Tim Thayne works with young people to ensure that when they go through treatment for various things, they avoid relapsing into the same destructive habits. He helps youth integrate back to life with their families, and supports the family throughout the process as well. Tim is the Founder of the Wilderness Treatment Program for Adolescents. He tells the story of one particular student who changed his approach and career for the betterment of himself and the people he continues to work with, as h...
Nov 14, 2017•31 min
Dana tackles the topic of making an impact, not for the money, but for the number of lives you can touch. She explains that playing big means different things for different people, and that it comes down to the individual person to decide what level they should be playing on. She talks about an experience she had recently surrounding a program that she's launching, and how she was told to charge a certain amount for it, otherwise she would feel resentful. She explained that while that may be tru...
Nov 10, 2017•9 min
Elena Rahrig started her entrepreneurial journey at the age of 12! Her parents started paying her at a young age to read books on business, life and spirituality. She would also go to her dad's office and work along side the secretaries, filing papers and answering phones. She also describes her experience with network marketing, and where most people go wrong with it. Elena also speaks up about where a lot of small business startups are going wrong. She talks about empires, and how they differ ...
Nov 07, 2017•32 min
Dana is in Louisiana! This episode is inspired by her travels, and the energetic experience she has been having since arriving. She explains that not every location is a fit for every person, and sometimes where you live can impact other aspects of your life. She shares stories about a woman who lived in Toronto, Canada, and felt that it was not where she really needed to be, and after moving to California, her life opened up for the better. Finally, Dana explains what brought her to Louisiana: ...
Nov 03, 2017•9 min
Victoria Baird works with people in order to help them define their personal style, image and brand with a different spin. She's helping women to connect with their inner and outer beauty through style. She transitioned from being a hair stylist, to being an image consultant in order to help women better connect with who they are as a woman. She shares a bit of her back story, and how she noticed some patterns within women after working with beauty and image for over 27 years. She noticed a disc...
Oct 31, 2017•29 min
Today Dana dives into the topic of Money. You're stressed when you have it, you're stressed when you don't have it, nobody seems to be happy about it. She talks about being open about money and opportunity, and what causes the cash flow to stop. She goes into relaxation, and why it's important, as well as desperation, and how counter productive it is. She also goes into the effects of stress, and how it impacts you over time. Quotes “Relax about money. Money always comes.” “Most of the world is ...
Oct 27, 2017•12 min
Nancy Osborne ran away at 17 to join the Army. The circus didn't pay enough! She spent 20 years in the service, and then another 3 or 4 years flexing the creative side of her brain doing crafts, jewelry and carving. When The UN called her to go to work in some of the most dangerous places in the world, she jumped at the opportunity, and spent a few more years doing that! Dana Asks Nancy about her current projects since retiring, and how she's managed to translate her knowledge and skills into to...
Oct 24, 2017•26 min
In this episode, Dana speaks about the #MeToo Campaign. She shares her true feelings about the campaign, and what she thinks of the people who have been speaking up. She also shares a few tools, tips and perspectives to consider while navigating this sea of energetic and emotional actions and reactions. Quotes "It's been fantastic for drawing awareness to the volume of people who have been impacted." "This needs to change" "We haven't developed a culture where it's really okay to intervene" "We'...
Oct 20, 2017•14 min
Jen CB is one of Dana's very close friends. She is a certified teacher, and life coach. She was also a semi-pro athlete! She has a commitment to being present in the moment and walking her talk. After being off course for so long, she eventually hit a wall and was presented with a second chance at life. She decided to eat healthier, move more, and commit to herself fully and train as a full time athlete. Summary Jen tells Dana about her backround and what it's life to compete as a semi-pro athle...
Oct 17, 2017•29 min
In this episode, Dana discusses personal trauma, and how it can manifest itself in defensiveness. Often, people who have been hurt iin some way are looking to make sure it doesn't happen again, which can lead to an entire range of negative emotions and interactions. She shares her perspective on the situation, and offers an outlook that can help with the mending process. Quote "If you're always looking for it, of course you're going to find it" If you have questions or topics you'd like to have ...
Oct 13, 2017•11 min
Tammeron is a inspirational story telling business mentor who supports and guides entrepreneurs that are going through huge shifts in their business. She offers many personal stories about how she moved through her challenges and using spiritual and holistic practices so that others can stay in alignment. Tammeron begins by talking about Story telling, and how by finding the root of our internal stories we can move beyond things with more ease, instead of getting stuck as a result of the things ...
Oct 10, 2017•33 min
In this episode, Dana covers one of her most basic tools that she, admittedly, should have covered earlier on in the show: Expanding out. She describes the process, and explains the thought process behind why it works, and how it can be done. Finally she shares the steps she takes in order to familiarize yourself with the process and eventually master it. Quotes "I wonder how it would feel to be as big as this room?" "The great thing with energy is that it follows intention" Links www.innerdomin...
Oct 06, 2017•10 min
Nicole Holland is the host of 2 hot podcasts: The Business Building Rockstar Show and Get Guest Ready. Nicole helps subject matter experts increase their visibility exponentially through podcast guesting to create greater impact, influence and income. Nicole and Dana kick the show off by talking about the value of guesting on podcasts, and why it's important to create a win/win/win situation for yourself, the host, and the audience tuning in. She tells a story about one her clients appearing on ...
Oct 03, 2017•31 min
In this episode, Dana talks about Mistress Universe and what she desires from you. The universe is a lot like a dominatrix, and Dana puts the pieces together in a way that is both thought provoking, and entertaining. She uses the notion to frame every day situations and akin them to the values and goals of a dominatrix. This is definitely one way to view life, if you're into this kind of thing! Quotes “It's your job to learn to surrender. To learn to let go.” “How do we serve our mistress?” “Let...
Sep 29, 2017•11 min
Lyn Christian has gone from school teach, to a writer, product developer at Franklin Covey, from project manager to director of innovation. She has grown herself professionally and has raised three children in the process! She's the CEO and Founder of Soul Salt Inc. Her quest is to support those who want to earn their living and live their lives by doing things that inspire them. Lyn discusses the brain science behind unscrewing a person's mind and locating what it is that holds true to them. Sh...
Sep 26, 2017•35 min
Narcissists are everywhere, but what do you do when you encounter them in the business world? Dana talks about exactly that on today's episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast. She tells a story of a nightmare agreement she made with a narcissist, and how it impacted her. She discussed how to deal with a narcissist in a way that will save you time, energy and effort, while preserving your sanity. It may not feel like a win, but you'll feel a lot better. Find out a little more about a topic that l...
Sep 22, 2017•12 min
Janet Wise has over 18 years of experience as an HR executive under her belt. She has a masters degree in Human Capital Development and experience with designing leadership programs for Fortune 500 companies. Her company is Wise Advantages, and she urges people to Be Branded, Be Brilliant, Be You. Summary Janet explains why she made the leap from Human Resources to helping people brand themselves. She describes the moment things became clear for her, how she made it happen, and why she does it. ...
Sep 19, 2017•33 min
In this Episode, Dana answers a question from her Facebook group. She talks about emotions in general, and how they are only as bad as the label we give them. She also describes what it's like to rise above feeling the negativity brought on by emotions, and what differences it can make in your life when you do. Quotes “There's no such thing as negative or positive emotions” “All of our emotions are valid” “It's like suddenly being able too see more around you. Like taking the blinders off” “You ...
Sep 15, 2017•11 min
Geeta Nadkarni is a media personality and entrepreneur. Geeta is obsessed with stories and exponential growth. Her work has been features on CNN, CBC, ABC, The New York Times, Reader's Digest, Breakfast Television, CTV and many more. She's a regular contributor to Inc., Entrepreneur, Huffington Post, and Global TV. She has spent 25 years in Television, Radio and Print globally. Let her take you back stage and show you exactly what it takes to grab to grab a busy producer, editor, blogger or podc...
Sep 12, 2017•38 min
In this solo episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, Dana discusses the different between healthy discomfort and unhealthy discomfort. She also talks about the concept of pain, and how it can be used to push beyond limitations to achieve more in life. She draws parallels between kink, business and life in order to paint a clear picture of what it means to use pain to move beyond something, or to move forward in life. Quotes “What if pain is something that we want to embrace?” “Feel the resistan...
Sep 08, 2017•13 min
David Gross has been working, teaching and living in Asia for 33 years. Recognizing the importance of energy (or vibration), David realized that we possess the ability to control our energy in a manner that allows us to create our environment. Having experience with temple work in 7 different countries, David noticed a recurring theme: “How do I maintain my alignment, or inner calm, no matter what's around me?”, and has allowed it to become the focus of his 33 year practice. Summary David gives ...
Sep 05, 2017•29 min
Dana Pharant, host of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, explain energy work, and how it can be done from a distance. She briefly talks about the stigma's surrounding energy work in general, and how they are even more present surrounding the concept of distance energy work. She also describes various things that relate to energy in that even though they can not be seen working, they have proven themselves to work. She goes on to mention a few methods practitioners may use, and finally what role energ...
Sep 01, 2017•8 min
Elvira Hopper works with artists, helping them step out of their ego and into their authentic self so that they can manifest what it is they are looking for. Elvira is an artist herself, and has stepped into the Jazz scene at the age of 51 has recorded her first album, and is performing in one of the top Jazz spots in Toronto, Canada. Summary Elvira shares why she was inspired to get into the jazz scene and start recording and performing. She talks about being a spectator of a performance at a y...
Aug 29, 2017•32 min
Rant Alert! Dana takes a strong stance on today's topic: The “spiritual business” bandwagon. She discusses how crucial it is to make a profit and know your numbers in business, even if it's a heart based business. She also talks about money issues as a whole, and how they can impact a business on both the short and long term. Finally she hares some stories about the massage world, and leaves us off with some tools to work through or money beliefs and get back to making the money we want to be ma...
Aug 25, 2017•12 min
Alexa Martinez is the Violet Butterfly. Growing up in a conservative fashion, she traveled extensively, and experiencing 78 different countries helped her to break out of her shell. Alexa is all about sharing stories, experiences and perspectives surrounding sex. She loves demystifying sexuality, removing the taboos and clarifying all things sexual and alternative in relationships. Summary Alexa shares her religious, conservative upbringing, and how it shaped and formed into some challenging obs...
Aug 22, 2017•32 min
In this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast, Dana talks about the romanticizing and fantasizing of playing a big game in business. She talks about how attractive the initial dream can be, and how reality can look and feel very differently from that dream. She also talks about why it's important to clear out emotional baggage and get rid of the shit from our past. Finally she talks about the good points of playing a big game, and why the hassles and diversions shouldn't distract you from deve...
Aug 18, 2017•14 min
When Tina Dietz was handed a tape recorded at 2 years old, that was that, she developed a life long love affair with speaking. Today she is a speaker, audio-book publisher, podcast producer, and an internationally acclaimed business coach who has been featured on ABC, Inc.com, Forbes and Huffington Post. Her company, Start Something Creative Business Solutions works with authors, experts and entrepreneurs who want more than just a business and more than a routine life. They want a business oasis...
Aug 15, 2017•29 min
Confidence and Arrogance are this week's solo episode topic on the Inner Dominatrix podcast. Dana answers a question from her listeners about how you can tell the difference between someone who is confidence and someone who is arrogant. She also flips the script and talks about how to tell if your own confidence is genuine. Dana shares a few quick tools you can use to detect confidence in both yourself and others before bringing this episode to a close. “Confidence is the most sexy thing a woman...
Aug 11, 2017•11 min
Kristy Heart and Dana are at it again! 2 Dominatrix for the price of one on this episode of the Inner Dominatrix Podcast. Since her initial appearance on the show, Kristy Heart has been the most called upon guest to share the space with Dana as they discuss a multitude of topics and explain things in a way that only a dominatrix can. Summary Kristy and Dana dive right in to discussing energy, and how it can be projected from someone else, onto you. They talk about various behaviors and games peo...
Aug 08, 2017•42 min
Dana Pharant goes into the topic of fear on today's episode of Inner Dominatrix. After posting a question in the Access your Inner Dominatrix Facebook group, she found fear to be the number one thing holding people back from the life they want. She talks about the differences between fear and anxiety, and how our body interprets things differently than our brain. She also shares a few insights and tools to use in order to identify the source and severity of the fear you experience. Quotes “What ...
Aug 04, 2017•13 min
