Episodes

  • The Power of Truth: Darlene Lekowski’s Fight Against Sibling Sexual Trauma

    The Power of Truth: Darlene Lekowski’s Fight Against Sibling Sexual Trauma
    May 8 2026

    My guest today is Darlene Lekowski. Darlene Lekowski is a number one top selling author, speaker, advocate, but most importantly, a survivor.

    Forced to hide the secret of her childhood trauma for more than fifty years, Darlene is now speaking out. Her message is one of resiliency and healing, and her intention is to use her voice to help others find theirs. In this episode we discuss sexual assault, sibling abuse, family trauma, survivor advocacy and speaking out.


    Website - https://darlene-lekowski.com/

    IG - https://www.instagram.com/darlenelekowski

    FB - https://www.facebook.com/darlenelekowski

    Darlene's Book - https://www.amazon.com/Shattering-Silence-Survival-Justice-Telling/dp/1958472433



    In this episode you will learn:


    1. Why sibling sexual abuse is the most hidden form of trauma and shockingly common—Darlene reveals that it's 3-5 times more common for an older sibling to abuse a younger one than parent-to-child abuse, with 1 in every 20-25 children in a classroom experiencing sibling sexual trauma right now, yet families bury it to preserve the "perfect image."
    2. How carrying shame from age 7 to your 50s doesn't just destroy your peace, it destroys your body—After decades of silence to protect her "Christian country club family," Darlene's suppressed trauma manifested as physical disease in her 50s, proving that what we bury doesn't disappear—it festers until we either tell the truth or destroy ourselves.
    3. What it takes to break a 40-year silence and why speaking the truth—even when your family rejects you, is the only path to freedom—Darlene finally told her story in her 50s, wrote a bestselling book, and now speaks globally about sibling sexual trauma, choosing to save herself and help millions of silent survivors rather than continue protecting the family that never protected her.



    “At the age of seven, I was betrayed. I was betrayed by family members, which I'm sure some of your listeners can relate to. Brothers, my two oldest brothers, so I'm the youngest of five kids, my two oldest brothers sexually assaulted me from the ages of seven to 12. " - 00:02:18


    “I hate that as victims, we are the ones that take on the shame." - 00:35:02


    "It's never too late to tell your story. The silence is not yours to carry.” - 01:03:17



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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Brad's Corner Episode #5: The Women Who Raised Me

    Brad's Corner Episode #5: The Women Who Raised Me
    May 6 2026
    Brad Walsh is an International Speaker, Soul Visibility Guide, podcast host/producer, photographer, and #1 International Best-Selling Author who helps women step into their power and men become compassionate leaders. Through Empowerography, a Top 1.5% Globally Rated Podcast, he has held space for 80p0+ conversations with extraordinary women, creating a movement to EMPOWER, ELEVATE, and EDUCATE voices around the world.I would like to personally welcome you to Brad's Corner, a new series under the Empowerography Podcast umbrella, a space where I share raw reflections, personal insights, and the lessons I've gathered from the incredible women I've had the honor of interviewing.In Episode 5 of Brad's Corner, I share the most personal story I've ever told, the story of the two women who saved me, shaped me, and taught me what real strength looks like long before I ever picked up a microphone. My mom. My Nana. When I was 10 years old, my mom made the hardest decision of her life. She left my biological father after 15 years of marriage, after he had an affair. She packed up what little we could carry, just the clothes on our backs and moved us into a one-bedroom apartment across the street. She slept on the couch every single night. My brother and I shared a bedroom with bunk beds. And she didn't complain. She just did what needed to be done. She got a job as a part-time cashier at a grocery store after not working for 10 years. She raised two boys on that salary. She didn't just survive, she rebuilt. She modeled what true courage looks like. Not the loud, performative kind, but the quiet, relentless kind that gets you through the darkest days. My Nana didn't have to step in. She'd already raised her own kids. She'd earned her rest. But when my mom needed her, she showed up without hesitation, without complaint. She watched us while my mom worked. She held space for her daughter while her daughter rebuilt her life. That is what true love looks like, not grand gestures, but steady, consistent, unwavering presence.This episode explores:The courage my mom showed (leaving, starting over, sleeping on a couch for years)The love my Nana gave (showing up without being asked, holding space, raising us alongside my mom)What they taught me about strength (it's not about never struggling—it's about getting up every day anyway)The permission they gave me to be human (at home, I could cry, feel, talk—I was allowed to be myself)The two worlds I lived in (at home = human, everywhere else = performing masculinity)Why I started Empowerography (to honor women like my mom and Nana who never had platforms)Key Insights:Real courage isn't loud, it's the quiet, relentless kind that gets you through the darkest daysTrue love isn't grand gestures, it's showing up even when it's hard, inconvenient, and you get nothing in returnStrength isn't about never struggling, it's about doing what needs to be done even when you don't feel like itEmpowerography exists to honor women like my mom and Nana who carried invisible labor and quiet strength that no one ever acknowledgedKey Message:Honor the women who raised you, not just with words, but with actions. My mom and my Nana didn't just raise me. They taught me what strength actually looks like. Everything I do, this podcast, the work as a photographer, this mission, this platform, it's all because of them. They are my heart. They are the foundation for the entire Empowerography vision. If you were raised by women who fought for you, who sacrificed for you, who loved you unconditionally, honor them. Show up. Be present. Be honest. Above all else, be human. That is how we honor the women who raised us.Contact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#BradsCorner #Podcast #thewomenwhoraisedme #Empowerography #MasculinityRedefined #honorthewomen #courage #strength #showup #presence #behuman #love #resilience #permission #raisedbywomen #vision #belief #support
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    13 mins
  • The Power of Inner Authority: Sonia Luckey on Reclaiming Feminine Sovereignty

    The Power of Inner Authority: Sonia Luckey on Reclaiming Feminine Sovereignty
    May 4 2026
    My guest today is Sonia Luckey. Sonia is a board-certified nurse practitioner specializing in integrative mental health and spiritual psychology, and the creator of ASCEND™, an 8-week soul-led experience guiding high-achieving women from burnout to embodied sovereignty. With dual certifications in psychiatry and family practice, a Doctor of Nursing Practice, and a Master’s in Spiritual Psychology, her work bridges the nervous system with the soul—blending somatic healing, neuroscience, and spiritual integration to restore clarity, connection, and conscious leadership.. In this episode we discuss integrative mental health, spiritual psychology, the ascend program, shamanism and high achieving women.Website - https://www.sonialuckey.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/sonialuckey/FB - https://www.facebook.com/sonia.gordon1YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEWsXnbSGLv77yU-lt0JcygLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonia-luckey-dnp-285b019/Sonia's Book - https://www.amazon.com/Seventh-Gate-Novel-Awakening-Awakener/dp/B0GXBH48GL/In this episode you will learn:1 Why healing doesn't start with the body—it starts with spirit—Sonia discovered through working with immigrant patients and indigenous medicine that illness begins in your spirit, emotions, and how you see the world, which is why Western medicine alone can never fully heal you without addressing what's happening in the unseen realms first.2 How to bridge Western medicine with indigenous healing without choosing sides—Sonia negotiated with a diabetic patient whose blood sugar was 800 to stay in the clinic for IV treatment while honoring his desire to go into the desert with his medicine man, proving that healing happens when you integrate both worlds rather than forcing people to abandon their beliefs.3 What it means to become the "crazy cat lady" of holistic medicine in a traditional system—By publishing papers, training healthcare companies, and openly practicing mindfulness and indigenous medicine before it was mainstream, Sonia created space for patients to heal their way while meeting all medical guidelines, teaching us that you can be different AND effective.“The medical world, the traditional system really showed me, I think, how people try to heal themselves. " - 00:05:15“That picture that we paint, the illusion that we build, that's really the illusion is that competence equals alignment." - 00:26:08"I think remembering who you are is the process of letting go what you're not.” - 00:56:38Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#Empowerography #Empowerographypodcast #Podcast #women #womensempowerment #empowherment #entrepreneurship #womeninentrepreneurship #empoweredwomen #empowerelevateeducate #IntegrativeMedicine #SpiritualPsychology #HolisticHealing #IndigenousMedicine #MindBodySpirit #BurnoutRecovery #SoulLedHealing #WesternMedicine #ShamanicHealing #HighAchievingWomen #EmbodiedSovereignty #HealingJourney #MindfulnessPractice #Integrativehealth #Selftrust #Holisticwellbeing #Community #Communitysupport #Ascendprogram #Burnoutrecovery
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • You're Not Broken, You're Responding: Vanessa Cardenas on Betrayal, Recovery, and Finding Yourself Again

    You're Not Broken, You're Responding: Vanessa Cardenas on Betrayal, Recovery, and Finding Yourself Again
    Apr 20 2026
    My guest today is Vanessa Cardenas. Vanessa Cardenas is a Betrayal Recovery Specialist, author, and transformational speaker dedicated to helping individuals heal, rebuild, and thrive after experiencing profound betrayal. Drawing from her own life-altering journey and over 20 years as a C-Suite executive, Vanessa has guided countless clients toward emotional freedom, self-worth, and purposeful living. Certified through the Post-Betrayal Transformation Institute with specialized training in trauma coaching, mental fitness, and life transformation, Vanessa’s coaching approach is both compassionate and action-oriented. Her lived experience and professional expertise allow her to create a safe, supportive space where clients can reclaim their identity, rebuild trust, and embrace a future defined by resilience and empowerment. In this episode we discuss betrayal, relationship reset, emotional connection, self-trust and partnership dynamics.Website - https://www.understandingear.comIG - https://www.instagram.com/vanessa_understandingearFB - https://www.facebook.com/UnderstandingEar/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Vanessa-CardenasLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-cardenas-relationship-reset/In this episode you will learn:1 Why betrayal trauma is completely different from other traumas—When Vanessa's husband said "I've met someone" on a beautiful spring day in Central Park, it didn't just shatter her marriage, it opened Pandora's box of every micro-betrayal she'd minimized throughout her entire life, from kindergarten forward, all stacking until one flick collapsed everything.2 How trying to "fix" betrayal with intelligence and psychology degrees backfires—As a C-suite executive with a psychology degree, Vanessa thought she could intellectually solve betrayal trauma, but she learned that betrayal requires a completely different healing approach: you can't think your way out of what you need to feel your way through.3 What "You're not broken, you're responding" actually means—Betrayal survivors aren't behind, aren't damaged, and don't need to be "stronger", they need grace, time, and understanding that their descent into darkness isn't weakness, it's the human response to having your entire reality shattered in three words.“In a nutshell, I had known my husband for three decades. We had been married for two decades and played hooky and went through Central Park together on a beautiful spring day. " - 00:04:18“A lot of people who have been betrayed, who have been cheated on, will want to scream it from the mountaintops." - 00:41:12"No two relationships are the same. Again, as we talked about betrayals on a spectrum, what might be okay for one couple is absolutely not okay for another couple.” - 01:10:40Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#Empowerography #BetrayalRecovery #BetrayalTrauma #RelationshipReset #HealingFromBetrayal #YoureNotBroken #TraumaHealing #EmotionalRecovery #RelationshipHealing #InfidelityRecovery #HopeRoadmap #UnderstandingEar #BetrayalSpecialist #infidelityrecovery #giveyourselfgrace
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • The Radical Responsibility Blueprint: Owning Pain, Healing Trauma, and Embracing True Worth with Kristen Brown

    The Radical Responsibility Blueprint: Owning Pain, Healing Trauma, and Embracing True Worth with Kristen Brown
    Apr 13 2026
    My guest today is Kristen Brown. Kristen Brown is a personal growth and self-healing author, mentor and speaker dedicated to helping individuals reclaim their true worth and inner power. She is the international #1 best-selling author of The Recovering People Pleaser and the host of the Empower Hour with KB podcast, where she shares lived wisdom, practical tools, and empowering perception shifts designed to awaken and guide individuals on their self-healing journey. In this episode we discuss radical responsibility, self-inquiry, people pleasing and self-love.Website - https://www.kristenbrown.orgIG - https://www.instagram.com/self_love_junkieFB - https://www.facebook.com/KristenBrownCoaching/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@KristenBrownIn this episode you will learn:1 Why the catalyst question "Why don't you treat yourself that way?" changed everything-After her husband abandoned her and three children, leaving her broke and homeless, Kristen's meditation practice opened her to Spirit asking a series of questions that revealed she was the common denominator, not because she was broken, but because she wasn't treating herself like her own best friend.2 How radical responsibility without self-blame creates transformation-Kristen learned to own her patterns (staying too long, not setting boundaries, choosing unavailable partners) while giving herself grace and compassion, recognizing she did the best she could with the evolution, knowledge, and fears she had at the time.3 Why cleaning up your inner world changes your outer reality—When you truly learn to love yourself and put the focus back on you in the truest essence of self-love, you won't see fireworks and marching bands, but you'll witness subtle shifts as your changed energy attracts new experiences that reflect your inner transformation back to you.“One day I was sitting in my room at the edge of my bed, just waiting to go pick up my daughter from school and the idea that I was the common denominator came into my head. " - 00:06:24“Self-abandonment creates resentment, It creates overwhelm, it can create anxiety." - 00:38:21"I feel like love is rooted in the highest essence and energy of what we are made of.” - 00:58:02Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#Empowerography #Empowerographypodcast #Podcast #women #womensempowerment #empowherment #entrepreneurship #womeninentrepreneurship #empoweredwomen #empowerelevateeducate #SelfLove #RadicalResponsibility #PeoplePleaser #InnerHealing #SelfWorth #Meditation #SpiritualGrowth #DivineFeminine #Transformation #RecoveringPeoplePleaser #InnerPower #Awakening #SelfCompassion #selfworth #tsunami #yoga #selfhealing #meditation #boundaries #sisterhood #podcasthost #author #mindset #innerchild #spiritualguide #selfawareness #authenticity
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Reclaiming Sovereignty: Jill Nixon’s Guide to True Prosperity Beyond Money and External Validation

    Reclaiming Sovereignty: Jill Nixon’s Guide to True Prosperity Beyond Money and External Validation
    Apr 10 2026
    My guest today is Jill Nixon. Hi I’m Jill Alanna, I’m a Shamanic Prosperity Mentor ~ in short I help people access their power, potentials and purpose through integrating their shadow. I am the founder of JAI Breathwork & JAI Soul Activations ~ certified in over 14 modalities, including Quantum Energy Healing, Intuition, Shamanism, Clinical Hypnosis & many more I was guided to create my own modalities bridging the gap between the clinical healing world and the spiritual world. In this episode we discuss shamanic prosperity, breathwork, quantum energy healing, soul path and the divine feminine.Website - https://www.jillalannainternational.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/jillalannanixonJill's Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/1KpL5jhE51zA4igp0prveb?si=7ddfc39f78dd42ceYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@jillalannainternationalIn this episode you will learn:1 Why following your soul's path is the highest form of prosperity; Jill left corporate after one month, pursued acting, then energy healing, and now experiences daily miracles and "holy provision" because she refuses to do anything just for money and trusts that when she follows her soul, source has her back.2 How your unique soul gifts are lying dormant under your deepest traumas, the more you alchemize trauma through shadow work and breathwork, the more your superpowers activate, because source doesn't want your gifts activated without the wisdom that comes from healing what hurt you.3 Why challenges and initiations before breakthroughs are signs you're ON path, not off, when you're about to do something impactful, you'll be tested (Wi-Fi fails, money disappears, obstacles appear), and leaders who give up right before the biggest breakthrough miss the gold that's just one foot away.“The highest path of prosperity is our soul path and prosperity all encompassing. Like people are like, you're so lucky. I have so many miracles. " - 00:07:05“I think we're waking up into true prosperity, true abundance, community, win-win, that there's more than enough to play around, that the highest timeline is what our soul is calling us to do." - 00:39:13"Stop looking externally for all the answers. Come back to yourself. Trust your wisdom. Trust where your soul is guiding you.” - 01:31:12Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#Empowerography #Empowerographypodcast #Podcast #women #womensempowerment #empowherment #entrepreneurship #womeninentrepreneurship #empoweredwomen #empowerelevateeducate #ShamanicHealing #SoulPath #JAIBreathwork #ShadowWork #Prosperity #HolyProvision #TraumaHealing #SoulGifts #EnergyHealing #Abundance #FollowYourCalling #SpiritualAwakening #Manifestation #sovereignty #soulpath #reiki #prosperitymindset #innertruth #divinefeminine #soulactivations #manifestation #quantumenergyhealing #spiritualentrepreneurship #shamanism #traumaalchemy #divineblueprint
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Building a Woman‑Led Media Empire: Inside G Woman Media’s Vision and Impact with Frankie Picasso

    Building a Woman‑Led Media Empire: Inside G Woman Media’s Vision and Impact with Frankie Picasso
    Apr 6 2026
    My guest today is Frankie Picasso. Frankie Picasso is a Canadian SocialPreneur, Talk Show Host, and Champion for Change who has been transforming lives and influencing culture for over 30 years. She is a 2024 recipient of the WEF ,’Woman of the Decade Award’.Professionally, she is a Certified Life, Business and Master Coach Trainer, Author, Artist, Activist and Radio/TV Host, who just happens to specialize in the Impossible! Frankie is the former Executive Director of Girl Power USA, Chair of the Board for Rural to Action and NGO in Kenya, Founder of the The Good Radiio Network & Co-founder and VP of G-Woman Media. In this episode we discuss the G-Woman Network, radio, media, transformation, women's leadership, the rubber band technique and women owned business.Website - https://www.gwomanmedia.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/unstoppablefrankiepicasso/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/unstoppablecoachpicasso/Frankie's Books - https://www.amazon.ca/stores/Frankie-Picasso/author/B006Z7X7BQ?YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@GWomanMediaIn this episode you will learn:1 Why going back to your childhood dreams matters in midlife, when you're asking "what's next?", the things you wanted to be as a kid are often the unfulfilled soul desires waiting to be brought to life, and Frankie proves this by fulfilling her childhood dreams of being an author, radio host, and so much more later in life.2 The gift of writing your parent's autobiography before they pass, Frankie gave her 90-year-old dad the incredible gift of documenting his life story, and hearing him chuckle while reading it saying "I can't believe this was my life" was worth everything, especially from a man who only looked forward and never back.3 Why real coaching is about bubbling up answers from within, not giving advice, certified coaching means asking powerful questions that help clients discover their own truth, not consulting or promising six-figure results, and the coaching industry desperately needs people to understand the difference and demand proper credentials.“I have been transforming from a very young age. I like change. I don't like to stagnate. " - 00:02:27“Shakespeare said, all the world's a stage and I say, if you didn't get the right part, change it." - 00:46:34"Women diminish themselves all the time to fit in.” - 01:15:41Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#empowerographypodcast #women #womensempowerment #empowherment #entrepreneurship #womeninentrepreneurship #empoweredwomen #empowerelevateeducate #ChildhoodDreams #MidlifeTransformation #CertifiedCoach #CoachingIndustry #GWomanMedia #GoodRadioNetwork #SocialPreneur #LifeSkills #RaisingBoys #Authenticity #TransformationalCoaching #ICFCoach #FrankiePicasso #leadership #womeninmedia #positivechange #hypnotherapy #mediaactivism #kindness #selfdevelopment #storytelling #rubberbandtechnique
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Transformational Coaching Meets Boutique Resorts: Kim Herrlein’s Multifaceted Success Blueprint

    Transformational Coaching Meets Boutique Resorts: Kim Herrlein’s Multifaceted Success Blueprint
    Apr 3 2026
    My guest today is Kim Herrlein. Kim Herrlein is a visionary entrepreneur, transformational coach, and celebrated author passionate about connecting the dots between creativity, resilience, and empowerment. A native New Yorker who has called the West Coast home for 25 years, Kim's deep love for design, entrepreneurship, transformation, and community has profoundly shaped her professional journey in hospitality and growth mindset training. As the founder of Purveyors of Leisure, Kim manages a portfolio of exceptional vacation rentals and boutique hotels, including her latest venture, The Fainting Couch in Northern California. Her expertise extends to coaching women through her practice, Insight Seeker Coaching, where she helps clients break patterns, embrace their potential, and lead empowered lives through Clarity Catalyst and Creative Action Journey methodologies. In this episode we discuss transformational coaching, grief and loss, boutique hotels, luxury leisure brands, vacation rentals and women's masterminds.Website - https://www.kimherrlein.com/IG - https://www.instagram.com/kim_insightseeker/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimherrlein/Kim's Books - https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kim-Herrlein/author/B0B1BSDVHW?In this episode you will learn:1 Why choosing to love again and again is the most powerful transformation, even after devastating loss (losing her mother at 21, divorce, her ex-husband's suicide), Kim chose love over bitterness, and that choice changed everything about how she shows up in the world.2 How to trust your instincts and make choices with intention, instead of getting placed into roles or repeating patterns unconsciously, Kim learned to integrate what she knew intellectually into her body, making choices that honored herself first rather than obligation.3 The power of energy work and connecting mind, body, and spirit, while therapy helped, it was energy healing that shifted something fundamental inside her, opening her eyes to transformation beyond just intellectual understanding and connecting her to the spiritual side she needed to heal.“I was fascinated by psychology and communication and that's where I spent my academic years pursuing. " - 00:03:55“I came up with the concept of the golden thread spiral and in order for people to change, I believe they need to be aware, accept, accountable, aligned actions, and acknowledge." - 00:25:01"I do think things like the all women mastermind is an important one and things like I have taught men in my courses before and I prefer teaching women.” - 00:53:27Empowerography Live Conference 2026 | April 24th - 26th | Toronto, OntarioThe Empowerography Live Conference 2026 is more than an event, it’s a 2.5-day in-person experience designed to help women reconnect to their voice, their power, and their next chapter.From April 24–26 in Toronto, women from around the world will gather for deep conversations, powerful storytelling, hands-on workshops, and real human connection. This is a space where growth happens, clarity is found, and transformation begins—not through surface-level motivation, but through lived experience, shared wisdom, and intentional action.If you’re craving community…If you’re ready to be challenged, inspired, and supported…If you feel that pull to step into more of who you truly are…This is for you.🎟️ Tickets are limited.👉 Learn more and secure your spot at https://shorturl.at/NtvVFContact Brad:WebsiteInstagramLinkedInYouTubeX (Twitter)TikTok#empowerographypodcast #women #womensempowerment #empowherment #entrepreneurship #womeninentrepreneurship #empoweredwomen #empowerelevateeducate #TransformationalCoaching #LoveAgainAndAgain #EnergyHealing #TrustYourInstincts #PersonalTransformation #MindBodySpirit #HealingJourney #ChooseLove #PurveyorsOfLeisure #SelfLove #IntentionalLiving #SpiritualGrowth #Resilience #grief #loss #personaltransformation #mindfulness #connect4success #author #luxuryleisure
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    1 hr and 6 mins