Inner Calm Is Chosen, Not Found: Rebuilding Self-Trust with Catherine Crestani

Inner Calm Is Chosen, Not Found: Rebuilding Self-Trust with Catherine Crestani

We treat calm like a destination, something waiting beyond the next achievement or vacation. But calm isn't found, it's chosen, again and again. This episode is for anyone who feels restless even when nothing is wrong. Catherine Crestani gently unpacks why we avoid stillness, how to soothe a stressed nervous system, and how to keep choosing inner calm even while life is falling apart. About the Guest: Catherine Crestani is the founder of Willow Healing, a coach and healer who draws on neurolinguistic programming. A mother who has navigated divorce and business collapse, she now helps others rebuild self-trust. Key Takeaways: * Calm is a choice you make moment to moment, not a place you arrive. * A little stress isn't bad; notice when it means you're ignoring yourself. * When restless, meet a basic need first: water, breath, a pause. * It's okay to turn the phone off; boundaries protect your peace. * Don't suppress big emotions; give them a healthy outlet to release. Connect With the Guest: Website: willowhealing.org [https://willowhealing.org/] Instagram: @willowhealingsh [https://www.instagram.com/willowhealingsh] Virtual book club: My Book Obsession (frommybookobsession.com) Her book is available on Amazon. Episode Chapters: [00:00] Calm Is Chosen, Not Found — Shreya opens on the myth of peace as a destination [03:30] Coming Back to Yourself — What calm actually feels like in a busy body [08:00] The Misconception About Peace — Why a little stress isn't the enemy [13:00] The Fear of Stillness — What surfaces when we stop avoiding ourselves [18:00] Grounding in the Real World — Boundaries, nature, and the smallest practice that sticks [23:00] Calm Through the Collapse — Choosing yourself through divorce and business loss [27:00] Letting Emotions Move — Healthy outlets that bring you back to peace (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #innerlight #innercalm #selftrust #nervoussystemregulation #mindfulnesspractice #emotionalhealing #groundingtechniques #boundaries #innerpeace #womenshealing #nlpcoaching >

Money Mindset and the Scarcity Seeds Keeping You Stuck: Scarlett Stanhope on Abundance

Why does wanting more money so often feel greedy, unsafe, or somehow wrong? This one is for the coach, creative, or quiet over-giver who keeps undercharging, shrinking, and bracing for the other shoe to drop. Scarlett Stanhope, the Biz Hippie, unpacks the three "scarcity seeds" that quietly shape your money mindset, and the gentle path back to abundance. You will leave seeing money as a neutral mirror for your relationship with yourself, with three clear steps to think, feel, and use it differently. About the Guest: Scarlett Stanhope, known as the Biz Hippie, is a certified life coach with a background in business and finance. She helps coaches and entrepreneurs transform their relationship with money, own their worth, and build lives fully supported by the work they love. Key Takeaways: * Three "scarcity seeds" drive most money stress: not-enoughness, unworthiness, and starving-artist syndrome (believing you can't love your work and earn from it). * Money is a clean, neutral mirror. Whatever you think and feel about it usually reflects your relationship with yourself, not the money itself. * Most people aren't actually seeing their money clearly. Without an accurate picture, an emotional relationship with money replaces a logical one, fueling the savings yo-yo and debt spiral. * Shift your money relationship in three steps: rewrite your money story, track your money to see it clearly, then spend intentionally in alignment with the life you want. * Your price point is part of the value you offer. It gives clients the chance to commit to themselves, and lets you make a bigger impact. Connect With Scarlett Stanhope: * Website: thebizhippie.com [https://thebizhippie.com/] (free money mindset quiz at thebizhippie.com/quiz) * Instagram: @thebizhippie [https://www.instagram.com/thebizhippie/] * LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/scarlett-stanhope [linkedin.com/in/scarlett-stanhope] Episode Chapters: [00:00] Meet the Biz Hippie — business brain meets full-on hippie, and the balance between [05:00] From Workaholic to Rock Bottom — the high achiever who checked every box [10:30] The Three Scarcity Seeds — not-enoughness, worthiness, starving-artist syndrome [16:00] Money as a Clean Mirror — what the spreadsheet isn't showing you [22:00] The Yo-Yo Spiral — why an emotional relationship with money keeps you stuck [28:00] The Three Steps to Abundance — story, tracking, intentional spending [34:00] You're Allowed to Want More — pricing, worth, and getting out of the pool to help others (timestamps approx.) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #InnerLight #MoneyMindset #AbundanceMindset #ScarcityMindset #MoneyAndSelfWorth #FinancialFreedom #MindsetCoach #MoneyHealing #EntrepreneurMindset #SelfWorth #ConsciousMoney >

Barry Deeks on Finding Purpose Through Chaos and Creative Persistence

In Inner Light, hosted by Shreya, this episode explores the messy, unpredictable path of creativity and meaning with Barry Deeks. This conversation is for anyone feeling lost, unsure, or waiting for clarity to begin. Barry shares his deeply personal journey of creating through uncertainty, revealing how purpose can evolve, shift, and even feel confusing. Instead of chasing perfect answers, this episode offers a more human truth: meaning often emerges through action, not certainty. About the Guest: Barry Deeks is an author, publisher, podcaster, and creative storyteller. He has worked across books, film, and writing, using creativity as a way to explore purpose and personal meaning. A Note for Our Listeners: Before you press play, a gentle word. Our guest Barry Deeks is a survivor of a catastrophic road accident that temporarily affected his ability to speak. At times in this conversation, his words may not sound as clear as he would like them to, but every thought he shares is considered, intentional, and deeply felt. We ask you to listen with patience and with an open heart. Please do not judge Barry on how his voice sounds, only on the depth of what he is offering. His presence in this conversation is itself an act of courage, and the meaning lives in his words, not in their delivery. Thank you for showing up for this episode with the kindness it deserves. Episode Chapters: 00:00 Purpose: Found or Formed in Chaos 01:44 Barry’s Early Life and Inner World 03:09 Is Purpose a Fixed Destination? 06:36 What Drives Creativity Through Hardship 09:23 Living with an Unseen Inner World 14:39 Doubt, Creation, and Finishing the Work 20:05 Evolving Motivation and Staying Consistent Key Takeaways: * Purpose can be fluid, not a fixed endpoint * Creativity often begins before clarity * Motivation grows through small validation moments * Expression can bridge inner confusion and meaning * Discipline is continuing, even without certainty How to Connect With the Guest: YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnQ5Ai2Ark] 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? Send me a direct message on PodMatch. 👉 DM Me Here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik [https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/avik] 🌱 About Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Global Mental Wellness Podcast Network - focused, credible, no more identity clutter. 👉 Subscribe and be part of this healing journey. > Refer a Guest > Know someone who would be a great fit for one of our podcast shows? Email us at services@podhealth.club with the subject line “Refer a Guest.” Requests without this subject line cannot be catered to. > Support Our Podcast: Support this Podcast [https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/DY4HFPYGHBYQN] 📬 Contact & Links Brand: Healthy Mind By Avik™️ Contact Us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] Based in: India & USA 🎧 All Podcast Shows [https://www.podhub.club/podcastnetwork] 🤝 Be a Guest [https://www.podhub.club/beaguest] 📩 Newsletter Substack [https://healthymindbyavik.substack.com/] 👉 Join the LinkedIn Community [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14498362/] > 📌 Disclaimer - This episode is produced for educational and informational purposes only. All views expressed by the guest are their personal opinions alone and do not represent the views of the host or Healthy Mind by Avik™. The Network does not verify, endorse, or assume responsibility for any guest statements. Nothing in this episode constitutes medical, legal, financial, or professional advice, please consult a qualified professional before making any decisions. Listeners are encouraged to engage critically and independently with all content do not consume blindly. Use this content as a starting point for your own reflection and research, not as a substitute for professional guidance. Third-party content is referenced under fair use for informational purposes only. Guest speakers are solely responsible for their own statements. > If you have concerns about any content, please contact us [https://www.podhub.club/contact] here > > By listening, you acknowledge and accept this disclaimer in full. Read detailed disclaimer here. [https://www.podhub.club/terms-privacy/standard-podcast-disclaimer] > > #podmatch #healthymindbyavik #podhub.club #mentalhealthawareness #personalgrowthjourney #findyourpurpose #creativehealing #selfexpression #innergrowth #mindfulnessmatters #healingjourney #emotionalwellbeing #purposefulliving #selfdiscovery #resilience #growthmindset

Hope, Healing, and Harmony: Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino on Choosing Peace Daily

This episode of Inner Light is for anyone carrying quiet ache underneath an ordinary day, the person who keeps hoping for peace but isn't sure where to find it. Host Shreya sits with Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino, founder of The Best Ever You Network, for a warm conversation on what hope, healing, and harmony actually look like when life feels heavy. You'll come away understanding hope not as wishful thinking but as a daily practice, one small action at a time. Elizabeth shares how healing is a process rather than a finish line, how harmony begins with self-trust, and why peace is something all of us can choose, breath by breath. It's a gentle reminder that the world is still worth showing up for, and so are you. ABOUT THE GUEST: Elizabeth Hamilton-Guarino is the founder of The Best Ever You Network and host of The Best Ever You Show, a top-ranked podcast with over 5 million downloads. A master life coach and bestselling author, her books include The Change Guidebook, The Success Guidebook, and the newly released The Peace Guidebook. She lives in Maine and is a mother of four sons. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Hope without action stays stuck. One small step in the right direction, even a step you learn from failing at, can shift your entire trajectory. * Healing is alignment, not fixing yourself. We're never fully "healed" once and for all, and revisiting old pain is part of the process, not a sign you've failed. * Trust yourself instead of outsourcing your confidence. Second-guessing is fear in disguise; commit to a path and let it have momentum. * Harmony starts with refusing to abandon yourself for approval. When you live in integrity with who you are, aligned relationships follow. * Peace is a daily choice you make in passing moments. Notice the people around you may be quietly hurting, and move through the world with that awareness. CONNECT WITH ELIZABETH HAMILTON-GUARINO: * Website: https://www.elizabethguarino.com [https://www.elizabethguarino.com] * Best Ever You Network: https://www.besteveryou.com [https://www.besteveryou.com] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethguarino_official [https://www.instagram.com/elizabethguarino_official] * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethhamiltonguarino [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethhamiltonguarino] * The Peace Guidebook (available wherever books are sold): https://www.amazon.com/Peace-Guidebook-Cultivate-Healing-Humankind/dp/0757326080 [https://www.amazon.com/Peace-Guidebook-Cultivate-Healing-Humankind/dp/0757326080] EPISODE CHAPTERS: * [00:00] Welcome to Inner Light — Shreya opens the space and introduces Elizabeth * [03:30] The Moment Best Ever You Was Born — a closed office door and a circled phrase * [07:45] Hope Needs More Than Hope — why action is the missing piece * [13:20] Healing Is a Process, Not a Destination — aligning rather than fixing * [19:00] Trust Yourself, Shine Your Why — getting off the loop of second-guessing * [24:15] Harmony as Partnership — oneness, alignment, and percolating peace * [29:30] One Paw in Front of the Other — a stranger, a hug, and everyday compassion 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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When Effort Stops Working: Nancy Deyo on Rebuilding Purpose After Identity Collapse

There's a quiet moment that arrives in some lives when the strategies that built everything you know suddenly stop working. The discipline. The endurance. The willingness to push through. And what's left feels less like failure and more like a door you didn't know was there. In this episode of Inner Light, Archita sits with former Silicon Valley CEO and Stanford fellow Nancy Deyo for a tender, honest conversation about what happens when life as you knew it falls apart, and how purpose can be rebuilt from a body, a season, and a self that no longer respond to the old rules. ABOUT THE GUEST: Nancy Deyo is a former Silicon Valley CEO, Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute Fellow, and the author of the forthcoming memoir Perilous Ascent. After a medical crisis on Mount Kilimanjaro led to a fifteen-year journey through misdiagnosis, chronic pain, and identity collapse, she rebuilt her life and her work around girls and women's empowerment. She is also the author of the Substack publication Life Inside Pain. KEY TAKEAWAYS: * The truest strength isn't in pushing harder. It's in finding a way to live within the real capabilities of your body and your mind, even when that contradicts everything you were taught about resilience. * Identity collapse isn't the ending it feels like. It's often the beginning of a relationship with yourself you never had the room to build. * Acceptance is not surrender. As Nancy was once told, "you don't have to give up, you just have to give in" and stop fighting reality. That single shift can quietly become the soil where adaptation grows. * You don't have to wait to feel better to begin again. Re-entering life before you feel ready, on your own terms, can be the very thing that creates the path forward. * Purpose rebuilt from passion lasts longer than purpose built from identity. When circumstances change, work shaped by what you love stays steady even as the shape of your life changes around it. * Whatever you're becoming is the best form of yourself you can put into the world right now. You don't have to return to who you were. You're already enough. CONNECT WITH THE GUEST: * LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancydeyo/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancydeyo/] * Stanford DCI Fellow Profile: https://dci.stanford.edu/fellow/nancy-deyo [https://dci.stanford.edu/fellow/nancy-deyo] * Substack: Life Inside Pain — search "Nancy Deyo" on Substack * Forthcoming memoir: Perilous Ascent EPISODE CHAPTERS: [00:00] Welcome to Inner Light — The Gentle Work of Returning to Ourselves [03:00] At the Base of Kilimanjaro — A Note to the Woman Nancy Used to Be [06:40] The Resilience Myth — Why Pushing Harder Can Actually Cause Harm [11:30] The Mayo Clinic Crash & the Beginning of Acceptance [16:15] The New Normal — Why Giving In Isn't Giving Up [20:00] Living Horizontally — Graduate School from an Army Cot [24:20] Rebuilding Purpose — Letting Passion Replace Identity [28:10] A Message for Anyone Quietly Grieving Who They Used to Be (timestamps approximate) 🎙️ Want to Be a Guest on Healthy Mind, Healthy Life? 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