In this vibrant and wide-ranging episode of Limitless, host Tracy Poizner sits down with internationally acclaimed executive coach and TED mainstage speaker coach Gina Barnett to explore the power of embodied communication. From the body-mind connection to subconscious physical habits, Gina unpacks how deeply our presence, performance, and influence are shaped by unconscious muscle memory, trauma, and self-perception—and how we can change all of it.

Drawing on her book Play the Part and her decades of experience in acting, voice, leadership, and communication coaching, Gina shares practical tools and deeply insightful stories of helping high-profile leaders transform how they show up—by transforming how they inhabit their own bodies. This is a masterclass in embodied potential, authentic expression, and true confidence.

• Behind the scenes at TED: what it takes to prepare a world-class talk

• How your body shapes your thoughts—and your thoughts shape your body

• Releasing subconscious blocks through physical movement

• Why “muscle memory” isn’t just about sports or dance—it’s emotional

• Communication as a full-body experience, not just a voice

• How physicality unlocks empathy and multi-dimensional presence

• The mirror exercise and “copy someone’s walk” as transformational tools

• Cultural biases, nervous system patterns, and performance anxiety

• Why play is essential to personal and professional growth

• The neuroscience of early trauma, safety, and behavioral patterns

• Posture, breath, and voice as instruments of leadership

“You never learn anything while you're talking. The key is listening—with your whole body.”
“Play isn’t frivolous—it’s how we learn, how we connect, and how we grow.”

“Communication is not just what you say. It’s how you breathe, stand, and move.”

Gina Barnett is an executive communication coach, speaker, and author of Play the Part: Master Body Signals to Connect and Communicate for Business Success. As the speaker coach for the mainstage TED Conference since 2011, she has helped hundreds of world-class leaders, scientists, and visionaries embody their message with clarity, authenticity, and power. She has consulted with leaders in finance, tech, arts, and public service globally, and is known for her human-first approach to transformation and communication.

Connect with Gina Barnett:
🌐 Website – Barnett International
📘 Play the Part – Available now wherever books are sold
💼 LinkedIn: Gina Barnett

Limitless, hosted by Tracy Poizner, explores human potential at the edge of consciousness, culture, and creativity. Join thought leaders, scientists, healers, and rebels pushing past old paradigms into a limitless future.

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Produced by Neil Haley | Music by Danny Colomby

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Dr. Ilaria Menapace, known online as Scientist to Priestess, joins host Tracy Poizner for a powerful conversation bridging the worlds of science, consciousness, and spiritual transformation. A material scientist turned quantum healer, Ilaria brings a unique fusion of scientific insight, intuitive downloads, and energy mastery to help people heal emotionally, energetically, and physically.

Together, they explore how quantum physics confirms what mystics have always known, how energy fields affect our health, and why the future of healing lies beyond the limits of materialism. This episode is a stunning deep dive into the accelerated tools that help us evolve rapidly into our highest potential. Some key points include:

• Dr. Ilaria’s transition from material science to quantum consciousness work

• The “illusion” of separation between science and spirituality

• How quantum physics unlocks the mechanics of manifestation and healing

• What it means to “collapse the wave function” in personal transformation

• The energetic roots of illness—and why healing starts before symptoms appear

• The difference between ego-driven manifestation and higher-level channeling

• Masculine and feminine energetics in spiritual leadership

• The four levels of consciousness (victim, manifesting, channeling, being)

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• “We only know 4.9% of what exists—so why are we waiting for permission to heal?”

  
  “Illness shows up in the energy field before it hits the body.”
  “Being limitless means exploring the unknown with courage and intuition.”
  

  A former PhD researcher in materials science, Dr. Ilaria Menapace is now an intuitive alchemist, energy healer, and transformational coach. Known as Scientist to Priestess, her work helps people awaken their intuitive gifts, clear energetic and emotional blockages, and reclaim their divine blueprint through chakra work, channeling, and frequency healing. She is the author of Luminous Alchemy, a roadmap for energetic alignment and limitless living.

  Connect with Dr. Ilaria Menapace:
  🌐 Website
  📖 Luminous Alchemy – available worldwide
  📱 Instagram | TikTok
  📩 Email: ilaria@scientisttopriestess.com

  Limitless, hosted by Tracy Poizner, explores human potential at the edge of consciousness. Every episode brings in voices from science, spirituality, futurism, and transformation to challenge your assumptions and elevate your evolution.

  
  

  Limitless, hosted by Tracy Poizner, brings you behind the curtain with thinkers, leaders, and trailblazers exploring new frontiers of human potential, cultural evolution, and personal transformation.

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  Produced by Neil Haley | Music by Danny Colomby

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