The Designed Life

Ameera Virani
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Welcome to The Designed Life with Ameera Virani. A weekly conversation for visionary women who are ready to lead with clarity, live with intention, and rise into their next chapter with both elegance and edge. This show blends soulful wisdom with strategic clarity to guide you home to your Designed Life. Whether you're navigating leadership, motherhood, midlife reinvention, intimacy, wealth, or wellness, this space offers you belonging, elevation, and the kind of real-talk that reconnects you to who you truly are. No noise. No perfection. Just you, being seen, held, and called higher.

  1. 1D AGO

    From the Ashes, a New Life Emerged with Carly Ottaway

    Episode Summary Some moments don’t just change your life… they change who you are. In this episode of The Designed Life, Ameera Virani sits down with Carly Ottaway -storyteller, author, creative leader, and founder of Web of Words; for a conversation about identity, rebuilding, and the kind of surrender that doesn’t ask you to give up… it asks you to come home. Carly shares how her lifelong love of storytelling led her from journalism into entrepreneurship, and how a pivotal career ultimatum became the spark that pushed her to bet on herself. She also opens up about the moment everything burned down- literally - when the family home she had poured her savings and dreams into caught fire during renovations. What followed was a profound journey of uncertainty, healing, rebuilding, and a deep reorientation toward what safety and success truly mean. We also explore the creation of Carly’s memoir, Coming Home, and what it takes to tell the truth on the page, especially as your story is still unfolding. This episode is an invitation to loosen your grip, trust your inner knowing, and remember: the peace you’re chasing externally is something you can begin building from within. Episode Highlights Carly’s early love of storytelling and how childhood wonder shaped her life’s workThe career moment that changed everything: being told to “choose” and deciding to choose herselfEntrepreneurship as a path of self-trust: taking the leap before you feel readyWhat intuition feels like in real life (and how to strengthen that inner muscle over time)The fire that forced a full reset: losing the house, navigating insurance uncertainty, and rebuilding from the ground upSurrender as deep trust (not giving up) and how it transforms perfectionism and control“Favorite self” vs. “future self”: a powerful reframe for living more anchored and embodied nowThe truth about writing: letting it be messy, getting the words down, and trusting the editing processWriting and creativity in the age of AI: using tools without outsourcing your voicePresence as leadership: building a life and business that supports what matters most in this season About Carly Ottaway Carly Ottaway is a storyteller, author, and the founder of Web of Words, a brand storytelling agency that helps entrepreneurs and creative leaders share their message with more clarity, confidence, and truth. With a background in journalism and digital marketing, Carly has spent over a decade supporting others in finding their voice—while also being called to reclaim her own. Her memoir, Coming Home, was born from a life-altering turning point when the family home she had dreamed of rebuilding was lost in a fire, an experience that reshaped her relationship to identity, safety, surrender, and what it means to rebuild from the inside out. Connect with Carly Instagram: @itscarlyottaway  Book + Website: https://carlyottaway.com Book Landing Page: https://cominghomebook.com Connect With Ameera Virani Website: www.ameeravirani.com I Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    1h 1m

  2. JAN 26

    Rewriting Your Story with Jamie Vandernock

    In this episode of The Designed Life, Ameera Virani sits down with Jamie Vandernock, founder of Vander Creative Co. and host of the Rewrite podcast, for a powerful conversation about identity, intention, and what it really takes to choose a new chapter. Jamie shares her personal story of navigating an unstable childhood, becoming the first person in her family to intentionally choose a different path, and building a life and business rooted in alignment. Together, Ameera and Jamie explore how limiting beliefs form, why they resurface even after we have grown, and how self awareness, mentorship, and micro decisions can become the bridge to a new future. This episode is a reminder that your past does not get to define your future. In This Episode, You Will Learn Why so many women end up living on default and how to shift into intentional designHow early experiences shape identity, confidence, and the belief of what is possibleThe role mentorship plays in collapsing time and building capacity to take actionWhy confidence comes from repetition and small decisions, not perfectionHow to work with limiting beliefs when they resurface instead of judging yourselfPractical practices that support you in hard seasons of entrepreneurship and leadership Key Takeaways You are not meant to live one fixed story. You are allowed to evolve, pivot, and choose again.Your past may explain you, but it does not get to define you.Identity shifts are often the real work behind career changes and entrepreneurial growth.Mentorship creates momentum, clarity, and the perspective you cannot always access alone.Your brain is wired for safety, not expansion, so growth will require deliberate leadership.The future version of you is built through the decisions you make today, even the small ones. Guest Spotlight Jamie Vandernock is the founder of Vander Creative Co. and host of the Rewrite podcast. She supports women in reshaping their stories, building aligned brands, and stepping into their next chapter with clarity and confidence. Her work blends strategy with neuroscience informed coaching to help women move beyond default living and into intentional design. Connect with Jamie Website Instagram Rewrite podcast Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    51 min

  3. JAN 19

    No One Is Coming: Reclaiming Your Power and Personal Agency

    In this solo episode of The Designed Life, Ameera explores what it really means to reclaim your power, time, and personal agency. For many accomplished women, life looks full and successful on the outside, yet there’s a sense of waiting for things to slow down before they can finally breathe. In this conversation, Ameera offers a compassionate but honest reminder: no one is coming to save your schedule or give you permission to live differently. This episode invites you to stop outsourcing your power to circumstances and begin consciously designing your days. Ameera also speaks to the importance of having people in your life who can meet you with empathy while still calling you higher, and becoming that person for others. A grounded reflection on responsibility, leadership, and collective energy, this episode is an invitation to stop living on autopilot and start choosing with intention. Key Topics Covered Personal agency and radical responsibilityWhy waiting for “someday” keeps us stuckReclaiming your time, energy, and leadershipCompassion vs. enabling old patternsBeing called higher into your personal powerHow your daily choices shape collective energy Meet Ameera Virani With over two decades in leadership, strategy, and entrepreneurship, including producing and hosting global events featuring icons such as Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Maya Angelou, and Tony Robbins - Ameera has dedicated her career to helping women rise with clarity, confidence, and purpose. Her work in leadership development, cultivating partnerships, and mentorship has reached thousands, blending the precision of business strategy with the artistry of personal growth. Through her personal journey & in serving clients, Ameera noticed a powerful pattern: brilliant, accomplished women were excelling in life -  yet quietly feeling overextended, uncertain, and unfulfilled by their success. Her mission is to change that. Today, Ameera teaches women how to magnetize success & wealth that doesn’t cost their peace; guiding them to align mindset, energy, strategy & action so they can design lives that feel clear, confident,  abundant and deeply fulfilling. Connect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ If This Episode Sparked Your Soul Please hit subscribe and leave a review. It helps us reach more visionary women like you.  Share this episode with a woman you want to rise with. Visioneering 2026  Design your next chapter with clarity and confidence in this 90‑minute guided experience. Get clear on what you truly want, align it with your values and beliefs, and map inspired action. Register here: https://visioneering.showit.site/ The Designed Life Publication Craving more than just another newsletter? Step into The Designed Life Publication, your weekly s Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    18 min

  4. JAN 12

    The Limitless Life - with Brenda Johnston

    In this powerful and expansive conversation, Ameera Virani sits down with Brenda Johnston, a subconscious strategist and energy mentor for high achieving women, to explore what it truly means to design a limitless life. Brenda shares her non linear journey from a 24 year career in marketing and corporate leadership into the work she does today, helping women rewire subconscious beliefs, align with their energetic design, and step into leadership that feels both powerful and sustainable. Together, Ameera and Brenda unpack the intersection of strategy and energy, the role of the subconscious mind in shaping wealth and visibility, and why women especially in midlife are stepping into a new era of leadership, freedom, and wealth. In This Episode, You Will Learn Why purpose is not something you find, but something that finds and evolves with youHow subconscious beliefs and emotional patterns quietly shape income, confidence, and visibilityWhat human design is and how it can be used strategically without becoming limitingWhy energy speaks before words in leadership, sales, and marketingHow to work with both feminine and masculine energy without choosing one over the otherKey Takeaways Strategy without energy creates burnout, and energy without strategy creates stagnationYour subconscious mind is not the enemy, it is your most powerful partnerHuman design can collapse time when used as a diagnostic and alignment toolConsistent income often follows energetic alignment, not more effortLeadership expands when integrity, intuition, and strategy work togetherNothing changes until you do, identity shifts come before external resultsBrenda Johnston is a subconscious strategist and energy mentor for high achieving women who are ready to drop conditioning and reclaim who they truly are in business. Through her energetic profiling method, she blends human design, subconscious strategy, and hypnosis to help women hold more wealth & visibility Connect with Brenda Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_brendajohnston/ Podcast: The Limitless Life Gift: https://www.brenda-johnston.com/energy-management Connect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ If This Episode Sparked Your Soul Please hit subscribe and leave a review.  Visioneering 2026  Design your next chapter with clarity and confidence in this 90‑minute guided workshop. Register here: https://visioneering.showit.site/ The Designed Life Publication Step into The Designed Life  Publication.  Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    1 hr

  5. JAN 5

    More Than a Word or a Goal: Designing Your Year with Ethos

    As the new year begins, many of us rush to set goals, choose a word of the year, and map out what’s next, but true growth doesn’t always start with doing more. It starts with who you are being. In this solo episode we explore the concept of ethos, the internal values, standards, and integrity that guide your decisions, leadership, and personal growth. This episode is a powerful reflection on self-leadership, intentional living, and values-based decision-making. Through a real-life leadership story, Ameera illustrates how clarity of ethos helps you navigate uncertainty, lead with authenticity, and grow with confidence both personally and professionally. Whether you’re stepping into a new year of leadership, redefining success, or setting big audacious goals, this episode will help you align your vision and goals with your values and lead from the inside out. Episode Highlights: Why slowing down at the start of the year creates better resultsThe difference between choosing a word of the year and defining your ethosHow ethos shapes leadership, integrity, and decision-makingHow empathy and vulnerability strengthen leadership presenceHow values-based living simplifies goals and reduces burnoutHow to navigate uncertainty with clarity and confidenceKey Takeaways  Ethos is the foundation of authentic leadershipSelf-leadership begins with honesty and integrityValues guide decisions when clarity feels unavailableLeadership is revealed most clearly in unseen momentsGoals are easier to achieve when aligned with who you areConnect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ If this episode inspired you, please hit subscribe and leave a review. It helps us reach more visionary women like you and share this episode with a woman you want to rise with. Visioneering 2026  Design your next chapter with clarity and confidence in this 90‑minute guided experience. Get clear on what you truly want, align it with your values and beliefs, and map inspired action. Register here: https://visioneering.showit.site/ The Designed Life Signature Group Mentorship Experience Strategic Mentorship for High-Achieving Women Ready to Finally Break the Cycle of Overwhelm and Step Into Unshakeable Clarity, Wealth, and Self-Leadership. Explore The Designed Life Mentorship The Designed Life Publication Craving more than just another newsletter? Step into The Designed Life Publication, your weekly space for elevated strategy, soulful inspiration, and tools to lead with clarity and live on purpose. Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    16 min

  6. 12/29/2025

    The Patterns That Shaped Your Year (And How to Use Them)

    As the year comes to a close, many of us feel a quiet pressure to move quickly, to plan, set goals, and decide what’s next. In this special year-end reflection episode of The Designed Life, Ameera invites you to slow down before rushing ahead. This episode is a gentle yet powerful pause, an invitation to look back at the year with clarity, compassion, and intention. Ameera shares why reflection is not indulgent, but intelligent, and how identifying your wins, lessons, and recurring patterns can become the foundation for designing the year ahead with ease and sustainability. Through personal reflections on her own health journey, Ameera explores how patterns around safety, consistency, and self-trust often shape our behaviour. If you’ve ever noticed yourself reaching a certain level of success only to pull back, procrastinate, or repeat familiar cycles, this episode will help you understand why and how to design differently moving forward. Reflection Prompts from the Episode: What moments did you capture this year and why did they matter?Where did you show up, even when it was uncomfortable?What patterns appeared when things were going well?What patterns showed up when progress slowed or stalled?Do I feel safe holding the level of success or change I desire?What support or structure might help me design differently next year?An Invitation to Visioneering If this episode has opened your awareness to patterns you’re ready to understand rather than push through, Ameera invites you to join her inside Visioneering. Visioneering is where lived experience becomes intentional design. Together, you’ll take what you’ve learned from the past year and consciously create what comes next with clarity, safety, and support. Register here: https://visioneering.showit.site/ Connect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ If This Episode Sparked Your Soul Please hit subscribe and leave a review. It helps us reach more visionary women like you.  Share this episode with a woman you want to rise with. The Designed Life Publication Craving more than just another newsletter? Step into The Designed Life Publication, your weekly space for elevated strategy, soulful inspiration, and tools to lead with clarity and live on purpose. Join here: https://ameeravirani.myflodesk.com/designyourlife Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    13 min

  7. 12/22/2025

    Profit, Peace & Power: Designing a Financially Secure Business at Any Stage with Vanessa Bowen

    In this powerful and deeply grounding conversation, Ameera sits down with Vanessa Bowen, Chartered Professional Accountant, Master NLP Practitioner, and founder of Mint Worthy Co. Vanessa blends practical financial strategy with mindset, energetics, and conscious wealth creation to help women transform their money stories and reclaim their worth. From her own journey, navigating overspending, identity-driven lifestyle pressures, and debt - to becoming debt-free, aligned, and empowered, Vanessa now guides women to build wealth with clarity, intention, and confidence. Together, Ameera and Vanessa explore what it means to be truly wealthy, why we hide from our numbers, how to dissolve emotional and generational money blocks, and how to build profitable, energetically aligned businesses at every stage of entrepreneurship. This episode is an invitation into safety, self-trust, consciousness, and wealth expansion. Highlights: Vanessa’s personal journey from debt and identity-driven spending to freedom and aligned wealthThe emotional roots of money patterns - shame, fear, avoidance & inherited narrativesWhy so many women feel intimidated by their numbersWhat real wealth is (beyond what we see online)The difference between revenue and true profitWhat every woman should know before starting a businessHow to build healthy money habits at 10K, 50K, and 100K+ monthsWhy looking at your P&L monthly can completely change your business trajectoryHow generational stories shape our money identityHow AI is shifting the landscape of financial literacy and visibilityVanessa’s rituals, practices and mindset tools for designing a conscious, grounded, profitable lifeAbout Vanessa Bowen Vanessa Bowen is a CPA, master NLP practitioner, and the founder of Mint Worthy Co., a wealth empowerment platform for women. Vanessa integrates deep financial expertise with conscious wealth principles, energetics, and mindset transformation. She supports women in healing money stories, understanding their numbers, increasing profit, and creating wealth that aligns with who they are and what they value. Connect with Vanessa: Instagram: @mintworthycoWebsite & Programs: mintworthyco.comConnect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ Visioneering 2026  Design your next chapter with clarity and confidence in this 90‑minute guided experience. Get clear on what you truly want, align it with your values and beliefs, and map inspired action. Register here: https://visioneering.showit.site/ The Designed Life Publication Craving more than just another newsletter? Step into The Designed Life Publication, your weekly space for elevated strategy, soulful inspiration, and tools to lead with clarity and live on purpose. Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

    59 min

  8. 12/15/2025

    When You Choose Yourself: A Story of Truth, Courage & Alignment with Celeste Pennington

    In this deeply moving and soul-stirring conversation, Ameera sits down with writer and transformational mentor Celeste Pennington, a woman who rebuilt her entire life from the inside out. From walking away from her 9–5, selling everything she owned, and moving her family abroad - to healing generational patterns, exploring spiritual gifts, discovering the power of the mind, and writing a love story the universe conspired to deliver; Celeste’s journey is a living masterclass in courage, intuition, and radical self-trust. This episode is an invitation to reflect on where your own soul is calling you forward and what becomes possible when you choose alignment over expectation, truth over comfort, and faith over fear. MEET CELESTE PENNINGTON Celeste is a writer and transformational mentor who believes the most powerful decision you will ever make is choosing yourself. After discovering the power of the mind through mentorship, she began intentionally co-creating her life- manifesting jobs, opportunities, moves, communities, and experiences that once lived only in her imagination. Alongside her husband and two boys, she left Canada, moved abroad, and designed a life centered around freedom, expansion, and soul-led living. Her newly published memoir The Love List: Fast Track to Forever tells the true story of how she manifested her husband by writing a list, and how saying no to misalignment opened the door to a partnership that transformed her life. Today, through her coaching, storytelling, Akashic Records work, and creative expression, Celeste helps others clear old patterns, trust their intuition, and consciously create the life and love they’re meant for. CONNECT WITH CELESTE Instagram: @celestepennington_ Purchase her book The Love List: Fast Track to Forever Connect With Ameera Website: www.ameeravirani.com Instagram: @ameera.virani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ameeravirani/ Visioneering 2026  Design your next chapter with clarity and confidence in this 90‑minute guided experience. Get clear on what you truly want, align it with your values & beliefs, and map inspired action. https://visioneering.showit.site/ The Designed Life Weekly Sign up for The Designed Life Publication, your weekly space for elevated strategy, soulful inspiration & tools to lead with clarity and live on purpose. Disclaimer The Designed Life with Ameera Virani and all associated content is intended for general informational, educational, and inspirational purposes only. The insights shared on this podcast, as well as any linked resources or materials, are not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. This podcast is not intended to replace the guidance of a licensed therapist, medical professional, financial advisor, or other qualified professionals. Always seek the advice of your personal support team.

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Welcome to The Designed Life with Ameera Virani. A weekly conversation for visionary women who are ready to lead with clarity, live with intention, and rise into their next chapter with both elegance and edge. This show blends soulful wisdom with strategic clarity to guide you home to your Designed Life. Whether you're navigating leadership, motherhood, midlife reinvention, intimacy, wealth, or wellness, this space offers you belonging, elevation, and the kind of real-talk that reconnects you to who you truly are. No noise. No perfection. Just you, being seen, held, and called higher.

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  • Creator
    Ameera Virani
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 The Designed Life
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