Living In Your Passion Place

Today, my friend Mark Fields and I have a very important and vulnerable conversation about pain, something we all experience in life. We talk about the understanding, resilience, freedom, and peace on the other side of pain if we choose to do the hard and intentional work of becoming aware of it, accepting it, and healing from it. We discuss the choice we have to heal from our childhood and adulthood pain, and to transform it into self-acceptance and love instead of transmitting it and hurting those we love.We also dive into how to break the cycle of toxic masculinity in our family and how Mark intentionally chooses to be a parent through the lens of unconditional love. Mark’s life mission is to remind the world that we are really family and God is much bigger than we've been told in most American Churches. He has been a part of Christian Community Development Association organizations, Latino church-plants, Black megachurches, White megachurches, Parachurch ministries as well as foreign and domestic missions

If you are ready to intentionally create the year you really want, this episode with my wonderful friend Alicia Wolfe is for you. The first hour is all about how we've bravely brought our biggest desires and dreams to life. We share practical ways to manifest the things you really want in your lives and how to move from self-doubt and letting limiting beliefs rule your world to truly believing in yourself and all that is possible in your life. The second part is all about core values. Alicia is the core value queen. Core values are your north star, your compass, your guiding principles that support you in making purposeful choices and confident decisions. In Alicia’s words, “They are the first step in living your life authentically.” In our chat, she helps me identify my 2023 core values and gives you space to do the same. Alicia is a mother of 2 daughters under 6, a wife, a coach, the Founder of Integrate Well, and a full-time world traveler.This past July,her husband Chris and her decided to leave their job

Today, I have a conversation with my friend Matt Corker about living unapologetically yourself in all areas of your life. Matt opens up about his experience being a gay father and husband and how he had to become the queer role model and representation he needed to create a life he really wanted. He shares how he found the man of his dreams by following the 5 date rule for one whole year. We also talk about how vital it is to create healthy family boundaries with heterosexual family members if we want to living full expressed and free. Matt and I both have a deep calling to mentor the next generation of LGBQTIA+ humans and create a new future that truly benefits marginalized communities and all of humanity. We discuss the intentional steps we are taking to do this and how you can be a part of this movement with us.Matt is a proud gay dad to his precious 2-year old Sasha with the love of his life Chad, his husband of 5 years. He’s an inspiring coach and is passionate about helping organizations succeed by deve

The theme of this episode is gratitude. I've been really going through it lately and find myself being stuck in worry many times a day. I realize that worry doesn't serve my highest potential and the big goals and dreams I have for myself. In this episode, I make a commitment to let go of worry and welcome in more gratitude and trust in my life. I reflect back on a time when I really wanted what I now have. I talk about a huge dream of mine that is now my reality. Sometimes when I am in go, go, go mode, I am not present to the amazing things I have right in front of me. I hope this episode helps you become present to the incredible things you've created for yourself in your life and grounds you in gratitude. 

People-pleasing is feeling overly concerned with pleasing others and earning their approval as a way to maintain relationships. It’s prioritizing others' reactions of what you do and say, and how you show up. It’s doing things because you fear rejection or want the approval of others in order to feel like you’re enough. Being a concerned and caring person is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. I believe the challenge arises when you are pursuing the happiness of others at the expense of your own emotional well-being and happiness. People-pleasers often hide their own needs, preferences, desires, and beliefs in order to accommodate other people. This can make it feel as if you are not living your life authentically and it may even leave you feeling as if you don’t know yourself at all. In this episode, my friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. We ta

I have the most heart-opening and vulnerable conversation with my friends Jenna Kim and Tristan Cabral about navigating the unknown, coming out, and family relationships as queer Christians with an evolving concept of and relationship to faith. It’s the longest podcast conversation I’ve ever had and one of the most impactful. Every part of it is so intentional and necessary to share. We talk about how challenging it was to grow up seeing zero representation of people who are like us, and how we bravely had to be the examples we wish we saw around us and create a life for ourselves as queer humans. Jenna and Tristan openly share the pressures they faced and still face of feeling like they need to be “perfect” as the oldest children in Asian households of faith. We also dive into why it was so hard for us to come out to our parents. In the last 20 minutes of this conversation, we share ways you can become a better actionable ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.Jenna is proudly Korean-American. She’s the oldest of fo

Generous love is the theme of this episode.Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. Josie’s incredible child Salem is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. They identify as non-binary trans masculine. In this conversation, Josie holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out — and I share the shocking way my mom found out I was gay. Josie kindly offers me the opportunity to go back in time and re-do the coming out conversation I had with my mom. This was extremely moving and healing. We also discuss:The need all humans have for belonging.How dark and light can co-exist.The challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies.And how you can create more inclusive, equitab

In the first episode of Free to Be, it’s just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I’ve learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season.I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. Resources:Learn more about my Marketing Masterclass on 12.1.22!Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

In this development chat, Lucca and his mother Dennise talk about the butterfly effect- defined as how a minor change or choice at one time creates a phenomenal change or choice overtime- and how it’s been alive in their family legacy over the past century, beginning with Lucca's great, great grandfather to his great grandma, to his grandma, to his mom and how it has led him to exactly where he is today. They also discuss how their imperfect and messy paths- full of ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs, unforeseen circumstances and small and big choices- are the most direct and empowering path to their destination, and how this is true for you, too. RESOURCES  Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

As a leader and coach in the health and wellness space, Neeyaz is known for helping others find harmony and balance with their full body and self, emotionally, energetically, mentally and physically. In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss how we can find the answers to anything and everything by listening to the whispers within and around us; why being home in her body is her passion place; and the beauty that comes from choosing to take a work pause instead of experiencing burnout.RESOURCES Unspoken Nutrition’s Instagram: @unspokennutrition; Unspoken Nutrition’s website: unspokennutrition.com; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

As a leader and mentor in the yoga, fitness and personal development world, Mary Lyn is known for training and coaching individuals to stand in love, forgiveness and choice; expand their gifts to serve powerfully; and live the life they want. In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss how our words create our world; how standing in your core values everyday is the only way; how if you stand for anything, you will come against people who don’t agree with you, and that is okay; how her passion places and relationships are her home and how they can be yours, too; and why she considers partnership to be the most powerful instrument for positive change. RESOURCES Mary Lyn Jenkin’s Instagram: @marylynbigfish; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podca

As a change maker and leader in the yoga and fitness industry, Allie is known for training and empowering individuals and organizations all over the world from Kenya to California in self-development and leadership work. Her teachings are based on her belief that radical grace guides us and we can strategically work with it to powerfully author our lives. In this conversation, Lucca and Allie discuss her faith and spiritual journey that started with curiosity and led her to learning through reading over 20 books about spirituality and religion, her first yoga experience that she thought was very weird, personal development and her self realization of the importance of finding the God that speaks to your heart. They also discuss a few of her walk on faith moments including signing the lease to open a yoga studio with only $700 in her bank to now owning 4 studios with 74 instructors; and why she believes we learn in two ways- from failure and play- and how we have the choice to always fail in playfulness. RESOU

As a social justice warrior and fitness professional, Rebby Kern is known for creating space for connection, empowerment and self-discovery, and uplifting the experience of diverse, marginalized identities around race, gender identity, sexual orientation, body and ability. In this conversation, Lucca and Rebby discuss their life as a non-binary, queer person of color; how they are developing and sharing workshops and trainings around race and gender equity that are changing how communities around the world are thinking; and how anything is truly possible when we give up deficit and work from a vision of our future that is full of abundance and freedom.RESOURCES Rebby Kern’s Instagram: @rebbykernyoga ; Link to Rebby’s Website: http://www.rebbykernyoga.com; Link to the Yoga is Dead Podcast Rebby talks about: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/home; Link to the book Rebby recommends So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1538475278; Link to schedule a mar

As a well-respected and outspoken activist and fitness professional, Paul Takami is known for empowering others to take control of their lives, make confident decisions that align with their truth and leave complacency behind. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Paul discuss how obstacles in our life become the way, the importance of not letting your “no” mess up your know, living a certain way versus looking a certain way, his life changing journey with activism as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California in 2013- and coming out for whatever you need to come out for and living your truth.  RESOURCES Paul Katami’s Instagram: @paulkatami; Link to The GYST with Paul Takami: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gyst-with-paul-katami/id1482974676; Schedule a free marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca here: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: htt

In episode 22, Lucca dives into three things. First, new full-length podcast episodes are dropping every other Wednesday starting next Wednesday, August 12th. Next, Passion Place Lives, where we bring these podcast conversations to 30-minute chats on Living in Your Passion Place's Instagram, are continuing to happen once or twice a month. Head over to our Instagram to tune into the first 6! Lastly, he dives into a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately: leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moment to moment of his days. RESOURCES TouristyAF's Instagram: @touristyaf; TouristyAF's website: www.touristyaf.com; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Do you want to be featured on a Passion Place Live? Want to connect? Email us

As the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach and a powerful leader in the wealth management and personal development arenas, AJ Bishop is known for teaching others about mindset mastery and self-leadership and helping them ignite their potential and transform their thoughts about wealth and life into ones that allow them to reach their best and biggest goals by doing the things they care about the most with the people they love. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and AJ discuss how true impact and change occurs when you lead transformation from the inside out and not the other way around; how AJ experienced racism throughout her life being the only black women in the room; how everything changed for the better when she got clear on her core values; why your way of being elevates others; the solution to work and life burnout; ways to get in alignment with your authentic self; and how AJ has integrated her life experiences and skills to start her brand new business My Wealth Conscious Coach. RESOURCES AJ Bish

As a fitness instructor and community leader for some of the most recognized global brands, Chris Chandler is known for bringing the inherent, childlike joy out of all who he comes in contact with and inspiring others to connect with their truest self and go after their wildest, most exciting goals and dreams. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Chris discuss his faith journey that led him to attending a Christian University where he found the courage to come out and live his truth as a gay man; how he bravely came out to his dad days before he passed away; how your part-time passions can ease-fully turn into your full-time career; how sorrow allows you to enjoy and appreciate joy; discovering therapy through movement; and finding joy and connecting to your passions at home, especially during safer at home orders during the global pandemic.RESOURCESChris Chandler’s Instagram: @christopherjacobchandlerChris’ Website: https://www.christopherjacobchandler.comRISE Conference’s Instagram: @letsrise.coRISE Co

As an actor in TV shows such as Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV’s The Morning Show, NBC’s This Is Us, ABC’s The Real O’Neals and numerous commercials and a fitness professional for SoulCycle and BoxUnion, Chris Pipkin is known for leading his life through optimism, honesty, resilience and by truly committing to his choices and sharing these values with his global community. In this conversation, Lucca and Chris dive into his acting journey from moving to LA with $1,300 to making his dreams a reality and then some; how faith and patience play a huge role in the relentless pursuit of your passions; the importance of being 100% you in all aspects of your life and why people need you to show up like this; real talk about racism and the many degrees of privilege in our society; how Chris has faced racism in his life, how he's taken a stand against it and how you can, too. RESOURCES Chris Pipkin’s Instagram: @chrisvpipkinsc Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.s

As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the 200+ franchised studios. In this conversation, Lucca and Tevia discuss pivoting within your career during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; how the CycleBar Franchising team and her creatively led and will continue to lead a pivot for the 200+ franchised cycling studios around the world; creating room for joy and humility by letting go of your ego;

Alisa Manjarrez produces big visions. From podcasts elevating the voices of women of color to software launches to starting your online food show, Alisa is your go-to person when you have a vision that’s much bigger than yourself. As a Vision Producer, she helps others untangle and refine their ideas, then works with them to make it all happen. She incorporates her background in marketing and leadership coaching to create innovative strategies for local, national and global initiatives. In this conversation, she brings her diverse work and life experience and knowledge as a Vision Producer and Executive Coach and facilitates a space for Lucca and you to identify or re-identify your core values- your fundamental beliefs, your North Star, your life guide. You’ll learn how you can become a better decision maker by getting crystal clear with your core values, how they allow you to connect with your passion place and feel more alive and vibrant today and lots more! Now, grab your handy dandy notebook and pen and l