The She’s Brave Podcast

Managing Self-Care During the Pandemic and In Your Everyday Life with Amy

In today’s episode, I am talking to Amy Morikami, friend and fellow coach. In her coaching practice, self-care is the pillar of everything she does. Amy joins me today to discuss how she prioritizes herself and how she encourages self-care in others.

Amy grew up in Honolulu in a single female-led family. This has meant she has always had a perspective of appreciation, gratitude, and understanding of the importance of self-care. For women especially, self-care is often put on the backburner, but the pandemic has made people a little more aware of its importance.

While it has been a trying time, it is also a testament to how strong, resilient, and adaptable we can be as a people. As hard as it was, Amy felt blessed to have the skillset to deal with the sudden changes and help others through it. Amy lives alone and much of her practice is aimed at coaching for single women. Being able to work from home was a blessing for Amy, but she recognizes that many other people had difficulties arising from the structure change and the loss of personal connection.

It’s important to have a daily routine that can fulfill you and fill your days. Whether it’s yoga, meditation, or other ways to creatively connect with others. Tailor it to your needs and what you enjoy. Start small and simple and build gradually. It’s about practice, not perfection.

One of Amy’s mantras is “self-care is not selfish, it's essential.” When you take care of yourself, not only can you take care of others, but it’s about making you feel whole and fulfilled. Don’t take the burdens and expectations of society onto yourself. Self-care shouldn’t be a chore.

 

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Meet Amy:

Hi, I'm Amy! As a certified life coach my mission is to help single women reach their personal best in life by honoring their own self-care and helping them discover their power to lead a positive and purposeful life whether they are single by choice or circumstance.

 

I was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and left at the age of 17 to attend Mills College in Oakland, CA. From there I attended and graduated with my law degree from U.C. Hastings College of the Law. I now consider the San Francisco Bay area my home. After working many years in law and financial services, I took a step towards a long-held dream of becoming a life coach. I obtained my professional coaching certification (CPC) and started my coaching business SinglEase for single women in the middle of a global pandemic.

 

I host a weekly Self-Care Saturdays for Single Women on Meetup, and am passionate about empowering women who find it difficult making their needs a priority in their own life by taking their own self-care seriously.

 

My personal approach to coaching is centered in the belief that everyone has the power to create the life they desire, and deserve the best of what life has to offer

 

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Connect with Amy!:

Website: https://www.amorikami.com

Email: info@amorikami.com

Meetup: Self-Care Saturdays for Single Women

 

 

Let’s Connect!:

 

Website:https://www.shesalivetothrive.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesalive2thrive

Podcast: https://www.shesalivetothrive.com/podcast/

 

 

 

Why Self-Trust is a Pillar for Confidence

What does it mean to have self-trust? And why is it one of the pillars of having self-confidence. Listen along as I discuss self-trust and how you can build trust within yourself. Because if you can’t trust yourself then who can you?

Self-Care, Self-Love and Radical Self-Expression with Phylicia

In today’s episode I am talking to Phylicia Noel my friend, social worker and candle maker in her business My New Flame. Phylicia stands for self-care, self-love and radical self-expression. She joins me to talk about finding creative outlets and the importance of self-care routines.

After being offered her dream job, Phylicia didn’t think life could get any better. Unfortunately, the stress began to pile up. Taking it in stride, she began to look for a way to channel her energy. Realizing she spent a lot of money on candles, she decided to try making her own. Then her job had an employee appreciation and gave her a voucher for a candle making class. It was fate - candle making had found her.

My New Flame is an affirmation. It’s about welcoming anything new into your life and accepting what God or the universe has in store for you. It’s also about connecting with yourself and others. With everything she has going on, Phylicia makes sure to make time for self-care. It is a constant juggling act, and she has found she has needed to switch up her methods. Now, she is doing more intentional yoga and watching her nutrition a little more closely.

Self-care needs to be an intentional process; it isn’t selfish to look after yourself. You are worthy too, and if you don’t make time for yourself, your body will tell you. Society places a huge burden on women to be Superwoman and to be everything to everyone. It’s about allowing yourself rest and time with your emotions.

Take the time to check in with yourself. Ask yourself what you need to be the best version of yourself. Self-love is timeless.

 

Connect with Phylicia:

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/mynewflameco/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mynewflame_

 

 

Lets Connect!:

 

Website:https://www.shesalivetothrive.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesalive2thrive

Podcast: https://www.shesalivetothrive.com/podcast/

 

Owning Your Unique Personality with Nyla

In today’s episode, I am talking to Nyla Wiebe, Founder of Nutrition with Nyla. She is a health coach who helps women heal their relationship with food, health, and themselves. Nyla joins me to discuss finding balance in how we eat, what we eat, and fitness, and finding joy in who you are.

In her work, Nyla uses an intuitive eating perspective, enneagram perspective, and a Christian perspective to help her clients. Intuitive eating isn’t a diet, Nyla explains, it’s about understanding how what you eat makes you feel and relates to your body. It’s about finding an approach for each individual that works for them and brings them joy. There’s no one plan that fits everyone.

When she was in high school and university, Nyla struggled with anorexia and binge eating. This eventually led to orthorexia, a disorder that leaves you with an obsession with fitness and eating healthily to the point that it interrupts your daily life.

Knowing someone’s personality helps Nyla to build a program for them. That’s why she uses the enneagram test. There are strengths to every personality type - it’s about finding those strengths and playing to them. You have permission to be you, as you were made.

We often think that we’ll have a better body image if we change how our bodies look. What really makes the difference is changing how you think about your body. You aren’t numbers on a scale. If you don’t like your thighs, give them a positive nickname. Reframe your beliefs about your own body. Nyla works to find the root of the issue and create a more neutral body image for people.

Different is not wrong. Learn to speak that truth over yourself and give yourself grace.

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Nyla is a Certified Health and Life Coach trained in habit and mindset change, also holding a Food and Nutrition Diploma and a host of fitness instructor certifications, who coaches through an Intuitive Eating, Christian and Enneagram perspective. She works virtually 1:1 with women worldwide, helping them heal their relationship with food, fitness and body image, without dieting, obsession or restrictions, but instead teaching them to tune into their body cues and wonderfully unique personality.

 

Free Enneagram Test mentioned: https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test

 

Connect with Nyla!:

Website: https://www.nutritionwithnyla.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithnyla

Her Holy Hustle Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/her-holy-hustle-podcast/id1556383192

 

 

Let’s Connect!:

 

Website:https://www.shesalivetothrive.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesalive2thrive

Podcast: https://www.shesalivetothrive.com/podcast/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Being bluntly honest and boldly you everyday with Iris

(4:25) Being honest with others
(7:14) Uncomfort of the truth
(9:05) Owning my feelings and speaking up
(16:23) A lot of your power comes from your throat
(20:11) You need to express yourself
(23:59) Being true to who you are
(29:47) Human Design chart
(30:37) Healing through nature
(37:24) Feeling uniquely yourself
(40:43) Needing to express myself

 

Honesty can be uncomfortable, but if you're honest, then there's less negative than if you were to be deceptive

 

When you don't say things or speak your truth, it makes you feel like the other spectrum of calm and you'll feel angry

 

When you express what you need, it will bring you so much peace, even if other people don't like it

 

About Iris:

Iris from Chicago. HR professional and married for 3 years. No kids but a super cute dog named Katy. I have a podcast called “Girl we have to talk”. It’s a podcast for friends!

 

Check out Iris and cohost Jamie at the Girl we have to talk podcast. Found on all platforms.

 

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/girltime

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/girlwehavetotalkpodcast/

 

Let’s Connect!:

 

Website:https://www.shesalivetothrive.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesalive2thrive

Podcast: https://www.shesalivetothrive.com/podcast/

How to Manage Self-Doubt

How has self-doubt crept into your life? What has it stopped you from doing or made you believe you couldn’t achieve? We all have self-doubt and it's a natural part of the process when we are doing something new or have a decision to make. Today, let's talk about self-doubt and how we can overcome doubt so that you can go after the things that you want.

How to Take Control of Your Health: Why Stress May be Hindering You with Brandi Eilert

" Be Brave, Bold and Break Through Your Fears in 2021" - January 23, 2021 at 5:00pm CST. Learn about it here. 

 

(5:16) Brandi’s story

(8:00) Stress and sickness

(12:20) Hormones and how they affect and your body

(17:00) The “I’m busy” culture

(19:40) The “wellness 360” approach

(21:50) The stress bucket

(26:20) Getting your life on track and saying “no”

(29:57) Your team

(32:30) Tools, tips, and more! 

(34:00) Fearing the idleness

(35:00) Eliminating toxicity and striving for grace

(38:00) Taking baby steps

(42:15) Results are not achieved overnight

(46:05) Where to find Brandi?

I have one of those personalities where I don’t really accept that there’s not an answer. I knew there was an answer I just needed the right person to help me 

 

If you look at your life kinda like a bucket, you got all the stresses in your life as these little drips; eventually that bucket it’s going to overflow

 

About Brandi:

 

Brandi is a Certified Holistic Wellness Coach, working with women struggling with adrenal fatigue/chronic stress to cultivate intentional living, purpose and peace. She is also host of the podcast "Life. On Purpose."

 

Brandi believes that balancing peace with hustle isn’t just a novelty. It’s a commitment to focusing on what matters most, and eliminating what is useless and takes up too much space. That your struggles are just as important as your successes, and both are worthy of sharing and celebrating. That you can become a more joyful, peaceful, confident, and balanced version of yourself. That being able to give back to others starts first by believing you are worthy of investing in yourself. That honoring your body doesn’t have to happen overnight, but you can start taking small steps TODAY to living a more fulfilled, healthful life. And that we should be living life. On purpose.

Check out Brandi here!: 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrandiEilertWellness

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brandieilertwellnesscoach/

Website: https://wellness360coach.com/brandi-eilert/

 

Lets Connect!:

 

Website:https://www.shesalivetothrive.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shesalive2thrive

Podcast: https://www.shesalivetothrive.com/podcast/

Why Diets Don't Work. How to Begin to Create a Healthy Relationship with Food with Katelyn

On today’s podcast, I have Kayelyn Parsons, Certified Intuitive Eating and Body Image coach. Get ready for an awesome, authentic conversation about body image and having a healthy relationship with food.

 

She gets real about not only her complex relationship with food and body image but also why diet culture may be contributing to the feelings you have around your body and weight loss.

 

She teaches a few tools to begin to build a healthy relationship with food. This is a powerful and honest conversation about regaining your power with food and body. Hope you enjoy :). 

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Katelyn Parsons is an Entrepreneur, Speaker, Certified Intuitive Eating + Body Image Coach, as well as the host of The Modern Girl Podcast.


 

After years of struggling with bulimia and disordered eating, she not only found recovery but recognized a crucial missing link in the wellness industry- empowerment + individual sustainability around health. This inspired her entrepreneurial journey and life mission to shift the conversation toward healing our relationship with food and body. 


 

For the past 4 years, Katelyn has helped countless high-achieving women transform their relationship with food and body image through an integrative, evidence-based process so that they can move through each day feeling more present, empowered, and comfortable in their skin, without worrying about what to eat.


 

You’ll also find Katelyn strolling the beach in sunny San Diego with her husband and their pup Winnie.

 

Visit her at her website, podcast, and social media below:

 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katelyn.parsons/

Website: www.katelynparsons.com

The Modern Girl Podcast: https://katelynparsons.com/podcast

Why Purpose and Authenticity are the Keys to Success in Business and Life with Brandice

On today's podcast I have Brandice, owner of Faithfully Creative, blogger and coach share her story on personal and business growth, loving yourself, and showing the authentic you. This podcast has so much knowledge and is so powerful, I know you'll enjoy it! You can find Brandice at https://www.brandicerenae.com

 

Are you just going with the flow in life? Do this instead!

Are you just going with the flow in life? Learn how to own your power and start writing your own rules. Take the quiz to see what’s stopping you from living a life you love.  http://bit.ly/livefearlesslyquiz