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It Has to Be Me

It Has to Be Me

By: Tess Masters
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What are your “It has to be me” moments? Those key points in your life where you know “This is what I want to do” and you go for it! I’m Tess Masters and I’m getting the skinny from people who are smashing their fears and doubts to make the things they want happen. Let’s dive in, get fired up, and go after your next “It Has To Be Me!”Copyright 2024 It Has To Be Me Tess Masters, Inc. All Rights Reserved Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Leadership Management & Leadership Personal Development Personal Success
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  • The Power Of Sound Healing | 068
    Aug 21 2025

    Liam Le Kelle shares the power of sound healing to help us quieten our minds, and process our emotions and experiences without words.

    Raised in the Australian bush by a strict father, and struggling with depression, Liam found freedom and joy in making music with everything in nature. Indigenous mentors nurtured his love for the songs of the land, prompting a lifelong practice and mastery with ancient and modern instruments.

    Experiencing the profound impact of sound on his own emotional growth, Liam then studied healing modalities with spiritual teachers around the world.

    His work has been shaped by listening—to the earth, to energy, to people—and noticing and feeling what’s drowning beneath the noise.

    We discuss how changing our vibration and frequency releases stagnant energy, breaks thought patterns and behavioural cycles, and gives us greater clarity.

    Liam takes us through how sound and breath can help us meet discomfort and integrate trauma, not as wounds to reopen, but as wisdom that guides us to something new.

    “Let sound, and what you can’t see, take you inward,” Liam says, to connect with self, and effect change outward.

    TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

    • Sound helps us come into the wisdom of our stories without the words.
    • Our relationship with sound and music is shaped in childhood experiences.
    • Staying in the same vibrational frequency perpetuates the same stories.
    • We often confuse comfort with safety, and dissociate from what we need to feel.
    • Sound healing can help release trauma, shed old beliefs, and welcome new energy.
    • Sound baths help us connect: cognitively, spiritually, and emotionally.
    • Indigenous cultures teach us to respect the vibrations and songs of nature.
    • A skilled sound practitioner improvises to serve the healing that is needed.

    ABOUT LIAM LE KELLE

    Multi-instrumentalist, singer, and master of sound, Liam Le Kelle has decades of experience facilitating transformative healing journeys.

    Trained in Tibetan sound therapy, traditional didgeridoo healing, tantric practices, vocal and breathwork techniques, Reiki, and other healing modalities, Liam integrates ancient wisdom with contemporary energy practices.

    Developed in study with indigenous elders, spiritual teachers, and musicians around the globe, Liam’s approach blends sound, music, breath, and energy work to guide people toward inner harmony, connection, and resilience.

    A close relationship with nature and sound helped Liam navigate inner turmoil, identity struggles, and depression. Through sound and energy sessions, he supports others in discovering joy and presence.

    Using humor as a vital tool for healing, even in challenging moments, Liam helps people open their hearts with grace and authenticity.

    CONNECT WITH LIAM

    Website: https://www.sacredsound.global/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SacredSoundGlobal

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sacredsound.global/


    MEET TESS MASTERS:

    Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs. ...

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Sound Healing with Tibetan Singing Bowls | 067
    Aug 14 2025

    Struggling with the chaos of the world? Sound therapist and Reiki master Kelly Sullivan shares the power of Tibetan singing bowls to combat stress, promote relaxation, and support better physical and emotional health.

    Kelly’s journey as a wellness practitioner began not out of clarity, but in anxiety. Studying graphic design, she felt unfulfilled and burnt out, craving a deeper connection and purpose.

    Escaping the uncertainty, she spent a summer volunteering in Nepal, fell in love with the culture, and brought home a Tibetan bowl. The souvenir collected dust on her shelf. Then a Reiki practitioner introduced her to traditions of ancient sound healing. The ornamental became instrumental, and Kelly was hooked. She returned to Nepal to study, and became a Tibetan singing bowl therapist.

    Kelly explains how Tibetan bowls differ from crystal bowls, and how she uses the bowls as diagnostic tools to determine which chakras in the body need to be aligned and balanced. She walks us through how listening to the bowls’ sounds and vibrations trains our brain waves to slow down. This gentle meditation opens creativity and intuition.

    We discuss the differences between sound and music, and how our unique relationships with the bowls help us find our individual flow and tap into the rhythm of relaxation.

    Slow down, Kelly says, create your own stillness, and listen. Allow sound to lead, so your energy can speak.

    TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

    • Sound therapy with Tibetan bowls can restore energy balance.
    • The Tibetan bowls work with seven notes that correspond to the seven chakras.
    • Each singing bowl makes a unique sound, resonating differently with each person.
    • The bowls’ harmonies promote relaxation and rejuvenation.
    • The vibrations of the bowls train our brain waves to slow down.
    • Creating stillness through sound is a powerful form of meditation to access creativity.
    • In the slumber state, intuition and clarity of intention can rise to the surface.
    • Understanding your vibration and energy enables you to tune into the needs of others.

    ABOUT KELLY SULLIVAN

    Kelly Sullivan is the director of Soli Wellness, a boutique studio dedicated to sound therapy, Reiki energy healing, meditation, and holistic wellbeing.

    A Tibetan singing bowl therapist, sound healing practitioner, Reiki Master, and Yoga Nidra meditation teacher, Kelly harnesses the power of sound and energy to combat stress, calm the mind, regulate the nervous system, and restore inner harmony.

    Kelly’s journey with holistic wellness began in 2010 on a trip to Nepal, where she experienced the healing power of Tibetan singing bowls. She returned to Kathmandu to study this ancient healing modality, and incorporated it into her Reiki sessions when she went back to Australia.

    A member of the International Sound Therapy Association, Kelly enjoys expanding her knowledge and sharing the transformative benefits of sound.

    CONNECT WITH KELLY

    Website: soliwellness.com.au

    Instagram: instagram.com/soliwellness.studio

    Facebook: facebook.com/SoliWellnessStudio

    MEET TESS MASTERS:

    Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.

    Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo...

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • It's Not the Right Time. Or Is It? | 066
    Aug 7 2025

    Is time your ally or enemy? I explore our relationship with time, and how our perspective dictates our behavior, ability to embrace change, and will to take action on what we want.

    We get into beliefs around time, and how they’re shaped by family systems, internalized capitalism, societal expectations, ageism, fear, desire, and self esteem. We look at ways to cultivate a conscious understanding of time that feeds a better quality of life.

    Diving into quality versus quantity, we unpack how obsessing about the “right time” limits our possibilities. A better approach: Slow down your experience of time, tune in, embrace imperfection, seize opportunities to practice and learn, and relish time spent resting, reflecting, integrating, and planning.

    Drawing on wisdom from past guests, I reiterate the pitfalls of getting stuck in the past or projecting into the future. And how stories keep us engaged with the present to savor each moment and experience more joy.

    It’s always the right time to decide: “It has to be me.”

    TESS’S TAKEAWAYS:

    • Our relationship with time is linked to identity and self-worth.
    • The “I’m not enough” story pulls us out of seeing what is available in real time.
    • Living in the past or projecting into the future robs us of clarity and joy in the present.
    • Spend time to assess information, investigate the source, and engage critical thinking.
    • Time is a gift we give ourselves and others. Be discerning about how you spend it.
    • Allow time for self-care to bank more quality time in the future.
    • “It’s not the right time” is a common excuse to indulge fear.
    • Nothing is a waste of time. There is value in every experience.

    MEET TESS MASTERS:

    Tess Masters is an actor, presenter, health coach, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend, published by Penguin Random House. She is also the creator of the Skinny60® health programs.

    Health tips and recipes by Tess have been featured in the LA Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Real Simple, Yoga Journal, Yahoo Health, Hallmark Channel, The Today Show, and many others.

    Tess’s magnetic personality, infectious enthusiasm, and down-to-earth approach have made her a go-to personality for people of all dietary stripes who share her conviction that healthy living can be easy and fun. Get delicious recipes at TheBlenderGirl.com.

    CONNECT WITH TESS:

    Website:  https://tessmasters.com/

    Podcast:  https://ithastobeme.com/ 

    Health Programs: https://www.skinny60.com/

    Delicious Recipes: https://www.theblendergirl.com/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theblendergirl/

    Instagram:

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    41 mins
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