Emotional Intelligence Episodes

As the day comes to a close, I invite you to slow down, take a gentle breath, and allow yourself to simply be. In this first Stories for Unwinding – A Gentle Story Before Sleep, we begin with a few mindful moments to help your body soften and your mind become a little quieter. Through slow breathing and a simple Positive Intelligence® sensory exercise, you'll gently shift your attention away from the busyness of the day and into the present moment. From there, I'll guide you along a peacef...

Mindset Matters: Sometimes You Need to Step Away to Move Forward After a quiet month away from the microphone, I'm sharing a personal update from Portugal and what this season of slowing down has taught me about grief, restoration, and trusting ourselves one step at a time. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do isn't to keep pushing forward. It's to pause. In this episode I reflect on: Why I intentionally stepped away from the podcast for a few weeksA memorable horse-riding adventure through ...

What if the clarity you’ve been searching for isn’t in another strategy… but already within you? In this episode of Connect Inspire Create, I’m joined by Jennifer Zach, executive coach and author of Somatic Awareness: Leading with Body Intelligence. Together, we explore a different kind of leadership — one that begins in the body, not just the mind. Jennifer shares her 3N Model™ — Notice, Name, Navigate — a simple, practical framework to help you recognize stress before it takes over, make mo...

Transitions can arrive by choice. And sometimes they arrive without asking our permission. In this episode of Connect Inspire Create, I chat with Ashley Jablow, founder of Wayfinders Collective and creator of Life Design School, to explore what it means to redesign your life during seasons of change. So what is Life Design, really? In our conversation, we explore: • How Life Design differs from traditional goal setting • How to begin when the ground feels unfamiliar • How cl...

Ever felt life quietly tilt beneath your feet — not in a dramatic way, but enough that you knew something had shifted? In this episode, I’m joined by Brheanna Myers, who shares how surviving a near-death experience became the beginning of a deeply human spiritual awakening. Together, we explore what awakening really looks like — beyond social media narratives — including the grief, disorientation, and gradual reorientation that often come with it. This conversation is grounded, compassiona...

Dawn Krusch, organizational psychologist and leadership development specialist, reveals how mindfulness practices bridge the gap from separateness to togetherness by first understanding ourselves and our own needs. Through her personal experience of receiving a "download" during deep meditation that led to launching Psych Around the Globe, Dawn demonstrates how inner work creates the foundation for meaningful connection with others. • Between 30,000-50,000 thoughts pass through our minds daily,...