What does it really take to reinvent yourself after a life-altering transition — like job loss at 55? In this powerful and heart-opening episode of The Journey of Becoming, host Karrie Mitten sits down with three-time author, life coach, and speaker Bambi Lynn to explore how she turned heartbreak into purpose, and fear into fuel.

In this episode, Bambi shares:

• How she went from corporate life to launching a soul-led coaching business
• The mindset shift that helped her rewrite her narrative — even with a 10th-grade education
• The decision to live off her 401(k) and invest in her purpose
• What it means to live life even when you're afraid
• Her transformational coaching technique using a literal box of puzzle pieces
• How healing, storytelling, and jam-making (!) brought her back to herself

Whether you’re navigating a career pivot, an empty nest, or simply wondering if it’s “too late” to pursue your dream, this conversation will remind you: you are not behind, and your story still matters.

You’ll also hear how Bambi built her coaching practice, published three books, and became a sought-after guest on over 200 podcasts — all while redefining what success means on her own terms.

How to Heal While Loving Someone in Active Addiction | The Heart Shift Method™ with Donna Marston

Are you a parent, especially a mother, loving someone through addiction and feeling emotionally exhausted? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Donna Marston, also known as The Family Recovery Facilitator, to explore what healing looks like when someone you love is still struggling.

Donna shares her deeply personal journey as a mother who walked through the heartbreak of her son's addiction and emerged with a mission to support other families through it. She introduces her transformational framework, The Heart Shift Method™, which helps women reclaim peace and purpose through awareness, acceptance, boundaries, compassion, and commitment.

We talk about:

• What it means to heal while loving someone in active addiction
• The truth about codependency, guilt, and self-abandonment
• The bold decision to stop enabling and start empowering
• How Donna’s movement, Sharing Without Shame, is changing lives
• The challenges of stepping into leadership as a heart-led entrepreneur

Whether you're navigating addiction in your own family or supporting someone who is, this conversation is filled with compassion, realness, and hope. You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how to honor your own healing journey — without shame.

✨ Learn more about Donna's work:

Follow her movement at Sharing Without Shame

Explore The Heart Shift Method™

Check out her books and resources for families

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Life purpose, soul-aligned business, women entrepreneurs, intuition, alignment, Divine Navigation, decision-making — with Ronda Renée.

In this conversation, Karrie sits down with Ronda Renée (Divine Navigation®) to unpack how successful—but quietly unfulfilled—leaders can stop striving and start aligning. Ronda shares her unconventional path (fashion → construction sales → transformational work), the moment she chose to leave a high-paying role during the 2009 crash, and the frameworks behind her methodology: Divine Coordinates®, internal sourcing vs. external referencing, and the “Golden Buddha” metaphor for uncovering your true self. You’ll hear practical guidance on trusting intuitive whispers, setting clean boundaries, and making purpose-led decisions without outsourcing your worth to results or other people.

• Divine Coordinates®: the energetic makeup of your soul and how it guides purpose, patterns, and potential
• Internal vs. external: why fulfillment requires internal sourcing (not achievement, approval, or outcomes)
• Decision-making: a simple path to clarity—get quiet, listen inward, act in alignment
• Boundaries & IP: lessons from partnership pitfalls and standing for your work
• Becoming, not arriving: why “detours” often knock you on path, not off

• Main site & resources: DivineNavigation.com
• Mentioned: Map of Your Soul guide and a 15-minute experiential training (links in show notes when available)

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