The Brave Files

Juliana Garcia: Can curiosity change your life?

Electrifying • Gritty • UnrealisticWhen Juliana Garcia was growing up she had a lot of questions - and asking those questions often lead to punishment because Juliana was supposed to put her head down, do what she was told, not make mistakes and to never, ever question things.Today, Juliana is an online entrepreneur with a multimillion-dollar business. She built this business on curiosity. She pioneers a cutting-edge client-centric approach that breaks the old school marketing rules and focuses on selling through intimacy, integrity, strong mindset tools, and zero BS.Growing up Juliana believed that unless she was perfect she wouldn’t be enough and there would be punishment.Forgiveness of self is the real game changer.The most important relationship Juliana has is with her inner child. Now she has her own back.You can be your own cheerleader.Juliana’s “drug of choice” was validation.She grew up with a desire to be understood.Be in a state of constant curiosity. Traveling the world gave me the ability to empathize and it changed my life.Powerful communication is about being interested and curious about what’s happening for others.Asking questions about how others feel helps deescalate tense situations.Just get it done, do the thing and be gentle with yourself in the process.Being average was uncomfortable but perfect was unbearable!Stop listening to everyone else - if it’s not working for you or you don’t like it, don’t do it!Studying people is an excellent form of education.Celebration always starts internally and then I share it externally.Being witnessed in your winning allows others to believe in what’s possible.Charity: Dogs and the innocence project. If you’ve been inspired, touched, entertained or motivated by this or any of Heather Vickery’s content you can “say thanks” by buying her a virtual coffee!Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.com 

Ashley Crouch: The Outer Layers of Expansion

** If you would like to support Puerto Rico's people after Hurricane Fiona's devastation, visit www.vickeryandco.com/HelpPuertoRico for a list of organizations who are on the ground, making a difference.** Resilient • Expansive • UnstoppableSometimes bravery shows up in the most unexpected ways and circumstances. Like discovering you want to take your business on the road because of a global pandemic! Welcome, Ashley Crouch - she’s the founder of Appleseed Communications, an award-winning PR and media company. She also packed up her life and business to move to Puerto Rico and live a completely different existence than she had previously. She’s been featured in Entrepreneur.com, Forbes, The New York Times, Business Insider, Fast Company, TIME.com, Huffington Post, Refinery29, and Bust, JUST TO NAME A FEW.And she has a #1 International Bestselling Book called Unknown To Unforgettable: How To Stop Playing Small, Land National Media Attention, And Position Yourself As A Power PlayerAshley constantly pushes herself to the outer layers of expansion, learning to live life fully and figuring it all out as she goes!EPISODE TAKEAWAYS: Exploring the outer edges of how I to remain honest, authentic, vulnerable, and continue to growAshley always dreamed of living overseas and immersing myself in what other cultures could teach me.She ended up traveling for 12 months and 15 countries.Let go of the how and lean into the experience.Take risks to live your truest life - no matter what.What surprised me the most was how I changed.Being misconceived gave me empathy and made me want to be a bridge.Be mindful about how you steward your resources.“I want to live on the outer layers of expansion”Being on the edge of my capacity and feeling that anxiety is a sign that I’m on the right path.The Seed Fund Project in partnership with Kiva.Have some fun and gamify your life and business.Savor more!Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.com 

Kaitlin Johnstone: Don’t Confuse Kindness with Niceness

Kindness • Action • JusticeKaitlin Johnstone has taken TikTok by storm with her socially conscious clothing brand Kind Cotten! What started as a way to put books into the hands of underprivileged children has turned into an incredible platform for awareness, education, and action.After leaving her teaching job, Kaitlin and her partner Kevin decided to create their inclusive clothing brand, Kind Cotton. The company focuses on redefining kindness and starting pivotal, powerful conversations around what it means to be KIND. They believe in kindness that is rooted in justice, grounded in action, and open to change.Kind Cotton also provides books to children with every sale. With every item sold, they donate a book to a child. To date, they have donated over 52,000 books to kids. Connect with Kaitlin and check out the AMAZING Kind Cotton Products via their website, Instagram or TikTok.Get additional details, show notes, links, and a full transcript of the episode here.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.com

Carla Moore: Transformation Crash Course (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay)

Are you searching for answers or looking for a breakthrough? How do we turn our circumstances into triumph? Come on a ride with us and meet Carla Moore! At 40 years old and 350 pounds, Carla was in a car accident that changed her life. She shares her transformation principles and how inward change creates an outward impact."When you get a sense of who you are, and what you're here to do, you move with that force and that power to help create the life that you've imagined" - Carla Moore.Connect with Carla on her website.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Leah Carey: : From Trauma to Empowerment (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay)

In her early 40s, Leah began a profound journey into sexual healing – and you are invited to join herLeah Carey was subjected to sexual trauma from an early age. Her father’s alcoholic and narcissistic behaviors created extremely confusing messages about . As a result, she was left without the tools necessary to build healthy and intimate relationships. She completely lacked the ability to advocate for her own pleasure and claim her own bodily autonomy. Tune in to hear about Leah’s transformative journey where she learned to heal old sexual issues, love her own body, and discover how to truly enjoy all sexual experiences.Having grown up in a home that was deeply confused and conflicted around sexuality – and with a father who told her she was fat, ugly, and no one would ever love her – Leah spent most of her life in fear of her own femaleness and the trouble it could get her into.This conversation is wildly brave and given the state of America these days, these conversations need to be had more often, more loudly, and with more reverence for the social impact required to create real and sustainable change. Connect with Leah on her website.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Andrew Moxon: Speaking The Uncomfortable Truth (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replays)

This Twitter thread (and subsequent interview) happened many years ago and, sadly, it is as important - perhaps even more so - now as it was then. In a country that seems to be barreling backward at warped speed, these conversations are more important than ever. Andrew Moxon was just a guy who liked Twitter and speaking his mind. Then his thoughts turned him into a powerful force responsible for opening the eyes of people all over the world. He’s a writer who went viral on Twitter after comparing microaggressions of general violence towards women to being “kicked in the nuts.” He’s funny, upfront, and entertaining. And he’s a feminist – At a time when America is rapidly removing all rights for women and other minorities. Andrew chooses to bravely start intense conversations in order to create an atmosphere of change. Tune in to learn that we all have the ability to create powerful impact.Follow Andrew on  Twitter  and don’t miss a moment. Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Tom Mitchell: Still Brave (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay)

Tom Mitchell is a man of astounding commitment. After losing his teenage daughter, Shalya, to Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he has dedicated his life to supporting other children and families fighting the daily battle of pediatric cancer through his non-profit Stillbrave. This story is both heartbreaking and uplifting. Tom and the team at Stillbrave have changed the lives of countless families suffering from childhood cancer. He’s brash, unapologetic, hardcore, and the kindest individual we’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. Tom’s story teaches us what it truly means to be brave and that beauty can be found even in the worst of situations.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith: The Gifts of Rest (Summer Break 2022 Fan Fav Replay)

The last couple of years we’ve all been in this strange space where the stress levels are outrageous and yet, our lives have slowed down (at least during stay-at-home orders due to the pandemic). During this time, many of us have learned that “rest” is not all created equal and that each of us requires something different to be our happiest, healthiest self.Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a medical physician who’s also an expert on “Sacred Rest.” After experiencing extreme, personal, burnout, she wrote Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity. Which dives into the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase overall happiness, and live the best life possible. Now she’s teaching the next generation of doctors the importance of treating the whole person – mind, body, and spirit. Tune in to learn about finding harmony between your professional and personal life through the art of intentional rest!Visit Sr. Dalton-Smith’s  website  for resources and contact information.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Harry Sherwood: Creating a Conscious Life (Summer Break 2022 Replay Fan Favs)

Belief • Magic • AdventureHarry Sherwood is a Holistic Health and Conscious Lifestyle Coach. He dedicates his life to helping others create conscious lives. After traveling the world, living with Yogis, monks, and martial arts masters, Harry teaches people how to create lasting health and powerful change in their lives. Tune in this week as Harry shows us the power in getting to know ourselves and the impact of putting that energy out into the world in an intentional way.Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now. 

Brian Johnson: Building Fireproof Houses (Summer Break 2022 Replaying fan favs!)

Persistent. Lucky. Listening.Progress is progress, no matter how much time it takes. Brian Johnson, CEO of Equality Illinois, was the very first guest featured on The Brave Files. This episode is an oldie but a goodie! Brian joined us to talk about his journey towards fighting for a better and more equal America. Sit down, turn it up, and get inspired to tackle the world!Follow us on Instagram and connect with our host, Heather Vickery here.ORDER YOUR COPY OF F*CK FEARLESS - MAKING THE BRAVE LEAP TODAY, Click Here!Order your Create Brave Manifestation Card Decks here.Check out The Brave Files Book Collection here! Get your BRAVE on by joining our exclusive (and FREE) Facebook Collective, Brave on Purpose. Join here. Share your feedback by emailing heather@vickeryandco.comGrab your BRAVE AF and GRATEFUL AF swag now.