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In this expansive episode, I’m joined by Katja Markelova — practitioner, guide, and multidimensional thinker whose work weaves together the morphogenic, ancestral, archetypal, and vibrational fields.
Katja shares how she sees business not as a structure to force yourself into, but as a living field to attune to. We explore how the felt sense can guide us into clarity, what happens when we untangle unseen threads like projection and misalignment, and why she doesn’t believe in “blocks” — only deeper patterns wanting to be met.
She also speaks to the liberating impact of leaving Instagram, choosing Telegram as her space of expression, and how marketing becomes effortless when it flows from coherence rather than strategy.
In this conversation, we explore: • What it means to work within vibrational and mythic fields • The role of projection in business outcomes — and how to dissolve it • Why “blocks” may be a misdiagnosis of something more intelligent • Untangling as a way into new timelines and possibilities • How the felt sense can reveal what’s really going on beneath resistance • Horizontal leadership, client friendship, and dissolving hierarchy • Bringing your wild, whole self into business and marketing
This is a rich conversation for anyone drawn to a deeper, more multidimensional experience of entrepreneurship — especially if you’ve never quite resonated with surface-level strategy.
Katja Markelova is a seasoned practitioner, educator and creator of the Tales of Bodyverse platform and the professional training Imaginal Body where she teaches human condition through resonance and field dynamics. Trained extensively in somatic trauma resolution, quantum fields, and folklore as somatic maps, Katja developed the "Felt Imaginal Architectural Construction" method - a process that naturally dissolves even most sticky and heavy patterns while building capacity for Effortless, Effective, and Efficient Life Artistry, opening pathways to equanimity and previously unavailable alternatives.
 
📌 Learn more about Katja’s work: Katja's Telegram Channel
Katja's Free Course, Oracle Body
 
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What You’re Calling a Block Might Be Something Wiser A gentle invitation for HSPs and neurodivergent entrepreneurs.
If you’ve been feeling stuck or hesitant in your business — this episode is for you.
We explore: • Why resistance often masks something intelligent • A personal story about reshaping a beloved offer • How to meet internal “blocks” with more kindness, not force • An inside look at When Resistance Rises — a 5-day audio journey to help you move forward with care
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You’ll get access to the guided audio journey + a Signal community space for gentle coaching and reflection as you go.
This isn’t about doing more. It’s about moving in a way that’s more sustainable — and more true.
I hope you'll join us.
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In this soul-nourishing episode, we sit down with Dani Gardner—coach, creator of "quiet marketing," and guide for highly sensitive and neurodivergent business owners. Dani shares how she's built a quietly magnetic business rooted in authenticity, emotional clarity, and deep personal values.
We explore what it means to become discoverable instead of constantly visible, how Human Design shapes her business strategy, and the small but radical choices that have made her work more values-aligned and sustainable. From eliminating lead magnets to reimagining boundaries with clients, Dani invites us into a business model that prioritizes presence, integrity, and life-first living.
What We Cover:
The meaning behind "quiet marketing" and how it guides Dani's work
Why becoming discoverable can be more sustainable than chasing engagement
Naming your offerings in a way that reflects the outcome, not hype
Trusting your irritations and making bold business pivots
The role of Human Design for Manifesting Generators
Why the membership model isn’t always the right fit
Navigating burnout, boundaries, and sustainable client work
Designing a business that serves your lifestyle as an HSP or neurodivergent person
A Gentle Invitation: If you’re feeling the pull toward a slower, truer way of doing business, this episode is your permission slip to explore what that could look like for you.
Connect with Dani:
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Danielle Gardner is a business mentor, and author of “Quiet Marketing; a calm, minimal approach to business and online visibility for Highly Sensitive solopreneurs”.
She is a quietly powerful voice in the world of sustainable business and marketing. Grounded, perceptive, and gently rebellious, she helps thoughtful solopreneurs find their own way in business and marketing—without the noise, the hustle, or the pressure to be someone they’re not.
Her work blends intuitive depth with practical structure, guiding clients to design offerings, messaging, and marketing ecosystems that can be discoverable by both people and AI tools such as ChatGPT. Through her presence and process, people often feel a profound sense of relief, clarity, and recognition. Like something clicked into place—and now they know their next step.
Dani’s approach is rooted in a deep respect for personal energy, timing, and sovereignty. She won’t shout to get your attention, but when you find her, it feels like you’ve found something you didn’t know you were searching for.
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Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
Feeling burnt out? Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life. 
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SEO can feel overwhelming — especially for sensitive business owners who aren’t tech-savvy or don’t have a big marketing budget.
In this episode, Kim talks with Tianna Mamalick about how to approach SEO with ease, using low-barrier, no-cost tools that help you show up online without the pressure.
Together, we explore:
How to use free tools like Google Business Profile and Google Merchant Center — even if you don’t have a physical location or website
Why “owning your brand keywords” matters, and how to start
What Tianna means by “keyword opportunity” and how to identify it
How to simplify how you describe your work so your people can actually find you
What AI is changing about the way people search — and what to do about it
Tianna Mamalick is the founder of SMB Marketing, she helps small business owners—especially women—grow their visibility through simple, strategic SEO and paid ads. With over a decade of experience, Tianna is known for breaking down complex marketing strategies into practical simplified steps that help your marketing grow long term. She's passionate about helping business owners feel confident showing up online without relying on the algorithm or burning out.
Free Resource from Tianna:
Free 30 minute keyword course to help you use her keyword opportunity formula to find the right keywords to target:https://smbmarketingschool.com/keywords-course
 
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1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply.
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience.
 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.

What if your relationship with money was no longer a source of shame, stress, or confusion—but a place of clarity, healing, and empowerment?
In this episode, I sit down with Bari Tessler, financial therapist and author of The Art of Money, to explore how somatic practices, emotional intelligence, and nervous system awareness can transform the way we engage with money—especially for highly sensitive and neurodivergent entrepreneurs.
We go far beyond spreadsheets, diving into the felt experience of earning, holding, and relating to money in a way that honors your values and your unique wiring.
We explore:
The deeper roots of financial shame—and how to heal them through the body
Why somatic awareness is key to making financial decisions without overwhelm
Why some people struggle to hold onto money even after hitting financial goals
What your Enneagram number can teach you about your money stories and habits
Building a business model that supports your income and your nervous system
Whether you’re healing old money wounds or creating a more aligned way of working, this conversation offers compassionate, grounded insights for your journey.
 
Bari Tessler, M.A. is a Financial Therapist and a pioneer in the Financial Therapy field. She has a Masters degree in Somatic Psychology from Naropa University, 1998. She then ran a bookkeeping business for therapists and artists. In 2001, she merged all her training and created a somatic-based Financial Therapy methodology that she has been teaching for 24 years.
She is also the founder of The Art of Money, a financial therapy program and a Mentor Program for therapists, coaches and financial professionals.
Bari is the Author of two books: The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness and The Art of Money Workbook.
Her work has been featured on Oprah.com, Inc.com, US News & World Report, Reuters Money, The Fiscal Times, USA Today, The Cut, Girlboss, Nerd Wallet, Real Simple, MindBodyGreen, and REDBOOK. She has also been featured on the cover of Experience Life and Mindful.
Bari loves to read, dance and enjoy dark chocolate. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, son, many cats + a big puppy.
Connect with Bari Tessler:
🌐 Website: https://baritessler.com
📖 Book: The Art of Money
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The Gentle Momentum Method Mini-Course Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support. Learn more and apply 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
Feeling burnt out? Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life. 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience. 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.

What if the key to thriving as a sensitive or neurodivergent entrepreneur wasn’t more mindset work — but a recalibration of your nervous system itself?
In this profound episode of The Sensitive. Podcast, I sit down with Michelle Dowker — naturopathic doctor, research lover, and breakthrough thinker in the world of subconscious healing for sensitive leaders.
Michelle shares her discovery around differential susceptibility — a trait common in HSP and ND folks that can either keep them stuck in survival or launch them into thriving, depending on the environment and internal calibration.
We explore:
The neuroscience behind survival mode (RAS, DMN & unconscious programming)
Why even supportive environments may not be enough to help you thrive
What “calibrating for success” looks like in real life
How flow state differs for sensitive, neurodivergent brains
The critical role HSPs/NDs play in what Michelle calls “the 4th Turning”
This conversation is both science-backed and soul-nourishing — and a must-listen for any sensitive business owner wondering why things still feel hard… and how to make them feel lighter.
 
Michelle Dowker works with sensitive, deep-thinking, high-performing entrepreneurs and professionals who’ve evolved—and want their work to evolve with them. Through her signature Vantage Success Method, she guides clients from deep clarity on who they truly are and what’s next, to rewiring old survival conditioning, and stepping into purpose-led mastery that feels fulfilling, liberating, and wildly impactful. Her work blends intuitive insight, neurobiology, and soul-aligned strategy—so clients can flourish and lead from their truest self.
 
Michelle's Links:
Free guidebook—The astrology patterns of gifted, sensitive, and neurodivergent leaders
 
Inner Purpose Podcast
 
Facebook
 
Instagram
 
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The Gentle Momentum Method Mini-Course
 
Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30.
 
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply.
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience. 
 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.

What if your business gave you energy instead of draining it?
In this episode, I sit down with Sara Francis, a Flow State Trainer and Peak Performance Coach, who has guided over 300 intuitive entrepreneurs and creatives toward building life-first businesses grounded in energy management, deep focus, and sustainable productivity.
Sara’s approach is radically different — no nonstop online presence, no hustle, and no chasing algorithms. Instead, she offers an invitation into a slower, more relational, and deeply fulfilling way of working.
We talk about:
Sara’s journey to becoming a Flow State & Peak Performance Coach
How she’s built a thriving business while minimizing screen time
Why social media detoxes aren’t enough — and what actually helps
Loving the process in business (not just the outcome)
What it means to build a business relationally — with a “small audience”
How PLAY, creativity, and structure all intertwine with flow
A fresh perspective on working hard without burnout
Action as self-care, and balancing flow with structure
 
If you’re craving a more nourishing way to grow your work in the world — this one is for you.
 
Sara is a Peak Performance Coach and Flow State Trainer. Over the last 5 years, she’s guided over 300 intuitive entrepreneurs and creatives to create their life-first business by building skills for energy management, deep focus, leadership confidence and sustainable productivity.
 
Connect with Sara, explore her current offerings and find her free Working Without Rushing training class using the links below. 
 
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Working Without Rushing Free Training
 
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Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30.
 
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply.
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience. 
 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.

In this heartfelt and vulnerable episode, I sit down with the radiant Madison Morrigan — a coach, mystic, and deeply expressive voice in the world of somatic healing and self-liberation.
Madison and I reconnect after our shared experience in her Rising Sovereign mastermind — a space where neither of us yet knew we were autistic. What follows is a rich, nuanced conversation about late-diagnosis autism, the power of shame alchemy, and what it means to reclaim joy and expression in a world that so often demands we shrink ourselves.
In this episode, we explore:
Madison’s journey of realizing they are autistic, and how that has shaped their life and work
Why understanding shame through a neuroscience lens is key for neurocomplex folks
The nuance of somatic healing and what’s often misunderstood in the online space
Embodying healing through daily rituals, aesthetic expression, and home design
Shifting from “fixing ourselves” to orienting toward goodness and beauty
The hidden connection between neurodivergence and high-control religion
Allowing joy, bubbliness, and full expression — even when it draws criticism
A few favorite moments include:
Madison’s reframing of shame as a somatic process, not a moral flaw
The soulful simplicity of making tea as a healing practice
Their honest reflection on being groomed by high-control religious systems
Madison's Links:
Website
The Fortress
Shame Alchemy Workshop
Instagram
 
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Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30
 
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply here
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience.
 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app:

In this episode of Sensitive., I sit down with introvert confidence coach Amber Hansel for a heart-centered conversation about how confidence isn't something you're born with — it's something you build.
Amber shares her journey into coaching, her unique Harmony Method, and how introverted entrepreneurs can lead powerfully without pretending to be extroverted.
We also explore how understanding your introvert type, setting boundaries based on your true energetic needs, and moving from surface-level networking to authentic engagement can be a game-changer in your business.
What We Talk About:
Amber’s path to becoming an introvert confidence coach
Why confidence is a skill (not a trait) and how to build it
The 4 introvert types and how they differ
Why traditional business formulas don’t work for introverts, HSPs, or neurodivergents
Amber’s “Harmony Method” for aligned growth
Common mindset blocks introverted business owners face — and how to reframe them
How to create meaningful, authentic connections as an introvert
The overlooked power of being an introverted leader
Meet Amber Hansel, your introverted BFF and confidence coach helping business owners align with their authentic selves, expand visibility, and connect deeply with their audience. With a background in lead generation and a gentle, empowering approach, Amber proves you don’t have to be loud to make waves. Her mission is to help you grow your business with clarity and confidence by turning intentional, authentic connections into real results—all while staying true to who you are.
 
Connect with Amber:
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Get Involved:
 
The Gentle Momentum Method Mini-Course
 
Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30.
 
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply.
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience. 
 
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.

In this beautiful conversation, I sit down with therapist, author, and mother Lisa Olivera to explore the deep themes of acceptance, creativity, and self-trust. I’ve been a long time admirer of Lisa and her work, which has greatly impacted my own. I hope you are as deeply nourished by listening to this conversation as I was having it.
We talk about:
Lisa’s personal journey with radical self-acceptance
The heart behind her new book When the Ache Remains
How she finds beauty amidst the unfixable realities of life
Navigating the evolution of your voice after publishing your work
Finding creative pockets amidst the demands of motherhood
The courage it takes to share authentically online — and to keep parts of your life sacred
How photography weaves into her life as an act of presence and artistry
What “right-sized ambition” means — and how it shifts from proving to serving
Letting go of the need to prove yourself and moving into deeper service
This conversation is tender, rich, and full of permission to meet yourself exactly where you are.
 
Lisa Olivera is a writer, therapist, and creative who shares work centered around radical acceptance, cultivating compassion, and integrating our stories and full humanity. She holds a Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from Dominican University, where she received the Dr. Robert Schukraft award for Inspirational Leadership. She has worked in schools, community-based mental health, and private practice, all of which inform her lens of the world. Her work has been featured in many publications including The New York Times, Cosmopolitan, Good Morning America, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post. Lisa writes the popular weekly newsletter, Human Stuff, on Substack, teaches writing workshops, and is working on her second book. Her first book, Already Enough, was published by Simon and Schuster in early 2022. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two cats in Northern California.
 
Lisa's Website
 
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Your energy matters. Learn how to honor it while still making real, meaningful progress in your business — one gentle step at a time. Enroll now for $30.
 
1:1 Sustainable Growth Private Coaching: a personalized container for sensitive entrepreneurs ready to grow with clarity, calm, and nervous system support.
Learn more and apply.
 
Craving community and deep support? The Sustainable Growth Sanctuary is a slow, intimate mastermind for sensitive entrepreneurs who want to grow without overriding themselves. Next cohort enrolls in Sept. 2025
 
Feeling burnt out?  Burnout to Balance, a self-paced course, will help you recover your energy and rebuild your business in a way that honors your nervous system and your life.
 
Join My Newsletter: Read gently honest reflections on body-led business, sustainable growth for sensitive entrepreneurs, and the real inner work of showing up as a highly sensitive, neurodivergent leader — rooted in my own lived experience.
Free Somatic Coaching Starter Session: Experience a free session using asynchronous voice memo coaching via Signal app.