Explore every episode of the podcast GLIMMERS of Another Way of Being

What if leadership isn't about having all the answers, but about having the courage to show up as your whole self?

In this conversation, Stephanie sits down with coach, author and founder of Beautiful You Coaching Academy, Julie Parker, to explore leadership, belonging and what it really means to be seen. Together, they reflect on self-trust, community, power, and the quiet courage it takes to stop performing who we think we should be and begin embracing who we already are.

Whether you lead a team, a community, a business, or simply your own life, this episode is an invitation to consider a different kind of leadership; one rooted in authenticity, connection and care.

About Julie Parker

Julie Parker is the Founder of The Beautiful You Coaching Academy and a mentor, counsellor, coach, supervisor, and guide for sacred leaders and space holders. She has trained thousands of life coaches from around the world and has had a thriving counselling and coaching practice for more than two decades. Julie has also inspired thousands of people as an in-demand speaker, is an international award winning published author and host of two top-ranking podcasts. As a devoted and practising priestess, Julie is committed to contributing to a world where presence, healing and social justice are honoured.

Connect with Julie

Website: www.juliesuzanneparker.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesyparker/
Beautiful You Coaching Academy: www.beautifulyoucoachingacademy.com

Thank you so much for listening.

If this conversation gave you hope, challenged your thinking, or left you with something to carry into your own life, I'd be so grateful if you subscribed, left a review, or shared this episode with someone who'd enjoy it too. It really helps more people discover these conversations.

If you'd like to bring a little more of the spirit of GLIMMERS into your own day-to-day, I've created a free gift for you: Your Glimmers Practice—a gentle 20-minute guided audio and reflection workbook to help you notice the moments of hope, beauty and possibility that are already around you.

You can download it for free at:
https://stephaniemackinnon.myflodesk.com/glimmers

And if you're longing for more support as you begin creating another way of being in your own life, I'd love to welcome you into ROOTED, my coaching and community space. You can find out more at:
https://stephaniemackinnon.com/rooted

Until next time, keep noticing the glimmers.

What happens when we stop assuming there is only one way to live?

In this conversation, artist and activist Sorcha O'Higgins reflects on the experiences that shaped her political consciousness, from London to Argentina to rural Mayo, and how choosing differently has transformed the way she works, creates and shows up in her community.

Together, we explore creativity, capitalism, agency, making art alongside a day job, holding contradiction, why community matters, and the quiet courage of building a life around what you truly value.

This isn't a conversation about having all the answers.

It's a conversation about remembering that another way is possible.

Sorcha O'Higgins is an artist living in Mayo, Ireland. She's passionate about freedom and equality for everyone, everywhere, and believes that politics is central to that (within the current systems we have, anyway). She's the chair of the Mayo branch of the Social Democrats, and wants to promote positivity, and real opportunities for the public good of social democracy. She loves Catherine Connolly, Zohran Mamdani and David Bowie, and is currently obsessed with Heated Rivalry. 


You can find more info and see some of Sorcha's collage work on her Instagram page here: https://www.instagram.com/sorchaoh_collage/

Thank you so much for listening.

If this conversation gave you hope, challenged your thinking, or left you with something to carry into your own life, I'd be so grateful if you subscribed, left a review, or shared this episode with someone who'd enjoy it too. It really helps more people discover these conversations.

If you'd like to bring a little more of the spirit of GLIMMERS into your own day-to-day, I've created a free gift for you: Your Glimmers Practice—a gentle 20-minute guided audio and reflection workbook to help you notice the moments of hope, beauty and possibility that are already around you.

You can download it for free at:
https://stephaniemackinnon.myflodesk.com/glimmers

And if you're longing for more support as you begin creating another way of being in your own life, I'd love to welcome you into ROOTED, my coaching and community space. You can find out more at:
https://stephaniemackinnon.com/rooted

Until next time, keep noticing the glimmers.