A conversation about building a foundation for your business, launching from embodied leadership, and learning to hold the identity of who you’re becoming — even when old stories try to pull you back.

In this episode, I’m joined by Claudia Markovic, an embodiment facilitator and founder of Spiral Into Magic, who works with entrepreneurs to strengthen embodied discernment so their inner authority becomes steady and alive. We explore what it really looks like to build a business rooted in self-trust — and what happens internally when you step into a bigger vision.

What we explored:

• The shift from practitioner → entrepreneur (and why most of us never planned to become business owners)

• How Claudia’s 10+ year journey through Qigong and embodiment shaped the foundation of her work

• Visibility as real work: the emotional labor behind posts, launches, and holding authority

• The hardest part: owning the identity of a leader without collapsing back into old beliefs

• Trauma, worthiness, and the fear of being “too big” or “too important”

• Why seeing others with a similar message is validation — not competition

• The deeper leadership edge: coming together as autonomous leaders instead of isolating

Sustainable leadership isn’t about never falling — it’s about getting back on the horse, refining, and continuing to serve your pocket of people with clarity and courage.

Claudia's Links:

→ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2749477742036081

Sophie's Links:

👁️ Book a Behind the Practice Podcast Conversation: https://calendly.com/sophiecampise/podcast-interview-ren-behind-the-practice

👁️ Learn more about Ren: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/

👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/

👁️ Everything else: bio.site/ren.wellbeing

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A conversation about refining your message, resisting performative business tactics, and learning how to build a practice that honors both structure and soul — without collapsing under advice that doesn’t fit.

In this episode, I’m joined by Megan Crouch, a massage therapist, quantum healer, and authentic branding guide who is rebuilding her business after corporate layoff, family transitions, and years of trying to force messaging that wasn’t truly hers — all while navigating the deeper healing journey that entrepreneurship inevitably demands.

What we explored:

• The double-initiation of healers who become entrepreneurs — answering the call to service and to business

• Why “fake it till you make it” isn’t a sustainable business principle

• The trap of mimicking mentors whose messaging doesn’t align with your own nervous system

• Masculine + feminine energy in business — and why structure and flow must coexist

• The difference between talking about modality vs. communicating transformation

• Why adding more tactics isn’t enough — and why the bar for business guidance must rise

• The cost of staying stuck: returning to work that doesn’t light you up… and the collective cost when healing work doesn’t reach the people who need it

If you’re trying to build a practice that feels aligned but also pays your bills, you don’t need another tactic — you need clarity. Sustainable businesses aren’t built through mimicry. They’re built when structure and authenticity finally meet.

Megan's links:

→ Website: https://megancrouch.com/
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megan.crouch.56

Sophie’s links:

👁️ Book a Behind the Practice Podcast Conversation: https://calendly.com/sophiecampise/podcast-interview-ren-behind-the-practice👁️ Learn more about Ren: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/
👁️ Everything else:

bio.site/ren.wellbeing

A conversation about building a brand new virtual practice — while holding real responsibility, real family needs, and a very real desire to be of service without becoming performative online.

In this episode, I’m joined by Angela Johnson, a board-certified nurse coach who moved to a Greek island and is building a business that restores what’s missing in healthcare: time, listening, and support that treats the whole person — not just a 15-minute symptom.

What we explored:

• What nurse coaching actually is (and what it isn’t)

• Why “15 minutes can’t hold your whole story” — and what it changes when someone finally has space to be heard

• The leap from employee nurse → solopreneur provider (and how quickly her timeline accelerated)

• The real 6–12 month goal: reaching the people who need her and building a financially sustainable practice for her family

• The tension of being a private person in a business model that requires visibility

• Consistency as the edge: showing up even when it feels “ick” or cringe

• The fear of judgment — and why it can’t be the decision-maker

• Marketing something you can’t “prove” with before/after photos: making intangible outcomes tangible

• The deeper truth: entrepreneurship is transformational work… and beginners don’t need more tactics, they need support through beginnership

If you’re building something meaningful and you feel small inside the noise — you’re not alone. Confidence comes from competence, and competence only comes from being willing to be a beginner long enough to earn it.

Angela's links:→ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/angela-johnson-rn-bsn-663ab331b
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nursecoachangela/
→ Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564450804099
→ Calendly: https://calendly.com/letsgrow-kudzucollab/coffee-chat

Sophie’s links:👁️ Book a Behind the Practice Podcast Conversation: https://calendly.com/sophiecampise/podcast-interview-ren-behind-the-practice👁️ Learn more about Ren: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/

👁️ Everything else: bio.site/ren.wellbeing

A conversation about building a practice as a mom — without defaulting back into hustle, overwork, or constant proving. In this episode, we talk about what it actually takes to stay committed when your capacity is real, your life is full, and your nervous system can’t hold “post 3 times a day” energy.

Today I’m joined by Heather Schirle, who helps entrepreneurial moms stop re-deciding their direction so they can make a whole-body yes in their business and commit long-term.

What we explored:

• What success looks like right now: a grounded, expansive community + a course + a podcast — without burning out

• The internal marker of growth: learning to think like a CEO and release the need to control everything

• Capacity as a business strategy (and why pushing past it leads straight back to scarcity + hustle)

• Messaging clarity as the unlock: calling in the right moms instead of trying to speak to everyone

• Building a sustainable practice as a mom: “magnetizing” content > constant output, and making it easy + doable

If you’re trying to build something meaningful while raising a family — and it feels like a balancing act — you’re not alone.

Heather’s links:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wiselyfierce?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
Skool: https://www.skool.com/healing-house-collective-5117/about?ref=f669ecd33b7c4837bb2bbff1b775eda6

Sophie’s links:
→ Book a Behind the Practice Podcast Conversation: https://calendly.com/sophiecampise/podcast-interview-ren-behind-the-practice
→ Learn more about Ren: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/
→ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/

👁️ bio.site/ren.wellbeing

A conversation about what it actually looks like to build something meaningful and sustainable while you’re in transition. In this episode, we explore the “messy middle” — the identity shifts, uncertainty, and nervous-system realities that don’t get talked about enough. No performance. Just honest reflection from inside the practice.

Today I’m joined by Alison Stuckey, a spiritual guide, energy healer, coach, and mentor supporting midlife women to heal ancestral patterns and step into more joy, peace, and purpose.

What we explored:

• What “success” looks like when you’re in an identity transition — and the old foundation has crumbled

• Building new offers and containers while you’re still becoming who you are next (Mini Recalibration + Radical Recalibration)

• The tension between intuitive, soul-led work and the need for real business systems (without the “ick”)

• How your body can force the recalibration — and why slowing down can create capacity to expand

• Releasing 9–5 conditioning (and the belief that more work = more success)

If you’re building something meaningful and navigating the in-between, you’re not alone.

Alison’s links:
Website: http://www.alisonstuckey.com/
Instagram: @alisonstuckey
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nowsheknowsgroup

Sophie’s links:
Book a Behind the Practice Podcast Conversation → https://calendly.com/sophiecampise/podcast-interview-ren-behind-the-practice

Learn more about Ren → https://ren-wellbeing.com

Follow along on Instagram → @ren.wellbeing