Crazy Beautiful Truth

A version of this episode was released in Season 1 and is back by popular demand — because the conversation about women and money is far from over. This is freshly edited and includes closing insights from Sheila.So many women have told me they feel uneasy around their financial lives. Not incompetent — uneasy. Like there's something they should know, something they should be doing. If that's you, this episode is for you or for the people who love you.Mikelann Valterra is an author, speaker, financial therapist, and master money coach who has spent twenty-five years as a thought leader in financial psychology. She helps women around the world rise above the money fog, transform their relationship with money, and design their ideal lives. Her book Rise Above the Money Fog is available now.In this conversation we get into what money fog actually is — and the sneaky ways it shows up in midlife. We talk about the stories and beliefs we inherited around money, why women carry more financial anxiety than men, and what it means to treat your finances as a sacred resource for designing a life you love. We also talk about mimetic desire — the great romantic lie that our desires are actually our own.This is not a budgeting episode. It's a freedom episode.What we cover:The FOG framework — Fear, Overwhelm, and Guilt — and how to recognize it in yourselfWhy midlife transitions bring money fog roaring backElegant financial simplicity — and why fewer accounts means more peaceThe seeds of possibility that money fog quietly killsHow to ask better questions of yourself and your advisorsWhere desire actually comes from — and why it mattersFind Mikelann:Website: seattlemoneycoach.comGrab her free money fog quiz at the same linkLinkedIn: Mikelann ValterraCrazy Beautiful Truth is hosted by Sheila Delaney, executive facilitator and leadership coach, who believes there is always a Crazy Beautiful Truth at play, working for us, guiding us into the life we most want to live. Allowing it is a game changer.

Sheila Delaney is joined by Amar, creator of The Coherence Method and a former healer who works with professionals who are successful on paper and privately exhausted. He helps them stop managing themselves like a problem to fix and start operating from coherence.Most of us have outsourced our authority without knowing it. To the next healer, the next strategy, the next version of ourselves we are still trying to become. And the nervous system, running on seven-year-kiddo-old code, is perfectly happy to keep us circling the airport, never landing.This conversation asks the question most practitioners never do: what comes after healing? Amar and Sheila explore:Why driven people get addicted to almostWhat it actually takes to reclaim inner authorityHow to tell the difference between building from pressure and building from presenceWhy the nervous system prefers familiar chaos to unfamiliar peace and what to do about itCoherence, Amar says, isn't something you build. It's something you return to. You were born with it.If you have been doing the work, achieving what you set out to, and something still feels unresolved? This episode is for you.Find Amar and his programs and one on one work at https://withamar.com/Instagram @amarenergy

What do you do when grief drops you into the deep end and you can't find the shore?Sheila Delaney is joined by Laing Rikkers — award-winning author, entrepreneur, and executive coach — whose sister's sudden death sent her searching for a way back to life through nature, poetry, and the simple rituals that hold us together when everything falls apart. Laing's book Morning Leaves (Red Hen Press, second edition) was born from that journey, written during pandemic lockdown, illustrated by botanical artist Kelly Leahy-Ratting, and offered to the world as an act of radical vulnerability and hard-won courage. The second edition is out now. It's gorgeous.In this conversation:The grief that doesn't go away, but gets integratedThe rage that lives beneath the even-keeled surfaceThe daughter who held up a mirror and asked are you really doing this?The moment a reader said it felt like I read your journalThe crazy beautiful truth Laing carries now — that how we spend our days is a choice, and it takes real elbow grease to choose joyFind Laing at laingrikkers.com Instagram @morning_leaves_and_poetry LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/laing-rikkers/

Author Harper Bailey joins Sheila Delaney to talk about what does it can look like to love yourself back into life. For Harper, it started with a dream she couldn't outrun and a book she didn't want to write.Harper is a public health leader, the first Black woman to lead a prominent national women's healthcare nonprofit, and the author of It Was Her: A Memoir — a deeply personal account of grief, healing, and the courage it takes to reclaim your own narrative. In this conversation, she talks about nine years in the wilderness of grief, the Reiki session that showed her a little girl hiding in a closet, the psychedelic journey that cracked her open, and the small promises that rebuilt her trust in herself.This one is rich, honest, and worth every minute.Find the book wherever you get your books. Order ⁠here⁠. Find out more about Harper Bailey and follow her writing on her website: ⁠https://www.harperabailey.com/

What if grief isn't just about death — but about every future you imagined and lost? We open season 3 with Sheila Delaney joined by Dr. Megan Shen, TEDx speaker and social psychologist specializing in grief. She redefines what we're actually carrying, what grief actually is, why we go numb, and what it takes to love yourself back into life.Dr. Shen has been featured in Forbes, USA Today, Huffington Post, NPR and CBS News. Find and follow her work at:Light in the Wound on Substack: meganshen.substack.comHow to Grow Hope on Psychology Today: psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-to-grow-hopeAnd please like and follow/ subscribe here to stay up to date as new episodes drop.

Guest Kara Kalin was an elite athlete, a national coach, and is a licensed clinical counsellor in British Columbia, Canada. She is the CEO and Founder of Shift Change. Kara and Sheila explore how high performers learn to leave their bodies — and how reclaiming presence takes life, relationships, and leadership to the next level. We talk EMDR, shock in the body, trauma, the return to wholeness, and loving ourselves back into life when we have lost track of why it’s worth it.Find more of Kara:https://www.linkedin.com/in/karakalinhttps://linktr.ee/karakalinhttps://www.shiftchange.life/TakeawaysThe journey of self-discovery is ongoing and requires constant unfolding.Embracing fear and vulnerability is essential for personal growth.Loving ourselves back into life means reconnecting with our essence.Performance can lead to dissociation and disconnection from our bodies.Understanding trauma helps us navigate our emotional responses.Creating a felt sense of safety is crucial for healing.Community plays a vital role in supporting our healing journeys.Navigating grief requires compassion and understanding.Self-compassion allows us to heal from past wounds.Unlocking our inner wisdom is key to personal transformation.Keywordsself-discovery, vulnerability, trauma, healing, community, EMDR, mental health, self-compassion, feminine energy, personal growth

What if the most powerful thing you’ve never seen is yourself? In this episode of Crazy Beautiful Truth, Ushi Patel and host Sheila Delaney explore what happens when we see ourselves clearly reflected back to us in a creative brief. We talk about why design cracks us open and lets us see ourselves afresh, why masks fall away, and why seeing ourselvs through the lens of design moves and activates us more than praise ever could.Find more of Ushi at ushi-ink.com. Get her book, Dare to Design the Real You to show you how to define your irreplaceable value-add and remain relevant, the obvious choice regardless of the changing world around you. It is not about doing more—it is about seeing differently. It’s not about what you’ve achieved. It’s about who you are—the source of your distinction.

Responsibility.We’ve been taught it means duty, obligation, self-erasure.But what if we’ve had it wrong all along?In this episode, Sheila Delaney flips the script: responsibility as freedom. As power. As your ability to respond.From graduation speeches praising “selfless moms,” to a law firm dinner where loyalty was measured in debt, Sheila shows what radical self-responsibility isn’t. It is agency. It is the doorway to vitality, clarity, and leadership that engages.Without it? We collapse into martyrdom, deflection, or collapse.This is the reframe you didn’t know you needed.

Encore episode with Brenda Reiss, Forgiveness Coach, and a throw back to season 1. This is an episode that I received such lovely responses to. And forgiveness is up in so many places.Our style and approach have changed a little, but this content is gold.Forgiveness isn’t about letting anyone off the hook—it’s about setting yourself free.In this raw and soulful conversation, forgiveness and grief coach Brenda Reiss joins Sheila to explore what it really takes to release resentment, shame, and self-blame. From bathroom floor moments to radical self-trust, they unpack how healing begins not with perfection—but with willingness.💔 Why self-forgiveness feels impossible (and how to shift it)🧠 What your body knows before your brain does🔥 The moment you realize: “This pain is mine—and so is the power to transform it”If you’ve ever felt stuck in your story, this episode is your permission to start again—with grace, grit, and a whole lot of truth.👉 Subscribe and drop a comment: What are you ready to let go of?#Forgiveness #GriefHealing #SelfTrust #CrazyBeautifulTruth #SheilaDelaney #BrendaReiss #Podcast

Mario Lanzarotti gets honest about the spiral he lived through: chasing success while drowning in vices, and the effect of taking radical responsibility for his choices and discovering forgiveness as a doorway back to peace.We dig into:🔸 Why numbness is contagious in our culture — and especially dangerous for leaders🔸 The cost of living in survival mode and “figuring it out” thinking🔸 How self-doubt can shift from being saboteur to a teacher🔸 The terrifying but necessary void between old identities and new ones🔸 Why forgiveness is not about giving someone a pass — it’s a power moveIf you’ve ever wondered, Is this all there is? — this episode is for you.Find Mario, active on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanzarottimario/ Chapters00:00 Loving Ourselves Back to Life02:30 The Role of Consciousness in Problem Solving05:30 The Shift from Intellect to Presence07:56 Fear vs. Faith-Based Consciousness11:02 The Symptoms of Losing Aliveness13:27 Understanding Self-Doubt16:02 The Journey of Forgiveness19:11 Self-Responsibility and Personal Growth21:40 The Importance of Leadership in Self-Doubt24:24 Navigating the Void of Change27:10 The Process of Scaling a Business30:06 Finding Peace in the JourneyKeywordsself-love, consciousness, problem-solving, personal growth, self-doubt, forgiveness, leadership, business coaching, emotional intelligence, aliveness

Content warning: Our conversation includes talk of suicide and mental health for military personnel and first responders. Dial 988 for the Suicide and Crisis LifeLine in Canada and the USA highly sought-after coach and international speaker on leadership, Erica Gifford Mills has built her career helping others root deeply and lead authentically. But her wisdom has been tested and forged in fire. From breast cancer to the devastating loss of her son Conner, Erica has lived the truth of loving yourself back into life. If you’ve ever felt burned out, isolated, or like you should be “stronger” than your pain, this episode is your reminder:✔ You don’t have to do it alone.✔ Self-love isn’t vanity. It’s oxygen.✔ Asking for help is not weakness. It’s wisdom.Together we explore resilience, asking for help, self-love, boundaries, intuition, and how to turn pain into purpose, wounds into wisdom. Erica’s story will stay with you long after the episode ends. Chapters00:00 Introduction01:14 Empowerment and Self-Discovery03:47 Navigating Change and Self-Worth06:20 Facing Adversity: Cancer Journey08:54 Reconnecting with Identity and Beauty11:28 Vulnerability and Asking for Help14:12 Conner's Legacy and Mental Health Awareness19:26 The Importance of Asking for Help22:51 Navigating Isolation and Connection25:58 Embracing Uncomfortable Conversations28:58 Authenticity in Leadership32:47 Self-Awareness and Emotional Fluency37:03 Setting Boundaries in Communication38:00 The Importance of Boundaries43:21 Empowering Women Through StorytellingKeywordsself-love, boundaries, resilience, mental health, women empowerment, personal growth, community, leadership, emotional awareness, connection

Enneagram innovator Ingrid Stabb reveals why disregarding your weaknesses is the smartest growth move you’ll ever make and why it's your strengths that are the shortcut to purpose and vitality, especially through collaboration.Ingrid shares the core of her new book The Nine Points of Potential with its purpose points, propulsion points, and protection points, and explains why focusing on strengths rather than weaknesses is the real path to growth. Together we talk about burnout, the pilot light inside us that never goes out, and the connective tissue that brings teams, families, and communities back to life.Sheila and Ingrid coach each other and share some real time insights you don't want to miss if you have any interest in living, leading, and collaborating with the best of yourself.Learn more about Ingrid at https://www.ingridstabb.com/Take the new enneagram test at https://diagnostic.strengthsinnumbers.com/free-strengths-type-test/ And get her book The 9 Points of Potential wherever books are sold.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Collaboration and the Enneagram03:04 The Essence of Collaboration as Self-Care05:51 The Importance of Community and Connection08:20 Understanding Trauma in Organizations11:10 Exploring the Enneagram Framework13:41 The Nine Points of the Enneagram16:40 Personal Insights and the Impact of the Enneagram19:22 The Role of Individuality in Teams22:04 Connecting Through Strengths and Purpose24:48 Loving Ourselves Back to Life27:43 Indispensable Roles in Work and Community31:52 Honoring Individual Journeys32:39 Strengths-Based Team Dynamics35:32 Affirmation and Team Transformation38:15 Understanding Personal Strengths40:08 Navigating Vulnerability in Leadership46:30 Building Resilience and Self-Trust53:10 Collaboration as Self-Care

What happens when you let someone down — not just them, but yourself too?In this solo episode of Crazy Beautiful Truth, host Sheila Delaney shares three powerful shifts that have helped both she and her clients move through fear of disappointing others to reclaim our vitality.She share raw stories — including that of a deeply disappointed client— and how to show up anyway, chin held high, heart open.This one is for anyone tired of people-pleasing, afraid of letting others down, but ready to stop shrinking and start living.👉 What’s the hardest part of disappointing someone you love? Drop your thoughts in the comments — I read every one.

When I shared a short clip from my conversation with Shannon Kelly, my daughters called me out. To them, it sounded like we were saying “stop learning” — advice they thought was terrible.But it’s not what I believe.In this episode, I unpack the real meaning behind “we don’t need more information,” why it lands differently depending on your age and life stage, and how my own year-long “input fast” shifted everything. We explore the practice of me-search — turning what you read, watch, and hear into lived wisdom — and how to trust your own discernment in a world that’s always telling you to consume more and outsource your discernment to someone who knows more.Whether you’re twenty-two or sixty-two, this is an invitation to pause the scroll, notice what you already know, and practice it.

Val Lieske knows the power of story. Everyone’s telling one about you, including you. But what's the story you are telling with your life? Storytelling isn’t just art. It’s survival. Val and Sheila explore how stories shape culture, shape identity, provoke and spark real change. From eulogies to inciting incidents, we talk about living a life worth remembering and how telling the truth on purpose can save your life.

Shannon Kelly from Coaching Raw joins Sheila on Crazy Beautiful Truth. We don’t need more experts and teaching and courses. We need to practice being ourselves. In this rich exploration, Shannon and Sheila talk about what it takes to take back contentment, what it is to have a spiritual awakening, and what it really means to love ourselves back into our lives from hard places. From hanging laundry to living in an ashram, this one’s all about presence over performance.Find more about Shannon and live coaching sessions at coachingraw.com. Follow her on LinkedIn @mshannonkelly.#presence #awakening #joy

What does personal growth mean to you? Really. Let me know in comments.-We tell ourselves we’ll get to our personal stuff - growth, interests, hobbies, people - after this. After the project. After the crisis. After this next thing is complete.But that’s the biggest myth of all. Life moves fast and if you're waiting for the perfect gap to invest in you? News - it won't be there til you claim it.In this Season 2 opener, Sheila Delaney calls time on the lie of “almost there” and invites you to begin now. Not when things settle. Not when it’s easier. Now. You are your own best ally. Sheila is all about how to get there.She reflects on the three core truths from Season 1:vitality as a compass, radical self-honesty as a path to freedom, and creative practice as a portal to wholeness. And she sets the tone for a new season of sacred inquiry, growing self-trust, and becoming your own best ally even as you make space for others doing the same, only different.This isn’t self-help. This is you, coming home to yourself so you can be the best version of you, yet, out in the world. Watch also on YouTube, channel by the same name!May it be of service.

What if the voice in your head isn’t just narrating your life, but scripting your experience?In this episode, Sheila Delaney explores how the questions we ask in the privacy of our own minds shape our energy, our choices, and ultimately, our identity. Whether you're stuck in self-doubt, rescuing everyone around you, or just feeling off your game, there’s a way through—and it starts with better questions.From quiet moments at red lights to big decisions in leadership, Sheila unpacks how habitual inquiry locks us into patterns of martyrdom, burnout, and blame—and how to shift into curiosity, creativity, and self-trust.Whether you’re over-functioning out loud or silently hustling for your worth, this episode invites you to pause, listen, and start asking better questions that let you discover what is possible. Questions that make space for your brilliance, not your burnout.What if the path to your vitality isn’t in proving what you think you are already sure of, but in daring to ask something new?🎧 Ready to change the questions that are shaping your life?Subscribe, share, and visit www.sheiladelaney.live to keep loving yourself back to life.Chapters00:00 The Power of Questions02:47 Patterns of Inquiry and Self-Criticism05:16 Reflecting on Past Experiences07:40 Disrupting Negative Thought Patterns10:04 Building New Habits of Inquiry11:39 Embracing Open-Ended Questions14:56 Connecting to Vitality and CreativityKeywordsquestions, self-reflection, personal growth, mindset, inquiry, emotional intelligence, creativity, self-criticism, positive thinking, empowerment

What if the version of “ready” you’re waiting for is never coming?In this solo episode, Sheila pulls back the curtain on the myth of readiness—and the deeper truths about self-trust, responsibility, and the courage it takes to begin before you feel certain, qualified, or fully prepared. She addresses common questions she receives on this.With stories from her own creative process (including how Crazy Beautiful Truth was born as an experiment, not a polished plan), she explores how waiting often disguises fear, and how loving ourselves back to life means learning to move—messily, bravely—anyway.If you’ve been sitting on a dream, a choice, or a change you know is calling… this one's for you.💬 Plus: What self-trust really feels like, how to spot when you’re stuck in “skill” vs “will,” and why your next move might just start with a deep exhale.

Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is a writer, teacher, and spiritual guide who has 'come out' in more ways than one—as bisexual, as contemplative, as creative, as fully alive.She and Sheila explore the deeper meaning of coming out—not just as a sexual identity, but as a human act of truth-telling. Together, they dig into writing as spiritual practice, memoir as sacred text, and how loving ourselves back to life is both personal and revolutionary.They talk about:💬 Coming out as bisexual, contemplative, and creative🖋 The power of journaling and writing as sacred practice🔥 Why owning our truth changes the communities around us🎁 The gift economy of creativity—and how the smallest acts ripple outwardThis episode asks:What truth are you hiding in plain sight?What closet—spiritual, emotional, creative—are you still living in?✨ Explore more of Elizabeth’s books, blog, and writing programs at elizabethjarrettandrew.comHighly recommended: Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality and Spirit👇Share this with someone you want the world to see—exactly as you see them.#CrazyBeautifulTruth #ComingOutStories #CreativeLife #SpiritualPractice #GiftEconomy #Memoir #Writing #BisexualVisibility #Author #Healing Chapters00:00 Loving Ourselves Back to Life00:31 The Journey of Self-Discovery03:16 Recognizing Disconnection and Seeking Harmony05:56 The Role of Contemplation and Creativity08:18 Coming Out and Community11:06 Creativity as a Path to Healing13:32 Finding Time for Creative Practices16:08 The Impact of Journaling on Our Lives23:58 The Power of Inquiry and Listening26:28 Creating a Safe Container for Writing29:38 Navigating Emotional Depths in Writing32:37 Reclaiming Creativity and Self-Identity33:42 Redefining Creativity Beyond Conventional Metrics36:10 The Faith in Creative Practice38:00 Life Experiences as Sacred Texts40:23 The Release: Creativity After Writing40:40 Understanding the Gift Economy in Creativity

Karen Rae shares what is possible when life breaks wide open — divorce, menopause, an empty nest — all at once. She's a masterclass in loving herself back into her life, and she lifts women with her at every turn.It was just a beginning. In this rich episode of Crazy Beautiful Truth, Karen shares how she went from feeling invisible in her own life to launching the Fave Community, writing Being Brave, and leading a movement to #celebrate1MWomen. This conversation is filled with wisdom, laughter, and truth-telling about identity, maturing, resilience, and the power of sisterhood. Whether you're in a season of loss, change, or rediscovery, this one’s for you.👉 There's an app for that - read a brave story or share your own at favelifestyles.app where the movement in well in motion. 👉 Tune in to hear how owning one bold choice at a time can bring you back into your life.#WomenSupportingWomen #MidlifeAwakening #BraveStories #PodcastInspiration #CommunityHealing #Divorce #Encouragement #Celebrating1MWomen

Dr Deborah Threadgill Egerton brings good medicine to anyone feeling like the world is a lot, just now. If your heart feels heavy — this episode will remind you: you’re not alone.This episode is for the sensitives, the weary hearts, and those who've been told they're “too emotional,” “too deep,” or “too much.”Psychotherapist, mystic, and bestselling author Dr. Deborah Threadgill Egerton (Dr. E) joins host Sheila Delaney for a powerful conversation on what it really means to live with compassion — for yourself, and for others — in a world that often feels disconnected and harsh.💬 In this episode:​Why your sensitivity is a superpower, not a flaw​The Enneagram as a soul map for inner healing​How to set loving boundaries that don’t require anger​What Dr. E means when she says: “I wish you well… away from me.”​And how we begin loving ourselves back to life📘 Learn more about Dr. E's books: Know Justice, Know Peace and Enneagram Made Easy🌐 Take her Enneagram quiz & join her Authentic Self community →https://www.deborahegerton.com🎙️ Also listen to: The Humanity Mosaic podcast#SensitiveNotBroken #CrazyBeautifulTruth #EnneagramHealing #InnerWork #SelfCompassion #PodcastTherapy

You know it’s true that “I’m fine” is actually quiet self-abandonment. In this raw solo episode, Sheila reflects on vitality, grief, and coming back to life.In this deeply honest, unscripted episode of Crazy Beautiful Truth, Sheila pauses the interviews to reconnect—with you, and with herself. Six episodes in, she explores why this podcast exists, how the name came to be, and what it really means to love ourselves back to life.Drawing on 20+ years as an executive and leadership coach—and her own journey through loss, burnout, joy, and creativity—Sheila opens up about:✨ Why “I’m fine” is often the beginning of quiet self-abandonment💡 How grief, resentment, and money stories subtly steal our vitality🌀 The soul-whispers we ignore—and how to finally listen💬 The power of community, self-reflection, and “me-search”🧭 What it looks like to welcome lost parts of yourself back homeIf you’ve ever felt like you're going through the motions, quietly quitting on yourself, or just yearning to feel fully alive again—this episode is for you.🎧 Episodes referenced:Grief & Forgiveness with Brenda ReissLoss as Alchemy with Rev. James KressMoney as a Mirror with Mikelann ValterraCreative Longing with Bill KenowerAwakening Organizations with Catherine Bell💞 Subscribe and stay tuned—we return to guest interviews next week and explore new themes on conscious leadership, the Enneagram, and sacred stories.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Crazy Beautiful Truth01:51 The Meaning Behind Crazy Beautiful Truth04:16 Understanding Human Behavior and Self-Abandonment07:22 The Power of Grief and Loss09:17 Money as a Mirror of Vitality10:17 Creative Longing and Internal Compass11:16 Reviving Teams and Organizations11:46 The Role of Forgiveness in Healing13:44 Exploring Sacred Stories and Personal Narratives15:46 Inviting Vitality Back into Our Lives19:07 Building Community and Moving Forward#CrazyBeautifulTruth #MidlifeAwakening #SelfLoveJourney #EmotionalWellness #LeadershipWithHeart #HealingAndGrowth #VitalityMatters

Brenda Reiss, Forgiveness and Grief Coach joins Sheila Delaney on Crazy Beautiful Truth. We sit with the question: What if forgiveness isn’t about them—it’s about you finally being free?In this soul-deep, no-BS conversation, forgiveness and grief coach Brenda Reiss joins Sheila to unpack the messy, holy, and life-giving work of letting go. From bathroom floor moments to radical self-acceptance, they explore how blame, shame, and resentment keep us stuck—and how forgiveness can be the key to reclaiming our power, peace, and vitality.This isn’t about performing forgiveness. It’s about doing the real, raw work of loving yourself back to life.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Self-Love and Forgiveness02:47 Brenda's Journey to Forgiveness05:38 The Process of Self-Discovery08:20 Bathroom Floor Moments and Revelations10:49 Understanding Self-Forgiveness13:51 The Mirror Concept in Relationships16:28 The Importance of Forgiveness18:57 Emotional Health and Forgiveness21:53 Resentment and Its Impact24:30 Recognizing and Addressing Resentment27:30 The Journey of Forgiveness as a Process29:02 Exploring Forgiveness and Personal Resonance31:37 The Journey from Awareness to Responsibility33:10 Self-Acceptance as a Precursor to Forgiveness36:20 The Natural Process of Forgiveness38:08 Understanding the Energy of Forgiveness39:50 Projection and Its Impact on Relationships42:26 The Importance of Self-Love and Vulnerability47:54 Connecting to Vitality and Aliveness53:11 Gratitude and Community Engagement

Crazy Beautiful Truth with Sheila Delaney welcomes Catherine Bell to explore the transformative power of conscious leadership, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness, mindfulness, and creativity in fostering healthy corporate cultures. They discuss the Enneagram as a tool for personal growth and team dynamics, the significance of building trust within teams, and the interconnection between humanity and nature. The conversation highlights the need for leaders to embrace both being and doing, and to cultivate a harmonious relationship with time and the environment.Find Catherine Bell and many more resources at ⁠Awakenedcompany.com⁠ and follow on Linked In and Instagram. TakeawaysAwakening inside organizations starts with self-awareness.Slowing down can be a radical act of leadership.Time should be viewed as sacred, not a tyrant.Recognizing default behavior is crucial for personal growth.Mindfulness practices enhance leadership effectiveness.Creativity is essential for modern leadership.The Enneagram helps in understanding personal and team dynamics.Building trust requires vulnerability and open communication.Our relationship with nature impacts our leadership.Harmonizing with the earth is vital for conscious leadership.Chapters00:00 The Importance of Self-Awareness00:05 Recognizing Default Modes04:44 The Role of Mindfulness in Leadership06:53 The Paradox of Time in Leadership13:26 Creativity as a Leadership Tool18:02 Understanding the Enneagram22:13 Redefining Professionalism and Authenticity23:54 The Role of Humanity in the Workplace26:38 Taking Responsibility and Self-Awareness29:15 Mindfulness and Collective Practices32:06 The Importance of Relationships34:21 Navigating Fear and Productivity37:28 Building Self-Trust in Teams39:57 Awakening to Earth Consciousness42:00 The Interconnectedness of All47:22 Loving Ourselves Back to Life50:34 Considering the PlanetKeywordsleadership, self-awareness, mindfulness, creativity, Enneagram, corporate culture, conscious leadership, team dynamics, personal growth, community

Bill Kenower joins Sheila for a conversation about creativity, self-discovery, and the importance of trusting oneself in the creative process. Who better than an author, magazine editor, writing teacher and coach for this exploration of coming back to yourself? Bill and Sheila talk about overcoming fear and self-doubt, the significance of curiosity, and how to measure success in creative endeavors. They emphasize the balance between authenticity and belonging, learning from past experiences, and the power of paying attention to your feelings. Hint: They make all the difference. More about Bill's books, podcasts, writings, and programs can be found at WilliamKenower.com. He has taken a big creative leap, himself, and released an album called The Chapel. He's walking the courageous creative walk, not just talking the talk. Check it out wherever you are listening to this. creativity, self-discovery, writing, trust, fear, curiosity, success, authenticity, belonging, community

Mikelann Valterra on money as a major block in living fully and out loud, with courage and creativity. Too often we put our heads in the sand or we burn energy obsessing and worrying. There's a better way. Our money can be an ally and a sacred resource.Sheila and Mikelann explore the too-often-avoided topic of money, focusing on the emotional and psychological aspects of financial awareness. We talk about the 'money fog,' which describes the confusion, vagueness, and anxiety many people feel about their finances, particularly women. Mikelann emphasizes the value of elegant financial simplicity and recognizing emotional triggers that influence spending habits. This is a good one for anyone who worries 'will I ever have enough?' or 'how can I afford the life I want?' Too many of us cut our dreaming short because of money - but the field of possibility is available to us all if we are willing to look at our relationship to money with curiosity. You can find Mikelann at https://www.seattlemoneycoach.comMoney coaching, healing, financial therapist, coaching,

Reverend James Kress and Sheila Delaney explore the profound themes of grief, loss, and healing. They discuss the sacred work of grief, the interplay of joy and sorrow, and the importance of embracing both masculine and feminine energies, within each of us, in the return to wholeness. The dialogue delves into inner child work, the journey of self-love, and the role of the body in healing. They emphasize that love is a connection to be claimed, not earned, and that healing is an ongoing process of integration and acceptance.More from James can be found at https://www.spiritualliving.orggrief, loss, healing, spirituality, inner child, masculine, feminine, self-love, community, transformation

In this inaugural episode of Crazy Beautiful Truth, Sheila Delaney shares her personal journey of self-discovery, exploring themes of worthiness, belonging, and how health can reflect what's going on with the spirit. The episode delves into the complexities of healing, spirituality, and the power of storytelling, inviting listeners to embrace their own journeys of authenticity and growth.*Correction - a misspeak about theta waves. They are present in REM sleep. Not our deepest sleep. Keywordsself-discovery, healing, personal growth, autoimmune disease, leadership, spirituality, mental health, creativity, life transitions, authenticity