Always be Learning, Evolving, and Shedding Your Own Skin with Jasmine C Leyva

In this episode, Sophia sits down with Jasmine C Leyva who is an unapologetic artist, who creates in many different mediums. She is the producer of award-winning shows, that has also appeared in front of the camera, including starring in the lifestyle show My Crazy Ex. Yet, Jasmine decided to take a breath, to stop working and focus on herself and “just be”. A decision that led to her transforming her life and writing another best-selling children´s book. During the episode, Jasmine shares her experience of living a different, more social, less stressful life. Explaining how letting go of the stereotypes she was raised to fit into and not being afraid to try completely new things had a hugely positive impact on her. How it liberated her, further fed her creativity, and led to positive, long-term changes in her life.  KEY TAKEAWAYS It is all too easy to get stuck working so hard that you no longer feel the joy. To become too exhausted to do so.Everyone needs to know when to take a break, It is possible to turn the bad things that happen to you into victory.Letting go for a while and playing like a child is incredibly liberating. Jasmine did this by attending Mermaid school, an experience, that generated great joy and fed her creativity.Never be afraid to change direction. There is no need to be held prisoner by success, failure, or anything in your past life.We absorb other people´s energy, which is why who we spend time with has such a profound effect on how we feel.The way you eat has a massive impact on how you age.Do not let your dreams become idle. Take action, learn, and make it happen. BEST MOMENTS‘How many times in life do we get to just exist freely without having to fit into all the boxes that we feel imprisoned by?’‘What you put out in the world is what you attract.’‘We should all be celebrating each other.’‘A lot of people, don't want to evolve, they want to stay stagnant. Whereas for me, I want to keep shedding my own skin.’  EPISODE RESOURCESWebsite: https://jasmineleyva.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasminecleyva/YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUmSXRtjPgc_JQ4N-h67VUgInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jasmine_c_leyva/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jasmineperry247Twitter - https://twitter.com/jasmine_c_leyvaIMDB - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3431255/KweliTV – free global black content streaming service - https://www.kweli.tv/The Invisible Vegan - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Invisible-Vegan-Cedric-Entertainer/dp/B07WM2PZC3/Books by Jasmine C Leyva - https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AJasmine++C+Leyva&s=relevancerank&text=Jasmine++C+Leyva&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1  ABOUT THE GUESTJust “Jas” to her friends — she is unapologetically an artist. With a Bachelor of Arts in TV, Film, and Media and a Master of Fine Arts in screenwriting, she worked as an associate producer on an NAACP-winning docuseries entitled Unsung, and shortly after, was given the opportunity to write and produce on Being, a docuseries highlighting dynamic entertainers in film and music. She’s done court shows and casted for Food Network productions and she is currently a producer on the NBC show America's Got Talent. She also makes strides in front of the camera. She has done commercials and print ads for major brands like Nissan, VW, Sony, Apple, Uber, American Express, Diesel, BlackPeopleMeet, Credit Sesame, Michelle Watches, Elle magazine, and more. She also starred in the Lifetime show, My Crazy Ex, along with other TV projects. Jasmine and Kenny Leyva produced their feature-length documentary, The Invisible Vegan, a film that chronicles Jasmine’s personal experience with plant-based eating. The film also explains how plant-based eating is directly linked to African roots and how African-American eating habits have been debased by a chain of oppression stemming from slavery, economics, and modern agribusiness. They are currently in production for a few new independent films. Not to sound pedestrian, but the sky is the limit and her evolution will be televised!  VALUABLE RESOURCES Webste: www.thereikihealingcoach.com ABOUT YOUR HOSTSophia is passionate about traveling the world and personal development. She gets off on the power that travel has to change your perspective and also realizing that everywhere you go there you are. So, continuously working on herself is important so she can give the best of her to those she serves. With over 15 years in the helping/ healing space, Sophia holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology, is a certified life coach, and has built her healing toolbox with lots of tools. She uses these tools to help women move from thinking there has got to be more to life than this to knowing fulfillment, more satisfying relationships, loving who they see when they look in the mirror, and stepping into their power. CONTACT THE HOST Webste: www.thereikihealingcoach.com  Podcast Description The travel and transformation podcast is for women who enjoy traveling and personal transformation. You can be anywhere on your journey, just starting to travel or working on yourself, or seasoned at either or both. All are welcome. You’ll be getting the tools you need to start living the life you want to live by creating life your way. Forget living life for other people, whether it’s the job they want you to have, getting married, having kids, or any other people’s wants. It’s about finding a way to do you especially if you are single and over 40. You’ll hear from Sophia individually and the coaches, healers, and others that she interviews. Hosted on Acast. 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