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Kaija Dawn | Certified Spiritual Life & Relationship Coach, Professional Speaker, Event Emcee, Human Design & Gene Keys Guide
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The Go-To Podcast for Female Founders Balancing Life & Business Without Sacrificing What Matters Most: Themselves or Their Families ** Top 10% Global-Ranked Podcast ** 💛 Do you want to redefine success as a FEELING in your body instead of a milestone or amount in your bank account? 💛 Do you want equal partnership at home so you stop carrying the mental load alone and have capacity to scale your heart-led business? 💛 Do you want to understand your Human Design and Gene Keys so you can finally build from YOUR authentic code instead of following blueprints that weren't designed for you? If I'm speaking your language, then this is the show for you! I'm Kaija Dawn - speaker, podcaster, and Human Design & Gene Keys guide for female founders who are building businesses while raising families, and refusing to choose between income and impact, and being a present mom and powerful CEO. After 15 years as an entrepreneur and investing over six figures in programs that didn't quite click, I discovered this truth: you are the golden ticket you've been searching for. When I found Human Design and Gene Keys, I finally understood why some strategies worked and others left me overwhelmed, mentally exhausted and drowning in decision fatigue. Now, I help you cut through the noise, stop chasing shiny objects, and start building your online business or startup from YOUR unique design. Here we dive into the stuff no one else is saying, like: ✨ The mental load that's killing your business (and your marriage) - and how to have the hard conversations about equal partnership, work-life balance, and time management (especially when you're the breadwinner) ✨ Your Human Design and Gene Keys as your best life & business strategy - so you stop following formulas that weren't built for your energetic signature as a woman in business ✨ Financial freedom, independence, and stability - while being present with your family ✨ Shifting from scarcity to abundance - by building from internal safety, trusting your design, making decisions from love instead of fear ✨ Community with other women in business balancing everything just like you - so you stop feeling lonely and isolated in this journey This is soul + strategy integration for women who want to make a difference AND an income without sacrificing themselves, their families, or their sanity. Ready to stop white-knuckling and start trusting your own design, timing, and dreams? Be brave, not perfect, babe! Let's dive in.

  1. 3d ago

    111 | Energy Doesn't Lie: How Trusting Your Inner Knowing Transforms The Way You Lead, Decide, and Build As A Female Founder

    Every decision you've ever made.. the good ones, the ones you wish you could take back, the ones that changed everything.. your body knew the answer to first. Before the spreadsheet, before the advice, before the sleepless night running scenarios. There was a split second where something in you already had the answer. This episode is about learning to catch that moment before your mind talks you out of it. Your energy has been holding the answer the whole time. And here's the part that makes this even bigger than a decision-making tool: that energy isn't just yours. It's something way larger moving through you, guiding you toward the role you're actually here to play. When you follow it, you're not just serving yourself. The ripple goes way out beyond you. This one's short, practical, and a little cosmic✨ And it might be the simplest guidepost you've ever been handed. What we're covering: Why your energy registers the truth before your mind does -- and what's actually moving through you when it does Expansion and contraction as honest guideposts for every decision, season, and next right move Why it's not only okay but necessary for what feels expansive to shift as you evolve How to get quiet enough to feel it and brave enough to actually follow it Your energy is always talking. This episode is about finally letting yourself listen. Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ 🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here! 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 110 | Half-Year Life & Systems Check-in: What's Working, What's Shifting, and What's Coming Next 098 | You're Scared, Not Confused: What Avoidance Is Costing You as a Woman Entrepreneur 097 | From Decision Fatigue to Clarity: The Self-Trust Tool Every Woman Entrepreneur Needs Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    21 min

  2. Jun 1

    110 | Half-Year Life & Systems Check-in: What's Working, What's Shifting, and What's Coming Next

    Six months ago, Kaija sat down and made some commitments. Five systems, shared out loud on this podcast, with the intention of reclaiming energy, presence, and time. Today she's back to tell you exactly how that went -- the wins, the pivots, the things that stuck, and the things that didn't. And there's a lot more to catch up on than just the systems. Coaching her daughter's team. Playing volleyball and softball. Growing BBB. Showing up for networking events and the chamber. Trying to get pregnant. Living a full, beautiful, genuinely busy life while still pouring into this show twice a week. Something had to give, and Kaija's being completely honest about what that looks like going forward -- including a change to the podcast schedule that's less about pulling back and everything about showing up sustainably for the long game. This one dropped completely off the cuff. No notes, no outline, just a real conversation about the last six months and what the next six are shaping up to look like. What we're covering: The five systems from episode 67 -- a raw, honest six month report on what's actually been working Life updates across all the things: BBB, family, sports, community, and trying to grow it by one more little human Why Kaija is dropping to one episode per week -- and why that decision is a full-body yes What's coming in the next six months and why this season feels like the most aligned one yet Same mission. Same heart. Just shifting how I get to move forward to honor this season of life, business, and expansion! Mentioned in this episode: 067 | 5 Systems I'm Using to Reclaim My Time, Energy and Presence in 2026 Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ 🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 067 | 5 Systems I'm Using to Reclaim My Time, Energy and Presence in 2026 109 | A Memorial Day Message for the Woman Behind It All 106 | Mom Guilt Is Lying to You: Why Your Business Makes You a Better Mother Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    25 min

  3. May 25

    109 | A Memorial Day Message for the Woman Behind It All

    One life. That's what we've got. And on a day when we're honoring the people who gave everything -- their bodies, their families, their safety, their time -- it feels like exactly the right moment to ask yourself how much of yours you've been giving away too. To old stories. To other people's expectations. To a version of yourself that was never really you to begin with. She's in there. The real one. The bold, full-spectrum, utterly unleashed version of you who's been knocking on the door of your heart for a while now. This episode is the reminder she sent. What came through this weekend was big -- and it needed to be said out loud. About shadow states and how sneaky they are. About the difference between knowing who you are in your head and actually letting her live in your body. About you only getting one shot at this life, and what you're going to do with that. What we're covering: The three things standing between you and actually being her now -- and why remembering who you are goes way deeper than a journal prompt How shadow states show up subtly in your body, your energy, and the way you talk about your own life Richard Rudd on discerning the heart from the mind -- and why getting that order right changes everything What it looks like to make your highest, most authentic self-expression an actual non-negotiable starting today You've already manifested everything you've ever wanted. So what's next? Go way bigger than you've been allowing yourself to think. This episode will light that fire.   Resources Mentioned: Gene Keys Audio Library Gene Keys Book  Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨   🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 108 | Connection Over Competition: How Female Founders Change the Culture of Women Entrepreneurship 099 | Closing the Identity Gap: How Women Entrepreneurs Embody the Next Version of Themselves 096 | The Cost of Energy Leaks for Female Founders (And How To Plug Them) Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    24 min

  4. May 21

    108 | Connection Over Competition: How Female Founders Change the Culture of Women Entrepreneurship

    Picture the room. A table full of women who actually get it -- the ambition AND the exhaustion, the vision AND the overwhelm, the deep drive to create something meaningful AND the equally deep desire to do stupid fun stuff with people who feel like home. Women who want to strategize AND laugh until something comes out of their nose. Women who are rooting for you so genuinely that your win feels like their win too. That room exists. And you've been craving it longer than you've probably let yourself admit. This episode came straight from the heart -- from a conversation about what it actually looks like to change the culture of women entrepreneurship from the inside out. Like how we pull back when we feel insecure. We shrink when we want to expand. We scroll past the woman we'd love to be friends with because comparison got there first. And all of it traces back to one thing: the very human need for love and belonging that every single one of us is walking around with, whether we're running a seven-figure business or just getting started. So let's talk about what shifts when we stop contracting and start actually showing up for each other. What we're covering: Why women entrepreneurs pull back from the exact rooms and relationships they need most -- and the love and belonging reframe that changes everything What it actually looks like to show up as the full spectrum woman you are -- the CEO and the hot mess, the fighter and the lover, all of it How real, consistent connection between female founders ripples out way beyond the room you're sitting in The culture of women entrepreneurship we're actively building together -- and how you get to be part of it We want the same things. Impact, income, real friendship, strategic conversation, and someone to do silly stuff with on the side. And the women you've been wanting in your corner? They've been looking for you too.   📣 Babes Before Business (BBB) is HERE!  A community built for the full spectrum woman who wants besties AND business -- in that order.  Join the Community Here! Follow Babes Before Business on IG!   Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨   Tune Into Related Episodes 107 | Busting the "Going All-In On Your Business" Myth: What It Actually Means for Female Founders 106 | Mom Guilt Is Lying to You: Why Your Business Makes You a Better Mother 102 | How to Make Yourself More Valuable as a Female Founder (The Answer Might Surprise You) Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    27 min

  5. May 18

    107 | Busting the "Going All-In On Your Business" Myth: What It Actually Means for Female Founders

    The "burn it all down, quit everything, leap and the net will appear" version of all in has been sold so hard for so long that a lot of us started believing our intentional, safety-first approach was actually a mindset problem. Well, it's not. And today we're busting that myth wide open! Building with a safety net is a strength- not a weakness like you've been sold. Neither is having another income stream while you grow your dream isn't a lack of belief. Protecting your kid's stability, your mental health, and your basic needs while you build something meaningful isn't "playing small". That's grown ass woman strategy, baby! And the noise telling you otherwise means it's time to get really good at filtering it out. This one's about putting your blinders up, getting quiet enough to hear your own signal, and deciding once and for all what all in looks like when YOU get to define it. What we're covering: The "all in" myth and who actually benefits from pushing it Why safety is the foundation of sustainable growth -- not evidence that you don't believe in yourself How to filter the noise and stop measuring your commitment against someone else's journey What your version of all in looks like when you give yourself full permission to define it Your dream doesn't require you to blow up your life to prove you believe in it. You get to build the way that's actually built to last.   Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨   🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 106 | Mom Guilt Is Lying to You: Why Your Business Makes You a Better Mother 104 | When Success Feels Scary: The Nervous System Response Keeping Women Entrepreneurs in Hustle Mode 098 | You're Scared, Not Confused: What Avoidance Is Costing You as a Woman Entrepreneur Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    26 min

  6. May 14

    106 | Mom Guilt Is Lying to You: Why Your Business Makes You a Better Mother

    The guilt shows up right on cue. Laptop closes, kid needs you, and before you've even crossed the room that voice is already running its script.. "You chose work again". "You should've been more present." "A better mom wouldn't want this so badly." It's convincing. AND it has been telling you a story that was never actually yours to believe. What's actually happening while you're building is your kiddo is quietly absorbing what women do. What moms are capable of. Whether their own desires will matter someday. Whether ambition is something they can lean into, too! And every time you sit down and work on something that genuinely lights you up, you're writing the answer to those questions in real time, whether you realize it or not. This one's a permission slip, babe. We're going into the real origins of mom guilt, why it's conditioning dressed up as conscience, and what your kid is actually learning from watching you do this brave, intentional, meaningful thing you're building. What we're covering: Where mom guilt comes from and why it's been lying to you (and most of the women you know) Six ways your business is actively making you a better mother -- not in theory, in practice What your kid is absorbing every time they watch you work, follow through, and trust yourself The both/and reframe that gives you full permission to be a whole woman without choosing sides Your kid gets to grow up watching a mom who bet on herself, and that changes everything about who they believe they get to be! This is the mom guilt reframe every woman entrepreneur needs to hear right now.   Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ 🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 104 | When Success Feels Scary: The Nervous System Response Keeping Women Entrepreneurs in Hustle Mode 099 | Closing the Identity Gap: How Women Entrepreneurs Embody the Next Version of Themselves 098 | You're Scared, Not Confused: What Avoidance Is Costing You as a Woman Entrepreneur Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    21 min

  7. May 11

    105 | Are You Bad With Money or Just Not Making Enough? How Women Entrepreneurs Build Real Financial Freedom With Maggie Emerson

    What if the story you've been telling yourself about being bad with money isn't even true? What if the real issue isn't how you handle money, but how much of it you're actually generating in the first place? That one reframe changed everything for today's guest, and I have a feeling it might do the same for you. Maggie Emerson of Beaucoup Babe went from broke single mom to money mentor, and she now helps women and business owners create and keep more wealth by doing two things most people never combine: the practical (data, systems, what the numbers are actually telling you) and the magical (your relationship to money, the energetics, the embodiment of who you want to be as a steward of wealth). This conversation is the perfect next layer on top of everything we've been unpacking in our last two money episodes, and Maggie brings a perspective that is equal parts grounding and activating. If money still feels like a loaded topic.. heavy with shame, confusion, or that low-grade guilt we talked about a couple episodes back, this one is going to give you so much relief. And a really good quiz to take after! What we're covering: Maggie's journey from broke single mom to money mentor and the exact reframe that removed her shame and changed her next steps How to take the drama out of your money story by looking at the actual data (and why that's the most liberating thing you can do) The difference between the practical and the magical when it comes to your finances and why you need both The 4 money archetypes and what yours reveals about how you relate to, spend, and receive money You are not bad with money! You might just need more information and a totally different relationship with it.   Connect with Maggie Emerson: Instagram: @beaucoup_babe Discover Your Money Archetype -- Free Quiz Activate Your Money Magnetism Masterclass -- May 21st Profit Lab Group Program -- September Waitlist Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ 🎁 Haven't grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 104 | When Success Feels Scary: The Nervous System Response Keeping Women Entrepreneurs in Hustle Mode 103 | Financial Freedom Starts Here: How to Spend Without the Guilt Spiral as a Women Entrepreneur 097 | From Decision Fatigue to Clarity: The Self-Trust Tool Every Woman Entrepreneur Needs Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

    40 min

  8. May 7

    104 | When Success Feels Scary: The Nervous System Response Keeping Women Entrepreneurs in Hustle Mode

    Your business is working! Like, actually working. Money is moving, the systems are humming, and instead of popping champagne you're already scanning for the next problem to solve. The next strategy to add. The thing that must be broken even though nothing is broken. That feeling.. that itch to complicate what's flowing.. is more than "drive". It's your nervous system doing what it learned to do a long time ago -- running a stress response based on fear. This episode is a compliment conversation to the last episode around money energetics. We talked about safety, love versus fear, and the allocation system that changes how you spend. But there's a layer we didn't get to.. what happens when the work is actually paying off and your body still won't let you rest in it. I was listening to Jamie Sea's podcast and she named it so perfectly that I had to bring it here for you. If you've ever thought "it can't be this easy" or "did I even deserve this if I didn't work myself into the ground for it" -- this one is for you. What we're covering: Why success feeling easy triggers urgency instead of celebration (and what's actually going on underneath it) What ease in business actually means -- and why it has nothing to do with being lazy or uncommitted The stress response that keeps female founders running on adrenaline long after they need to Jamie Sea's three-step practice for when the urgency spiral shows up -- so you can pause, regulate, and let it work You didn't come out of the womb believing you had to hustle and grind to deserve good things. You learned that, which means you an UNlearn it. Ease is your birthright. It's time to let things work. Resources Mentioned: Jamie Sea Show Jamie Sea's IG Love this episode?! Screenshot it, share it to your stories, and tag me so we can connect and more female entrepreneurs can hear this message they might need today. Hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. ✨ 🎁 Grabbed the free Unshakable Private Podcast yet? Get instant access here -- 5 episodes and companion worksheets to help you become unshakable in your identity, decisions, and life. Totally free. Tune Into Related Episodes 103 | The Energetics of Money: How to Spend Without the Guilt Spiral as a Female Founder 098 | You're Scared, Not Confused: What Avoidance Is Costing You as a Woman Entrepreneur 096 | The Cost of Energy Leaks for Female Founders (And How To Plug Them) Be brave, not perfect, my babe! You got this. Xx, Kaija . . . Disclaimer: This podcast shares personal stories, experiences, and reflections on relationships, consciousness work, and personal growth. The content is not intended as a substitute for professional mental health support, medical advice, or therapeutic treatment. If you're experiencing crisis, abuse, or severe mental health symptoms, please reach out to a qualified professional. Your journey is your own - trust yourself to know what support you need and when you need it.

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The Go-To Podcast for Female Founders Balancing Life & Business Without Sacrificing What Matters Most: Themselves or Their Families ** Top 10% Global-Ranked Podcast ** 💛 Do you want to redefine success as a FEELING in your body instead of a milestone or amount in your bank account? 💛 Do you want equal partnership at home so you stop carrying the mental load alone and have capacity to scale your heart-led business? 💛 Do you want to understand your Human Design and Gene Keys so you can finally build from YOUR authentic code instead of following blueprints that weren't designed for you? If I'm speaking your language, then this is the show for you! I'm Kaija Dawn - speaker, podcaster, and Human Design & Gene Keys guide for female founders who are building businesses while raising families, and refusing to choose between income and impact, and being a present mom and powerful CEO. After 15 years as an entrepreneur and investing over six figures in programs that didn't quite click, I discovered this truth: you are the golden ticket you've been searching for. When I found Human Design and Gene Keys, I finally understood why some strategies worked and others left me overwhelmed, mentally exhausted and drowning in decision fatigue. Now, I help you cut through the noise, stop chasing shiny objects, and start building your online business or startup from YOUR unique design. Here we dive into the stuff no one else is saying, like: ✨ The mental load that's killing your business (and your marriage) - and how to have the hard conversations about equal partnership, work-life balance, and time management (especially when you're the breadwinner) ✨ Your Human Design and Gene Keys as your best life & business strategy - so you stop following formulas that weren't built for your energetic signature as a woman in business ✨ Financial freedom, independence, and stability - while being present with your family ✨ Shifting from scarcity to abundance - by building from internal safety, trusting your design, making decisions from love instead of fear ✨ Community with other women in business balancing everything just like you - so you stop feeling lonely and isolated in this journey This is soul + strategy integration for women who want to make a difference AND an income without sacrificing themselves, their families, or their sanity. Ready to stop white-knuckling and start trusting your own design, timing, and dreams? Be brave, not perfect, babe! Let's dive in.

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