Connected Conversations with Kirsten

A Meditation for Body Awareness In this episode I share my thoughts about meditation and my belief that there really are no “rules” around how to meditate. This includes the idea that you can’t meditate with distractions around you, which is why I recorded this episode outside on my patio with my dogs. Life is distracting, and that’s real. This meditation focuses on body awareness as we bring the breath from the feet up through the body to the top of the head. As humans we tend to spend a lot of time in our heads, focusing on a running monologue of what we perceive is happening in our lives. A healthy response to this is to connect with the body. Your body is wise and knows what you need. Let’s tune in as we meditate together. xo, Kirsten -------------------- Curious what a Self Love Life Coach does? Pop over to my website www.kirstenrobertscoaching.com to get a little insight, and consider scheduling a Connection Call so we can get to know each other through this complimentary coaching session. I love meeting new people and would love to meet you! Meanwhile please subscribe to my podcast! When you subscribe you’ll be informed when each new episode drops so you won’t miss anything. Your subscription also helps make my podcast more visible on the platform, which means we are both sharing content we love with people who would love to hear it. Then head over to my Instagram account @kirsten.justlove and connect with me there! Follow me and comment on my posts - I look forward to hearing from you! 

Claire Haasl grew up in Green Bay, WI, and found her path to the University of Illinois at Chicago where obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Art History in 2004. After working for a development corporation for two years, Claire moved to Los Angeles where she earned a Masters in Public Art Studies from the University of Southern California in 2008.  After graduating, Claire married David L. Hoyt, and they moved back to Chicago where Claire began working as operations and development manager for a non-profit working in Arts Education. In 2015, Claire and David created the David L. Hoyt Education Foundation with the mission to support and encourage joyful, play-based learning. Claire became a mountaineer after summiting Mount Kilimanjaro in January of 2017 -- a 19,341-foot peak, and recently moved to Gig Harbor, WA so that she could make hiking a bigger part of her life. When Claire isn't on the trails or globetrotting with David, you can find her cooking, reading, and loving on her cats, Simon and Tootie, and dog, Daisy. Websites: www.davidlhoytfoundation.org www.davidlhoyt.com www.wordsearch.world Handles: @cmary32 @davidlhoytfoundation App: Word Search World Traveler Visual of wholeness - forefinger tips touching plus thumb tips touching creates a circle and when the two people separate they need to find something/someone else to fill in the gap. With forefinger and thumb making a circle on separate hands, then connect, when the connection is broken there’s a smaller gap to fill. The idea is that you need to be whole in yourself. ----------------- Welcome, sweet soul, to this beautiful space of connection and love. I am a Self Love Life Coach and I help women discover their deepest worth along the daily journey of living a fulfilled life. You can always reach me via email kirsten@kirstenrobertscoaching.com or by visiting my website https://kirstenrobertscoaching.com/home  Sending you the deepest gratitude for joining me here, and a heart full of love...because you are worthy.

Welcome, sweet soul, to this beautiful space of connection and love. I am a Self Love Life Coach and I help women discover their deepest worth along the daily journey of living a fulfilled life. You can always reach me via email kirsten@kirstenrobertscoaching.com or by visiting my website https://kirstenrobertscoaching.com  Sending you the deepest gratitude for joining me here, and a heart full of love...because you are worthy. ----------------------- In this episode I am excited to share a conversation with Gabi Grace, a business coach who helps women to break down mental and emotional barriers to success in life and business. She is a highly sensitive empath and a total badass! Gabi and I talk about finding ease and joy in professional life, what it means to own your power, and how she overcame a lifelong fear.  She shares a free gift with us - a pdf about how to create Ebb & Flow for Grace, Alignment, and Power:   EbbNFlow.pdf  How to reach Gabi: gabriellegrace.org  gabriellemariegrace@gmail.com   

Welcome, sweet soul, to this beautiful space of connection and love. I am a Self Love Coach and I help women discover their deepest worth along the daily journey of living a fulfilled life. You can always reach me via email kirsten@kirstenrobertscoaching.com or by visiting my website https://kirstenrobertscoaching.com  Sending you the deepest gratitude for joining me here, and a heart full of love...because you are worthy. In this episode I am delighted to have a conversation with Chelsea Kyle. We talk about gut health, green burial, creating space, and - one of my favorite topics - bees! Chelsea Kyle is a spiritual guide, death doula, wellness advocate, entrepreneur, and author. Chelsea helps people through the many shifts of life. She jumps out of bed with a big smile on her face because her clients are finding their unique purpose and healing from the inside out. This is more than a job, she is on a mission to empower people to be the best they can be in their bodies and their soul. She knows that when one beeing is at their best the whole colony benefits!   Bee The Shift https://www.beetheshift.earth/   Faerie Collective: https://www.faeriecollective.com/   Purium https://www.superfood.social/superfoods   My code: Onecolony   Bee Book (case sensitive link): https://bit.ly/ChelseaBeeBook   ---------------------------------- Please subscribe to my podcast and leave a review - especially when you feel drawn to inviting others in, as this is the best way to ensure every human has the opportunity to feel more connected. 

My friend Natalie Neckyfarow (actress, writer, coach, pilates instructor, and much more!) offered to interview me for an episode of my podcast. I hadn't thought of being interviewed! We have a fun, real, open conversation about who I am as a person, woman, mother, wife, and life coach.  In this episode I have the opportunity to speak from the heart about my gifts and challenges, what has shaped me into the person I am today, who inspires me, and what my coaching programs can offer for you.  Connection is one of my top values so I always do my best to operate from the questions, "Who can I connect with today?" and "How have I connected with others today?" I'm sure you will feel connected through my authenticity and the love that continually seeps out through my very skin. Here's how to reach me: kirsten.justlove@gmail.com http://justlovelifecoach.com https://www.instagram.com/kirsten.justlove/ https://www.facebook.com/kirsten.justlove Hope to connect with you soon!  xo

Jackie Handy has supported hundreds of individuals in organisations around the world to accelerate their performance. Formerly a top performing manager for 2 decades, she now works with others to give back the recipe for leadership and inclusion success. Through her work as well as her own personal journey, Jackie has developed a deeper understanding of human behaviour and why we do what we do, as well as how accepting or challenging we are about the behaviour of others She is the author of “The little book of Belonging – your weekly guide to inclusive habits”, which aims to make inclusion a simple, yet consistent journey for everyone. Along with being an author, Jackie is a TEDx and event speaker and training consultant. You can reach Jackie via her website www.jackiehandy.com or on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehandy/ To order Jackie's book The little book of Belonging: Your weekly guide to inclusive habits go to www.jackiehandy.com/shop As always, you can reach me, Kirsten, at http://justlovelifecoach.com or Kirsten.justlove@gmail.com I would love to hear from you! I would also love for you to support my podcast by sharing, subscribing and leaving a review. Thanks!

My guest in this episode, ST Rappaport, is Relationship Photographer, Creative Journal Expressive Arts Coach,s and host of the LifePix Relationships Podcast. After observing, listening, and connecting with so many couples, ST is on a mission to find out what makes relationships work and how they can become extraordinary, and she is here to help as many couples as possible.    In our conversation, we talk about using a photograph as a relationship vision board, a new (to me!) way of journaling, the act of being yourself, the question Who Am I?, and ST’s unusual journey with school. I get vulnerable as I share the results of my own personal journaling using the tool ST teaches. And yes, you will hear my dogs in the background. One of the reasons I love being home is that my work is naturally more organic than it may be otherwise. It’s all real, and that’s what life is about.   I know you’ll find nuggets of connection with ST in our conversation. She is fun to talk to and we simply enjoyed each other’s company.    ST's website is https://linktr.ee/lifepixrelationships    As always, you can connect with me. I would love to hear from you! kirsten.justlove@gmail.com  https://www.instagram.com/kirsten.justlove/  https://www.facebook.com/kirsten.justlove/ 

*Note: When listening to this episode on iTunes, you'll find that the audio cuts out beginning at 48:50, and resumes at 49:30. If you listen on Spotify, you'll hear the entire audio; I'm not sure what's happening with the iTunes version. In this "empty space", Ioanna speaks about a webinar she presented at the American College of Greece, on Feminine Leadership and the importance of connection, authenticity, vulnerability (Hello, Brene Brown!), and the benefits of doing what you love.* My guest on this episode, Ioanna Margaroni, is a good friend of mine and is also a Life Coach and Soul Realignment ® practitioner who is, in her words, “on a mission to empower people to remember who they truly are on a Soul level, fall deeply in love with themselves and manifest what they want in life.”   Ioanna specializes in working with women so they can learn to live in alignment with their Soul’s calling by tapping into their unique gifts and true nature of prosperity.   As we connect in this episode, we talk about life energy, knowing yourself, akashic records, crystal therapy, and the connection concept of, as Ioanna puts it, “tend and befriend.”   This conversation left me feeling centered, seen, held, fulfilled, complete, quiet…   Ioanna just has that way about her. So - enjoy.   Here is how to connect with Ioanna: ioanna.margaroni@yahoo.com https://ioannamargaroni.wordpress.com https://www.facebook.com/Ioanna-Margaroni-Living-in-Alignment-811897939172990/   As always, you can connect with me: kirstenroberts@justlovelifecoach.com http://justlovelifecoach.com https://www.facebook.com/kirsten.justlove https://www.instagram.com/kirsten.justlove/  If you feel called, please leave a review for Connected Conversations with Kirsten. This is how iTunes recognizes my show and helps it to grow so my guests can have an impact on even more people around the world. Sending you love!

Four episodes in and it feels like time to introduce myself!  In this episode I share a little about who I am, what I love, who I appreciate, and what inspires me. I touch on the effects of COVID-19 for myself and for humanity as a whole. I also try - and stumble - to talk about learning how to be an anti-racist when I had thought I already was one, and how I'm sure I'm totally screwing it up. Mostly I talk about love, my journey to loving myself, and the fact that you deserve to love yourself and live the most fulfilling life you possibly can. If you feel called to leave a review, I will be ever so grateful. Reviews help create better visibility for podcast shows and I want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to connect with and learn from my guests in each episode. Thank you. Feel free to visit my website. It's still under construction - and reconstruction - because my tech skills are still growing. But when you're there, know that you are loved. www.justlovelifecoach.com If you want to get in touch, I would love to connect with you. Email me at Kirsten.justlove@gmail.com 

My friend Eva Peterson left her corporate architecture job in NYC three years ago to embark on a life of travel. As much as Eva loved traveling, she craved grounding and a sense of purpose. She didn't want to just see the world, she wanted to contribute to it in a massive way and build something meaningful! So, her life coaching business was born. She now helps other soulful, free spirited entrepreneurs build solid foundations so that they can experience exponential self growth and career success. Eva says she helps long term travelers align with their intuition, root out self doubt, embrace fear, and make massive progress towards their dreams. She believes that true freedom can only be attained by knowing exactly who we are and what our purpose is here on earth! In our conversation we talk about shifting from the corporate world to living a “location independent” lifestyle, what Coronavirus precautions look like in Peru, feminine flow, masculine vs feminine energy, and holding your identity with an open palm. We also talk about why, as white women, we’re not necessarily ready to talk about BLM on a public platform...but we couldn’t actually have our conversation without talking about this important issue. Some of Eva’s favorite books include Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, and anything by Elizabeth Gilbert. This is the one of the books Eva is reading to educate herself on syste mic racism: Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla F. Saad Here’s how to reach Eva: Website: www.theevapeterson.com IG: @theevapeterson Biz Email: theevapeterson@gmail.com We are both students in Jeannine Yoder’s signature coaching program Mentor Masterclass  www.Jeannineyoder.com And you can reach me via my website www.Justlovelifecoach.com or by email kirstenroberts@justlovelifecoach.com Thanks for listening, and I look forward to connecting with you!

My guest on this episode is Katie Maloney author of the book Cake Pops and Coffee: A New Conversation About Trauma; How to Laugh, Cry, and Love Your Whole Story.   I have to admit that I’ve looked through podcast episodes before for something to listen to, and when I’ve seen an episode that is going to cover any aspect of abuse, particularly sexual abuse, I’ve thought No way am I going to go there - I don’t need anything heavy or depressing or yucky, and I choose something else. So while you are of course always welcome to choose to listen or not listen, I invite you to try the first 15 minutes of this episode before making your choice, because the way Katie talks about trauma is different. Katie concentrates on the fact that you can move forward from trauma and learn to live a beautiful life. She shares what she has learned about identity awareness, setting standards for yourself, and learning how to receive. Katie is an author, speaker, and trauma survivor coach, and her goal is to remove some of the heaviness around conversations about trauma and to start new conversations that feel the way I felt when reading her book - like I was in conversation with a cherished friend. I did not experience abuse myself but wow have I learned and grown from the tools Katie shares in her book. Katie is changing the way we talk about sexual assault, dispelling the stigmas, and bringing to light the powerful joys of healing your story. This conversation may be triggering for some of you, which I completely understand -  I send you love around your own trauma experience. If you need help, I deeply encourage you to find someone to talk to whether it be a friend, a therapist, or a coach. Contact Katie: Website: https://www.katiemaloneycoaching.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiemaloneycoaching Instagram: @katiemaloneycoaching Katie's book: Cake Pops and Coffee: A New Conversation About Trauma; How to Laugh, Cry, and Love Your Whole Story https://www.amazon.com/Cake-Pops-Coffee-Conversation-Trauma/dp/0578608790?fbclid=IwAR28S_BWgSDrR9_EMl6snxB8shLJwMXlQiVMWOeJr-f59ZIaYMn7wVdv4Tg We mention Eckhart Tolle's book A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose  Jeannine Yoder's signature program Mentor Masterclass:  https://jeannineyoder.com And you can always reach me, Kirsten Roberts at http://justlovelifecoach.com     

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Connected Conversations A podcast by Kirsten Roberts My guest in this episode, Anna Nyeste, believes that the only thing that limits us from living the life of our dreams is a lack of imagination and the failure to believe we have always been, and will always be, enough, exactly as we are. Anna considers herself a lifelong student and studies yoga, mindbody medicine, spirituality, business, psychology, philosophy, healing, mental health, relationships, energy work, and much more. She has healed her Self - with a capital S - from chronic pain, depression, anxiety, ADHD, and many other labels that were given to her, in her words, without her permission. Anna is a self-care coach who teaches people how to take care of their whole Selves - again with a capital S. Every time she speaks I learn something new and am inspired to step up my game and live my best life. We’ve only known each other for a few months but we know we’re soul sisters - and I know you’re gonna love her too. See what Anna’s up to at www.annanyeste.com Here’s the book Anna read that changed her life: The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain by Dr. John Sarno Anna and I mention this beautiful book in our conversation: Cake Pops and Coffee by Katie Maloney You can always reach me on my website www.justlovelifecoach.com 

Not your normal episode...on a not-so-normal day. Sending you light, love, and peace.