Built to Radiate

In this solo episode of Built to Radiate, Nicki explores the power of decision-making and how declaring what you truly want can move you out of dreaming, analyzing, and waiting, and into real forward motion.She reflects on lessons from a recent women’s retreat, the energy of decisiveness, the idea of “command,” and why support is not weakness, but leverage. From personal pivots to financial planning conversations, this episode is a reminder that a decision is not a prison. It is a starting point. You can adapt, refine, and evolve as you go.If there is something in your heart that keeps calling to you, this episode invites you to stop circling the possibility and begin declaring the life you want to build.

In this episode of Built to Radiate, Nicki sits down with Sonya Verma of Inner Radiant Life for a conversation about wellness, identity, entrepreneurship, nervous system regulation, and building a life that feels truly aligned.Sonya is an integrative wellness practitioner whose work weaves together Ayurveda, yoga therapy, sound, meditation, somatic practices, and mindfulness. She shares her journey from medical school and corporate healthcare into the wellness space, including the personal health challenges and inner nudges that led her toward a more embodied path.Together, Nicki and Sonya explore the courage it takes to leave the “supposed to” path, how practical work can fund and shape the next version of our lives, and why entrepreneurship can become a deep journey of self-trust.They also discuss the power of sound baths, co-regulation, redefining success, investing in your craft, and blending spiritual trust with practical financial structure.This conversation is for anyone who has ever felt called toward something more aligned, more spacious, or more deeply their own.Sonya offers individual and group experiences that include sound meditation, Ayurveda, yoga therapy, somatic embodiment, retreats, and restorative community events. In Cincinnati, you can find her at Practice Yoga Cincinnati, located at 7745 Five Mile Road, Cincinnati, OH 45230, and she also travels to nearby locations and community spaces.Inner Radiant Life Instagram: @inner_radiant_life Inner Radiant Life Linktree: linktr.ee/innerradiantlife Inner Radiant Life Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerradiantlifeMore about Sonya / Inner Radiant Life: Wise Wellness Guild profile

In this episode of Built to Radiate, I’m joined by Natalie Deering, a licensed therapist, IFS practitioner, and host of Intuitive Self: IFS + Intuition + Spirituality.Natalie shares her journey from working in a university counseling center to gradually building a private therapy practice that feels deeply aligned with who she is. We talk about the money fears that come with leaving a steady paycheck, the decision to stay private pay, how she thought about pricing, and why building a business does not always require one dramatic leap.This conversation also explores Internal Family Systems, parts work, intuition, business investments, the temptation to buy or build more than we actually need, and the power of saying no to opportunities that are not aligned.Whether you are an entrepreneur, creative, employee, parent, or someone quietly wondering what your next chapter could look like, this episode is a reminder that freedom can be built slowly, intentionally, and with self-compassion.Your next chapter does not have to be built from panic. It can be built from curiosity, trust, and the willingness to let yourself evolve.Connect with Natalie:Website: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/Podcast: https://www.ndwellnessservices.com/podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6eOJ0VbJUAJTX9zm7ykBApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/intuitive-self-ifs-intuition-spirituality-with-natalie/id1671337885Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliedeering/

Welcome to the very first episode of Built to Radiate, a podcast about money, identity, entrepreneurship, self-worth, and the intentional choices that help us build lives that actually feel amazing to live.In this opening episode, I’m sharing why I created this podcast and the deeper questions that inspired it. After years of working in corporate sales, marketing, and human resources, I found myself professionally successful but internally out of alignment. That discomfort led me into a deep exploration of financial independence, self-awareness, creativity, entrepreneurship, and eventually becoming an investment advisor.What I discovered is that most people are not lacking dreams. They are lacking the structure, systems, self-trust, and emotional safety to actually move toward them.This podcast is about the space between freedom and safety. It’s about questioning the inherited definitions of success we unconsciously live inside, understanding our own nervous systems, and creating financial structures that give us more optionality, not just someday in retirement, but in the life we are living right now.In this episode, I explore:• Why money is a tool for optionality, not just security• The tension between freedom and responsibility• How self-understanding helps us design lives that fit• Why entrepreneurship is not the only path to freedom• How financial planning can support reinvention, creativity, sabbaticals, career pivots, and more aligned choices• The marriage of the practical and the magical in building a radiant lifeBuilt to Radiate will feature conversations with artists, wellness practitioners, founders, professionals, creatives, and people reinventing themselves in real time.My hope is that each episode gives you more self-trust, more possibility, and a little more courage to build a life that truly fits you.