My guest today is Kamini Wood.

Kamini is a certified life coach and best-selling author, who is passionate about empowering individuals to reclaim their self-worth and become resilient leaders of their own lives. As the CEO and Founder of Live Joy Your Way, Kamini works with high-achieving adults and teens, helping them navigate self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and the pressures of external validation. Through her specialized coaching programs, Kamini focuses on emotional resilience, self-compassion, and the power of living authentically.

Her journey, shaped by her experiences as a first-generation American and a mother of five, informs her work with clients to help them break free from the limitations of people-pleasing and self-judgment. Kamini's mission is simple but profound: to guide others in recognizing their innate worth and to foster self-leadership from a place of inner strength and clarity.

In our conversation today, Kamini shares pieces of her own journey that has led her to do the hard internal work that is foundational to a joy-filled life!

Kamini, thank you for this thoughtful and wise conversation. Thank you for sharing pieces of your own story, your growth, your mistakes, your insights, your wisdom! I’ve been reflecting on our conversation and am a better person for it!

To learn more about Kamini and her work check out the links below:

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsauthenticme/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminiwood
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/itsauthenticme/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsauthenticme/
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSVaEISjpaXsCdQGbE2lpUw
• Website: https://www.kaminiwood.com/

Make Life Less Difficult

My guest today is Lorca Smetana.

Lorca is a resilience expert, teacher, and speaker with a deep passion for helping individuals and communities rise from trauma and challenges. Lorca’s unique approach combines her personal experience surviving disaster and loss at the young age of 16, with years of teaching and coaching, focusing on resilience, grief, and the emotional landscapes of leadership. With a background that spans wilderness survival, emergency response, and personal coaching, Lorca offers insight and tools that empower people to transform their toughest moments into profound growth.

I’m thrilled to have Lorca on the podcast today to share her story, expertise, and the ways she’s helping people not only survive but thrive through life’s most difficult challenges.

Lorca and I were connected through the kind introduction of Kim Brundage – thank you Kim!

Lorca lives in Bozeman, Montana, and alongside the beautiful work of resilience training that she does, she also has a sustainable farm where she and her husband raise two free-range children, homing pigeons, dogs, Icelandic sheep, and a diversity of other birds and creatures for sustenance, humility and delight.

Lorca, thank you for this inspiring conversation. Thank you for sharing these pieces of your story. Thank you for sharing the journey of grief, choosing love, choosing life. You embody the tools that you lovingly teach others in a beautiful way!

To learn more about Lorca and her work, please see the links below:

• Lorca's Website: https://www.lorcasmetana.com/
• Lorca's Blogs: https://www.lorcasmetana.com/blog
• Lorca's TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/bA4s-0D9AK8?si=UbFa0RQPEI27TS0L

Make Life Less Difficult

My guest today is Silvia Iaia.

Silvia is an executive coach and an incredibly inspiring woman. We first met through her husband, Felipe, and the world of real estate investing.

Silvia is the founder of Be Executive, the co-founder and executive director of Growing Assetz and Notes for Growth.

Originally from southern Italy, Silvia has lived in many places around the world, including her current home of Santiago, Chile. My connection and friendship with both Silvia and her husband is truly international, as we have spent time together in beautiful Santiago, as well as Chattanooga, Tennessee, and virtually.

Silvia approaches her life and work with passion and intention. You’ll hear this throughout our conversation today.

Silvia, thank you SO much for sharing these pieces of your beautiful journey and life. Thank you for sharing the learning and growth and discoveries you have made along the way and continue to make. I can’t wait until our next conversation!

If you would be interested in learning more about Silvia or the work she’s doing in the world, please check out the links below!

• Connect with Silvia on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iaiasilvia/
• Growing Assets
• Notes for Growth

Hurricane Relief Efforts: The following list was shared by Daneen Akers who is local to Asheville, NC, and a personal friend and amazing advocate (Read more about Daneen here):

• Rural Organizing And Resilience
• Wild Abundance Disaster Relief Fund
• Manna Foodbank
• Beloved Asheville
• Friends of the Hot Springs Library
• Community Housing Coalition in Madison County

Make Life Less Difficult