Interview with Umayal Annamalai

In this episode, we will uncover 3 keys to:

• Self-Care and Self-Discovery
• Overcoming Guilt and Prioritizing Self-Worth
• Unleashing Creative Energy

Intro

Odiva Vasell: (00:00)
Hello all, and welcome. I am here with the fabulous Umayal, and we are having a little chat today. Not a formal interview, but we’re having a little chat today about the identity crisis. So, if you are a person who is struggling with overwhelm and taking care of the needs of others, you’re going to really want to listen into this talk. So, Umayal, tell us a little bit about you. We can see beautiful artwork behind a little bit.
Umayal: (00:40)
Yeah, hi Odiva. Thank you for introducing me. My name is Umayal. I’m an artist. I’m a creative coach, and a mom. So yeah, being an artist, mom, and wearing different hats, I always felt overwhelmed and exhaustion in my life. So, I always felt like I have to take care of my kids, to give, by being everything to everyone. I lost myself at times. I didn’t feel like what I wanted to do in life. Like that led me to deep inquiry and questioning like who am I, so what is my purpose? So, what am I doing? And that all led me to go deep into myself and to find out what is my purpose so that through ART I healed myself and I explored more. I became curious with myself, how am I feeling, and am I giving from a place of like resentfulness or am I giving from a place of love? So, at times, I feel like I wanted to give, I wanted to help my kids, I want to take care of them. But is it coming from a place of love or resentment? So yeah, I mean being connected to myself, nourishing myself, and taking care of myself, that felt I could feel when I make art that joy or spark in my life when I create art. So that helped me to connect with myself and to give from a place of love. So, I nourished myself and then I kind of helped my kids, and I was.

Odiva Vasell: (02:25)
Grounded.

Umayal: (02:27)
Yeah.

Odiva Vasell: (02:28)
And build your cup so that you could give them a cup that is overflowing. That’s beautiful. And I mean the artwork that you make, it’s so unique. Every time I look at your art, I feel like it looks like something that just grew out of the ground onto the canvas. It’s so natural and yet so powerful. What are you feeling when you start to create? What are the feelings that flow through you?


View the full transcript here: https://fempreneurinternational.com/art-as-a-path-to-emotional-well-being-unleashing-your-creative-flow-ep-7/

Interview with Tammy Durden

In this episode, we will uncover 3 keys to:

• Success Can Be Defined Personally
• Overcoming Challenges and Disabilities
• Embrace Mistakes and Continuous Learning

Intro

Odiva Vasell: (00:04)
Welcome. Welcome, ladies. I have a special treat for you today. We are here with Tammy Durden, and Tammy Durden works with online service businesses and helps them take their business to the next level so that they can, in turn, help us entrepreneurs and solopreneurs get to the next level as well. So I’m really excited about the information that we’re going to hear today. So welcome, Tammy.
Tammy Durden: (00:35)
Thank you. I really appreciate being invited to your podcast today, so thank you for that.

Odiva Vasell: (00:42)
Yes. So I guess I always want my aspiring entrepreneurs to know, how did you get started in your business, and also explain a little bit about how your business works.


View the full transcript here: https://fempreneurinternational.com/battling-adversity-and-building-success-empowering-disabled-virtual-assistants-and-entrepreneurs-ep-6/

Interview with Krista McLellan

In this episode, we will uncover 3 keys to:

• Unlock Women’s Financial Potential through Financial Control
• Don’t delay, tackle financial challenges head-on to build confidence and wealth.
• Join forces with fellow women, share knowledge, and unlock financial freedom together.

Intro

Odiva Vasell: (00:00)
Hello, all you fabulous fempreneurs. Welcome. Today, we have a very special treat for you. Today, we are here with Krista McLellen, and she is a woman who helps other women get comfortable with the F word, and so we are going to let her tell you more about herself and tell you exactly how she does that. Welcome, welcome Krista.

Krista McLellan: (00:33)
Thank you so much for having me. Yes, I caught the F word, the other F word: finances, and that actually came from my grandfather. He ran a trucking company, so yes, I learned to curse like a truck driver from a young age, and he said to me one time (I was very little), and he slipped a truck driver’s word curse, and he said, “Notice, they have no problem dropping that word, but they have a hard time coming to talk to me about their paycheck.”

Odiva Vasell: (01:06)
Wow.

Krista McLellan: (01:08)
And so, as I have been a bookkeeper, and I help small businesses, and one of the hardest things that they have to do is to talk about their money. All I could think of is my grandfather said it right, and it was, “We really need to get comfortable talking about our money, healing some of our money trauma, our history, so that we can rewrite that story and then be able to understand it so that we can take control. Because if we don’t understand, how can we take control? And once we take control, we’re on the path to freedom.”

Odiva Vasell: (01:46)
Wow, that’s beautiful, Krista. And, oh, you hit home on so many points. Talking about our finances can be like a trauma, and it’s passed down from generation to generation. I’ve seen that in my own family. And it’s sad that we cannot talk to each other about money unless it’s in a negative way. How do you start the process of the conversation? I’m guessing you’ve already done that in your family. How do you start the process of the conversation about finances with people who are just blocked?


View the full transcript here: https://fempreneurinternational.com/fierce-fearless-and-financially-savvy-empowering-women-to-master-their-finances-ep-5/