Courageously Unconventional

This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Em Wong! Dr. Em is an integrative medicine doctor who teaches about brain care and does wellness coaching. She is an artist and author of iHeal Mag online. Her goal is to be healthy of mind and body at her 100th birthday party—and she wants to invite you along on the journey.In our conversation, we talk about

In this episode, I take you through a powerful exercise from Tim Ferriss called fear-setting. This exercise is meant to address your fears, reduce risks, and move forward towards what you want in life. You'll definitely want a journal or blank word document for this exercise! Get ready to confront your fears and take that next small step forward toward your dreams. Fear-Setting Que

Did you know you can just decide that you're going to change your life? Like right now? You don't need anyone's permission, you don't need an elaborate plan or fancy program, you don't need the perfect time. If there's something in your life that you want to be different, you can just decide right now that you want to do something about it.The key is to make the change tiny and ach

Consider the last few decisions you've made in your life. Were you going toward a future you were excited to live or was it more about escaping something you didn't want? It's natural to seek relief from negative experiences or situations, but this can lead to reactive choices. Part of living a fulfilling life means creating a vision for what you want and actively moving towards it

How much are you enjoying your life as it is today? In today's episode, I talk about how to enjoy your life more, even as you plan to make changes in your life. The reality is that if you don't know how to enjoy your life now, or at least SOME elements of your life now, you could change all the things in the world and still be unhappy.You'll learn:- How to use gratitude to overcome

This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Priyanka Venugopal. I met Priyanka several years ago when I was working as a coach for physicians who wanted to lose weight. It was such a joy to coach her, and it has been SO fun and inspiring for me to watch her go from practicing as a physician to becoming an entrepreneur over the years. In this episode, you'll

In this episode of the Courageously Unconventional podcast, we explore why many of us feel compelled to justify our decisions and how this need can impact our mental and emotional well-being.Topics Discussed:The psychological and social factors driving the need to justify decisionsStrategies to let go of the need to justify your decisionsCreating awareness and embracing self-compas

This week I'm sharing my personal story about how I quit my job without another job lined up. Even though it was scary to not know what was next, it was by design. I wanted to free up mental space and energy to explore what I wanted to do with my life without immediately jumping into the next thing. I ultimately started my own coaching practice, but I wasn't sure that's where I was

This week on the Courageously Unconventional podcast, I'm joined by Naomi Rose. Naomi is a food business strategist and baking coach who helps people achieve baking success. She is the former owner of an award-winning café, bar, and bakery. She is now on a mission to help as many people as possible build successful baking businesses, as well as become confident home bakers.What I

There are so many things I loved about my conversation with Kricia Palmer, but one standout is how open and vulnerable Kricia is about sharing what it was like to switch from medicine to interior design mid-career. She talks about feeling unhappy in medicine and being brutally honest with herself about that, and really listening to what she wanted to try next in life. In particular