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COACHED with Coach Keren
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Coaching mastery, personal transformation, leadership development, spiritual growth, burnout recovery, and business reinvention start here. Welcome to Season 5 of Coached: The Coaching Masters, where the world’s top teachers, coaches, spiritual guides, and conscious entrepreneurs share the real story behind transformation and leadership. Hosted by master coach Keren Eldad, this season explores the full arc of becoming a teacher and leader. Each episode explores coaching at its core, not as a polished highlight reel, but as a soul-centered journey. We go behind the scenes of coaching businesses, leadership breakthroughs, burnout recovery, and conscious entrepreneurship. You’ll discover how teachers turn personal pain into wisdom, purpose, and coaching mastery.
This season features transformative conversations with master teachers, bestselling authors and podcasters such as Byron Katie, founder of The Work, revealing how to break free from suffering. Dr. Kristin Neff, global authority on self-compassion, shares the truth behind inner kindness. Jessica Zweig opens up on collapse, rebirth, and her platform: The Spiritual Hustler. Danielle LaPorte speaks on softness, strength, and heart-centered leadership. Craig Siegel shares insights on business reinvention, financial success and transformation. Kurtis Lee Thomas dives into breathwork, burnout recovery, and becoming a true vessel for change.
What listeners will walk away with: personal transformation, leadership growth, spiritual insight, business breakthroughs — and all of the above. You’ll gain insight into your own journey through these role models. Reframe coaching leadership as a soulful, grounded path. Receive spiritual wisdom from teachers who embody what they teach. Discover business breakthroughs rooted in alignment, not hustle. And gain permission to evolve, unravel, and rebuild again and again.
In this season of Coached: The Coaching Masters, we explore emotional resilience, energetic alignment, spiritual awakening, business reinvention, leadership development, coaching business growth, and personal transformation. These honest conversations reveal the real work behind building coaching mastery and conscious entrepreneurship with integrity. Whether you're a coach, leader, entrepreneur, or in a season of reinvention, this podcast is your guide. You’ll gain insights from role models who’ve lived it, leadership development rooted in alignment, business reinvention strategies with purpose, spiritual growth grounded in wisdom, and burnout recovery guidance for rebuilding with intention.
Keren Eldad brings mastery, heart, and wisdom to each conversation, helping you evolve personally, spiritually, and professionally. If you are searching for coaching mastery, personal transformation, spiritual growth, leadership development, burnout recovery, business reinvention, coaching business growth, and conscious entrepreneurship, this season will be your essential companion. Join us for earned w...
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Remembering Dr. Carolyn Elliott: Existential Kink and Shadow Work
1w ago00:59:25Tap to summarizeThis episode has become far more meaningful than I could have imagined when we recorded it.Carolyn Elliott was one of the most original thinkers I have ever had the privilege of knowing. Brilliant, provocative, funny, and relentlessly committed to truth, she challenged thousands of people to question not only what they wanted from life- but why they remained attached to the very patterns they claimed to want to escape.Tragically, Carolyn passed away shortly after this conversation. I later learned that this was the last podcast interview she ever recorded.I cannot think of a more fitting way to honor her than to share her voice, her wisdom, and her extraordinary mind with all of you once again.In this profound and deeply philosophical conversation, Carolyn and I explore shadow work, suffering, individuation, spirituality, power, and the unconscious forces that quietly shape our lives.Carolyn—bestselling author of Existential Kink and founder of Immortal College—shares the personal experiences that led her to develop one of the most challenging and liberating frameworks in modern personal development: the possibility that some unconscious part of us may actually be invested in the very circumstances we consciously wish would disappear.Together, we discuss why high achievers become trapped in recurring cycles, why healing cannot be another performance, and how lasting transformation begins when we are finally willing to tell ourselves the truth.In this episode:What "Existential Kink" actually meansWhy the unconscious creates recurring life patternsThe hidden pleasure inside suffering, struggle, and martyrdomCarolyn's journey through addiction, recovery, and depth psychologyWhy spirituality can become another achievement identityThe difference between performative healing and genuine integrationThe role of humility, groundedness, and radical honestyCarl Jung's influence on Carolyn's workThe relationship between suffering, awakening, and individuationWhy freedom begins when we embrace the parts of ourselves we've spent our lives avoidingBooks Mentioned in this episode:Carolyn Elliott→ Existential Kink — Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Existential-Kink-Unmask-Embrace-getting/dp/1578636477→ https://existentialkink.com/→ https://theimmortalcollege.com/If Carolyn's ideas move you as deeply as they moved me, I hope you'll read her books, share her work, and continue the conversations she devoted her life to having.Her voice may be gone, but her ideas—and the courage with which she shared them—will continue to change lives for many years to come. May her memory be a blessing.
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Coaching Masters: Human Design, Inner Authority & Living by Design with Holly Corbett
2w ago00:40:51Tap to summarizeWhat if the problem isn't that you're doing too little—but that you're trying to succeed in a way that was never designed for you?In this episode of Coaching Masters, Coach Keren sits down with longtime friend, former journalist, author, and Quantum Human Design Specialist Holly Corbett for an illuminating conversation about one of today's fastest-growing personal development modalities: Human Design.Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/vipday2026 Together they explore how understanding your energetic blueprint can help you make better decisions, trust yourself more deeply, and stop forcing a version of success that was never truly yours.Rather than treating Human Design as prediction or personality typing, this conversation focuses on what matters most: discernment, self-awareness, and personal agency.In this episode you'll learn:What Human Design actually is.The five Human Design energy types.Why "authority" is one of the most practical decision-making tools in the system.How Human Design complements coaching, therapy, and personal growth.Why honoring your natural way of working creates greater fulfillment and impact.How understanding yourself contributes to healthier leadership and stronger communities.Why living in alignment isn't selfish—it's essential.Memorable Quotes"When you know who you are, you can't be shaken the way you are when you're second-guessing yourself.""If you want to change the world, start with yourself.""Stop outsourcing knowing and start living from deeper wisdom—from the inside out."Connect with Holly CorbettHuman Design by Holly: https://www.humandesignbyholly.com/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: https://kereneldad.com/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/coachkeren/ Schedule a Free Consultation with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation/ Join us for VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/ 📚 Coach Keren's Books: GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of More → https://tinyurl.com/ykf4z95w GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For Good → https://tinyurl.com/2burcnjb
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Legacy Over Speed: Building a Business That Lasts with Jody & Morgan Thelander
3w ago00:45:45Tap to summarizeWhat does it actually take to build a company people trust for decades?In this episode, I sit down with Jody Thelander, Founder & CEO of J. Thelander Consulting, and her daughter and COO, Morgan Thelander, for a conversation about entrepreneurship, legacy, leadership, family business, and the discipline of building something that lasts.Jody shares how a difficult season of life—including divorce and raising two young children—became the catalyst for creating one of the most trusted compensation intelligence firms in private markets. Morgan discusses joining the company, modernizing the business, embracing media, AI, and technology, and preparing to become the fourth generation in a remarkable entrepreneurial family story.Together, we explore what happens when mastery, integrity, and long-term thinking become the foundation of everything you build.In this episode:Why the long game is still the only game worth playing.Turning adversity into entrepreneurial opportunity.Building trust as your greatest competitive advantage.Why shortcuts always cost more in the end.Creating a brand people recognize long before they see the logo.Navigating the unique challenges of working with family.Setting healthy boundaries between business and home.Why visibility matters even for highly technical businesses.Using AI to enhance—not replace—human expertise.Why showing up in person has become a competitive advantage.Building a business worthy of becoming a legacy.Memorable Quotes"Who better than me?""Mastery is rarely about doing more. It is about refusing to lower the standard.""The businesses that last aren't built fast. They're built right."Connect with Jody & Morgan ThelanderWebsite:https://jthelander.comCapThelander Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caplander/id1796492614Connect with Coach Keren Eldad🌐 Website:https://kereneldad.com📚 Gilt Free:https://giltfreebook.com📚 GILDED:https://gildedbook.com📅 Book a Free Coaching Consulthttps://calendly.com/kereneldad📸 Instagram:https://instagram.com/kereneldad
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From Ranch Life to Reinvention: Building a Beautiful Life Without Compromise | Lee Evans
4w ago00:37:34Tap to summarizeWhat happens when the life you've built works perfectly—but no longer feels like you?This week on COACHED, I sit down with entrepreneur, designer, cancer survivor, and founder of Mrs. Momma Bear, Lee Evans, for one of the most inspiring conversations we've had about reinvention, identity, courage, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks.Reserve your spot for Coach Keren's VIP Day 2026 in Austin: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Raised on a West Texas ranch, Lee learned resilience before most children learned multiplication. She later built a successful career in healthcare before quietly walking away to create an entirely new business—one inspired by beauty, functionality, and removing unnecessary friction from women's lives.We explore what it means to protect a dream before sharing it with the world, why surviving breast cancer transformed the way she leads, mothers, and loves, and why true freedom comes not from abandoning who you are—but integrating every part of yourself.One of my favorite lessons from our conversation? "Wear life like a loose garment."This episode is for anyone standing at the edge of a career pivot, craving more alignment, or wondering whether it's too late to become who they were always meant to be.In this episode, we discuss:Growing up on a fifth-generation Texas ranch and how resilience is cultivatedWhy practical success isn't always personal fulfillmentLeaving healthcare to build an entirely new companyThe importance of protecting your dream before sharing itHow to know when an idea is truly "the one"Entrepreneurship, patience, and trusting divine timingWhat surviving breast cancer taught Lee about receiving loveMotherhood, vulnerability, and courageous conversationsWhy leadership requires more compassion than controlThe power of integrating every part of yourself instead of choosing between identitiesCreating beauty while reducing friction in everyday lifeMemorable Quotes"A life can work perfectly and still not feel like yours.""Some dreams need incubation before they need an audience.""Wear life like a loose garment.""Freedom isn't becoming someone else. It's allowing all of who you already are to exist."Connect with Lee Evans🌐 Website: Mrs. Momma BearFollow Lee:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leeevansleeBrand Instagram: @mrsmommabear Resources MentionedGILT FRE by Coach Keren EldadGILDED by Coach Keren Eldad
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Defying Gravity: Broadway Legend Mandy Gonzalez on Devotion, Mastery & Living Authentically
Jul 200:38:15Tap to summarizeWhat does it really take to sustain excellence for decades?According to Broadway legend Mandy Gonzalez, it isn't talent.It's devotion.In this inspiring conversation, Coach Keren Eldad sits down with one of Broadway's most celebrated performers to explore what mastery actually looks like behind the curtain.From starring in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard to performing through breast cancer treatment, Mandy shares the mindset that has allowed her to thrive through extraordinary highs and unimaginable challenges.Together, Keren and Mandy discuss:Why genuine passion—not external validation—is the foundation of mastery.The relationship between practice, curiosity, and long-term excellence.How saying "yes" before you're ready can change the trajectory of your life.Why sustaining success requires courage more than confidence.Motherhood, marriage, and building a career without abandoning your family.How cancer transformed Mandy's definition of success forever.Why authenticity creates longevity in both life and career.The importance of community, mentorship, and lifelong learning.Mandy's Fearless Squad and creating belonging for the next generation.Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, artist, parent, or simply someone trying to build a meaningful life, this episode is a beautiful reminder that success isn't about becoming someone else.It's about becoming more fully yourself.About Mandy GonzalezMandy Gonzalez is a Broadway actress, singer, and author best known for her acclaimed performances in Hamilton, Wicked, In the Heights, and Sunset Boulevard. She is also the founder of Fearless Squad, a community dedicated to courage, kindness, and belonging.Connect with MandyWebsite: https://mandygonzalez.com/about/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mandy.gonzalez/Connect with Coach KerenWebsite: www.kereneldad.comBook a complimentary Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/kereneldadIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use it.
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Courtney Johnson: The Career Advice No One Is Giving You (That Will Actually Get You Your Dream Career)
Jun 2500:47:46Tap to summarizeWhat if the biggest obstacle to your next chapter isn't your résumé... but your identity?As in, who you believe you are?In this extraordinary conversation, Coach Keren sits down with personal branding strategist, entrepreneur, and Career Cheat Codes author Courtney Johnson to unpack what really creates extraordinary careers and why so many brilliant people stay invisible.Together, they explore why strategy is rarely the problem, why authenticity has become the greatest competitive advantage in the age of AI, and why the future belongs to people willing to build lives around purpose instead of permission.This is a conversation about courage.About going all in on visibility.About building within yourself the nervous system safety to be all that you can be.And about becoming the person your future is waiting for.👉 Check out my new book Gilt Free : https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodIn This Episode• Why personal brands consistently outperform company brands• The hidden emotional barriers behind visibility and self-promotion• Why you must claim your identity before the world validates it• The difference between dreaming and devotion• How to create nervous system safety while pursuing ambitious goals• Why your first $100 matters more than your first million• The power of bridge jobs, side hustles, and building leverage before taking the leap• A simple exercise to uncover exactly who you're afraid of disappointing• Why your niche often finds you, not the other way around• How authenticity is becoming the antidote to AIMemorable Quotes"People aren't blocked by strategy. They're blocked by feeling unsafe.""The hardest leap isn't from $100 to $10,000. It's from zero to one.""Authenticity is the antidote to AI.""The perfect path isn't the safe path. The perfect path is your dream."If you've ever felt like you're capable of more but can't quite seem to make the leap, this episode is for you.Listen now. Then send it to someone standing at a career crossroads.Because sometimes the career advice we need most has nothing to do with careers at all.Follow CourtneyCourtney's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylynnjohnson/Courtney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/courtlynnjohnson/Courtney's Podcast, Built in Public:https://open.spotify.com/show/7oaV8L7rOBd878nlwydJrjCourtney's Book, Career Cheat Codes: The Unspoken, Unconventional, and Unfiltered Rules of Career Success:https://www.amazon.com/Career-Cheat-Codes-Unconventional-Unfiltered-ebook/dp/B0FHJZ1PJMConnect with Coach KerenLearn more: https://kereneldad.com/Join VIP Day 2026: https://kereneldad.com/vipday2026/Schedule a Free Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkeren/
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Jenna Zoe: Human Design, Self-Trust, and the Courage to Become Who You Are
Jun 1800:46:14Tap to summarizeThis week on COACHED, Keren sits down with Jenna Zoe, creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author, and one of the leading voices responsible for bringing Human Design into the mainstream conversation.What follows is not simply a discussion about Human Design.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-good It is a conversation about authenticity, intuition, self-trust, and the hidden cost of spending years trying to become someone you were never meant to be.Together, Keren and Jenna explore why so many ambitious people find themselves successful on paper yet disconnected in practice, why force is often mistaken for discipline, and why true fulfillment begins when we stop trying to fix ourselves and start learning who we actually are.Jenna shares the story of her own journey—from atheist science student to spiritual seeker, from Kabbalah student to Human Design pioneer—and explains why understanding your energetic blueprint can become a practical roadmap for making decisions, navigating uncertainty, and creating a life that feels deeply aligned.Whether Human Design is completely new to you or already part of your vocabulary, this episode offers a powerful reminder that the goal of personal growth may not be becoming more.It may be becoming truer.In This EpisodeJenna's journey from science-minded skeptic to spiritual teacherThe Kabbalah teachings that transformed her understanding of lifeThe Human Design reading that changed everythingWhy obsession is often a clue to purposeThe difference between success and alivenessThe five Human Design energy types and what they revealHow conditioning pulls us away from our authentic natureWhy self-understanding is the foundation of self-loveThe hidden danger of forcing outcomesHow to navigate uncertainty without panicThe paradigm shift Jenna believes humanity is currently experiencingWhy intuition is often more trustworthy than logicThe ultimate manifestation: becoming someone you love beingMemorable Moments"There are things you do because they are successful, and there are things you do because they give you life.""When you really understand yourself, you stop arguing with who you are.""The work isn't about becoming more. It's about becoming truer.""The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are."About Jenna ZoeJenna Zoe is the creator of My Human Design, founder of the Align App, bestselling author of Human Design, and host of the Align Podcast. She has helped millions of people better understand themselves through the lens of Human Design and is widely recognized as one of the foremost voices in the field.Learn more:• https://www.jennazoe.com• https://www.myhumandesign.com• https://www.alignapp.com• Instagram: @jennazoeContinue the ConversationContinue the ConversationIf this conversation resonated with you, you may enjoy my books:GILDED: Breaking Free from the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreGILT FREE: Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodLearn more about my coaching programs at: www.KerenEldad.comInterested in exploring whether coaching is right for you?Book a complimentary Clarity Call:https://calendly.com/kereneldadEnjoyed This Episode?Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who may be tired of forcing their way through life and ready to begin trusting themselves instead.
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Natalie Ellis: The Truth About Building a Freedom-Based Business
Jun 1100:40:26Tap to summarizeWhat happens when you achieve everything you thought you wanted - and discover you're still not free?This week on Coached, I sit down with entrepreneur, speaker, bestselling author, and BossBabe founder Natalie Ellis for one of the most honest conversations I've had about ambition, success, motherhood, and the very, very high cost so many of us pay in pursuit of them all.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodNatalie built one of the largest communities for female entrepreneurs in the world. From the outside, she had everything: a thriving business, millions of followers, financial success, a beautiful family, and a life many people dream about.Then she found herself sitting on her bathroom floor at 2 a.m., exhausted, anxious, and questioning everything.In this conversation, Natalie shares the moment that changed the trajectory of her life and business, the painful process of stepping away from what she had built, and how she ultimately returned to create something far more aligned.We discuss:Why success without freedom eventually becomes a trapThe hidden cost of building a business around other people's definitions of achievementHow postpartum anxiety and burnout became an unexpected catalyst for transformationWhy defining your personal "enough number" changes everythingThe danger of lifestyle creepFreedom versus financial securityThe role motherhood played in reshaping Natalie's prioritiesHow to stop making decisions from FOMOThe systems every entrepreneur needs to create a freedom-based businessWhy one offer often beats many offersWhat alignment actually looks like in practiceHow to identify the part of your business you should never delegateNatalie offers us a powerful reminder: Freedom isn't something you earn after success. Freedom is something you must build into success from the beginning.Connect with NatalieWebsite: https://www.bossbabe.com/Instagram: @iamnataliehttps://www.instagram.com/bossbabe.inc/?hl=enPodcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bossbabe-podcast/id1453389736Book: The Freedom-Based Business MethodConnect with Coach KerenWebsite: Coach Keren EldadInstagram: @coachkerenBook: Gilt Free = Ditching Your Gilded Cage for GoodBook a Clarity Call with Coach Keren: https://calendly.com/kereneldad
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Derek Gaunt: The Negotiation Secrets That Transform Relationships, Leadership, and Life
Jun 400:50:29Tap to summarize"Everything makes sense when you have enough data." Former FBI hostage negotiator Derek Gaunt explains why the best negotiators aren't persuasive—they're curious. Learn the five levels of listening, the power of dynamic silence, and how to uncover the hidden information that changes everything.https://coached-with-coach-keren.captivate.fm/gilt-free-ditching-your-gilded-cage-for-goodWhat if the secret to influence wasn't persuasion?What if it was understanding?In this fascinating episode of Coached, Keren sits down with Derek Gaunt—former hostage negotiator, senior coach at The Black Swan Group, and co-author of Fight Less, Win More—to explore the psychology of communication, negotiation, and human connection.Drawing on nearly three decades in law enforcement and years training leaders around the world alongside Chris Voss and The Black Swan Group, Derek reveals why the best negotiators aren't the most persuasive people in the room—they're the most curious.Together, Keren and Derek discuss:How Derek went from street cop to hostage negotiatorThe lessons he learned negotiating with people in crisisWhy every conversation is a negotiationThe biggest mistake people make in difficult conversationsThe Five Levels of ListeningWhy most people aren't actually listeningThe power of labels and mirrorsHow to use Dynamic Silence to transform communicationThe hidden psychology behind conflictWhat a "Black Swan" is and how it can completely change an outcomeWhy curiosity beats certaintyHow great negotiators build trust without sacrificing resultsThe myth of win-win negotiationWhy empathy is one of the most powerful leadership skills in the worldThis conversation is packed with practical tools you can immediately use in your business, relationships, leadership, parenting, coaching, and everyday life.Connect with Derek GauntWebsite:https://www.blackswanltd.comThe Black Swan Group:https://www.blackswanltd.comBook:Fight Less, Win Morehttps://www.amazon.com/Fight-Less-Win-MoreLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/derekgauntOther Resources MentionedNever Split the Difference by Chris VossConnect with Keren EldadWebsite:https://www.coachkeren.comBook:GILDED: Break Free From the Cage of Ambition, Perfectionism, and the Relentless Pursuit of MoreBook:GILT FREE: Breaking Free From The Gilded Cage For GoodBook a Consultation:https://calendly.com/kereneldadInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/coachkerenEnjoying the Coached Podcast?Subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with someone who wants to become a better communicator, leader, coach, negotiator, spouse, parent, or human being.
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Fear Is Not an Option. Neither Is Playing Small: Featuring Monica Berg
May 2800:50:24Tap to summarizeIn this profound and deeply personal episode of Coached, Coach Keren sits down with Monica Berg - bestselling author, spiritual teacher, speaker, podcaster, and Chief Communications Officer of The Kabbalah Centre International - for a conversation on emotional mastery, certainty, fear, desire, soul growth, surrender, and the deeper meaning behind life’s greatest challenges.Together, they unpack how ancient spiritual wisdom can radically transform modern life, relationships, business, ambition, healing, and personal growth.In this episode, we discuss:Monica’s introduction to Kabbalah at 17 years oldWhy spirituality is about dissolving the ego, not escaping lifeThe hidden meaning behind pain, process, and adversityCause and effect through the lens of the soul’s journeyWhat “certainty beyond logic” actually meansThe difference between surrender and giving upMonica’s experience raising a son with Down syndromeThe story behind “Fear Is Not an Option”The three categories of fear: healthy, real, and illogicalWhy most fears are completely illogicalDesire as a sacred spiritual forceThe difference between egoic ambition and soul-aligned ambitionHow appreciation transforms relationshipsConscious love and soulmate partnershipPractical tools to shift perspective instantlyKey Quotes“Fear is not an option.”“The process is the purpose.”“You are not here to suppress desire. You are here to refine it.”“The ego creates shells. Spirituality removes them.”“You do not need to find something externally to improve you. You need to remove the parts that cover who you already are.”Resources + LinksMonica BergMonica Berg Official SiteThe Kabbalah Centre InternationalSpiritually Hungry PodcastBooks MentionedFear Is Not an OptionRethink LoveThe Gift of Being DifferentSatan: An AutobiographyListen + SubscribeCoached with Coach Keren on Apple PodcastsCoach Keren Official WebsiteBook a Free Clarity Call with Coach Kerenhttps://calendly.com/kereneldad/consultation?back=1Coach Keren Eldad's BooksGildedGilt Free
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