Best Susan Francis Podcasts (2024)

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Celebrating 100 Episodes: A Journey Through Grief, Creativity, and Legacy 35:09

5M ago35:09

35:09

“As a death midwife, one of the things many of us do is work on legacy projects with people who are dying and their loved ones, and yet sometimes I think it's really not up to us to know what our legacy is. I can hope it will be this particular thing, but at the end of the day, the people we leave behind are the ones really making the meaning and i…

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Soqwet -Solar Eclipse April 8th 2024 16:20

5M ago16:20

16:20

Elder Serena Francis sits with daughter Carola to share their thoughts about the 2024 Eclipse happening here in Mi'kma'ki.By Regenerating Mi'kmaw Star Stories

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Embracing creativity, change and joy in grief: Recapping our Conversation with Mara June 39:38

5M ago39:38

39:38

“I think some of the clearest decisions I've ever made have come in the aftermath of grief.” ~Naila Francis In this episode, we look back on our enchanting and insightful conversation with Mara June, an educator, facilitator, community weaver, writer, caregiver, death doula and community herbalist. Reflecting on her deep belief in the creative ener…

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Rolling Out The Welcome Mat for Grief 49:24

6M ago49:24

49:24

"In allowing ourselves to feel our grief, or to feel present with whatever is coming up for us — not excluding our joy — that's actually helping us to feel more deeply in all of these areas in our life. And I think that is part of the enchantment piece for me...When we feel more deeply, then we can also feel enchantment and wonder and awe and all o…

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A Welcome Space for Grief 51:07

6M ago51:07

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In this episode, inspired by our powerful conversation with communal grief tender and song circle leader, Alexandra “Ahlay” Blakeley, we discuss our own experiences with song circles and how they impacted us — as well our thoughts on community grief spaces in general, and how grief support is so much broader than the stereotypical basement circle f…

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Singing Together to Open Our Hearts 1:08:26

6M ago1:08:26

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“I believe that community singing, which I define as, when a group of folks come together and they sing songs together that are easy enough lyrically and easy enough melodically to be taught in the moment. And then we sing these songs, which I personally call spells or prayers together that are amplified and help put us in some sort of altered stat…

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Guided by Grief - Reflections on our Conversation with Susan J. Tweit 36:19

7M ago36:19

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“When I was on the Camino, there was this moment when I was spreading [my dad’s] ashes and just talking to him and I realized that was why I was there, that he wanted me there. And I felt so connected to him, and at that time I remember thinking, ‘This is so simple. I can turn off everything and go out for a walk in the woods and be connected with …

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Living and Dying with Love and Compassion with Susan J. Tweit 35:44

7M ago35:44

35:44

“If we have the intention to live with love and compassion, we can handle anything. We are amazing beings, we humans. We can also really screw up badly, but if we have the intention to live with love and compassion, it changes what we do and how we are.” ~ Susan J. Tweit In her memoir, Bless the Birds: Living with Love in a Time of Dying, Susan J. …

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Blue Lights: A Holiday Episode 26:19

8M ago26:19

26:19

“Our Christmas lights now are all blue since Ron left. I want to honor the day and the spirit of it, but the bright, shining twinkle lights and jingle bells don't speak to my heart. When the blue lights are turned on, the room is bathed with a lovely blue, which creates exactly the right atmosphere to sink into the holy yet joyful season.” ~Marge S…

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Grief as a Transformational Journey: Reflections on our Conversation with Ning Tendo 42:26

9M ago42:26

42:26

"If you're willing to open to the journey and if you're willing to really allow yourself to feel your grief and have practices to engage it, it does shape-shift over time. It does become softer. It does become something that you can carry maybe with a little more...lightness and grace." ~Naila Francis In this episode, we delve into varied facets of…

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Dreaming into Grief and Love 51:11

9M ago51:11

51:11

“Just having that dream visit, even just one visit, can nourish somebody and really give them the courage to go into their grief because it's not enough to have those dreams. It doesn't negate the pain of their physical absence. You still need to do the hard work. You still need to go into your grief and really unwind all of those stories and all o…

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Spaces of Witness and Belonging: Reflecting on our conversation with Dwight Dunston 44:50

10M ago44:50

44:50

“I think runners, by nature, have this environment of excitement and energy and support just built into a race. It doesn't matter how fast you're running. You're just all together and you're all part of this big happy bubble of energy. It's always a feeling of belonging.” — Sarah Davis In this week’s episode, we reflect on our conversation with hip…

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(#127) How I manifested a 6 figure + stream of income within 48 hours 27:10

10M ago27:10

27:10

On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babes podcast I talk about how I manifested a brand new 6 figure + income stream within 48 hours. A pure manifestation that was given to me without me having to lift a finger. I didn’t decide what it looked like, I wasn’t aligning to it, It was given to me from my soul, from pure consciousness. I trus…

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Tenderness and Reverence in Grief and Joy 39:26

10M ago39:26

39:26

“I have never been more practiced in honoring my grief, and I truly have never had more gratitude and joy and reverence for life…When you really feel into grief, my experience is you’re able to love and feel a part of the life force that moves through all living things.” ~ Dwight Dunston In our season 5 opener, artist, educator and activist Dwight …

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(#126) Are you leading your business from soul or ego? 19:01

11M ago19:01

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babes podcast I talk about what it truly looks like to lead a business from soul versus ego. The truth is most people are running a business led by their ego and don’t even realize. It’s how we are all taught to do things. Your ego is the personal self; it’s the thoughts, beliefs, stories that you hav…

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(#125) How to be unfuckwithable 19:10

12M ago19:10

19:10

On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babes podcast I talk about being completely unfuckwithable (if that's even a word. lol). Imagine living a life of joy, where you’re blissful no matter what. Where you feel deep peace, fulfillment, joy and abundance no matter what is happening around you. Not only is it possible for you, but it’s your …

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(#124) Effortless Manifestation - Where you soul's deepest desires flow to you with ease 24:50

12M ago24:50

24:50

On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babes podcast I talk about Effortless Manifestation. There is a way to allow your soul's deepest desires, your most abundant manifestations to flow into your life with ease, but mainstream manifestation has you caught in a cycle of lack. Mainstream manifestation teaches you to choose your desire, alig…

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(#123) What you think you want isn't really what you want 21:50

12M ago21:50

21:50

On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babes podcast I talk about what you think you want isn’t really what you want. The vision board, the list of goals, the dream, home, the perfect relationship, the wealth, the success, all of it, it isn’t really what you want. It's what your mind has led you to believe that you want, and it’s all based…

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(#122) I'm back! Lessons from a 6 month sabbatical and soul awakening 35:43

12M ago35:43

35:43

Hello!! I’m back :) Have you missed me? On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I share what the heck has been going on for the past 6 months. Where I have been, why I haven't been recording the podcast, what has been happening and most importantly the lessons. I share from the heart the divine unfoldings of life, the letting g…

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Giving Ourselves Grace 34:12

11M ago34:12

34:12

In this bonus episode, we reflect on our conversation with Dan Fischer of One Last Wave, an amazing project that invites grievers to memorialize their loved ones by having their names etched on a surfboard that Dan takes out to sea. This episode highlights the kind of exclusive content we share on Patreon. It also covers so much ground, as we muse …

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Episode Swap! Emerging Form — Checking in One Year Later 37:40

12M ago37:40

37:40

“Having an established creative practice helped me in ways I would have never known, and I think it’s the greatest gift my younger self gave me now.” ~ Rosemmery Wahtola Trommer This month, we’re offering you a feed swap. This is the second episode we’re swapping. For the first episode in this swap, check out Episode Swap! Emerging Form Discusses C…

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Episode swap! Emerging Form's Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Christie Aschwanden Discuss Creativity in Times of Trauma 27:32

1y ago27:32

27:32

“Grief cracks you open. It makes us vulnerable… I feel vulnerable.” ~ Christie Aschwanden “A creative practice prepared me for grief.” ~ Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer This month, we’re offering you a feed swap. Emerging Form, co-hosted by poet Rosemmery Wahtola Trommer and journalist Christie Aschwanden, is a podcast about creative process. These two f…

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Growing a New Heart 57:24

1y ago57:24

57:24

“[Grief] breaks us open, which we may not expect. There's some allowing that has to happen. I'm going to allow this to break me open, to grow a new heart, to connect with people in a more meaningful way, to live a life that's more authentic. I think the breaking open, while it can be hard and scary, speaks to grief as a generative force and the way…

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Love is the Mother of Grief 1:10:43

1y ago1:10:43

1:10:43

“It's healthy, I believe, to touch these places. I don't know how you can touch your love place without touching your grief place. They're both there. They're layered on top of each other and your joy place. They're all there, and when we shut down, we shut down all the good stuff, too.” ~Nnenna Freelon In this week’s episode, Grammy-nominated jazz…

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Intuitive Grief 43:40

1y ago43:40

43:40

"Grief, for me, has been about following intuition. It's been about following the feelings. I don’t know what they're saying to me. I wish I knew, but I kind of have given up trying to figure it out. And I'm just letting the grief coexist with me, and that's where we're at.” ~Sarah Davis In this week’s episode, we explore grief as it’s surfaced — o…

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Surfer Dan Fischer is Shaping an Active Grief Memorial through One Last Wave Project 52:44

1+ y ago52:44

52:44

"Something that I didn't have any sense of before...was happiness was up here and grief was down here, where it's really not. It's a universal human experience to lose. If we can recognize that we're all going through similar things and be able to share that, I think it's very healing." ~ Dan Fischer In this week’s episode, Dan Fischer reflects on …

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Mother’s Day Grief: Glimpses of Love and Loss with Sarah Davis and Naila Francis 35:07

1+ y ago35:07

35:07

“I think with any person's life, there's a lot of joy. There's a lot of beauty, there's a lot of love and hope, but there's also a lot of grief and tragedy and, and sorrow.” ~ Christina Vo In this week’s episode, Sarah reflects on many of the conversations she had in Season 1, as well as a few from Seasons 2-3, contributed by guests who reflect on …

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The Silence and Soul Work of Grief 40:33

1+ y ago40:33

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“Some people think solitude and loneliness are the same thing, but to me solitude is almost this soulful, nourishing kind of quality that I need, [that] we need, and especially when we're grieving.” — Naila Francis In this episode, we reflect on our earlier conversation with Sarah Chaves. We explore why silence and solitude are essential for both o…

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Grief, An Illogical and Ever Present Companion with Sarah Chaves 46:29

1+ y ago46:29

46:29

“Grief is ever present. It's not like this little cloud that hangs above my head. That's not it. It's the fact that it is a lens through which I view the world and all my relationships constantly. I cannot take off that lens.” ~ Sarah Chaves In this week’s episode, author Sarah Chaves brings us a rich and stirringly honest conversation about grievi…

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Leaning into Love is Leaning into Grief: Reflections from our conversation with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer 48:24

1+ y ago48:24

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“Leaning into love is leaning into grief,” — Sarah Davis In this week’s episode, co-hosts Naila and Sarah muse on our conversation with poet Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and all she gifted us with her openness and generosity. Inspired by how she’s being guided by her word of the year — “hello” — we share our own words for 2023. We also talk about our …

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Honoring the Full Range of Grief: staying open to meet the moment with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer 51:54

1+ y ago51:54

51:54

“I really trust life itself to rise up and help me meet the things that I cannot control. I trust love to show up and help me meet the things that I cannot control.” ~ Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer In this week’s episode, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer cries and laughs her way through an expansive and nourishing conversation about grief, creativity and love…

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(#121) Why manifesting your desires isn't bringing you happiness 23:03

1+ y ago23:03

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about why manifesting your desires isn’t bringing you happiness. You have been conditioned to manifest external circumstances; whether it be more income, success, relationships, a new house, car, travel, believing that it will bring the happiness and joy you seek. And yet, you have…

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(#120) How to achieve the freedom you seek 22:56

1+ y ago22:56

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about finding the freedom and happiness you seek. It’s the illusion of 99.9% of people on this planet that freedom and happiness will come in achieving, creating or getting something in the future. That once they receive financial success, hit the next milestone, find the perfect r…

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Our Old Friend, Grief: Season 4 Trailer 31:48

1+ y ago31:48

31:48

“[Grief is] really almost like a relationship. It's not, ‘Here's this chapter of my life, here's this season of my life. Here's this thing I have to focus on now or get through now;’ [Instead] it's this enduring relationship that you're always in. And, it changes over time, just like the real relationships in our life change over time and things co…

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(#119) Accessing your greatest joy and abundance 28:17

1+ y ago28:17

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about allowing your most joyful and abundant timeline. I tossed up whether to call it ego vs soul's desires, as really it's the same thing. Your logical mind, your ego generally runs the show. It sets goals, intentions based on your personal preferences of what you’ve experienced a…

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(#118) You are not thinking your thoughts 16:40

1+ y ago16:40

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about the fact that you’re not really thinking your thoughts. This might sound like an abstract concept, but the more we understand the nature of our reality the more we take back our power. Your thoughts are being received, and it’s your energetic frequency that determines what th…

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(#117) You are BEing the version of you that has your desires when you DECIDE that you are 22:18

1+ y ago22:18

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about what embodiment is truly about in the manifestation space. You are BEing the person that receives your desires when you DECIDE that you are. Not when you create another set of false constructs or rules about how you need to show up, or what you need to do. It's a deeper conne…

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(#116) How to actually manifest your dream life 32:03

1+ y ago32:03

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about how to actually manifest your dream life. Most manifestation processes (the ones that actually have some merit) focus on releasing resistance. Maybe it’s mindset work, healing work, or shifting the negative thoughts or beliefs into positive ones that support your desires. And…

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(#115) Overcoming Imposter Syndrome 19:41

1+ y ago19:41

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about overcoming imposter syndrome. If you’ve ever felt like a fraud or imposter then you know what I mean. It’s this deep feeling that somehow you’re not good enough, not really qualified enough, and that one day you’ll be found out for who you truly are. A fraud. The truth is, it…

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(#114) True freedom lies beyond the mind 26:33

1+ y ago26:33

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about accessing true freedom and going beyond the mind. When this concept was first introduced to me it triggered me. I didn’t believe it was possible to go beyond the mind and I didn’t understand its importance. But I have come to realise that the freedom, the fulfilment, the peac…

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(#113) New Year Intentions 20:11

1+ y ago20:11

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about setting intentions for the new year. There is so much talk in the coaching industry at this time of year about going big, stepping up, and expanding. But why? Why are we chasing the next thing constantly? Why do we constantly need more? What are we all hoping it will bring? T…

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(#112) Embodiment and expanding your business with Amanda Hunter 31:14

1+ y ago31:14

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk to the beautiful Amanda Hunter about tapping into your body and expand your business. We explore embodiment and how to drop out of your head, into your body and create safety within your nervous system to dissolve unsupportive patterns which are keeping your business stuck. About A…

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(#111) Your work is like a pot of gold 24:46

1+ y ago24:46

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about truly connecting to the power of your work. How would you show up if you knew your work was a pot of gold worth a million dollars, like you knew it was that valuable? What would be your energy, how would you show up, how would you speak about it? This is the energy that creat…

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Evolving Joy: Season 3 Finale 37:05

1+ y ago37:05

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Welcome to the Breathing Wind Season 3 finale. In this season, we explored joy in context of grief. In other words, how does joy show up for us in the wild? How is joy an act of resilience? What if joy is unexpected? How do we embody joy? This episode is a collection of some of our favorite moments from the season. If any of these excerpts sound pa…

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(#109) Stepping into your most abundant timeline 21:46

1+ y ago21:46

21:46

On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about stepping into your most abundant timeline. The wealth, the success, the joy, the fulfillment you seek, CAN NOT be found in following someone else's timeline. It’s something I have always innately known, but once I stepped into this entrepreneurial world I forgot for a time. A…

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(#110) Uncovering your own blind spots 21:50

1+ y ago21:50

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about being able to develop an awareness that firstly you, me, all of us, have blind spots and limitations and secondly how to navigate around them and release them. Whatever you perceive as your problem is never the problem, it's your perception of the problem that truly hotels yo…

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The Holidays are in the Air 24:37

2y ago24:37

24:37

"While I never know what it's like to celebrate the holiday season with my aging mother, I've come to appreciate her presence in my life in a way that makes sense to those who savor Christmas, keeping their decorations up long into the new year. She's in my warm, salty tears that still flow at times. She's in the cold autumn fall. When I see the le…

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(#108) Unlocking the clarity you seek 17:50

2y ago17:50

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about finding the clarity you seek. If you’ve been feeling confused, frustrated, lacking clarity then this one is for you. You see the clarity already exists, as we set the intention we ask, and it is created in that moment. The reason you haven’t received it yet is far simpler tha…

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Grief Doesn't Have a Timeline with Kendra Rinaldi 40:06

2y ago40:06

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“There really is not a timeline. You do not know how long it may take. It's a journey and it's something you carry, not much different than love. I really think that, just like love doesn't have a timeline, why would grief?” — Kendra Rinaldi In this week’s episode, Kendra Rinaldi, grief coach and podcast host of Grief, Gratitude & the Grey in Betwe…

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(#107) Your next level lies in your limitations 25:16

2y ago25:16

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On today's episode of the Soul Aligned Business Babe podcast I talk about your limitations being the secret to your next level. Or at least what you perceive are your limitations, because really, there are no limits. You will unlock and unleash your next level when you dissolve your stories and beliefs that have been holding you back. When you lear…

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