Episodes
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Are you facing challenges that have put your anxiety levels on high alert? Do you feel like you’re in a creative rut? Do you want to become a better leader, but you’re not sure where to begin?
These may be different issues that stem from a variety of places, but there is ONE solution that can tackle them all simultaneously.
And the process is actually fun!
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Mary Lemmer, a creative impact-driven entrepreneur, consultant, humorist, and global speaker helping leaders and companies innovate, navigate change, and thrive in an unpredictable world. Improv comedy has helped Mary go from frazzled and anxious to calm, confident, and more joyful. She has now been teaching others to incorporate improv-inspired principles and practices into their work and lives for over 10 years.
In this episode, you’ll gain a better understanding of what improv is and how its principles can help you in life and business. You’ll learn simple and actionable techniques that will train your brain to think more positively and help incorporate more humanity into your workplace. You’ll also explore ways to use improv to identify your own limiting beliefs so that you can understand yourself and your needs on a deeper level.
If you’re ready to embrace the power of improv to improve your leadership skills and boost your joy and creativity, then you’ll love this episode!
What You’ll Learn:
The links between improv and entrepreneurship (5:46)
One technique that will help you deal with uncertainty in a more positive light (14:42)
What people get wrong about the concept of improv (21:33)
A team-building exercise that can help build camaraderie and improve retention (27:21)
Using improv as a tool for challenging your beliefs (41:07)
Favorite Quotes:
“When we look at businesses and teams, often it's the first place where the creativity is gone because the environments are so structured for competition and performance and measurements. We don't realize that to innovate and to drive new ideas, there must be some level of safety, there must be some level of creativity, there must be some level of fun.” –Blake
“There's not a lot of places where people get to actually practice the act of management, communicating, leading. And improv provides this very unique, effective, and fun way to do that.” –Mary Lemmer
“Feeling sad, feeling angry, feeling afraid..what if you embrace that as a gift? What if you saw those as positive things that are trying to tell you something about yourself, about what you care about, about what your values are? Emotions are a gift no matter what they are, they lead us to that next thing.” –Mary Lemmer
“We're at a place where there's so much opportunity to humanize the work environment, to see people for who they really are, and understand that you bring all of you with you to work. And when we try to stuff all of that down and just show up as this person who's perfect, who’s just focused on work, who has no other life going on, we lie to ourselves. We negate the opportunity to build relationships. And we hurt our ability as teams to really work together and create better results.” –Blake
Additional Resources:
Connect with Mary:
Instagram @maryimproves and @chooseimprove
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/melemmer/
www.marylemmer.com
www.chooseimprove.com
https://chooseimprove.substack.com/
Join the Calendar Rescue Challenge and take back your calendar by going to www.CalendarRescue.com
Learn more about The Bridge to Fulfillment® program and how to join by going to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com
For other programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you need something big to change in your life, but no matter how you divvy up the hours in your day, you just can’t find enough time to devote to the process?
What if you could create the changes you’ve been looking for in a fraction of the time?
What if you could regain control of your time and find more space for the things that really matter… in just 15 minutes a day?
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake is doing something she’s NEVER done before, and she’s calling it the Calendar Rescue Challenge.
In an effort to help more people take control of their time, space, and energy, Blake is giving away the very first step of her private coaching program completely free. This is the same program that has helped hundreds of people go from feeling drained at the end of the day, going through cycles of burnout & lack of fulfillment, and lacking clarity on the right next step TO waking up excited every day, crystal clear on their unique fingerprint for success, and fully engaged & present at work and home.
In this episode, you’ll hear how in just 15 minutes a day for 7 days, you can discover EXACTLY what is keeping you from doing more fulfilling work, having more energy, and doing more of what you want in life.
You’ll hear how you can join the challenge and get the first step of the private program completely FREE AND the added benefits that come with completing the 7-day challenge – including an exclusive coupon code; the chance to win a FULL scholarship to the private program; and exclusive email access to Blake herself to help you through hurdles and challenges as you progress through the challenge.What You’ll Learn:
A personal invitation from Blake (0:45)
How this program can change your life (1:27)
Why the key to clarity and more fulfillment starts with regaining control of your time (1:53)
Creating big change in only 15 minutes a day (2:41)
Additional exclusive offer for listeners only (3:14)
Favorite Quotes:
“This program has helped hundreds of people go from drained at the end of the day to waking up excited and energized to go to work every day – being crystal clear on your unique fingerprint for success and feeling fully present and engaged both at work and at home.” –Blake Schofield
“We all think we need clarity, first. We're always seeking that next thing to do. But when we don't have control of our time, our energy, or our state of mind, we cannot create the change that we seek.” –Blake Schofield
“My clients that apply this within three to four weeks are generally getting 20% of their time back, to repurpose to things that matter more.” –Blake Schofield
Additional Resources:
To join the Calendar Rescue challenge, go to www.CalendarRescue.com
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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What is the missing piece to your happiness at work?
Is it work-life balance? Flexibility? Autonomy? A bigger paycheck?
The truth is actually much deeper.
It’s your patterns and belief systems that are really preventing you from finding work that aligns with your values.
And the specific things that will bolster your well-being are unique to you, so you have to dig deep to learn what they truly are.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Kelly Mackin. She is the author of Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work and co-founder and CEO of the Motives Met Platform and Human Needs Assessment which empowers people to create their best work life and workplace.
In this episode, you’ll learn why the well-being movement is on the rise, and how these values are transforming corporate culture. You’ll learn as a leader how to recognize the individual needs of your team to improve employee retention and boost employee motivation.
What You’ll Learn:
The flawed belief system we inherit (4:41)
Learning from the patterns in your work and personal life (12:07)
Potential dream killers to watch out for (13:32)
The importance of psychological safety at work (23:08)
Re-evaluating your needs as life changes (37:46)
Favorite Quotes:
“Work can actually be this source of well-being in people's lives. It can lift us up and make our lives so much better, even if it's just simply and profoundly that it allows us to live the life we want to live outside of our jobs. And it can also be the thing that destroys us.” –Kelly Mackin
“We spend around a third of our lives at work. So at the end of the day, work life is life. If you have ill-being at work, you're not gonna be able to have well-being in your overall life.” –Kelly Mackin
“As parents, we're so focused on our children. But if we focused more on our own well-being, we would be far better examples to our children to live their best lives.” –Blake
“Whatever pattern you're seeing in your work is also a pattern that you're seeing in your personal life. And if you are putting things into a silo, you're really not seeing the lessons that life is teaching you that are really there to help move you forward.” –Blake
Connect with Kelly Mackin:
Website: www.motivesmet.com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-mackin-52793110/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellymackin_motivesmet/?hl=enAdditional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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How long have you been searching for your True North?
For high achievers, the drive toward success comes naturally. But too often, intentionality gets sacrificed in the process.
If you crave deeper meaning in the work you do and the life you’re living, and you’ve been waiting for the right guidance to align your talents with your passions in life, then we welcome you to the NEW Bridge to Fulfillment®.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ podcast, Blake shares the important changes that have led to the restructuring of our long-proven process, and what you can expect from this expanded and more accessible relaunch of this sought-after program.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to build a clear and purpose-driven roadmap to your True North You’ll discover practical, actionable strategies that’ll help you unlock your fulfillment frameworkⓇ so that you can successfully position yourself now for the future you want to create.
If you’re looking for a high-impact, results-driven program that offers you individualized attention so that you can finally point your life in the direction of your True North, then The Bridge to Fulfillment® is what you’ve been waiting for.
What You’ll Learn:
An introduction to the program relaunch (0:38)
Positioning yourself for the future (2:20)
How to be a part of the first cohort (5:09)
The results you’ll get from the new program (6:07)
Favorite Quotes:
“You can achieve work-life balance and drastically reduce your stress while maintaining ambition around your career.” –Blake Schofield
“Build a clear and differentiated roadmap to your TrueNorth by making sure that your journey is intentional, purposeful, and directed through practical, actionable strategies.”
“Get clarity on where you are in this journey, where you're headed, optimal paths to get there, and the right next step.” –Blake Schofield
“I am so incredibly proud of the program that we had. And this one is going to knock the old one out of the ballpark.” –Blake Schofield
Additional Resources:
To learn more about the new & improved Bridge to Fulfillment® program and register for your complimentary personalized career fulfillment plan, go to www.thebridgetofulfillment.com/pcfp
For more opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you want to feel more peace and calm in your life, but it feels like there’s just too much to do and too many distractions?
Does it feel like there’s just never enough time?
The truth is that inner peace isn’t about finding more time.
It’s about being more present.
And you already have all the tools you need to achieve this right now.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Certified Professional Coach, Kristin Svets. She is an author and spiritual life coach, facilitating restoration and evolution for high-achieving women so that they can bridge the gap between outer success and inner peace.
In this episode, you’ll learn how breathwork and simple mindfulness exercises can actually rewire and regulate your nervous system, creating less stress and more ease in your life. You’ll hear how physical and emotional triggers manifest in your body and mind, and how you can learn to be less reactive in these moments. You’ll learn simple ways to become more present, and how small changes can lead to big shifts and ultimately, more fulfillment.
What You’ll Learn:
How a small shift in perspective can lead to big changes (5:23)
Understanding how your nervous system is affecting you (9:38)
Changing the way you breathe to create more calm (13:47)
Mindfulness practices you can tap into now (20:30)
Healing through the power of sound (28:31)
Favorite Quotes:
“When you can really connect to yourself from an inner standpoint, then you can change the outer to create the life that you want.” –Blake
“Sometimes we just need those little perspective shifts that open up a whole world of how we can step into personal growth and how we can step into fulfilling our own cup.” –Kristin
“We talk about wanting more time in our lives. It's often really not time, it’s presence. We have to be present with the people that we love, we have to feel like we can enjoy them without having to worry about what's coming next.” –Blake
“When you implement these tiny little changes, your nervous system starts to allow you to pause instead of reacting.” –Kristen
Additional Resources:
Connect with Kristin Svets:
Visit her website at www.kristinsvets.com
Find her on instagram https://www.instagram.com/kristinsvetscoaching/
Sign up for exclusive access to her Free 3-episode private podcast series, “Launch with Confidence: Empowering Moms as Kids Fly the Nest.” https://www.kristinsvets.com/privatepodcast
Read her book: “Designed to Shine: Living Intentionally to Discover Your Inner Light.” https://www.kristinsvets.com/book
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Did you know there’s a gift we’ve all been given?
It tells us right from wrong, guides good decision-making, and helps us find purpose and meaning in our lives.
It’s the power of your intuition, and we’re all born with it.
But too often, we ignore it.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake reveals why we tend to ignore this powerful compass. Rather than let other people and false beliefs shape the direction of your life, it’s time to tap into your intuitive superpower.
In this episode, you’ll learn what it feels like when your body is trying to send you a message about a person, a choice, or a direction in your life. You’ll hear why most of us tend to ignore these often physical clues in favor of someone else's opinions or advice. You’ll start to recognize the constant tug-of-war going on between your physical body and your brain so that you can begin to pay attention to the lessons life is presenting for your benefit.
Are you ready to listen to your body and start trusting yourself?
What You’ll Learn:
Listening to what your body is trying to tell you (0:58)
Why trusting yourself is the key to success (1:47)
Recognizing the gift of intuition (2:26)
The push and pull between your body and your brain (3:09)
How to stop ignoring the lessons life is offering you (4:07)
Favorite Quotes:
“One of the things I have found to be most critical to leading a successful and fulfilling life is the ability to trust and really own who you are.” –Blake Schofield
“Look for the people in your life who will help you learn how to trust yourself.” –Blake Schofield
“The body never lies, and your inner compass will always show you the way.” –Blake Schofield
“Every single person, circumstance, and moment of your day is there to teach and help guide you towards growth, learning, and purpose.” –Blake Schofield
Additional Resources:
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How do you perceive the world around you?
Do you feel like your life is full of insurmountable challenges, or that change for you is impossible?
It might surprise you to know that you create your own reality. And you have the power to change it.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake shares the truth about the belief systems we create, and how you can start to chip away at those false beliefs in order to create change in your life.
In this episode, you’ll learn why the reality that we see and feel isn’t always representative of the truth. You’ll start to see that you’re less trapped than you believe, and learn how to emotionally detach in order to recognize the patterns in your life and begin to shift them. You’ll learn how to start challenging the assumptions that are making you feel like change is impossible and start living a life full of possibilities.
“The world exists as you perceive it, it is not what you see, but how you see it. It is not what you hear, but how you hear it. It is not what you feel.” –Rumi
What You’ll Learn:
The strongest influence that determines your life (1:20)
How to start reshaping your reality (2:29)
An exercise in questioning your belief system (3:56)
Recognizing a pattern and taking action to change it (6:23)
Gaining freedom from the patterns that are holding you back (8:23)
Favorite Quotes:
“There's nothing stronger than lived experience.” –Blake Schofield
“We see the world as we are. But often we don't see the world as it is.” –Blake Schofield
“Patterns don't lie. They start to show you realities that you don’t see.” –Blake Schofield
“Life is always teaching you lessons. The question is, are you listening, and are you learning what you're being gifted?” –Blake Schofield
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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How long have you been chasing happiness?
For most of us, this has been a lifelong endeavor. Society would have us believe that once a certain goal has been achieved, then our feeling of being “happy” should be sustained.
But the science of happiness tells us that this definition is false and fleeting, and pursuing it only adds to our misery.
If you want to know how to be happier in life, then it’s time to redefine what happiness really looks and feels like.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes happiness expert Stephanie Harrison.
Since receiving her master’s degree in positive psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Harrison has devoted her life to the study of well-being. Her company, The New Happy, has revolutionized the way that people understand and pursue happiness. Through artwork, their newsletter, videos, and podcast, they reach millions of people around the world every month. Her first book, NEW HAPPY, will be released by Penguin Random House in May 2024.
In this episode, you’ll learn to understand the disconnect between the idea of happiness we’re conditioned to believe in and what it truly means to live a happy and fulfilled life. You’ll hear why our search for this perpetual bliss is unrealistic, and why the road often feels rocky and misaligned. You’ll begin to understand the science behind happiness, the importance of a supportive community, and how you can start living a life of fulfillment and ease right now.
What You’ll Learn:
The breakdown point that led Stephanie to seek change (6:35)
Why our pursuit of happiness often results in pain and misery (10:12)
Understanding what really brings happiness into your life (17:38)
What to seek out when healing from trauma (23:58)
How to create change if you’re feeling stuck right now (29:47)
Favorite Quotes:
“We can justify an intense amount of misery because we think there's going to be a pot of gold at the end. And unfortunately, it's an ideology that is so harmful, not only to ourselves but to the ways in which we internalize that and then perpetuate it in our culture.” –Stephanie Harrison
“We need to be able to distinguish between the pain of doing something that is wrong for you, and the pain of doing things that are right for you.” –Stephanie Harrison
“There's this beautiful symbiotic relationship when you're in environments with people who are healthy, who support your growth, and who challenge you to see the world differently. That’s where the trauma healing process can begin.” –Blake
“Life is opinion-based. And when you begin to see that there is no should, there are just opinions based on values and experiences, you realize there isn't a right or wrong. There's only what's right for me.” –Blake
Additional Resources:
Connect with Stephanie:
IG: @stephaniehson
Website: https://www.thenewhappy.com/about
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Does it feel like something in your life is out of sync with who you really are?
Whether it’s an unfulfilling relationship, a passionless job, or a general lack of purpose that has you feeling like something is misaligned, consider this episode the permission you’ve been waiting for to invite change into your life.
Living authentically and cultivating a life of purpose is only possible when you’re in alignment and sharing your unique gifts with the world.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Dr. Karin Luise. She’s an award-winning Author, Speaker, Master Life Coach, Soul Guide, and Course Creator with a PhD in Counseling & Education. Blending 20 years of practice and research with her spiritual gifts, Dr. Luise guides people through mind-blowing transformations to help them release the programming of their past, remember who they are, and tap into the power and purpose that they are here to enjoy in all levels of their lives.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to turn past trauma into powerful life lessons. You’ll hear vulnerable stories about learning from pain, and gain reassurance that your intuition is always there to guide you when you pay attention to the signs. You’ll learn what it feels like to move from misalignment to a place of courageous truth, and how releasing yourself from obligations that don’t serve you ultimately leads to alignment and everlasting self-love.
What You’ll Learn:
Learning from the past and honing your intuition (8:24)
The courage to change course when you’re out of alignment (13:06)
From following “obligations” to following your gut (16:50)
Powerful advice from the dying about living (24:22)
How to know when you’re in alignment (31:08)
The connection between faith and self-love (40:31)
Favorite Quotes:
“Almost none of us feel seen. And we're looking for the world to see us, but until we really see ourselves, we'll never have that validation. And we'll never be able to fully see other people, either.” –Blake
“When you stay in misalignment, it's not a matter of if, but when you will have your breakdown moment.” –Blake
“Women that go through trauma when they’re children tend to be badasses when they grow up.” –Dr. Karin Luise
“ Your desires are coming through you because they are sacred. And if you think everyone else's desires are sacred or with it, more sacred than yours, you're not honoring the life force within you ” –Dr. Karin Luise
“Maybe today is your opportunity to rise up and recognize that you do have a journey. You chose a journey and a path and a purpose and lessons to learn. And if you're feeling like you're not growing, it's a call to rise up and take action.” –Blake
Additional Resources:
Freebie: Soul Inventory
Connect with Dr. Karin Luise:
Instagram | Facebook | TikTok
Work with Dr. Karin
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We spend a lot of our emotional energy trying to avoid pain and suffering.
But to experience the joy we want to feel, we have to understand that pain is an inevitable part of the human experience.
The key to surviving that pain is simple…
Find ways to give yourself more grace.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains why the human experience requires moments of pain and suffering in order to grow and find joy in life. We’re on a journey of self-acceptance and our pain is what ultimately helps us achieve self-love.
In this episode, you’ll learn why we experience pain and suffering, and how to see those experiences in a new light. You’ll understand how grace helps you accept and work through tough moments in life, and how those experiences accelerate growth. You’ll discover what it truly means to offer grace to yourself and others, and how choosing grace allows more happiness, peace, and ease into your life.
What You’ll Learn:
Defining what it means to offer grace (1:04)
The primary root of our suffering (1:27)
Recognizing the value of pain (2:31)
Finding ways to give yourself more grace (3:19)
How to know what’s true and what’s not (5:10)
Favorite Quotes:
When I look at the causes of most of the suffering or challenges we have in our lives, it's truly because we lack grace for ourselves.
We do everything possible to avoid feeling pain as if it is the worst thing to happen to us. And we don't understand that pain produces endurance.
We should feel every single human emotion and just allow it to pass through us understand what it's saying, be able to own that and then let it go. And when we do that we give ourselves grace and we give others grace.
The only way to know what's truth versus what's not is to speak it. To ask the questions, to be willing to share with others, and to allow them to meet us where we are. And when we do that, we begin to bring the darkness to light. We begin to see the beauty of all of our parts and of everyone else. And we begin to realize that we are far more resilient, far more safe, far more capable, far more loved than we even knew.
Additional Resources:
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Do you feel like the deepest, most authentic parts of yourself have to stay hidden in order to feel accepted?
In our desire for acceptance, we often allow society to slowly condition us, while we pack away the parts of ourselves that don’t fit the mold.
The more of ourselves we push away, the greater our fears, self-doubt, shame, guilt, and anxiety become.
…And the more misaligned we become.
Here’s the truth: When you're in an environment that makes you question who you are, it’s not because there’s something wrong with you.
It’s because you’re in the wrong environment with the wrong people.
The journey toward alignment requires you to fully step into who you are. When you love and own every part of you, you fight for your uniqueness.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ podcast, Blake shares our human need to feel seen, loved, and accepted. She explains why it feels so hard to come by in the society we live in.
In this episode, you’ll learn why we’re looking for unconditional love in all the wrong places. When that acceptance doesn’t first come from within, then you’re relying on external validation that will seldom fill your cup. The unconditional love you seek comes from owning your uniqueness, embracing what makes you special, and sharing your true self with the world.
It’s the things that make you different that truly make you special.
What You’ll Learn:
Why we struggle to feel seen as who we really are (1:57)
Seeking unconditional love from the wrong sources (3:14)
Wanting to be seen in a world that doesn’t measure up to our expectations (7:11)
How to be seen for who you are and embrace your uniqueness (9:36)
Identifying misalignment in your life (11:14)
Favorite Quotes:
“Until you fully see and embrace who you are, and fully love the entirety of you, there's no way that other people can see you.”
“Whatever frustrations we feel like are missing externally are often the things that are missing internally.”
“The internal journey of discovering, embracing, and loving yourself is the key to creating loving relationships, impact, connection, and truly being seen.”
“What if you are perfect exactly as you are? What if the circumstances in the past when you were hurt, let down, unseen, or judged weren't actually about you at all? Maybe it was about the fact that you were in the wrong place with the wrong people who don't appreciate you.”
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you wonder whether your relationship with food is healthy?
With busy lives in a fast-paced world, it can feel impossible to make empowered choices when it comes to the food we eat. With eating disorders and a general lack of emphasis on nutrition in our society, it’s more important than ever that we take the lead in making better choices and cultivating healthier connections with our bodies.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Jessika Brown, a registered dietitian (RD) with a master's degree in Nutrition. She’s also a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and a Certified Eating Disorders Registered Dietitian-Supervisor. Her superpower is helping people live deeper in their values through health. She’s the host of the Fuel Her Awesome Podcast and owns a dietetic private practice.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to understand the biofeedback your body is providing when it comes to what you eat. You’ll hear the important role of the microbiome in your overall health, the impact of your emotions on how you eat, and how you can begin to reshape your values when it comes to your relationship with food.
What You’ll Learn:
How healing her relationship with food led Jessica to her professional path (5:00)
Connecting our emotions to when and what we choose to eat (10:56)
The origin of our distrust for our bodies that leads to disordered relationships with food (15:41)
Defining health on your own terms and determining your values (21:24)
Advice for parents who want to help their kids choose healthier foods (31:42)
Favorite Quotes:
“So many of the conventional methodologies that we're taught are broken. As a society, we are seeking all these things that are ultimately bandaids and don't give us the results or the solutions we need. So, we often then think that there's something wrong with us.” -Blake
“Until we learn, and understand that every emotion we feel is for us and that we create our own suffering around it, we can't create any change.” -Blake
“We have to define health on our own terms, not the doctor's terms, cultures, terms, how we were raised, we have to get very clear on what healthy looks like for us.” -Jessika Brown
“There's this illusion that we're supposed to never feel sad or upset and, if we do, we need to get rid of the feeling. That's one of the biggest things I've taken away from working with this population and in my own healing is that that is part of the human experience. We have to get rid of this lie that it's going to be wonderful and beautiful all the time. Half if not more of the human experience is sorrow and sadness and it’s about developing resiliency through those pieces.” -Jessika Brown
Additional Resources:
For more information on the Empowered Eating Method check out Jessika Brown’s FREE workshop: How to Eat Intuitively and Hit Your Goals or learn more about working with her 1:1 at jessbrownrd.com.
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you try to shut out grief or pack away trauma in order to function in your life and work?
We’re often told that there’s an “appropriate” time and place to express emotion, whether it be the loss of a loved one, a past trauma, or even just the emotional overload of a bad day.
While holding those feelings in might be the thing we’re told to do, it’s important to understand that there’s a reason why emotions exist.
Not only are emotions pathways for processing our life experiences, but they are also gateways for human connection.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake welcomes Rachel Schromen, an estate planning and elder law attorney and owner of Schromen Law, LLC. Since starting to practice law in 2013, Rachel has been named one of the Top 3 Best Rated Estate Law firms in St. Paul (2018 – 2023) and was voted Minnesota’s Best Estate Law Firm by readers of the Star Tribune in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Apart from her law practice, Rachel is a hospice volunteer as an end-of-life doula.
In this episode, you’ll learn how Rachel first began to recognize that there was emotional work that needed tending to in her life. She shares her decades-long process of discovering why that work was so important, how it helped relieve her trauma and process grief, and ultimately, how it led her toward work that truly aligned her with her whole self and the work she was meant to do.
What You’ll Learn:
When Rachel first recognized that trauma was present in her life (5:02)
How we tend to cope when things are out of alignment (10:33)
Why showing emotion is a path to true connection (18:10)
A roadmap for recovering from grief and helping those you care about (23:43)
The healing power of vulnerability (32:31)
Favorite Quotes:
“When we allow ourselves to connect to the things that we're most passionate about in life is truly where we can make the biggest impact.” –Blake
“In society, we label the anxieties and stresses and things that we have as who we are. And often that isn't true at all. It's our way of coping. It's how we learned how to adapt in a world that felt unsafe.” –Blake
“ It's the human connection that really brings joy and passion to what I do. And that comes with the underlying issues of what I address for clients. I'm here to solve a legal problem. There's usually a lot of underlying emotional grief, etc, that to an extent, I can connect with that person on and support them through.” –Rachel Schromen
“I should be able to emote. Should I be inconsolable and need the client to take care of me? No. But there's an appropriate way to show emotion, and it took me a long time to step into that. ” –Rachel Schromen
“The people who showed up in the best way, unsurprisingly, were the ones who had experienced loss. One of my friends texted me and said, ‘Will you be home tonight, between 5 and 6? I'm going to drop off a meal, I will leave it at your door and ring the doorbell’. And I said, ‘Yes, thank you’. I still get emotional because it was one of the kindest things and I felt so loved and supported. If she had texted me and said, ‘Can I drop off a meal?’ I would have said, ‘No’. If she had texted me and said, ‘What can I do to help?’, I would have said ‘Nothing.’” –Rachel Schromen
“We're all having a human experience, you know? Why do we all feel so alone in it? We don't have to.” –Rachel Schromen
Additional Resources:
Connect with Rachel Schromen:
Website: https://schromenlaw.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/schromenlawllc/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/schromenlaw
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Ever feel like the same story continues to play out in your life?
There’s a reason for that. Until you learn to understand how your brain works, the outcome will always be the same.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains how our brain patterns search for past experiences in order to determine future outcomes. To achieve real growth in your life and career, you have to change your patterns.
In this episode, you’ll learn why our brain defaults to existing patterns and how that keeps us replaying the same stories. You’ll understand why asking questions can feel so challenging at times, and how you can overcome those fears. You’ll learn how assumptions often lead us in the wrong direction, and how you can start approaching situations with curiosity to experience real growth.
What You’ll Learn:
How pattern matching in the brain keeps us stuck (1:24)
Why it’s important to be curious rather than make assumptions (3:17)
The challenge of asking questions (4:18)
What changes when you approach the world with more curiosity (5:41)
Favorite Quotes:
There's huge benefits to the fact that our brains do pattern match. But one of the places that it really keeps us stuck is when we try to grow or change because inadvertently, we think we know how the outcome is going to look. And then we actually create that reality.
Allow yourself to understand that there might be many outcomes that could happen that you are completely unaware of.
When we change, our ability to create different outcomes changes.
When you can remove the need to be right, life can get infinitely better.
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Have you ever said ‘yes’ to something, but knew in your gut that the answer should really have been ‘no’?
That’s not just a passing feeling or empty hunch. It’s your body’s way of communicating with you.
Checking in with how your body responds when it’s time to make a big decision is the pathway to unlocking your inner wisdom.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Taylor Elyse Morrison, founder of Inner Workout. Recently named one of Fortune’s 10 Innovators Shaping the Future of Health, she has turned being bad at self-care into a career, helping others cultivate well-being and focus on personal development. Tired of aspirational 'wellness as usual', she builds businesses, content, and experiences focusing on balance over burnout.
In this episode, you’ll hear about Taylor’s experience, and how she heeded the call to start listening to what her body was telling her. You’ll learn how her own Inner Workout came from the choice to opt for self-care over continued burnout. She shares her experience of helping people connect with their inner wisdom, and how you can begin to walk the path of ease toward a more aligned future.
What You’ll Learn:
How Taylor recognized the need to listen to her body (6:13)
Identifying the 5 Dimensions of Well-Being (9:55)
Determining whether our experiences result from the self or the system (15:48)
Having examples of what it’s like to be outside of the corporate box (22:43)
Leaning into what makes you feel more at ease (33:56)
Favorite Quotes:
“If you're not getting to the root of the fact that your life is not sustainable for you, treating yourself to a massage or a fancy dinner or whatever, is not going to fix things.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison
“I think as a society, we don't talk about the difficult stuff. We get into this internal negative dialogue and nobody is really understanding that they're not alone in this journey.” –Blake
“All of our bodies are so wise but we can struggle to access that wisdom.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison
“In entrepreneurship, your business literally comes down to you, period. Any fears, doubts, and anxieties you have will be your limiting factors. So it all comes down to doing that personal inner work in order to truly break those ceilings and keep moving.” –Blake
“I find that when I listen within, not just to my body, but to my inner wisdom, there's this potent truth that I often don't want to acknowledge. Because a lot of times my inner wisdom is telling me to do something that's outside of what society might say will make me successful.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison
“It takes work to be able to listen, and then complete the cycle of responding in that most loving way possible, rather than listen, and then be like, Ooh, I don't want to do that. That's too difficult.” –Taylor Elyse Morrison
Additional Resources:
Connect with Taylor Elyse Morrison:
Inner Workout
Taylor Elyse Morrison
Taylor’s Instagram
Inner Workout’s Instagram
Free Take Care assessment:
https://innerworkout.co/take-care-profile
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you worry that the things you want in life might not be possible for you?
It’s easy to fall into the trap of imagining exactly what “success” should look like. But, when you have too much faith in the plan, it’s hard to trust the process.
And when unexpected things show up for you, you might not recognize them as gifts.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake explains why our expectations are actually at the root of all suffering and heartache. When we let go and leave space for the process, that’s where the magic happens.
In this episode, you’ll learn why creating expectations of what we think success should look like masks the real opportunities that show up unexpectedly. You’ll hear why leaving space for things that might fall outside of your best-laid plans is actually where the alignment happens.
So if what you imagined to be “success” feels hard, then remember…
It’s not impossibility that’s holding you back. The real culprit is your expectations.
What You’ll Learn:
The problem with creating expectations (1:33)
Why you have to love the process (3:12)
What happens when you leave space for the unexpected (3:46)
How to trust the process and find your North Star (4:30)
Why success feels so hard (5:48)
Favorite Quotes:
“I’ve learned that when I take small actions aligned with my Northstar values and allow space for unexpected gifts, new learnings, and new doorways to open, amazing, wonderful things show up.”
“If you don't love your process every day, you'll never achieve what you want to achieve.”
“The reason it seems like we have to work so hard is because we're pushing and forcing. We're not able to see the opportunities because we've already decided how it has to look.”
“Be receptive to what shows up. You may very well find beauty, opportunity and far more possibility than you ever thought was out there.”
Additional Resources:
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Society hasn’t made it easy for women to get a seat at the table.
And often when we sit down in one of those coveted chairs, it’s immediately clear that we still make up a very small percentage of the voices in the room.
In order for things to change, we have to change.
And it all starts with closing the confidence gap.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Kelli Thompson, a women’s leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She has coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence, and create a career they love. She is the founder of the Clarity & Confidence Women's Leadership Program, and author of the critically acclaimed book, Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to start shifting the limiting beliefs that have been preventing you from building the confidence you deserve. You’ll hear examples of what it feels like to ignore the cues from your body and what it feels like to listen and act on your intuition. You’ll hear some of the most common myths about women in leadership and learn how to push them to the side and move closer to the success that you deserve.
What You’ll Learn:
What Kelli did differently to get into the rooms where decisions were being made (8:31)
Paving a new path toward success as a woman (11:54)
How to create boundaries as an entrepreneur (15:58)
Learning to listen to your gut and check in with your body (22:05)
How to figure out what you want and what you don’t want for your life (29:35)
Work myths that need busting (31:33)
Favorite Quotes:
I just often think back, hindsight being 2020, how much I limited myself because I couldn't see women in those senior rooms. I just had so many more limiting beliefs at that time. And I was like, you know what, this needs to change. –Kelli Thompson
One of the biggest things that changed my life was learning to invest in myself. And I think that as a society, men learn how to do this more than women. –Blake
What I saw was the women that were at the top of the organizations I worked at, not all of them, but by and large, the vast majority, were really unhappy, very angry, sacrificed, tremendously, and had zero work-life balance. And I remember thinking to myself at certain points, I want to move up in my career, but not like that. –Blake
Be something different lead in a way that makes you feel good lead in a way that's in alignment to your values, so that the younger women in the office, look at you and say, I want that. –Kelli Thompson
I am going to make trusting your gut sexy in corporate America again. –Kelli Thompson
Additional Resources:
Connect with Kelli Thompson:
Website: www.Kelliraethompson.com
Book: closingtheconfidencegap.com/book
Freebie: Free Career Clarity Guide
Kelliraethompson.com/careerclarityguide
Social media:
Instagram: @kelliraethompson
Linkedin: in/kelliraethompson
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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When change is on the horizon, but we’re not quite sure what that means in the present moment, our first impulse is to try and find the answer.
Researching, asking around, filling up your time and energy with actions.
And while all of that keeps us busy through those messy middle periods of uncertainty, it doesn’t leave very much space for the unknown.
When you learn to get comfortable with the unknown, then you might pause just long enough to recognize the gold beneath your feet.
Today on The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ, Blake shares her personal, and present, messy middle story, explaining what’s going on behind the scenes. Her investments in personal and professional development are leading to some big changes.
In this episode, she’s sharing what she’s learned so that your life can benefit and you, too, can experience the transformation that you’ve been seeking. You’ll hear the big ah-ha moments that have come as a result of embracing the messy middle. She shares how opting to be patient and receive the right answers, rather than trying to force them, yields results that are naturally more in alignment with your purpose and values.
If you want to start creating life on your terms, then it’s time to embrace the messy middle.
You might be surprised at what you discover beneath your feet.
What You’ll Learn:
How The Bridge to Fulfillment Ⓡ is evolving (1:07)
What Blake has learned through her personal and professional development investments (2:30)
The path forward for this work and what you can get from it (5:16)
Finding joy in the “messy middle” (6:55)
Keeping an open loop and creating space when you face uncertainty (9:58)
Favorite Quotes:
If you've listened long enough, you've heard the same things that my clients have been telling me for years: ‘I came here because I thought you were going to change my career and instead you changed my life.’
Ultimately, what I've experienced and gone through in my life, the lessons I've learned, and the path I've been able to walk…I wish everyone had the level of peace, freedom, joy, confidence, space, and ability to be present in their life in the way that it’s unlocked for me.
Our brains are wired to want a solution. So anytime we're in a circumstance where we don't know the answer, we're going to move as quickly as possible to research and find the answer. Whether that's actually the best answer for us or not.
You cannot receive if your hands are full.
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Has anyone ever made you feel small, powerless, or not good enough?
Whether it’s a boss, co-worker, friend, or family member, repeated behaviors that make you question yourself will gradually chip away at your confidence.
But when you have self-confidence, you’re in control of how you feel and what you believe about yourself.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake welcomes Melissa to share her story. Before going through the program, she felt stuck in a job that was wearing away at her self-confidence, sending her on a downward spiral. Today, she has rebuilt her life from the ground up by uprooting false beliefs and standing in confidence with the knowledge of her true value and potential.
By recognizing that the problem was misalignment, Melissa was able to align with her values and experience rapid personal growth.
You’ll learn how she began to recognize the signs of misalignment and the breakthrough that helped her finally gain the confidence she had been missing. You’ll hear how her confidence reboot has helped boost her career, shake away her old beliefs, and propel her toward a life of alignment.
If you think it’s time for a mindset shift, then Melissa’s story is just the inspiration you need.
What You’ll Learn:
Recognizing the signs of misalignment (2:16)
The “aha” moments that led Melissa to coaching (7:44)
How the process shifted her belief systems (13:54)
Why your career and your life are interconnected (20:48)
The ripple effect of self-confidence in your life (31:21)
Favorite Quotes:
Knowing the knowledge I have now, I was just in a situation where I was completely out of alignment. I was worn out, I was frustrated, I was in a situation where my supervisors were not supporting my work style. –Melissa
I just kept thinking, ‘Okay, if I can just get this done, I will get better’. And you just keep doing that, striving, and it never ends. So I was just at a point, I was like, ‘Okay, I need a coach’. –Melissa
When we stay on a path that we're not fulfilled in and it's not in alignment with us, the longer we stay there trying to suck it up, make it work, or believe that we should be grateful for what we have, the more and more our confidence gets stripped away. The more and more we feel trapped. It's so easy to believe that something's wrong with us or we're broken or we're failing instead of being able to see that it's just not a match. –Blake
If you don't stand up for yourself, now, you won't. –Melissa
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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Do you see people living the kind of life you’d like for yourself, and think, “I could never do that”?
The truth is that until you’re able to change your mindset….you’re right.
As you go through life, you accumulate certain beliefs. Many of those “beliefs” are the very reasons you think you’re a victim of your circumstances.
You already have everything you need to succeed. It’s the walls you’ve built up around yourself and the beliefs that you hold on to that are keeping you stuck.
You’ve got to open your mind and begin to question why you put them there.
Today on The Bridge to FulfillmentⓇ, Blake explains why a lifetime of belief buildup could be holding you back. If you want to find your true purpose, you’ve got to “clear the windshield.”
In this episode, you’ll learn how to step back and start to really look at what you believe to be true in your life. You’ll objectively question whether or not these things are true, and begin to “clear the windshield” of false beliefs that have been holding you back from reaching your potential. You’ll learn to embrace the important stage of surrender, the true first step to experiencing the breakthrough you need in your life.
What You’ll Learn:
The only way to truly find your purpose (2:20)
Why you’re not a victim of your circumstances (3:16)
What really precedes every breakthrough (4:10)
The process of surrender (6:26)
Favorite Quotes:
In order to achieve your highest purpose, you’ve got to start with the mind. You’ve got to start breaking down the walls of the things that you believe to be true.
As a result of not being able to see clearly, we actually feel and think that we are victims of the circumstances in our lives
It isn't the suffering that produces the growth or change or positive momentum in our lives. It's what precedes that breakthrough. Before that breakthrough is surrender.
It's never the circumstances that are keeping us from what we want. It's the barriers in our mind.
Additional Resources:
For programs and opportunities to work with Blake, go to www.BlakeSchofield.com
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