https://simplecast.com Free To Be with Lucca Free To Be is a conversation to help you discover, accept, love, and express your authenticity so you can fully experience the freedom to be you. I’m your host Lucca Petrucci, and welcome to this affirming and safe space. Connect with me on Instagram and TikTok @lucca_petrucci. 2024 Free to Be Podcast en Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:53:03 +0000 Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:57:04 +0000 https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com Free To Be with Lucca https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/e6d309db-59ea-4658-a505-0189fea3ebb1/bc24261f-6c35-45f8-a09e-28b431c9fb50/3000x3000/free-to-be-cover-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com episodic Free To Be is a conversation to help you discover, accept, love, and express your authenticity so you can fully experience the freedom to be you. I’m your host Lucca Petrucci, and welcome to this affirming and safe space. Connect with me on Instagram and TikTok @lucca_petrucci. Lucca Petrucci true https://feeds.simplecast.com/97sZd21B motivation, inspiring, authenticity, free to be Lucca Petrucci luccapetrucci6@gmail.com bf7bb368-6a87-4cbd-b4a3-1a22b1155888 Bold Curiosity, Risking-Taking & Supportive Relationships: The Formula for Reaching Your Potential w/ Muskaan I sit down with Muskaan, a junior at Dinuba High School in California’s Central Valley and the host of her own podcasts, Me, Myself & I is All I Need and Spreading Smiles. We dive into what it takes to grow into the best version of yourself and how the environment and people around you play a huge role in shaping who you are.

Muskaan opens up about:

  • Why your circle of friends matters and how the right people can uplift you.
  • The importance of taking risks to reach your goals—and how you can encourage others to do the same.
  • Handling loss and self-doubt with the support of those who believe in you.
  • Manifestation, goal-setting tips, and how to stay bold even when faced with judgment.

This conversation is packed with insights and inspiration, and it’s a reminder that growth is a never-ending journey. Tune in to hear Muskaan’s powerful wisdom on taking risks, embracing challenges, and unlocking your full potential!

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This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:53:03 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Muskaan Thindal, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep56-ZVcHN4L5 I sit down with Muskaan, a junior at Dinuba High School in California’s Central Valley and the host of her own podcasts, Me, Myself & I is All I Need and Spreading Smiles. We dive into what it takes to grow into the best version of yourself and how the environment and people around you play a huge role in shaping who you are.

Muskaan opens up about:

  • Why your circle of friends matters and how the right people can uplift you.
  • The importance of taking risks to reach your goals—and how you can encourage others to do the same.
  • Handling loss and self-doubt with the support of those who believe in you.
  • Manifestation, goal-setting tips, and how to stay bold even when faced with judgment.

This conversation is packed with insights and inspiration, and it’s a reminder that growth is a never-ending journey. Tune in to hear Muskaan’s powerful wisdom on taking risks, embracing challenges, and unlocking your full potential!

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Bold Curiosity, Risking-Taking & Supportive Relationships: The Formula for Reaching Your Potential w/ Muskaan Muskaan Thindal, Lucca Petrucci 00:44:29 reach your potential, risk taking, self reflection, manifestation true full 56 f88b9138-7f15-4523-96f0-4d878cc6844f The Strength of Collective Hope in Uncertain Times w/ Dr. Nyree Clark I sit down with a true force for change in education — Dr. Nyree Clark, the Coordinator of Equity and Access at Colton Joint Unified School District — to discuss what it takes to hold onto hope in challenging times and build communities that support us beyond our comfort zones to break barriers and foster equity.

Reflecting on the recent election, we explore the real work that begins after pivotal moments in history like the one we are collectively experiencing right now. We talk about allyship and equity as lifelong practices — not just boxes to check. Through our conversation, we dive into the magic that happens when we lean on each other, tackle barriers as a united front, and bring our hearts fully into the work of equity.

This conversation is a guide to finding light in the darkness, nurturing hope, and embracing how “free” we can truly be when we let go, lean in, and grow together.

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This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:46:59 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Nyree Clark, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep55-hbtdhi0z I sit down with a true force for change in education — Dr. Nyree Clark, the Coordinator of Equity and Access at Colton Joint Unified School District — to discuss what it takes to hold onto hope in challenging times and build communities that support us beyond our comfort zones to break barriers and foster equity.

Reflecting on the recent election, we explore the real work that begins after pivotal moments in history like the one we are collectively experiencing right now. We talk about allyship and equity as lifelong practices — not just boxes to check. Through our conversation, we dive into the magic that happens when we lean on each other, tackle barriers as a united front, and bring our hearts fully into the work of equity.

This conversation is a guide to finding light in the darkness, nurturing hope, and embracing how “free” we can truly be when we let go, lean in, and grow together.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> The Strength of Collective Hope in Uncertain Times w/ Dr. Nyree Clark Nyree Clark, Lucca Petrucci 00:41:14 hope, equity, allyship true full 55 1461f379-10e8-40be-901c-bc8c572ce6eb Becoming The Main Character of Your Own Life w/ Aralyn In this this conversation, Aralyn, a high school senior from Aztec, New Mexico, and I dive into her journey of stepping into authentic leadership. From breaking away from stereotypes and learning that the desire to lead qualifies you to lead, to overcoming judgment and taking up space, Aralyn shares powerful insights on transforming from a side character to the main character of your own life. Together, we discuss the growth that comes from student council, the courage to belong as yourself, and the excitement (and nerves!) of preparing to leave home for college. Tune in for a heart-to-heart on finding friendship within yourself, embracing confidence, and igniting your inner leader.

**Aralyn's guardian gave her permission to have this recorded conversation with me. 

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This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

 

]]> Wed, 30 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Aralyn Goldsmith, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep54-fZUJtBjm In this this conversation, Aralyn, a high school senior from Aztec, New Mexico, and I dive into her journey of stepping into authentic leadership. From breaking away from stereotypes and learning that the desire to lead qualifies you to lead, to overcoming judgment and taking up space, Aralyn shares powerful insights on transforming from a side character to the main character of your own life. Together, we discuss the growth that comes from student council, the courage to belong as yourself, and the excitement (and nerves!) of preparing to leave home for college. Tune in for a heart-to-heart on finding friendship within yourself, embracing confidence, and igniting your inner leader.

**Aralyn's guardian gave her permission to have this recorded conversation with me. 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

 

]]> Becoming The Main Character of Your Own Life w/ Aralyn Aralyn Goldsmith, Lucca Petrucci 00:47:21 true full 54 23958d14-97cb-40a1-8f37-088533cd5dee Authenticity is Honoring Each Part of You That Makes You Whole In this mini-episode, we explore the journey of honoring every part of yourself — the essential pieces that make you whole and complete. A lot of our life is spent hiding parts of ourselves and pretending to be someone we’re not, just to fit in and belong, and in the process, we lose sight of who we truly are. But here's the truth: every part of you was created on purpose, for a purpose. Authenticity is about remembering who you are, reconnecting with that innate sense of self, accepting each beautiful part of you, and finding the courage to live fully as your true self. In this solo episode, I share simple, actionable steps to help you identify the parts of yourself that make you unique, whole, and truly authentic.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Wed, 23 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep53-TpysrcGp In this mini-episode, we explore the journey of honoring every part of yourself — the essential pieces that make you whole and complete. A lot of our life is spent hiding parts of ourselves and pretending to be someone we’re not, just to fit in and belong, and in the process, we lose sight of who we truly are. But here's the truth: every part of you was created on purpose, for a purpose. Authenticity is about remembering who you are, reconnecting with that innate sense of self, accepting each beautiful part of you, and finding the courage to live fully as your true self. In this solo episode, I share simple, actionable steps to help you identify the parts of yourself that make you unique, whole, and truly authentic.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Authenticity is Honoring Each Part of You That Makes You Whole Lucca Petrucci 00:15:54 authentic self, confidence, authenticity, self-acceptance, self-love true full 53 b760bb0d-285a-41dc-ad19-38a523639158 The Resilience Roadmap: 5 Steps to Move Through Rejection with Ease Rejection is a natural part of the journey toward success — it’s bound to happen, but it doesn’t have to hold you back. In this solo episode, I share 5 powerful steps to help you navigate rejection with more ease and confidence. Remember, rejection is not a roadblock — it’s redirection to what is meant for you. Whether it’s in your studies, career, relationships, or personal goals and aspirations, these steps will guide you to embrace rejection as a stepping stone rather than a setback. Tune in to learn how to reframe rejection and use it to fuel your growth and resilience!

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Wed, 16 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci \) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep52-ejJci1fJ Rejection is a natural part of the journey toward success — it’s bound to happen, but it doesn’t have to hold you back. In this solo episode, I share 5 powerful steps to help you navigate rejection with more ease and confidence. Remember, rejection is not a roadblock — it’s redirection to what is meant for you. Whether it’s in your studies, career, relationships, or personal goals and aspirations, these steps will guide you to embrace rejection as a stepping stone rather than a setback. Tune in to learn how to reframe rejection and use it to fuel your growth and resilience!

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> The Resilience Roadmap: 5 Steps to Move Through Rejection with Ease Lucca Petrucci \ 00:21:24 rejection is redirection, resilience, rejection, growth mindset true full 52 7a8e9820-4233-4f54-8212-bee050589592 The Story Only You Can Tell: The Process of Writing Your Memoir w/ Alan Watt In this episode, I sit down with my writing coach and long-lost cousin, Alan Watt, to explore the art of storytelling. Alan is an award-winning novelist and best selling author of Diamond Dogs and Days Are Gone and the creator of L.A. Writer's Lab. 

In our conversation, he shares powerful insights on the process of writing your own memoir and embracing your authentic voice. We dive into the true purpose of storytelling: to reveal transformation and connect to the deeper truths of our human experience.

We talk about letting go of the result, writing for yourself, and how our creative work is ultimately a reflection of our spiritual growth. Alan reminds us that storytelling is truly about self-love and that the fears we face when writing our memoir are exactly what make us qualified to tell our stories.

If you’ve ever felt called to put your story on paper but find yourself holding back, this episode will inspire you to pick up the pen, face your fears with kindness, and start writing for the joy of the process. Because everybody has a story to tell—and it may be time to tell yours.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 2 Oct 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Alan Watt, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep51-eOgcKq5B In this episode, I sit down with my writing coach and long-lost cousin, Alan Watt, to explore the art of storytelling. Alan is an award-winning novelist and best selling author of Diamond Dogs and Days Are Gone and the creator of L.A. Writer's Lab. 

In our conversation, he shares powerful insights on the process of writing your own memoir and embracing your authentic voice. We dive into the true purpose of storytelling: to reveal transformation and connect to the deeper truths of our human experience.

We talk about letting go of the result, writing for yourself, and how our creative work is ultimately a reflection of our spiritual growth. Alan reminds us that storytelling is truly about self-love and that the fears we face when writing our memoir are exactly what make us qualified to tell our stories.

If you’ve ever felt called to put your story on paper but find yourself holding back, this episode will inspire you to pick up the pen, face your fears with kindness, and start writing for the joy of the process. Because everybody has a story to tell—and it may be time to tell yours.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> The Story Only You Can Tell: The Process of Writing Your Memoir w/ Alan Watt Alan Watt, Lucca Petrucci 01:10:22 al watt, storytelling, memoir, authentic voice, memoir writing true full 51 0eb16389-5d31-4eae-8c88-f29f54d8061b How Have You Grown & Expanded This Year? Fall is the harvest time of the year — a season for gathering the fruits of our labor and reflecting on how we’ve grown. In this mini-solo episode, we'll explore what it means to acknowledge the growth we've experienced over the past 9 months and how we can release old patterns to make space for new opportunities for the next 3 months of 2024 and in 2025. 

We reflect on these 7 questions:

  • What changes am I noticing in myself as the seasons shift?
  • How can I embrace the idea of letting go, just as the trees release their leaves?
  • What habits or patterns do I need to release to create space for new growth?
  • What have I harvested this year in terms of personal, professional or relational achievements?
  • In what areas of my life do I feel a sense of abundance?
  • How can I practice gratitude for the present moment?
  • What lessons have I learned from the challenges I’ve faced this year?

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep50-8K3sMN21 Fall is the harvest time of the year — a season for gathering the fruits of our labor and reflecting on how we’ve grown. In this mini-solo episode, we'll explore what it means to acknowledge the growth we've experienced over the past 9 months and how we can release old patterns to make space for new opportunities for the next 3 months of 2024 and in 2025. 

We reflect on these 7 questions:

  • What changes am I noticing in myself as the seasons shift?
  • How can I embrace the idea of letting go, just as the trees release their leaves?
  • What habits or patterns do I need to release to create space for new growth?
  • What have I harvested this year in terms of personal, professional or relational achievements?
  • In what areas of my life do I feel a sense of abundance?
  • How can I practice gratitude for the present moment?
  • What lessons have I learned from the challenges I’ve faced this year?

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> How Have You Grown & Expanded This Year? Lucca Petrucci 00:17:06 true full 50 6ee0ca23-38fc-404c-bb10-3b291d58e2bf Find Yourself, Find Your People, Find Your Dream w/ Fatima In this episode, we dive deep into the journey of finding yourself, your people, your dreams, and your impact. Meet Fatima, a senior at James Logan High in Union City, whose story mirrors my own high school experience in many ways. From sitting alone as a freshman to rising as ASB president, her journey is one of resilience and self-discovery.

We explore the idea that there’s no set timeline to find yourself—you don’t need to rush. We also unpack the harmful effects of comparison and jealousy, encouraging you to carve your own path and stay true to yourself. Fatima’s story is a powerful reminder of the faith we need to have in ourselves as we navigate life’s challenges and figure out what we want to do with the rest of our lives.

We discuss the lasting impact we have on others, as Fatima shares how I’ve influenced her journey. Plus, I share the secret to goal-setting: simple, small, consistent habits that bring even the most distant goals within reach.

Lastly, we touch on the important topic of mental health and suicide, offering insight and compassion in a conversation that matters. This episode is a tribute to the power of self-belief, community, and the impact we leave on others.

**Fatima's guardian gave her permission to have this recorded conversation with me. 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep49-IgGRjoel In this episode, we dive deep into the journey of finding yourself, your people, your dreams, and your impact. Meet Fatima, a senior at James Logan High in Union City, whose story mirrors my own high school experience in many ways. From sitting alone as a freshman to rising as ASB president, her journey is one of resilience and self-discovery.

We explore the idea that there’s no set timeline to find yourself—you don’t need to rush. We also unpack the harmful effects of comparison and jealousy, encouraging you to carve your own path and stay true to yourself. Fatima’s story is a powerful reminder of the faith we need to have in ourselves as we navigate life’s challenges and figure out what we want to do with the rest of our lives.

We discuss the lasting impact we have on others, as Fatima shares how I’ve influenced her journey. Plus, I share the secret to goal-setting: simple, small, consistent habits that bring even the most distant goals within reach.

Lastly, we touch on the important topic of mental health and suicide, offering insight and compassion in a conversation that matters. This episode is a tribute to the power of self-belief, community, and the impact we leave on others.

**Fatima's guardian gave her permission to have this recorded conversation with me. 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Find Yourself, Find Your People, Find Your Dream w/ Fatima Lucca Petrucci 00:48:38 true full 49 2d0090d6-bcd2-4905-bee3-7208a78eeef3 The World Needs Who You Are w/ Rashaan Davis In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Rashaan Davis, Assistant Commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association, about the power of authenticity in leadership.

How can we genuinely support young people in being themselves if we aren't truthful with who we are? Leadership is often mistaken as a role to perform, but in truth, pretending consumes more energy than simply being authentic. Imagine what we could accomplish if we stopped acting and redirected that energy toward something more meaningful.

Rashaan shares personal stories, like how he still remembers his social studies teacher and the cross-country coach who influenced him, highlighting the lasting impact of authentic role models. We dig into the importance of confronting our own authenticity and asking ourselves tough questions: "Why do you think you have to be this person?" and "Are you the role model you needed when you were younger?" Together, we uncover the path to being true to ourselves and how life constantly nudges us in that direction. 

This episode is for educators, leaders, and anyone passionate about student development and empowering the next generation of authentic leaders!

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 11 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Rashaan Davis, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep48-UO60KQTL In this episode, I have a conversation with my friend Rashaan Davis, Assistant Commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Association, about the power of authenticity in leadership.

How can we genuinely support young people in being themselves if we aren't truthful with who we are? Leadership is often mistaken as a role to perform, but in truth, pretending consumes more energy than simply being authentic. Imagine what we could accomplish if we stopped acting and redirected that energy toward something more meaningful.

Rashaan shares personal stories, like how he still remembers his social studies teacher and the cross-country coach who influenced him, highlighting the lasting impact of authentic role models. We dig into the importance of confronting our own authenticity and asking ourselves tough questions: "Why do you think you have to be this person?" and "Are you the role model you needed when you were younger?" Together, we uncover the path to being true to ourselves and how life constantly nudges us in that direction. 

This episode is for educators, leaders, and anyone passionate about student development and empowering the next generation of authentic leaders!

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> The World Needs Who You Are w/ Rashaan Davis Rashaan Davis, Lucca Petrucci 01:02:07 true full 48 0e38cfab-7b0f-475d-8df7-acdd7ea0b4ff A Love Letter to My Best Friends: Marco & My Mom In this heartfelt episode, I pay tribute to two of the most important people in my life: my best friend, Marco Santoyo, and my incredible mom Dennise. I explore the depths of true friendship and the unconditional love that has shaped who I am today. Through personal stories and cherished memories, I reflect on the power of genuine connections, the lessons I've learned, and the gratitude I feel for having these amazing individuals by my side. 

This episode is a celebration of the friends who become family and the bonds that last a lifetime.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 4 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci ) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep47-P9zdh0X2 In this heartfelt episode, I pay tribute to two of the most important people in my life: my best friend, Marco Santoyo, and my incredible mom Dennise. I explore the depths of true friendship and the unconditional love that has shaped who I am today. Through personal stories and cherished memories, I reflect on the power of genuine connections, the lessons I've learned, and the gratitude I feel for having these amazing individuals by my side. 

This episode is a celebration of the friends who become family and the bonds that last a lifetime.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> A Love Letter to My Best Friends: Marco & My Mom Lucca Petrucci 00:28:58 true friends, best friends, friendship, self-love true full 47 dd685c65-99bd-4106-9ab4-7fe6fc7855ef Entrepreneurship: The Wildest & Most Freeing Ride of Your Life w/ Shatera Sangster In this conversation, I dive deep into the unpredictable journey of entrepreneurship with my friend and colleague Shatera Sangster, founder of Social Media Sidekick LLC. Shatera opens up about her path from rock bottom to breakthrough moments, highlighting the resilience, messiness, and patience required to build a successful business from the ground up. We talk about the importance of starting wherever you are, emphasizing that no one truly knows what they’re doing until they do it. This episode is a testament to the wild and freeing ride that entrepreneurship can be, and how taking the leap can lead to unparalleled personal and professional growth. 

Tune in to hear Shatera’s inspiring story and learn how to embrace the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial journey.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 28 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Shatera Sangster, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep46-Jritk53x In this conversation, I dive deep into the unpredictable journey of entrepreneurship with my friend and colleague Shatera Sangster, founder of Social Media Sidekick LLC. Shatera opens up about her path from rock bottom to breakthrough moments, highlighting the resilience, messiness, and patience required to build a successful business from the ground up. We talk about the importance of starting wherever you are, emphasizing that no one truly knows what they’re doing until they do it. This episode is a testament to the wild and freeing ride that entrepreneurship can be, and how taking the leap can lead to unparalleled personal and professional growth. 

Tune in to hear Shatera’s inspiring story and learn how to embrace the highs and lows of the entrepreneurial journey.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Entrepreneurship: The Wildest & Most Freeing Ride of Your Life w/ Shatera Sangster Shatera Sangster, Lucca Petrucci 00:55:40 business owner, social media sidekick, resilience, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship true full 46 a0c12146-79bb-48bb-bd09-1898bbfbdea5 The 'I Am' Effect: Creating Your Life One Word at a Time In this solo episode, I dive into the profound impact of the words we speak to ourselves, especially when no one else is listening. Everything that follows the words "I am" has the power to shape your reality. But how are you speaking to yourself in those quiet, introspective moments of your day? Are you building yourself up, or are you tearing yourself down?

I explore the transformative power of self-talk and how the narratives we create can either lift us higher or hold us back. I’ll share insights for shifting from negative, self-defeating thoughts to positive affirmations that empower you to navigate life’s toughest moments with grace and resilience. We'll uncover how to speak to ourselves with the same love and kindness we would offer to a dear friend, and learn how to harness the power of "I am" to create a reality that supports your growth and well-being.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci ) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep45-KwHtpioS In this solo episode, I dive into the profound impact of the words we speak to ourselves, especially when no one else is listening. Everything that follows the words "I am" has the power to shape your reality. But how are you speaking to yourself in those quiet, introspective moments of your day? Are you building yourself up, or are you tearing yourself down?

I explore the transformative power of self-talk and how the narratives we create can either lift us higher or hold us back. I’ll share insights for shifting from negative, self-defeating thoughts to positive affirmations that empower you to navigate life’s toughest moments with grace and resilience. We'll uncover how to speak to ourselves with the same love and kindness we would offer to a dear friend, and learn how to harness the power of "I am" to create a reality that supports your growth and well-being.

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci.

]]> The 'I Am' Effect: Creating Your Life One Word at a Time Lucca Petrucci 00:23:12 true full 45 0071b15b-ce55-4702-86e7-e8d4983efb88 Words Hurt w/ B Genduso In this intimate conversation, B Genduso shares their experience becoming the most confident version of themselves as a high school athlete and leader. B is currently a senior at Century High School in Oregon and serves as the president of the Oregon Association of Student Councils. B is an incredible pole vaulter and will be a professional athlete one day. Their current goal is to amplify marginalized voices in high school sports and leadership. 

Intragenerational learning is alive in this conversation. I learn a lot from B's wisdom, and I know you will, too :) 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 14 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (B Genduso, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep44-WeBa8iPX In this intimate conversation, B Genduso shares their experience becoming the most confident version of themselves as a high school athlete and leader. B is currently a senior at Century High School in Oregon and serves as the president of the Oregon Association of Student Councils. B is an incredible pole vaulter and will be a professional athlete one day. Their current goal is to amplify marginalized voices in high school sports and leadership. 

Intragenerational learning is alive in this conversation. I learn a lot from B's wisdom, and I know you will, too :) 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Words Hurt w/ B Genduso B Genduso, Lucca Petrucci 00:58:00 acceptance, queer youth, gen z, lgbtq youth, confidence, high school students false full 44 520f864a-1c65-4a06-bbfd-fce020c4a8af Self-Confidence = Self-Trust I'm back with weekly episodes! To start this new chapter off, I'm sharing 2 principles that will help you connect to your authentic confidence on the daily. In this solo episode, I also share what jams are on repeat in my AirPods because music is life. I hope you feel supported on your life journey as you listen :) 

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This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Wed, 7 Aug 2024 22:15:28 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep43-L55sss3G I'm back with weekly episodes! To start this new chapter off, I'm sharing 2 principles that will help you connect to your authentic confidence on the daily. In this solo episode, I also share what jams are on repeat in my AirPods because music is life. I hope you feel supported on your life journey as you listen :) 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by me, Lucca Petrucci. 

]]> Self-Confidence = Self-Trust Lucca Petrucci 00:27:04 high school, self confidence, charli xcx, clairo, authenticity, self trust true full 43 ff3ed73a-2e65-4fe1-9b96-888b0a610227 The Through Lines that Connect Us All: Love, Death & Costco w/ James Layman In this episode, James Layman and I dive into: 

  • The through lines that connects each of us together
  • The life-changing wisdom his mom shared with him 6 weeks before she passed 
  • What we can all learn from kids, Costco sample attendants, and death
  • Being present to the glimmers (the opposite of triggers) in our lives 
  • The journey of loving the parts of yourself that you’re nervous for others to see and love 
  • And how we can all chose to be true change makers in our sphere of influence

James Layman is the Director of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL) and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Student Activities (NA4SA).  

He attended Eastern Washington University, focusing on Music Education, Psychology, and African-American History. He taught band and marching band throughout Spokane before joining the Association of Washington Student Leaders Team. 

He is a sought-after keynote speaker, curriculum writer, equity consultant, and program facilitator throughout Washington State and beyond.

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 26 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (James Layman, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep42-VHWQ_HpR In this episode, James Layman and I dive into: 

  • The through lines that connects each of us together
  • The life-changing wisdom his mom shared with him 6 weeks before she passed 
  • What we can all learn from kids, Costco sample attendants, and death
  • Being present to the glimmers (the opposite of triggers) in our lives 
  • The journey of loving the parts of yourself that you’re nervous for others to see and love 
  • And how we can all chose to be true change makers in our sphere of influence

James Layman is the Director of the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL) and serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association for Student Activities (NA4SA).  

He attended Eastern Washington University, focusing on Music Education, Psychology, and African-American History. He taught band and marching band throughout Spokane before joining the Association of Washington Student Leaders Team. 

He is a sought-after keynote speaker, curriculum writer, equity consultant, and program facilitator throughout Washington State and beyond.

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> The Through Lines that Connect Us All: Love, Death & Costco w/ James Layman James Layman, Lucca Petrucci 01:01:27 self acceptance, glimmers, students, youth true full 42 c4c5eba7-6187-40e6-aa82-f120ae1e1d6f The Keys to Leading Greater Impact: Gain Clarity on Your Why, Amplify Youth Voices & Be Open to Change w/ Miles Palacios How can each of us lead greater impact for good with our resources, access, and privilege? This is the question Miles Palacios and I get curious about in this episode.

We also dive into:

  • The importance of investing in youth and amplifying their voices and lived experiences.
  • Why do we do what we do?
  • Does injustice have to be personal to change?
  • How self-leadership is self-care.
  • Reframing open door policy to an empty office policy
  • And the importance of questioning the self.

Miles Palacios (he/him/his) is an Oregonian born and raised. His partner, Sophia, and him reside in Downtown Beaverton with their small family of two lovely cats. He comes from a big family of four siblings and two parents who both worked in the public sector — his father Marty was a public school educator and administrator while his mother Debbie worked for the City of McMinnville.

From childhood, his parents always expressed to his siblings and him the importance of building foundations — systems of support for those around us. As a result, much of his life, career, and purpose has revolved around creating foundations and platforms that amplify those who need to be seen and heard the most. 

He is the Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Student Councils and the Director of Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District.  

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Miles Palacios, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep41-HKP0ct6i How can each of us lead greater impact for good with our resources, access, and privilege? This is the question Miles Palacios and I get curious about in this episode.

We also dive into:

  • The importance of investing in youth and amplifying their voices and lived experiences.
  • Why do we do what we do?
  • Does injustice have to be personal to change?
  • How self-leadership is self-care.
  • Reframing open door policy to an empty office policy
  • And the importance of questioning the self.

Miles Palacios (he/him/his) is an Oregonian born and raised. His partner, Sophia, and him reside in Downtown Beaverton with their small family of two lovely cats. He comes from a big family of four siblings and two parents who both worked in the public sector — his father Marty was a public school educator and administrator while his mother Debbie worked for the City of McMinnville.

From childhood, his parents always expressed to his siblings and him the importance of building foundations — systems of support for those around us. As a result, much of his life, career, and purpose has revolved around creating foundations and platforms that amplify those who need to be seen and heard the most. 

He is the Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Student Councils and the Director of Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District.  

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> The Keys to Leading Greater Impact: Gain Clarity on Your Why, Amplify Youth Voices & Be Open to Change w/ Miles Palacios Miles Palacios, Lucca Petrucci 01:18:20 leadership, college students, student voice, youth, high school students false full 41 09461d9c-8de5-433c-a66f-250d64019c78 Lucca Petrucci's Keynote at Fresno State's 2023 Rainbow Graduation In May of 2016, I graduated from Fresno State as a curious and nervous newly out gay man. 

7 years later, on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 I led the keynote address at Fresno State’s 10th Annual Rainbow Graduation as a confident queer human who has so much freaking love for the LGBTQIA+ community and belief in all that is possible for them in their lifetime. 

It was a dream come true to share my story and an important message about authenticity with nearly 200 undergrad and graduate LGBTQIA+ students, parents, families, professors, university leaders, city officials, and community members. 

I am so excited for you to experience this true full circle moment in this episode! 

]]> Fri, 2 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/40-p6P3Ry1g In May of 2016, I graduated from Fresno State as a curious and nervous newly out gay man. 

7 years later, on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 I led the keynote address at Fresno State’s 10th Annual Rainbow Graduation as a confident queer human who has so much freaking love for the LGBTQIA+ community and belief in all that is possible for them in their lifetime. 

It was a dream come true to share my story and an important message about authenticity with nearly 200 undergrad and graduate LGBTQIA+ students, parents, families, professors, university leaders, city officials, and community members. 

I am so excited for you to experience this true full circle moment in this episode! 

]]> Lucca Petrucci's Keynote at Fresno State's 2023 Rainbow Graduation Lucca Petrucci 00:18:09 rainbow graduation, authenticity, lavender gradation, lgbtqia+ true full 40 1b4f3136-46b3-4e0a-ae76-5c3a9514d102 The Cycle of Life, Death, & Rebirth We Experience Many Times Last December, I experienced the deepest depression of my life. In this solo episode, I share the small, slow, and challenging steps I took to move through sadness, anxiety, and apathy into hope, joy, and excitement for life again.

Today, 4 months later, I now know, I was experiencing the death of an older version of myself. I was shedding beliefs, ways of thinking and being, and opinions that no longer served me to create space in my life for my highest potential and more love and abundance. 

In our lifetime, we experience many cycles of life, death, and rebirth, just like a flower does through the seasons. This is a normal part of growing into the most authentic and expressed version of yourself. 

I talk about this topic because I really wish someone told me everything I express in this episode. It would have helped me move through one of the darkest moments in my life more easefully. 

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 5 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep39-VpLSmP_e Last December, I experienced the deepest depression of my life. In this solo episode, I share the small, slow, and challenging steps I took to move through sadness, anxiety, and apathy into hope, joy, and excitement for life again.

Today, 4 months later, I now know, I was experiencing the death of an older version of myself. I was shedding beliefs, ways of thinking and being, and opinions that no longer served me to create space in my life for my highest potential and more love and abundance. 

In our lifetime, we experience many cycles of life, death, and rebirth, just like a flower does through the seasons. This is a normal part of growing into the most authentic and expressed version of yourself. 

I talk about this topic because I really wish someone told me everything I express in this episode. It would have helped me move through one of the darkest moments in my life more easefully. 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> The Cycle of Life, Death, & Rebirth We Experience Many Times Lucca Petrucci 00:44:15 meghan trainor, lucca petrucci, anxiety, jay shetty, depression, authenticity, rebirth true full 39 7da74e6f-c9ac-4514-b45e-7140d8d13a19 The Good, The Great, & The Uncomfortable Journey to Accessing More Personal Freedom & Compassion w/ Susanne Conrad My mentor, teacher, and friend Susanne Conrad and I have a conversation about the good, great, hard, and uncomfortable path to accessing more personal freedom and compassion in your life.  

We also discuss: 

  • How to love yourself and also love those who've hurt you, and remain hopeful they can change
  • How to envision a future for yourself when you feel hopeless
  • Why vision work is life changing and how we're making it more accessible to all, especially our youth 

I share some of the earlier steps in my understanding of what was authentic about me and my process to accepting these parts of myself. There was lots of testing and trying, patience, and curiosity. I also talk about the very first time I kissed a boy. 

Susanne Conrad is the Founder of Lightyear Leadership and is one of the few global women leaders and entrepreneurs in the personal development and leadership space. She was the co-developer of lululemon's renowned leadership culture and served as Director of Possibility at lululemon from 2007-2017. Susanne has over 30 years of experience transforming tens of thousands of lives across the globe and revolutionizing culture at hundreds of organizations, including Toms, Kit and Ace, Earls Kitchen + Bar, and imagine1day.

Susanne trains, develops, and certifies leaders around the world. The Lightyear Leadership programs she leads alongside educational leadership programs in Mozambique and Ethiopia create a unified force for positive transformation among students, teachers, government ministers, and community leaders.

She’s a storyteller who will restore the things that make you peculiar and empower you to be who you came to be. She demonstrates powerful inner listening and has a deep connection to a higher power. Susanne sees the best in all people and their full potential, no matter their background or walk of life. She has the ability to challenge and gently coach people through hard things, and is an agenda-free champion for people's goals, vision, and success.

She is the author of Get There Now: Transform Yourself and The World Through Laughter, Listening and The Power of Choice. 

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 3 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Susanne Conrad, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep38-47_GtA_Q My mentor, teacher, and friend Susanne Conrad and I have a conversation about the good, great, hard, and uncomfortable path to accessing more personal freedom and compassion in your life.  

We also discuss: 

  • How to love yourself and also love those who've hurt you, and remain hopeful they can change
  • How to envision a future for yourself when you feel hopeless
  • Why vision work is life changing and how we're making it more accessible to all, especially our youth 

I share some of the earlier steps in my understanding of what was authentic about me and my process to accepting these parts of myself. There was lots of testing and trying, patience, and curiosity. I also talk about the very first time I kissed a boy. 

Susanne Conrad is the Founder of Lightyear Leadership and is one of the few global women leaders and entrepreneurs in the personal development and leadership space. She was the co-developer of lululemon's renowned leadership culture and served as Director of Possibility at lululemon from 2007-2017. Susanne has over 30 years of experience transforming tens of thousands of lives across the globe and revolutionizing culture at hundreds of organizations, including Toms, Kit and Ace, Earls Kitchen + Bar, and imagine1day.

Susanne trains, develops, and certifies leaders around the world. The Lightyear Leadership programs she leads alongside educational leadership programs in Mozambique and Ethiopia create a unified force for positive transformation among students, teachers, government ministers, and community leaders.

She’s a storyteller who will restore the things that make you peculiar and empower you to be who you came to be. She demonstrates powerful inner listening and has a deep connection to a higher power. Susanne sees the best in all people and their full potential, no matter their background or walk of life. She has the ability to challenge and gently coach people through hard things, and is an agenda-free champion for people's goals, vision, and success.

She is the author of Get There Now: Transform Yourself and The World Through Laughter, Listening and The Power of Choice. 

RESOURCES

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> The Good, The Great, & The Uncomfortable Journey to Accessing More Personal Freedom & Compassion w/ Susanne Conrad Susanne Conrad, Lucca Petrucci 01:12:56 lucca petrucci, susanne conrad, personal freedom, compassion, lightyear leadership, lululemon true full 38 1243acc6-0181-4730-b954-e95265750575 Inclusion On Purpose & Breaking the Mold You Were Never Meant To Fit In w/ Mellissa Jessen-Hiser This episode is with my college mentor, my amazing friend, and educator Mellissa Jessen-Hiser. We met when I was 19 at Fresno State, 11 years ago. We have a conversation about the power we each have to create affirming, nonjudgmental, and inclusive spaces wherever we go, especially for our youth. We also talk about the process of breaking the mold you were never meant to fit in and stepping into the freedom of who you truly are. 

Other topics we dive into are:

  • The difference between listening to understand versus hearing to convince
  • What the both/and life is and how to live into it to access more freedom and authenticity 
  • Significant self-acceptance moments in our lives
  • The fat liberation movement

Mellissa Jessen-Hiser has long been a storyteller, having written her first poem in a Hello Kitty diary in 1988. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Fresno State in 2020 where she focused on essaying about the things we inherit and the things we pass on. Mellissa is an educator, working as the Director of the Central Valley College Corps in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning at Fresno State. Additionally, she holds an M.A. in international human rights from the University of Denver. Raised in Fresno, California, she lives there with her spouse, Darrin, and child, Samuel. 

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 10 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Mellissa Jessen-Hiser, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep37-dKYqGNqX This episode is with my college mentor, my amazing friend, and educator Mellissa Jessen-Hiser. We met when I was 19 at Fresno State, 11 years ago. We have a conversation about the power we each have to create affirming, nonjudgmental, and inclusive spaces wherever we go, especially for our youth. We also talk about the process of breaking the mold you were never meant to fit in and stepping into the freedom of who you truly are. 

Other topics we dive into are:

  • The difference between listening to understand versus hearing to convince
  • What the both/and life is and how to live into it to access more freedom and authenticity 
  • Significant self-acceptance moments in our lives
  • The fat liberation movement

Mellissa Jessen-Hiser has long been a storyteller, having written her first poem in a Hello Kitty diary in 1988. She earned an MFA in creative writing from Fresno State in 2020 where she focused on essaying about the things we inherit and the things we pass on. Mellissa is an educator, working as the Director of the Central Valley College Corps in the Jan and Bud Richter Center for Community Engagement and Service-Learning at Fresno State. Additionally, she holds an M.A. in international human rights from the University of Denver. Raised in Fresno, California, she lives there with her spouse, Darrin, and child, Samuel. 

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Inclusion On Purpose & Breaking the Mold You Were Never Meant To Fit In w/ Mellissa Jessen-Hiser Mellissa Jessen-Hiser, Lucca Petrucci 01:17:00 fat liberation, college students, personal liberation, authenticity, affirming spaces, inclusion true full 37 53f4a1a6-e655-4e31-b8f3-8c2557330932 The Choice We Have to Heal From Our Pain & Transform it Into Self-Acceptance & Love Instead of Transmitting it & Hurting Others w/ Mark Fields Today, my friend Mark Fields and I have a very important and vulnerable conversation about pain, something we all experience in life. We talk about the understanding, resilience, freedom, and peace on the other side of pain if we choose to do the hard and intentional work of becoming aware of it, accepting it, and healing from it. 

We discuss the choice we have to heal from our childhood and adulthood pain, and to transform it into self-acceptance and love instead of transmitting it and hurting those we love.

We also dive into how to break the cycle of toxic masculinity in our family and how Mark intentionally chooses to be a parent through the lens of unconditional love. 

Mark’s life mission is to remind the world that we are really family and God is much bigger than we've been told in most American Churches. He has been a part of Christian Community Development Association organizations, Latino church-plants, Black megachurches, White megachurches, Parachurch ministries as well as foreign and domestic missions organizations.  He realized that there are many harmful understandings of God being communicated in the world. Many of the places people are going to encounter the peace and acceptance of God have become hallmarks of rejection, discrimination, and exile. 

Mark started The Kinship Collective to be a part of reminding the world that God is good, we are good and anything that doesn’t feel or point to that image-of-God-goodness is simply missing the point. He believes when we are oriented by these truths, we can experience the world as family in ways we’ve always wanted and needed.

Mark also enjoys speaking, success coaching, and DEI consulting. He has journeyed with his partner Caryn for 15 years, and they have 3 incredible daughters.  

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This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Mark Fields, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep36-SEvnW_k_ Today, my friend Mark Fields and I have a very important and vulnerable conversation about pain, something we all experience in life. We talk about the understanding, resilience, freedom, and peace on the other side of pain if we choose to do the hard and intentional work of becoming aware of it, accepting it, and healing from it. 

We discuss the choice we have to heal from our childhood and adulthood pain, and to transform it into self-acceptance and love instead of transmitting it and hurting those we love.

We also dive into how to break the cycle of toxic masculinity in our family and how Mark intentionally chooses to be a parent through the lens of unconditional love. 

Mark’s life mission is to remind the world that we are really family and God is much bigger than we've been told in most American Churches. He has been a part of Christian Community Development Association organizations, Latino church-plants, Black megachurches, White megachurches, Parachurch ministries as well as foreign and domestic missions organizations.  He realized that there are many harmful understandings of God being communicated in the world. Many of the places people are going to encounter the peace and acceptance of God have become hallmarks of rejection, discrimination, and exile. 

Mark started The Kinship Collective to be a part of reminding the world that God is good, we are good and anything that doesn’t feel or point to that image-of-God-goodness is simply missing the point. He believes when we are oriented by these truths, we can experience the world as family in ways we’ve always wanted and needed.

Mark also enjoys speaking, success coaching, and DEI consulting. He has journeyed with his partner Caryn for 15 years, and they have 3 incredible daughters.  

Resources:

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> The Choice We Have to Heal From Our Pain & Transform it Into Self-Acceptance & Love Instead of Transmitting it & Hurting Others w/ Mark Fields Mark Fields, Lucca Petrucci 01:14:28 fatherhood, healing from pain, trauma, childhood trauma, toxic masculinity, authenticity, self-acceptance, healing true full 36 bf7b4dcd-a7b3-4a85-b00e-9f4391353093 Practical Ways to Create the Life You Really Want: Clarify Your Desires & Dreams + Release Limiting Beliefs & Expectations + Identify & Live Into Your Core Values w/ Alicia Wolfe If you are ready to intentionally create the year you really want, this episode with my wonderful friend Alicia Wolfe is for you. 

The first hour is all about how we've bravely brought our biggest desires and dreams to life. We share practical ways to manifest the things you really want in your lives and how to move from self-doubt and letting limiting beliefs rule your world to truly believing in yourself and all that is possible in your life. 

The second part is all about core values. Alicia is the core value queen. Core values are your north star, your compass, your guiding principles that support you in making purposeful choices and confident decisions. In Alicia’s words, “They are the first step in living your life authentically.” In our chat, she helps me identify my 2023 core values and gives you space to do the same. 

Alicia is a mother of 2 daughters under 6, a wife, a coach, the Founder of Integrate Well, and a full-time world traveler.

This past July,her husband Chris and her decided to leave their jobs, sell their home and most of their things to embark on a year plus slow travel adventure around the world with their kids. “To make this possible, it took about 8 years to finally say YES to this long-term dream. It took courage and bravery to face uncertainty. It took a lot of grit and logistics to bring it to life. It took a lot of trust in the universe and ultimately in myself.”

We’re co-leading a virtual workshop for you on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5pm PT titled Create The Year You Want. This 90-minute workshop will support you in making 2023 your most authentic and  fulfilling year yet. 

You’ll walk away with 4 things:

  1. An authentic definition of what success means to you in 2023, free of obligation, expectations, judgment, or comparison.
  2. Clarity in your core values
  3. Tools & the structure to set authentic, bold, & practical goals that are in alignment with what you want in 2023.
  4. The confidence to easefully put your values into practice to achieve your goals.

The investment is only $23. Register today at bit.ly/createtheyearyouwant.

Resources:

  • Connect with Alicia on Instagram on @aliciawolfe and learn more about how she supports people and organizations as a coach, consultant, and speaker through Integrate Well. 
  • Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 6 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Alicia Wolfe, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep35-alCDSOtO If you are ready to intentionally create the year you really want, this episode with my wonderful friend Alicia Wolfe is for you. 

The first hour is all about how we've bravely brought our biggest desires and dreams to life. We share practical ways to manifest the things you really want in your lives and how to move from self-doubt and letting limiting beliefs rule your world to truly believing in yourself and all that is possible in your life. 

The second part is all about core values. Alicia is the core value queen. Core values are your north star, your compass, your guiding principles that support you in making purposeful choices and confident decisions. In Alicia’s words, “They are the first step in living your life authentically.” In our chat, she helps me identify my 2023 core values and gives you space to do the same. 

Alicia is a mother of 2 daughters under 6, a wife, a coach, the Founder of Integrate Well, and a full-time world traveler.

This past July,her husband Chris and her decided to leave their jobs, sell their home and most of their things to embark on a year plus slow travel adventure around the world with their kids. “To make this possible, it took about 8 years to finally say YES to this long-term dream. It took courage and bravery to face uncertainty. It took a lot of grit and logistics to bring it to life. It took a lot of trust in the universe and ultimately in myself.”

We’re co-leading a virtual workshop for you on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 5pm PT titled Create The Year You Want. This 90-minute workshop will support you in making 2023 your most authentic and  fulfilling year yet. 

You’ll walk away with 4 things:

  1. An authentic definition of what success means to you in 2023, free of obligation, expectations, judgment, or comparison.
  2. Clarity in your core values
  3. Tools & the structure to set authentic, bold, & practical goals that are in alignment with what you want in 2023.
  4. The confidence to easefully put your values into practice to achieve your goals.

The investment is only $23. Register today at bit.ly/createtheyearyouwant.

Resources:

  • Connect with Alicia on Instagram on @aliciawolfe and learn more about how she supports people and organizations as a coach, consultant, and speaker through Integrate Well. 
  • Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Practical Ways to Create the Life You Really Want: Clarify Your Desires & Dreams + Release Limiting Beliefs & Expectations + Identify & Live Into Your Core Values w/ Alicia Wolfe Alicia Wolfe, Lucca Petrucci 01:49:12 desires, core values, authenticity, fulfillment, dreams true full 35 c5e2a558-0298-48e7-bfbe-d534e42b8222 How To Live Unapologetically Self-Expressed In All Areas of Life: Queer Dating & Parenting, Creating Family Boundaries, & Mentoring the Next Generation w/ Matt Corker Today, I have a conversation with my friend Matt Corker about living unapologetically yourself in all areas of your life. 

Matt opens up about his experience being a gay father and husband and how he had to become the queer role model and representation he needed to create a life he really wanted. He shares how he found the man of his dreams by following the 5 date rule for one whole year. We also talk about how vital it is to create healthy family boundaries with heterosexual family members if we want to living full expressed and free. 

Matt and I both have a deep calling to mentor the next generation of LGBQTIA+ humans and create a new future that truly benefits marginalized communities and all of humanity. We discuss the intentional steps we are taking to do this and how you can be a part of this movement with us.

Matt is a proud gay dad to his precious 2-year old Sasha with the love of his life Chad, his husband of 5 years. He’s an inspiring coach and is passionate about helping organizations succeed by developing vision-led leaders. Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer of Smash + Tess, overseeing their operations, sales, and people teams. Matt holds a MBA from the Copenhagen Business School, is a 200 E-RYT yoga teacher, and is a two time lip-sync battle champion.  

Resources:

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 23 Dec 2022 16:50:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Matt Corker, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep34-XbELZf26 Today, I have a conversation with my friend Matt Corker about living unapologetically yourself in all areas of your life. 

Matt opens up about his experience being a gay father and husband and how he had to become the queer role model and representation he needed to create a life he really wanted. He shares how he found the man of his dreams by following the 5 date rule for one whole year. We also talk about how vital it is to create healthy family boundaries with heterosexual family members if we want to living full expressed and free. 

Matt and I both have a deep calling to mentor the next generation of LGBQTIA+ humans and create a new future that truly benefits marginalized communities and all of humanity. We discuss the intentional steps we are taking to do this and how you can be a part of this movement with us.

Matt is a proud gay dad to his precious 2-year old Sasha with the love of his life Chad, his husband of 5 years. He’s an inspiring coach and is passionate about helping organizations succeed by developing vision-led leaders. Most recently he was the Chief Operating Officer of Smash + Tess, overseeing their operations, sales, and people teams. Matt holds a MBA from the Copenhagen Business School, is a 200 E-RYT yoga teacher, and is a two time lip-sync battle champion.  

Resources:

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> How To Live Unapologetically Self-Expressed In All Areas of Life: Queer Dating & Parenting, Creating Family Boundaries, & Mentoring the Next Generation w/ Matt Corker Matt Corker, Lucca Petrucci 01:18:30 lgbtq, queer, queer youth, gay relationships, queer parenting, queer relationships, queer dating, lgbt youth, lgbt mentors, unapologetically you true full 34 86b93273-7d1a-436b-a72d-2f635ec3b588 Remember When You Really Wanted What You Now Have? The theme of this episode is gratitude. I've been really going through it lately and find myself being stuck in worry many times a day. I realize that worry doesn't serve my highest potential and the big goals and dreams I have for myself. In this episode, I make a commitment to let go of worry and welcome in more gratitude and trust in my life. I reflect back on a time when I really wanted what I now have. I talk about a huge dream of mine that is now my reality. Sometimes when I am in go, go, go mode, I am not present to the amazing things I have right in front of me. I hope this episode helps you become present to the incredible things you've created for yourself in your life and grounds you in gratitude. 

]]> Fri, 16 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci ) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/remember-when-you-wanted-what-you-now-have-OrBvS_6C The theme of this episode is gratitude. I've been really going through it lately and find myself being stuck in worry many times a day. I realize that worry doesn't serve my highest potential and the big goals and dreams I have for myself. In this episode, I make a commitment to let go of worry and welcome in more gratitude and trust in my life. I reflect back on a time when I really wanted what I now have. I talk about a huge dream of mine that is now my reality. Sometimes when I am in go, go, go mode, I am not present to the amazing things I have right in front of me. I hope this episode helps you become present to the incredible things you've created for yourself in your life and grounds you in gratitude. 

]]> Remember When You Really Wanted What You Now Have? Lucca Petrucci 00:49:26 free to be, authenticity, gratitude true full 33 17c281b4-e762-445c-8c06-0dd7fe385ca5 How To Stop People Pleasing & Start Prioritizing Yourself & Your Own Happiness w/ Kathryn Flashner People-pleasing is feeling overly concerned with pleasing others and earning their approval as a way to maintain relationships. It’s prioritizing others' reactions of what you do and say, and how you show up. It’s doing things because you fear rejection or want the approval of others in order to feel like you’re enough. 

Being a concerned and caring person is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. I believe the challenge arises when you are pursuing the happiness of others at the expense of your own emotional well-being and happiness. People-pleasers often hide their own needs, preferences, desires, and beliefs in order to accommodate other people. This can make it feel as if you are not living your life authentically and it may even leave you feeling as if you don’t know yourself at all. 

In this episode, my friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. 

We talk about the importance of honoring your authenticity and making it your first priority, instead of overriding it to please others and pursue their happiness. 

We also chat about how vital it is to give ourselves the space to actually define who we are, what we really want, and what makes us feel the most alive if we want to live a life of personal freedom, joy, and peace — and we give you space to do so in this episode if you choose. 

We share steps you can take today to stop people-pleasing, if you’re a recovering people pleaser like me.

Kathryn’s north star is storytelling, and she cares deeply about establishing real connections with each community she serves. She has recently relocated to Los Angeles and is the VP of Licensing at Hello Sunshine, a company whose mission is to change the narrative for women. Outside of this role, Kathryn is a meditation and yoga teacher, who sees immense opportunity to infuse mindfulness practices into our corporate settings. She is also an actor and hosts a podcast called The Truth Is, which is dedicated to building a world where we all feel safe and empowered to step into and speak our truth- at home, at work, and in all facets of our lives. 

Resources:

  • Learn more about fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, our bodily reactions to stressful, frightening, or dangerous events, here.
  • Listen to Kathryn's Podcast The Truth Is on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
  • Connect with Kathryn on Instagram @kathrynflaschner or @thetruthis__podcast.
  • Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 2 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Kathryn Flashner, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/freetobe4-hffXdSrX People-pleasing is feeling overly concerned with pleasing others and earning their approval as a way to maintain relationships. It’s prioritizing others' reactions of what you do and say, and how you show up. It’s doing things because you fear rejection or want the approval of others in order to feel like you’re enough. 

Being a concerned and caring person is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships with loved ones. I believe the challenge arises when you are pursuing the happiness of others at the expense of your own emotional well-being and happiness. People-pleasers often hide their own needs, preferences, desires, and beliefs in order to accommodate other people. This can make it feel as if you are not living your life authentically and it may even leave you feeling as if you don’t know yourself at all. 

In this episode, my friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. 

We talk about the importance of honoring your authenticity and making it your first priority, instead of overriding it to please others and pursue their happiness. 

We also chat about how vital it is to give ourselves the space to actually define who we are, what we really want, and what makes us feel the most alive if we want to live a life of personal freedom, joy, and peace — and we give you space to do so in this episode if you choose. 

We share steps you can take today to stop people-pleasing, if you’re a recovering people pleaser like me.

Kathryn’s north star is storytelling, and she cares deeply about establishing real connections with each community she serves. She has recently relocated to Los Angeles and is the VP of Licensing at Hello Sunshine, a company whose mission is to change the narrative for women. Outside of this role, Kathryn is a meditation and yoga teacher, who sees immense opportunity to infuse mindfulness practices into our corporate settings. She is also an actor and hosts a podcast called The Truth Is, which is dedicated to building a world where we all feel safe and empowered to step into and speak our truth- at home, at work, and in all facets of our lives. 

Resources:

  • Learn more about fight, flight, freeze, and fawn, our bodily reactions to stressful, frightening, or dangerous events, here.
  • Listen to Kathryn's Podcast The Truth Is on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
  • Connect with Kathryn on Instagram @kathrynflaschner or @thetruthis__podcast.
  • Connect with me @lucca_petrucci on Instagram or TikTok.

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> How To Stop People Pleasing & Start Prioritizing Yourself & Your Own Happiness w/ Kathryn Flashner Kathryn Flashner, Lucca Petrucci 01:07:48 My friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. We talk about the importance of honoring your authenticity and emotional well-being and making it your first priority, instead of overriding it to please others and pursue their happiness. We also chat about how vital it is to give ourselves the space to actually define who we are, what we really want, and what makes us feel the most alive if we want to live a life of personal freedom, joy, and peace — and we give you space to do so in this episode if you choose. Lastly, we share steps you can take today to stop people-pleasing, if you’re a recovering people pleaser like me. My friend Kathryn Flashner and I dive into the concept of people-pleasing and how it has personally kept us disconnected from our authenticity and happiness in the past. We talk about the importance of honoring your authenticity and emotional well-being and making it your first priority, instead of overriding it to please others and pursue their happiness. We also chat about how vital it is to give ourselves the space to actually define who we are, what we really want, and what makes us feel the most alive if we want to live a life of personal freedom, joy, and peace — and we give you space to do so in this episode if you choose. Lastly, we share steps you can take today to stop people-pleasing, if you’re a recovering people pleaser like me. people pleasing, authenticity, people pleaser true full 32 d17895d7-beac-4438-9886-e1a40be4be87 Navigating Being Queer & Christian w/ Jenna Kim & Tristan Cabral I have the most heart-opening and vulnerable conversation with my friends Jenna Kim and Tristan Cabral about navigating the unknown, coming out, and family relationships as queer Christians with an evolving concept of and relationship to faith. 

It’s the longest podcast conversation I’ve ever had and one of the most impactful. Every part of it is so intentional and necessary to share. 

We talk about how challenging it was to grow up seeing zero representation of people who are like us, and how we bravely had to be the examples we wish we saw around us and create a life for ourselves as queer humans. 

Jenna and Tristan openly share the pressures they faced and still face of feeling like they need to be “perfect” as the oldest children in Asian households of faith. 

We also dive into why it was so hard for us to come out to our parents. 

In the last 20 minutes of this conversation, we share ways you can become a better actionable ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Jenna is proudly Korean-American. She’s the oldest of four girls and a pastor’s kid. Jenna works as a production supervisor at Disney TV Animation. 

Tristan is a first generation Filipino-American working as a storyboard artist at Nickelodeon. He is very proud of his identity as a Filipino immigrant story teller and dreams to one day be a TV Director on a cartoon that heavily focuses on cultural intersections. 

This is a trigger warning. We do talk about suicide in this episode. If you’re struggling right now, please know that you are so freaking loved, and the world is more magical and vibrant with you in it. If you need direct support, call the national suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. This lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.

Resources

]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Jenna Kim, Tristan Cabral, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep31-X2nsGUxA I have the most heart-opening and vulnerable conversation with my friends Jenna Kim and Tristan Cabral about navigating the unknown, coming out, and family relationships as queer Christians with an evolving concept of and relationship to faith. 

It’s the longest podcast conversation I’ve ever had and one of the most impactful. Every part of it is so intentional and necessary to share. 

We talk about how challenging it was to grow up seeing zero representation of people who are like us, and how we bravely had to be the examples we wish we saw around us and create a life for ourselves as queer humans. 

Jenna and Tristan openly share the pressures they faced and still face of feeling like they need to be “perfect” as the oldest children in Asian households of faith. 

We also dive into why it was so hard for us to come out to our parents. 

In the last 20 minutes of this conversation, we share ways you can become a better actionable ally to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Jenna is proudly Korean-American. She’s the oldest of four girls and a pastor’s kid. Jenna works as a production supervisor at Disney TV Animation. 

Tristan is a first generation Filipino-American working as a storyboard artist at Nickelodeon. He is very proud of his identity as a Filipino immigrant story teller and dreams to one day be a TV Director on a cartoon that heavily focuses on cultural intersections. 

This is a trigger warning. We do talk about suicide in this episode. If you’re struggling right now, please know that you are so freaking loved, and the world is more magical and vibrant with you in it. If you need direct support, call the national suicide and crisis lifeline at 988. This lifeline provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.

Resources

]]> Navigating Being Queer & Christian w/ Jenna Kim & Tristan Cabral Jenna Kim, Tristan Cabral, Lucca Petrucci 02:08:01 queer, queer christians, lgbt, queer faith, coming out, lgbtqia+ true full 31 b49b08c2-2ae9-4d30-a17e-501dbefcd96f Coming Out as Queer to Your Heterosexual Parents & Family w/ Josie Ross-MacLeod Generous love is the theme of this episode.

Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. Josie’s incredible child Salem is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. They identify as non-binary trans masculine. 

In this conversation, Josie holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. 

I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out — and I share the shocking way my mom found out I was gay. 

Josie kindly offers me the opportunity to go back in time and re-do the coming out conversation I had with my mom. This was extremely moving and healing. 

We also discuss:

  • The need all humans have for belonging.
  • How dark and light can co-exist.
  • The challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies.
  • And how you can create more inclusive, equitable, and affirming spaces within your home and community for the LGBTQIA+ community today.

Josie has navigated a 30+ year career in textiles and apparel as a designer and leader of teams. She’s a wife and mother who loves and celebrates all humans. Her life mission is to continually choose love over fear, to be radically inclusive, and contribute to helping people feel acceptance. This is who she is to me as a friend and in this episode big time.

Resources:

 

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 18 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Josie Ross-MacLeod, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep30-NwzQhHOR Generous love is the theme of this episode.

Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. Josie’s incredible child Salem is a part of the LGBTQIA+ community. They identify as non-binary trans masculine. 

In this conversation, Josie holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. 

I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out — and I share the shocking way my mom found out I was gay. 

Josie kindly offers me the opportunity to go back in time and re-do the coming out conversation I had with my mom. This was extremely moving and healing. 

We also discuss:

  • The need all humans have for belonging.
  • How dark and light can co-exist.
  • The challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies.
  • And how you can create more inclusive, equitable, and affirming spaces within your home and community for the LGBTQIA+ community today.

Josie has navigated a 30+ year career in textiles and apparel as a designer and leader of teams. She’s a wife and mother who loves and celebrates all humans. Her life mission is to continually choose love over fear, to be radically inclusive, and contribute to helping people feel acceptance. This is who she is to me as a friend and in this episode big time.

Resources:

 

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Coming Out as Queer to Your Heterosexual Parents & Family w/ Josie Ross-MacLeod Josie Ross-MacLeod, Lucca Petrucci 01:51:57 My dear friend Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. She holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out. We also discuss the need all humans have for belonging; how dark and light can co-exist; the challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies; and how you can create more inclusive, equitable, and affirming spaces within your home and community for the LGBTQIA+ community today. My dear friend Josie Ross-McCloud and I get candid about the complex relationship between a queer child and their heterosexual parents and family. She holds the most loving space for me to talk about one of the most turbulent and transformative times in my life — coming out to my mom at age 22 in 2015. I share a few vivid experiences from my youth that pushed me deep in the closet and made it seem impossible for me to come out. We also discuss the need all humans have for belonging; how dark and light can co-exist; the challenges of being queer and transgender and how we can become better allies; and how you can create more inclusive, equitable, and affirming spaces within your home and community for the LGBTQIA+ community today. ally, gay, coming out story, queer, coming out gay, dei, coming out, lgbtqia+, diversity, allyship false full 30 1b681725-fcf0-4df6-b47e-5fea9e33bcd9 From Judgment & Expectation to Authenticity & Self-Trust: My Journey to Freedom In the first episode of Free to Be, it’s just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. 

I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I’ve learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season.

I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. 

Resources:

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 08:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep29-_3cIXMiZ In the first episode of Free to Be, it’s just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. 

I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I’ve learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season.

I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. 

Resources:

This episode was produced by Lucca Petrucci and mixed and mastered by Joel Yoshonis.

]]> From Judgment & Expectation to Authenticity & Self-Trust: My Journey to Freedom Lucca Petrucci 01:00:58 In the first episode of Free to Be, it’s just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I’ve learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season. I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. In the first episode of Free to Be, it’s just you and me. Childlike curiosity is the theme of this conversation. I share who I am, my journey from living under expectation and judgment to igniting my authenticity and self-trust, and what it means to me to live free to be 100% myself. I also dive into why I chose to evolve my podcast Living in Your Passion Place to Free Be, what I’ve learned over the past nearly 5 years as a podcaster, and what you can expect in this season. I finish by guiding you through an activity to help you gain clarity of your wants, desires, and authenticity. queer, free to be, freedom, lgbt, authenticity, lgbtqia+ true full 29 7306b8d7-fcba-467b-b0cb-a74d88f8e6c4 Dennise Petrucci: The Butterfly Effect in Your Family Legacy In this development chat, Lucca and his mother Dennise talk about the butterfly effect — defined as how a minor change or choice at one time creates a phenomenal change or choice overtime — and how it’s been alive in their family legacy over the past century, beginning with Lucca's great, great grandfather to his great grandma, to his grandma, to his mom and how it has led him to exactly where he is today. They also discuss how their imperfect and messy paths — full of ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs, unforeseen circumstances and small and big choices — are the most direct and empowering path to their destination, and how this is true for you, too. 

RESOURCES  

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/dennise-petrucci-the-butterfly-effect-in-your-family-legacy-NWY379kx In this development chat, Lucca and his mother Dennise talk about the butterfly effect — defined as how a minor change or choice at one time creates a phenomenal change or choice overtime — and how it’s been alive in their family legacy over the past century, beginning with Lucca's great, great grandfather to his great grandma, to his grandma, to his mom and how it has led him to exactly where he is today. They also discuss how their imperfect and messy paths — full of ups and downs, tragedies and triumphs, unforeseen circumstances and small and big choices — are the most direct and empowering path to their destination, and how this is true for you, too. 

RESOURCES  

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/ 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

]]> Dennise Petrucci: The Butterfly Effect in Your Family Legacy Lucca Petrucci, Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski 00:54:50 Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, Lucca's mom, is back on the podcast for the season 2 finale and the two dive into how the butterfly effect has been alive in their family legacy over the past century and how it has led both of them to exactly where they are today, and how it has done the same for you! Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, Lucca's mom, is back on the podcast for the season 2 finale and the two dive into how the butterfly effect has been alive in their family legacy over the past century and how it has led both of them to exactly where they are today, and how it has done the same for you! butterfly effect, imperfection is perfect, passion place, passion podcast, mother and son false full 28 49f6640a-5d69-4b05-a832-59c7f0e09a5c Neeyaz Zolfaghari: Look Within For The Answers As a leader and coach in the health and wellness space, Neeyaz Zolfaghari is known for helping others find harmony and balance with their full body and self, emotionally, energetically, mentally and physically. 

In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss:

  • How we can find the answers to anything and everything by listening to the whispers within and around us
  • Why being home in her body is her passion place
  • The beauty that comes from choosing to take a work pause instead of experiencing burnout

RESOURCES

Unspoken Nutrition’s Instagram: @unspokennutrition

Unspoken Nutrition’s website: unspokennutrition.com

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

Schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca by emailing him at luccapetrucci6@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 7 Oct 2020 07:00:00 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Neeyaz Zolfaghari, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep27neeyaz-51AIsk_t As a leader and coach in the health and wellness space, Neeyaz Zolfaghari is known for helping others find harmony and balance with their full body and self, emotionally, energetically, mentally and physically. 

In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss:

  • How we can find the answers to anything and everything by listening to the whispers within and around us
  • Why being home in her body is her passion place
  • The beauty that comes from choosing to take a work pause instead of experiencing burnout

RESOURCES

Unspoken Nutrition’s Instagram: @unspokennutrition

Unspoken Nutrition’s website: unspokennutrition.com

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

Schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca by emailing him at luccapetrucci6@gmail.com

]]> Neeyaz Zolfaghari: Look Within For The Answers Neeyaz Zolfaghari, Lucca Petrucci 00:59:39 Meet Neeyaz Zolfaghari- an International Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, the Founder of Unspoken Nutrition, a Thyroid Yoga Practitioner, an EFT Tapping and Meditation Teacher and a Farmer’s Market Fairy. In episode 27, Neeyaz shares how she turned the healing process of her challenge with Graves’ Disease into a passion that is now her own business, how our intuition has all the answers we need and so much more! Meet Neeyaz Zolfaghari- an International Nutrition and Lifestyle Coach, the Founder of Unspoken Nutrition, a Thyroid Yoga Practitioner, an EFT Tapping and Meditation Teacher and a Farmer’s Market Fairy. In episode 27, Neeyaz shares how she turned the healing process of her challenge with Graves’ Disease into a passion that is now her own business, how our intuition has all the answers we need and so much more! passion place, motivation, intuition, unspoken nutrition, passion, inspiration, passion place podcast false full 27 ff9b67b5-3804-4d12-8193-6ff1a1fe451f Mary Lyn Jenkins: What Do You Stand For In Your Life? As a leader and mentor in the yoga, fitness and personal development world, Mary Lyn Jenkins is known for training and coaching individuals to stand in love, forgiveness and choice; expand their gifts to serve powerfully; and live the life they want. 

In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss:

  • How our words create our world
  • How standing in your core values everyday is the only way
  • How if you stand for anything, you will come against people who don’t agree with you, and that is okay
  • How her passion places and relationships are her home and how they can be yours, too
  • Why she considers partnership to be the most powerful instrument for positive change

RESOURCES

Mary Lyn Jenkin’s Instagram: @marylynbigfish

Lucca's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

Schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca by emailing him at luccapetrucci6@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 07:00:10 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Mary Lyn Jenkins, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep26marlynjenkins-Irr5n0PD As a leader and mentor in the yoga, fitness and personal development world, Mary Lyn Jenkins is known for training and coaching individuals to stand in love, forgiveness and choice; expand their gifts to serve powerfully; and live the life they want. 

In this conversation, Lucca and her discuss:

  • How our words create our world
  • How standing in your core values everyday is the only way
  • How if you stand for anything, you will come against people who don’t agree with you, and that is okay
  • How her passion places and relationships are her home and how they can be yours, too
  • Why she considers partnership to be the most powerful instrument for positive change

RESOURCES

Mary Lyn Jenkin’s Instagram: @marylynbigfish

Lucca's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

Schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca by emailing him at luccapetrucci6@gmail.com

]]> Mary Lyn Jenkins: What Do You Stand For In Your Life? Mary Lyn Jenkins, Lucca Petrucci 01:04:33 Meet Mary Lyn Jenkins- a yoga leader who's been teaching for over 15 years and has been featured on the cover of Yoga Journal and the author of The Transformative Power of Language, an Amazon Best Seller. In episode 26, Mary Lyn dives deep into her core values- family, partnership, service and fun- and shares how she stands strong in them and allows them to guide her as a compass to creating the life she truly wants, and how you can, too. Meet Mary Lyn Jenkins- a yoga leader who's been teaching for over 15 years and has been featured on the cover of Yoga Journal and the author of The Transformative Power of Language, an Amazon Best Seller. In episode 26, Mary Lyn dives deep into her core values- family, partnership, service and fun- and shares how she stands strong in them and allows them to guide her as a compass to creating the life she truly wants, and how you can, too. yoga, passion place, motivation, passion podcast, passion, core values, inspiration, passion place podcast false full 26 c3b1cee5-1661-45e9-8964-ea67228aa873 Allie Nunzi: Passion Is The Hill You’re Willing To Die On As a change maker and leader in the yoga and fitness industry, Allie is known for training and empowering individuals and organizations all over the world from Kenya to California in self-development and leadership work. Her teachings are based on her belief that radical grace guides us and we can strategically work with it to powerfully author our lives. In this conversation, Lucca and Allie discuss her faith and spiritual journey that started with curiosity and led her to learning through reading over 20 books about spirituality and religion, her first yoga experience that she thought was very weird, personal development and her self realization of the importance of finding the God that speaks to your heart. They also discuss a few of her walk on faith moments including signing the lease to open a yoga studio with only $700 in her bank to now owning 4 studios with 74 instructors; and why she believes we learn in two ways- from failure and play- and how we have the choice to always fail in playfulness. RESOURCES Allie Nunzi’s Instagram: @allienunzi; Grace and Glory’s Instagram: @graceandgloryyoga; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Wed, 9 Sep 2020 07:00:07 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Allie Nunzi, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep25allienunzi-jMNaTPcO As a change maker and leader in the yoga and fitness industry, Allie is known for training and empowering individuals and organizations all over the world from Kenya to California in self-development and leadership work. Her teachings are based on her belief that radical grace guides us and we can strategically work with it to powerfully author our lives. In this conversation, Lucca and Allie discuss her faith and spiritual journey that started with curiosity and led her to learning through reading over 20 books about spirituality and religion, her first yoga experience that she thought was very weird, personal development and her self realization of the importance of finding the God that speaks to your heart. They also discuss a few of her walk on faith moments including signing the lease to open a yoga studio with only $700 in her bank to now owning 4 studios with 74 instructors; and why she believes we learn in two ways- from failure and play- and how we have the choice to always fail in playfulness. RESOURCES Allie Nunzi’s Instagram: @allienunzi; Grace and Glory’s Instagram: @graceandgloryyoga; Link to schedule a marketing and possibility discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Allie Nunzi: Passion Is The Hill You’re Willing To Die On Allie Nunzi, Lucca Petrucci 01:10:43 Meet Allie Nunzi- the Founder, CEO and Lead Facilitator at Grace and Glory Yoga, a family of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga studios in New Jersey and Philadelphia. In episode 25, Allie shares her faith and patience filled journey to connecting with and living into her passion place- the things that matter most to us in life and the hill we are willing to die on, as she describes it in our interview. Meet Allie Nunzi- the Founder, CEO and Lead Facilitator at Grace and Glory Yoga, a family of Baptiste Power Vinyasa Yoga studios in New Jersey and Philadelphia. In episode 25, Allie shares her faith and patience filled journey to connecting with and living into her passion place- the things that matter most to us in life and the hill we are willing to die on, as she describes it in our interview. yoga, spirituality, passion place, faith, passion, inspirational podcast, motivational podcast false full 25 43671d38-b045-42f8-82d4-6696b91f82aa Rebby Kern: Stepping Into Your Authenticity & Passion During Challenge As a social justice warrior and fitness professional, Rebby Kern is known for creating space for connection, empowerment and self-discovery, and uplifting the experience of diverse, marginalized identities around race, gender identity, sexual orientation, body and ability. In this conversation, Lucca and Rebby discuss their life as a non-binary, queer person of color; how they are developing and sharing workshops and trainings around race and gender equity that are changing how communities around the world are thinking; and how anything is truly possible when we give up deficit and work from a vision of our future that is full of abundance and freedom.

RESOURCES Rebby Kern’s Instagram: @rebbykernyoga ; Link to Rebby’s Website: http://www.rebbykernyoga.com; Link to the Yoga is Dead Podcast Rebby talks about: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/home; Link to the book Rebby recommends So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1538475278; Link to schedule a marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2020 07:00:20 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Rebby Kern) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep24rebbykern-rv8yyxRv As a social justice warrior and fitness professional, Rebby Kern is known for creating space for connection, empowerment and self-discovery, and uplifting the experience of diverse, marginalized identities around race, gender identity, sexual orientation, body and ability. In this conversation, Lucca and Rebby discuss their life as a non-binary, queer person of color; how they are developing and sharing workshops and trainings around race and gender equity that are changing how communities around the world are thinking; and how anything is truly possible when we give up deficit and work from a vision of our future that is full of abundance and freedom.

RESOURCES Rebby Kern’s Instagram: @rebbykernyoga ; Link to Rebby’s Website: http://www.rebbykernyoga.com; Link to the Yoga is Dead Podcast Rebby talks about: https://www.yogaisdeadpodcast.com/home; Link to the book Rebby recommends So You Want To Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo: https://www.amazon.com/You-Want-Talk-About-Race/dp/1538475278; Link to schedule a marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Rebby Kern: Stepping Into Your Authenticity & Passion During Challenge Lucca Petrucci, Rebby Kern 01:08:03 Meet Rebby Kern- a human rights advocate, a non-binary leader and change maker in the wellness industry and a yoga instructor in Charlotte, North Carolina. In episode 24, Rebby candidly shares how they have lived and continue to live out their passions while facing race and gender based biases and adversities within the yoga and fitness industry and beyond; how to find strength in challenge that inspires you to lean in your authenticity and grow; and how they are impacting humans all over world by sharing powerful anti-racism knowledge and practices! Meet Rebby Kern- a human rights advocate, a non-binary leader and change maker in the wellness industry and a yoga instructor in Charlotte, North Carolina. In episode 24, Rebby candidly shares how they have lived and continue to live out their passions while facing race and gender based biases and adversities within the yoga and fitness industry and beyond; how to find strength in challenge that inspires you to lean in your authenticity and grow; and how they are impacting humans all over world by sharing powerful anti-racism knowledge and practices! social justice, yoga, passion place, lgbtq+, non-binary, passion, inspirational podcast, anti-racism, motivational podcast, rebby kern yoga, passion place podcast false full 24 2c9ff7ad-2f1d-40cd-af17-563247bf7123 Paul Katami: The Obstacle Is The Way As a well-respected and outspoken activist and fitness professional, Paul Takami is known for empowering others to take control of their lives, make confident decisions that align with their truth and leave complacency behind. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Paul discuss how obstacles in our life become the way, the importance of not letting your “no” mess up your know, living a certain way versus looking a certain way, his life changing journey with activism as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California in 2013- and coming out for whatever you need to come out for and living your truth.  RESOURCES Paul Katami’s Instagram: @paulkatami; Link to The GYST with Paul Takami: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gyst-with-paul-katami/id1482974676; Schedule a free marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca here: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Wed, 12 Aug 2020 07:00:07 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Paul Katami) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep23paulkatami-qQkW33cK As a well-respected and outspoken activist and fitness professional, Paul Takami is known for empowering others to take control of their lives, make confident decisions that align with their truth and leave complacency behind. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Paul discuss how obstacles in our life become the way, the importance of not letting your “no” mess up your know, living a certain way versus looking a certain way, his life changing journey with activism as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California in 2013- and coming out for whatever you need to come out for and living your truth.  RESOURCES Paul Katami’s Instagram: @paulkatami; Link to The GYST with Paul Takami: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-gyst-with-paul-katami/id1482974676; Schedule a free marketing and communication discovery call with Lucca here: https://bit.ly/marketmypassionproject; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Paul Katami: The Obstacle Is The Way Lucca Petrucci, Paul Katami 01:15:32 Meet Paul Takami- an LGBTQ+ Activist, the Senior Director of Product Development for Beachbody, a fitness coach and the host of the GYST podcast- a series of short podcasts that explore the ways we need to get our stuff together and start upgrading our lives. In episode 23, Paul shares his life journey from turning his hobby of fitness and health into a passion and a career, creating a fitness product that was licensed and sold through infomercials on QVC and more, being on the right side of history as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California and changed the lives of millions- and leading a life as an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ equality and more. Meet Paul Takami- an LGBTQ+ Activist, the Senior Director of Product Development for Beachbody, a fitness coach and the host of the GYST podcast- a series of short podcasts that explore the ways we need to get our stuff together and start upgrading our lives. In episode 23, Paul shares his life journey from turning his hobby of fitness and health into a passion and a career, creating a fitness product that was licensed and sold through infomercials on QVC and more, being on the right side of history as a plaintiff with his husband for the federal lawsuit against Prop 8- the landmark case that legalized same-sex marriage in California and changed the lives of millions- and leading a life as an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ equality and more. passion place, motivation, lgbtq+, fitness, passion, core values, inspiration, advocacy, activism, obstacle false full 23 2fb870b5-37dc-4379-a782-db70b7193554 Mini-Episode: Choosing Faith & Patience Over Fear & Doubt In episode 22, Lucca dives into three things. 

First, new full-length podcast episodes are dropping every other Wednesday starting next Wednesday, August 12th. Next, Passion Place Lives — where we bring these podcast conversations to 30-minute chats on Living in Your Passion Place's Instagram — are continuing to happen once or twice a month. Head over to our Instagram to tune into the first 6! Lastly, he dives into a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately — leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moments of his day. 

RESOURCES 

TouristyAF's Instagram: @touristyaf

TouristyAF's website: www.touristyaf.com

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

]]> Wed, 5 Aug 2020 07:00:13 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep22-OdeBdvHu In episode 22, Lucca dives into three things. 

First, new full-length podcast episodes are dropping every other Wednesday starting next Wednesday, August 12th. Next, Passion Place Lives — where we bring these podcast conversations to 30-minute chats on Living in Your Passion Place's Instagram — are continuing to happen once or twice a month. Head over to our Instagram to tune into the first 6! Lastly, he dives into a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately — leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moments of his day. 

RESOURCES 

TouristyAF's Instagram: @touristyaf

TouristyAF's website: www.touristyaf.com

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

]]> Mini-Episode: Choosing Faith & Patience Over Fear & Doubt Lucca Petrucci 00:16:01 In this mini-episode, Lucca shares two announcements to keep you in the loop on all things related to Living in Your Passion Place podcast, and he also discusses a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately — leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moment to moment of his days. In this mini-episode, Lucca shares two announcements to keep you in the loop on all things related to Living in Your Passion Place podcast, and he also discusses a topic that he's been in the intentional practice of lately — leaning into faith and patience and saying "no" to fear and doubt in the moment to moment of his days. passion place, faith, passion, core values, doubt, fear, patience false full 22 85849f62-1e9d-46a1-90cd-93a83959548c AJ Bishop: Leading Transformation From The Inside Out As the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach and a powerful leader in the wealth management and personal development arenas, AJ Bishop is known for teaching others about mindset mastery and self-leadership and helping them ignite their potential and transform their thoughts about wealth and life into ones that allow them to reach their best and biggest goals by doing the things they care about the most with the people they love. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and AJ discuss how true impact and change occurs when you lead transformation from the inside out and not the other way around; how AJ experienced racism throughout her life being the only black women in the room; how everything changed for the better when she got clear on her core values; why your way of being elevates others; the solution to work and life burnout; ways to get in alignment with your authentic self; and how AJ has integrated her life experiences and skills to start her brand new business My Wealth Conscious Coach. RESOURCES AJ Bishop’s Instagram: @adejanirab; My Wealth Conscious Coach’s Instagram: @mywealthconsciouscoach; AJ’s website: www/ajbishop.co/; AJ's Favorite Book: Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2020 07:00:17 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (AJ Bishop, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep21ajbishop-XDErpcgG As the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach and a powerful leader in the wealth management and personal development arenas, AJ Bishop is known for teaching others about mindset mastery and self-leadership and helping them ignite their potential and transform their thoughts about wealth and life into ones that allow them to reach their best and biggest goals by doing the things they care about the most with the people they love. In this real talk conversation, Lucca and AJ discuss how true impact and change occurs when you lead transformation from the inside out and not the other way around; how AJ experienced racism throughout her life being the only black women in the room; how everything changed for the better when she got clear on her core values; why your way of being elevates others; the solution to work and life burnout; ways to get in alignment with your authentic self; and how AJ has integrated her life experiences and skills to start her brand new business My Wealth Conscious Coach. RESOURCES AJ Bishop’s Instagram: @adejanirab; My Wealth Conscious Coach’s Instagram: @mywealthconsciouscoach; AJ’s website: www/ajbishop.co/; AJ's Favorite Book: Let Your Life Speak by Parker J. Palmer; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com!

]]> AJ Bishop: Leading Transformation From The Inside Out AJ Bishop, Lucca Petrucci 01:11:46 Meet AJ Bishop- a Managing Director of Investments with almost two decades of experience in the wealth management industry; a Business and Life Coach with 10+ years of self development and coaching experience through the Baptiste Institute and Lightyear Leadership; the Owner of Baptiste Power Yoga San Diego; and now the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach! In episode 21, she dives into her transformational journey of how she discovered and connected with her core values and passions and chose to live into them deeply and create a business that embodies each of them- one that is starting a movement to shift the world’s view of money and teach others that wealth is a mindset that can be learned by anyone no matter their upbringing, background, ethnicity, social class or where they are in life today. Meet AJ Bishop- a Managing Director of Investments with almost two decades of experience in the wealth management industry; a Business and Life Coach with 10+ years of self development and coaching experience through the Baptiste Institute and Lightyear Leadership; the Owner of Baptiste Power Yoga San Diego; and now the Founder of My Wealth Conscious Coach! In episode 21, she dives into her transformational journey of how she discovered and connected with her core values and passions and chose to live into them deeply and create a business that embodies each of them- one that is starting a movement to shift the world’s view of money and teach others that wealth is a mindset that can be learned by anyone no matter their upbringing, background, ethnicity, social class or where they are in life today. living in your passion place podcast, motivational, inspirational, passion place, wealth management, passion, core values, my wealth conscious coach, passion place podcast false full 21 ca7f6c50-0afd-438e-8674-7817f0f402b2 Chris Candler: The Journey Back to Your Authenticity & Joy As a fitness instructor and community leader for some of the most recognized global brands, Chris Chandler is known for bringing the inherent, childlike joy out of all who he comes in contact with and inspiring others to connect with their truest self and go after their wildest, most exciting goals and dreams. 

In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Chris discuss:

  • His faith journey that led him to attending a Christian University where he found the courage to come out and live his truth as a gay man
  • How he bravely came out to his dad days before he passed away
  • How your part-time passions can ease-fully turn into your full-time career
  • How sorrow allows you to enjoy and appreciate joy
  • Discovering therapy through movement
  • Finding joy and connecting to your passions at home, especially during stay at home orders during the global pandemic

RESOURCES

Chris’s Instagram: @christopherjacobchandler

Chris’ Website: https://www.christopherjacobchandler.com

RISE Conference’s Instagram: @letsrise.co

RISE Conference’s Website: https://thehollisco.com/pages/rise-events

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

]]> Wed, 22 Jul 2020 07:00:12 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Chris Chandler, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep20chriscandler-bgbrLKVd As a fitness instructor and community leader for some of the most recognized global brands, Chris Chandler is known for bringing the inherent, childlike joy out of all who he comes in contact with and inspiring others to connect with their truest self and go after their wildest, most exciting goals and dreams. 

In this real talk conversation, Lucca and Chris discuss:

  • His faith journey that led him to attending a Christian University where he found the courage to come out and live his truth as a gay man
  • How he bravely came out to his dad days before he passed away
  • How your part-time passions can ease-fully turn into your full-time career
  • How sorrow allows you to enjoy and appreciate joy
  • Discovering therapy through movement
  • Finding joy and connecting to your passions at home, especially during stay at home orders during the global pandemic

RESOURCES

Chris’s Instagram: @christopherjacobchandler

Chris’ Website: https://www.christopherjacobchandler.com

RISE Conference’s Instagram: @letsrise.co

RISE Conference’s Website: https://thehollisco.com/pages/rise-events

Lucca Petrucci's Instagram: @lucca_petrucci

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

]]> Chris Candler: The Journey Back to Your Authenticity & Joy Chris Chandler, Lucca Petrucci 01:26:04 Meet Chris Candler — a husband, a joy enthusiast, a Senior Instructor at SoulCycle, a Regional Vice President with Arbonne International and a bright light who works with New York Times Best Selling Author and the CEO and Founder of the Hollis Company Rachel Hollis, as an MC for the RISE Conference and Lead Instructor for RISE Health. In episode 20, he vulnerably shares his roller coaster of a journey back to connecting with his authenticity and joy as a gay Christian man, and how he created the career, marriage and life he always wanted by choosing to lean into his core values and his passion for self development. Meet Chris Candler — a husband, a joy enthusiast, a Senior Instructor at SoulCycle, a Regional Vice President with Arbonne International and a bright light who works with New York Times Best Selling Author and the CEO and Founder of the Hollis Company Rachel Hollis, as an MC for the RISE Conference and Lead Instructor for RISE Health. In episode 20, he vulnerably shares his roller coaster of a journey back to connecting with his authenticity and joy as a gay Christian man, and how he created the career, marriage and life he always wanted by choosing to lean into his core values and his passion for self development. joy, passion place, passion, core values, authenticity, chris chandler, soulcycle, podcast, hollis company, inspiring false full 20 ef4bcc2a-af3b-49f3-8f3c-45eb63961519 Chris Pipkin: How Optimism, Honesty, Resilience & Commitment Make Dreams Come True As an actor in TV shows such as Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV’s The Morning Show, NBC’s This Is Us, ABC’s The Real O’Neals and numerous commercials and a fitness professional for SoulCycle and BoxUnion, Chris Pipkin is known for leading his life through optimism, honesty, resilience and by truly committing to his choices and sharing these values with his global community. In this conversation, Lucca and Chris dive into his acting journey from moving to LA with $1,300 to making his dreams a reality and then some; how faith and patience play a huge role in the relentless pursuit of your passions; the importance of being 100% you in all aspects of your life and why people need you to show up like this; real talk about racism and the many degrees of privilege in our society; how Chris has faced racism in his life, how he's taken a stand against it and how you can, too. RESOURCES

 Chris Pipkin’s Instagram: @chrisvpipkinsc

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2020 07:00:07 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Chris Pipkin, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep19chrispipkin-Y5LoLfHg As an actor in TV shows such as Tyler Perry’s If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV’s The Morning Show, NBC’s This Is Us, ABC’s The Real O’Neals and numerous commercials and a fitness professional for SoulCycle and BoxUnion, Chris Pipkin is known for leading his life through optimism, honesty, resilience and by truly committing to his choices and sharing these values with his global community. In this conversation, Lucca and Chris dive into his acting journey from moving to LA with $1,300 to making his dreams a reality and then some; how faith and patience play a huge role in the relentless pursuit of your passions; the importance of being 100% you in all aspects of your life and why people need you to show up like this; real talk about racism and the many degrees of privilege in our society; how Chris has faced racism in his life, how he's taken a stand against it and how you can, too. RESOURCES

 Chris Pipkin’s Instagram: @chrisvpipkinsc

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Chris Pipkin: How Optimism, Honesty, Resilience & Commitment Make Dreams Come True Chris Pipkin, Lucca Petrucci 01:02:43 In this episode, meet actor, Senior SoulCycle Instructor and BoxUnion Coach Chris Pipkin as he shares his passion place story from moving from Philadelphia to LA with $1,300 to his name to making his acting dreams a reality on Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV's The Morning Show and NBC's This Is Us. During this season and moving forward, Lucca is interviewing and highlighting inspirers and leaders in the Black Community, starting in this episode with Chris, who are living out their passions and sharing them with others, even amongst racism. The goal of these episodes are to amplify the voices of the Black Community and motivate listeners to speak up, take a stand and be part of the solution for them in their sphere of influence and beyond. In this episode, meet actor, Senior SoulCycle Instructor and BoxUnion Coach Chris Pipkin as he shares his passion place story from moving from Philadelphia to LA with $1,300 to his name to making his acting dreams a reality on Tyler Perry's If Loving You Is Wrong, Apple TV's The Morning Show and NBC's This Is Us. During this season and moving forward, Lucca is interviewing and highlighting inspirers and leaders in the Black Community, starting in this episode with Chris, who are living out their passions and sharing them with others, even amongst racism. The goal of these episodes are to amplify the voices of the Black Community and motivate listeners to speak up, take a stand and be part of the solution for them in their sphere of influence and beyond. true full 19 685b333f-dec2-4a34-bb4d-4b5284a605a5 Tevia Celli: The Power of the Pivot Part 2 As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the 200+ franchised studios. In this conversation, Lucca and Tevia discuss pivoting within your career during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; how the CycleBar Franchising team and her creatively led and will continue to lead a pivot for the 200+ franchised cycling studios around the world; creating room for joy and humility by letting go of your ego; knowing you are so much more than your career role and title; the importance of having a plan B in business; the beauty of unexpected partnership and collaboration; and how lasting external change starts within.

 RESOURCES

 Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac

 CycleBar’s website: https://www.cyclebar.com

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 8 Jul 2020 09:20:14 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci ) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep18teviacelli-69Vsd0iY As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the 200+ franchised studios. In this conversation, Lucca and Tevia discuss pivoting within your career during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; how the CycleBar Franchising team and her creatively led and will continue to lead a pivot for the 200+ franchised cycling studios around the world; creating room for joy and humility by letting go of your ego; knowing you are so much more than your career role and title; the importance of having a plan B in business; the beauty of unexpected partnership and collaboration; and how lasting external change starts within.

 RESOURCES

 Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac

 CycleBar’s website: https://www.cyclebar.com

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Tevia Celli: The Power of the Pivot Part 2 Lucca Petrucci 01:08:34 In this episode, Tevia Celli is back for the second part of her and Lucca’s conversation about pivoting in life. Tevia candidly shares her perspective on the power of the pivot within your career and how she’s creatively helped lead a huge one for CycleBar's 200+ franchised indoor cycling studios around the world when all doors were shut because of COVID-19 and while racism in America is at the forefront. In this episode, Tevia Celli is back for the second part of her and Lucca’s conversation about pivoting in life. Tevia candidly shares her perspective on the power of the pivot within your career and how she’s creatively helped lead a huge one for CycleBar's 200+ franchised indoor cycling studios around the world when all doors were shut because of COVID-19 and while racism in America is at the forefront. false full 18 a0800485-1ff1-4d10-8ddb-cfd95ebb6236 Alisa Manjarrez: Discover Your Unique Core Values Alisa Manjarrez produces big visions. From podcasts elevating the voices of women of color to software launches to starting your online food show, Alisa is your go-to person when you have a vision that’s much bigger than yourself. As a Vision Producer, she helps others untangle and refine their ideas, then works with them to make it all happen. She incorporates her background in marketing and leadership coaching to create innovative strategies for local, national and global initiatives. In this conversation, she brings her diverse work and life experience and knowledge as a Vision Producer and Executive Coach and facilitates a space for Lucca and you to identify or re-identify your core values- your fundamental beliefs, your North Star, your life guide. You’ll learn how you can become a better decision maker by getting crystal clear with your core values, how they allow you to connect with your passion place and feel more alive and vibrant today and lots more! Now, grab your handy dandy notebook and pen and let’s learn together!

 RESOURCES

 Alisa’s Blog on Core Values: https://www.thehappycact.us/blog/two-easy-ways-to-discover-your-core-values-as-a-leader

 Alisa Manjarrez’s Instagram: @alisa.coach

 Alisa Manjarrez’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alisamanjarrezcoaching/

 The Happy Cactus’ Website: https://www.thehappycact.us 

 Seriously Though Podcast’s Instagram: @serioulsythoughpod

 Color Forward Podcast’s Instagram: @colorforwardpod

 Alisa’s Fav Song at the Moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0wpP5o7xpI&feature=youtu.be 

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’S Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 1 Jul 2020 07:00:21 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Alisa Manjarrez) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep17alisamanjarrez-ooo6SkQm Alisa Manjarrez produces big visions. From podcasts elevating the voices of women of color to software launches to starting your online food show, Alisa is your go-to person when you have a vision that’s much bigger than yourself. As a Vision Producer, she helps others untangle and refine their ideas, then works with them to make it all happen. She incorporates her background in marketing and leadership coaching to create innovative strategies for local, national and global initiatives. In this conversation, she brings her diverse work and life experience and knowledge as a Vision Producer and Executive Coach and facilitates a space for Lucca and you to identify or re-identify your core values- your fundamental beliefs, your North Star, your life guide. You’ll learn how you can become a better decision maker by getting crystal clear with your core values, how they allow you to connect with your passion place and feel more alive and vibrant today and lots more! Now, grab your handy dandy notebook and pen and let’s learn together!

 RESOURCES

 Alisa’s Blog on Core Values: https://www.thehappycact.us/blog/two-easy-ways-to-discover-your-core-values-as-a-leader

 Alisa Manjarrez’s Instagram: @alisa.coach

 Alisa Manjarrez’s Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/alisamanjarrezcoaching/

 The Happy Cactus’ Website: https://www.thehappycact.us 

 Seriously Though Podcast’s Instagram: @serioulsythoughpod

 Color Forward Podcast’s Instagram: @colorforwardpod

 Alisa’s Fav Song at the Moment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0wpP5o7xpI&feature=youtu.be 

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’S Website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast’s Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Alisa Manjarrez: Discover Your Unique Core Values Lucca Petrucci, Alisa Manjarrez 00:49:09 In our first self development episode of Season 2, you’ll hear from Vision Producer at The Happy Cactus, Podcaster at Seriously Though Podcast and Color Forward Podcast and Executive Coach Alisa Manjarrez as she shares how you can discover or re-discover your unique core values today by answering three simple and fun questions. In our first self development episode of Season 2, you’ll hear from Vision Producer at The Happy Cactus, Podcaster at Seriously Though Podcast and Color Forward Podcast and Executive Coach Alisa Manjarrez as she shares how you can discover or re-discover your unique core values today by answering three simple and fun questions. passion place, passion, core values, decision making false full 17 630e6a02-4505-4e65-aa58-6b0fab2c3151 Tevia Celli: The Power of the Pivot Part 1 As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the thousands of instructors at the 200+ franchised studios around the world.

In this conversation, she highlights pivoting within your family during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; intragenerational accountability; the importance of a restoration routine for children and parents; the power of clear communication in the moment; learnings and new beginnings during COVID and a period of less life distractions; and racism education in the household and beyond.

 RESOURCES

 Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac

 CycleBar's website: https://www.cyclebar.com

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2020 07:00:14 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Tevia Celli) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep16teviacelli-5g5BLl1Z As the Vice President of Experience for CycleBar Franchising, a CycleBar Senior Master Instructor, a wife and mom of two, Tevia is known for her world-renown impact, influence and guidance in the indoor cycling and fitness industry. In 1998, she started the first high-end indoor cycling boutique studio called Body & Soul Workout, and soon after, she became an instructor. Beginning in 2013, she worked for Flywheel Sports as the Creative Director of the West Coast and opened all of their LA studios. In 2015, she started her career with CycleBar as the Director of Education where she created their education curriculum and ride formats for the thousands of instructors at the 200+ franchised studios around the world.

In this conversation, she highlights pivoting within your family during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront; intragenerational accountability; the importance of a restoration routine for children and parents; the power of clear communication in the moment; learnings and new beginnings during COVID and a period of less life distractions; and racism education in the household and beyond.

 RESOURCES

 Tevia Celli’s Instagram: @teviac

 CycleBar's website: https://www.cyclebar.com

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

 Living in Your Passion Place Podcast's Facebook: @passionplacepod

 Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Tevia Celli: The Power of the Pivot Part 1 Lucca Petrucci, Tevia Celli 00:54:56 In this episode, you’ll hear from Tevia Celli as we share the first part of her two-part conversation with our host Lucca about the power of the pivot. In part 1, she talks about how she’s led a pivot within her family during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront and how you can, too, when future life circumstances happen. In this episode, you’ll hear from Tevia Celli as we share the first part of her two-part conversation with our host Lucca about the power of the pivot. In part 1, she talks about how she’s led a pivot within her family during COVID and while racism in America is at the forefront and how you can, too, when future life circumstances happen. pivot, passion place, cyclebar, passion, pivoting in life, tevia celli, family false full 16 78c82485-3b60-4029-845f-876874756a25 Connect with Your Passions Like Never Before in Season 2 Through this podcast, as an Indoor Cycling Instructor at CycleBar and a Freelance Marketing, Communications and Brand Strategist, Lucca empowers his community to discover or rediscover what they really want and love- their passions; to create a one of a kind life around these; and to share them proudly with the world. In this episode, he highlights this and Season 1 learnings; connecting to your passions versus chasing them; uncovering and leaning into your "I Am" and your best self; the importance of clearing, grounding and holding space for you first and then your community; racism in America and how we can take action and speak up authentically; how The Butterfly Effect is happening in all of our lives; Season 2 preview, guests and more!

 REFERENCES 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Facebook: @passionplacepod

; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2020 07:00:27 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/epsiode15luccapetrucci-hyyvNpm_ Through this podcast, as an Indoor Cycling Instructor at CycleBar and a Freelance Marketing, Communications and Brand Strategist, Lucca empowers his community to discover or rediscover what they really want and love- their passions; to create a one of a kind life around these; and to share them proudly with the world. In this episode, he highlights this and Season 1 learnings; connecting to your passions versus chasing them; uncovering and leaning into your "I Am" and your best self; the importance of clearing, grounding and holding space for you first and then your community; racism in America and how we can take action and speak up authentically; how The Butterfly Effect is happening in all of our lives; Season 2 preview, guests and more!

 REFERENCES 

Living in Your Passion Place Podcast website: https://passionplacepodcast.simplecast.com/

; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Instagram: @passionplacepodcast

; Living in Your Passion Place Podcast Facebook: @passionplacepod

; Questions? A topic you want us to highlight? Want to connect? Email us at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com

]]> Connect with Your Passions Like Never Before in Season 2 Lucca Petrucci 00:39:43 Today, you’ll hear from Lucca Petrucci, the host, creator and producer of this podcast, as he shares his first solo conversation with you for the launch of Season 2, about the importance of knowing and connecting to your passions and core values before taking action and so much more! Today, you’ll hear from Lucca Petrucci, the host, creator and producer of this podcast, as he shares his first solo conversation with you for the launch of Season 2, about the importance of knowing and connecting to your passions and core values before taking action and so much more! false full 15 d4f7ea99-f7fa-49e1-a0d6-c48b71912fc1 Lucca Petrucci: What If The Person You Want To Be Is Who You Are Today? Wed, 25 Sep 2019 07:00:16 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lexi Bates, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep14luccapetrucci-9SMDfi_4 Lucca Petrucci: What If The Person You Want To Be Is Who You Are Today? Lexi Bates, Lucca Petrucci 00:40:01 What if arriving to our passion place is realizing that we’re already there? What if the real destination was us choosing to connect to our passions in all we are currently doing wherever we are in life? What if our passion has been inside of us all along? The tables turn in this episode as one of Lucca’s closet friends Lexi Bates interviews him about living in his passion place and what he’s learned about himself and passion over the past 13 podcast interviews and few years. Through this conversation and reflection, Lucca realizes he’s already arrived to the destination that he’s been “chasing”, that he is enough exactly where he is and so much more. In episode 14, some of the many things Lucca and Lexi discuss are what’s consistently getting in the way of us reaching happiness and our passion place; how to find peace and gratitude in whatever season of life we’re experiencing right now and not in tomorrow’s plan; why we need to show up for us before we can show up for our community; the importance of building your emotional muscles like we build our physical ones; and why it’s necessary to take personal responsibility of our life in full. What if arriving to our passion place is realizing that we’re already there? What if the real destination was us choosing to connect to our passions in all we are currently doing wherever we are in life? What if our passion has been inside of us all along? The tables turn in this episode as one of Lucca’s closet friends Lexi Bates interviews him about living in his passion place and what he’s learned about himself and passion over the past 13 podcast interviews and few years. Through this conversation and reflection, Lucca realizes he’s already arrived to the destination that he’s been “chasing”, that he is enough exactly where he is and so much more. In episode 14, some of the many things Lucca and Lexi discuss are what’s consistently getting in the way of us reaching happiness and our passion place; how to find peace and gratitude in whatever season of life we’re experiencing right now and not in tomorrow’s plan; why we need to show up for us before we can show up for our community; the importance of building your emotional muscles like we build our physical ones; and why it’s necessary to take personal responsibility of our life in full. peace, motivational, inspirational, passion place, passion podcast, passion false full 14 5fdd5eb8-3410-4d75-b9f6-70100632f124 Savannah Hamilton: How Everything We Hope, Desire and Dream Can Become Our Reality Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:00:41 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Savannah Hamilton, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep13savannahhamilton-a_p8S9uB Savannah Hamilton: How Everything We Hope, Desire and Dream Can Become Our Reality Savannah Hamilton, Lucca Petrucci 00:47:16 From a small town girl in Ohio longing for fulfillment and adventure to a success and mindset coach traveling the world and creating the life she always imagined, Savannah Hamilton shares how everything we hope, desire and dream can become our reality.  In this episode, Savannah takes you on her journey, from taking the scary leap, leaving her comfortable life and moving across the country because it felt right, despite what others said; to trying to find fulfillment through achievements and dollars bills as she climbed the career ladder; to her self-awakening that opened the door to her entrepreneurial dream of connecting with women and showing them they have the ability to be extraordinary.  You'll learn how to turn your passion into a lifestyle and career; why leaning more into messy action and less into perfectionist paralysis brought Savannah closer to her goals; the importance of being a student of life and never loosing your curiosity; why she’s fallen in love with our podcast community and so much more! Connect with Savannah by following her on Instagram @the.wildsavannah or by becoming a part of her Untamed and Unapologetic, Women Who Want More Out of Life community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/369947867119785/?ref=share. Savannah is giving listeners exclusive access to some incredible information that you can reflect on during your journey to living in your passion place. It's called "5 Tools You're Not Using That Are Keeping You Stuck While Others Are Thriving" and can be found here: eepurl.com/gjZVOb. As mentioned in the episode, if this conversation resonates with you and is making a positive difference in your life, we’d love for you to be part of our community as a podcast supporter! If you’re interested in joining our mission as a community partner, investor or a future guest, send us an email at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com. From a small town girl in Ohio longing for fulfillment and adventure to a success and mindset coach traveling the world and creating the life she always imagined, Savannah Hamilton shares how everything we hope, desire and dream can become our reality.  In this episode, Savannah takes you on her journey, from taking the scary leap, leaving her comfortable life and moving across the country because it felt right, despite what others said; to trying to find fulfillment through achievements and dollars bills as she climbed the career ladder; to her self-awakening that opened the door to her entrepreneurial dream of connecting with women and showing them they have the ability to be extraordinary.  You'll learn how to turn your passion into a lifestyle and career; why leaning more into messy action and less into perfectionist paralysis brought Savannah closer to her goals; the importance of being a student of life and never loosing your curiosity; why she’s fallen in love with our podcast community and so much more! Connect with Savannah by following her on Instagram @the.wildsavannah or by becoming a part of her Untamed and Unapologetic, Women Who Want More Out of Life community on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/369947867119785/?ref=share. Savannah is giving listeners exclusive access to some incredible information that you can reflect on during your journey to living in your passion place. It's called "5 Tools You're Not Using That Are Keeping You Stuck While Others Are Thriving" and can be found here: eepurl.com/gjZVOb. As mentioned in the episode, if this conversation resonates with you and is making a positive difference in your life, we’d love for you to be part of our community as a podcast supporter! If you’re interested in joining our mission as a community partner, investor or a future guest, send us an email at passionplacepodcast@gmail.com. motivational, women life coach, inspirational, passion place, passion podcast, passion, wild within podcast false full 13 eee0642f-757e-4ba6-b484-c864dddcff3c Ryan Greene: How He’s Changing the Face of Medicine & Creating Something Revolutionary Through His Passion for People’s Health Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:00:26 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Ryan Greene, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep12ryangreene-jPwviF3h Ryan Greene: How He’s Changing the Face of Medicine & Creating Something Revolutionary Through His Passion for People’s Health Ryan Greene, Lucca Petrucci 00:48:41 For as long as Ryan Greene could remember, he dreamed of being a physician for a professional sports team. He knew his 12+ years of comprehensive schooling would allow him to achieve this so he put his head and went to work. Little did he know that his career goal would soon change. He began to first hand witness the professional and private lives of many doctors and he noticed patterns that didn’t align with who he was. He saw his role models working 80-100 hours a week, sacrificing their time spent with their family and friends; sacrificing their health and well being; and sacrificing what they truly believed in to follow a system that wasn’t getting patients well. He knew this life wouldn’t satisfy him. He knew he didn’t want to be another statistic facing physician burn out. He knew there were pitfalls in the medical system that had to be repaired so he took a risk- he chose to breakaway from the paradigm to fix these problems affecting people’s wellness globally. He moved from Chicago to Los Angeles with a purpose that revolved around his passion- to create a way that people can experience their happiest and healthiest life disease-free so they can do exactly what they want for as long as they want and not be inhibited by illness. Fast forward five years later, through sacrifice, dedication and relentless pursuit, his mission is becoming a reality through Monarch Athletic Club, a comprehensive health and wellness facility with programs built on the foundations of movement, nutrition, recovery, mind, body and medicine. In this episode, Ryan shares how he is changing the face of the medical industry worldwide; the importance of living by, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”; how doing something that has never been done (in any industry) can be scary but so worth it; the process of him coming to a realization that his dream job wasn’t really his dream job; and how each of us have the ability to create something revolutionary in our lifetime! Follow Ryan’s journey beyond his episode on Instagram @dr_greene_do. For as long as Ryan Greene could remember, he dreamed of being a physician for a professional sports team. He knew his 12+ years of comprehensive schooling would allow him to achieve this so he put his head and went to work. Little did he know that his career goal would soon change. He began to first hand witness the professional and private lives of many doctors and he noticed patterns that didn’t align with who he was. He saw his role models working 80-100 hours a week, sacrificing their time spent with their family and friends; sacrificing their health and well being; and sacrificing what they truly believed in to follow a system that wasn’t getting patients well. He knew this life wouldn’t satisfy him. He knew he didn’t want to be another statistic facing physician burn out. He knew there were pitfalls in the medical system that had to be repaired so he took a risk- he chose to breakaway from the paradigm to fix these problems affecting people’s wellness globally. He moved from Chicago to Los Angeles with a purpose that revolved around his passion- to create a way that people can experience their happiest and healthiest life disease-free so they can do exactly what they want for as long as they want and not be inhibited by illness. Fast forward five years later, through sacrifice, dedication and relentless pursuit, his mission is becoming a reality through Monarch Athletic Club, a comprehensive health and wellness facility with programs built on the foundations of movement, nutrition, recovery, mind, body and medicine. In this episode, Ryan shares how he is changing the face of the medical industry worldwide; the importance of living by, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”; how doing something that has never been done (in any industry) can be scary but so worth it; the process of him coming to a realization that his dream job wasn’t really his dream job; and how each of us have the ability to create something revolutionary in our lifetime! Follow Ryan’s journey beyond his episode on Instagram @dr_greene_do. motivational, inspirational, passion place, passion podcast, passion, physician, monarch athletic club false full 12 2def476b-216e-432e-b882-68bfd01bc500 John Marino: How Sobriety, Epilepsy & His Unique Circumstances Have Brought Him Closer to His Passions Wed, 31 Jul 2019 12:06:21 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (John Marino, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep11johnmarino-IL7juUht John Marino: How Sobriety, Epilepsy & His Unique Circumstances Have Brought Him Closer to His Passions John Marino, Lucca Petrucci 00:51:51 Instead of allowing his life experiences and circumstances dictate his future, John Marino wakes up each morning with a sense of gratitude and chooses to dedicate every day to community, fitness and service. Whether he’s at his job as a corporate wellness and citizenship advocate for a management consulting firm, spreading awareness for the Epilepsy Foundation, trying a new workout with the Ohana-Kane Project, a group he co-founded who’s mission is to build positive men’s community throughout LA, he brings his passions with him. “I don’t segregate my career and my outside life. It’s all one for me. My whole life is my passion place.” In this episode, John shares the transformation his sobriety has brought him over the past four and a half years; how a full blown epileptic seizure changed his life and how he’s learned to appreciate his journey with epilepsy; why he believes greatness lives on the outside of our comfort zones; steps to conquer rational and irrational fears; why he’s referred to by his friends as the quote guy and so much more! *CryoZone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30! Instead of allowing his life experiences and circumstances dictate his future, John Marino wakes up each morning with a sense of gratitude and chooses to dedicate every day to community, fitness and service. Whether he’s at his job as a corporate wellness and citizenship advocate for a management consulting firm, spreading awareness for the Epilepsy Foundation, trying a new workout with the Ohana-Kane Project, a group he co-founded who’s mission is to build positive men’s community throughout LA, he brings his passions with him. “I don’t segregate my career and my outside life. It’s all one for me. My whole life is my passion place.” In this episode, John shares the transformation his sobriety has brought him over the past four and a half years; how a full blown epileptic seizure changed his life and how he’s learned to appreciate his journey with epilepsy; why he believes greatness lives on the outside of our comfort zones; steps to conquer rational and irrational fears; why he’s referred to by his friends as the quote guy and so much more! *CryoZone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30! motivational, epilepsy foundation, inspirational, passion place, ohana-kane project, passion podcast, passion, sobriety false full 11 26110ed7-d135-4ebd-8353-8692809b8dd5 Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski: Why Her Passion Place Isn't an Actual Destination- Why It’s the Little Things, Why It’s Connection, Why It's a Feeling Wed, 17 Jul 2019 07:00:12 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep10dennisepetrucci-3WMUY2aj Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski: Why Her Passion Place Isn't an Actual Destination- Why It’s the Little Things, Why It’s Connection, Why It's a Feeling Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, Lucca Petrucci 00:41:09 Through this conversation over the past few months, we’ve learned your passion place can be so much more than a career, a destination or an actual place. Our episode 10 guest dives deep into the thought that passion can be a relationship; it can be a connection; it can be faith; it can be the little things that bring you joy. In this conversation, meet Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, the very special mother of our podcast’s host Lucca, and hear how her unique journey, from a tough childhood to an unhealthy marriage to being single mom to marrying the love of her life, connected her to her passion place and how her way of life and who she is has inspired her son to create this podcast. In this episode, Lucca and Dennise discuss how the emotional roller coaster of their relationship/circumstances has brought them closer to each other and their passions; how she naturally instills faith, kindness and love to all she comes in contact with by choosing joy day after day; the importance of a support system, especially while you’re on the path to living out your dreams, to celebrate the great times and push you through the challenges; and why she’s never let her circumstances dictate her future and why it’s necessary to make tough choices. Tune into one of our most heart-wrenching, touching and vulnerable conversation thus far! *Cryozone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30! Through this conversation over the past few months, we’ve learned your passion place can be so much more than a career, a destination or an actual place. Our episode 10 guest dives deep into the thought that passion can be a relationship; it can be a connection; it can be faith; it can be the little things that bring you joy. In this conversation, meet Dennise Petrucci Kwietkauski, the very special mother of our podcast’s host Lucca, and hear how her unique journey, from a tough childhood to an unhealthy marriage to being single mom to marrying the love of her life, connected her to her passion place and how her way of life and who she is has inspired her son to create this podcast. In this episode, Lucca and Dennise discuss how the emotional roller coaster of their relationship/circumstances has brought them closer to each other and their passions; how she naturally instills faith, kindness and love to all she comes in contact with by choosing joy day after day; the importance of a support system, especially while you’re on the path to living out your dreams, to celebrate the great times and push you through the challenges; and why she’s never let her circumstances dictate her future and why it’s necessary to make tough choices. Tune into one of our most heart-wrenching, touching and vulnerable conversation thus far! *Cryozone Santa Monica proudly supports this conversation! Go to bit.ly/CryoZonePassion to get 3 of their sessions (including cryotherapy, Normatec compression boots, cryo-facials and more) for only $30! motivational, relationship, inspirational, joy, passion podcast, mother and son, passion, mother, passion place podcast false full 10 8b7fab54-dfdc-4b76-889a-2f5170766621 Susanne Conrad: How Her Unconventional Beginning, Love for Humanity & the Power of Choice Brought Light to Her Own Leadership Company, lululemon & a Life of Freedom What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

]]> Wed, 3 Jul 2019 07:00:27 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Susanne Conrad, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep9susanneconrad-XADIdnVj What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

]]> Susanne Conrad: How Her Unconventional Beginning, Love for Humanity & the Power of Choice Brought Light to Her Own Leadership Company, lululemon & a Life of Freedom Susanne Conrad, Lucca Petrucci 00:43:40 As a single mother of two in her early twenties trying to get away from an unhealthy relationship with her ex-husband, Susanne Conrad had a very unconventional and bumpy start to her adulthood and career. She held the belief she always had to do the safe thing in life that would protect her family, so she settled for chasing the next big promotion, the next big job, the next big raise in Corporate America. Deep down in her gut, she knew this wasn’t it; she knew she was meant for more; she knew there was a reason the question “How can I bring more choice and freedom into my life?” constantly visited her.  With a passion to pay forward the unconditional love she received throughout her life; a desire to show others how the power of choice could uncover their freedom and endless possibilities; and a motivational push from her current husband of 27 years Brett Conrad, she started her own business which is now Lightyear Leadership, a company that creates and implements dynamic, innovative communication programs for powerful leaders and progressive companies to rapidly and radically transform themselves and the world.  In episode 9 of Living in Your Passion Place, Lucca and Susanne discuss how a single choice led her to start the business of her dreams and how we have the same power of choice in our lives to create and build whatever we’d like; her 14 year journey with lululemon from meeting the former CEO Chip Wilson through her family to opening the first store in the US to working as the Director of Possibility; the steps to uncovering the passion that’s already within us and how to make the transition out of your career into your passion. Connect with Susanne on Instagram @susanne_conrad and @lightyearleadership. As a single mother of two in her early twenties trying to get away from an unhealthy relationship with her ex-husband, Susanne Conrad had a very unconventional and bumpy start to her adulthood and career. She held the belief she always had to do the safe thing in life that would protect her family, so she settled for chasing the next big promotion, the next big job, the next big raise in Corporate America. Deep down in her gut, she knew this wasn’t it; she knew she was meant for more; she knew there was a reason the question “How can I bring more choice and freedom into my life?” constantly visited her.  With a passion to pay forward the unconditional love she received throughout her life; a desire to show others how the power of choice could uncover their freedom and endless possibilities; and a motivational push from her current husband of 27 years Brett Conrad, she started her own business which is now Lightyear Leadership, a company that creates and implements dynamic, innovative communication programs for powerful leaders and progressive companies to rapidly and radically transform themselves and the world.  In episode 9 of Living in Your Passion Place, Lucca and Susanne discuss how a single choice led her to start the business of her dreams and how we have the same power of choice in our lives to create and build whatever we’d like; her 14 year journey with lululemon from meeting the former CEO Chip Wilson through her family to opening the first store in the US to working as the Director of Possibility; the steps to uncovering the passion that’s already within us and how to make the transition out of your career into your passion. Connect with Susanne on Instagram @susanne_conrad and @lightyearleadership. motivational, inspirational, passion place, susanne conrad, passion, lightyear leadership, lululemon, passion place podcast false full 9 c80a30a1-651d-436b-8a2e-73d2c5842047 Jillian Davis: How Trying New Things & Taking Consistent Steps Toward Her Interests Led her to a Special Community & a Life that Lights Her Up What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

]]> Wed, 19 Jun 2019 07:00:09 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep8jilliandavis-_FDA8nB2 What's your Passion Place? What lights you up? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

]]> Jillian Davis: How Trying New Things & Taking Consistent Steps Toward Her Interests Led her to a Special Community & a Life that Lights Her Up Lucca Petrucci 00:44:57 Jillian Davis was raised in a traditional family where she was taught from a young age to get a college education, find a good job, work and be happy. After volleyball dominated her life until the age of 22, she found herself working for a Fortune 500 company with great pay, amazing people and everything that a “good job” entails but something was missing. Her obsession with comedy led her to take improv and acting classes after her day job, and she soon realized she found what she’d been looking for in a career and in life- a space that gave her the freedom to be creative and authentic, constantly challenged her and was filled with the interests that brought her joy. Two and a half years later after taking consistent small steps in the entertainment industry towards her north star, Jillian was ready to take the leap of faith and pursue a life in her passion place as an actress, writer and SoulCycle Instructor.  Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with one of the sweetest souls ever in a conversation that is relatable to all walks of life. In episode 8, Jillian shares how she lives through her five core values of challenge, authenticity, adventure, freedom and service daily; her journey to falling in love with the SoulCycle community and becoming a Senior Instructor; how trying new things led her to her current career; why down time and relaxation is important to let ideas happen; and how she constantly leans into the words of “Just do it.”  Get to know her beyond her episode on Instagram @jilliedavis.  Jillian Davis was raised in a traditional family where she was taught from a young age to get a college education, find a good job, work and be happy. After volleyball dominated her life until the age of 22, she found herself working for a Fortune 500 company with great pay, amazing people and everything that a “good job” entails but something was missing. Her obsession with comedy led her to take improv and acting classes after her day job, and she soon realized she found what she’d been looking for in a career and in life- a space that gave her the freedom to be creative and authentic, constantly challenged her and was filled with the interests that brought her joy. Two and a half years later after taking consistent small steps in the entertainment industry towards her north star, Jillian was ready to take the leap of faith and pursue a life in her passion place as an actress, writer and SoulCycle Instructor.  Get ready to laugh, cry and fall in love with one of the sweetest souls ever in a conversation that is relatable to all walks of life. In episode 8, Jillian shares how she lives through her five core values of challenge, authenticity, adventure, freedom and service daily; her journey to falling in love with the SoulCycle community and becoming a Senior Instructor; how trying new things led her to her current career; why down time and relaxation is important to let ideas happen; and how she constantly leans into the words of “Just do it.”  Get to know her beyond her episode on Instagram @jilliedavis.  motivational, comedy writer, inspirational, passion place, actor, passion podcast, passion, soulcycle, jillian davis false full 8 4a167200-9837-4a17-90bd-50303185db28 Logan Gelbrich: How He Coaches Others to Live Out Their Peak Self Through Conviction, Commitment and a Work Ethic What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

https://finding-your-passion-place.simplecast.com

]]> Wed, 5 Jun 2019 07:00:19 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Logan Gelbrich, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep7logangelbrich-_jwFwCjE What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook.

Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher Radio, on our Simplecast website at the link below or wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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]]> Logan Gelbrich: How He Coaches Others to Live Out Their Peak Self Through Conviction, Commitment and a Work Ethic Logan Gelbrich, Lucca Petrucci 00:51:13 From the age of six, Logan Gelbrich was singularly focused on becoming a professional baseball player. For over two decades, he worked harder than anyone he knew to achieve this goal and he made it a reality. At the age of 24, Logan’s plans changed and led him to opening DEUCE Gym in Venice, CA; writing the book Going Right: A Logical Justification for Pursuing Your Dreams and finding his place of passion- coaching other coaches to live out their wildest dreams, their peak self. In this episode, Logan shares how he utilizes skills and characteristics he acquired on his journey to the MLB to achieve success in all of his life endeavors, regardless of the pursuit and industry, and how he teaches others to do the same. We chat about how adversity and uncertainty are two guarantees of life; what we all have in common with some of the most successful people out there including Michael Jordan, Beyonce and Kelly Slater; how each of us can take action today to reach the highest level of “flow” and many more thought-provoking topics. Connect with Logan Gelbrich on Instagram @functionalcoach. From the age of six, Logan Gelbrich was singularly focused on becoming a professional baseball player. For over two decades, he worked harder than anyone he knew to achieve this goal and he made it a reality. At the age of 24, Logan’s plans changed and led him to opening DEUCE Gym in Venice, CA; writing the book Going Right: A Logical Justification for Pursuing Your Dreams and finding his place of passion- coaching other coaches to live out their wildest dreams, their peak self. In this episode, Logan shares how he utilizes skills and characteristics he acquired on his journey to the MLB to achieve success in all of his life endeavors, regardless of the pursuit and industry, and how he teaches others to do the same. We chat about how adversity and uncertainty are two guarantees of life; what we all have in common with some of the most successful people out there including Michael Jordan, Beyonce and Kelly Slater; how each of us can take action today to reach the highest level of “flow” and many more thought-provoking topics. Connect with Logan Gelbrich on Instagram @functionalcoach. inspirational, passion place, baseball, motivation, passion podcast, deuce gym, passion, going right, mlb, logan gelbrich false full 7 233b9629-a6c5-495b-80da-923a41c12bfd Travis Eliot: The Power of Spinning Your Limiting Beliefs into Positive Ones to Create the Life You’ve Always Imagined What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

]]> Wed, 22 May 2019 07:00:39 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Travis Eliot, Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep6traviseliot-1q0qv4Eb What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast on Instagram and at Living in Your Passion Place on Facebook. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

]]> Travis Eliot: The Power of Spinning Your Limiting Beliefs into Positive Ones to Create the Life You’ve Always Imagined Travis Eliot, Lucca Petrucci 00:48:56 Over 15 years ago, two near death experiences awakened Travis Eliot and led him to make a pledge that he would spread yoga and mediation to as many people as possible, that he would dive deep into his passion place for as long as he lives. In this episode, we explore the power of our thoughts and how our limiting beliefs and stories of fear we create in our heads hold us back from achieving what we really want. Travis shares how altering his negatives thoughts into positive, empowering ones led him to grow a yoga class of five students to a life long career where he’s impacted thousands upon thousands of people through classes, the first yoga program ever released The Ultimate Yogi video series (the P90x of yoga) and retreats across the world. He also talks about how he's found inner peace, why living in your passion place is a gift and much more! Stay up-to-date with Travis as he travels the word teaching yoga and hosts his own podcast titled The Be Ultimate Podcast by connecting with him on Instagram @realtraviseliot. Over 15 years ago, two near death experiences awakened Travis Eliot and led him to make a pledge that he would spread yoga and mediation to as many people as possible, that he would dive deep into his passion place for as long as he lives. In this episode, we explore the power of our thoughts and how our limiting beliefs and stories of fear we create in our heads hold us back from achieving what we really want. Travis shares how altering his negatives thoughts into positive, empowering ones led him to grow a yoga class of five students to a life long career where he’s impacted thousands upon thousands of people through classes, the first yoga program ever released The Ultimate Yogi video series (the P90x of yoga) and retreats across the world. He also talks about how he's found inner peace, why living in your passion place is a gift and much more! Stay up-to-date with Travis as he travels the word teaching yoga and hosts his own podcast titled The Be Ultimate Podcast by connecting with him on Instagram @realtraviseliot. meditation, motivational, yoga, travis eliot, inspirational, passion place, passion podcast, passion false full 6 ede8530f-78fa-4b2d-babc-c180a6730558 Nicholas Pratley: How His Passion of Energetic Intelligence Has Led to Life Transformation Everyone has a Passion Place. What's yours?! Share it with us on Instagram at @passionplacepodcast and on Facebook at Living in Your Passion Place. Tag us and use #MyPassionPlace. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Wed, 8 May 2019 07:00:01 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Nicholas Pratley) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep5nicholaspratley-Pz34VW_d Everyone has a Passion Place. What's yours?! Share it with us on Instagram at @passionplacepodcast and on Facebook at Living in Your Passion Place. Tag us and use #MyPassionPlace. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Nicholas Pratley: How His Passion of Energetic Intelligence Has Led to Life Transformation Lucca Petrucci, Nicholas Pratley 00:46:50 Holistic Lifestyle Expert Nicholas Pratley shares how his journey to his Passion Place began at the age of 18 when he became aware of his fascination with personal growth and evolution. This yearning for betterment blossomed into his lifelong career of helping thousands of people get out of that “stuck feeling” and into a zone of fulfillment, happiness, and wholeness. In this conversation, Nick highlights how he teaches people to connect with their heart, gut and energetic intelligence in a way that allows them to live out the life of their dreams; explains how to find exactly where our passion sits in our body; talks about why he lives by his grandma’s words of “Just do what makes you happy and be kind to people.”; and paints a picture of what he believes future humanity will look like if each of us are living out our passions. Follow along on Nick’s journey by connecting with him on Instagram @nicholaspratley. Holistic Lifestyle Expert Nicholas Pratley shares how his journey to his Passion Place began at the age of 18 when he became aware of his fascination with personal growth and evolution. This yearning for betterment blossomed into his lifelong career of helping thousands of people get out of that “stuck feeling” and into a zone of fulfillment, happiness, and wholeness. In this conversation, Nick highlights how he teaches people to connect with their heart, gut and energetic intelligence in a way that allows them to live out the life of their dreams; explains how to find exactly where our passion sits in our body; talks about why he lives by his grandma’s words of “Just do what makes you happy and be kind to people.”; and paints a picture of what he believes future humanity will look like if each of us are living out our passions. Follow along on Nick’s journey by connecting with him on Instagram @nicholaspratley. motivational, nicholas pratley, energetic intelligence, passion place, passion podcast, passion, inspiring false full 5 0a6f3b90-cf6d-4b56-934e-2dd082d69edd Dave Coast: How He Became an Online Content Creator Through Hard Work, Consistency & Passion What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2019 07:00:05 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Dave Coast) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep4davecoast-QMb3RhLa What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Dave Coast: How He Became an Online Content Creator Through Hard Work, Consistency & Passion Lucca Petrucci, Dave Coast 00:46:52 Dave Coast’s passion for the outdoors, wellness and sustainability motivated him to leave the advertising world in Canada to chase his dreams in Los Angeles. This decision changed his life forever. It led him to become a full time social media content creator with an online platform that reaches and connects tens of thousands of people daily. It led him to absolutely love going to work every day and thriving in his passion. In Episode 4, Dave shares his roller coaster of a journey to living in his passion place, why he believes happiness is a practice and how overnight success is created through hard work and consistency; how he finds gratitude in the little things; why he made a commitment last year to go into the ocean everyday for three months straight; and everything in between. Dave Coast’s passion for the outdoors, wellness and sustainability motivated him to leave the advertising world in Canada to chase his dreams in Los Angeles. This decision changed his life forever. It led him to become a full time social media content creator with an online platform that reaches and connects tens of thousands of people daily. It led him to absolutely love going to work every day and thriving in his passion. In Episode 4, Dave shares his roller coaster of a journey to living in his passion place, why he believes happiness is a practice and how overnight success is created through hard work and consistency; how he finds gratitude in the little things; why he made a commitment last year to go into the ocean everyday for three months straight; and everything in between. outdoors, dave coast, passion place, social media, motivation, passion podcast, inspiring true full 4 c0c8b93b-6658-4be7-981e-39011724fad0 Lindsay Sudell: How Seizing Opportunities Led to Her to Create 4 Successful Businesses & Counting What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Wed, 10 Apr 2019 07:00:04 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Lindsay Sudell) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep3lindsaysudell-DaPvZFZS What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Lindsay Sudell: How Seizing Opportunities Led to Her to Create 4 Successful Businesses & Counting Lucca Petrucci, Lindsay Sudell 00:44:39 Founder and owner of Simply Stretch LA; co-creator of Neck Hammock and Stretch Lab; and occupational and stretch therapist, Lindsay Suddell describes how her openness to opportunities and seizing them when they’re presented to you led her to birth 4 thriving businesses in less than 4 years. This entrepreneurial spirit and creativity was ignited when she decided to leave an unrewarding corporate job (a place her education told her she belonged for a lifetime) to take control of her happiness. In Episode 3 of Living in Your Passion Place, Lindsay shares what it takes to become a successful business owner; why the unknown excites her the most; how her best friend also known as her husband inspires her daily to step out of her comfort zone and into greatness; and much more! Connect with Lindsay online @simply_stretch_la. Founder and owner of Simply Stretch LA; co-creator of Neck Hammock and Stretch Lab; and occupational and stretch therapist, Lindsay Suddell describes how her openness to opportunities and seizing them when they’re presented to you led her to birth 4 thriving businesses in less than 4 years. This entrepreneurial spirit and creativity was ignited when she decided to leave an unrewarding corporate job (a place her education told her she belonged for a lifetime) to take control of her happiness. In Episode 3 of Living in Your Passion Place, Lindsay shares what it takes to become a successful business owner; why the unknown excites her the most; how her best friend also known as her husband inspires her daily to step out of her comfort zone and into greatness; and much more! Connect with Lindsay online @simply_stretch_la. lindsay sudell, neck hammock, simply essentials la, stretch lab, passion podcast, inspirational podcast, motivational podcast, simply stretch la, passion place podcast, podcast false full 3 fb2e1ae1-6897-4cc2-90d6-d5ecca1fbb1c Tevia Celli: How Her Vulnerability, Authenticity & Commitment to Constantly Evolve Brought Her Happiness Almost three decades ago, Tevia was part of the team that brought indoor cycling in the studio setting to life on the West Coast. From absolutely hating the first cycling class she took to parting ways from her private investigation firm, something she knew like the back of her hand, to open a cycling studio in West Hollywood, Tevia shares the importance of following your heart even if it’s to a place outside of your comfort zone and being in an environment that fulfills and fuels you. In Episode 2 of Living in Your Passion Place, Tevia explains the story behind her 180 degree career shift, how vulnerability and authenticity led her to connect with people all over the world and how her commitment to constant growth physically, emotionally and spiritually brought her success and happiness. RESOURCES Connect with Tevia on Instagram @teviac. What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Wed, 27 Mar 2019 07:00:07 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep2teviacelli-dxOcJpGQ Almost three decades ago, Tevia was part of the team that brought indoor cycling in the studio setting to life on the West Coast. From absolutely hating the first cycling class she took to parting ways from her private investigation firm, something she knew like the back of her hand, to open a cycling studio in West Hollywood, Tevia shares the importance of following your heart even if it’s to a place outside of your comfort zone and being in an environment that fulfills and fuels you. In Episode 2 of Living in Your Passion Place, Tevia explains the story behind her 180 degree career shift, how vulnerability and authenticity led her to connect with people all over the world and how her commitment to constant growth physically, emotionally and spiritually brought her success and happiness. RESOURCES Connect with Tevia on Instagram @teviac. What's your Passion Place? What lights you up from within? What brings an ear to ear smile to your face? When do you feel most at home? Share it with us and let's continue the conversation about #YourPassionPlace online @passionplacepodcast. Tune into new episodes every other Wednesday on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher and at our Simplecast website at the link below.

 

]]> Tevia Celli: How Her Vulnerability, Authenticity & Commitment to Constantly Evolve Brought Her Happiness Lucca Petrucci 00:44:16 Almost three decades ago, Tevia was part of the team that brought indoor cycling in the studio setting to life on the West Coast. From absolutely hating the first cycling class she took to parting ways from her private investigation firm, something she knew like the back of her hand, to open a cycling studio in West Hollywood, Tevia shares the importance of following your heart even if it’s to a place outside of your comfort zone and being in an environment that fulfills and fuels you. In Episode 2 of Living in Your Passion Place, Tevia explains the story behind her 180 degree career shift, how vulnerability and authenticity led her to connect with people all over the world and how her commitment to constant growth physically, emotionally and spiritually brought her success and happiness. Connect with Tevia on Instagram @teviac. Almost three decades ago, Tevia was part of the team that brought indoor cycling in the studio setting to life on the West Coast. From absolutely hating the first cycling class she took to parting ways from her private investigation firm, something she knew like the back of her hand, to open a cycling studio in West Hollywood, Tevia shares the importance of following your heart even if it’s to a place outside of your comfort zone and being in an environment that fulfills and fuels you. In Episode 2 of Living in Your Passion Place, Tevia explains the story behind her 180 degree career shift, how vulnerability and authenticity led her to connect with people all over the world and how her commitment to constant growth physically, emotionally and spiritually brought her success and happiness. Connect with Tevia on Instagram @teviac. indoor cycling, passion place, motivation, passion podcast, fitness, cyclebar, tevia celli, podcast, inspiring false full 2 8493bad5-6419-4a82-910c-dccd7bfe8118 Deja Riley: How She Listened to Heart & Gut to Find Out Where She Truly Belongs Former professional dancer for Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Deja Riley describes how she trusted her gut, took a leap of faith and left the world of dance, her passion and her everything from the age of three, determined to rediscover herself, her confidence and most importantly her light. Searching for something that embodied dance, movement and sweat, she was welcomed into the group fitness industry in Los Angeles. In Episode 1 of Living in Your Passion Place, Deja shares how fitness reinvigorated her from the inside out and led her to create her own brand Deja Riley Athletics, how her goals became a reality through physically writing them down, the story behind her life mantra tattoo and so much more. Keep up with Deja on Instagram @dejariley and @dejarileyathletics. 

]]> Tue, 5 Mar 2019 09:15:23 +0000 luccapetrucci6@gmail.com (Lucca Petrucci, Deja Riley) https://freetobepodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/ep1dejariley-8WR3U_S9 Former professional dancer for Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Deja Riley describes how she trusted her gut, took a leap of faith and left the world of dance, her passion and her everything from the age of three, determined to rediscover herself, her confidence and most importantly her light. Searching for something that embodied dance, movement and sweat, she was welcomed into the group fitness industry in Los Angeles. In Episode 1 of Living in Your Passion Place, Deja shares how fitness reinvigorated her from the inside out and led her to create her own brand Deja Riley Athletics, how her goals became a reality through physically writing them down, the story behind her life mantra tattoo and so much more. Keep up with Deja on Instagram @dejariley and @dejarileyathletics. 

]]> Deja Riley: How She Listened to Heart & Gut to Find Out Where She Truly Belongs Lucca Petrucci, Deja Riley 00:43:14 Former professional dancer for Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Deja Riley describes how she trusted her gut, took a leap of faith and left the world of dance, her passion and her everything from the age of three, determined to rediscover herself, her confidence and most importantly her light. Searching for something that embodied dance, movement and sweat, she was welcomed into the group fitness industry in Los Angeles. In Episode 1 of Living in Your Passion Place, Deja shares how fitness reinvigorated her from the inside out and led her to create her own brand Deja Riley Athletics, how her goals became a reality through physically writing them down, the story behind her life mantra tattoo and so much more. Keep up with Deja on Instagram @dejariley and @dejarileyathletics. Former professional dancer for Beyonce, Britney Spears, Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Deja Riley describes how she trusted her gut, took a leap of faith and left the world of dance, her passion and her everything from the age of three, determined to rediscover herself, her confidence and most importantly her light. Searching for something that embodied dance, movement and sweat, she was welcomed into the group fitness industry in Los Angeles. In Episode 1 of Living in Your Passion Place, Deja shares how fitness reinvigorated her from the inside out and led her to create her own brand Deja Riley Athletics, how her goals became a reality through physically writing them down, the story behind her life mantra tattoo and so much more. Keep up with Deja on Instagram @dejariley and @dejarileyathletics. self help, dance, personal development, fitness, passion false full 1