February 27, 2025 • 36 mins
Unlocking your true potential and embracing self-discovery is at the heart of our latest episode on Keep Hope Alive. This week, we welcome Allison Steinke, an inspiring health coach and holistic nutritionist, who has turned her personal journey of overcoming adversity into a mission to empower other women. After navigating the complexities of a long-term abusive marriage and emerging as a single mom to 11 children, Allison epitomizes what it means to truly thrive rather than merely survive.
Together, we explore the significance of individualized health coaching. Allison firmly believes that one-size-fits-all solutions simply do not work. Instead, she emphasizes creating tailored strategies that resonate with each person’s unique lifestyle, energy levels, and mental wellness needs. Her approach acknowledges that altering your life isn’t just about what you eat or how often you exercise; it involves addressing emotional aspects and finding what truly motivates you.
As we delve deeper into conversation, Allison shares practical tips on how to take small steps toward better health, celebrating even the minor victories. She inspires listeners to start with manageable goals and recognize that perfection isn’t the aim—progress is.
Beyond personal tips, we discuss the invaluable role of support networks, whether it’s through friends, group coaching, or community. In a world where societal pressures can lead to isolation, Allison’s insights strike a chord, breathing hope and encouragement into those feeling overwhelmed.
This episode is a treasure trove for anyone seeking motivation to reshape their lives. We highlight the notion that it is okay to be vulnerable and that embracing our true selves is crucial to finding peace and realizing our purpose. Join us on this heartfelt journey—let’s support each other in living authentically and with intention. Don’t forget to subscribe, share, and leave a review if you find inspiration in our discussion!
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello and welcome to Keep Help Alive podcast.
Today I have Allison Steinkewith us and she's a health coach
and we're going to be divinginto her journey of what she
does to help other people out inthis world.
So welcome, I'm so glad youcame on.
Thank you, oh, you are sowelcome.
Before we get started, allison,I have a question for you.
(00:24):
Oh, you are so welcome.
Before we get started, allison,I have a question for you.
Say, a friend of ours wasgetting married.
Okay, we were going to thewedding and reception and
everything.
And we're going to the ceremonypart and we're walking in the
door and to the right there wassomething there to sign to let
them know that we actuallyshowed up.
(00:44):
What are we signing?
A guest book?
Yay, perfect, yes.
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So it'd be like congratulationson your big day.
(01:06):
Or maybe a groomsman gets itand says it's about time to put
a ring on her finger.
Right next to it.
They have a QR code that youguess if they didn't want to
pick up the phone and leave themessage.
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(01:47):
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(02:10):
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(02:32):
All right, so the biggestquestion of the show is who is
Alison Steinke?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Hi, yeah, I'm Allison .
I live in Northern Canada andI'm a health coach and a
holistic nutritionist, and myfocus really stems from my story
, which is one of coming out oflong abusive marriage, grieving
from that, changing my mindset,getting myself healthy, working
(03:05):
on my unique like buildingroutines that fit into my life
according to my unique energyflow and personality and
lifestyle and goals, and I feellike I'm thriving, I love life,
I'm excited, even as a singlemom with 11 kids, and so now I
help other women to do, to do 11.
(03:27):
Yeah, so now I help other otherwomen to do the same thing,
whether it's, you know, they'vegone through divorce or they've
just woken up after years ofserving their family or pouring
their lives into their careers.
They're like, hey, I need to dosomething for myself.
I need to, I need to gethealthy, I need to change my
mindset and really thriveinstead of survive.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Gotcha, yeah, it sounds like that journey that
you went on.
I've been married three timesand I had to leave two of them
for one reason or another, butwhen you find yourself again,
that is the best.
I mean that feeling of knowingwho you are as a person.
(04:10):
It helps you know, give you thestructure of what your future
is going to look like and, ifyou ever like, for me, I want to
date again.
But I have so many things I'mlooking out for and I don't want
to call them boundaries all thetime.
But there are stopping pointsLike I will not go past this, I
will not be treated this way andstuff like that.
(04:31):
So, but finding yourself and asa single mom, yes, making the
time to sit down and reallyfocus on what you want out of
life is so important.
It sounds like you are strivingvery much, so, so, but loving
kids, girl, you got to tell meabout that.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Well, my oldest, well , my oldest two are adults, the
youngest is three, so I have allages.
And at home school and it'salways a party.
Every day is a party.
It's a lot of fun.
It's a lot of fun.
It's a lot of work, but it is.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And then, of course, with the weather in Canada, you
probably are getting snow.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, it's warm right now, but it's long winters.
It feels like half the year iswinter and it's ruling.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Oh wow, you see, I couldn't do that, even though
I'm from New Jersey.
I mean, I've been in Texas forover 35 years and I mean it's
very different.
In Texas it was like 10 degreeslast week and now 80 degrees.
So it goes back and forth andpeople are always sick and
coughing.
And people are always sick andcoughing, sneezing, we never
(05:44):
know.
I saw a bumblebee already and Iwas like I'm so confused here.
What is it winter or spring?
I bet you, the bee was confusedtoo.
Yeah, has to be.
What are they called?
The little dandelion flowers?
They like so much.
(06:05):
I was like, okay, well, I gotmy son in spring football.
So yeah, it's becoming spring,so all right.
So helping other people, likewhen you were younger, is this
something you knew you wanted todo and you just kind of
followed those steps?
Speaker 2 (06:24):
No do, and you just kind of followed those steps.
No um, I've always beeninterested in health, at least
my entire adult life, andhealthy you know nutrition and
I've always liked helping people.
Um, I went.
I I was went to school forbusiness, changed my mind,
decided I wanted to go intopsychology.
So I went to university for alittle bit, started to take
(06:46):
psychology and then I met myhusband and left school.
But it wasn't until about fiveyears ago or so that I really
honed in on the health coaching.
A friend of mine, who's aphysician it was starting was
going to start a holisticfertility clinic and she asked
if I would work for her as ahealth coach and I said,
absolutely, that's totally up myalley, I would love to do that.
(07:08):
So at that point I gotcertified as a holistic
nutritionist and a health coach.
She did not end up starting herclinic after all she might in
the future, I don't know.
But it was okay because I justright before I got certified
right after sorry I had my 11thchild.
Um, I was very busy so I wasn'tsomething I really planned on
(07:31):
building a business, marketingmyself, all that.
So I had some clients on andoff over the years, but, um, it
wasn't until after I left myhusband and sort of finished
grieving that I really decidedthis is what I want to do.
I really want to help women.
I really want to coach.
I thought I wanted to get intowriting, so I studied writing,
(07:54):
but I only wanted to write forcoaches.
And then one day I'm like youknow it actually was funny is I
ended up with a coaching clientby accident and against my will.
I was trying to sell her oncopywriting and she's like no, I
want coaching.
So she's great, I love her,she's my ADHD coach and I'm her
(08:14):
health coach.
We share trade services, butwe've been together for months
now and I said, oh yeah, this iswhat I'm supposed to be doing,
this is what I'm made to do,this is what aligns with my
strengths and my personality andhow I was created.
So I am so happy to be back inthe space.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
See, I love hearing that from you.
This is what my purpose isbasically, and I was created to
be here to help people.
So now you mentioned ADHD,correct?
So there's different thingsthat you're coaching and I guess
(08:54):
can you tell me about the rangeof different things you help
people with?
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Well, I'm just a health coach because most of my
kids have ADHD and I do and myex-husband has it.
I'm very familiar with ADHD andcan help people who are
neurodivergent.
But that's not my expertise.
I am a health coach and sowithin that is mindset's a big
(09:20):
part of it, and nutrition andhealthy habits, and you can't
just make habits withoutaddressing mindset, and
sometimes the past comes up,sometimes emotional things come
up, and so we work through those.
That's all.
That's all part of it.
It's not just I don't tellpeople hey, this is what you're
(09:41):
supposed to eat and this is howmany times you have to exercise
and this is what you have to do,because no one's going to stick
to that.
You know, it's really anindividualized, personal thing
for all of us and if we want tomake changes that will last, it
has to fit with who we are andfit our lifestyle.
So I'm really really big onindividuality and being judgment
(10:02):
free and honoring people'sdifferences and working with
that instead of against it.
And I think I really feel that,especially because I do have
ADHD and the neurotypical worldhas always said do that this way
, clean your house this way,make habits this way, do this
time of day, do this, do this,do this, and it's very hard for
(10:22):
us to just cross off things onour to-do list.
It comes things have to comefrom a deeper motivation and fit
our energy flow.
So, like, certain time of day Ihave more mental energy,
certain time of day I have morephysical energy, and I've been
able thankfully I'm in a careerand a lifestyle where I can fit
my schedule and my day into howmy energy works so that I can be
(10:45):
as productive as possible.
So I think I was kind of forcedinto the space of really
honoring and recognizingpeople's differences and making
habits that work for them.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
That is amazing, I like that.
Yeah, you got me thinking, youknow, when you were just talking
about that, like it's hard forme sometimes to like after a
show is done, I had to go buy awhiteboard and I put, okay, I
advertise the podcast here herehere and do it in this routine
(11:18):
because I've already timed it.
That is about 50 minutes for meto process and get the podcast
out and into the world of socialmedia and stuff.
So I was like if I go out ofthat or take a break, it ruins
it.
And that's just me.
The way I think is because I'm aperfectionist and I want it
(11:40):
done.
And I had my own photographycompany and the one thing people
always ask well, when do I getto see the pictures?
And it's like I'll give you asneak peek and usually I would
give them the link after I wouldedit each day at night it would
be uploaded what's already doneso they could see right away.
(12:01):
And I was like when I start apodcast, they could see right
away.
And I was like, when I start apodcast, are they going to be
wanting it very quick?
And I was like, of course, Iwould want mine very quick.
So I just put that in tune.
If I'm going to be a podcaster,I'm going to make sure they get
it the same day or even thenext day as a healthy habit.
But I like the also what yousaid about you know you need to
(12:27):
know this side of it before youcan work on nutrition and stuff.
Because that is so true.
Because if this is not fixed, Imean we're already probably
having a hard time eating to gowith what's going on in our
anxiety and our stress levels ona daily basis.
So I guess my next questionwould be after you figure out
(12:47):
what's happening, do you drawout like a map how to make it
easier or what's the process?
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Well, I do have a program that clients can go
through.
It's step-by-step.
This week we address yourvision.
This week we address, likethese, different options, um,
but there's an educational piece.
But each session is client led,like what is burdening you,
what's on your heart, what doyou want to address today?
And sometimes they'll startwith one goal and pull things
(13:19):
out like oh, there's actually.
You know, I'm just trying to fitsomething into my routine, but
I found that there's actuallythis very heavy like emotional
reason why I have a block here,why I'm trying to do this, and
so it's very individual.
It's led by the client.
I'm there to support them andto guide them, but I don't
(13:43):
really dictate anything.
Guide them, but I don't reallydictate anything.
I'm there to, yeah, just justto support and guide what they
are trying to accomplish, whatthey are what's on their heart.
Because if I tell them whatthey should be doing, it's not
going to stick, it's not goingto last If they're the ones who
(14:03):
say this is what I want to do.
This is a change, this is.
They're the experts, everyone's.
I'm the expert of my life, I'mthe expert of what's going on in
my world and you're the expertof what's going on in your world
Right, and so you're the bestperson.
You're the best person to beable to say this is what's we'll
make the biggest change.
This is what I think I need tofix, what I need to work on, and
then I would support you inthat, in whatever your goals are
(14:25):
.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
That is so good.
Yeah, because sometimes we needto have that coaching to be the
biggest cheerleader, I say, topush us along to meet those.
And then, once we have thecoaching, then we have to coach
our brains that we're happy withourself too because we
accomplished it, you know.
(14:47):
So are you doing like a certainnumber of weeks for a session?
Is it like four to six weeks or?
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Well, people can buy packages of sessions, or they
can buy one at a time, justpaper, one at a time, or they
can go through a program whichis five or eight sessions,
depending on which one theychoose, and it's it's up to like
.
I really try and make it workfor the clients and not just say
(15:18):
, hey, you have to do six monthswith me and give me, you know,
all these thousands dollars.
I want to make it affordable.
Everyone has a different budgetand so I try and work with your
person's needs.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
Gotcha, that's really good to know.
So, all right.
So, like you know, for me I'mgoing to use me as an example.
If I came to you because I'mgetting to know you on this
podcast and I said well, eversince 2000, maybe even before
2000, I grew up with chronicpain and it's so bad, it goes
(15:54):
throughout my body.
I have my ups, my downs, but Iwant to get these goals done and
finding where my energy lies,but it also throughout nutrition
.
I can't eat because it gets mesick.
How can I, like, maintain thishealthy level?
And that's something that Iwould come to you for and just
(16:20):
give that all to you, and if wewould work out that plan
together, that's correct.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
Well, here's where my limitations are.
I am not a therapist or apersonal trainer or a medical
professional, so I could helpyou come up with a plan.
If you said this is what mydoctor suggested or these are my
limitations, then I can helpyou figure out what works.
I don't read labs.
I know some health coaches havelike functional medicine
(16:48):
training on top of theircoaching, which I would love to
do but hasn't fit to my life yet.
But no, for me it would be moreabout help, working alongside
you and whatever healthprofessionals you're working
with to reach your goals.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
That's cool, okay, I like that.
Okay, yeah, because even if I'mcoming and saying my doctor
says more exercise, and you knowhealthy habits of you know my
biggest thing too back, well, Istopped it altogether.
I had trouble sleeping andthat's something I really needed
(17:26):
coaching to get off of amedication.
That's what I needed coachingfor.
But yeah, so they put me onAmbien and I was on that for
like five years.
The great thing about it yousleep, but the worst thing about
it you sleepwalk.
So it's something that, whereit was getting my son was like
(17:50):
Mom, I feel like I have tobabysit you At night.
You're trying to make food,you're making coffee, you're
doing this, and I'll be thefirst one to admit it right here
on here.
It was terrible, but it washard for me to say no to it too.
So I had to talk about it withfriends and then hear what my
(18:11):
kiddos said about it and I waslike enough is enough, I'm
stronger than that medication.
So I had to teach myself tosleep and I talked to another
family doctor and I made thedecision because once you hit
delete on I didn't know this onAmbien and you start taking
another sleeping aid to help.
(18:33):
You can never go back to Ambien.
I didn't know that, and but Imade that decision to get rid of
it because of the sleepwalkingpart of it.
So, yeah, you hear all thosestories.
I was like I'm going to make anAmbien podcast.
But, yeah, definitely Now theempowerment that you give for
(18:56):
your coaching.
So can you kind of tell me whatwould I expect as a you know,
client of yours, if I came toyou and you know I was checking
off, um the list that we createdtogether, um the?
Would there be like next steps,I guess, or accomplishments
(19:19):
that I would need to reach?
Speaker 2 (19:22):
No, everyone is on their own journey.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
And.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
I celebrate every win and so with people.
So you know, if someone is 250pounds and they lose five pounds
and they're excited, I will beso excited for them and I will.
You know that requires thatrequired some kind of real
effort right on their part tolose that weight and so it's not
(19:50):
the end goal.
Like, sorry, I don't thinkabout the end goal as much as I
think about the journey, andthat's one thing I really
encourage my clients to is enjoythe process, enjoy the journey.
Don't just look, oh well, I'mnot 150 pounds yet so I can't
really celebrate.
No, no, no, no.
Just take one goal one step ata time.
(20:11):
Enjoy the process, and it'sgoing to look so different for
everybody, right.
And so when I have my programsthat people go through, it's
more about the education pieceand they can expand on the
nutrition education if they want, or they can just keep that to
one, one session.
But it's really client-led.
People can work with me for ashort, as long as they want, on
(20:35):
one tiny, tiny goal at a time,or maybe they want to accomplish
everything and just crush itand that's their personality.
Great, you know it's up to themwhat they want to do.
I can make suggestions and I canencourage and I can educate,
but it is really individualizedand client-led oh, that is so
cool.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
That is so cool.
I love that part like I know Iwould want to, and you do, all
across the world, or is it justthe United States, or I'm.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
if we can, if we can hop on a conference call and get
our time zones to match, thenthen I can work with someone,
yeah definitely that's the funpart.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
There's a.
I want to have a chart out herefor when I'm scheduling podcast
.
You know what time is it inEngland, what time is it in
Australia?
You know because I don't havethat and that's the one question
I always get you know.
So trying to line those up.
And thank God for Zoom.
You know it's made technologygreat.
(21:38):
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Yeah, so, but yeah, definitely,so do you have.
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Do you have any books?
Guess you know I've startedwriting a book.
Do you have any books out orpodcasts?
Speaker 2 (23:48):
I have a book that I am working on.
I'm hoping to get it publishedthis year, but I just started
and I'm busy, so a little bit ata time right.
I just started a Facebook groupfor um, just to support women.
I, I, you know.
What's funny is some peoplehave suggested why you start a
(24:11):
Facebook group.
I said no, I do not want to.
I just know it's just too muchwork, I don't want to do it.
And then I was praying theother day like what can I do to
help support women?
Start a Facebook group?
This thought came to my mindlike oh okay, fine, yeah, I,
really, I.
So I, really I am excited aboutit.
I'm excited about the.
It's designed to be a reallysupportive, encouraging
(24:31):
environment where women who arejust trying to get healthy mind,
body, soul, spirit can helpeach other and encourage each
other and celebrate wins.
So I do not have a book yet, no, yeah, I hear you.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
I always had an idea Well, not even an idea, a goal
that I wanted to write a book,and it was just about six weeks
ago.
It's time to write your book.
I was like I'm asleep, why areyou talking to me now?
To write a book.
And as the name of the bookcame to me and I was like, okay,
(25:07):
I'm getting out of bed.
What time is it?
5 am Now.
I made it a goal.
Every morning, 5 am, I wake upand I write a chapter.
And I am at chapter 15 rightnow.
I'm almost done.
I'm like, oh, my goodness.
And I was like I got to find aneditor very quickly.
So that's the one thing.
(25:28):
Yeah, I was just like I'm goingto get this out because I know
it can help a lot of people.
But I was like, really, am Igoing to become an author?
So congratulations to you too,because the journey is fun, it
is rewarding and man, talk aboutpatience and staying focused.
Yeah, so, other than that.
(25:48):
But the Facebook group, that isvery good.
I find the groups to be verybeneficial, and the more active
the members are on the group, itstrives, and it sounds like
that's what it's going to bedoing, because they'll be
checking in every day to seewhat new things are out there.
You know how can they talk on acertain topic?
(26:10):
See, I told you there'sbloopers here, a topic, not a
topic, and you know, beinteractive that way and
everything.
So that's good.
I'm proud of that success andeverything.
And that's good.
I'm I'm proud of that successand everything.
So, and then do you write blogs?
I know I have trouble with them.
I'm just like AI can handle itnow.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
I haven't written a blog in many years, yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
Yeah, that's how I am .
Yeah, I was just like that wasthe hardest thing, and back in
the day I used to write for amagazine called Wedding Wishes
Magazine and then I had anarticle featured in Texas.
It was McKinney Living back inthe day, but it was because I'm
an event planner it was RSVP whybother?
(26:59):
When that changed, nobody wasRSVPing and Evite is that online
?
And they were getting startedout.
So it was like technology iscoming in old school invitations
but the RSVPs are going out,you know.
So those different things andeverything, things and
(27:26):
everything Well, what, um, whatadvice would you give somebody
who is watching the show todayto help empower themselves and
reach out to you and help themmove forward?
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Well, I would say a couple of different things.
Um one, support's reallyimportant.
Having accountability orsupport someone you share your
journey with, be it a friend ora coach or whoever that is
really really statistically,it's one of the.
It's very key in reaching yourgoals.
Another thing is choose onesmall goal to start.
(28:02):
You know, if so often we feeloverwhelmed and we're like we
don't know where to start, andif you want to, for example, if
you want to change your diet,and you just look at all the
information, you know there'scarnivore and there's paleo and
there's Mediterranean, there'sall these different diets, right
, and then you don't know whatto do and you just end up doing
anything.
Well, everyone knows vegetablesare good.
Well, except the people whocarnivore, they might disagree
(28:24):
with me.
Vegetables are good.
Sugar is bad.
You know, very basic nutritionthing.
So I would just say pick onething.
And here's an example I work outin the evenings, that's.
That's my time.
I do not like to work out inthe morning, so I don't.
But I thought it'd be good tojump on the rebounder every
morning just to kind of get thelymphatic system and everything
(28:47):
moving, and the thought ofjumping on the rebounder for 10
or 20 minutes just seemed waytoo daunting.
But then I thought you knowwhat?
It takes me three minutes tobrew my coffee.
I can jump for three minutes,so that feels doable to me.
So I chose something that I cancommit to, that's doable, and
(29:11):
I've started doing that everymorning.
And it's so short, I might endup making it longer, but the
point is I started small.
I started with one place andthen I can build on that.
And mindset is so important Notbeating ourselves up when we
make a mistake, but justchoosing to ask ourselves okay,
what's the lesson here?
(29:31):
I didn't reach my goal.
I didn't do what I was hopingto accomplish.
What can I learn from this andwhat can I do differently next
time?
And no one expects perfectionand everybody started somewhere,
and what I have to offer isstill a value.
I realized very quickly that Ihad two options I could sink or
(29:55):
I could swim, and I had alwaysjust chosen to sink in the past
and I said that's not an optionanymore.
It's not, and so I really hadto change the way I thought
about challenges, how I approachchallenges, and that was really
key.
So find the support that youneed.
Start small, but just startsomewhere.
Speaker 1 (30:18):
See, that's yeah, definitely well said and have
been the right mindset,definitely sinking or swimming.
Oh, I remember I was justtalking about this at a job
interview.
They asked for you know whatwas your strength?
You know what is something thatyou had to do right away, that
(30:39):
you never knew?
And there was a company I wentin and just said, are you guys
hiring?
And it was a rental company,family owned.
They're like yes, and they justhired me on the spot, which is
fine.
But, like my first day, theysaid we're not going to be there
.
We took a week vacation and I'mlike what?
And I remember being in thereand I love the people I worked
(31:02):
with, but they spoke Portugueseand I didn't know what I was
doing.
So here I am with a brand newjob, no training yet that week
and phone ringing and answered,and just I had to put my mindset
like, okay, I'm going to haveto do this, pretend it was my
(31:24):
own company.
How would I want this ran, youknow?
But as soon as they got backfrom vacation, they trained me.
But yeah, I was glad I and I sayI think it was there two to
three years, I loved it, andthen they get they sold their
company.
But yeah, it's just one ofthose things, and having that
(31:45):
strong mentality going, I amgoing to do this and the will, I
think, is what I'm looking for.
That's always a good thing tohave.
So now, as far as finding youon social media, are you listed
on Instagram and all that stuff?
Tiktok, I don't know, there's ablue sky.
Speaker 2 (32:08):
They have so many new ones now you can find
everything on my website.
There's a link to my Facebookand my Instagram there and I
will link my Facebook group oncemy new computer comes in.
My computer died two days agoand I can't edit my website, but
anyway, it's hopeswhispersca.
(32:29):
You can book a session there.
You can just email me.
There's a contact on a form onthe webpage, so that's that's
the best and easiest thing.
Hopeswhispersca, you can findeverything there.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Yeah, I love that name.
I was like Hopes Whispers, Ilove it so.
But yeah, oh my gosh, I hope wecovered everything.
Is there anything I was missing?
Speaker 2 (32:56):
I will say two things .
If that's okay, okay, yeah,it's okay to be weak and it's
okay to sit down and cry, andit's okay to fall and to make
mistakes.
I think so often social mediaand everywhere else and people
look to me oh, you're so strongand you're doing this and, yeah,
I am doing well.
(33:16):
But sometimes I just get battleweary and I just need to sit
and cry and take a break andthen stand back up and keep
going.
And I think so often.
You know everyone shows theirbest side and people forget that
.
And the other thing that I willsay is you were created with
purpose, for a purpose, and ifyou try and show up as anything
(33:39):
other than yourself, you rob theworld of brilliance, of your
brilliance and yourself of joy.
So be authentically andunapologetically you, because
that's the best person that youcan be and you're needed as you
are.
Speaker 1 (33:54):
I love that, yeah, and you know, I wish there was a
lot of companies saw that too,and people, because they hire
you for who you are andeverything and you're giving
your best foot forward and thatenergy and the light of the
world I mean.
So, yeah, they need to hold onto that as well, because we will
(34:16):
always go through differentchallenges in life.
And you're right, it is okay totake a break and cry.
I will admit, even with thepodcast, I'm one person.
I will do about 15 to 20 and belike I need to breathe.
I just need to breathe.
Everything's on a stop and Ihate doing that because I'm
(34:40):
getting so booked up.
But it's what did they call it?
Like writers have writer blockPodcasts.
We get burned out because we'reinterviewing so much and it's a
lot of editing and getting itout there and producing it, so,
but it's having.
It's not a weakness.
When you cry, you're learningmore about yourself, so it's a
(35:04):
gain sometimes too, so, butyou're absolutely right.
So well, I want to say thank youso much for coming on to Keep
Hope Alive, telling us aboutwhat you do and coaching and
everything.
So, believe it or not, on thewebsite, you at
wwwkeephopealivepodcastcom.
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So if you have any questionsfor her or myself, leave us a
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I promise I'm going to get thatmessage to her and we'll get
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you'll be able to find Keep HopeAlive podcast and any new
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(35:46):
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But until our next show, guys,thank you for watching and love
and light.
Thank you so much for comingtoo.
Thank you for having me.
Bye, guys.
Hello and welcome to Keep Help Alive podcast.
Today I have Allison Steinkewith us and she's a health coach
and we're going to be divinginto her journey of what she
does to help other people out inthis world.
So welcome, I'm so glad youcame on.
Thank you, oh, you are sowelcome.
Before we get started, allison,I have a question for you.
(00:24):
Oh, you are so welcome.
Before we get started, allison,I have a question for you.
Say, a friend of ours wasgetting married.
Okay, we were going to thewedding and reception and
everything.
And we're going to the ceremonypart and we're walking in the
door and to the right there wassomething there to sign to let
them know that we actuallyshowed up.
(00:44):
What are we signing?
A guest book?
Yay, perfect, yes.
So one of our biggest sponsorshere is Life on Record and what
they do.
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So it'd be like congratulationson your big day.
(01:06):
Or maybe a groomsman gets itand says it's about time to put
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They have a QR code that youguess if they didn't want to
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I know I used it for when therewas an accident on the football
(01:47):
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All of the kids called inwishing him to get well, so he
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(02:10):
I love this concept because wenever had this before and you
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There's different ways of doingthings, but the phone is so
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I just wish I had one here withme right away to show it in my
videos.
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at wwwlifeonrecordcom.
(02:32):
All right, so the biggestquestion of the show is who is
Alison Steinke?
Speaker 2 (02:41):
Hi, yeah, I'm Allison .
I live in Northern Canada andI'm a health coach and a
holistic nutritionist, and myfocus really stems from my story
, which is one of coming out oflong abusive marriage, grieving
from that, changing my mindset,getting myself healthy, working
(03:05):
on my unique like buildingroutines that fit into my life
according to my unique energyflow and personality and
lifestyle and goals, and I feellike I'm thriving, I love life,
I'm excited, even as a singlemom with 11 kids, and so now I
help other women to do, to do 11.
(03:27):
Yeah, so now I help other otherwomen to do the same thing,
whether it's, you know, they'vegone through divorce or they've
just woken up after years ofserving their family or pouring
their lives into their careers.
They're like, hey, I need to dosomething for myself.
I need to, I need to gethealthy, I need to change my
mindset and really thriveinstead of survive.
Speaker 1 (03:48):
Gotcha, yeah, it sounds like that journey that
you went on.
I've been married three timesand I had to leave two of them
for one reason or another, butwhen you find yourself again,
that is the best.
I mean that feeling of knowingwho you are as a person.
(04:10):
It helps you know, give you thestructure of what your future
is going to look like and, ifyou ever like, for me, I want to
date again.
But I have so many things I'mlooking out for and I don't want
to call them boundaries all thetime.
But there are stopping pointsLike I will not go past this, I
will not be treated this way andstuff like that.
(04:31):
So, but finding yourself and asa single mom, yes, making the
time to sit down and reallyfocus on what you want out of
life is so important.
It sounds like you are strivingvery much, so, so, but loving
kids, girl, you got to tell meabout that.
Speaker 2 (04:52):
Well, my oldest, well , my oldest two are adults, the
youngest is three, so I have allages.
And at home school and it'salways a party.
Every day is a party.
It's a lot of fun.
It's a lot of fun.
It's a lot of work, but it is.
Speaker 1 (05:08):
And then, of course, with the weather in Canada, you
probably are getting snow.
Speaker 2 (05:15):
Yeah, it's warm right now, but it's long winters.
It feels like half the year iswinter and it's ruling.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Oh wow, you see, I couldn't do that, even though
I'm from New Jersey.
I mean, I've been in Texas forover 35 years and I mean it's
very different.
In Texas it was like 10 degreeslast week and now 80 degrees.
So it goes back and forth andpeople are always sick and
coughing.
And people are always sick andcoughing, sneezing, we never
(05:44):
know.
I saw a bumblebee already and Iwas like I'm so confused here.
What is it winter or spring?
I bet you, the bee was confusedtoo.
Yeah, has to be.
What are they called?
The little dandelion flowers?
They like so much.
(06:05):
I was like, okay, well, I gotmy son in spring football.
So yeah, it's becoming spring,so all right.
So helping other people, likewhen you were younger, is this
something you knew you wanted todo and you just kind of
followed those steps?
Speaker 2 (06:24):
No do, and you just kind of followed those steps.
No um, I've always beeninterested in health, at least
my entire adult life, andhealthy you know nutrition and
I've always liked helping people.
Um, I went.
I I was went to school forbusiness, changed my mind,
decided I wanted to go intopsychology.
So I went to university for alittle bit, started to take
(06:46):
psychology and then I met myhusband and left school.
But it wasn't until about fiveyears ago or so that I really
honed in on the health coaching.
A friend of mine, who's aphysician it was starting was
going to start a holisticfertility clinic and she asked
if I would work for her as ahealth coach and I said,
absolutely, that's totally up myalley, I would love to do that.
(07:08):
So at that point I gotcertified as a holistic
nutritionist and a health coach.
She did not end up starting herclinic after all she might in
the future, I don't know.
But it was okay because I justright before I got certified
right after sorry I had my 11thchild.
Um, I was very busy so I wasn'tsomething I really planned on
(07:31):
building a business, marketingmyself, all that.
So I had some clients on andoff over the years, but, um, it
wasn't until after I left myhusband and sort of finished
grieving that I really decidedthis is what I want to do.
I really want to help women.
I really want to coach.
I thought I wanted to get intowriting, so I studied writing,
(07:54):
but I only wanted to write forcoaches.
And then one day I'm like youknow it actually was funny is I
ended up with a coaching clientby accident and against my will.
I was trying to sell her oncopywriting and she's like no, I
want coaching.
So she's great, I love her,she's my ADHD coach and I'm her
(08:14):
health coach.
We share trade services, butwe've been together for months
now and I said, oh yeah, this iswhat I'm supposed to be doing,
this is what I'm made to do,this is what aligns with my
strengths and my personality andhow I was created.
So I am so happy to be back inthe space.
Speaker 1 (08:34):
See, I love hearing that from you.
This is what my purpose isbasically, and I was created to
be here to help people.
So now you mentioned ADHD,correct?
So there's different thingsthat you're coaching and I guess
(08:54):
can you tell me about the rangeof different things you help
people with?
Speaker 2 (08:59):
Well, I'm just a health coach because most of my
kids have ADHD and I do and myex-husband has it.
I'm very familiar with ADHD andcan help people who are
neurodivergent.
But that's not my expertise.
I am a health coach and sowithin that is mindset's a big
(09:20):
part of it, and nutrition andhealthy habits, and you can't
just make habits withoutaddressing mindset, and
sometimes the past comes up,sometimes emotional things come
up, and so we work through those.
That's all.
That's all part of it.
It's not just I don't tellpeople hey, this is what you're
(09:41):
supposed to eat and this is howmany times you have to exercise
and this is what you have to do,because no one's going to stick
to that.
You know, it's really anindividualized, personal thing
for all of us and if we want tomake changes that will last, it
has to fit with who we are andfit our lifestyle.
So I'm really really big onindividuality and being judgment
(10:02):
free and honoring people'sdifferences and working with
that instead of against it.
And I think I really feel that,especially because I do have
ADHD and the neurotypical worldhas always said do that this way
, clean your house this way,make habits this way, do this
time of day, do this, do this,do this, and it's very hard for
(10:22):
us to just cross off things onour to-do list.
It comes things have to comefrom a deeper motivation and fit
our energy flow.
So, like, certain time of day Ihave more mental energy,
certain time of day I have morephysical energy, and I've been
able thankfully I'm in a careerand a lifestyle where I can fit
my schedule and my day into howmy energy works so that I can be
(10:45):
as productive as possible.
So I think I was kind of forcedinto the space of really
honoring and recognizingpeople's differences and making
habits that work for them.
Speaker 1 (10:57):
That is amazing, I like that.
Yeah, you got me thinking, youknow, when you were just talking
about that, like it's hard forme sometimes to like after a
show is done, I had to go buy awhiteboard and I put, okay, I
advertise the podcast here herehere and do it in this routine
(11:18):
because I've already timed it.
That is about 50 minutes for meto process and get the podcast
out and into the world of socialmedia and stuff.
So I was like if I go out ofthat or take a break, it ruins
it.
And that's just me.
The way I think is because I'm aperfectionist and I want it
(11:40):
done.
And I had my own photographycompany and the one thing people
always ask well, when do I getto see the pictures?
And it's like I'll give you asneak peek and usually I would
give them the link after I wouldedit each day at night it would
be uploaded what's already doneso they could see right away.
(12:01):
And I was like when I start apodcast, they could see right
away.
And I was like, when I start apodcast, are they going to be
wanting it very quick?
And I was like, of course, Iwould want mine very quick.
So I just put that in tune.
If I'm going to be a podcaster,I'm going to make sure they get
it the same day or even thenext day as a healthy habit.
But I like the also what yousaid about you know you need to
(12:27):
know this side of it before youcan work on nutrition and stuff.
Because that is so true.
Because if this is not fixed, Imean we're already probably
having a hard time eating to gowith what's going on in our
anxiety and our stress levels ona daily basis.
So I guess my next questionwould be after you figure out
(12:47):
what's happening, do you drawout like a map how to make it
easier or what's the process?
Speaker 2 (12:56):
Well, I do have a program that clients can go
through.
It's step-by-step.
This week we address yourvision.
This week we address, likethese, different options, um,
but there's an educational piece.
But each session is client led,like what is burdening you,
what's on your heart, what doyou want to address today?
And sometimes they'll startwith one goal and pull things
(13:19):
out like oh, there's actually.
You know, I'm just trying to fitsomething into my routine, but
I found that there's actuallythis very heavy like emotional
reason why I have a block here,why I'm trying to do this, and
so it's very individual.
It's led by the client.
I'm there to support them andto guide them, but I don't
(13:43):
really dictate anything.
Guide them, but I don't reallydictate anything.
I'm there to, yeah, just justto support and guide what they
are trying to accomplish, whatthey are what's on their heart.
Because if I tell them whatthey should be doing, it's not
going to stick, it's not goingto last If they're the ones who
(14:03):
say this is what I want to do.
This is a change, this is.
They're the experts, everyone's.
I'm the expert of my life, I'mthe expert of what's going on in
my world and you're the expertof what's going on in your world
Right, and so you're the bestperson.
You're the best person to beable to say this is what's we'll
make the biggest change.
This is what I think I need tofix, what I need to work on, and
then I would support you inthat, in whatever your goals are
(14:25):
.
Speaker 1 (14:26):
That is so good.
Yeah, because sometimes we needto have that coaching to be the
biggest cheerleader, I say, topush us along to meet those.
And then, once we have thecoaching, then we have to coach
our brains that we're happy withourself too because we
accomplished it, you know.
(14:47):
So are you doing like a certainnumber of weeks for a session?
Is it like four to six weeks or?
Speaker 2 (14:57):
Well, people can buy packages of sessions, or they
can buy one at a time, justpaper, one at a time, or they
can go through a program whichis five or eight sessions,
depending on which one theychoose, and it's it's up to like
.
I really try and make it workfor the clients and not just say
(15:18):
, hey, you have to do six monthswith me and give me, you know,
all these thousands dollars.
I want to make it affordable.
Everyone has a different budgetand so I try and work with your
person's needs.
Speaker 1 (15:30):
Gotcha, that's really good to know.
So, all right.
So, like you know, for me I'mgoing to use me as an example.
If I came to you because I'mgetting to know you on this
podcast and I said well, eversince 2000, maybe even before
2000, I grew up with chronicpain and it's so bad, it goes
(15:54):
throughout my body.
I have my ups, my downs, but Iwant to get these goals done and
finding where my energy lies,but it also throughout nutrition
.
I can't eat because it gets mesick.
How can I, like, maintain thishealthy level?
And that's something that Iwould come to you for and just
(16:20):
give that all to you, and if wewould work out that plan
together, that's correct.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
Well, here's where my limitations are.
I am not a therapist or apersonal trainer or a medical
professional, so I could helpyou come up with a plan.
If you said this is what mydoctor suggested or these are my
limitations, then I can helpyou figure out what works.
I don't read labs.
I know some health coaches havelike functional medicine
(16:48):
training on top of theircoaching, which I would love to
do but hasn't fit to my life yet.
But no, for me it would be moreabout help, working alongside
you and whatever healthprofessionals you're working
with to reach your goals.
Speaker 1 (17:04):
That's cool, okay, I like that.
Okay, yeah, because even if I'mcoming and saying my doctor
says more exercise, and you knowhealthy habits of you know my
biggest thing too back, well, Istopped it altogether.
I had trouble sleeping andthat's something I really needed
(17:26):
coaching to get off of amedication.
That's what I needed coachingfor.
But yeah, so they put me onAmbien and I was on that for
like five years.
The great thing about it yousleep, but the worst thing about
it you sleepwalk.
So it's something that, whereit was getting my son was like
(17:50):
Mom, I feel like I have tobabysit you At night.
You're trying to make food,you're making coffee, you're
doing this, and I'll be thefirst one to admit it right here
on here.
It was terrible, but it washard for me to say no to it too.
So I had to talk about it withfriends and then hear what my
(18:11):
kiddos said about it and I waslike enough is enough, I'm
stronger than that medication.
So I had to teach myself tosleep and I talked to another
family doctor and I made thedecision because once you hit
delete on I didn't know this onAmbien and you start taking
another sleeping aid to help.
(18:33):
You can never go back to Ambien.
I didn't know that, and but Imade that decision to get rid of
it because of the sleepwalkingpart of it.
So, yeah, you hear all thosestories.
I was like I'm going to make anAmbien podcast.
But, yeah, definitely Now theempowerment that you give for
(18:56):
your coaching.
So can you kind of tell me whatwould I expect as a you know,
client of yours, if I came toyou and you know I was checking
off, um the list that we createdtogether, um the?
Would there be like next steps,I guess, or accomplishments
(19:19):
that I would need to reach?
Speaker 2 (19:22):
No, everyone is on their own journey.
Speaker 1 (19:28):
And.
Speaker 2 (19:28):
I celebrate every win and so with people.
So you know, if someone is 250pounds and they lose five pounds
and they're excited, I will beso excited for them and I will.
You know that requires thatrequired some kind of real
effort right on their part tolose that weight and so it's not
(19:50):
the end goal.
Like, sorry, I don't thinkabout the end goal as much as I
think about the journey, andthat's one thing I really
encourage my clients to is enjoythe process, enjoy the journey.
Don't just look, oh well, I'mnot 150 pounds yet so I can't
really celebrate.
No, no, no, no.
Just take one goal one step ata time.
(20:11):
Enjoy the process, and it'sgoing to look so different for
everybody, right.
And so when I have my programsthat people go through, it's
more about the education pieceand they can expand on the
nutrition education if they want, or they can just keep that to
one, one session.
But it's really client-led.
People can work with me for ashort, as long as they want, on
(20:35):
one tiny, tiny goal at a time,or maybe they want to accomplish
everything and just crush itand that's their personality.
Great, you know it's up to themwhat they want to do.
I can make suggestions and I canencourage and I can educate,
but it is really individualizedand client-led oh, that is so
cool.
Speaker 1 (20:53):
That is so cool.
I love that part like I know Iwould want to, and you do, all
across the world, or is it justthe United States, or I'm.
Speaker 2 (21:05):
if we can, if we can hop on a conference call and get
our time zones to match, thenthen I can work with someone,
yeah definitely that's the funpart.
Speaker 1 (21:17):
There's a.
I want to have a chart out herefor when I'm scheduling podcast
.
You know what time is it inEngland, what time is it in
Australia?
You know because I don't havethat and that's the one question
I always get you know.
So trying to line those up.
And thank God for Zoom.
You know it's made technologygreat.
(21:38):
We can talk to more people andhelp them out and everything.
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the hospital and they're tryingto find a vein, it's like eight
sticks and then they find.
So I'm praying for whoever hasto find the vein.
Please get it the first try.
But I love it.
I've had mine on for almost twoyears now and it has helped me
(23:04):
even with sleeping too.
So all proceeds for Snap Bandsalso will go to a foundation or
charity that will help otherswith this.
You can visit their website atwwwsnapbandscom and that's
spelled S-N-A-P-P-B-A-N-D-Zcom.
(23:26):
All right, have you seen thoseon Facebook?
I love their advertising,they're everywhere.
Yeah, so, but yeah, definitely,so do you have.
I guess you know I've startedwriting a book.
Do you have any books?
Guess you know I've startedwriting a book.
Do you have any books out orpodcasts?
Speaker 2 (23:48):
I have a book that I am working on.
I'm hoping to get it publishedthis year, but I just started
and I'm busy, so a little bit ata time right.
I just started a Facebook groupfor um, just to support women.
I, I, you know.
What's funny is some peoplehave suggested why you start a
(24:11):
Facebook group.
I said no, I do not want to.
I just know it's just too muchwork, I don't want to do it.
And then I was praying theother day like what can I do to
help support women?
Start a Facebook group?
This thought came to my mindlike oh okay, fine, yeah, I,
really, I.
So I, really I am excited aboutit.
I'm excited about the.
It's designed to be a reallysupportive, encouraging
(24:31):
environment where women who arejust trying to get healthy mind,
body, soul, spirit can helpeach other and encourage each
other and celebrate wins.
So I do not have a book yet, no, yeah, I hear you.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
I always had an idea Well, not even an idea, a goal
that I wanted to write a book,and it was just about six weeks
ago.
It's time to write your book.
I was like I'm asleep, why areyou talking to me now?
To write a book.
And as the name of the bookcame to me and I was like, okay,
(25:07):
I'm getting out of bed.
What time is it?
5 am Now.
I made it a goal.
Every morning, 5 am, I wake upand I write a chapter.
And I am at chapter 15 rightnow.
I'm almost done.
I'm like, oh, my goodness.
And I was like I got to find aneditor very quickly.
So that's the one thing.
(25:28):
Yeah, I was just like I'm goingto get this out because I know
it can help a lot of people.
But I was like, really, am Igoing to become an author?
So congratulations to you too,because the journey is fun, it
is rewarding and man, talk aboutpatience and staying focused.
Yeah, so, other than that.
(25:48):
But the Facebook group, that isvery good.
I find the groups to be verybeneficial, and the more active
the members are on the group, itstrives, and it sounds like
that's what it's going to bedoing, because they'll be
checking in every day to seewhat new things are out there.
You know how can they talk on acertain topic?
(26:10):
See, I told you there'sbloopers here, a topic, not a
topic, and you know, beinteractive that way and
everything.
So that's good.
I'm proud of that success andeverything.
And that's good.
I'm I'm proud of that successand everything.
So, and then do you write blogs?
I know I have trouble with them.
I'm just like AI can handle itnow.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
I haven't written a blog in many years, yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:38):
Yeah, that's how I am .
Yeah, I was just like that wasthe hardest thing, and back in
the day I used to write for amagazine called Wedding Wishes
Magazine and then I had anarticle featured in Texas.
It was McKinney Living back inthe day, but it was because I'm
an event planner it was RSVP whybother?
(26:59):
When that changed, nobody wasRSVPing and Evite is that online
?
And they were getting startedout.
So it was like technology iscoming in old school invitations
but the RSVPs are going out,you know.
So those different things andeverything, things and
(27:26):
everything Well, what, um, whatadvice would you give somebody
who is watching the show todayto help empower themselves and
reach out to you and help themmove forward?
Speaker 2 (27:38):
Well, I would say a couple of different things.
Um one, support's reallyimportant.
Having accountability orsupport someone you share your
journey with, be it a friend ora coach or whoever that is
really really statistically,it's one of the.
It's very key in reaching yourgoals.
Another thing is choose onesmall goal to start.
(28:02):
You know, if so often we feeloverwhelmed and we're like we
don't know where to start, andif you want to, for example, if
you want to change your diet,and you just look at all the
information, you know there'scarnivore and there's paleo and
there's Mediterranean, there'sall these different diets, right
, and then you don't know whatto do and you just end up doing
anything.
Well, everyone knows vegetablesare good.
Well, except the people whocarnivore, they might disagree
(28:24):
with me.
Vegetables are good.
Sugar is bad.
You know, very basic nutritionthing.
So I would just say pick onething.
And here's an example I work outin the evenings, that's.
That's my time.
I do not like to work out inthe morning, so I don't.
But I thought it'd be good tojump on the rebounder every
morning just to kind of get thelymphatic system and everything
(28:47):
moving, and the thought ofjumping on the rebounder for 10
or 20 minutes just seemed waytoo daunting.
But then I thought you knowwhat?
It takes me three minutes tobrew my coffee.
I can jump for three minutes,so that feels doable to me.
So I chose something that I cancommit to, that's doable, and
(29:11):
I've started doing that everymorning.
And it's so short, I might endup making it longer, but the
point is I started small.
I started with one place andthen I can build on that.
And mindset is so important Notbeating ourselves up when we
make a mistake, but justchoosing to ask ourselves okay,
what's the lesson here?
(29:31):
I didn't reach my goal.
I didn't do what I was hopingto accomplish.
What can I learn from this andwhat can I do differently next
time?
And no one expects perfectionand everybody started somewhere,
and what I have to offer isstill a value.
I realized very quickly that Ihad two options I could sink or
(29:55):
I could swim, and I had alwaysjust chosen to sink in the past
and I said that's not an optionanymore.
It's not, and so I really hadto change the way I thought
about challenges, how I approachchallenges, and that was really
key.
So find the support that youneed.
Start small, but just startsomewhere.
Speaker 1 (30:18):
See, that's yeah, definitely well said and have
been the right mindset,definitely sinking or swimming.
Oh, I remember I was justtalking about this at a job
interview.
They asked for you know whatwas your strength?
You know what is something thatyou had to do right away, that
(30:39):
you never knew?
And there was a company I wentin and just said, are you guys
hiring?
And it was a rental company,family owned.
They're like yes, and they justhired me on the spot, which is
fine.
But, like my first day, theysaid we're not going to be there
.
We took a week vacation and I'mlike what?
And I remember being in thereand I love the people I worked
(31:02):
with, but they spoke Portugueseand I didn't know what I was
doing.
So here I am with a brand newjob, no training yet that week
and phone ringing and answered,and just I had to put my mindset
like, okay, I'm going to haveto do this, pretend it was my
(31:24):
own company.
How would I want this ran, youknow?
But as soon as they got backfrom vacation, they trained me.
But yeah, I was glad I and I sayI think it was there two to
three years, I loved it, andthen they get they sold their
company.
But yeah, it's just one ofthose things, and having that
(31:45):
strong mentality going, I amgoing to do this and the will, I
think, is what I'm looking for.
That's always a good thing tohave.
So now, as far as finding youon social media, are you listed
on Instagram and all that stuff?
Tiktok, I don't know, there's ablue sky.
Speaker 2 (32:08):
They have so many new ones now you can find
everything on my website.
There's a link to my Facebookand my Instagram there and I
will link my Facebook group oncemy new computer comes in.
My computer died two days agoand I can't edit my website, but
anyway, it's hopeswhispersca.
(32:29):
You can book a session there.
You can just email me.
There's a contact on a form onthe webpage, so that's that's
the best and easiest thing.
Hopeswhispersca, you can findeverything there.
Speaker 1 (32:41):
Yeah, I love that name.
I was like Hopes Whispers, Ilove it so.
But yeah, oh my gosh, I hope wecovered everything.
Is there anything I was missing?
Speaker 2 (32:56):
I will say two things .
If that's okay, okay, yeah,it's okay to be weak and it's
okay to sit down and cry, andit's okay to fall and to make
mistakes.
I think so often social mediaand everywhere else and people
look to me oh, you're so strongand you're doing this and, yeah,
I am doing well.
(33:16):
But sometimes I just get battleweary and I just need to sit
and cry and take a break andthen stand back up and keep
going.
And I think so often.
You know everyone shows theirbest side and people forget that
.
And the other thing that I willsay is you were created with
purpose, for a purpose, and ifyou try and show up as anything
(33:39):
other than yourself, you rob theworld of brilliance, of your
brilliance and yourself of joy.
So be authentically andunapologetically you, because
that's the best person that youcan be and you're needed as you
are.
Speaker 1 (33:54):
I love that, yeah, and you know, I wish there was a
lot of companies saw that too,and people, because they hire
you for who you are andeverything and you're giving
your best foot forward and thatenergy and the light of the
world I mean.
So, yeah, they need to hold onto that as well, because we will
(34:16):
always go through differentchallenges in life.
And you're right, it is okay totake a break and cry.
I will admit, even with thepodcast, I'm one person.
I will do about 15 to 20 and belike I need to breathe.
I just need to breathe.
Everything's on a stop and Ihate doing that because I'm
(34:40):
getting so booked up.
But it's what did they call it?
Like writers have writer blockPodcasts.
We get burned out because we'reinterviewing so much and it's a
lot of editing and getting itout there and producing it, so,
but it's having.
It's not a weakness.
When you cry, you're learningmore about yourself, so it's a
(35:04):
gain sometimes too, so, butyou're absolutely right.
So well, I want to say thank youso much for coming on to Keep
Hope Alive, telling us aboutwhat you do and coaching and
everything.
So, believe it or not, on thewebsite, you at
wwwkeephopealivepodcastcom.
(35:25):
We do have a leave a message.
So if you have any questionsfor her or myself, leave us a
message.
I promise I'm going to get thatmessage to her and we'll get
those answered and then,wherever you find your podcast,
you'll be able to find Keep HopeAlive podcast and any new
information that you have comingabout into the world.
(35:46):
Like you're writing a book orit gets published, we're going
to put that into our store sopeople can buy that as well.
But until our next show, guys,thank you for watching and love
and light.
Thank you so much for comingtoo.
Thank you for having me.
Bye, guys.
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