The Abundance Effect

Larisa Makuch, CEO of Abundance Academy
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Welcome to The Abundance Effect—the podcast for high-achieving women ready to break through limits, rewire their mindset, and create success without burnout. Hosted by Larisa Makuch, Master Results Coach and CEO of Abundance Academy, each episode delivers practical tools and soul-aligned strategies to help you live a rich, fulfilling life in business and beyond. No fluff—just real conversations, powerful insights, and deep transformation. Let’s dive in.

  1. 1d ago

    S1 E29 The Root Cause: Why You Keep Recreating the Same Problems

    In this episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa Makuch explores the root cause behind recurring problems like procrastination, overwhelm, inconsistency, perfectionism, people-pleasing, avoidance, and self-sabotage. Because often, the problem you think is the problem… isn’t the real problem. It’s the surface symptom. The real issue may be an unconscious pattern, old belief, emotional charge, identity attachment, or protective strategy quietly running the show. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✔ Why being smart doesn’t make you immune to unconscious patterns✔ The difference between a presenting problem and a root cause✔ Why quick fixes, habits, and strategies often don’t create lasting change✔ How self-sabotage may actually be self-protection✔ Why breakthrough work requires insight, action, focus, and evidence✔ A powerful journaling question to uncover the pattern underneath the pattern The question to sit with: What do I already know that I’m pretending not to know? If you’ve been managing the same problem for too long, this episode will help you stop blaming yourself and start looking deeper. Because you don’t need another year of managing the same pattern. You may need to change it at the root. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌟 Ultimate Breakthrough Masterclass Want to understand how root-cause change actually works? Join Larisa for the upcoming Ultimate Breakthrough Masterclass and learn how to identify what’s really holding you back, how unconscious patterns are created, and what’s required for real, lasting transformation. 👉 Register here:https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/ultimate-breakthrough ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ This episode includes examples related to physical symptoms and emotional patterns. This is not medical advice. Always work with your medical team for physical or mental health concerns. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 Connect with Larisa Website:https://myabundanceacademy.ca/ Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/larisa.makuch/ YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@LarisaMakuch ☀️ Summer Reset Masterclasses Ultimate Breakthrough Masterclass⁠https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/ultimate-breakthrough⁠ 5-Minute Miracles Masterclass⁠https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/5-Minute-Miracles⁠ 1-Hour Weekly Reset Masterclass⁠https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/weekly-reset⁠ Rewire Your Morning. Reinvent Your Life Masterclass⁠https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/aamc-morning⁠

    38 min

  2. Jun 23

    S1 E28 The Summer Survival Guide: How to Stay Focused on Your Goals

    In this episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa shares a simple but powerful framework for creating a meaningful summer without abandoning yourself, your goals, or your momentum. You'll learn: ☀️ Why summer doesn't need to become a rescue mission in September ☀️ The difference between living intentionally and drifting through the season ☀️ How to identify your "big rocks" and focus on what matters most ☀️ The 7-step Summer Planning Process used in the Morning Magic Challenge ☀️ Why structure creates freedom ☀️ How to build momentum through simple, consistent action ☀️ The hidden danger of the Ostrich Effect and going into hiding when life gets messy If you've ever found yourself saying, "I'll get back to it in September," this episode is for you. Because extraordinary lives aren't built through occasional inspiration. They're built through daily self-leadership. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ☀️ STAY PLUGGED IN THIS SUMMER Looking for support, structure, and momentum this summer? Join us for one of our upcoming masterclasses: ✨ 5 Minute Miracles Masterclasshttps://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/5-Minute-Miracles ✨ 1-Hour Weekly Reset Masterclasshttps://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/weekly-reset ✨ Ultimate Breakthrough Masterclasshttps://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/ultimate-breakthrough ✨ Rewire Your Morning. Reinvent Your Life Masterclasshttps://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/aamc-morning ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT WITH LARISA Websitehttps://myabundanceacademy.ca Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuch Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ ABOUT THE ABUNDANCE EFFECT The Abundance Effect is a personal growth and mindset podcast for ambitious women who want more clarity, confidence, fulfillment, momentum, and meaning in their lives. Hosted by Larisa Makuch, Master Results Coach, speaker, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Abundance Academy. New episodes every week.

    12 min

  3. Jun 16

    S1 E27 How to Turn Inspiration Into Action (And Finally Build Momentum)

    Have you ever felt inspired, motivated, and ready to make a change... only to find yourself in the exact same place a few days later? You're not alone. In this episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa explores the critical difference between inspiration and getting it done—and why so many smart, capable, high-achieving people get stuck between the two. Inspired by an unexpected lesson from her 8-year-old son, Lukian, Larisa shares a simple but powerful truth: Inspiration is a feeling. Motion is a decision followed by action. You'll discover why inspiration alone doesn't create results, how overthinking destroys momentum, and what it really takes to build confidence, consistency, and follow-through. In this episode, you'll learn: ✔ Why inspiration without action feels productive but changes nothing ✔ The hidden reason momentum disappears ✔ How overthinking creates a gap between intention and execution ✔ Why completion builds confidence ✔ How to focus on what matters most instead of chasing every idea ✔ The simple shift that helps you move from knowing to doing Plus, you'll hear the story behind Love Multiplies Freely, a song Lukian wrote in a single afternoon that perfectly demonstrates what happens when inspiration is immediately put into motion. 🎵 Listen to Lukian's song:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FFm_I9kaS0 If you've been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, inconsistent, or frustrated by your lack of follow-through, this episode is for you. Because momentum isn't built by knowing more. It's built by moving on what you already know. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔗 CONNECT WITH LARISA Websitehttps://myabundanceacademy.ca/ Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuch Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎙️ About The Abundance Effect The Abundance Effect is a personal growth, mindset, productivity, and self-improvement podcast hosted by Larisa Makuch. Each week, Larisa explores mindset, self-image, confidence, habits, productivity, abundance, fulfillment, leadership, relationships, health, wealth, and legacy to help you create a richer and more meaningful life.

    12 min

  4. Jun 9

    S1 E26 The Courage To Reinvent Yourself

    🎙️ EPISODE 26: THE COURAGE TO REINVENT YOURSELF What happens when you stop asking, "What should I do?" and start asking, "Who am I becoming?" In this special episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa sits down with her brother, Andriy Prokopchik, for a conversation about purpose, identity, meaningful work, discipline, leadership, and having the courage to pursue a new chapter—even when life is already comfortable. After becoming a teacher, building a life he loves, and finding purpose in education, Andriy made another bold decision: joining the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve. Together, they explore: • Finding purpose through action• Imposter syndrome and self-confidence• The power of environment and culture• Teaching, leadership, and service• Why time is your most valuable asset• Becoming the person your next chapter requires One of the most powerful moments comes when Andriy shares: "If I don't do it now, I never will." A simple reminder that many of the things we're waiting for are waiting for us, too. 🌅 Join the Morning Magic Challenge:https://event.myabundanceacademy.ca/morning 🔗 Connect with Larisa: Websitehttps://myabundanceacademy.ca/ Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/ LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-makuch/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuch Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow

    30 min

  5. Jun 2

    S1 E 25 How to Unlock Creativity, Energy & Motivation Through Your Environment

    Feeling flat, uninspired, creatively blocked… or stuck in the same emotional patterns? This episode is for you. In Episode 25 of The Abundance Effect, Larisa explores the powerful connection between your environment, sensory input, emotional state, creativity, motivation, and energy — and why doing the same things differently can completely change how you feel and function. After a spontaneous shift during one of her Morning Success Calls, Larisa noticed something fascinating: The same routines…The same structure…But a completely different emotional experience. And it opened up a deeper conversation around:👉 music and memory👉 state change👉 creativity and nervous system regulation👉 neuroplasticity👉 emotional access👉 and how your environment shapes your results This episode blends neuroscience, personal growth, psychology, and practical application in a way that is simple, relatable, and immediately usable. You’ll learn: Why music can instantly shift your emotional state How your senses influence creativity, focus, and motivation The neuroscience behind dopamine, memory, and environmental input Why your routines may not be the problem How to access different parts of yourself without “reinventing” your life Simple ways to feel more energized, alive, creative, and connected again Because sometimes…you don’t need a new strategy. You need a new state. And your state is something you can influence on purpose. 🎧 Listen now and experiment with your own environment this week. S1 E24 “I’m So Busy” Is Ruining Your Life (Here’s Why)Unleash Your Abundance4.06K subscribersAnalyticsEdit video3SharePromoteAsk6 views May 26, 2026 The Abundance Effect#mindset #productivity #personaldevelopmentAre you actually busy… or have you just normalized overwhelm?In this episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa Makuch breaks down one of the most common phrases high-achieving women use every single day:👉 “I’m so busy.”But what if that phrase is quietly sabotaging your clarity, confidence, relationships, productivity, and integrity?This episode explores the psychology of busyness, overwhelm, communication, and identity — and why the words you repeat shape the life you live.Drawing on neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Larisa explains why saying “I’m busy” reinforces stress patterns and keeps people stuck in cycles of overwhelm and avoidance.If you constantly feel like there’s never enough time, struggle with follow-through, or feel emotionally exhausted despite working hard… this episode will hit.🔥 Key Takeaway:Busy is not a badge of honor.It’s often a lack of clarity, direction, boundaries, or honest communication.And when you clean up your language… you clean up your thinking, decisions, and results.📝 Mentioned in this episode:11 Words & Phrases That Keep People Stuckhttps://myabundanceacademy.ca/elimina...🚀 Join us in the Momentum Lab:https://momentum-lab.ca/ Connect with Larisa: Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/ LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-makuch/ Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuch Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow Websitehttps://myabundanceacademy.ca/

    9 min

  6. May 26

    S1 E24 Why Saying “I’m Busy” Is Keeping You Stuck

    Are you actually busy… or have you just normalized overwhelm? In this episode of The Abundance Effect, Larisa Makuch breaks down one of the most common phrases high-achieving women use every day: 👉 “I’m just so busy.” But what if that phrase is doing more damage than you realize? This episode explores how the language you use shapes your identity, your decisions, your confidence, and ultimately your results. Drawing on neuroscience, behavioral psychology, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), Larisa explains why saying “I’m busy” reinforces stress, overwhelm, lack of clarity, and disconnection from what actually matters. If you constantly feel overwhelmed, struggle with follow-through, or feel like you never have enough time, this conversation will help you rethink the way you approach productivity, priorities, communication, and personal responsibility. In this episode, we cover: Why saying “I’m busy” keeps you stuckThe psychology behind overwhelm and identityHow language impacts your brain and behaviorWhy high-achieving women normalize busynessThe connection between communication, integrity, and clarityWhat to say instead of “I’m busy”How vague language creates internal conflict and stressSimple mindset shifts to create more focus and follow-throughYou don’t find time.You make time for what matters. And the words you repeat every day become the patterns you live. Mentioned in this episode: 📝 Larisa’s article: 11 Words & Phrases That Keep People Stuckhttps://myabundanceacademy.ca/eliminate-these-11-words-from-your-vocabulary-today/ 🚀 Join us in the Momentum Lab:https://momentum-lab.ca/  Connect with Larisa: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-makuch/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuchFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenowWebsite: https://myabundanceacademy.ca/ If this episode resonated with you, share it with someone who keeps saying they’re “too busy.” Because sometimes… the language we use is the very thing keeping us stuck.

    9 min

  7. May 19

    S1 E23 Why You Keep Avoiding What Matters (The Ostrich Effect Explained)

    In this episode, Larisa breaks down a powerful psychological pattern known as the ostrich effect — where we avoid situations, decisions, or visibility when they become uncomfortable… even when they matter the most. This is something many high-achieving women experience, especially when stepping into growth, leadership, or the next level of their life or business. In this episode, we cover: Why you avoid things that actually matterThe psychology behind avoidance and discomfortWhat the “ostrich effect” is and how it shows up in real lifeWhy high-achieving women disappear when things get hardHow avoidance keeps you stuck (even when you want change)The link between discomfort, visibility, and growth What you’ll walk away with: A clear understanding of why you pull back or go quietPractical ways to stop avoiding and start showing upA simple framework to stay consistent — even when it’s uncomfortableA simple reminder from this episode: Avoidance might feel like relief in the moment…but it keeps you stuck long-term. Growth doesn’t require perfection. It requires presence. 🎧 If you’ve been feeling stuck, inconsistent, or like you keep starting and stopping… this conversation will help you understand why. Ready to stop disappearing and build real momentum? This is exactly why Larisa created the Momentum Lab — a space designed to help you stay consistent, visible, and moving forward… even when things feel uncomfortable. Learn more here:https://go.myabundanceacademy.ca/momentum-lab Connect with Larisa: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-makuch/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuchFacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenowWebsite: https://myabundanceacademy.ca/ If this resonated, share it with someone who’s been “too busy” to deal with what actually matters. Because sometimes… that’s exactly the sign.

    12 min
  8. S1 E22 ADHD in Women: Why You Feel Capable but Still Struggle with Tara Kanerva

    May 12

    S1 E22 ADHD in Women: Why You Feel Capable but Still Struggle with Tara Kanerva

    In this conversation, Larisa sits down with Tara Kanerva, a coach specializing in ADHD in women, to unpack what’s really going on — beyond the labels, the stigma, and the surface-level advice.  Because this isn’t about laziness.  And it’s not a discipline problem.  It’s about how your brain is wired — and how to start working with it instead of against it.  In this episode, we cover:  Why ADHD in women is often missed or misunderstood   The difference between being capable… and feeling inconsistent   What’s actually happening in the brain (dopamine + executive function)   Why small tasks can feel disproportionately hard   The emotional weight of shame, guilt, and self-blame   How to stop forcing yourself — and start creating strategies that work   A few powerful takeaways:  You’re not broken — your brain may just work differently   Struggling with “simple” things doesn’t cancel out your capability   The goal isn’t to push harder… it’s to work smarter with your wiring   Connect with Tara Kanerva:  Book a consultation: https://www.tarakanerva.com/book-online   Website: https://www.tarakanerva.com/   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachtarakanerva/   Connect with Larisa:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/myabundanceacademy/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisa-makuch/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larisa.makuch  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unleashyourabundancenow  Website: https://myabundanceacademy.ca/  If this episode resonated, share it with a woman who needs to hear this.  Because understanding yourself changes everything.

    27 min
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Welcome to The Abundance Effect—the podcast for high-achieving women ready to break through limits, rewire their mindset, and create success without burnout. Hosted by Larisa Makuch, Master Results Coach and CEO of Abundance Academy, each episode delivers practical tools and soul-aligned strategies to help you live a rich, fulfilling life in business and beyond. No fluff—just real conversations, powerful insights, and deep transformation. Let’s dive in.

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  • Creator
    Larisa Makuch, CEO of Abundance Academy
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    30
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Larisa Makuch, CEO of Abundance Academy
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    The Abundance Effect