Off My Duff - The Entrepreneur Podcast

Never feeling like she belonged, Susan Dascenzi had lived through 6 violent sexual assaults starting at the age of 5. After the last one at the age of 28, she was prepared to end it all and wrote her 2-year-old son her suicide note. Reading it over, she found herself reconnecting with her 4-year-old self that renewed her belief that we are more expansive than just our physical human self...

Do you feel like you are trapped in just “making a living”? Do you want to build yourself an empowered life? Today’s guest, James D. Foster, Ph.D. is the founder of “Foster Your Life” and he helps transform people to find the ability to make meaningful differences in their lives and the lives of others.

Kevin Burciaga’s journey into health and fitness, both nutrition and exercise, led to medical issues, and eventually, he found himself going down a rabbit hole of developing multiple eating disorders. He had an epiphany that led him to start focusing on his thoughts and beliefs. He now helps others learn how to overcome their eating disorders with his program, The Empowered Eating System.

After college, Trish Blain was hired to travel to Ireland and look at small business practices. It was there that began her interest in entrepreneurship and her much bigger passion for the environment. From Planet Parties to her own environmental store, she was passionate about creating a better world but from her interactions with her clients, it was clear that everybody had a different concept...

Karen McMullen had a very successful career in all the definitions of the word but was feeling quite drained and anxious. It was not until she had a Human Design reading that she discovered that these markers of success she achieved were nothing to do with her true trajectory in life. Once she started listening more on an energy level, she found herself saying no to everything that she has already created. This started her path into “The Grand Reorganization”.

While running a successful Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Practice, Kathleen Whalen went to see a Vedic Astrologist. Having a bit of skepticism, she incorporated her scientific background and tested it while receiving complex, repeatable results. It was from that Kathleen determined that it was time to redirect her career. She created Conscious Calendars, a color-coded calendar that gives you the Power Days each month, according to Vedic Astrology.

Taking her story of body dysmorphia, OCD, and chronic pain on the road as a one-woman comedy show was both terrifying and empowering for Kate Huffman. Along with her experiences as a Hollywood actress, it encouraged her to be certified in body positivity and life coaching and she is now making an impact in others' lives helping them accept themselves for who they are.

Being emotionally blocked can actually stop your body from healing properly causing emotional and physical pain later in life. Our guest today is Nana Hogan turned personal tragedy into a powerful mission. Today, she is a Bio-Energetic Synchronization Technique Practitioner and Energy Codes Facilitator, helping people remove their stuck and blocked emotions to help heal effectively.

At the young age of 19, Dr. Lori Beth Bisbey, was exploring her sexual freedom in a relationship that went from fabulous to fearful. An exploration of BDSM turned into rape and even her death (she was thankfully revived) led to her to having to overcome PTSD and set her on the path to help others who suffer from sexual trauma, and issues around gender, sex, relationship, and diversity (GSRD). Listen now to find out more about creating a sex-positive identity.

At the age of 14, Lia Dunlap had a traumatic breakup and was visited by a full-body apparition that evening. She was reassured that everything would be okay and since then began to realize that she could really step into knowing things about people and helping them. This helped her rise into the corporate world...