to focus on See Jane Write, a community for women who write and blog.
• Javacia's story on how her breast cancer diagnosis at age 38, her initial reactions and how she navigated the healthcare system as a Black woman.
• Javacia’s journey as a successful freelancer and how she balanced her breast cancer treatment needs with her personal finances and growing her income, even during breast cancer treatment.
• Javacia’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, even while undergoing breast cancer treatment, and how moms and women can thrive financially.
• Javacia’s advocacy work through the Tigerlily Foundation to help other women suffering from Breast Cancer and use her voice for change.
• Javacia's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
Featured on the Show:
• Check out Javacia’s website at: http://javacia.com/
• Pre-order Keisha Blair's new book, Holistic Wealth: The Art of Recovery from Disruption, also mentioned as a resource in this episode:
• Visit www.keishablair.com and subscribe. Also, check out our FREE financial identity quiz and online courses at the Institute on Holistic Wealth.
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we're discussing a very important topic: What are naysayers? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with them? This episode also features tips and advice from Loren Ridinger, SVP of Shop.com. The topic of Naysayers has an entire Chapter in both the First edition of Holistic Wealth as well as the upcoming Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder). In Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth, the definition of “naysayer” is as follows:
“The term naysayers is how I refer to the people and social forces who tap into negative thinking and undermine your belief in your own ability to create holistic wealth. Toxic naysayers are destructive to holistic wealth; they try to trap women into a narrative in which they’re afraid of their goals, of embarrassment, of not being enough”.—Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair
In this episode, we also outline how negativity from naysayers can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Keisha Blair’s definition of the tern Naysayers, examples and ways you can identify naysayers in your life.
• A reading from Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth from the Chapter on Naysayers.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of the naysayers including, stress and burnout, the mental health effects and what we can do about it in our own lives (also discussed in the book).
• Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book).
• Loren Ridinger and a personal story of how she coped with a very important Naysayer in her life in order to find success on her own terms.
Featured on the Show:
Pre-order Keisha Blair's new book, Holistic Wealth: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom, the key feature in this episode.
Visit www.keishablair.com and subscribe. Also, check out our FREE financial identity quiz and online courses at the Institute on Holistic Wealth. Check out our signature program, and become a Certified Holistic Wealth Consultant and help people build a life of Holistic Wealth.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Author of Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World. Dr. Jacqui Lewis is an activist, preacher, public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough. After graduating with an M.Div. from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1992, Jacqui fell in love with urban ministry, leading two churches in Trenton, New Jersey. Fascinated with how faith heals the soul—so we can heal the world—she returned to graduate school, for a Ph.D. in Psychology and Religion from Drew University (2004). Jacqui went to Middle Church, received a call, and joined the staff in January 2004.
Believing faith communities can lead the way to racial reconciliation, Dr. Lewis co-founded The Middle Project and The Revolutionary Love Conference with her spouse, The Rev. John Janka, which train leaders to create a more just society. Each year, Dr. Lewis curates a national justice conference—Revolutionary Love—which features speakers from many disciplines who are working to create a world based on a public ethic of love. America Ferrera, Ani Di Franco, Tituss Burgess, Van Jones, Valarie Kaur, William J. Barber II, Melissa Harris-Perry, Wajahat Ali, Linda Sarsour, Sharon Brous, Brian McLaren, angel Kyodo Williams and Ruby Sales are some of the speakers who have graced the Revolutionary Love stage. In the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, “Revolutionary Love Online—Toward a More Perfect Union” drew 650 attendees in April 2020. Tune in to listen to this amazing episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with special guest Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Fierce Love: A Bold Path to Ferocious Courage, and Rule-Breaking Kindness That Can Change The World
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast were discussing a very important topic: What are naysayers? And what are some tips and strategies to deal with them? This episode also features tips and advice from Loren Ridinger, SVP of Shop.com. The topic of Naysayers has an entire Chapter in both the First edition of Holistic Wealth as well as the upcoming Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom (now available for preorder). In Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth, the definition of “naysayer” is as follows:
“The term naysayers is how I refer to the people and social forces who tap into negative thinking and undermine your belief in your own ability to create holistic wealth. Toxic naysayers are destructive to holistic wealth; they try to trap women into a narrative in which they’re afraid of their goals, of embarrassment, of not being enough”.—Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair
In this episode we also outline how negativity from naysayers can cause fear, doubt, lack of confidence and block you from achieving your purpose in life. Tune in to listen to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Keisha Blair’s definition of the tern Naysayers, examples and ways you can identify naysayers in your life.
• A reading from Keisha Blair’s book Holistic Wealth from the Chapter on Naysayers.
• Keisha’s thoughts on the negative impact of the naysayers including, stress and burnout, the mental health effects and what we can do about it in our own lives (also discussed in the book).
• Keisha’s thoughts on the impact of negativity in our lives and how it blocks our dreams and goals (also discussed in the book).
• Loren Ridinger and a personal story of how she coped with a very important Naysayer in her life in order to find success on her own terms.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Jesse Draper. Jesse Draper is a founding partner of Halogen Ventures and focused on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. In this episode we discussed investing in women and the $3 Trillion business opportunity, that investing in women represents. Jesse Draper is a 4th generation venture capitalist as well as the creator and host of Emmy nominated television series, The Valley Girl Show. She is a fierce advocate for investing in women and the opportunity for using technology and innovation to solve some of the biggest issues facing women and families today. Among her 70+ portfolio companies, are the Skimm, Babylist, ThirdLove, HopSkipDrive, The Flex Company, Squad (acquired by Twitter), Eloquii (sold to Walmart) and This is L (sold to P&G).
Selected as one of the top 10 early-stage female investors by Business Insider, Draper was also listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Connected Women in America’, nominated by the NRF as a DealMakeHers, Variety’s Holly’s New Leaders, and Refinery29 30 Rising Stars.” Draper has been a contributor to Marie Claire, Forbes, and is a regular investor and tech personality showcased on Cheddar, CNBC, CNN. Following Jesse’s viral Medium piece, Investing in Women Isn’t a Charity, she’s become a leading voice of women in technology.
Jesse proudly sits on the board of directors of Trust & Will, Carbon38, Preemadonna (creator of the Nailbot) and the non-profit board Bizworld and Project Glimmer. Draper supports the Parkinson’s Institute and is very involved with growing UCLA’s female entrepreneurship community.
We discussed the importance of entrepreneurs knowing their personal financial identities, based on the Personal Financial Identities Quiz. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Jesse Draper.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth Expanded and Updated: 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom.
The Personal Financial Identities Framework & Quiz by Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
Jesse’s amazing journey from actress & Star of the Emmy nominated TV Series, The Valley Girl TV Show to venture capitalist and how she amassed a portfolio of 70+ companies and growing.
Jesse’s viral article and how investing in women represents a $3 trillion dollar business opportunity.
Jesse’s thoughts on female entrepreneurs, especially women of colour, the barriers they face and how they can overcome these barriers to secure funding.
Learn how entrepreneurs can secure more venture capital, balance growth and profitability, and scale their businesses.
Learn how female entrepreneurs can gain the trust of venture capitalists, especially women of colour who are routinely overlooked for venture capital funding.
Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances, and why it's important for entrepreneurs to know their personal financial identities.
Jesse’s personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Mia Taylor. Mia is an award-winning journalist whose two-decade-long career has included receiving nine awards from the North America and travel journalists association for coverage of wildlife conservation, sustainable travel and climate change. Her career highlights include working as a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the San Diego Union-Tribune, and for one of the largest magazine publishers in the country, Meredith cooperation, where she writes about personal finance for four of their leading titles, including Better Homes and Gardens, Real Simple Magazine, Parents magazine and Health magazine. Mia specializes in writing about women and personal finance and specifically, the challenges that single parents face. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss Mia's journey with overcoming Breast Cancer and making a mid-life career change and crafting a life that is holistically wealthy. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, award-winning journalist and personal finance writer, Mia Taylor.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Mia’s amazing journey as a breast cancer survivor, how she got through 13 surgeries, and several rounds of treatment to beat cancer, and get healthy.
• Mia's story as a single mom and how that shaped her work philosophy and goals, including helping women (especially single moms).
• Mia’s strategies and tips on how you can make a mid-life career change and strive even after setbacks.
• Mia’s thoughts on the step-by-step process of dealing with career gaps in an interview and on your resume.
• Mia’s thoughts on embracing a mindset that will help you perform at your best while prioritizing balance and joy.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances including dealing with debt, including medical debt or student loans.
• Mia’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Nastassia C.S., founder of Perfect Startup Incubator and The Mind Designer Consulting. Her expertise comes from her own journey as an entrepreneur and a decade spent as a business development expert. Today she focuses on leading women through launching and finding joy in running their businesses. Nastassia has almost a decade of experience and training in Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. Nastassia is the author of the new book: "The Perfect Launch Plan: How to get out of your own way so you can finally start a business (even while building a family)". In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss how to craft the perfect launch plan for your business. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Nastassia C.S.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Nastassia’s amazing journey as an Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker and Author.
• Nastassia's story as an immigrant and how that shaped her business and goals to help women (especially female entrepreneurs with an immigrant background).
• Nastassia’s strategies and tips on how you can conquer fears and doubts when starting a business.
• Nastassia’s thoughts on the step-by-step process of crafting the perfect launch plan.
• Nastassia’s thoughts on co-designing a mindset that will help you perform at your best while prioritizing balance and joy.
• Learn some tips and strategies to launch any new product or business, that is authentic to you and aligns with your lifestyle.
• Nastassia’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting solo episode, we have an exciting announcement: The all-new Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom is now available for preorder. The book also features a foreword written by iconic actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty. The award-winning, bestselling, first edition of the book has been updated and expanded into an all-new edition that will help you achieve financial freedom, find your life purpose, improve your mental and emotional wellness and relationships. The book also draws on the advice shared by several luminaries and trailblazers. The book will be officially released and hit bookstores on March 8th, 2022 (On International Women's Day). In this edition of the book, I share more of my personal story, and my experiences with sexism and racism, as well as more on the personal finance front (my personal story). I’m so excited to bring this new edition of Holistic Wealth into the world, spurred on by readers who came forward during COVID-19 wanting to dive deeper into certain topics.
From The Publisher:
Imagine facing life’s disruption with confidence, knowing how to regain your balance in times of uncertainty. By expanding on the teachings shared in the highly acclaimed first edition of her book and in her viral article, “My Husband Died at Age 34—Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from It,” viewed by more than fifty million people globally, author Keisha Blair presents even more revolutionary strategies—curated for the challenges of today’s world—that will help you find balance and success.
This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes:
- A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty.
- Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them
- More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide.
- New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair
- A Holistic Wealth framework is broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life
From financial stability and physical health to your emotional and spiritual connections with others, prosperity is more than just a number—it’s a way of living, and it’s yours for the taking. Tune into this episode of the podcast to learn more.
Resources Used In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Nyla Khan. Nyla is the co-founder and executive director of Kids World Nurseries, a UAE-based network of Montessori schools that focus on child-centred education. She also co-founded Mirai Partners, a learning and development organization. In 2018 Forbes Middle East recognized her as one of the top second-generation Indian leaders in the Arab world. Khan’s work aims to close the gap between the current state of education in the UAE, where high-quality schools remain accessible only to those who can afford them, and what it could be. Instead of profit-driven, exclusive schooling, she envisions a world where affordable education is available to all children.
Nyla’s main focus is Mirai Partners, a strategic learning and leadership consultancy that works closely with businesses, education leaders, and governments. Founded in 2018, the firm has brought the latest educational technology to rural and remote communities. One of Mirai’s first clients is Lexplore, a reading assessment startup based on research from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The system uses eye-tracking and artificial intelligence to accurately measure a child’s reading level in only two minutes. It can more easily identify students at risk for dyslexia and other reading difficulties for early intervention. Nyla and her co-founder, Christine Nasserghodsi, have brought Lexplore to schools in Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. They have also created educational content for adults, such as digital learning solutions for corporate clients and leadership development programs for schools in India. Nyla also discussed the importance of health and well-being for entrepreneurs – especially those dealing with chronic fatigue and pain. Nyla discussed how she copes with Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Fibromyalgia, as a successful entrepreneur, and the benefits of a holistic perspective to health and well-being. We discussed the importance of the concept of the Art of Recovery from Disruption, the title of Keisha Blair’s new book (available now for pre-order), especially during and COVID-19. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Nyla Khan.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Nyla’s amazing journey as a young, successful educational entrepreneur with challenges such as chronic fatigue and pain from Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia.
• Nyla's story on how she took over the family business and transitioned from a teacher and educator to the CEO of an international educational company.
• Nyla’s journey as an educational entrepreneur, and how she designed her lifestyle to deal with health challenges.
• Nyla’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic and how women can thrive financially.
• Nyla’s thoughts on coping with mental health struggles and embracing a mindset that will help you perform at your best while prioritizing balance and joy.
• Learn how technologies such as Artificial Intelligence is shaping student literacy assessment in rural and remote communities across the globe.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
• Nyla’s personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we have an exciting solo episode on how to quit your 9-5 job, the major questions to ask and how to do it. We’re in the midst of the Great Resignation Wave. A lot of people are thinking about quitting their jobs or are in the midst of changing their careers or industries. I’ve received so many questions from people who are thinking of switching careers altogether so taking a job in a different industry and field where they would be starting from ground zero. The pandemic has caused us all to look more deeply at our lives to examine the direction we want our post-pandemic lives to take. In this episode, I will walk you through the three big questions to ask yourself before you quit.
Three BIG Questions To Ask Yourself
These are the first big questions that you need to ask yourself:
Am I working for the right organization?
Am I in the right position?
Am I positioned to or set up for the future career that I want?
In this special solo episode of the podcast episode, I will walk you through these questions and explore the different considerations as well as strategies to take for the transition period, including planning your personal finances. I discussed various strategies from my new book: Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• The three big questions to ask yourself to determine whether you are ready to quit your 9-5 job.
• How to plan your transition for success, in terms of aligning your goals and your values.
• How you can plan through each step of your transition phase, with activities and goals you need to set, in order to have success.
• My thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and managing your personal finances in order to transition to a new job or career or business.
• Your personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects transition planning to help you succeed.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing and highly successful, CEO and editor-in-chief of Bella Magazine and Bella Media + Co, Vanessa Coppes. As one of only five Latina women in the U.S. to helm an international magazine, BELLA CEO and editor-in-chief, Vanessa Coppes, brings the full depth of her diverse background as an immigrant to running her magazine as well as her media company. Born and raised in the Dominican Republic, at the age of 13, Coppes had a clear vision of working in the magazine business in New York City but pursued the more predictable path of becoming a teacher. After graduating college and attending design school there, she taught for several years and loved it, but knew her future held more.
BELLA is an American luxury lifestyle and fashion magazine. Distributed nationally, BELLA covers topics like fashion, beauty, health, philanthropy, arts and culture, cuisine, travel, celebrity and entertainment. Vanessa’s journey and success story is one that embraces authenticity and determination. In this episode, we discussed Vanessa's journey as an immigrant from the Dominican Republic to New York City and starting her very own business and going through post-partum depression. Mental health is a topic that’s very important to Vanessa, and as Vanessa stated in the interview: “I talk about it (mental health) as often as I possibly can, because I'm here to show people that you can overcome it and you can manage it and you can, continue to live a happy life, regardless of, whatever mental health aspect you may be plowing through. I've struggled with depression since the age of 13. So it wasn't anything new to me after I had post-partum depression”. Vanessa is an inspiration to women everywhere and has lifted the bar as it relates to representation and inclusion in the publishing industry. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Vanessa Coppes.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Vanessa’s amazing journey as an immigrant from the Dominican Republic to starting her very first business in New York City.
• Vanessa's story on how she acquired a magazine and transitioned from a writer to a CEO of an international publication and media company.
• Vanessa’s journey as an entrepreneur, becoming a new mom and her journey through overcoming post-partum depression.
• Vanessa’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic and how moms and women can thrive financially.
• Vanessa’s thoughts on coping with mental health struggles and embracing a mindset that will help you perform at your best while prioritizing balance and joy.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
In this exciting solo episode, we have an exciting announcement: The all-new Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom is now available for preorder. The book also features a foreword written by iconic actress Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place and Dynasty. The award-winning, bestselling, first edition of the book has been updated and expanded into an all-new edition that will help you achieve financial freedom, find your life purpose, improve your mental and emotional wellness and relationships. The book also draws on the advice shared by several luminaries and trailblazers. The book will be officially released and hit bookstores on March 8th, 2022 (On International Women's Day). In this edition of the book, I share more of my personal story, and my experiences with sexism and racism, as well as more on the personal finance front (my personal story). I’m so excited to bring this new edition of Holistic Wealth into the world, spurred on by readers who came forward during COVID-19 wanting to dive deeper into certain topics.
From The Publisher:
Imagine facing life’s disruption with confidence, knowing how to regain your balance in times of uncertainty. By expanding on the teachings shared in the highly acclaimed first edition of her book and in her viral article, “My Husband Died at Age 34—Here Are 40 Life Lessons I Learned from It,” viewed by more than fifty million people globally, author Keisha Blair presents even more revolutionary strategies—curated for the challenges of today’s world—that will help you find balance and success.
This updated edition of the classic book is fully revised throughout and includes:
- A new foreword by iconic actress and activist Kelly Rutherford, star of Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, and Dynasty.
- Additional chapters on pandemic-related disruptions and how to face them
- More than 50 practical tips and case studies from trailblazers, luminaries, and readers (including Certified Holistic Wealth Consultants™ trained by Keisha Blair) who have increased their income, overcome disruption and setbacks and reinvented themselves using the original book as a guide.
- New interviews from the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair
- A Holistic Wealth framework is broken down into four easy parts to enable you to assess and build wealth in all areas of your life
From financial stability and physical health to your emotional and spiritual connections with others, prosperity is more than just a number—it’s a way of living, and it’s yours for the taking. Tune into this episode of the podcast to learn more.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Elizabeth Carr. Elizabeth Carr is the first baby born from an in-vitro fertilization procedure in the United States and the 15th in the world, which means she has been in the media spotlight since 3 cells old. Her birth was announced, the day after she was born, in a full editorial write-up in the New York Times, on December 29, 1981, entitled “First Test Tube Baby Born in the United States, Joining Successes Around the World”. Her first press conference was at 3 days old. The technique was conducted at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk under the direction of In-Vitro fertilization pioneers, Doctors Howard Jones and Georgeanna Seager Jones, who were the first ever to attempt the process in the United States. Elizabeth's mother had been unable to conceive normally because complications during earlier unsuccessful pregnancies had forced the removal of her fallopian tubes.
Elizabeth is also a marathoner, journalist, triathlete, coffee connoisseur, wife, mother, and writer turned non-profit fundraising expert. Elizabeth worked as a journalist at The Boston Globe for 15 years, first as a reporter, then in marketing and events. Her background in the non-profit world comes from working with advocacy groups in development. Elizabeth learned at a very young age that simply sharing her story could help people -- a trait her parents instilled in her. As such, Elizabeth has spoken to audiences around the world. The idea behind her podcast, The First, is to bring some of that behind-the-scenes access to the masses. Elizabeth is also a Patient Advocate at Genomic Prediction. Elizabeth Carr was named Portland Magazine's 2007 list of Maine's Most Intriguing People. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and special guest, Elizabeth Carr.
Resources Mentioned In This Episode:
Holistic Wealth (Expanded and Updated): 36 Life Lessons To Help You Recover From Disruption, Find Your Life Purpose and Achieve Financial Freedom. Now Available for Preorder.
Visit Elizabeth Jordan’s website for free information and infertility resources and her Instagram page at @ejordancarr.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
• Elizabeth’s amazing journey, as the first baby born from Invitro fertilization in the US, and 15th in the world.
• Elizabeth's experience as a patient advocate and counsellor for IVF, the new infertility technologies available as well as resources.
• Elizabeth’s thoughts on thriving through a global pandemic, and managing infertility issues as a couple.
• Infertility and mental health and how to cope with the demands and pressures that come with IVF and other treatments.
• The financial costs of IVF and how couples can navigate that, including resources available such as scholarships.
• Elizabeth's personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair's Personal Financial Identity Framework and Quiz, and how it affects her everyday finances and money decisions.
• Learn some tips and strategies to deal with your personal finances.
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Kaitlyn Study. Kaitlyn is the owner and creative director of South Street & Co. The South Street & Co. team specializes in strategic SEO, blogging, social media, design work, and review creation campaigns to expand digital footprints and drive prospective actions. After two and a half years of marketing for a dermatologist and growing the practice to double the locations, she was inspired to help other local service-based businesses thrive. With all the knowledge and success she acquired, Kaitlyn opened her marketing agency in March 2015. Since then, South Street & Co. has helped businesses reach new heights with their marketing.
Kaitlyn has been featured in podcasts talking about marketing and entrepreneurship, multiple publications sharing her expertise and she was a finalist for the DOP’s Golden Brick Award, and often guest lectures at the University of Central Florida.
With over 200+ keywords ranking in the #1 position, features in the OBJ’s Book of Lists 4 years in a row, the OBJ’s Best Marketing Agency nominee, a Neon Swan Award Winner, 6th biggest social media marketing agency in Orlando, and over 83 five-star reviews on Google, South Street & Co. implements the same marketing strategies for themselves as they do for their clients.
Kaitlyn also specializes in google analytics, Google AdWords, and utilizing tools like canva and hubspot to enhance brand visibility. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Kaitlyn Study.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Kaitlyn’s amazing journey as a digital marketing entrepreneur
· Learn how Kaitlyn built a 6-figure Digital Marketing Agency
· Learn how to Thrive as a woman in business
· How to grow your business to sustain your dream life
· Learn how you can build your Side-Hustle into your main hustle
· Learn some tips and strategies to help grow your business through strategic SEO, social media marketing and blogging.
· Kaitlyn’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Leslie Forde, Founder of Moms Hierarchy of Needs and Allies@Work. Leslie Forde developed the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs framework and has used research to inform growth and innovation strategy for over 20 years. She’s held brand management, product marketing and business development roles in consumer technology and products, market research, media and publishing companies.
Leslie started the Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs blog and research, when she burned out, after returning to work after her second child was born. According to Leslie “No one wants to choose between their wellbeing and their career”. Leslie realized that her proprietary research frameworks could help individuals focus on their wellbeing and employers create inclusive, flexible work cultures. She launched the Allies @ Work program to help employers retain working parents and create inclusive workplaces where caregivers can thrive. Leslie has surveyed or interviewed more than 1,600 families about the effects of the pandemic on parents and school-aged children since Covid-19 began. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Leslie’s journey through job loss during COVID-19 and how she used this setback to launch her business Allies@Work.
· Leslie’s thoughts on transitioning back to the workplace after COVID-19 and strategies to help parents thrive and negotiate with their employers.
· Leslie’s thoughts on self-care and how parents can live a more intentional life and find balance with work, home and parenting.
· Leslie’s thoughts on the results from her pandemic parenting survey about how parents feel about returning to the office (Tip: Most don’t want to return to the office).
· Leslie’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Fijeh Roseline Aadum. Fijeh is an Enterprise Development Expert with over 16 years of experience in Social Development and Financial Services Spanning Wealth Management, Financial Advisory Services. She is The bestselling author of Masters of Success, a book she co-authored with Brian Tracy. She is also the author of, The Pursuit of Enterprise. Her books and teachings have prepared many for a secure financial future and a journey into an enterprising living that goes beyond profit, to actual value creation. Fijeh has said she is at her best when she is helping others live a fuller and wealthier life. She does this through The Fijeh Roseline Aadum (FRAF) foundations' Initiatives and The Immigrants thrive initiative. She expresses herself through her blogs and podcast shows, Immigrants Thrive and The Startup Dialogue.
At Immigrants Thrive, Fijeh is building a community of immigrants and empowering them with the knowledge, tools and resources they need to save more, pay off their debt, sustainably build wealth and give back to their communities. Using her blog platform, she provides the education needed to traverse the complicated world of finance and investment in North America. At the FRAFoundation, Fijeh does work in giving hope to this generation of young Africans through their anchor program, The Start-up Dialogue. This program was born out of a passion to teach, mentor, and elevate Small businesses across Africa to live up to their true potential. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Fijeh Aadum in conversation with Keisha Blair.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Fijeh’s amazing journey as an entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker.
· Fijeh’s thoughts on how new immigrants can thrive and have financial success even during a crisis, like COVID-19.
· Fijeh’s experience with helping new immigrants chart a new path of success.
· Fijeh’s thoughts on the top barriers immigrants face in paying off debt and saving and achieving financial success.
· Learn some tips and strategies for managing personal finance during COVID-19.
· Fijeh’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the New York Times bestselling author of FairPlay and Founder of Fair Play Life, Eve Rodsky. Eve Rodsky received her BA from the University of Michigan and her JD from Harvard Law School. After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise families and charitable foundations on best practices. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home—a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their lives. Rodsky was raised by a single mother in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children. Fair Play, her first book was a Reese Whitherspoon Book Club pick and her second book, Find Your Unicorn Space will be released in December 2021.
In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss women transitioning back to the office during COVID-19, flexible work policies, and women’s economic security. As Eve stated on the podcast: “society has been built on the backs of the unpaid labour of women and the unpaid and undervalued labour of women of colour and that's no longer sustainable”. Hear Eve’s thoughts on white feminism. In Eve’s words: it's “incumbent on white presenting women that we understand what “care feminism” is - that we are not this boss feminism, this individualistic feminism, that notion has to be burned and we have to come back to the table to recognize everybody's lived experience and to fight for other people's lived experiences”.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
· Eve’s amazing journey as a NY Times bestselling author and keynote speaker.
· Eve’s thoughts on how we conflate flexibility with where we work. So the debates become about equating flexibility with work from home, but work from home has nothing to do with flexibility.
· Eve’s thoughts on true flexibility at work – and how working parents can be allowed to “parent out loud” without a penalty – especially for women in the workplace.
· Eve’s thoughts on white feminism: its “incumbent on white presenting women that we, understand what “care feminism” is that we are not, this boss feminism, this individualistic feminism, that notion has to be burned and we have to come back to the table to recognize everybody's lived experience, and to fight for other people's lived experiences”.
· Learn some tips and strategies to help those navigating the return to the workplace.
· Eve’s Personal Financial Identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identities Framework).
Today on the Holistic Wealth Podcast, we have a solo episode, so I'm so excited. There's a huge topic that's been in the media this week. This week we celebrated Black Women's Equal Pay Day. And so I just want to talk about some issues related to that, especially because there is a new statistic out from Future Forum that states that only 3% of black professionals surveyed want to go back to the office full- time.
Now that statistic is just mind blowing, because what that means is that 97% of Black professionals surveyed from Future Forum don't want to go back to the office full time. It's unbelievable. And I also want to share some stats from Lean in.org that was shared on Black Women's Equal Pay Day. And these statistics are equally startling.
According to Lean In.org, Black women had to work seven extra months into 2021 to get paid what white men were paid in 2020 alone. In addition, more than four in five Black women are the major breadwinners for their families, which means their partners and children are dependent on their income. So black women can't afford to pass up an opportunity even if it isn't fair. In other words, they have to just stick with what they can get because they are the breadwinners for their families, the breadwinners for their households, and they have partners and children that are dependent on their income. As a result, black women feel the effects of being low-balled throughout their careers over the course of the average Black woman's career, the lost income adds up to almost a Million dollars. So over the course of their careers, and I'll just repeat that over the course of the average Black woman's career, the lost income adds up to a million dollars. And for many of us who are Black women, we're not surprised. And I know if you're listening in and you're in this category, you're not surprised. You're thinking, yes, this is exactly it.
This is exactly what we've been saying for years. It's come to a head now with COVID-19 where the Black community has been hit, especially hard. We've all had relatives die. We've had relatives pass away. And it's unbelievable. The sacrifices that the Black community has made, especially in line with recent racial riots after the George Floyd killings and Breonna Taylor and other killings, it's just been unbelievable.
As economies are reopening that saw a record number of people quitting their jobs. And in April, 2021, I'll tell you that Exodus amounted to 4 million US workers or 2.7% of the US workforce. And so this statistic about Black professionals, the 3% statistic is just part and parcel of that. But of course, For Black professionals, this is magnified, right?
Whether you're male or female, this is magnified. And so many Black people suffer from microaggressions and discrimination at work. Most Black professionals don't feel like they belong in their workplaces. Many feel like they have to code switch, which is, changing the way they talk, the things they talk about, the way they behave, just to fit in at work.
And so these are some of the reasons apart from the pay discrimination that I just alluded to, why Black professionals are having a hard time. And so what has happened is that remote work has given Black professionals that environment, a safe environment, where they can be themselves, perform their duties the way they want to and not have to suffer from microaggressions and discrimination, of course, being micromanaged as so many black women and black men in the workforce are micromanaged simply because of a lack of trust, and that discrimination, is just one of the myriad of issues in the workplace that needs to be addressed by employers before shepherding back everyone en masse to the office.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the wonderful Javacia Harris Bowser, an award-winning freelance journalist, columnist, and essayist and the founder of See Jane Write — a website and community for women who write and blog. Her writing focuses on women's issues, wealth and wellness. In this episode, we discuss Javacias experience with beating breast cancer at 38, and how to win at freelancing. Javacia transitioned from a 10-year career in teaching to her full-time, See Jane Write.
According to a study that was recently published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, "while breast cancer mortality rates have declined over the last few decades, Black women are still twice as likely to die from breast cancer compared to other ethnicities". This is according to the results of a study led by Robert Hines, associate professor of population health sciences at the College of Medicine. Javacia discussed the importance of good health care for Black and minority women and how she uses her voice to advocate through partners like the Tigerlily Foundation. After her diagnosis, Javacia also changed her lifestyle and her transition to freelancing also helped her cope with the demands of her cancer treatment schedule and needs, which took place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tune in to listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Javacica Harris Bowser.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Polly Alexandre, the international success coach and money blocks expert. Polly shares her expertise on how to deal with money blocks (including ancestral money blocks) and manifest money to have breakthroughs in your personal finances. As a certified Master Coach, an Advanced Theta Healer & holding a BA (Hons) in Psychology, Polly blends her extensive transformational coaching experience & intuitive healing abilities with 15 years of experience as an entrepreneur. As the founder of Thrive Beautifully™, a comprehensive Business, Money & Energy Mastermind for spiritual entrepreneurs, Polly helps changemakers, visionary creatives and spiritual leaders fulfill their soul’s purpose and use their gifts to change the world.
Through working on her own money story, Polly went from being a chronic underearner & a story of never enough money, to being a multi-six figure entrepreneur who recently celebrated her first six-figure month. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Polly Alexandre in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is a celebrity hairstylist and entrepreneur Nadia Vassell. Nadia’s styles have attracted the attention of many celebrities like Rihanna, rapper and America’s Best Dance Crew judge Lil’ Mama, Chrisette Michelle, actress Tika Sumpter, and Ashanti. She’s built an extensive portfolio of video and print work and has been featured in major publications including Essence,Black Sophisticate, XXL Eye Candy, Heart and Soul, Smooth, Uptown Magazine, and The Dr. Oz Show.
Nadia began mastering her hairstyling craft in Montego Bay, Jamaica where at the tender age of ten her braiding and cornrow technique was legendary. Despite her prodigious talent, Nadia’s career as a hairstylist took a backseat to dreams of becoming a supermodel. Several years after graduating from high school, the budding catwalk vixen migrated to New York City to pursue her modelling aspirations. Much to her delight, Nadia attained early success appearing in many hair magazines and runway shows.
But as Nadia moved about in the modelling industry her hair wizardry became more apparent as she found herself styling the manes of fellow models during photo shoots. The techniques she developed as a child re-surfaced and Nadia discovered that she was able to create styles with hair extensions that were undetectable. Nadia quickly became known as a weave specialist and began moving up the ranks of emerging hairstylists in New York City’s cutthroat beauty arena. Now as the owner of The Nadia Vassell Salon located in one of the hippest neighbourhoods in Manhattan, Nadia’s impeccable technique and attention to detail are ever-present. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Nadia Vassell in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Claire Wasserman. Claire is the founder and author of Ladies Get Paid, an organization that helps women advance professionally and get equal pay. It began at a town hall that she organized as a space for women to share their stories, and it’s evolved into a full-fledged company that runs a Slack group home to over 75,000 women in all 50 states and across 120 countries. It’s also the title of her book, a guide that dispenses invaluable advice to women on how to find their freedom, power and value.
Claire started Ladies Get Paid after realizing the depth of the gender pay disparities in the workplace. It was after hosting an event that made her realize two things. One, that she needed to continue bringing women together to talk about this stuff. And two, there was a tangible way that women could at least begin to close the wage gap for themselves. That also included negotiating their salaries. As Claire recalls in the interview, “I don't think that a lot of women were doing it, because they were nervous, or they weren't doing it because they didn't know how, but they didn't know what to charge or they weren't doing it. And they were getting a “no” and not knowing what was next. I created a slack group and as I hosted these monthly events, I invited people to join the slack group and it became very clear what kind of education women needed around money and career”. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Claire Wasserman, which includes the power of financial education, the value of investing for women to grow wealth, as well as investing in cryptocurrency.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Nick Loper, best-selling author and award-winning podcaster and blogger at SideHustleNation.com. Nick started his entrepreneurial journey by selling candy to his fellow Boy Scouts at summer camp and eventually painting houses in college at the University of Washington. After graduation, he started side hustling in earnest. Some small-scale experiments in online advertising soon turned into a full-fledged comparison shopping site for footwear, which earned commission from Zappos, Amazon, and other online shoe sellers. Three years of nights and weekends later, he left his corporate gig to become a full-time entrepreneur. It was during this time that his obsession with different business models and creative ways to make extra money really began. In 2013, he started Side Hustle Nation and The Side Hustle Show podcast to begin spreading the gospel of this lower-risk brand of entrepreneurship. He is now on a mission to help people build their own income streams and amplify their earning power. Side Hustle Nation has been recognized by the Plutus Foundation as a 2-time winner of the Best Entrepreneurship Blog. The site is read by 1.5 million visitors a year, and 30,000 listeners tune into The Side Hustle Show each week. Tune in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, to get some amazing side hustle ideas to escape the rate race, and build financial freedom after COVID-19.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Eliza Revella, founder of EllieTalksMoney.com discusses how she turned her $1,200 Stimulus Cheque into a $1.3million business in just 10 months. Eliza was laid off from her corporate job, was just divorced and became a single mom of 4 kids. She was tired of being on unemployment benefits and after applying for 53 jobs and not getting a single positive offer, she decided to start her own business after receiving her $1,200 stimulus cheque. She noticed that there was a void in the market and that Millennial moms, in particular, were looking for information on how to start a business. Seeing that underserved space in the market, she launched Ellie Talks Money in 2020, an online coaching business to help millennials set up businesses, build business credit, and obtain grants. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Eliza Revella in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is the amazing Nyla Khan. Nyla is the co-founder and executive director of Kids World Nurseries, a UAE-based network of Montessori schools that focus on child-centered education. She also co-founded Mirai Partners, a learning and development organization. In 2018 Forbes Middle East recognized her as one of the top second-generation Indian leaders in the Arab world. Khan’s work aims to close the gap between the current state of education in the UAE, where high-quality schools remain accessible only to those who can afford them, and what it could be. Instead of profit-driven, exclusive schooling, she envisions a world where affordable education is available to all children.
Nyla’s main focus is Mirai Partners, a strategic learning and leadership consultancy that works closely with businesses, education leaders, and governments. Founded in 2018, the firm has brought the latest educational technology to rural and remote communities. One of Mirai’s first clients is Lexplore, a reading assessment startup based on research from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. The system uses eye-tracking and artificial intelligence to accurately measure a child’s reading level in only two minutes. It can more easily identify students at risk for dyslexia and other reading difficulties for early intervention. Nyla and her co-founder, Christine Nasserghodsi, have brought Lexplore to schools in Ghana, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. They have also created educational content for adults, such as digital learning solutions for corporate clients and leadership development programs for schools in India. Nyla also discussed the importance of health and well-being for entrepreneurs – especially those dealing with chronic fatigue and pain. Nyla discussed how she copes with Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Fibromyalgia, as a successful entrepreneur, and the benefits of a holistic perspective to health and well-being. We discussed the importance of the concept of the Art of Recovery from Disruption, the title of Keisha Blair’s new book (available now for pre-order), especially during and COVID-19. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest, Nyla Khan.
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In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Nastassia C.S., founder of Perfect Startup Incubator and The Mind Designer Consulting. Her expertise comes from her own journey as an entrepreneur and a decade spent as a business development expert. Today she focuses on leading women through launching and finding joy in running their businesses. Nastassia has almost a decade of experience and training in Leadership Development and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies. Nastassia is the author of the new book: "The Perfect Launch Plan: How to get out of your own way so you can finally start a business (even while building a family)". In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, we discuss how to craft the perfect launch plan for your business. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Nastassia C.S.
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In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Kaitlyn Study. Kaitlyn is the owner and creative director of South Street & Co. The South Street & Co. team specializes in strategic SEO, blogging, social media, design work, and review creation campaigns to expand digital footprints and drive prospective actions. After two and a half years of marketing for a dermatologist and growing the practice to double the locations, she was inspired to help other local service-based businesses thrive. With all the knowledge and success she acquired, Kaitlyn opened her marketing agency in March 2015. Since then, South Street & Co. has helped businesses reach new heights with their marketing.
Kaitlyn has been featured in podcasts talking about marketing and entrepreneurship, multiple publications sharing her expertise and she was a finalist for the DOP’s Golden Brick Award, and often guest lectures at the University of Central Florida.
With over 200+ keywords ranking in the #1 position, features in the OBJ’s Book of Lists 4 years in a row, the OBJ’s Best Marketing Agency nominee, a Neon Swan Award Winner, 6th biggest social media marketing agency in Orlando, and over 83 five-star reviews on Google, South Street & Co. implements the same marketing strategies for themselves as they do for their clients.
Kaitlyn also specializes in google analytics, Google Adwords, and utilizing tools like Canva and Hubspot to enhance brand visibility. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Kaitlyn Study.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Kristina Shea, Founder of BlueSkysLife. Kristina overcame corporate burnout, was widowed twice, suffered from financial and personal losses, including chronic illness to create her company BlueSkysLife. Kristina was diagnosed with a brain cyst; experiencing vision loss and debilitating migraines. She began to incorporate holistic wellness into her daily life which provided her hope for quality of life. With this personal experience, Kristina has started a wellness company BlueSkys Life™, which she describes as a true passion project. The company, focused on women’s holistic natural health & wellness with sustainability and inclusivity being key to the BlueSkys Life™ brand mantra. Kristina is passionate about driving positive change for women socially and professionally. In conjunction with BlueSkys Life™, Kristina is launching a content platform Making HerStory™. Kristina feels everyone has a story of resilience and is creating a supportive space for those to share. women to Make HerStory™. Listen in to this exciting episode with special guest Kristina Shea in conversation with Kristina Shea.
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Malena Crawford. Malena is an investor and she shares tips on investing in real estate to create wealth and success plus strategies to remove mindset blocks. Malena is also the author of the bestselling novel A Fistful of Honey, a novel that was called a "must-read" by Oprah Winfrey Network's Iyanla Vanzant who is now her teacher. Malena's passion is transformation, she is the founder of the Black Divine Feminine Reawakened Group on Facebook, a 70K strong self-help page dedicated to revolutionizing the way black women especially see and experience themselves. Malena travels the world with her message of healing, one that is informed from her own transformation from homeless and tragedy to 6-figure coaching and real estate business. In this exciting episode, Malena shares tips and strategies on practical spirituality, diversity and racial healing, transformation, healing emotional baggage, mindset shifting, healing trauma, staging a comeback for Entrepreneurs, creating wealth, residential real estate.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Rev. Dr. Marisha Stewart, a licensed minister, author, counsellor, divorce coach and podcaster. Dr. Stewart offers insights on how to heal from the trauma of divorce, improve your mental health and turn pain into purpose. She is best known for being the founder of the Lioness Queen podcast and the "I Am Series" Women's Empowerment sessions.
In 2019, Dr. Stewart became a licensed minister at Cornerstone Peaceful Bible Baptist Church. When she finally accepted the call into ministry, she experienced separation/divorce. One would think this would not happen after accepting the call to do God’s work but God had a bigger plan. Divorce was the biggest traumatic experience she had ever faced in her life; however, it was the most influential moment that catapulted her into her purpose. In this episode, Dr. Stewart talks openly about her suicidal thoughts, her mental health and how others can recognize the signs and get the help they need.
Dr. Stewart believes in the importance of a holistic healing approach as the best medicine to heal from the emotional trauma of divorce. She offers tips and strategies for married couples during lockdown to prevent separation and divorce and she also offers tips on how Millennials can choose and find the right partners n life. Also hear how Marisha embraced her personal financial identity (based on Keisha Blair’s Personal Financial Identity Framework), to get back on track financially after her divorce. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Rev. Dr. Marisha Stewart in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, our very special guest is Elisa Udaskin. Elisa is the author of “Be a Mensch: Unleash Your Power to Be Kind and Help Others”, and she is the Founder of the website CaringOrganizer.com. Caring Organizer has free tips, tools and inspiration to help you help others in times of need. The site has a free online resource tool for organizing meals and providing support to individuals suffering from an illness, recovering from surgery or those in need of comfort at a time of loss or grief. Elisa is an accomplished brand marketer and collaborative, inspirational leader with 20 years of experience driving topline growth and bottom-line efficiencies globally. Elisa Led the $500MM Global Dentyne and Clorets brands. Elisa also led the global candy innovation platform for the $800MM HALLS brand, where she was responsible for leading a global cross-functional team from New Jersey, the USA to Singapore.
After her father-in-law passed away, she saw firsthand the needs of her own family and others grieving and decided to establish CaringOrganizer and write her book Be A Mensch.
Who exactly is a mensch? Someone who exudes kindness, integrity, and honour. The type of person who knows what to say when a friend’s loved one passes away or how to react with empathy and grace when someone at work is being a total schmuck. The kind of person your grandma would be proud of. Listen in to this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with special guest Elisa Udaskin.
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Morgan Overholt, freelance graphic designer, owner of Morgan Media LLC, freelance coach and co-founder of TheSmokies.com. Morgan discusses how to earn $500,000 on Upwork as a Freelancer.
Morgan transitioned into the role of a freelancer and small business owner after spending nearly a decade in the traditional corporate world, leaving her unsatisfied and unfulfilled. Morgan shares her journey from quitting her job in corporate America to earning $200,000 just after 3 years on the platform. Many Freelancers wonder whether or not Upwork “pays well”. Many freelancers think it’s nothing but a “race to the bottom” while others are making six and seven figures on the platform. As a freelance coach, and someone who has earned over $500,000 on Upwork, Morgan shares her insights and wisdom. Here’s a screenshot of Morgan’s earnings on Upwork below. Total earnings $500,000 to date, with 223 total jobs completed and 6,508 total hours of work.
Morgan advises other freelancers on how to supercharge their freelance careers, find quality clients and land jobs. She’s now a veteran in this business with nearly 20 years of professional experience in graphic design and sales. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Morgan Overholt in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Jessica Burgess, founder of Fantabulosity.com discusses how she became a mom blogger and turned her blog into a six-figure business. Jessica is a lifestyle blogger of 10 years, also helps others start and grow their own blogs and online businesses. Her blog, fantabulosity.com now reaches over 10 million people each month through the website and social media platforms. Jessica helps busy moms by sharing easy recipes and organization hacks to help them simplify and live their best lives. Janice has been a coach for the past 27 years.
Jessica discusses her journey switching from the corporate world to blogging as well as her different income streams like affiliate income, sponsored posts, advertisements as well as online courses and e-books. Jessica shares many practical tips and strategies on growing your blog into six figures fast. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jessica Burgess in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, our special guest is Jena Sophia is a world-renowned Subconscious Specialist and Healer based in London and New York. Jena discusses how we can harness the power of the subconscious mind to heal ourselves and breakthrough ancestral money blocks. After struggling for over a decade with chronic physical illness, including endometriosis and PCOS, Jena's doctors told her she would have to stay on medication forever to manage her conditions. She then took her life into her own hands and went down a path of self-healing where she was able to completely heal herself of ALL conditions and get off her medication for good using holistic methods. Her doctors called this 'spontaneous remission' but Jena likes to call it an 'empowered remission'.
Using her approach based on spiritual and scientific methods collected over the past decade, she helps high performers who have tried everything, transform their stress, emotional traumas, triggers, relationship blocks and physical disease in record time. She is passionate about helping people realign their energy so they can manifest better health, relationships, success and fulfillment.
Jena believes we all have the ability to transform into our highest selves, free of emotional or physical pain. Jena's intention is always to help her clients transform their limiting beliefs, stress, past traumas, and ancestral patterns that have contributed to their biggest limitations in life. The purpose of this work is to catalyze you into your own personal power and fulfillment. Jena uses healing techniques and Flower Essences which combine in her intuitive method to rapidly accelerate the change process. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jena Sophia in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, Jessica Moorhouse, millennial money expert, award-winning blogger, and host of the More Money Podcast, shares tips and strategies on how to grow your blog into a six-figure business. Jessica’s main passion is personal finance and living a balanced lifestyle. Ever since she discovered the transformative power of financial literacy, her mission has been to teach others how to take control of their lives by taking control of their money. Jessica has always been very conscious of her relationship with money. She started working at the age of 15 and paid her way through university without any financial assistance (save for a $5,000 student loan in her last year of school). She started her blog as a hobby just to document her financial journey and keep herself accountable it flourished into a six-figure business. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Jessica Moorhouse in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair, Janice Campbell, founder of the Receive Your Life Company discusses how to get unstuck in life, resolve inner conflicts and achieve success in life. Janice has been a coach for the past 27 years. Janice began working professionally as a CPA and Certified Financial Planner in 1980. In 1987 she discovered New Thought teachings. It fascinated her how powerful our thoughts are in shaping our reality. Janice loves living in the spiritual realm, and she believes both are necessary to achieve soul-satisfying success. She is also the author of the quote book Practical Wisdom for Everyday Spirituality. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Janice Campbell in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, Tara Williams, Founder of Dreamland Baby shares her tragedy to triumph story of bringing her family back from the brink of bankruptcy to financial stability and building a multi-million-dollar business. Tara Williams is also a mom of four kids, and is now helping more than 50,000 families get a better night’s sleep.
According to Tara, "at almost six months old, our son Luke was still waking up every hour and a half. Like so many other new parents we were desperate for sleep. One night we placed him under a heavy throw blanket while sitting on our couch. I noticed as soon as the weight was on his body, he instantly calmed down. A lightbulb went off in my head: he needs a weighted blanket! I called my mother-in-law to sew my idea; a lightly weighted blanket. The first night wearing our prototype Luke slept 12 hours! We couldn’t believe how immediately his sleep was improved. Word quickly spread and I was flooded with requests from family and friends. The idea to bring Dreamland Baby to families everywhere was born."
In May 2020 Tara appeared on ABCs Shark Tank and was successful in getting funded. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Tara Williams in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, I’m distilling some great strategies and tips to help you spring clean your personal finances. Spring often means renewal, rejuvenation and since we're also in the midst of spring cleaning our homes and wardrobes, our personal finances should also get some concierge treatment. It couldn’t come at a better time given the economic impacts of COVID-19.
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s finances, around 145 million Americans say they cannot afford another year like 2020, according to WalletHub’s new Coronavirus Money Survey, released today. This survey illustrates some of the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Americans’ lives and spending habits. According to the survey, money problems are a huge source of stress and have now surpassed COVID-19 as being the top stressor in America, a 15% change since last year. The pandemic causes more need for credit cards, as 29 Million more Americans say they will apply for a new credit card this year due to coronavirus, compared to last year.
The survey revealed that women’s spending has increased. Women are 16% more likely than men to say they spend more money due to coronavirus. Many Americans have also decided to start saving, as 61% of Americans are saving more money during the coronavirus pandemic, rather than spending more. Touching cash is less scary, and about 30% fewer people than last year believe it is possible to contract COVID-19 from money. Join us for this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, where we outline some great tips and strategies to help you spring clean your finances!
In this exciting episode, Meaghan B Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Woman’s Day Magazine, and author of the new book Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with Yay, discusses overcoming adversity and living a fully charged life. Meaghan is also a TV personality, lifestyle expert; home-hack master and certified trainer.
Along with guiding Woman’s Day (WD) creative vision, which reaches 18 million total audiences each month, Meaghan promotes WD and her book in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today, The Dr. Oz Show and many more.
A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various websites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on Victoria’s Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines with a short stint at Lifetime before jumping to Cosmopolitan as a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan’s passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine’s uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels.
Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle. Through her personal platform, she’s become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She was also profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she’s been featured on many radio shows and podcasts (she co-hosted “Conversations with Maria Menounos” on SiriusXM) and now co-hosts her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, Meaghan discussed coping with severe adversity, suffering from an eating disorder at a young age, the loss of her best friend and father – and some coping strategies and life hacks. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Meaghan B Murphy in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast, our very special guest is Shannah Game, a Certified Financial Planner™. Shannah is host to the universally popular and top-ranked iTunes podcast, “Millennial Money” with listeners in 164 countries and over 500K downloads a month. For the past six years, in over 200 episodes, Shannah has been on the hunt to find money tips that can change the way listeners of any age think, act and talk about money. With expert guests and creative angles, Shannah uncovers taboos around money and untangles confusion around any financial subject you might find yourself in. Ultimately, “Millennial Money” makes a passionate case for finding your own individual path toward “money wellness” and the life you wish you could live.
Aside from her podcast, she is an entrepreneur at heart and a formidable trailblazer. Shannah started her first business, Hometown Cinema, Inc. at 19 while in college at Indiana University that helped over 130 students get jobs and internships in the entertainment industry.
Shannah is also the CEO of helloitsme.world a brand that creates the tools you need to show up authentically and be uniquely you. Her financial expertise has been highlighted in articles for Women’s Health, MSN Money, Reuters, Bankrate.com, Refinery 29, CNBC, Everygirl and Yahoo! Finance to name a few, while she has written for Huffington Post, Go Banking Rates, Policygenius, Haven Life and Fidelity Investments. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our very special guest is KJ Dell Antonia, New Times Bestselling Author of The Chicken Sisters. She is the former editor of the New York Times' Motherlode blog and the author of the book How to Be a Happier Parent. Her debut novel, The Chicken Sisters, is a timely, humorous exploration of the same themes she focuses on in her journalism: the importance of finding joy in our families, the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy and the need to value the people in front of us more than the ones in our phones and laptops, every single time. KJ is also the host of the #AmWriting podcast.
In this episode of the podcast, KJ authentically speaks to the experience of starting out as a lawyer, switching gears to becoming a journalist writing non-fiction and then switching to fiction. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our very special guest is Michelle Kuei, Founder of Elevate Life Coaching. Michelle is a certified confidence & leadership coach and author of a new memoir entitled “Perfectly Normal: An Immigrant’s Story of Making it in America”. Michelle has a Ph.D. in Pharmacy and is a certified life coach.
It is estimated that 70% of people experience imposter syndrome at some point in their lives. Imposter syndrome affects people from all walks of life. Michelle works with negative self-talkers to discover their inner strength and beauty by overcoming the fear of judgment. Michelle opens up on the Holistic Wealth podcast about her suicide attempt – and how she overcame her suicidal thoughts and suicide ideation. With Meghan Markle’s Oprah interview just a few days ago – we thought this would be a great episode to continue the discussion surrounding mental health and how important it is to us all.
For many years, Michelle allowed her negative beliefs to rule her life. The idea of loving herself felt strange. She was afraid to be seen and known. In order to be seen and known, she would need to tell and explain about her disability. Michelle is permanently disabled as a result of a hit-and-run car accident when she was 11 years old. Growing up in a society and culture where beauty is weighted heavily on appearance, the stories that she told herself were harsh, brutal, and cruel.
Michelle’s story is one of courage, determination, and vulnerability. But more importantly, it is about having the confidence to face fear in everyday life. Facing our own worst enemy, facing our own judgments and harsh criticism.
By letting go of her own judgments, she allowed herself to flow freely. She accepted herself for all her strengths, beauty, and flaws. She accepts that she is not the perfect hourglass shape and accepts herself just the way she is no matter how others see her. Michelle is now on a mission to share this positivity with the world. Tune into this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth Podcast with Keisha Blair in conversation with Michelle Kuei.
In this exciting episode, Deana shares the strategies she used to earn $65 on monthly net revenue during a pandemic. At the end of 2020, Deana was on track to earn $500K for that year. Her successful strategies led to $350K earned between April and August of 2020 – during a global pandemic.
Dr. Deana Stevenson is a trained educator, professional learning specialist, speaker, and leadership coach. Dr. Deana has 20+ years of experience in education. She is known for her upfront approach to addressing what "sounds like excuses" when it comes to doing the work necessary to ensure that ALL students succeed. Dr. Stevenson leverages her expertise and experience as a former physician to empower leaders and teams to take a diagnostic approach to school improvement. Her field of support extends beyond education to include individuals from the private and public sector, non-profit, and small businesses. As the founder of Doc Deana Enterprises, LLC, she has coached and consulted nationwide and internationally, including leaders in New York, Ohio, North Carolina, Chicago, Georgia, North Carolina, and Canada, impacting a network of 12,000+ students. Her work focuses on creating systems for student success.
It’s now the 1st of March, its Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day. During the month of March, we will be featuring some amazingly talented women on the Holistic Wealth podcast. In this exciting episode, the iconic and amazingly talented, Loren Ridinger, Co-Founder of Shop.com and Market America, and Founder of Motives Cosmetics, shares her entrepreneurial journey and offers tips for business success. In this episode, we also talked about how we can use our collective power to achieve a more equal future and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and taking action and walking the talk when it comes to supporting women in business.
Lauren also shares her journey and the story of her struggles with starting her new company. At the time of launching the business, it was bringing in just $1,000 per month. As stated in Holistic Wealth: 32 Life Lessons To Help You Find Purpose, Prosperity and Happiness: “Everyone told her she was crazy; hearing that, she decided to shut out the negative talk and naysayers, and keep believing. She knew eventually their day of success would come. Loren goes on to state, “It wasn’t about the products at first. It was about belief. Believing we could do it. Believing we could get the cream of the crop. Don’t quit just because it’s not happening on your clock. Progress takes time.” –Copyright@ Holistic Wealth by Keisha Blair
Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Loren Ridinger in conversation with Keisha Blair!
Rachel Rodgers is the CEO of Hello Seven and author of the new book We Should All Be Millionaires. Rachel hit a major entrepreneurial milestone in June 2020, when she brought in $1 million in revenue through her business coaching and membership community, Hello Seven. She then doubled her revenue to $5 million during a global pandemic. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed the strategies Rachel used to achieve these amazing results and what’s next Hello Seven, including her new 50 Acre ranch.
Today is International Women’s Day and in this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Iman Oubou, Founder and CEO of Swaay Media. Iman Oubou is a Moroccan-American self-made entrepreneur, published scientist and former beauty queen (Miss New York US 2015 and 2nd Runner Up at the 2015 Miss United States pageant) on a mission to change the women's media landscape.
Through her diverse experience in business, pageantry and STEM, Iman noticed gender disparities in the workforce and an omnipresent bias across printed and digital media representation of women which inspired her to launch SWAAY, a media-tech platform highlighting real stories of female leaders challenging the status quo, and championing the voices of female change-makers through substantive and inspiring, user-generated content.
Her podcast, Women Who SWAAY, which was syndicated by a media conglomerate, Westwood One, was number 2 on iTunes in 2015, and was ranked in the top 5 best podcasts for women entrepreneurs by Inc. Magazine.
Iman was named by CIO Magazine the number one “Female Entrepreneur to Watch” in 2018 and recently became the first-ever “Visage Du Maroc” of 2018 (which translates to Face of Morocco), a new initiative uplifting female voices in Morocco and across the Middle East. In 2018, Iman was picked to be a keynote speaker at Harvard Women In Business and a keynote at MIT STEM Conference. She was also part of the first-ever all-female judge panel at Miss Universe 2018.
In this episode of the podcast, Iman authentically speaks to the experience of starting her own business, her near-bankruptcy and becoming successful. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, Meaghan B Murphy, Editor-in-Chief of Woman’s Day Magazine, and author of the new book Your Fully Charged Life: A Radically Simple Approach to Having Endless Energy and Filling Every Day with Yay, discusses overcoming adversity and living a fully charged life. Meaghan is also a TV personality, lifestyle expert; home-hack master and certified trainer.
Along with guiding Woman’s Day (WD) creative vision, which reaches 18 million total audiences each month, Meaghan promotes WD and her book in the media as a regular guest expert on Live with Kelly & Ryan, Today, The Dr. Oz Show and many more.
A media veteran, Meaghan began her magazine career at YM as an intern after her college scholarship-winning essay on overcoming adversity garnered the attention of editors. Soon after, the prolific go-getter wrote her way to a contributing editor position. She became one of the founding editors of Teen People while still finishing her dual degree in English and acting at Rutgers University, then went on to write for and edit various web sites, was an on-air lifestyle correspondent for MTV and worked on the Victoria’s Secret creative team that launched the PINK line. She dove back into magazines with a short stint at Lifetime before jumping to Cosmopolitanas a senior editor covering sex, relationships, health and wellness. Meaghan’s passion for fitness brought her to SELF in 2005, her home for nine years, first as fitness director then deputy editor. There she produced the magazine’s uber-popular Self Challenge program and appeared in fitness videos with stars such as Jillian Michaels.
Today Meaghan is known for her high-energy, upbeat personality and lifestyle. Through her personal platform, she’s become a sought-after figure for lifestyle and wellness conferences and projects. She was also profiled in the documentary “The Search for Aliveness” as its “high-energy, rock-star mom.” Additionally, she’s been featured on many radio shows and podcasts (she co-hosted “Conversations with Maria Menounos” on SiriusXM) and now co-hosts her own podcast entitled Off the Gram with fellow wellness influencers. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, Meaghan discussed coping with severe adversity, suffering from an eating disorder at a young age, the loss of her best friend and father – and some coping strategies and life hacks. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Meaghan B Murphy in conversation with Keisha Blair!
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In this exciting episode, bestselling Author and Entrepreneur Celina Caesar-Chavannes talks about her new book and her journey. In Can You Hear Me Now?, Celina Caesar-Chavannes digs deep into her childhood and her life as a young Black woman entrepreneur and politician, and shows us that effective and humane leaders grow as much from their mistakes and vulnerabilities as from their strengths. Celina is an equity and inclusion advocate and leadership consultant and a former Member of Parliament. In 2017 Celina was named as one of the Global 100 Under 40 Most Influential People of African Descent (Politics and Governance Category). Celina was also picked as one of Chatelaine Magazine’s Women of the Year. Celina was also the recipient of the Toronto Board of Trade’s Business Entrepreneur of the Year for 2012 and the 2007 Black Business and Professional Association’s Harry Jerome Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Celina Caesar-Chavannes in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Mahisha Dellinger, CEO of Curls and star of the TV Show, “Mind Your Own Business” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Mahisha is a self-made entrepreneur who has had to overcome a deck so stacked against her it included drive-by shootings of her Sacramento-area childhood home. Though raised in poverty by her single mom, Dellinger was able to dig deep, stay open and hang on to the life lessons bestowed by her father, an engineer who came from a solidly successful family and modeled what was in store for Dellinger if she buckled down and worked hard.
While putting herself through college, Dellinger juggled her course load with an internship in the internal communications department at Intel Corporation. Dellinger was quickly offered a temporary position at the Fortune 500 software giant working three days a week and finishing her degree by cramming classes into the other two days. Not satisfied with her role at Intel, Mahisha, now a mother, side-hustled her idea for a high quality, organic and vegan hair care brand that nurtured textured curls that was gentle enough for her daughter to use. By day, she more than fulfilled her obligations at the notoriously rigorous, competitive Intel. But in every other available hour, she met with cosmetic chemists, web developers and R&D specialists who helped her define and refine her industry-first formulas. In the spring of 2002, she flipped the switch on Curls.biz, and an ecommerce business was born.
For the next six years, Dellinger and her team added to the product lineup, and expanded into the salon channel of distribution. When Dellinger was approached by Target to help the massive retailer address the new natural direction in ethnic hair, her company’s growth skyrocketed. And today, In addition to its substantial salon business, Curls Beauty Brands – which now encompasses products for the entire family - is in
In this exciting episode, Helen and Feven Yohannes share the strategies they used to grow their company into a thriving profitable company that was chosen to be on Oprah’s 2020 Favorite Things list. Their story began in Sudan, where their parents fled to seek refuge during the civil war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the early 1980s. (Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993.) In 1985, when Feven and Helena were four, the family arrived in the States—via a green card lottery, with sponsorship from Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester—and made upstate, New York, their home.
Hear how Helena and Feven Yohannes grew their company 241 Cosmetics, and are now 100% self funded – using their own cash. In the initial stages of launching their own business, that meant putting vacations on hold, temporarily operating out of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s co-working space and taking on full-time jobs. It was when they discovered their life’s purpose that they also instilled their mission within their brand and ethos and even named three of their lipsticks after their beloved motherland – RED SEA (a nod to the body of water along their motherland’s coastline), ASMARA, which is named after Eritrea’s capital city, and QUEEN and a black liquid eyeliner called WING IT to acknowledge makeup’s history in ancient Egypt. You don’t want to miss this heart-stirring episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Damali Peterman, Esq., Founder, CEO and Chief Conflict Resolver of Breakthrough ADR LLC. Damali gives tips on negotiating a higher salary at work, plus we discuss conflict resolution and the recent riots in Washington D.C.
Damali has extensive experience in corporate law, mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution. She is a highly sought after mediator and trainer for Fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits and small businesses. Some notable clients include Google Cloud, Mastercard, District of Columbia Housing Authority, New York Police Department, New York Department of Education, CAMBA, New York Peace Institute, Hitotsubashi University, and Howard University School of Law.
Prior to starting BREAKTHROUGHADR, Damali was Assistant General Counsel at Deloitte LLP in the Engagements group and a senior corporate associate in the Mergers & Acquisitions group at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. At Weil, Damali was based in New York, but also spent time working in Weil’s Washington, D.C., Dallas, London and Shanghai offices. While employed by Weil, Damali completed a four-month secondment at Lawyer's Alliance for New York, the state's leading provider of business and transactional legal services for nonprofit organizations and social enterprises.
Damali represents and advises businesses (large and small) and individuals in corporate and commercial matters. She has represented and advised some of the world’s largest companies in high profile corporate matters. She routinely negotiates with General Counsel and other senior executives on behalf of her clients, and delivers effective and innovative solutions. Damali approaches her clients’ issues from a holistic viewpoint and endeavors to both understand and solve the specific matter at hand, as well as advance the overall business goals of her clients.
In this exciting and quick solo episode, I’m giving some quick tips on financial resilience and financial resourcefulness and why its important to try to pay down debt as well as save and invest at the same time – no matter how small. Its an age-old debate in the personal finance world – and I am offering my perspective based on my book Holistic Wealth and my own professional experience as a trained Economist and as someone who has a unique perspective to offer based on my own experience of being widowed at a very young age.
In the Certified Holistic WealthTM Consultant Program, offered through the Institute on Holistic Wealth, there’s an entire module on financial resilience and financial resourcefulness and why they are so important – in addition to saving and paying down debt at the same time. These are critical elements of a Holistic Wealth portfolio that is unique for everyone. COVID-19 has shown us that financial resilience – which is defined as the ability to bounce back financially after setbacks, is extremely important. As I stated in my book, holistic wealth is about “the art of recovery from disruption”, and financial resilience is part of that art.
“Having an emergency fund with savings to last six or nine months is also ideal. An emergency fund can be a lifesaver in cases of long-term illness, a job loss, sudden death, or divorce. An emergency fund is a building block of financial resilience—which I’ve defined as the speed at which we can bounce back from setbacks or tragedy. Similarly, a life insurance policy and critical illness or disability insurance are all building blocks of financial resilience”. –Holistic Wealth.
Check out this quick, solo episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair and learn a bit more about financial resilience.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our very special guest is KJ Dell'Antonia, New Times Bestselling Author of The Chicken Sisters. She is the former editor of the New York Times' Motherlode blog and the author of the book How to Be a Happier Parent. Her debut novel, The Chicken Sisters, is a timely, humorous exploration of the same themes she focuses on in her journalism: the importance of finding joy in our families, the challenge of figuring out what makes us happy and the need to value the people in front of us more than the ones in our phones and laptops, every single time. KJ is also the host of the #AmWriting podcast.
In this episode of the podcast, KJ authentically speaks to the experience of starting out as a lawyer, switching gears to becoming a journalist writing non-fiction and then switching to fiction. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
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In this exciting episode, Tracy Lamourie, a high-profile international award-winning publicist and the CEO of Lamourie Media. Tracy is also the author of the book GET REPPED — Build Your Brand With Effective Public and Media Relations.
She is a well-known, longtime advocate on a myriad of important worldwide issues and an award-winning international publicist working across industries from major entertainment projects to small businesses. Tracy is passionate about amplifying important messages and being a voice for those who most need one. Recognized by media around the world for her 20-year campaign that ultimately helped free an innocent man from death row to her work getting clients major media attention and for her local community work.
Tracy is the winner of the FIRST PLACE PLATINUM award Hamilton Spectator Readers’ Choice for PR 2018, Diamond 2019. She has been frequently quoted in the international media on both human rights issues and as a Public Relations thought leader. A frequent guest on TV, radio and high-profile podcasts around the world on topics of leadership, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as well as all aspects of media and public relations. She is a 2020 RBC Women of Influence Nominee and a 2020 Universal Women’s Network Woman of Inspiration Nominee and was also recently nominated for the internationally prestigious 2020 Tällberg/Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Tracy Lamourie in conversation with Keisha Blair!
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our very special guest is someone I admire deeply, Rhiannon Beaubien, Managing Editor at Farnam Street Media, one of the fastest-growing websites in North America. Rhiannon shares tips on self-publishing and having a strong platform. Rhiannon also shares tips for launching a digital product and shares some of the exciting product and course launches coming shortly at Farnam Street Media. Rhiannon is the lead writer/project manager of The Great Mental Models book series. Rhiannon also develops a lot of the Farnam Street course content and presents mental models to anyone who is interested. Rhiannon is also the Author of Alone Among Spies.
Farnam Street Media was founded by Shane Parrish and is dedicated to helping readers master the best of what other people have already figured out. They curate, examine and explore the timeless ideas and mental models that history’s brightest minds have used to live lives of purpose. Farnam Street has drawn the attention of some of the biggest names in finance. Dan Loeb, one of the more prominent hedge fund executives on Wall Street, is a big fan as well as Ray Dalio of Bridgewater, the world’s largest hedge fund. The name of the website is a tribute to the billionaire investor: Berkshire Hathaway’s address in Omaha is 3555 Farnam Street.
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In this exciting episode celebrity chef, Joanna Davis talks about her amazing career as a celebrity chef and caterer, a career that includes working with celebrities such as Tyler Perry, LL Cool J, Wiz Khalifa, the Isley Brothers, Babyface, Fantasia, Keith Sweat, New Edition, Frankie Beverly, Maze, Patti LaBelle, and Chris Brown.
Joanna Davis is the CEO & Founder of Chef JoJo Catering company and is the daughter of the famous St. Louis soul food restauranteur Jerry Tyrone who is recognized in the black community as a top entrepreneur and restauranteur. Joanna’s line of seasonings also includes the Hannah J line of seasoning for kids. Learn how Joanna pivoted her business during COVID-19, the strategies she used and how she was able to do this quickly and successfully, while still pursuing her passions. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode Emmy Award-Winning, celebrity designer Jeff Garner talks about sustainability, the dangers of toxic chemicals and the links to breast cancer. Jeff has designed for and dressed Giselle Bundchen, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Cara Delivigne, Suzy Cameron and other artists. He recently won an Emmy for his sustainable documentary “Remastered” produced by Design Sensory which shines a light on the toxins in fashion and health implications along with the artist's journey.
When not designing sustainable garments you can find Jeff surfing or on horseback. Garner surfs twice a day religiously and gets on a horse whenever possible. He is fueled by meditation and acai bowls. You will never find Jeff wearing any garment that he did not create himself all from plant-based fibers & dyes. Jeff is passionate about getting every human into toxin-free garments. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, the iconic and amazingly talented, Kelly Rutherford, best known for her roles in Gossip Girl (Lily van der Woodsen), where she played the sophisticated, fashionable matriarch on the Upper Eastside of Manhattan. Kelly’s other iconic roles include Generations, Dynasty, Melrose Place, among so many others talks to us about practicing gratitude, mindfulness and the power of love. Kelly also shares her thoughts on overcoming life-altering setbacks – and regaining your power regardless of any situation. With an iconic career that spans three-decades-long, Kelly shares her thoughts on her acting career including memorable moments in Gossip Girl, as well as advice for finding your purpose and calling.
Kelly also shares her journey as a mom and how she juggled being a mom in Hollywood. Kelly is an advocate of multiple women's and children's charities including StepUp Women's Network and Healthy Child Healthy World, and she is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Free Arts NYC. Kelly is also an avid environmentalist who values an organic and green lifestyle for herself and her family. Check out this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Kelly Rutherford in conversation with Keisha Blair!
In this exciting episode, Alison Setton shares why she decided to become a Certified Holistic Wealth™ Consultant via the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth. She also shares why and how she made the transition from Environmental Engineering to the world of Finance.
Alison Setton is an insurance and investment brokerage owner and teaches financial literacy at WealthWave, the How Money Works (TM) company in Vancouver, British Columbia. She began her career as an Environmental Engineer and pursued an MBA in order to further the projects she was passionate about. After working in roles as an Engineer, in community relations, project management and consulting, she made the leap to being an entrepreneur in the financial industry in 2012. This incredible leap, as every business owner knows, has provided the greatest education of all, and more importantly, allowed her to create the freedom of time that she and her family desired and deserved. Tune into this exciting episode!
In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, our special guest is Patricia Gagic, an accomplished international contemporary artist and an award-winning author. She is President of Patricia Karen Gagic Art Enterprise Inc. Armed with only a high school diploma and experience from three part-time jobs, she moved to Toronto, Ontario and began the journey into “The Old Boys Network” of Canadian Banking. At age 25, she had climbed the corporate ladder to Senior Management.
In 1987 she became an Entrepreneur operating a successful Property Management company, which included medical buildings, a retirement home and residential properties. She was a volunteer mentor/coach for the Federal Business Development Bank’s Continuing Education programs, appointed a Governor of Junior Achievement and is an active community fundraiser.
In 2013, Patricia was Knighted as a Dame of the International Order of Saint George Grand Prior of Canada. In 2018, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame for winning the Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards for the fourth time. She was a member of the Ontario Cabinet of Friends of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Sir Edmund Hilary Foundation and the Divon Academy. Patricia is a consultant at AiDA, Academy of Imagination and Dramatic Arts in Hamilton, Ontario. She is also a Co-founder and Advisor of Help Heal Humanity a registered not for profit supporting education in Haiti, Cambodia and Kenya.
Patricia is a certified Level II Feng Shui Consultant, a Reiki Master, and is certified in the 16 Guidelines for Life, Five Tibetan Yogas and Transformative Mindfulness. Patricia is disciplined in Wuji Yuan Gong and Qi Gong.
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In this exciting episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, our special guest is Mahisha Dellinger, CEO of Curls and star of the TV Show, “Mind Your Own Business” on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Mahisha is a self-made entrepreneur who has had to overcome a deck so stacked against her it included drive-by shootings of her Sacramento-area childhood home. Though raised in poverty by her single mom, Dellinger was able to dig deep, stay open and hang on to the life lessons bestowed by her father, an engineer who came from a solidly successful family and modelled what was in store for Dellinger if she buckled down and worked hard.
While putting herself through college, Dellinger juggled her course load with an internship in the internal communications department at Intel Corporation. Dellinger was quickly offered a temporary position at the Fortune 500 software giant working three days a week and finishing her degree by cramming classes into the other two days. Not satisfied with her role at Intel, Mahisha, now a mother, side-hustled her idea for a high quality, organic and vegan haircare brand that nurtured textured curls that was gentle enough for her daughter to use. By day, she more than fulfilled her obligations at the notoriously rigorous, competitive Intel. But in every other available hour, she met with cosmetic chemists, web developers and R&D specialists who helped her define and refine her industry-first formulas. In the spring of 2002, she flipped the switch on Curls.biz, and an ecommerce business was born.
For the next six years, Dellinger and her team added to the product lineup and expanded into the salon channel of distribution. When Dellinger was approached by Target to help the massive retailer address the new natural direction in ethnic hair, her company’s growth skyrocketed. And today, In addition to its substantial salon business, Curls Beauty Brands – which now encompasses products for the entire family
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode, Helen and Feven Yohannes share the strategies they used to grow their company into a thriving profitable company that was chosen to be on Oprah’s 2020 Favorite Things list. Their story began in Sudan, where their parents fled to seek refuge during the civil war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in the early 1980s. (Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993.) In 1985, when Feven and Helena were four, the family arrived in the States—via a green card lottery, with sponsorship from Third Presbyterian Church in Rochester—and made upstate, New York, their home.
Hear how Helena and Feven Yohannes grew their company 241 Cosmetics, and are now 100% self-funded – using their own cash. In the initial stages of launching their own business, that meant putting vacations on hold, temporarily operating out of the late rapper Nipsey Hussle’s co-working space and taking on full-time jobs. It was when they discovered their life’s purpose that they also instilled their mission within their brand and ethos and even named three of their lipsticks after their beloved motherland – RED SEA (a nod to the body of water along their motherland’s coastline), ASMARA, which is named after Eritrea’s capital city, and QUEEN and a black liquid eyeliner called WING IT to acknowledge makeup’s history in ancient Egypt. You don’t want to miss this heart-stirring episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair!
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode, Alison Setton shares why she decided to become a Certified Holistic Wealth™ Consultant via the Keisha Blair Institute on Holistic Wealth. She also shares why and how she made the transition from Environmental Engineering to the world of Finance.
Alison Setton is an insurance and investment brokerage owner and teaches financial literacy at WealthWave, the How Money Works (TM) company in Vancouver, British Columbia. She began her career as an Environmental Engineer and pursued an MBA in order to further the projects she was passionate about. After working in roles as an Engineer, in community relations, project management and consulting, she made the leap to being an entrepreneur in the financial industry in 2012. This incredible leap, as every business owner knows, has provided the greatest education of all, and more importantly, allowed her to create the freedom of time that she and her family desired and deserved. Tune into this exciting episode!
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/keisha-blair/support
In this exciting episode Emmy award-winning, celebrity designer Jeff Garner talks about sustainability, the dangers of toxic chemicals and the links to breast cancer. Jeff has designed for and dressed Giselle Bundchen, Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers, Rihanna, Cara Delivigne, Suzy Cameron and other artists. He recently won an Emmy for his sustainable documentary “Remastered” produced by Design Sensory which shines a light on the toxins in fashion and health implications along with the artist's journey.
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In this very exciting episode, you will hear from a worldwide leader in creating rapid change for life's difficult problems – Wendi Friesen. Since 1994 her website Wendi.com has influenced the lives of millions worldwide and brought insight, wisdom and spiritual growth to people in need. Wendi is described by her colleagues as a powerful healer, teacher and creative marketing expert, she is one of the most loved transformational trainers in the world.
As a flat broke single mother of two, with no resources, money, help or partners, Wendi created a multi-million-dollar transformation business for devoted followers who seek real change. Her work caught the attention of the media, such as the Queen Latifah Show and she quickly became an authority on how to make rapid and massive changes in your mind, body and spiritual life. Wendi.com grew to experience millions in sales in a short time, reaching the hearts and minds of people who understood how her sincerity and passion could transform their lives.
According to a write up on Wendi in the Financial Times: “You probably never learned about the ENERGY OF MONEY. You were not taught the principles of manifesting abundance, creating powerful, motivating beliefs, and how to visualize your success until your subconscious accepts it as real. And you NEVER had the amazing chance to discover how you can create wealth almost effortlessly. You believed what you were told about working really hard, nothing comes easy, life is hard, and that money doesn't buy happiness”. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast with Keisha Blair, Wendi explains it all.
In this exciting episode, Taylor Lindsay-Noel shares the strategies she used to grow her company into a thriving profitable company that was chosen to be on Oprah’s 2020 Favorite Things list. However, it wasn’t an easy journey. At the age of 14, the 2012 Olympic hopeful and member of Canada's national gymnastics team landed on her neck after a fall off the high bar during a routine. She was instantly paralyzed. Twelve years to the day of that accident, however, came an email she says turned her spirits around. Oprah Winfrey's team made it a point of duty in 2020 to celebrate Black lives and choose 50 Black-owned or Black-led businesses to be on the list.
Hear how Taylor grew her company Cup of Té, even though she doesn’t have an MBA or a background in business. Taylor shares some of her strategies in working with micro-influencers successfully and why they can be much more effective than larger influencers with millions of followers on social media. You don’t want to miss this heart-stirring episode!
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In this exciting episode, my big sister, and celebrity event planner to the stars, AJ Williams shares the strategies she used to grow her company into one of the top event planning companies in Boston – with parties and fundraisers that include the biggest names in TV and film, including Vanessa Williams; Earth, Wind & Fire; Common; Queen Latifah; Danny Glover; Jennifer Hudson; Wyclef Jean, and Anderson Anderson (Star and Executive Producer of hit series Black-ish) among many others.
Notable events include the King Legacy Night in Boston, in honor of Martin Luther King, that raised $1,475,000 in under 6 months including $500k during the live auction, an added a surprise performance by Common.
AJ has over 25 years of experience in the industry, has hosted over 200 non-profit events, and raising over $64 million. AJ credits a background across multiple disciplines as key to her creativity, savvy production, and innate flexibility. After Massachusetts College of Art, she worked in publishing, catering, fashion, and eventually marketing before launching AJ Events. She has been named in BizBash “Top Event Producers of the Year”, The BizBash 500 "Most Influential Event Professionals", “Areas Top Meeting and Event Planning Companies” every year since 2003, and Boston Herald’s top 10 event planners.
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Rachel Rodgers is the CEO of Hello Seven and author of the new book We Should All Be Millionaires. Rachel hit a major entrepreneurial milestone in June 2020, when she brought in $1 million in revenue through her business coaching and membership community, Hello Seven. She then doubled her revenue to $5 million during a global pandemic. In this episode of the Holistic Wealth podcast, we discussed the strategies Rachel used to achieve these amazing results and what’s next Hello Seven, including her new 50 Acre ranch.
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