Rise Up For You

Episode Topic: No matter what life events occur, it is never too late to find happiness and be empowered. We all go through struggles and have moments of despair and tragedy. However, now more than ever we as women need to rise above our pain and use it to fuel growth and positivity. Episode #198 with Ashton Saldana- Turn Pain Into Power inspires us to take life's adversities and use them as an opportunity to turn pain into power.  Ashton shares tools to help with personal development, how to be true to your authentic self, and how to have the universe work for you! About Our Guest: Ashton Saldana is a writer and the owner of Soulace Seeker; a blog focused on relationships, travel, spirituality, and women empowerment. Currently, she is undergoing the process of writing her first book. She has endured quite a few extraordinary trials and tribulations throughout her life but has focused on turning the pain into power. Her outlook on her circumstances changed- she started by practicing a more grateful mindset

Laurel Mintz J.D., M.B.A. founded Elevate My Brand, a digital marketing and live events agency, in 2009. Spearheading her team, Laurel works with clients to develop and execute perfectly tailored strategic marketing initiatives to elevate their brands. Throughout her 20+ year career, Laurel has worked with prestigious global brands including Zendesk, Verizon Digital Media Services, PAW Patrol, Sprinklr, Bassett, and Susan G. Komen. From rebranding to product launching, online marketing to developing a social media presence, EMB’s solutions open new markets, expand consumer bases and increase visibility and profitability. Laurel has been awarded for her work with such recent achievements as the 2017 Patrick Soon-Shiong Innovation Award, W3 Silver Award for work on the 2016 PAW Patrol Road Patrol Campaign and the Los Angeles Business Journal Women in Business Award, amongst others. She proudly sits on the board of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship, UCLA Restaurant Conference Advisory Board and mentors

Award-winning broadcast journalist, speaker, and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy is leading a movement to enjoy the news again. She’s founder and host of the daily news show, theNewsWorthy, where she combines more than a decade of journalism experience with her own voice and style to provide “fast, fair and fun" daily news updates in less than 10 minutes. theNewsWorthy has been featured on multiple platforms, including iTunes “New & Noteworthy” and Salon’s list of “12 Essential Current Events Podcasts.”  As a TV news reporter, Erica was live on the scene during terrorist attacks, wildfires and federal court rulings, to name a few. She’s interviewed politicians, celebrities, industry leaders and everyday people doing extraordinary things. Erica most recently worked for CBS Los Angeles before quitting her job to launch this unique 10-minute daily news show that helps people stay informed in an easy, convenient and less depressing way. Learn more at www.theNewsWorthy.com or wherever you listen to podcasts

Dr. Janet Woods is a trusted advisor to executives, entrepreneurs, and individuals. She is the founder of The Art of Life Consulting and the director of The Art of Life Institute, where the focus is to inspire people to take action on their vision, dreams, and life-purpose. She empowers people with tools and processes which allow them to stand in their proven power, aligning with their true nature, and embrace life on their terms. Janet is an internationally award-winning speaker and has shared the stage with world-renowned Thought Leaders such as Mark Victor Hanson, Les Brown and Michael Beckwith. She is also the number one best-selling co-author of Are You The Missing Piece? and The Big Idea Book with Vicky Winteron. Janet is also the three-time recipient of lifetime achievement awards from the White House for her community outreach endeavors. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: Episode #194 with Janet Woods- How You Are Affected by Environmental Stimuli 1. Most successful people have been using Feng Shui to get

Lenka Lutonska is one of the leading mindset and business strategists for female entrepreneurs in Europe today. She trains world-class women coaches and helps them to get fully booked with their soul, high-end clients. She’s also a professional speaker, an international trainer of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) and a passionate believer in every woman’s right to have the life and business she truly loves. Described by many as a deeply knowledgeable and inspirational trainer and coach, Lenka spurs women to action by helping them to adopt new strategies, mindsets and communication techniques that produce extraordinary results. As a mother of three active boys and a committed family woman, Lenka relishes the challenges her varied working life offers. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: 1. Spirituality- We are bigger than our physical sense. 2. Our personal energy impacts how our clients see us! 3. Each person is defined by 5 things. 4. What we believe, emotions, thoughts, values, and actions. 5. Direct our attent

Jessica Lacy is passionate about people living authentic, abundant, purpose-filled lives. Over the last ten years, she has lived this passion through teaching, mentoring, curriculum development, leadership training, personal training, life coaching, and entrepreneurship.  She currently does individual and group coaching and collaborates with organizations to help people discover their gifts and be empowered to use them. She loves using multiple modalities in her work to creatively find the way forward for each unique person. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: Health and wellness begin with being kind to yourself. Find your middle between your ideal and what you're currently doing. Uncovering your beliefs about your body, food, etc. can help you commit to new beliefs that will support you. Thank you again for joining us today please check out our webpage at riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, articles, free resources, and events to help you get to the next level in your life! You can also follow

Episode #192 with Jalaja Bonheim- The Magic of Circlework. Jalaja Bonheim, Ph.D., is an internationally acclaimed speaker, an award-winning author, and one of the world's foremost experts in the use of circle gatherings as a tool for healing and empowering women. She is the founder of the Institute for Circlework and has trained hundreds of Circlework leaders from around the world, including the Middle East, where her circles unite Jewish and Palestinian women. Her new book, The Magic of Circlework: The Practice Women from Around the World Are Using to Heal and Empower Themselves, reveals the concepts and tools that make Circlework such a magical experience. Learn more at www.magicofcirclework.com. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: The big idea: Today, millions are living in what could be described as a state of spiritual famine. Many are no longer involved in the religious practice or find that religion fails to provide the spiritual nourishment they crave. Spiritual famine usually goes undiagnosed, yet it's no

Episode # 191 with Kathi Sharpe-Ross-Reinventing Your Life. Kathi Sharpe-Ross, president of THE SHARPE ALLIANCE, is a brand and lifestyle marketing guru who’s made a living out of shaping and advising corporations and brands on how to forge their path in the world. Kathi also created The Reinvention Exchange - www.TheReinventionExchange.com - as the hub for all things; life reinvention - inspiration anecdotes, quotes, shared experiences and motivation for folks at all junctures in their lives that need to be reminded that they can do it! She is authoring a book, STOP! I Want to Get Off: The Guide to Reinventing Your Life, developing a TV/Content platform, blogs for the Huffington Post, posts motivational content on social media on a regular basis and has created an inspired community to live life to its fullest. Her day job...owner and founder of THE SHARPE ALLIANCE with over 25 years representing corporate and entertainment brands. With extensive expertise building businesses and brands through marketing,

Episode #190 with Mary Cocharo- The Essentials of Communication with Your Romantic Partner. Mary Kay Cocharo, LMFT has been working with couples and families for over 28 years in her private practice in West Los Angeles. She is deeply passionate about helping couples improve their communication skills, deepen their connection resolve conflict and rediscover the joy of being together. She offers weekly sessions, Private and Group Intensives and Workshops for Couples. She is active in preparing engaged couples for marriage through several different formats, including The FOCCUS Premarital Inventory and Start Right, Stay Connected Workshops. Her Ebook entitled, 8 Essential Topics to Discuss Before Saying I Do, is available on her website.   Mary Kay has two Advanced Certifications, in Couples Therapy: Imago Relationship Therapy and Encounter-Centered Couples Therapy. She also has training in the Gottman Method and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.   Mary Kay is happily married in an intimate relationship and

Episode #189 with Lopa van der Mersch- Adapting to Stress. I am a mama to 2 boys, an entrepreneur, and lifelong health-seeker. After my first son was born, my health quest met up with my mothering to birth Rasa Koffee, an adaptogenic coffee alternative that I co-created to help me cope with the stressors of motherhood. Adaptogens are herbs that help your body adapt to stress, and so replacing my morning beverage with Rasa was a natural fit to support my health. I am also obsessed with tea ceremony and love traveling, Ayurveda, and cooking, and am pretty much constantly cracking inappropriate jokes. Thank you again for joining us today please check out our webpage at riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, articles, free resources, and events to help you get to the next level in your life! You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and Youtube @riseupforyou If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and

Episode #188 with Melanie Scott-Your Life is Better Than This! Melanie Scott is a Divorce & Relationship Coach based in Los Angeles.  Through her coaching & mentorship programs, she empowers women to turn their breakups into the best things that ever happened to them.  Her marriage suddenly ended years ago when she found out on Christmas Eve that her then-husband had a girlfriend.  She was devastated by this discovery.  She felt tempted to contract, hide & feel sorry for herself.  But instead, she rose up, dove into the pain in her heart, and set out on a mission to upgrade her life through her heartache.  Along the way, she cracked the code on how to take heartache & turn it into something beautiful.  Immensely inspired by this transformation, Melanie soon left her career as a lawyer because she knew her soul was being called forth to take the lessons she learned from her heartache and pass them forward.  Today, she does just that with women from coast to coast. Melanie believes our heartache is an invitati

Work It Wednesday Episode #29- Back to Love SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR WEEKLY EPISODES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Join Nada Lena today on Work It Wednesdays: Back to Love! She brings up the one question that could forever change our world. "What if we lived in a world where our reactions, responses, and beliefs were consistently circled around love!?" If you have questions and need feedback that would like to see answered and discussed on air, please email info@riseupforyou.com Thank you again for joining us today please check out our webpage at www.riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, articles, free resources, and events to help you get to the next level in your life! You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and Youtube @riseupforyou If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and motivation. Please support Rise Up For You by writing a review on iTunes. Your feedback will really help the success of our show an

Tanya Conner-Green has been coaching female entrepreneurs who are struggling to make money in their business since 2015. As a former corporate ‘prisoner’ who was often referred to as ‘the little pitbull’ in the insurance firm where she worked, Tanya is keenly aware of how important it is for her clients to succeed in their business and not go back to a soul-sucking 9-5 job. She has a unique approach to her business coaching because of her strong focus on human connection and vulnerability. Tanya focuses on helping women move beyond the fears and self-doubts that keep them hidden behind their computer screens so that they can get visible, get vulnerable, and stand out from the crowd online in order to make 6-figures+ in their online business. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: Episode #187 with Tanya Conner-Green- People Don't Connect With Perfect! 1. How to Use Facebook LIVE to make money and increase your warm audience 2. Quit hiding and get visible with video to attract your DREAM clients 3. How to easily get

Terese A. Santos has been a successful female lifestyle entrepreneur for more than 30 years and believes in the power of the "right" influence. She accredits her father Robert and a strong businesswoman she had the privilege to mentor under for their positive influence. Terese earned her 1st million at 29 yrs old while mentoring 1000’s of women in her businesses to develop their confidence, courage, and charisma. Today, Terese is the founder of Beauty for the Soul Mentorship where she mentors Modern Day women on powerful Business, Confidence and Feminine Success Strategies and Rituals. Her message to women is… “I have been a successful entrepreneur for over 30 years, I understand fully, it’s not just about the money you make – but what you will make of yourself” — Terese. TOP POINTS FROM THE EPISODE: 1. Develop Your Self Worth to Increase Your Net Worth -Influence is Everything -Happiness proceeds Success -Inner Engineering – Follow Your Soul’s GPS 2. The ability to rise when the fear is there! 3. Resilienc

Work It Wednesday Episode #28 A Cheating Partner- Leave or Stay? Girl Chat Series- Join Nada Lena and Social Worker and Youth Advocate, Jenan Nasserdeen as they answer today's question from a community member, "Should I stay with my cheating partner and how do I know when to leave?" If you have questions and need feedback that would like to see answered and discussed on air, please email info@riseupforyou.com Thank you again for joining us today please check out our webpage at www.riseupforyou.com for more podcast episodes, webinars, articles, free resources, and events to help you get to the next level in your life! You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Google+, and Youtube @riseupforyou If you know anybody that would benefit from this episode please share it with them and help spread the knowledge and motivation. Please support Rise Up For You by writing a review on iTunes. Your feedback will really help the success of our show and push us to continuously be better!  So don’t forget t

Since 2006 Eddy has formally assisted others, one on one, in more than 10 different countries, facilitating Mindfulness Living, Inner Exploration and Positive Life Change with the Personalized Spiritual Counseling, Mindfulness, Meditation & Life Guidance. With over a 20 year Educational and Experiential background in Spiritual Living & Alternative Wellness, Eddy has a deeply established relationship with our Spirituality, the Guidance of Others on their Paths, Modalities of Energy Therapy and the Awakened State of Being. He has been exploring it and practicing within it for most of his life. His private practice Wellness & Awakening is the fruition of this life's work. Wellness & Awakening at its core is not a Method, a Way nor a Technique. It is the setting and application of the highest moral and ethical standards in which a practitioner facilitates spiritual and alternative modalities of assistance to another’s Life and Wellness. From this Highest Standard comes an unparalleled level of service, facilitat

Olga Szakal is the founder of "The Ageless Generation" where she helps women with "How to Design Your New Amazing Life In 5 Steps" and the author of "The Mid-Life Crisis Awakening, How to raise up and become the woman you were always meant to be”. Successfully creating her own real estate business and financial freedom, Olga realized she had neglected herself, something was missing. She wanted more out of life. From that moment Olga has been relentless in her effort to create the life she dreamed of, over the past five years. It hasn’t been easy getting rid of self-limiting beliefs, going through a divorce, building her new business “The Ageless Generation” and a new family environment. She's got life-changing lessons to share with you and your audience, from her new book and some fantastic inspiration on how others can do it too. "It was not your fault that you lost yourself while trying to please everyone! Time to find You! - Olga Szakal" "Got Midlife crisis? Let's Design Your Life Forward But In A Diffe

Ali Binazir is A.B. magna cum laude from Harvard College, M.D. from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, M.Phil. from Cambridge University. He is also a Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist and NLP Master Practitioner.  He's consulted for Fortune 100 companies as an Associate at McKinsey & Company, practice behavioral change therapy, and coach executives how to be better speakers.  In addition, he also writes for the Huffington Post. How is this relevant to you? He has studied behavioral change a fair amount and has gotten good results with people who wanted to implement change in their lives. His philosophy is simple: Don’t just listen to me. Instead, test out for yourself the ideas I present to you. The last words of the Buddha were “Be ye lights unto thine selves”, which roughly means go out there and figure stuff out! If the ideas work for you, use ’em. If not, move on and use something else. He is committed to helping you live a more joyous, fulfilled life and become the best possible

Known for her high energy and entertaining style, Chris Freytag has been inspiring audiences with her message of health and wellness for more than 20 years. With a mission to help U get better every day, Chris encourages people to take ownership of their health and fitness. As former Chairman of the Board of the American Council on Exercise and now an emeritus member, Chris is in the unique position of being on the forefront of the most trusted fitness organization in the world. Through public outreach, Chris believes we can become a healthier nation, and through personal empowerment, people can make choices to lead healthier and more fulfilling lives. Chris Freytag is a nationally recognized fitness expert and sought-after speaker. Known for her fitness DVDs and as a regular contributor to Prevention magazine, Chris was named as a top ten fitness influencer by Sharecare.  Chris has appeared nationally in SUCCESS magazine, on The Today Show and as a regular healthy lifestyle guest on QVC. Chris appears weekl

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Candace Hanna was always about fashion. Growing up an athlete,  she was often in a soccer jersey and cleats, but whenever she had the chance, she put together fabulous off-field outfits. After pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, she knew fashion was where she wanted to be, and she started straight away in the corporate fashion world. After a year working in LA, Candace packed her bags and moved to the Big Apple! During her 3 years in New York City, she worked for boutique brands like Club Monaco, and even for her dream fashion house, Chanel. Now that she's back in LA, Candace has created a career that combines her business savvy with creativity. She likes to laugh and smile as often as she can, and she's passionate about turning a daunting process like wardrobe reinvention into something enjoyable–fun, even! She knows how difficult it can be to look at a giant (or empty) closet and think; “Where do I start???” and that’s exactly what she's here to help you figure out. Pe