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Dr. Shefali, bestselling author + expert in conscious parenting, joins us for an honest conversation about raising emotionally resilient children in a world that is increasingly disconnected. She shares why parents must stop trying to perfect themselves—and start showing up fully as they are.

We talk about the hidden ways anxiety, achievement, social media, and performance-based parenting shape our kids, and why true connection starts with our own nervous system. Dr. Shefali explains how to raise children who trust themselves instead of chasing validation, success, or approval from the outside world.

She also gets real about the different ways boys + girls are being impacted by modern culture, from shame + disconnection to self-abandonment + the pressure to perform. This episode will challenge how you think about parenting + personal growth.

We also talk about:

Why parents can’t “out-perfect” their unconscious

How children borrow regulation + a sense of safety from us

The difference between connection + simply being happy together

Why performance-based parenting is no longer working

Social media, comparison, beauty standards + the “perception prison”

Raising boys with less shame around emotions, sexuality + masculinity

Why girls are learning to be perceived before they learn to be

Parentification, self-abandonment + emotional caretaking

How to help children develop inner authority + self-trust

Dr. Shefali’s new books, Raising Conscious Sons + Raising Conscious Daughters

Resources:

Books: https://www.drshefali.com/raisingconscious-daughters-sons/

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Carissa Schumacher, renowned psychic medium + channel, joins us to talk about channeling Yeshua—and what happens when you stop abandoning your own essence. She shares her journey from suppressing her gifts to fully trusting her path.

We go deep on transformation, surrender, intuition, conscious maturity, and the power of letting old identities + behaviors die so something new can emerge. Carissa + Krista explore what it means to become more aligned in your mind, body, emotions, and spirit.

Carissa also shares her perspective on feminine power, religious trauma, divine sexuality, and loving boundaries. This conversation is an invitation to trust yourself, honor your essence, and step into a deeper personal transformation.

We also talk about:

Carissa’s childhood experiences with spirit, nature, and the divine

Why she spent years trying to suppress her intuitive abilities

The moment she chose to let everything “die” + recommit to healing

Her channeling of Yeshua + the creation of The Alchemy Transmissions

The difference between the beautiful lie + the ugly truth

Willingness, surrender, acceptance, and learning to stop fighting what is

The “dark goddess” + feminine power, discernment, needs, and boundaries

How alchemy brings the mind, body, emotional body, and spirit back into alignment

Conscious maturity, responsibility, and moving beyond victimhood

Divine sexuality, religious trauma, and finding your own relationship with the divine

Resources:

The Alchemy Transmissions book: http://www.thespirittransmissions.com

The Freedom Transmissions book: https://www.amazon.com/Freedom-Transmissions-Pathway-Peace/dp/0063098563

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Haley Hoffman Smith, manifestation teacher + EFT tapping practitioner, joins us to talk about mindset, personal growth, and the courage to pursue the dreams that won’t leave you alone. She shares how she stopped playing it safe + became the woman she knew she could be.

From music to money, identity, and faith, Haley breaks down the beliefs that can keep us stuck—and how EFT tapping, subconscious rewiring, and the law of assumption helped her change what she believed was possible.

She also gets real about surrendering control, trusting God’s timing, and letting go of the need to know exactly how your dreams will happen. If you’ve been afraid to hope for something again, this episode is a powerful reminder that your next chapter might require you to believe differently before you can live differently.

We also talk about:

How Haley found her way back to music after years of suppressing that dream

Why rejection can create subconscious beliefs that follow us for years

How EFT tapping can help change your relationship to painful memories

The power of “mind movies” for creating new emotional evidence

Why manifestation is less about forcing an outcome + more about embodying a new identity

Haley’s journey from motivational speaker to creator, musician, and spiritual teacher

What it means to trust God when the opportunity you want doesn’t work out

Why she believes it’s safe to hope again after disappointment

The spiritual practices she returns to, including EFT tapping, prayer, and reading the Bible

Letting yourself evolve instead of feeling like you need to have all the answers

Resources:

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

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@haleyhoffmansmith

Website: https://haleyhoffmansmith.com/

Order her book + journal: https://haleyhoffmansmith.com/book/

Join Dreamaway: https://haleyhoffmansmith.com/dreamaway/

Listen to her podcast Big Conversations: https://haleyhoffmansmith.com/podcast/

Listen to her music: https://haleyhoffmansmithmusic.com/

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Seven weeks postpartum, Lindsey is back with a deeply honest look at going from one child to two—and the emotional well-being, self-awareness, and personal growth that have come with becoming a mom all over again. She shares what no one prepared her for about this transition.

From physical recovery and breastfeeding to overwhelm, guilt, identity shifts, and learning to ask for help, Lindsey gets real about what this season has demanded of her. She also opens up about stepping away from Instagram to protect her intuition and make space for her own inner knowing.

Then there’s motherhood the second time around: watching Mav become a big brother, becoming a daughter-mom, and realizing how much her choices now shape the woman her daughter will grow into. It’s messy, beautiful, challenging, and a powerful lesson in letting go of perfection.

We also talk about:

What Lindsey’s birth experience was like + the subtle signs she noticed beforehand

How postpartum recovery compared to her first experience

The support, nourishment, rest, and childcare that have helped her recover

Why going from one child to two has felt unexpectedly emotional

The guilt + self-judgment that can come with splitting your attention between children

Rebuilding mindfulness, movement, and a sense of self in early motherhood

Why Lindsey deleted Instagram + how it helped her trust her intuition as a mom

Mav’s adjustment to becoming a big brother + making intentional one-on-one time with him

What becoming a mother to a daughter is bringing up around self-worth, boundaries, body image, and how she moves through the world

The identity shifts that can happen when your family, body, and priorities change all at once

Resources:

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

Substack: https://momplex.substack.com

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In this episode, Krista pulls back the curtain on her journey from self-improvement skeptic to life coach, sharing what coaching actually is, why she finally trusted herself enough to become one, and what she’s learned about helping women transform.

She gets radically honest about the shadow side of coaching, the difference between a coach, therapist, mentor, and consultant, and why doing your own personal growth work is essential before you try to guide someone else.

From finding your niche to setting boundaries, building self-worth, and knowing when you’re actually ready to coach, Krista answers the questions so many aspiring coaches are afraid to ask—including how to make coaching feel authentic instead of cringey.

We also talk about:

How therapy helped Krista become more open to coaching

The coach who changed Krista + Lindsey’s relationship with themselves + each other

What finally made Krista feel ready to become a coach

The difference between coaching, therapy, consulting, and mentorship

Why your own healing work is part of becoming a great coach

How Krista protects her energy, nervous system, and boundaries while coaching

What countertransference looks like + why coaches need to watch for it

How to know who you are actually meant to serve

Why shy, sensitive, or introverted people can make incredible coaches

Krista’s advice for getting trained, finding clients, building confidence, and charging what your work is worth

Resources:

Instagram: @itskrista

Website: https://itskrista.com/

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Learn More:

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