What if anxiety isn’t something you need to fix… but something you need to learn how to move with?

In this episode, I open up about what I’m personally going through right now and how anxiety has been showing up in my life. I talk about why anxiety is a normal part of the human experience and why trying to avoid or get rid of it doesn’t work.

Instead, I share how I’ve learned to “dance” with anxiety and use it as a tool to move forward, especially during seasons of uncertainty.

I talked about:

• My personal experience with anxiety during a challenging season in my life
• Why anxiety is not something to fix, but something to understand and manage
• How anxiety is actually energy without direction
• Why we tend to numb, avoid, or spiral when anxiety shows up
• How anxiety is often a sign that you care deeply about something
• Why productivity alone won’t solve anxiety

The 4 Steps I Use to Move Through Anxiety:

• Step 1: Name it
  Call out what you’re actually feeling. Naming the anxiety helps reduce its intensity and brings awareness to what’s really going on.
• Step 2: Ground yourself
  Bring your body back to center through breath, movement, or connection so your nervous system can regulate.
• Step 3: Get present and take one small step
  Focus on what’s right in front of you and take a small, doable action to start moving forward.
• Step 4: Ask yourself, “What can I control right now?”
  Shift your focus away from uncertainty and into what you can actually take action on in this moment.

This episode is a reminder that anxiety doesn’t mean something is wrong with you. It means you really care about something.

And when you learn how to move with it instead of against it, it can actually guide you forward

Even top clinical guidance shows treatment is about reducing symptoms and improving functioning, not permanently removing anxiety from your life. 

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anxiety/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20350967

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What if science and transformation actually go hand in hand when it comes to creating results in your life?

In this episode, I break down three powerful truths that connect science, psychology, and transformation work so you can understand why this work is not just “mindset” or “spiritual,” but actually rooted in how your brain and body function.

As a life and business coach, I talk about why your life and business are deeply interconnected, and how real growth doesn’t just come from strategy. It comes from who you are being.

I walk you through how your brain is wired, how your nervous system impacts your ability to execute, and why your identity is the foundation of everything you create.

I talked about:

• Why your life and business are not separate and how they influence each other
• The difference between the horizontal (strategy, actions, results) and the vertical (identity, beliefs, internal state)
• Why transformation work goes beyond mindset and into identity and embodiment
• How entrepreneurs must constantly step into the “new” to grow in business

The 3 Science-Backed Truths I Shared:

1. Your brain is wired to keep you the same - Your brain prefers what is familiar, even if it’s not helping you grow. That’s why change feels uncomfortable.
➡️ Transformation happens through repetition and building new patterns

2. Your nervous system determines your results - If your body is in stress or overwhelm, it will block your ability to execute, decide, and move forward.
➡️ Regulation creates clarity, consistency, and capacity

3. Your identity drives your results - Your actions will always align with who you believe you are.
➡️ You don’t get what you want, you get who you are being

If you want to go deeper into the science behind what I shared in this episode, here are a few key areas to explore:

• Neuroplasticity (how the brain rewires through repetition): https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-brain-plasticity
• Polyvagal Theory (how your nervous system affects safety, stress, and regulation): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9131189/
• Affect Labeling (how naming emotions can reduce emotional intensity): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/between-cultures/202109/why-it-helps-to-put-your-feelings-into-words
• Identity & Behavior Change (how identity shapes action and results): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/automatic-you/202206/the-key-behavior-change-is-identity-change

You can’t always control what’s happening around you. But you can control your thoughts, your nervous system, your beliefs, and your identity.

And that is where real power lives.

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What does it take for a 19-year-old mom to go from selling hot dogs outside a church to owning two thriving franchise locations in Los Angeles? Susana Cabrera is living proof that following your heart and betting on yourself changes everything.

In this episode, I sit down with my client Susana Cabrera, an inspiring entrepreneur whose journey started as a street vendor and led her to owning two successful franchises in Los Angeles.

Susana shares her powerful immigrant story, growing up watching her mother hustle through different small businesses and learning resilience at a young age. From becoming a young mother and working in fast food to starting her own street vending business, her path has been anything but easy.

What makes Susana’s story so powerful is the mindset shift that helped her move from employee to owner and eventually step into the identity of a CEO.

We talked about:

• Susana’s immigrant story and the entrepreneurial lessons she learned from her mother
• How she went from working in fast food to starting her own street vending business
• The moment she realized she wanted to create a healthier impact in her community
• How she discovered the opportunity to work with Everytable
• The transition from employee to franchise owner

Key Lessons from Susana’s Journey:

• Your background is not a limitation. The skills you learn from life, family, and survival often become your greatest business strengths.
• You don’t have to feel ready to take the next step. Growth often happens after you say yes, not before.
• Don’t undermine your experience. Many immigrants and first-generation entrepreneurs underestimate how capable they already are.
• Challenge the voice in your head that says you can’t do it. Look for evidence in your life that proves you are already capable.
• Betting on yourself can change everything. The moment you decide to work just as hard for your own dreams as you do for others, everything shifts.

Today, Susana owns two successful Everytable franchise locations and continues to grow as a business owner and leader.

Her story is a powerful reminder that where you start does not determine where you can go.

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Source: Everytable https://share.google/aEoztGBNSqMYdgae5

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