48 episodes

Creating something new can be devastatingly lonely—and it should be. The choice to disconnect from the pack and follow our own creative truth can ultimately bring us closer to the people around us. These are conversations about finding courage to move towards our lonely edges and the adventures we have when they get there.

The Lonely Edges Christina Frei

    • Business
    • 4.9 • 9 Ratings

Creating something new can be devastatingly lonely—and it should be. The choice to disconnect from the pack and follow our own creative truth can ultimately bring us closer to the people around us. These are conversations about finding courage to move towards our lonely edges and the adventures we have when they get there.

    Jay Melone: The Lonely Edges of Owning a Business

    Jay Melone: The Lonely Edges of Owning a Business

    Topics: How bad jobs led Jay to build his own businessThe different versions of success he foundThe importance of networking in all stages of a careerLooking successful while feeling horribleHaving amazing clients and still loathing the workHis new venture: Passive ProfitsYour zone of genius makes all this less lonelyBio: 
    In a former life, Jay Melone lived on the sales rollercoaster  being a consultant– constantly chasing new opportunities, winning a small percentage, doing those projects, and then starting over again. After a decade of this, he was burnt out. Then, in 2019 he began experimenting. He started packaging his services into low-cost online courses, templates, toolkits, and ebooks that were packed with value. So prospective customers discovered these, they trust Jay’s expertise more and more. These digital products not only brought income, he sold more of his core services. These were what he calls self-sustaining growth loops. He then had more time – not only for client projects, but everything else in his life. Now he helps busy, overworked business owners do what he did. He started Passive Profits to share his growth strategies inside a free, weekly newsletter.

    Connect to Jay:
    Passive Profits Website
    Jay Melone's LinkedIN Profile

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    Veronica Drake: The Lonely Edges of a Neglected Intuitive

    Veronica Drake: The Lonely Edges of a Neglected Intuitive

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    Topics: 
    Starting off life with a mentally ill mother and a functioning alcoholic fatherBrother had epilepsy. Waking up covered in pee and no one cared.The 4 Ds that bring awareness: Divorce, Death, Disease, DisasterWith a challenging childhood, not feeling sorry for herselfSelf-development started revealing a different way to liveAlmost committing suicide in her 30s and the grace that stopped herFeeling a presence as a childHow Marianne Williamson and Wayne Dyer saved her lifeMeeting a life coach changed thingsHow she just knew things and made that into a careerHow seeing things gave her compassionHow she started reading professionally, include CEOsLiving as a psychic with a Christian husbandHow her father finally accepted her pathBio:  
    Veronica Drake is a highly recognized international spiritual teacher who holds a Metaphysical degree in Spiritual Counseling. She is a professionally trained Spiritual Life Coach. As a sought-after Motivational Speaker, and frequent radio/podcast guest, her down to earth, relatable approach is a magnet for people of all ages, including business professionals, people in the entertainment industry, military personnel and empty nesters.

    Connect with Veronica Drake: 
    https://instagram.com/veronicadrakeofficial
    https://www.facebook.com/VeronicaDrake62
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-drake-68976a147/
    Book your free One Word call   https://veronicadrake.as.me/discover
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    Kali Patrick: The Lonely Edges of Becoming a Sleep Coach

    Kali Patrick: The Lonely Edges of Becoming a Sleep Coach

    Topics: 
    Kali's decision to leave corporate, leave her marriage, move to Texas, and change her name. Where exactly things broke down with her husbandWhat perfectionist tendencies can doThe transition from corporate to coaching and yoga instruction. The decision simplify her practice to become a sleep coachHow sleep is related to so much2 years of constant pain that turned out to be Lyme’s diseaseHow writing a book helped her focus her businessHer clients’ visions for a better life and how they get there Bio:
    Kali Patrick is an adult sleep coach and #1 bestselling author of Mastering Your Sleep Puzzle: Your 12-Week Guide to Sleeping Better. She helps stressed-out tired people reclaim their sleep, energy, & enthusiasm for life. Kali blends her training as a nationally-board certified health & wellness coach and therapeutically-trained yoga teacher into a practical and flexible approach to help busy people improve their sleep long term.
    Kali’s personal experience with both insomnia & burnout add a different dimension to her approach and make her a leading—though often contrarian—sleep expert. Kali believes that everyone has the ability to sleep naturally without any of the products, pills, potions, or gadgets marketed by the $65 billion sleep aid industry.

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    • 54 min
    Melissa Gilbo: The Lonely Edges of Her Son's Health Crisis

    Melissa Gilbo: The Lonely Edges of Her Son's Health Crisis

    Topics: 
    Leaving a successful career in insurance. The loneliness of leaving the expected pathHow Women’s Business League startedMelissa’s childhood health challenges and how they shaped herThe lonely edges of her son’s health journey through PANDAs.What is PANDAs? How her son got through PANDAs. How PANDAs shaped her son’s character, and affected her other sonBio: 
    Melissa Gilbo wakes up everyday excited to help women who are passionate about pursuing their dreams, so they can make an income AND having an impact. Her passion is to energize and support women to take action towards their dream life. She's proud to be the founder of an organization that is making waves,  Women’s Business League, changing lives and helping women in business achieve their next level. Her message to female founders, women entrepreneurs, business owners and dream chasers—it’s possible.  
     Links for Melissa Gilbo:
    https://linktr.ee/Melissa_Gilbo
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-gilbo/
    https://www.instagram.com/melissagilbo/
    Links for Women’s Business League:
    https://womensbusinessleague.com/
    https://www.instagram.com/womensbusinessleague/
    https://www.facebook.com/womensbusinessleague
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/womensbusinessleague/

    Links for Christina Frei:
    Your Beautiful Lonely Edges

    • 56 min
    Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine

    Lesley Jane Seymour: The Lonely Edges of Running a Magazine

    Topics: 
    What it’s like working at VogueBeing nice wasn’t welcome – mean girls.Working at different women’s magazinesWhy fashion is highly competitiveHer campaign with Save the ChildrenThe changing face of publishingTransitioning out of publishing – the lonelinessStarting The Red Cup ClubStarting the Covey ClubWhat a difference a community of business owners makesLesley's Bio:
    Covey Club Founder Lesley Jane Seymour is a media entrepreneur and one of the industry’s most respected leaders. In 2017, she created CoveyClub from a 54-page survey that 627 former More Magazine readers took after that magazine closed. From 2008-2016, she served as editor-in-chief of More Magazine, the leading lifestyle magazine for women over 40, with a readership of 1.5 million. She was also the editor-in-chief and social media director of More.com, which attracted over 12 million monthly page views and 600,000 unique visitors.

    Links:
    The Covey Club
    About Lesley Seymour
    Lesley's Instagram Feed
    Covey Club's Facebook Page

    Christina Frei's Link: Your Beautiful Lonely Edges

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Kyle Truscott: The Lonely Edges of Brain Damage

    Kyle Truscott: The Lonely Edges of Brain Damage

    Topics: 
    How concussions were treated Life playing hockeyDropping out of college because of concussionsStarting to heal thanks to chiropractic helpChanging paths from orthopedic surgeon to chiropractorCTE – Chronic Traumatic encephalopathyThe nature of brain function and brain damageThis work can help anyoneKyle’s life nowBio: 
    Dr. Kyle Truscott is from Port Huron, MI. He received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Life University in Marietta, GA and his undergraduate degree in Biology/Pre-Med from Rochester University in Rochester Hills, MI. Dr.Truscott specializes in nervous system assessment and rehabilitation and is currently completing his diplomate in clinical neuroscience through the Carrick Institute. During the entirety of his career at Life University Kyle worked at the school’s chiropractic neurology center. In his, spare time he enjoys hockey, golfing, and hiking. Kyle played collegiate hockey at Rochester University and was team president at Life University.
     Dr. Kyle's Practice

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Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

LASS Wardrobe ,

Guest on The Lonely Edges Podcast

As a podcast guest I really like to ponder the questions I will be engaging in and to listen to past episodes. The most recent episode was so uplifting and had so many great nuggets that I now have to listen to everything. Christina is a master interviewer and always brings you to a place of learning from the soul. I just love the content and plan to share it with many friends and colleagues.

Rev. Cathy ,

Excellent topic for our times

I am really enjoying this podcast - I feel as if I am part of intimate, conscious and illuminating conversations. My lived experience is one of powerful lonely edges at times and to have a podcast and growing community wiling to be vulnerable and share in this conversation absolutely makes it less lonely, more connected and ultimately allows in more freedom and joy.

judi411 ,

The podcast we all need right now

Christina Frei’s brain is the most interesting place on earth to me. She has a way of asking a simple, straight-forward question that elicits a wealth of perspective and meaning. The Lonely Edges podcast is something we all need right now. The conversations are authentic and lively, and each episode leaves you thinking about a topic you’d never considered before. Such beautifully crafted content. I can’t wait to learn more and more.

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