If you have ever felt like you were gripping the reins of your life while the horse had other plans, this one is for you. My personal history with horses includes chaos, near collisions with tree branches, and at least one very stubborn fruit snack situation in Hawaii. So talking about Fire Horse energy feels both poetic and slightly hilarious.

In this conversation with Jillian Rothschild-Scholar, master of Feng Shui and Chinese metaphysics, I explore what truly shifts with the Chinese New Year and why this Yang Fire Horse year carries bold, fast, illuminating energy. We talk about the difference between movement and wisdom, why this year has no water element, and how that absence can lead to burnout if we are not intentional.

This is not a year for frantic reinvention. It is a year for clear direction. For visibility. For acting on the spark that began last year without exhausting yourself in the process.

Topics Covered:

• The energetic difference between the lunar and solar Chinese New Year.
• What Yang Fire energy represents and how it shows up collectively.
• Why 2026 lacks the water element and what that means for rest and boundaries.
• The Three Harmony alliance of tiger, horse, and dog in business and leadership.
• Common Feng Shui misconceptions and what alignment actually means.
• How to work with strong momentum without burning out.
• Shifts in your home to support the year ahead.
• The deeper invitation of the Fire Horse, courage, clarity, and visible action.

Connect with Jillian!
Website: http://www.fsinmotion.com/
Personal calendar: https://fsinmotion.com/personal-calendar/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FengShuiJillian/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fengshuiinmotion/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fengshuiinmotion/

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If the last year left you feeling tired, reflective, or changed in ways you can’t quite explain, you’re not imagining it. Many of us have been moving through a long season of endings, letting go of identities, relationships, beliefs, and versions of ourselves that once made sense but no longer fit.

In this episode, I’m joined by Meaghan Alton, a professional numerologist and former economist turned business strategist, whose work bridges logic and intuition in a way that feels both grounding and expansive. We explore numerology not as prediction, but as perspective. We talk about why the last nine years may have felt emotionally heavy, why grief can coexist with clarity, and what it really means to step into a universal one year, a year of initiation, identity, and possibility.

This conversation is especially for the sensitive ones, the deep feelers, and anyone standing at the edge of a new chapter, curious, cautious, hopeful, or unsure. It’s an invitation to soften, listen, and remember that beginnings don’t require certainty, only a willingness to try.

Topics Covered

• Why the last nine-year cycle felt heavy, emotional, and full of endings.
• How numerology can be used as a practical tool for understanding timing, identity, and life cycles.
• The difference between personal numerology and collective or universal year energy.
• What a universal one year really represents beyond the idea of a simple new beginning.
• How grief, uncertainty, and clarity can exist at the same time.
• Sensitivity as a strength, and learning to trust your intuition again.
• Identity, self-trust, and the stories we tell about who we are.
• Moving forward without a roadmap and learning to leap before everything is clear.

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Connect with Meaghan!
Website: https://www.meaghanalton.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meaghan_intuitive_strategist/
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I promised myself when I started this show that I wouldn’t turn pain into a performance or force hope where it doesn’t belong. This episode is me keeping that promise. It’s short, it’s quiet, and it’s an invitation to pause with what feels heavy without trying to make it neater or easier to digest.

I share a moment that left me feeling unsteady and out of control, and how it opened a much bigger awareness of the despair, division, loneliness, and exhaustion so many of us are living inside of right now. I reflect on how often we only celebrate healing once it’s finished, and how isolating it can feel to still be in the middle of the story. If you’re tired in a way rest doesn’t touch, if you’re still grieving or unsure or simply doing your best to get through the day, I want you to know there is nothing wrong with you. Today isn’t about sunshine. It’s about solidarity, about being seen, and about knowing you don’t have to pretend you’re okay here.

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It’s 2026, and January has already asked a lot of us. Everything feels a little louder lately, a little heavier, like there’s a low hum of intensity moving beneath our everyday lives. I wanted to pause in that space and speak to it honestly, without trying to fix it or rush past it. This episode grew out of noticing how deeply we’re all craving steadiness, softness, and something to hold onto when the world feels fractured.

Today I'm sharing ten meaningful resolutions that aren’t about discipline or self-improvement, but about kindness, presence, and micro moments of care. These are small, nervous system friendly practices that help us feel more human, more connected, and a little less alone. Gentle choices that remind us peace isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we practice, step by steady step.

Topics Covered:

• Acknowledging collective heaviness without bypassing it.
• Finding grounding and hope in simple, unexpected stories.
• Why kindness is one of the most powerful tools we have right now.
• Letting go of traditional resolutions rooted in pressure and willpower.
• Ten practices that support the nervous system.
• How micro acts of care ripple outward and inward at the same time.
• Reframing generosity as something that restores rather than depletes.
• Practicing peace through presence, intention, and everyday moments.

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The beginning of a new year can quietly bring up more reflection than motivation. Instead of doubling down on hustle and pressure, I wanted to offer something softer, deeper, and far more honest. A way of creating change that comes from clarity, self-trust, and joy, not force.

I’m joined by Anna Bates, who made a bold pivot at age 44 after running a successful swim school franchise, stepping into her work as a transformational coach. We talk about what it really takes to walk away from something familiar, how confidence is something you remember rather than manufacture, and why selling yourself does not have to feel pushy or performative. This is an invitation to trust your timing, honor your skills, and choose alignment over urgency.

Topics Covered

• Why January burnout is not a personal failure, but a sign to soften your approach.
• What it really looks like to pivot careers in midlife, without burning everything down.
• How confidence comes from self-trust, not hustle or pretending.
• Letting go of hustle culture and reframing change as an act of clarity.
• Finding the through line between your past work and your next chapter.
• Redefining sales as self-advocacy, problem-solving, and authentic connection.
• Why it is never too late to begin again, and why your timing is perfect.

Connect with Anna!
Website: https://www.room11coaching.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/room11coaching/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bates-woodhart/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/room11coaching/

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The start of a new year doesn’t always feel light or clean. Sometimes it feels tender, heavy, or quietly hopeful all at once. As 2026 begins, I wanted to create space for something softer than resolutions, something more honest than reinvention.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kristine Genovese, creator of the Soul Intelligence Method, for a conversation about energetic clearing, subconscious patterns, and what it really means to start fresh from the inside out. We talk about how old beliefs, stress, and unprocessed experiences live in the body, how energy-based healing differs from talk-based approaches, and why true change doesn’t come from forcing ourselves forward, but from gently releasing what no longer belongs.

Together, we explore healing across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic levels, and how awareness and curiosity can open the door to real transformation. If you’re craving more ease, clarity, and alignment as you move into this new year, this is for you!

Topics Covered

• Why a gentle energetic reset can be more powerful than traditional New Year goals.
• How subconscious patterns shape our lives long before we’re aware of them.
• What energetic clearing looks like without reliving past pain.
• The connection between physical symptoms and stored emotional experiences.
• How awareness and curiosity help interrupt old patterns.
• Healing the whole self, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic.
• Why self-care is sacred, especially for healers and high achievers.
• Simple ways to begin 2026 feeling steadier, clearer, and more aligned.

Connect with Kristine!
Website: https://soulintelligencemethod.com/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinemgenovese/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinemglein/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcimpactgroup/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ttwY4KG6K1cN3EHNmiOqQ

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As the year winds down, I find myself in that tender in-between space, reflective, a little emotional, and quietly aware of all that has ended. This episode grew out of that feeling, the question of how we release what no longer fits without hardening ourselves or rushing the process.

In this episode, I’m joined by Christy for an honest, soulful conversation about letting go with grace. We talk about grief, reinvention, entrepreneurship, and what it means to choose softness, self-trust, and courage in the middle of profound change. This one is for anyone standing at the edge of a new year, holding both gratitude and loss, and wondering what it looks like to move forward with compassion for yourself.

Topics Covered

• The emotional weight of ending a year and the pressure to find meaning and closure.
• Letting go of relationships, identities, and expectations without hardening yourself.
• Navigating grief, personal loss, and unexpected life transitions.
• Giving yourself permission to be messy, soft, and human during change.
• Trusting intuition and choosing yourself when life demands reinvention.
• How entrepreneurship can become a healing and grounding force.
• Reframing endings as space for new beginnings and aligned growth.
• Practicing grace in the small, unseen moments of everyday life.

Connect with Christy!
Website: https://cohesiveconfidence.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cohesiveconfidence
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christymeaux
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cohesiveconfidence

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It’s Christmas week, and there’s a certain hum in the air. A quiet pressure to keep everything moving, everyone happy, and yourself composed, even when you’re running on fumes.

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Susie Amato-Henderson for an honest conversation about creating real zen during the holidays, not by escaping the chaos, but by meeting it differently. We talk about her journey from caretaking and control to discovering joy later in life, and how mindfulness, nervous system awareness, and adaptive capacity can change the way we move through stress.

This conversation is an invitation to slow down, soften your grip, and remember that peace isn’t something you earn once the holidays are over. It’s something you’re allowed to create, right now, exactly as you are.

Topics Covered:

• The emotional pressure and quiet exhaustion that often show up during the holidays.
• Discovering joy later in life and letting go of a lifelong caretaker identity.
• The difference between resilience and adaptive capacity, surviving versus truly growing.
• How mindfulness helps regulate stress and calm the nervous system.
• Releasing control and perfectionism during family gatherings and daily life
  Simple, accessible mindfulness practices that take seconds, not hours.
• Protecting your peace around people who are not emotionally aware
  Choosing presence, self-care, and compassion in imperfect holiday moments.

Connect with Susie!
Website: https://www.sisuzy.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/susie_ah/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558690847434
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanamatohenderson

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