Becoming The One Who
Welcome to Becoming The One Who.This podcast is for the woman who is as ambitious as you are deep, who is as spiritually connected as you are materially driven, who knows you are meant for BIG things, who is unwilling to compromise the depths of your heArt in pursuit of any goal, and who knows that you don’t have to. You can, in fact, have It All. When you are clear on what Having It All really means... and when you let Love lead the way.In this podcast, Bryanna drops some solo chats about life, love, business, mo...
Fri, April 04, 2025
87. Re-Thinking Social Media As a Mother
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Fri, March 21, 2025
86. Would Being "Just" a Mom Be Enough For Me?
Sharing the most raw vulnerable questions/thoughts I've been having as I have been in a season of questioning everything in my career... more questions than answers... and also an answer at the end. :) --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, March 14, 2025
85. Questioning Everything In Career & Business
Another big personal share, what I have been navigating bts with career & business... while in a total wtf, do I even want any of this anymore? moment. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, March 07, 2025
84. Being Everything for Everyone and Losing Myself in the Process
This week's episode is a personal share from Bryanna, highlighting her experience of becoming a mom of 3 young kids, supporting her husband through a career transition, and moving in with her grandma and mother-in-law... losing herself along the way, now in the process of discovering, or rather, defining who she is Becoming next. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, February 28, 2025
83. Client Chat with Stef S. - Highly Successful Strategic Consultant Deepens Energetics & heArt to Grow Her Leadership
This episode is an interview with Bry's private client, Stef. In this episode Stef shares how her work with Bry helped her connect the dots of all aspects of her identity & life & business together to create a holistic, heArt-led approach to leadership and success. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, February 21, 2025
83. How To Build an Authentic, Embodied Personal Brand with Bry
Bry riffs on how to build an authentic, embodied personal brand online... and breaks down what that really means. --- Or join Bryanna's year-long all-access pass and group coaching experience , The (R)Evolution . STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The Inner Circle email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, February 14, 2025
82. The Power of Shadow Work for Life & Business Growth with Felicity Morgan
This episode is an interview with Shadow Work educator and coach, Felicity Morgan. In this conversation Bryanna and Felicity discuss shadow work, ego work, and consciousness growth in life and in business. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, February 07, 2025
81. Bry's Post Maternity Leave Life & Business Updates
A catch-up with Bry from the past 4 months offline. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, October 04, 2024
80. Client Chat with Alina - Total Transformation Through Subconscious Self Mastery
This is the third episode in a series of Client Chats that we are sharing on the podcast. (You can check out our first client chat with Nicole D. here and our second with Kristin L. here ) This episode is with Bryanna and her SSM client, Alina. In the SSM container, Alina did a complete 180 and completely changed her entire life. She shares on her experience in SSM and how she: - Called in & now holds her dream relationship & life despite being in the opposite circumstances to begin with (working at a job she hated, experiencing a toxic relationship, living in a place she didn’t wanna live in…) - Learnt to show up on hardest days and get honest with herself which led to a lot of cleaning up and healing. - Was able to change her ways of life and pass it to her daughter. She shares on why SSM allowed her to alchemize one of the roughest times in her life into Becoming her Dream. Alina is now living in Chile on a goat farm with the Love of her life, raising their dream family together. She also speaks on how she comes back to this program over and over and over again to maintain her Dreams. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharin
Fri, September 27, 2024
79. What It Means to... Become The One Who
Welcome to the... Becoming The One Who... Era of this podcast. ;) In this episode Bryanna shares about this rebrand, the meaning & intention of it, and some BTS of her creative process in rebranding and the continual evolution of her brand and business. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Fri, September 27, 2024
78. Trailer: Becoming The One Who with Bryanna Dee
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Wed, August 07, 2024
77. Saying Goodbye to The heArt of Business 🙈 and Hello! to...
A big announcement and BTS share from Bryanna about some changes in branding of this podcast, while the essence and heArt remains. Xx --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, July 17, 2024
76. On Balancing Conscious Partnership, Parenthood, and a Personal Brand with Alexandra Roxo
Alexandra Roxo is an artist, bestselling author of 'F*ck Like a Goddess', transformational coach and teacher. She has been featured as a guest speaker on many renowned podcasts and at numerous festivals and events worldwide and has been featured in multiple TV appearances, including two seasons of Netflix’s hit show, Too Hot to Handle. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The Guardian, Nylon, and Playboy. Her latest book, 'Dare to Feel', is out with Sounds True and explores how to work through blocks to intimacy and passionate living through deep feeling and embodiment. In this episode, we discuss: How to quiet the noise of mainstream culture and create from your own embodied path. How to navigate the challenges of being on the leading edge of mainstream culture. Alexandra shares how becoming a mom shaped & refined her purpose. Navigating social media and personal boundaries. Finding balance between being intimate with your audience and preserving privacy within romantic relationships. Alexandra's perspective on bringing depth and authenticity into business practices. Attracting a partner serving your truest self, not your shadowed persona. Her work (& books) towards supporting women to become more seen & creatively expressed. Connect with Alexandra on Instagram or her Website . Purchase her most recent book, Dare To Feel. --- --- STAY CONNECTED <a href="https://bryannadee.c
Wed, July 03, 2024
75. Embodying Human Design with Breyton Belazo
Today's conversation is with Breyton Belazo. In this episode, Breyton riffs on how being more aware and unapologetically himself through the science and mechanics of Human Design has brought him the most success in his life and business. Breyton shares his past lives, education & upbringing (and how it made him the man he is today). Breyton’s perspective on Human Design not being knowledge you learn but rather a process you’re in through the whole current of your life. Navigating being controversial/different in your field and how he dares to be fully unapologetically himself even in the face of gossip, conflict, etc. The duality of guiding others while discovering your own process. How to live fully with a purpose of being of service to others. Connect with Breyton on Instagram or his Website --- --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, June 12, 2024
74. Client Chat with Kristin L. - Deepening Into Self and Soma for Life & Business Design
Today's conversation is with Kristin L., who participated in Subconscious Self Mastery (SSM) group coaching program in 2021, along with a few other offerings over the years. In this episode Kristin shares her experience in the work and how it supported her in more deeply connecting to her Self, her body, and regulating her nervous system as she navigated major life transitions and started a business. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, May 15, 2024
73. Leading Your Business with heArt and Power Through Seasons of Hardship, Loss, Death, Lack, Grief with Bryanna Dee
In this week's solosode, Bryanna riffs on navigating the seasons of life that rock us with love and power... and leading your business from that place too; how to lead with emotional intelligence, access expansion through contraction, and bring your vision to life non-circumstantially. Connect with Bryanna on Instagram Join the Inner Circle VIP email list --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, May 08, 2024
72. Optimized Business with Miss Optimize Herself, Kat Norton (aka Miss Excel)
Today’s episode is an interview with Kat Norton of Miss Excel & Miss Optimize. In this episode Kat shares her of starting a business teaching people how to use Excel from her childhood bedroom during the pandemic in 2020… and quickly growing it to a multi-seven-figure company with a team of 18 by focusing on optimizing her mindset and energy as the fuel for her business. Which has led her to starting her second business, Miss Optimize, where she is teaching others how to optimize their lives through mindset and energy work. Kat's official bio ;) Since launching Miss Excel in June of 2020, Kat Norton has grown a 7-figure course sales business and a community of over 2 million people across her social media platforms through viral Excel trick videos infused with creativity, music and dance. If you haven't seen her content before, picture freezing your Excel cells to "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice or creating a drop-down menu to "Drop it Like it's Hot" by Snoop Dogg. That is the type of energy she brings to her videos! Kat has been awarded the Microsoft MVP award 3 years in a row and was named one of the Top 10 Social Media Influencers by Forbes. Kat trains companies and individuals in Microsoft Office Products through On-Demand courses and live custom training sessions. Her trainings are known to make Excel fun and have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Bloomberg, Entrepreneur Magazine, CNBC and 50+ global news outlets. Where to find Kat: www.miss-excel.com TikTok: @miss.excel Instagram: @miss.excel TikTok: @miss.optimize Instagram @miss.optimize --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, April 03, 2024
71. How to Build an Embodied, heArt-Driven Business with Bryanna Dee
In this week's solosode, Bryanna unpacks what an embodied business is && how to begin building a business that allows you to live and work in alignment with your authentic Self rather than conforming to societal norms or industry standards or any kinds of "shoulds" in life. Join Simple Aligned Success Online here Join Being In Business here Connect with Bryanna on Instagram Join the Inner Circle VIP email list --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, March 20, 2024
70. Client Chat with Nicole D. - Choosing Organic Growth in Self & Business
This is the first in a series of Client Chats that we are sharing on the podcast. This first episode is with Bryanna and her long-time client, Nicole. Nicole shares her journey working with Bry in 1:1, a mastermind, and in her all-access membership over a year and a half. Bry shares reflections for Nicole and some epic mentor riffs. Conversation topics: -Choosing to stay in corporate and leveraging the stability of a paycheck while growing Self & Business -Shifting from looking outside of you to create change in your life to looking within; creating change through who you Be and what you Do as a natural result of that Being. (The Path of Embodiment.) -How Nicole’s work with Bryanna helped her deepen her relationship with her husband, make many new close friends through group coaching calls, start the business she was dreaming of, get a new position in her corporate career that offers her way more time and flexibility, and make more money than ever before—both in her corporate pay and through her business. -Plus so much more… Connect with Bryanna: Instagram Website Email team Bryanna for any questions or support ~ support@bryannadee.com --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, March 06, 2024
69. On Leading a God-Led, Purpose-Driven Life & Business with Aaron Rose
Today's episode is an interview with Aaron Rose. Aaron is a mentor, teacher, writer, and human being committed to doing his part to create a world where we all thrive as our true selves. His lifelong devotion to liberation has included chapters as a youth activist, permaculture designer, conflict resolution mediator, cultural consultant at Fortune 500 companies, leadership coach, and more. He now mentors heart-centered beings in stepping into greater leadership and impact. His specialty is helping people understand the unique design of their divine mission so they can live it fully. His work blends transformational coaching, subconscious reprogramming, meditation, and prayer to support you in committing to your mission, following your own inner authority, and co-creating your dreams with God. In this episode, we discussed: Aaron’s journey to a God-led, purpose/mission-driven life… and a career mentoring others into the same Aaron’s perspective on utilizing inner transformation to create transformation in the world (“If you want to end war in the world, begin with the war within.”) Standing in your sovereignty & truth through projections, call outs & cancel culture Aaron shares an epic riff on how The Age of the Artist-Visionary is upon us && how more humans are awakening to their creative nature and sovereign, intuitive power in life & business… and how this is eradicating the paradigm of following a prescribed path in life (get the degree, the job, the white picket fence, the retirement plan, and just color within the lines… until you die.) How to tap more deeply into your intuition so you can live as the Artist-Visionary Where to find Aaron: Website: https://www.aaronxrose.com/ God Is My Boss (program on how to share your gifts + get paid): https://www.aaronxrose.com/godismyboss Receive $111 OFF of God Is My Boss by using code HEART Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaronxrose/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive
Thu, February 29, 2024
68. On Vulnerability & heArt-Driven Leadership with Bryanna Dee
In this first solo episode of this new podcast, Bryanna opens up about her journey with this podcast and with her business, on what she believes it means to be a heArt-driven human who lives a heArt-driven life and leads a heArt-driven business, and on what it looks like to live and lead with vulnerability in life and in business. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Wed, February 21, 2024
67. Trailer: The heArt of Business with Bryanna Dee
Welcome to the heArt of Business. This podcast is for entrepreneurs who are as ambitious as they are deep, who know they are meant for BIG things, who are unwilling to compromise their heArt in pursuit of any goal, and who know that you don’t have to. You can, in fact, have it all. When you let Love lead the way. In this podcast, we’ll have some good solo chats about life, love, business, well-being, and wealth. And I am going to interview epic, trailblazing, visionary, heArt-driven entrepreneurs to have conversations about what it really takes to build a life & a business that’s led by love. From a wide range of experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives. My intention for this podcast is that it connects you more deeply to your heart and expands you into the art of creating anything you dream of in this life. Thank you for being here. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, February 13, 2024
66. A Final Farewell to Shadowlight: The Podcast 🥹🫶🏻❤️🔥🚀
Energetic closure... as we set the stage for... what's coming next. ;) --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, November 17, 2020
65. Create Your Reality, Design Your Life
Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - my six-month-long group mentorship program beginning 1/1/21. You are a powerful creator of your own reality. LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, October 06, 2020
64. Creating Profound Transformation Through Breathwork with Rob Starbuck
Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - my six-month-long group mentorship program beginning 10/25/20. Rob Starbuck is a Breathwork Facilitator and Artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Rob brings a unique and powerful energy to creating transformative breathwork journeys ranging in size from 10 - 300+ people in Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and locations around the world. Rob believes deeply in the power of the breath’s natural ability to transform lives and strip out old belief systems, limiting fears, false identity, and chronic stress that humans experience in today's world. Rob’s message is that we are all-powerful and that our bodies carry infinite information. This raw information becomes unburied through breath and, when integrated, allows us to grow in the purest form. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT What breathwork is, how breathwork affects our brains and bodies and how it can help us interrupt patterns that we want to shift. What to look for in a breathwork experience and facilitator. Rob’s transformational journey with breathwork and how it’s helped him create space within to heal, live from the heart, and explore his inner depths. How Rob guides others through their own transformational journeys. Rob’s experience with clearing a sexual assault that was suppressed for twelve years through a breathwork session and how that led him to a space of clarity and liberation. Plus so much more... Here is a link to experience a free breathwork journey with Rob: http://www.abreathworkjourney.com/freejourney CONNECT WITH ROB Website: robstarbuck.com Instagram: @starbuck.rob LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Pinterest: pinterest.com/bryannadee Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - my six-month-long group mentorship program beginning 10/25/20. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, September 15, 2020
63. Your Subconscious Is Energy ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
--- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, September 08, 2020
62. We Can’t Talk About Wellness Without Talking About Social Justice with William Igbokwe
This week’s episode is with my dear friend and law school classmate, William Igbokwe. William is both an attorney and a performer in Portland, Oregon. He views his career in law as just a piece of the larger part of his life’s work as an advocate. In this interview, we discuss a wide range of issues (hence the lengthy title!) primarily related to the law and social justice and how these macro issues affect each of us on the micro-level. This is my second interview with William and is really a furthering of the conversation we had in Episode 21. Definitely check out that episode first if you haven’t already! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT Why we can’t talk about wellness without talking about social justice and how both are intertwined within each other. This is a time for people in the wellness industry to become more active in how they can more holistically support the collective. How COVID-19 sparked an intense community wellness responsibility, but the killings of unarmed Black men and women didn’t invoke the same amount of pressure to protect each other’s safety. Manueving wellness as a Black man with all that’s happening in society and how William has had to look at wellness in a different way. How we can be both perpetrators of injustice and victims of trauma, and why it’s important to recognize that about ourselves (and others) and reconcile it. LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannadee Pinterest: pinterest.com/bryannadee --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, August 04, 2020
61. An Easy Approach to Subconscious Reprogramming ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
Of course there are so many more layers... and... it really can be this easy. If you'd like deeper, more expansive support, my signature group coaching program Subconscious Self Mastery may be for you. Connect with me on Instagram or send me an email to learn more and apply. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, July 28, 2020
60. Creating a Life and Business That is True to Your Self, the Art of Fully Expressed Living with Alexandra Roxo
Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - my six-month-long group mentorship program beginning 10/25/20. This week's episode is with a dear mentor and friend, Alexandra Roxo. Alexandra is an artist, writer, storyteller, and mentor and teacher for women. Her career has traversed genres, but always with a through-line of exploration of the female body and the exploration of feminine traditions and narratives associated with divinity. Alexandra has been making art, writing, and sharing her heart publicly for nearly two decades. She has been featured on TV shows such as Slutever on Viceland, Sex/ Life on Epix, YouTube shows, podcasts, and international publications for her work as a writer speaking up about the modern feminine experience. She sees clients in one-on-one coaching and mentorship, leads retreats, and groups monthly online in her online community Radical Awakenings. Her ideas and stories have been featured in the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, The Guardian, Nylon, Playboy, and many other international publications. Her first book F*ck Like a Goddess: Heal Yourself. Reclaim Your Voice. Stand in Your Power. debuted on July 21, 2020, with publisher Sounds True. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT Alexandra as my coach / my personal experiences with her. Making the choice to go deep into our pain and sorrow so we can become more intimate with our truth and get to know our true Self. Being willing to be vulnerable with our painful experiences so we can make them a part of conversations and create change within our Self and in the world. Showing up to life without the need to perform and project for validation, coming forward as who we are, and opening up to the ways that we can create and share from our true Self. Creating a business that accepts all parts of you and allows you the space to be the multidimensional being that you are. And so much more. CONNECT WITH ALEXANDRA Website: alexandraroxo.com Instagram: @alexandraroxo LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannadee Pinterest: pinterest.com/bryannadee Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - my six-month-long group mentorship program beginning 10/25/20. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and d
Tue, June 09, 2020
59. Navigating This Collective Crisis / Dark Night of the Soul ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
An energetic, emotional, spiritual conversation. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, May 12, 2020
58. Healing Is a Process, Not a Product ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
There is no linear timeline, there is no "getting there" ... and there are so many places to arrive. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, May 05, 2020
57. A Holistic Conversation About Remaining Positive / "Staying High Vibe" ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
An important conversation to create a bridge between the depth of the feeling, healing arts, and the expanse of the manifestation space. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, April 28, 2020
56. What It Means to Expand Consciousness / How We Expand Consciousness ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
An important conversation to ground the pursuit of consciousness expansion. ;) Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, April 14, 2020
55. What Is the Subconscious, Actually? ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
A holistic perspective // my signature approach to teaching about the subconscious. Xx Apply for Subconscious Self Mastery - open through the end of social distancing at half off. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, March 31, 2020
54. World Bipolar Day + My 31st Bday = A Deeply Personal Share ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
In this episode I am sharing a deeply personal share; a reflection of my personal experience with mental health in the context of bipolar. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, March 24, 2020
53. An Invitation to Slow Down, Be Present, and Take Care of Your Self; Turning Off the Noise of the Internet ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
Oh the irony of sharing this. This is the duality of Life. And... I believe this message is needed amidst all of the noise. So Here I Be. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, March 17, 2020
52. Seeing Opportunity in Uncertain Times; What I Believe This Pandemic Is Showing Us All (Emotionally and Spiritually) ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
In this episode, I am sharing my personal perspective (at this moment, at least) about what we are navigating *emotionally and spiritually* as a collective. I am not speaking to medicine or politics or anything else that I frankly don't know enough about to speak to. As with everything, I share my perspective here in hopes of supporting y'all in expanding your own. Please take what resonates and leave the rest. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, March 10, 2020
51. A Recap of My Experience at Joe Dispenza's Advanced Retreat, By Your Request ;) ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
Many of y'all on Instagram have been asking to hear more about my first (finally!!!) time attending Joe Dispenza's Advanced Retreat, so here is my debrief. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, February 04, 2020
50. Navigating Relationships As You Heal, Grow, Transform ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
This is something I have learned a lot about as the landscape of all relationships in my life have radically altered over my years of devotion to this work, and especially over the past year or so as I have radically transformed... everything... in my life. May this share support you in understanding and feeling less alone through your own relational shifts. Xx Bryanna --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, January 28, 2020
49. Welcome to Season Two - Transformation In Real Time
Bryanna is returning from taking a pause from this show to reflect on where it has been, consider where it is now, and contemplate where it is going next. Tune in to hear more about the present and potential future of Shadowlight: The Podcast. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, October 29, 2019
48. Repurposing Your Struggles to Help Others & Authentic Online Sharing with The Everygirl's Danielle Moss
Danielle Moss is a blogger, the Co-Founder of the popular websites The Everygirl and The Everymom, a Co-Founder of the interior design store Anecdote, a mom, and a wife. Her work revolves around design and curation, both in her online platforms and now in her interior design store. But that isn't all she does—she also shares a lot online about her personal story and struggles, and she does a beautiful job of blending the curated and inspirational with the real and personal. She is a great example of someone who has repurposed their struggles and heartaches into their life's purpose and work, by creating resources to help others, and who shows up openly to share about it. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Danielle's personal story and struggles, from her childhood to her expectations throughout her 20s, moving from California to Chicago to start over, building multiple businesses, dating, getting married, having a baby... the whole thing! How Danielle repurposed her struggles and pain into her life's purpose and work, creating resources to help others Sharing authentically on social media, how she assesses what to share and when to share it Navigating sharing as a mom, what she considers when sharing her daughter online Her experience with therapy Dealing with internet trolls Plus so much more… We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show–take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording–one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you–as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! Connect with Danielle Moss: Website: The Everygirl, The Everymom, Danielle Moss, Anecdote Instagram: Danielle Moss LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share
Tue, October 22, 2019
47. When Positivity Becomes Toxic ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
A favorite riff to have ;) --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, October 15, 2019
46. Inherited Family Trauma with Mark Wolynn
IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Mark Wolynn's story and his journey to working in and leading the field of intergenerational trauma How we inherit stress responses from family patterns (trauma that originated somewhere in our family line) How to tell when a stress response is ours or inherited Mark's research and understanding of the field. Case studies and scientific studies that demonstrate these family patterns and our ability to reframe the stress responses, heal, and end the patterns Plus so much more… Mark Wolynn is North America’s leader in Inherited Family Trauma. He is the Director of The Family Constellation Institute, The Inherited Trauma Institute and The Hellinger Institute of Northern California. He is a sought-after lecturer, he leads workshops at hospitals, clinics, conferences, and teaching centers around the world. He has taught at the University of Pittsburgh, the Western Psychiatric Institute, Kripalu, The New York Open Center, The Omega Institute, The California Institute of Integral Studies. His book IT DIDN’T START WITH YOU: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle (Viking/Penguin) is the winner of the 2016 Silver Nautilus Book Award in psychology. Mark specializes in working with depression, anxiety, obsessive thoughts, fears, panic disorders, self-injury, chronic pain and persistent symptoms and conditions. We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show–take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording–one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you–as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! Connect with Mark Wolynn: Website: www.markwolynn.com Instagram: Mark Wolynn LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has
Fri, October 11, 2019
45. When You Feel Stuck; the Four Levels of Learning Anything ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
How to reframe the moments you feel stuck in life, particularly in personal growth and healing. Understanding the four different levels of learning (based on the "conscious competence" learning model, relates to the psychological states involved in the process of progressing from incompetence to competence) and why it sometimes feels like we are going backward or not moving in the process. We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show–take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording–one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you–as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, October 08, 2019
44. Creating Massive Abundance Through Personal Transformation with Suzy Batiz
Suzy Batiz is the CEO and Founder of Poo~Pourri and Supernatural Clean. She is also a master of transformation; whether she's transforming literal shit into a pleasant-smelling experience with Poo~Pourri or people’s lives with her growing personal brand. Suzy is a revolutionary explorer of infinite potential in the playground of life who loves to inspire others and bring them along for the ride. Suzy experienced some of life’s lowest lows — poverty, sexual and domestic abuse, depression, two bankruptcies and a suicide attempt — which led to what she calls the luxury of losing everything. After harnessing the power of intuition, her journey led her to building her businesses from the ground up without ever taking a dollar of outside investment. Suzy harnessed the power of true transformation and turned ALIVE IDEAS into a $500+ million empire. Suzy knows that money is simply energy and by focusing on your energetic state, abundance in all areas of your life naturally follows: your energetic state improves, and you will lead an Alive as Shit life. She wants every person to know that they already have everything inside of them to make their dreams come true. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Her journey from poverty, sexual and domestic abuse, depression, two bankruptcies, and a suicide attempt ... to starting a $500 million+ business and creating a life of abundance and liberation beyond her wildest dreams How business can be the greatest catalyst for personal and spiritual growth ... and how personal and spiritual growth contributes to business growth, too How she operates her business off of feelings and intuition over strategy, and some of her experiences in navigating this in a large company Creating your own rules, in your life and in your business How to create and KEEP massive abundance in your life The importance of following your, you guessed it, feelings Plus so much more… Connect with Suzy Batiz: Website: www.suzybatiz.com Instagram: Suzy Batiz LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "
Tue, October 01, 2019
43. Healthy Vulnerability Considerations: Should You Share Your Story? How Much Should You Share? When and Where? ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
My thoughts on what constitutes healthy vulnerability in sharing our stories. Some things to consider when deciding if, when, and how to share your story with other people or on public platforms. How I make those decisions for my Self. I get these questions from y'all a lot. And this is such an important conversation to be having in today's age of oversharing and contrived vulnerability (aka sharing vulnerably just for marketing or sales). The answers to all of these questions are so subjective and personal that nobody can answer them except for you! So I share my own process in hopes that it gives you something to consider throughout your own process. We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show--take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording--one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you--as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, September 17, 2019
42. A Personal Share - My Relationship to Spirituality / Religion ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
In this episode, I am sharing my story/relationship with religion & spirituality. To date, I have avoided sharing much about my own spiritual beliefs/experiences publicly... and yet it is one of the most important pieces of my life. And it is something that we ALL have some kind of relationship with, even if the relationship is that we do not identify as being religious or spiritual. I have some upcoming interviews that will dive more into these topics, but I decided to open the conversation through a share of my experience because I know there is someone else who is going to relate. We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show--take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording--one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you--as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, September 10, 2019
41. Pitfalls of Our Mental Health Medical Model; You Are Not a Diagnosis ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
This is a candid share about my personal experience with mental health -- growing up with mental illness in my family, my own struggles, then going on to work in the mental health field, in mental institutions, nonprofits, prisons, courtrooms, etc. To sum it up, our mental health medical model is actually a mental illness model that medicalizes and profits off of human despair. We deserve a lot more. We have to become activists for our Self and demand more. Which, first, requires having more of these candid conversations. We are doing a giveaway right now! If you leave a review for this show on iTunes, take a screenshot before pressing submit and email it to hello@bryannadee.com. To thank you for loving and supporting the show we will send you a free recording of a powerful forgiveness hypnosis! --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, July 16, 2019
40. Intuitive Living, Rituals, the Business of Wellness with Aarona Lea
Aarona Lea is the author and co-creator of The Moon Deck, an intuitive oracle deck designed to help you ritualize self-love, a deeper connection to your intuition, and emotional health. She is also a teacher, a speaker, and a coach, who has worked in the wellness/healing space for over a decade. What started as a personal need for survival, eventually became a passion turned profession. Starting her healing journey as a child, Aarona had a natural pull toward spirit which helped her to feel safe and connected during unstable times. Her curiosity led her on a life-long journey of study and ritual where she explored the shadowy depths of healing trauma, fully recovered from a 10-year cycle of bulimia, and continues to help normalize conversations around emotional health and intuitive living. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Aarona's story, her personal experiences and deep healings that guided her into her work (both personal and professional) The conceptualization, creation, and now running the business of The Moon Deck How your personal work feeds your professional work and vice versa, even if you aren't working in wellness What self-love really is and how to find it, even in your darkest moments The importance of lovingly holding yourself accountable in your life - how to balance monitoring your emotional health and your language without bypassing or ignoring Plus so much more… We are doing a giveaway right now for anyone who leaves a review on iTunes for the show–take a screenshot of your review before you submit it and email the review to hello@bryannadee.com. We will send you a forgiveness hypnosis recording–one of the most powerful tools for cutting energetic chords and releasing the hold that your past and/or other people have on you–as a thank you for loving and supporting the show! Connect with Aarona Lea: Website: Aarona Lea, The Moon Deck Instagram: Aarona Lea LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and revi
Tue, June 25, 2019
39. Human Design - a Blueprint to Your Soul with Erin Claire Jones
Here is the long anticipated episode all about human design! Those of y’all who have been tuning in for a while know how obsessed I am… I often talk about it in episodes and so many have asked for more info. The time has arrived! Erin Claire is an expert in Human Design and a leadership coach who uses Human Design to help leaders and teams step into their highest potential by offering them the self-knowledge and tools to perform at the top of their personal and professional games. She has consulted for startups all over the world, built companies supporting executives, partnerships and small teams to operate more harmoniously and effectively, and conducted research on leadership challenges at 90+ early-stage companies. So basically, Erin takes something that many consider to be super “woo”... a system that brings together The I Ching, astrology, Kaballah, Hindu-Brahmin chakra system, and quantum physics… and makes it easily digestible and actionable in both personal and professional settings. Try Sakara plant-based meal delivery service… life-transforming, plant-rich super meals delivered to your door… for 15% off your first purchase with code REF_SHADOWLIGHT15 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What is human design How to figure out your human design What the different energy types are and what they inform (a breakdown of each) What to look at first, how to get the best information 3 most important parts to understand first - type, strategy, decision making Things become more relevant when you actually live your design (so integrate what you learn in chunks before trying to learn all the pieces, massive amounts of info) Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE https://www.mybodygraph.com/ Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is moving her jaws back and forth instead of up and down- who is gazing around with her enormous and complicated eyes. Now she lifts her pale forearms and thoroughly washes her face. Now she snaps her wings open, and floats away. I don't know exactly what a prayer is. I do know how to pay attention, how to fall down into the grass, how to kneel down in the grass, how to be idle and blessed, how to stroll through the fields, which is what I have been doing all day. Tell me, what else should I have done? Doesn't everything die at last, and too soon? Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? —Mary Oliver Connect with Erin: Website: www.erinclairejones.com Instagram: @erinclairejones LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthing
Tue, June 18, 2019
38. Healthy Masculinity in Contemporary Times; the Power of Presence in Uncomfortable Moments with Stefanos Sifandos
Stefanos Sifandos is a coach and teacher of all things healthy masculinity, sacred union, and living in a place of heart-mind(ful) balance. Stefanos brings so much wisdom and embodied experience to his teachings; he has traversed the depths of his own pain and fears to overcome destructive patterns in his life, he has been deeply immersed in studies of eastern and western methodologies and philosophies, and he has worked at the forefront of the personal transformation, relationship, and leadership space for ~18 years. He now dedicates his life to sharing what he has learned (and is still learning) in order to help others awaken their inner truth in order to achieve their full potential. Try Sakara plant-based meal delivery service… life-transforming, plant-rich super meals delivered to your door… for 15% off your first purchase with code REF_SHADOWLIGHT15 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What it means to be a healthy man in contemporary times Stef’s story of transforming his greatest voids into his greatest values The importance of asking for help, the importance of self-reliance, and what balancing the two can look like Living in integrity How to be present through difficult/uncomfortable moments and why it is really healthy to express where we are at in a moment Understanding relationship as sacred union What the “self-love” conversation looks like for the masculine Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine Connect with Stefanos: Website: www.reclaimyourkingdom.com Instagram: @stefanossifandos LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryanna Dee Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, May 07, 2019
37. Real Wellness, What “Doing the Work” Looks Like, Energetic Healing with Millana Snow
Millana Snow is an energy healer and founder and CEO of WellnessOfficial.co, an online community and marketplace revolutionizing the wellness industry by democratizing holistic wellness for practitioners and brands globally. She is also the host of This Is Wellness with Millana Snow, Dash Radio’s first wellness show. Former actress and model for Project Runway, Millana left the limelight to pursue her calling as a spiritual worker and healer. Millana is passionate about pushing the boundaries of holistic health in the mainstream, as a practitioner she's on a mission to normalize energy healing and empower people to seek to heal themselves by exploring and expanding deeper consciousness in their everyday lives. Millana is a true powerhouse, as a woman, a healer, an entrepreneur, and in all things she shows up for. She is the real deal - I have been so moved by her presence and her practice (seriously, y’all… book a session!) and I know you will be too! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Millana’s career path and spiritual path, and how they have merged How all of her life/career/spiritual experiences are integrating to make a huge impact as a healer and as an entrepreneur The healing modalities she uses in her practice, including reiki and breathwork (obvi) Millana’s dark night of the soul… and how she used it as fuel to flip her life around What it really takes to bring yourself to the next level (hint: radical self-responsibility and doing the work. Sexy, no?) The importance of investing in your Self Spiritual bypassing, when you are actually using spirituality / wellness / “being a good person” as a mask All about her new business / platform for practitioners, WellnessOfficial.co The importance of healers and spiritual practitioners to thrive financially The balance of operating both a business and a practice = supporting and being supported What inclusion and diversity really looks like in wellness Plus so much more... RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Hounds of Love - Olesya Rulin Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsch Connect with Millana: Website: www.millanasnow.com // www.wellnessOfficial.co Instagram: @millanasnow // @wellnessofficial QUOTES (8:34) “I was so disconnected from my own feelings. I was so disconnected from how I was moving through the world. I knew that I was doing my best to be a good person, I knew that I was constantly seeking and studying spiritual practices, but I didn’t actually know that I was sad.” (17:41) “I knew that I needed to take my self-education to another level because clearly I was not able to handle what I had stepped into to the extent to which was called for… but at the same time it was also the best gift.” (25:39) “I made the choice at 10 that I’m a leader, I’m not a follower. So over the years, when I would study spirituality, and I would have these downloads and messages, I believed th
Tue, April 09, 2019
36. True Happiness, From The Inside Out; What Following Your Bliss Really Looks Like with Rob Mack
Robert Mack is an ivy-league-educated Celebrity Happiness Coach, Positive Psychology Expert, Published Author, and TV Host/Personality. He writes and speaks to people about how to live happier lives from the inside, out. His passion for this work comes from his own experience living with depression even though all looked well in his life from the outside. He realized he was focused on external measurements of success and was living in a depressing way. So he decided to change his life… one happy choice at a time. Try Sakara plant-based meal delivery service... life-transforming, plant-rich super meals delivered to your door... for 15% off your first purchase with code REF_SHADOWLIGHT15 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What is happiness? How do you increase success and happiness in your life? The importance of living in flow state What really gets in the way of true happiness? How mindful observation can be more transformative than hard work Rob’s story, his experience with depression, success, and happiness How to figure out what makes you happy, what you want in life How to end the cycle of constantly wanting more How small changes can make huge shifts in happiness and why you probably don’t need your whole life (and definitely don’t need to do it all at once) Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Good Morning Lala Land Be As You Are: The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi Connect with Rob: Website: http://www.coachrobmack.com/about-rob/ Instagram: Rob Mack QUOTES (6:19) “It’s about diving deep into what you are passionate and purposeful around, what feels authentic to you, and doing it for the intrinsic value and reward and motivation itself—so, for joy’s sake alone, and for love’s sake alone.” (8:00) “It’s the stories that we have about our lives and ourselves and other people that ultimately block true happiness, true love, true peace, true success.” (19:00) “Putting the mind aside and simply, just being in the silence is everything. You can believe all of this on an intellectual level, that there is no separation, but it’s kind of like needing to jump into that puddle to discover there is no water. You can’t do it any other way. You have to jump in. You can intellectually get it, and the intellectual part is what we call faith or belief, but what we’re all really after is an experiential faith that knows we are all one in the same way that we know that wall is white—we don’t question it, we just live it.” (30:55) “How can you ask for more when you haven’t used what you have?” (41:57) “Following your bliss is not about doing something differently in the world, it’s about doing something differently within. My bliss ultimately exists within—in fact, I would say that I am bliss. I am life and life is bliss and bliss is perfect peace. It’s peaceful aliveness and alive peace. And that is something you always are. When you’re thin
Sun, March 31, 2019
35. 30 Lessons From My 30 Years ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️
Yesterday was my 30th birthday... 30 on March 30th!! Meaning this is my golden year ;) And boy does that feel true! I have never felt so happy, in purpose, in alignment, at ease in my life as I have over the past few months. Not because of anything that has come into play in my external world--the past few months have actually been pretty overwhelming and have thrown me for quite a few loops, business and personal. Instead, my inner world has shifted so much that, at this point in my life, everything just feels easier. At ease. Perspective, amiright? Having struggled with depression and anxiety for as long as I can remember (my first official diagnosis was around 13 years old), it brings me so much JOY to realize where I am today and to reflect upon what I have learned/what has made the biggest SHIFT in my life. So I decided to stream of consciousness a list of 30 things I have learned in these 30 years, in hopes of sharing even just one lesson that might help you shift something in your life! Thank you all for the love and kind messages on my birthday. This podcast has legitimately changed my life and it is such a privilege when I hear back from y'all and are able to connect with those of you who make all of this possible! Xx Try Sakara plant-based meal delivery service... life-transforming, plant-rich super meals delivered to your door... for 15% off your first purchase with code REF_SHADOWLIGHT15 --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, March 19, 2019
34. Feng Shui As a Manifestation Tool, Using Home to Co-Create Life, Healing Through Beauty with Meghan Wallace James
Meghan Wallace James is an (intuitive) Feng Shui consultant, a momma to two beautiful boys, and a dear friend who has taught me so much about slowing down and appreciating the beauty that exists in every moment, in every place. She has also helped me clear out and activate my home, infusing principles of feng shui and intuition in order to create the foundation for the life I am calling in right now… aka, using Feng Shui as a manifestation tool. I am a total homebody who has been obsessed with design for almost a decade, but this new understanding of building home through energetics and desires has Changed. The. Game. Having grown up in an active renovation site—witness to chaos in home and in life—Meghan quickly developed a keen understanding of spaces in movement, how energy shifts with active changes in the home, and how that energy co-creates our lives from. As such, she has been in this practice of using home as a co-creator long before she understood it as Feng Shui. Throw in a degree in engineering, a degree in fashion design, multiple certificates in Feng Shui, and her experience in creating/re-creating so many different homes… Meghan’s expertise is well rounded and is just as grounded in pragmatism as it is wildly intuitive. This episode is full of flowy, poetic nuggets of wisdom, as Meghan does all things. She is the real deal and I know y’all will love her just as much as I do! Try Sakara plant-based meal delivery service... life-transforming, plant-rich super meals delivered to your door... for 15% off your first purchase with code REF_SHADOWLIGHT15 IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Meghan’s story, how her life experiences led her to Feng Shui, and how her namesake’s consultancy was birthed How your home is a story about who you are, how your home informs your life What it means to activate your home and how to activate your home (using Bry as a case study) How the home can be used as a tool for manifestation, to co-create the life you are calling in What is Feng Shui? What a Bagua Map is, what it consists of, how to use it to understand and communicate with the spaces in your home The importance of having sacred space so you can really feel Slowing down and really seeing the beauty in the process, in the mess, in the creation; in each moment, in every place Plus so much more... RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE: The Surrender Experiment by Michael Alan Singer Connect with Meghan Wallace James: Website: www.meghanwallacejames.com Instagram: @meghan.wallace.james QUOTES (7:10) “It’s my mission to give people sacred space.” (8:12) I am someone who is never ready to do anything, I’m a perfectionist, but I thought— if that life experience to date isn’t enough to be ready to do this… oh and I’ll throw in a couple of certifications… but it was just like, duh.” (18:31) “I just need to see it, to touch it and feel it, as spiritual as I am, fo
Tue, February 12, 2019
33. Conscious Entrepreneurship In The Digital Age with Ksenia Avdulova of Breakfast Criminals
Ksenia Avdulova is a public speaker, founder of the award-nominated digital platform Breakfast Criminals, and host of Woke and Wired podcast—a podcast focusing on expanded consciousness and entrepreneurship in the digital age. She built her career Instagram post-by-post after losing her visa, dream job, and boyfriend all at once (and thinking that she lost her shot at her American Dream). She has been named "one of the pioneers of conscious social media," and her work has been featured in well-renowned publications, alongside international powerhouse brands. She even graces the cover of Kashi GOLEAN cereal boxes nationwide (without being a pro athlete). Ksenia now shares her story as a point of inspiration and empowerment, and she teaches other entrepreneurs how to build an authentic and conscious platform. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Ksenia’s upbringing in Russia and her American Dream. Losing her visa, dream job, and boyfriend all at once… and how that laid the foundation for her to become a successful entrepreneur and transformational public speaker. The power of listening to your body and trusting the messages/guidance surrounding you. Ceremonial Cacao + the power of mindful rituals that help you connect to something deeper. Creating an authentic presence on social media platforms and how to consciously leverage your platform for your business. Successful brand partnerships Ksenia has created authentically by reaching out to companies that align with her lifestyle. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Ceremonial Cacao Woke & Wired Podcast www.myheartbowl.com www.ksenia.nyc Connect with Ksenia on Instagram: @breakfastcriminals @wokeandwired @crystalcriminals QUOTES (3:52) “I would hold onto anything that would give me that glimpse of feeling good about myself until I really started finding it within myself with the help of yoga and meditation.” (6:35) “In that situation (losing her visa/dream job/boyfriend), the seeds were planted for Breakfasts Criminals because the idea was really me sharing me going through this difficult time in my life and reminding myself to start everyday with self-love, nourishment and kind thoughts to myself even if there is no guarantee.” (8:44) “How to find your voice, how to use it and how to use social media to amplify your message to create business, to feel clarity and be aligned with who you are, where you are going and how you are putting it all out there.” (15:51) “It’s interesting how in the moment it seems like it’s the end of the world and I can’t stay here and I’m losing my dream job and then it just led me to the craziest experiences where my work just ends up in the right place, in the right time, around the right people.” (35:41) “The truth is you can’t be a conscious entrepreneur if you’re not a conscious human.” LET’S CONNECT <
Wed, January 23, 2019
32. Change Your Mind, Change Your Life with Host of Mind Love Podcast Melissa Monte
Melissa Monte is the host of the popular podcast, Mind Love. Not long ago, Melissa was spiraling. She was bulimic, self-destructive and had no sense of self-love. The darker her inner world became, the more her life seemed to follow. Melissa had the outer life experiences that could understandably justify the darkness of her inner world—she was sexually assaulted, twice; she struggled with a destructive eating disorder for 10 years; her best friend committed suicide; she lost a parent from lymphoma; she was emotionally trapped in a manipulative relationship that ultimately landed her in jail for someone else’s crime—however, it was ultimately through changing her mind about her perception of her experiences and her Self that she turned her life around. Now, through her podcast, Mind Love, she teaches other people the many tools that she used to light up her inner world. In this interview she shares raw stories about her past, what she did to move through it, how she is still processing parts of it, and how she has turned it into her purpose and life’s work. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How your life reflects your mindset Opening your mind + expanding your possibilities through inner work Melissa’s background and what led her to do the deep inner work Some of the tools Melissa used to change her mind Why it is important to be patient with yourself while unpacking trauma How she navigates the “unpacking” now Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mind Love Podcast Catch Melissa on Instagram Catch Mind Love Podcast on Instagram LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, January 15, 2019
31. Planning Death for a Living with Death Doula & Founder of Going With Grace, Alua Arthur
Alua Arthur is a death doula and founder of Going With Grace, an end-of-life agency which exists to support people as they answer the question "what must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may die peacefully?" and to support family members in completing the affairs of their loved one's life after a death. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Alua’s story and her career transition from lawyer to death doula What a death doula is How death brings people to life The importance of planning for your death What legacy projects are and how they help families through the grieving process How to support someone you love who is dying How to talk to kids about death Where the death industry lacks and how our medical system makes death feel like a failure instead of a natural part of life Musings on the meaning of life Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Momento Mori Middle Sex by Jeffrey Eugenides Song of Solomon by Tori Morrison Die Wise by Steven Jenkenson Tibetan Book Of The Dead Connect with Alua: Website: www.goingwithgrace.com Instagram: @going_with_grace LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ The Guest House This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be clearing you out for some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice. meet them at the door laughing and invite them in. Be grateful for whatever comes. because each has been sent as a guide from beyond. -Rumi --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share
Tue, January 01, 2019
30. Shadowlight's Soul Song
I've been wanting to create an original song from this show since the very beginning and I have finally done it! What better way to start the new (Gregorian) year? Thank you to my dear friend (and podcast guest!) Cristina Perez Edmunds for helping me bring this dream to life. I hope you all love it as much as I do. Xx Shadowlight: The Song Copyright/Ownership Rights: Bryanna Dee Burkhart Vocals/Songwriter: Cristina Perez Guitar: Joshua Starkman Drums/Mixing: AJ Hall Bass: Max Moran Clarinet: Gregory Agid --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, December 11, 2018
29. Mindful Money Management & Prosperity Mindset with Joel Salomon
Helping people become financially free is Joel Salomon’s life work. He spent decades in the finance industry—running his own hedge fund, being a portfolio manager for one of the largest banks in the world, and analyzing, rating, and reporting on global insurers—before stepping into his current role as a Prosperity Coach (or, as some people say, a “money shrink”), where he works with his clients to help identify and overcome the roadblocks standing in their way of personal financial freedom. He is the author of a book titled Mindful Money Management, which is a must-read for anyone interested in making smart money decisions. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Joel’s extensive background in finance and how that led him to his current role (his true purpose) as a Prosperity Coach What a money mindset is How your money mindset affects your bank account Why happiness and gratitude are an important part of your financial plan How your thoughts create your reality + how to use manifestation for prosperity How do you manage your money mindfully (in mindset and in strategy) Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Connect with Joel: Website: https://www.salaurmor.com/ LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryannasayingthings Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, November 27, 2018
28. Radical Perseverance, Radical Vulnerability, Radical Activism with Invisible Children Co-Founder Jason Russell
Jason Russell is a director and activist who co-founded Invisible Children, the organization on the front line of an international movement against the Lord’s Resistance Army and its leader, Joseph Kony, in Central Africa. Jason is also the man behind the viral campaign Kony 2012 (y’all, it has over 102,242,971 views on YouTube alone). That campaign produced an onslaught of criticism and accusations and negative publicity which led a sleep-deprived, stressed out Jason to a mental breakdown that was equally as publicized. He shares his experience candidly in our interview with a candor and strength that is inspiring, and he shares his experience in the aftermath of that experience. He has since stepped back in his role in Invisible Children (although he is still on the board) and has stepped back out into the world. Quite literally. He and his wife recently sold all of their stuff and took their kids around the world on an activists’ adventure. Radical. (But y’all, most importantly, OPRAH HAS BEEN TO HIS HOUSE.) Shop Soul CBD www.mysoulcbd.com IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How Jason got into USC Film School, one of the most competitive programs in the country (hint: he didn’t take no for an answer) The creation of Invisible Children and the process of putting it out into the world (hint: he didn't take no for an answer) How Jason talks to his kids about the tragedies and injustices of the world, and what it was like for him to bring his children to the Rwandan Genocide Memorial How every single person is really doing the best they can (yes, really) How Jason got Oprah’s attention… more than once (hint: he didn’t take no for an answer) Using social activism to move legislation and create a movement His experience with having a public mental breakdown The importance of sitting with the shadows of life and getting really honest about ourselves and the world around us Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Onsite Workshops Invisible Children Connect with Jason: Website: www.alittleradical.com Instagram: Jason Radical Twitter: JasonRadicalRussell Email: jason@broomstickengine.com QUOTES “When I look at approaching any project, I’m always really curious about how to do it differently. How to do it, like, no one has ever done it like this before… and then taking the risk.” “I didn’t really know about the tragedies or injustices of the world until I went to college or post-college and I think that is a disservice to young minds. I think it is important for them to grasp some of the challenges in the world early on. I think that they actually have solutions or ideas that grown-ups aren’t thinking of. The older you get, the more you start to believe that the way things are is the way things have to be, but children don’t see it that way because they haven’t been brainwashed into the
Tue, November 06, 2018
27. Rewrite Your Story and RISE with Danette May
Danette May is a leading healthy lifestyle expert, renown speaker, and best-selling author. She also runs an international eight-figure business with a mission to help women step into radical self-love. Her current personal mission, and the focus of her new book, is all about the rise. She tells us her own story of rising and shares the tools that she used to create big transformation in her life and to step into her fullest self-expression. Danette is a testament to the power of self-love, perseverance, vision, and how tapping into your greatest Self can bring both immense personal fulfillment AND financial abundance. Soul CBD www.mysoulcbd.com IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Danette’s story: where she is at now, her “pinch me life”, and how she got here Danette’s experience with loss, divorce, and financial struggles Her business mission—to help women step into radical self-love Her current personal mission—the unapologetic rise of each individual How she focuses on small things every day in order to make big impact (“small hinges move big doors”) What her three pillars + three non-negotiables are, and they helped her transform her life How she infuses her message into her family life and into her business culture Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: The Rise by Danette May Connect with Danette: Website: www.danettemay.com Instagram: Danette May QUOTES “My passion right now is really the unapologetic rise of each individual, rising into their fullest expression—standing more fully in their voice, standing on top of their stories, and really connecting and truly starting to see one another for who we are. Not what we do, not what we look like, not the differences that we have, but really the underlying current of our soul.” “I had two choices: to stay in victim mode, or take 100% responsibility for my life.” “As women, we need to celebrate our light and our victories and our genius just as much as we need to celebrate our darkness.” “The quickest way to change our state is through movement. Not meditation, not smiling; those things are great but if you want to shift your state quickly, move. Movement is like the clearing of the cobwebs of the soul.” “When you’re in your mess, you do not feel like being grateful. You do not feel like doing affirmations. You do not feel like eating something green and healthy. You just don’t feel like it, so don’t wait until you feel like it because you never will. Because you’re just in it. That’s ok, but the decision comes when you decide to do these things especially because I don’t feel like it.” LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED <a href="https://bry
Tue, October 23, 2018
26. The Importance of Recognizing & Talking About Trauma, What Really Makes a Good Trauma Therapist with Founder of the Trauma Therapist Project with Guy Macpherson, PhD
Guy Macpherson is the founder of The Trauma Therapist Project and The Trauma Therapist Podcast. He has a doctorate in clinical psychology and does not offer or provide therapy. Instead, he focuses on bringing awareness to trauma issues and on helping educate, support, and inspire the individuals who are interested in learning more about trauma and who want to help people who have been impacted by trauma. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What trauma really is and why it is so important to acknowledge and recognize What inspired Guy to pursue a career in trauma therapy What The Trauma Therapist Project + Podcast are, and how they came to life What makes a therapist (trauma or otherwise) great Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Letters to a Young Poet by Rilke Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog by Bruce Perry Connect with Guy: Website: https://www.thetraumatherapistproject.com/ QUOTES “Neurobiologically speaking, trauma has a detrimental impact to the central nervous system, such that it dysregulates it. People experience a variety of things—people can experience anxiety, people can experience depression, people can experience sleepiness or mood disorders; a variety of symptoms.” “There are a lot of other symptoms that can manifest and that often go undiagnosed because people don’t think they have been traumatized.” “When you’re working with a kid who is 11, 12, 13, they don’t care where you’ve gone to school. They don’t care how many degrees that you have. They care if you’re authentic. They care, and they will know, if you’re able to handle the shit that they have gone through. And you won’t be able to do that unless you have done your own work.” LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, October 09, 2018
25. Take a Leap of Faith in Your Self—From Rock Bottom in an Abusive Relationship to Abundant Dream Life as a Blogger and Yoga Teacher with Namastshay Founder Shayla Quinn
Shayla Quinn is the founder of Namastshay, a hub for all things yoga, positivity, health, and PINK. She is a full-time blogger, yoga teacher, and inspirational human being. She is also one of my oldest friends! Shayla has a beautiful story that is truly an example of what you can create in your life when you devote all of your energy… literally ALL OF IT… into transmuting your pain and your shadows into your brightest light. Our choices create our life, not our circumstances. And it is never too late to choose again. INVICTUS by William Ernest Henley Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the Horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds and shall find me unafraid. It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll, I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Shayla’s background, moving to LA to pursue a career in acting + hustling to support herself while chasing her dream Losing herself in an abusive relationship, trying to leave for five years but always feeling sucked back in How Shayla finally left the relationship and refocused all of her energy on her Self How she rebuilt her life from the ground up by facing her shadows but focusing on the light How yoga went from being her place to escape from her reality to being her actual reality How she started her blog and what she did to create her dream life The power of taking a leap of faith and investing everything you have into yourself Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Alo Yoga Invictus by William Henley You Are A Bad Ass by Jen Sincero You Are A Bad Ass At Making Money by Jen Sincero Connect with Shayla: Website: Namastshay Instagram: @shaylaquinn YouTube: NamastShay Pinterest: NamastShay QUOTES “When things would get really bad I would go to my mat to try to find the answers. Just as quickly as I would find them, I didn’t feel strong enough to actually do anything about it.” “Yoga was my passive way of escaping but not actually admitting that I needed to escape, but just being like, I’m going to class.” “There was a point where I really felt like my only option was to just not be here anymore. It felt like I had dug myself in such a deep hole of shit with him, and there were things that I experienced that I thought that I could never get over. I just sat there for a while and thought long and hard about it and there was something inside of me that said y
Tue, October 02, 2018
24. Family Constellations Therapy, Healing Generational Trauma, Talking About Sexual Assault with Marine Sélénée
Marine Sélénée is a practitioner of Family Constellations Therapy, an innovative healing process that reveals the truth behind your patterns and blocks through insights about your family lineage. She is also the author of The Movement, a book that utilizes Family Constellations to teach you how to release limiting beliefs that keep you down, to clear attachment to your past story so you can move forward and live authentically, to recognize that your story is not your identity, and to accept your family system and resolve any issues. Viome Microbiome Test for GUT HEALTH www.viome.com/BRYANNADEE IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Marine’s therapy modality—Family Constellations—what it is, how it works Marine’s background and what led her to her life’s work How we make healing more complicated than it needs to be What epigenetics is, and how this science proves that trauma can be passed down through family generations How healing yourself really heals your whole family Why growth is a mandatory part of every relationship Marine and Bryanna’s experiences with sexual assault, why it is important to talk about, and how the way we talk about it matters Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: The Movement by Marine Sélénée Victor Hugo Poetry The Man Who Wanted To Be Happy by Laurent Gounelle Connect with Marine: Website: www.marineselenee.com Instagram: Marine Sélénée QUOTES “My answer is—always go back to your past, or the past of one of your family members, because the answer may lie in there.” “Healing is not complicated, we make it complicated.” “Your pain becomes your purpose. I was in pain with my father. I was in pain with my story because I was like, that was not fair. Why me? But actually, why not me?” “We will have ups and downs, we will have obstacles, we will lose people that we really, really love, but at the end it’s about having fun. Enjoying the ride. Making connection. Helping others. Loving and loving again. This is the miracle of life.” “Good things take the stairs.” “I didn’t want to show up as a victim, I just wanted to show up with my truth. This is what happened. However, this does not define me. And it will never define me.” “I think this is the only thing we want: just telling our story, our truth. We don’t want the victim status, we don’t want pity, we just want to be recognized.” LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram </p
Tue, September 25, 2018
23. Train Your Brain to Be Happier By Understanding Your Mammalian Brain with Loretta Breuning
Dr. Loretta Breuning is the founder of the Inner Mammal Institute. She is also an author, a retired college professor, a mom, and a grandma! Loretta’s life work is teaching people about the brain chemicals that make us happy and how we can use our understanding of our mammalian brain chemistry to hack our happiness. Viome Microbiome Test for GUT HEALTH www.viome.com/BRYANNADEE IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Loretta’s background and interest in this work What chemicals in our brain make us happy and how understanding our brain chemistry helps us to moderate our happiness A deep dive into three of our happy chemicals à dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin Why happiness is not a quest for euphoria and why it is not sustainable to feel elated all of the time Why antidepressants are like asprin and are not a long-term solution Some core skills that help us train our brains and moderate a healthy sense of confidence and happiness by building new neuropathways Why bridging fragmented relationships is more important to our health than fleeting feel-good moments with people you will never see again The importance of finding gratitude for your Self and your own abilities in promoting sustainable happiness Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Habits of a Happy Brain by Loretta Breuning The Science of Positivity by Loretta Breuning How I Escaped Political Correctness And You Can Too by Loretta Breuning Playground Politics by Stanley Greenspan Connect with Loretta: Website: The Inner Mammal Institute QUOTES “What makes us happy are these certain brain chemicals, but they are not designed to be on all of the time. They are designed to be released in short spurts, in situations that would promote, let’s say, a monkey’s survival.” “If you’re an animal and you go after a bit of food, you don’t always get it. Disappointment is a part of life—if you would get the reward of the good feeling without actually getting the food then our ancestors would have starved to death, so our brain is designed to reward realistic progress.” “It was sort of a relief to forgive myself and forgive everyone around me and not to imagine that I have to find this perfect place where everybody is happy all of the time, this is just how mammals are.” “We are meant to have ups and downs, but we can moderate them so that our downs don’t spiral and we can have confidence in our ability to create an up in a healthy way. These are skills that anyone can learn and pills are not going to do it.” LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website </a
Tue, September 18, 2018
22. From Side Hustle to Full Time Granola Butter Kween, Intuitive Eating, Body Positivity, Creating Consuming with Ali Bonar
Ali Bonar is the Kween behind granola butter. (Have you tried it yet? GO GET IT RIGHT NOW!) Ali went to UC Berkeley to study nutrition and quickly found herself obsessed with eating “perfectly”, which led her to a cycle of binging and restricting and constantly being stressed about food. With the help of a nutritional therapist and an amazing community (both on social media and IRL), Ali began to heal her relationship with her body and with food. Now, she owns a food company with a mission of eating food that nourishes your body and also makes you feel good, and she uses her social platform to spread a message of healing, self-love, and body positivity. Viome Microbiome Test www.viome.com/BRYANNADEE IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Ali’s history with disordered eating and her journey into intuitive eating Why opening up about an eating disorder (or anything that you are ashamed of and hiding) is the first big leap towards healing What inspired her to start Kween foods How she made the decision to leave her career to be a full-time granola kween The energy and headspace that obsessing over food takes up… and the energy and headspace that you have to create when you are not obsessing over food Finding balance in social media when it’s such a big part of your business What’s next for Kween & Co. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Balance By Molly Milk & Honey by Rupi Kaur The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson You Are a Bad Ass at Making Money by Jen Sincero Connect with Ali: Instagram: @avokween Website: Kween Foods QUOTES “Nut butters in particular were something that I felt like I didn’t have control around. So I wouldn’t even keep them in my dorm.” “I noticed a lot of these companies were like, buy our product because X-Y-Z-nutrition. I didn’t see a lot of companies out there with a mission that’s similar to ours, which is, nourish your body with food that makes you feel good, but also live your best life.” “Looking back, yes, I definitely had an eating disorder. Was it something that was black and white, one diagnosis? No. I would say it was periods of restriction, followed by periods of binging, followed by body dysmorphia. Overall, I think the biggest thing was just a general anxiety around food.” “It was a clear signal of, Ali, there are somethings that you are naturally good at. And there are some things that you need to push through and work to really get. But there are some things where you are just swimming upstream and working so hard that you need to just surrender and go a different direction.” LET’S CONNECT Website: Bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED <a href="https
Tue, September 11, 2018
21. Intuitive Astrology, The Map of Your Soul, How to Easily Discover Your Life Purpose with Danielle Paige
Danielle Paige practices intuitive astrology. Through her practice, she helps people understand their life purpose, identity, blocks, and so much more. She does this in such a gifted, balanced way—firmly grounded in logic and pragmatism, while strongly connected to her intuition and to spirit. Danielle breaks down and brings awareness to energy patterns, but she does not do predictions or claim to know what exactly is going to happen. Instead, she acknowledges that each individual has free will and brings light to the many different manifestations that certain energy patterns might take, so that each individual person can make an informed choice that resonates best with who they are and who they want to be. It’s all just information, and knowledge is empowerment. Regardless of whether you love astrology and dive deep into “woo-woo” topics or you are totally skeptical of it all, this episode is for you. Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet code Bry10 for 10% off single purchase, Brysub for 10% off subscription https://prolonfmd.com/isreferral.html?p=bdburkhart&w=FMD Viome Microbiome Test www.viome.com/BRYANNADEE IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Danielle’s background and journey into astrology Danielle’s Saturn return What separates Danielle from other astrologers Why what is happening in the stars right now affects each person differently What our birth charts are A sneak peek into how Danielle reads birth charts Some insights into Bryanna’s birth chart Shadow sides and light sides in astrology (saw that one coming) How often Danielle looks at her own chart, and how her understanding of her own chart evolves over time Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Only Love is Real by Brian Weiss Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian Weiss The Art of Intuition by Sophy Burnham Connect with Danielle: Website: Healing Paige Instagram: @iamdaniellepaige Facebook: Danielle Paige QUOTES “We are all energetic beings. All being psychic is, or intuitive is if that’s a safer word for people, it just means that you can sense energy. As energetic beings it is our birthright. So it is actually not normal to not be intuitive. People think it’s fluffy or woo-woo, but it’s actually abnormal to not listen to your gut, listen to your body, get senses of don’t go right, or that person’s bad. We all have it.” “What astrology is—it’s really the birthmap of your soul. So it’s your behavioral patterns, it’s how you’re wired at birth. It doesn’t tell me everything you are going to do because we have free will and your consciousness grows over time, but it shows me how you’re wired and it shows me lessons and patterns that you are here to understand.” “People look everywhere for their purpose and it is right there in the chart. It is almost comical to me because it is so easy.” “What people need on the spiri
Tue, September 04, 2018
20. Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Body; From Heart Transplants to Teaching Yoga with Hiro Landazuri
Hiro Landazuri is a yoga teacher and photographer with a past life in medicine. His yoga classes focus on intelligent movement, which is no surprise as he integrates his deep understanding of anatomy with his deep understanding of the asanas (the physical postures of yoga). While his intelligent flows are effective, what is more impressive is how Hiro integrates his philosophical perspectives and spiritual practice (the essence of yoga) into his classes in a profound but discreet manner, making physical and personal growth accessible to anyone who shows up in his class. He shows up to each class without an agenda or planned flow. Instead, he shows up fully present and ready to teach whatever the present needs of the students in his class are. This is also how Hiro shows up to life. Present. Vulnerable. Intelligent. Open mind. Open heart. He is not just a guiding light for yoga teachers, he is a guiding light for other souls on this human journey. Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet code Bry10 for 10% off single purchase, Brysub for 10% off subscription https://prolonfmd.com/isreferral.html?p=bdburkhart&w=FMD Viome Microbiome Test www.viome.com/BRYANNADEE IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How Hiro got into yoga; his journey into teaching, leaving, and coming back again Hiro’s background in science and medicine, and how a heart transplant surgery gone wrong changed his life trajectory Hiro’s family and cultural background and the impact that had on his perspective of life How Hiro leveraged Instagram to build a business around yoga and photography Hiro’s focus on anatomy while teaching yoga and how he helps new teachers expand their knowledge base by focusing on the integrity of the movement instead of the expression of the pose The importance of working through our injuries instead of around them (on and off the mat) Getting out of our heads and into our bodies Showing up and being vulnerable while you are in the middle of the transformation Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: DocJenFit Jonni Pollard Alo Yoga Blinkist Connect with Hiro: Instagram: @actionhiro QUOTES “I was waking up every day in pain. So I decided, what if, instead of looking at my body trying to conform to poses, what if I just look at what is actually happening in the body. I know what the skeleton looks like, I know the attachments of the muscles around the bones.” “People with social media now don’t care about pretty pictures as much, they just want to connect. They want to learn something and feel something real.” “I’ve solely relied on my brain and my intelligence to solve issues. The simple question of—okay, if I
Tue, August 28, 2018
19. Trusting Your Intuition, Chasing Your Dream, The Fabrication of Success, and Healing Your Soul Through Movement with Co-CEO of The Class, Natalie Kuhn
Natalie Kuhn is the Vice President of The Class by Taryn Toomey—an interdisciplinary physical practice that exercises mind, body, and spirit. The Class is constructed to push you to your own limitations while asking you to tune in and question it all; creating space for the deeper questions to arise and providing perspective to let the questions be the answers. Unsurprisingly, The Class has quickly become a phenomenon as people have felt (if just momentary) reprieves from our culture of compressing, repressing, and turning away from uncomfortable emotional experiences, and Natalie plays no small role in this. Natalie is also a poet, in the way that she views the world and in the way that she describes it. I first heard her speak a few days after deciding that I was going to start this podcast and I instantly knew that I wanted to share a little piece of her perspective with y’all. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: The Class by Taryn Toomey—what it is, how it became what it is, what Natalie’s role is, and how she found herself in it How Natalie’s background in acting, dancing, and performing combined with her background in and exposure to psychological and spiritual studies perfectly guided her to her current position in the Class and in life How the body stores emotions Trusting the small voice that is your intuition What “following your dream” looks like and consists of What is failure? What is success? Plus so much more… QUOTES “In the class, you engage your body in a particular way as the instructor guides you through the witnessing of your thoughts, patterns, feelings—what might be just under the surface.” “I think accountants have just as much creativity as artists, it’s just that their mind uses their creativity in a much more formulaic way.” “There’s a reason we say that the issues are in the tissues.” “If you’re unsure, if you’re in that state of confusion, don’t do anything. Keep the stasis. Sooner or later that confusion is going to clarify, but only if you let that confusion stay confused. If you’re spinning, why would you take a step and start running in a certain direction? You want to cool the nausea, right the horizon, and then take a step forward before you gallup apace.” “If I had quit back then because I was unhappy wiping down a stranger’s yoga mat, there’s absolutely no way I would have seen the dream come to fruition. At the core was the non-negotiable.” “If we look back on that time where this picturesque image of success was created, did you have all of the information back then? Probably not.” “The notion of failure and success just needs to be dissolved into what is. What is actually happening right now. And is that congruent with your being?” RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: The Class by TT The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk Carl Jung Sigmund Freud Mary Olive
Tue, August 21, 2018
18. On Social Justice, Being a Black Child of Immigrants in Small Town America, Domestic Violence, the Legal System; Advocacy as Self-Care with William Igbokwe
This week’s episode is with my friend and law school classmate, William Igbokwe. William is presently a Domestic Violence Attorney at Legal Aid Services in Portland, Oregon, but he views his career in law as just a piece of the larger part of his life’s work as an advocate. In this interview, we discuss a wide range of issues (hence the lengthy title!) primarily related to the law and social justice and how these macro issues affect each of us on the micro level. This interview is the first of many I will conduct with the intention of integrating social justice issues with those of the personal development and self-help sphere through open conversations about individuals’ experiences and belief systems—i.e., infusing social, cultural, and political issues into the health and wellness industry. Always remembering that the true illusion in this life is that we were ever separate. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What sparked William’s interest in the law What sparked William’s interest in social justice and advocacy work William’s experience growing up in a small town in Texas as the son of Nigerian immigrants and as the self-proclaimed “token” African American in his classes What social justice means to William How his experiences in college at the University of Texas at Austin expanded his view of social justice beyond racial issues The difference between equality and equity His present work in domestic violence and his perception of his experience thus far Plus so much more… --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Mon, August 20, 2018
17. Social Justice Is Self Care ~ 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️ ~
In this short solo-sode, I discuss some thoughts that have been percolating in my mind over the past couple of years and are coming to a boiling point since I have been working in the "wellness industry" full time for a few months now. I talk about a more pronounced integration of social justice into the wellness industry/into our notion of self-care... and what that means for the future of this podcast! (hint: there will be some changes, but it will largely still be the same. EXPANSION, Y'ALL) --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, August 07, 2018
16. Healing Through Movement, Bodywork, Somatics, and Energy (It's All Energy) with Kandace Lopez
Chronic pain in your body. Negative emotions and stress. Energy. Kandace Lopez shares exactly how interrelated these aspects of your health and well-being are—and how integral it is to understand the energetic interconnection in order to overcome chronic pain, illness, and just overall pave the way to better health and wellness. I met Kandace through my Pilates teacher training in Dallas and quickly discovered what a multi-modal, intuitive healer she is. Her current focus is on bodywork, more specifically, myofascial release. She is also a master trainer in classical Pilates, the Gyrotonic Expansion System, and reiki. She incorporates these tools in her practice, as well as microcurrent and Amino Neuro Frequency patches… and probably a whole lot more by now. Kandace is such a quick learner and always has her hands on some new learning experience, and this was my second ever interview !! which was recorded in March. I should also note that we recorded this interview right after she did bodywork on me and it is crazy how different my energy and my voice sounds. She is magic! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What got Kandace started on her healing journey How her education in each healing modality has shaped her life and her work as a healer How humans store their emotions in their bodies (and how our body is so much smarter than our mind—it never lies) Kandace’s experience in working with trauma and energy through bodywork How Kandace’s work with others has helped her further heal herself Why Kandace doesn’t believe that we ever take on other peoples’ energy Her Christian faith and how she perceives the link between spirituality and energy Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Organifi Green Juice (Code: BRYANNA15) Anatomy Trains, by Thomas W. Myers Gyrotonic Expansion System Myofascial Release Rife Therapies Pilates’ Return to Life Through Contrology, by Joseph H. Pilates and William Miller Amino Neuro Frequency Therapy Connect with Kandace Lopez: Website: Infinity Integrative Movement Facebook: Kandace Lopez QUOTES “Trauma leaves an energetic mark on your body, and I think that you have to constantly balance that out.” “Every experience you’ve ever had in your entire life isn’t just an outward experience, it’s an inward experience too. It’s all of those emotional things that create a visceral response in your body.” “People who have had chronic pain or have been injured, you will start to see that when they move through a certain range of motion there is a complete lock down of the whole entire body. They have been injured doing that at some point before so now every time their body goes back through that, it’s afraid it is going to happen again.” “So, even when doing Pilates you’re doing fascial work and you’re starting to help the body disassociate between movement and trauma.”
Tue, July 24, 2018
15. The Science of Stress and Optimizing Your Health with Dr. Ryan Greene
Dr. Ryan Greene is a doctor who practices integrative medicine. He is the Chief Medical Officer of a new health and wellness model called Monarch Athletic Club--the first fully multi-disciplinary health and wellness center that's completely evidence-based, physician-directed and objective. Dr. Greene also has a concierge medical practice, wherein he focuses on helping people help themselves by optimizing their health. In this enlightening interview, we discuss contemporary and alternative medicines and the role they play in helping treat health conditions from a holistic perspective, the science and physiology of stress and how you can start taking control of your own health and well-being just by paying more attention to nutrition, hydration, and exercise. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Who Dr. Greene is and how he got into integrative medicine What a multi-disciplinary health and wellness center looks like, and what the future of medical treatment can look like The science and physiology of stress When stress is a good thing (and when it isn't) Ryan’s shift from an analytical, science- and measurement-based approach to a more intuitive, emotional and holistic approach Recommendations for people looking for integrative health and wellness centers but who don’t have access to such resources Where to get started on taking control of your own health and care, particularly with regards to nutrition and exercise. The importance of finding a community in making and sticking to lifestyle changes. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Organifi Green Juice (Code: BRYANNA15) Monarch Concierge Medicine Dr. Andrew Weil True Food Kitchen SportsFit lululemon The Ohana-Kane Project “Ep. 002: Love Based Medicine with Acupuncturist Noell Eanes” Redefining Medicine Podcast Own The Day, Own Your Life: Optimized Practices for Waking, Working, Learning, Eating, Training, Playing, Sleeping, and Sex, by Aubrey Marcus The Disease Delusion: Conquering the Causes of Chronic Illness for a Healthier, Longer and Happier Live, by Dr. Jeffrey S. Bland Dr. Mark Hyman “Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet: Insights From the PREDIMED Study,” by Martínez-González MA1, Salas-Salvadó J2, Estruch R3, Corella D4, Fitó M5, Ros E6; PREDIMED INVESTIGATORS. Blue Zones Documentaries by Michael Pollan on Netflix Blue Apron Connect with Dr. Greene: Instagram: @dr.g_monarchweho LinkedIn: Ryan M. Greene, D.O., M.S. QUOTES “A lot of people have a lot of chronic conditions that are modifiable, yet we created a medical system that’s financially penalizing for you to reach out and actually inquire about health and wellness information.” “Keeping people healthy is not lucrative.” “The mind-body component of medicine is rarely discussed, and that has a huge effect on our healt
Tue, July 17, 2018
14. Energize Your Life, Starting with Your Spine with Dr. Chris George
Dr. George is a chiropractor who practices a technique called Network Spinal Analysis (NSA), a chiropractic healing modality that restructures and organizes the spine on a kinetic and energetic level. He is also a life coach who emphasizes the Law of Attraction to help his clients change their lives. Dr. George started his career as a traditional chiropractor, but after being in practice for a few years he noticed that while people would leave his office feeling great, within weeks or months they would have the same aches and pains again. Additionally, Dr. George noticed that he was taking on other peoples' pain during his sessions. He began to realize that many patient’s physical pain had a basis in something that was emotionally unresolved and the physical adjustments were not really getting to the root cause of the pain. Finding NSA bridged that gap and changed his life on a personal and professional level. I am one of Dr. George's many clients whose lives have been changed by his work and I am so excited to share his experience and wisdom with y'all! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Dr. George's background in traditional chiropractic and how it led to his current practice. His belief in the innate healing ability of your body. What Network Spinal Analysis is, how he found it, how it changed his life, and what he has seen it done in his practice. Why you don't need to understand something for it to work. What Dr. George thinks about the light and shadows of life — and how the contrast actually elevates your life. Why pain is important in life, and why we also don't have to stay in that pain and torment ourselves with it. The idea that lamenting what has gone wrong in your world doesn’t allow you to raise your vibration to let what you truly want in. What the Law of Attraction is (and what it isn't). What bridging is and how to use it to get to where you want. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Organifi Green Juice (Code: BRYANNA15) EpiEnergetics Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires, by Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks Abraham Hicks Books The Instant Millionaire, by Mark Fisher The Sara Books, by Esther and Jerry Hicks The 12 Stages of Healing: A Network Approach to Wholeness, by Donny Epstein Healing Myths, Healing Magic, by Donny Epstein SRI Workbook, by Donny Epstein Connect with Dr. Christopher George: Website: Drchristophergeorge.com Email: chirochrisLA@gmail.com QUOTES “Pain is supposed to come into our life to interrupt it, to teach us to do something else." “What I like to do is actually work with the pain now, and allow the innate intelligence of your body to actually help to heal yourself.” “They can’t actually even imagine a lot of times what thriving is like because they’re so stuck in the middle of the chaos.” “The Energy Super Rich—those
Tue, July 03, 2018
13. Pt. 2 - Black to Light with Luke Storey
In this continuation of last week’s episode, I resume the conversation with Luke Storey. If you haven't listened to last week's episode, go and give it a listen before tuning in to this week's! Last week’s episode was all about the shadows; this week, we walk into the light. Luke’s experience battling drug addiction was the darkest period of his life, but he has emerged from it and entered into a space of light. Today, Luke draws on his own personal battles to help others through his podcast and lifestyle brand. Coming from a place of empathy helps him share in other peoples' struggles, and to inspire them to seek the light in their lives too. Feeding positivity instead of fighting negativity, striving to serve the highest possible good in all circumstances, why resisting results in persisting — these are some of the topics Luke and I delve into in our discussion. Tune in to find out more about Luke’s path from shadow to light, and how he has embraced all aspects of his past wholeheartedly to help others make the light in their lives brighter. GET YO GREENZ at www.organifishop.com & use the code BRYANNA15 for 15% off! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What is the light that has come out of Luke’s blackground? How Luke uses his own, first-hand experiences with addiction to help other addicts from a point of understanding. The need to serve the highest possible good in any and every situation, because we are all part of the same field of consciousness. The importance of feeding positivity, rather than fighting negativity Why is it so important to keep your physical body in top-notch condition? What Luke’s mentor used to tell him about quitting. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: The Life Stylist Podcast Episode 137: “Extreme BioHacking: Millennial Edition with Matt Maruca” Power vs. Force, by David R. Hawkins Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender, by David R. Hawkins Connect with Luke Storey: Website: LukeStorey.com Instagram: @lukestorey Facebook: Luke Storey Twitter: @MrLukeStorey Podcast: The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey QUOTES “At this point, I really don’t even make a distinction so much between the shadow and the light because it’s all the light.” “The darker the shadow, the brighter the light.” “I don’t take myself that seriously.” “If I give you what you want and you need, that’s the best possible gain for me because there is no, ultimately, no separation between us.” “We are all part of the same field of consciousness.” “Don’t give energy to negativity. Just feed negativity with positivity.” “Don’t fight the darkness, make the light brighter.” “Quitting a physical behavior doesn’t change who you are inside.” “I’m never a victim. I’m always a perpetrator of my own destruction.” LET’S CONNECT Website:
Tue, June 26, 2018
12. Pt. 1 - The BLACKground with Luke Storey
Luke Storey is a former celebrity fashion stylist and entrepreneur, public speaker, podcaster, and lifestyle design coach who has spent the past 21 years relentlessly searching the world over to design the ultimate lifestyle through his extensive, personal research and development. Using The Life Stylist Podcast as his delivery platform, Luke continues to share his strategies for healing, happiness, and high-performance living each week so that listeners can use this knowledge to design their ultimate lifestyle. Luke's passion for sharing strategies for healing and happiness derives from learning to transmute his own suffering, which at one point consumed his life. In part one of our interview, Luke opens up about what he calls his "blackground," his drug addictions and the role that spirituality and surrender played in his journey to recovery. Bryanna also speaks a little bit about her experience growing up with addiction, and the two speak about how addiction is a communal disease. This episode dives right into the "shadows" and really pulls out the weeds of the experience of addiction from two totally different perspectives, which will lead up to next week's episode about pulling the black into the light. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Who Luke is, what he does and how he got into it. What is Luke’s ‘blackground,’ his shadow? Luke’s battle with drug addiction, particularly his struggle with heroin. The role Luke’s own involvement in his recovery played in helping him get sober. Spirituality, surrender, and the experience of grace from the unseen hand. Bryanna's experience growing up with her mother's addictions, and how addictions impact not just the addict, but everyone around them. Society’s shift toward more authenticity, realness, truth, and vulnerability. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: School of Style Connect with Luke Storey: Website: LukeStorey.com Instagram: @lukestorey Facebook: Luke Storey Twitter: @MrLukeStorey Podcast: The Life Stylist Podcast with Luke Storey QUOTES "The early part of my life was spent mostly taking energy. I was very much in survival mode and really self-centered and that has a limited capacity for fulfillment. At a certain point, you can go after all of the stuff you want on a physical plane, pleasure-seeking and seeking to numb the pain of existence at that level, but for every one of us that eventually runs out." "No one gets into drugs because it sucks. You get into drugs because you get released and set free in one sense, but then there is that line you cross where you become imprisoned by the thing that once set you free." “Everything you do from the time you wake up to the time you go back to bed, that’s your lifestyle, whatever that looks like.” “My drug of choice was a drug of no-choice.” “I prayed, 'I just want to live.' It was a really simp
Mon, June 25, 2018
11. SHOWING UP FOR PEOPLE & TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH BEFORE A CRISIS (AND AFTER PUBLIC SENSATIONALIZATION FADES) 🎙️Bryanna Riffs🎙️
After learning of Anthony Bourdain’s death, I recorded a solo podcast episode about depression, suicide, showing up for people and talking about mental health BEFORE a crisis… and continuing to talk about it when it is not sensationalized anymore. I decided not to share the episode because, truth be told, it all still feels pretty fresh to me and speaking about this is totally a vulnerability stretch. I still carry FEAR and SHAME and JUDGMENT about my experience and about my interpretation of that experience (because at the end of the day, that is all us humans are really doing, right?) I started prepping tomorrow's episode with Luke Storey and was brought to tears as I was listening. For many reasons; this one really dives in, y’all. But something he said struck a deep chord and reminded me of my WHY for sharing these personal, vulnerable experiences and perspectives, even when (especially when) it is scary as shit. Luke said: “My story is the why. The why is because I have suffered so much, and I’m sure some people have suffered way more than I, but my suffering is my suffering and your suffering is your suffering. And it is profound, and it hurt, and I have found ways to transmute that suffering into healing and into growth and dare I say, even some degree of enlightenment and spiritual awakening and wisdom. So what a self destructive thing, in a sense, to do, to withhold that from the world, from other people, and to withhold the experience of sharing that for myself.” So here it is. Nervous, messy, and imperfect as it is. --- STAY CONNECTED Website Instagram Join The From My heArt to Yours email list . Receive 10% off your first purchase, be the first to hear about new offerings, receive exclusive pricing and deals, and love notes/updates from Bryanna that she doesn't share publicly. Get notifications when new episodes land by clicking "follow" in your podcast feed. If you loved this episode/show, please leave a rating and review sharing what you love/how it has supported you. &&& share with a friend who could use this message ;) Xx Team Bry
Tue, June 19, 2018
10. On Special Needs Motherhood; Life is Only As Complicated As You Make It with Cristina Edmunds
Cristina Edmunds is a woman who wears many hats—a singer, a songwriter, a music therapist, a fitness instructor, a blogger, a daughter, a twin, a wife, and a mom to a beautiful, special needs son. Cristina's son, Oscar, was born with a rare chromosomal genetic mutation that has required multiple surgical procedures, NICU stays, and regular physical, occupational, and speech therapy. He is globally developmentally delayed and tube fed. So life and motherhood is... complicated. But Cristina believes that all life is complicated and, ultimately, just what we make of it. In her blog, It's Not Too Complicated, Cristina shares her experiences in balancing her life and many roles, as well as her son's life. Here is her mission statement: I am dedicated to not only spreading awareness for families like mine, living with rare diseases, but also releasing the stigma of words like "special needs", "disabled", and "handicapped". It is my mission to provide a safe space for discussion, advocacy, and storytelling with a focus on the intrapersonal and interpersonal relationships in special needs families. I hope to educate others with my story, promote empathy and kindness, and serve my fellow special needs community with the knowledge I have, and will continue to gather, to the best of my ability. Having a child with special needs is a particularly stressful, challenging, and incredibly humbling experience. In this honest and open interview, Cristina opens up about her experiences as a mother to Oscar and the challenges she has faced medically and in her personal life, as well as the importance of having a positive mindset and attitude in dealing with difficult situations. It was truly a reminder to us all that life, really, is not too complicated. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: What led Cristina to start her website, It's Not Too Complicated Cristina's experience in moving to Birmingham with her husband and their medically complex son, Oscar The importance of taking charge of your own medical experience Cristina’s experience as a new mom to a child with a lot of medical needs and a husband in law school How Cristina’s attitude influenced her journey Cristina’s approach to her marriage and how she and her husband have approached their relationship What her self-care looks like What has shaped Cristina's positive mindset and attitude? Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold Kushner Connect with Cristina: Website: It’s Not Too Complicated Instagram: @itsnottoocomplicated Facebook: It’s not too Complicated QUOTES “Life is as complicated as you make it.” “I think it’s been really helpful to see how you can take charge of your own medical experience.” “I try not to use the word ‘normal’ because ... what’s normal?” “It’s never linear. I don’t always feel positive.” “Nobody cho
Tue, June 12, 2018
9. From $100k in Debt to $100k/mo by Breaking (Making) the Rules with Angie Lee
Angie Lee is a friend of mine who has been on an incredible journey that I’d like to share with you. Apart from being a dog-mom to Meatball, Angie is a serial entrepreneur. She started her business as a health coach, eventually moved into business coaching, and is now a full-time podcaster, focused on teaching marketing and sales to wellness professionals. Angie is currently writing her first book and is hosting an event in October—Pays to Be Brave, the ultimate business breakthrough and female empowerment weekend, designed to help women rewrite their stories about business and success. Sounds like she’s figured it all out, right? It wasn’t an easy path for her to walk and she has taken a lot of leaps of faith—deciding to quit college with $100k in debt, taking the leap of faith to focus on growing her online business; dealing with anxiety and panic attacks—these are just some of the things Angie had to overcome to get to where she is today. And like the rest of us, she still has her struggles. Angie shares her experiences with breaking the rules and creating new rules for herself to put her on the path of success, as well as the key role that mindset plays in constraining you or setting you free. I’d love for you to listen to this great, super down-to-earth and real episode to hear some of Angie’s insights that may help you to redefine your life. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Who is Angie Lee and what does she do? How did Angie get into health coaching? How she predicted that social media would blow up and that she would be able to leverage it to build her business. How your beliefs can hold you back and constrain you. Combining making rules for your life with the law of attraction to create the life you want. How has changing her mindset around money, abundance, and other things worked in Angie’s life? The importance of putting yourself in the environment that you feel the most inspired to do your best work. Angie's struggles with anxiety as an entrepreneur and how she has coped. Being in masculine vs feminine energies and how that can impact you. Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Shadowlight Podcast “Episode 10: Mindset Matters with Mike Lee” Shadowlight Podcast “Episode 7: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Application with Sahara Rose” Play It Away, by Charlie Hoehn Unleash the Power Within, by Tony Robbins 4 Hour Work Week, by Tim Ferris Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki Connect with Angie Lee: Website: AngieLee.com Instagram: @angieleeshow Facebook: AngieLee Pod Squad Twitter: @AngieLeeHealth Podcast: Angie Lee Show QUOTES “I just knew I didn’t want to get out and be a dietitian. Why was I wasting my time and my money there?” “School really doesn’t ... encourage creativity, doesn’t encourage being a self-starter. It doesn’t encourage entrepreneurship.” “I got a
Tue, June 12, 2018
8. Mindset Matters, Lessons From Pain with Professional Boxer Mike Lee
When I first started this podcast, I knew I had to have Mike Lee on to share his incredible story, his inspiring journey and most importantly, his killer mindset with all of you. Mike is a professional boxer who is currently undefeated and ranked 3rd in the World Boxing Organization (WBO). He has been an athlete his whole life and a professional boxer for 6 years, starting his career right out of college. Life hasn’t always been easy for Mike — in fact, pain has been his constant companion in the past few years, the result of a rare autoimmune condition. Through his greatest trials and times of immense suffering, Mike persevered and rose above his situation to get where he is today—all thanks to his attitude and mindset. Mike’s journey of pain and healing is truly astounding, and he is a testament to the power of the human spirit and will. Mike is an amazing soul and I am so excited for you to listen to this episode. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Who Mike is and how he got started in boxing His career path from finance to boxing, and his fascination with these two very different areas The lessons Mike has learned from finance and boxing Mike’s thoughts and beliefs about visualization and mindset The importance of breathing and some breathing techniques to deal with difficult moments Mike’s battle with an autoimmune disease, ankylosing spondylitis, and his healing journey Why it’s important not to take things too seriously Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Kundalini Yoga 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Invisible Pain, by Mike Lee for The Players Tribune Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Unconventional Medicine by Dr. Chris Kresser The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Connect with Mike Lee: Website: MikeLeeBoxing.com Instagram: @officialmikelee Facebook: Mike Lee Boxing Twitter: @MikeLeeBoxing QUOTES “A lot of parents tend to tell their kids to go for the safe route for security and safety. But for me, my parents always pushed me to just go for it, just jump in the deep end and see if you can swim.” “At the end of the day, whether I break my hand in my next fight and I never fight again, or I go on to win a world title, at least I can go to bed at night knowing that I went for it.” “The biggest pain I’ve had in my life is the pain of regret.” “It was easy for me because I believed in myself and I believed in my dream, but at the same time I was really stepping into the unknown.” "Boxing has taught me how strong the human will and the human spirit are.” “Your mind, and your will, and your spirit are so much stronger than you think.” “Your brain doesn’t know the difference between perception and reality.” “Your mindset and your attitude are everything. Your mind is the most powerful tool that humans have. And what you do with it, is up to you.”</p
Tue, May 29, 2018
7. Raw Conversation & Raw Living with Raw Entrepreneur Sheena Mannina
Sheena is the host of the podcast Raw Talk with Sheena; the owner of The Space, a wellness center in New Orleans; and the owner of Raw Republic, the first organic cold-pressed juice bar in Louisiana. Sheena’s path to starting her enterprise wasn’t straightforward and, at times, she faced challenges, doubts, and insecurities about her chosen path. But through it all, she has held on to her belief about her path and the true purpose of her business — spreading the message of healing. Sheena also has incredible insights into the power of community, managing a business (with a life partner, no less), and the importance of simply living in the present. I definitely enjoyed this chat with Sheena and learned so much — I’m sure you will too. GET YO GREENZ at www.organifishop.com & use the code BRYANNA15 for 15% off! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How Sheena and I met, the sense of a community we have each created, and the transformations in life that have pushed us forward Taking on challenges you want vs. taking on challenges for the sake of it, and the impact choosing the latter has on a person The effects of social media Sheena's journey in starting her first business, Raw Republic, and her journey of expanding ever since What it’s like to run a business with your life partner Dealing with the obstacles and difficulties that come with running a business in a holistic way The importance of owning your life choices, and being in the present moment Sheena's personal story of healing Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: The Space — Wellness Center in New Orleans Raw Republic Juice Bar Paelo f(x) A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle The Universe Has Your Back by Gabrielle Bernstein The Great Human Potential: Walking in One’s Own Light by Wendy Kennedy and Tom Kenyon Radical Remission: Surviving Cancer Against All Odds by Kelly A. Turner Connect with Sheena: Podcast: Raw Talk with Sheena Instagram: @sheenamannina Facebook: Sheena Mannina Twitter: @sheenamannina QUOTES “You can find your community in whichever city you go to.” “For me, it wasn’t just about opening an enterprise or a business for the sake of receiving monetary advancement. It was really about sharing a message of healing.” “We have a scientific understanding of the importance of healing holistically. Mind, body, spirit, emotions, energy.” “I think it’s really important if you have an ambition to live this conscious life that you do so with other people who are willing to be conscious as well.” “I love myself so much that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks.” “I view more so failures as being decisions that I make not based in what I know to be decisions based on my true self.” “We can stop the suffering by actually jumping into it, instead of jumping away from it.
Tue, May 22, 2018
6. Healing Through Speaking Up and Sharing Your Story with Dan Price
I met Dan Price serendipitously while in Bondi Beach, Australia a few weeks back. The parallels between parts of his own experience and mine really hit home—it was such a reminder that no matter who you are or where you are in the world, mental health, hope, and healing is a story of the human experience. And that story is so important to share (at least with your loved ones). Dan’s darkest and most painful time ultimately led to a journey of healing and finding out who he was and what he wanted in life. After a near suicide attempt on the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and some time recovering in a psych ward, Dan deconstructed and reconstructed his life through multiple healing modalities which helped him face his shadows. Now he has devoted his life to sharing his story in hopes of inspiring other people. GET YO GREENZ at www.organifishop.com & use the code BRYANNA15 for 15% off! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Dan’s struggle with stress, ADHD, anxiety, and the pressure both from his family and from his own internal high expectations to live life a certain way. The importance of knowing that it’s okay to reach out for help. The exhaustion that comes from fighting the physical and emotional symptoms of depression. Dan’s near suicide attempt on the Sydney Harbor Bridge, and how he healed by rebuilding every aspect of his life completely to give him a sense of purpose. His commitment to share his story and help others let go of stigma, shame, and self-judgment. Many of the different healing treatments he has participated in. What to look for in a therapist (or another healer), and why it is important to not write off treatment because of one bad experience or a misalignment with a healer or healing modality. The opportunities that have been uncovered for Dan and the doors that opened once he faced his shadows. How Dan now works as a freelancer in the mental health space and has the freedom to help make a change in all arenas — in the educational system, in corporate structures, and for adult men who otherwise may never feel that it’s safe to speak up about their own struggles. His perspective on the difference between mental health care in the US and Australia Plus so much more... RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl Kevin Hines Beautiful Minds The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle Recovery: Freedom From Addiction by Russell Brand Connect with Dan: Facebook: www.facebook.com/danpricey85 Instagram: @danpricey85 QUOTES “I found myself in a pretty deep depression without realizing that all I had to do was reach out and tell someone. I had no education around mental health then." "I feel that quite often people sit in their diagnosis because it is so relieving at times—like, thank goodness there is something wrong with me that can be diagnos
Tue, May 15, 2018
5. Contemporary Ayurveda with Sahara Rose
Today’s guest, Sahara Rose, is on a mission to raise consciousness and help people be their highest selves. As an author, podcaster, and Ayurvedic practitioner, Sahara brings ancient healing wisdom to the modern world, making it relatable, attainable, and practical for today. She healed her own health issues by applying Ayurvedic principles with her modernized twist to her own life, and now she is sharing what she has learned with the world. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Sahara’s upbringing, where she was asthmatic, overweight, and unhealthy; always trying to escape her body. And how taking a hot yoga class in middle school showed Sahara what it felt like to be fully connected to her body. Her passion for social justice and human rights, and how that transformed into her passion for helping people in a different capacity—through health and wellness. How she came upon Ayurveda while she was living in Delhi, India, teaching health and sanitation (and how it took her trial and error of every other diet before she gave Ayurvedic eating principles a try). What readers can expect from her upcoming cookbook, Eat Feel Fresh. Why it is important to really tune in and listen to what your body wants/needs How health is only ⅕ food in Ayurveda, and what the other components of health are What a dosha is, an explanation of the three doshas, and their light and shadow sides The doshas of Donald Trump and Barack Obama Why it is important to know your doshic state How to figure out what your current doshic state is, and how to use that information to increase your light! Plus so much more... RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Idiot’s Guide to Ayurveda Sahara's Dosha Quiz Highest Self Podcast Eat Feel Fresh Shit Your Ego Says: Strategies to Overthrow Your Ego and Become the Hero of Your Story, by James McCrae Connect with Sahara: Website: iamsahararose.com Instagram: @iamsahararose Facebook: @IAmSaharaRose Twitter: @IAmSaharaRose QUOTES “Food was the way that I could fit in with people.” “There is a lot of magic and power in Ayurveda and we just have to make it in a modern way that fits with today’s society.” “When you are listening to everyone else around you, you lose sight of your own inner voice.” “We have to look at our health holistically, from all levels.” “Once you see the doshas, you see them in everything.” “Ayurveda at its core is about bringing all three doshas into balance.” LET’S CONNECT Website: bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: Facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: Pinterest.com/bryannadee/ --- STAY CONNECTED Website <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bryannadeetully/" rel="noopener
Tue, May 08, 2018
4. For the Love of Grief with Claire Bidwell Smith
After losing her mom at eighteen years old and her dad at twenty-five, Claire Bidwell Smith devoted her entire life to grief work—to finding connection, meaning, love, and light amongst loss and grief. She is an author, a grief therapist, and a speaker; she hosts workshops and is a book coach; and, her most important title of all, she is the mom to two beautiful little girls (with another baby on the way!). Claire so beautifully and gracefully marries the shadow and the light in her life and in the lives of others. In fact, Claire’s first book, Rules of Inheritance, profoundly touched my life. It was the first memoir I read after my mother died. I found Rules while engaging in one of my favorite past times—strolling the aisles of a bookstore. It practically leapt off of the shelf and into my hands, and as soon as I read the description in the back I knew that was by no accident. I devoured her book in a day. Sobbed. And read it again. I saw so much of myself in her and I felt so much less alone (which is the beauty of memoirs). I am personally so grateful that Claire has chosen to share her light with the world, and I am so excited to share her and her light with you all! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: How memoirs can make you feel less alone in grief (and in life) Her journey towards becoming a grief therapist Why the five stages of grief are misunderstood—what can go, and what is missing How grief never really goes away, but instead changes How the love and light in life is closely related to the loss and grief in life How Claire’s experience with a psychic medium led her into researching the afterlife and writing her second book Why it is important to feel connected to your loved ones even after they have passed How Claire speaks to her children about death Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Claire’s Online Grief Course Dr. Elizabeth Ross’s Five Stages of Grief The Tibetan Book of the Dead Edgar Allan Poe—The Raven Caitlin Doughty—Smoke Gets In Your Eyes John Kabat-Zinn—Full Catastrophe Living John Kabat-Zinn—Wherever You Go, There You Are Connect with Claire: Website: https://clairebidwellsmith.com/ Instagram: @clairebidwellsmith Facebook: Claire Bidwell Smith Twitter: @clairebidwell QUOTES “After my mom died, when I was eighteen, I didn’t know anyone who had been through anything like that and I just felt like I was surrounded by my peers, who were living a pretty normal life, going to college and, you know, away from home for the first time and my world felt really different.” “A lot of people struggle within the five stages of grief because they’re trying to make them work and they don’t really work.” “That’s the surprising thing about grief—it can really come back when you aren’t expecting it.” “The psychic mediums were amazing; they were really incredibl
Tue, April 24, 2018
3. Overcoming Addiction Without Shame, Judgment, or Rules with Dr. Adi Jaffe
This week’s episode is with Dr. Adi Jaffe. I discovered Dr. Jaffe through his podcast, IGNTD, which he hosts with his wife Sophie. They are so candid and real about everything they discuss, including their relationship, parenting, and so many other topics that people often struggle with in silence. Dr. Jaffe is a nationally-recognized expert on mental health, addiction, and stigma. He lectures in the Psychology department at UCLA and was the Executive-Director and Co-Founder of one of the most progressive mental health treatment facilities in the country. Now, he has transitioned his focus into treating people online and through his IGNTD programs. Dr. Jaffe’s work and research are focused on changing the way Americans think about, and deal with mental health and addiction. He uses his personal experience with addiction as an incredibly effective inspirational and motivational tool. Most recently, he has a book that will be coming out called The Abstinence Myth: A New Approach For Overcoming Addictions Without Shame, Judgment, or Rules. IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Jaffe’s early alcohol and drug use, which led to his arrest, time in jail/rehab Dedicating himself for the last 15 years to studying addiction and figuring out what happened in his own life so he can help others Opening a rehab clinic and ultimately transitioning into an online program to reach more people for less money How online treatment helps reduce shame Why he is not a licensed clinician, despite having the requisite education and hours What he believes the crux of addiction is Four factors in addiction: psychology, biology, environment, spirituality How substances act as crutches to manage reality, and how his approach is like “physical therapy” to strengthen before removing the crutch How addiction is different for each person Why our current approach to addiction is excluding the majority of people from recovery Why having a whole toolkit to help people is crucial Why he starts with changing belief structures before all else with his clients Plus so much more… QUOTES “Looking for the single answer has been the reason we struggle so much. It seems silly to me to even think that everybody would be the same.” “The biggest system we have out there is AA, and the first step is to admit that we are totally powerless. People don’t like that; nobody likes to feel powerless. I think that’s a mistake.” “Imagine if you broke your leg and then you walk around with the crutch, and people say, you don’t need that crutch.” “They are relying on their substance—their porn, their gambling, their food—to manage their reality.” “They can’t fathom that somebody would become an ex-addict. In their lexicon, that’s not allowed; that doesn’t exist.” “We use the fact that people have a hard time recovering, given the system we have now, as evidence that they never can.” “The rate of drug addiction has not changed in
Wed, April 18, 2018
2. Love Based Medicine with Acupuncturist Noelle Eanes
Today’s episode is with one of my dear friends, Noell Eanes—an Eastern Medicine practitioner, licensed acupuncturist, and wellness consultant in New Orleans, Louisiana. So much of our conversation today kept coming back to the theme of listening to our own inner guidance and intuition, which is something that Noell is incredibly skilled at, both in her own life and in her practice as a healer. Noell is a beautiful, intuitive human who exudes love in everything that she does. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did! IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT: Noell’s long battle with an eating disorder and depression, her healing journey, the many tools she used to heal, and how it all led her to be the healer that she is today Plant medicine and connecting to the earth How Noell’s inner guidance led her to acupuncture Noell’s grandmother’s disease and use of pharmaceuticals, which led her question western medicine as a long-term solution The sudden death of Noell’s young boyfriend, which made her question her own beliefs about life and death, and showed her that we are energetic beings and not just “meat covered skeletons” Listening to your inner guidance and intuition (and how Noell’s guides are really freaking loud!) How working with our shadows helps to live more in our light, and how both are just different polarities of the same energy The different elements in 5 Element Acupuncture—earth, metal, water, wood, fire—and their shadow sides Carolyn Myss’ archetypes The shadow side of being a healer! How the stories we tell ourselves can manifest into physical ailments and how we all have the power to heal ourselves The importance of tuning in to ourselves and to the earth, especially in this modern age Plus much more… RESOURCES FROM THIS EPISODE Mentioned: Caroline Myss and her archetypes The Power of Intention Dr. Adi Jaffe and his approach to addiction treatment The Divided Mind Connect with Noell: Website: Love Based Medicine Instagram: @LoveBasedMedicine Facebook: Noell’s group, 50 Weeks of Wellness, where each week she introduces a new healing tool! QUOTES “I practice acupuncture but I also have this bank of knowledge that I am there to share with people. That is my purpose in life.” “Seeing my boyfriend’s dead body provided this inner knowing that energy is really what I was connecting to, and not just that meat-covered skeleton.” “Each element has its manifestation in what we would look at as the most positive light; because it has that potential, it also has the potential for the shadow side.” “If we don’t understand that we have a shadow side, we are more likely to deny it and then live in it.” “Seeing that shadow as something to work with instead of deny will also help you to express more of the quote-on-quote positive qualities.” “The more you identify with an archetype or you put yourself
Wed, April 18, 2018
1. Phoenix Rising From The Ashes
Welcome to the first episode of Shadowlight! I am your host, Bryanna Dee. I believe that this human experience is a perfect juxtaposition—the dark and the light exists in perfect equanimity. That juxtaposition is what most ignites me. I am allergic to small talk and I am obsessed with having authentic, vulnerable conversations about things that really matter; things like mental health, spirituality, the meaning of life, our deepest fears and desires, and the cosmos. You can imagine how well this went over for me at the bars in college! I went to law school to advocate for mental health but found myself frustrated with the system (in more ways than I can count). Now, I have now taken a step back from systematic advocacy and have moved into a more holistic, personal form of advocacy—for mind, body, and spirit. My mission is to share what I have learned (and what I am still learning) on my own holistic healing journey, in hopes that my story will inspire other people to tap into their own radical vulnerability. This first episode is my introduction, my story—what led me to start this podcast! IN THIS EPISODE I TALK ABOUT: Growing up in a home with addiction and abuse How that evolved into a life of self-imposed Perfectionism and Pollyanna Positivity My mother’s mental health struggles as the beginning markers for my passion in mental health advocacy and my strong aversion towards pharmaceuticals Going to law school for mental health advocacy My own mental health struggles; my “dark night of the soul” while in law school, which launched me on a holistic healing journey The holistic PhD therapist who changed my life Discovering the world of trauma Why I believe that the traditional mental health care system is inadequate and incomplete My mother’s overdose and its impact on my life and my belief system Learning to open up and become vulnerable and realizing that the more vulnerable and open I became, the more profound my relationships became Realizing that my “career” passion is not in advocating for mental health rights on a systematic level, but for more personal holistic healing for the mind/body/spirit Appreciating the beauty, depth, love, and joy that comes from talking about my shadows My new mission, to share what I have learned in my own holistic healing journey, and to interview amazing lightworkers to share what they have learned in their journeys. All with a desire to inspire other people to be radically vulnerable, to express themselves, and to ask for help… and to feel deeply connected along the way! LET’S CONNECT Website: www.bryannadee.com Instagram: @bryanna_dee Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bryannadee Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bryannadee/ That time I thought I could not go any closer to grief without dying I went closer, and I did not die. Surely God had his hand in this, as well
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