Thriving Joy with Katie Carroll

We’ve hit 50 episodes, my friends! Every week for 50 weeks I have absolutely loved coming on the air and talking to you, and interviewing amazing people! Thank you for being here and for celebrating with me!!  I’ve decided to end Season 1 of my podcast with this 50th episode, and I get into why I’ve made this decision in this episode. I wanted to say that if you have the dream in you to start a podcast, go for it!!! You will definitely not regret it!  I want to thank all of my amazing guests, my fiance Peter for helping me with technical issues and for always supporting me in my mission to create and release an episode every week for the last 50 weeks, my family and friends who supported me, my podcast editor Tony for all of his hard and amazing work making sure the episodes went out to the world, and for the technology that allowed me to create and air my podcasts. It’s been a JOYFUL experience!  Until we meet again, I hope you THRIVE!!!!  With so much love, Katie

In today’s episode, I wanted to gift my listeners one of my most favorite guided meditations that I have created, where you get to meet your future self and have a conversation with her. I have found guided meditations help me decrease stress, look at things from a different perspective, and help me continue to take steps towards my hopes, dreams and goals!  I hope that you find yourself feeling the same after listening to today’s episode. Thank you!!  XOXO,  Katie

In today’s episode, I had such a great time speaking with Victoria Shaw. Not only is Victoria just a really cool woman to connect with and have conversations with, but she is also so passionate and knowledgeable about all things intuition. Victoria Shaw is an intuitive counselor and coach, and is also the host of the “Intuitive Connection Podcast”. I met Victoria through a mutual Facebook group that we are both a part of, and I knew that I definitely wanted to learn more about intuition and meet this amazing woman!  In today’s episode, Victoria helps us explore the question of “What is intuition?”, and we dive into the age-old saying of a “gut reaction”. We talk about Victoria’s past and how everything she has done has brought her to where she is today in her life. I love how we talk about the “whispers of your soul”, and how we can learn how to listen to those whispers. We talk about one of my favorite topics...JOY! Victoria talks about how we haven’t been taught as a society and a culture to follow joy, and how we can teach ourselves how to trust ourselves, become grounded in who we are, and cultivate a happy spirit within us.  So, grab your cozy beverage and gift yourself the time to enjoy the magic of Victoria Shaw!  LINKS TO GET IN TOUCH WITH AND CONNECT WITH VICTORIA: https://www.instagram.com/victoriashawintuitive/  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=victoria%20shaw  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intuitive-connection-with-victoria-shaw/id15 04009643 https://victoriashawintuitive.com/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Intuitiveconnectioncommunity

In this week’s episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with the incredibly talented Holly Chayes! Holly and I met through a facebook group and when I heard what Holly does for her business, I was so intrigued and I was thinking, “I have got to meet this woman and have her on my show!” We hit it off immediately on our meet-n-greet zoom meeting, and I thought, “This woman could help me tremendously with my wardrobe and my closet!”  Holly Chayes is “style coach and consultant helping you build and keep the wardrobe you want”. Anyone else struggle with what to wear sometimes? Staring into your closet for the “perfect outfit”? Yep, I believe that we’ve all been there!  In today’s episode we dive into your closet and Holly gives you little prompts to help you pick out that outfit, like asking yourself, “How do I want to see me?”. Taking 3 minutes to see what you’re wearing and gifting yourself the answer of how you really want to see yourself that day. Holly talks about how we can honor ourselves with our wardrobes after this year that we’ve all been through with the Covid-19 pandemic (hint: pre-Covid there was not too much loungewear being worn; during Covid, lots and lots of loungewear being bought and worn).  We also take it one layer deeper as we discuss the negative self-talk that so many of us live with, and how our wardrobe can be a positive way that we look at ourselves, and therefore, talk to ourselves. We also laugh about the “dreaded dressing rooms” that we’ve all been in while trying on clothes, and how the lighting and the mirrors usually don’t make for such great impressions! We talk about having compassion for ourselves with our clothing, and with our bodies. Other topics we touch on are decluttering, “getting rid of” or giving away clothes, photoshoots, and so much more!! There is so much greatness in this episode, so please grab your favorite beverage, and gift yourself the time to listen to the magic of Holly Chayes!! I will link her bio and all the ways that you can get in touch with Holly below. Thank you!  XOXO,  Katie    Bio:  Holly Chayes is a style coach & consultant helping you build and keep the wardrobe you want. She helps you keep what’s working, fix what’s broken, and align what’s out of wack. From the hundreds of conversations she’s had about clothes and clothing she knows there is no universally perfect style solution, but there is a perfect solution for YOU.  Freebies & Links:  If you want to find more clothing and style, visit WhoWearsWho.com. That will have links to all my style-related corners of the internet.  Including Talking About Clothes with Holly Chayes here:  https://www.whowearswho.com/podcast/  And if you want to master the basics of owning a closet you love, sign up and download your in depth guide to owning clothing – we walk through the entire lifecycle of owning a garment from buying and not buying clothes, to maintaining and washing them, to eventually getting rid of clothes that you’re done with – at: WhoWearsWho.com/basics  https://www.instagram.com/whowearswho/  https://www.facebook.com/holly.chayes.3

In today’s episode, we dive into topics such as radical self-love (where do we get it?), self-image, the constant need to run towards achievement, how society continues to see women as “self-less martyrs” (and the effects this belief is having on women), how to start to listen to the whispers of your heart, how the term “busy” has become something that’s “glorified” in our today’s society; and most importantly, how the simple fact that you are here on this earth means that you matter and that “YOU bring the value!” Grab your favorite cozy beverage, sit back and get ready for the magic of Dr. Dee Frayne!! ABOUT DR. DEE FRAYNE AND HOW TO GET IN TOUCH WITH HER: Dr. Dee Frayne is an international life + business coach and performance expert and has helped hundreds of clients execute ambitious goals, including scaling 7-figure businesses. Grounded in evidence-based research, her work focuses on mindset, habit formation, behavior change, goal achievement, and optimal performance. She's the host of the podcast for Ambitious Women and lives in Germany with her husband and two dogs. web - www.myyeslife.com insta - @DeeFrayne Ambitious Women's Collective FB Group - www.facebook.com/groups/ambitiouswomenscollective Ambitious Women podcast - https://anchor.fm/myyeslife

In today’s episode, I had such a beautiful, relaxing time interviewing the incredible Claudia-Sam Cataford-Sauve. Claudia-Sam has such a gift of helping you create the space and energy around you to drop into listening to your soul’s whispers. I met Claudia-Sam through Facebook and we immediately hit it off on our zoom meet-and-greet! When talking with Claudia-Sam, you find yourself feeling calm, supported and seen as you are right here and right now. If you are feeling “stuck” in your life, and “living in survival mode”, I highly recommend that you find a way to connect with Claudia-Sam so that you can start living into your purpose!!  Claudia-Sam’s Bio:  Claudia-Sam is a Soul Coach for driven women who are stuck with where they're at in life, who feel like they've lost sense of their purpose and who feel unfulfilled and who don't know how to put themselves first without feeling guilty. She supports them to trust themselves, find their purpose, make decisions about their life that they're happy with (even if they're afraid of judgement from others) and helps them to put themselves on their to-do list and feel good about it, using her Tune-In method!  Claudia-Sam's signature program is called Tune-In: Your Confident Self Awaits. It's a 3-month soul coaching initiative for inner guidance. Visit tuneinprogram.com for more information.  You can find her at claudiasamsoulcoaching.com.  Her Slow Down and De-Stress free 5-day self-care challenge is available to help driven women put themselves first by taking baby steps, even if they've never done that... until now! They can start with Day 1 today! Here's the direct link to the challenge: https://claudiasamsoulcoaching.com/selfcarechallenge https://www.facebook.com/claudiasam.catafordsauve  https://www.facebook.com/groups/youhaveitinyou

In today’s episode, I had the great pleasure of speaking with Yelina Perez, Vegan Wellness Coach/Health and Wellness Lifestyle and BodyGoals Coach. I met Yelina on LinkedIn, where our passions for helping people live their healthiest and best lives brought us together. Although the foods on our plates look quite different, our mindsets surrounding living your healthiest and best life are very similar. Yelina brings such a young, fresh perspective on truly doing work that lights up your soul! At just 24 years old, Yelina has already started her corporate career and then really leaned into listening to her inner voice (which was driving her in a different direction than where she was headed with her corporate career), and she made the bold move to leave her 9-5 and step into her wellness business full-time!  In this episode, Yelina tells us her story of her road to becoming a vegan, and how her mindset played a huge role in helping her leave that steady 9-5 job/income to step fully into her passion as a wellness and lifestyle coach. One of my most favorite quotes from Yelina in this interview is when talking about following your dreams, Yelina says, “It’s okay to be scared, but it’s not okay not to try”. BOOM!!

In this week’s episode, I had the fun and great pleasure of interviewing the magnetic Tara Romano. I met Tara at a women’s empowerment event in California about 4 years ago. Tara lit up the room with her fun energy, beautiful spirit and conviction of loving your body as you are today! I participated in a break-out session during this event where Tara took up through an inspirational talk and dance session where we got to explore our feminine energy and start to tune-in to the amazing women that we are!  When you start to see the magic that Tara brings to her audiences and her dance classes, I just know that you are going to want to be a part of this incredible and much-needed movement that Tara is creating in this world!!  About Tara:  A serial entrepreneur, performer, teacher, personal development junkie, and unshakable optimist dedicated to helping you unleash and let go so that you can become the best version of yourself. I have an insatiable curiosity about what it means to live life to the fullest. Whether it’s hosting Tone & Tease masterclasses around the world, speaking at conferences, or hosting my Your Life Unleashed Events to help you MOVE through those limiting beliefs, I want you to know, being perfectly imperfect is something to celebrate!  So join me as we navigate this crazy beautiful thing called life because nothing inspires me more than seeing my tribe thrive.  Sincerely, Tara Romano  Tone and Tease ® Creator  Licensed Zumba Instructor  8 Star Executive Isagenix - 10 Star Platinum Circle  http://www.yourlifeunleashedevent.com "Let Go of the Stories & Step Into Your Power"  http://www.tararomano.com  "It's time for you to live your best life."  http://tmr9252.isagenix.com  "Live From A Place Of Prevention"  https://www.instagram.com/tara_romano/ https://www.facebook.com/tara.romano.9

In today’s episode, I had the great honor of interviewing Victoria Volk. Victoria is an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Holy Fire Reiki Master, and an End of Life Doula.  Victoria shares with us her childhood grief of losing her father when she was only 8 years old, and how she “lost faith” at that time. Victoria goes on to share with us her journey to finding her faith again, and “coming home to (herself)”. Victoria has such a tender way of asking such thought-provoking questions like, “What pains have you not addressed?” and “How do you honor a loved one’s life?”. Some of my most favorite quotes from Victoria in this episode are: “Grief is our pandemic”, “We only heal to the depths that we’re willing to go”, and Be a heart with ears”.  We encourage you to reach out to a health professional if you need support. Mental health has been brought to the forefront during the Covid-19 pandemic, and there are people and communities, and groups where you can find support. You are not alone.  So grab your favorite cozy beverage and settle in for the beautiful magic of Victoria Volk.  Victoria of The Unleashed Heart is a creative and strategic intuitive guide who connects hurting hearts with their authentic, soulful selves to release suffering and thrive. Victoria is a self-published author, Adv. Cert. Grief Recovery Specialist®, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, YouMap® Cert. Coach and End-of-Life Doula. She aims to use her strengths and skills to help those struggling with loss, as she intimately understands the impact of grief on our lives. Grief and trauma flipped her life upside down more than 30 years ago and she spent the past three-plus decades hoping she'd get to where she is now - thriving. Victoria wishes the same for all grievers - it is possible! When she’s not helping hurting hearts, you can find Victoria enjoying quiet living with her husband, 3 children, and pooch in rural ND.  https://www.theunleashedheart.com/  https://www.instagram.com/theunleashedheart/  https://www.facebook.com/victoria.volk.10  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grieving-voices/id1518129441 https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/  https://www.amazon.com/Grief-Recovery-Handbook-Anniversary-Expanded/dp/00 61686077

Are you ready for some energy!?! I know I am and that is one of the reasons why I have invited the incredibly inspiring Emily Hollister onto my podcast today! I met Emily through the magic of Instagram! Emily’s name on instagram is “fabover40healthandfitness”, and being a 44 year-old woman myself (and my love for health and fitness!), I just knew that I had to reach out to Emily and meet her!! Emily brings such a passion for her work into every conversation that we’ve had, and in today’s episode Emily really shines the light on her WHY. Emily comes with a 23 year background as an occupational therapist and what she has witnessed happening to people’s health and wellbeing over those years has helped inspire her to do the amazing work that she is doing today.  In today’s episode, we talk about being a woman in her 40s, Emily’s life as a single mom to two teenage sons and being an entrepreneur all amidst the year that we’ve just all had with the Covid pandemic. We talk a lot about mindset and how we must nurture our minds, bodies and spirits in order to be in a state of balanced well-being.  Emily talks about her history with an eating disorder, “finding herself”, the importance of personal development, and following your dreams. So, sit back, grab your favorite beverage and get energized with Emily Hollister!!  I'm Emily , the ENERGIZER Health/Fitness Coach. I've always had a huge passion for health, fitness, and helping others live a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life. I help women over 40 lose weight, feel more energized and confident to get their MOJO back with a fitness program tailored to your fitness level and without dieting!!  As a 45 year old single mom of 2, working 23 years as an Occupational Therapist in skilled nursing, I know how stressful, busy, crazy and hectic life can get. While trying to juggle all of our daily responsibilities, we put ourselves and our health to the back burner. We end up developing unhealthy lifestyle habits including poor diet and inactivity that result in being overweight, lacking energy, feeling overwhelmed, and stressed. Over time, this unhealthy lifestyle can result in medical conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure requiring medications. I have seen the medical profession prescribe medications and never addressing the unhealthy lifestyle habits that may be contributing to the medical condition.  When I first got into health and fitness, I approached it very wrongly. I would go on fad diets and overwork myself at the gym. I thought healthy eating was calorie restriction, weighing foods and cutting out healthy carbs. In turn, I did not feel my optimal best, and my weight fluctuated too much because of different diet routines and burning myself out at the gym. I was always feeling the need to "cheat" and I was not gaining energy. It came to a point where I didn’t want to do these diets anymore.  I decided to go into personal fitness training, since working out was always one of my passions! I learned how to workout smarter for myself and how to help my clients workout the best way for them, with 30 minute at home workouts. Then I decided to go into nutrition. I wanted something that taught me and my clients how to make healthy eating into a lifestyle, how to eat without restriction, without calorie counting and without needing “cheat” days! I wanted to feel my best and treat my body with respect!  Through my Fab Over 40 program, I want to help others realize that it’s okay to take time for yourself and your self care by developing better eating habits, taking time for fitness, and learning how to find balance in your life. It will result in a happier and healthier you, which will overflow in your relationships with spouse, family, friends, co workers, etc.  During the past year, I decided to follow my passion of helping others become the best version of themselves, prevent these chronic conditions I have seen over the past 23 years, and became a fitness coach to represent this amazing program that gave me my MOJO back. I am now offering everyone access to this amazing fitness and nutrition program that has helped get me in the best shape, healthier, stronger, more energized and confident than ever. I just turned 45 and feel 25!!  My fitness program includes 1 year access to over 1800 workouts for all fitness levels, from 10-60 minutes, all streamed through any device!! As your coach, I will help you find a fitness and nutrition program that fits your needs, goals, and lifestyle Nutrition plans with recipes included, and part of my accountability team, which helps keep people motivated. You are never alone in your journey.  I started a YouTube channel called Energize with Emily. I want to motivate, inspire, empower, and help others lead a healthy life through music, motivation and motion, and show people that fitness is fun!! My YouTube Channel will have 10-20 min beginner and intermediate workouts with little to no equipment. I will be releasing my first E Book cookbook in the next month, including quick, easy, inexpensive, and healthy meal plans and recipes that helped me lose weight, keep it off, and have more energy!! Are you ready to feel FAB again?  My website https://www.fabover40healthandfitness.com/  TikTok Emily Hollister (@emily_fitmom76) TikTok | Watch Emily Hollister's Newest TikTok Videos https://www.instagram.com/fabover40healthandfitness/  https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=emily%20hollister  https://youtu.be/iwygonfYITM

In today’s episode, I had so much fun talking with the magnetic Kaylee Sutherin! I met Kaylee through social media! (What a coincidence! LOL!!) No one can deny that social media has made its presence known in our lives and is one of the most popular ways that people are connecting with each other all over the world!! Many businesses were using social media to promote their offerings and makes sales, and when the Covid-19 pandemic hit one year ago, many businesses found themselves going on-line 100 percent. I see the massive benefit that social media has in helping promote businesses and make connections, but it can be a full-time job in and of itself!! That’s where Kaylee comes in!! Kayless helps female entrepreneurs with their social media game!! If you are a female entrepreneur, you are definitely going to want to listen to this episode, and start following Kaylee on the socials!! All links below!!  Enjoy!!!  ABOUT KAYLEE:  Kaylee Sutherin is a wife, a mom of 3 littles, social media manager and strategist of 7 years, and your right hand gal to leveraging social for your unique business.  Kaylee spent 4 years in college studying business and then found love for marketing. After several years of providing "done-for-you" services to clients 1:1, she now coaches female entrepreneurs to ROCK their online presence, show up with consistency and authority, and attract their ideal clients and customers with ease and confidence.  Information on the workshop:  Starting on March 23rd I am running a week long workshop where I am spilling the beans from my 7 years of social media management and strategy to help you leverage social media & grow your unique brand. We are covering topics like defining your authentic brand, mastering the algorithm, creating content that converts, and more, including a never-before-done closed-door zoom session with me! I am so excited to get this ball rolling and equip you with the tools to knock your social media game out of the park. You guys, I believe it’s truly going to be life-changing for you and your business.  https://www.instagram.com/savvyaboutsocial/  https://www.facebook.com/groups/savvyaboutsocial

In today’s episode, I had the great honor of speaking with Heather Rider. I met Heather through LinkedIn, and we hopped on a zoom call and I knew right away that I’d absolutely love to have Heather on my show! Heather is an “Anxiety Expert/Chronic Stress Educator/and Imposter Syndrome Educator”. Have you ever felt any of these feelings/emotions before? I know that I have, and that is why I was excited to bring Heather on my show and share her energy and wisdom with my audience!  In today’s episode, we dive into what exactly is “high-functioning anxiety”, how to recognize if you have it and what the first steps are to taking action on healing yourself from it. We discuss Imposter Syndrome and how it’s quite natural to feel Imposter Syndrome; and how one can focus on their mindset to start to build confidence and trust within themselves. Grab your favorite beverage, and get ready to hear the magic of Heather Rider!  Heather’s Bio:   Heather Rider is an anxiety coach and Imposter Syndrome educator who personally overcame high-functioning anxiety and Imposter Syndrome while working in a demanding Tech job. She works with clients from all over the world who want to take a nontraditional, holistic approach to heal anxiety.  She regularly writes and presents on the issues of perfectionism, Imposter Syndrome, high-functioning anxiety, and other anxiety-related topics.  Here are some great ways to get to know and get in touch with Heather:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrider/  https://www.theenergysynergist.com/  https://speakerhub.com/speaker/heather-rider

In this week’s episode, I had the great honor of speaking with the incredibly talented and peaceful Liz Snyder. Liz is an E-RYT and Baptiste Certified Yoga Instructor in NJ. I met Liz when I joined her yoga studio, Home Power Yoga (which she co-owns with her sister Katie Tierney), located in Cranford, NJ. I immediately felt “at home” in their presence and with their community. That heated room is magical at Home Power Yoga! Liz brings her passion for yoga, along with her innate strength as an athlete to her yoga practice and her teachings. Liz brings energy and vibrance to the room each and every time she teaches. Even after being diagnosed with Lyme’s Disease and wondering on many days if she could physically make it to the studio and show up for her business partner, her employees, and her community, Liz found a way to show up for her business and her community powered by the strength and love of her family and community. Liz truly embodies what it means to dig deep for strength and the energy to keep showing up for herself and others. To know Liz is to love her and her fun, energetic, smiling self! Grab your favorite beverage and get ready for the magic of Liz Snyder!!! Liz Snyder (E-RYT 500 hr) is a NJ-based 1,200 Hour Certified Baptiste Influencer, with over 1,500 hours of training. She graduated from Franklin and Marshall College as a Business & Psychology major, & captain of the Women's Basketball Team. She found Baptiste Yoga her freshman year, & continued to practice as a way to support her sports career & busy school-work schedule. The first summer out of college, she did her first Baptiste Yoga training and fell in love with teaching. Since then, she has trained in different styles of yoga but ultimately decided that Baptiste Yoga was her true passion.  She completed Baron Baptiste's level 1, level 2, & level 3 week-long pieces of training, as well as Art of Assisting & Advanced Art of Assisting. She graduated from the Baptiste Fit to Lead year-long training program held in Utah, a training that is designed to teach teachers how to lead Baptiste-inspired trainings & is led by Baron Baptiste. She also taught and trained at the only Baptiste affiliate in NYC, Lyons Den Power Yoga.  She is committed to training teachers in the Baptiste methodology. She has led three 200-hour teacher training at HOME & has assisted many teacher training led by Paige Elenson & Baron Baptiste.  She is passionate about service & making yoga accessible for all people. In 2016, she traveled to Kenya, where she volunteered to assist a Baptiste teacher training to benefit Africa Yoga Project. AYP is a non-profit organization dedicated to training yoga teachers in Africa to teach free yoga classes throughout the country. She has raised and personally donated thousands of dollars to AYP & spent over a year mentoring a yoga teacher from Sierra Leone.  She teaches a challenging & accessible class, focused on increasing strength, flexibility, & possibility. Her intention is to use Baptiste Yoga to inspire real transformation in peoples’ yoga practice, in their lives, & in the world!  -- https://www.homepoweryoganj.com/  https://www.instagram.com/homepoweryoga/  https://www.instagram.com/elizabethsnyder_/ https://www.facebook.com/elizabeth.snyder.9461

In this week’s episode, I had the great privilege of speaking with the incredibly energetic and intuitive Jen Grosso. I met Jen through a mutual friend that we both have who knew that our passions for working out, being female entrepreneurs/life  coaches and being students of mindset and mindfulness would most definitely spark a great connection between us...and we’ve hit it off from the moment we started talking!  In today’s episode, we talk about how we are each a mind, body and spirit, and how we have to nurture and tend to each of these areas of our lives in order to live a purposeful, thriving life. We dive into how our mindset is truly at the core of everything that we attempt to do in life, and how we have the ability to shift our mindsets in order to help us achieve our hopes and dreams and goals!!  If you are in business for yourself, or you are looking to be held accountable in your life and business, or you are looking for ways to get more in touch with your inner most thoughts, or if you have a passion for exercising and working on your physical strength as well as your spiritual and mental strength, then you are in the right place, my friend! Grab your favorite beverage, and settle in for the magic of Jen Grosso! 

In today’s episode, the incredibly gifted Julie Nuzzo shares her magic with us.  When I first met Julie at HOME POWER YOGA in Cranford, NJ, there was an immediate connection.  Not only does Julie have such a beautiful, calming presence about her, but when I found out that she was also a nurse, BOOM!, there was that instant nurse bond!      Julie moves through the studio with such grace and elegance, as well as being firmly rooted in her knowledge and strength in the yoga practice.  Julie would many times be in class being the hands-on (pre Covid!) adjuster, coming around and gently helping you dive deeper into your pose.  Julie’s hands and heart are definitely not only a gift in the yoga studio, but Julie has also been an intensive care unit nurse for the last 16 years.  Julie’s knowledge from her nursing career and love for overall health helped inspire her to pursue her yoga teacher training.    In today’s episode, we talk about being an ICU nurse and the heart and soul, and self-care, that is so needed when working in such a high-stress and high-burnout area; as well as the lessons that Julie has learned as a nurse and how she brings those lessons onto her mat.     Once you hear Julie’s voice and her passion for nursing and yoga, I’m sure you will find yourself following her absolutely beautiful Instagram page and if you’re lucky enough to be in her area, potentially taking one of her yoga classes!     So, grab your cozy drink and get settled in for an episode that’ll calm your heart and your mind and inspire you to break out that yoga mat (or go buy one on Amazon!)  Enjoy!!!   Here is some more information about the incredible Julie Nuzzo:  Julie knows first hand the art of compassion in the medical industry. For the past 16 years, she has built her career in neonatal and pediatric critical care, but most recently spent 4 months of 2020 as a frontline worker in adult intensive care units. Fueling her passion for anatomy and overall health and well being, she decided that after practicing yoga for 14 years, she would learn how to teach it! Always a fitness and health enthusiast, she was forever changed by regular, disciplined practice and wants to share the impact power yoga has on our physical and mental health with as many as possible. In addition to currently working on becoming a nurse practitioner in psychiatry, she obtained her 200 hour Registered Yoga Alliance certification training in 2019. Catch her live teaching at AMP Yoga in Springfield NJ on Tuesday mornings and follow her Instagram handle @julienuzzo for information on in-studio and private instruction. If you’re new to the practice, or not sure if you want to try it, check out some of the free videos and instructions on her page!  https://www.instagram.com/julienuzzo/ https://www.instagram.com/ampyogastudio/

Today, we’re talking with Dr. Wendy Lyon. Dr. Wendy has been helping individuals and couples to transform their lives and create great relationships for over 20 years. Wendy is a Master Relationship Coach, Certified Clear Beliefs Coach, and mentor for two relationship coaching institutes. As an author, she’s contributed to best-selling books, including Roadmap to Success with Deepak Chopra and Ken Blanchard. She holds a doctorate in psychology and was a college psychology professor as well as a self-development trainer. Every few years, Wendy leads transformational retreats in places like Costa Rica and Maui. Today she’ll be sharing her Secrets to Thriving Joy and Love Beyond Valentine’s Day – even without a sweetheart! You can get a free copy of Dr. Wendy’s Roadmap to Relationship Success from her book with Deepak Chopra at DrWendyLyon.com. Also, she’s offering complimentary Love consultations to the first 14 people who contact her at Wendy@DrWendyLyon.com or 415-342-1300. THIS FREE GIFT IS AMAZING!!! YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!!!

In today’s episode, I dive into talking about self-care/self-preservation and one action step you can take TODAY to practice self-love for yourself!!  February brings up thoughts and images of love and hearts as we approach Valentine’s Day...but love comes in many forms and sizes and colors and shapes!  How about focusing on the love that you have (or may not know how to fully embrace but you will learn after listening to this episode!) for yourself?  After listening to this episode, you will have learned one way you can empower yourself and love yourself exactly as you are today!!  You are worth it and you most definitely deserve it!!!   Talk soon!!   XOXO,   Katie https://coachinscrubs.ck.page/e66c30c9ed https://www.facebook.com/katiecarrollcoaching https://www.facebook.com/katie.carroll.988

In today’s episode, I had the great privilege and so much fun talking with and interviewing such a beautiful soul in this world, Liza Witonis!  Liza is a wealth coach and is helping people to “live a fulfilling life by healing your relationship with money”.  The subject of money seems like such a taboo topic to bring up that most people don’t even bring it up with the people closest to them (who know everything else about them).  In today’s episode, we dive into our beliefs about money, the feelings we attach to money, and why most of us tend to neglect to nurture our relationship with money.     I met Liza about 4 years ago through a business coach who I had hired at that time (and who now is a personal friend to both of us), and Liza was (and still is) a part of this wonderful business coach’s team.  Within minutes of meeting Liza, I know that she was someone whose energy I wanted to be around.  Talking with and getting to know Liza made me feel like I could be open and vulnerable with her and share my deepest fears, and hopes and dreams, and goals.  Liza is truly a gem of a human being to have in my life and I’m so excited to share her and her magic with my community!!  Liza has been there, she was living a life where she didn’t know where her money was going. The end of the month would come, and she wouldn’t have enough money to buy groceries or pay her monthly bills…and she knew something had to change. Wealth is so much more than what you think it is. It is the thread that connects your body, heart, soul, and emotion together. Liza teaches how to live a fulfilling life by healing your relationship with money, creating a money plan that allows you to save, build personal wealth, and pay off debt. She’ll dive deep into your financial hopes and dreams and create real wealth-building strategies to get you where you want to be. Being on her own financial journey for the last six years, Liza has increased her quality of life by having the best relationship she ever had with money (including conversations with her husband), and paying off over $320,000 in debt within six years. Now she teaches others how to do the same. She works with clients 1:1 via online and in-person coaching sessions.   Link: Instagram: @Liza Witonis  Facebook: Liza Witonis Wealth Coach Email: liza@lizawitonis.com Website: lizawitonis.com Free Gift: https://lizawitonis.com/gift Free 20 minute Strategy Call: https://calendly.com/lizawitonis/discoveryourwealth   ENJOY!! XOXO, KATIE

In this week’s episode, I had the great privilege of interviewing a sweet, magnetic friend of mine, Gaby Abrams.  Gaby and I met through a mutual mindset mentor last summer, and then we formed a 4-woman mastermind with 2 of the other women we met in the group.  I’ve gotten to know Gaby through our every-other-week zoom calls, and the magic that Gaby is putting out into this world is truly transformational!!     Gaby is a rapid transformation coach for entrepreneurs.  In Gaby’s bio on IG, Gaby states that rapid transformation coaching “rewires your subconscious mind for success”.     In this episode, we dive into Gaby’s story of how she was a lawyer in NYC, and then moved into finance in NYC.  Gaby then went onto opening her own ETSY stationery and design business.  Through building her own business, Gaby started to realize the power of mindset as it relates to becoming successful, or not successful, at what one is doing in his/her life.  Gaby started learning about Rapid Transformation Coaching, and the rest is history!     So grab your cozy drink, sit back and enjoy the magic that is Gaby Abrams!! https://www.gabyabrams.com/ https://www.instagram.com/gaby.abrams/ https://www.facebook.com/garmas1 https://www.facebook.com/groups/gabyabrams   Correction to my own website: https://katiecarrollcoaching.com/

In this week’s episode, I had the great honor of interviewing Lacey Magen Naematullah, BSN, RN.  Lacey is a Mentor for New Nurses, and the founder of “The Empowered Nurse”.  I met Lacey through the nursing world on social media.  I was drawn to Lacey’s magnetic personality, as well as her perspective on the nursing world.  I met up with Lacey in person a couple of years ago at a nurse meet-up that Lacey had organized.  It was great to meet her in person and get to take a yoga class together and enjoy great conversations with the people that were attending the meet-up!  I knew that Lacey was someone that I would definitely want to interview for my podcast, and have her share her insights and light with my audience!   In today’s episode, we talk about being a nurse in today’s world, especially as we are living through the Covid pandemic.  We also talk about the journey of a new grad nurse, as well as the journey of a nurse years into her career.  We talk about the age old saying that “Nurses eat their young”, and Lacey’s perception on this long-standing belief, and how we could learn to pivot away from such a daunting notion.  We talk about Lacey’s hope for all nurses, and Lacey’s goals for her business, as well as her life as a nurse, wife and mother!     Enjoy!!    You can find Lacey at: https://www.instagram.com/laceymagen/ https://www.facebook.com/lacey.m.merz https://theempowerednurse.org/mentorship https://theempowerednurse.org/