Written by: Heather Guernsey, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise Self-love. It’s what’s trending. It’s all the rage— a bit blasé even. Perhaps it’s become such a cliché term used by online influencers that you choose to steer clear of it altogether— I get that. BUT, have you ever stopped to think about what it actually means to love yourself? One way to become aware of the negative self-narratives many of us carry is to take a sentence or thought that we have about ourselves and ask, “Would I have said that to someone that I love?” If the answer is “no,” then why, in the name of all things good and pure, do you think it’s ok to talk to yourself like that!? Here’s a rule of thumb: if you wouldn’t say it to them, don’t say it to yourself! Easier said than done though; after years of this abusive self-dialogue, it can be a hard habit to break. But why is it such an important issue to tackle? Your subconscious mind hears everything, sees everything, and stores all of your memories that your conscious mind can’t even remember. So every time you fall back on that self-deprecating “humor” or stare at yourself in the mirror and think “no one’s ever gonna want to marry THAT,” you are absorbing these thoughts as subconscious beliefs. We have the ability to program our subconscious minds, and you have been doing so in a wildly negative fashion for years, without even realizing it. The law of attraction comes into play here, too. We are all magnificent energetic beings, traipsing around earth having our human experiences, and we are all functioning at a certain level of vibration. The happier and more fulfilled you are— the higher your vibration will be. The more depressed, angry, and stressed you are— the lower your vibration will be. So the more you continue your negative self-talk, the more your subconscious believes it, and the lower your vibration becomes. This makes you more prone to attracting low-vibrational people, circumstances, jobs, etc.— and who wants any of that crap?! In order to raise your vibration and be truly happy, you must begin to love yourself, and a great jumping-off point for that is by rewriting your self-narrative; even if you don’t fully believe it just yet. So how do we begin? The first step is key, and it’s simply to become more aware. Begin to take note of just how often you’re falling back on self-deprecation to make yourself feel comfortable or to “fit in.” Perhaps you’re a visual learner and you’d prefer to keep a running tally in the Notes app on your phone. For every negative thought you have or comment that you make about yourself, type an “X” in your note. You may be surprised by the end of the day, week, or month, by how many X’s have appeared. The goal here is not to shame you more than you’ve been shaming yourself— but to create a habit of becoming aware of your thoughts— and if you make it a game to keep track of them, you will innately begin to realize when they are happening, as they are happening. And when you can begin to catch them in the moment when you are about to say something mean about yourself for a laugh, or when you have a harsh thought about yourself, then you are able to switch the narrative. You get to catch yourself and realize, “Oh, wait— I’m not a dumb blonde— that’s just a stereotype from society based on my looks alone that I’ve accidentally chosen to live up to on some level. I have a Master’s degree for God’s sake,” and then you can insert a positive thought or sentence in its place. We call these affirmations. “I am a smart and talented woman who doesn’t rely on the opinions of others to know my worth.” BOOM! Subconscious hears this, and begins to absorb that level of positivity to replace the negative poppycock you’ve been feeding it all these years! The results will shock you! It’s such a simple habit to practice, but the more you subconsciously love yourself, the more you can consciously love yourself, the better you are going to attract into your life, and the happier you will be! So quit the trash-talk, stop hanging out with low-vibin’ trolls who like to gossip and put each other down “for fun” and raise your vibrational frequency with the power of your own loving self-narrative! Follow Heather on Facebook , Instagram and visit her website for more info! Heather Guernsey, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Originally from Maine, Heather has been a dancer & performer her whole life, and spent the majority of the last decade performing on the stages of Las Vegas. Over a year ago, she embarked on her spiritual journey and was led to The Emotion Code method of energy healing- and the rest is history! Heather owns a remote energy healing business called Soul Path Energy Healing and currently practices the Emotion Code modality (though her repertoire is expanding quickly!), supplemented by Oracle Card readings and other offerings to help her clients process the healing that they are receiving. This work has changed Heather’s life, and the lives of so many others. She is so passionate about her purpose and hopes to help as many people as possible through this miraculous work!

Written by: Melia Diana, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise Have you ever woke up from a vivid ex-boyfriend dream? This dream left an unsettling feeling inside your gut. Your mind goes back to a momentary glimpse of a broken relationship that didn’t work. Perhaps, you thought the relationship would last forever but, it didn’t. What went wrong? Has your past lover moved on with someone else? Were you unfaithful, and he left? Did your insecurities and emotional baggage cause you to push him away? This dream began to give you false hope… All sorts of thoughts come flooding back into your mind. That relationship left quite a mark on your heart, and you’re starting to wonder about rekindling an old flame. Now, you’re badgering yourself with the meaning of this wacky dream. You wondering why on earth this is happening? Single or married… we all at some point in our lives have come across these questions. I have always been able to dream, even as a child. I didn’t think these vivid dreams represented anything meaningful until I became closer to God with an understanding He was trying to tap into my inner psyche. The Lord woke me up at 5:00 am the other morning from the third consecutive night of reoccurring dreams of my ex-boyfriends. Urg… This was a head-scratcher for me because I’m a happily married woman. So why was this happening? I woke up conflicted but brought this straight to God. I wanted to see what He had to say about these dreams. So, as usual, I grabbed my coffee, Bible, and sat at my kitchen table for necessary prayer time. With my spiritual ears and heart wide open- I flipped my Bible straight open to, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting love” (Psalms 139:23-24 NLT). Honestly, in the last past few months, the Lord starting to reveal and pour more into my soul than He ever has before. It can be extremely overwhelming yet powerful. I’m very grateful for the close kinship I have with my Abba Father. It’s an agape love, a blissful expression of a deep and extremely satisfying personal relationship with Him that no other person on earth can ever bring to the table. So, what happened, you ask? The Holy Spirit whispered to me… “You still are holding onto feelings of the past hurts from old boyfriends.” What? I thought I had let go, but there was still something inside of me I was not allowing God to release. God revealed a hidden wound to purge. A message from the spiritual realm I was not willing to lay down at Jesus’s feet. God will do what He needs to do in order to grab our attention. Dreams are one example of how the Lord speaks to us, but we must be vulnerable enough to allow God to start the pruning process. During my prayer time, the Holy Spirit flashed a blue bin in my mind. I knew this bin was stuffed on a rustic bookcase in my garage. Friends, I forgot about this old bin, but went straight to the garage to find it. As I opened this blue bin, hundreds of pictures of my past flashed in my face. The most relevant were old boyfriends. Bam! There it was. Do you know what He revealed next? To break soul ties with these men and get rid of the pictures inside the bin. How about that? So I obeyed what God told me to do. I have done this before, but only with one particular relationship. I proceeded to grab every picture I could. I will admit, I got a little choked up. This took me back to a place of reminiscing. The Lord told me, “I was not that woman any longer and to teach other women how to break souls ties too.” Ladies, you can’t make this stuff up. When you put God first in your life, without a doubt, He speaks! All those memories were dumped in my trash can outside. After I released emotions of hurt, pain, and heartache- I looked up in the sky and a rainbow popped up. Just a friendly reminder of God’s covenant and He has my back. Let’s take a step back here for a moment. Every time we have sex with a man who is not our husband, it leaves a toxic soul bind with another individual. Think about it. We give the most sacred part of our body to a man without the commitment, just to feel loved. The Lord says to – “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does” (See 1 Corinthians 6:18 NLT). We allow our fleshy desires to cloud our judgment. Hey, I’m not judging, but God is trying to protect us for a reason, my friends’. Is God trying to get your attention? Maybe you have some possessions stored away too? Do you have soul ties that need to be broken? As a Relationship and Dating Coach specializing in inner healing transformation, I am on God’s mission to help women break all barriers & have the loving relationships they’ve always desired. Ladies, we must get real with ourselves if we expect anything different to happen in our lives. We can’t continue to stuff the feeling of unforgiveness, bitterness, and anger in our soul and expect to have healthy relationships with others. Repeated patterns of unhealthy emotions that entangle the soul… need to be released! Breaking soul ties is just part of the process if we want to have fruitful relationships. My transformational “HEAL MY WOUNDS" Jump Start Program is for Professional Christian woman who truly desire inner healing & transformation “God’s Way.” Break free from the discord, negative mindsets, soul ties, and subconscious beliefs stored in your hurting soul... God wants more for you! Blessings xo Follow me on Instagram, Facebook and check out my website and YouTube-channel! Read more from Melia! Melia Diana, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Melia is an International Best-Selling Author, Certified Christian Counselor, and Relationship & Dating Coach specializing in inner healing transformation. She has spent over 13 years in medical & fitness field, as a Licensed Physical Therapist Assistant and Certified ACSM Personal Trainer helping people through her passion to deliver attainable and solid goals. But it doesn’t stop there! Melia’s extensive certifications and background led her to utilize her faith, knowledge, experience and personal development to brand and design her own Signature Coaching Programs. She developed a unique methodology to help clarify the missing links and identify core root problems hindering God’s best. With a godly approach, she helps Christian women to break all barriers and have loving relationships they’ve always desired. God’s mission for Melia, is helping lost souls find their true identity in Christ & restore broken relationships through an inner healing transformation journey, guided by the Holy Spirit. Her empathetic approach encourages others for growth, wisdom, and a stronger mindset for a more abundant & fruitful life.

Written by: Laura Flanagan, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. Do you experience any of these signs and symptoms of digestive dysfunction? Heartburn Constipation Bloating Gas Diarrhea IBS Crohn’s Colitis Candida Leaky Gut There are many more, but these are the top issues many adults face when the digestive system is impaired. Did you know that the first step in the process of digestion is chewing? Actually, we can dial that back a step further. Before you take your first bite of food, if your digestion system is working optimally, you are already beginning the process of digestion simply by thinking about what you are going to eat! This action releases hormones to induce salivation. Three different pairs of salivary glands release saliva into the mouth. There are two processes of digestion that happen in the mouth as the first step in proper digestion. They are chemical (the enzymes in your saliva) and mechanical (the act of chewing). The saliva released from the salivary glands lubricates the food as we chew. Saliva also aids in swallowing the ‘bolus’, which is a term used for the mixture of food and saliva. The enzyme in the saliva that begins the digestive process is called amylase. It begins the chemical breakdown of carbohydrates. Two things we can do to significantly enhance our digestion are: 1. Activate our salivary glands 2. Chew our food thoroughly How do you activate your salivary glands? Well, the simple act of thinking about the food you are going to eat just before you eat it will send signals from the brain to release hormones to induce salivation. Other ways to boost your salivary glands' action include practicing Yamuna Body Rolling face work. While this is an entire body of work that releases all muscles, there is a specialty practice for the face. As a certified Yamuna Body Rolling instructor, I teach both the full bodywork and the face ball work. (Check my website for details). In addition, consuming pungent and tart foods helps increase the activity of our salivary glands. Fermented foods are great for this. Kimchi and umeboshi plums are some examples. Maybe you have noticed that elderly folks often have decreased appetites and become very particular about what they will and will not eat. One of the significant reasons is that their salivary glands are not working as efficiently as they did when they were younger. Even chewing gum can help stimulate salivary activity – though it is difficult to do this often enough to improve saliva production. On to the topic of chewing. My teacher at the Functional Nutrition Alliance, Andrea Nakayama says, 'we're not just what we eat, but how our body processes what we eat'. In essence, what we digest, absorb, and utilize is critically important for how we feel. In fact, the optimal function of these processes is critical for every organ system in our body. Digestion is a cascade of actions that are significantly interrelated. Much like the efficient action of a conveyor belt in a factory, each event in the process is considerably dependent on the completion of the prior action. Some of the initial steps involved in digestion are chemical, but one of the steps that we have control over is mechanical. It is chewing! When we chew, our food breaks down and this signals hormones, enzymes, and gastric juices to begin the process of digestion. The longer our food remains in this stage of dissolving, the easier digestion is on the rest of our body. The food is not only broken down into smaller pieces by the teeth, but our saliva produces the enzymes that further decompose the molecules of the food. Saliva contains softening agents that allow the food to be 'molded' into a ball – the bolus I mentioned earlier. This allows for ease in swallowing. The longer the food remains in these stages in the mouth, the more time we allow for the rest of our digestive system to rev up its engine! Well-chewed food moves easily through our esophagus and into the stomach. Dried and improperly chewed food has a more challenging journey through our entire digestive and metabolic factory. Chewing our food properly can eliminate bloating, gas and abdominal pain. It is cheap and easy way to improve the health and efficiency of our digestive system, thereby improving our overall health. When we free up the digestive system's energy, imagine how much energy we have to accomplish other goals! Here are some practices you might consider the next time you sit down for a meal. And, did I just write 'sit down' for a meal? It is important to begin there. Many of us are so busy that we do not actually sit down to eat. We grab our food on the go, eat in our car on the way to the office or to pick up the kids, or eat over the kitchen sink without even having the civility to use a plate. When we become more mindful about our eating practices, beginning with where we are eating, we begin to set positive motions in action. There is something about physically sitting at a dining room table, without distractions or noise, that makes us really focus on the eating experience. An unexpected bonus? We take the time to connect with our loved ones if we can encourage them to join us in these new eating practices. Connecting and communicating over a meal is something our ancestors were accustomed to. It forces us to slow down and take breaks between bites to speak. Think about the food that you will be eating 30 min before the meal. This helps stimulate the salivary glands thereby initiating the digestion process. Have gratitude for your food; say a prayer or mantra before you begin eating. This also initiates the release of hormones to activate the salivary glands. Learning to chew well involves the tongue. The tongue has the important role of keeping the food in the mouth. Observe the action of your tongue when you eat. Once the tongue is trained to discourage swallowing large chunks of food, take 7 days of counting anywhere between 5 and 50 chews for each bite. You might wonder why such a broad range. For for some foods (like yogurt for instance) it is not necessary to chew 50 times. That said, it is still important to ‘chew’ yogurt and other soft foods. Other foods, such as meats or certain carbohydrates, may require more chewing. If the task feels too challenging, try this for only one meal of the day. Make a conscious effort to enjoy the food – even if you still have to eat on the run. After three weeks (21 days), if you adhere to these practices, you will have developed a new, healthy habit. Tune in to the feel of the fully chewed food in your mouth and how it corresponds to your overall feeling after your meals. After 90 days this habit becomes a lifestyle and while you will still want to be mindful at every meal, you have now habituated to new chewing patterns. If you are interested in some recipes that will keep you salivating like Pavlov’s dog, check these links: Easy Kimchi: https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/easy-fast-kimchi-mak-kimchi-recipe/ Umeboshi plum recipe: https://www.thespruceeats.com/umeboshi-japanese-sour-salted-plums-3895688 For more information about Yamuna Body Rolling and Face work, click the link below and check my website for virtual class offerings: https://www.yamunausa.com/products/save-face-kit Happy chewing! Follow me on Instagram, YouTube and visit my website for more info! Read more from Laura! Laura Flanagan MS, RYT, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Laura Flanagan is a Scientist by education and career, but she recently left her corporate job and moved to Costa Rica with her horse to open an Equine Therapy Center. Concurrently with her career as a scientist, she has been teaching Yoga and Meditation for over 18 years. Laura is a Yoga Instructor, YamunaÒBody Rolling Instructor, Meditation Teacher, and Director of the Socrates Center in Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica. She has helped thousands of clients with physical pain through her certification with Yamuna who uses a form of small ball therapy. She has used her Yoga, Body Rolling, and Meditation practices to assist in her own recovery from breast cancer. She is also enrolled in the Functional Nutrition Counselor program through the Functional Nutrition Alliance. https://fxnutrition.com/

Written by: Fayola Delica, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. You must start your business with a why that impacts the world in a major way. You will have the excitement and enthusiasm in the beginning, but if you are not connected to your why, you will lose your commitment and dedication to your business. Not only will knowing your why help you to stay focused as you start your business, but it will also help you to continue to stay in business during the slow times when productivity and profits are low. Also, it will help you to expand your business. Yet, as you seek to expand your business, remember your why because it should be connected to the vision you had from the very beginning of becoming an entrepreneur. Your company’s why is answering the question of how your business will bring about a positive change in the world. However, your personal why is about why you started the business. Knowing both whys will determine how your prospective clients will connect with you. As you seek to know your why, some suggested ways to identify your why are by applying one or all the following steps: Asking those around you who know you best to share with you what your best assets/skills/traits are? Make a list of your top ten strengths, and then narrow down that list to your top five. Reflect on which one of your top five strengths provides you with the most sense of fulfillment/satisfaction. Ask yourself, each time you wake-up in the morning, what is the one thing that you would wake up every day doing without getting paid? Look over your life and reflect on what recurring themes have appeared in your life. For example, when I was transitioning from healthcare to becoming a public speaker/author, I usually had strangers sharing their life stories with me and then asking me for advice on how they should deal with that situation. As Simon Sinek stated during one of his TED Talks in September 2009 entitled "How great leaders inspire action," he said that "people do not buy what you do, but why you do it." Therefore, if you want your business to be a leader in your industry, connect with your customers/clients on an emotional level beyond just providing a product and/or service. You will be providing much more for them through your personal and your company's why. You are the driving force behind your reason for becoming an entrepreneur, and your personal and company why will be the reflection of that driving force. The impact that your company has on the marketplace and the world will be a reflection of you. Therefore, seek to be true to yourself in why you want to become an entrepreneur. Your journey will be worth it in the end, regardless of what setbacks and/or challenges you may face along the way. As they say, "if it were easy, everyone would be doing it." So, if you are set to start or expand your business, I wish you all the best as you have so much to offer the world. Your why is your key to longevity in building your business as well as being successful at it. For more information, follow me on Instagram, Twitter and visit my website! Read more from Fayola! Dr. Fayola Delica, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Dr. Fayola Delica is a native of Miami, Florida. She is an Apostle and an Ordained Pastor, International Award-winning Healthcare Professional, International Award-winning Serial Entrepreneur, International Award-winning Motivational Speaker, Multiple International Best-selling Author, Multiple 1 Best-selling Amazon Author, International Award-winning Beauty Queen, Global Talk Show Host, and an Educator. She believes it is your winning season, and you should be living your best life NOW. In short, she is your Passion and Purpose Activator. She helps you to live out loud by living out your divine purpose in the areas of business, nonprofit, and ministry.

Written by: Cheryl Kasper, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise Avoidance. Denial. Suppression. Repression. Many people have learned to "stuff" their emotions so they won't have to deal with them. It may be their defense mechanism to suppress feeling pain in the moment or to avoid arguments with others. How many times have you flown off the handle for no 'good reason' when someone said something to you? Something was triggered inside of you- most likely from your past that you have not dealt with. Emotions are normal, healthy and give us a clue as to what is happening in our lives to navigate through it. When emotions are stuffed deep inside, they will always find a way to show up. You are either suppressing your emotions or have repressed them. Suppressing your emotions is a conscious and temporary avoidance that you push aside for the moment. For example: you come home after a long day at the office- the house is a mess, and dinner hasn't been made for the third time this week! You feel your blood starting to boil. Your anger is ready to explode like a volcano erupting hot lava. Your spouse runs up to you excited that he got the promotion he has been waiting at that very moment. So you suppress your anger and enjoy the moment of celebration. You decide to deal with addressing the house situation tomorrow. On the other hand, repression is when emotions are stuffed so deeply in the subconscious that you may be unaware of their origin. You may also be unaware of what may trigger a negative response. Repressed emotions show up as : Anger Sadness Depression Anxiety Resentment Jealousy Self-sabotage Procrastination Blocks/feeling stuck Procrastination Avoidance Fear They can also show up through physical symptoms in the body or through addictions. An addiction, such as alcohol, drugs, shopping, or sex is a way to detach from the emotion. Emotional repression often begins in childhood, usually before the age of 12, as a way to avoiding physical or emotional pain, such as: Abuse/ neglect Betrayal Hurt Feeling unlovable Guilt Shame Abandonment As a young child, you may have developed a belief that it was 'safer' to stuff your emotions rather than show them. It could have been that if you showed your emotions, you weren't validated, you were hit, punished, shamed, told to 'stop' crying, etc. You believed that if you suppressed your feelings, that you would be protected and safe in some way. Now those suppressed feelings became repressed over time, deep in the subconscious vault. Repressed emotions can result in: feeling anxious, worried, and stressed doing everything for others and not take care of your own needs avoiding talking about your emotions always putting on a happy face to avoid your inner emotional pain having difficulty building intimate relationships 'exploding' in response to small triggers, as the emotions have built up inside. lacking self-love perfectionism 6 Tips to Uncover Repressed Emotions: 1. Allow yourself to feel the emotion. Identify it. Where in your body do you notice it? 2. Was there a trigger to the emotion? 3. Do a body scan by starting with the top of your head and slowly move down your body to your feet. Notice any tension. Breathe into the tension to release it. Is it an emotion-based tension? 4.. Let go of any judgment. Just allow yourself to feel whatever comes up. You are safe now. Just acknowledge the feeling. Then give it permission to leave. 5. This exercise my clients love! Write a letter to the person who hurt you. Include: -This is what you did to me -This is how I felt about it at the time -This is how it has affected my life today -This is how I think and feel about you now Then, read the letter out loud to yourself. After you have done that, destroy the letter to release it and let go. You can rip it into tiny pieces. You can shred it. Or my favorite is burning it. 6. If you can't recall a memory, identify the feeling you feel in your body. Where is it? -Float back to the earliest time you remember feeling this feeling. -How old were you? -Where were you? -Were you alone, or were others with you? -Was it day or night? Journal on this until nothing else comes up, or until you have a memory. Then follow the letter writing above. It’s natural to want to avoid negative feelings. Our minds always want to avoid pain and move towards pleasure. It may seem scary to uncover and confront the deep, intense emotions, especially when they are linked to unpleasant or unwanted experiences. As you learn to identify, accept and get more comfortable with your emotions, they can truly help you navigate the challenges of life more successfully, improve your relationship with yourself and others, and most important, open the door to the vault of your subconscious so you can have emotional freedom from the inside out. For more info, follow me on Facebook , Instagram , LinkedIn and visit my website ! Read more from Cheryl! Cheryl Kasper, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Cheryl Kasper, LCSW is a Clinical Psychotherapist with a private practice in New Jersey. Cheryl is also a global Mindset & Empowerment Coach. Cheryl helps female entrepreneurs achieve balance in their life by showing them how to do the deep inner work by removing negative beliefs, blocks, Imposter Syndrome, anxiety & overwhelm to up-level their life and business. Cheryl uses a unique mix of her 25 years of experience in clinical psychology, Rapid Transformational Hypnosis, deep inner healing , mindset and strategy, to work with both the conscious and subconscious mind. She integrates psychology, neuro-science and spirituality into her practice for rapid and permanent results.

Written by: Domenica Escatel, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. Having a service-based business that relied on in-person events to generate revenue put my business in a bit of a predicament when COVID-19 arrived, but what happened next, I would have never imagined. I started to focus on building an online presence. I met entrepreneurs worldwide by following these simple 5 things I did to boost my company's visibility online. "Courage starts with showing up and letting ourselves be seen." -- Brene Brown Step 1: Get clear on your mission statement. One of the first things I learned in my entrepreneur journey is to get clear on my mission statement. This will help you know your why. As in the, why are you doing what you're doing? You can't tell the story behind your mission statement unless you are clear on the "WHY" behind your company or brand. Your customer needs to fall in love with supporting you. Your customer needs a reason to shop with you vs. a franchise. What keeps you motivated to keep doing this one thing when there is no evidence that you will achieve your goal? I didn't know how I was going to pivot during COVID and I just stood firm on the belief of my mission statement. Make sure your mission statement is clear and simple. You should be able to pull a heartstring when you state your mission statement. Step 2: Make sure your business is represented in every social media outlet. Make sure your social media profiles are aligned with your mission statement. Do your social media profiles tell your brand or companies story? I made sure that my profiles used the same colors and fonts were all consistent. I started to add more photographs that told my company story. There is a rule of thumb for every three business-related posts; you should have 4 additional posts that reflect life outside of your company. For example, freedom and flexibility is part of my mission statement. I make sure that my photography reflects my life as an entrepreneur that shows freedom and flexibility. My life outside of the 8-5 clock. Step 3: ASK This, by far, is the most important step out of all of them. Ask. I started to engage in social media profiles of accounts that I wanted to network with. For example, on Instagram, I would leave a direct message with a compliment about what I liked about their post or page. I always leave a voice message and sometimes I went the extra mile and left a video message. Daily, we are bombarded with tons of emails and many external factors. You want to be able to stand out from all other things to the person who you want to connect with. The power of "Connection" is so much stronger than just wanting to network. I posted a series of social media posts that stated, "Let's connect!" Followed by the subheading, "do you want to collaborate? Send me a direct message." That one post allowed me to have meetings with entrepreneurs in Spain, Mexico, Canada, London, and all across the United States. Step 4: Call to action. It is important that you follow through with the call to action. If you have someone that you connected with that agrees to do a webinar for you, go the extra mile and send them a google calendar invite with the zoom information that your guest will need to know to facilitate the webinar. Make social media assets for your guest. Make a promotional video for them. Get creative. There are so many tutorials on YouTube that you can look up that will teach you how to create fun social media announcements for your guests. Step 5: There is a Fortune in the follow-up. Lastly, from your call action posts, anyone who expressed they want to work with you and didn't book with you. Follow up with them. Meet them over zoom, and get that date booked. Create an opportunity for you to exchange services. This newfound relationship has to be ongoing. Cultivate a space where you continue to grow the connection from a place of authenticity and just watch magic happen. I created a virtual space to run my business by following the steps above. If I wasn't interacting with someone on their social media account, I was meeting someone over zoom for a virtual coffee meeting. There are so many free digital tools and resources that if you are not techie you can easily take a tutorial. Following the steps above will help you build your online presence. Connect with me on LinkedIn and visit my website for more information! Domenica Escatel, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Domenica Escatel is an online branding strategist, dedicated to helping entrepreneurs around the world show up powerfully online. Domenica shows entrepreneurs how to craft their business stories with practical steps that can be easily implemented. Domenica will show you how easy it is to leverage any social media platform to make you and your business stand out. Domenica has a master’s degree in leadership and her photography has been featured in various media outlets. Domenica has earned numerous awards in the United States for her work and has been invited to speak at various conferences. Domenica has also used the power of building an online presence to build a movement on social media that is built on educating, empowering, and equipping the next generation of leaders.

Written by: Karen Yee, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. Last month on my blog, I wrote a post about Instagram’s new rollout- Reels, to compete with TikTok. You can engage with their followers by creating 15-second videos sharing inspiration, tips, funny clips, to name a few. Now, users worldwide are reporting that their story views have been down as much as 50% just in the past couple of weeks. Sadly, Reels is definitely the culprit. So, how does this impact your views? Well, one of the biggest reason is: Instagram is pushing “Reels” in the feed algorithm a lot more and on the Explore Page. If you scroll to your explore page, you’ll notice that you’ll rarely see stories and IG TV anymore. This shift on the app is causing everyone’s story views to drop and pull their hairs out. So what now? Double down on your Reels marketing strategy NOW! That’s right. You heard it from me here – now is the time to really focus on this change by Instagram and amplify your engagement and followers. I’ve noticed that the early adopters for ANY new feature on Instagram will always be rewarded as the algorithm favors those who are pushing it. Since there is fairly new, there is VERY little competition when it comes to Reels. So start growing your IG audience today with Reels, and don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to really take your page to the next level! For useful tips on how to create Instagram Reels that make an impact, you can learn more here. If you are struggling with building a credible brand and being seen, I invite you to join me in my program where I share in depth how to blow up your brand and triple your sales. Follow Karen on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and visit her website for more info! Read more from Karen! Karen Yee, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Karen is the founder of New Futures On Demand and a believer that everyone has the ability to create a new future with their skillset. She guides small to medium companies and individuals to build a winning profile and launch a profitable online business. She created the Art of Selling Mastermind™️, an online intensive training program that helps people uncover, brand, package, and sell their services, so they create more impact and build their WFA dream lifestyle.

Written by: Keisha Green, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. During mental health recovery, you should examine your interpersonal relationships and determine which ones are healthy. Toxic relationships can negatively affect your mental health and the recovery process. Such relationships increase stress in your life that can lead to health issues, including immune, thyroid, brain, and weight problems. In fact, researchers have found that negative relationships increase the risk of developing heart problems, including a fatal cardiac event. Since any relationship can be hazardous to your mental health and recovery, it is important to choose only those relationships that foster recovery and provide support in your recovery journey. What is a Toxic Relationship? A toxic relationship can simply be defined as any relationship that is unfavorable to you or to others. It can be a relationship with a meddling sister-in-law, a backstabbing co-worker, a toxic boss, an inquisitive family member, psychologically dehydrating and manipulative friends, or a hostile lover. In most cases, the foundations of a relationship are established on mutual admiration and respect. When these elements cease to exist or fade away, the relationship becomes remarkably unhealthy. Instead, a poisonous atmosphere is created that affects the mental and physical wellbeing of those involved. When the relationship becomes toxic, it is characterized by abuse of power, insecurity, selfishness, demandingness, self-centeredness, insecurity, distrust, criticism, jealousy, and demeaning comments. These factors leave feeling depressed and depleted, and can no longer lead a healthy and productive life. Toxic Relationships and Mental Health The role of relationships in mental health and their impact on the recovery process can never be overlooked. Individuals with supportive and rewarding relationships tend to have higher levels of subjective well-being, better mental health, and lower mortality and morbidity rates. On the other hand, toxic relationships can lead to abuse, low self-esteem, poor interpersonal conflict, and trauma. This makes toxic relationships exhausting, leaving you feeling frustrated and confused. To cope with such negativity, you may develop unhealthy behavioral adaptations such as eating disorder. Such a relationship can wreck any attempts to recover from mental illness due to the stressful and depleting environment. Scientists have found that humans have developed a gene known as conserved transcriptional response to adversity (CTRA). The gene is associated with low immunity and inflammation. For instance, when you are being chased by a predator, the gene allow helpful short-term benefits like quick physical recovery, increased healing, and an increased likelihood of survival. In the case of toxic relationships, they can activate the brain CTRA leading to chronic inflammation and increased risk of health problem like adrenal fatigue. Therefore, toxic relationships can only have negative effects on mental health and the healing process. Toxic Relationship Among Couples In a toxic intimate relationship, the couple may emotionally and physically distance themselves from each other. They may avoid each other, and their relationship becomes strained when they are together. This can lead to surface-level or restrained conversations and sometimes a lack of trust. The basic quality of a relationship that allows a couple to work as a unit in tackling common problems is torn apart due to an increased level of frustration and despair. In addition, the negative emotional reactions of a partner struggling with mental health are intensified. The individual may opt to engage in some unfavorable behaviors such as isolating themselves, turning to alcohol and drug to numb difficult emotions, or having extramarital encounters. If the relationship remains toxic and the marital stress gets to its peak, there is greater likelihood of male aggression, substance misuse, and movement toward divorce. What Should You Do? When going through the journey of mental health recovery, one should do an inventory of their relationship. The best way to go about it is to isolate toxic relationships that are harmful to your recovery process. This may include cutting off come friends, family members, a lover, or co-workers. Although it may seem a difficult choice, letting go of such toxic relationships can lead to a turning point where you will embrace your new life in recovery. Furthermore, eliminating toxic relationships in your recovery journey can lead to developing a more mature, healthier, and fulfilling relationship that encourages personal growth. For more information, please visit my website! Keisha Green, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Healing is a lonely and challenging path trodden by many. However, the sweet companionship of a coach that has once walked down the line, overcame, and has led several other people to victory can make it easy. With great understanding and guidance, desired results are reproducible. Relationship with your coach is important and an enabling environment where mutual trust can be formed should be a top priority. Without any iota of doubt, only a supportive, accessible, compassionate coach can create an enabling environment where growth is feasible. On your walk to victory, you need your confidence back, but you need help. With you in the driver's seat, you need a coach who'll inspire you, guide you, believe in you, and also ensure you do not suffer withdrawal syndrome. If that's what you seek, you're at the right place.

Written by: Alina Machita, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. Have you ever been injured emotionally? Have you ever felt that emotional heaviness in your chest like your heart was breaking? When we experience negativity, whether it be from a traumatic event or chronic abuse, our subconscious mind works diligently to protect us by building a wall around the heart, known as a heart-wall. While this heart-wall may be necessary to survive at the time, it keeps us from living a full and vibrant life. With mindfulness and time, you can discover and eliminate your heart-wall and find heart-wall healing. What Is a Heart-Wall? A heart-wall is a safety measure. It is a virtual security system installed by your subconscious that keeps toxic, intruding negativity out and allows you to survive. Although it serves a purpose, it should only be there temporarily. While a heart-wall is not an actual physical barrier around your heart, it is built with “materials” that are very real to your subconscious. The “material” used can be reflective of the event that caused the construction of the heart-wall in the first place. Your subconscious may have constructed it from wood from a memory of hardwood floors when the traumatic event happened, for example. Or it could be a good memory that gives you strength, like making it out of kryptonite because you loved Superman as a kid. These heart-wall materials are subconscious manifestations of energy being used to defend yourself and your emotions. You are using your own energy to keep yourself safe and help you function through a difficult time. How Does a Heart-Wall Hurt? While the construction of a heart-wall can protect you from bad feelings coming in, it also keeps out the good feelings. Conversely, your love, desire, and happiness get trapped behind that heart-wall, so you are unable to send out positive vibes. So you can see that a heart-wall doesn’t just hurt you. It can hurt those around you who need your joy and love. A heart-wall can be an emotional prison. Until you find it and release the trapped emotions and energies causing it, you will go through life somewhat like a zombie. You are moving, you are surviving, but you are not living. How Can You Release a Heart-Wall? By using the techniques described in The Emotion Code book , you can take steps to release a heart-wall, whether it be your own or another’s, and finally start living a full life. The first step is the identification of the wall. Simply ask yourself the question, “Is there a heart-wall?” Sometimes a heart-wall can be hidden, so you may have to ask, “Is there a hidden heart-wall?” The next step is very important. You must ask if the heart-wall can be released. Most of the time, the answer will be “yes,” but occasionally, the person is just not ready to let that guard down. It can actually be quite overwhelming to suddenly feel again. When a person is ready to tear down that heart-wall, it happens through The Emotion Code healing process of releasing the trapped emotions. Sometimes this can be done all at one time, while other times it may take a series of sessions over a number of days or weeks. Learn how to identify and release trapped emotions by becoming an Emotion Code practitioner, Discover the Emotion Code . The Emotion Code In my work, I’ve discovered that approximately eight out of ten people have heart-walls that are keeping them from living a joyous and fulfilling life. Through The Emotion Code , you can better understand the physical and psychological connections and how they affect everyday life. Imagine for a second, your life without a Heart-Wall? Book your free session today ! For more info, visit my website ! Alina MaChita, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine Hi, I’m Alina. I’m an empath, a transformational healer and a Subconscious mind Specialist. I have an unshakable passion and gift to help women stop self-sabotage, unlock their subconscious mind, release trapped emotions and subconscious blocks, keeping them from living in love, accomplishments and balance. Most of my work is done directly within your Subconscious Mind where your Power is; utilizing muscle testing is a way to communicate with the subconscious mind and sophisticated systems like Emotion and Body Code and Raising levels of consciousness, removing physical and emotional blocks and stored trapped imbalances that can keep you from abundance, creativity, emotional balance and lightness of being.

Bradley-LaFleur is the CEO & Founder of Brooklynn Three. Brooklynn Three is the parent company of Salon Rouge Spa, LaFleur Couture Wellness Boutique and This Beautiful Tripp Blog. Our mission is to help people transform their lives from the inside out by offering a variety of holistic based and safe products from makeup, vitamins and cleaning supplies all the way to a wide variety of spa services. You're a very productive entrepreneur with an online healthy products boutique and a spa & hair salon. You have a strong passion for health, wellness and beauty. Can you tell the readers more about the work you do and the purpose behind it? Absolutely! This Is my favorite subject. After opening my spa and starting my family, we found out our son was growing a tumor in his liver. From that point forward, my husband and I became more conscious of what we stocked our kitchen with, what cleaning supplies we used, and what bath products we used on our son. Flash forward three years later. I am running and pass smooth out mid-run. I woke up to a severely damaged right knee and left ankle. After running several tests, it boiled down to me, not taking care of myself internally. That's when I decided something had to change. If we are providing healthier options for our son, we should also start making healthier choices for ourselves. That is how LaFleur Couture Wellness Boutique was born. The goal of the boutique is to help others like me. I have researched each company and tested almost every product before presenting it to my customers. When I first started searching for what I needed personally, it was very overwhelming. I didn't know what brand was better, what company was telling the truth and which products were best suited for me. I am here to reach as many people as I can in order to cut their search down significantly and connect them with products and spa services that are really going to make a difference in their lives. We sit down with customers, see their main problems, and help them transform their lives on the inside and the outside to really inspire the best versions of themselves! Of all the things you do, what would say is the one thing people mostly ask you for help about? I know you said one thing, but I have to give two answers. I get asked constantly for help with hormones and equally as much for sleep. There are people who come to me in tears over these two issues and I have great products, which I personally take daily to help even out hormone levels and give you amazing sleep. Is that also the one thing that you're most passionate about? Yes. As someone who constantly struggled with hormone issues and getting a good night's sleep, I am very passionate about these two problems. Not having enough sleep on top of not having the correct hormone levels can wreak havoc on your mind, body and life. I couldn't turn my brain off and I would just toss and turn every single night. Even on my most exhausting days, I couldn't get any sleep. Ever since I gave birth, my hormones have been a nightmare: hot flashes, emotions, brain fog, and extremely low sex drive. Today, I get an amazing night sleep every night, have great focus to maximize my workday, and start to really get my sex drive in check. ….Oh, and the only time I have a hot flash is when I have anxiety. Would you say that your three main areas: Health, Wellness, and Beauty, are connected? Health, Wellness and Beauty are interconnected 100%. Beauty does not start and end with the way you look on the outside. When you take care of yourself through self-care and being conscious of what you put in and, on your body, you start to transform yourself. When you feel good, you look good and when you combine the two, you feel empowered like you could conquer the world. That is why I always say self-care is a must! In order for you to put your best self out into the world, you must feel like the best version of you. What are your 5 best tips on how to experience more health, wellness and beauty in your life? 1 SELF-CARE Give yourself a spa day, take a bubble bath, read a book, lay in bed and binge-watch your favorite tv series, unplug, take a vacation, go on a girl's trip, do something to help recharge your battery. In order to radiate the best you, you need to feel like the best you. 2 PAY ATTENTION TO INGREDIENTS You would be SHOCKED at what ingredients are hidden in some of our favorite foods, lotions and makeup. I recently found the same ingredients in my favorite cereal as I found in a tub of paint thinner under my kitchen sink… 3 MEDITATION I was recently turned on to meditation. I am skeptical of everything, but I am not lying when I tell you it has transformed my life. Meditate, however, and whenever works best for you. I lay in bed on my back every night after everyone else has gone to sleep and repeat positive affirmations over and over. I start with health and beauty and finish with my business goals. I also recommend meditating on positive relationships coming into your life. 4 BE TRUE TO YOURSELF Stop being a people pleaser. You are very capable of being a nice human without sacrificing what truly makes you happy. We cannot please everyone all the time. Be yourself with no apology. That is one of the biggest lessons I am learning right now. 5 SURROUND YOURSELF WITH POSITIVE VIBES Become a problem solver and a positive light in your life and others. Got a problem? Ok, let's fix it! We all have our down days, but the trick is keeping the positive thoughts flowing. You ARE beautiful, you ARE successful, you have a wonderful life and people love you. You CAN do this, mama! You will get through this situation. Surround yourself with like-minded people who are going to support you and lift you up. Don't surround yourself with people who are going to be negative all the time or add to the days when you are feeling negative. Finally, what do you have in front of you and what's your next big goal or project? Directly in front of me, I have a huge desktop calendar right beside my daily planner. My desktop calendar tells me specifically what I need to do when I sit down at my desk every day and my daily planner lets me know my weekly schedule. I love to be organized. It brings me peace in an otherwise chaotic world. My next project is to start my 3rd web series. This series will be based on interviewing other entrepreneurs from all walks of life in order to share more stories and reach more people. I want everyone to understand that no matter what crazy situation they find themselves in or how they may feel at this point in their lives, they are never alone. There are people they don't even know who care and who have gone through the same situation they are going through. My next big goal is to write my first book. I have a women's entrepreneur co-op book coming out in November called She Rises for Tomorrow, but I have 4 books of my own and I am dying to sit down and write. Stay Tuned….! For more info, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube-Channel and visit my website! Read more from Brooklynn!

Written by: Julie Saillant, Guest Writer It’s a well-known fact that entrepreneurs wear many hats and struggle to be efficient trying to keep up in an ever-changing world. If you are one of the many business owners who is the sales rep, accountant, coach, and the person who is trying to do it all and you don’t know if you are coming or going, we need to talk! We are all struggling to keep up with our daily tasks AND looking to stand out from the competition. Phew! It can be exhausting just thinking about it. Yet one idea around how effective we are has been haunting me. Are we truly operating at a high-performance level or are we just spinning our wheels? The definition of performance is achievement, accomplishment, the act of performing; and the definition of high performance is better, faster, more efficient than the others. I like to think of a high-performance person as someone that can complete many tasks efficiently. As an entrepreneur, I facilitate my own marketing, execute and write my own blogs and orchestrate how my brand looks and feels, all while posting to social media and sipping on filtered water making it look cool. Yet no matter how hard I try, or how efficient I think I am, I’m not able to do everything well. No one can, and new studies are now showing that we should step back and focus on one task at a time to get the best performance out of ourselves. Here are 3 ways to up-level your business fast! STEP #1 – DO ONE THING AT A TIME Why should we focus on one thing? Recent research has shown that “single-tasking”, allows you to get more done with less stress and it can even make you more creative. Trying to do too many tasks at one time will slow you down and doesn’t allow you to do your best work in an efficient way. To complete all your tasks, you must do one thing at a time. At first, this may feel slow – that’s ok. It can also feel tedious – that’s ok too. The truth is, your brain was built to do one thing at a time – and do it well. If I gave you the option of completing 3 tasks in one-hour or 1 task to complete in the same amount of time, you would probably choose to complete one task and that would be a good choice. Yes, you are probably fast and smart enough to complete all three tasks, but the quality of those tasks is what’s important. For example, it would be better for you to write an email pitching your company’s services with 100% of your focus on composing an excellent email vs writing the email while thinking of three other things you should be doing. The truth is, your brain was built to do one thing at a time – and do it well. STEP #2 – SLOW DOWN TO SPEED UP To level up your game, you need to slow down to speed up. It’s been proven that slowing down and focusing on one task at a time, instead of 2 or more, will allow your brain to complete the task at hand more efficiently. Most days, we switch between apps and websites over 300 times per day and check our email or IM every 6 minutes. When you remove all distractions and focus on one task, it enhances your creativity and allows you to understand what is most important and what can wait. The more focus you have, the better you will become at finishing it faster. Slowing down also allows you the chance to prioritize your tasks in terms of importance. Completing the first and most daunting task is the best way to move forward. Once that is out of the way, the rest will seem easy. STEP #3 – FOCUS You have 3,000 thoughts per minute all fighting for your attention. Between your own thoughts, your business, your family, social media, and any extracurricular activities you may have outside of those three areas, it can leave you with little time and even less focus. Focus is defined as the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition. There are only 12 hours per day and you must prioritize what you need to accomplish each and every day. It’s your job to eliminate all distractions and focus on completing the most important tasks that will move your business forward. When you allow yourself the time to focus on ONLY WHAT’S IMPORTANT, you will quickly see that you can accomplish more in a smaller window of time. If you want to lower your stress, have higher productivity, and be happier, the key is to slow down, focus and do one thing at a time. Written by: Julie Saillant, Guest Writer Julie Saillant is a Transformational Intuitive Coach and Animal Whisperer who helps her clients access and leverage their gifts to find their true soul’s purpose. She uses her gifts of seeing and removing negative energetic blocks while bringing in positive animal attributes that will help you on your soul’s path. For more information, visit her website and follow her on Facebook.

Written by: Andrea Ryan, Executive Contributor Executive Contributors at Brainz Magazine are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within their area of expertise. I have sung in front of over 9000 people, across audiences all over the UK & Europe, I’ve danced in front of judges, spectators, spoke at events and was always the one to do the work, wedding and party speeches. So when my former CEO asked me to Emcee at our annual conference, I accepted without hesitation. It's not rocket science. I'm not writing this post because there's any great science to it. I'm writing this because I had no idea what Emceeing meant! I used to watch them and think that looks easy. I can do that. Oh, how I wish I knew then, what I know now... After 2 years of emceeing, here's what I learned; 1. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail Get involved in the day whether you work for the company or not. Make sure you have sight of the presentation, the format of the day, and that you are involved in collating that presentation so you can guide it and give yourself talking points throughout the day. 2. Get familiar with the AV Arrange an early meet with the AV team on the day to do a run-through. Don’t get involved in anything else; lock yourself away. Lastly, bring in the CEO and go through the main points with them. 3. Come on to music It’s a great way to get the crowd going and you. Purposefully insert songs whenever you are welcoming the audience, fitting with the theme for the event, the brand, choose a song that resonates with the crowd and the purpose of the day. 4. Start as you mean to go on You’re good to go. The bright lights are shining upon you. Avoid the stage shock by opening with an icebreaker, an anecdote or a joke, then onto housekeeping (phones on silent!!!) straight into your opener. Follow this with introductions of speakers on throughout the day, which leads me onto my fifth point... 5. Get up close and personal Don’t just read from the script. Look up the speakers before the event, find out what they look like, and meet them before the event kicks off. Talk through their bios but keep it interesting. Ask them to give you an anecdote you can offer to the audience to keep it interesting. 6. Sit at the front Make sure you are right at the front of the stage or near the lectern. Ready to go. Also, that you have a couple of copies of notes and AV have a copy of your script, if you need one. 7. Expect the unexpected Sometimes things don’t always go to plan. Someone is in your ear or waving at the back of the room, saying that person isn’t here yet, we need 10 more minutes. Though spontaneous, you can still prepare to some degree. Take more time to talk about a segment coming up, ask the audience thoughts on a particular topic. Worst case, bring the next segment forward or go to another speaker. Then sort the remainder of the day whilst they’re on! 8. Run Forrest run You need someone to keep you informed of what’s happening, a runner. They need to keep you accountable for time in line with the itinerary. Someone to be at the side of the stage for any competitions you are doing and to run a mic through the audience if necessary. 9. Mingle darling Use lunchtime to reassess and pivot for any situation that may have arisen and adjust your script. Go out mingle with the crowd. You then have some material for when you go back in after lunch, you spoke to so and so or someone said something interesting, that gives a little more variation from your script. 10. Smile Usually, there is a photographer at the event. This is a prime opportunity to get some headshots and full-length shots for your portfolio. Also, don’t forget to ask for any there were taken on stage of you. These will be great for your website or socials. It may be a while before you are asked to emcee given the current climate but, when the time is right, you’ll be good to go! For more information, follow me on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and visit my website! Andrea Ryan, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine I'm a transformational life and business coach for women. I support women to enable their journey of self-discovery and drive change through their personal journeys. Professionally I help female entrepreneurs align their mental and emotional journey with business guidance and mentorship. I have had a 15 year executive career, heading up business and marketing strategy, brand management and leadership in the disability employment sector, sport and as an award winning business development director in a mental health Not for Profit. Spending 3 years on the Australian National Committee for UN Women as a Committee Member and as a consultant to Human Right start-ups, I am constantly seeking board and volunteer roles that offer me the opportunity to utilize my skills to give back and contribute to the wider community. Quoted in Marketing Magazine Australia as the 'Accidental Marketer', I have a flair for the creative, which fuels my passion for supporting women to step into their power, thrive in their careers and become leaders who will instigate change to make this world a better place.