I sat down with Faith Clarke—organizational health consultant, strategist, and soul-led systems thinker—for a deep and nourishing conversation on what it means to build work cultures where people actually belong.

This episode is a grounded, heart-forward invitation to slow down, feel your body, and rethink what thriving actually means in community and business.

Learn about Faith:https://www.faithclarke.com/

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Whether you're a first-gen creative, a sensitive solopreneur, or someone navigating uncertainty in life or business, this conversation is an anchor for your nervous system and a compass for your next step.

l sat down with Tad Hargrave—longtime teacher, community-builder, and founder of Marketing for Hippies—for a deep and timely conversation about ethical marketing, finding your niche, and what it means to build a business with integrity in an unstable world.

🌀 Connect with Tad: marketingforhippies.com

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Until next time—stay grounded, stay curious, and keep shifting. 💫

What does it mean to live, lead, and speak from a place of inner truth?

From growing up Quaker to navigating corporate burnout, Valerie shares her nonlinear path toward reclaiming agency, healing inherited patterns, and supporting others through meaningful transitions.

• Valerie’s journey from corporate manager to life coach (and how her sociology, theater, and mediation background all led here)
• What Quakerism taught her about discernment, truth, and connection
• The art of taking up space—online and offline—even when it’s uncomfortable

🔗 Connect with Valerie Friedlander: valeriefriedlander.com

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What does it mean to truly know yourself and stay true to that self inside systems not built for your wholeness?

In this soul-deep episode, I sit down with my former coworker, mentor, and friend Vanessa Correa, currently VP of Marketing Strategy at JP Morgan Chase. Vanessa shares her unfiltered journey of becoming her anchor in life and work—growing up in NYC, surviving childhood abuse, and forging peace not as a feeling, but as a way of being.

We talk about:

• The difference between adaptability and code-switching

• How to stay rooted in your identity in corporate spaces

• The myth of "once you find clarity, you're set for life"

• Burnout in DEI, post-2020 backlash, and recommitting to purpose

• What the real pandemic is (hint: it’s not what you think)

• Why expansion is inevitable—even if the world is resisting it

This conversation is a must-listen for anyone trying to stay grounded in a world spinning fast. Whether you're in a 9–5, building your exit plan, or navigating an identity shift Vanessa’s lived wisdom will meet you where you are.

🎧 Listen in, and let this episode remind you that peace is power, clarity is movement, and you are more than one thing. Always.

------Vanessa has 20 years of career experience in marketing and communications. She is currently a Vice President of Marketing Strategy at JPMorganChase, and has been in the finance sector for seven years. Vanessa’s key to success is being herself in every setting and not allowing anyone to put her in a box.Find her on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillynessa

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

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/correavanessav/

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So, when, where, how, and why did I become a career coach? How did I start to create and take this path.If you're called by the title of this episode, please feel free to check it out. This description is a highlight of some themes covered in this episode, it is not all-inclusive of all the information that will be shared.______________________________ To work with me go to my website: https://miriamraquelsands.com/ ______________________________ Follow me on socials:@miriamraquelsandshttps://www.facebook.com/miriamraquelsands @miriamraquelsandshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mraquelsands/

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We're going to talk about the key to everything. I'm trying not to be dramatic but it is the truth in my perspective - is that the key to almost everything is vulnerability.Followup to EPs 7, The importance of emotions, and 2, Prioritize your needs.If you're called by the title of this episode, please feel free to check it out. This description is a highlight of some themes covered in this episode, it is not all-inclusive of all the information that will be shared.______________________________ To work with me go to my website:https://miriamraquelsands.com/ ______________________________ Follow me on socials:@miriamraquelsandshttps://www.facebook.com/miriamraquelsands https://www.linkedin.com/in/mraquelsands/ https://www.youtube.com/@miriamraquelsands ______________________________ music intro credit: By Design by Kid Cudi

Are you dealing with office politics and drama? People stepping over each other at work and negative energy. When do we have to look in the mirror and say to ourselves - Is this coming from me or is this being projected onto me?If you're called by the title of this episode, please feel free to check it out. This description is a highlight of some themes covered in this episode, it is not all-inclusive of all the information that will be shared.______________________________To work with me go to my website:https://miriamraquelsands.com/ ______________________________ Follow me on socials:@miriamraquelsandshttps://www.facebook.com/miriamraquelsands https://www.linkedin.com/in/mraquelsands/ @miriamraquelsands______________________________ music intro credit: By Design by Kid Cudi