Happy 8th Podversary to Journey to There! Life is a journey full of twists and turns, and this podcast is no exception. New adventures, new lessons, and even some life lessons from Finn! Catch up with Journey to There podcast host, Traci DeForge as she reflects on her journey through life's highs and lows and shares her musings on love, light, and joy Before I officially titled this episode I asked myself… is this new iteration of the J2T podcast a reboot or a renaissance? I felt like it was the...
Mar 08, 2023•5 min•Ep. 132
Did you know that keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? It is not an easy process to face our early childhood traumas. That’s why it’s important to create a safe space where you can share whatever it is that you need to share. And no matter how difficult the healing process is, feeling stuck in your own life is always worse. Tune in to this episode of Journey to There to hear the experiences and wisdom of Tambry Harris, a spiritual and life...
Apr 06, 2022•40 min•Ep. 131
It’s time to start viewing your health as wealth. In this episode of Journey to There , I have an in depth conversation with the phenomenal Noosheen Hashemi. Noosheen is an award-winning entrepreneur, investor, philanthropist, and founder and CEO of January.ai, a health tech company that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to prevent, predict, and postpone chronic disease. Its mission is to empower people to take back their health through knowledge and self-advocating. Noosheen and I ...
Oct 06, 2021•28 min•Ep. 130
It’s more important than ever to find joy in this world. In today’s episode of Journey to There , I chat with Kelsey Abbott about the importance of finding your joy through Human Design. Kelsey is an Intuitive Human Design Reader and certified professional coach who is a manifesting generator - living her life by her design and finding (and helping others find) joy. Join us as we take a deep dive into the importance of understanding Human Design and using it to find your truth, break out of your...
Sep 15, 2021•38 min•Ep. 129
During this last year, Covid taught us that we don’t have control over our lives. We are living through anger, pain, sadness, and many other emotions including one of our most powerful emotions, vulnerability. The guest of today’s episode is Cheryl Holling, an award winning voice over talent and host of the podcast 19 Stories; From Fear to Hope. In today’s conversation, she shares why life is just beginning at 55 and how she is using her voice to create a platform for other people’s stories to b...
Sep 01, 2021•47 min•Ep. 128
Did you know that keeping traumas unresolved can result in lowering expectations of how others should treat us? It is not an easy process to face our early childhood traumas. That’s why it’s important to create a safe space where you can share whatever it is that you need to share. And no matter how difficult the healing process is, feeling stuck in your own life is always worse. Tune in to this episode of Journey to There to hear the experiences and wisdom of Tambry Harris, a spiritual and life...
Aug 18, 2021•40 min•Ep. 127
Today's episode is all about curly girls uniting! As a chemist, educator, and naturalista, Rhonda Marshall brings a truly unique perspective to the beauty industry. Rhonda saw a clear consumer need and personal passion for taking better care of naturally curly hair. Rhonda's curls are something she was proud of, something she feels accentuates her personality. Because of this, she created her own product line for curly hair girls. You'll learn that by "loving the you that you were born into" is ...
Aug 04, 2021•43 min•Ep. 126
Today we welcome founder and CEO of All She Makes, Svitlana Martynjuk, to talk about her passion to connect women artists all over the world. Svitlana developed All She Makes to promote women in art & business and we hear about her journey to help other women artists. You’ll hear about the history of women in the arts and the many ways she’s helped support current women artists to help them make a career out of their craft. In This Episode: [01:16] Svitlana’s background in art and developing...
Jul 21, 2021•31 min•Ep. 125
Dr. Ginger Campbell talks about her journey with passion for neuroscience, her own podcast, Brain Science, and her book, “Are You Sure? The Unconscious Origins of Certainty,” in hopes to share her knowledge with others. Listen to Dr. Campbell and expand your knowledge of the human's subconscious mind, the decision making process, and our emotional effect on memories as time goes on. In This Episode: [02:18] Dr. Campbell talks about beginning her podcast, Brain Science, in 2006. [06:53] Dr. Campb...
Jul 07, 2021•47 min•Ep. 124
Our guest today is Naz Beheshti. She is the author of Pause. Breathe. Choose: Become the CEO of Your Wellbeing . Naz opens the show by diving deep into her background. Previously, Naz went through many corporate experiences including working as the executive assistant to Steve Jobs. Listen as she shares how he inspired her to focus on her wellbeing in the workplace by watching him walk the walk. Most people don't realize that overworking yourself is a dead-end street. In reality, we should be pr...
Jun 23, 2021•35 min•Ep. 123
Meet Janet McKee, the creator of the innovative and acclaimed Accelerated High Performance Program and emPower3 Leadership + Lifestyle Retreat designed to help others fuel their passion, positivity and purpose. Her book, Stressless Success: The Surprising Secrets to a life of Passion, Purpose, and Prosperity, explores how to take back your personal power in these trying times and change your life for the better forever. Nothing is a coincidence; we create everything that happens around us. You a...
Jun 09, 2021•40 min•Ep. 122
Meet Camille Martin, a registered dietitian, public health writer, and former chronic dieter. Her book, Love To Lose: Love Your Life and Watch the Weight Lose Itself, explores precisely why you haven't been successful losing weight and how to change all that. Camille, based on her personal and professional experience, explains why diets will never, ever work, and exactly what does. When we're going through a hard time, emotional eating and alcohol can be significant issues. Many women use food t...
Oct 01, 2020•40 min•Ep. 120
Meet Kendra Adachi, founder of the Lazy Genius Collective. Kendra passionately shares how to stop doing it all for the sake of doing what matters. Her work includes hosting The Lazy Genius Podcast, blogging, and her just-released book, The Lazy Genius Way: Embrace What Matters, Ditch What Doesn’t, and Get Stuff Done . Kendra tells listeners that the idea of self-care and rest is to do whatever makes you feel like your self, which will be different for everyone. It’s whatever makes you feel like ...
Aug 11, 2020•42 min•Ep. 120
Highly sensitive people react to stimuli differently from other people, which may be a good thing or a bad thing depending on their mastery of their strengths. In the world of business, highly sensitive entrepreneurs are often the ones who have visionary potential. With the right mental tools to properly harness their talents, they have tremendous value to offer the world. Together with host Traci DeForge, business mentor Heather Dominick of A Course in Business Miracles shares her knowledge abo...
Aug 06, 2020•37 min
Suzanne Evans went from secretary to a 7 million dollar business. Her company, Driven Inc, has been on the Inc 500/5000 list of fasting growing companies for 5 straight years. Her NY Times Best Selling book, “The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything”, set hundreds of thousands of business owners on their fast path to success. Suzanne tells us to stop trying to change the world. Instead, we need to take a look and the mirror and start changing ourselves. Most people want to get everyt...
Jul 02, 2020•24 min•Ep. 118
Meet Eleni Theodorou, a celebrated children's author, bullying prevention educator, and keynote speaker. Eleni teaches students - online and in-person - the Art of Compassion through her multi-sensory, culturally-rich bullying prevention programs called "Noko Busts Bullying!", with lasting results. The word bully is heavily weighted and comes with severe consequences. Children need to understand the difference between someone who is having a bad day and someone who is a bully. Parents also need ...
Jun 11, 2020•39 min•Ep. 117
Meet Rebekah Bastian, a vice president at Zillow Group, CEO and co-founder of OwnTrail.com , and author of Blaze Your Own Trail: An Interactive Guide to Navigating Life with Confidence, Solidarity, and Compassion. Her book explores the different decisions and pathways women take through their personal and professional lives. It encourages the reader to embrace the idea that there is no one right path through life. In this episode, Rebekah tells us when we're going through a hard time, the most p...
May 14, 2020•33 min•Ep. 116
What does inclusion and diversity in the workplace look like to you? Dr. Tiffany Jana, CEO of TMI Portfolio, shares her views around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Hear Dr. Jana’s personal experiences in the workplace and how companies can improve their diversity. In this episode: Dr. Jana is responsible for creating the first B-Corporation in the diversity, equity, and inclusion industry. She has written several books that help people live a better life every day, such as Subtle Acts of Excl...
Apr 30, 2020•43 min•Ep. 115
What does living a richer life by design mean to you? Jonathan Krueger, Investment Advisor Representative and co-founder of Lionsgate Advisors , shares his philosophies around leadership, financial and spiritual growth and how his focus on family and core values impacted him starting and running his business in St. Louis, Missouri. In this episode: Meet Jonathan Krueger, the visionary behind Lionsgate Advisors and the host of Living a Richer Life by Design . Learn about the story behind Jonathan...
Mar 06, 2020•38 min•Ep. 114
Have you heard of Enneagrams? Ever been curious about your Enneagram Number? Denee King, Host of the Love Thy Number Podcast tells us how the discovery of her number was a game changer for her personally & professionally. Bonus...She gives me the skinny on my number and how has significantly influenced my life choices! An Invitation to Listen from my guest Denee... When I was introduced to the Enneagram almost 10 years ago I began to find answers to some of my own questions and it was absolu...
Sep 18, 2019•39 min•Ep. 113
In this episode: We're not taught about money. Whether male or female, where we're not taught in school. We're usually not taught at home so we don't have a foundation on which to really play some competence. What we're getting taught about money is what we're told and what we're shown usually by our parents. We either do what our parents did, which could be good or bad, or we did the exact opposite. Did you know 90 percent of women have a fear that they're going to end up homeless and be a bag ...
Sep 05, 2019•29 min•Ep. 112
Jaquelyn is the Founder of Heartwood Healing, Heartwood Sanctuary and the Creator of the Heartwood Self Mastery program. A motivational speaker and writer of 14 books and Co-Founder of Healing Words television show. We know each other because we worked together on a really fun project for Weight Watchers International and we really developed a really nice intersection between personal and business growth. What does healing from the heart mean to you? Healing modalities that help learn how to mas...
Apr 30, 2019•30 min•Ep. 111
In this episode: How to live your life free from toxic relationships and emotional abuse. Jackson MacKenzie & Traci talk openly about their journey through toxic relationships in love and in business. Ditch the fairy tale stories and be real in what is happening inside the relationship. What is the difference between having your heartbroken and being in a relationship with a person with a personality disorder? Relationships with toxic people can occur outside of an intimate relationship. The...
Apr 16, 2019•32 min•Ep. 110
The moments of our lives are opportunities to learn something valuable about ourselves. Instead, we often take them for granted and waste them on negative, unproductive thoughts. Mindfulness keeps us present and aware. It provides a pathway to experiencing an expansiveness that gives us a feeling of oneness with the world. A daily Mindfulness practice allows us to show up and experience all the moments of our lives as present, as accepting, and as real as we can be. Mindfulness is the gift that ...
Mar 26, 2019•42 min•Ep. 109
Brains on Fire with Guest Brandy AmidonThe brains behind the iconic launch of Hello Bello, A baby product line created Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard In this episode: Meet Brandy Amidon otherwise known to Traci as Ami-doness! MId 30’s, City Council, Mayor, Co-President of Brains on Fire, Wife & Mom Brandy’s business is responsible for the most Iconic launch in Walmart and in Retail History...Hello Bello, the new baby product launch created by Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard. It hit Walmart on THE...
Mar 18, 2019•40 min•Ep. 108
Sometimes you have to turn the tables on yourself to see yourself more clearly. I’ve been doing alot of soul searching lately. I had a moment of clarity which made me sad. It was time to admit I was back in my “spot’ again. All work. No Play. Self imposed isolation and living but lacking joy. How did I get here again? How to I get out of it again? Getting Raw.Unfiltered and Real with myself and others. Relying on your friends to pull you out of a tough spot has always worked for me. This is why ...
Mar 08, 2019•41 min
In this episode: Oscar Trimboli, Author of Deep Listening & Breakthroughs, Professional Speaker, Mentor and Director Microsoft Office Division Australia shares impactful insights on the power of deep listening. Listen even when you disagree. Their pause is the most critical moment your listening. The speaker is NOT the most important person in the conversation. 4 Habits that derail you from being a great listener 1. Lost Listener 2. Shrewd Listener 3. Interrupting Listener 4. Dramatic Listen...
Mar 01, 2019•33 min•Ep. 106
Take some happiness + joy and then throw in a little work addiction and perfectionism and you have a journey within... “So many of us crave meaning and joy in our lives we look for something larger than ourselves something outside our everyday existence that will deliver us to a higher consciousness filled with happiness.” LouAnne Ludwig LouAnne’s storyline is so captivating! Hear what led her to write it this way. Spoiler Alert: The main protagonist in this seeker story is a boy, not a woman. T...
Feb 14, 2019•30 min
In this episode: Alison Maloni shares her very personal story about how posting on social media about her life led to cyber stalking and her tips on how the every day person can prevent it from happening to them. Do you know how to set up your privacy settings on your social media? You do not have to be a Kardashian to be stalked on social media resulting in a real life assault. Do you post your running routes? Do you tag locations with your selfies? Did you know you can identify the people who ...
Dec 19, 2018•34 min•Ep. 104
In this episode: Laura Petersen, author & speaker shares her experiences of stepping outside her comfort zone to be a globally successful entrepreneur. Find out why Laura’s favorite word is NERD as in Podcast Nerd, Travel Nerd, Book Nerd... What is the one biggest thing that help Laura overcome her biggest fear...Public Speaking. Raise Your Hand. Show Up. Take Action. Laura speaks candidly about stepping outside of her comfort zone and getting outside the box that People will put you in. Mak...
Dec 06, 2018•28 min•Ep. 103
