What is the difference between masculine and feminine energy? Which one do we typically operate from and is one really better than the other?

This is a topic I’ve touched on before in client sessions, but today we’re diving deeper into what it all really means. I’m pleased to welcome Leah McQuade on the show today to share her wisdom on how to balance our masculine and feminine energies and what transformation we can expect when we do.

Are you feeling the itch to declutter? Is your space starting to feel uninspiring or overwhelming?

Then you won’t want to miss this week’s episode!

I’m sharing what I’ve been navigating for my own inner peace and I’m giving you a peek into my brain - and my home! - to share why I’m so motivated to clean out and create space.

Sofia is over it.

She’s tired of the grind and feeling unfulfilled in her career. She’s grown in her self-awareness and she knows there’s more out there for her - a life full of connection to herself and a life full of truly being herself.

But, she doesn’t know how to get there.

Chances are you have some thoughts about motherhood.

Whether you’re already a mum, whether you want to be one day or you’re trying to be right now, if you’re a woman, the thought has likely crossed your mind or you’ve already developed ideas about how you want it to go. This is our shared experience as women and it deserves to be discussed, because the road to motherhood is not easy, no matter what it looks like for you.

How can you know if you're living the life you want to be living? How can you know if you’re the one calling the shots and making the rules that you live by?

This week on Our Stories Within, I’m sharing the story of what woke me up to my life. It wasn’t too long ago that I was following all the rules set by others, making sure to meet all the expectations of others, but then it all changed and my life hasn’t been the same since.

What are boundaries? Who needs them? How do you know they’ve been crossed? And what can you do about it when they are?

Boundaries talk brings up a lot of questions and rightly so. It’s a big topic.

Does what you want seem unattainable?

Does it feel like what you want will always stay a dream rather than become your reality?

Do you know what’s holding you back from really going after it?

Are you overwhelmed with all the things that require your attention?

Even if they’re all the things you love: your family, your work, your friends. The time each relationship or responsibility requires can really pile up, can’t it?

So what can you do to get yourself back on track & feeling more ease?

Have you ever set a goal and not met it?

Have you ever been overwhelmed by the big goals and desires you have, not knowing how you’ll possibly reach them?

Or has the feeling of failure kept you from setting new intentions for your life or held you back from going after what it is you deeply desire?

Do you feel like your work is leaking into your entire week?

Are work tasks and ideas occupying your mind and time and stealing you from the rest of your life? Is work keeping you from enjoying friends and family, and practicing self-care?

How would it feel different to move through your day knowing you love and respect yourself no matter what?

What would it change and how would your life be different if you could embody self-love and self-respect?

Let’s explore, shall we?

“Get out of your head and into your body.”

Ever heard this advice before? Wondering what it means or how going “into the body” can actually help you?

We’re breaking it all down for you on today’s episode and I’m pleased to be joined by two amazing women, Jill Herman and Rachel Curran, both highly experienced with somatic work and embodiment.

Can you really go after what you want while also staying grounded, enjoying the present, and experiencing belonging right where you are, right now?

Is it OK to dream or does looking ahead leave you ignoring your present life?

How was this year for you? Has it been hard, trying, filled with lessons? Was there great joy? What was valuable within it that you can take with you and what should be left behind?

Wishing you had more money to go around? More time? More…anything? You keep going, going, going, hoping that a little extra effort (or a lot!) will finally get you more of what you feel you lack. But do you ever arrive at the feeling of enough? Do you ever arrive at the feeling of abundance?

Have you given yourself permission to take time off, to rest, and to step away? The festive season is around the corner and before you know it, it’s Christmas morning! But yet, your mind is still in work mode stressing over that to-do list and wondering if you replied to that email or not. Sound familiar?

What does it mean to live life in possibility? How can you approach each day with an openness that allows you to see beyond the mode you’re operating in and live authentically, with freedom and power?

Is THAT even possible?

Does time always seem to run short? You start the day with so many hours available to get this done, finish that project, make those meals, etc., but you never quite finish. Maybe your mind is constantly swirling with ideas of what you COULD be doing, but time never seems to allow for it, and that feeling of overwhelm is ever-present, isn’t it?

In today’s episode I take you on a journey through my latest whoopsie as a mother. It would’ve been easy to feel guilt or shame that day (and I’m not saying I didn’t!), but that’s not ALL I felt! You might be surprised what other feelings overwhelmed me in those moments. Join me for a short and sweet conversation about giving and receiving support. I know you’re quick to give help, but what about accepting it? It just might be the time to start my friend, so let’s get into it!

How can you know if your ability to adapt is working for you or against you? What steps can you take TODAY to stop caving and start living the life you want? Our world is always changing and life loves to throw you curveballs, but how can you adapt in a way that’s true to who you are? How can you adjust your plan while still meeting your own unique needs?