The Prosperous Empath® Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In my work, I have found that it is particularly hard for empathpreneurs to embrace change, to close their businesses, to open new ones, to chart new courses in their careers, to change directions, to end business partnerships, and more. So I wanted to record this episode on embracing change because I think so many of us are in a period of change right now—which as a heart-centered entrepreneur isn’t always easy because we are emotionally invested and care so deeply. But it’s okay to allow our businesses and ideas to evolve as we do. Listen in to learn how to trust yourself in order to lean into transition with more confidence.  

Topics:

• How to embrace the part of ourselves that is afraid while also nurturing the part of us that feels excited for change 
• Discerning the difference between our inner resistance to change and our intuitive inner knowing and then allowing ourselves to sit in the liminal space 
• How to overcome fear and the sense of doubt to reframe that uncertainty and actually move forward
• Being mindful of our people pleasing and our need for external validation as empaths because they create resistance to change 
• Practices you can use to trust your transition and lean into it with ease and grace 

Episode Resources:

• Yung Pueblo

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• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys. 
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Work with Catherine:

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Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Welcome back The Prosperous Empath®! Since it’s still January when this episode airs, I wanted to talk about a new and refreshing perspective for you to consider as you reflect on your goals and your visions for the new year. My intention is that today's episode will guide you into action, because I think that for many of us, goal setting can be so overwhelming–and there’s a reason for this! If you live in the northern hemisphere, it’s still winter, and energetically for empaths, this season is often not a natural or aligned place to be exerting ourselves and feeling energized and resourced to be jumping into goals. Instead, we should focus on ritualizing our lives to create new habit loops while stepping into the identity that is in alignment with our new level of success. Find out how by tuning into the full episode. 

Topics:

• What it looks like to live cyclically with the seasons and why January is actually not the best time to set goals or to launch something new in business 
• Remembering that pressure does not equal performance and why it’s important to focus on creating systems rather than goals 
• How to design your environment for success in 2025 so that it matches the new experience you are calling to life 
• Mastering the art of consistently showing up to create a new habit loop and reinforce the identity you’re working to create 

Episode Resources:

• Wintering by Katherine May
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys. 
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here. 

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here. 

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

On this episode of The Prosperous Empath®, I’m thrilled to sit down with Saleema Vellani, an accomplished 9x founder (3 exits) and award-winning author of the bestselling book, Innovation Starts with I. She’s the founder and CEO of Ripple Impact, which helps seasoned professionals and corporate exiters build profitable, purpose-driven portfolio career businesses and pursue their dreams. She invests in women-owned early-stage startups, sits on the National Speakers Association DC Chapter board, and teaches Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University. Saleema also speaks five languages and has traveled to 100+ countries. But what many people don’t know about her is that Saleema experienced profound burnout as she was scaling her business. As part of her recovery process, Saleema had to accept the realization that entrepreneurship is, first and foremost, a personal growth journey. She had to dig deep into herself to uncover what it means to truly invest in your well-being, come out of crisis mode, and build a business strategy that was aligned with her values. Listen to our conversation to learn more about burnout recovery and the valuable lessons Saleema discovered along the way. 

Topics:

• Saleema’s entrepreneurship story, how building a 7-figure business led her down the path of burnout, and what she did to start making more aligned decisions 
• The importance of knowing what you can and can’t tolerate to proactively avoid physical and mental burnout
• Recognizing empathic tendencies that often contribute to burnout, such as people-pleasing and not being able to say no 
• Managing your generosity as an entrepreneur as you scale your business
• How to leverage your gifts, make aligned decisions, and serve people without running yourself dry in the process
  

Episode Resources:

• Unleashed: The Unapologetic Leader’s Guide to Empowering Everyone Around You by Frances Frei 
• Innovation Starts with I: Increase Your Influence. Ignite Your Impact by Saleema Vellani 

Connect with Saleema:

• Ripple Impact 
• Saleema's Website 
• LinkedIn 
• Instagram: @saleemavellani 
• Facebook 

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys. 
• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here. 

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Today on The Prosperous Empath Podcast, we are here with a very esteemed guest who I am really thrilled to have on the podcast today – Laura Meyer. Laura started a community that we were both part of and I'm really excited to have her here to talk about the power of relationships, both from a coach's perspective, which is mine, and Laura’s, who's a really brilliant consultant. We’re also sharing the importance of knowing your non-negotiables, how to exit a relationship that’s out of alignment with grace, and trusting in the law of reciprocity. This episode is for you if you have a goal to grow your business this year and beyond! 

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Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Today’s episode is about one of my traditions that I get to do every year – choosing my word of the year. Having a word of the year has consistently served as an empowering practice for grounding and calling in a new experience or way of being that I want to cultivate in the next year. Rather than making New Year’s resolutions which are often clouded in changing something about ourselves we don’t like and focusing on ‘doing’, a word of the year focuses on ‘being.’ Your word of the year will help you create a new, distinct experience of life. Listen in to hear how to choose your own word of the year to make 2023 one of your best years yet.

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Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

I’m so honored to have today’s guest on the podcast, Emma-Louise Parkes, because she is the biggest inspiration behind this podcast. Emma-Louise is an Online Business Coach and Strategist for introvert-owned businesses. Some see personality labels as a setback, but to Emma-Louise, they are one of her greatest assets. She’s sharing more about this, plus how she’s setting herself up for success in the new year. This episode is for any empath who’s ready to start feeling confident in who they are and all that they can accomplish! 

Visit this episode's blog post here.
Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

Hello, hello, and welcome back to another episode of the podcast. I am looking forward today to sharing with you about goal setting, and before you disconnect and let your eyes glaze over, I want you to know that I have a very unique relationship to project planning and goal setting. I've come to realize that it's something that I do a bit different from other folks, and I'm also highly practiced in fulfilling on the goals that I set, and staying in relationship with the goals that I set and being empowered by the goals that I set –  which are all very unique statements to make, and statements that I often find many struggle with. So we're going to talk about the anatomy of goal setting, why they're important, how they are really the heart and soul of what coaching is all about, and I'm going to share with you a structure that has supported me in setting my goals over the years.

Visit this episode's blog post here.
Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

The inspiration for today's episode, and actually, for the next couple of episodes resulted from a conversation that I overheard at a bar over the weekend. In short, another patron said this about Thanksgiving: “It was rough, I went to Gloucester, Hamilton and then Rockport, but there were no fights, so that was a plus.”

On the opposite hand, I’m someone who really does love this season, and one thing I can appreciate about the holidays is that it is a time of a lot of emotions, a lot of pressure, and a lot of expectations. Sometimes when there can be that hype and anticipation, judgment, preconceived notion of how things are going to go, it just can create a lot of pressure and human beings don't typically like pressure. As you may know, one of the ways we often resist pressure is avoidance. So for today's episode, I want to share with you a nod to the 12 days of Christmas, the 12 days of conscious holiday planning as a way to practice doing something different and as a way to practice bringing more intentionality to your holidays to create the experience that you want to have. 

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

In a previous episode of the podcast I shared how it took 37 rejections before I finally landed my first client. That first client? Laura Kline-Taylor Roethel – which is why I’m beyond honored to have her on the show this week. Laura is a Life & Business Coach who specializes in supporting women who are spiritual entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial spirits who are interested in keeping motherhood powerful while remaining career driven. In our conversation, Laura is sharing her expertise of cyclical living and how this has created major shifts not only in her business, but in her life. Her teaching on this topic has endlessly grounded and motivated me and I hope it does the same for you.

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Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

I’m so excited to share the very first guest episode of The Prosperous Empath Podcast! Jen Corcoran, LinkedIn Consultant for Sensitive Female Entrepreneurs, is joining us today to share why she believes LinkedIn is THE network for empath and highly sensitive entrepreneurs. You’ll hear her story of leaving the banking industry to follow her passion of supporting entrepreneurs just like you, as well as tips that you can implement today to grow your connections on LinkedIn. Enjoy!  

Visit this episode's blog post here.
Connect with Catherine on Instagram: @unboundedpotential

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The Prosperous Empath Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.