Vulnerability is just sharing whatever emotion is in you.

One of the reasons 2020 has been so unsettling is because safety is a basic human need. When certainty is stripped away, fear bubbles up – causing us to feel as though the world is unsafe.

But despite the chaos, there’s an opportunity to be found in the current climate. When the outside world shifts, we have no option but to dive within. In the process, we can cultivate emotional resilience and tap into a more reliable form of safety… the safety that comes from feeling certain inside your own emotions and your own body.

So if you’re craving a sense of peace in this ‘unsafe’ world, this you’ll want to hear what this week’s incredible guest – Elisabeth Cardiello – has to share.

Elisabeth Cardiello is the founder of a coffee company called Caffè Unimatic. Created by her father in the 1950s, the Unimatic drip-percolator became a symbol of Elisabeth’s childhood and hours of coffee-fuelled conversations.

It was while sorting through her dad’s affairs after his unexpected death that the Unimatic took center stage in Elisabeth’s life again. Safely stored in the office’s storeroom, Elisabeth discovered a collection of 5,000 Unimatics manufactured by her dad in the 1960s – and Caffè Unimatic was born.

Then more dots began to connect…

As a child, Elisabeth was obsessed with asking better questions. As an adult, she figured out how to deconstruct conversation and learn the importance of listening. Combined, these skills fueled her desire to use coffee to start conversations that will harmonize our world – and the BRAVE Framework was born.

BRAVE Conversations Over Coffee® is a platform designed to help companies, families, and teams communicate in a way that inspires vulnerability, empathy, courage, and acceptance. Elisabeth’s work has taken her to speak at UN Conferences. She’s given Congressional briefings, two TEDx Talks, and multiple keynotes, as well as been featured by the likes of Forbes, NBC, and Goop. What’s more, her life story is currently part of a Netflix documentary about how coffee connects humanity.

In this beautiful conversation, Elisabeth shares how her coffee became a trigger for creating emotional resilience and unlocking the bravery we all need to thrive.

Here’s a taste of the topics we explore.

1. Methods for creating more safety in yourself.
2. How rituals help you find deeper levels of resilience.
3. The powerful ways that community helps you move forward.
4. How Elisabeth’s dad inspired her business and her life’s work.
5. Secrets for communicating compassion through your eyes.
6. Strategies for using the ritual of coffee to start conversations that can harmonize the world.
7. Elisabeth’s five-step BRAVE framework for vulnerable, authentic conversations.
8. How to create and hold compassionate spaces for others to step into and thrive.
9. And more…

Elisabeth is an incredible human doing amazing work – especially given the times we’re in. I’m so excited for you to experience her presence in this powerful conversation.

Financially happy is a philosophy or a state of being. It’s this idea that you can be both happy and wealthy now.

As a society, we’ve guided ourselves into a challenging relationship with money. Money is the thread that flows through EVERYTHING. It’s the ultimate connector that ties us all together. Due to the way society is structured, most of us can’t live without money! Yet, we decided to make money an emotionally charged taboo.

And it’s disempowering us.

This episode’s guest – Finnian Kelly – is here to offer up a new perspective on money and wealth-creation. His own life experiences have taught him how to combine money with spirituality – so you can live a more intentional life.

Finnian calls this philosophy Financially Happy, and in this episode, he shows you how you can choose this way of being for yourself.

Finnian Kelly is the creator of the Financially Happy movement, a world-renown keynote speaker, and an Intentional Living Guide. He’s built and excited two multi-million-dollar businesses in the financial industry as well as running a private wealth management company that managed $100s of millions. He’s appeared on Sky Business and Ten’s morning shows as a financial expert. He was also an Undercover Angel in the popular National Geographic series. Dubbed the Business Mystic, Finnian helps people feel connected with their money so they can be intentional and live in the now – one breath at a time.

In this incredible episode, Finnian and I explore:

1. How to transform your relationship with money
2. Empowering women around money to heal the divine feminine wound.
3. The reason financial freedom is a dangerous goal to have.
4. The concept of money as a magnifier.
5. Using money as a tool to identify and heal personal pain and trauma.
6. Tapping into heart wisdom to live a wealthier life.
7. Why you need to focus on your feelings.
8. The shift you experience when you live from a place of love, NOT fear.
9. What’s the spiritual purpose of creating more wealth?
10. And more…

If you’re challenged by money and financial matters create a trigger that disrupts your spiritual path, this episode is for you. By the end of this deep-dive conversation, you’ll create an opportunity for yourself to feel excited and energized by money.

Check it out.

https://youtu.be/v9fzevZOJDM

Finnian Kelly

I had all of the things and yet, I was at this point where I didn’t want to live.

I believe this is one of the most important episodes of Stay Grounded I’ve ever recorded.

Suicide is a big killer among men my age and there’s a common thread – we don’t know how to talk about depression or feelings of isolation, or how to ask for help and support during dark times.

When I first met Chris Plough, I was deeply moved by his depth of empathy, care, and sensitivity. This is a man who’s experienced suicide from both sides. Not only has he been close to taking his own life – the first time aged just 16 – but he lost both his parents in a homicide-suicide.

In this vulnerable conversation, Chris shares the emotions involved so we can better understand what it feels like to have suicidal tendencies. He also explains the tangible steps we can all take to help someone transform their suicidal thoughts into something beautiful.

Suicide is taboo, and it shouldn’t be. Fortunately, Chris found support from an empathetic friend, which helped to kick-start a journey of compassion and unconditional self-love. Now we can all learn from his experiences – so we’re better positioned to support people who need it… and be there when someone feels alone.

In this beautiful episode, Chris and I explore:

1. What is self-love?
2. The role of patience in your self-love journey.
3. How to be an empathetic listener.
4. The three isolation creators.
5. How to share suicidal thoughts to help a listener receive them.
6. The difference between conditional and unconditional love.
7. Using self-care to honor yourself and avoid dark places.
8. What your vulnerability can invite in others.
9. And more…

Chris is on a mission to ‘Liberate Humanity’. He’s doing this through his work at AdventureX where he creates experiences that provide space and freedom for people. He’s also a sought-after speaker who makes space to be an empathetic witness for people who need it.

https://www.youtu.be/AR8wz3NLz10

Chris Plough

There’s so much wisdom in knowing yourself.

How do you create an inspiring vision for your life and then turn that vision into your everyday reality?

I believe we all have an idea of the kind of life we want to live. We all have dreams we want to fulfil and an inner knowing of who we could be and what would make our hearts sing.

The question is, are you giving yourself permission to articulate that vision and then take the steps necessary to bring it to life?

If this is an area of your life where you could do with a hand, this episode’s guest is your man!

I’m super pumped to introduce your new friend, Mr Jason R. Ayers.

Jason is an entrepreneur, operations optimizer, process engineer, and relentless problem-solver with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. He has spent most of his life studying leadership, the psychology of achievement, performance management, systems, marketing, automation, business, and sales.

He’s a certified Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, which helps him to get his clients into action when they’re feeling stuck, trapped, or blocked.

Above all, Jason is a problem-solving Integrator who empowers people to not only create their visions but to expand them into their fullest potential. So if you’re looking for a shot of inspiration so you can live into the fullness of who you are and your vision for your life, this episode is for you.

Jason is an incredible human who moves through life with a beautiful tempo and speed. He’s a man who’s passionate about doing the inner work necessary to extract your true vision, and is well versed in dancing with the shadows as well as the light.

I just loved diving into the rabbit hole with this inspiring man to talk about all of this good stuff!

1. How to create the space to be introspective.
2. Why time is relative.
3. Exactly where do our limiting stories come from?
4. The importance of exploring shadow work.
5. Why playing small keeps you safe.
6. The important difference between desire and choice.
7. How travel can shift your perspective.
8. Jason’s mountain analogy for limitless living.
9. What happens when you make the choice to not walk this path alone.
10. How to save yourself a lot of anguish.
11. And more.

If you know you could be doing more with your life and you’re excited to discover the right path for you, I encourage you to carve out some time for Jason. You never know, you might just hear the thing you need to move forward in an aligned and inspired way.

JR.ason Ayers

Mindfulness is being aware and accepting of our present moment experience with curiosity and compassion.

What is the soul?

Why are we afraid of dying?

How can we feel more present, peaceful, and connected to the truth of who we are?

It’s not often you get a chance to discuss questions like these with a mindfulness thought leader with the depth of experience and insight like Mitra Manesh.

Mitra is a UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center Instructor with over 3.5 decades of experience in this area. She also has a private practice where she works with celebrity clients as well as multinational corporations including Merrill Lynch, Hugo Boss, Amazon, and more. Her North Star is making conscious living and working more available and accessible to the global community.

As you know, presence and staying grounded is something I’m passionate about so I couldn’t wait to dive into Mitra’s wisdom. And we went deep – discussing topics we all think about but are secretly afraid to explore.

I absolutely LOVED this conversation. So much of what Mitra said touched me at a soul-level, and I’m sure the same will be true for you.

Tune in now to hear about:

1. What is the soul?
2. Mitra’s five-part definition of mindfulness [don’t miss this].
3. How to work with your ego so it doesn’t hold you back.
4. Where the ego obtains information to define its identity.
5. Why a gratitude practice balances out your overthinking, doubting mind.
6. Why we don’t need to be afraid of death.
7. How celebrities really feel on Oscar night.
8. The three child parenting analogy that explains mindfulness perfectly.
9. How a heart monitor revealed the secret of life to Mitra.
10. The ‘right’ path to oneness.
11. And more…

Born in the East and trained in the West, Mitra’s approach blends corporate training with Eastern inner-work practices to help people live, love, and lead more consciously at home and at work.

A meditator since 1985, Mitra has studied extensively with renowned teachers and explored various disciplines including Taoism, TM, and meditation.

On top of all of that, she’s also the host of the Lights On podcast as well as the creator of InnerMap – a mindfulness storytelling and coaching app for ‘anyone, anywhere, at any level’.

I just know you’re going to love bathing yourself in Mitra’s wisdom. Her insights and experiences are going to connect with you on a deep level leaving you feeling empowered, inspired, and excited about how you can live your life in a more mindful way.

Mitra Manesh

Every emotion serves us, but once we know how it’s serving us and why, now we have a choice of how to use it as a tool.

There’s no question that our minds are a beautiful tool for enhancing our human experience. But what happens when you overuse your mind and neglect the wisdom in your body and feelings?  If you rely on one aspect of self, you’re not coming from a place of wholeness. If you’re not tapping into the emotions created by your body, you’re missing out on a whole chunk of knowledge ready to enrich your experience of life.

There’s just one problem…

Why are we so afraid of the way we feel? Fortunately, this episode’s guest – the magical Kristi Worful – has some much-needed answers.

It’s not uncommon for people to struggle with their emotions. From a young age, we’re taught that some feelings are good while others are bad. We’re taught that some emotions are OK to express while others need to be pushed right back down. It’s left us in a state of confusion and distrust about what our body is ready to teach us.

It can take courage to experience your emotions fully. But as you’ll hear in this episode, the more you allow, the bigger your capacity becomes for richness, fullness, and unapologetic self-expression.

If you choose, your emotions can be your gateway to expression and purpose.

As the creator of Sanga and an experienced consciousness practitioner, Kristi Worful is highly skilled at empowering people to explore, work with, and process their full emotional spectrum.

Sanga is like nothing you’ve ever experienced before. This empowering ecosystem blends the art and science of human transformation. Through her studio in Utah, Kristi guides clients through an immersive sound and visual art experience, which opens the subconscious mind and rewires the brain for creativity and healing. It’s a magical experience that helps people connect with their heart, tune into their desires, and connect more fully with their higher self.

Listen to this episode to hear about:

• The specific stages of human awakening.
• How do you build the courage to trust your intuition?
• Why is it so hard to be honest with yourself?
• What is authenticity?
• The true purpose of desire.
• How do you make a decision when you fear it will cause your life to unravel?
• Tips for working with your emotional patterns.
• The transformational impact of accessing a healing space

Kristi Worful