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What does it really mean to be a “good mom”?

In this powerful and deeply honest episode, Pearl Chiarenza sits down with maternal mental health expert Kate Kripke to challenge the biggest misconceptions around motherhood, self-sacrifice, and success.

For high-achieving women, the same patterns that drive success in business—perfectionism, control, people-pleasing, and over-functioning—often create overwhelm, burnout, and disconnection at home.

Kate introduces a powerful shift: most women are operating from an achievement-based mindset (fixing, controlling, doing), while motherhood actually requires a connection-based approach (feeling, allowing, being present).

Together, Pearl and Kate explore:

• Why “doing it all” leads to emotional exhaustion
• The hidden cost of trying to be the perfect mom
• What mental health actually looks like for both parents and children
• Why kids need to feel emotions—not be rescued from them
• How to move from fixing problems to supporting growth

Pearl shares real-life parenting experiences, including moments where she chose connection over control—leading to deeper trust and transformation in her relationship with her children.

This episode is a must-listen for any parent who feels overwhelmed trying to balance life, career, and family while still showing up fully for their kids.

You’re not failing—you may just be operating from the wrong system.

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In this powerful episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Janet Therese, intuitive guide and mentor for inner alignment, who helps individuals reconnect with their divine presence, clear limiting stories, and step into a more expansive, aligned life.

This conversation dives deep into intuition, energy, trauma, alignment, and what it truly means to live from your highest self—not from fear, conditioning, or outdated beliefs.

🌿 Meet Little Janet

Janet takes us back to her childhood, growing up in the 1960s with a unique blend of spiritual exposure and traditional upbringing.

Raised in an Italian Catholic household while also being introduced to metaphysical teachings through her father, Janet experienced a rare duality—structured religion alongside expansive spiritual exploration.

As a child, she was fascinated by both:

• The mystical world (inspired by shows like Bewitched)
• The creative, strategic world of marketing and communication

That early curiosity would later shape her path in unexpected ways.

🧭 A Life Between Two Worlds

Janet followed a traditional path into adulthood:

• Marriage
• Career success as a marketing executive
• Doing “all the right things”

But underneath it all, she always felt a deeper connection—what she describes as a vertical alignment with something greater.

Despite that inner knowing, she spent years operating in the “horizontal world,” trying to achieve, perform, and push forward without fully honoring her calling.

⚠️ The Wake-Up Call

When we ignore our alignment, life has a way of getting our attention.

For Janet, everything shifted in a short period:

• Increased work pressure and burnout
• Loss of both parents within two weeks
• A cancer scare
• Job loss shortly after

Her body and life forced her to stop.

She describes this as a “sit and stay” moment—a time where she had no choice but to pause, reflect, and reconnect.

During that period, she realized:

She was not living her soul’s path.

✨ Vertical vs. Horizontal Living

One of the most powerful concepts Janet shares is the difference between:

Horizontal Living
Constant doing, striving, forcing outcomes, and trying to control life externally.

Vertical Alignment
Connection to divine presence, intuition, inner knowing, and trust.

When we are vertically aligned:

• The pressure to control disappears
• Clarity increases
• Decisions become easier
• Life begins to flow instead of force

Janet explains that when you focus on alignment first, everything else begins to organize itself.

🧠 Clearing Stories and Energy Patterns

Janet’s work focuses on helping clients release what is no longer serving them.

She teaches that many of our struggles come from:

• Old stories
• Limiting beliefs
• Emotional patterns
• Trauma stored in the body and energy field

These act like filters—distorting how we see the world.

Through her process, she helps clients:

• Identify these patterns
• Clear them at an energetic level
• Reconnect with their true self
• Strengthen intuitive awareness

As those layers are removed, clients naturally become more aligned, calm, and confident.

🧘‍♀️ The Power of Meditation and Awareness

Jane

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In this episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Dr. Brett Hill, chiropractor, speaker, and founder of Your Posture Program. Dr. Hill has dedicated his career to helping people understand how posture, movement, and neurological health are deeply connected.

From growing up in a small town to building a thriving chiropractic clinic and launching a global online posture program, Dr. Hill shares his journey into chiropractic care and how he discovered that posture is one of the most overlooked keys to improving health and preventing chronic pain.

Together, Pearl and Dr. Hill explore how everyday habits—especially the increasing use of phones, computers, and digital devices—are shaping our posture and contributing to many health issues people face today.

Meet Dr. Brett Hill

Dr. Hill grew up in a small town where staying active and playing sports was a big part of daily life. Early on, he knew he wanted to help people improve their health and initially planned to attend medical school.

However, watching his mother struggle with autoimmune conditions and seeing how traditional medicine often focused on symptom management rather than root causes pushed him to explore other paths.

That journey led him to chiropractic care.

After learning how the body has an incredible ability to heal when properly supported, Dr. Hill pursued chiropractic training with a focus on neurology and functional movement. His goal became helping patients address the root cause of their health issues rather than simply masking symptoms.

He started his practice in a small clinic with no patients, gradually growing it into a thriving health practice focused on helping people regain control of their health.

What Posture Really Means

Many people believe posture simply means sitting or standing up straight.

But Dr. Hill explains that posture is much more complex. It is actually the body’s ability to resist gravity efficiently and automatically through neurological control.

Our brain and nervous system constantly adjust posture while we sit, stand, walk, and move throughout the day.

The challenge is that modern lifestyles train our bodies into poor posture habits. Hours spent looking at phones or sitting at computers cause the body to adapt to positions that weaken the core muscles and strain the neck and spine.

Over time this can lead to issues such as:

• Chronic neck and back pain
• Headaches and migraines
• Vertigo and balance issues
• Sciatica and lower back pain
• Shoulder tension and stress
• Poor breathing patterns

Dr. Hill emphasizes that many people attempt to correct posture by strengthening larger muscles, but the real solution lies in retraining the smaller stabilizing muscles and neurological patterns that control posture automatically.

How Technology Is Affecting Our Posture

Today’s technology-driven world encourages long hours of sitting and looking down at screens.

Children and adults alike are spending more time:

• Working on computers
• Looking down at phones
• Sitting for extended periods
• Using digital devices for both work and leisure

These habits cause the body to shift into forward head posture and weaken the deep core muscles responsible for stability.

Dr. Hill explains that the body is constantly adapting through a process called neuroplasticity, meaning the brain learns an

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