I MIGHT CRY: Recent Episodes
Elizabeth Marx
How do I grow my business without giving up time with my kids? How can I really turn my creative passion into profit? Can I really trust my intuition with business decisions?
Welcome to, “I might cry,” a podcast for creative entrepreneurs and wedding professionals exploring how heart, mind, body and spirit are all deeply woven into the the way we do business. Hosted by fine art luxury wedding photographer Elizabeth Marx of Almond Leaf Studios with guest interviews from experts in business strategy, therapy, emotional intelligence, the human body, marketing strategies, social media and so much more.
We all have a relationship with money. One that's been inherited, absorbed, learned, and experienced. In this episode, we're going to talk all about it, and how we can heal and change aspects of it that no longer serve us. How we think, feel, and act around money directly influences our business success. If you’re tired of letting financial worries hold you back, this episode will show you how to shift your money mindset and start healing your relationship with wealth. Takeaways:* The foundation for financial success—everything else builds on that. * Healing your relationship with money isn’t just a luxury—it’s a must for sustainable business growth. * Small, consistent mindset shifts can lead to massive changes in your revenue and success.
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Ever wondered how a business can create high cash months with a new scalable funnel? In this episode, we pull back the curtain on the journey of scaling a business in record time, sharing the behind-the-scenes strategies, mindset shifts, and actionable steps that made it all possible. If you're ready to create more impact and income with deeply aligned clients, this episode is for you! Takeaways:* The #1 factor that influences rapid growth * How to set up the systems that generate consistent revenue. * The importance of taking bold action and trusting the process.
In this reflective and deeply personal episode, I'm sharing insights on the importance of taking a pause, embracing evolution, and allowing yourself to rest and rejuvenate. As I'm approaching taking a potential break from podcasting, I'm sharing with you the journey of growth and transformation that I, and the podcast have undergone over these 103 episodes.
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In this heartfelt episode, we dive deep into the importance of embracing love in the small, everyday moments of life.
We reflect on the significance of love as a guiding principle, not just in relationships but in our interactions with the world around us. Whether it's through a kind gesture, a thoughtful word, or simply being present, this episode serves as a gentle reminder to infuse our lives with love.
As you listen, we encourage you to reflect on your own daily interactions and consider how you can incorporate more love into your routines. Small actions can make a big difference.
If you're a recovering perfectionist too, this one is for you! Messy, imperfect action is the name of the game, and in this episode, I'll walk you through some of the most surprising parts of my journey to $80K months.
Including BTS on the recent program shift (a rename and restructure) and how it's going!
If you decide to take me up on the challenge at the end, DM me on Instagram and let me know how it goes!
Last chance for the Italy Retreat, too:
https://elizabeth-marx.com/italy-retreat
In this episode, we explore the journey of building a successful business by maintaining enthusiasm through initial excitement, inevitable challenges, and committing to positive beliefs and daily mindset practices.
There are practical steps you can take for growth in your business if you stay committed to your dreams and why you started in the first place.
If you're looking for support along the way, join us for a transformative retreat in Italy, explore our bundle of mini-courses, or learn about our newly revamped Abundance Business Accelerator program by DM'ing me the word PODCAST.
Working with your hormonal cycles as a uterus haver ... Let's chat about the ways I shift things and bring in more sales when it's not feeling natural or easy with my current phase.
In this episode I'll walk you through the quick practices that have become my "power stack" for shifting energy.
If you're craving an adventure, some relaxation, or travel, come join me in Italy, too!
Italy: https://elizabeth-marx.com/italy-retreat
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If you've ever experienced a moment in your life where you feel like things are coming crumbling down just as you're nearing the next level of everything you desire .... you're not alone. In this episode I'm sharing a little more of the messages that continue coming through for me, and how I see this play out for my clients, too.
Also, there are a few spaces left for the Italy Retreat, too!
DM me on Instagram if you want more info on it.
Imagine just 3 months from now you are sitting by the pool with a cold beverage in hand, staring out over the countryside of Umbria, Italy, after having one of the most empowering, life-changing workshop sessions of your life. Your brain is filled with possibility but your body is calm, relaxed, and grounded. You've never felt more clear about the future of your business, and life.
That's what this retreat will look like for the 10 people who join us in Italy Sept 18-21st.
If you're interested in snagging one of the spots, DM me on Instagram ASAP!
From morning routine that's been changing everything for me, to a late night porch conversation with a client, this episode will leave you reminded of who the F you are.
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Some of the most powerful conversations are happening in my Six Figure Creator program! I'm giving you some practical strategy practices from my high-level program in this episode, so you can make the month of June the most abundant, juicy, joyful, ease-filled month of your life!
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The way I see imposter syndrome showing up for my clients this week is different from the norm. If you've ever thought, "Oh well ... the market is too saturated" then this is for you. There's a beautiful unexpected practice at the end of this episode you won't want to miss, too!
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As business owners, we all get stuck in a cycle that whether we know it or not, is actually preventing us from growing our business. Our tendency is to keep ourselves busy in a million different directions, avoiding doing the things that will actually move the needle in our business.
And when we hit roadblocks, we procrastinate and self-sabotage ourselves into giving up.
Because we are so close to it, we can't see what's broken, but that's what having outside support provides. Being in community and having a mentor with an outside perspective can be the biggest gift you can give to yourself if you want to take your business to the next level.
DM me on Instagram if you'd like to chat about what this could look like for you.
With the sound of the birds as my background, in this week's episode, I'm not only sharing one of the most powerful questions I commonly ask my private coaching clients but also walking you through an exercise with it!
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Inspired by a conversation with David (my husband, partner and father of my children), this episode is a gentle, loving reminder to all of us to choose to be in a flow state.
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Have you ever created content that ended up just sitting there, unpublished, for way too long?
If so, this episode is for you.
If you're looking for more ways to be supported, and in community, you can join my brand new monthly membership called The Collective, with a special coupon for podcast members only.
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There are two common themes I'm seeing this week, and I want to not only name them but also help prevent you from making them.
Tune in to this short & sweet episode, with kids running wild through the sprinklers screaming in sheer delight in the background, and get a weekly dose of inspiration.
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I'm no astrologer, but I find the planetary alignment more and more fascinating the older I get. I love to see, learn, and hear about what's happening and study how it correlates to my life and business. This eclipse season was no different.
In this episode, I'm sharing some of my own inner child wounds that came up to be healed and shifted, along with a conversation that was inspired by a podcast episode about how pressure isn't always a bad thing.
Tune in to hear the juicy details, and if you want to know more about working together (snagging one of the remaining 7-Figure Creator Beta Tester spots!), DM me on Instagram for details.
I love sharing the inspiration I'm finding in the world, and this episode is no different. I've been reading the most inspiring book that continues to help me shift my mindset and enjoy the present moment, even when things feel hard, challenging, or triggering.
Tune in to this quick episode and watch it shift your thinking and perspective, too.
Want the direct link to the book?
DM me on Instagram and I'll send it right over.
I’m inviting you into behind the scenes of a conversation I had on a coaching call with a client as she asked what to say on social.
There are strategic ways we can go into a trial and error season in our marketing content to figure out what resonates most with your audience, and what feels best to you, so you can create strategic content around it!
Entrepreneurship is a wild ride, and if these last 19 years have taught me anything, it's that with every new level there are invitations to heal deeper levels within yourself.
This past week or two has been no different.In this episode I'm sharing a little more (vulnerably) of what's been going on behind the scenes, as well as why I'm switching from my ROI guarantee model to an anti-guarantee.
Listen in for the juicy details.
It’s been a wild week over here, as I’m navigating some of the most challenging situations. I’ve committed to leading with vulnerability and authenticity and this podcast is perhaps the epitome of that.
Tune in for a raw, real, tear-filled episode about how I’m navigating the reality of disappointed clients.
If you’re going through something similar, please know you are not alone.
More like 3 podcast episodes in one, listen in to hear about a new program, SOAR INTO MORE SALES, as well as the old patriarchal model of coaching, and then some key indicators of what makes someone wildly successful vs unsuccessful.
If you like what you’re hearing here, and want to take the conversation deeper, DM me on Instagram
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I’ve been focused so much lately on soothing and calming the nervous system, and the hot tub has been a big part of that!
Over this past weekend, I had the luxury (thanks to my wildly supportive husband) to enjoy the hot tub for hours… and while in it, I had a wild experience. In this podcast episode I’m walking you through the journey, what came up, how I moved through it, and the decision I landed on
...As well as what it means for me.
…And a new offer I’ll be creating!
Give it a listen, and if you find it helpful, share it with another heart-centered, soulful person doing amazing, beautiful things in the world. :)
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In this podcast episode I’m sharing a bit of what’s going on behind the scenes in my program (and what happens if you DON’T see results!)
There was a common theme this week with money feeling tight for many people, so if you’re feeling it too, please know you’re not alone.
In fact, I decided to even guide you through one of my own favorite money mindset tools on this episode as well! Enjoy!
Book reference: A Happy Pocket Full of Money
Podcast episode referenced: Episode 16
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Cheers to you creating your most abundant life. 👌 ✨💫
It's not just about the money ... it's about what the money allows you to do/feel/experience in your life.
In this episode, I'm sharing the nitty gritty of a really inspiring conversation I had in Florida with one of my coaches/mentors about how you can become a millionaire.
DM me on Instagram if you're curious to know more.
Find this episode inspiring? ... Be sure to leave us a review and/or share it with a friend! The world needs more Artists, Creatives, Coaches, and Healers to be WEALTHY, and I'm on a mission to help make that happen!
If you're ready to scale your business to $1M this year, and know that you can't continue exchanging your time for dollars ... this is for you.
I'm looking for a few female and non-binary creative entrepreneurs to partner with in the co-creation of my brand new program, 7 figure creator!
There's an ROI guarantee, and it even includes an all-inclusive trip to Italy (except flights).
If you're curious, listen in, or shoot me a DM on Instagram and say, "PODCAST."
I'll send over a video with the breakdown of how I was able to have a $30K launch and then go on to scale to $80K months within 90 days.
DM me, "PODCAST"
A practical episode this week, bringing you one thing you can do this week to bring in more clients.
Although, throughout the episode, it evolved into not one, but 3, practical things so you can start booking more clients.
Plus, a behind-the-scenes of my own little meltdown moment, and how I used the same tools I teach in my programs to navigate it and re-connect back to self-trust, feeling decided, and believing that my success is inevitable.
If you decide to give these practical tools a try this week, DM me on Instagram and let me know how it goes!
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Share it with a friend and leave a 5-star review so that other female and non-binary creative entrepreneurs can have the weekly encouragement, mindset, and practical tools, too.
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If you keep finding yourself feeling frustrated that you're not achieving your goals, it's likely the resistance that's actually the key to unlocking your dreams and desires becoming a reality.
In this episode, I'll take you into a little behind the scenes of a 7 day challenge we're doing inside my program.
It's a tool that has allowed me to regulate my nervous system, manifest wild amounts of cash, and grow my business rapidly.
DM me on Instagram if you’re curious about tapping, or if you’re ready to scale your business to 7 figures in 2024!
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Cheers to Artists and Creatives becoming abundant, celebrated, inspired…
And creating MASSIVE freedom (financial freedom & time freedom) to do what they’re inspired to do.
We had the most powerful team meeting last week and the new system we’re implementing is GAME CHANGING. I’m sharing why we’ve implemented it, and how it works, so you can do it too. It’s quite literally going to be how we scale to $2M this year.
Resources mentioned:
Traction
Rocket fuel - defines the roles of visionary and integrator
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Sharing the most beautiful analogy that I heard from one of my coaches about what it means to have these "dips" in our business ... especially after a big growth moment. During any kind of an uplevel it is normal to go through highs and lows, and the question becomes, "How do we support ourselves through it?"
"Do we have tools we can lean on to regulate our nervous systems in the dip?" ... so that we don't spiral into old patterns and beliefs.
In this episode, I'm walking you through what happened in my business in December. Sharing some of the ways that I questioned myself and began to slip into old patterns, and then how I moved through that into the world of possibility again.
Tune in and then leave a review if you found it helpful so we can get the word out to more Fem Creatives doing incredible things in the world.
Find me on Instagram to let me know what you think!
In July 2023 I launched a new program, and then quickly went on to scale it to $80K months in just 90 days, and I want to take you behind the scenes and show you how I had such wild results, so quickly!
With the re-launch of the podcast, I'm coming in with weekly digestible 20-30-minute episodes to help you grow and scale your creative business from a place of ease and alignment.
Be sure to follow me on Instagram to watch the live recordings on Mondays at 2pm EST!
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In this episode, I'm sharing some of my thoughts about a recent coaching call with one of my 1:1 coaching clients. In it, we talked about adding more pleasure and ease into her life as we created a new baseline of "everything is working out beautifully." This episode is filled with some practical tips and tools to support you in bringing more pleasure and ease into your own life and business.
Tune in and if you find it helpful, share it with a friend. It would mean the world to me.
Want to have the same kind of reality? (Life and business are on lock!) Send me a DM and let's chat.
Last week I had two major events that brought up some deep inner child woundedness, and in this episode I'm sharing what happened, how I moved through it, and how you can tune into when your inner child is wanting to speak up to be healed.
Listen in for my wild ride of a week with my inner child, and some of the major shifts I'm making in my life that are impacting the way I see the world and run my business.
Fun side note: money has been flowing so freely ever since this event unfolded!
Share it with a friend, or send me a DM on instagram:
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Sasha has not only been a close friend for years, but we also hired her to design the new website, logo and branding for elizabeth-marx.com as well as the new Almond Leaf Studios branding that is in the works. The process of working with her was really eye-opening for me, and I wanted to record a conversation to share a bit of the process with you!
She's a whole lot of fun, and our conversations are always so insightful and inspiring, so you don't want to miss this!
Connect with Sasha:
https://www.outlawcreative.com/
https://www.instagram.com/outlawcreative/?hl=en
This one is short and sweet, but powerful and succinct! Listen in to this week's episode to learn about "The Cherry Blossom Study" and how it may bring some clarity to those areas of your life and business where you continue to find yourself stuck in a pattern.
Find me on Instagram and let me know what you thought about this episode!
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I recently hosted a weekend retreat with Alyse and Caroline on my team, and the impact it had for all of us was pretty wild. We decided, a month later, it was time to have a conversation to digest all that unfolded, and we’re inviting you into the conversation!
Listen in to hear what they had to say about it, what changed in their lives, and how you can implement the same changes into your own life!
LINKS:
Alyse IG
Alyse Website
Caroline IG
Caroline Website
In November I took a trip to Italy to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday, without kids! It was an incredible trip. Filled with laughter and ease, guided by the Tuscan sun and local wine, it was unforgettable.
In this episode I'm not only dissecting why we notice a change in the way we think, feel, and move through the world when we're traveling (some surprising facts about what is happening to your brain!) but also announcing an invitation for you to come with me on the next trip!
Listen in for details.
LINKS:
https://antichicasalidicharme.com/en/homepage-english/
https://www.workaway.info/en/stories/5-fascinating-things-travel-brain#:~:text=We%20know%20that%20travel%20opens,different%20parts%20of%20the%20brain.
https://www.workaway.info/en/stories/5-fascinating-things-travel-brain#:~:text=We%20know%20that%20travel%20opens,different%20parts%20of%20the%20brain.
My weekly meetings with Karen have become one of my favorite parts of my week. I joke with her that she's my therapist, energy healer, and business coach all rolled into one. She's an absolute breath of fresh air, and I've never left an interaction with her feeling anything less than peaceful, abundant, and incredible ... so it's no surprise that you will feel that, too, through listening in on this conversation with her.
ABOUT KAREN MAYSON
Karen Mayson is best known as the creator of The Mayson Method, a technique that empowers people to make a quantum leap forward in healing, clearing and rebalancing all aspects of their mind, body, spirit and emotions.
She is also a CertifiedPractitioner of EnergyMedicine, the EmotionCode, EmotionalFreedomTechnique, NewDecision Therapy, and Matrix Re-imprinting.
Karen has trained with some of the world’s leading health and wellness teachers. She has over 35 years of healing experience. Karen has held senior management positions in social services as executive director of a women’s shelter, public education facilitator and coordinator of a correctional institution’s counselling and education program to empower inmates and their families.
Karen offers individual session as well as teaches classes in The Mayson Method, energy psychology, energy medicine and other techniques to empower people to achieve transformative positive changes in their emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing.
You can find more about Karen on her website here: https://themaysonmethod.com/
If you’re sick and tired of business feeling impossible, hard, overwhelming, and complicated, tune into this episode. I often share the analogy that business can be as fun and easy as a playground if we’ll allow it to be, and in this episode I’m modeling that with some big shifts happening in my business. Give it a listen and then let me know what you think by shooting me a message on Instagram!
IG: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethmarx.coaching/
Doors are open to the mastermind until the end of the week, and I've got a few spots left for free coaching calls. If you want to snag one, grab it quick because they're going fast!This episode is packed with possibility, reminding you that life really CAN be so good that you get paid just to be you. Listen in for the reminder that you can allow it to start being easier, and stop being so hard on yourself.
If you love the idea of being in the most loving, beautiful community with like-minded creatives in business together, the mastermind is for you. If you're ready to step into the next level version of you, with finances, work life balance, and clarity, the mastermind is for you.
But don't take my word for it. Listen in to hear what Tori and Leah, who were both a part of the previous round of the mastermind, had to say about their experience.
If you're interested in the mastermind, learn more here .
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Leah's website
Leah's Instagram
Tori's harpist website
Tori's harpist Instagram
Ready to be supported on a deeper level? Ready to feel abundant, incredible, amazing?! … like life is just “too good to be true” and you’ve created the new subconscious problem of regulating to the belief that it IS true that life is so good.
If that sounds like something you desire, be sure to tune in to this episode!
Lessons I've learned from hiring and firing team members. In this epsiode, I'm sharing three key markers that will help you know that it's time to outsource and hire help. So, if having some more support sounds nice and you're not sure if it's a good idea, listen in to this quick 13 min episode to bring some clarity and learn from my mistakes!
I recorded this just after a one-on-one coaching call with Tori, one of the bonus opportunities you get when you join the mastermind … and Tori kicked off the call with the most amazing news! The inevitable (because their success was inevitable and they dreamt it so it was meant to be!) booking for $2500 had just happened. We screamed. We celebrated.
But it wasn’t even a major freak out or excitement for Tori because they knew they were worthy and deserving. They’d done the work of regulating this new desired reality long before the moment actually came.
… and that’s available for you, too.
Dream big, because your dreams are meant for you!
Doors to the mastermind are open, and in this episode I talk a little more about Tori’s experience, and about how you can feel grounded, peaceful, and regulated in your business too, as you reach new levels of success with pleasure and ease.
If you’re interested in joining this round, being 1 of the 10 people in it, shoot me a DM on Instagram or schedule a call here:
Will you be one of the 10 in this round of success stories? What will your life look like in November when the mastermind ends? Will you have accomplished everything your heart desires (in a peaceful, regulated way) or could you use some support and encouragement along the way?
Snag one of the free coaching sessions quickly before they’re gone to get a taste of the power of coaching!
Schedule it here.
I'll never forget the moment I sat in my car, terrified of the financial impact, knowing full well it was a "full body yes" to this decision.
Fast forward to a year later, and we had doubled our income and completely changed the way I was running Almond Leaf Studios. Today, so much of what I'm proud of in my business roots back to this one scary, exciting decision. Listen in to hear what it was!
LINKS:
Rocket Fuel
You didn't get into business to be tied to your computer for 60+ hours a week! There are some simple milestones that are markers for when it's time to begin outsourcing, hiring, and growing your business. Listen to this episode to see if it's time for you to up-level your business, and create more time freedom, by beginning to bring in support (and how that's worked out for me!)If you're ready to dive deeper, and want to quantum leap with community, get into Finding Profit and Peace. LINKS:https://almondleafstudios.com/finding-peace-and-profit
If you've followed me for a while, you've likely heard me talk about the amazing weeks we've had where we book 5 out of 5 inquiries for our wedding photo + video business, Almond Leaf Studios.
In fact, I've learned to master, and even love, the sales process.But, what you may not have heard are the times when we get rejection after rejection. This short + sweet episode lets you in on my mindset when those weeks happen.
Maybe you didn't finish the year strong as you tumbled into the new year. Maybe you finished soft, tender, tired, or curious. Maybe you had a week to reflect and create some New Year's resolutions, intentions, or goals, or maybe you found yourself in survival mode as you navigated challenging family dynamics, late evening holiday parties, and far too much sugar in your diet.
However you find yourself kicking off the first week of the new year, this episode has some very simple, practical ways you can not only connect back to yourself, but create clarity about what you desire. It's a breath of fresh air, and we recommend a listen in some fresh air for extra inspiration!
Give it a listen, give yourself some grace and lovingkindness, and create an openness to receive more love, abundance, and delight this year than any year before.
Here's to kicking off 2023.
If you're feeling tired and on the verge on burnout - if things feel hard - listen to this week's episode filled with glimpses of my story. From nearly shutting it all down a few years ago to multiple six figures in just a few hours a week now, so much can shift in such a short time.
Listen in for your weekly dose of encouragement, as you're reminded that you are enough. You are worthy of all that your heart dreams of. Your dreams are meant for you.
Tune into this short, but sweet, episode for a boost of confidence as we normalize rejection as a part of the business cycle.
Looking for more?
Head to elizabethmarx.coaching on Instagram.
This unexpected shift may just be exactly what your brain is needing to begin to allow business to feel good. It's simple, and easy and can change everything.
Tune in for details!
An invitation for you to shift your mindset with this quick, 4 minute episode, where I'll take you through the experience I had in a recent yoga class. The lesson I learned here has helped shift and shape the way I show up in business.
Enjoy!
Without giving away the beauty of this short, sweet, digestible podcast episode, you'll come away from this one with a tangible mindset shift to help you have a hell of a lot more fun in your business (and end up having more fun in your life, too!)
Tune in to hear the conversation that came up with a recent mastermind client of mine, and how I carried the same analogy into so many other areas of my life.
If you're ready to start having more fun, and feeling more supported, it's time to reach out and get yourself into some coaching! DM me on instagram for more info.
In this episode I (Elizabeth) share how life continued to throw off my grandiose plans for my business in a recent week, and how easy it is to spin out into patterns of shame and anxiety.
Listen in to hear how I shifted the frustration, and how this meditation with Yogi Bryan (linked below) helped me change my attitude, the energy, and the impact that all the curve balls had on my business.
Yogi Bryan Meditation
This episode wraps up the end of the first season of this podcast, and there's nothing more genuine, vulnerable, and authentic (the whole point of this passion project - the podcast) than to let you in on a recent conversation with my own coach.
In this episode you can expect laughter, tears, frustration and celebration.
My hope is to normalize the full spectrum of emotions, and also to remind you that business (and life) truly can be easy and feel good ... and also, that you're not failing when you hit a bump in the road.
Listen in and if you love it, pass it on to a friend or leave a review!
Stay tuned for the pivot with Season 2 of the podcast, coming soon.
Mary-Theresa Tringale—Mary or M-T, for short—is a certified life success coach and practitioner of NLP, EFT Tapping and Hypnotherapy, and best-selling author who resides in Portland, Maine and loves nothing more than cheering others on. After her own radical transformation in 2019, M-T launched her coaching business with her signature program, The Aligned & Empowered project in 2020, to coach others through their own breakthroughs to find what success looks like on the inside and out. From Boston to New York City and now Portland, Mary has been working full-time in events and marketing while she discovered her true calling as a life success coach. Today, M-T is still on her journey of growth and expansion right alongside her clients. In her spare time, she can be found moving outdoors—walking, skiing, or kayaking—and spending time with her friends and family, especially her nieces and nephews.
FREE Eft Tapping/Coaching sessions available and you can book yours here
Mary was feeling frustrated and stuck, looking for the next strategy needed in her business. In this episode you get a behind the scenes look into one of our mastermind coaching calls, where we talked about what to do when you're in a season of frustration because you've been doing the work but haven't yet seen the results. Listen in for a beautiful analogy, and a reminder that you get to let it be simple and easy.
This is the fourth year of my signature program, The Art of Booking, and in this episode I’m sharing why I’m so passionate about it, how it began, and how the method I teach completely changed my life.
Listen in, and if you’re curious to know more, go to makemoreshootless.com to join my live workshop, Path to Profit, and hear more about it.
As always, take what serves you and leave what doesn’t.
LINKS: Path to Profit Workshop
Motivated by a moment of conversation in the chat during one of the mastermind bonus options, our weekly "power hours" where we co-work in the most beautiful way, this podcast is a reflection of the power that can happen in a community.
Did you know there are only a few ways you can increase your revenue?
Listen in to see what the simple way is that this gorgeous human is totally revolutionizing their business. Totally unprompted, too.
Because, when you change your mindset (beliefs), you change your life.
One of the most inspiring instagram accounts out there, in my opinion, is August Knox Coaching, so I couldn’t resist inviting her onto the podcast. In this episode we talk about our own healing journeys, modalities that have supported us throughout the journey, and ways that we’ve blocked our own potential.
Listen in to learn more about what it means to be an empath, and how healing is available to each of us in a quick, simple way if we’ll choose it.
Plus, she’ll even do some energy clearing on me, to give you a glimpse into what a session with someone like herself would be like!
You don’t want to miss this.
About Aspen:
I'm Aspen, an Energy Healer & Intuitive Coach who believes that when we show up as our most authentic self, able to own what is so special about us, we become unstoppable in creating a life filled with Abundance, Healing & Wholeness.
I got started on this journey awhile ago when my son was born 2 months premature & we had an unanticipated NICU stay followed by 8 long years of PTSD & anxiety. I struggled for a really long time to figure out how I could heal myself from the trauma of that experience.
As luck would have it, that's how I ended up finding the Emotion/Body Code. It was like a light in the darkness to be able to let go of so many feelings and fears I had been holding onto.
Links:
Healing the Inner Child
You get to choose how you want to live your life and how good you get to feel doing it.
I know how it feels to take so much on — to feel everything, to absorb everything, to absorb all of the energy around you at any given moment. If you’re a highly sensitive person (HSP) like me, or an empath, or basically just human at all, you probably know what I’m referring to.
Lately, I’ve been trying to focus on the idea that I don’t have to be a sponge. I don’t have to absorb everything, I don’t have to take in everything, and I don’t have to be everything all the time. I can just feel my feelings — whether it’s grief, or rage, or excitement, or happiness — and I can let those feelings float by.
Because, as we move through the world and bring our art, our passions, and our work to life, we don’t have to be tied to the outcomes. Instead, we can stand deeply embodied, realizing that we’re worthy of everything our hearts desire. And when we position ourselves from a place of receiving, of giving, and of allowing things to come and go to wash in and out of our lives without attachment without pressure, we’re able to receive what we’re worthy of.
I hope you love today’s episode. But, more importantly, I hope you remember that you’re more than worthy of it all.
I recently hosted a live workshop, and began it with a guided meditation on raising your rates. It was such a beautiful time together that I couldn't resist sharing the replay here as well.
In this episode you'll get a glimpse of what it's like to work with an intuitive business coach, listen in to some common concerns that bubble up with raising rates, and leave feeling better, having more clarity about what you'd like your future to look like and what you need to do to get there.
Listen in when you're ready to uplevel your life, and stay grounded doing so.
Over the last year or so, I have leaned in powerfully to the practice of bragging. Deliciously, beautifully, playfully bragging. And I know that, for a lot of us, the word “bragging” holds a negative connotation. In fact, it probably sounds like we’re being selfish or out of tune with ourselves.
But, let me tell you… bragging can be the biggest mindset shift you ever experience. It holds the power to reset negative thought patterns, can bring you back to center, and can change your entire life.
In this episode, I’m sharing a few brags with you — like how I am bragging that I am helping people like YOU lean into yourselves, that I am leading a beautiful mastermind space, and that my life and my business feel GOOD lately. So good, in fact… that I wouldn’t have believed it possible just a few years ago.
And then, my friend, I want to ask you: when’s the last time you bragged on yourself so beautifully that your voice started shaking? When’s the last time you bragged about your space, about your business, about your joy? I want to invite you to join me — to brag alongside me, too — and to invest in resources and support, like Finding Peace & Profit, that make bragging a conscious “yes!” kind of choice in your everyday life.
Hold space for this, okay? Hold space for you.
LINKS:
Finding Peace and Profit
You might be ready to “quantum leap” ahead, towards some big changes in your business. Maybe you even know you want to hire some support, outsource, or create new workflows. Sometimes, we have to slow down a bit before we get to speed up and see exponential shifts that compound.
In this week’s episode I’m bringing in my husband David to dig into this concept that we’ve both been learning and putting into practice — because allowing ourselves to slow down, to hand things off, and to open up more space has started to change everything at Almond Leaf Studios.
For David, this has meant hiring someone to provide editing support with our videos — which has been a big change, and hasn’t necessarily been fun or easy the whole way through (but is so worth it). It’s all about the small steps to make the big changes, and sometimes those small steps are slower ones… and they’re just as sweet.
As one of the most intuitive coaches I know, Alicia Nicole gives a beautiful introduction to the modality of Human Design as one of the many tools she uses in her holistic coaching practice.
On this episode we joke about starting a group for post “bro marketing” experiences with coaches, discuss some common tendencies we see in online marketing, and dive into her many years of experience working behind the scenes with some of the top coaches and experts in the industry.
Alicia is showing us what human design is and how you use it to build a life and a business that’s truly in alignment.. We also chat about the lessons she learned from leaving religion, the experiences that led her to the success she has today, and how following intuition is the key to building a more aligned life.
Listen in for an episode sure to bring you back to yourself.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve been feeling this collective grief pulsing through our nation as of late. It’s so easy to get caught up in staying busy as a subconscious way to avoid the feelings. The fear of the grief, the sadness, the anger taking over, as if a sea at storm, ready to take out anyone and anything in its path is so real.
I have been allowing the waves of grief to pulse, move through my body, and to be present with them. To welcome and honor them. To invite them to move in and through me to be released.After a session of grieving, I found myself thinking about the dichotomy of what it looks like to be so present with your deepest feelings and yet also hold extreme excitement, joy, and gratitude for the work that you are doing in the world. This is my reality, and the reality of so many of my coaching clients.And so, I sat down and recorded this bonus episode. Just for you.
To remind you that you are uniquely you and this world needs what you have to offer. Just as you.
With all your grief and anger present, too.Listen in. Pass it along to your friends.
It's a good one.
What if, my friend, you stopped thinking so much about the arrival?
And more about the journey that gets you there?
I know how it feels to focus on the arrival — but I also know how much better it feels to reframe the journey and revel in that instead. And, while it feels good — way better, in fact — it’s also so transformative and freeing and joyful, too.
On today’s episode, I’m talking about how you can find that joy in the journey on the way to arrival. We’re going to dive into how you can reframe your experiences, how you can lean into your journey, and how you can celebrate each moment… not just the seemingly massive ones. Because, guess what? When you can reframe that journey, you can unfold magic and joy like you never even realized.
Have you ever found yourself drowning in grief, or wondering how to wrestle with the strangeness of the human experience as heartbreaking news continues to unfold in the world?
I couldn’t think of a better person to interview than my own doula, who helped me welcome my first baby into the world, and has seen, experienced and participated in countless life and death moments during her own lifetime.
Her perspective on grief and the rub of gratitude that’s found in the midst of deep grief is such an inspiration.
Listen in if you’re ready for her inspiring, beautiful perspective.
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Chama has been attending births as a birth doula in Asheville since 1999 and teaching childbirth education classes since 2002. She is a full spectrum birth, death and postpartum and abortion doula, a Lamaze childbirth educator, a DONA International Birth Doula trainer, a Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss Instructor and the Strategic Doula Advisor for Sistas Caring 4 Sistas, a community-based doula program located at MAHEC. Chama is the owner of Homegrown Families a perinatal health center and doula agency, is a mother of two daughters and lives on a farm outside of Asheville NC.
Links:
Instagram: @homegrown_families or @chamawoydak
Facebook: Chama Woydak and Asheville Homegrown Families
Website: ashevillehomegrownfamilies.com
If you’ve been in need of a little extra encouragement, love, and nourishment for that soul and mind and heart of yours, you’re in the right place. Today, I’m taking you through some affirmations to remind you of how incredible, worthy, and wonderful you are.
Tune in for one of those episodes that just fills you up from the inside out, reminds you how to enjoy the present with gratitude, and makes space for slow, beautiful breath.
LINKS:
Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself by Joe Dispenza
Think Like a Monk: Train Your Mind for Peace and Purpose Every Day by Jay Shetty
The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks
Apothékary - The Littles, Chill Out (these are the best!)
An Invitation to Check in With Yourself
The Mindfulness Practice I’ve Been Loving Lately
Today, I’m talking about something that’s absolutely essential to increasing your bookings: adding more touch points for potential clients to see along the way. See, touch points — or those little ways in which potential clients are interacting with your brand — are way more important than you might think.
A lot of the photographers and creatives will send one pricing PDF guide to a potential client, and then hear crickets. I used to be the same, too! But, adding a few more touch points along the way is what will level up that area of your business and increase confidence from your clients and from you. This episode is the perfect short listen for streamlining that area of your business so that you can book more projects and clients that you’re proud of!
LINK:
Art of Booking
On this episode of I Might Cry, I’m sharing the practice I’ve been implementing into my mornings lately for a life that feels equal parts intentional, mindful, and magical. The simple truth that makes life feel just a little easier: you get the chance to do a little reset every single day as the sun starts to sneak up into the sky, and you get the chance to live your life in a more intentional way, too. By taking that chance and really, truly approaching your mornings from that standpoint of renewal and gratitude, everything changes.
Listen in for some ways to make those mornings of yours a sacred start to the day, and try to take the time to give yourself a little extra thanks, too — because you’re here, you woke up, and you have a brand new day in front of you, every single day. How lucky is that?
LINKS:
Energetically Set Yourself Up as an Entrepreneur
Competitive Thought vs. Creative Thought
The Truth About Your Mindset: Scarcity vs. Abundance
A Free Tapping Exercise to Release Overwhelm
How to Use Meditation to Change Your Life and Business
My Facebook group, Consistent Income for Creatives
In this week’s episode of I Might Cry, I’m taking you behind the scenes of a coaching call with one of my clients where we dig deep into the limiting beliefs that tend to get in the way of everything. From the way we price our services to the way we approach our lives, these beliefs can affect so much of our daily decisions. My client on this call is an incredible musician dealing with the growing pains that so many of us have to deal with… like raising rates (even when it feels scary), taking ownership of the value we all offer, and struggling with feeling like we need to justify every single step we take in business.
This episode is the sweetest reminder that you are where you are for a reason — and is packed with tons of little gems, from a mini tapping session all the way to digging into your inner child, and finding out how you can keep healing them as you go. It feels a little like a therapy session wrapped into a podcast episode, and I can’t wait for you to listen in.
Links:
Consistent Income for Creatives Facebook Group
In this week’s episode of I Might Cry I’m sitting down with my husband, David, to talk about something hugely important that’s been defining in our lives lately: the releasing of control. From the way we run Almond Leaf to the way we parent our kids to the way we maintain our own relationships, control (or a releasing of it) has been hugely, hugely impactful. We’re talking about how to welcome in the hard things, how to support without control, and how to live a life that’s rich in abundance and joy and love and everything in between.
If you’ve been looking for a reminder to let go — and to just let… life — then this is the perfect, perfect listen for you. Whether you’re a parent, a creative entrepreneur, or just a human trying to make it on this crazy journey we call life, listen in.
In this episode, we’re taking it behind the scenes! Inside my course, Art of Booking, we dig deep into business strategy and mindset work in our weekly coaching calls. We recently had a powerful conversation about everything from charging what you’re worth to defining your worthiness to getting to the root of deep fears and beliefs that every single one of us deal with.
So, whether you’re a photographer looking to attract more weddings or a creative entrepreneur looking to understand your value and raise your rates, this one's for you. It’s packed with tons of gold nuggets of wisdom the whole way through, and it’s the perfect listen for anyone who needs a little encouragement, a little strategy, and a little collaboration.
Find out more about the Art of Booking here.
There’s nothing quite like sprinting right into things that feel unknown or scary, but also feel 10 kinds of right, is there? I got to dive into this with my friend Alyssa Foushee, who faced all that fear to try something new — AKA buying, fixing up, and creating Airbnb businesses out of beautiful log cabins in Charlotte, North Carolina. Also known as The Southern Host, Alyssa and her husband have been able to create a thriving business that brings them tons of joy — and profit — every single day. In this episode, Alyssa shares her advice for testing out the Airbnb waters, talks about how passive income can allow you to shift your priorities, and dives into managing the reality of being a “yes” girl.
Links:
Where to find Alyssa: https://linktr.ee/TheSouthernHost
Coaching with Elizabeth: https://almondleafstudios.com/coaching
Did you know that your business doesn’t have to feel so hard? In fact, your business is supposed to feel good. Open for opportunity. Beautiful. Really, it’s supposed to make you proud. And, I know from personal experience — and from the experience of so many of my students and fellow entrepreneurs, too — that really making your business feel GOOD starts with one thing: tracking your leads.
In this episode, I’m showing you why — and how — to start tracking your leads in a way that makes sense for you. See, I’m a HUGE believer that the energy you give to your business (and the energy that your business gives you) shouldn’t be that draining type of energy, you know? It should be the life-giving kind. The soulful kind.
Lead tracking is what’s going to get you there, and this episode will show you how.
Curious to know what’s going on behind the scenes in my business?
In this episode I’m introducing you to Alyse, my OBM/Integrator that is single handed responsible for making this podcast happen. She’s done everything from organizing and implementing new workflows, switching systems (we’re now using ClickUp), to handling tasks that just make my skin crawl.
Not sure what an OBM/Integrator is, or if you need one?
Listen in on this conversation to help you know if you are more of a visionary or an integrator …
Plus, Alyse is sharing an amazing opportunity to step in and help YOU for a day if you could use some support organizing your business, too!
You don’t want to miss this one.
Links:
1:1 Coaching with Elizabeth
Almond Leaf Studios Instagram
Alyse Meyers Website
Alyse Meyers Instagram
Elizabeth welcomes back her partner in life and in business, David, as they look back at the process that allowed them to gain more rhythm and predictability in their booking. They pull back the curtain on some of the pros and cons of what they have done and now do to help grow their business and find the ideal clients. Elizabeth and David may see things differently but they ultimately share the same value system and have found so much clarity in their method.
In this episode they’re sharing more about the method that took their business from near bankruptcy 10+ years in, back to a thriving business that allows them more freedom in their lifestyle.
Links:
Path to Profit Masterclass
IG:
@almondleaf
@almondleafvideo
In this episode, Elizabeth and Emma dive into how creativity can thrive most when we are at peace. This soulful, honest conversation discusses how showing up imperfectly allows you to be vulnerable and alive, and magnetically draws in like-minded clients as well.
Both women find goodness in the “stretchy” part of growth in business. By being a co-collaborator with your clients and audience, and being open to feedback, everything can come together for maximum growth, creativity, and potential.
After joining the conversation, you’ll leave knowing that breathing life into your business is really all about doing things your own way.
More about Emma:
Emma is the founder of The EN School of Creative Entrepreneurship, both a magical philosophy and place of learning where business becomes art. Her revolutionary, creative-centric approach to entrepreneurship helps people build businesses tailored to their creative calling. Her continued exploration makes room for expansion, creativity, sustainability, and justice, making this approach vital to the future of business and our world.
LINKS:
Web: https://emmanatter.com
IG: https://www.instagram.com/emma_natter/
Emma's coaches:
https://breakthroughmethod.co/meetstephanie
https://darcybenincosa.com/
Have you ever found an extra $20 in the pocket of a jacket that you haven’t worn in a while?
It’s always exciting to find unexpected money in hidden places. In this episode we look at some of the unexpected places where money might be hiding in your business.
In this conversation with Melissa Jill, owner of Align Album Design, she and Elizabeth evaluate the importance of building support and efficiency into your business … and watching your profit increase as you do.
Tune in to discover where you might be leaving hidden money in the back end of your business, too!
Links:
Album Start-up Kit: https://alignalbumdesign.com/resources.cfm
Align Album Design on IG: https://www.instagram.com/alignalbumdesign/
A free guide to help you attract the clients who can’t wait to book you: https://almondleafstudios.com/5-questions-
Having a business for more than two decades, Elizabeth and David are normalizing difficult situations in business and discussing the good that can come from experiencing them. We all receive negative feedback and encounter dissatisfied customers every now and again, but how you respond to them is what can either keep you stuck, or help you grow as a business owner.
If you choose to focus consciously or subconsciously on the one negative experience, giving it a lot of attention and energy, it can dilute all of the other beautiful experiences and happy clients you have far more of. In this conversation, Elizabeth and David encourage you to take a pause, think through how you want to respond and realize that we all just want to be seen and heard. If you go into a difficult situation with this in mind, what could come from it is more understanding and change for the better.
Elizabeth chats with Madison Dalmaso, a 7-figure high performance lifestyle and business mentor, who studied under the renowned Bob Proctor, learning about the Law of Attraction.Madison explains that we are all vibrational beings who are constantly in motion. And because we are in motion, we exist on frequencies. If we can learn how to tap into a different frequency, where our biggest dreams and desires live, we can change our own vibration and ultimately attract and achieve what we want most. Tune in to listen to this conversation about what manifestation really is, and learn how you can use it in your life to grow your business, increase your wealth, and find more fulfillment.
In this episode, Elizabeth sits in the guest seat while being interviewed by her husband, David, the lead videographer at Almond Leaf Studios. In this playful, heart felt conversation between the two, David asks Elizabeth some big questions about some of the changes she’s been making in her mindset, business, and life.
Tune in to discover the big question he surprised her with, and how they unpack the meaning and understandings of some big terms being used in the industry.
In this solo episode, Elizabeth sheds light on the high risk the event industry is in for burnout. With a bit of her own experience sprinkled in, she shares interesting research about the neuroscience of burnout - what happens physically in your brain when you reach burnout.
In a season of overwhelm, you’ll take away some practical tools from this episode to help prevent burnout, find balance, and recharge emotionally and physically.
Links:
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/burnout-and-the-brain
https://www.helpguide.org/articles/stress/burnout-prevention-and-recovery.htm
In this special episode, Elizabeth walks us through her go-to exercise that aids in moving through overwhelm during stressful times. “Tapping”, officially called EFT Emotional Freedom Technique, is a very practical tool you can use when you’re feeling anxious, short of breath, or deep shallow breaths. This exercise can bring an amazing amount of clarity into what you need to accomplish, and help prioritize what’s most important to you. You can expect to feel a shift of some sort happening. That shift is your neuro pathways actually beginning to change and transform so you can clear your mind, open your heart, and feel good in your body. Join us for this tapping exercise and see what it can do for you!
In this episode, guest Yogi Bryan shares his experience of moving beyond the yoga mat into a consistent meditation practice that has transformed his life. Together, he and Elizabeth redefine the common understanding of hypnosis. Because hypnotherapy digs into the subconscious mind, consistent practice of energy shedding and healing allows a compound effect of providing inspiration, clarity, motivation, and ideas. The more you do, the more layers you shed.
At the end of this episode, Yogi Bryan takes us through a relaxing meditation session to help move any stuck energy. Tune in for a free session!
Links:
Relax with Yogi Bryan Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relax-with-yogi-bryan-meditations/id1504510934
@Yogi_Bryan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogi_bryan/
Visit https://almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs and uncover limiting beliefs that could be holding you back from achieving your dreams.
Elizabeth and Acupuncturist Kerry Goodwin discuss the benefits of Chinese medicine and its approach of focusing on the whole being. In her own practice, Kerry focuses on women’s health, particularly fertility and pregnancy. Her holistic approach and focus on herbal medicine takes the treatment beyond the treatment room. Both Elizabeth and Kerry discuss the importance of showing up authentically in our lives, focusing on overall health, and how it will ultimately extend into business as well. To get there, Kerry suggests creating boundaries around our health including best sleep practices, food preparation, and giving ourselves grace in the process.
LINKS:
Kerry's Website: https://hearthacupuncture.com
Kerry's IG: @hearthacupuncture
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs/quiz to discover what your business is craving.
Elizabeth and Eatherley dive deep into what inspires them in their own craft; how they keep that creative inspiration alive; and how they have overcome limiting beliefs in their businesses.
Both have physically and creatively demanding careers and in the early years, got caught up in hustle culture that consumes the wedding industry. Learning how to work through challenges, getting the ego in check, and surrounding themselves with support has allowed them to work through the fear that comes with solopreneurship. Growing a capable team and being able to step back and trust the ebbs and flows of business has given them a community, more success, and the freedom they have always dreamed of.
About Eatherley:
Eatherley Schultz is the owner and head of operations at Floressence. She comes from a line of women, including her mother and grandmother, who found beauty and kinship in the garden space. Eatherley grew up in Birmingham, Alabama where her early love of gardening and horticulture eventually took her to central California where she studied agroecology and farming.
As a farmer, she grew organic vegetables and cut flower and later added landscape design to her skillset, a field that would influence her work and approach at Floressence. In North Carolina, she managed a 250-acre farm property for five years, and began a small floral business on the side. Eatherley felt compelled to pursue her floral design business full-time.
Floressence Flowers was born in 2010, out of Eatherley’s love of plants and nature, and her desire to use them as an artistic medium. Today, Floressence has executed hundreds of weddings and special events in Western North Carolina and beyond.
LINKS:
Website: https://floressenceflowers.net
IG: @floressenceflowers: https://www.instagram.com/floressenceflowers/
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs and get free access to our workshop which helps you discover what is limiting you in your business.
In this transformative episode, Elizabeth takes us through an actual tapping exercise and shows us how vulnerable it requires you to be. Tapping has allowed her to release anxiety, be more present, and allow her to dream bigger by learning how to be present and getting really honest about guiding her business from a place of authenticity.
EFT or tapping first came into prominence in the 1990s by a developer named Gary Craig. According to EFT International, the technique can be helpful for people with anxiety, depression, and can even be helpful for pain, stress, weight loss issues, etc. That's the beauty of it. It's not specific to any one problem, or any one undesirable emotion. It's not specific to only people who are chronically depressed or in pain. It can be used for anything. It actually helps you access your body's energy and sends signals to different parts of your brain that controls stress. It’s dealing with all of the chemical and hormonal responses and allowing your body to get out of that fight or flight space that we can often live in.
Links:
YouTube Tapping Video: https://youtu.be/FPpyvnwHqqw
Free Week of Counseling with Better Help: https://www.betterhelp.com/rpc/aeda0406d926fb0b-1-01
Listen in to this one-on-one coaching episode where Elizabeth and Katie discuss the challenges of owning a photography business, the impact it can have on your personal life, and how to work towards the work life balance you dream of. Elizabeth challenges Katie to implement practices in her business that would most benefit her so she can spend more time focusing on the things that matter most to her. They discuss the importance of mindset work and how a consistent practice can shift her entire business by discovering subconscious beliefs that could be holding her back.
Some important questions that came up include: Are you crafting a story in your life outside of work? Are you tracking your time so you have an idea of how much you are actually making? Are you giving your family as much attention as your business? Are you working in your zone of genius? Are you making mindset work a priority?
About Katie:
I am a wedding and lifestyle photographer....I am a lover of people and stories. I always been in awe of the natural beauty of people - and sharing their stories to the world. I was always into film and photography since high school. I was always creative and had "my head in the clouds," as my parents would say....I always like to dream big and ideas - I went to film school in 2006 and then continue my studies to tie in my sports and media background. When I went to Brock for Sports Management. I worked in athletics for BrockTV creating and producing expose segments on our athletes. It wasn't until then I developed a stronger passion for telling and sharing stories in a linear fashion i.e., video but, that is also when I began to take stills and wanted to further developed my knowledge more - I fell in love with sports photography and capturing the grit and glory of the moment. When I graduated I started my business in helping athletes get recognized for their talent producing recruitment videos to hoping to get sponsorship. Then I transition into capturing stills - and then my wedding photographer Destiny loved how I captured action/in the moment stills, and she began my mentor and friend took me under her wing to show me the wedding world. I second shot for her and learned the ropes and slowly I started to book my own weddings. From there (4 years later)... I feel in love with weddings and families and the story is history hahahah!
LINKS:
Web: https://katiecranephotography.com
IG: @katiecranephotography
Time Tracking App: https://toggl.com
Aligned Business Accelerator program: https://education.almondleafstudios.com/aligned-business
The Big Leap (book):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00282MRQI?ref=exp_almondleaf_dp_vv_d
YouTube Video on Tapping (EFT):
https://youtu.be/FPpyvnwHqqw
Elizabeth and Nikia discuss how to show up to your purpose as it’s presented to you throughout your life. As a Reiki master, Nikia serves as a conduit of universal energy to help people facilitate their own healing. Feeling how much power is inside of you if you choose to tap into it and recognize what you are capable of, can be life changing. We hold onto the trauma in our bodies and that can manifest in our lives and business. If we ignore or suppress it, it will continue to resurface until we have worked through it. Nikia discusses how, on a daily basis, we can learn how to work through that pain. Integrating healing into your daily life could look like meditation, journaling or simply breathing. Easing into your day and creating these sacred moments helps to turn the noise of the world down, and you up. Listen to enjoy a sample guided meditation at the end of this episode.
LINKS:
Free Mini Reiki sessions for July.
https://calendly.com/nikiaphoenix/free-mini-reiki-session
IG: @nikiaphoenix (https://www.instagram.com/nikiaphoenix/)
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs and get free access to our workshop which helps you discover what is limiting you in your business.
Lindsey, the owner of Star Tower Systems, and Elizabeth talk about how automation has transformed their businesses, and ultimately, their lives. Lindsey works 6 hours a week in her thriving 7-figure business and her company supports Elizabeth with automation in Almond Leaf Studios.
This conversation moves from practical tips on implementing automation to deep mindset shifts that are essential to growth in your business. Together, they share the love of efficiency and the value of time spent with family and friends. Lindsey shares how breaking down some of her big goals and making them tangible has allowed business to become fun and easy.
Listen in to hear some of the practices that have allowed Lindsey to achieve such great success in such a short amount of time, all while enjoying her young children and living out her dream.
Lindsey started Star Tower Systems with a dream and a 3 day old baby. She realized that she could start a business, doing what she loved, instead of working away for someone else. Lindsey is an automation wizard and business strategist that focuses on creating peaceful experiences for business owners and their customers alike! She's known for her get it done attitude and her candid conversations about life and business. Her spirit animal is a honey badger.
Links:
The Limitless Bundle: https://dreamertodoer.lpages.co/rtt-session-bundle/
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
Lauren and Elizabeth step into a conversation about what it looks like to be a woman in business with beliefs that were likely formed by observing a masculine-driven workforce. Lauren shares how the patterns and beliefs that were formed early in development are what create your current reality, and healing is the portal to transforming that reality. This conversation flows from what it looks like to activate your feminine energy to redesigning your relationship with money, to even the different hormonal cycles that can affect how we achieve success.
Listen to free yourself of the overwhelming to do list, and begin to see entrepreneurship differently.
BIO:
Lauren is a spiritual teacher and leader in the online space helping women transform their lives, their bank accounts and HEAL their reality.
LINKS:
Web: https://www.laurenoflove.com/go
IG: @laurenoflove (https://www.instagram.com/laurenoflove/?hl=en)
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
In this conversation, Elizabeth admits to nervousness and insecurity just before beginning the conversation, and together she and Brenne dissect why that happens and how to disrupt those patterns. They discuss how the limbic brain seeks to self preserve, often creating stories based on fiction, and Brenne offers some practical ways to prevent self-sabotage in stress induced moments. From public speaking to raising your rates, the tools that Brenne offers during this conversation apply to creatives and business professionals in a variety of fields.
Tune in to learn how you can calm your nervous system with some simple reminders, increase confidence as you raise your rates, and understand how your mind may be preventing you from future success.
Brenne Hali is a communication coach, educator, and secret weapon to thousands of big-hearted go-getters around the world.
Her greatest passion, and "the why" behind everything she does, is to empower people to show up (and speak up!) as the versions of themselves they most want to be. She provides teams and individuals with the practical tools and coaching they need to overcome nerves, express themselves clearly, and exude authentic confidence in ALL of their interactions.
Brenne founded SelfSpoken with a mission to share the most valuable and practical skills she gained from both her acting career (which began with the national tour of a Broadway musical), and the near-decade she spent facilitating communication and leadership trainings in the U.S. and abroad.
Nothing lights Brenne up more than empowering people (from every background, industry, and career stage) to stop trying to "prove themselves," and instead, speak with real, undeniable confidence from the inside out.
Outside of work, Brenne enjoys few things more than long, delicious meals with friends, traveling with her husband, Eli, and dancing full-out in her living room.
Links:
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
The Confident Communicator - opening for enrollment on June 8th, 2021!
- A holistic, step-by-step program to help big-hearted go-getters get out of their heads, speak with more impact, and step into real, undeniable confidence from the inside out.
Presence Under Pressure - opening for enrollment on October 5th, 2021!
https://www.selfspoken.com/pup-waitlist/
- The 8-week, live group coaching program that’ll empower you to communicate more clearly and confidently under pressure.
Website
https://www.selfspoken.com/
@brenne_selfspoken
https://www.linkedin.com/company/selfspoken/
In this episode, Elizabeth and Raven discuss the power of the menstrual cycle and the importance of having connection to it. They dive deep into the four phases of the cycle, which provide different levels of energy including:
- The Menstruation Phase - when everything is open and we are most sensitive. During this phase, it’s important to focus on our own healing.
- The Follicular Phase - when we have the most energy. It’s our most productive phase where we can experience the most connection with people and planning.
- The Ovulation Phase - when sensuality and openness is at its peak. Self care is most impactful during this time.
- The Luteal Phase - when we tend to turn inward and connect to truth, making adjustments based on that.
During the conversation Rave and Elizabeth discuss how we can get rid of shame and connect to the human experience. They explore how when we do, it can have an impact on so many facets of our lives, including the way we run a business. Tune in to learn how these phases can provide insight into the energy needed in different phases of business.
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More about Raven Rose:
Visionary and medicine woman Raven Rose, was called to her path while in search of natural remedies to overcome debilitating menstrual pain. On that quest she became a menstrual health herbalist, Kambo practitioner, and revived many of her ancestral medicines. In her practice Moon Medicine, Raven helps others restore balance to their menstrual cycles, through embracing a cyclical lifestyle, traditional healing practices, and restoring ancestral wisdom.
Connect with Raven on IG: @moonmedicines or moonmedicine.co
Promo: Sacred Cycles 12-week online course - https://moonmedicine.samcart.com/products/sacred-cycles/
Menstrual Cycle Tracking App: Kindara
Recommended Herbal Tea: Ashwaganda Tea (linked here on Elizabeth’s Amazon favorites): https://www.amazon.com/shop/almondleaf
In this episode, Elizabeth sits down with wedding photographer, Jill Cherry Porter. Jill joined our signature program, The Art of Booking, and shares how it quite literally changed her life. On the episode, she talks about how her business transformation paralleled her health transformation, even after many years in business. Jill shares that if you listen to your body and give yourself a break from the business, it allows abundance to enter in. Everything expands from there. Listen in to learn more about allowing your business to grow and expand with ease!
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs and download my digital at home workshop that will help you uncover limiting beliefs that are holding you back from achieving your dreams.
Jill’s Bio:
I'm Jill and I'm a Fine Art Wedding Photographer based in Scotland. I've been photographing people in love, in a relaxed, easy way, for over 14 years now and I am so passionate about it. I specialise in photography full of light, love and laughter, both at home in the UK and Internationally.
Having been on a personal health journey in recent years, I find myself growing in awareness of how holistic our lives and wellbeing really are. I'm drawn to understanding what makes us feel most at ease with ourselves and how to create and nurture space for this to happen.
Visit: jillcherryporterphotography.com or on IG: @jillcherryphoto
On this episode, Elizabeth interviews a friend and functional health consultant, Kate Willis, about physical and emotional healing, the demands of motherhood, hormonal changes, and how our bodies will show us the roadmap to greater health if we will tune in and listen. The conversation flows from redefining self care to some different ways of approaching exercise or movement to Kate’s perspective that our ever changing hormones as women is actually one of our superpowers. Tune into this episode for practical strategies to start seeing physical, emotional, and mental impact in your everyday life and in your business.
Kate is a nurse practitioner and virtual functional health consultant serving women with gut, hormone and adrenal dysfunction. Together, they find the root cause and address it with lifestyle changes and strategic supplementation. Outside of work, she’s married to her husband Nate, is a boy mom to three wild and fun boys, and finds joy in her faith, family, the outdoors, good food and deep connections with others.
For more information about Kate’s current programs and how you can work together to find deep wellness visit her website: katewilliswellness.com or you can find her on Instagram: @kateswillis.
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
In this episode, Elizabeth chats with an instagram influencer, Life by MJ, who specializes in building brands and growing your business by connecting with your community via Instagram. MJ shares that her business grew as she became more transparent and shared her infertility journey with her audience. Together, they discuss the boundaries between sharing too much and offering a vulnerability that is magnetic to the kind of clients you want to attract, as well as some of the current ways you can grow your business on Instagram. MJ shares how being strategic with your strategy by looking at the stats can show you what your audience prefers and how to batch more content for them that will perform well. She also shares how you can begin using reels to increase your reach and get your content seen.
MJ is a curly-haired millennial mother and wife who is a project manager by day and an influencer and entrepreneur every day. Long story short: she likes to wear a lot of hats that her afro can’t seem to fit. MJ has had the honor to work on over 50 brand collaborations with some of the world’s most notable companies such as Coca-Cola, Costco, and Oreo all while sharing her musings on motherhood, fashion, beauty, and other lifestyle topics. Additionally, she is super passionate about social media and helping others achieve their dreams and have a variety of means to help. On her podcast, A Life by You, MJ shares how to harness the power of social media to create a life on your own terms. She has also extended her support into other mediums including various coaching programs! Ultimately, through both her blog and social media services, she hopes to help influencers become entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs understand the power of their influence.
Contact and resources:
1:1 coaching services here: lifebymj.com/coaching/
IG: @lifebymj
Podcast: A life by you
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/5questions for your free guide to see if you’re attracting clients who can’t wait to book you!
Elizabeth invites her own business + mindset coach, Melyssa Griffin, onto the podcast to share about the transformation that has come with investing in herself, finding support, and learning to build a business in alignment with who she is created to be. Melyssa shares how her personal journey of experiencing burnout caused her to pivot in her business, and how she now operates from a place of flow as she lives out her truth. Together, they discuss how abundance comes from alignment and how business can grow with ease if you abandon the prescriptive systems you were taught and lean into doing things your own way. Elizabeth shares how joining her mastermind was a truly life changing experience, both professionally and personally. Join us for this episode on abandoning scarcity, pursuing abundance through inner healing, and learning to craft your dream life.
Melyssa Griffin is a former school teacher turned entrepreneur who believes that the best way to grow a thriving business is to heal the leader behind the scenes. She coaches entrepreneurs back to their inner truth so that they can create abundance without self-abandonment. I help people reprogram their ineffective subconscious beliefs and patterns that are keeping them stuck so that they can create unapologetic success and abundance.
Website: Melyssagriffin.com
Mastermind enrollment: Alignedabundancemastermind.com
Take a free quiz: http://moneyarchetypequiz.com
Podcast: Limitlesslife
IG: @melyssa_griffin
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs - and download a digital workshop that helps you uncover limiting beliefs that hold you back from achieving your dreams.
In this episode, Elizabeth shares five things she wished she would have known when starting her photography business 16 years ago. With practical business tips, strategies, and tools that have developed along her entrepreneurial journey, this episode will leave you on your way to tangibly transforming your business.
Elizabeth Marx is a film wedding photographer who has been capturing weddings around the globe for 16+ years. She and her husband, David, own and operate Almond Leaf Studios, an award winning photo + video production company that educates thousands of photographers every year on how to build and grow profitable, sustainable businesses.
Book Recommendation: Profit First by Mike Michalowicz
Album Design: https://alignalbumdesign.com
Vital Edit: https://www.vitaledit.com
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
In a culture that speaks often to being “enough”, Elizabeth and Jessica dialogue through the, all too often, conditioning of being “too much”. In this episode, listen to their journey of healing and surrender that brought, and is still bringing them closer to their true self.
Jessica is a holistic wellness coach and 500 hr yoga guide. She helps overwhelmed go-getters recalibrate and find clarity in their lives through her company Whole & Unleashed. Jessica walked away from the corporate world at the peak of her advertising career. She realized she was merely surviving a life that wasn't aligned to her and that many were on the same boat. Living in autopilot, following the status quo and disconnected from themselves. Jessica spent the past couple of years training to help people recalibrate, connect to their inner compass and align to a life where they too can thrive. Jessica is also the host of the Whole & Unleashed Podcast, a podcast about coming home to ourselves. Featuring chats on burnout, pivoting, fulfillment, spirituality, mental wellness & more.
You can learn more about Jessica’s work with her starter guide: https://wholeandunleashed.com/guide
Or 10-week program: https://wholeandunleashed.com/10-week-program.
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs - and download a digital workshop that helps you uncover limiting beliefs that hold you back from achieving your dreams.
Elizabeth sits down with friend and fellow creative, Sasha Kill, who speaks to the importance of authentic branding that comes from knowing your audience, and yourself. Sasha shares that knowing your audience at a psychographic level allows you to create branding and content that connects to your ideal client on a deeper level than font and color choices. This episode explores the importance of getting clarity on your voice, message and brand story first, and then using design as a tool to tell that story.
Sasha Kill is the lead designer and brand strategist behind Outlaw Creative where she’s on a mission to empower entrepreneurs to grow their brands in remarkable ways. With an extensive background in marketing and design strategy, her clients include best-selling authors, celebrity chefs, world-renowned artists, and multiple self-made 7-figure businesses. You can find her insights on design, marketing, and branding on at www.outlawcreative.com.
Side note: she was recently featured in Marie Kondo’s book … you don’t want to miss this!
Visit https://outlawcreative.com to take the brand quiz, find your vibe and learn more about the courses and programs available to you!
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/quiz and take our short quiz to discover what your business is craving.
1 in 5 individuals are born as Highly Sensitive People (HSP). In this episode Elizabeth and Brooke go deep into the beauty of leaning into leading, running business’, and creating from that sensitive and emotional place. The conversation uncovers the intuitional superpower, often masked by fear, as Elizabeth works through some of her own vulnerable spaces.
Brooke Nielsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and founder of the Therapeutic Center for Highly Sensitive People in Boulder, CO. With advanced training in trauma therapy and relationships, she's spent thousands of hours helping Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) lower their overwhelm and embrace their gifts.
She's also the founder of Intuitive Warrior, an online learning community which guides HSPs to discover the gifts that lie hidden in what they thought were the worst parts of themselves. Learn more at intuitivewarriorway.com and download this free Highly Sensitive Person Survival Toolkit: https://intuitivewarriorway.com/free-toolkit.
Visit: Almondleafstudios.com/limitingbeliefs - and download a digital workshop that helps you uncover limiting beliefs that hold you back from achieving your dreams.
Receiving the message at an early age that my deep feelings were just “too much” caused me to self protect by shutting down my emotions.
On this podcast episode I’m sharing why I decided to start this podcast, how we chose the name, and the kinds of topics we’ll be exploring. The emotional connection we have with our bodies can give us significant insight into what decisions we need to make in our business. I’m not interested in hustling anymore, working long hours, and “powering through” in order to feel like I deserve the success I want to achieve. I’m invested in pursuing a business journey that allows ease, flow, and fluidity to be the framework of my business. Exploring emotional healing and how it connects to business growth.