This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I’m joined by Drs. Katie and Gay Hendricks, founders of The Hendricks Institute and pioneers in the field of conscious living. Over the past four decades, they’ve authored more than 50 books, trained coaches worldwide, and shared their work on platforms from Oprah to 48 Hours.

We explored what it takes to build blame-free relationships, how to stop sabotaging joy with old patterns, and why recommitting—again and again—to authenticity is the key to transformation. From body intelligence to breaking free of the “upper limit problem,” their wisdom is both practical and profound.

Click below to learn how two masters of conscious love dismantle the myths we inherit—and reveal the everyday choices that bring us back to truth, connection, and expansion.

This week on the Shaping Freedom podcast, I’m joined by Toria Avila, principal of Alliance Virgil Roberts Leadership Academy in South Los Angeles. Toria isn’t just running a school—she’s raising the bar for what education can mean in a community. From her childhood in Watts to leading classrooms today, she shows what happens when you refuse to lower expectations for our kids.

For this episode of the Shaping Freedom podcast, I sat down with Doug Boxer—attorney, justice advocate, and son of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer—and Chris Holden, former California Assembly member and lifelong public servant. Together, they’re leading the charge for families devastated by the Eaton Fire, one of the largest wildfires in U.S. history.

This week I sat down with Devin C. Hughes—author, speaker, and happiness advocate who knows that joy isn't luck, it's practice. We dove deep into his raw memoir Contrast: A Biracial Man's Journey To Desegregate His Past and why feeling like "the other" can become your superpower.

Devin breaks down how he transforms toxic workplace cultures and why "happiness hygiene" isn't woo-woo—it's survival. We talked about breaking generational cycles, raising kids who trust you with their truth, and why he's writing children's books to plant self-worth in young minds.

👉🏾 Ready to ditch survival mode for intentional joy? This conversation will shift how you show up in the world.

Elaine Swann is a lifestyle and etiquette expert, the Founder and CEO of the Swann School of Protocol, and a woman who took the simplicity of setting a table and transformed it into the business of teaching people how to pay attention to how they are showing up in the world.

When you take time to discover your true passion you can create a life that you never want to take a break from.  In this episode, Sophia Heriveaux shares how she leveraged her passion for film as a springboard to creating a purposeful life.

They key is identifying how we influence others around us and how we can use our influence to create a powerful brand. Eli Vazquez shares how he gave in to the social media hype and how it helped him accelerate his brand image.

Listen in to hear Kelly Stokes Brown discusses her transformative journey though life and business and how she learned to get better at showing up and showing out.

Listen in as Troy Hoffman shares his personal journey behind the journey of building one of the 500 fastest growing companies in the nation.