S5E9 Finding Happiness with Cecilia Hendrix

What's all this talk about upgrading DNA, the unified field of consciousness, balancing divine masculine and feminine energy, and the untold story of Mary Magdelene? Not ringing a bell? Well, it's time you learn.  Join Amanda and her soul sister, V Ann Somoya, YTT 200 Kundalini Yoga trauma-informed facilitator with a master's in dance & somatics, for a special bonus episode about what is going on in the cosmos, and internally, that is forcing many to break familiar patterns, become love, and rise into the evolution of consciousness that if you are even slightly tuned into the prevailing energy, you just can't deny.   "Humans chose to relive the understanding of what consciousness is from God by going to a place where we lost it." -V Ann  We also dive incredibly deep into: 🔥 How Nassim Harramein has proven the unified field of consciousness that holds the polarity of Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine energy (Google will tell you this is not proven—Check out https://nassimharamein.com/ and make your own decision) 🔥 Every human is encoded with divinity, and our DNA is being upgraded to embody the union of male and female within ourselves and also with each other  🔥 Humans exist in a dense polarized reality where everything seems separate, but it is not  🔥 Separation is intentional—to create pain which eventually delivers each of us to love & wholeness as divine beings 🔥 What it looks and feels like to be in your "light body" 🔥 Reclaiming divine feminine sensual and sexual presence, ease, and flow 🔥 Patriarchy was created to keep the information hidden that we are spiritual, sovereign, divine beings 🔥  How the breath is the medicine to clear trauma and break emotional patterns that do not serve you or the collective 🔥 Practices to align your gut-heart-brain with the frequency of love Follow V Ann on Instagram  Connect with V Ann: Send her a message on What's app (941) 718-0847, message her on Facebook at Vicki Somoya, or email [email protected] ☀️ Sol Rising is officially on hiatus until fall 2027. Thanks for listening, and see you soon!  Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

Are you not going to the thing because you don't have the clothes to wear to the thing? Have you allowed your closet to hold you hostage instead of getting the pieces that make you feel great and give you confidence? Can you allow what you wear to do the heavy lifting for you? And have you considered the power you are giving your clothing over your life?    Join Amanda and her Polka Dot Powerhouse sister Monika Nielsen, your closet therapist, for a close up look at how the items in your closet are holding you back from living the life you want, why you feel guilty for getting rid of expensive items that you are never going to wear, and actionable steps to take to build a wardrobe that you love, instead of one that you "should" have.   The two friends chat casually and candidly about:   🔥How feeling uncomfortable in your clothes affects your connection with yourself and presence with others. 🔥Sunk cost fallacy: expensive clothes in your closet that you will never wear, and feel bad about not wearing, but refuse to donate because they were expensive 🔥Donations as a way to relieve your guilt for not wearing something; you are giving a gift to a person who would otherwise never get to have something so nice   🔥Are you a price-driven or emotion-driven shopper? And what that says about the clothes you pick   🔥How buying the pants that fit makes more sense than trying to fit into a size that does not, especially when trying to reach your "goal weight"   🔥How to let your body tell you if you love or hate a current piece in your wardrobe   🔥Color and how it works for or against you 🔥Enclothed cognition: The science behind how what you're wearing impacts the way you feel and behave as well as how you are perceived in the world. 🔥Why you should wear the clothes you love now. Don't wait for the special occasion. Monika is a 1st generation purger with a heart for memories and community impact through thoughtful donations. She has helped hundreds of women over the years to edit and organize their closet and create wardrobes that reflect who they are-right here, right now. Because digging through clothes that don't fit your body or your life sends a subtle message that you don't deserve to feel today and that BS stops now. Whether it's through color analysis, closet edits, style workshops or personal shopping, you will get the clarity you need to curate the wardrobe you love. She's a wife of 30 years, a mom of 3, a 22-year educator, a history nerd and a lover of the mountains- just don't ask her to go camping!   Follow Monika on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn   Visit her website to learn how to access more free resources & to work with her.   Enjoy your free quiz: What's Your Closet Personality? Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

Do you slog through your day like it's something to get through? Or do you seek to add small bits of enjoyment to each moment—even the mundane yet necessary tasks of life? We all know life is short. So make those low vibe, annoying and sometimes menial to-do's at work and home slightly more playful, and perhaps even joyful.  Join Amanda and her friend and Castle Rock neighbor, Acey Holmes, speaker, facilitator, researcher, and the founder of Playful Work Design, for a lively conversation about what it looks like to turn the grueling spreadsheet into something stimulating, interesting, and if you're creative enough, entertaining.  The friends also get into: 🔥 The definition of play & how it has very little to do with fun and games 🔥 The science behind play & the feel-good chemicals released when we enter a flow state  🔥 The importance of finding alternative and creative ways to approach work that is conducive to your learning style 🔥Acey's original template for a Playful Work Design in the workplace 🔥 Simple ways to reframe the most unenjoyable task into something interesting, making you more willing to do it 🔥 How play ignites your cognitive ability allowing for greater memory, critical thinking, and nonlinear thinking 🔥 The different types of play identities Acey draws from neuroscience, psychology, and her background as a speech-language pathologist and educator to help organizations create environments where people can think more creatively, connect more meaningfully, and work more sustainably. Her work explores the relationship between play, flow, resilience, belonging, and well-being, challenging the idea that engagement comes from working harder or doing more. Instead, she helps individuals and teams rediscover the conditions that allow humans to thrive. Acey has spoken for organizations, conferences, and leadership groups across the country, including TEDx, SHRM, and industry associations. She is passionate about helping adults reconnect with curiosity, possibility, and the parts of themselves that often get left behind in the pursuit of productivity. Learn more about Acey on her website Follow her at on LinkedIn and Instagram Free Resource: Flow Print Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

Can you feel it? Has the energy of collective awakening reached you? Are you curious about those nudges you're feeling, the signs you're getting, and all this consciousness talk? Yes? Then this is the episode for you! Join Amanda and her guest, Vialet B. Rayne, Spiritual Educator, speaker, author, podcast host, and psychic medium for a high-level conversation about the mass awakening happening right now and how you can step into what you are feeling called to become. These two spiritual friends also discuss: 🔥 Signs that you are on the cusp of an awakening 🔥 Why it's scary to step into awakening and how to move through the fear 🔥 What it looks like to step into awakening vs. avoiding it (escapism) 🔥 Questions you might start asking yourself during an awakening 🔥 What it feels like in your body when something feels right or wrong 🔥 The egos place in awakening and how to put it in its place when it tries to convince you to stay safe 🔥 The importance of spiritual teachers keeping their egos in check and remaining teachable and humble Vialet B Rayne is the founder of Discover Your Spiritual Gifts and Sacred Temple Mystery School. With a background that bridges higher education, business leadership, intuitive development, and energy healing, she has dedicated her life to helping individuals awaken their spiritual gifts, deepen their connection to Spirit, and live with greater purpose and authenticity. Vialet is the host of the award-winning Sacred Magic Podcast, recipient of the 2024 COVR Gold Award, and has guided thousands of students through classes, workshops, certifications, and mystery school teachings focused on consciousness, healing, intuition, and spiritual empowerment. Her mission is simple: to create sacred spaces where people feel seen, empowered, connected, and supported on their spiritual journey. Visit Vialet's main website.From there, you can link to her other sites.  Listen to the Sacred Magic Podcast Watch it here Follow her on Facebook Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

Has the loss of someone or something close to you radically changed your life? Has it changed the way you view death and/or the spirit world? Do you believe that "Grief sucks but life doesn't have to?" Kera Sanchez, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Get Griefy Magazine does! Join Amanda and this rock star changemaker for a great conversation about how even though loss events can be brutal, you don't have to suffer forever—in fact, you can grieve and laugh at the same time! Their fun and lively conversation also explores: 🔥Why creators need to take risks that may trigger people and say things that result in backlash in order to stay true to our mission 🔥The serendipitous spirit-led moments that occur right before a person dies—they, or you, say something or do something that is a bit out of character yet necessary  🔥How tragic events can serve us if we choose to attach a personal meaning to them 🔥How to recognize a nudge to do something in alignment with your soul 🔥Spiritual ideas around grief and the afterlife are now being discussed in real and relatable language and the importance of people in the grief space being consciously aware of how the messages are received by the mainstream 🔥The difference between toxic positivity and hope 🔥The need for a different type of grief support as time passes vs. the acute phase, and respecting everyone's individual place on the continuum of grief. Following the unexpected death of her mother in 2022, Kera Sanchez channeled her personal experience with loss into meaningful resources for others navigating grief. Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Get Griefy Magazine and the Get Griefy Small Business Collective, she is the also the author of two guided journals, Legacy Letters and No Legacy Lost, both created to help individuals preserve memories, honor loved ones and process their grief journeys. A former high school educator, Kera now dedicates her work to grief advocacy and education. She is also the founder of Grief U for EDU, a professional development program designed to equip secondary educators with the tools and understanding needed to support grieving students and colleagues. In recognition of her impact, Kera was named the 2025 People's Choice Grief Educator of the Year by Talk Death. Through her writing, teaching, and advocacy, she champions a simple but powerful philosophy: grief sucks—life doesn't have to. Follow Kera on Instagram, LinkedIn,Facebook and YouTube Read her Substack Read the magazine, become a member, and learn about the Small Business Collective here Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com    

Do you take responsibility for the events that unfold in your life? Are you blaming the world and its people or focusing the lens internally, magnifying ways in which you contribute to your struggles? And do you believe you have the power to tap into higher consciousness as a pathway to change your circumstances? Join Amanda and her guest Casey Stevens, a spiritual psychotherapist who bridges the worlds of science and spirit for a conversation that will either make you think twice about your power to create the life you want or ground you deeper into the awareness that you've always been your answer! The ladies also discuss: 🔥 The obligation we have to shift from an "external orientation" to internal to benefit our soul's growth as well as the collective 🔥 Witnessing areas of your life where you are suffering and deciding what you are willing to do about it 🔥 The importance of remembering your "why" when healing gets hard, and it will 🔥 The great awakening that is here right now—a DNA upgrade and spinal cord recalibration (aka Christ Consciousness)—a pathway to awakening intuition and self-awareness 🔥 The constant evolution of the soul and the requirement to continue expanding the capacity of your nervous system to hold it 🔥 How relationships trigger moments that indicate it's time for more work 🔥 For practitioners: The importance of meeting clients where they are and allowing intuition to guide the session rather than showing up with an agenda Follow Casey on Instagram and visit her website to learn how to work with her. About Casey Spiritual psychotherapist Casey Stevens believes all people desire and deserve to experience love, inner peace and live a healthy, prosperous, joyful life. She guides clients to optimize their unique human potential through healing Self-awareness, patterns of human behavior and Consciousness. Through her holistic and clinical multi-dimensional approach, she helps clients cultivate a deep connection with their sacred inner wisdom so they may lead an awakened, meaningful life.  *Email your thoughts about this show or if you have an idea for another show to [email protected] *Please follow, share, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

Are you midlife and wondering if this is it? Is there more out there for you than the life you are living right now? Are you feeling the nudge for deeper fulfillment, a quiet whisper (or loud voice) that won't go away? Join Amanda and her guest, Julie LaPlaca, former producer of the Bachelor turned author, coach and hypnotherapist, for an honest conversation about honoring the call to pivot from a successful and exciting career to one the provides authentic soul-level nourishment, and the courage it takes to face your truth. The two also explore: 🔥The reckoning that comes when external success no longer matches internal fulfillment.  🔥The pressure women face navigating the balance between career ambition, dating, and societal timelines in your 30-40-50's 🔥How lessons from reality TV can help women become the "leading lady" in their own lives 🔥How to rewrite your story at any age 🔥How fear, shame, and perfectionism quietly keep women in supporting roles of their own lives 🔥Julie's journey of love and self-discovery that led to an unrelenting desire to help women find themselves through her coaching and hypnotherapy business About Julie Julie LaPlaca is a seasoned television producer, with over two decades of experience working in the entertainment industry. Most notably, she spent years crafting some of reality TV's most iconic love stories as a supervising producer on The Bachelor franchise. Julie is an author, a certified life coach, hypnotherapist, and founder of The Love Producer, a personal development brand devoted to helping others produce the love they desire in their lives. Now, she's flipping the script, guiding others (and herself) on the greatest journey of all, that of finding the love within in her book launching in July, The Love Producer: My Unscripted Journey from A Reality TV Career to My Own Happily Ever After--A behind-the-scenes look at her time on the show—including the iconic 2020 season that made headlines. Follow Julie on Instagram  Visit Julie's website to learn how to work with her. *Email your thoughts about this show or if you have an idea for another show to [email protected] *Please follow, share, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com

What does your relationship with grief look like? Have you resigned yourself to a life of pain or given yourself the freedom to rewrite your story? Can your grief exist alongside gratitude, sadness amongst joy, longing mixed with cherished memories?  Join Amanda and her guest, Lisa Keefauver, a narrative therapy-trained social worker and widow who transformed her personal and professional experiences with loss into a mission to reimagine grief, for a lively discussion where missing your loved one meets forward motion and life as you know it, although forever changed, continues with purpose.  The two grief enthusiasts also dissect: 🔥The Both/And concept—the place where duality of emotions are given permission to coexist 🔥 Making space for good memories of your beloved to exist even though the end time is what may occupy your thoughts 🔥 Seven practices to "Center Aliveness in a World Full of Loss," based on Lisa's popular blog post 🔥 The various types of grief such as ambiguous, anticipatory, and disenfranchised, and why each are important to acknowledge personally and culturally 🔥 The importance of identifying and paying attention to your "grief beliefs" and how they dictate your grieving process as well as broader grief beliefs that set the standard in the workplace and society at large 🔥 Phrases you can use to educate a well-meaning friend or family member who says the wrong thing while you're grieving 🔥 A beautiful and simple somatic practice to bring yourself peace while grieving  About Lisa For more than two decades, Lisa Keefauver has dedicated herself to the healing power of holding space and bearing witness, helping people transform their relationship with grief. As host of a top-rated grief podcast, TEDx and keynote speaker, former professor, grief guide, grief-smart workplace consultant, and author of the internationally acclaimed book Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss, she is helping us learn how to center aliveness in a world full of loss. You can learn more about Lisa and how to work with her by visiting her website. Read Lisa's book, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss. Also available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and bookstores in U.S., Mexico, U.K., and Spain Listen to her podcast Grief is a Sneaky Bitch. Available on all platforms. Read her Substack: AFGO with Lisa Keefauver Follow her on YouTube, Instagram and LinkedIn *Email your thoughts about this show or if you have an idea for another show to [email protected] *Please follow, share, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com    

Are you sleepwalking through life? Do you allow yourself to feel completely alive and joyful? If not, what needs to change? And how do you change it? Join Amanda and her guest, Cecilia Hendrix, human experience speaker, host of Unleashing Happiness podcast, and consciousness explorer, for a laid-back conversation about how tapping into your power and creating small habits in the moment adds up to big change. The two friends also discuss: 🔥 How to break the monotony of life by introducing minor "interruptions" to your day 🔥 Ditching the idea that once you achieve x, y, or z, then you will be happy—live now! 🔥 A new definition of happiness that involves embracing the reality that life isn't always going to be great 🔥 Anger is a human emotion that should not be shamed, and how it motivates change, personally & collectively 🔥 Things work out better for people who identify as lucky rather than unlucky 🔥 Nothing stays the same--if you are in a bad place, things will be good again 🔥 Not needing to "force think" your way into a new way of being; allowing something greater to do the heavy lifting for you 🔥 Regulating the nervous system makes space for better choices to exist Follow Cecilia on Instagram & LinkedIn Visit Cecilia's website to learn how to work with her and dates of upcoming speaking gigs Cecilia Hendrix is a human experience speaker, host of Unleashing Happiness podcast, and consciousness explorer who believes most of us are sleepwalking through life - functioning but not really experiencing. After a corporate layoff in 2024 became an unexpected catalyst, she took the leap to do the work she was always meant to do: helping people truly feel alive.  She connects science and spirituality to explore how identity, emotion, and consciousness shape the way we experience our lives - approaching all of it with whimsy, self-compassion, and just enough logic to keep it grounded. She's also a mom, loves the outdoors, and will absolutely ask to pet your dog. *Email your thoughts about this show or if you have an idea for another show to [email protected] *Please follow, share, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com  

Pets. We love them so much—for many, they are our best friends, even part of the family. How did you process your grief when your beloved buddy went over the Rainbow Bridge? Did you acknowledge the loss of your furry friend or did society's belief that pet loss is incomparable to human loss force you to dismiss your pain?  Join Amanda and her Polkadot Powerhouse sister, Dr. Jennifer "Jen" Andrade, Chiropractor and AVCA certified Animal Chiropractor, for a sweet conversation about how important our pets are to us and why. The ladies also dip into the business side of Jen's life and the challenge she faced promoting her business in alignment with her introverted personality, an approach which eventually led to her success. They also discuss: 🔥 Pets may be a person's only source of unconditional love, making their death profound and life-altering for some 🔥 Jen's "soul dog" and how to identify if your dog is your "soul dog" 🔥 A dog's loyalty and lack of judgment fulfill certain needs in their humans, creating a deep attachment between them 🔥 Holistic care is available for your dog; signs that your dog may be in pain and needs to see a chiropractor 🔥 Different approaches work for different business owners—it depends on your personality and individual comfort level 🔥 The power of expressing emotions with clients in a heart-based profession Follow Jen on Instagram Visit her website to schedule an appointment More about Jen As founder of Elevate Health Chiropractic in the Denver area, Dr. Jen provides chiropractic care for pets and their people, helping both move better, feel better, and live better. After navigating the challenges of building a practice through the pandemic, Jen discovered the power of alignment, authenticity, and community in business. Today she is passionate about helping animals thrive, supporting their humans, and empowering other service-based entrepreneurs to build sustainable, heart-led businesses rooted in purpose and connection. *Email your thoughts about this show or if you have an idea for another show to [email protected] *Please follow, share, and leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review Sol Rising is also on YouTube. Check it out! Follow Sol Rising on Instagram Follow Amanda on Instagram Get Amanda's book, Trust Yourself to Be All In on Amazon or amandamckoyflanagan.com Sign up for Amanda's monthly newsletter to receive your free guide, 5 Pillars for an Empowered Life After Loss on her website Music credit: "Surfer James" by Tom Deis. Source: Premiumbeats.com