M.A.Y.A: My Ambition Your Ambition

M.A.Y.A: My Ambition Your Ambition

Welcome to the podcast that addresses significant topics from an innovative and progressive perspective. MAYA: My Ambition Your Ambition, aims to demystify self-doubt and self-sabotage, common afflictions in many lives, to facilitate the identification of ambitions and the cultivation of motivation, ultimately fostering satisfaction and success in daily existence. Maya Akai, MA, LPC, CADC, offers a wealth of experience from her journey through life. She possesses over two decades of professional experience in mental health, complemented by work in broadcasting, social services, education, and addictions studies. Maya’s personal and professional pursuits have equipped her with profound insight and empathy across various social, emotional, and mental domains. Anticipate forthright, pertinent, and candid discussions. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/m-a-y-a-my-ambition-your-ambition--4348579/support.

Episodes

M.A.YA. Episode 66 Understanding & Employing Self Compassion

July 6, 2025 • 48 mins
Self-compassion is understanding that suffering, failure, and imperfection is part of the the human experience. Self-compassion is not judging and criticizing yourself for inadequacies or shortcomings that you may experience in life. Self-compassion is being supportive of yourself when facing a challenge, feel inadequate, or make a mistake. Join M.A.Y.A. to gain insight into the importance of self compassion and how to incorporate ...
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M.A.Y.A.Episode 65 : Understanding Your Mental and Emotional Economy

June 26, 2025 • 50 mins
Everyone has limited emotional and mental resources. Have you every thought about how you allocate those resources and how those resources are replenished? Tune into M.A.Y.A. to explore the Economy of Self, to gain greater insight into your emotional and mental resources and how to manage them better to create and maintain better overall health and wellness.

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The Return of M_A_Y_A _Episode 64_ The Language of Success

June 7, 2025 • 57 mins
The Language of Success (Episode 64) 

Understanding the elements that build success is very intricate and intimate. It is an experience that is daily and not occasional. Join the return of M.A.YA. podcast to discuss the the importance of understanding the language of success putting a spotlight on speaking what you want into existence by taking action.

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Tea Time Talk: Let's Talk Menopause...Encore Presentation (Episode #2- The Holistic Approach)

April 16, 2025 • 16 mins
Goal Mental Wellness presented it's first ever Tea Time Talk with the ladies to chat up menopause. Life: A Wellness Studio Naturopathic physician, Dr. Jasmine Morris, joined Maya Akai  to discuss the holistic side of menopause and understanding how to manage it while aging gracefully!!!

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Tea Time Talk: Let's Talk Menopause... Encore Presentation (Episode#1- The Medical Approach))

April 8, 2025 • 35 mins
Goal Mental Wellness presented it's first ever Tea Time Talk to chat up menopause. Cynthia Zurawski ANP of Absolute Integrated Health joined Maya Akai to discuss the medical side of menopause and understanding how to manage it while aging gracefully!!! Follow Maya via Maya-Speaks and subscribed to the Me On Pause Blog to learn more about the  menopause transition. 

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M.A.Y.A. (EP#1) 2023 That_s What_s Up!!!!!

February 11, 2023 • 37 mins
2023 Is here to stay.. How have you managed the first month. Time to Check in with M.A.Y.A. and officially kick off our mental wellness journey together!

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M.A.Y.A_ Episode #63: Let’s Talk Mental Wellness aka Health

May 26, 2022 • 68 mins
Mental Wellness aka Health is the engine that drives your daily life. From the moment you wake even when you are sleep your mind is working. It is processing your day, week, the month… hell your life. Mental wellness is where your thoughts and emotions are created then manifest into behaviors and actions. This in essence means every aspect of your life is influenced and impacted by your mental wellness. In Episode 63: Let’s Talk ab...
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Conversations with Maya an interview with Tex Wambui of SITTY

March 14, 2022 • 58 mins
In the 9th episode of SITTY with Tex Wambui, you will hear from yours truly, Maya Akai. I shared my experiences, and journey on the importance of Stay In True To Yourself (SITTY). Learn more about SITTY at https://www.staytrue2yourself.com/ and Checkout more SITTY discussion like this on Spotify, Apple and Google Podcast platforms

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M.A.Y.A. EPISODE #62: FINDING PEACE IN THE STORMS OF LIFE

February 22, 2022 • 54 mins
Life is full of ups and downs, and often we remember and focus more on the adversity than the success. Whatever, crazy, hard, upside down, insanely ridiculous or inconvenient ball life throws at you, how you look at it will determine how you manage it. Learning to manage the storms of life is a life skill we are not often taught but can learn. In M.A.Y.A. EPISODE #62: FINDING PEACE IN THE STORMS OF LIFE we will explore how to fo...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode 61: Revisiting Authenticity

January 14, 2022 • 63 mins
WHO ARE YOU??? This question can arise when you’re not living as your authentic self. What most people don’t know is that your authentic self is completely different from YOUR best self. The Best self is that version of you that societal and cultural norms often encourages you to be. Striving for greatness often leads to your best self but can leave your authentic self marginalized or fully edited out of being the best version of ...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #60: The M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mail...The Last Delivery of the Year!!!

January 3, 2022 • 63 mins
It is the last show of the year!!! What better way to end it then opening up the virtual mailbag.. I have three letters to share and I feel each correspondence will resonate with every listener on some level. Might be, been there, done that not going back. Might be, damn I'm there right now or could be you know someone that has a similar circumstance going on. Either way let's open up the M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mail bag and get the c...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #59: Understanding The Purpose and Power of Saying NO

November 11, 2021 • 57 mins
Saying NO has a stigma tied to it. NO is a negative, bad , an awful thing to say or hear. Let's challenge that way of thinking, actuality the word NO simply affirms the answers to a question. What gives the word NO a negative connotation is the essence of the question or precisely, what is the desired answering to the question. If it is not yes, then it is bad!!! In this episode we will focus on what saying NO means, understandin...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #58: Let's Get REAL About Living YOUR Truth

October 29, 2021 • 54 mins
Living your truth is the process of aligning your core values with your everyday actions, words and thoughts. The essence of the idea of truth is that it is the quality or state of being true which means it is not based loosely on fact but solid in principle and more importantly it is in the moment aka it is real aka reality. When you find yourself living outside of what you know to be your core values, morals, or ethics; it is...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #57: Let's Get Real About Self-Motivation

October 16, 2021 • 56 mins
Self- Motivation is easier said than done. So many factors and circumstances play into when we are at our best or worst and how we can focus on the task at hand, goals and even manifesting our dreams. Self-Motivation is what propels us forward or can leave us dead in the water. Understanding the role it plays in your everyday life and long term goals as part your internal mental workings along with self advocacy and emotional intel...
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M.A.Y.A. Ep #56 Knowing Your Roles in Relationships & Making Decisions that Align with Your Best Self

October 16, 2021 • 72 mins
We wear many hats in our daily lives. We go to work and we are are co-workers, and bosses. In our personal lives, we are husbands, wives, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, aunts uncles and friends. We take on many roles on our life stage, and each is important with unique expectations and needs. Part of being the best version of yourself is understanding these roles and living your daily life with purpose and intention when you s...
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M.A.Y.A. EPISODE #55: The M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mailbag

September 30, 2021 • 59 mins
It's time to open up the The M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mailbag and get in touch with what the listeners are thinking about!!! The Virtual Letters featured will include topics such as, "Struggling to detox a toxic relationship" to turning "Getting into your feelings" into an exercise to improve your mental and emotional health...This episode will also address hidden mental tools that you need to be aware of and use as you keep working toward...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #54: Re-Purposing Failure and Disappointment

September 9, 2021 • 59 mins
Success is what we seek in every aspect of our lives. Having successful academic accomplishments, careers, relationship and other personal experiences. Yet success does not come without setbacks and obstacles; these usually come in emotional experiences, feelings of failure or disappointments. These feeling feelings of failure or disappointments, despite the inconvenience, discomfort, fear or pain they may bring each has a purpose....
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #53_ Understanding Objectivity IQ

September 2, 2021 • 64 mins
M.A.Y.A. Episode #53 has been in the works for several episodes, it is time to talk about the Objectivity IQ. Objectivity, next to your Emotional Intelligence aka EI, is one of the most important resources in your M.A.Y.A. Toolbox. In fact, your ability to be objective helps you to grow and improve your Emotional Intelligence. This episode will discuss what objectivity is, how it should be used and how to gauge where you are in uti...
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M.A.Y.A. Episode #52: Special Delivery, The M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mailbag

August 27, 2021 • 62 mins
For Episode #52!!! we are opening up the mailbag again for several virtual letters from listeners to dive into their thoughts and reflections on past episodes or burning questions. This episodes features questions regarding, Feeling Challenged with honesty? and How to deal with Criticism? Tune into Episode #52 for letters from The M.A.Y.A. Virtual Mailbag!!!!

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M.A.Y.A. Episode #51: Truth Begins with You...The Role of Honesty with Self

August 18, 2021 • 66 mins
This is an important tool box episode. On every episode of M.A.Y.A. , My Ambition Your Ambition, we focus on placing an important tools into YOUR M.A.Y.A Toolbox. Every show, we focus on those key domains, emotional, mental, physical, professional, social and spiritual realms that are an integral part of navigating your daily life. This episode we are focusing on honest (truth) with yourself.and it is coming a day early, LIVE fr...
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