The first time I met Dr. Kendall Houghton, we were sitting at a dinner table in Ojai, California. As we talked, she casually mentioned three things every woman should know about money—and suddenly, the entire table leaned in. It was as if she had tapped into an unspoken truth, a conversation we all craved but rarely had.

In this episode of Embodied, I spoke with Kendall—an economist, researcher, and financial guide whose work focuses on expansive interdependence and joyful creation. Together, we explored the emotional and spiritual dimensions of money, the way financial awareness can be a form of shadow work, and why it’s so important for women to claim their financial desires.

Kendall brings a fresh and deeply human perspective to economics. She believes money isn’t just about numbers and transactions—it’s about energy, mutual care, and the way we choose to participate in the world. Our conversation left me seeing money in a whole new way.

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How do we begin to trust ourselves when life demands we suppress our emotions? This question is at the heart of my conversation with Mike Sears, a Halifax Fire Captain, peer support advocate, and founder of Fight4Life. A firefighter for over two decades, Mike shares his journey of reconnecting with his body after emotional numbness, offering profound lessons in trust, healing, and transformation.

On Embodied, Mike talks about navigating the intense demands of firefighting, where vulnerability often takes a backseat to survival. After a breaking point left him physically and emotionally drained, he attended the BC Firefighter Resiliency Program, where he processed years of stored trauma and rediscovered what he calls a sense of “body calm.”

In our conversation, we explore:

• How suppressed emotions manifest in the body as physical symptoms.
• The courage it takes to step back and prioritize healing.
• Why vulnerability can be a profound strength, even in high-stakes professions.
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