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Heart-Led CEO
Hosted by Anacani Walters · ENGLISH
From nurse to CEO, Anacani Walters knows what it’s like to build a wellness business from the ground up — with the late nights, the self-doubt, and the dream of more freedom.
The Heart-Led CEO Podcast is for women entrepreneurs who want to grow smarter, not harder. Each week, Anacani blends AI, automation, and soulful business strategy to help you streamline your systems, magnetize clients, and build a business that actually feels good.
As the founder of EmpowerHER Wave, she’s coached and mentored women around the world to scale sustainably — without the burnout. Expect a mix of real talk about the messy side of entrepreneurship, practical AI and marketing tools made simple, and mindset shifts that reconnect you to why you started in the first place.
Whether you’re a yoga teacher, coach, or wellness CEO, this is your space to learn how to:
Use AI and automation without losing your authenticity.
Create systems that support your lifestyle instead of draining it.
Build confidence in marketing and selling your offers (without the bro tactics).
Prioritize mental health, family, and self-care while scaling your income.
🎧 Subscribe now and join a movement of women who are redefining success: profitable, sustainable, and unapologetically heart-led.
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Ep 59: The Empty Cup CEO — Why Giving From Depletion Is Costing You More Than You Know
1w ago00:26:18Tap to summarizeWhat does a heart condition at 25, a Marine Corps Marathon, and your flat Instagram captions have in common?More than you think.In Episode 59 of the Heart-Led CEO Podcast, Anacani opens up about the real reason she was diagnosed with two heart conditions in her mid-twenties — not laziness, not genetics, but depletion. A lifestyle that looked great on the outside and was hollowing her out on the inside. And two doctors who never once connected the dots.Twenty years later, she is watching the early warning signs show up again. This time, she catches them. Because this time, she has her why.This episode is the opening of the Overflow Arc — a series of conversations about what it actually looks and feels like to lead from full.In this episode you will learn:Why the empty cup is a business strategy problem, not just a self-care conversationThe real reason Anacani caught the warning signs at 45 that she missed at 25 (hint: it is her son and her husband)Why "forever is today" is more than a saying — and why she forgot it when she left nursingThe 3 signs your cup is running empty right now in your business and your lifeWhy depletion masquerades as imposter syndrome and doubtWhat overflow actually is — and why it is a source, not a rewardA preview of what is coming on July 8th with pleasure coach Tiffany YelvertonQuotable moments from this episode:"My body finally sent me the medical bill.""Your why has to be louder than your habits.""Forever is today.""That is not imposter syndrome. That is depletion wearing the mask of doubt.""Magnetism is not something you can manufacture. It comes from your flow, which comes from overflow.""You cannot fill a cup that has holes in it.""Overflow is not the reward. It never was. It has to be your source."Resources mentioned:Overflow Audit (free 5-question PDF): Join the watch list https://empowerherwave.com/turned-on-ceo-pageJuly 1st Live Event — The Turned On CEO with Tiffany Yelverton: Anacani's personal Facebook page facebook.com/usaf4fprincess + YouTube — no registration needed, just show up liveTiffany Yelverton: enticeme.netEmpowerHER Biz Collective (free Facebook community): facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollectiveConnect with Anacani:Instagram: @empowerherwaveWebsite: empowerherwave.comIf this episode landed for you, subscribe so you never miss one, leave a review if you feel called to, and share this with a woman who needs permission to stop giving from empty.
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Ep 58. The Dark Side of AI Chatbots: How to Stay AI Literate Without Becoming AI Dependent
2w ago00:32:26Tap to summarizeIf you think the scariest thing about AI is that it's going to take your job, you're looking at the wrong door. The scariest thing right now is what we've been handing our kids without ever reading the label.This week on Heart-Led CEO, I'm going somewhere I almost didn't go. After listening to Oprah Winfrey's new podcast episode on AI psychosis, chatbot companionship, and the families who have been tragically affected, I knew I couldn't just teach the pretty parts of AI anymore. Not on this podcast, and not in the AI 101 I taught on base this week to my military community.This episode is for anyone who loves someone who uses AI, which is all of us. You don't have to use AI to protect yourself and your family from it. You just have to understand it.In this episode, we talk about:How AI chatbots are built to keep you talking, not to keep you well, and why that matters more than most people realizeThe "mask" effect: why you may not even be talking to the same model when you return to a conversationWhy the real danger was never the tool itself, but the lack of regulation and understanding around it, like an unguarded door in your houseWhat AI psychosis is and why the people around the victims often had no idea what AI was really capable ofWhy you can be AI literate without being AI dependent, and how the yoga practice of pratyahara (drawing your senses inward) applies to how we set boundaries with technologyThree simple awareness moves anyone can make today: name what AI is out loud, check the off-ramp to real human help, and keep a human in the loop for anything involving your heart, health, or childrenHow to set custom guardrails inside any language model so it doesn't romanticize, lie, or try to replace real connectionWhy deepfakes are disproportionately targeting the elderly and families with young children, and what you can do about itYour quick win: Pick one app, yours or your child's, and find out two things: who made it, and what it does with what you tell it. That one small move takes you from "AI is scary" to "I see you, and I know where the door is."Resources mentioned: AI Responsibility Compass: DM the word COMPASS to @empowerherwave on Instagram Free community: EmpowerHER Biz Collective on FacebookOprah's Podcast Episode: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-side-of-ai-chatbots-warning-signs-risks-and-reality/id1782960381?i=1000771836256 Deepfake safety training coming next month inside the Facebook group If this episode brought something up for you, please call or text 988Connect with Anacani: Instagram: @empowerherwave Facebook Group: EmpowerHER Biz Collective Website: empowerherwave.com Clarity Catalyst Call: empowerherwave.com/clarityEpisode Timestamps: 00:00 — Cold open: You're looking at the wrong door 01:00 — Grounding breath 02:00 — The Oprah episode and AI psychosis 03:19 — Why I couldn't skip this conversation 05:25 — Teaching AI 101 on base 07:40 — Point 1: Chatbots are built to keep you talking 13:00 — Point 2: The unguarded door (regulation and awareness) 18:00 — Point 3: AI literate without AI dependent (pratyahara) 19:43 — Three awareness guardrails anyone can set today 26:00 — Deepfakes and family safety 28:45 — Quick win: who made your app and what does it do with your data 30:28 — Three-point recap 31:11 — Community invite and sign-off
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Ep. 57: Building in Public and 3 Signs Your Brand Silence Is Burnout (and How I’m Reviving 2 Brands Live)
3w ago00:25:16Tap to summarizeWhat happens when a heart-led entrepreneur lets two thriving brands go quiet, not from a lack of ideas, but from burnout she didn’t even recognize? In this deeply personal episode, Anacani Walters pulls back the curtain on why her stand-up paddleboard brand PHAT Mermaids and her prenatal and postnatal yoga brand My Yoga Magic went silent after her family’s move from Japan back to the U.S.She breaks down how burnout often shows up not as a dramatic breakdown, but as a slow, quiet fade...the Instagram account that stops getting posted to, the offer you stop talking about, the brand that drifts into the background while you tell yourself you’ll get back to it “later.”Anacani shares three clear signs your brand silence is actually burnout (not a strategy problem), her marathon wall analogy for pushing through entrepreneurial resistance, and the yoga concept of Tapas, the inner fire of disciplined showing up, that she let go out in two of her businesses.She then announces her Building in Public project: over the next six weeks, she’ll revive both brands using her own Alchemized Content Method and Lunar Framework, sharing strategy, real numbers, mindset shifts, and results with full transparency. If you’ve got a brand, offer, or dream that went quiet, this episode is your permission slip to name it and start the revival.What You’ll Learn in This EpisodeWhy burnout doesn’t always look like a breakdown — and how it quietly kills brandsThe 3 signs your brand silence is burnout, not a strategy gapHow your nervous system responds to visibility when you’re running on emptyThe yoga concept of Tapas and what it means to let your inner fire go outWhat “Building in Public” looks like for a real wellness entrepreneur with three brandsHow the Alchemized Content Method creates a rhythm that honors your energy instead of draining itThe 3 Signs Your Brand Silence Is BurnoutSign 1: You feel relief when you don’t post, not peace, but relief. Your nervous system is telling you visibility has become a threat.Sign 2: You keep planning the comeback but never executing. You’ve redesigned your grid 47 times in your head but you keep closing Canva.Sign 3: You talk about the brand in past tense. “I used to teach SUP yoga.” When you refer to something active as if it already ended, your subconscious is trying to let it go.Key Quote“Survival mode does not produce magnetic content. What does it produce? Silence. And the antidote is not more hustle. It is a system that meets you where your energy actually is.” — Anacani WaltersQuick Win from This EpisodeOpen your notes app and write down one brand, offer, or piece of your business that went quiet. Just name it. You don’t have to fix it. Awareness is power, and naming it is the first repair.Timestamps00:00 — Brand Silence or Burnout (Hook)00:28 — Heart-Led CEO Intro02:26 — Building in Public Announcement03:31 — Why My Brands Went Quiet04:10 — Burnout Is a Slow Fade09:03 — Tapas, Marathon Walls, and Pushing Through11:52 — Reviving Two Brands in Real Time14:56 — Three Signs Your Brand Silence Is Burnout17:56 — Nervous System, Rhythm, and the Alchemized Content Method20:14 — Embrace the Sparks Bingo Challenge Invite22:14 — Quick Win and Closing24:09 — Community OutroResources + Links MentionedEmpowerHER Biz Collective (Free Facebook Community): facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollectiveEmbrace the Sparks Bingo Challenge: Free inside the Facebook community — gamified content creation with monthly prize drawingsInstagram: @empowerherwaveWebsite: empowerherwave.comMentioned Frameworks: The Alchemized Content Method™, Lunar Framework, Building in Public 6-Week SprintContinue the ConversationIf this episode hit home, I’d love to hear from you. Come join us inside the free EmpowerHER Biz Collective on Facebook where we’re taking these conversations deeper with live trainings, tech walkthroughs, and real heart-centered support.If you loved today’s episode, subscribe so you never miss one, leave a review if you feel called (it helps other heart-led women find us), and share it with a fellow wellness entrepreneur who might need to hear this today.Continue to be you, continue to be beautiful, and continue leading from your heart. 🌊
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Ep 56. Profit Without Apology: Using AI Unapologetically as a Heart-Led CEO
4w ago00:30:44Tap to summarizeYou are not arrogant for using AI. You are leading.This is the final episode of the four-part Protect, Participate, Profit series, and it might be the most important conversation we've had yet. Women are starting to hide the fact that they use AI. Not because they're ashamed, but because they're scared of what other women will say.Today we're talking about what it really looks like to profit without apology. What happens when you stop shrinking, stop pretending, and start claiming what AI makes possible in your life and your business.In this episode, you'll hear about:Why high-profile women like Reese Witherspoon and Mel Robbins faced brutal backlash for encouraging women to use AI, and what that means for the rest of us in our smaller circlesThe real fear underneath the judgment: fear of replacement, irrelevance, and being left behindWhat "profit without apology" actually looks like in practice: more time with your kids, better client sessions, speaking engagements you show up prepared forWhy women's 28-day hormonal cycle means the hustle culture productivity model was never built for our bodiesHow AI honors your cyclical nature when you set it up intentionally: handling follow-ups during your rest phase, repurposing content when creative energy is low, managing your inbox while you recoverThe environmental impact conversation: why intentional, well-structured prompting actually uses fewer resources than fragmented, back-and-forth promptingAnacani's personal story of two heart conditions at 25 from pushing too hard, and why she refuses to run that system anymoreThe full four-part series recap: protecting your brain, participating with intention, and profiting without apologyYour quick win from this episode: Write down one thing AI makes possible in your life or business that you've been hesitant to say out loud. Just claim it. Nobody else has to see it. Notice what it feels like. That's what profit without apology feels like.Your reflection question: If you fully embraced AI as a tool for your values and not against them, what would become possible in your life that isn't possible right now?Full Series Recap:Episode 52 (Protect): Cognitive offloading softens your brain. Cognitive augmentation sharpens it. Sleep, nutrition, hydration, and movement are non-negotiables before any AI strategy.Episode 53 (Protect Part 2): The mermaid mind map, chain-of-thought prompting as logical training, and the Socratic method built into your AI usage.Episode 55 (Participate): Cultural policing of AI hurts women. Opting out teaches the model nothing and costs your community everything. Three levels of participation: personal, professional, and civic.Episode 56 (Profit): Claim what AI makes possible without shrinking. You are a cyclical being, and AI was made for how you work.Resources Mentioned:EmpowerHER Biz Collective (Free Facebook Community): https://www.facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollective/Clarity Catalyst Call: empowerherwave.com/clarity"12 Signs You're Stuck in a Clarity Gap" Checklist: Comment TWELVE on any Instagram post @empowerherwaveConnect with Anacani:Instagram: @empowerherwaveWebsite: empowerherwave.comPodcast: Heart-Led CEOListen to the full Protect, Participate, Profit series: Comment LISTEN on Instagram @empowerherwave for direct links to Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Did this episode shift something for you? Share it with the wellness entrepreneur who's been hiding her AI use, the coach still burning out doing everything manually, or the woman who's been feeling shame about her tools. This conversation needs to reach her.Love the show? Subscribe, leave a review, and help us grow this movement. Your review helps other heart-led women find us. 💛CAPTIVATE EPISODE TAGS/KEYWORDSwomen entrepreneurs AI, profit without apology, AI for wellness entrepreneurs, cyclical business, women and AI backlash, hustle culture burnout, heart-led CEO, AI for yoga teachers, AI for doulas, intentional AI use, women hiding AI, AI environmental impact, cognitive augmentation, military spouse entrepreneur
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Ep 55. Why Women Are Being Punished for Using AI, and Why That’s Dangerous
May 2800:32:56Tap to summarizeTwo of the most famous women in the world tried to encourage other women to use AI. And the response was so vicious, so personal, that I genuinely worry we're heading toward a cultural moment where women will lie about using AI just to avoid social punishment.In this episode, I'm sharing what happened when Reese Witherspoon and Mel Robbins both posted reels encouraging women to adopt AI, and why the backlash in their comments revealed something much bigger than just opinions about technology.I'm also sharing two firsthand examples proving this pattern has already reached everyday women: a fellow AI educator who was hissed at like "the Antichrist" at a children's swim meet after mentioning she teaches AI, and my own experience posting a free AI 101 offer on my military base Facebook group, where the negative comments were so intense that interested women privately DM'd me instead of commenting publicly.This episode is the third in our four-part Protect, Participate, Profit series, and today we're deep in the PARTICIPATE pillar.What you'll learn in this episode:→ Why the backlash against women using AI is really about cultural policing, not technology → What opting out of AI is actually costing you and your community (less than 22% of AI roles are held by women) → The Three Spheres of AI Participation: Personal, Professional, and Civic, and where most women are stuck → How to set custom instructions so your AI honors your values, your boundaries, and your life → Why wellness practitioners have something to say in AI policy rooms that most tech people do not → A 5-minute quick win you can do today to completely change your AI experienceResources mentioned:→ Ep 52: Your Brain on AI (Cognitive Decline, Passive Use, and Why Women Wellness Entrepreneurs Are Essential) → Ep 53: Your Brain Is Softening and Nobody Is Talking About It (Part 2) → AI Responsibility Compass app (free, inside the Facebook group) → EmpowerHER Biz Collective (free Facebook group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollective/Connect with Anacani:→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empowerherwave/ → YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HeartHustleAcademy → Website: https://empowerherwave.comYour quick win from this episode: Open your AI tool of choice. Find the custom instructions or system prompt feature. Write three things: your role, one value that matters to you, and one way you want AI to support your life, not just your business. Three things. Five minutes. Notice the difference immediately.Listen to this episode: Comment LISTEN on Instagram @empowerherwave and I'll send the link straight to your DMs.Loved this episode? Please subscribe so you never miss an episode. Leave a review if this resonated with you. And share this with a woman who's been hesitating about AI. She might just need permission to show up.Coming next week: The series finale: Profit Without Apology. Why I will never pretend I don't use AI, and what becomes possible when you stop apologizing for the tools that give you back your life.CAPTIVATE TAGS/KEYWORDS: women and AI, AI cultural policing, women hiding AI use, AI participation framework, custom instructions AI, AI for wellness entrepreneurs, women in AI, AI gender gap, Reese Witherspoon AI, Mel Robbins AI, AI adoption women, human first AI, civic AI participation, military spouse entrepreneur
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Ep. 54 | Heal the Hustle: Automate Your Business with GoHighLevel, Claude AI & iPhone Shortcuts
May 2200:19:21Tap to summarizeWhat happens to your business when life gets heavy?This week, Anacani went live for nearly seven days straight during one of the hardest weeks she's had in a long time — and this episode is the proof that systems aren't just a business strategy. They're how you protect your peace when life has other plans.In this episode, you'll hear an AI-powered deep dive breakdown of Day 6 of the 7-Day Live Challenge: AI Tools + Strategies for Coaches — all about healing the hustle through automation. Specifically built for women wellness entrepreneurs, coaches, yoga teachers, healers, and anyone who started their practice to help people but ended up drowning in admin work instead.What you'll learn in this episode:Why automation feels scary to healers — and why that fear is based on a misunderstandingThe Automation Priority Pyramid — what to automate first, what to automate next, and what to NEVER hand over to a systemThe yoga breathing analogy that explains exactly why automation protects your magic (not replaces it)How GoHighLevel (GHL) uses triggers and actions to run your business without codeThe missed call text-back that recovers 20–40% of lost leads — automaticallyThe Fast Five Lead Response sequence that boosts response rates by 340%How appointment reminders alone can slash no-shows by 30%The 47-step monster mistake — and how to avoid over-engineering your workflowsHow Claude AI + the Alchemized Content Method turns one live video into four pieces of contentThe difference between generative AI and agentic AI — and why it matters for your businessiPhone Shortcuts you can build today: Wind Down mode, CEO morning check-in, Notes to Notion workflow, and back tapShortcuts Playground — how to build phone automations using plain English prompts in ClaudeYour homework from this episode: Build ONE automation today. Start with a warm welcome email sequence that feels like a hug. Just get one thing off your plate.Want the full training + all resources? The complete Day 6 replay, all seven days of the live series, and every resource, template, and Notion doc dropped during the week are inside the EmpowerHER Biz Collective — Anacani's free Facebook community. But only for 30 days. After that, they're gone.👉 Comment LISTEN on Instagram @empowerherwave and I'll send you the link directly.Resources mentioned:GoHighLevel (GHL) - 30-day free trial linkClaude AI — claude.aiDescript — for transcript editing and clip creationApple Shortcuts — free, already on your iPhoneEmpowerHER Biz Collective — free Facebook communityEcammConnect with Anacani: 📸 Instagram: @empowerherwave 💻 Website: empowerherwave.com 🎙️ Subscribe to Heart-Led CEO on Apple Podcasts + SpotifyIf this episode gave you something real — share it with a fellow heart-led entrepreneur who needs to hear it. Leave a review if you feel moved. It helps more women find this show. 🌊
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Ep 53. How to Use AI Without Losing Your Spark: 3 Brain-Protective Techniques for Wellness Entrepreneurs (Part II)
May 1500:33:08Tap to summarizeIn Part II of the PROTECT pillar series, Anacani Walters goes deeper into the cognitive health crisis quietly affecting women wellness entrepreneurs who are using AI. Through the real story of Rachel, a yoga teacher and wellness coach with 12 years of experience who was producing more content than ever but feeling mentally and physically worse, this episode delivers three actionable, neuroscience-backed techniques to help you stay sharp, present, and irreplaceable in the AI era.What You Will Learn in This Episode:The Mermaid Mind Map Technique: Why drawing AI output by hand before using it builds denser neural networks through cross-modal processingChain of Thought Prompting as Logic Training: How to use a 4-step practice to keep your brain in the driver's seat and train decomposition, one of the most powerful cognitive skills a business owner can haveThe Socratic Method with AI: How to stop asking for answers and start asking for questions so your prefrontal cortex stays engaged in higher-order reasoningWhy your community is paying a price for your hesitation around AI and what the antidote actually isThe civic responsibility angle: why less than 22% of AI roles are held by women and what that means for every wellness entrepreneur who opts outQuick Win from This Episode:Try the Socratic Prompt Method once today. Pick one piece of content you need to create. Write your 3 main ideas first. Then ask your AI: "Here are my ideas. Act as a critical expert and ask me 3 challenging questions that will make this piece stronger. Do not write the content for me."Reflection Question:What would your community be able to receive from you if you had 5 more hours in your week? And what would it take to create those 5 hours?Resources Mentioned:Part I of this series: Ep 52 "Your Brain Is Softening and Nobody Is Talking About It"EmpowerHER Biz Collective (free Facebook community): facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollectiveJim Kwik's Limitless Program: jimkwik.comAI Responsibility Compass App: my-ai-compass-flow.base44.app (DM COMPASS on Instagram for the link)12 Signs You're Stuck in a Clarity Gap checklist: comment TWELVE on any @empowerherwave postListen to the Episode:Comment LISTEN on Instagram @empowerherwave and we'll send you the Apple and Spotify links directly to your DMs.Join the Conversation:Come inside the EmpowerHER Biz Collective, our free Facebook community where we take these conversations deeper with live trainings, tech walkthroughs, and heart-centered support from women wellness entrepreneurs who get it. Link in the show notes.If this episode moved you, please share it, leave a review, and tag a fellow wellness entrepreneur who needs to hear this. Your share helps more women get into this conversation.SEO Keywords:AI for wellness entrepreneurs, cognitive decline AI use, how to use AI without burnout, chain of thought prompting wellness, mermaid mind map technique, women in AI, AI and cognitive health, heart-led CEO podcast, protect your brain AI, wellness entrepreneur AI tools
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Ep 52: Your Brain on AI — Cognitive Decline, Passive AI Use, and Why Women Wellness Entrepreneurs Are Essential (Part 1)
May 700:30:54Tap to summarizeOkay, I read every word. Full asset suite below. I did NOT cheat you on the show notes this time. 🌊EP 52 ASSET SUITEYour Brain on AI: Cognitive Decline, Passive Use, and Why Women Wellness Entrepreneurs Are the Antidote (Part 1)1. CAPTIVATE SHOW NOTES(Full SEO + AEO optimized — do not trim this)Episode Title: Ep 52: Your Brain on AI — Cognitive Decline, Passive AI Use, and Why Women Wellness Entrepreneurs Are Essential (Part 1)SEO Episode Description (for Captivate's "Description" field):What if the AI tools you're using every single day to save time are quietly making you less creative, less sharp, and less you?Research shows that passive AI use can reduce brain activity by up to 47%. And in this episode, Anacani Walters breaks down exactly what's happening — not from a tech bro perspective, but from a nurse, flight medic, and women's wellness lens that nobody else in the AI space is bringing to the table.This is Part 1 of a two-part episode, and it covers the foundational concepts you need before Part 2 takes you even deeper.In this episode, you'll learn:The difference between cognitive offloading (the one making you replaceable) and cognitive augmentation (the one making you irreplaceable) — and how to tell which one you're doing right nowWhy the 2025 MIT EEG research on passive AI use should have every wellness entrepreneur paying attentionWhy women wellness entrepreneurs are not irrelevant to the AI conversation — they are the antidote to itThe three non-negotiable brain foundations that nobody in the AI space is talking about: sleep, nutrition and hydration, and movementHow yoga teachers and movement coaches can turn their classes into neuroplasticity sessions using dual-tasking — a gift AI literally cannot replicateA simple 5-minute brain dump recall practice you can start today to shift from passive to active AI useWhy This Matters:Attention spans are collapsing. Anxiety is at record highs. Children are questioning their own existence in an age of AI. And the wellness practitioners who teach breathwork, nervous system regulation, embodiment, and movement are not sideline spectators to this conversation — they are the most essential voices in it.But you have to show up. You have to participate. And you have to protect your own mind in the process.That's what this episode is here to help you do.Your Quick Win From This Episode:Before you open any AI tool today, spend 5 minutes doing a brain dump recall. Write or voice-memo everything you already know about the topic first. Then bring AI in to challenge, expand, and sharpen what you wrote. That single step moves you from cognitive offloading to cognitive augmentation.Resources + Links Mentioned:Join the free EmpowerHER Biz Collective on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollectiveJim Kwik's Limitless Program (brain performance): jimkwik.comClarity Catalyst Call (90-min 1:1 strategic session): empowerherwave.com/clarityGrab the Clarity Gap Checklist: comment TWELVE on any @empowerherwave Instagram postListen on Apple or Spotify: comment LISTEN on any @empowerherwave Instagram postConnect With Anacani:Instagram: @empowerherwaveWebsite: empowerherwave.comFree Community: EmpowerHER Biz Collective on FacebookLoved this episode?Subscribe so you don't miss Part 2 - where we go even deeper into mermaid mind mapping, chain-of-thought prompting as brain training, and why your community is suffering right now.Leave a review if this landed for you. It takes 30 seconds and it helps other heart-led women find this show.Share this episode with a fellow wellness entrepreneur who needs to hear it.
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Ep 51. The AI Stat That Scared Me (And Why I'm Talking About It Saturday)
Apr 2900:14:49Tap to summarizeWhat if the way most people are using AI right now is quietly making them less creative, less sharp, and less themselves, and nobody is talking about it?In this episode, Anacani Walters shares the research that stopped her mid-scroll and completely reframed how she thinks about AI as a wellness entrepreneur. Research shows that passive AI use, letting AI think for you instead of with you, can reduce cognitive function by up to 47%. As yoga teachers, health coaches, healers, and heart-led CEOs, this is our conversation to lead.But here's what the hype world won't tell you: intentional AI use does the opposite. It sharpens you. It amplifies the wisdom only you carry. The difference isn't which tool you use, it's whether your brain is in the driver's seat or the backseat.In this short but powerful episode you'll learn:The difference between passive AI use and intentional AI use (and why it matters for your brain)Why women in wellness are the most qualified voices in the AI conversation, not the leastOne habit shift you can make before your next AI session that changes everythingWhy Anacani is speaking at the Queens of AI Summit this Saturday, and what she'll be going deeper on liveThis episode is for the woman who loves using AI but wants to make sure she's using it in a way that protects her voice, her creativity, and her cognitive health, not slowly outsourcing them away.🎙️ Ready to go deeper? Anacani is speaking live at the Queens of AI Summit this Saturday — and it's completely free to attend. Grab your spot in the show notes below.In This Episode:[00:00] The stat that reframed everything[02:00] What cognitive offloading actually means for your brain — and your business[05:30] Why wellness professionals are essential to the AI conversation, not behind in it[09:00] The difference between AI as a crutch vs. AI as a catalyst[12:30] Your one action step before Saturday[14:00] Join Anacani live at the Queens of AI SummitLinks & Resources Mentioned:🌊 Queens of AI Summit — FREE, this Saturday Anacani is speaking on Day 2, Session 12: Protect, Participate, Profit: A Hands-On Guide for Women Who Refuse to Be Left Behind by AI 👉 Grab your free spot here📋 Grab the free "12 Signs You're Stuck in a Clarity Gap™" Checklist Comment TWELVE on any post at @empowerherwave and it lands straight in your DMs. No opt-ins. No funnels. Just clarity.📞 Ready for a strategic mapping session? Book your Clarity Catalyst Call — 90 minutes of personalized direction so you stop spinning and start moving.Connect with Anacani: 📲 Instagram: @empowerherwave 🌐 Website: empowerherwave.com 💬 Free Community: EmpowerHER Biz Collective on FacebookKeywords (paste into Captivate's keyword/tag field): AI for women entrepreneurs, cognitive offloading, intentional AI use, heart-led CEO podcast, AI and burnout, wellness entrepreneurs and AI, Queens of AI Summit, women in AI, AI tools for coaches, nervous system and technology, AI content strategy, female entrepreneurs AI
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Ep 50. Wired for This: How Knowing Your Inner Compass Changes the Way You Lead
Apr 2200:47:48Tap to summarizeWhat if the reason your content feels forced, your offers feel heavy, and your business feels like it belongs to someone else, isn't a strategy problem? What if it's actually a wiring problem?In this milestone 50th episode of Heart-Led CEO, Anacani Walters welcomes her very first guest: Panda Hershey, founder of Your Full Expression and creator of the Inner Compass Framework.Panda comes from a science and institutional finance background, became an acupressure practitioner, and has spent nearly a decade helping high-capacity women decode their natural rhythm, relationship dynamics, and how to make decisions that finally feel like them. She is not your typical astrologer. She's a pattern reader.And once you see how you're wired? You really can't unsee it.In this conversation, Anacani and Panda go deep on:Why you don't have to learn astrology to use the Inner Compass Framework - Panda's system distills 14 tools into plain-English sentences you just readThe degrees of your astrological chart (0–29) and what they reveal about whether you are an initiator, a builder, or an integrator, and what that means for how you run your business and your dayWhy therapy, coaching, and personality tests can leave you feeling like something is still missing, and what actually fills that gapThe emotional moment Panda shared about her own mother, and the same pattern showing up in Anacani's relationship with her 4-year-old son GarfieldHow to stop timing conversations with your partner wrong, and why it has nothing to do with love and everything to do with wiringMercury retrograde reframed: why it's not a threat, it's your built-in integration windowHow Panda uses AI as "another brain" for pattern recognition, and why AI will never replace the subtlety of her workHow Anacani uses her own Inner Compass cards + AI together to build a business that fits how she's actually wired, not how she thinks she should beThis episode is for the woman who has done all the right things and still walks away from coaching programs feeling like she was the problem. It's for the mother trying to be present for a child who experiences the world differently. It's for the entrepreneur who keeps climbing the mountain and wonders if she's ever going to feel close to the top.Sister, you're not broken. You're wired differently. And nobody handed you the manual.Until now.WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODEWhat the Inner Compass Framework actually is and why it's different from Human Design, Myers-Briggs, or your birth chart readingHow to read your wiring in plain English, no jargon, no memorizingWhy understanding your degree range reveals your natural relationship to action and timingHow to use your wiring to structure your business, your day, and your relationships, without fighting yourselfThe one thing to shift when someone else's coaching framework keeps not working for youHow to use AI to compensate for the things your own wiring makes hardRESOURCES + LINKS MENTIONEDPanda's Wiring App (free — 2 Inner Compass cards, no astrology knowledge needed): yourfullexpression.com/wiringPanda's Full True North Program + memberships: yourfullexpression.comFollow Panda on Instagram: @itspandahersheyPanda on YouTube: 'Panda Hershey'Shared coach + mentor: Molly Mahoney (AI Stars certification program 1/2 OFF 1st Month.EmpowerHER Biz Collective (free Facebook community): facebook.com/groups/empowerherbizcollective12 Signs You're Stuck in a Clarity Gap™ checklist — comment TWELVE on any post @empowerherwaveClarity Catalyst Call (90-min 1:1 with Anacani): empowerherwave.com/clarityABOUT YOUR GUESTPanda Hershey is the founder of Your Full Expression and the creator of the Inner Compass Framework, a precision tool that uses astrology not to predict the future, but to decode how you're actually wired.She came from a science and institutional finance background, became an acupressure practitioner, and has spent nearly a decade helping high-capacity women understand their natural rhythm, relationship dynamics, and how to make decisions that finally feel like them. She is not your typical astrologer. She's a pattern reader.Website: yourfullexpression.comInstagram: @itspandahersheyWiring App (try it free): yourfullexpression.com/wiringTrue North: https://yourfullexpression.com/true-northABOUT YOUR HOSTAnacani Walters is a nurse-turned-entrepreneur, military spouse, first-time mama in her forties, and founder of EmpowerHER Wave. She helps heart-led women wellness entrepreneurs simplify tech, embrace automation, and grow sustainable brands without burning out, using AI, soulful systems, and the Alchemized Content Method™.Website: empowerherwave.comInstagram: @empowerherwaveFree community: EmpowerHER Biz Collective on FacebookFree Clarity Gap Checklist: comment TWELVE on any post @empowerherwaveLOVE THIS EPISODE?Subscribe to Heart-Led CEO on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listenLeave a review. 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