The Intuitive Way of Love Linda Sandel Pettit, Ed.D.

Weeks ago, I shared on social media that I was working with a life coach, Steve Hardison. Steve is the subject of a book, The Ultimate Coach, written by his wife, Amy Hardison and researched by Alan Thompson.  Steve calls the book, “The Book of Being.” Steve coached me  through writing a  “document” as a statement of “the you at your inner core...the you that soars.” [page 248].
 I think of my document as the song of my soul.  In this podcast, through stories, I share what the document means to me.  I share the document.  I also share a document I wrote for my late husband, Jim, in the form of his eulogy.  I muse that we are all living from documents, acknowledged or not. Perhaps being more intentional about them can change us and, in doing so, change the world.


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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.

Candid, insightful, focused – these are the descriptors that come to mind for this interview with Jamie Fiore Higgins, author of Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs.  Jamie speaks with clarity about the dangers of ignoring intuition and the cost of sacrificing personal values to the pursuit of external rewards – money, recognition, and validation from others. 

Jamie was named one of the Financial Times “Top 25 Most Influential Women of 2022, as a “teller of uncomfortable truths.”

Jamie worked as a managing director at Wall Street’s Goldman Sachs. One of just 8 percent of Goldman employees to earn the managing director title, she was the highest-ranking woman in her department. An active member of the Women’s Network Committee, Jamie ran the trainee and internship programs, recruited top equity clients, and managed $96 billion in stock. 

Jamie wrote Bully Market not only as an expose’ but to share practical ideas for building healthy workplaces that work better for men, women, and their families.

Living in New Jersey with her husband and four children, she is a trained coach. She works with teens to hone their leadership skills, with high school, and college graduates as they begin careers, with professionals as they navigate the workforce, and with mid-lifers looking to reinvent themselves.
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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.

I’m so tickled to share this interview Carol Hampshire, the intuitive-creative woman who designed my new brand and website. 
“Branding is about connecting,” Carol said. Carol shared her top three secrets behind a successful brand and marketing presence.  
Carol also talked about her journey to find freedom in life and how hardship contributed to that.  She wants to help all her clients feel greater freedom in the way they show up in the world. 
Carol is a web designer and brand strategist with over 25 years’ experience. Her unique approach is being able to intuitively tap into her clients' essence and reflect that into their brand. This in turn authentically connects and attracts their target market so they sell their offers with ease and effortlessly scale their business. 
She lives in a small coastal town in South Africa and is a mermaid at heart who loves to travel, swim with dolphins and does the occasional ice bath.
I hope you enjoy Carol’s insightful, adventuring energy!
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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.

Whether you’re an elite athlete, an exercise aficionado, or someone who loves to follow competitive sports, you’ll love this interview with sports performance coach, Denise Holland. She is a leader in the spiritual [yes, the “S” word] nature of human psychology behind sports performance.

Denise spent over 30 years in elite sport, competing internationally as an athlete and, more recently, as the Scotland National Coach in netball.

Since awakening to the source and intelligence behind the human experience, Denise feels she has found the jewel of athletic performance; the opportunity and possibility to live and play freely. It has transformed how she now approaches sports coaching, being more of a catalyst for insight rather than an expert in her field.

Enjoy this gentle conversation with Denise and pick up some tips and insights to up your game!

Read more about Denise and her PlayFreely program at www.deniseholland.org.
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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.

I’m delighted to bring you this lively conversation with Jacqueline (JB) Hollows.  We talk about her transformative work in the U.K. criminal justice system and about her forthcoming memoir/self-help book, “Wing of an Angel” to be published Autumn, 2023. 
We also talk about where life is taking her now...to more writing and digital content creation.  JB is personable, funny, insightful, and so brimming with love!  She has followed the intuitive way.
JB is an author, a social entrepreneur, and a mental health mentor. Her tagline ‘Doing Life Perfectly Imperfect’ sums up her attitude of embracing the messiness of life’s journey and her ability to see the perfection in everyone she works with.

From a career in IT, to pioneering wellbeing programs in prisons, to co-authoring research papers to publishing books, to pivoting as a digital creative, Jacqueline embraces change and brings others along with her.

Check out her free course on taking Inspired Action.

J.B., Linda Pettit, and Maria Iliffe-Wood, author, and publisher, are joining forces to bring you an intimate writer’s retreat, Write to Connect with Spirit, in Criccieth, Wales, Sept. 21-24, 2023. We hope you’ll join us!
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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.

Dr. Judith Sedgeman begins this fascinating interview with a description of how one thought about racism against childhood friends first unfolded into disillusionment but also, in the end, into a life of service to others.  In this candid interview she shares how mentors described in her memoir, “It All Began with a Bird” pointed the way to standing for what is right and following the intuitive way of love.  Judy shares powerful stories about how finding a feeling of Love has helped her clients – individuals and businesses – arrive at solutions to challenges.
Judy spent most of her adult life searching for the true meaning of service. Through careers in teaching, journalism, banking and entrepreneurship, service manifested in behaviors, but the feeling behind it remained elusive. 
In the mid-1980’s, she stumbled across a new way to understand the spiritual source of life and the transformative power of quieting the intellect and listening for wisdom to guide us. 
For the last four decades, this led her to become a mentor in the emerging field of the Three Principles and to career opportunities, peace of mind, and happiness beyond her wildest dreams as a college student longing for a rich inner life through the opportunity to serve others. 
Even as she approaches her 80th birthday, she undertakes new projects and nurtures certainty that the answer to ameliorating human suffering is close at hand, visible to all who look away from turmoil towards the peace and strength within.  To learn more about Judy and work with her see:  www.three-principles.com. 
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Check out Linda’s offering of 3-session package of individual consultations, the Apprentice’s Way Mini, and her Intuitive Way of Love Masterclass Series on the home page of her website at www.lindasandelpettit.com.  Look for Linda’s book, Leaning into Curves, to be published Fall 2023.  Sign up for publication notifications at her website.
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Dr. Linda Pettit’s book, Leaning into Curves: Trusting the Wild Intuitive Way of Love will be out in March 2024. Linda’s life’s work is listening—to the wisdom within, to the wisdom that is expressed in heartfelt conversation, to the wisdom of Life, and to the wisdom that Love is. It is listening that empowers her words in writing, spiritual mentoring, and compelling public speaking. She is a global influencer at the intersection of psychology and spirituality.
Linda holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, a master’s degree in counselor education and a bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Visit www.lindasandelpettit.com to learn more about her programs and individual mentoring.