Paradigm U. Podcast

Hosted by April Marlewski-Hudzinski

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Jan 2026

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Welcome to the Paradigm U. Podcast! Here we’ll cover Real Life topics, just like the stuff you’d share with a good friend. This Podcast will serve up topics that weigh on our hearts and keep us up at nigh. Whether it’s navigating parenthood and “becoming an adult” or wayfinding personal development, marriage, loss, business and money. Join us as we lean into all of life’s challenges and celebrations. As you Expand your Paradigms, you'll Grow your Mind, Life and Abundance. This Podcast is a mix of interviews, special co-hosts and solo shows that you’re not going to want to miss. Hit subscribe & buckle up-THIS might change your life.

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January 1, 2026Episode 17659 min

2026 Goal Setting Workshop: Stop Setting Goals That Drain You | Guided Reflection for the AMBITIOUS

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!You've hit every milestone. You've exceeded expectations. And yet… you're running on empty.This isn't a motivational pep talk. This is a guided goal setting workshop designed specifically for those who are successful on paper but secretly depleted in reality.What This Episode IsThis is an interactive, pause-as-you-go workshop where you'll:Audit your current relationship with achievement (and why it might be costing you)Identify the difference between goals that energize you vs. goals that extract from youBuild your 2026 roadmap from a place of deep self-knowledge, not societal expectationLearn to set goals that honor both your ambition AND your humanityWhat Makes This DifferentMost goal setting frameworks are built for optimization. This one is built for integration—aligning what you want with who you actually are and what you actually have capacity for.You'll leave with: ✓ A clear, intentional vision for 2026 ✓ Goals rooted in self-awareness, not just achievement ✓ Permission to want what you want (even if it's rest) ✓ A framework you can return to year after yearWho This Is ForThis episode is for you if:You're "successful" but exhaustedYou keep setting goals that look good but feel heavyYou're ready to stop proving and start choosingYou want your 2026 to feel aligned, not just accomplishedHow to Use This EpisodeGrab a journal, pause as needed, and work through each reflection prompt. This isn't background listening—this is your planning session.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

December 24, 2025Episode 17519 min

The Paradigm Audit: What You’re Doing Out of Tradition (That No Longer Fits)

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!What are you doing simply because it’s how it’s always been done?In this episode, April invites you into a powerful personal reflection:Not an energy audit this time — a Paradigm Audit.Because growth doesn’t just require new strategies. It requires new beliefs.As you evolve, your paradigms must evolve with you.And sometimes the hardest things to question are the ones that feel normal.In this conversation, April shares personal examples from:Year-end business operationsLong-standing holiday traditionsFamily celebration normsEven holiday decor choices that didn’t align with how she actually wanted to experience the seasonNot because they were wrong. But because they weren’t aligned anymore.In This Episode We Explore:What a paradigm actually is (and how it silently runs your life)How to identify inherited beliefs vs. chosen valuesThe cost of maintaining traditions that feel misalignedWhy success can start to feel heavy when your paradigms are outdatedHow to audit your business systems at year-endReleasing guilt around evolving beyond family normsClearing energetic and mental space for what’s nextReflection Questions to Audit Your Paradigms:What am I continuing simply because it’s tradition?Where do I feel subtle resistance or resentment?What feels heavy that used to feel exciting?If I were designing this from scratch today, would I choose it?What would change if I trusted my current values fully?Growth requires subtraction.When you audit your paradigms, you clear space for what’s trying to unfold next.Key Themes:Identity evolutionMindset shiftsBreaking generational patternsBusiness alignmentIntentional livingPersonal valuesConscious leadershipRedesigning traditionsEmotional maturityIf This Resonated…Share this episode with someone who’s quietly outgrowing parts of their life.And if you’re in a season of recalibration — in business, family, or identity — this is your invitation to question what no longer fits.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

December 17, 2025Episode 17443 min

The Energy Audit: How to Stop Leaking Power and Raise Your Frequency

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Are you tired… or are you leaking energy?In this episode, we’re doing a powerful reset.If you’re high-achieving, intuitive, ambitious — yet feeling stretched thin, reactive, or quietly drained — this conversation will change how you operate.Today we’re walking through a Personal Energy Audit and building your own Personal Energy Plan (PEP) so you stop operating from depletion and start leading from power.Because your energy isn’t just a feeling.It’s your currency. It’s your frequency. It’s your leadership capacity.In This Episode We Cover:What an Energy Audit actually is (and why most women never do one)How to identify where your energy is leakingThe difference between high frequency vs. high outputSubtle ways you give your power awayEmotional, relational, and digital energy drainsHow to track what fills you vs. what depletes youCreating your Personal Energy Plan (PEP)How to protect your energy without becoming closed offWhy managing energy is more important than managing timeKey Themes:Personal powerEnergetic leadershipBoundariesFrequency calibrationConscious productivityEmotional regulationSelf-trustSustainable ambitionYour Personal Energy Plan (PEP)Ask yourself:What raises my frequency immediately?Where do I feel resentment, obligation, or subtle contraction?What conversations leave me lighter?What responsibilities feel misaligned?What would protecting my energy look like this week?Audit. Adjust. Protect. Expand.If This Resonated…Share this episode with the woman who looks “fine” but is carrying too much.And if you’re ready to build a life and business that honors your energy — not drains it — let’s connect.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

December 10, 2025Episode 17339 min

When a Soul Leaves: Grief, Past Lives & the Wisdom That Awakens Us

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Episode 173:In this deeply personal episode, April opens up about a recent family death and the soul-level reflections that followed. What begins in grief expands into a powerful conversation about past life regression, healing across lifetimes, and the consciousness that connects us all.Drawing from Many Lives, Many Masters by Dr. Brian L. Weiss, April shares passages that illuminate the continuity of the soul, the lessons we return to master, and the freedom that comes when we widen our perspective beyond a single lifetime.This is not an episode about doctrine or dogma—it's an offering of curiosity, awareness, and soul-level expansion. An invitation to consider what might exist beyond the physical world… and how embracing a larger paradigm can shift the way we live, love, grieve, and grow.If you're navigating loss, seeking deeper meaning, or simply open to exploring the multidimensional journey of the soul, this episode is for you.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

December 3, 2025Episode 17231 min

Commitment Doesn’t Lie: Your Behaviors Tell the Truth

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Episode 172:In this episode, April breaks down the powerful truth behind the quote: “Your behaviors reflect what you're committed to.” As we wind down 2025, we explore how your daily actions — not your intentions — reveal what you value, prioritize, and choose over and over again.April shares:Why behavior is the truest indicator of commitmentHow to identify hidden commitments sabotaging your goalsThe difference between dreaming a new life and behaving your way into oneSimple recalibration practices to align your actions with the future you wantA gentle challenge to help you realign one daily behavior this weekPerfect for anyone craving more integrity between who they say they want to be and how they’re actually showing up.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

November 26, 2025Episode 17127 min

Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life Learning. Part 3: The Lamb

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Episode 171:Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life Learning. Part 3: The LambIn this special 3-part finale of the Sabbatical Stories Series, April invites her three children to sit down for an unfiltered, heartfelt conversation about their homeschooling journey during the family’s sabbatical year. These episodes are raw, unedited, genuine, and offer a rare behind-the-scenes look into what kids really think about alternative education, family adventure, and personal growth.Together, they explore:What they loved most about being homeschooledWhat they didn’t enjoy (and why)What they learned about themselves, the world, and how they prefer to learnThe surprising moments that shaped their family bondHow a sabbatical changed their perspective on school, freedom, routines, and creativityThis series isn’t just about homeschooling — it’s about intentional living, conscious parenting, resilience, and raising self-aware kids. Whether you're a homeschooling parent, a curious entrepreneur, or someone exploring unconventional paths, these episodes offer inspiration, connection, and honesty.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

November 26, 2025Episode 17015 min

Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life Learning. PART 2-TIGER

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Episode 170:Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life Learning-Part 2-TIGERIn this special 3-part finale of the Sabbatical Stories Series, April invites her three children to sit down for an unfiltered, heartfelt conversation about their homeschooling journey during the family’s sabbatical year. These episodes are raw, unedited, genuine, and offer a rare behind-the-scenes look into what kids really think about alternative education, family adventure, and personal growth.Together, they explore:What they loved most about being homeschooledWhat they didn’t enjoy (and why)What they learned about themselves, the world, and how they prefer to learnThe surprising moments that shaped their family bondHow a sabbatical changed their perspective on school, freedom, routines, and creativityThis series isn’t just about homeschooling — it’s about intentional living, conscious parenting, resilience, and raising self-aware kids. Whether you're a homeschooling parent, a curious entrepreneur, or someone exploring unconventional paths, these episodes offer inspiration, connection, and honesty.----------------------------On this show we referenced:Oversimplified-our favorite history-ish youtube channelEducational gamified curriculum: Prodigy and Beast AcademySupport the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

November 26, 2025Episode 16916 min

Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life Learning-Part 1 FROGGY

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Episode 169: Sabbatical Stories Series Finale: A Heart-Opening Conversation With April’s Kids on Homeschooling, Growth & Real-Life LearningIn this special 3-part finale of the Sabbatical Stories Series, April invites her three children to sit down for an unfiltered, heartfelt conversation about their homeschooling journey during the family’s sabbatical year. These episodes are raw, unedited, genuine, and offer a rare behind-the-scenes look into what kids really think about alternative education, family adventure, and personal growth.Together, they explore:What they loved most about being homeschooledWhat they didn’t enjoy (and why)What they learned about themselves, the world, and how they prefer to learnThe surprising moments that shaped their family bondHow a sabbatical changed their perspective on school, freedom, routines, and creativityThis series isn’t just about homeschooling — it’s about intentional living, conscious parenting, resilience, and raising self-aware kids. Whether you're a homeschooling parent, a curious entrepreneur, or someone exploring unconventional paths, these episodes offer inspiration, connection, and honesty.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

November 19, 2025Episode 16857 min

Sabbatical Stories~ Is Homeschooling Right for You?

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!Ever feel like your kiddos educational journey needed a change?In Episode 168 of the Sabbatical Stories Series, join April as she shares her journey on exploring public, private and homeschooling options for her 3 kids. She'll share her decision making, what felt most important and the lessons she collected along the way.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026

November 13, 2025Episode 16736 min

Sabbatical Stories Series - Embracing the Unseen Gifts of the Journey

We’d love to hear from you! Send us a text!🌿 Episode 167: Embracing the Unseen Gifts of the JourneySabbatical Stories Series – Paradigm U Podcast with April Marlewski-HudzinskiSometimes the next step on our soul path doesn’t feel glamorous — but it’s sacred nonetheless.In this episode of Sabbatical Stories, April shares her experience of stepping into a role she was well-equipped for, yet didn’t spark her excitement. Called to lead a nine-month construction project on one of her properties, she leaned into her natural strengths in project management, resourcefulness, and leadership — not from a place of obligation, but from intention and integrity.Through honest reflection, April reveals how she: ✨ Transmuted resentment into purpose and presence. ✨ Chose to embody the version of herself capable of seeing the project through. ✨ Trusted the mantra: “This too shall pass” — allowing each phase to unfold with grace. ✨ Noticed the teachers, allies, and divine messengers who appeared for a reason and a season. ✨ Stayed organized, grounded, and aligned with her greater goals — even when the work wasn’t “sexy.”This episode is a soulful reminder that every task, no matter how mundane, can become a vessel for growth when infused with love, awareness, and higher intention.💫 Takeaway: Do what must be done — not for validation, but for evolution. The Universe honors your devotion, even in the unseen moments of discipline and faith.🎧 Tune in to reignite your trust, reclaim your energy, and remember that every season — even the slow, unglamorous ones — prepares you for expansion.Support the showGet DEEPER with April & The Paradigm U Team. Connect with Us HERE.Love the Episode? Please Leave us a Review on iTunes:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/skis-saloon-virtual-bar-podcast/id1535050128-----------------------------------Get Exclusive Access to Premium Content through our "Good Karma Club"Click Here to Join the Club *Access to Bonus Content begins January 2026