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If you’re an empath or highly sensitive entrepreneur, odds are you’ve struggled with building a thriving business and amassing wealth because you don’t know how to charge a premium rate for your services without compromising your own values and beliefs. You’re committed to your clients and serving them well, but you’re still looking for the sustainability and balance that you need in order to impact more of the clients that you love.

Catherine Wood, Master Certified Coach and Founder of Unbounded Potential, has been exactly where you are. Each week on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, she will be sharing stories and interviews that support and inspire heart-centered entrepreneurs just like you in growing a scalable and impact-driven business on your own empathic terms while prioritizing living a joyfully aligned life. It’s time to claim your self worth to own your net worth in order to have the life and career you deeply desire.

The Prosperous Empath® Podcast Catherine Wood

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 19 Ratings

If you’re an empath or highly sensitive entrepreneur, odds are you’ve struggled with building a thriving business and amassing wealth because you don’t know how to charge a premium rate for your services without compromising your own values and beliefs. You’re committed to your clients and serving them well, but you’re still looking for the sustainability and balance that you need in order to impact more of the clients that you love.

Catherine Wood, Master Certified Coach and Founder of Unbounded Potential, has been exactly where you are. Each week on The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, she will be sharing stories and interviews that support and inspire heart-centered entrepreneurs just like you in growing a scalable and impact-driven business on your own empathic terms while prioritizing living a joyfully aligned life. It’s time to claim your self worth to own your net worth in order to have the life and career you deeply desire.

    Mindful Spending & Navigating Lifestyle Creep with Cris Caruso

    Mindful Spending & Navigating Lifestyle Creep with Cris Caruso

    In this episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m sitting down with financial advisor and UNBOUNDED Mastermind Alum, Cris Caruso to talk about a phenomenon that many people have experienced in recent years: lifestyle creep. Cris has been in the financial services industry since 2004 and a financial advisor since 2008. Beyond that, she has pursued additional education in understanding how our behaviors shape financial outcomes by earning the Behavioral Financial Advisor designation from Think2Perform. She also earned the Accredited Domestic Partnership Advisor credential prior to 2015 as a way to support her LGBTQIA+bclients and continues to use this knowledge to work with unmarried couples and non-traditional families. You’ll appreciate her unique experience throughout today’s episode as she speaks on lifestyle creep, or lifestyle inflation, which is overspending on things that you don’t actually need as your income increases. When you’re early in your career, your spending habits focus on must-haves like housing and groceries. But as your income increases, it’s easy to lose track of what is a necessity and what are simply too many luxuries, and to just keep buying more. Cris and I discuss both values-based and practical strategies on how to identify the areas of your life you should spend generously on and where to be more mindful to reach your long-term goals. How do you live in alignment with your money, especially as an entrepreneur and an empath? You’ll get an answer to this question as you listen to our thought provoking conversation on purposeful spending, the importance of allowing yourself to have fun & fabulous experiences, and more.
     
    Topics:
    Understanding lifestyle creep and how to identify and avoid meaningless overspending  The importance of spending generously on things that truly satisfy you and how to identify what they are  Recognizing how perfectionism, scarcity mindset, and societal expectations are contributing to your relationship with money  Finding the right balance between lifestyle creep and mindfully increasing your spending as your income grows  Navigating financial planning as an entrepreneur with a fluctuating income that often grows quicker than expected  How to start investing in a way that is aligned with your values and vision   
    Episode Resources:
    The Millionaire Next Door The Next Millionaire Next Door We Should All Be Millionaires  BottomLine  Join us on April 15th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.  
    Connect with Cris:
    Website  Facebook  Instagram: @savoirefinancial  LinkedIn   
    Connect with Catherine:
    Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.   
    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.  
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 52 min
    I’M PREGNANT! The Twists & Turns of My Journey, Part 2 of 2

    I’M PREGNANT! The Twists & Turns of My Journey, Part 2 of 2

    Disclaimer: This episode could be hard for some listeners to hear, especially if you’ve been struggling with conceiving. I’ll share that we are pregnant, and we have been blessed to have NOT had any miscarriages. 
     
    On this week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m continuing to authentically share the behind-the-scenes of my pregnancy journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Be sure to listen to last week’s episode if you haven’t already! In the beginning, the process was incredibly challenging for me because I went into it attached to a certain timeline in my mind - getting pregnant immediately - and it just didn’t happen that way for us. Instead, I had to stop trying to control the journey, trust the process, and discover ways of getting support that I hadn’t considered before. From seeing alternative healthcare providers and sharing my struggles more openly with family and friends to considering IVF and getting a medical procedure that finally helped us conceive naturally, I’m sharing all the details in today’s episode. If you’ve been struggling trying to conceive or know someone who is, I hope that my experience helps you feel less alone on your journey and more empowered to trust your instincts. 
     
    Topics:
    The idea that how you show up or get blocked in one area of your life (for example, business) can be applied to other areas of your life (in this case, conception) Letting go of unfulfilled pregnancy expectations and surrendering to the process and my intuition instead of holding onto a rigid timeline How openly sharing my struggles and getting support, encouragement, and blessings from others created an energetic shift for me Working with an acupuncturist + a chiropractor and getting a medical procedure (HCG) to increase our chances of conceiving naturally How my habits have (and have not) shifted during pregnancy, from morning routine to cold plunging

    Episode Resources
    Dr. Debra Ramsay at Alignment Chiropractic Center Kate Zeigler at Tidewater Acupuncture Mount Auburn Center for Women in Cambridge Unbounded Mastermind Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks   Reflections, Ahas and Lessons Learned on Hosting the First Unbounded Mastermind Retreat

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    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.  
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 33 min
    I’M PREGNANT! Opening Up About My Journey, Part 1 of 2

    I’M PREGNANT! Opening Up About My Journey, Part 1 of 2

    Disclaimer: This episode could be hard for some listeners to hear, especially if you’ve been struggling with conceiving. I’ll share that we are pregnant, and we have been blessed to have NOT had any miscarriages. 


    I’ve been looking forward to recording this episode of the Prosperous Empath® for months now. I’m so excited to share that I’m pregnant! Yet, my journey to conception has been long and full of challenges. In this episode, I’m going to get vulnerable about my experience because there is so much information I wish I had known before my husband Parth and I started trying to have a baby. I mistakenly thought we’d get pregnant immediately, but it took us almost a year to conceive. Over that year, I learned the importance of managing unfulfilled expectations, self-advocating for my wants and needs, breaking down in order to break through, and many other things that I simply wasn’t ready for at the beginning of my conception journey. When you want something so deeply, it’s really hard to surrender - yet that’s just what I had to do. Whether you’re thinking about pregnancy or already trying to conceive, I hope that this episode helps you feel more supported as you navigate your own journey. 
    Topics:
    Going into the conception process thinking that I’m going to get pregnant immediately and working through the heartbreak of unfulfilled expectations  The importance of self-advocating for yourself, working with empathic medical professionals, and leaning on the practitioners you trust  How the personal development work I’ve been doing over the last decade has helped me during my conception journey

    Episode Resources
    Mount Auburn Center for Women in Cambridge Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open! Unbounded Mastermind Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support. Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks    
    Connect with Catherine:
    Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.   
    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
     
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 35 min
    Becoming the Architect of Your Ideal Schedule

    Becoming the Architect of Your Ideal Schedule

    As I’m recording this solo episode of the Prosperous Empath®, I’m enjoying a week with no client calls & focusing entirely on working on my business instead of working in it. I block off my calendar like this every last week of the month and instantly feel more spacious and creative. This got me thinking about one of the most popular topics I discuss with clients: Becoming the architect of your ideal schedule. When you’re a 9-5 employee, being busy is celebrated as a sign that you’re a hard worker or an overachiever, while embracing leisure is frowned upon. When you transition into entrepreneurship and become the CEO of your own schedule, the “busy” mindset has to shift. Why? Because as an entrepreneur, so much of your success is who you’re being and how you’re showing up - instead of how booked your schedule is. In this episode, I’ll unpack the idea of transforming your relationship with time as you grow & evolve and how it’s one of the most challenging (and necessary) mindset shifts to make as an entrepreneur. You’ll walk away with practical strategies on how to lean into CEO thinking, change your perspective, and master your time.
     
    Topics:
    How to shift your mindset from being a 9-5 employee to becoming the architect of your ideal schedule as an entrepreneur How to create energetic space in your calendar & mind to allow for big, intuitive, and courageous thinking to emerge Exploring the idea that your ideal schedule as an entrepreneur is going to evolve & look different depending on the season of business that you’re in  Looking at time management as self-management and allowing yourself to invite more leisure, idleness, and pleasure into your life How to build a schedule that works for you & prioritizes your energy instead of the energy of other people   
    Episode Resources:
    Unbounded Mastermind The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey Join the Private Unbounded Community on Mighty Networks Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open! Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support.  
    Connect with Catherine:
    Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.   
    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
     
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 35 min
    Exploring Sensitive Leadership with Nina Khoo

    Exploring Sensitive Leadership with Nina Khoo

    On this week’s episode of the Prosperous Empath®, we’ll explore how to effectively lead as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP), mitigate challenges, and work with your strengths. I’m thrilled to sit down with Nina Khoo, a Sensitive Leadership Coach and a Master NLP Coach who helps HSPs understand and embrace their unique wiring so they can become confident and empathetic leaders. It’s common for Highly Sensitive People to believe that they’re not capable of effective leadership and struggle with overwhelm, perfectionism, and second-guessing. Nina and I uncover how our greatest strengths can sometimes be the traits we feel most self-conscious about and pose a central question: How does a Highly Sensitive Person protect their gifts as a leader? As an empath and an HSP, your brain is physiologically wired to take more information in and process it more deeply, which can be an incredibly powerful leadership skill. Yet, it can also lead to overwhelm and self-criticism. Through our conversation, you’ll learn how to approach leadership in a more sensitive, empathetic, and compassionate way so you can own your gifts and make a bigger difference in the world. 
    Topics:
    Why HSPs feel that they’re not capable of being effective leaders and how the traits you may feel self-conscious about can be your greatest gifts  Overcoming overwhelm, perfectionism, and the tendency to subordinate your wisdom as an empathetic leader Cultivating awareness of how your brain is psychologically wired as a Highly Sensitive Person and learning how to use your unique wiring to your advantage Getting out of the procrastination and self-doubt cycle, learning how to own your HSP gifts instead of minimizing them, and coming back to your true why The future of business leadership and why the world needs more sensitive, compassionate, and empathetic leaders  
    Episode Resources:
    Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support. Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind, doors are now open! The Go-Giver: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea by Bob Burg and John David Mann Progress, Not Perfection: Mantra by Marie Forleo The NIA Technique Wild VoiceTM Writing with Kate Wolf
     
    Connect with Nina:
    LinkedIn  Facebook  Website   
    Connect with Catherine:
    Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.   
    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.  
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 50 min
    How I’m Inviting More Simplicity in My Life and Business in 2024

    How I’m Inviting More Simplicity in My Life and Business in 2024

    Welcome to the newest episode of The Prosperous Empath® Podcast, I am so delighted to be here with you. At the time of this recording it is a Monday morning and I’m coming off the most magical weekend where I celebrated the Lunar New Year with a group of girlfriends in Boston. We spent time with Louise Hay’s book, Colors & Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life, which in the past, has forecasted some very synchronistic and powerful moments in my life. I tell you this because the time spent this past weekend has allowed me to finally feel confident in choosing my word of the year for 2024, a word that has been calling me but I initially felt resistant to – simplicity. Throughout this episode I’m going to first rewind a bit to share how my word of the year for 2023, leisure, created a lot of amazing shifts in my life. Then, I’ll share the four areas where I’m inviting more simplicity in my life and business in 2024. Heads up that this episode also includes details on upcoming changes of how you can work with me. So if you’ve been thinking of joining our Emerge or Unbounded Masterminds, I invite you to listen all the way through then check out the links provided in the show notes. Enjoy!
     
    Topics:
    A look back on 2023 and how Catherine incorporated her previous word of the year “leisure” and was able to call that experience into her life How so many of us struggle with giving ourselves permission to relax, and often forget the time freedom we sought for ourselves when creating our businesses  The struggles that Catherine faced when choosing her word of the year for 2024 and why she initially resisted the word that was calling her  The four big areas of Catherine’s business where she is seeing a call for simplicity  The reminder that how you craft your schedule is completely up to you as the CEO of your business and your time Why Catherine is leaning into facilitating her two masterminds rather than her 1:1 practice  The disconnect that Catherine is feeling with social media and why she’s decided to take a step back   
    Episode Resources:
    Join us on March 11th at 12pm ET for our monthly Non-Networking Power Hour for Empath Entrepreneurs with our UNBOUNDED Mastermind Community for deep connections and meaningful support. Colors & Numbers: Your Personal Guide to Positive Vibrations in Daily Life   Past Episode: My Word for 2023 Past Episode: Choosing A Word of the Year with Rebecca Arnold and Rebecca Eller-Molitas  Learn more about the Emerge Mastermind by messaging me on Instagram, doors are now open! Learn more about the Unbounded Mastermind, doors open in April!  
    Connect with Catherine:
    Website LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Sign up to receive my weekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox every Friday since 2016, here.   
    Work with Catherine:
    Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine’s team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.
     
    Visit this episode's full show notes page here.
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    The Prosperous Empath® Podcast is produced by Heart Centered Podcasting.

    • 37 min

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Made for me! And maybe you too!

Every time I listen to this podcast I feel like Cat is speaking directly to me! Her topics and language are so relatable for passionate empaths like myself! I feel understood, affirmed and resourced with this podcast.

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Gems in each episode!

I truly enjoy all of the goodness Cat puts forth. From her book, to the podcast and phenomenal offerings she has within her professional practice.

I have been in business ten years and I wish I had access to her array of support in earlier days.

Being an hsp no longer needs to hold us back. Now with the better understanding of HOW we work and WHY, we can surpass our dreams and wishes.

Thank you Cat for the amazing work you do!

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As an high achieving, ambitious empath, introvert and HSP who recently started her own business I look forward to each new episode of The Prosperous Empath.
Catherine embodies what it is to be an empath AND an entrepreneur. Whether it is a solo episode OR an interview, I always walk away with a more grounded feeling and at least one thing to consider in my own entrepreneur journey.

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