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In this deeply moving and expansive episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Sylvia Resnick, a life purpose coach whose journey spans continents, cultures, grief, healing, and awakening.

This conversation explores what happens when success on the outside no longer matches how we feel on the inside — and what it truly means to reconnect with yourself when you’ve spent a lifetime wearing roles, expectations, and emotional armor.

Sylvia shares her personal story of growing up as a lone-born twin, navigating lifelong melancholy, depression, and identity questions — and how her experiences in Tanzania with the Maasai people sparked a profound reconnection to joy, belonging, and purpose.

This episode is raw, honest, and expansive — touching on grief, family reconciliation, spirituality, healing modalities, and the courage it takes to live an authentic life.

Meet Sylvia Resnick

Sylvia Resnick is:

• Life Purpose Coach & Psychedelic Integration Coach
• Founder of Simple Life Journey
• Co-founder of Empower Her, supporting Maasai women and girls
• A global guide helping women reconnect with authenticity, self-love, and inner freedom

Inspired by her time living between Austria and Tanzania, Sylvia blends modern coaching with indigenous wisdom, embodiment, and deep inner work.

Meeting Little Sylvia: Creativity, Melancholy, and the Feeling of “Something Missing”

Sylvia takes us back to her childhood — a time marked by:

• Deep creativity and imagination
• A rich inner fantasy world
• A sense of not fully belonging
• Early experiences of sadness and melancholy

As a lone-born twin, Sylvia carried an unconscious grief — a feeling of incompleteness she couldn’t name at the time. Combined with her parents’ divorce at a young age, these experiences shaped her emotional world and later struggles with depression.

Despite this, Sylvia felt a deep connection to:

• Children
• Africa (long before she ever traveled there)
• A calling toward nurturing, teaching, and helping others

Though she became a kindergarten teacher like her mother, she knew something was still missing.

From Achievement to Emptiness

Sylvia followed the expected path:

• Studied business and economics
• Earned a master’s degree
• Built a successful career in corporate leadership and consulting

On paper, everything looked perfect — yet inside, Sylvia felt disconnected, exhausted, and unfulfilled.

She shares a powerful truth:

Multiple cycles of depression became signals, not failures — invitations to look deeper and ask:

• Who am I beyond my roles?
• What is my purpose?
• Why do I feel so empty despite success?

Awakening Through Tanzania and the Maasai People

Everything shifted when Sylvia traveled to Tanzania and lived among the Maasai people.

There, she witnessed:

• Deep community connection
• Shared responsibility and collective care
• Joy without material wealth
• Children raised with constant presence, grounding, and belonging

Despite having far less than the Western world, the Maasai radiated happiness, confidence, and self-acceptance.

This experience sparked Sylvia’s

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In this insightful and practical episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Kevin St. John, a business growth strategist who helps entrepreneurs stop surviving and start building businesses that truly support their lives.

While self-care is often discussed in terms of mindset, wellness, and balance, Kevin brings an essential perspective to the table: self-care for your business. Together, Pearl and Kevin explore how a lack of structure, systems, and profitability doesn’t just hurt your company — it drains your energy, your family life, and your sense of purpose.

This episode is a must-listen if you:

• Feel trapped inside the business you created
• Work more hours now than before you became an entrepreneur
• Struggle with inconsistent profits and constant stress
• Want time, money, and freedom — not just revenue
• Know your business needs systems but don’t know where to start

Meet the Guest: Kevin St. John

Kevin St. John is:

• Founder of BOOMin Business Solutions
• Business Growth Strategist & Profit Acceleration Expert
• Coach to small and mid-sized business owners across the U.S.
• Former police officer and Department of Corrections professional
• Advocate for leadership rooted in faith, family, fitness, and discipline

Kevin specializes in helping entrepreneurs — especially in trades and service-based industries — move from chaos and burnout into structured, profitable, scalable businesses.

Meeting Younger Kevin: Discipline, Drive, and Resilience

Kevin takes listeners back to his early years growing up in Massachusetts. Raised primarily by his mother after his parents separated when he was young, Kevin witnessed firsthand the realities of financial struggle and hard work.

Later, his father’s recovery and return to his life became a powerful example of discipline, accountability, and transformation.

These experiences shaped Kevin’s belief that:

• Success requires structure and personal responsibility
• Discipline learned early carries into leadership later
• Taking care of yourself physically, mentally, and spiritually is non-negotiable

His early dream of law enforcement led him into policing and corrections — careers that instilled process, leadership, and resilience — all of which now inform his work as a business strategist.

The Hidden Cost of “Doing What You Love”

Kevin addresses a common entrepreneurial myth:

In reality, many business owners experience the opposite.

Kevin explains how entrepreneurs often:

• Start businesses based on passion but lack structure
• Grow revenue but lose profitability
• Work longer hours than their employees
• Discount pricing and erode margins
• Become trapped as technicians instead of true owners

Without systems, businesses are built on sand — not a solid foundation.

Revenue vs. Profit: The Wake-Up Call

One of Kevin’s most powerful statements in the episode:

Through his Profit Acceleration methodology, Kevin helps business owners:

• Identify hidden profit leaks
• Improve margins without spending more on marketing
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In this powerful, deeply reflective episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Nasirra R. Ahamed, an international life and leadership coach whose work spans Asia, Australia, the U.S., the U.K., and the Middle East.

Nasirra’s journey from a high-level global corporate leader to founder of The Energy Architect is a profound story of awakening, courage, and authenticity. Together, Pearl and Nasirra explore what happens when success no longer feels aligned — and how energy, awareness, and inner work can guide us back to who we truly are.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone who:

• Feels successful on paper but disconnected inside
• Is living someone else’s expectations
• Knows something needs to change but isn’t sure where to begin
• Wants to lead and live with greater authenticity, clarity, and purpose

Meet the Guest: Nasirra R. Ahamed

Nasirra R. Ahamed is:

• Founder & Chief Coach of The Energy Architect
• Two-time #1 International Bestselling Author
• ICF-certified Professional Coach
• Life & Leadership Coach, Speaker, and Mentor
• Former senior global corporate leader with 26+ years of experience
• Recognized among India’s Top 10 Successful Personalities and Top 50 Under 50

Her work blends spirituality, neuroscience, psychology, somatic healing, NLP, and leadership strategy to help individuals and leaders redesign their inner architecture — the emotional, energetic, and belief systems that shape how they show up in life and work.

Introducing Little Nasirra: Finding Her Voice

Nasirra takes listeners back to her childhood growing up in Bahrain within a traditional Muslim family. As a young girl, she describes herself as shy, quiet, and hesitant to express her feelings — shaped by cultural expectations and fear of judgment.

Over time, life circumstances pushed her to find her voice. That journey eventually led her into senior corporate leadership roles — but at a cost. To survive and succeed in corporate environments, Nasirra felt pressured to become tougher, more aggressive, and less heart-centered than she naturally was.

This inner conflict set the stage for a pivotal awakening.

The Turning Point: When Success No Longer Fits

During the COVID era, Nasirra found herself enforcing corporate demands on employees who were losing loved ones, grieving, and struggling — all while she herself was navigating personal loss.

One moment stands out:
Sitting in her car, tethered to a hotspot, sending a work email while her mother-in-law lay dying in the hospital.

That moment forced a life-altering question:

The realization was undeniable — she was driving someone else’s dream while silencing her own soul.

From Corporate Identity to Conscious Purpose

Leaving the corporate world was not easy. Nasirra describes the in-between space — where the old identity has fallen away but the new one hasn’t fully formed — as confusing, lonely, and deeply transformational.

She speaks candidly about:

• Unlearning decades of conditioning
• Letting go of external validation
• Releasing the “fake it till you make it” mentality
• Choosing authenticity over performance

For Nasirra, true success came from aligning with her inner voice —

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