Hearts Rise Up Podcast

In this episode, D. Neil Elliott shares his personal story of how he expanded his consciousness and transformed his life. At age 57, to any outsider, he was highly educated, had a successful consulting business, and had an amazing family. His life was going well, but things were not all they seemed. He found himself anxious and fearful and sinking into a world of depression and planning his suicide. Then, something changed. He remembered a manuscript that he received. He then put aside the suicide note, began reading, and embarked on a process over the next year to transform his life.

Christine Samuel is the founder, coach, and facilitator of Inner Work Matters. In this interview, she shares her journey from Indonesia to Canada and the awakenings she experienced. After discovering the effects of stress on her health and exploring the causes, she began a healing journey of new and healthy routines, journaling, and dialoguing with her inner child. As her realizations expanded, Christine began living from the heart space instead of the mind space. She left her corporate career of 20+ years to follow her heart path. Even the uncertainty of COVID led her to look to a new strategy for living, trusting the unknown of creation, and “move purposefully one step at a time”. Christine is working on a book, hosting workshops, writing, facilitating training and meetup groups, and “co-creating” new services to assist others through Inner Work Matters. She finds delight in sharing her ever-growing understanding of living from the heart space.

In this interview, Micaela Passeri shares her journey to releasing emotional and mental blocks for permanent breakthroughs and what led to this mission to help others. Based on her own experience, she discusses the many different modalities and tools to help her clients expand, evolve, and transform their lives - both in business and personally.

In this interview, Kay Newton shares her journey to simplicity, how she arrived at this point in her life, and why she wants to help others, which in turn can help our planet. Kay loves to inspire people around the world to live midlife on their terms, full of fun and vigor. She loves to create and hold space where an individual or group can master their purpose in life. She says the process does not need to be “time-consuming or painful”.  Passionate about simplicity, Kay says “Midlife Simplicity is often hard to find. Midlife is a time of grief, overwhelm and worry which impacts your well-being. The loss of past roles or relationships also creates uncertainty. Whether you are navigating a looming empty nest or deciding what to do when your parents die and all the issues in between, don’t let them take you by surprise!” Kay Newton is the Founder of Midlife Strategies. She is an experienced Midlifer and has worked with people over 50 in both their personal and business life, taking them from "Worry to Wealth" in simple stages she calls the ‘lightbulb’ and ‘goose pimple’ moments. Kay is an award-winning International Speaker and voracious author. She is passionate about “down-to-earth space creating to guide women over 50 to get their mojo back”.  Kay delivers compelling yet relatable presentations for conferences, online events, interviews, panels, meetings, retreats, workshops, and seminars.  Show Notes: The many crossroads of life Influences and working-class background Taking advantage of opportunities “I never swam back” Downsizing x 3 Fear is a fantasy Adventurer or Explorer Living with change as a constant Walking the Camino De Santiago Aligning head, gut, and heart Tips and tools to simplify your life Circle of influence Importance of Self Confidence Social Media and Resources:  Kay Newton Midlife Strategist Facebook YouTube Instagram Free Gift from Kay: Table of Life Organization and Journey Mentioned: EXXpeditions - All-female voyages exploring the impact of and solutions to plastic and toxic pollution in our ocean. Camino de Santiago  Hearts Rise Up is a Feedspot "Best Wisdom Podcast" Hearts Rise Up Podcast Production Team: Audio editing by: Ann Serrie Technical Director: Christopher Drummond Music by: Jonn Serrie Interested in creating and hosting your own podcast? Check out our hosting platform bCast.  It's a great platform to host a podcast. The features are awesome. The support is great. Updates are made frequently. Easy interface. We would be grateful if you would use our affiliate link. CLICK HERE for more info and to sign-up.

In this interview, Mindy shares her change journey on turning insights into action with a heart-centered approach. She shares her personal experience and thoughts on assessment tools for self-reflection, how to successfully navigate change, staying heart-centered in the process of change, and how to deal with our inner critic. She also shares her perspective on appreciation, gratitude, and other qualities and how they play into effective communication and connection with others. Have a listen to discover how you can navigate your world in a heart-centered way. Mindy Kantor is a dynamic coach, consultant, and writer whose mission is to empower you to activate your best self. She works with people who want to transform themselves, teams, or organizations. Combining her twenty-five years of experience in communication, change management, and marketing expertise with a natural curiosity about the wiring of people’s minds and human behavior, she provides a fresh perspective and integrated way to turn insight into action.  Mindy holds a Bachelor of Science in business with a marketing focus and a Master’s degree in public and corporate communication. In addition, she has several certifications in project management, change management, and psychological assessments including Enneagram, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, and Firo-B and Firo Business. Mindy’s toolbox of game-changing assessments assisted her in finding the path that allows her to use her passion to help others.  Find out more about Mindy Kantor here: https://mindykantor.com/ Free Offer: Favorite change/transformation and communication tools to activate your best: https://mindykantor.com/library/ ****** Find out more about Hearts Rise Up, free resources, and our popular "Notes From Your Higher Self:" https://heartsriseup.com/ https://heartsriseup.com/notes-from-your-higher-self/ Hearts Rise Up is a Feedspot "Best Wisdom Podcast."

Yasmin Nguyen has a joyful story to tell. He does it as an author, adventurer, facilitator, filmmaker, joy ambassador, photographer, speaker, and world changer. Yasmin is the founder of the Joyful Living Project. He created the Joyful Living Project to ignite positive change and remind us of all the good around us. He's also starting a podcast to help others activate joy in their lives. In this interview, Yasmin talks about some of the challenges he has faced, including fleeing communist Vietnam, being rescued at sea, growing up as an immigrant in America, his experience with corporate life, entrepreneurship, deep depression, and burnout. Yasmin has come up with 7 principles of joyful living that worked for him and is excited to share them. To inspire and reach more Joy Ambassadors, he's writing a book on his life journey and challenges. Some years ago, Yasmin found a deeper calling that led him to pack up his car to drive across America on an 18-month journey to discover, document, and share stories of real people, beautiful places, and heart-opening experiences that bring us joy. In 2022, he and his team will launch a new concept called "The Joy Gym" to reconnect millions of people every day as "Joy Makers" to practice simple habits that activate joy, strengthen their hearts and minds, and create a better world.

In this interview, Heath Armstrong explains how he leaned into love and nature to turn his life around after waking up face-down-pants-down in his garage during a rock-bottom breakdown. He began interviewing 100+ creative entrepreneurs and adopting their strategies. He also had the help of a few magical strangers. In 2016, he retired his traditional 'career' in concrete construction, sold all of his belongings, and scaled his bootstrapped e-commerce startup to hit multiple 6-figure months while mainly wearing undies.  He shares some of the tips and techniques that have helped him live with a sense of rebirth every day.  Living in tune with Nature, surrendering expectations, having a morning routine, and "leaning into love and letting his heart rise up".   Since then, he has worked location-independent from over twenty countries, summited the world's largest free-standing volcano, survived rafting the Nile River, witnessed exorcisms in Indonesia, and fallen in love with the culture and experience of East African digital education for children. Heath brings some of his adventures and experiences to us in this interview.   Heath Armstrong is an author, explorer, e-commerce maniac, podcaster, and co-founder of Rage Create. He is the creator of Sweet-Ass Affirmation Decks (motivation for your creative mind)  and several Sweet-Ass Journals, and the host of the Never Stop Peaking podcast.

In this interview "Finding Your Radical Purpose," Jose Leal shares his personal journey that led him to co-found Radical, a Collaborative helping people shift to ways of collaborating that meet their needs. His primary focus is on exposing the realities of the dominant systems of force that people now work in and developing approaches to break free. In doing so, he outlines the future of the workplace where there is an environment in balance. For the individual, this often leads to harmony and a fulfilled sense of purpose. After 13 years of working in a dysfunctional organization and industry, Jose realized that he could no longer live or contribute to the dysfunction of the systems of force. So he has spent the last seven years researching human motivation and organizational environments, leading to the Radical Purpose Framework, Collaborative Canvas, and Collaborative Agreement and co-authoring Radical Companies. Jose is an entrepreneur, a change agent, a paradigm shifter, a researcher, and an author. In this interview, discover what brought Jose to the point in his life that, despite his successes, made him question his environment and actions. Through research into human behavior and psychology, and aligning body, mind, and heart, he shows us a new meaning for radical. Find out more about Jose Leal here: https://www.radicalpurpose.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jleal/ https://www.society2045.com/about ******* Find out more about Hearts Rise Up, free resources, and our popular "Notes From Your Higher Self:" https://heartsriseup.com/ https://heartsriseup.com/notes-from-your-higher-self/ Hearts Rise Up is a Feedspot "Best Wisdom Podcast…2021."

Join us in this interview with Morgana Rae, money relationship expert and 20-time international #1 best-selling author of Financial Alchemy: Twelve Months of Magic and Manifestation. She is regarded as the world's #1 authority on the relationship with money. In this episode, she describes her frustrating early experiences with money due to her "superpowers of money revulsion." After reaching a low point (which she acknowledges is a place of leverage), Morgana turned to her coach to discover the root cause of her income aversion. One simple question shifted her relationship dynamic with money and since then she's developed a powerful, "dig deep" process of six proven steps to love-centered wealth that have transformed her life and the lives of thousands of her clients. She says that "All of our relationships are related. Healing your relationship with money is the same thing as healing your relationship to life, love, and yourself." Morgana's groundbreaking program for creating wealth has been featured on ABC, NBC, FOX, PBS, NPR, CNN, United Press International, Yahoo Finance, and The Wall Street Journal online. As a "thought leader" on the topics of Wealth and Relationship, she's been a featured expert on programs with Deepak Chopra, Bob Proctor, Loral Langemeier, Wayne Dyer, Marianne Williamson, Marcia Weider, and many others. A pioneer in personal development, she helps others make a big impact in the world and heal the rift between heart, spirit, and money. Find out more about Morgana here: https://morganarae.com https://www.doesmoneyloveyou.com/ ******* More about Hearts Rise Up: https://heartsriseup.com Hearts Rise Up Podcast has been named a "2021 Best Wisdom Podcast" by Feedspot.

Join Carol in this interview with Nate Rifkin to learn how he saved his life and "transformed his mind from an enemy to an ally" through the ancient "Standing Meditation" practice. Nate recognized the dangerous situation he was in in his life. First, he reflected on how his early development had negatively influenced him and created self-destructive habits. Next, he realized that his old protective mechanisms were no longer working. Finally, after much outward seeking in the world of self-help practices, life pushed Nate inward to focus on a spiritual path. He turned his life around incrementally, starting with a 1-minute meditation practice.   Nate is an author and Daoist practitioner. In his book, The Standing Meditation, he shares his story. This #1 New Release in multiple categories on Amazon outlines his journey and "gives step-by-step directions for the Daoist meditation that saved his life." Find out more about Nate here: https://naterifkin.com/ ******* More about Hearts Rise Up: https://heartsriseup.com Hearts Rise Up Podcast has been named a "2021 Top Wisdom Podcast" by Feedspot.

Dylan Charles is a self-described "battered soul" who found his way from self-sabotage to self-mastery. He did this by being open to his inner wisdom and seizing on opportunities to increase his knowledge and take action to improve his life and the lives of those around him. Dylan is an artist, publisher, podcast host, martial arts practitioner, meditator, plant medicine facilitator, and self-mastery coach. In this conversation with Carol, Dylan outlines his rocky road to "awakening" and the people and tools he encountered along the way that now define his life and his mission of helping others. He highlights the importance of discernment, trusting our inner wisdom, and taking responsibility for navigating our current environment. Blending the structure and spirituality of the east with the shamanistic tools of nature-based cultures, Dylan challenges us to see beyond the surface of "cultural indoctrination." Find out more about Dylan here: https://batteredsouls.com/ https://www.wakingtimes.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WakingTimes https://shaolindylan.com FREE 15-minute insight consultation - available on Dylan's "shaolindylan.com" website ******* More about Hearts Rise Up: https://heartsriseup.com Hearts Rise Up Podcast has been named a "2021 Top Wisdom Podcast" by Feedspot.

In this interview, Kathleen Flanagan talks about "trusting yourself" and tells of lessons learned in her "walk through fear" that led to emotional healing and her own "awakening." The role of meditation was vital in her learning to trust herself. That, along with her spiritual experiences, has given her the passion and impetus for helping others with "designing, defining, testing, and experiencing a crystal clear vision of the life they would love." She is a national and international multi-award-winning author of Dancing Souls: Merging Heaven and Earth – Book One.

In this interview, Corbett Barr talks with Carol about life being a refinement process, increasing awareness of the importance of creating vs. consuming in a digital world, and having a heart-centered focus. Recently Corbett has taken a look at his life and the world and pivoted to focus on "tech for social good, digital minimalism, and the creator economy." In his conversation with Carol, he talks about how this period of reevaluation and contemplation has led him back to writing. Carol met Corbett through his company, Fizzle. From her experience in working with him, she says that "Corbett is one of the most humble human beings I have gotten to know. I've been a member of his Fizzle community for over three years, and I've learned a lot from him and his team in building Hearts Rise Up's online presence. I appreciate his integrity, honesty, and compassion." Hearts Rise Up is excited to bring this interview with Corbett Barr to our listeners!

Filled with grief after losing his son several years ago, Justin Caffrey turned to Eastern Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience to deal with PTSD and extreme anxiety. This eventually led him to a spiritual path and an awakening to a new way of living. In this interview, Justin talks with Carol about navigating life's challenges and how grief and loss have changed his life. As a coach and consultant, part of his mission is to help others by sharing what has helped him. His website contains courses and many free resources.

In this interview, Tim McDonald discusses with Carol his life path and the challenges that have transformed his relationship with fear. Recognizing how it held him back, he talks about how embracing his fear helped him get unstuck and leave a toxic job, end a 17-year marriage, move to a new city, and meet his life partner.  Tim talks about how acceptance, advocacy, and compassion have helped him cope with his challenges, including a life-threatening stage 4 colon cancer diagnosis. Tim is open with and embraces the audience as part of his community as he shares the difficult aspects and gifts of what he is going through.

Ophelia Rigault knows first-hand what it is to feel grief, lose hopes and dreams and experience the heartache of loss and betrayal. But, she also knows what it is to rebuild and come back resilient and wiser than ever. In this interview with Carol, Ophelia talks about her early life and her close relationship with her mother and grandmother. Her experiences with change and loss led her to recognize her second-generation, ancestral gift of spiritual insight and intuition. Throughout a life of exploration and self-discovery, Ophelia found her purpose of helping others move through the many kinds of grief that we experience in life.  She also supports leaders, organizations, and community groups by creating brave spaces that empower their people to have uncomfortable conversations on inclusion, mental health stigma and promote a sense of belonging.

In this episode, Carol interviews Rev. Janice Chrysler who explains what led her to find her path, develop her intuitive skills to help herself and others, teach meditation and write two books (so far). At age 10, she knew she would do something spiritual. As an inquisitive young girl, she was always asking questions trying to figure out the "why" to everything. Listen in to learn the three soul questions to ask yourself to find your path and the one thing you need to do to continuously move forward in your life.

In this interview with Carol, Shelly Francis explains, what brought her to realize what is important in life and how to navigate her way through the many types of courage she calls the Courage Quintessentials. She shares her personal challenges in life resulting in 180- to 360- to 540-degree changes and how change occurred in six-year cycles. One of her goals is to “help people unleash their creative courage.” Writing the book "The Courage Way" became a living experiment. She shares how it informed her life as she was writing it for the organization and her colleagues, and how it became a framework for reflecting on when she and others acted with courage.

After going from 'living' to 'dying' to 'awakening,' which ushered in an entirely new way of perceiving life, Dawn James became a Conscious Living Teacher in 2003. She realized that we are more than physical beings. We are spiritual beings designed to be happy and healthy, co-existing in harmony with all living things. Dawn is also an author, sound healer, spiritual mentor, and retreat guide. Dawn discusses with Carol her spiritual awakening (known as Samadhi) and a series of spiritual events in 2003. After which, Dawn was inspired to start writing from a message she received from the late Sylvia Browne. Dawn has written eight books to date. Since her 'wake-up' call, she has dedicated her life to teaching others how to raise their consciousness and understand and enhance personal vibrational frequency for overall health and well-being. In this interview, she shares her experiences with resilience, vibrational frequencies, and her knowledge and passion for uplifting others through her virtual Soundscape Meditation events, Online Spiritual Mentoring, and leading Soulful Healing retreats in Costa Rica. Note: Feedspot names Hearts Rise Up a “Top 35 Wisdom Podcasts…2021.”

Christian de la Huerta is an author, spiritual teacher, speaker, and personal transformation coach whose mission is to help others learn to stand in their power. In this interview, Carol and Christian explore what it means to stand in your power and awaken the hero within. They explore the benefits of breathwork in creating a healthier, heart-centered life. They discuss living from a compassionate, kind, and loving place – the kind of love that wields the most powerful results. Christian's story is a call to action to do the inner work, build our sense of self, and stand in our power. His turning point happened when he asked himself the question "What do I want from life?"  Consider how you might answer this question! Note: Feedspot calls Hearts Rise Up one of the “Top 35 Wisdom Podcasts…2021.”