Steph Lagana - business coach and a spiritual healer. Made a significant move when she decided to leave her career and pursue spiritual healing. There was a time in Steph’s life when her health was failing and she was in a place where she wasn’t in alignment with her spirit. She knew some changes had to take place and she had a support system of people who believed in her and came to a different conclusion about Steph than she did. They held the vision for what Steph’s life could really be - a life of service that didn’t completely suck every bit of life out of her. Learn how Steph found the courage to transform her life, and how you can do the same. Show Highlights:  Your friends and your inner circle are so important in your life, so choose them wisely. You can learn new things about yourself by going through difficult times. Work can take so much of our lives, that we don’t have anything left over for us. We don’t really wake up, many times we wake down. Always serve from your overflow. Otherwise, you become resentful. “What’s else is going on right now?” Use this question as a tool for self-awareness. If your world is falling apart, find a world that is creating for you. Your journal is a great space for you. Any place devoid of productivity is a good space. Our conscious awareness is only 2% of what we can see. Our sub-conscious is 98%. Don’t dismiss your own intuition. Einstein time - scarcity of time is a figment and it doesn’t serve you. Notice the thoughts you are repeating to yourself - do those serve you? Your answers rest in that place of slowing down.  If you need a pep talk, stay tuned to the very end of this episode and be affirmed that you are going to be ok. You can’t even imagine what the future holds for you and it will all work out and be ok - if you will allow yourself the space to come into alignment with your true desires. Resources: Steph’s Website Steph on Facebook&nbsp; Instagram @yoursacredcraft Facebook Group - Your Sacred Craft

The Importance of  Creating Space to Find Your True Self

Teresa Ott isn’t afraid of the unconventional. When you find yourself questioning “why are we doing what we are doing”? - just because it’s what expected - it’s time re-evaluate your answers. When she and her husband started questioning why they needed to have a house at all - they began looking for some out of the box ideas. Living in an RV was supposed to be a temporary transition - but after each started second guessing whether the other would “go for it”, they finally reached the point that they were done! Turning Inward is all about the questioning process and figuring out why you are doing what you are doing and setting your life up to reflect that answers that you want to have to those questions. Show Highlights:  The transition out of the traditional life isn’t easy or quick You can’t put your transition on a calendar and make it happen on schedule. When you do what you are “supposed” to do, it puts you in a perpetual cycle of assimilation. Tribalism wants you to fit in and wants you to be like everyone else - but it isn’t your only alternative. It’s ok not to have everything all figured out. Give yourself the whitespace. In order for creatives to create, you have to give yourself the space to create. If we waited to speak until we had it all figured out, we’d miss so much learning from the doing part of the journey. The more you learn about something, the more you realize you don’t know a fraction of what there is to still learn. You have to find people to support you and believe in what you are doing, but no one else can give you the blueprint for your life. Sometimes your relationships will have to shift to accommodate your transitions.  Resources: Teresa’s Blog - wanderingporcupine.com AFearlessVenture.com - Teresa’s Business

Learning from the Journey of a Transition

Communication is the backbone of our society, whether it’s small talk, personal, business, or just day-to-day colloquy. It’s important to understand the questions our subconscious is asking through this communication and how to naturally direct conversation with others.&nbsp; In today’s episode of Turning Inward, Vivian Carrasco has a heart-to-heart with friends about how to tap into your unconscious desires and begin to understand how they’re shaping your experiences and relationships. Tune into this enlightening conversation&nbsp; to learn more about how you can create intimacy with others and connect on a deeper level with the world around you.&nbsp; Show Highlights:&nbsp;  Not being stuck in certainty&nbsp; How to find specificity and depth&nbsp; Speaking things out loud to process&nbsp; Societal predisposition for small talk&nbsp; Having meaningful conversations and straying from being surface&nbsp; How to sense when others don’t want to go deeper&nbsp; Transforming small talk into a deeper connection Giving people permission share what they want to&nbsp; How personal desires shape our experiences with others Asking more useful questions&nbsp; Allowing yourself time to process and rest&nbsp; Being more aware of the unconscious questions we ask ourselves&nbsp; Finding what you need in your decisions&nbsp; Being aligned in your intentions&nbsp; Being in the moment and letting questions arise naturally&nbsp; Why it feels easier to find a topic of conversation with the same sex&nbsp; Releasing resistance to personal questions&nbsp; Why growth is a good conversation topic&nbsp; Letting go of expectations in conversation&nbsp; What attracts people to coaching spaces&nbsp; Learning to go with the flow and let go of control&nbsp; Bringing the less shiny parts of yourself to the table&nbsp; How to feel your way through conversation Evaluating the feelings others evoke when you interact&nbsp; Having clarity in intentions and communication How embedded asking questions is in our day-to-day life&nbsp; Understanding things through a needs’ perspective&nbsp;  Links:  https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/fashion/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html https://www.viviancarrasco.com Instagram and Facebook: Vivian Carrasco&nbsp; https://withinuniversity.com Vivian@viviancarrasco.com&nbsp;

Connecting to the World on a Deeper Level

This podcast has been a journey of almost 6 years. I've learned a lot over those years. One thing I know is that you need to constantly reinvent yourself. It's been a process of learning and growing, and I'm still learning and I know that if I look within myself, I can find the answers.&nbsp; Join me on this journey Within (U)!

Becoming The Within (U) Podcast

With all of the massive shifts happening around us, we are all in a state of self-exploration, learning, and growth. The need for systematic change is now more prominent than ever and there’s no better time to educate yourself and be a part of that change.&nbsp; In this episode, Vivian discusses the prejudices she’s not only experienced but had to overcome herself. She discusses some of her own struggles as a woman of color, and the importance of elevating the voices of the black community.&nbsp; Join Vivian in this necessary and pivotal conversation about racial injustice, the impact of assimilation, why we shouldn’t compare protesting, donating, and volunteering, along with so many other vital aspects of the changes we’re experiencing after the murder of George Floyd. &nbsp; &nbsp; Show Highlights:&nbsp;  Learning how to distinguish between fitting in and belonging is a growth process We don’t always know the impact what we have to say is going to make but we have to speak up&nbsp; Vivian shares some of the unconscious bias thoughts she’s had about race and how she’s begun to unravel them&nbsp; There are so many resources for learning about race and how it impacts our experience of the world&nbsp; Vivian shares how she’s opened herself up to learning about systematic racism&nbsp; We all have a unique path and purpose and there are different ways for each of us to contribute to making a difference  &nbsp; Links:&nbsp;   Vivian Carrasco, Ed.D, Master Certified Coach Mindset Mentor &amp; Creative Midwife&nbsp; Join me here: ​Within (U)niversity&nbsp; 760-576-LOVE (5683) | ​www.viviancarrasco.com @viviancarrasco​ ​| ​  &nbsp; Resources:&nbsp;

Becoming a Change Agent for Racial Injustice

Mindset Mentor & Creative Midwife, Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex

Vivian Carrasco - Love.Being.Human.