Travel & Transformation

Your life looks great on paper. But something's missing and no amount of achievement is filling the gap. The problem isn't what you're doing. It's who you're being.This week I'm taking you inside my five-day identity workshop, the same work I do with single professional women over 40 who are accomplished, capable, and quietly unfulfilled. I walk you through the full framework we used over those five days, the patterns I see over and over again that keep high-achieving women stuck, and why the next version of you isn't waiting on a big decision. She's waiting on a small one.If you've ever felt like you're living someone else's life or a version of yours that no longer fits, this episode is for you.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Why your story — not something broken inside you — is what's keeping you stuck"Good girl syndrome" and the behaviors that quietly drain your power: perfectionism, people-pleasing, staying silentWhy desire can feel dangerous, and how to give yourself permission to want more without guiltWorthiness as your baseline and how early programming convinced you otherwiseHow to start stepping into your future self through small, compounding actions Why fear and excitement feel identical in the body and how to use that to your advantageBEST MOMENTS:"Nobody stays up at night thinking, 'I need a new identity.' But in fact, it's what's keeping you where you are.""You don't become yourself by yourself.""Fear and excitement are two sides of the same coin — they feel the same in the body. The difference is how you look at it."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

If your job disappeared tomorrow, would you know who you are without it? Work should not be your whole identity.In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with Dawn M. Hunter — JD, MPH, workplace culture strategist, and host of the Work Is Third podcast. Dawn spent 20+ years as a public health lawyer in public service before leaving a toxic work environment and building her own consulting practice. We get into values alignment, leaving toxic workplaces, rediscovering who you are outside of your job, and why the small celebrations you're skipping are the ones that change everything.If you've ever tied your entire identity to your job, or stayed somewhere that no longer aligned with your values because leaving felt too risky — this conversation is for you.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Why work becoming your identity is a public health problemHow to figure out what you actually want Values alignment: how to know when your job — and your life — are out of syncWhat ethical leadership looks like when your company's culture doesn't match yoursWhy leaving a toxic job is good for your mental and physical healthThe small celebrations that compound into a completely different lifeConnect with Dawn onLinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-m-hunterInstagram | www.instagram.com/the_dawn_hunterTikTok | www.tiktok.com/@the_dawn_hunterFacebook | www.facebook.com/workisthirdYouTube | www.youtube.com/@the_dawn_hunterPodcast | Work Is Third — available on Apple, Spotify, and YouTubeWant to learn more about Dawn’s work? Visit her website at www.dawnmhunter.comBEST MOMENTS:"Family, friends, work. Either way — work is third.""The longer you stay somewhere that isn't aligned with your values, what you're saying is that job is more important than your values.""I've survived 100% of my worst days. I'm still here. I'm still kicking."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

What if the life you were supposed to build was never the one you actually wanted?In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with Laura Ericson, group travel curator, content creator, and founder of a company built from nothing after divorce became the unexpected doorway to a completely different life.Laura didn't ease into this. She walked out of a 14-year career in higher education on a Friday and was her own boss by Monday with no email list, no website, no clients. What she built from that point, leading over 350 solo travelers across eight countries, came down to one thing: she didn't stop.If you've ever wondered whether the leap is worth it, felt the gap between the life you're living and the one you're curious about, or wanted to travel somewhere "scary" but talked yourself out of it this conversation is for you.TOPICS DISCUSSED:What nobody tells you before you quit your job to start a businessHow Laura got her first clientsWhy unknown doesn't mean dangerous and the real reason we fear certain destinationsWhat it takes to build a following when you hate being on cameraHow she curates trips that make travelers feel like insiders, not outsidersThe truth about "ethical" animal tourism Connect with Laura onInstagram | www.instagram.com/lolawhiskeyFacebook | www.facebook.com/thelauraericsonTikTok | www.tiktok.com/@thelauraericsonLinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/thelauraericsonWant to learn more about Laura’s work? Visit her website at www.lauraericson.comBEST MOMENTS:"The only reason I succeeded is because I didn't stop.""Unknown doesn't mean dangerous. Just because you're not familiar with a place doesn't automatically make it dangerous.""You reap what you sow in travel, in all of the ways. There's so much more good out there than there is bad."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

What happens when you finally stop doing everything for everyone else and ask what YOU actually want?In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with Jo Rose, empowerment coach, keynote speaker, and women's authenticity guide about what it actually takes to stop repeating the same patterns, choose yourself, and build a life that is genuinely, unapologetically yours.Jo didn't just talk her way to this work. She lived it. From two marriages to the same controlling partner, to anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia that showed up in her body before she could name what was wrong Jo's transformation was total. She walked away from her home, her marriage, and her career. Lived in a caravan. She traveled the world solo. And rebuilt herself from the inside out.If you've ever felt unseen, stuck in a pattern you can't seem to break, or afraid that choosing yourself will cost you everything — this conversation is for you.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Why women keep repeating the same patterns  and what finally breaks themHow "doing the right thing" for everyone else can quietly destroy youThe identity shift that changes everything What it means to live in your "yes" and how to feel it in your bodyDropping into your body: what it actually means and how to do itWhose voice is really running your decisions?How solo travel became part of Jo's path back to herselfConnect with Jo Rose onFacebook | www.facebook.com/joroseconsciouschange.co.ukInstagram | www.instagram.com/joblack_mindsetandhabitsWant to learn more about Jo Rose’s work? Visit her website at www.joroseconsciouschange.co.ukBEST MOMENTS:"The first person that needs to see you and hear you and give you your worth — is you.""When you show up authentically, the people not aligned for you can let go. That doesn't affect your worth.""It's just amazing when we take the scary steps. Good things happen.""When you're pleasing everybody, you're not attracting your tribe — you're attracting a version of you that doesn't exist.""We can change our lives. But we've got to choose it."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

You’re exhausted. You can’t focus. Your body feels off. And people keep telling you to stay positive.What if it’s not “just a phase”… what if it’s grief?In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with certified grief educator and transformational coach Suzanne Jabbour about a truth most people miss: grief is not just about death.Grief can come from job loss, burnout, a breakup, a diagnosis, or any life change you didn’t choose. And when you don’t name it, you stay stuck.Suzanne shares her personal story after losing her son, Ben, and how that loss led her to help others understand what they’re really feeling and how to move through it.If something has felt off and you haven’t been able to explain why, this conversation might finally give it a name.TOPICS DISCUSSED:Why grief isn't just about death and why that misunderstanding is costing youThe backpack you're quietly filling with unprocessed lossWhy naming your emotion is the thing that makes it moveHow your body stores grief before your brain catches upWhy support disappears right when grievers need it mostThe difference between being sad and actually grievingConnect with Suzanne OnLinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/suzanne-jabourFacebook | www.facebook.com/suzannejabourInstagram | www.instagram.com/suzannejabourgriefeducationWant to learn more about Suzanne’s work? Visit her website at www.suzannejabour.comBEST MOMENTS:"Anytime there's change, there's loss. Anytime there's loss, there's grief.""The scary stuff is the stuff in the basement that we never want to look at.""Grief doesn't have to be rebuilt by accident. It can be rebuilt with intention."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock

You’re doing everything right… but your body isn’t responding.Low energy. Stubborn weight. And the strategies that used to work suddenly don’t.In this episode of the Travel and Transformation podcast, I talk with Sharlene Styles about why intermittent fasting and traditional weight loss advice can backfire for women over 40.We break down what’s really happening with hormones, metabolism, inflammation, and stress in midlife, and why pushing harder isn’t the answer.If you’re navigating perimenopause, struggling with weight gain, or trying to balance your hormones naturally, this conversation will help you understand what your body is actually telling you.TOPICS DISCUSSED:The "tricky trio" why hormones, inflammation, and gut health are always connectedWhat insulin resistance really is and why your body is basically going on strikeWhy intermittent fasting may be making things worseWhat 36 blood markers can tell you that your doctor's standard tests won'tWhy knowing what to do is never the real problem and what isThe one thing that determines whether any health change will actually stickConnect with Sharlene OnInstagram | www.instagram.com/nutritionist_sharlenestylesFacebook | www.facebook.com/purenaturalhealthwellnessYouTube | www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_nCSsyiU4kqqzmp5ag95AWant to learn more about Sharlene’s work? Visit her website at purenaturalhealth.caHere are the resources they discussed:Nutritionist, Metabolic Balance & Life Coach 5 Day Hormone Balancing Meal Plan + Midlife Metabolism Jumpstart KitBEST MOMENTS:"Your body doesn't use words. It uses symptoms. Our job is to listen — and then decode what it's saying.""The wrong roads lead us to the right roads. Same with our own health."Connect with SophiaWebsite |  www.thereikihealingcoach.com Instagram | @sophia_i_got_igInstagram | @createlifeyourwayFacebook | www.facebook.com/sophia.e.754LinkedIn | Sophia Elcock