Francesca Blechner has over 25 years experience in the wellness industry. She supports high-achieving, purpose-driven leaders and visionaries to decode the patterns stored in their nervous systems shaping their health, energy, business and relationships.

Creator of the Nervous System Archetypes and The Body Wisdom Series, her work brings together body based coaching, nervous system alchemy, identity recalibration and business alignment.

Through Fran's approach, client's have healed and broken generational patterns, restored hormonal balance and long‑standing health issues, reconciled family dynamics, deepened romantic and professional relationships, unlocked their purpose, found the confidence to change careers from corporate to follow their soul medicine led work.

— I've known Fran for almost 20 years. Our relationship goes way back to being personal trainers in central London in the early 2000's and it's great to share this conversation with you.

In this episode we speak about:

1. what Fran does in her work as a 'Mind Body Alchemist'
2. Fran's experience of burnout and how it lead to her work with the nervous system
3. how capoeira practice can translate to everyday life
4. muscle testing, breath and discovering the overriding compensation patterns
5. a back injury in 2017 that was a BIG lesson for Fran
6. how nervous system health is foundational
7. my journey with burlesque and leaning more into my femininity
8. the shifts in awareness of/in Mothers over the last 20 years
9. getting back to basics for wellness and balance
10. at 1 hour 4 minutes Fran speaks a big truth about how breathwork and bodywork can be bastardised (I've witnessed this a lot)
11. performative wellness vs. embodied leaders

Themes: burnout, nervous system health, spirituality, burlesque, body literacy

We mention The Third Space Health Club, Transformational Breath and Liezel Graham.

To learn more about Fran see here on Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube or here for her website.

At the end, I read a poem written by Liezel Graham.

Did you enjoy this episode? If so, I would really appreciate it if you could please leave a review on the platform that you listen.

For more insights and to contact me you can find me on Instagram, and/or on my website: www.lucywyldecoaching.com.

Today's solo episode is about the 'little' things that can, with time and consistency have a big impact. Implementing (or sneaking in) these things can end up with a beautiful ripple effect.

In this episode I speak about:

1. overcoming some of my fears
2. working on our nervous system to help with boundaries
3. stepping into our feminine in small ways
4. gently reprogramming our conditioning and beliefs

Themes: upbringing, parenting, boundaries

I mention my boyfriend Roly, who you can find here on Instagram if you'd like.

Did you enjoy this episode? If so, I would really appreciate it if you could please leave a review on the platform that you listen.

For more insights and to contact me you can find me on Instagram, and/or on my website: www.lucywyldecoaching.com

Mike is a dear friend of mine and an amazing man, coach, father and husband. Listen to the episode for more information about Mike (beyond the titles and labels) but you can also find his website below.

TRIGGER WARNING: From 1 hour 8 minutes and 40 seconds to 1 hour 9 minutes and 10 seconds I speak about my experience of birth trauma.

In this episode we speak about:

1. a bit about Mike beyond the labels of name, job and relationship status
2. the (rare) skill of truly listening
3. Mike questions me about burlesque (which is an interesting flip)
4. knowing and owning our 'flaws' in a world that displays/values 'perfect'
5. who has inspired Mike — AND learning his own balance
6. Type A personality and 'productivity' bragging
7. how big a job parenting is (and my annoyance about it being under-appreciated)
8. the significance of the words we use
9. encouraging appreciation...

Themes: burlesque, listening, parenting, event training, self-development

We mention Ross Edgley and David Goggins.

To learn more about Mike see here on Instagram or here for his website: newhealthproject.co.uk

At the end, I read a poem written by Jessica Urlichs.

Did you enjoy this episode? If so, I would really appreciate it if you could please leave a review on the platform that you listen.

For more insights and to contact me you can find me on Instagram, and/or on my website: www.lucywyldecoaching.com.