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What if building wealth wasn't about chasing money… but about becoming the version of you who can allow in more?

In this expansive and paradigm-shifting episode, I sit down with former energy trader turned spiritual teacher and investor Elizabeth Ralph, host of The Spiritual Investor Podcast and creator of the SI Method — a non-linear approach to wealth that blends financial strategy with energetic alignment.

Elizabeth retired from traditional finance at 39 after a successful career in energy trading, only to discover that external success alone could not provide the deeper sovereignty she was seeking. Through years of inner work, spiritual study, and lived experimentation, she developed a method that integrates markets, psychology, and frequency — allowing wealth to become an extension of creativity rather than a measure of worth.

We explore what happens when money is no longer treated as the goal, but as a medium through which consciousness evolves.

This conversation moves through trading, creativity, intuition, identity, and the subtle ways we unconsciously delay receiving what we say we want.

I recently got to be part of the Spiritual Investor Mastermind, and it was one of the most profound experiences of my life – it feels like it helped me create a whole new reality around money, business, and weaving my reality.

Inside this episode:

• How money can become an excuse not to fully step into what we came here to create

• The unexpected self-mastery lessons Ksenia has been learning through day trading

• Why trading is suddenly resonating with more conscious, intuitive, and spiritually curious people

• Bringing intuition and intelligence together in investing in an entirely new way

• Elizabeth's path from microbiology to computer programming to the trading floor

• How a career in high-level finance unexpectedly opened the door to spirituality

• What Elizabeth learned from the emptiness of outward success and why she knew she had to create a new way

• How creativity changes our relationship with money and opens the door to wealth without attachment

• The role of joy, magnetism, and energetic currency in receiving more abundance

• Why abundance does not arrive just because we want it, but when we become available to receive it

• What money neutrality actually means and how it differs from simply feeling good about money

• How to work with money from a holistic perspective instead of tying your identity to one income stream

• Timeline jumping, illusion breaking, and becoming the version of yourself who can hold more

• How a vacation rental, horse rescues, Hindu teachings, and one client changed the direction of Elizabeth's life

• The origin story of The Spiritual Investor and why Elizabeth stayed devoted even when the business made no money for two years

• The hiring decision that 10x'd her revenue and the role structure played in scaling her work

• What Elizabeth resisted for years in business, and what happened when she finally let her team support her

• Why the future of wealth may be less about chasing money and more about heart coherence, creativity, and flow

Insights:

• "When we allow money to play in the same space as creativity, we no longer have to think about making money." – Elizabeth Ralph
• "We can discover ourselves through building wealth if we allow money to be close to us." – Elizabeth Ralph
• "The abundance is not going to come in until we agree to it. And our agreement is our level of being able to receive that." – Elizabeth Ralph
• "If you can allow the money in while keeping your energy in the creative zone, you continue to be a magnet." – Elizabeth Ralph
• "Money neutrality allows you to calibrate to a higher frequency with money." – Elizabeth Ralph
• "I found myself through the creation of wealth and then through the creation of the business, which became a channel for all types of abundance." – Elizabeth Ralph

About Elizabeth Ralph:

Elizabeth Ralph is a former energy trader turned spiritual teacher and investor. She retired at age 39 and is now the host of The Spiritual Investor Podcast and creator of the SI Method — a non-linear, frequency-based approach that blends financial strategy with energetic alignment.

With a deep understanding of markets, money psychology, wealth management, and spiritual law, Elizabeth helps people build timeless wealth that creates true financial sovereignty from the inside out. Through her teachings, she guides others in collapsing time and building effortless wealth as a way of being.

According to Elizabeth, true financial freedom is not bound to traditional structures, but emerges from identity, frequency, and choice. Her method has helped thousands shift from survival-based money patterns into sovereignty, joy, and flow.

She lives her method daily, teaching through real stories, grounded strategy, and a deep reverence for cycles, energy, and possibility.

Resources:

🌹 WANA HEY ceremonial cacao

The Spiritual Investor

The Spiritual Investor Mastermind

The Spiritual Investor Club

Connect with Elizabeth:

The Spiritual Investor

Instagram @elizabethralph

YouTube @Elizabeth_Ralph

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• Instagram @ksenia.avdulove
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What felt like rock bottom became the portal to my biggest rebirth — and to a creative force I didn't know I had access to.

As I hold my custom shaped  ceremonial chocolate spiral bars and one-pound bags of ceremonial cacao roses… It feels surreal. I've made products before, but never something with this much prayer woven into every layer: the visuals, the words, the recipe, the sourcing. If you feel called, I can't wait for you to experience it! 

In this episode, I'm sharing the behind-the-scenes journey, the mystical seeds that were planting themselves even when I didn't know what was happening. 

It truly feels like my Higher Self traveled back in time, dropped breadcrumbs, and asked me to follow symbols and signs. One of those signs was a spiral in the dirt that became the center of the brand.

Thank you for being here. I'm excited to be back podcasting. Interviews are coming, and while the cadence might be a bit fluid at first, it will be far more consistent than the past couple of years.

Inside this episode:

• The moment I made chocolate in my kitchen "just to feel better" — and how it became the most nourishing creation of my life.

• The years-long thread of ceremonial cacao weaving through my journey — from Bali to New York, from marriage to motherhood, from loss to devotion.

• My intuitively guided path to finding an ethical Peruvian cacao supplier — and why I turned down the easy option that looked perfect on paper but lacked care.

• How I learned that real spirituality looks like care — in sourcing, in communication, in how you hold every being along the way.

• The symbolism of the spiral that appeared in the forest and became the heartbeat of the brand — a living reminder of remembering, forgetting, and returning.

• The way my own name, Ksenia, holds the hidden meaning of Theoxenia — "entertaining gods through food" — and how that revealed my deeper calling to work with chocolate the main compound of which is Theobromine, "food of the Gods"

• How the channeled WANA HEY recipe came together

• What it looks like to walk the path of creative surrender — trusting that every step, delay, and detour was a piece of divine choreography.

• The 1,000-pound leap of faith: investing $40,000 of my own money, saying yes to the unknown, and birthing a brand that feels like a living prayer.

• How I'm redefining "launching" as a soft opening of a portal — an invitation to create, remember, and rise softer together.

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In this solo update I'm sharing the WHY behind the longest break from podcasting I've ever taken, some of the creations that I'm currently bringing into the world, and why allowing the space for Source to move through is an invitation for miracles. 

Here are some of the things I share: 

- Our experience at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show (and an invitation for you if you're called to Lemurian Crystals)

- How I plan travel experiences to leave space for Source to guide me

- I'm pregnant! How I'm approaching this pregnancy differently than the previous times

- Fulfilling Eric's childhood dream of going to the NBA finals

- Releasing industry standards and expectations, and approaching every podcast episode as a sacred ceremony

Episode sponsor:

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Alexis Moore (@stretchwithlex) teaches deep stretching with an emphasis on creating not only a more flexible body, but a more flexible mind that allows you to move through life with less resistance.

Alexis reached out to me on Instagram and shared that she was deeply moved by the episode with Boyd Varty.

When I heard that Alexis had built a community of 7,000 Instagram followers in a matter of months with no previous social media experience and landed a partnership with Revolve – all from a place of intuition and gratitude – I knew I had to share her story with you!

See all show notes on wokeandwired.com

We discuss: 

• Following what feels alive 
• Pivoting from nursing to fitness
• Accessing your body's wisdom 
• Showing up without attachment to the outcome 
• Learning to be ok with not knowing your next step
• Building a community with 7k followers with no social media experience
• Merging strategy with intuition 
• What Alexis learned from leading classes on IG Live
• Revenue streams as a fitness and stretch instructor
• The course that helped Alexis write sales page and create her sales funnel: Live Launch Academy
• Overcoming the fear of selling 
• Using your body to create a more conscious mind 
• Building online presence from a place of gratitude 
• Overcoming self-doubt with curiosity 
• How she got a partnership with Revolve
• How working with a coach changed everything

Connect with Alexis Moore:

• Stretchwithlex.com
• @stretchwithlex
• Free Monday-to-Sunday Stretch Plan
• Releasing Resistance 4-Week Flexibility Guide

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• Courses and programs

Alexis Moore (@stretchwithlex) teaches deep stretching with an emphasis on creating not only a more flexible body, but a more flexible mind that allows you to move through life with less resistance.

Alexis reached out to me on Instagram and shared that she was deeply moved by the episode with Boyd Varty.

When I heard that Alexis had built a community of 7,000 Instagram followers in a matter of months with no previous social media experience and landed a partnership with Revolve – all from a place of intuition and gratitude – I knew I had to share her story with you!

See all show notes on wokeandwired.com

We discuss: 

• Following what feels alive 
• Pivoting from nursing to fitness
• Accessing your body's wisdom 
• Showing up without attachment to the outcome 
• Learning to be ok with not knowing your next step
• Building a community with 7k followers with no social media experience
• Merging strategy with intuition 
• What Alexis learned from leading classes on IG Live
• Revenue streams as a fitness and stretch instructor
• The course that helped Alexis write sales page and create her sales funnel: Live Launch Academy
• Overcoming the fear of selling 
• Using your body to create a more conscious mind 
• Building online presence from a place of gratitude 
• Overcoming self-doubt with curiosity 
• How she got a partnership with Revolve
• How working with a coach changed everything

Connect with Alexis Moore:

• Stretchwithlex.com
• @stretchwithlex
• Free Monday-to-Sunday Stretch Plan
• Releasing Resistance 4-Week Flexibility Guide

1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories (tag @wokeandwired).
2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes.
3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more.

• Instagram: @wokeandwired @ksenia.brief
• TikTok: @athomewithksenia
• Courses and programs

Years ago, we met in Brooklyn over a cup of ceremonial cacao. I offered Dr. Shah social media guidance and she offered me a magical acupuncture experience. I'm excited to share her kindness and wisdom with you!

See all show notes on fundedbysource.com

• The power of rituals
• Accessing the magic within 
• Mind-body medicine
• Growing up with Indian rituals and integrating them today 
• Meditation as an antidote to anxiety 
• Metta meditation 
• Plant medicine 
• The new paradigm of medicine 
• Social media

Dr. Pooja Amy Shah is a licensed and dual board certified physician (M.D.) in Integrative Medicine and Family Medicine. She followed medical school and residency with additional education in integrative medicine including: medical acupuncture at Harvard Medical School, contemplative psychotherapy at Nalanda Institute, mind-body medicine at Harvard University's Benson-Henry Institute, yoga teacher certification at Kula Yoga Project NYC, integrative medicine studies through the University of Arizona's Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine, among others.

Dr. Shah has a private integrative medicine practice near Madison Square Park focused on the holistic healing of the body and mind using a skillful blend of Eastern medical traditions and standard Western allopathic care. She also works as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University / New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 2011 where she serves as Director of Integrative Medicine and teaches residents and medical students. She offers a number of courses and workshops, most often on the subject of incorporating mind-body medicine into your daily life for whole health and wellness.

Connect with Dr. Pooja Amy Shah: 

• drpoojaamyshah.com
• Courses + Workshops: https://www.drpoojaamyshah.com/learn

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Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method

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Some questions I get the most are:

• Should I do more Instagram Reels?
• How much energy should I give to TikTok?
• How often should I post on Instagram?
• What platform is the best for my offerings? 
• How do I make sure my followers turn into customers?

There are a million strategies that could get you there, but only ONE that actually matters, makes a difference, and offers you a grounded peace of mind along the way.

Sometimes we can put it into words and work with it (like we do in the Conscious Social Media Program), and sometimes its power is wordless. 

What's the access to this portal of a relationship with social media that's full of miracles? The answer is in becoming present to the energy behind how you show up and the consciousness that you transfer via wifi.

This guided spoken word journey will create space for miracles in how you connect to your medicine and express it in the world through the digital realm. 

The possibilities are infinite. The only requirement is to receive it with an open heart.

Are you ready?

See all show notes on wokeandwired.com

• Conscious Social Media Program: limited time promo

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In this solo episode, I paint my vision of a new paradigm business that exists in the physical, digital and the unseen realms – a vision that I am holding for everyone comes across my work.

We will be bringing your version of this vision into reality within the 5D Mastermind (www.5dmastermind.com), an intimate 4-month mentorship container with me and my personal network. We will merge mystical with smart strategy, as you take action on what matters to you. You can apply to join through 11.59pm PT on March 19, 2021. The opening circle is on March 20.

See all show notes on wokeandwired.com

When it comes to diversifying streams of income, I've experimented quite a bit and am excited to share what I've learned with you.

No matter where you are in your entrepreneurial journey, may these takeaways serve your Highest good.

Listen to the episode to find out my top 5 business lessons from my top revenue streams: 

1. Online courses and workshops
2. Content creation
3. Brand sponsorships
4. Affiliates marketing and affiliate SEO
5. Physical products – the heart bowl 

I also share the role that Human Design, Akashic Records, conscious sales and cacao ritual have played in my business. 

3 New Paradigm Marketing Principles That Change Everything

91: Lynan Saperstein: 5D Consciousness Shift Is Here – It's Time To Play Full Out

137: 17 Lessons From Building A Profitable Brand On Social Media

138: 7 Ways Masterminds Helped Grow My Business

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Hilary Pearlson is an Akashic Records Reader, Healing Guide, and Founder of The Dreamerie, a supportive space offering readings, courses, and immersion programs to guide you in aligning with your path and purpose through the Akashic Records.

For over ten years, she has drawn on her own courageous health journey to fulfill her mission of helping you heal, shift, and transform into your truest self.

Hilary is a dear friend and my secret weapon when it comes to business strategy, launching, and connecting with my guides through the Akashic Records. 

See all show notes on fundedbysource.com

This conversation is split into two episodes.

Listen to part one of this conversation in episode 142.

In part two of this conversation, we discuss: 

• Setting up a money altar 
• Getting present to my relationship with the spirit of money 
• How I made my first money from going live on TikTok 
• The space between strategy and Divine surrender 
• Taking a sacred pause to celebrate 
• Hilary's move from NYC to Florida and Ksenia's move from NYC to the Catskills 
• Letting go of drawing your worth from your physical appearance 
• Hilary's courage to let herself be seen while recovering from a facial paralysis 
• Being in the depths of your healing journey and showing up anyway 
• The best questions to ask the Akashic Records before a launch 
• Separating your energetic body from the energy of your business 
• Intuitive productivity tools 

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1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource.

2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

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Connect with Ksenia: 

Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method

Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource

Ksenia's Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief

Ksenia's TikTok: @athomewithksenia

Ksenia's YouTube Channel

Hilary Pearlson is an Akashic Records Reader, Healing Guide, and Founder of The Dreamerie, a supportive space offering readings, courses, and immersion programs to guide you in aligning with your path and purpose through the Akashic Records.

For over ten years, she has drawn on her own courageous health journey to fulfill her mission of helping you heal, shift, and transform into your truest self.

Hilary is a dear friend and my secret weapon when it comes to business strategy, launching, and connecting with my guides through the Akashic Records. 

See all show notes on fundedbysource.com

This conversation is split into two episodes.

In part one of this conversation, we discuss: 

• What led Hilary to leave Chanel and Teen Vogue for the world of wellness
• A health condition that led to Hilary's true path to unfold
• Blogging as a way to create your dream community 
• Taking on your partner's vision instead of your own 
• Healing from Ramsey Hunt, a version of the shingles 
• Hilary's journey to becoming an Akashic Records reading
• Overcoming self-doubt trusting your inner knowing 
• How the Akashic Records work 
• Can anyone open and read the Akashic Records? 
• The importance of practicing energy hygiene around the Akashic Records 
• Connecting to the magic on the other side of imposter syndrome 
• Honoring your hermit mode and time off social media 
• Navigating anxiety and depression 
• Finding balance between being a private person and having an online personal brand

Listen to part two of this conversation in episode 143.

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1. If you enjoyed the podcast, share it with a friend or on Instagram stories and tag @fundedbysource.

2. Subscribe, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts.

3. Join my email list to know about upcoming workshops and more.

4. Visit fundedbysource.com.

Connect with Ksenia: 

Courses and Programs: Conscious Social Media Method

Podcast Instagram: @fundedbysource

Ksenia's Instagram: @athomewithksenia @ksenia.brief

Ksenia's TikTok: @athomewithksenia

Ksenia's YouTube Channel