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Powerful Stuff
Author: Meredith Baker
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POWERFUL STUFF is the comedic relief to your self growth journey you didn't know you needed. Meredith muses about how to understand, overcome, and transform life's hurdles through deep insight and a dash of parody. Each episode always has a theme, personal stories, meditative moments, and integrative journaling prompts so you too can change any of your life's lessons into POWERFUL STUFF.
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You don’t always need a new hack, healer, or high to change your life. Sometimes the real transformation is in doing what works...again and again. This week, I share insights from my time attending Unleash the Power Within where I got to finally see Tony Robbins live and experience his magic and why remembering, not reinventing, might just be your most powerful move yet.
Gratitude is the QUICKEST way to get what you want to call in because it helps us focus on what already IS working, which strengthens our foundation and sends a message to our subconscious/the universe "yes, thank you, more of this!" This is a quick 6 minute breathwork to get back into a state of gratitude so you can call in your vision from a grounded and powerful place!
Do you ever find yourself having a peak experience but then unsure of how to integrate it when you return back to 'normal life?' Or maybe you have the idea of what you want to step into next and what you're ready to 'birth' but you haven't slowed down enough to create the space to make it happen? In this episode, I talk about how literal pregnancy and getting ready to 'birth' my next iteration of my business has been a reminder to me to create space and pause to allow the learnings from the p...
Do you ever feel like you can't catch a break from that internal self talk? That you feel stressed or overwhelmed and then you have that sneaky voice in the back of your head saying "you're not good enough!" or "try harder, you're lazy!" or "this always happens to you!" When you catch yourself in a downward spiral, this episode will help you break the feedback loop and change your internal voice from a helicopter parent to a nurturing cheerleader. Self compassion is the basis for self...
Do you ever feel paralyzed by a decision? Maybe you're feeling anxiety about all the potential outcomes? "If this, then that..." Or maybe you feel like the decision is 'out of your hands' because it involves someone else? When you feel stuck, like you're trying to figure out the best path forward, it's actually the perfect time to pause, reconnect with yourself, and trust that as you do the things that bring you joy, the next step becomes clear. In this episode of Powerful Stuff, I show...
Do you ever wonder if your spidey senses are telling you NOT to do something or if it's a fear of taking a big leap? Many coaching clients have asked me how to tell the difference between fear (which means we probably SHOULD do something and play BIG) and intuition (when our self guidance is telling us something is off). In this episode, you'll learn the steps to take to decipher the difference between fear and intuition so you can be guided by an unshakable sense of self trust!
Do you ever find yourself in "to do list" mode for exciting milestones coming up that you forget how you actually want to FEEL during the experience? Well, this was happening to me this week as I prep for my group coaching launch of my final (!!!) UPGRADE group coaching program and my Powerful Stuff LIVE event. I needed to hit the pause button and reconnect with my WHY and how I want to feel/how I want others to feel when experiencing these things. This is a short and sweet ...
Have you ever felt like something fell through...a job, a relationship, an opportunity...and it left you wondering if you weren’t good enough? In this episode of Powerful Stuff, I share a personal story about a misaligned retreat that fell apart at the last minute, and how it actually became one of my biggest reminders that the universe has my back. I’ll walk you through the exact tools I used-from Byron Katie’s The Work to Existential-Kink-inspired shadow work to acceptance and choice- and s...
If you're feeling tight, stuck, or small in a current dynamic in your life and you KNOW deep down that it's time to grow but fear of the unknown is keeping you stuck, or showing up in sneaky ways, this episode will help you unblock and unlock your expansion into what you're ready to claim next! After leading 10 (!!!) cohorts of my group coaching program the UPGRADE, I am leading my final 11th cohort this fall before stepping into something completely new. I share my own wisdom from this, as w...
If you're going through pregnancy, fertility, or just simply the act of "birthing" someting new into the world- this episode of Powerful Stuff is for you! I share my personal journey venturing into pregnancy and parenthood, the musings along the way, and my takeaways for the process of incubating and bringing new life (in whatever shape or form) into the world! Stay tuned toward the end of the podcast for a meditation on welcoming in the baby/soul/thing you are ready to bring into this ...
Are you ready to harness the magic of Lion's Gate Portal to step into your most powerful self yet? I THOUGHT SO! This week, we’re walking through the Lion’s Gate Portal, a powerful energetic alignment that peaks on 8/8 and invites you to shed the old and boldly claim what’s next. Rooted in ancient Egyptian astronomy and Leo season’s heart-led fire, this moment asks: Who are you when you stop hiding your magic? In this episode, I break down what the Lion’s Gate Portal is, and how to harn...
As we step into the halfway mark of the year and enter into the (astrological) famous Lion's Gate Portal to focus on what we are ready to manifest in this next chapter, here is a quick 3 minute breathwork to become what you're ready to attract! Even more powerful than knowing what we want to call in is taking radical ownership and aligned actions to step into that vision now!
Bringing up our feelings in relationships (romantic, friendship, and otherwise) can be scary and thus something we try to avoid. After a week of clearings with multiple friends, I am once again reminded of what a critical part of our emotional and relationship hygiene it is to bring things up so both sides feel seen, respected and heard. In this week's episode of Powerful Stuff, you'll get my favorite framework on how to approach difficult conversations so you can feel more connected to...
One of my greatest beliefs is "it's our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously." On this week's super-tiny-but-oh-so-powerful episode of Powerful Stuff, we all take a splash of cold water to the heaviness of getting too bogged down by our own sh*t. I share how I take a dose of my own medicine to be more playful and tap into my power and how you can too. If you've found yourself being too hard on yourself during this season, this episode is a quick shake up to get...
If you're ready to call in your person and you're starting to declare it but still wondering the steps you can take to clear out old space and stories and live in alignment to bring them in, RUN-don't walk-to this episode!! I share the 3 pivotal things I did to truly get in the mindset + embodiment to call in my husband Spencer and how these things were critical to not just 'saying' I wanted my person but truly putting my money where my mouth was! This episode can also be helpful for any big ...
Do you ever feel so excited for a trip then feel yourself wanting to control it or weighed down by expectation or being thrown off your routine once on your trip? We've all been there. Where you want it so badly to be replenishing, recharging, and then you feel like you can't quite get it to be what you want it to be. I'm in Sweden now relaxing here after a friend's wedding in Stockholm and I found myself needing to use my own tools I give my coaching clients to truly slow down, release trip ...
In a world where we wear our packed calendars and mile-long to-do lists like gold medals, slowing down can feel…suspicious, lazy, unproductive. But what if the secret to your best ideas...and the relaxed, steady confidence you crave...lives in the quiet spaces you keep skipping over? What if slowing down is the missing link between our burnout and our best ideas? In this episode, I share how I’m playing with slowness in my own life right now (spoiler!!! I’m still a work in progress) and simpl...
What if you treated today-the longest day of the year-as a cosmic permission slip to pause, check in, and dial up your own light? In this episode, I’m sharing how an unexpected moment at the No Kings protest cracked me open and reminded me exactly why collective power, purpose, and community matter-and how you can use that same energy to reconnect with your biggest goals for the rest of the year. Consider this your midyear recalibration: part pep talk, part ritual, and a gentle but fierce rem...
In a moment when everything feels so divided-politics, communities, even friend groups-empathy might feel like a fragile hope. But I believe it’s one of the most powerful things we have. In this episode, I reflect on what’s been happening here in LA, with immigration raids and rising fear, and why choosing to stay curious, to ask questions, and to really listen matters more than ever. I share some of the little things I do to seek out stories different from my own...and how that practice keep...
If you're wrestling with a big decision-career shift, relationship change, city move-this episode will help you stop spinning and start trusting. I share the unexpected strategy that gave me clarity when I walked away from my beverage company and how I coach clients to find their next bold move by turning toward joy, not pressure. This isn’t about forcing a decision-it’s about building your self-trust so the next step becomes obvious. I always say, "when you're not sure what to do, invest in ...