Sparking Radiance

Genny Perez
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Life has chapters that can leave us feeling dim, distracted, or even lost—but your Spark never leaves, it’s just waiting to shine again. I’m your host, Genny Perez—a Wife, Mom, and Friend who’s still figuring it out too. On Sparking Radiance, I share real stories, encouragement, and honest conversations as we grow through each chapter together. This isn’t about being perfect—it’s about choosing light, little by little, starting right from where you are.   Come join me, and let’s Spark some Radiance together! Follow the show on Instagram: @sparking.radiance  You can also visit www.sparkingradiance.com to learn more.  

  1. 5d ago

    Six Phrases To Quiet Overthinking with Steve Barton

    Success can be loud, visible, and impressive and still leave you lying awake at 3 a.m. wondering why you don’t feel safe inside your own head. We talk with executive coach and author Steve Barton about that disconnect and what actually creates peace of mind when positive thinking and hustle stop working. His answer is not another productivity hack. It is awareness, the part of you that can watch thoughts without getting dragged around by them.  Steve shares the Game of Ten, a simple personal development framework that helps you spot when you’re living from fear, guilt, shame, or self-doubt instead of your highest level of awareness. We also try his ultra-practical six-phrase “meditation” that takes about 15 seconds and is especially helpful if you’re an overthinker or you have an ADHD-style mind. The phrases sound almost too simple until you feel what happens in your body when you say, I am enough, I do enough, I have enough.  From there, we get into letting go, control, and the stories we keep replaying. Steve offers a visualization practice (yes, including the memorable “Boop it to the altar” move) and a grounded way to think about spirituality without getting stuck in dogma. We also talk relationships and boundaries: how to ask someone if they want your presence or your solutions, how co-regulation can pull you into other people’s emotional chaos, and Steve’s favorite shorthand for compassionate detachment: ten-kare.  Connect with Steve at: https://www.stevebartoncoaching.com/ If any of this hits home, subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  2. Oct 20

    Are You Living A Seven Out Of Ten Life with Janylene Turcotte

    Your life can look successful and still feel strangely muted, like you’re living at a seven out of ten while everyone else assumes you’re at a ten. Genny Perez sits down with Janylene Turcotte, founder of HypnoCoach and a clinical hypnotherapist, to talk about what happens when a driven, capable leader hits a moment their body can’t push through. After 25 years in senior HR leadership, Janylene faces an unexpected career shift, an emptied calendar, and a startling “I can’t do this” interview experience that becomes the start of real transformation.  We get honest about numbing and disconnection, including how alcohol, scrolling, and compulsive shopping can quietly become coping strategies during career transition and burnout. Janylene shares what helped her move from denial to nine years of sobriety, why building a support team matters, and how daily practices create stability when your identity is in flux. If you’ve ever thought, “I should be grateful, so why do I feel off,” this conversation names that gap without judgment.  Then we unpack hypnotherapy in a grounded, practical way: conscious mind versus subconscious mind, how an alpha state turns down the mental noise, and how subconscious beliefs shape emotions and actions. You’ll hear real examples, from fear of public speaking to founders who sell a business and suddenly feel a loss of meaning. We also explore the idea of creating 10 out of 10 moments on purpose and tracking them in the body, so fulfillment becomes something you practice, not something you wait for.  Connect with Janylene via instagram @hypnocoach_janylene_aka_jt or at: https://www.hypnocoach.ca/  Subscribe, share this with someone who needs a spark, and leave a review so more people can find the tools to reconnect with themselves. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  3. Oct 13

    From Overwhelm To Overflow with Dr Cynthia Coy

    Your calendar is packed, people count on you, and from the outside it all looks fine, but inside you feel tight, tired, and strangely disconnected. Genny Perez sits down with Dr. Cynthia Coy, founder of Uncaged Solutions and author of Overflow, to name what is really happening when driven women and leaders hit overwhelm and start wondering, “Is this it?”  We talk leadership development in the real world, where titles do not automatically create leaders and performance culture can reward output while ignoring emotional intelligence. Dr. Coy breaks down her FRESH framework (Financial, Relational, Emotional, Spiritual, Holistic) to help you pinpoint the true source of stress, identify the obstacle underneath it, and decide what you can control. From there, we walk through how small actions and habits move you out of burnout and into “overflow,” where you can lead, serve, and love without draining yourself dry.  You will also hear a powerful reframe on the work-life balance myth. Instead of chasing a perfect split, Dr. Coy argues for harmony, alignment, and protecting your peace like it is priceless. We go deep on people pleasing, constant performing, self-talk, boundaries, and why success is not always more money or recognition, but the quiet confidence of peace.  If this conversation gives you a spark, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more women can find the support to get uncaged. Connect with Dr. Cynthia Coy at: https://uncagedsolutions.com/ Overflow: The New Way to Lead, Live, and Last by Dr. Cynthia Coy.  Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  4. Oct 6

    Your Yes Needs A Thousand No's To Survive with Tannera Lindvall

    A lot of us don’t have a time problem, we have a Yes problem. When every request gets a quick “sure,” the people we love most often get what’s left of us, and we quietly call it normal. Genny Perez sits down with Christian communication and boundaries coach, speaker, and author Tannera Lindvall to get honest about people pleasing, overwhelm, and the sneaky ways good intentions can wreck our health, our finances, and our closest relationships. We dig into Tannera's core idea: Protect your Yes. That starts with getting painfully clear on what your Yes is even for, using a simple but powerful tool she gives her coaching clients, the eulogy exercise. From there we talk about season shifts, why a meaningful Yes requires “a thousand No's,” and how knowledge and support systems help you follow through, whether you’re building a business, caring for your family, or trying to rebuild your energy and habits. Then we go deep on boundary setting. Tannera explains boundaries as walls that protect what’s inside your life, with a door that defines healthy access to your time, energy, and resources. We also cover what to do when boundaries are ignored, how to tell the difference between a true boundary and a preference, and her “hula hoop method” for staying kind and firm without owning someone else’s reaction. We close with her definition of being unstoppable, fueled by God’s love so fear of man and fear of failure stop calling the shots, even in slower seasons. If you want healthier boundaries, better work life balance, and more confident decision making, hit play, then subscribe, share with a friend who needs permission to say no, and leave a review so more people can find the show. *Connect with Tannera at: https://communicationarchitect.org/  Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  5. Sep 29

    What If Your Stress Is Trying To Save You with Allen Imbarrato

    Your body isn’t betraying you when you feel stressed. It’s sending a message, and learning to read that message can change everything. We sit down with Allen Imbarrato, who blends two worlds that rarely share the same sentence: mindfulness and software technology. After 50 plus years exploring meditation and personal transformation and decades building tools for businesses, Allen now focuses on a problem almost all of us carry around daily: chronic stress. We talk about why the stress response is designed to protect us, how the amygdala stores old pain, and why modern “social threats” like judgment, rejection, money pressure, and approval seeking can keep the alarm stuck on. If you’ve ever felt tense for no clear reason, this will help you make sense of it. From there, we get practical. Allen breaks down neuroplasticity as the ability to create new neural pathways and rewrite the beliefs driving your reactions, especially the brutal classics like “I’m not good enough” or “people don’t like me.” We map the four common survival patterns that show up under pressure: performer, perfectionist, passenger, and pleaser. The goal isn’t to label yourself forever, it’s to catch the pattern faster, use body awareness as honest feedback, and build true stress resilience instead of chasing quick stress relief. We also explore KiFlow, Allen’s AI-powered app, including the quiz and the compassionate AI coach KiFu that guides you through triggers, sensations, and the fear behind the fear. If you’re ready to stop living as a human doing and reconnect with your authentic self, listen now.  Take the Free Stress Pattern quiz and learn more about the app: https://www.kiflow.app/ Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s overwhelmed, and leave a review so more people can find the Spark. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  6. Sep 22

    Reclaim Your Queen Identity with Holly Fair

    She called herself a queen on a stage in front of thousands and it changed everything. I’m sitting down with Holly Fair, also known as Queen Holly, to talk about what “queen identity” actually means when life has handed you grief, trauma, self-doubt, and seasons where you barely recognize yourself. This is not about a title or a crown. It’s about reclaiming sovereignty, becoming someone who is loving and kind, and learning to “reign over your own destiny” without shrinking. Holly shares the layered story behind her transformation: childhood sexual abuse, abandonment, infertility, the loss of her baby, and a long stretch of despair that showed up as isolation, weight gain, and going through the motions. A Tony Robbins Date With Destiny moment became a turning point, but the real shift came from what happened inside her, the decision to stop hiding and stop living as if the world is against her. We also talk about sustainable change, including how she lost over 150 pounds and kept it off by changing habits and identity together, not just chasing motivation. We go practical on confidence building, too. Holly breaks down why confidence is a skill you can practice, why she hates “fake it till you make it,” and how “brave it till you make it” helps you act even when fear is loud. We also dig into people pleasing, burnout, boundaries, and intuition, including how to spot pressure tactics and how to give yourself space before big decisions. If you’re searching for self-worth, healing, and real-world tools for self-trust, this conversation is for you. Learn more about Holly and her work: https://www.fireuplife.com/ *Don't forget to mention sparking radiance to get your FREE 1 hour 1 on 1 Consult, did I mention that she's offering it for FREE! Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a spark, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  7. Sep 15

    From Pain To Product with Melissa Denning

    A lot of business ideas start with a whiteboard moment. Melissa Denning’s started with mastitis, a painful fissure, and the brutal reality that the “solutions” on the shelf weren’t solving the real problem. She’s a mom of three, a longtime real estate agent, and the founder of Mom Aid, and she joins us to tell the honest story of turning a postpartum struggle into a product built for healing and real life. We walk through what made her say, “there has to be a better way,” and how that turned into Boob Aid nursing pads, designed with a medical grade silicone center so pads can absorb milk without sticking to wounds or wasting nipple ointment. Melissa also shares the behind-the-scenes path from idea to invention, including prototyping, filing a patent (February 2024), manufacturing delays, tooling surprises, and the very real challenge of securing funding to get a first run to market. Then we get practical about building a brand in the crowded postpartum and baby care space. We talk clean ingredients and intentional formulas, including why she loves tallow-based skincare, how she researches baby-safe components, and how tools like ChatGPT and a supportive lab help her test ideas and ensure shelf stability. We also dig into marketing that actually works for small businesses: mom groups, surveys, affiliate marketing, in-person expos, and thinking beyond moms to dads and gift buyers. If you’ve been sitting on an idea because your life feels too full, this conversation is the reminder that momentum starts with one step.  Find more about Melissa and/or Mom Aid @my_momaid or via: momaid.com.   Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a spark, and leave a review so more listeners can find Sparking Radiance. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

  8. Sep 8

    Your Next Better Life Starts With One Small Choice with Chip Scholz

    The “big moment” is overrated. The truth is that most of us don’t get changed by one dramatic event, we get changed by the choices we repeat when the excitement fades and real life shows up. I sit down with author, speaker, and storyteller Chip Scholz to talk about the small decisions that quietly shape our health, our leadership, and the way we see ourselves. Chip shares how a stroke forced him to get honest about his habits and commit to daily, unglamorous steps that added up to a major life shift.  We also get into what self-leadership actually looks like on an average Tuesday. Chip walks us through his Five Cs framework (context, clarity, conditioning, choice, and character) and why personal accountability is the backbone of any meaningful change. From there, we wrestle with identity, especially for high achievers who’ve been rewarded for productivity their whole lives. What happens when your identity becomes “the doer,” and leadership asks you to let go and help others shine instead?  Purpose comes with its own pressure, so we slow it down and make it practical. Chip explains why purpose doesn’t have to be lofty, why it can change in different seasons, and how defining success can point you toward a simple purpose statement you can live by. We close with a powerful question for anyone at a crossroads: if you woke up tomorrow and everything were better, what is one small thing you would notice?  Connect with Chip at https://scholzandassociates.com/  Subscribe for more honest conversations like this, share the episode with a friend who needs a spark, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Follow me on Instagram - @sparking.radiance

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Life has chapters that can leave us feeling dim, distracted, or even lost—but your Spark never leaves, it’s just waiting to shine again. I’m your host, Genny Perez—a Wife, Mom, and Friend who’s still figuring it out too. On Sparking Radiance, I share real stories, encouragement, and honest conversations as we grow through each chapter together. This isn’t about being perfect—it’s about choosing light, little by little, starting right from where you are.   Come join me, and let’s Spark some Radiance together! Follow the show on Instagram: @sparking.radiance  You can also visit www.sparkingradiance.com to learn more.  

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  • Creator
    Genny Perez
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Sparking Radiance
  • Show Website
    Sparking Radiance