Send us a text If you’ve caught yourself bending over backwards to accomodate others only to feel drained and undervalued, this is a must-listen episode for you. My dear friends Nervous System Coach Lindsay Lockett and Intuitive Nourishment Guide Vanessa Rodriguez join me in a vulnerable chat about a survival mechanism we unwittingly latch onto - people pleasing. We dissect the roots of this behavior and its relationship to how we relate to the energetic resources of the Earth Archetype. Drawing...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 117
Send us a text What if creativity was more than just an abstract concept, but rather a life force that reflects your soul? Join me as I traverse the dynamic landscape of running a business intertwined with creativity. I shed light on my recent integration work and the changes it has brought into my life. In this journey, I am not alone. I am accompanied by the inspiring Writer and Creativity Coach, Sarah Cook, an alumni of the business alchemist mentorship program, whose courage has sparked my t...
Sep 02, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 116
Send us a text Today is a conversation about surrender. Surrendering enough to allow the Universe to surprise you with a path that you could've never planned. Meghan started Business Alchemist Mentorship in 2021 and she's one of my favorite testimonials for the program even though she technically "failed". She didn't build an online coaching business like she had intended. She poured herself into asking one of the core questions I ask my students: "What is your soul's purpose?" and wound up maki...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 115
Send us a text I've invited one of my own teachers onto the podcast this week! Nadia Last is a Spiritual Therapist and Human Design Teacher who I've been studying with for the past several months in her Human Design Training program. When I decided to do a deep dive into the system, I knew I wanted to study with Nadia because her approach felt inviting and expansive rather than prescriptive. Nadia shares her journey of climbing the corporate world and feeling empty while chasing success on every...
Jul 20, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 114
Send us a text Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the numerous transitions life throws at you? If so, you're not alone. I had the pleasure of chatting with Somatic Coach and Healer Sam Pfotenhauer, who shared her own experiences with navigating transitions like moving to different locations, changing careers, and ending a long-term relationship. I've been studying with Sam in her Human Design Training program that she collaboratively teaches with Nadia Last and I've been in awe of how she speaks ...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 113
Send us a text What if we could live in harmony with land, community, and business by weaving the concept of ecosystems into every relationship we nurture? This week, we welcome Yaya Rivera to the Empowered Curiosity Podcast, who shares her inspiring journey of cultivating life on a homestead called Río Cósmico. Drawing from Taino cosmology and her European roots, Yaya speaks about her arrival to Río Cósmico and how being in relationship with this land has informed her practices that ranges from...
Jun 29, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 112
Send us a text Last year, my business ground to a halt for seemingly no explainable reason. This led to me venturing on a journey to explore relational health and safety with my business. This episode isn't about the financial rebound, but instead the spiritual truths that emerged from that challenging period. I'll unpack the profound lessons from this contraction, the deepening belief that business is a spiritual practice and how everything is intrinsically relational. Not only that, but I'll a...
Jun 27, 2023•25 min•Ep. 111
Send us a text Emotions can impact everything from your physical health to yes, your business. We discuss just how powerful this connection can be in this conversation with Janine Kreft. In sharing her recent experience with a pain flare in her neck and shoulders, Janine helps us explore the metaphor of the spine, the body as the storyteller of our life, and the importance of honoring our own energy. Navigating intense emotions such as fear and anger can be challenging, especially with cultural ...
Jun 22, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 110
Send us a text One of my favorite aspects of Human Design is how it feels like a giant permission slip to just BE YOU! This ultimately creates you unique blueprint to create a more fulfilling, values-driven life. This week, we chat with the incredible Kaila O'Connor, a PR Trailblazer and Human Design Reader who shares her journey how incorporating Human Design (HD) into entrepreneurship and her team has transformed her business. To explore the shiny, sparkly vision of your best life, we have to ...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 109
Send us a text Are you ready to transform your hiring process into an ethically aligned and mutually beneficial experience? Join us for an eye-opening conversation with HR Mentor Candice Elliott, where we explore the importance of reciprocity and alignment in expanding your business. Candice shares her inspiring journey from battling burnout to founding her own company, Fortress and Flourish, and how her experiences led her to reimagine the hiring process. In this episode, we discuss the factors...
Jun 15, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 108
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who feels overwhelmed or activated when it comes to bookkeeping for your business. You want to learn how to make bookkeeping simple and low stress. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… That bookkeeping is a common stressor for entrepreneurs because of their personal stories around money and their lack of understanding of bookkeeping basics. How good bookkeeping is part of a strong foundation for your business. The more you ...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 107
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who is curious about how the intricate connections facilitated by water flow through your life and business. You want to know more about the science and spirituality around the element of water. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… That water is the great connector. It exists in all living things and in everything that sustains us; from food to air to energetic connections with other humans and animals. How water holds memo...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 106
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… Get a taste of what coaching feels like in the Empowered Curiosity community. You will find a safe place to land and dry your wings when your life and business feel stormy. In today’s episode Kat answers questions around inquiries related to marketing and how the “doing” energy of spring can feel in your body when you create content for your business: I have an offering open for enrolment this month. It is my first virtual offering from a group and I am ...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 105
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who is unsure how client agency and autonomy can coexist with holding healthy boundaries for yourself within your business. You want to learn more about how the key to client empowerment and reciprocal relationships is being able to set clear boundaries for both yourself and the client. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… That you don’t need to actively ask clients to give away their agency for it to happen. Many will will...
May 04, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 104
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who feels passionate about their work but wants to make space for their personal life and soul to flourish. You want to know how letting your business grow and blossom at a slower pace can help you reach and sustain your own version of success. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… That there are spiritual, physical and financial costs to building a business too quickly and focusing primarily on a monetary goal. How your ver...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 103
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are spiritual entrepreneur who feels they don’t know exactly who their gifts should be serving. Learn how clear boundaries and intentions allow you to see who it is you don’t serve. Staying in integrity attracts clients that align with what you are passionate about and are able to offer them. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… How nuance doesn’t exist in the world around us, but lives within in us and in our perceptions of the world Learning that we ...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 102
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are spiritual entrepreneur who feels they need to be everything to everyone and takes every bit of feedback and criticism to heart. You want to remain authentic to yourself but also honour and consider the feedback your clients or audience gives you. What You‘ll Learn in this Episode… Put your own unique and authentic touches into your practices even if they stray from tradition or the the “norm” Understanding that what you have to offer won’t be for...
Apr 04, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 101
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are spiritual entrepreneur who is feeling the scarcity of time and are considering bringing a virtual assistant onto your team. You want to know how business as a spiritual practice translates into hiring new team members. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How offloading the right tasks to your VA can free up time and energy to create content that deepens connection, develop products your clients value and expand your reach. How reciprocity, soverei...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 100
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are spiritual entrepreneur who is interested in understanding how choosing the slow and sustainable path leads to nurturing client sovereignty in an ethical business. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: Some of the ways in which the beauty industry uses scarcity and power dynamics to motivate decisions How the pandemic helped highlight unrealistic beauty standards and shifted power back to the client How being choosy about who you serve is good for yo...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 99
Send us a text Get a taste of what coaching feels like in the Empowered Curiosity community. You will find a safe place to land and dry your wings when your life and business feel stormy. In today’s episode, Kat and Natalie answer questions centered around Conscious Marketing: I have a lot of fear and anxiety around marketing my art. How can I discern between what is just my fear of being seen vs. what is a true sensing of misalignment in my marketing methods? I am new to coaching and want ideas...
Mar 08, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 98
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who is ready to ditch toxic marketing tactics and shift towards conscious marketing practices. What You’ll Learn… How marketing can mirror the ethical intentions and spirituality of your authentic self and what you offer. The central role of safety and somatics in your marketing practices How Conscious Marketing is defined The problems with traditional marketing in a spiritual and ethical business space How to create reci...
Mar 02, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 97
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… If you are a spiritual entrepreneur who wants to understand how trauma manifests in the creation and cultivation of a regenerative business. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: The ways our dysregulated culture systemically keeps us in dysregulation How hypervigilance can be a burden or a valuable tool How trauma is stored in the body, particularly in the pelvic root and perineum How to support yourself and your clients when trauma surfaces in your work t...
Feb 16, 2023•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 96
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… Get a taste of what coaching feels like in the Empowered Curiosity community. You will find a safe place to land and dry your wings when your life and business feel stormy. In today’s episode, Kat answers questions centered around 2 topics - boundaries and reaching the right people: How do I go about having my boundaries and time respected in business relationships? How do I reach the right people and attract more of the right clients? Resources: Busines...
Feb 09, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 95
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who wants to understand more about what Dao means and how it can impact your life, relationships and business. You are interested to know how participants in the Business Alchemist Mentorship (BAM) container have come to learn their Dao, how coming to know it has impacted them, and how it has already begun to change how they approach their own personal journeys in life and business. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How ...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 94
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who wants to understand more about the concept of safety as it relates to your relationships with your clients and your business. You want to know why connection is at the root of safety and how you can make this a core pillar of your practice. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How safety and connection are the foundation of long-term relationships with clients and the sustainability of our business How spiritual entrepr...
Jan 18, 2023•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 93
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who is interested in what coaching and being held by community is like in the Empowered Curiosity world. You feel like there must be others who share your struggles and triumphs and are able to witness your story and offer words of encouragement and advice. You want to find a safe place to land and dry your wings when your life and business feel stormy. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How being of service doesn’t mean ...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 92
Send us a text Listen to this Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who is feeling a lack of clarity and groundedness in yourself and your business. You feel compelled to be productive all the time which makes you feel as if you are spinning your wheels and overworking while not seeing the changes you would like to see. You want to know more about how slowing down and looking inwards can help you harness the power of the Water element and use the quiet introspection of Winter to ground yo...
Dec 14, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 91
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who feels stuck in your personal and work life. You might find relationships are challenging to navigate, feel as if you have no agency in the trajectory of your current path and wonder how to develop your business so that it fits into your life without burning you out. You want to know how coaching could help you discover your truest self and unlock your own inner power to manifest a life of alignment where your business...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 90
Send us a text Watch this episode if… You are a spiritual entrepreneur who has questions about how to set boundaries around what you offer to your audience via social media and your DMs. You feel that you are over-giving when it comes to engaging with your potential clients and marketing your offerings. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How to decide what you want to offer for free and what you feel should be a paid offering How to design a sales page that gives enough information to attract th...
Nov 09, 2022•56 min•Ep. 89
Send us a text Listen to This Episode If… You are a spiritual entrepreneur that finds your people pleasing tendencies are conflicting with a deeper need to protect your creative and spiritual approaches to your craft. You want to know more about how niching down can have a protective effect, and how slowing down can restore intentionality and alignment in your business. What You’ll Learn in this Episode: How listening to bodily “nopes” can help you maintain the integrity of your craft and help y...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 88
