In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, Angela Jamieson — former petroleum engineer turned bestselling author, speaker, and digital entrepreneur — shares how she traded oil and gas for ideas and inspiration. After a global career that took her from Canada to the Netherlands and Brunei, Angela realized she had been chasing success outside herself. When her father passed away, everything shifted — and her true work began.

Through her Relaxed Productivity course and membership, Angela helps high-achieving professionals redefine success by blending science, humor, and heart. Her bestselling book Using No. 2 to Get to No. 1 hilariously proves that growth can be both deep and fun. In this conversation, Angela opens up about her concept of “Inner Engineering,” her belief that fun is fuel for focus, and how we can all create lives that are meaningful, balanced, and joyfully human.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, award-winning author and speaker Patti Clark shares her powerful story of addiction, recovery, and rediscovery. Best known for her books This Way Up: Seven Tools for Unleashing Your Creative Self and Transforming Your Life and Recovery Road Trip: Finding Purpose and Connection on the Journey Home, Patti’s work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, and Thrive Global.

A cross between Elizabeth Gilbert and Julia Cameron, Patti draws from her own experience with multi-generational addiction and trauma — losing her mother to alcoholism at 16 and descending into her own battle with addiction before ultimately rising from the ashes. Now over 11 years sober, Patti uses writing, creativity, and spiritual practice to guide others toward healing, purpose, and connection. Her story is a testament to the power of recovery, renewal, and finding your way home to yourself.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, author and healer Cindy Drummond shares her journey of rediscovering faith, trust, and love after heartbreak. As the owner of Luminescence Healing and the author of Reflections from the Dating Pool, Cindy challenged herself to go on 50 dates in 52 weeks — not to find “the one,” but to learn to trust again and reconnect with herself.

What began as a personal experiment became a story of empowerment, resilience, and self-discovery. Through her healing practice, Cindy now helps others rebuild their confidence and open their hearts after pain. This conversation is about stepping into vulnerability, rewriting your relationship with trust, and finding love — both within and beyond yourself.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, Christine Witt — former TV producer turned wellness entrepreneur — shares her story of rebuilding life and purpose after burnout. Having spent a decade producing for networks like HGTV, Magnolia, TLC, and brands such as Nordstrom, Christine’s fast-paced creative career came to a halt in 2020 when the pandemic shut everything down. That pause, though painful, became a turning point.

Leaving New York and returning home to Chicago, Christine found healing in small rituals—lighting a candle, journaling, and learning to listen inward. From that season of reflection, PurposeFull Goods was born: a wellness brand pairing guided journals with curated candles to help others create intentional, soulful moments of reflection. On this episode, Christine shares how slowing down helped her reclaim her energy, voice, and creativity—and how purpose often begins in stillness.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, bestselling author, speaker, and narrative coach Carrie KC West shares how the stories we tell — and believe — shape our entire lives. With degrees in Counseling Psychology from Penn State and Filmmaking from the American Film Institute, Carrie blends psychological depth with cinematic storytelling to help others rewrite the narratives that hold them back.

From a childhood marked by instability to a career in Hollywood analyzing scripts and stories, Carrie learned that every human life follows the same structure as a great film: challenge, conflict, and the choice to rise. When the pandemic shut down her business, she faced her own turning point and chose to build a career helping others transform their personal stories. Her bestselling book Life Rewritten was born from that leap — proof that it’s never too late to take back the pen and create a story that feels true.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, Deidre Gestrin — founder of Abundant Wellness Essentials — shares how growing up as an amputee taught her to overcome adversity and inspired her mission to help high-achieving professionals beat burnout. With over 15 years as a licensed mental health professional, health coach, and leader, Deidre knows firsthand the toll of overextending yourself while striving for success.

After experiencing three major burnouts and battling chronic fatigue, she rebuilt her approach to health and purpose — learning to serve others without sacrificing herself. Today, Deidre empowers professionals to balance ambition with well-being through her proven system to renew energy, restore passion, and sustain success. This conversation is about redefining strength, creating boundaries, and finding fulfillment without burnout.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, attorney, entrepreneur, and thought leader Nichole T. Compton shares her extraordinary journey from teen mom to Supreme Court-admitted attorney and business architect. As the founder of Prosperous Pivots™, Nichole empowers individuals and organizations to transform disruption into opportunity through intentional change and strategic innovation.

Her story is one of grit and grace — becoming a mother at 16, surviving public betrayal, illness, bankruptcy, and personal loss, and still rising to build multiple successful ventures including 2nd Chair Legal, her AI-powered legal operations company. Through every storm, Nichole discovered the power of the pivot: that while change is inevitable, prosperity is intentional. This conversation is about turning tragedy into triumph, pain into power, and obstacles into strategic growth.

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In this episode of The Phoenix Mind with Lisa Manzo, Daniel Gospodarek — Licensed Clinical Social Worker and men’s trauma therapist — shares his powerful journey from near death to deep purpose. After surviving a traumatic brain injury in 2009 that required 17 months of speech therapy, Daniel rebuilt his life piece by piece. What began as survival became a calling.

Today, Daniel specializes in helping high-performing, hard-working men identify the root causes of their emotional struggles, recurring relationship challenges, and unfulfilled potential. Through compassionate, direct guidance, he helps men break free from old cycles, reconnect with their emotions, and live with strength and self-awareness. This conversation is about recovery, emotional intelligence, and the courage it takes to rebuild from the inside out.

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