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Erika
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Ready to stop striving and start thriving?—because burnout isn’t a badge of honor, and joy is your birthright. Helping you reconnect with joy, intuition, and soulful living. A former real estate professional and mom who knows the toll of hustle culture, Erika shares helpful ways to start the healing and empowerment with a blend her intuitive gifts—with insightful interviews featuring powerful resources, playful practices and deep emotional work to help women reclaim joy, pleasure, purpose, and vitality.

  1. 06/18/2025

    Healing Trauma & Unlocking Success with Rhonda Skallan

    In this deeply honest and powerful episode of Powered by Joy, I’m joined by intuitive guide and alchemical coach Rhonda Skallan of Spark Alchemy. Together, we explore the many layers of trauma—both the big, life-altering events and the quiet, hidden wounds (death by a 1000 papercuts!) that shape us just as much. We dive into how our personal stories and past experiences affect how we show up in life, love, and success—and how healing these layers, especially through inner child work, is essential to creating a life that feels joyful, empowered, and free to experience success at your highest level. Rhonda shares insights on working with the nervous system, self-trust, and what it means to come home to yourself after loss, grief, or disconnection. Whether you’re navigating your own healing or supporting someone you love, this episode will offer comfort, perspective, and powerful reminders that transformation is possible—and success, health and joy are still yours to claim. ✨ In this episode, we explore: How trauma shows up in subtle and surprising ways The connection between healing and true success Inner child work as a tool for freedom and self-compassion Why your nervous system matters in healing The importance of emotional honesty and curiosity Tools for reconnecting with your truth and joy 🔗 Connect with Rhonda: 🌐 spark-alchemy.com 🎧 Listen to Rhonda’s Podcast – Alchemy HERizons: open.spotify.com/show 💼 Connect with Rhonda on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rhondaskallandenver 📩 Contact Rhonda: rhonda@spark-alchemy.com 🧭 Resources Mentioned in This Episode: 🌿 Epic Life Chaning Women’s Retreat: thewisewomanworld.com/retreat 🛡️ Sexual Assault Support & Resources (RAINN): rainn.org 🔔 Subscribe for more meditations, healing tools, and soulful support from the Powered by Joy Podcast. 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast Website 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    1h 22m

  2. 06/12/2025

    Guided 10 Minute Meditation-Healing Feminine Wounds: Reclaiming Your Whole Self

    This guided meditation is a gentle, powerful space to begin healing the emotional wounds passed down or received from the feminine—whether through mothers, sisters, friends, or collective patterns. If you've felt misunderstood, judged, abandoned, or dimmed by the women in your life (or your own inner feminine), this is your invitation to soften, reconnect, and reclaim the unfiltered, whole version of you that’s been waiting to be seen. Through breath, presence, and intention, we’ll release old pain, call back lost parts of yourself, and awaken the divine feminine within—restoring trust, worthiness, and wholeness. You don’t have to carry the weight of old wounds anymore. ✨ This is your space to feel, heal, and return to your truth—with compassion, clarity, and courage. 🌀 Use this meditation to: Heal emotional wounds tied to feminine energy Reconnect with your inner feminine wisdom Reclaim joy, self-trust, and your full expression Invite more softness, creativity, and power into your life 🎧 Use headphones and find a quiet space to receive the full experience. 🔔 Subscribe for more meditations, healing tools, and soulful support from the Powered by Joy Podcast. 🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – June 11th Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is TBD Think laughter, nature, deep breaths, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. 👉 Boise, ID area — spots are limited ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Website - Powered by Joy Podcast 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    12 min

  3. 06/04/2025

    Reparenting: Shame Free Ways to Heal Your Inner Child

    On this enlightening episode of Powered by Joy Podcast, we get to learn so many ways it matters that we heal and connect with our inner child and intuition. My guest, Sami Bell S.U.R.E. Parenting and Reparenting Realm brings so much insight and practical new ways of thinking. She is a coach for cycle-breakers to become the healed parent they needed as a kid, so now they can raise children, of all different brain types, with respect, empathy, and emotional intelligence. Doing this work has brought light to the importance of our journey to healing old wounds and Sami shares so many aha’s!  Tune in to hear Sami’s very practical, easy to do tools to switch up perspective AND this brings a chance to heal and rewrite your story! There is always more growth and healing possible, that makes even more space for joy and connection with yourself and those you love. We also discussed a number of resources and books that are listed below! Including how to connect with Sami if you feel ready or curious about reparenting. Books: SURE Parenting Book on Amazon- bit.ly/sureparentingbook Running on Empty: Overcome Your Childhood Emotional Neglect by Jonice Webb, PhD The Power of Showing Up by Daniel J. Siegel, MD, Tina Payne Bryson No Bad Parts: Healing Trauma & Restoring Wholeness with the Internal Family Systems Model by Richard C Schwartz   Connecting to Sami: Free Call with Sami- bit.ly/callsami Instagram- instagram.com/sureparenting SURE Parenting Website- sureparenting.com EmpoweringMomsToUpliftKids FB- facebook.com/groups/empoweringmomstoupliftkids   🔔 Subscribe for more meditations, healing tools, and soulful support from the Powered by Joy Podcast. 🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – June 11th Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is happening June 11th ✨ Think laughter, being outdoors, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. 👉 Boise, ID area — spots are limited ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast Website 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    1h 25m

  4. 05/14/2025

    Energetically Aligned Friends = Signs, God winks, & Soul-Level Joy

    This week on the Powered by Joy Podcast, I’m diving into the beauty of spending time with people who match your energy—those soul-aligned friendships that just click. ✨ We share personal stories of how these kinds of connections lead to unexpected signs, shared thoughts, and uncanny synchronicities—like reading the same books or listening to the same podcasts without ever mentioning them to each other! When you're aligned with someone energetically, the universe seems to have a little extra fun, reflecting that connection back through signs, timing, and deep conversation. This episode is all about the joy, support, and sense of belonging that come from surrounding yourself with people who truly see you—and the magic that unfolds when you do. 🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – June 5th Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is happening June 5th ✨ Think laughter, nature, deep breaths, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. 👉 Boise, ID area — spots are limited ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast Website 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    25 min

  5. 05/01/2025

    From Filtered to Free: 3 Ways to Know You’re Finally Being Yourself

    Have you been feeling a pull to show up more fully as yourself—without the filter, the pressure to fit in, or the quiet voice that says "tone it down"? You’re not alone. In this heartfelt episode of Powered by Joy Podcast, we dive into a timely and deeply resonant conversation about the desire so many of us are feeling right now: the call to live more authentically. Together, we explore three powerful signs that you're beginning to align with your truest self, and what it looks like when your body, your relationships, and your energy all start reflecting that freedom. From feeling more ease in your body, to attracting the right people, to receiving bursts of inspiration and creativity—these are the natural results of showing up as the real you. If you’re still unsure what your “authentic self” even looks like, don’t worry—we’ve got tools for that too. Here are some favorite resources to help you reconnect with who you really are: 🎯 Core Value Blueprint : A quick, powerful tool to uncover what matters most to you. 🎧 Episode 47: Knowing Yourself A deep dive into self-discovery with more tools to help you get clear on who you are. 🧘‍♀️ Inner Child Meditations: Guided meditation audios to help you access the curiosity, freedom, and joy you may have lost touch with— two special meditations for dreaming and self-knowing.   Guided 10 Minute High Vibration Meditation for Knowing Yourself Even More I E48   Guided 15 Minute Meditation-Tapping into My Desires, Dreams & Joy I E54 This episode is a gentle but empowering reminder that when you express yourself with courage, you not only liberate your own voice—you give others permission to do the same. And that ripple effect? Pure joy. ✨ Links to all resources mentioned are in the show notes below. 🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – May 4th Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is happening May 4th at the natural hot springs! 💦✨ Think laughter, nature, deep breaths, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. More details to come for the June Playdate. 👉 Boise, ID area — spots are limited ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast Website 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    9 min

  6. 04/23/2025

    Light That Heals: The Science & Magic of Biophoton Therapy Healing Your Body

    In this illuminating (literally!) episode of Powered by Joy Podcast, Erika sits down with a special guest, Elizabeth, a seasoned holistic health practitioner, to explore the powerful, lesser-known world of biophoton therapy—a cutting-edge modality that uses light to promote healing at the cellular level. You’ll get an inside look at what a session actually feels like, the surprising benefits people are experiencing, and the fascinating science that explains how light can support the body’s natural healing abilities. Elizabeth Talboy at Milano Wellness, biophoton sessions represent a pioneering approach to natural healing. Using a sophisticated device that emits precise frequencies of coherent light, this technology interacts with the body’s own light system to normalize cellular function and strengthen the immune system. Unlike conventional treatments that only manage symptoms, biophoton therapy targets underlying viruses, bacteria, and pathogens—addressing the root causes of illness and supporting true, lasting rejuvenation. If you've ever been curious about the future of alternative healing, or you're seeking non-invasive ways to support your body and mind, this episode is a must-listen! ✨ Tune in and discover how light could be the joyful upgrade your healing journey’s been waiting for.   To schedule your session or get more information about Biophoton Therapy you can contact Elizabeth at her very helpful website - 🌸 https://www.milanowellness.me/   🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – May 4th, 2025 Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is happening May 4th at the natural hot springs! 💦✨ Think laughter, nature, deep breaths, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. 👉 Boise, ID area —  only a few spots left ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast 📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes

    1h 7m

  7. 04/16/2025

    Less Hustle, More Joy-Reclaiming Feminine Energy for More Joy!

    🎙️ Episode: Reclaiming Feminine Flow—Less Hustle, More Joy On this episode of the Powered by Joy podcast, I’m joined by Kerry—a seasoned real estate professional with over 20 years of experience—as we dive into the hustle mindset and how it often disconnects us from our deeper selves. We explore how so many of us default to masculine energy—structure, striving, doing, pushing—and how that can lead to burnout, exhaustion, and a sense that something’s missing. Together, we share our own journeys through real estate, motherhood, and success, and how we found our way back to feminine energy: creativity, intuition, flow, joy, and the art of receiving. ✨ This episode is your gentle wake-up call to reflect: When was the last time you felt true ease, peace, or happiness—without earning it through hustle? We talk about what it really means to embrace both masculine and feminine energies to create a life that feels more balanced, joyful, and sustainable. 🌸 Upcoming Event: Play Dates with the Ladies – May 4th Craving fun, connection, and a little adventure? Our next Play Date is happening May 4th at the natural hot springs! 💦✨ Think laughter, nature, deep breaths, and time to reconnect with yourself and other amazing women. 👉 Boise, ID area — spots are limited ✨ Grab your girlfriends (or come solo!) and save your spot now — because life’s too short not to play! Sign Me Up Now! 💌 Let’s Stay Connected Sign up for the Powered by Joy newsletter for soulful tools, joyful inspo, and updates on upcoming episodes, events, and 1:1 coaching. 🔗 Explore more: Powered by Joy Podcast Website 📺 YouTube: @PoweredByJoyPodcast  📸 Instagram: @poweredbyjoypodcast 🎥 TikTok: @erika.fotes 👍 If this episode speaks to you, don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe—it helps us share the joy with even more amazing souls! 🌈

    1h 11m

  8. 04/10/2025

    How Can Quantum Hypnosis Healing (QHHT) Help Me With Healing & Guidance?

    This episode of Powered by Joy Podcast is packed full of reasons why Quantum Hypnosis Healing Technique (QHHT) is impactful, effective and can bring the healing and helpful guidance we desire. Known to have results with amplifying your body’s ability to heal itself, remove karma and realign energies, and learn answers to any personal mysteries. We get the details of how it works and why from Rachel Volk who is a holistic health coach, QHHT and reiki practitioner. We cover how this modality can provide you access to your higher self and you can more easily tap into your subconscious. We often get stuck in our “thinking” brain or stuck in specific emotions and sometimes we need a way to get a shift or new perspective. You can get answers to many of the questions you may wrestle with, like, why does this back injury keep reoccurring? Or why do I keep repeating attracting negative people? Will I find the love of my life? Have I lived a past life? Does it affect this life? We also dive into themes that our angels, guides and higher selves want to bring through to us the most often. How each person’s session is unique and aligned to just what that person needs to be able to hear and receive guidance and healing. This modality can change your life in just one session! I share some of my own personal experience in my recent session and why it is such a wonderful resource. I hope everyone will be open to trying at some point! How to learn more or get your own session scheduled: Rachel Volk- A holistic health coach, Reiki practitioner and QHHT practitioner who is committed to working one-on-one with individuals on their health challenges and goals to increase wellbeing and long-term quality of life. Schedule here- http://www.rachelvolk.com/   Curious to watch some recorded sessions by Alba Weinman go here! Alba Weinman QHHT sessions Youtube   For Dolores Cannon books mentioned and more information about QHHT- https://www.dolorescannon.com/about-qhht/   Connect with me: ⬇️⬇️⬇️ ➡️➡️Looking to connect with other ladies and find joy, experience some fun and adventures, but you aren’t sure where to start when you finally find yourself with time on your hands…or you know you need to make time step away and play in the midst of the craziness of daily life. Save for Your spot for Play Dates with the Ladies. We are headed off to the natural hot springs to relax in nature for our next one on May 4th, check out the website for upcoming details (local to Boise, ID area, limited spots available)- Sign me up for a Play Date with the Ladies! https://www.poweredbyjoypodcast.com/events To connect with me, sign up for the Newsletter to learn tools and ideas I have gained on my journey, and join a community that is like-minded. You will also be first to know about any upcoming podcast topics, free tools and events. Website- Powered by Joy Podcast Instagram-Powered by Joy Podcast

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Ready to stop striving and start thriving?—because burnout isn’t a badge of honor, and joy is your birthright. Helping you reconnect with joy, intuition, and soulful living. A former real estate professional and mom who knows the toll of hustle culture, Erika shares helpful ways to start the healing and empowerment with a blend her intuitive gifts—with insightful interviews featuring powerful resources, playful practices and deep emotional work to help women reclaim joy, pleasure, purpose, and vitality.

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  • Creator
    Erika
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Explicit
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