Uncommon Couch: Recent Episodes
Alyssa Adams
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. Whether you’re a new or established entrepreneur, having a deep understanding of yourself is the key to unlocking business success with more ease, flow, and alignment.
The Uncommon Couch is a place to explore the evolving edge of business, consciousness, and healing work. It’s a place to discover systems that help us understand ourselves and others better, and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. From innovative marketing strategies, to human design, and even exploring your subconscious mind, the Uncommon Couch provides a roadmap to shift from the old paradigm to a new paradigm of business building.
So, take a seat on the Uncommon Couch, as we ignite an inner revolution back to your true self. It’s time to embrace your uniqueness, create success as you define it, and catalyze your personal and spiritual growth.
In this episode, I'll share four neurological fitness exercises to help you elegantly shift nervous system states. We'll also talk about your baseline level of stress and how to work with your body to manage stress.
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In this episode, we'll talk about four of the most important things that your nervous system needs to thrive. Too often in medicine, physiological literature, or psychology, we assume the body is working optimally and has everything it needs as our baseline for discussing the functioning of the system. But, that is not usually the case. Let's talk about what your nervous system actually needs to function well so that nervous system regulation practicess can work.
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Today, we're going to explore three ideas that will change your entire perspective on health. This episode is packed with information that might surprise you on your journey to understand how the body REALLY works.
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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On today's episode, we're joined by somatic coach and enneagram typing expert, Melissa Englebright. We're chatting about how to use the enneagram as a tool for self-discovery, how to be sure you're "typed" correctly, and how to start your enneagram journey. We'll also share our personal experiences with the enneagram.
Melissa is a ICF certified somatic enneagram coach, enneagram typing specialist, and core faculty member at Deep Coaching Institute. When she isn’t obsessing about the enneagram, she can be found exploring the red rocks of Southern Utah, podcasting, and making sourdough for her husband and four boys. (Who will never not be hungry.)
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In today's episode, we explore three different ways to think about business "growth." If you're not interested in building an empire, but you're looking to get more clients and do more of what you love, then check out unique ways to grow your business.
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Today, we're talking with Josephine Hardman about all things Akashic Records. We explore what the Akashic Records are, how to access them, and how they can be unqiuely helpful for healing, growth, and as a tool to understand yourself better.
Akashic Records MIni Course (free for anyone who joins Josephine's email list): https://josephinehardman.com/akashic-records-intro/
Akashic Records Certification Program:
https://josephinehardman.com/work-with-me/akashic-records-certification-program/
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today's episode, we take a deep dive into the concept of perfection. Is it really so terrible to strive for perfection?
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In this episode, we discuss a process for asking better questions that is relevant for coaches, therapists, service based business owners, and leaders. We'll review three key areas to focus on to improve your question asking skills!
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In this episode, we dig into assumptions - how they shape our interactions with others and inhibit our ability to change. We explore how to notice when you're stuck in an assumption and how to change your perspective.
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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As a business owner, it can be hard to know which decisions are the right ones and which directions we should follow on our business journeys. There are coaches and consultants out there who can provide advice, but what if you could turn inward and find guidance within yourself with the help of intuitive tools? It’s a much more aligned way to make decisions and determine what ultimately feels right for you.
In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I welcome Josephine Hardman back to the show and we chat about incorporating intuitive tools into your business, how you can learn to trust those tools and their guidance, how your body can serve as a meter for intuitive information, and how to get started with Akashic Record readings. Josephine is a certified intuitive healer, Akashic Records practitioner, and teacher who focuses on helping clients and students awaken the healer within.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:21] Josephine shares the 3 tools she turns to when making big decisions in business
[09:11] How long it took Josephine to feel in sync with intuitive tools and trust their guidance
[13:54] Why you should listen to those nudges from your intuition, and how your body serves as a meter for intuitive information
[25:56] A few other intuitive tools for your arsenal
[34:24] How people can start their exploration into Akashic Record readings
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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What are some assumptions you have about your life and the world around you? Have you ever stopped to think about whether or not those assumptions are true? It could be a personal or a professional belief, but either way, have you taken the time to really examine why you believe it? I’d love to invite you to do so and begin challenging long-held assumptions.
In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I’m asking you 5 questions that I want you to ask yourself about the assumptions you hold in your life. Sometimes what we think is true really isn’t true once we stop to investigate it and do our due diligence. I want you to really dig deep and question, among other things, what you believe, why you believe it, and who benefits from you believing it? I really think you’ll be surprised by some of the conclusions you come to.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:29] What did you learn in your professional training that you now know is bullsh*t?
[08:02] Who benefits from your assumptions?
[09:58] How did you land on your beliefs and have you done your due diligence?
[13:30] How do you judge truth?
[15:06] Why does it feel dangerous to let go of this assumption?
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Going out on your own with a business comes with a lot of trial and error. It can be easy to second guess your decision or know when to even take a leap. And if you don’t have role models to help you see that it’s possible, that makes it all the more difficult.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Caryn Seebach, a health psychologist with a specialization in holistic management of chronic disease. She transitioned from working in male-dominated clinics to carving her own path in the online health space. She shares about the burnout that led to creating her own path, why it’s hard to pivot away from a career you’ve invested a lot of time into, and the importance of listening to her gut and opening herself up to a new path.
Simply making the decision to make a change can cause a shift. Doors open. The universe responds. There is beauty in finding your own path. You can break the mold of what your career space looks like, little by little. You can become a role model for honoring yourself in your work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Caryn’s journey from traditional work to creating her own path
- The burnout that led Caryn to realize it was time for a change
- How Caryn turned her expertise into her own business
- Why it can be hard to take a leap away from a career that isn’t right for you
- The ripple effect of doing work that is aligned for you
- Setting boundaries and thinking outside the box when it comes to finding work you enjoy
- The importance of understanding that there isn’t one way to start a new career path
- Choosing self-compassion and embracing discomfort throughout the process
- How freeing it is to use her expertise in a way that aligns with what she wants out of life
- How Caryn has been able to find balance and flexibility on her career path
- How your journey does not have to look like those before you
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Have you ever wondered what the difference between coaching and therapy is? There can be some overlap in terms of the issues our clients are facing, and how we approach those issues. In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I chat with Catherine Hormats to talk about how to define coaching vs. therapy, the four key distinctions between the two, and how to maintain ethical boundaries when working with clients. Catherine is an executive coach, organizational psychologist, and psychotherapist who guides her clients to a place of wholeness, creativity, and self-expression.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[04:17] Catherine shares the similarities between coaching and therapy, plus four key areas of distinction
[10:24] Despite the differences, you absolutely can do both therapy and coaching
[13:09] How we can define the rich, broad field of therapy
[18:42] How we can use therapeutic approaches in a different context and apply them to business coaching, while still maintaining ethical boundaries
[33:54] Catherine shares when is the right time for people to seek out therapy and/or coaching
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Clarity and success go hand-in-hand for your business. You have to know who you are, what you offer, and how it will help your clients. But how do you even get clarity in these areas? And after you do, what’s next?
In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I share the two types of clarity you need and my five stage model that will help you not only get the clarity you need in your business, but also how to use it to take action. Plus, I give you a few questions you should ask yourself to periodically check in with your business and assess your current level of clarity. This process isn’t one and done and as you grow and change, so will your business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:06] The spectrum I see of business owners who wait to take action until they have 100% clarity and those who take action immediately and have 0% clarity, and why they both end up in dissatisfaction
[05:04] I break down the five stage model of clarity and success in your business: stage one clarity, action, stage two clarity, pruning, and action again
[17:15] Some questions to check in with yourself about clarity in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Imposter syndrome is something that affects all business owners (even me!). It’s so easy to fall into the comparison trap of being “less than” someone else who provides a similar service that you do. But what if we could retrain our brains to recognize what makes us unique and the strengths that we bring to the table?
In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I share a personal experience with imposter syndrome that happened to me recently, why you should pay attention to your automatic thoughts of self-doubt, and the questions you should ask yourself to shift your perspective away from doubt and into celebrating your success (and the success of others). You’re not the only person who offers your service, but you’re the only person who can offer it the exact, special way that you do. Remember that!
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:19] My personal experience with imposter syndrome that prompted this episode
[03:47] Why noticing your first, automatic thoughts of self-doubt are so powerful, and how those thoughts impact your business
[06:20] The next steps to take when trying to overcome imposter syndrome
[10:40] Three questions to ask yourself to shift your perspective when doubt creeps in
[19:43] How examining the undefined centers in your human design graph can help you to recognize the outside conditioning you’ve taken in from the world
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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As business owners, we all aim to succeed, right? We strive to achieve our goals, help our clients, bring in revenue, etc. But does checking those boxes mean that we are fulfilled and satisfied with our work? Not necessarily.
In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I talk about the ways you can thrive in your life and your business and how knowing your human design energy type can help you in this process. Here’s to thriving, friends!
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:05] Success in your business doesn’t always mean that you’re thriving
[03:58] The definition of thriving is different for every business owner and you have to define it for yourself
[06:09] The human design energy types and how they each thrive differently
[17:23] An exercise to examine how you’re thriving in the domains of your life (mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically)
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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A business goes through many iterations over the course of its life. As you grow, your business grows. As you change, your business changes. We often think that we have to do things a “certain” way to reach a specific kind of “success.” The truth is that your business should evolve, and success should be how you define it—in alignment with who you are and what you want.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with intuitive healer and Akashic Records reader and teacher, Josephine Hardman. She’s sharing how she is taking an important shift in her business that arose out of physical health issues that she had ignored for far too long. She’s taking the time to reevaluate what is most important to her, how she can prosper in her business with ease (not everything has to be difficult), and the energy that comes with taking risks and making changes that feel aligned.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:47] Where Josephine is right now with her business, what prompted the shift she is taking in her business, and how she’s following her curiosity
[11:41] How energy and underlying motivations can affect flow within your business and the importance of introspection and quiet moments to know what you truly desire and what motivates you
[15:46] What sparked Josephine’s need to reimagine her business, and how she’s approaching what pieces to keep and what to let go of (what is serving her, and what isn’t)
[28:54] The energy that can come from taking worthwhile, calculated risks, and how not playing it safe can help you find alignment in your business
[32:18] Not falling into the trap that work has to be hard or laborious or that you can’t do work that you love and that feels effortless
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Sales gets a bad rap sometimes and can feel icky to think about. I get it. We want to help our clients, but we don’t want to come across as a used car salesman. In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I talk about the ways you can reframe sales for yourself and your clients, especially when what you’re selling is inner work and therefore intangible.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:35] Some things to ponder as you think about selling your services, such as what sales means to you, and why you might feel a resistance to it
[05:01] Think about the opportunities you give people to connect with you and how to communicate what’s unique and different about working with you
[12:53] Why you should be very clear on the problem you’re trying to solve for your clients as it is often intangible (think mindfulness or growth mindset, for example)
[21:49] Why you should reframe your definition of sales in general
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Are you doing the inner work to show up as your best self?
When you start a business, you can encounter a lot of mindset blocks: fear of judgment, feelings of inadequacy, and of course money insecurity. But in order to grow your business, you have to do the inner work to overcome these barriers and be the CEO your business needs.
In this episode, I chat with Therapeutic Mindset Coach Zysha Smiley about doing mindset work as a growing entrepreneur. She shares the ways our bodies give us hints about the state of our inner selves, and she explains which mindset blocks keep us stuck. Plus, we explore how starting a business acts as a catalyst for personal growth.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Zysha started her business and created space for people undertaking career transitions
- Why personal growth is a vital part of the entrepreneurial journey
- What blocks you might be struggling with as you transition to entrepreneurship and grow your business
- How Zysha helps people through their mindset blocks and inner pains
- How to explore your life purpose and get clear on what you want out of life
- How your body gives you signs about the state of your mind, heart, and soul
- How to nourish your relationship with yourself
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Wondering how you can embark on your shadow work journey? In this episode of Uncommon Couch, I sat down with Vidya Ananthanarayanan to talk about the concept of shadow work and how we can embrace it in order to be our most joyful, whole selves. Vidya is a Transformation Doula, life coach guiding deep personal transformation, healing, & expansion through shadow work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:51] What Vidya does as a Transformation Doula and how she got started in the business of guidance
[07:28] What shadow work really is and the joy and playfulness that lives on the other side of it
[14:21] The power of stepping into your truth and what it really means to be compassionate
[18:47] What the shadow dance journey is
[25:36] The emotional maturity, resilience, and personal growth required to embark on this journey
[34:42] Ways to get started embracing self-awareness and shadow work in your daily life
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s solo episode, I’m talking about the four ways you can create a compelling service provider website. The main takeaway is to uncover how you’re unique and lean into that strength to stand out in the sea of other service providers. Cookie cutter copy and jargon only serves to turn people off and that’s not what I want to happen for you!
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:37] What a service provider is, and how the idea for this episode came about
[03:54] It’s OK to stand out on your website and not be a clone of what everyone else is doing
[07:38] My advice on letting go of the jargon and keeping the layperson in mind when you write
[13:38] Why less really is more when it comes to your website descriptions and fonts
[17:16] Why it’s so important to make it clear and easy how to get in touch with you
[20:00] Why simple website templates really shine
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking with Kate Overton about how using sacral authority can guide your decision making and change your business. Kate shares her nonlinear path to pursuing her business, what human design helped her uncover about herself, and what it feels like to accept the ease and flow in our business. It’s a great reminder that not everything has to be a hard won fight or something to overcome.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:36] How Kate landed where she is now, doing the work she does in the wellness space, via a circuitous path
[04:00] Kate gives the inside scoop on her business, Helia Health & Beauty
[05:57] Kate shares what human design helped her uncover about herself
[08:09] How Kate uses her sacral response for decision making and how it’s affected the new direction of her business
[14:36] How it feels to accept the ease and flow in our lives and businesses
[18:59] How Kate has found clarity around her brand
[23:36] How what we model in pursuing what’s inside of us can impact our children and future generations
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking with Becca Daly and Juliana James about what it means to be a reflector with lunar authority. They share how their unique authority has affected their decision-making. They also share how to start doing the deep work that uncovers your innermost conditioning so you can make clearer, more aligned decisions.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:07] What being a reflector means to Becca & Juliana and how they got started on their journey
[6:16] How Becca & Juliana realized their authority was unique and changed their decision-making
[10:10] What their process of discerning entails and how they rely on their intuition
[14:48] What happens when they overcommit and have to extract themselves from a situation that doesn’t feel right
[21:08] Their advice on how to do deep inner work in order to excavate what’s holding you back and how human design plays a role in this
[36:06] Why integrity matters most in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking with Viktoria Zaruches about what it’s like to be a generator with a sacral authority and a lot of openness on her chart. She’s sharing how she has learned to work with her sacral authority as well as advice for those learning how to do the same. It’s all about getting in tune with listening to your body and what it feels like when something is a “heck yes” or a “heck no.”
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:10] How Viktoria got comfortable working with her sacral authority and not letting her mind make decisions
[05:17] How Viktoria knows what a “yes” and a “no” feels like when she’s following her sacral authority
[11:06] How to respond to your sacral authority, and what it’s like for Viktoria to be a generator with a lot of openness in her chart
[14:03] What a “yes” sacral energy response feels like, and how different it feels when you push yourself to do something that is a “no”
[20:16] How to prioritize alignment and not fall into the trap of expectations
[23:41] Her advice for generators just getting started learning how to respond to their sacral authority
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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A business without a plan leaves you struggling to make progress towards your goals and the life that you want. Strategic planning and implementation is what will take your business to the next level.
And today’s guest, Staci Hauschild, helps feminist entrepreneurs to prioritize and implement strategic planning in their businesses. She’s sharing about why she got into strategic planning, how she supports her clients to achieve their vision, the importance of aligning your core values with your business, and how to stay the course with your strategic plan.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[03:15] How Staci transferred her innate abilities and past experience into strategic planning, and how she supports clients in mapping out and implementing their short- and long-term vision, values, and goals
[12:51] How this work is beneficial for businesses of all development stages, and how Staci helps different kinds of business owners
[17:19] How Staci helps her clients to stay on course with their plan, and the limiting beliefs that commonly pull people off course
[23:17] All the many steps that go into implementing strategy and narrowing in on what works for you and your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Today’s guest, Megan MacCutcheon, has a passion for helping moms and moms-to-be to find a sense of balance and self-care with both the birthing and postpartum experience. She’s sharing how her personal journey as a mother has influenced her business, why she advocates for finding what you love and going all in, the services she offers to her clients, and the additional ongoing resources she plans to offer to mothers to focus on prioritizing self-care and avoiding burnout.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:16] How Megan got started in perinatal work, and how her personal journey reflected the shift that she made in her practice to focus in on what she felt called to
[10:44] Megan’s advice for being curious and letting a niche find you, and understanding that when something isn’t working, you can change it
[14:21] The nature of Megan’s work, what she provides to her clients, and her passion for helping moms navigate post-partum life and self-care
[19:49] Megan’s plans for expanding her business to continue including resources to prepare for birth as well as navigating well beyond the first year post giving birth (once you’ve given birth, you’re always postpartum)
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking to Stephanie Rose, a splenic projector, about how to work with a splenic authority. She’s sharing the ways in which her splenic responses nudge her toward decisions, how she’s built a business that honors her splenic authority and open g center, and how she tunes into and develops trust in her unique authority.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:50] How Stephanie first discovered human design
[04:57] Stephanie’s experience of making decisions through her splenic authority and why it’s so important for her to follow her intuition in the moment
[09:27] The subtle way that Stephanie’s splenic authority speaks to her
[15:24] Stephanie’s experience of building a business with an open g center and how she was able to anchor her own identity
[19:10] How Stephanie tunes into and develops trust in her splenic authority
[25:10] The ways that people are drawn to Stephanie and open up to her because of her splenic authority
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking to Tammy Cho, a healer, coach, and face and body analysis expert. She’s sharing how she defines face and body analysis, how she ended up going into this type of work, and how connecting with her own body has changed the course of her life.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:42] Tammy’s background and the compelling story of how she began on her new healing path
[06:40] How we can energetically block ourselves from self-love and self-care and how to create space to take care of ourselves
[10:12] What face analysis is and how these features let us learn about ourselves
[16:20] How the way we hold and move our body represents our past and present selves and can show whether or not a person is living in alignment with their purpose
[21:04] How Tammy allows her body to communicate to herself and connect with deeper self-love
[23:04] A short body connection exercise that Tammy walks us all through to feel more embodiment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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On today’s episode, I’m talking to Agi Szabo, a human design guide and mentor who also happens to have a rare ego projected authority! She’s sharing how she learned to lean into her ego defined center, allowing for the rest that keeps her energy up instead of fighting it, and how she’s learned to follow her energy to say “yes” to the right opportunities.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:28] How Agi discovered human design and why it didn’t resonate with her at first
[03:24] How it feels for Agi to work in her ego projected authority
[06:37] What it feels like when Agi’s motor responds to a “yes” and how that gives her energy to work and feel excited about projects
[11:25] The relationship between the ego defined center and rest and why it’s so important to be tuned into your energy with this authority
[14:01] Why taking time for yourself and to be with yourself is crucial to staying in your energy as an ego projected center, and why you shouldn’t feel like that’s being selfish
[17:31] Agi’s advice for other ego projected centers for keeping up their energy, staying positive, and saying “yes” to the right opportunities
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m talking to Dr. Shyamala Kiru, a psychotherapist turned leadership mentor who focuses on the connection between human design, emotional intelligence, and alignment. She’s sharing how learning about and practicing human design has helped her to build a more aligned business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:52] How human design has helped Shyamala journey to where she is now in her business, how she first learned about human design, and her personal journey in understanding her chart
[10:59] How common the need is to decondition from what you’re “expected to do” to what truly aligns with your human design
[13:20] The internal shift that happened fro Shyamala to transition from traditional psychotherapy work to coaching with a human design emphasis, and how she came to the process of understanding what is and isn’t a fit for her human design type
[19:43] How she uses her human design to grow her business in an aligned way, and how she keeps up with her business while staying true to her design and honoring her authority
[31:54] The journey from showing up as who you think you need to be or who other expect you to be and trading that for showing up as your true self with the help of human design
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Alex Danieli, a self-projected projector who works with other projectors to help them live their purpose and earn money doing work they love. We’re talking about running your own business as a projector, how to check in with yourself when you’re out of alignment, the importance of having a strong relationship with your G center, and so much more. I hope that this episode inspires you to get more in touch with your authority and find more alignment in your life.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:18] How Alex discovered human design, her questions early on about how to be a projector, and her perspective on running a business as a projector
[08:42] How Alex checks in with herself when she’s out of alignment with her human design authority, and how she works with her self-projected authority
[17:32] How visualizing, journaling and soundboarding can be helpful for projectors, and how to have a stronger relationship with your G center and how that can help you in your business as a projector
[24:34] The importance of always checking back in with your authority if you have any undefined centers that can be influenced by others, and how to navigate an experience like that
[27:52] How this authority needs varying amounts of time to make a decisions depending on the situation, and the importance of alone time and connecting with your energy solo
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Messaging can be one of the hardest things to nail down in business. You want to be authentic without being pushy, you want to make sure you attract the right people, and you want to push past the fear of putting yourself out there.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Jillian Bright, a copywriter, brand voice consultant, and messaging strategist. She’s here to share how she helps women business owners find their authentic voice, the importance of feeling comfortable in your messaging, how to get clear on your ideal client, and why you want to let your energy really shine through in your branding so people get to see the real you.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:34] How Jillian found herself in the entrepreneurial space, how her work has evolved to helping women business owners to find their voice, and how she helps them tap into their self-expression and get past the fear
[07:01] The benefits of shifting from a polarizing messaging approach to one with more nuance, and how to find a tone that feels comfortable for you
[10:28] How Jillian helps people shape their message in an impactful and truthful way, being thoughtful about the types of clients you’re drawing in, and how to get clarity on who your ideal client is
[16:57] How to make your vibe and energy shine through when sharing your perspectives and beliefs and why it’s about the nuances of sharing who you are over time in a consistent way
[22:01] The importance of remembering that your marketing and messaging is a conversation
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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If you’re a mental projector, like me, you’re already a pretty rare human design type. All mental projectors have “environmental” authority.
So in today’s episode, I’m chatting with two fellow mental projectors. We’re chatting about our personal experiences as mental projectors, how we’ve each learned to get out of our heads and into our bodies, and the challenges and nuances that we each experience with our decision-making authority.
If you’re a mental projector, I hope this episode resonates with you and encourages you to explore your authority further.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[03:24] What it was like for each of us when we found out we were mental projectors, and what it’s like being a mental projector and how it’s different from other projector types
[14:57] The differences and similarities in how we each individually approach our environmental authority, and the nuances in decision-making that exist for each mental projector
[27:01] The challenges that can come with this authority, including finding people you trust to soundboard with, and the importance of continuing to use your authority, even when things don’t always go according to “plan”
[38:32] Where our strongest areas of conditioning show up for each of us
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The reality of being a parent and running a business probably doesn’t match the idealized vision we have before becoming parents. It’s hard work, and there’s a shift that happens in how you view and spend your time. Time becomes much more precious.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Derilyn Freeman, a financial planner and new mom, about how she got into financial planning, what it’s like running a business with a new baby, and the importance of setting boundaries around your time. She’s also sharing why it’s important to have a financial planner when you run a business and making sure that you connect with that person when sharing something as personal as your finances.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:27] How a surprising medical diagnosis in her family led Deri to her work in financial planning, and why she’s in it for the long haul
[06:19] What it was like to have a newborn while being a business owner
[10:57] How the structure in her business changed now that she is a parent, the importance of setting really clear boundaries about how you spend your time, and things she has let go of
[16:14] How Deri was surprised to find herself a more patient person in both her personal and professional life after having a baby
[18:27] Why it’s important to have a financial planner as a business owner and entrepreneur, Deri’s advice for someone who is hesitant to work with a financial planner, and how to work with Deri
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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A defined emotional center in your human design chart comes with an emotional wave. This emotional wave comes with ups and downs and it’s important to navigate your emotional experience when making decisions. If your emotional center is defined, it’s automatically your decision making authority.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Katie Irvine of Sort of Spiritual, who has an emotional authority. She’s sharing what it’s like to have emotional authority, how she has learned to make decisions with her authority, and her advice for how to experiment with this authority, especially if you’re struggling to make decisions from a neutral place.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:21] Why you need time for clarity (and not to let your emotions get in the way) when you have emotional authority, and what that clarity feels like
[06:46] The easiest way to start experimenting if you have this authority, and how Katie’s decision-making has shifted since following her authority
[13:32] The strong emotions that come with a defined emotional center, the importance of understanding your emotional waves, and how to take care of and process your emotions
[24:40] Katie’s advice for someone struggling to become neutral with their emotions (let the emotions settle, and sleep on it), and understanding that you need time to make aligned decisions
[30:28] How emotional authority can show up for different energy types
[37:10] How acknowledging people’s emotions can help those with emotional authority (or anyone, really) feel validated and find clarity more easily
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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When it comes to branding, people often think their brand should appeal to their ideal clients. And while that is true, the way in which we approach branding should actually be about our own unique style and personality—that is, after all, what we want potential clients to connect with.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Gema Lynn Almilli, the Rebrand Stylist, who helps entrepreneurs bring energy back into their businesses with soul-aligned branding. She’s sharing how she found her niche as a rebrand designer, the importance of listening to whispers when it comes to aligned work, how visual branding makes you stand out, and the signs that you need a rebrand.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:18] Gema’s journey from leaving corporate to launching a Facebook ads business to realizing that there was a need that aligned with her interests and starting a business as a rebranding designer
[11:41] How trauma from childhood affected her confidence, why she listened to the nudges that told her to take a risk and step outside her comfort zone, and how the process of live design energizes her
[15:56] Why visual branding is important for businesses, why designing for your personality (as opposed to your ideal client) brings a more unique style to your brand, and how comparison to others is less and less because you are stepping into owning your uniqueness
[23:41] How rebranding encompasses a lot of different aspects, how to know that it’s time for a rebrand of your own, and how your brand is an evolution of who you are and how you change over time
[29:30] How to work with Gema and details on her offerings
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Listen to your gut. Sleep on it. Trust your intuition. Talk to a friend. We’ve all heard these and more ways to go about making decisions, both big and small. But what if each of us has a specific approach that we are meant to take when it comes to decision making?
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a high-level overview of the seven authorities in human design, which inform how we make decisions. Everyone has a different authority, which means that listening to your gut works great for one person (or authority), and sleeping on it works great for another.
Learning about your authority and making use of it in your own life is important to being fully aligned in your decisions.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:50] Understanding the human design authorities, and how they drive how we are meant to make decisions (it’s different for everyone)
[04:36] A high level look at the seven human design authorities and how they manifest as different decision-making processes
[20:36] An invitation to come back and listen to the podcast when I interview different people with each of these authorities, and the importance of cultivating a relationship with your own decision-making authority
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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A business goes through many iterations over the course of its life. As you grow, your business grows. As you change, your business changes. We often think that we have to do things a “certain” way to reach a specific kind of “success.” The truth is that your business should evolve, and success should be how you define it—in alignment with who you are and what you want.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with intuitive healer and Akashic Records reader and teacher, Josephine Hardman. She’s sharing how she is taking an important shift in her business that arose out of physical health issues that she had ignored for far too long. She’s taking the time to reevaluate what is most important to her, how she can prosper in her business with ease (not everything has to be difficult), and the energy that comes with taking risks and making changes that feel aligned.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:47] Where Josephine is right now with her business, what prompted the shift she is taking in her business, and how she’s following her curiosity
[11:41] How energy and underlying motivations can affect flow within your business and the importance of introspection and quiet moments to know what you truly desire and what motivates you
[15:46] What sparked Josephine’s need to reimagine her business, and how she’s approaching what pieces to keep and what to let go of (what is serving her, and what isn’t)
[28:54] The energy that can come from taking worthwhile, calculated risks, and how not playing it safe can help you find alignment in your business
[32:18] Not falling into the trap that work has to be hard or laborious or that you can’t do work that you love and that feels effortless
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Welcome back for season 5!
It’s a new year … and you want to invest in your business, but you may not know where to start. There’s a lot of pressure at the beginning of the year when you’re getting bombarded with emails and ads for a myriad of offers. It’s great that you want to invest in your business, and it’s also helpful to understand where you are in your business and what would be helpful for your growth.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about the three different types of business support—programs, coaching and courses—including what to look for and how to know when each option is right for you and your business. I’m also sharing about my experience with business support, and what I’ve found helpful and what hasn’t worked for me.
At the end of the day, it’s best to follow your inner knowing and use a discerning eye when deciding what kind of support you need.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[03:09] A reminder that not every investment in your business is going to pan out—you are taking risks, after all, and over time, you’ll get better at identifying what you need
[05:19] What to expect from a program, why it’s a great option if there’s a specific area you want to focus on in your business, and how to have a discerning eye when making your choice
[14:01] Information about my program, Brand Therapy, that addresses branding for service-based businesses
[16:06] What 1:1 coaching looks like, how styles can be different, and who is best suited for 1:1 coaching
[20:02] What online or self-study courses address, what makes them successful/helpful, and the importance of finding a course that is very specific to your needs
Register for my upcoming FREE Masterclass: Four Unexpected Branding Essentials for Service Based Businesses
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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As a service-based business owner, how often do you take time to dive into shadow work for yourself and your business? This type of work involves uncovering and examining parts of ourselves that we often try to ignore, like feelings of jealousy or insecurity.
It can be difficult, intimidating, and maybe even a little painful, but doing the shadow work is crucial to understanding and knowing yourself so that you can build a brand that feels authentic to you and help others in a way that will truly resonate.
In today’s episode, I’m explaining why shadow work is so important for our businesses, some prompts and questions to get you started on your shadow work journey, and sharing how my own shadow work journey has led me to make some big changes in my podcast and business in this final episode of 2022!
Thank you so much for joining me for season 4 of the podcast this year. Join me again in January as we kick off season 5!
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:09] Why shadow work is crucial for self-discovery and how that translates into building a deeper brand that resonates with your clients
[04:59] The purpose of shadow work and why it may feel uncomfortable
[06:55] Questions and prompts that can get you started on your shadow work journey
[15:50] The new direction I’m developing for the Uncommon Couch podcast (I’m not going anywhere, but the format will be a little different!)
[20:09] How doing my own shadow work has lead me to fill a gap I see in the coaching space with some new programs while simplifying my life to spend more time with my own family
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The social media ads space is constantly evolving, and understanding how the algorithms arrange content into your feed can feel daunting. How do you get your content in front of your ideal clients? How do you know who your audience is?
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Daria Kotenko, a Meta (FB & IG) ads coach supporting women in amplifying the impact of their businesses. She’s sharing how to know when you’re ready for ad campaigns, when it’s the right time to hire an ads manager, and why you should always diversify how you market yourself and your business.
It is possible to take control and launch ad campaigns for your business, and Daria has great advice for breaking out of that daunting feeling and into confidently running your own ads.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:39] How Daria got into ads management and coaching and why she’s passionate about this as her work helping others, especially women
[08:52] Daria’s take on when people are ready for ads and the types of ad campaigns that you can run on your own
[14:25] How to find the right audience for you and current helpful trends in the social media ads space
[24:25] The importance of diversifying your marketing, and how paid and organic marketing can come together to support business growth
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The defined (colored in) centers on your human design chart are your natural strengths—consistent, instinctual characteristics that come naturally to you. It’s easy to be hard on ourselves, wondering why we don’t have strengths that others have, while ignoring those that we do have.
In today’s episode, I’m talking through each of the nine defined centers and how to use these strengths to your advantage.
Take a moment, pull up your human design chart, and look up your body graph to see which centers you have that are defined. You’ll learn how to tap into your natural strengths and apply them to your business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:07] How defined centers are things that come naturally to you and how you communicate them to others
[05:48] A high-level overview of how each of the centers work when defined
[25:49] How to see and use your defined centers as strengths in your personal life and in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Social media is a beneficial way to find your audience and connect with them. But, there are so many moving pieces to building a social media strategy for your business, it can feel overwhelming to know where to start. Which platform do I choose? How often do I post? What do I even say? If you’ve had any of these thoughts, you’re not alone, and today’s guest is here to help.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Shannon Giordano, who helps entrepreneurs build a social media strategy that works for them and their business. She’s sharing how social media isn’t as scary as it seems and the importance of patience, consistency, and authenticity in your approach. It doesn’t have to be daunting. You just have to show up in a way that feels good for you and the right people will follow.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:44] What it was like leaving her corporate job to start her own business helping entrepreneurs build a social media strategy, and the importance of routine for productivity and creativity
[08:37] Tips for easing into social media, seeing the positive (and ignoring any judgment), and choosing the right platform for you
[15:34] The importance of staying patient and consistent with whichever platform you choose, focusing on quality over quantity when it comes to your followers, and keeping a confident mindset
[22:47] How the way people show up on social media has shifted in recent years and how authenticity and empathy go a long way with followers
[29:12] How sharing something lighthearted and casual is a nice snippet of insight into your personality
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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I had the privilege of chatting with Denise Correll on the Enlightened Empaths podcast. In this episode, we chat about how I stepped out of a very traditional role to create a new path of owning my own business and building a life centered around freedom, passion, and alignment. I also share how I help my clients do this very same thing on their own entrepreneurial journeys.
Be sure to check out my new program, Unique Advantage School, which helps you find your authenticity so you can make that front-and-center in your business, so that you can bring in more money and work with clients that are aligned with your uniqueness.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[02:33] How I stepped out of the parameters of my training to build my own business that allows for more freedom and doing work that I truly love
[07:31] What it was like stepping out of a traditional role and into the coaching realm and the importance of identifying what is the right space for you
[14:51] How I incorporate human design into my offerings and how this work helps my client’s identify their uniqueness
[25:43] How my new program, Unique Advantage School, helps you identify what is your aligned expertise and how to apply it your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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Infertility is an emotional and difficult experience for women. Trying to conceive comes with a myriad of things to understand about your body and your cycle.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Ashley Holmes, a holistic fertility coach, who turned her passion for helping women tune into their bodies and their cycles into a business. She’s sharing how she became a coach, the importance of balancing mind, body, and spirit, and what it’s like running a business with a family of her own.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:42] How Ashley became a holistic fertility coach and what it’s like to work with her
[04:31] How she integrates ayurveda into her approach
[08:09] How she brings mind, body, and spirit into her work and why we need the balance of all three
[11:02] Why she focuses on the nervous system to help her clients deal with stress
[14:21] How she turned her passion into a business and how she integrates it with her personal life
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The undefined (or open) centers on your human design chart refer to how you absorb and amplify energy around you. And you can absolutely use the wisdom of these centers to your advantage in your business.
In today’s episode, I’m talking through each of the nine centers and the wisdom you can tap into if the centers are open/undefined for you. I’m also talking about the shadow side and how to move away from that and into your wisdom.
Take a moment, pull up your human design chart, and look up your body graph to see which centers you have that are open. You’ll learn some helpful tips for experimenting with ways that you can create more aligned messaging in your business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
What the open/undefined centers on your human design chart mean
What it means to be in a shadow state
How to use your open centers to share your stories and experiences in your branding and messaging
High level explanation of each center (both the wisdom and the shadow)
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Check out my new offering, Your Uncommon Brand VIP Day: https://www.dralyssaadams.com/vip-branding-experience
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Today’s guest transitioned from corporate executive assistant to virtual assistant to owning her own virtual assistant agency in the span of two years. But it wasn’t easy. And it didn’t happen overnight.
Have you ever seen those social media ads for entrepreneurs in the online space who talk about making $10,000/month working only 10 hours a week … and how you can do it, too? It isn’t entirely untrue, but the reality is that it takes work to build your own business and get it to the level of success where you only have to work a few hours a week.
In this episode, Sadie Prestridge shares her journey to a six-figure VA business—from putting in the work (even when it’s not fun) to embracing support and growing a team, and the importance of accountability. She also talks about the responsibilities of a VA, how to know when you’re ready to hire one, and how a VA can support solo entrepreneurs.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:42] How Sadie landed in the world of virtual assistants and quickly grew to offering higher level executive support
[04:56] What it was like building an agency so quickly after starting her solo entrepreneur business
[07:06] What a VA can offer your business and take off your plate, and how to know if it’s the right time to hire a VA
[18:16] What is was like for Sadie as a new mom and a business owner, and how gaining success in your business doesn’t happen overnight
[26:20] How to avoid burning the candle at both ends and keep your personal boundaries, and why it’s important to have support in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Check out my new offering, Your Uncommon Brand VIP Day: https://www.dralyssaadams.com/vip-branding-experience
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Branding is a powerful asset for your business. Looking at your business objectively can help you see what’s working and what isn’t when it comes to your marketing and your offerings. Being intentional about your branding allows you to build the business that you desire.
In today’s episode, I’m talking about how getting clear and creative with your marketing strategies can increase your potential client base. I’m also sharing advice on how to identify if your current branding is working and questions to ask yourself for fine-tuning it.
It’s not easy to analyze the inner workings of your business. It takes time, but it’s worth it. Your brand is a reflection of you and it drives the growth and sustainability of your practice.
What you’ll find in this episode:
How my work at an integrative clinic in a hospital setting gave me some unexpected branding experience [01:23]
How creative marketing strategies can bring more clients [08:26]
Identifying the current state of your branding and marketing to see where it can be improved [13:20]
Information about my new offering to help refine your brand [14:36]
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Check out my new offering, Your Uncommon Brand VIP Day: https://www.dralyssaadams.com/vip-branding-experience
If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you ever felt stuck in a business that might be financially successful but is still mentally and emotionally exhausting? This can happen when you build a business that’s not aligned with your energy and inner magic.
Holly Maree understands this all too well. She worked successfully in multiple industries, from nursing to cafe ownership, with each industry becoming more painful than the last, before she finally figured out how she operated differently as a human design Manifestor. This realization allowed her to redesign her life and business in a way that was aligned with how her energy works.
In this episode, she tells the story of how she eventually found her calling by following her intuition as a Manifestor, how Manifestors need different advice and encouragement than other types (and how that’s often lacking in the Human Design community) and why she focuses specifically on teaching Manifestors to build trust in themselves and explore their own magical gifts.
What you’ll find in this episode:
[01:59] Holly’s story of discovering her own Manifestor passions and why she’s so enthusiastic about helping other Manifestors do the same
[15:33] Why owning a business as a Manifestor looks so different than it does for other Human Design types and why it’s okay to run a business your own way
[24:26] How coming from a physiological background allows Holly to connect other Manifestors with their own bodies
[28:58] Why your business is a mirror and how treating it as an entity unique to you allows you to find your most aligned space
[34:26] How Manifestors often thrive by using different business strategies than other Human Design types and how they need to protect their energy in business
[38:04] How Holly’s business continues to evolve as she leans into her Manifestor strengths
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Take the free quiz: Which core offer is right for your business?
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
One of the most maddening, frustrating, and rewarding parts of building a business is the desire to create the perfect offer. There are about a million ways to package your genius. Whether it’s a VIP day, a membership, a group program, or a one-on-one offer, it can be hard to decide which option will serve your clients best.
In this episode of The Uncommon Couch, I’m sharing the six things to consider when creating and selling your genius. We have to let go of the idea that there is a perfect way to do this because that will really drive you crazy trying to figure it out. It’s almost impossible to create the perfect offer and have it sell on the first try. Instead, we need to think about this experience as iterative and experimental.
I know how frustrating it is to put your time and energy into creating an offer that doesn't sell. Everyone has been there. The only difference between those that are successful and those that aren’t is if you kept going or not. If you’re committed to the idea of creating a unique offer, you have to keep trying.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The basics of what an offer is
- Packaging your offers in a way that feels good for you
- Why you need to go beyond the modality and find your magic
- Focusing on the problem you solve and the results you achieve
- The importance of believing in your offer
- Creating freebies to get people on your email list
- Getting in the flow of your genius
- What happens when your offer doesn’t sell
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Take the free quiz: Which core offer is right for your business?
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Going out on your own with a business comes with a lot of trial and error. It can be easy to second guess your decision or know when to even take a leap. And if you don’t have role models to help you see that it’s possible, that makes it all the more difficult.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Caryn Seebach, a health psychologist with a specialization in holistic management of chronic disease. She transitioned from working in male-dominated clinics to carving her own path in the online health space. She shares about the burnout that led to creating her own path, why it’s hard to pivot away from a career you’ve invested a lot of time into, and the importance of listening to her gut and opening herself up to a new path.
Simply making the decision to make a change can cause a shift. Doors open. The universe responds. There is beauty in finding your own path. You can break the mold of what your career space looks like, little by little. You can become a role model for honoring yourself in your work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Caryn’s journey from traditional work to creating her own path
- The burnout that led Caryn to realize it was time for a change
- How Caryn turned her expertise into her own business
- Why it can be hard to take a leap away from a career that isn’t right for you
- The ripple effect of doing work that is aligned for you
- Setting boundaries and thinking outside the box when it comes to finding work you enjoy
- The importance of understanding that there isn’t one way to start a new career path
- Choosing self-compassion and embracing discomfort throughout the process
- How freeing it is to use her expertise in a way that aligns with what she wants out of life
- How Caryn has been able to find balance and flexibility on her career path
- How your journey does not have to look like those before you
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Today on Uncommon Couch, I want to dig into a topic that I’ve seen pop up again and again from many of the clients I’ve coached. That involves creating an offer that’s sellable and interesting to their ideal clients vs. something that sounds interesting to the business owner.
Too often I’ve seen clients create offers that they think sounds intriguing, but their potential clients don’t see the obvious value in what they offer. They just don’t see the potential results or the topic isn’t salient to them.
The last thing that I want is for you to create hours creating an offer that doesn’t sell. Trust me, I know because I’ve been there and it is maddening. In order to invest in a solution, people have to have enough angst, or struggle associated with the problem. If their problem isn’t a big enough deal, they’re just not going to invest in it. Your perfect offer should be valuable, results-oriented, and sellable to your clients.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why some offers don’t sell
- Why angst is important when selling offers
- Tips for coming up with an offer that people want
- Making sure your personality is included in your offer
- The “know, like, and trust” factor
- The trial and error process involved with selling
- How to test your topic
- Tips for dealing with perfection
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
If you’re ready to create your unique core offer, join my Aligned Offers program: https://self-healthcoaching.thrivecart.com/aligned-offers-workshop-series/
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As business owners, there are so many things to keep track of. If you aren’t on top of it, it’s easy for things to fall between the cracks. That’s why project management tools are a must if you want to stay on top of everything. They can help give you the “second brain” your business needs.
Today on Uncommon Couch, I sat down with Meagan Beltekoglu, a ClickUp consultant, to talk about how to organize your business for less stress using tools like ClickUp. She shares tips for using ClickUp for everything from business tasks to working with virtual assistants.
Don’t feel bad if your business isn’t as organized as you’d like. You would be surprised at how many 7 and 8-figure businesses don’t have their stuff together either. What’s important is that you take that first step. Putting systems into place to help you remember everything with a project management tool frees up so much mental real estate so that you can be more present for your family and the other things that matter.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The first step in organizing the back end of your business
- The importance of having a business hub
- What ClickUp is
- How Meagan helps her clients with ClickUp
- How ClickUp helps Meagan in her everyday life
- The “second brain” concept
- How Meagan organizes her tasks in ClickUp
- Tips for working with virtual assistants
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Starting a podcast is an undertaking. It’s easy to get in your head, but if you’re authentic in your delivery and aligned with how the podcast supports your business, it can really be a fantastic way to share your expertise and build connections.
Today, I am celebrating my 100th podcast episode. I asked my friend Dr. Amanda Crowell, cognitive psychologist and business coach, to interview me about my experience thus far and what I hope for the future. I’m sharing how a podcast can help expand your business and your network, how my episodes have evolved, and advice that will help you if you’re just starting out with a podcast of your own.
Just know that there are people who want to hear what you have to say. Your podcast will land for the people who are supposed to hear it. Don’t let fears and worries stop you from starting. I didn’t know what to expect when I first set out on this journey, but I can tell you this: it is a rewarding experience.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why I started my podcast
- How podcasting is different from other forms of communication
- How podcasting is a wonderful way to connect with like-minded people
- The importance of being thoughtful about what you share in your podcast
- What I have found surprising about starting a podcast
- How experiences and situations in your business (e.g. listener emails, client sessions) can serve as topic ideas
- How I plan for my episodes while still keeping them conversational
- My advice for someone starting out with a new podcast
- How a podcast can help expand your network
- What I’m most excited about moving forward
- How being a guest on a podcast is a good way to test the waters
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Free Masterclass at noon on Wed 8/24: Building Your Unique Brand: What It Really Takes to Get Consistent Clients. Register here
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
We’ve all been there. Working for a micromanaging boss. Second guessing your competence. No work boundaries. Thinking that you are the problem. Navigating a toxic work environment can leave you feeling helpless and wondering how to get out.
In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Alisha Wolf, a psychotherapist and leadership coach, about how to recognize a toxic workplace, how to know when you’re ready to leave a job, and how to ditch old toxicity habits as an entrepreneur. She’s also sharing her experience as a leadership coach and how she incorporates Buddhist psychology into her work.
We’ll talk about creating an abundance mindset, rediscovering your confidence, and finding the joy and meaning in the work you take on.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Alisha’s training in social work and Buddhist psychology
- What prompted Alisha to add leadership coaching to her repertoire
- Common traits of a toxic work environment
- Why you shouldn’t force yourself to stay in an environment that isn’t working for you
- How to untangle and heal from toxicity and not bring it into your entrepreneurial journey
- The evolution of what it means to “work hard” and how to shift away from the grind
- The importance of remembering and finding the confidence that exists within you
- How to recognize signs you’re giving yourself that it’s time to leave a toxic workplace
- Understanding that scarcity and hustle is not the formula for success
- Why it’s important to cultivate and believe in abundance in your entrepreneurship journey
- Alisha’s experience transitioning into entrepreneurship and leading her life with courage and joy
- Why it’s important to only take on work that feels right and learning how to say no
- Alisha’s experience integrating Buddhist psychology into her therapy and coaching businesses
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Free Masterclass at noon on Wed 8/24: Building Your Unique Brand: What It Really Takes to Get Consistent Clients. Register here: Masterclass Unique Brand - Aug 2022
Book a Human Design reading with Alyssa!
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
There’s no one right way to run your business. But when you’re looking to scale to $5k, $10k, or even $20k months, it can be helpful to have a little guidance. Understanding your Unique Success Factor can help you hone in on what differentiates you from others and develop a plan for reaching your business goals.
In this episode, I explain my concept of Unique Success Factors, five archetypes that can inform how you connect with clients and scale your business. I share what each of the archetypes mean and how to find yours. Plus, I talk about my upcoming free masterclass on landing consistent clients.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How I developed my framework of “unique success factors” and how I use them with my clients
- How to find your own unique success factor
- The qualities of the five unique success factor archetypes
- How to leverage your unique success factor to reach $10k months
- How to attend my upcoming free masterclass
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Free Masterclass at noon on Wed 8/24: Building Your Unique Brand: What It Really Takes to Get Consistent Clients. Register here: Masterclass Unique Brand - Aug 2022
Discover your Unique Success Factor: https://bit.ly/unique-quiz
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you get nervous jumping on Instagram stories? Feel weird about selling in the DMs? You’re not alone! Plenty of business owners have made the shift to more aligned marketing strategies, and you can, too.
In today’s episode, I chat with Stacey Hagen, a marketing and visibility coach for purpose-driven healers and holistic entrepreneurs. She shares her advice for finding and implementing marketing strategies that align with your values and nurture your energy.
A sustainable business is one that aligns with your goals and values. So don’t be afraid to do what feels right to you.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Stacey’s journey to developing a more aligned style of marketing and helping her clients do the same
- Why traditional corporate marketing doesn’t often work for healers and holistic entrepreneurs
- The difference between marketing and visibility, and how to work on each of them
- How to work through the vulnerable, difficult parts of business visibility
- How Stacey created a business structure that works with her energy, not against it
- How to make the shift from traditional marketing strategies to what feels right for your business
- Marketing and visibility for introverts and highly sensitive people
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Being an entrepreneur is a long game. Over my past 5 years in business, there are quite a few mistakes, wins and adventures I’ve encountered along the way. Each of them has forged the path I’m on and shaped my journey.
In this episode, I’m sharing the top 10 lessons I’ve learned in my years as a business owner. Listen in to get a better insight into what challenges I’ve faced and the exciting milestones that have made it all worth it. I share some ideas on how you can start to think about your business if you're in need of some inspiration for the ride!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What led me to reflect on my past 5 years in business
- The 10 unexpected lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur over the past 5 years
- My advice for fellow business owners on their entrepreneurship journey
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
How well do you connect with spirit? Is this something you’d like to improve upon?
In our line of work as changemakers in the healing realm, it can be challenging to ensure that what you’re doing is aligning your logical brain with your soul. When you’re aligned from the soul, that’s where the magic happens.
In this episode, I had on psychotherapist and medium Colleen Smith. Colleen shares how she arrived in the field of psychotherapy. You’ll hear about her story of a tragic loss that led her back to her long-ignored gift of mediumship and the power of surrender.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Colleen got into the work she does now as a psychotherapist and medium
- The traumatic experience that led her back to mediumship
- Colleen’s journey of bringing mediumship into her work
- Why surrendering is important for the human experience
- How to connect more with your spirit
- What happens when your brain and soul align
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As a business owner, it can feel like there are a thousand decisions to be made every single day. If you don’t have a framework with which to make those decisions, it’s easy to end up overwhelmed and unaligned. Luckily, Human Design offers the tools you need to understand how to make the most aligned decisions for your business.
In this episode, I break down the different types of authority in Human Design. I explain how to find yours, what they mean, and how to use your authority to make aligned business decisions. I also share how using Human Design has led me to a more sustainable, more fulfilling business model.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why it’s important to have a decision making framework in your business
- What “authority” means in Human Design and how to find it in your chart
- The types of authority in Human Design and what each of them mean
- How to use your unique type of authority in your business
- How making aligned decisions can lead to growth and fulfillment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you spending too much time doing non-revenue generating activities within your business? Dreading your bookkeeping, email management or even social media management?
When it comes to your business, you can’t do it all. For some time, you may be able to be a one-person show but eventually, you’ll want to hire some support. That’s where today’s guest, Riah Gonzalez comes in. Riah is a virtual assistant matchmaker and soon-to-be author.
In this episode, Riah and I talk about how she accidentally fell into entrepreneurship and how she’s used her business growth journey as a means to heal. We talk about what VAs can do to support business owners and how to address your hesitancy of taking tasks off your plate.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Riah ended up being a virtual assistant matchmaker
- Her early days as an accidental entrepreneur
- How healing has been a part of her business growth journey
- What a VA can take off your plate
- How to address your hesitations about getting a VA
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Before a client invests in you, they have to trust you–your expertise, your experience, and your ethics. If you want to develop that trust, you need to establish your credibility in your field. And while I know it’s intimidating to speak your mind and step into your role as an expert, it’s truly the best way to transform audience members into eager clients.
In this episode, I explain how to establish credibility as a business owner and an expert in your field. I share the value of embracing your unique opinions and speaking up about them, and I explain how doing so can attract the right kinds of clients to your business. Plus, I share a few practical tips for helping you find your passions and share your knowledge with your audience.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How your credibility affects your selling potential and ability to connect with your audience
- How to build your credibility and demonstrate it to your audience
- How to use your credibility to attract the clients you most want to work with
- Why you should speak up about your opinions and stance on topics in your industry
- How to hone in on the topics you’re most passionate about
- How to use client case studies and testimonials to establish credibility
- Why you should embrace your uniqueness and let it guide your business growth
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you doing the inner work to show up as your best self?
When you start a business, you can encounter a lot of mindset blocks: fear of judgment, feelings of inadequacy, and of course money insecurity. But in order to grow your business, you have to do the inner work to overcome these barriers and be the CEO your business needs.
In this episode, I chat with Therapeutic Mindset Coach Zysha Smiley about doing mindset work as a growing entrepreneur. She shares the ways our bodies give us hints about the state of our inner selves, and she explains which mindset blocks keep us stuck. Plus, we explore how starting a business acts as a catalyst for personal growth.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Zysha started her business and created space for people undertaking career transitions
- Why personal growth is a vital part of the entrepreneurial journey
- What blocks you might be struggling with as you transition to entrepreneurship and grow your business
- How Zysha helps people through their mindset blocks and inner pains
- How to explore your life purpose and get clear on what you want out of life
- How your body gives you signs about the state of your mind, heart, and soul
- How to nourish your relationship with yourself
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you feel like you don’t stand out when compared to your competitors? Finding your uniqueness and what makes you different is one of my favorite topics because so much of my work is geared toward helping people unpack what makes them unique so they can naturally stand out, get more clients, step into their thought leadership role and increase their income - all while embracing what they’re here to do.
In this episode, I’m sharing why being uniquely you is an asset. You’ll get a deeper look into how you can uncover the intricate layers of your uniqueness and how you can use the Human Design chart to stand out amongst the sea of competitors.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why it pays off to embrace your unique lane and brand
- The problem with helping everyone
- How to excavate the layers of your uniqueness
- How to use the Human Design chart to find out how you stand out
- Why you need to dig in to the definition in your chart
- Why you should embrace the insights of others on unique gifts
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams
When was the last time you practiced doing less?
As entrepreneurs, we often feel pressure–either external or internal–to keep a tight grip on our work. And on top of being high-powered business owners, we try to be full-time wives, mothers, and friends. If you’ve ever felt this pressure, you know how draining it can be. You also know it’s impossible to give your all to everything. So is it possible to lead a balanced life and grow your business at the same time?
In this episode, I’m chatting with six-figure success coach Wesley Reece about her work helping high-powered Christian businesswomen create balance while scaling their businesses. She’s explaining how releasing control can actually help you grow, and we’re both opening up about times we’ve experienced resistance in our businesses.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Wesley landed in this line of work, and what her journey looks like now
- How she shifted her business so she could be more present for her family
- How to recognize when you need to make a change in your business
- Surrendering to your path and how things are meant to be
- How Wesley helps her clients release control and upgrade their businesses
- Times when we’ve experienced resistance in our own businesses and how we overcame it
- How to schedule your daily schedule to reflect a more balanced life
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
If I had to guess, I’d say you started your business because you wanted more freedom–to spend time with your family, structure your days how you see fit, and make as much money as you desire. But once you have a clear vision of what freedom looks like to you, how do you go about creating it in your life and business? In this episode, I’m explaining how you can achieve freedom in your life and business, whatever that looks like for you. I’m explaining how I defined my own version of freedom and created a business that afforded that for me. I’m also sharing five ways you can start creating freedom in your own business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How to define your version of freedom in your life and business
- How to determine what’s keeping you from your freedom
- Why it’s important to unhook from the opinions of others and release your fear of critique
- How to practice responding instead of reacting
- What “flavors” of freedom you can create in your life, and how to determine which is most important to you
- How to identify and embrace your “unique advantage”
- How to let go of the things–both internal and external–that are limiting your freedom
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you feel aligned with your purpose?
Some business owners spend years searching for meaning in their businesses. They buy all the courses, hire all the coaches, and try all the “hacks”. But the key to finding purpose, alignment, and fulfillment in your business isn’t looking externally, but internally.
In this episode, I’m chatting with faith-based mindset coach and “personal trainer for your mind,” Mimika Cooney. She’s explaining why it’s so important to shift your focus internally and do the mindset work. She’s sharing how we can scale our business and find more fulfillment by slowing down and doing what feels right, not just chasing the trends.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How her own burnout experience led Mimika to start coaching
- Why alignment and purpose matter most in your business
- How Mimika’s faith has guided her in her entrepreneurial journey
- How to know if it’s time to seek support in shifting your mindset
- How to get “unstuck” when you’re feeling stagnant in your business
- Finding a balance between work, purpose, and faith
- Why Mimika believes in slowing down in order to speed up
- How running a business is a neverending exercise of self-discovery
- How to shift your focus from the external to the internal and start doing the mindset work
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
In season four, I’m delving into all things human design. Your human design is unique to you—based on the date and time of your birth and where you were born—and helps you to be more connected to your desires, motivations, and behaviors. In today’s episode, I’m explaining the body graph chart at a high level. The most important thing is to not get overwhelmed by all the information that is presented in your graph. I’ll walk you through each aspect and help you know where to start and how to navigate your graph.
It’s a complex system, so go ahead and get your free body graph here and follow along while you listen. It will make understanding the different aspects much easier.
As you learn the ins and outs of human design, you will understand what makes you unique, find the purpose you’re here to share, and then weave this knowledge into your business so that you can stand out within your specific industry.
What you’ll find in this episode:
How to read your body graph
Understanding your defined gates
How channels define your consistent strengths
Understanding the nine centers
Defined vs. open centers
How the planets on your graph represent different themes for your life
How the planets on your graph are related to your birth date and time
Identifying your profile
How the profiles relate to your conscious and unconscious behaviors
The five human design types
How to get started living out your chart
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
It’s quite common to be an expert in a particular area and still feel like you’re not actually an expert or a thought leader. Whether it’s fear or a skills gap or doubt or imposter syndrome keeping you from putting yourself out there and growing your business, you have to identify the root cause and face it head-on. In the final episode of this season, I’m sharing tips on how to own your expertise, identifying potential roadblocks to look for, and providing questions for you to reflect on. I want you to be able to hone in on the confidence needed to share your skills with the world, while understanding that you will always be learning.
Figure out what’s holding you back, and squash it. Your expertise is not a destination; it’s a journey.
What you’ll find in this episode:
How to identify a skills gap and take specific action
The importance of not getting stuck in endless learning/training
How fear drives thoughts and feelings that we aren’t ready or good enough
Giving specificity to your fear so you can tackle it
What to do if you recognize your expertise but don’t value it
Understanding the stage of awareness and needs of your ideal client
Identifying your imposter syndrome and overcoming it
What’s coming up in the next season
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Fear of growth. Fear of rejection. Fear of failure. Fear of success. Our subconscious thoughts can hold us back if we’re not careful. They can keep us from attaining what we truly desire, in our personal lives and in our businesses. These thoughts can make us feel not good enough or afraid of reaching a milestone (whether it’s more clients or charging more for your services) as an entrepreneur.
It’s time to take back control of your subconscious mind. In today’s episode, I’m chatting with Sabine Schwartz, the Booked Solid Mompreneur, about how Rapid Transformational Therapy (RTT) addresses the root cause of what’s holding you back—the past trauma and experiences that live deep inside of you that affect everything you do. You’ll learn how this technique can help you release what’s blocking you and your growth and rewire your mind to help you achieve what you desire in your business and beyond.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Sabine’s struggles in her health coaching business lead her to RTT and business coaching
- How Sabine found her purpose helping mompreneurs to build businesses and make money
- How our subconscious thoughts can hold us back in our personal and professional lives
- How RTT and hypnosis get to the root cause of what’s blocking you (whether it’s money issues or imposter syndrome)
- The importance of identifying what you truly desire and rewiring your mind (and actions) to get it
- How positive self-talk and words of affirmation can make a huge difference in your personal and professional growth
- The gift that is being able to confront your fears and move past them as an entrepreneur
- The importance of resilience and fighting back against rejection
- How networking and collaboration help you to grow intentional communities and increase your net worth
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a business owner, it’s that no matter what you do, someone will tell you you’re doing it wrong. There’s always one voice out there who doesn’t believe, who thinks you’re bound to fail. But the true test of a successful and courageous entrepreneur is breaking free of those people-pleasing patterns and doing what feels right for you, even if it means going against the status quo.
In this episode, I’m talking about the “good girl” persona and how it can affect your business. I’m explaining the different people-pleasing patterns and habits that can form from this persona and how to disconnect from others’ opinions of you. Plus, I’m sharing how to reconnect with your own sense of self and get in touch with your inner badass.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The key traits of the “good girl” persona and how they can hurt your business
- How to identify resent or disappointment you might be feeling towards your work
- Why you shouldn’t make your business decisions from guilt or obligation
- How to break free of the “good girl” patterns and take your own path
- How to reconnect with your sense of self and vision for your life
- How to disconnect from others’ opinions (or imagined opinions) of you
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you access divine guidance to help you in your life and business?
As a spiritual business owner, I believe in using all the divine resources we have at our disposal to grow our businesses and ourselves. One of the most powerful of these resources is the Akashic Records, a vast library of all human experiences in the past, present, and future.
In this episode, I’m chatting with intuitive healer, Akashic Records practitioner, and teacher Josephine Hardman about how you can use the Akashic Records in your business. She’s sharing her story of finding her soul’s path and turning it into her work. Plus, we’re talking about what soul contracts can mean in your business and when to break old contracts.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Josephine first started working in the Akashic Records
- Questioning your purpose and finding a path you’re aligned with
- What the Akashic Records are and how we access them
- How to start using the Akashic Records in your business
- How the Akashic Records help us disconnect from our egos
- How soul contracts carry on from lifetime to lifetime
- When you might need to break a soul contract, and how to do that work
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As you grow and evolve, you might come to realize that it’s time to make a few changes in your business. Most of us aren’t fans of change, but it’s a necessary evolution process within your business.
In this episode, we’re talking about the moment when most business owners realize that it’s time to make a change. Change is completely normal and a big part of being an entrepreneur so the sooner we get comfortable with it, the better off we’ll be.
Listen in as I share my own story of making changes within my business, the common pattern that entrepreneurs find themselves in before making change and some of the lessons I learned as I made needed changes to help my business grow.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The burn it to the ground moment most business owners hit
- Why we need to normalize change as business owners
- My own fluctuating energy levels and burnout story
- The common pattern of burnout, push, rest
- Lessons that I’ve learned as I’ve started making changes in my business
- Reflection questions to drive an exploratory development for you
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Ready to get in alignment? Want to live a life that is authentically true to yourself? Then you’ll want to tune in and pay close attention as I am joined by the founder of HD School, Katie Irvine.
Katie is a Human Design Advisor and Success Coach who found Human Design after a series of coincidences that led her to get a Human Design specialist certification. In this episode, she opens up about embracing your uniqueness and how you can learn about your own Human Design.
Katie shares her insight into using Human Design for business and personal growth. She uncovers all of the ways that knowing your Human Design can benefit you including how to understand your personality, how to discover your inner authority and how to give yourself a strategy to make smart decisions.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Katie got introduced to Human Design
- What led her to the work she does now at the HD School
- How to start learning about Human Design
- Why you need to embrace your uniqueness
- How she uses Human Design for business growth
- How to get started learning more about your authority and design
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Is comparison causing you to feel overwhelmed, unsatisfied or burned out? In this episode, we’ll be breaking down what to do (and what not to do) after you find yourself in the comparison trap. I’ll share the 4 ways you can let go of comparison so you’re better prepared next time you face it.
You’ll also hear why you should seek out what makes you unique from your competitors and how finding this out will help you avoid the comparison game for good.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- A reflection question for you
- How to explore what you do (and don’t do) after you compare yourself to someone
- The 4 ways you can let go of comparison
- Why you need to discover your unique advantage
- A different way for thinking about success
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you ever felt a pull towards something totally different, a desire to shift your path in life?
This is your soul speaking to you, guiding you closer to your purpose. Oftentimes, we get so caught up in running our businesses how we “should” that we don’t listen when our souls guide us to do things differently. But the more aligned you are with your soul’s purpose, the better you’ll be able to use your gifts and serve your clients.
Today I’m talking with Jennifer DePascale, Spiritual Coach and Rapid Transformational Therapist, about how to align with your soul’s purpose and utilize your gifts in your business. We’re discussing what it means to create a soul-based business and how to tap into your intuition when making business decisions. Plus, she’s sharing her tips for bringing more YOU into your work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Jennifer found her soul’s purpose and learned to follow her own path
- Recognizing your spiritual wake-up call and starting to live in alignment
- Why you should find your own way to build your soul-based business
- Why spirituality can (and should!) be part of your business journey
- How to recognize your soul gifts and who you’re meant to be in the world
- How to reconnect with your inner self when you’re feeling burnt out or unaligned
- Honoring your feminine energy in life and business
- Trusting your intuition when making decisions in your business
- Why it’s important to empower others in their own journeys
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As you know, I love systems that help us understand ourselves better. Enter Human Design. If you don’t know what Human Design is, make sure you go back and listen to episode 59 where I give an overview of each of the Human Design types and what their strengths, challenges, traits, and strategies are.
In this episode, I shared some of the adjustments I made to my launch approach to embrace my Projector style. I wanted to honor my human design type and launch in a way that was sustainable and didn’t lead to overwhelm.
You’ll hear the 3 essentials that helped me launch as a Projector with more ease and less struggle.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- A brief review of Human Design and the types
- My new group coaching program and what I did to prepare for it
- Why I wanted to do my launch in a way that was sustainable
- The four motor centers and how they affect different types
- How I approached this most recent launch
- The 3 biggest essentials for your launch as a projector
- Why you need to get support
- Why you should maximize your most efficient times
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Ever considered starting a podcast to support your business? A podcast can be a valuable resource to share your message with your audience and get into the ears of the right people.
In this episode, I brought on none other than my own podcast editor, CEO of Wild Home Podcasting, Caroline Hull. Caroline breaks down how you can use a podcast to connect with your ideal clients and get in front of the people who need your services. You’ll hear how having a podcast can support your marketing strategy and why you shouldn’t hesitate on your gut feelings.
We also get insight into how Caroline finds the rhythm of her days as she homeschools and cares for her children while stepping into the CEO role of her business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Caroline came to be the owner and CEO of a podcast management agency
- How they set up their specific production style
- Her perspective on using your podcast to share your message and connect with your ideal clients
- How podcasting supports your business from a marketing perspective
- Her advice on what to consider if you want to start a podcast
- How she balances being a CEO while homeschooling
- Her biggest shift from solopreneur to cultivating a CEO mindset
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Register for Alyssa’s Free Live Masterclass: Money Junk: Letting Go of Your Abundance Blocks
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are your subconscious money blocks holding you back from a life of abundance?
The money stories we tell ourselves, often rooted in what we pick up and learn during our childhood, tend to follow us around for our lifetime. This makes it critically important to review the stories you’ve always told yourself about money: are they fact or fiction?
In this episode, I am revealing the 3 most common money blocks that I hear from the people that I work with. Now is the time to break free from the money blocks you have and the habits that are contributing to your money story.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why money and food can be such a sticky subject
- Frequent money stories people tell themselves
- The 3 most common money blocks I hear
- Habits you probably created from your internalized money blocks
- Why you need to explore your abundance blocks
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Register for Alyssa’s Free Live Masterclass: Money Junk: Letting Go of Your Abundance Blocks
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Being an entrepreneur can be overwhelming. Juggling strategic planning and finances with the creativity and goals that you want to achieve. Knowing when to grow, and knowing when to walk away from an idea. Following your intuition and making strategic choices. Balancing your professional and personal life, sometimes from the same space (whether it’s the couch or your home office). It’s fun … and it’s exhausting.
It’s easy to experience burnout and fatigue and to struggle with boundaries on the best of days. And the importance of taking time for you is more prevalent than ever.
Today I’m talking with Marcia Sheehan, co-founder of HerHideaways, a self-care retreat space for high-achieving women looking to add a little spark back into their lives. We’re chatting entrepreneurship, from surprising moments to difficult ones, and everything in between. And most importantly, discussing the importance of filling your cup: allowing yourself to be creative, to be in community with others, to take time for self-care, to cultivate fulfillment in your personal life.
Find what brings you joy, and light the spark.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How to possess faith and belief in the journey you’re on
- Balance between control and surrender (control what you can and let go of the rest)
- Understanding how to deal with stress and how that can affect your business
- Balancing the professional and the personal when working from home (it’s a state of mind)
- Why you shouldn’t force something that isn’t working
- The importance of taking time for personal fulfillment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Learn more or reserve your space for Quantum Manifestation Lab - a 6 week group coaching experience: https://www.dralyssaadams.com/sales-page-qml
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you secretly skeptical of anything that sounds… too easy?
For years, I felt this way about manifestation: that it sounded way too easy, too good to be true. But after being curious for a few years, I dove headfirst into the law of attraction and saw for myself what I was capable of creating in my life. It’s not about being delivered riches from the universe, it’s about living in alignment with the life you desire.
In this episode, I’m sharing my journey from skeptic to eager manifestor, plus what I learned on my way to my Quantum Manifestation Coach certification. I’ll explain how I learned to trust the art of manifestation and accept ease into my life, and I’ll share how you can start using manifestation to attract abundance in your own business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why I was skeptical of manifestation for years
- How I learned to appreciate views and choices that are different from ours
- Shedding your preconceived notions about manifestation
- Why we’re conditioned to be distrustful of ease and joy
- How to use manifestation in your business
- How manifestation can create ease and abundance in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
So your business is growing and you want to hire a team. Where do you start?
The hiring and onboarding process sets the tone for your team and your business as a whole. The right team members can decrease your workload, help you scale your business, and relieve some of the pressure you feel as a CEO. And with solid systems in place, you can bring on those new team members with confidence and ease.
In this episode, I’m chatting with Yolanda Rumph, founder of The Collective Flo, LLC and expert in operations management. She’s sharing her tips for hiring a team, developing onboarding systems, and organizing your business to minimize overwhelm and stress. Plus, she’s explaining how your onboarding system can create a solid foundation for your entire team.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How your onboarding process creates the foundation for your team
- When you should start developing your onboarding system
- How onboarding looks different for solopreneurs vs. bigger business owners
- How to determine what kind of support you need on your team
- Why it’s important to use data as you scale your business and expand your team
- How a team can help minimize launch stress and overwhelm
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
If I asked you to write a story about who you are now, who you were in the past and who you are becoming in the future, how different would they be?
The stories we hold on to and tell ourselves about our past versions can keep us in a loop and feeling stuck. We can shift these stories and give ourselves the space and permission to evolve and create new stories about ourselves and our experiences.
In this episode, I’m sharing how to begin to notice the stories about ourselves that we carry and how to begin to adjust your mindset and language patterns. January is a great month to connect and learn more about manifestation and shifting your story. It’s about doing the inner work so you can grow and lean into who you are becoming.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How the stories we tell ourselves can leave us feeling stuck
- Negative language patterns and how to notice them
- Examples of story-telling in my own life
- How to shift into a new story
- The importance of inner work to business growth
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you have the confidence to chase what you most desire?
So often, we’re conditioned by society’s rules to abandon our childhood dreams for more “traditional” paths. We opt for stability. We stick to the status quo. But in doing so, we put ourselves out of alignment with our true desires.
In this episode, chatting with speaker, facilitator, and podcast host Stacey Shipman about how she broke the mold, made a pivot, and became an entrepreneur to pursue her passions. She’s sharing her journey of leaving a job she was good at for a career she knew she’d love and how she learned to sell and network with confidence.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why we struggle to show up authentically in our businesses
- Making an aligned pivot, even if it means leaving something you’re good at
- Rejecting formality and breaking the status quo if it doesn’t serve you
- How to gain confidence and ease when talking about your offers
- Why you should be networking in your industry and beyond
- Aligning with your deepest desires and childhood dreams
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you taken the time to really, intentionally reflect on the past year?
As we’re all looking ahead towards 2022, it’s important to also take time to look back and appreciate what the past year has brought us. Whether you experienced a boom in your business, a shift in your personal life, or just a quiet sense of clarity, the past year’s lessons can serve to guide you into your next level of growth.
In this episode, I’m walking you through my process of reflecting on the past year. I’m sharing what the year has looked like for me and how I’ve learned to embrace the ebbs and flows in my business. Plus, I’m explaining how I made a profound shift in my business this year following a major shift in my personal life.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How I like to reflect on the past year
- Learning when to slow down and seek clarity
- Feeling and embracing the ebbs and flows in your business
- The profound shift in my business and life this year
- How I learned to take control of my inner emotional state
- Reflecting on your year without judgment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you ever experienced a health issue that had no clear cause or cure? Maybe it’s chronic fatigue, food sensitivities, or a mystery ailment your doctor can’t name.
If so, you might have experienced an energy blockage, which can have a profound effect on your physical and mental health. Luckily, just like your body, your energy can be healed, and you have the power to make it happen.
In this episode, I talked with Sarah Lascano, medical intuitive and energy medicine practitioner, about her holistic healing journey. She shared how a bout with mysterious health issues lead her to explore energy healing and eventually offer it to others. She explained how energetic blockages affect our minds and bodies, and she shared her tips for taking charge of your health.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Sarah found energy healing to manage her health issues
- Making the shift from receiving to performing energy healing
- When and how to reach out to an energy healer
- How energetic blockages affect your physical and mental health
- How you can start taking charge of your health
- Using self care to reclaim your health and happiness
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
We often hear the recommendation to “trust your gut,” to lean into your intuition when making decisions. But what if you’re not sure how to do that? In the past, I couldn’t tell the difference between my intuition, fear, or analytical mind. With practice, however, I’ve learned to receive information from my inner self and trust that my gut is steering me down the right path.
In this episode, I’m talking about how I learned to tap into my intuition and truly trust my gut, both in my personal life and in my business. I’m sharing actionable tips for connecting with your intuition and busting some common misconceptions. Plus, I’m walking you through my process of dropping into my body and trusting intuitive insight.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- My journey to tuning in to my intuition
- Common misconceptions about trusting your intuition
- How to tap into your intuition and use it in your everyday life
- The role of embodiment in intuition work
- Trusting your gut, even when you don’t like its message
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you ever hear a voice in your head saying you aren’t good enough? Or that things won’t work out for you?
That voice is your inner critic, and unfortunately, many of us have struggled with this voice for a long time. These voices keep us stuck in a state of fear, and they prevent us from becoming our best selves. But when you learn to quiet your inner critic, you can break the cycle of negative thoughts and make big moves, even when they’re scary.
In this episode, I talked with Cindy Tsai, a board-certified physician turned mindfulness teacher and life coach about the complex relationship between us and our inner critics. Cindy shared her own story of rethinking her career path, how to practice mindfulness when your inner critic speaks up, and three steps to quieting that negative voice in your head.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How a life crisis can inspire you to rethink your path
- Identifying your inner critic and understanding where it comes from
- How your inner critic often keeps you from being your best self
- The three steps to quieting your inner critic
- How you can practice mindfulness in all areas of your life
- Why it’s so hard to break out of negative thought cycles
- Learning how to trust yourself and follow your own path
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
When does fear show up in your business? Did you turn away from it or lean into the fear, curious to discover what lied beyond it?
As entrepreneurs, we get to handle fear differently than most people. We have the opportunity to take more risks, invite change into our lives, and lean into uncertainties that others might avoid. So when that fear creeps in, you must learn to accept it, work through it, and trust your intuition.In this episode, I’m diving into the relationship between fear and entrepreneurship, and I’m sharing how I learned to work with fear. You’ll learn why fear isn’t always a sign to stop moving forward and when to take it as a message to keep going. Plus, I’m discussing how entrepreneurs handle fear and risk differently than others.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How our early childhood experiences can shape our relationship with fear
- What your fear might be blocking you from doing, experiencing, or receiving
- Navigating fear and taking risks as an entrepreneur
- How to work through your fear and discern how it’s different than intuition
- Identifying your default patterns and “set point” in relation to fear
- How to stop taking on the fears of others as your own
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you ever feel energetically drained? Like you can’t say “no” to taking care of others, even if it means neglecting your own wellbeing?
For highly sensitive people, it can feel impossible to set–and keep–strong boundaries with those you love. And even if you do keep strong practical boundaries, you may still need to reinforce your energetic ones in order to take care of yourself.
In this episode, I’m chatting with Manisha Tare, a mentor and guide who helps highly sensitive people navigate their emotions, gain self confidence, and set strong boundaries. She’s breaking down the importance of energetic boundaries and teaching us when and how to check in with ourselves.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Manisha’s journey to becoming a healer
- Creating boundaries around your sense of self, especially as a highly sensitive person
- Why it’s so important to be a caregiver to yourself as well as others
- The difference between practical and energetic boundaries
- Signs you might need to reevaluate your boundaries and care for your nervous system
- Self care and somatic practices to help you feel more grounded
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
When you encounter a problem in your business, how do you handle it? Do you try to “figure it out,” turning it over and over in your head until you find the solution? Or do you release control and trust your intuition?
There can be a balance between analytical problem solving and connecting with your deeper wisdom. The head, heart, and gut can all work together to tackle problems. And, sometimes, you need a little guidance from the Universe.In this episode, I’m sharing my journey to “hiring” the Universe as a collaborator in my business and my life. I’m talking about my first experiences with receiving signs from the Universe, how I learned to trust my intuition, and simple ways you can start communing with and accepting guidance from the Universe.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why many entrepreneurs are hesitant to place trust in the Universe
- How to practice and embrace intuitive problem solving
- Learning to trust nudges from the Universe
- My journey to trusting the signs the Universe sends me
- How to develop a “language” of signs with the Universe
- Overcoming self-doubt in order to open yourself up to intuitive messages
- How to start communing with the Universe in your life and business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Take a look at your to-do list. How much time do you have set aside for the things you want to do? And how much of the tasks on that list don’t actually need to get done?
As an entrepreneur, there’s so much pressure to be productive, hussle all the time, and crank out as much work as possible. True happiness, however, comes from making time for the things you genuinely enjoy and learning to let go of the rest.
In this episode, I’m chatting with Dr. Amanda Crowell, cognitive psychologist and business coach behind the Aligned Time method, about managing your time well and making happiness a priority, both in your life and in schedule.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why doing more isn’t always best
- Knowing the difference between what you do and don’t have to do
- Allowing yourself to do certain things “less well”
- Making space and time for what you really want to do
- The three parts of Amanda’s Aligned Time Method
- How to let your identity evolve without losing yourself
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you trust yourself? Like, really trust yourself?
Unfortunately, many of us don’t. Whether you second-guess your decisions, outsource your authority to the people around you, or avoid making decisions altogether, a lack of confidence in your decision-making skills can limit your ability to grow and evolve. In this episode, I’m sharing my advice for cultivating self-trust and becoming confident in your decisions, both in your professional and personal life.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How a lack of self-trust can limit your growth
- The five areas in which you should cultivate self-trust
- How to do your due diligence without overthinking
- Why we don’t always follow through on promises to others or ourselves
- Questions to ask yourself to define your truth
- How to trust that you’re on the path to your highest self
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you consider yourself a creative business owner? The truth is, owning a business involves a lot of creativity and learning to tap into that creativity will help you grow as an entrepreneur. In this episode, I was joined by Sharon Burton, founder of Spark Your Creative and specializes in helping people boost their creativity.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Sharon started Spark Your Creative
- Why we should emulate artists and how they learn
- The characteristics of artists that can inspire us
- How Yoga and Reiki have helped Sharon stay balanced as a business owner
- How social media can block creativity and what to do about it
- Relationships and how they can positively or negatively impact creativity
- How doing something out of the ordinary can boost creativity
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you know your Human Design type? If not, pause this episode and go find out: https://www.myhumandesign.com/get-your-chart/! Now, once you know your type, you’ll definitely want to hear this episode as I cover Human Design 101. You’ll hear about each type and the strategy for each of the 5 energy types. Take a listen for an inside scoop of the areas of growth, strengths and a reflection question to help each energy type with their own breakthrough.
What you’ll find in this episode:
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The strengths, challenges, traits and strategies of the human design types:
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- The manifestor type
- The generator type
- The manifesting generator type
- The projector type
- The reflector type
- A question that I have for each human design type to help you reach an aha-moment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Feel like you have to sacrifice your own wellness at the sake of your business’s growth? The good news is that it is NOT a requirement for a successful business! In this episode, I was joined by Calli Zarpas, founder of the Do Well Dept, an inclusive online community that helps remote businesses and work-from-home entrepreneurs achieve overall wellbeing for themselves, their employees, and their business.
What you’ll find in this episode: How Calli landed into the work she’s doing now
What Do Well does to support entrepreneurs, business owners and freelancers
Why you have to figure out the best system that works for you
How health and wellness impacts your business
How she helps people take action on taking care of themselves
Her tips for improving your happiness and joy
How Calli deals with struggles within entrepreneurship
What she’s had to relearn as an entrepreneur
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Storytelling can have a deep impact on how people relate to you and your business. In this episode, I had on Hillary Rea, founder of Tell Me A Story, a communication consulting and coaching business that teaches multi-passionate entrepreneurs, mission-driven leaders, and committed change makers how to use the art of storytelling as a powerful communication tool.
What you’ll find in this episode: How Hillary got into storytelling
Why you should transport yourself into the view of the listener
What she does to support clients who want to increase their visibility and thought leadership
Her brainstorming exercises that uncover peoples’ stories
How to set yourself apart through storytelling
Why you don’t have to overthink the storytelling process
How she walks clients through telling their origin story
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Did you know that your intuition is there to support you and guide you? During good times and challenging ones, your intuition supports you in making decisions that are right for you. In this episode, I get very real about my personal experience with medical trauma and how this impacted my intuitive awakening. I share how I’ve been processing the heaviness in the collective and why you should pay attention to the signs your intuition might be trying to tell you.
What you’ll find in this episode: The heaviness in the collective during this time
A mantra that I’ve found that helps me process the collective
The loss I’ve been grieving due to the divide in our world
The experience that made my intuition take the driver’s seat
Why it can be helpful to pay attention to memories that pop up and how to work through them
How to drop into your intuition
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you want to start writing more authentic copy that lights up your ideal client and draws them to you? In this episode, I was joined by copywriter and content marketing strategist, Emma Givens.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Emma got into copywriting and content marketing
- What copywriting, brand storytelling and content marketing is
- Why you want to build authentic relationships
- How copywriting helps you as a business owner
- What brand archetypes are
- How you can use your archetype to attract your ideal client
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Does your business feel out of alignment? Maybe you feel burned out or like you just want to throw it all away and start over. In this episode, I am exploring the most common signs that you might be out of alignment and what to do to shift back into alignment. You’ll learn about the four different areas that can contribute to feeling out of alignment and how to recognize when it’s time for a change!
What you’ll find in this episode: Symptoms that your business is out of alignment
How being out of alignment is TOTALLY normal
Second wave problems that occur later on in business
4 areas that contribute to your business being out of alignment
How it feels when your business is in alignment
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
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The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you ready to blend your intuitive guidance and marketing techniques? I have just the person for you! In this episode I am joined by Aleya Harris, educator, strategist and founder of Flourish Marketing.
What you’ll find in this episode: How Aleya landed in the marketing industry
How she grew her company to six figures in just one year
What she does to keep herself in alignment
How you can set up boundaries and guardrails to get you back in alignment
Her spirituality explained and why suggests Akashic records readings
Her advice on marketing and building marketing funnels
The identifiers that you’re close to a business breakthrough
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are your subconscious beliefs pulling you off course? This is a challenge that comes up for a lot of entrepreneurs, myself included! In this episode, I am talking about doing the work of subconscious healing to improve your business and yourself as an entrepreneur. You’ll hear about my own hypnosis session to work through my struggles and how the subconscious affects your business including the challenges and roadblocks you might face.
What you’ll find in this episode: * Why I’ve always been interested in the subconscious mind * How the subconscious mind works * A story about my recent hypnosis session to work through my visibility struggles * How your subconscious mind impacts your business * What subconscious healing can do to support you as an entrepreneur
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ask a Question to be answered on an upcoming episode! https://www.dralyssaadams.com/podcast-questions
The Uncommon Couch is a show for trailblazing entrepreneurs and change makers who are ready to transform how they think about business growth. It’s a place to explore the evolving edge of business and consciousness and to dive into the psychological and energetic side of entrepreneurship. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Is your business set up to be legally protected? In this episode, I am joined by lawyer and legal expert Layne Lyons, JD. Layne helps entrepreneurs protect their businesses and creates peace of mind by educating business owners on the tools they need to be successful.
What you’ll find in this episode: The biggest mistakes entrepreneurs make legally
The umbrella method: all of the things you need to protect legally
How to bring more sensitivity to contracts
The 3 things you need if you have a website
What documents are needed if you work with clients
Her advice for trademarking
Mistakes people have when it comes to trademarks
Licensed vs. unlicensed practitioners from a legal perspective
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
It’s time to stop pushing against your natural rhythms. How would your life and business look if you stopped doing things you “think” you should be doing? In this episode, I talk about my experience with overworking and how learning about Human Design changed how I think about my energy and my work. You’ll also hear 4 helpful things you can shift to let go of the struggle we often feel as entrepreneurs.
What you’ll find in this episode: * What we hear about how we’re “supposed” to build a business * How I feel about being a “hard worker” * The point of burnout I reached and the lessons this taught me * What Human Design is and how this system changed my outlook * 4 things to let go of to make room for more ease and less struggle in your business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ask a Question to be answered on an upcoming episode! https://www.dralyssaadams.com/podcast-questions
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Does posting on Instagram make your head spin? In this episode, I am joined by Stephanie Rigby aka Your Content Bestie. Stephanie is an Instagram Strategist & Content Mentor who helps female entrepreneurs get results without all of the overwhelm.
What you’ll find in this episode: * How Stephanie got started as an Instagram Strategist & Content Mentor * The relationship-building element of social media * Her tips for starting to build an authentic relationship via social media * Her belief in posting with purpose * 3 things you need to know before you post * One tip for getting started with content creation
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Most of us don’t have endless energy. It’s important to think about HOW we’re spending our energy - where is it going every day? During this episode, we’ll explore different types of boundaries, such as mental space, energetic, and time. It’s easy to slip into a pattern of saying “yes” to too many obligations as a business owner, and we’ll discuss how to discern when to say “no” and when to say “yes.” In this episode, we’re chatting about how you can cultivate boundaries that work for you and commit yourself to the things and people who are most aligned.
What you’ll find in this episode: * Why it’s important to understand your relationship to boundaries * What patterns you have with setting boundaries * Steps to cultivating stronger boundaries * How to understand your mental space boundaries, energetic boundaries and time boundaries * How to decide what to say “yes” to and what to say “no” to * How to set boundaries with yourself
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ask a Question to be answered on an upcoming episode! https://www.dralyssaadams.com/podcast-questions
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
In this episode, I had the opportunity to speak with Jill Sheppard Davenport, MS, MPP, CNS, LDN, LN, NBC-HWC who is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Licensed Nutritionist, National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach and meditation instructor. Jill shares her journey of finding her way in the space of nutrition and mental health.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Jill became interested in the space of nutrition and mental health
- The role of functional nutrition and its impact on mental health
- General dietary principles to follow
- How to discern specific nutritional recommendations people might need
- The link between nutrition and trauma
- Nutritional intervention examples
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Is your intuition telling you it’s time to make a change in your business? In this episode, I am sharing why it’s good to listen to that intuitive voice and pivot when necessary. If you’ve been considering a pivot, this episode will help you navigate through the transition. I’ll share questions to ask yourself, the benefits of pivoting, and a few examples of pivots I’ve made in my business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How to think about pivoting
- The strong pull that changed the focus of my business
- Questions to ask yourself when considering a pivot
- Big and small pivots I’ve made over the years
- Benefits of pivoting and embracing what you’re called to do
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
In this episode, I was joined by Alaine Duncan, a Licensed Acupuncturist and certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner. Alaine gives us insight into her career and the work she does around trauma, healing, 5 element theory, and acupuncture. She talks about what brought her to this unique line of work and why she became so passionate about trauma treatment.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- A description of the work Alaine offers around trauma and acupuncture
- Why she left the VA to write her book
- The relationship with the 5 element theory and the response in neurobiology
- The process of 5 element theory
- Adverse childhood experiences and epigenetics
- How you can have a positive impact on a child’s life
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Referral partnerships are one of the most effective ways to find new clients for your business. In this episode, I talk about how to create real, authentic referral partnerships that benefit you and your referral partner. I share some of the ways to collaborate with colleagues and fellow business owners and we’ll discuss eight types of referral partners that will help you grow your business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Exploration of people’s beliefs about themselves as “lucky” and “unlucky”
- How to create natural and authentic referral relationships
- 8 types of referral partners you can consider connecting with
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
If you’ve been thinking about writing a book, then you’re in the right place! In this episode, I had a conversation with Dr. Rebecca Williams, an award-winning author, psychologist, and leader in the field of wellness and recovery.
She breaks down how to successfully co-write a book including everything you need to know about finding a book topic, searching for a publisher, putting together a book proposal and marketing your book.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Rebecca got interested in wellness and recovery
- Why she wrote a book and co-authored it with one of her students
- How they landed on their book topic
- Her strategy for finding a publisher and creating a proposal
- Creative ways they marketed their book
- How she supports other authors in her industry
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Entrepreneurship can be hard! It often feels like a rollercoaster - celebrating successes one minute and panicking that it’s going to fall apart in the next moment. In this episode, I’m sharing ways to manage the ups and downs of entrepreneurship - and how to change your perception of the inevitable highs and lows.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How to look at entrepreneurship differently
- What I did before transitioning into entrepreneurship
- The most common mistakes I see business owners make
- How to disentangle your business from yourself (especially if you’re a solo business owner)
- 5 ways to navigate the emotional ups and downs in business
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Looking for more approaches to integrate mental wellbeing into your practice? In this episode, I am joined by Alina Liao, Founder & CEO of Zenit. Zenit is a radical wellness company that creates custom journals and hosts journaling mini-retreats.
Alina started Zenit because she wanted to make mental health and wellness more accessible to everyone through the power of journaling. She shares how the daily practice of journaling can help your clients and yourself gain insights and make and process life’s changes.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why Alina wanted to make wellness more accessible through journaling
- How change happens and the insight journals give you on life’s changes
- Her wellness retreats
- The resistance that can come up when journaling
- Alina’s tips for getting into journaling
- How to integrate journaling with therapy clients
- How she landed in this industry of mental health and wellness
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Cultivating a holistic approach to building your business might be one of the best things you do for yourself and your company. In this episode, I walk you through three elements of holistic business building and the five core components of business strategy.
What you’ll find in this episode:
What happens when you don’t have a holistic approach to business building
The 3 elements of holistic business building
The 5 core components of your business strategy
How to know when you’re overfocusing on business strategy
Why it’s helpful to address your fears
How I’ve overcome my own fears
Why you need to examine your energy and relationships around you
Business Blindspots Quiz: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/607d53334f96f20017049f45
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
In this episode, I was joined by Denise Correll, a psychic medium and founder of The Grateful Messenger. She also co-hosts the Enlightened Empaths podcast. We explore how she helps her clients through mediumship and psychic reading services and how she landed on this path. We also discussed how she opens the conversation about mental health support to her mediumship clients who are struggling with grief and loss and the synergy that is possible between uncommon therapists, coaches, and mediums, so that clients can get the support they need. We chatted about empathy and how it feels to be an empathic entrepreneur!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Denise got into her career as a physic medium
- Why you have to stop trying to make things logical when they aren’t
- How to push yourself to be vulnerable and trust your intuition
- Denises’ typical sessions with clients and how she serves them
- The difficulty of being an empath
- Why the world needs more intuitive traditionally trained therapists and coaches
- The power of a network of helpers and healers
- The risk of being unconventional and why you should embrace it anyway
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you considered leadership or executive coaching? In this episode, I talk about the steps you can take if you want to expand your work into leadership coaching and leverage your expertise to help other organizations, teams and leaders.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What leadership or executive coaching is
- A common question I get asked about leadership or executive coaching
- The steps to getting started with leadership coaching
- What sparked my interest in leadership coaching
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you interested in coaching executives? If you’re interested in what it’s like to coach leaders and executives, check out this week’s episode with founder and CEO of Team Performance Institute (TPI), Jon Sanchez.
In this episode, Jon and I discuss his coaching firm and how he ended up in this field. He discusses his own journey from military leader to executive coach. He shares his realization about needing his own coach on his leadership journey and he offers insights on the struggles of the modern leader.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Jon got into his career as a coach and entrepreneur
- The passion and calling that kept him moving forward
- How he defines executive leadership coaching
- Why Jon got a coach to help with his own leadership
- The main concerns that bring people to executive coaching
- How coaching helps you bring out what you already have
- Myths that come up around coaching
- The landscape of coaching and how it’s changing
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you struggle with standing behind your ideas? Maybe you worry what others will think if you share your unique perspective or step outside of tradition in your work.
In this episode, I am talking about what it means to stand behind your ideas. You’ll hear my advice on why you should be an advocate for your ideas and how to reframe the way you think about sharing your ideas.
You’ll also get some tips from me on the 6 different ways you can stand behind your ideas and start implementing them in your business!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What standing behind your ideas boils down to
- Why you have to remember who you are
- 6 different ways to stand behind your ideas
- How you can step into the role of idea promoter
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ready to create your signature program and expand beyond 1:1 services? Sign up for the free webinar on April 7th to learn how: Grow Your Practice with a Signature Program https://alyssa-4841.mykajabi.com/signature-program-webinar
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you thought about integrating Tarot with your clinical work? That’s exactly what our guest, Kristen Leigh, offers to her clients. Kristen is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Tarot reader who is on the cutting edge of clinical practice. She brings Tarot to her work with therapy clients and she brings therapeutic methods to her Tarot sessions.
In this episode, Kristen shares how she created this unique style of clinical practice and why she would encourage other therapists to incorporate Tarot into their work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Kristen offers this unique work in her practice
- Why therapists are interested in Tarot
- The process she went through to advertise her Tarot readings
- What got her interested in Tarot
- What her sessions with clients typically look like
- The synchronicity between Tarot readings and her clients’ situations
- Her hopes for where she will take this and how she can expand this work in the future
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Have you been toying with the idea of creating a signature program? It could be exactly what you need to set your business apart, get in front of the right clients for you and start scaling.
In this episode, I share what a signature program is and how it can fit into your business model. I touch on building a business around your expertise and the benefits of having a signature program.
You’ll learn a few ideas for a signature program business model you may have not considered and a few steps you can take if you’re curious about exploring the idea of a signature program.
What you’ll find in this episode:
What a signature program is
Why you should build a business around your expertise
How a signature program can fit into your business model
The benefits of a signature program
Steps to get curious about a signature program
Ideas for signature program business models
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ready to create your signature program and expand beyond 1:1 services? Sign up for the waitlist for the Program Potion: Creating Your Signature Program and be the first to get notified when we open the doors! https://www.dralyssaadams.com/waitlist-for-uncommon-program
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As an uncommon therapist with unique ideas, you might find that you create a brand new service that fills an important need! That’s exactly what my amazing client, Kara Ghassabeh did. Kara is a bridal coach that helps brides navigate the stressful engagement period, build strong relationships with those that matter most, and manage wedding drama with grace.
She talks about how she recognized the need for this service throughout her own experience as a bride. Kara and I discuss some of the big changes that occur for brides after they get engaged and what challenges this can bring up for a lot of people.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How she got into bridal coaching
- When people should consider bridal coaching
- The big changes that come after you start your engagement
- How a bridal coach can help you in ways beyond wedding planning
- Common struggles that people come to her with
- Her experience with stepping into a new field
- The myth of where bridezilla comes from
- How she’s had to support brides during the pandemic
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Are you ready to explore different ways of expanding your income beyond seeing one on one clients? Then I’ve got quite the episode for you!
In this episode, we’ll be talking about how you can expand the services you offer in your uncommon practice. Many therapists, coaches, and holistic providers enjoy individual work AND they'd also love to offer services that leverage their time and energy better, so they can grow their practice without spending more time in 1:1 sessions.
You’ll find out about what resistance tends to show up when you decide to make this expansion and the biggest factor that goes into creating an uncommon practice with a suite of services!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How to explore why you want to expand beyond 1:1 work
- Options for expanding your services
- The most insidious type of resistance that shows up when you expand services
- The biggest factor that goes into creating an uncommon practice
- 3 ways to engage beyond 1:1 work
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ready to create your signature program and expand beyond 1:1 services? Sign up for the waitlist for the Program Potion: Creating Your Signature Program and be the first to get notified when we open the doors! https://www.dralyssaadams.com/waitlist-for-uncommon-program
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists, coaches, and wellness entrepreneurs who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
Do you want to live in a better world and impact your life in a positive way? In this episode, I was joined by serial entrepreneur, facilitator, and expert in nonordinary skills and states of consciousness, Trish Blain.
Trish and I explore the four forces that impact your clinical work, life and business. We dive deep into connection and cultivating connection with others even when we have differences.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Trish got into the career she has now
- The 4 forces that can impact your life and create a better world
- The biggest myths about connection
- How you can find a connection with people even when they’re different
- The paradigm shift our world needs
- How you can start learning about the nonordinary
- Her learning journey as an entrepreneur
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
It’s time to be exactly who you are! You don’t have to fit into this one-size-fits-all box of what society or your professional colleagues think you should be doing.
In this episode, we’re exploring why you should carve your own path and do what feels right for you. I give you a glimpse into my own journey and how I carved my uncommon path from a psychologist to coach to entrepreneur.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What career paths interested me as an adolescent
- My traditional path in health and neuropsychology
- How the universe and a health issue changed my journey
- My experience of creating my own healing team
- How I always had the idea of working for myself
- How entrepreneurship confronts your fears
- My tips for entrepreneurship
- What I do now to help people
- Why you should do what feels right for you
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
Ready to grow your uncommon practice? Schedule a free consultation call now. https://calendly.com/alyssaadams/30min
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As creative entrepreneurs and healers, there is a beautiful balance between darkness and light. When we begin to accept and embrace that, there’s so much greatness that can show up.
In this episode, I had Jessica Carson on to talk about this balance and how it all comes down to how we’re wired as humans.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Jessica got interested in the work she does now
- How what we struggle with is due to the resistance of how we’re wired
- The masculine and feminine and how this correlates to your work
- How ignoring your sensitivities will show up in other ways
- How embracing her sensitivity changed her life
- What to do if you have a multi-dimensional wiring
- How to acknowledge the light and the dark
- Why you should stand grounded in your truth
For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website at https://www.dralyssaadams.com or by following along on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dralyssaadams!
As a healer entrepreneur, becoming aware of your archetypes can set you up on the path to success and get you in tune with the real you.
In this episode, I am digging into archetypes and shadow work. You’ll hear about how these come to play in your business as an uncommon therapist, coach, or holistic practitioner.
I’ll also walk you through 6 of the archetypes and the shadow work that is associated with each archetype.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- 6 various archetypes of healer entrepreneurs
- What these archetypes mean and how they can show up for you
- Shadow work for each of the archetypes
- Why it’s important to know your archetypes
Links:Archetypes: Who Are You?
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Are you showing up as your most authentic self? It can be hard to fully embrace your uniqueness, share your ideas confidently, and create a business that is an authentic representation of who you really are. Uncommon practice owners know that it can be tough to step outside of convention to follow their own path and create a practice on their own terms.
In this episode, I was joined by Holly Higgins. Holly has worked through her own inner struggles, which lead her down a path from patient to practitioner. She walks us through this journey and how it fueled her passion for her work today.
You’ll hear about Holly’s personal evolution, her background in nutrition and hypnotherapy, why you need to make it a daily practice to be authentically you, how to embrace your unconventional spirit, and what she currently offers in her practice.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Holly got into the work she does now
- The breakthrough she had when she changed her nutritional diet
- How her own story brought her to this work
- Why she didn’t want to pursue a traditional education path
- Her research on the subconscious mind and how she got into hypnotherapy
- The gift of physical healing
- What she helps her clients with inside her practice
- Her own mindset struggles of getting started with her practice
- The practice of being authentically you
- How social media has tainted relationships
About Holly:Holly Higgins is a hypnotherapist and Nutritional Therapy Practitioner whose work focuses on holistic mental wellness and the mind-body connection. In addition to serving international clients in 1-1 and group settings, she is passionate about sharing knowledge through her top-rated podcast, Mindspeak. She is also an avid homesteader and hiker, and lives with her husband Sean in Knoxville, TN.
Connect with Holly:Website | Facebook | Instagram
Links mentioned:Free Clearing Meditation
Mindspeak Podcast
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I am inviting you to a new way of bringing your therapy, coaching, or healing practice to the world. As many of you know, especially for those of us who are uncommon in our approach, there’s no cut and dry path to helping your clients.
In this episode, I am talking about six areas that I dream of evolving in the healing and helping fields. You’ll hear some of my desires and ideas that were shaped out of my own practice plus how you can further your practice growth through rethinking and changing the way you run your business.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The 6 areas that I dream about evolving related to the in-the-room practice of helping and healing
- The pattern I found myself slipping into early on in my career
- Ideas for how you might integrate multiple modalities together
- Why I love the balance between healing and growth
- Why you need to be intentional
- How my desire for flexibility and freedom of thought has shaped my practice
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Do you want a deeper understanding of your money mindset? So many of us entrepreneurial therapists, coaches, holistic practitioners, and healers struggle with our thoughts and feelings around money. That is exactly why financial therapist, Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, joined us on the podcast this week!
Lindsay is the owner and founder of Mind Money Balance. As a financial therapist, she combines financial literacy with the emotional and psychological side of money. If you have an uncommon practice, you absolutely need to hear her advice.
She shares insight into how you can create a money mindset practice and how capitalistic societies can hinder the way we feel about money. You’ll learn about mindset shifts you need to have when you have your own practice and the importance of knowing your “why number.”
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Lindsay got into being a financial therapist
- How she educates people about her work of financial therapy
- What most of her clients actually struggle with
- Mindset shifts that are important when transitioning to working for yourself
- Why you need to know your “why number”
- How you can cultivate a practice of money mindset
- The tangle around working hard and getting paid
- Her advice for setting up a practice that keeps you energized
- What Lindsay does to help her clients
About Lindsay:
Lindsay Bryan-Podvin, owner and founder of Mind Money Balance, is a financial therapist who started her career in the field of mental health treatment and advocacy. As the first financial therapist in Michigan, she combines financial literacy with the emotional and psychological side of money. She always had an interest in mental health and found an even greater love working at the intersection of mental health and money, especially when it comes to romantic relationships. In addition to being a published author of the book "The Financial Anxiety Solution," she has a degree in sociology from Michigan State University, and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She lives with her partner and their dog in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Connect with Lindsay:
Website | Instagram | YouTube
Links mentioned:
The Mind Money Balance Podcast
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Are you ready to manifest your business goals? We’re kicking off season two of the podcast by talking about the practice of manifestation and how coaches, therapists, and healers can use it to reach your big goals!
You’ll hear a breakdown of the exact steps I do when manifesting and some tips I have for making manifestation a successful (and fun) practice for you. I share one of my favorite stories that helped me to understand what manifesting can do. I also talk about why it’s important to embrace your intuition and to learn to listen to the universe.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How manifesting is often misunderstood
- The 3 levels of business building
- My steps to manifesting big goals
- Why you can only focus on manifesting for yourself
- My ritual for manifesting
- A story to anchor manifesting in your mind
- Why it’s important to listen to the universe
Links:
Intuitive Business Reading
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There are 5 undercurrents I see over and over again when I work with clients. I like to think of them as the undertow of your business, churning under the surface and taking you in a different direction than you think you are going.
What we often don’t realize is that we can face the undercurrents head on and decide to change how we interact with them, so that we can propel our business forward.
In this episode, you’ll hear my explanation of the 5 secret undercurrents and how to shift your mindset to work through them so you and your business can keep growing. I share examples of how these undercurrents can show up and how to overcome them so you can embrace and share your authentic truth through your work.
Are you struggling with one (or more) of the secret undercurrents? Let's talk about how to overcome them, so your business can finally flourish in the way you know it can
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What you’ll find in this episode:
- The 5 secret undercurrents and how to overcome them
- Why personal growth and business strategy are tied together
- The evolution of your professional identity
- How to embrace your authentic truth in your business
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If you’re an uncommon therapist you absolutely need a website. Websites are an essential part of your business and a great tool for connecting and nurturing relationships with your audience.
In this episode, I had on Sarah Gershone, a web designer who specializes in helping therapists make a bigger impact through creating dynamic, well-thought-out websites.
Sarah explains why you can’t only rely on social media to build a connection with your clients and how you can use your website to build trust and provide value.
You’ll hear the process she goes through when helping clients with their websites and how to get people to actually visit and utilize your website!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What Sarah does as a web designer for helpers and healers
- Her process for creating client websites
- Why a website is so beneficial
- How to get people to visit and use your website
- How you can use your website to facilitate trust with your audience
- Why you have to provide value
- How Sarah helps people break out of their shell
About Sarah:Sarah Gershone is a web designer who helps therapists connect with more people and have a bigger impact on the world through beautiful websites and strategic design.
She's a busy mom of four (translation: she can multi-task like a BOSS), a nature lover, and a huge fan of The Big Bang Theory. She lives in the Washington, DC metro area with her husband, kids, and an Australian Shepherd who never listens to anything she says.
Connect with Sarah:Website | Instagram | LinkedIn
Links mentioned:Free Video Course
Learn more:The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!
Uncommon therapists, like us, are creative, unique, and live at the intersection of tradition + innovation in our practice. We are leaders in the therapy & healing communities and are evolving the helping professions beyond tradition and "the way it's always been done."
When you know your uncommon therapist type, you have a focused way to start marketing, magnetize clients who love working with you, & create an authentic practice that is a unique expression of your calling.
This is part two of the 5 types of uncommon therapists episode. In this episode, you’ll hear my explanation of the last 2 uncommon therapist types and how you can use these in your marketing strategy. I share how you can step into your role as a thought leader along with insight into my uncommon therapist types.
Be sure to listen closely and take notes if you need to - this episode is full of tips and strategies for marketing your uncommon practice in a way that suits you!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The 5 types of uncommon therapists
- How to use your uncommon type in your marketing
- The shadow side of each uncommon therapist type
- How to step into your role as a thought leader
- My personal uncommon therapist type
Links:
019: The 5 Types of Uncommon Therapists + How To Use Your Unique Type To Accelerate Your Practice Growth - Part 1
[FREE QUIZ] What type of uncommon therapist are you?
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If you want to reach more of YOUR people, then you want to know how to optimize your content for search. What I am referring to is SEO, or search engine optimization and in this episode, I was joined by Melissa McGraw of the Creative Potential.
Melissa explains what SEO is and why you need it, especially if you want clients to be able to find your business on a local level.
She gives so much insight into how you can figure out where your SEO is right now and how to improve your ranking on search engines like Google.
You’ll learn how to use blog content to boost your rankings, why you should repurpose your content and what things may actually be hindering your rankings on search engines.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What Melissa does to help get her clients get found online
- What SEO is and why you need it
- How you can figure out if you need SEO help
- What it means to rank on Google
- How to get found using SEO by thinking about how your customers search
- Tips on what you can do to boost your SEO
- Why you should create blog content
- How to repurpose your content efficiently
- What made Melissa passionate about SEO
- Why she doesn’t suggest purchasing backlinks
- Why you want to compress images
About Melissa:Melissa is the Founder of the Creative Potential, an SEO consulting company that helps
service and product-based entrepreneurs get their businesses found online. When she
isn’t diving into keyword research, you can find this former NYC fashion industry veteran
enjoying life in her new hometown of Saratoga Springs, NY where she resides with her
husband.
Connect with Melissa:
Website | Instagram
Links mentioned:
Google Analytics
Uber Suggest
Answer the Public
Pingdom
TinyPNG
Smush Plug-in
SEO Your Site Now Facebook Group
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The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Uncommon therapists, like us, are creative, unique, and live at the intersection of tradition + innovation in our practice. We are leaders in the therapy & healing communities and are evolving the helping professions beyond tradition and "the way it's always been done."
When you know your uncommon therapist type, you have a focused way to start marketing, magnetize clients who love working with you, & create an authentic practice that is a unique expression of your calling.
In this episode, I dig into why it’s important to know your uncommon therapist type and I share more about each type (plus how to use it for marketing purposes). I also chat about my own journey as an uncommon therapist and how I knew very early on that I didn’t want the traditional therapy career path.
Be sure to listen closely and take notes if you need to - this episode is full of tips and strategies for marketing your uncommon practice in a way that suits you!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The origin of the uncommon therapist
- Why you need to know your therapist type
- The 5 types of uncommon therapists
- How to use your uncommon type in your marketing
- The shadow side of each uncommon therapist type
- Why I realized early on that I didn’t want to do therapy all day every day
Links:
[FREE QUIZ] What type of uncommon therapist are you?
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Are you ready to get your creative juices flowing? If so, you’ll love today’s conversation with creativity coach and artist, Vanessa Turner.
Vanessa and I talked about how she got into this unique career path as a creativity coach and what you can do to bring more creativity into your life. We talked about the idea of “work-life balance” and how the fire burning inside of you can show up in your life as both a benefit and distraction.
Vanessa shares why she’s so passionate about helping women discover their creative side and what she does to help people get creative.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What she does in her career as a creativity coach
- Vanessa’s thoughts on how there is no such thing as work-life balance
- How she got into this career path
- How your fire burning inside shows up in positive and negative ways
- What you can do to add more creativity to your life
- How most people come to her for help with creativity
- Why Vanessa focuses on working with women
About Vanessa:Vanessa Turner is a Creativity Coach, trained through the Creativity Coaching Association.
As a creativity coach, Vanessa works with women artists who want to close the gap between where they are now and where they want to be.
Through work-life integration and strategic action planning, Vanessa can help you to restore the creative dreams that you have parked to the side while balancing all of your responsibilities i.e. family, a full time job, etc.
Vanessa will take you from feeling like a frustrated hobbyist, to a confident professional artist with greater sales and name recognition.
Connect with Vanessa:Website | Instagram
Links mentioned:Discovering the Magic of a Creativity Practice
How To Succeed as a Self Taught Artist
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If you could create your own identity as a therapist, coach or healer - what would that look like to you? What would be the most authentic?
You don’t have to fit into the narrow, rigid box of what the world thinks a therapist or coach should be like. You don’t have to fit the status quo of how you run your practice. I’m here to give you permission to do things differently - in the most aligned, authentic way - that only you can decide. For us uncommon therapists, coaches, and healers, owning our truth often means that it guides us to a divergent path. We might be pulled toward taking a road less traveled.
In this episode, I am helping you to understand sacred defiance and how it relates to your practice. You’ll hear why you should ditch the way the world thinks you should run your business and step into your truth.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What sacred defiance is (and how it relates to your truth)
- The process of developing your intuitive “yes”
- How it feels when you’re not living your truth
- A look at three parts of sacred defiance
- Why you should examine what’s not serving you
- How I started living in my truth
- Why you should examine the identities you hold about yourself
Links:Intuition Development Course
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The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Are you ready to build your brand? As a small business owner, the design and branding of your business is a tool to convey your authenticity and message. In this episode, I was joined by Alison Main, a graphic designer, writer, and creative director.
Alison and I talk about how having a strong brand identity supports practice growth. She talks about the need for consistency and some of the challenges that business owners face related to design.
You’ll learn her thoughts on utilizing print and digital media and why your branding needs to be unique to you.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How graphic design integrates into building your practice
- Why it’s important to have a consistent design across touchpoints
- How colors bring about emotional responses
- The graphic design challenges that come up for small business owners
- Alison’s thoughts on print media
- Why it’s important to create something that’s unique to you
About Alison:Alison Main is a graphic designer, writer, and creative director, with twenty years of experience in the media and corporate space. She has worked with a national roster of clients to develop integrated creative campaigns and promote large-scale events, purposefully aligned with communications and marketing strategies.
A sampling of her past and present client list includes: Advertising Age, Informa Tech, Crain’s New York Business, CBS Interactive, Critical Mention, Best Self Magazine, and Environmental Health Trust.
Also a published journalist and nonfiction essayist, Alison’s work has appeared in Southern Living, Paleo Magazine, Craftsmanship Magazine, and Notre Dame Magazine, among others.
A native and lifelong New Yorker, Alison currently resides in the DC metro area where she works as senior graphic designer at Palladian Partners, a government contracting communications firm in the public health sector.
Connect with Alison:Website | Twitter | LinkedIn
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Have you ever felt called to something more - something better? At first, it often comes as a little nudge that tells you there is something bigger out there for you. This is one of my favorite topics to chat about because it comes up a lot when I’m talking with therapists and coaches.
I am going to share three things that you can do when you’re feeling called to “more.” I talk about what it feels like to be called to something different, why you should appreciate the feeling of the unknown and how sometimes, it’s okay to have some healthy comparison to inspire you on your path. I share why you shouldn’t ignore this call and what I know to be true about stepping outside of the traditional path.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What it feels like to be called for “more” in your life
- How comparison can be helpful
- Why you should thank the feeling of the unknown
- What I know about stepping outside of the traditional path
- 3 things you can do if you’re feeling called to more
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The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Do you want to make a little extra cash and develop a funnel of new clients? Then you have to hear today’s episode with Marie Leznicki, founder of Mindstead. Minstead is a marketplace of personal growth tools - think of it as the Etsy of personal development.
Marie and I talk about how she came up with the idea of developing this marketplace. She shares her background and how therapists and coaches use Minstead to share tools with potential clients. Marie gave us an overview of some of her favorite personal growth tools that she uses and her insight on using these tools to better yourself.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What Mindstead is and how Marie came up with her idea for this marketplace
- Her ultimate goal for the marketplace
- Marie’s background and how she got to where she is now
- How therapists find Marie and how she helps them share their expertise
- The types of tools available on Mindstead
About Marie:Marie Leznicki is the founder of Mindstead, the world’s first marketplace of personal growth tools. Therapists, coaches, and other practitioners can use Mindstead to help more people, grow their passive income, and develop a funnel of new clients. Meanwhile, people can find bite-sized worksheets, exercises, and activity guides to help them unleash their potential from acclaimed therapists and coaches.
Connect with Marie:Website | Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn
Links mentioned:Working WITH anger (instead of against it)
Master Your Time by Creating an Ideal Schedule
Love Your Inner Child (Just One Minute series)
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
There are SO many lessons that you will learn during your first full year as an entrepreneur. I’ve learned a LOT about myself and what it takes to build a private practice, and that’s what I am going to be talking about today.
In this episode, I share the 8 biggest lessons that I learned during my first year in full-time private practice. You’ll hear the insight of how I ended up quitting my full-time job plus my biggest tips for setting up your business for success from the very beginning. I shared the importance of your vision, staying on track when things get difficult, and how you can keep yourself inspired.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- My story of how I left my full-time job
- The 8 lessons that I learned in my first year of private practice
- Why you can’t give yourself an exit door
- Reasons why you need to create your own belief structure
- A manta you should repeat to yourself
Learn more:
Check out my free guide 5 Creative Ways to Get Clients
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Have you ever considered the impact of food on mental health? In this episode, I am joined by a renowned expert in mental health, nutrition, and trauma, Dr. Leslie Korn.
Leslie shares how she works with clients and other clinicians to integrate nutrition as a tool to support mental health. I am so excited to be sharing her story with you today.
We talk about a holistic approach to healing mental health and trauma and the role of nutrition in creating and maintaining health. Leslie gives her insight into how she got interested in bringing nutrition into her practice, the first steps to take if you want to integrate nutrition into your practice, and where she sees her business going next.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How she works with her clients and other clinicians
- The first steps of integrating nutrition into your practice
- Why you have to look at nutrition holistically for mental health and trauma
- What sparked Leslie’s interest in nutrition
- What Leslie wishes she knew when starting her practice
- Her visions for the next chapter of her practice
About Leslie:
Leslie Korn is a renowned expert in mental health nutrition and the treatment of trauma who has provided over 60,000 hours of clinical treatment using non-pharmaceutical methods for mental and physical illness. She is the founding director of the Leslie Korn Institute for Integrative Medicine. She is Certified in Functional Nutritional Therapy, National Board Certified in 2 forms of Bodywork therapies. She completed her graduate training at Harvard Medical School, the Harvard School of Public Health. She has served as a clinical instructor and clinical supervisor at Harvard Medical School, Associate Professor at the California Institute of Integral Studies, and was faculty at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine and clinical preceptor at Bastyr University.
Originally from Boston, Dr. Leslie ran a clinic in rural indigenous Mexico for over 25 years. She was a National Institutes of Health research scientist in mind-body medicine, was a Fulbright Scholar on indigenous medicine.
She is the author of Nutrition Essentials for Mental Health: A Complete Guide to the Food-Mood Connection (Norton, 2016), The Good Mood Kitchen (Norton, 2017), Natural Woman, (Shambhala, 2020) Rhythms of Recovery: Trauma, Nature and the Body (Routledge, 2012), Multicultural Counseling Workbook (Premiere Publishing, 2016), and Preventing and Treating Diabetes, Naturally, (DayKeeper Press, 2019 ) She works with clients and teaches clinicians in the application of mental health nutrition.
Connect with Leslie:
Website | Institute
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
There’s a lot of confusion about the coaching industry and why some mental health professionals are bringing coaching into their practices. This is actually one of my favorite topics and exactly what I am going to be discussing in this episode.
You’ll hear an overview of what coaching is and what it means to me. I talk about my thoughts on how coaching and therapy can work together and I debunk myths about coaching (that are only partially true). I also share 8 of the common reasons that many mental health professionals get into coaching and if you’re considering adding this into your existing practice I even share a few options for how you can get started.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What coaching is
- My perspective on the synergy between coaching and therapy
- 3 myths about coaching that are partially true
- How I felt about therapy early on in my career
- 8 common reasons that therapists choose to coach
- 3 options that people take when adding coaching to their therapy practice
Mentioned in this episode:
3 Mistakes Therapists Make When Starting a Coaching Practice And What To Do Instead
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
I am thrilled to bring you guys today’s guest, Dr. Nanetta Payne. Nanetta is a licensed clinical psychologist, transformational life coach, and ordained minister of spiritual consciousness who helps her clients create an unapologetically authentic life.
Nanetta and I talk about how she got started in the mental health field, how her work has evolved over the years, and how she incorporates spirituality into her business. She shares the impact that people have when they’re disconnected from God (or whatever spiritual guidance they believe in). She shares her advice for other practice owners about how she uses her intuition within her practice, how she structures her business, and her plans for expansion.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What Nanetta does now to blend coaching and traditional therapy
- Her journey in this field and how she got into this work
- How Nanetta structures her practice
- The process she uses to follow her intuition
- What brings Nanetta excitement within her business
- How being disconnected from God (or the universe) can impact you
- What a typical day looks like within her practice
- Why she decided to take on fewer clients and develop deeper relationships with them
- Her plans for expanding her practice
About Nanetta:Dr. Nanetta Payne is a licensed clinical psychologist, transformational life coach, and ordained minister of spiritual consciousness. She is the author of the book: “The LOVE PROJECT - Master Your Life through the Power of Love.” Dr. Payne specializes in coaching very successful women who look like they have it all together, but feel like things are falling apart on the inside to create an unapologetically authentic life.
Dr. Nanetta Payne received her doctoral training from Jackson State University. Her internship and residency was completed at Brown University Medical Center. Dr. Payne completed her coaching and ministerial studies at Inner Visions Institute for Spiritual Development, founded by Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant.
Her unique therapeutic approach came through her own intensive ‘transformational soul work.’ Healing the wounds of her past has become the catalyst to reclaiming her Freedom. Dr. Payne now has a greater appreciation and love for herself and the boldness to create the life she knows her soul is destined to live. Dr. Payne is honored to support the planet along their transformational journey of awakening-to the love, beauty, and magnificence that dwells within.
Connect with Nanetta:Website | Facebook
Mentioned in this episode:The Love Project: Master Your Life through the Power of Love
Want to enhance your intuition right away?
Check out Alyssa’s free guide: 3 Intuitive Exercises to Enhance Your Clinical Work For Therapists, Coaches, & Healers
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Are you flexing your intuition muscles? Your intuition is a powerful tool that’s especially handy for growing your business. I am excited to share the conversation I had with an intuitive healer and business coach for spiritual entrepreneurs, Dr. Josephine Hardman.
Josephine and I explore how she developed her coaching practice after working in academia. She shares realizations she’s made about discovering your life’s purpose and honing your intuition. She also gives some great insight into using your intuitive tools and how she uses her own intuitive tools as a guide for her work.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Her transition from more traditional work to the coaching practice she runs now
- Why your life purpose doesn’t have to be validated by the external world
- What her coaching practice looks like now
- The emphasis she’s put on helping people develop their own intuition
- Honing into your intuition on purpose
- Intuitive tools that help guide her work
- How she’s learned to separate herself from vanity metrics and focus on the one-on-one connection
- What Josephine see’s next for her practice
About Josephine:Josephine Hardman, PhD is an intuitive healer and business coach for spiritual entrepreneurs. Through modalities like the Akashic Records, Tarot, energy healing, and business coaching, Josephine helps healers grow their businesses and do their highest-level spiritual work. Before starting her healing and coaching practice, Josephine taught English and writing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Smith College for 10 years.
Connect with Josephine:Website | Instagram
Want to enhance your intuition right away?Check out my free guide: 3 Intuitive Exercises to Enhance Your Clinical Work For Therapists, Coaches, & Healers
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Do you need more clients in your private practice? Are you feeling stuck and unsure about how to get more clients in the door? If so, this is the episode for you! Dr. Amanda Crowell and I talk about the most common questions we get about practice building. We share about our upcoming support lab program and how it will help you on your journey of creating a profitable uncommon practice.
Marketing your practice doesn’t have to be a painful process. That’s why we broke down our favorite practice building questions that our clients ask us all the time! We answered 5 of the most commonly asked questions and how the support lab provides a no-nonsense roadmap to grow your practice in a way that is clear, supportive, and fun!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How our group coaching program, Support Lab, helps you to grow your practice
- How to write better copy for your marketing materials
- What you need to know about fancy marketing materials
- The in’s and out’s of networking to build your practice
- How to get more people to sign up for sessions after intake calls
- How you can parlay your expertise into an online program
About Amanda:Dr. Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist and business coach who helps therapists and coaches get more clients and make more money. Amanda’s TEDx talk has received more than half a million views since January 2019 and has been featured on TED’s “Ideas” blog. Her ideas have also been featured on NPR, Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, and Quartz. Amanda combines her expertise in cognitive psychology, marketing, and mindset hacking to help therapists and coaches create the practice they need with clients they love.
Connect with Amanda:
Website | Instagram | Facebook | Podcast
Mentioned in this episode:
FREE MASTERCLASS: How to Build a Private Pay Practice During a Pandemic (Sept. 22 at 11 a.m.)
GROUP COACHING PROGRAM: Support Lab (Kicks off Sept. 29)
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Are you ready to start offering that service you’ve been dreaming of? Maybe you have a spark of an idea about expanding into coaching, online courses, or other work outside of the therapy room. The sky’s the limit. Whatever it may be, the big thing to consider is this: there will always be risks when stepping away from the quote-unquote “traditional therapy practices.”
In this episode, I am talking about embracing the thoughts you’ve been having around expanding your income and impact outside of the therapy room. You’ll hear what three shifts need to happen beforehand and three ways you can get paid work outside of therapy. You’ll hear my personal story of being scared and taking action anyway and what it really means to be an entrepreneur!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The three big shifts that need to happen before expanding your work beyond therapy
- What it means to be an entrepreneur
- My personal story of working through fear and taking action
- What it means to do paid work in your expertise, outside of the therapy room
- Three ways to to get paid work outside of therapy
- The intangible risks that present themselves when we step into non-traditional work
If you're ready to add coaching to your practice, check out my online course CoachLaunch: Launch Your Coaching Practice in 30 Days.
https://www.dralyssaadams.com/add-coaching-to-practice
The CoachLauch online program was created specifically for therapists to help you start coaching right away and to ethically market your coaching-therapy hybrid practice, so that you can use your clinical skills in a creative way, make more money, and work with clients you love.
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Are you listening to that nudge that is guiding you to make something happen? In this episode, I talked with Kimberly Wilson. Kimberly is a multi-passionate entrepreneur and psychotherapist, and we share a passion around the importance of trusting your intuitive nudges.
Kimberly and I talk about some of the internal processes she goes through when she is deciding to go after what she wants. She shares some of her personal practices for getting her creative juices flowing and the importance of taking yourself on an artist date. If you’ve been wondering what to do about a gut feeling you’ve been having you’ll definitely want to hear this episode.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- What Kimberly does within her work as a psychotherapist, podcaster, writer and wellness entrepreneur
- How each aspect of her businesses evolved into what they are today
- The internal process she goes through when going after her dreams
- How to trust your intuitive nudges
- Practices Kimberly has to keep her creative juices flowing
- Her advice on why you need to take an artist date with yourself
- What Kimberly is most passionate about and her tips for finding what you enjoy
- Her vision for the next chapter in her business
About Kimberly:Kimberly is the author of six books, a psychotherapist in private practice, and designer of the TranquiliT clothing line. She also hosts the Tranquility du Jour podcast and serves as the president of Pigs & Pugs Project. She has master's degrees in social work and women's studies and has been called upon as a wellness expert for US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Huffington Post, Cosmopolitan, books, TV, and radio. She lives in Washington, DC with four rescue pets and one human.
Connect with Kimberly:Website | Instagram | Facebook | Podcast
Mentioned in this episode:Creative Calling: Establish a Daily Practice, Infuse Your World with Meaning, and Succeed in Work + Life
The Artist’s Way
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
Untamed
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Sharing your ideas with the world is risky. People might judge you and what you have to say. On the other hand, not sharing your ideas can be even riskier. Think about it, your unique perspective and creative ideas around your area of expertise are needed by so many people. That’s why in this episode, I am exploring the second step to an uncommon practice which involves stepping into your role as a thought leader.
I’ll share the three sticking points that my clients experience when they start to think of themselves as a thought leader. You’ll find out why you have to be willing to show up imperfectly and how sharing your expertise will improve not only your marketing but also your clinical work. Being a thought leader will give you a stronger stance and more well-informed ideas. Take a listen, get excited about sharing your ideas on a larger stage and then get out there and start doing it!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The three sticking points that come up around being a thought leader
- An exercise on sharing your expertise
- Why you have to be willing to show up imperfectly
- Why you should take action even if you feel fear
- How the world might need to know your unique thoughts and perspective
- Practical ways you can share your ideas and content with the world
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
One thing that’s very critical in growing your uncommon practice is finding community. In this episode, I talked with Jana DuFort of Fitness Lives Inside. She and I get real about how community can support you as a practice owner and she shares what she did to find a community of her own.
Jana helps clients with both their mental and physical health and supports them in getting off the diet and exercise rollercoaster while finding energy to live a life they love. We talked about her practice and how she got to this point in her work. She shares her advice for helping clients overcome resistance, how she ended up doing a blend of mental and physical health work for clients, and her best productivity tips for getting things done!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Jana serves her clients with both their mental and physical health
- Her background and how she got to this point in her professional journey
- How she melds pieces of her therapy background with elements of her fitness work
- What she does to help people with resistance
- The types of clients she usually serves
- Why you should be doing and eating things that you like
- What she’s done to find a community within her professional field
- Jana’s tips for time management and the process of scheduling your day
- How she uses her intuition to guide her decisions
- Where she sees her practice going next
About Jana:
With more than a decade of experience in mental and physical health, Jana has worked with diverse groups in both facets. She has worked with clients from adolescents to seniors of all fitness levels, people with disabilities, mental health disorders, recovering addicts and families in distress.
Jana’s unique approach isn’t about quick fixes. Her experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Fitness Professional make her uniquely qualified to help you address the deeper issues preventing you from reaching your goals. Her work addresses the roadblocks we make for ourselves, deep within, and makes healthy living a reality and a part of who we are every day.
Connect with Jana:Website: https://fitnesslivesinside.com
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
I’ll never forget during my graduate training when a professor said that we shouldn’t use intuition in the field because it was “unreliable.” This has always been something that’s stuck with me and as I’ve learned more, I’ve definitely come to disagree with the statement. When it comes to having an uncommon practice, being a passionate and intuitive therapist can pay off tenfold when it comes to things such as marketing, the structure of your practice, decision making, and the energy you have to serve your people.
In this episode, I am sharing the 3 components of being a passionate and intuitive therapist. I explore the various ways that having a passionate stance can help you clearly market to your audience. I also talk about how being secure in your own uniqueness can help you to foster collaboration over competition with other providers. I encourage you to start checking in with yourself daily and bringing more of your creative and intuitive side to your work. I hope this episode will leave you feeling inspired to do just that!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- The 3 key components of being a passionate and intuitive therapist
- How having a passion can help your marketing strategy
- Why you should absolutely use your natural intuition during sessions
- Reasons why you should use both tangible information AND intuition when making practice decisions
- My challenge to you on bringing the right side of your brain to your work
- Simple ways you can bring more intuition to your work
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
Have you ever felt out of touch with the work you’re doing? In this episode, I was joined by Payal Beri, a women’s emerging leadership coach and speaker who helps women reach their “aha! moment”.
We dive into how Payal got into this work and her experience of working in clinical psychology. She talks about taking notice of the themes you see with the career decisions you make and how to become a better leader. She shares tips on advocating for leadership training within your role, why you need to learn to work with people to grow as a leader and the importance of listening to your inner wisdom.
What you’ll find in this episode:
- How Payal was always fascinated with psychology
- Her experience of working in clinical psychology
- Payal’s realization that led her to get her Ph.D. in organizational psychology
- Why you need to examine the themes of the career moves you make
- Why you shouldn’t dismiss your own problems
- Her transition from working as a clinical therapist to a women’s emerging leadership coach and speaker
- What it means to have a lightbulb moment
- How to know if this work will be productive for you
- How to advocate for yourself to get better training as a leader
- Why you need to know how to work with people as a leader
- Why group coaching is very powerful for learning and growing
- How to shift from confrontation to conversation
- Why you should listen to inner nudges
Connect with Payal:Website | Instagram
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
What does it mean to have an uncommon practice? When I was in graduate training, I had an inner feeling that I didn’t want to grow a traditional practice. At first, I felt bad about it. I felt different. Traditional therapy all day, every day didn’t sound like the right avenue for me. The other things that therapists traditionally do like research, teaching or assessment didn’t sound like full-time jobs I wanted either.
I know I am not alone. Many other therapists, coaches and healers feel this way too. In this episode, I am exploring why I felt this way and the three elements of an uncommon practice. You’ll learn about not letting fears keep you stagnant, why you have to honor your values and so much more!
What you’ll find in this episode:
- Why I always knew I didn’t want a traditional practice
- The prerequisite for creating an uncommon practice
- The 3 elements of an uncommon practice
- Why you have to unhook from what others think and tap into your inner strength
- How you can honor your values while running an uncommon practice
- Why you shouldn’t let your fears hold you back
The Uncommon Couch is the place for therapists and coaches who want to take their practice on the road less traveled. If you enjoyed this show, make sure to subscribe to the podcast so you’ll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Facebook or Instagram!
The Uncommon Couch is a show for innovative therapists and coaches who want more than just a full practice. They’re ready to take their calling on the road less traveled. The Uncommon Couch is a place for those who are ready to learn new and different ways of making money, marketing their practice, helping clients, and amplifying their impact. Interviews with therapists, coaches, and other experts will empower listeners to spark their inner fire, listen to their gut, and do more than they thought possible.