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Honor Your Spark

by Valerie Martin

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38 | Embracing Change and Creating Space for the New

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As the Honor Your Spark theme music fades out, a wave of bittersweet emotions washes over me. It's time for a change. In this episode, I'm sharing with you about a big decision I've made related to my coaching business— which includes the…
37 | Exploring Neurodivergence + the Dark Side of Being an Influencer with Megan Griffith

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April 23, 2024 · 45 min

n a world that often feels disorienting with its speed and complexity, finding our true selves can sometimes seem like a search for a needle in a vast, shifting haystack. This quest for personal identity and authenticity was the focus of a…
35 | Own Your Career by Finding Your Power Mood with Sam DeMase

April 9, 2024 · 37 min

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34 | Goblincore: A Deep Dive into the Aesthetic & Lifestyle with Author McKayla Coyle

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33 | Cultivating Resilience Through Life & Work Pivots with Jason Shen

March 12, 2024 · 47 min

Navigating pivots is a necessary skill set in all areas of life— especially in our careers, whether you’re an employee or an entrepreneur. In the case of Jason Shen, who pivoted from Silicon Valley entrepreneur to Facebook employee to…
32 | Why Micro Activism is the Most Powerful Way to Make an Impact with Omkari Williams

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31 | The Power of Becoming ‘Body Aware’ with Erica Hornthal

February 13, 2024 · 56 min

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30 | Healing from Narcissistic Abuse + The Dark Side of the Coaching Industry with Angela Gentile

January 30, 2024 · 48 min

Anyone who hasn’t been through some kind of substantial hardship yet has no business being a therapist or coach. There— I said it. No, your therapist/coach doesn’t need to have gone through the same experiences you have; but if they…
29 | Ella Magers on Expanding Compassion for Self and ALL Beings

January 16, 2024 · 59 min

It ain't my business to tell anyone how to eat or live their lives, but hey— it's my podcast, so I sure as hell am gonna tell you what I think. 😜 In all seriousness, I haven’t talked much at all about veganism or animal advocacy in the…
28 | Advice for Approaching a New Year (...from my 16-year-old self 😜)

January 2, 2024 · 25 min

As I was thinking about how I wanted to ring in the New Year on the podcast, a lightbulb went off— “wait a second, didn’t I find that list of New Years Resolutions I made in high school? That shit would be HILARIOUS.” So yes, in an effort…
27 | Liz Jenkins on Clearing Clutter Both Externally and Internally

December 19, 2023 · 44 min

People often hire a professional organizer to help declutter their homes, believing the problem lies exclusively with managing physical STUFF. Liz Jenkins, owner of the thriving organizing business A Fresh Space, knows that the…

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About the show

If you're a high-achiever who wants your ambition to extend beyond your professional goals and into your wellbeing and relationships— you're in the right place. I'm Valerie Martin, a Certified High Performance Coach and therapist of 12 years, and I'm obsessed with teaching and coaching folks how to cultivate Compassionate Self-Discipline. We ALL have a spark alive within us— no matter how small or dim it might feel right now. And it is our greatest purpose and greatest RESPONSIBILITY to honor it.Because when we do, we become better partners, friends, leaders, parents, creators, and family members in the interconnected web of this wild, dark, miraculous, beautiful world. 💞