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IlluminEssence Creations, Denver, CO (2026)

06/02/2026

As founders, it can be easy to get caught up in the 684753 things you’re doing and forget how much of an IMPACT you actually have on the world ✨

Not only that, but your impact is probablyyy bigger than you think too - especially if you have a team.

I loved chatting with Amy of for a juicy conversation on where we get into hiring, leadership, and growing a business.

We’re big fans of just fu***ng around and finding out 🔥

But we alsoooo chat a lot about TRUST - trusting other people, trusting yourself, and giving yourself permission to build a business that actually fits the life you want.

We cover things like:
⁕ Amy’s journey from nonprofits to HR professional to founder of a team of 25
⁕ What fractional HR is, how it works, & how Amy supports clients
⁕ Hiring vs. outsourcing and how to determine what’s best for your business
⁕ Managing a team, firing employees, and navigating the realities of leadership
⁕ My experience hiring a team in the past and why my vision for my business has shifted over time
⁕ Showing up as a real human online and in your business
⁕ Business acquisitions - what founders should know and the emotional side of selling your company
⁕ Planning for retirement and why legal, financial, and HR support matter sooner than you think
⁕ How pricing models evolve as businesses grow and technology changes - what that’s looked like for us and how we’re planning for the future
⁕ How to know when it’s time to bring in HR support
⁕ Why information and data are your friends - even if you tend to avoid them
⁕ Learning not to take numbers, metrics, and business decisions personally

Stream on Spotify & Apple Podcast 🎙️ Link in bio.

06/02/2026

Turns out, not every emotion is a fu***ng red flag 🚩😂

Some of them are *actually* trying to help you (believe it or not).

Jealousy.
Excitement.
Fear.
Frustration.
Resistance.

For years, I either judged myself for feeling them orrrr tried to make them disappear as quickly as possible 😅

But now, I get curious.

Because emotions carry INFORMATION. About:
→ What you want
→ What you’re afraid of
→ What’s ready to heal
→ What you’re being called toward
→ What you’ve outgrown

The magic isn’t becoming someone who “never gets triggered” (we both know that’s never gonna happen, lollll).

The magic is learning how to LISTEN instead of immediately spiraling, judging yourself, or making the feeling mean something it doesn’t 🫶🏻

A few mindset shifts that completely changed the way I navigate emotions, intuition, and expansion are waiting for you in the carousel ↑

📌 Save it for later!

And let me know: Which slide made you stop and go, “Oooh girl... okay, that one was for me”?

06/01/2026

This month was a whirlwind of momentum, enjoying the little moments, big wins, and being there for the people I love 💫

It was most certainly filled with MAGIC ↓
✨ Hit a $10k month for the first time in 15+ months
✨ Sold over half my retreat spots
✨ Hosted the most amazing group happy hour for Denver women biz owners
✨ My mom moved to CO and I got to help her settle in/unpack (a lot)
✨ Discovered new connections & opportunities with some truly incredible people

But if I’m being totally honest... it asked a lot of me energetically and mentally too.

I’m an empath with an open solar plexus (Human Design), which can sometimes make it hard for me to not take on other people’s emotions as my own or regulate when big energy is moving 😅

I could feel the exhaustion creeping in last week (so obvs I had to find water to be near and not be on my phone all weekend 🌊 almost always an automatic cure for me)...

But even after a little break, I sat down to review May and set myself up for June and realized: I’m still carrying a LOT of weight or pressure that either isn’t mine or that I’m putting on myself for honestly no good reason.

The “I have to worry about my business all the time in order for it to be successful” bu****it has really creeped back in lately and that’s obvsss NOT IT.

Cause I don’t want a business that relies on me worrying or overworking to be successful.

→ I’ve added a lot more ease and spaciousness to my biz over the last two years
→ I’ve set the foundations for it to work FOR me, even when I’m offline
→ I’ve worked hard and grown and gotten through s**t and built something to last

And now? It’s time to fu***ng TRUST IT 🔥

Trust myself. Trust what I’ve built. And trust the universe.

Letting go and trusting has always been the hardest part for me, but that’s my goal for June — allowing everything to work in my favor WITHOUT me having to worry or overthink or do the most (because it already is).

That doesn’t mean I won’t work hard. It just means I get to let go of the extra weight I’ve been carrying without meaning to.

I’ve built more space in my schedule to allow for that, now it’s time to actually lean in 🫶🏻

05/27/2026

If you’ve been lurking the retreat page, doing mental math, and asking yourself 14 follow-up questions… this one’s for you 😂

I rounded up the biggest Q’s I’ve been getting about the retreat (plus a few your nervous system might be quietly asking 👀) and answered them all here!

Because this isn’t some vague “come transform your life and business” situation - I want you to *actually* know what you’re saying yes to.

The vibe?
✨ strategy + support
✨ real connection (without awkward forced networking)
✨ space to breathe AND grow
✨ content, coaching, nervous system support, and a wholeeee lot of magic

If you’ve been circling this decision but still have questions, DM me. Truly. I’m happy to chat through logistics, nerves, or whether it feels like the right fit 🫶🏼

ONLY 4 SPOTS LEFT

→ Link in bio to make one of them yours! 🥂

05/26/2026

I can’t stop, won’t stop talking about how YOU GET TO CHOOSE 🔥🔥

And that applies to everything in your life, your business, your mindset, your actions, alllll of it.

Lately for me? That’s applied most to my mindset and the way I navigate old stories and limiting beliefs popping up 🫶🏻

This month’s Real-Time Reflections solo ep of is a juicy one cause I’m pulling back the curtain on what it’s looked like to navigate growth, money mindset, upper limits, big personal shifts, and intentionally creating more space without losing momentum.

Because this past month has brought a LOT to celebrate… and some really interesting mindset edges that came with it too 💫

I chat about:
⁕ Booking over half of my retreat spots (!!) and the incredible response I’ve gotten so far
⁕ Hitting my first $10k month in over a year and the mindset/energetic edge that came with it
⁕ What it feels like to hit an upper limit - and how this experience compares to a similar one in 2024
⁕ The two biggest limiting beliefs/stories that came up for me around money and success
⁕ Understanding where those beliefs actually come from
⁕ Why limiting beliefs don’t magically disappear - you just get better at recognizing and moving through them
⁕ The tools I use when mindset s**t comes up & why awareness is always the first step in changing anything
⁕ The mindset shifts that have made the biggest difference in my journey
⁕ Choosing not to let fear of “what if something bad happens?” run the show
⁕ Other fun business wins and what I’m most excited about with the retreat this summer
⁕ On the personal side… my mom officially moved to Colorado this month!
⁕ What it’s been like helping her get settled
⁕ How BUSY May has felt - and why I intentionally created way more space for myself in June
⁕ My decision to stop doing the fu***ng most just because momentum is happening
⁕ What maintaining momentum without constant busyness actually looks like for me this next month

Stream on Spotify & Apple Podcast 🎙️ Link in bio.

05/25/2026

Some of y’all are trying to heal, grow, build a business, become more visible, make money, AND expand into your next level…

while being a complete as***le to yourselves in the process 👀🫠

Respectfully? That’s not helping.

Because not every “off” day means something is fu***ng wrong (a lesson I’ve had to learn overrrr and over) 🫶🏻

Not every wobble means you’re self-sabotaging.
Not every limiting belief resurfacing means you’ve “gone backwards.”
Not every feeling needs to be fixed immediately.

Sometimes you don’t need more discipline.

You need:
✨ rest
✨ regulation
✨ permission
✨ awareness
✨ compassion
✨ better tools

Because fighting yourself 24/7 is fu***ng exhausting.

And honestly? A lot of the women I see struggling with visibility, consistency, overthinking, and burnout aren’t lacking strategy...

→ They’re operating from pressure, perfectionism, nervous system dysregulation, and old protection patterns

BIIIIIG difference.

So if your brain has been doing the absolute mostttt lately, this one’s for you 🤍🔥

Which slide did you need to hear today? (it’s DEF number 5 for me)

And follow so you don’t miss Part 3! 💫

05/20/2026

In case you forgot: you get to give yourself PERMISSION to do what the f**k YOU want to do in your business (and life) 🔥

No following “shoulds” or waiting for someone else to say “yes” or doing what you’re “supposed to do”.

You GET to do things differently, change your mind, and pivot when it’s aligned for you (we just often forget that WE are the ones with that power) 🫶🏻

And that’s why I loveeeee getting to talk with incredible women about these kinds of topics (and more) on — and this week’s guest was one of my favs!

She’s a fellow designer, so YES, we talk design and branding… but we also get way deeper, covering ideas around identity, self-trust, creativity, and building a business that actually works for you ✨

More topics we cover:
◈ Chelsea’s journey into design - from a young age to corporate work, freelancing, and building her own business
◈ Chelsea’s “design basics for non-designers” content series
◈ Why inspiration, clear communication, and a strong brief matter so much in design projects
◈ Chelsea’s experience being late-diagnosed with ADHD
◈ The permission slip that comes with understanding how you work best (whether through ADHD, human design, astrology, etc.)
◈ Taking action vs. sitting with discomfort and allowing clarity to come
◈ How we’ve both shifted our schedules and businesses to make things more enjoyable and sustainable
◈ Our thoughts on hustle culture, Black Friday sales, busy seasons, and end-of-year pressure
◈ Why you need to support both yourself and your business in order to grow sustainably
◈ Finding freedom on social media and allowing yourself to show up your way
◈ The growth that comes from investing in coaching, masterminds, and support
◈ Navigating the gap between where you are and where you want to be
◈ Saying no to the wrong things so the right opportunities have space to come in
◈ Doing the things that scare you, trusting the universe, and staying committed to your vision even when you can’t fully see it yet
◈ The importance of community and not trying to do business alone

Stream on Spotify & Apple Podc

05/19/2026

This is the kind of summertime MAGIC I’ve been dreaming about 🏔️🤍✨

The perfect blend of structure and room to fu***ng breathe.

Cause honestly y’all… how many times have you tried to force clarity by thinking harder, consuming more, overanalyzing your next move, or staring at your laptop hoping the answer magically appears? 🫠

Meanwhile, what you probably actually need is SPACE.

✨ To exhale & be present for once
✨ To hear your own thoughts
✨ To get out of the constant doing and reconnect with what you actually want
✨ To be around women who GET the weird, beautiful, messy reality of building a business

Because clarity doesn’t always come from another strategy you’ve learned...

Sometimes it comes from a conversation over wine 🍷

A hike in the mountains.
A nervous system exhale.
Actually moving your body.
Creating without pressure.

Or saying the thing out loud that you’ve been carrying around in your head for monthssss.

THAT is what this retreat is about 🤍

Not just learning (although YES, you will absolutelyyy leave with strategy, tools, support, and momentum).

→ But creating the kind of environment where your innate magic and next level gets room to actually come through 💫

Join us at The Embodied Expansion Retreat:
📍 Breckenridge, CO
🗓️ July 30-August 2
🥂 all-inclusive (minus travel)
👯‍♀️ only 7 spots left
💸 early bird pricing ends TOMORROW 5/20 (save $300+)

If your brain and nervous system both just whispered “ohhhh I need that”… hit the link in bio 🥂

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