A Lifelong Journey of over coming cultural and ethnic diversity

It's TIME to change your mind!

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From Hopeless to Hopeful with Happiness Habits

This week's episode is about going from hopeless to hopeful with happiness habits. Today's guest is Alina Haiduc, a Confidence Mindset + Happiness Habits Coach joins Shelly for another empowering and supportive episode. This episode covers Alina's story, the depressive state, Alina's tools, and habits that helped her through. Alina was dealt some rough cards in early 2020 from health struggles, losing custody of her kids, and then of course the pandemic. Luckily, with the support from those around her, a change in perspective, and being aware of the habits she was creating, she was able to get through it. Now she wants to help others do the same by becoming aware of their habits and start doing something different. She has a wide range of tools including therapy, connecting with the right people, reframing, meditation, being the voice of the good parent inside you, and more. When you are depressed, it can feel impossible to make a change and like you have no control, especially when struck with limiting thoughts. Being in this state is difficult but this is a journey and not a quick fix. Alina with some readjustment, meeting her fears face to face and the other tools in her tool belt began to experience change, slowly but surely. She was able to take charge of her thoughts and understand where they came from. Tune in to hear Alina's full story and tools to help you today. Remember it's okay to not be okay and to seek a professional if you need to! Alina's Bio: Live fully alive and build a strong character that creates lasting confidence and joy as well as a successful life – this is on your terms! I am a transformational coach with a great passion for building happy, confident people and leaders for a better world. As a result of my coaching, spiritual ambitious professionals: Build their levels of confidence to a 10/10 and a solid sense of self-worth. Take control of their daily levels of fulfillment and joy by practicing proven happiness habits, which further empower them to grow in all areas of their lives. What makes me feel alive and at full potential is helping people treat themselves and the world in a positive and constructive way. Over the years I have turned my gift and passion into my profession. While I am a certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach, trainer, speaker, and a certified emotion code practitioner, my skills, my background, and my life are very diverse. I come from Romania and grew up in Bucharest and in my grandparents’ heavenly village in the green hills of Transylvania. I studied political science in Bucharest, international relations in London and graduated from a Canadian Romanian MBA. Before becoming a certified coach, I worked in international affairs with the Romanian Foreign Affairs Ministry and in education for a short while with the Bucharest Academy of political science. I honed my business skills in international trade and the healthcare industry. My skills and passions have always had one converging point: the desire to reach out to people in an empowering way, using all my knowledge and compassion, to help them achieve clarity and enrich their lives in spirituality, finances, careers, and relationships. I am an avid reader and my curiosity and thirst for constant improvement have been my best friends. I believe that God, out inner dialogue, education, and self-education are our most powerful allies. I strongly believe that love is the greatest healer, and nobody needs to suffer- especially not alone. I used to dream I could reach out and change lives as a politician. I found I was not yet ready for that path so I decided I would be a force for good in other powerful ways.

A Journey of Pride

Well it’s Pride Month and there’s no better way to honor it than to hear a real coming out story from a friend. Shelly has invited her friend Dave to share his path to becoming his true self and sharing that with those around him. He begins at the point of realizing his attraction to men, his tenuous path forward up to the moment that solidified his suspicions. He talks about the decision to come out to his family, which was met with surprise, but also acceptance and support. He discusses so many things that you will be able to relate to, whether it’s yourself or a family member or a friend. The fear of public affection before coming out, the worry that he wouldn’t be able to have the job that he wanted, family and social pressure, worrying about being accepted, guilt from past beliefs and experiences, and how he found much of that to be nonsense once he bravely showed the world who he was. He also acknowledges that he was very lucky to have lived in a time and a place near New York City where he was able to go and see such a wide variety of people, especially so many like him. They also talk about the progress that has happened over the last 50 years, and he finishes by giving some advice to others who may be going through a similar journey as his. This is a beautiful, informative and heartfelt interview that is so timely during Pride Month. Join the conversation in our Facebook community - https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenotsogloryuslifepodcast

A Lifelong Journey of over coming cultural and ethnic diversity

Today’s episode is about taking a journey and knowing yourself. Kitty Wu, holistic health coach, joins Shelly for another inspiring and thoughtful episode. Kitty transitioned from being a fitness coach to broadening her efforts and becoming an holistic health coach, focusing on women of color. It goes into aspects of physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and relational health, with a focus on self-awareness, and emotional self-regulation. Kitty grew up with a background where worth and value were tied to achievements. This was often a heavy weight to carry and even took her into times of depression, health issues and weight fluctuations. As a child she was made fun of because of her race, and she only later realized how that affected her into her adult life. The feelings of being alone, different and not belonging. As she grew older, she had pressure from cultural expectations which made her feel like she had to be in high performance mode at all times. This came at the cost of ignoring the stress and anxiety that was always underlying. This experience gives her tremendous insight into coaching women who have had these feelings in their own life. Kitty knew that for her life and mindset to change, she had to look inward. It took difficult inner work to begin a healing journey that will last a lifetime. She expresses the importance of Implementing daily meditation and visualization in order to slow down and spur self-awareness. BIO: Kitty Wu is a Holistic Health Coach based out of the DC metro area. She serves clientele from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, with an emphasis in serving influential women of color. Kitty first started her coaching journey as an online fitness coach before making the transition to holistic health- once she realized she had an opportunity to create even deeper impact in people's lives. She now teaches clients how to integrate health into every aspect of life, to help them show up more powerfully & expand their impact. Outside of coaching, Kitty enjoys helping others, modeling, spending time outdoors, writing, and other creative pursuits. IG @kittywucoaching FB: https://www.facebook.com/kittywucoaching/ [https://www.facebook.com/kittywucoaching/] LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitty-wu-01bb0880/  [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kitty-wu-01bb0880/]

We Are Just About Invincible

Today’s guest, Kreed Revere, was on the cusp of reaching some major milestones in her life, when it all came crashing down. Her partner abruptly left, and in the aftermath she lost her job, house, and emotional and mental wellbeing. She knew it was time for a fresh start. So, she moved to Washington State, and started to heal. She realized that it wasn’t just the loss of a relationship but grieving the loss of all the dreams and plans she held for so long. In order to start the healing process, she began writing furiously, went to therapy and started exploring spirituality. This helped her to look at loss from a different perspective. Her move also gave her the power to be open to new things and expand her whole outlook. She realized that often staying in the same place geographically and socially can get you anchored into persistent, often unhealthy, and fear-based actions. She expresses that curiosity, self-awareness, and gratefulness are so crucial to living a life that you are in love with. But it often takes falling into dark and difficult times to really understand those terms fully and have a rebirth. When all is said and done, Kreed believes we are just about invincible. Be sure to reach out to her if you need coaching or listen to her podcast! https://www.TheEstrangedHeart.com [https://www.theestrangedheart.com/] Email: theestrangedheart@gmail.com [theestrangedheart@gmail.com]