Messy Progress with Adrienne Smith

Did you know that so much of how you operate was molded into you before you were 8 years old?  Have you ever paid attention to how triggering some things are for you but they don’t bother your best friend? It’s pretty fascinating when you start to get aware of it.  Today I’m talking with Anat Peri - an inner child expert and mentor to coaches.  With 18 years of experience in developmental work, and years of study as a trauma-informed coach, Anat has beautifully combined mindset, somatic healing, and inner child re-parenting to create her unique, and massively needed, business today.In today’s episode Anat will walk us through the 5 Stages of Healing.AwarenessAcceptanceGetting to the RootReplacingIntegration & StabilizationNo matter where you are in your life, Anat shares an exercise for accessing each stage in a simple way so that you can deepen your awareness make shifts that radically improve your life.https://trainingcampforthesoul.com/https://instagram.com/anat.peri—Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

In this episode, we delve deep into the fascinating world of cannabis, exploring its potential as a life-enhancing tool and shedding light on the shortcomings of the infamous "Say No to Drugs" campaign. Together we navigate through the murky waters of drug education campaigns and examine why the simplistic "Just Say No" message has proven to be ineffective and counterproductive and the new slogan “Just Say Wait” has been adopted. Nobody likes being told no, and it's high time we rethink our approach to substance education.We also explore the concept of choice and readiness in the context of cannabis consumption. Whether you're a seasoned enthusiast or just curious, we emphasize that responsible use and education are key to harnessing the plant's potential for wellness and self-discovery.Tune in to this thought-provoking episode, where we challenge the status quo, champion the power of knowledge, and advocate for a more nuanced perspective on cannabis. It's time to empower yourself and make informed choices that could potentially enhance every aspect of your life.Amanda Reiman PhD, MSW is the founder of Personal Plants, is an activist, social worker, and researcher with twenty years of experience studying the relationship between people and plants. Her experience as the Manager of Marijuana Law and Policy for the Drug Policy Alliance enabled her to make real change in how the world treats medicinal plants like cannabis. Amanda was also the first chairwoman of the Medical Cannabis Commission for the City of Berkeley and taught classes on drug use and policy at UC Berkeley for over a decade. She strives to empower, enlighten and guide others to take their cannabis journey into their own hands by spreading knowledge and access to information and inspiration.www.mypersonalplants.comInstagram @personalplantsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/amanda.reiman.5/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-reiman-phd-msw/—Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

In this thought-provoking podcast episode, we dive deep into the transformative power of going against the grain and embracing our unique life journeys. Join us as we explore the concept of owning the state that we are in and the remarkable progress we're working on making.I’m being interviewed in this episode and I expand into the idea of “seeing for yourself” with a lot of details about my row across the ocean, my experimentation with psychedelics and how having the last year to reflect has given me the freedom to be more creative… and just that - FREE!Vulnerability takes center stage as we discuss the importance of sharing our stories authentically. I open up about my own trials and tribulations, demonstrating how being open and honest about our experiences can be a powerful catalyst for personal growth and connection with others.But it's not just about being vulnerable with the world; it's about being light with ourselves too. We explore self-compassion and how forgiving our past mistakes can free us to be our best selves in the present.Whether you're at a crossroads in your life, yearning to make a change, or simply seeking inspiration to embrace your individuality, this episode will leave you feeling motivated and empowered to own your unique story, unapologetically pursue your goals, and find lightness in your journey.Tune in to this enriching conversation, and join us on a journey of self-discovery, resilience, and the beauty of embracing the unconventional path.Thanks to District 216 for sharing this interview with me. District 216 is a Psychedlic Social Club in Santa Barbara. A place for thinkers, creators and trailblazers. A community where Education meets entertainment in art, music, cannabis and psychedelics.If you want to see the video of this episode, you can check it out here:  https://youtu.be/TNqOQ6X87pU?si=shh4mx10UG3e8fzt—Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

In this empowering episode, we delve into the power of Seeing for Yourself. Discover the art of releasing the burden of other people's projections, allowing your true self to shine. I share my learnings about everything from politics to psychedelics and signing up for quality trainings to learn new skills and how to be a better listener. Join me as we explore the power of self-discovery, self-acceptance, and the liberating journey towards authentic self-expression. It's time to let go of the weight of others' expectations and start living life on your terms in only the way YOU can.  Storytelling School PodcastAndrew Huberman Podcast about MDMA--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

I just celebrated the 12 Year Birthday of my Santa Barbara Yoga Studio, Power of Your Om. This studio was my first baby and I’ve learned so many big lessons from taking the leap to live life on my terms and want to share them with you. All of these lessons apply to both running a business and running your life/household/family. Here are my 12 tips for running a successful business, household + life.Persistence is not NaggingTexting worksEmails are for StorytellingChange is Inevitable - Don’t take it personallyHire Slowly, Fire QuicklySave the mental load - Write Sh!t downMake the Announcement, then Figure out HowThrow a lot of DartsKeep Your Vision in FocusDo it All then DelegateEveryone Wants an InvitationWork to Live, Don’t live to work--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

All of us are on a unique path, our souls are being pulled in different directions and it can be challenging at times to be in relationships with those that aren’t on the same trajectory as we are - whether it’s being an entrepreneur, a parent or anything else… how do we learn to live, communicate and be in relationship with not only ourselves but also each other in ways that are kind, compassionate and supportive when we don’t jive with the choices with everyone? In this conversation with Todd McCullough, we cover a lot of ground:finding a life partnersupporting the teams we work with being in relationship with our familieshealth and wellness tips and tricks staying on a path of growth while also being contentkeeping our mind rightelevating our spirits slaying our personal and career projects --Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

What do you need to dance out or what do you need to dance for? When we were all kids, we danced, moved and wiggled to get our crazies out - and we didn’t care what anyone thought or who was watching. Dani is building a movement of connection to oneself, each other and letting go through dancing and yoga in Ventura California.In this episode you will learn:Why dancing, something that is free and accessible to all of us, is so healingHow you can use food as medicine to heal psoriasis and gut issuesHow sobriety is a super power How vulnerability and courage is essential to set boundariesDani teaches at Grassroots Yoga and offers her famous “Dance with Dani” class bi-weekly on Fridays - all in Ventura, CA.  Find her on Instagram @daniwhite82--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

We’ve all had our share of shit sandwiches handed to us. We’ve crashed to the ground more than we’d like to admit leading to days, months or years living on the floor. There are two choices - either stay on the floor or push ourselves up.As a 17 year old track star, Terra Thomas realized that for the rest of her life she would need to measure every morsel of food she put in her body because she just received the diagnosis of Type I Diabetes. Since then, Terra has used wisdom and trust to opt into her best life and have diabetes come along with her.Need a fresh perspective to that thing you are stuck on? In this episode you will learn tools to enhance your love, acceptance, connection and remove judgment. Terra shares about her relationship and perspective specifically with diabetes and unhealthy eating, parenting, divorce and ultimately self compassion and love.instagram @terrathomascoachingwebsite: terrathomas.com--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Have you been chronically injured, sick, exhausted, aggravated? Caroline Burckle competed on the biggest stage in sports and still felt like she wasn’t good enough, had low self worth and kept pushing even though her body was literally breaking.  In this extremely candid and relatable conversation, Caroline shares about how she overcame imposter syndrome and chronic injuries to finally give her body, mind and spirit what it needed to heal. Spoiler alert…it wasn’t doing more!Carolines Bio: Caroline is an Olympic Medalist, Entrepreneur, and Artist. Born and raised in Louisville, KY,  she was competitive swimmer throughout her early life. She then took that and went to to University of Florida on a Swimming Scholarship and became an NCAA Champion before making the Beijing Olympics, where she earned a Bronze Medal. When she retired from sport, the real inner work began. She went on to get her Masters in Sport Psychology from University of Tennessee, and her Associate of Arts in Merchandise Product Development from FIDM in LA. In 2015, she and her Olympic Medalist business partner Rebecca Soni began a youth athlete mindset development program, and successfully ran that for 8 years. She currently resides in Redondo Beach, CA, where she is starting a new business, swimming, hiking, lifting weights, and exploring the depths of the mind/body experience on a daily basis.carolineburckle.cominstagram caroburckleFor more information or to sign up for Somatic Therapy or Creative Expression for Kids, head to https://www.powerofyourom.com/classschedule--Links & resources:To follow Caro: www.CarolineBurckle.com or Instagram @caroburckleFollow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

What if you were in the top 5% of the world where instead of being the product of your environment, you made active choices towards optimizing your health.  What if you woke up every morning and said I’m going to live 1% better today?  What if it could be that easy?We could all optimize our lifestyle by 5% in any given day and reap a huge benefit from incremental changes.  In this episode, Optimal Wellness Coach Greg Spivak shares mind-blowing and simple tips and tools that every single one of us can implement to live a more vibrant and joyful life.  We believe it’s our human right to be happy, healthy and strong.Greg’s contact:  instagram.com/ofx_coachWebsite: gregspivakhealth.com--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Because we’ve identified with who we have been for so long, we don’t always let ourselves shift and change with nature - this can cause us to feel more stuck than we actually are, unable to accept change and sometimes reliving old trauma. In this episode with somatic therapist, Teagan Rose, we talk about it all. My rowing team and I had the pleasure of working with Teagan to enhance our non-verbal communication and I’ve also brought her into to help my teaching team and I get more connected in body and spirit. She is an incredible healer and artist.--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

In this episode we get some sage advice from entrepreneur, life-long open water swimmer and coach, Gerry Rodrigues.  Gerry grew up in the country of Trinidad where work ethic trumped sunbathing on the beach.  That ethos landed him at the start line of open water swim races at the young age of 12, where he completed in a 3-mile open water swim (fast as hell), and swam 10,000 meters in two hours that year. And later topped it off by graduating with a Business Degree from Pepperdine. Gerry is a legend in the sport of swimming and triathlon, not only in Southern California where he birthed the famous Tower 26 open water swim and triathlon training program, but also globally with customers in 31 countries, and a 100+ episode podcast surpassing two million downloads.  He co-founded WOWSA (World Open Water Swimming Association), has both owned and published several swimming magazines, is the author of the book “Triathlon Swimming” and has received the well-deserved honor of: U.S. Masters Swimming coach-of-the-year. Gerry and his wife, Elizabeth, own the Santa Barbara Triathlon & Beach festival.  Grandpa Gerry, as my daughter calls him, is also a dad to two amazing young adults, is a mentor to many athletes and coaches, including my husband and has become a close friend of our family.  In this episode you will learn the magic of:Determining your value in the marketplaceEstablishing your worth as a business ownerFacing your fears in open waterCreating a relationship with your staffAvoiding turnover and attrition in any businessSetting up group workouts so everyone winsCreating a community through consistencyWebsite: https://www.tower26.com Podcast: https://www.tower26.com/podcasts/Book: Triathlon Swimming--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Being on a team is a powerful experience that creates a connection that transcends our understanding.  In this episode with my rowing teammate, Brooke Downes, we share about our experience on a team together, our biggest fears, how we learned to work together, how we listened to each other in big and small ways and how that listening created trust so that when and if our life was going to be on the line at some point, we had each other’s backs.About Brooke Downes: Brooke a 26 year old New Jersey native who goes wherever rowing takes her, whether that’s across the country or across an ocean. She’s an Olympic hopeful, and coastal rower, who is fueled by Dunkin iced coffee and Taylor Swift. Brooke is a full time athlete but when she’s not training she’s working with clients all over the country to develop key leadership skills with Latitude35. Brooke’s curious and adventurous lifestyle has taken her to great heights and her goal is to continue to lead a life fueled by what makes her energized and happy even if it’s unconventional.  You can find Brooke on Instagram @_brookedownes--Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Loosen your pants cause you are going to need some extra space to laugh as we jump right into one of the most common questions people ask us from this row…“where did you go to the bathroom” and in this conversation we get straight into what it was like to go to the bathroom in a bucket for a month with 3 of your closest friends. All three of us now World Record holders, were amateur ocean rowers when we said yes to this.  We recognize that this adventure was possible because someone, somewhere taught us something we didn’t know - from surviving at sea, navigating a passage plan, turning a big boat to how to train to row across an ocean.  If there was anything you take away from this episode is that the preparation of this adventure took a lot of individual grit but it was a team mission.  You will learn our tactics for: Believing you are enough How to practice sharing and expressing your needsHow to build confidence by relaxingHow to create “activation energy” to get your clothes on for workouts And so much more! -- Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

This is the first of three conversations that I have with my World Record Rowing Team. In this episode with Sophia Denison Johnston we unpack a lot of what made our team successful. Sophia shares the truth about uncovering trauma both physically and emotionally that surfaced as a result of our adventure and how taking on challenges can be uncomfortable but it doesn’t have to be horrible.  In this episode you will learn how: Honesty and transparency creates trust.To make things fun and lighthearted even when they are hard.Distraction can be a powerful tool to move through challenges and while you think you can outsmart your body, it will inevitably tell you what it needs. Celebrating the differences in our operating system creates freedom for all of us.Sophia's Instagram: @sophiasadjLinks & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

We don’t get to a point of determining how much play is too much or how much work is too much by listening to anyone else’s advice on life - because we’re not living the same lives. I got there by experiencing decades of extreme productivity and burnout and then swinging the pendulum to significantly more play and then reflecting on that. What about you? In this episode I share what I think messy progress is, how to tap into it as an experiment and give you a few tips on how to determine if you need to swing the pendulum in the direction of more play right now.Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Links & resources:Follow along for more information about me and the podcast on Instagram: @theadriennesmithCheck out the Yoga Studio: Power of Your OmLearn more about my coaching programs and offerings: Aligned Living NowThis Podcast is brought to you by Upstarter Podcast Network

Meditation can seem scary... but trust me, it's not.  It does take some getting used to, especially if you live in the world of GO-GO-GO, DO-DO-DO!   Give this 5 minutes a try.  Then come back tomorrow, and try the next one.    

A few moments to ourselves is often all we get unless we carve out time for it intentionally... In this episode I share a story about how figuring out what we need usually comes in moments of aggravation.   What do you need?  What are you passionate about?  Carve out the time to sort it out and share it.  

It’s time we don’t just put up a support beam for our body and hope for the best.  Hope is not a strategy.   But honesty is. And it’s the first step of rebuilding.  We have to wake up enough to see where we are right now.  This takes a whole lot of courage.  Take the first step with me in this episode and be where you are.  Let's keep waking up together!