The Abundance Journey with Elaine Starling Welcome to The Abundance Journey—the show that helps you stop chasing abundance… and start embodying it. Hosted by Elaine Starling, TEDx speaker, spiritual abundance coach, and creator of The Spiral of Divine Abundance™, this podcast is your sacred space to realign with your soul, reclaim your worth, and rise into your divine purpose. Each episode blends spiritual insight, practical tools, Divine Downloads, and transformational conversations that activate your inner knowing and unlock the abundance already within you. Whether you’re feeling stuck, striving, or simply hungry for more alignment, you’ll find the clarity, confidence, and connection you crave—right here. ✨ Discover how to live from joy, not pressure. ✨ Receive your next steps directly from your soul. ✨ Learn how to direct Divine energy into your life, business, and relationships. You're not here to earn your worth. You're here to express it. New episodes weekly. Beaming you infinite love and blessings. www.TheAbundanceJourney.com
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October 1, 202644 min
Turn Reading Into Results with Nick Hutchison
What if the most valuable book you’ll ever read is already sitting on your shelf? You highlighted the passages. You loved the ideas. You may even have thought, “This could change my life.” But did anything actually change? Nick Hutchison, founder of BookThinkers and author of Rise of the Reader, joins Elaine Starling to explore the difference between consuming information and turning what you learn into lived experience. Nick shares a practical SMART goal strategy that gives you a clear Intention before you begin reading, helping you recognize the ideas that matter and actually do something with them. You’ll also discover why context matters, how conversation can deepen learning, when to read your most important material, and why engaging actively with ideas can strengthen your ability to think for yourself. Because finishing the book isn’t the goal. Applying what matters is. Want Nick to recommend a book specifically for you? DM him on Instagram and tell him about a problem you want to solve, a skill you want to develop, or something you’re curious about. Instagram @bookthinkers BookThinkers Book Club
September 24, 202642 min
Receiving Guidance with Dr. Nic & Prof. Mike
What if that dream you can’t forget, the gut feeling you can’t explain, or the coincidence that arrived at exactly the right moment deserves more of your attention? Psychologist Dr. Nic Sebastian and sociologist Prof. Michael Sebastian join Elaine to explore what happens when you begin treating your dreams, intuition, signs, synchronicities, and inner knowing as information worth noticing. You’ll hear the extraordinary story of the dream Prof. Mike recorded three years before meeting Dr. Nic, discover why the pair believes many of us are conditioned to dismiss our internal guidance, and learn about HU, the simple vibrational practice at the center of much of their work. Most importantly, this conversation invites you to experiment for yourself: become present, pay attention, track what happens, and discover how guidance uniquely shows up for you. Explore The Precision Guidance Protocol and Divine Guidance Institute: https://divineguidanceinstitute.org/ Take the Higher Awareness Quiz: https://divineguidanceinstitute.org/take-the-quiz/
September 17, 20261 hr 0 min
Intellect Meets Intuition with Naiana Miranda
Summary What if your most valuable knowing arrives before you can prove it? In a world that rewards data, evidence, and rational thinking, intuition can be easy to dismiss even when it has been quietly guiding you all along. Investor, medium, and global keynote speaker Naiana Miranda joins Elaine to explore what becomes possible when intellect and intuition stop competing and start working together. Naiana shares the experiences that shaped her leadership journey, how a near-death experience changed her understanding of consciousness and connection, and why she believes intuition grows stronger when we practice trusting it. You will discover how to recognize inner knowing, build trust one moment at a time, meet uncertainty with greater self-compassion, and bring intention into the way you give, lead, invest, and create. The invitation is not to abandon intellect, but to expand the information you are willing to receive and use. Topics Covered 0:00 What do you know before you can prove it? 5:02 Trance mediumship, shared intention, and combining energies 9:09 Trust the process, step by step 11:14 Naiana’s path from the Amazon to leadership training 14:12 The experience that changed Naiana’s relationship with intuition 19:04 Abundance as unwavering faith and Divine reciprocity 22:17 Why intellect and intuition work better together 24:45 Practicing intuition and the Mindsight experience 29:39 Self-acceptance when intuition feels uncertain 31:16 Rebuilding trust one present moment at a time 37:21 Giving more without fear and living within your means 39:49 Impact investing, women, and aligning money with values 44:04 Practicing intuition in community 46:10 Trust yourself and stay open to the magic Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins) Intellect and intuition do not have to compete. Naiana sees them as complementary ways of knowing that become more powerful together. Intuition becomes easier to trust through practice. Small experiences of noticing, testing, and recognizing inner signals can build confidence over time. Abundance can look like unwavering faith that life remains meaningful and Divine even when circumstances do not feel abundant. You do not need perfect certainty to move forward. Returning to the next present moment can help rebuild trust after a major disruption. Self-approval matters. Learning to support the person you see in the mirror changes how willing you are to trust and express what you know. Your resources can express your values. Giving, sharing, and intentional investing can become practical ways to participate in the world you want to create. Step-by-Step Process Shared Build Trust in Your Inner Knowing Notice the signal: Pay attention to the hunch, feeling, bodily response, image, or inner knowing that arrives before an explanation. Practice in small ways: Give yourself low-stakes opportunities to notice and test what your intuition is communicating. Return to the present moment: When trust feels shaken, focus on enjoying and inhabiting the next ordinary moment rather than solving everything at once. Reinforce what supports trust: Use reminders, music, practices, and experiences that help you remember that possibility and magic are still available. Let intellect become a partner: Bring strategy, evidence, and practical thinking into the conversation without requiring them to silence what you already sense. Listen to the episode for Naiana’s personal examples and the conversation about practicing intuition without abandoning practical judgment. Questions Answered in This Episode How can I trust what I know before I can prove it? What changed for Naiana after her near-death experience? Where do highly intellectual people tend to struggle with intuition? Can intuition become stronger with practice? How does Naiana define abundance? What small steps can help me rebuild trust when I feel disconnected from my inner knowing? How can giving and investing become expressions of the world I want to create? Pull Quotes “To me, you can’t have intellect without intuition. They go hand in hand.” - Naiana Miranda “It’s a journey. Be okay with when you’re not feeling okay.” - Naiana Miranda “Tudo vai dar certo, which means everything will work out.” - Naiana Miranda Free Gift Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to Download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide - your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact - click the Share My Thoughts button. Complete the Google form to automatically receive your free gift. Naiana’s Gift Seven Days of Feel This Magic: Sign up at FeelThisMagic.com Receive seven daily messages, drawn from Naiana’s upcoming book, to help you hear and trust your intuition and notice the abundance already moving through your life. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Mindsight - referenced during the conversation about practicing intuitive perception. Portfolia - referenced by Naiana as an investment platform focused on women and thematic funds. Kiva - referenced by Elaine while discussing small investments in entrepreneurs. BMW - referenced in Naiana’s early career story. Babson College - referenced in Naiana’s path into investing. Harvard - referenced in Naiana’s investing education journey. Impact investing - referenced as investing for positive impact as well as financial returns. About the Guest Naiana Miranda is an investor, medium, and global keynote speaker working at the intersection of consciousness, impact, and human transformation. Born in the Amazon jungle of Brazil and raised in the United States, she became one of the country’s youngest leadership trainers at 22, has trained thousands of leaders, spoken at the United Nations, consulted family offices, and invested in more than 50 women founders. She holds an MBA from Babson College, serves on the board of the Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth North America, and is co-founder of MSH Partners, helping high-achieving leaders trust what they know before they can prove it. Instagram: @iam.naiana LinkedIn: Naiana Miranda Substack: Naiana Miranda About the Host - Elaine Starling Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life. Website: TheAbundanceJourney.com Facebook: Elaine Starling LinkedIn: Elaine Starling YouTube: @ElaineStarling TEDx: Watch Elaine’s TEDx talk Book: The Abundance Journey Connect & Support If this episode served you: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and turn on YouTube notifications. Leave a rating and review on Apple to help others find the show. Share what you Loved and what you Learned to receive the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide . Share This Episode YouTube: https://youtu.be/dv0u16Ngqig Podcast: Listen to Episode 232 Copy and paste blurb: Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: Intellect Meets Intuition with Naiana Miranda. Big aha: intuition does not have to replace intellect. The real power may come from letting both ways of knowing work together. Listen or watch for practical...
September 10, 202648 min
The Creative Genius Within with Marisa Handler
What if creativity is not a talent you either have or don’t have, but a form of life force that can reconnect you with your truest self? What if your creativity isn’t missing? What if you’ve simply been trying too hard to find it? Creativity isn’t just about writing, painting, singing, or making something new. It can be a powerful inner guidance system—pointing you toward who you really are and what wants to emerge through you. Award-winning author and creative and life coach Marisa Handler learned this through a profound dark night of the soul that left her unable to access the creativity that had once defined her. Her way back wasn’t through trying harder. It was through receiving. Listening. Opening. And learning to trust what wanted to emerge. In this episode, Marisa and Elaine explore why everyone has a unique creative genius, how striving and comparison can disconnect you from yours, and why authentic self-expression can open the door to greater energy, joy, abundance, and surprising synchronicities. Marisa describes your creative genius as “one in eight billion.” You don’t need to become more like someone else. You need to discover what is already uniquely yours. Take Marisa’s free 5-minute Creative Archetypes Quiz: https://marisahandler.com/creative-archetypes-quiz Apply for a complimentary Unleash Your Creative Genius Breakthrough Session: https://forms.gle/sgsYXy2j6rhMEdor8 Learn more about Marisa: https://www.marisahandler.com
September 3, 202649 min
Your Body Knows First with Elizabeth Janowski
What if your body knows what you want before your mind can explain it? Artist, photographer, movement teacher, and Permission Project creator Elizabeth “Liz” Janowski joins Elaine to explore why authentic inner knowing often begins below the neck—and how freeform movement can help you hear it. Liz shares how motherhood led her back into her body, why desire is a life-giving force, and how years of social conditioning can make women override their own yeses and nos. You’ll discover simple ways to slow down, notice sensation, use touch and music intentionally, and create enough inner safety to recognize what feels true for you. This conversation invites you to stop outsourcing your knowing, treat your body as a trusted partner, and reconnect with the clarity, coherence, pleasure, and self-trust that become available when mind, body, and spirit are aligned. Topics Covered (with timestamps) 0:00 What if your body already knows the answers you’re searching for? 3:55 Three conscious breaths, the episode Intention, and noticing Divine signals in the body 7:35 Why freeform movement is not about learning dance moves—it’s about authentic expression 9:07 “The body knows first”: desire, social conditioning, and learning what you actually want 10:24 How motherhood led Liz to movement and the creation of the Permission Project 13:00 Using the body as a receiver for intuition, inner knowing, and “warmer/colder” guidance 15:34 Liz’s definition of abundance: alignment and coherence of mind, body, and spirit 18:55 The body stories women carry—and how pleasing others can drown out your authentic response 21:01 Why safety, slowness, and embodiment can expand the story you hold about yourself 24:31 Coming home to the body in a screen-driven world—and expressing your unique yes 26:16 Touch, self-validation, and creating the feeling you want from within 28:56 Two simple practices to hear your body: sensory pleasure and making space to feel 32:34 How listening to your body can reduce reactivity and reveal what is really happening 33:39 Liz’s music-compilation gift for dropping into your body and clarifying desire 37:04 A final reminder: give yourself grace, listen a little more, and bring your body to the party Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins) Your body may register a true yes or no before your thinking mind has words for it. Desire is not something to suppress; it can be a life-giving signal that helps you recognize what is aligned for you. Freeform movement creates a way to express emotions and experiences that may be difficult to reach through thought alone. Self-trust grows when you create enough safety and quiet to notice sensation instead of automatically responding to other people’s needs and expectations. Small sensory choices—comfortable fabric, warm water, affectionate touch, music, rest—can help you rebuild an intimate relationship with your own preferences. Abundance can be experienced as coherence: mind, body, and spirit arriving at the same wholehearted yes. Step-by-Step Process Shared Come Home to Your Body Create signals of safety → slow down, get comfortable, reduce expectations, and give yourself space to feel. Notice what feels good → pay attention to texture, temperature, taste, touch, music, beauty, and other sensory cues. Let yourself feel what is present → rather than immediately managing or overriding emotion, give it room to move through you. Listen for the yes and the no → notice what expands, contracts, excites, settles, or feels distinctly “not for me.” Express what you discover → move, reach out, ask for affection, have the conversation, or make a choice that honors your authentic response. Listen to the episode for Liz’s lived examples and Elaine’s reflections on using the body as a receiver for inner guidance. Questions Answered in This Episode How can I tell what my body is trying to communicate before my mind talks me out of it? Why do so many women lose touch with what they genuinely want? How can freeform movement help emotions and inner knowing become easier to access? What does abundance feel like when mind, body, and spirit are aligned? What are simple ways to begin rebuilding trust, pleasure, and connection with my body today? Pull Quotes “I actually think the body knows first.” — Liz Janowski “Abundance is being in alignment with your mind, your body, and your spirit all in one place.” — Liz Janowski “Just to remember that you have a body is already a success in itself.” — Liz Janowski Free Gift Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to Download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide — your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact — click the Share My Thoughts button and complete the Google form to automatically receive your free gift. Guest Gift Liz shares a series of short music compilations designed to help you drop into your body, listen more deeply, and begin moving with your desires. The transcript describes the gift, but does not include a public download URL. Use the guest-resource link supplied for publication once confirmed. Resources Mentioned in This Episode How to Start a Movement — YouTube video Havening — YouTube video S Factor — mentioned by Liz as the movement practice that influenced her early training. Sonia Choquette — referenced for the idea of the mind as broadcaster and the body as receiver. Lynne McTaggart — a forthcoming book about music and the intelligent universe is mentioned. About the Guest Elizabeth “Liz” Janowski is an artist, photographer, movement teacher, and creator of the Permission Project. Her work uses freeform movement, immersive experience, and photography to help people reconnect with the wisdom of the body, feel safe in authentic expression, and explore themes such as desire, belonging, relationships, spirituality, money, and self-trust. Liz lives in Boulder, Colorado, and her work is rooted in helping women experience their own power, magnificence, sensuality, grace, and depth. Website: https://www.permissionary.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/permissionary_art/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethfranko Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1014855085 About the Host – Elaine Starling Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol, Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life. Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR Connect & Support If this episode served you: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts & turn on YouTube notifications Leave a rating & review on Apple to help others find the show Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide at TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact . Share This Episode Shareable links: Watch on YouTube Listen to the Podcast Copy & paste blurb: Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: Your Body Knows First with Elizabeth Janowski. Big aha: your body may recognize what is aligned before your mind can explain it. Listen or watch to discover simple ways to reconnect with your
August 27, 202648 min
Resonance with Sam Kukathas
The life you want may not be blocked by a lack of knowledge. It may be waiting for your nervous system to feel safe enough to receive it. In this expansive conversation, Elaine welcomes Sam Kukathas, creator of Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ and founder of Soul Purpose Leaders, to explore how sound, consciousness, words, and nervous system coherence can help release inherited patterns and reconnect you with the wholeness of who you truly are. Sam shares the deeply personal turning point that moved him from more than two decades in philosophy and legal scholarship into energy work, sound transmission, and his soul’s mission. You’ll discover why even highly successful people can remain constrained by unintegrated fear, how the body reveals what is ready to be witnessed, and a simple process for sensing your capacity to receive what you intend to create. This episode invites you to stop treating healing as another task to complete and begin experiencing it as a practice of presence, self-trust, and continual recalibration. Topics Covered 0:00 When the nervous system carries the weight of the past 2:45 Why sound and resonance can shift your experience 6:42 Intention: Using focused sound to support coherence 8:19 From grief and rock bottom to a new life mission 13:04 Abundance as freedom and the wholeness of who you are 15:48 What visionary leaders carry beneath success 17:44 How sound, words, and energetic transmission work together 20:25 Why the right word can change what you receive 24:40 Alignment may change the goal you thought you wanted 29:27 A practical process for revealing what is holding you back 33:40 Resonance OS and the power of conscious co-creation 38:37 Freedom as a practice of continual remembrance Key Takeaways (Skimmable Wins) Your nervous system may be protecting an earlier version of you even when your present life is safe and successful. Abundance is more than money; it is freedom, wholeness, and connection with the Divine intelligence within you. The body, recurring thoughts, and emotionally charged words can reveal what is asking to be witnessed and integrated. Alignment can dissolve the need to strive, prove, or pursue a goal that no longer reflects your soul’s direction. Resonance is not a destination. It is a practice of returning to remembrance and receiving at deeper levels. Step-by-Step Process Shared Sam’s Resonance and Self-Witnessing Practice Name what you want to create → Connect with the desire or vision that wants to emerge. Sense your capacity to receive it → Notice whether your whole system feels like a yes or whether something pulls back. Locate the resistance → Feel where it appears in the body or identify the recurring thoughts, fears, and concerns. Write and speak the words → Witness the pattern and listen for emotional charge or language that feels inherited or out of character. Meet the part with presence → Ask what this part wanted to experience or did not receive, then welcome the inner conversation without judgment. Listen closely to the episode for Sam’s lived examples and his reminder to let each step be its own gift rather than another item on a to-do list. Questions Answered in This Episode Could unresolved emotional patterns be limiting your ability to receive what you consciously desire? What turned Sam’s path from philosophy and legal scholarship toward healing through sound and resonance? How can you identify the fears, thoughts, or bodily tension connected to a vision you want to create? How does Sam define abundance, freedom, and connection with the wholeness of who we are? What simple practice can help you witness yourself without judgment and rebuild trust with your nervous system? Pull Quotes (1–3) “Abundance is connecting with the wholeness of who we are and allowing infinite intelligence to wake up to itself.” “Self-love is being willing to be present for yourself so your nervous system can trust you again.” “The greatest gift you could give is to experience who you truly are for yourself.” Free Gift Experience Resonance OS: Visit ResonanceOS.io to experience a free transmission and begin dissolving what has been keeping you from embodying the abundance you already know is yours. Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide — your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. https://resonanceos.io https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact — click Share My Thoughts and complete the form to receive your guide automatically. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Resonance OS — Free transmission and conscious technology platform: https://resonanceos.io Soul Purpose Leaders — Sam’s work with visionary founders, investors, and changemakers: https://soulpurposeleaders.com/ Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ — Sam’s sound-based approach to nervous system and cellular coherence. The Abundance Journey episode video: https://youtu.be/yp9GtepyGGo The Abundance Journey podcast episode: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/559f7a98-7c90-4420-91d8-6ff6c95f03cb/ About the Guest Sam Kukathas is the creator of Neuro-Resonance Optimisation™ (NRO) and the founder of Soul Purpose Leaders. He works privately with a small number of visionary founders, investors, and changemakers, supporting them to collapse the time between their vision and its real-world embodiment. Using his voice, Sam channels specific sound frequencies intended to support nervous system and cellular-level coherence. After more than 20 years as a philosopher and legal scholar, a personal rock bottom in 2017 led Sam through personal development, energy healing, and a guided experience that clarified his mission. He is also the creator of Resonance OS, a conscious technology platform designed to help people restore coherence and activate higher-performance states through brief sound-based practices. Website: https://soulpurposeleaders.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samkukathas/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sam.kukathas/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/soulpurposeleaders/ About the Host – Elaine Starling Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey. Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol , Elaine guides spiritually-minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life. Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling TEDx: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR Connect & Support If this episode served you: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts & turn on YouTube notifications Leave a rating & review on Apple to help others find the show Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to Download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide — your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact click on the Share My Thoughts button. Complete the Google form to automatically receive your free gift. Share This Episode Shareable link: YouTube: https://youtu.be/yp9GtepyGGo Podcast: https://player.captivate.fm/episode/559f7a98-7c90-4420-91d8-6ff6c95f03cb/ Copy & paste blurb: Loved this episode of The Abundance Journey: Resonance with Sam Kukathas. My biggest aha: the obstacle between you and the...
August 20, 202654 min
Self Love with Ann Albers and The Angels
You don’t need to be more positive to hear Divine guidance. You may need to stop judging what you feel and love yourself exactly where you are. Angel communicator and modern mystic Ann Albers reveals why self-acceptance is one of the most powerful forms of self-love—and a surprisingly practical doorway to clearer Divine guidance. Instead of forcing yourself into a “higher vibration,” Ann shows how kindness toward yourself can quiet the mental noise so your intuition and inner wisdom become easier to recognize. Discover how to tell whether guidance truly resonates, why overthinking can block the very answers you’re seeking, and a simple practice for shifting into the vibration of love before asking The Divine for direction. Ann also shares an astonishing manifestation story that demonstrates what can happen when you set the Intention, experience the joy, and release the HOW.
August 13, 202646 min
The Abundance Resonance with Elaine Starling
What if the greatest challenge of artificial intelligence isn't artificial intelligence at all—but forgetting what makes us deeply, beautifully human? We have more access to information and technology than ever before, yet so many people feel lonely, anxious, disconnected, and unseen. In this powerful solo episode, Elaine Starling explores why the connection we're longing for isn't created by exchanging more information. It begins by becoming more present, intentional, compassionate, and available to one another. Drawing on neuroscience, the ACE Study, HOPE (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences), oxytocin, and co-regulation, Elaine reveals why caring relationships can influence our nervous systems, support healing, and strengthen our capacity to thrive. She also shares the deeper purpose behind the practice that begins every episode of The Abundance Journey: The Abundance Resonance —an intentional practice of aligning our breath, awareness, Intention, and partnership with The Divine to establish a shared vibration of abundance before we engage in conversation. Because the conversation is not the transformation. The transformation begins the moment we intentionally become present together. You'll discover how your presence can become one of the greatest gifts you offer another person—and how every interaction can become an opportunity to express love, compassion, connection, and abundance. Topics Covered Note: Add final timestamps from the edited episode for YouTube Chapters. Why more information isn't solving our hunger for connection What neuroscience reveals about caring relationships and healing ACE vs. HOPE: Why adversity doesn't have to determine your future How oxytocin, safety, belonging, and connection affect the nervous system What co-regulation teaches us about the energy we bring into a room Why technology connects information—but people connect hearts The question that can transform your relationship with yourself How The Abundance Resonance became part of The Abundance Journey Why Elaine begins every episode with breath, Intention, and 78 seconds of silence How The Abundance Resonance reflects the Five Powers of Abundance Why who you choose to BE matters more than what you choose to say How one conscious interaction can ripple through families, communities, and consciousness Key Takeaways — Skimmable Wins 🌟 Technology connects information. People connect hearts. Our deepest human need isn't simply to communicate; it's to feel seen, heard, understood, valued, and connected. 🌟 Connection is biological as well as emotional. Caring relationships can help create the conditions for greater safety, trust, learning, healing, and growth. 🌟 Co-regulation means your presence matters. The state you bring into an interaction can influence the people around you before you say a single word. 🌟 Every interaction is a request for love and an opportunity to be love and compassion. Sometimes the person asking for that love is someone else—and sometimes it's you. 🌟 Your first responsibility in a conversation isn't deciding what you're going to say. It's deciding who you're going to BE. 🌟 The Abundance Resonance begins before words are exchanged. Presence, breath, Intention, and conscious partnership with The Divine create the energetic foundation for deeper connection. 🌟 Abundance isn't something we're trying to achieve. It's something we express and share when we come into greater harmony with ourselves, one another, and The Divine. The Abundance Resonance The Abundance Resonance is the intentional practice of aligning your: Breath → Return to the present moment. Awareness → Become conscious of who you are being. Intention → Choose what you're creating and how you want to experience it. Partnership with The Divine → Become available for guidance, connection, and wisdom. Shared Presence → Enter the interaction from love, compassion, openness, and Grateful Curiosity. Rather than simply preparing for a conversation, you prepare yourself for the quality of connection you want to create. Listen to the full episode to experience The Abundance Resonance for yourself. The Five Powers of Abundance Within the Practice Elaine realized that The Abundance Resonance naturally reflects the Five Powers of Abundance : Presence — Return to yourself and become aware and observant. Receiving — Become willing to receive guidance aligned with your Intention and delight in witnessing how it unfolds. Co-Creating — Joyfully collaborate with The Divine and others to recognize and celebrate the abundance already present. Authentic Self-Leadership — Choose how you will show up, what you will pay attention to, the stories you will tell, and how you will contribute your unique gifts. Manifesting — Experience the conversation as a reflection of the consciousness you have intentionally cultivated together. Resonance isn't something you force. It happens naturally when your thoughts, emotions, Intentions, actions, and relationship with The Divine come into harmony. Questions Answered in This Episode Why can we be more technologically connected than ever and still feel profoundly alone? What does neuroscience teach us about the healing power of positive relationships? What is co-regulation, and how do our nervous systems influence one another? How can we respond differently when a part of us is asking for love? What is The Abundance Resonance? Why does The Abundance Journey begin with three conscious breaths, an Intention, and 78 seconds of silence? How does The Abundance Resonance embody the Five Powers of Abundance? What changes when you focus on who you're going to BE instead of what you're going to say? How can your presence become a blessing to the people around you? How can one conscious interaction help create a more loving and abundant world? Pull Quotes “Technology connects information. People connect hearts. Love creates connection, and connection creates transformation.” “My very first responsibility isn't deciding what I'm going to say. It's deciding who I'm going to BE.” “Every interaction is a request for love, and every single one of us has the opportunity to become an answer to that request.” Activate Abundance Understanding connection isn't enough because connection grows through experience. As you move through your day, consider: Who in your life is quietly asking for love? And how might The Divine be inviting you to become the answer? It might be an extra moment of listening. Eye contact. An encouraging text. An overdue apology. Patience with someone who's struggling. Or compassion for yourself after a difficult day. These moments may seem ordinary, but they are how we change the world— one interaction at a time. Free Gift Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide —your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. Visit: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact Click the Share My Thoughts button and complete the Google form to automatically receive your free gift. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study — Research exploring the long-term relationship between childhood adversity and adult health and well-being. HOPE — Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences — A framework examining how positive childhood experiences and supportive relationships contribute to resilience and flourishing. Co-Regulation — The ways our nervous systems respond to and influence one another through safe, caring relationships. The Five Powers of Abundance — Presence, Receiving, Co-Creating, Authentic Self-Leadership, and Manifesting. The Abundance Resonance — Elaine's intentional practice of aligning breath, awareness, Intention, and partnership with The Divine to establish a shared vibration of abundance. About the Host — Elaine Starling Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador , is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, spiritual abundance coach, and host of The Abundance Journey . Elaine guides spiritually aware women to reconnect with their inner power, consciously partner with The Divine, and recognize that abundance...
August 6, 202642 min
A to Zen with Chris Bath
Modern life tells us that the answer to overwhelm is greater efficiency, better systems, and more effort. Yet the deeper solution may be the opposite: returning to the present moment so we can respond with clarity rather than being swept away by constant motion. In this episode, Elaine Starling speaks with Chris Bath, author of A to Zen , about bridging high achievement with inner peace. Drawing on a physics education at Oxford, a successful career in finance and healthcare leadership, and more than two decades of yoga and mindfulness practice, Chris translates timeless spiritual principles into 26 memorable concepts, practical exercises, and affirmations for everyday life. You will discover how to balance gratitude for the past and trust in the future while living fully now, why abundance is a lens of possibility rather than a shortcut to material gain, and how small practices involving breath, attention, surrender, kindness, and choice can reconnect you with your agency, wisdom, and authentic self. Topics Covered 0:00 Why doing more cannot solve the exhaustion created by constant doing 3:05 The Abundance Resonance: breath, Intention, and 78 seconds of energetic alignment 8:44 Why Chris created A to Zen as a bridge between timeless wisdom and a busy modern life 12:02 How noticing your breath flips the switch from mental pressure to embodied presence 13:56 A grounded definition of abundance based on possibility, optimism, hope, and shared potential 17:01 The state of Zen: remaining open and engaged without grasping, comparison, or judgment 19:13 Why moving out of alignment is part of spiritual growth—not evidence that you have failed 22:02 Agency, attention, and balancing the past, present, and future 25:54 The internal commitment that helped Chris move from corporate leadership into soul expression 27:39 How simple practices and affirmations make profound spiritual concepts tangible 31:44 Chris’s free gift: the “A is for Abundance” chapter from A to Zen Key Takeaways 🌟 Presence is not another task to accomplish. It begins by noticing what is already happening in your breath, body, and awareness. 🌟 Abundance is a way of seeing: a shift from scarcity and competition toward possibility, hope, growth, and enough to share. 🌟 You cannot control the future from the present. You can only take your best aligned step in this moment. 🌟 Spiritual growth does not require permanent calm. The practice is noticing when you are out of alignment and compassionately returning. 🌟 Simple affirmations, breathing practices, and mindful choices can make timeless wisdom usable in a demanding modern life. 🌟 The past can be held with gratitude, the future with trust, and the present with full engagement. The A to Zen Practice Each letter in A to Zen follows a practical structure designed to move wisdom from the page into lived experience: Letter and Concept → Choose a memorable word connected to a letter of the alphabet. Definition and Quotation → Clarify the idea and open a deeper perspective. Reflection → Explore how the concept relates to real life and the present moment. Practice → Use a simple action, breath, meditation, or inquiry to embody the idea. Affirmation → Engage your voice and attention so the concept becomes personally meaningful. Listen to the episode for Chris’s lived examples and Elaine’s guidance on integrating the practices through Grateful Curiosity and Divine partnership. Questions Answered in This Episode How can we return to presence when life feels relentlessly busy? Can spirituality and high performance genuinely coexist? What does abundance mean beyond money, manifestation, or material success? How do breath and body awareness interrupt rumination and future-focused control? Why are struggle and misalignment essential parts of growth? How can we use the past and future without losing the present moment? What makes a spiritual practice simple enough to use in real life? What inner shift allows us to act on the work our soul is calling us to share? Pull Quotes “All you can do is make your best step in this moment, because that is all there is.” — Chris Bath “Look at the past with gratitude. Look at the future and trust it.” — Chris Bath “Abundance is less about scarcity and more about possibility, optimism, hope, and growth.” — Chris Bath “When you step forward with Grateful Curiosity and love, you expand love.” — Elaine Starling Free Gifts From Chris Bath Chris is sharing “A is for Abundance,” the first letter and chapter experience from A to Zen . It includes the concept, definition, quotation, reflection, practice, and affirmation so you can experience the structure of the book for yourself. Guest gift link: [Add link from Chris’s guest-form response] From The Abundance Journey Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to download the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide —your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and live as the woman your soul designed you to be. Visit TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact , click the Share My Thoughts button, and complete the form to automatically receive your free gift. Resources Mentioned in This Episode A to Zen by Chris Bath — [Add official book link] The complimentary “A is for Abundance” chapter — [Add guest gift link] Yoga, mindfulness, breath awareness, meditation, affirmations, surrender, kindness, and compassion The Abundance Resonance™ — three conscious breaths, an Intention, and 78 seconds of silence Grateful Curiosity — remaining present, open, and eager to witness the blessings unfolding About the Guest Chris Bath is an author, former CEO and CFO, and longtime practitioner of yoga and mindfulness. After studying physics at Oxford University, he built a successful career in finance, including a decade in mergers and acquisitions, before leading a healthcare organization through a major transformation and eventual sale to Goldman Sachs. Alongside the intensity of business leadership, Chris maintained a dedicated spiritual practice for more than two decades. His book, A to Zen , brings these worlds together through 26 memorable concepts, practical exercises, and affirmations that help people navigate modern life with greater presence, agency, balance, and inner peace. Website: [Add from guest form] Book: A to Zen — [Add purchase link] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherbath/ About the Host — Elaine Starling Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador, is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey . Through her signature program, The Inner Power Protocol , Elaine guides spiritually minded women to reconnect with Divine guidance, awaken their inner wisdom, and activate abundance in every area of life. Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR Connect & Support If this episode served you: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and turn on YouTube notifications. Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcasts to help more people discover the show. Share the episode with someone who is ready to experience achievement through inner peace. Share what you Loved and Learned to receive the Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide.
July 30, 202639 min
Why Naming Your Experience Changes Everything with Elaine Starling
Most people believe they need to fix their emotions before they can feel better. Neuroscience suggests something surprisingly simple: naming what you're experiencing can calm your nervous system in seconds. But what if this isn't just a brain-based technique? What if naming your experience is actually one of the deepest acts of self-love you can practice? In this solo episode, Elaine Starling explores the fascinating intersection of neuroscience, spirituality, and nervous system regulation. You'll discover why the words you choose shape your experience, how your voice influences your nervous system, and why creating enough inner safety to truly hear yourself opens the door to greater self-trust, Divine guidance, and authentic abundance. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, anxious, uncertain, or emotionally exhausted, this episode offers practical tools that can help you reconnect with yourself—and remember the wisdom that has always been within you. Topics Covered 0:00 Why simply naming your emotions changes your brain 8:15 The neuroscience of Affect Labeling and emotional regulation 14:00 The surprising connection between self-love and nervous system safety 20:30 The Five Powers of Abundance and why Presence always comes first 27:00 Why your voice is one of your greatest healing instruments 34:00 Prayer, affirmations, humming, and the science of vibration 43:30 How priming shapes what you experience every day 50:30 The 90-second emotional reset and moving from resistance to curiosity 56:00 A simple practice to reconnect with your inner wisdom Key Takeaways 🌟 Naming your emotions creates space between you and your experience, allowing wisdom to replace reactivity. 🌟 Self-love begins when your nervous system learns that you are safe with yourself. 🌟 Your voice isn't just communication—it's vibration that influences your entire nervous system. 🌟 Prayer, humming, affirmations, and compassionate self-talk all help regulate your nervous system while deepening your connection with The Divine. 🌟 Awareness creates choice. Curiosity creates transformation. Step-by-Step Process Shared Notice Your Breath Practice Notice Your Breath → Return to the present moment. Name Your Experience → Identify what you're feeling without judgment. Become Curious → Ask what the experience is inviting you to learn. Use Your Voice → Pray, hum, or speak compassionate affirmations. Trust What Emerges → Listen for the wisdom and guidance that naturally follows. Listen to the episode for Elaine's stories, neuroscience research, and practical examples that bring each step to life. Questions Answered in This Episode Why does naming my emotions help me feel calmer? What is Affect Labeling, and why are neuroscientists so interested in it? Why is self-love really about creating safety inside yourself? Can prayer, affirmations, and humming actually change my nervous system? How do I stop being overwhelmed by difficult emotions without suppressing them? Pull Quotes "You can't love yourself if you refuse to listen to yourself." "Your voice is more than communication. It is vibration. It is presence. It is intention." "Awareness replaces resistance. Compassion replaces judgment. Curiosity replaces fear." Free Gift Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to receive Elaine's Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide —your roadmap to reconnect with The Divine, raise your vibration, and consciously create a life you love. Visit: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com/Contact Click "Share My Thoughts" and complete the form to automatically receive your free gift. Resources Mentioned in This Episode Research on Affect Labeling (Matthew Lieberman, UCLA) Polyvagal Theory and nervous system regulation Research on the Vagus Nerve and vocalization Priming research in cognitive psychology The Five Powers of Abundance™ The Reconnection Path™ About the Host Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador , is an international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach, and host of The Abundance Journey . After a life-changing stroke opened the door to a profound spiritual awakening, Elaine dedicated her life to helping spiritually aware adults reconnect with their inner power, strengthen their partnership with The Divine, and create lives filled with greater peace, purpose, joy, and abundance. Website: https://www.TheAbundanceJourney.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ElaineStarling TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys Book: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR Connect & Support If this episode inspired you: Subscribe to The Abundance Journey on Apple Podcasts and YouTube. Leave a rating and review to help more people discover the show. Share what you Loved and what you Learned from this episode to receive your complimentary Spiritual Alignment & Conscious Actions Guide.
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