Rediscovering Your Truest Self and the True Meaning of Success

Today’s guest is Rachel Wong. Rachel Wong is a podcast host, speaker, and writer living in Vancouver, Canada. In today’s episode, Rachel shares what feminity and feminine genius mean to her and how that has evolved along with her faith over time. She talks about the intersection of her racial, cultural, and mental health identities and how she brings them all more intentionally into different phases of her journey. 

Rachel shared her evolution, how feminity evolved through conversation with other people, and  how her own crisis of womanhood led her to start the Feminine Genius podcast. Check out the newest season of Rachel’s podcast, Feminine Genius, and listen to episodes of  A Pondering Heart Podcast. 

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Today’s guest is Jennifer Ables. Jennifer is a woman like many of us who has worn many hats. From insurance copywriter to dancer to non-profit founder. In today’s episode, she shares with us how transitioning through those roles led her through her path of self-discovery and rediscovery and how success in life looks different. Jennifer took many leaps of faith and with each pivot unpacked her truest most authentic self. 

Follow along on Jen's story at http://jenables.com,

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The music on this podcast is by Nneka Akalegbere.

Today’s guest is Dr. Tara Hines-McCoy. Dr. Tara is a career coach, author, and speaker who inspires women to take action and awaken their lives. In today’s episode Tara shares her resilience on a personal and professional level and how being able to clearly define her why helped her reframe goals and turn lemons into lemonade.  

Follow Dr. Tara's journey: http://drtaraspeaks.com

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Music by: Nneka Akalegbere

Today’s guest is Lauren Williams. Lauren is a graphic designer and host of the Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman Podcast. In today’s episode, Lauren shares lessons learned about embracing being imperfectly phenomenal as a woman, her process for creating her podcast, and how she inspires guests and listeners to take action in their lives. Let’s take a listen to Lauren’s story. 

I loved listening to Lauren share how she “found herself”, embraced her individuality, and channeled that knowledge into a podcast. Similar to Lauren I love listening to the unique stories of guests and unpacking lessons and themes. Lauren has a great skill in reframing, adding a new perspective to help guests and listeners walk away with a sense of action. If you haven’t already, check out the Imperfectly Phenomenal Woman podcast wherever you listen to podcasts. 

Check out Lauren on Instagram: instagram.com/ipwomanpodcast

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Today’s guest is Lindsay Brennan. Lindsay is a teacher and an artist with a passion for charity. In today’s episode, Lindsay shares her experience of entering and leaving a religious community and the lessons that experience taught her about faith, friendship, and the continual discernment we practice in our lives. 

Follow along on Lindsay's journey and connect with her about her mission work at https://www.instagram.com/beautyoftruth/

Check out her artwork on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/shop/beautyoftruth 

Today’s guest is Alize Smith. Alize is a veteran turned Youtuber who helps women learn from their past to better prepare themselves for fulfilling relationships. In today’s episode,  Alize talks about how her relationship with her own father affected her relationships with men and her relationship with God. She also talks about how she sought to unpack those negative experiences and heal from them in order to put herself in a position to find a relationship that better served her and God.

Find Alize on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/_alizesmith/

Follow along on her Youtube journey and ministry here: https://tinyurl.com/yg8qac66

Today’s guest is Tasha Hunter. Tasha is an Air Force Veteran and  a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In today’s episode, she shares her experience of growth from surviving a traumatic childhood to becoming a therapist. In sharing her story, Tasha talks about the women that brought some light during her times of darkness, how her childhood affected her relationships, and how she maintained her faith along the way. Please note that this episode has mentions of child abuse and suicide and this may be too sensitive for some listeners.  hope you gather some nuggets of hope within her story.Even when we leave troubling circumstances the effects still linger and as Tasha learned she needed to address and unpack that trauma in order to step into the more fulfilling life she was meant for.

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Follow along on Tasha's journey on Instagram and check out her memoir, "What Children Remember" which is available now.

Today’s guest is Tiffany Ward. Tiffany is an educator, instructional coach, wife, and dear friend. In today’s episode, Tiffany talks about how she blends her love of technology and education to promote educational equity in the classroom. Tiffany also opens up and shares how the birth of her educational nonprofit came at a time of devastation as she and her husband tried to conceive children of their own.

I love how she shared how supportive and encouraging her husband has been for her and how she leaned into her support network and has chosen to see the beauty that lies in front of her rather than the loss she has experienced. If you'd like to follow along with the  Pittsburgh Village Project journey head over to their website at https://pghvillageproject.org/. 

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Today’s guest is Eunice Martel. Eunice is a life coach who recently tackled her huge goal of running a marathon during the pandemic. In today's episode, I sit down with Eunice as she shares her thought process in attacking the goal  and the obstacles that came up along the way. She also gives tips on how we can go about goal setting in this new year.

Eunice provided great takeaways for each of us. Having a support or “cheering squad”, whether it's friends or family or a coach is so key. Eunice talked about necessary mindset shifts she made-changing the distance units helped it seem less daunting, or envisioning yourself having accomplished that goal builds confidence. And finally, she shares that ultimately our goal is a destination and there are many paths to get there so allowing yourself flexibility is essential. 

Learn more about Eunice and her life coaching business at https://www.instagram.com/oakandreedlifecoaching/

Today's guest is Joyce Johnson. Joyce is an Author, Speaker, Sales Influencer, Business Coach and Founder of Why Sales Network. In today's episode Joyce talks about her career in sales and media, the challenges and -isms faces as a woman of color in business,  the benefits of mentorship.  We also discussed the journey she took in writing about business to pivoting to telling her own story.

Joyce's skill and talent in telling stories truly came in handy as she unpacked her negative experiences in her professional career. So many people experience those -isms as she called them. Whether in corporate life or other areas of work. She knew her worth and pivoted once again to a path that allowed and embraced her full self. Chronicling these stories surely helps her as a mentor and a coach. 

Be sure to pre-order Joyce's memoir  “No Back Doors for Me” launching January 15th at iamjoycejohnson.com and check out events from the Why Sales Network at whysalesnetwork.com.