Parenthood is one of the most demanding life transitions, yet it remains one of the least supported phases in the workplace, especially for women starting families after age 35. In this episode, Dr. Anjali Agrawal, founder of Back in Balance and an integrative chiropractor and functional nutrition specialist, shares why pregnancy, postpartum, and the return-to-work period are silent drivers of burnout, disengagement, and attrition.

Drawing from 18+ years of clinical practice, corporate wellness experience, and her own journey as a mother, Dr. Anjali introduces her Five Trimesters of Health framework. She explains how proactive, nervous-system-centered support can protect leadership pipelines, strengthen culture, and help employees stay engaged through one of life’s most critical transitions. This conversation bridges personal health, workplace performance, and long-term retention with practical strategies leaders can apply immediately.

Takeaways

1. Parenthood is a major retention risk when support is missing
2. Many women disengage or exit during mid-career parenting years
3. Policies alone don’t address real pregnancy and postpartum needs
4. Nervous system regulation impacts burnout and performance
5. Proactive support improves engagement before and after leave
6. Partner support reduces stress and improves focus at work
7. Education shifts culture around stress and productivity
8. Personalized wellness outperforms generic programs
9. Structure, function, and emotional capacity must work together

Topics discussed in this episode:

1. The Five Trimesters of Health framework
2. Pregnancy and postpartum support for employees 35+
3. Retention challenges during parenthood transitions
4. Burnout, disengagement, and presentism at work
5. Nervous system regulation and stress resilience
6. Structure, function, and emotional capacity as pillars of health
7. Supporting employees before leave and after return-to-work
8. Including partners in workplace wellness support
9. Education-driven culture change
10. Personalized vs generic wellness programs

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In this episode of the Burnout to All Out Podcast, Melissa sits down with longtime real estate investor and renovation expert Shelley Visser, an Elevate 360 mastermind member with nearly 30 years of house-flipping experience. Shelley pulls back the curtain on what really happens behind the drywall and why flipping houses is not a TV show, it’s a business.

From her first flip in 2008 right before the housing crash, to learning costly lessons through trial and error, Shelley shares the hard-earned systems, mindset shifts, and strategies that helped her flip with confidence instead of chaos. This conversation is equal parts practical, honest, and refreshingly real, especially for anyone considering flipping without a construction background.

If you’ve ever underestimated renovation timelines, ignored slush funds, or thought flipping would be “easy,” this episode is your wake-up call and your roadmap.

Takeaways

1. Flipping houses is a business, not a hobby or a TV episode
2. Most early mistakes come from not running the numbers correctly
3. Systems, checklists, and timelines are what reduce stress and risk
4. Market shifts, permit delays, and contractor issues must be planned for
5. Slush funds are non-negotiable because surprises will happen
6. Emotional decisions can quickly turn a flip into a loss
7. Community impact and neighborhood awareness matter in resale value
8. You don’t need construction skills, you need the right team and systems

Topics discussed in this episode:

1. real estate flipping as a business
2. risks and rewards of house flipping
3. after repair value (ARV) calculations
4. holding costs, taxes, and capital gains
5. contractor management and permit delays
6. market timing and real estate cycles
7. renovation systems and checklists
8. slush funds and risk mitigation
9. flipping without a construction background
10. running renovations with strategy instead of stress

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In this Elevate 360 Summit conversation, Melissa is joined by Christian Raphael, medical support clinical hypnotherapist, NIH study contributor, and creator of the Identity Blueprinting Method.

Christian shares how subconscious identity, nervous system regulation, and meaning-making shape our ability to scale, lead, and experience ease. Through storytelling, neuroscience-backed insights, and a live guided hypnotic experience, this session explores why mindset work alone often falls short — and how true transformation happens when the nervous system feels safe enough to expand.

Christian leads listeners through a short hypnotic exercise focused on relaxation, nervous system regulation, and reinforcing the belief:

“Day by day, in every way, I’m getting better and better.”

Takeaways

1. You can’t think your way out of an identity stored in the nervous system
2. Lasting success requires changing meaning, not just behavior
3. Survival-based identities keep entrepreneurs stuck despite effort
4. Nervous system regulation is essential for visibility, wealth, and ease
5. Hypnosis can help access the subconscious where identity is formed
6. Relaxation and embodiment create safety for growth and expansion
7. Transformation happens when force is replaced with alignment

Topics discussed in this episode:

1. subconscious identity and nervous system programming
2. fight-or-flight vs regulated states in business
3. why goal setting alone doesn’t create change
4. early life imprinting and subconscious beliefs
5. meaning-making and perception
6. hypnosis and self-hypnosis
7. embodiment and relaxation practices
8. gratitude, intention, and personal power
9. identity-based scaling and leadership

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