Ren: Behind the Practice

Ren Wellbeing
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A conversation series with holistic practitioners, coaches, and healers who are actively building and evolving their practices. Created as a space for the kinds of conversations many of us crave more of — authentic, thoughtful dialogue about what it actually looks like to build a mission-driven business. Each episode captures a practitioner building in real time — exploring the dreams, the uncertainty, the pivots, the breakthroughs, and the blind spots that shape the journey of building a business. Honest conversations — Behind the Practice.

  1. 4d ago

    117: Keyon Bayani — When You Know Where You’re Going, But Not What Comes Next

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about having a big vision for your work — while struggling to bring that vision back down to the first step in front of you. In this episode, I’m joined by Keyon Bayani, a former lawyer turned writer and mixed media intuitive artist whose work explores grief, love, memory, and the ways we stay connected to those we’ve lost. What we explored: • Building a successful business before — and still struggling to figure out a completely different kind of entrepreneurship• Trying offers, webinars, freebies, video, coaches, and courses without finding what worked• How constantly seeing the bigger vision can make it difficult to know what to focus on now• Internalizing years of things not working as self-sabotage, fear of success, or something being wrong with you• Bringing the vision back down to one person, one focus, and the next step Being able to see where your work could go doesn’t always mean you can see the path to get there. Sometimes the work is bringing the bigger vision back down to what matters now — and knowing exactly what comes next. Keyon's links:→ Website: https://keyonbayani.com/ Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  2. Sep 29

    116: Jenna Brooks — Learning to Trust Your Business Decisions Again

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when investing in business support doesn’t create the clarity you hoped for — and instead leaves you questioning your own decisions. In this episode, I’m joined by Jenna Brooks, a holistic health practitioner specializing in gut and liver health and toxin awareness. What we explored: • Moving from healthcare expertise into entrepreneurship without knowing the business basics• Investing heavily in business support and realizing it wasn’t producing the results she expected• How a disappointing investment affected Jenna’s confidence in her own decision-making• Wanting expert guidance that can identify the problem instead of asking you what needs fixing• Building toward more clients without continuing to take actions that lead in the wrong direction The right support shouldn’t require you to already know exactly what’s wrong. Sometimes what you need most is help seeing the problem clearly enough to know what actually deserves your time, money, and attention. Jenna's links: → Newsletter: https://nurtured-balance-holistic-health.kit.com/ee6ebf7c78 → Calendar: https://secure.gethealthie.com/appointments/embed_appt?dietitian_id=3452943 → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nurturedbalance → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jbrooks330/ Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  3. Sep 22

    115: Amira Polanco — Knowing What to Focus on (and in What Order)

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about having a bigger vision for your work — but not necessarily knowing what to focus on, what to build first, or how all the pieces fit together. In this episode, I’m joined by Amira Polanco, an energy worker and author of Our Innate Wholeness: Honoring the Feminine and Masculine Energy, whose work explores bringing feminine and masculine energy into greater harmony. What we explored: • The difference between having a vision for your work and knowing how to build the business around it• Investing in marketing and branding without getting the bigger-picture clarity you were looking for• Figuring out what to focus on when there are multiple things you want to build• The exhaustion of constantly guessing which business decisions will actually move you forward• Why not knowing what you don’t know can make the building process feel especially difficult Sometimes the hardest part isn’t doing the work. It’s knowing which work matters, what comes first, and whether the decisions you’re making are actually moving you toward what you’re trying to build. Amira's links:→ Website: https://payhip.com/AlchemyHub → Book: https://a.co/d/0cfk8GJp Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  4. Sep 17

    114: Sara Garofalo — You Don’t Have to Rebuild Everything at Once

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about evolving your business when the version that got you here no longer feels like the one you want to keep building. In this episode, I’m joined by Sara Garofalo, an Italian intuitive spiritual life coach, energy master, and author who helps ambitious women identify and release the internal patterns getting in the way of the success they want to create. What we explored: • Building a business model that is sustainable financially and energetically• Making your work more available without making yourself more available• What happens when your business evolves into a new market• The temptation to change your content, offers, and business model all at once• Learning the new path through one-on-one work before trying to scale it A pivot doesn’t mean you have to have the whole next version figured out. Sometimes the next step is simply gathering enough real experience to know what to build next. Sara's links:→ Website: saragarofalo.com⁠→ Instagram: @sara.jane.garofalo⁠→ TikTok: @sara.jane.garofalo⁠ Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  5. Sep 15

    113: Juli Miezejeski — When More Marketing Still Doesn’t Create a Clear Path

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when you’ve invested in marketing, visibility, and business programs — but still aren’t sure whether the business itself is going to work. In this episode, I’m joined by Juli Miezejeski, a certified professional coach and author of Stuck, Unstuck, Unstoppable, who works with high-achieving women ready to stop performing the life they built and create one they actually want. What we explored: • How Juli’s niche evolved from her own experience in corporate America• Investing in marketing program after marketing program without finding a clear path• Why visibility currently feels like the missing piece in her business• The uncertainty of whether the business side will actually work• Deciding whether to invest in the next strategy — or finally stop searching Sometimes the problem isn’t that you haven’t tried enough things. It’s that trying more things still hasn’t shown you how to build the business underneath them. Juli's links:→ Website: https://www.lifecoachingwithjuli.com → LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lifecoachingwithjulijulia-miezejeski-mba-cpc-5011821→ Book: https://a.co/d/0f9adVKx Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  6. Sep 9

    112: Kim Petersen — When Too Many Strategies Make It Harder to Build

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when years of experience, courses, strategies, and possible directions leave you with more options — but not necessarily more clarity about what to build. In this episode, I’m joined by Kim Petersen, an author, therapist, and business coach who is bringing together her background in therapy and online entrepreneurship to support women entrepreneurs who feel stuck despite knowing many of the things they’re “supposed” to do. What we explored: • Trying to turn years of skills and experience into one cohesive business • How too many strategies can create overwhelm instead of clarity • The difference between collecting tactics and intentionally building a business • Why you only need a starting hypothesis — not the perfect answer • Listening to real people to understand what they actually want You don’t need to know exactly what your business will become before you begin. You need a clear enough starting place — and a process for letting real people and real data show you what comes next. Kim's links:→ Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-petersen-82b022225/ Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  7. Sep 8

    111: Kristy-Lea Westgeest — When Group Work Isn’t the More Sustainable Business Model

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about choosing a business model based on how you actually work best — rather than assuming that moving from one-on-one to group work will automatically make your business more sustainable. In this episode, I’m joined by Kristy-Lea Westgeest, a fine artist and consultant who combines creativity, intuition, and her background in tech to support artists and holistic practitioners in navigating their businesses. What we explored: • Why shifting from one-on-one to group work actually led Kristy-Lea to overgive • Building around the way you naturally support people best • Why one-to-many often works better after demand has already been validated • Using real engagement and client requests as data for what to build next • Following existing demand instead of assuming you need more visibility A sustainable business model isn’t automatically the one that serves more people at once. Sometimes the better next step is getting clearer about what already works — for you and for the people you serve. Kristy-Lea's links:→ Website: https://www.kristyleawestgeest.com/ → Print Club: https://www.kristyleawestgeest.com/soul-space-sanctuary Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

  8. Sep 4

    110: Crystal Gilbert — When You Have the Skills but Not the Business Model

    A behind-the-scenes conversation about what happens when you have years of training, multiple certifications, and a deep ability to help people — but still don’t know how to turn all of it into a business that feels clear and sustainable. In this episode, I’m joined by Crystal Gilbert, a holistic health practitioner who began this path in 2018 and officially started her business in 2021, bringing together training across natural health, coaching, psychology, trauma, and emotional wellness. What we explored: • Moving from an in-person referral-based practice to rebuilding online• Why the “successful” business model she followed eventually led to burnout• The frustration of investing in courses and mentors without finding what actually fits• Why holistic practitioners often need a different building process than copy-and-paste businesses• Translating many skills and certifications into a clear offer, business model, and structure Having more training doesn’t automatically create more business clarity. Sometimes the real work is learning how to translate everything you know into something your people can understand, trust, and buy — without forcing yourself into someone else’s model. Crystal's links:→ Website: https://www.crystalgilbert.org/ → Substack: crystalwholeness.beautifulmosaics Sophie’s links:👁️ Work with me: bio.site/ren.wellbeing👁️ Follow along on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ren.wellbeing/👁️ Everything else: https://www.ren-wellbeing.com/ 🤍

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A conversation series with holistic practitioners, coaches, and healers who are actively building and evolving their practices. Created as a space for the kinds of conversations many of us crave more of — authentic, thoughtful dialogue about what it actually looks like to build a mission-driven business. Each episode captures a practitioner building in real time — exploring the dreams, the uncertainty, the pivots, the breakthroughs, and the blind spots that shape the journey of building a business. Honest conversations — Behind the Practice.

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  • Creator
    Ren Wellbeing
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    117
  • Rating
    Explicit
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