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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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In this episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl sits down with LeeAnna Taylor, a coach and mentor for women entrepreneurs in their startup phase, to talk about one of the most overlooked — yet most critical — aspects of business success: systems and organization.

After meeting at a high-level women’s entrepreneurship event in Las Vegas, Pearl knew LeeAnna’s approach to helping new solopreneurs build sustainable businesses aligned perfectly with the transformational work she does with women at her retreats.

This conversation dives deep into:

• Why so many women feel overwhelmed after starting a business
• How lack of systems creates stress, burnout, and chaos
• Why organization is a form of self-care
• How saying “yes” to structure gives you back time, clarity, and confidence

If you’ve ever felt like your business owns you instead of the other way around — this episode is for you.

Meet the Guest: LeeAnna Taylor

LeeAnna Taylor is a:

• Military spouse
• Serial entrepreneur
• Coach and mentor for women entrepreneurs in their startup phase
• Founder of Biz Bytes Collective, a mentorship space built for women creating something of their own

LeeAnna helps new solopreneurs find direction and confidence by guiding them through systems and operations setup, so they can stop feeling scattered and start building businesses that support their lives — not consume them.

Introducing Little LeeAnna: The Roots of a High Achiever

LeeAnna opens up about her childhood, sharing that she was a high-achieving, easily overwhelmed, and often angry child — something she now recognizes as sensory overload common in many driven women.

Growing up in a small town with limited representation of entrepreneurs, LeeAnna followed the traditional path she believed was “success”: college, career, climb the ladder. But that path eventually led to dissatisfaction — and ultimately, to entrepreneurship.

Her story highlights a powerful truth:

Why Systems Matter (More Than You Think)

LeeAnna explains that most of her clients don’t come to her saying:

Instead, they say:

• “I feel disorganized.”
• “I’m stressed all the time.”
• “I don’t know what to work on next.”
• “I feel like I’m busy, but nothing is moving forward.”

Her first step with every client is a mini audit, asking:

That answer becomes the starting point.

The Most Important System to Build First

Before CRMs, email platforms, or automation tools, LeeAnna emphasizes one foundational system:

👉 A single place to organize your thoughts, ideas, and tasks

She shares her favorite tools:

• Asana – for structured, portable task management
• Trello – for visual thinkers who love boards and cards
• A simple whiteboard – for tactile, daily satisfaction and clarity

The goal isn’t the tool — it’s getting ideas out of your head and into one trusted place.

CRMs, Tools, and Choosing What’s Right for You

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In today’s heart-centered and joy-filled episode, Pearl is joined by her dear friend and travel partner-in-purpose, Sonia Rodriguez Thorn — a powerhouse higher-education leader, entrepreneur, and advocate for women’s empowerment who has now stepped into a new chapter helping women rediscover joy, renewal, and identity through the transformational power of travel.

With 30+ years serving in senior academic leadership — from Dean to Assistant Vice President to accreditation strategist — Sonia brings the same passion for student success into her second act as a Cruise Planners travel advisor, where she helps women intentionally pause, disconnect from noise, and reconnect with themselves.

This conversation flows deep into identity, entrepreneurship, cultural heritage, family influences, faith, and the soul-level value of creating space to just breathe.

You’ll hear stories from Sonia's multicultural upbringing, her entrepreneurial father, her wisdom-filled mother, and how both of them shaped her purpose today.

You'll also hear the fun, real, and hilarious truth about her flying dress shoot on a nude beach in St. Maarten — and why that moment changed her perspective on beauty and self-love forever.

And for the first time on the show, Pearl and Sonia reveal their upcoming leadership as co-chairs of the Divine Inspired Women Riverview Chapter, launching a new era of community, collaboration, and faith-aligned women supporting women.

In This Episode, You’ll Discover:

✨ Sonia's Childhood & Cultural Roots

• Growing up in Brooklyn and Long Island as a first-generation American
• A multicultural heritage spanning Pakistan, Ireland, Venezuela, Africa, and the indigenous people of Trinidad
• What her entrepreneurial father unknowingly taught her about business, grit, money, negotiation, and customer relationships
• Why selling lucite door-to-door as a teenager shaped her confidence today

✨ The Influence of Her Parents

• Her mother’s steady faith and presence
• Her parents’ insistence on excellence — “You can only bring home an A.”
• How these expectations shaped her leadership and resilience

✨ The Birth of Her Entrepreneurial Spirit

• How watching her father build multiple streams of income planted seeds for her post-retirement transition
• Why she appreciates those lessons much more now in her 50s than in her teens

✨ The Power of Travel as Self-Care

• How a single sentence from her mother — “Are you going to TikTok on that thing the whole vacation?” — changed her entire lifestyle
• Why her phone has been on silent for seven years
• Her adventures traveling across Europe, the Caribbean, and beyond
• The deeper purpose behind her work as a travel advisor:
  creating intentional pauses for women to reconnect with themselves

✨ The Flying Dress Moment

• The unforgettable story of her St. Maarten flying dress photoshoot
• Why learning the photoshoot was on a nude beach became a moment of personal liberation
• How seeing herself in that flowing dress renewed her confidence and joy

✨ Why Everyone Needs a Travel Advisor

Sonia breaks down the real value:

• Handling emergencies while you relax
• Rebooking flights + cruise changes while you sip a cocktail
• Access to deals, upgrad

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In this eye-opening solo episode, Pearl dives into one of the fastest-growing dangers in modern dating and digital relationships: AI-driven romance scams, deepfake manipulation, and emotional fraud.

What was once a strange anomaly — sending money to someone you’ve never met — is now becoming a global epidemic fueled by sophisticated AI avatars, cloned voices, fake videos, and emotional engineering designed to exploit loneliness and trust.

Pearl explores:
💔 Why people fall for AI-generated “relationships”
⚠️ How easily scammers can mimic loved ones — including children and grandchildren
📱 Why AI is becoming more dangerous than social media for kids
👀 The red flags that help you tell real humans from AI impersonators
🧠 Why emotional vulnerability + isolation = the perfect storm for scams
💬 How to build real connection through communication at home
🙌 And what parents must do NOW to protect their kids from AI-driven grooming, coercion, and manipulation

This episode is a blend of tough love, practical wisdom, and Pearl’s signature heart-centered truth-telling.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• AI is now realistic enough to fool adults AND children — from fake dating profiles to “kidnapping scam” voice clones.
• Why scammers use romance, loneliness, and emotional bonding as their #1 weapon.
• How COVID-era kids, who grew up without social exposure, are now highly vulnerable to AI-based predators.
• Why phones should NOT be in classrooms — and the real reason schools are finally locking them up.
• What parents MUST monitor:
  • Roblox
  • Social platforms
  • AI chat companions
  • Message history
  • Friend lists
• How simple boundaries like no phones at the dinner table can literally save relationships and lives.
• The difference between real intimacy and AI-generated validation.
• How to develop a list of real relationship criteria that protects you from emotional manipulation.

Pearl’s Coaching Insight

Before you date again — online OR offline — ask yourself:

What do I truly want in a partner?
How do I want to feel in a relationship?
What values matter to me?
What communication style do I need?

When you get clear about that, you won’t accept breadcrumbs from a chatbot pretending to love you.

Key Quotes from the Episode

• “AI isn’t just creating fake profiles — it’s creating fake PEOPLE.”
• “If you're not keeping up with technology as a parent, you're done. Your kids will run circles around you with AI.”
• “A relationship should be built on truth, not on typing to a bot that tells you what you want to hear.”
• “Don’t date in desperation — date in clarity.”
• “No phone at dinner. If you can't talk to your kids now, AI will do the talking for you — and not in a good way.”

Journal Prompts for Listeners

1. What do I need emotionally that makes me vulnerable to fake connection?
2. When was the last time I had real eye-to-eye, phone-free conversation?
3. What values matter most to me in a relationship?
4. Am I listening to understand, or listening to fill a void?
5. How can I strengthen connection inside my home before seeking it outside?

Resources Mentioned

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In this deeply moving episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl welcomes Bill Chini, Executive Director of Mary & Martha House, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women and families overcome domestic violence and homelessness.

Bill—an Air Force veteran with lived experience of abuse, addiction, and homelessness—shares his extraordinary journey from darkness to leadership. His story of survival, resilience, and faith shows how even the most painful paths can lead to a life of purpose and service.

Together, Bill and Pearl unpack the concept of “normal,” discuss the cycles of abuse, and explore how love, respect, and healthy communication can rebuild lives. They also shine light on the life-changing work happening every day at Mary & Martha House and the ripple effect of empowerment programs that help women find stability and self-worth.

This episode is both raw and redemptive—a must-listen for anyone who’s ever questioned their worth, their “normal,” or their ability to start over.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

💬 Bill’s Story: From childhood abuse to homelessness, addiction, and transformation through service.
💔 Breaking the Cycle: How parental patterns of control and trauma become generational—and how to stop them.
🪞 Redefining “Normal”: Why everyone’s version of normal is different, and how to create a healthier one.
🏡 Inside Mary & Martha House: How this nonprofit helps women rebuild their lives through shelter, stability, and empowerment.
🧠 Understanding Gaslighting: Where the term really came from and how it’s used to manipulate and control.
💪 Healing Through Storytelling: How sharing your story can release shame, inspire others, and create connection.
❤️ Empowerment through Coaching: The impact of female empowerment programs and the importance of believing you’re enough.

Key Quotes

• “Normal is what you know—but what you know isn’t always what’s right.” — Bill Chini
• “Abuse isn’t always punches and kicks. It’s about control—emotional, financial, or psychological.” — Bill Chini
• “You can’t help someone if they don’t know you exist.” — Bill Chini
• “We can’t change where we came from, but we can decide what our new normal looks like.” — Pearl
• “When you tell your story, you don’t just free yourself—you give someone else permission to heal.” — Pearl

Gentle Guidance & Takeaways

🌱 Redefine Your Normal: You get to decide what healthy love, safety, and respect look like.
💡 Abuse Takes Many Forms: Control—whether emotional, financial, or physical—is never love.
🕊 Healing Takes Work: It’s okay to seek therapy, to talk, and to set boundaries.
💬 Use Your Voice: You never know who needs to hear your story.
❤️ Ask and Listen: Sometimes “How are you?” can save someone’s life.
🏠 Support Local Shelters: Awareness saves lives—share the work of organizations like Mary & Martha House.

About Mary & Martha House

Founded in 1982, Mary & Martha House provides shelter, support, and empowerment programs to women and families escaping domestic violence and homelessness. Their mission: to help women find safety, independence, and stability while breaking the cycles of abuse and poverty.

• 🌐 Website: marymarthahouse.org
  
  
• 💌 Donations & Volunteer Opportunities: Visit the website

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In this special episode of Soulful Self-Care Conversations, Pearl sits down with her longtime friend and business partner Crystal Fox, founder of Fox Business Marketing AI, a Chicago-based digital marketing consultancy helping small businesses automate, optimize, and grow.

From meeting on Clubhouse during the pandemic to building powerful collaborations, Pearl and Crystal dive deep into how entrepreneurs can find harmony instead of hustle by creating systems that support both business and life. Crystal shares her inspiring personal story of resilience — from losing her mother at 13 to overcoming fear and finding her voice — and how that shaped her purpose to empower others through digital strategy and marketing clarity.

This episode is packed with wisdom for entrepreneurs, CEOs, and creatives who are ready to stop playing busy and start growing intentionally.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

💎 Crystal’s Story: How childhood trauma, loss, and survival mode led to resilience, humor, and a passion for helping others.
🧠 Stop Chasing, Start Attracting: The mindset shift every entrepreneur needs to make to grow sustainably.
💻 The Power of Streamlining: How automating and optimizing your systems saves both time and money.
💬 The Google Game: Why reputation management and reviews matter more than ever.
📈 The Goal is Growth, Not Busyness: How to focus on ROI, not “look busy” tasks.
💖 Trust and Teamwork: Why finding the right people for your business (and life) changes everything.
🎯 Audit, Align, and Level Up: How Crystal helps clients identify leaks, refine processes, and find their “why” behind every goal.

Key Quotes

• “You can always stay busy playing business — or you can choose to actually grow.” — Crystal Fox
• “You have to know your ‘why’ before you can figure out the how.” — Crystal Fox
• “I want to be remembered for showing up radiant, happy, and present — not just busy.” — Pearl
• “Systems don’t replace your creativity; they make room for it.” — Crystal Fox
• “Every entrepreneur needs to stop chasing and start attracting — that’s where harmony begins.” — Crystal Fox

Gentle Guidance & Takeaways

💡 Audit Your Business: Review where your time and money are going. What’s serving you — and what’s not?
⚙️ Automate What You Can: Free up time for creativity, coaching, or connection.
🕰 Time ≠ Money: Ask yourself, “Is this worth my hourly rate?” If not, delegate it.
📬 Consistency Builds Trust: A weekly newsletter, updated Google page, or regular social post matters more than perfection.
💰 Streamline for Savings: Every unnecessary platform or subscription is money you could reinvest elsewhere.
✨ Play the Long Game: Systems and storytelling together create sustainable growth — not overnight success.

About Crystal Fox

Crystal Fox is the founder of Fox Business Marketing AI, a boutique digital marketing consultancy based in Chicago. She helps small businesses grow by combining technology, automation, and authentic storytelling. Crystal’s mission is to make digital success achievable for everyone, blending strategy with heart and humor.

• 🌐 Website: foxbma.com
  
  
• 💬 LinkedIn: Crystal Fox 2020
  
  
• 📞 Phone: (309) 922-5216
• 🎙 Podcast: Crystal Ball Clarity of It All

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