A woman’s life changes when she remembers she is worthy of being loved, guided, and supported.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James explores the transformative message of the Divine Feminine with Jennifer Russell, award winning Songwriter, spiritual mentor, author and founder of the Angels of Abundance Ascension Academy. Jennifer discusses spiritual awakening, abundance, self-worth, stillness, and the power of developing a direct relationship with the Divine. Jennifer shares how her journey with Mother Mary opens a path to healing, deeper faith, and a renewed sense of purpose. You’ll learn how feelings of unworthiness can block abundance, why nurturing the heart is essential for modern women, and how simple daily practices of stillness, prayer, meditation, and self-connection create profound transformation. Jennifer also reveals Mother Mary’s message that women are both powerful and precious. Remembering this truth can heal relationships, finances, and self-worth.Press play on this episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/. The woman you are becoming is waiting on the other side of that truth.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Jennifer Ruth Russell is an author, spiritual mentor, award-winning songwriter, and podcaster devoted to helping people heal their hearts and reconnect with their Divine nature. As the founder of the Angels of Abundance Ascension Academy, she has guided thousands of students through transformative journeys centered on abundance, spiritual growth, and self-discovery. Her deep and ongoing relationship with Mother Mary has inspired several books, including 21 Days to Abundance through the Immaculate Heart of Mother Mary and How to Create with Mother Mary & Friends. Through her teachings, music, and mentorship, Jennifer empowers women to embrace their worth, awaken their intuition, and experience the nurturing presence of the Divine Feminine. Connect with Jennifer Ruth Russell:Website: https://www.jenniferruthrussell.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/jenniferruthrussell/   FB: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferruthrussell YT: https://www.youtube.com/user/jen052954  Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

In a world drowning in noise, the most radical thing a woman can do is tell the truth and refuse to stop until someone listens.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Tamara Banks, Emmy Award-Winning Journalist & Documentary Filmmaker, for a bold, honest conversation about what conscious media actually looks like. Cynthia and Tamara dig into what it means to be a truth-teller in an era of media consolidation, corporate ownership, and algorithmically curated reality. Tamara breaks down how two major conglomerates now control the majority of national and local news in America and why the rise of independent journalism is not a crisis but a correction.You’ll hear Tamara’s message for every woman who has been waiting for permission: stop waiting. If you have ever been inspired by the women who are choosing to show something different, this episode will light a fire in you. Tune in and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Remember that you matter, your voice matters, and you are on this planet because you are essential.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Tamara Banks is an Emmy Award-winning journalist, international freelance TV news correspondent, producer, talk show host, and documentary filmmaker dedicated to social justice and transformative storytelling. She has worked with PBS, CNN, ABC, BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera, and Fox News, among many others. She is the creator and host of From Moment to Movement with Tamara Banks, originally launched on PBS 12, now produced independently. A former board member and current member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Tamara lives by the motto: one person can make a difference.Connect with Tamara Banks:LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamarabanks/?isSelfProfile=false  X:  https://x.com/iamtamarabanks     Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Healing doesn’t require an apology. It just requires a decision.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James talks with Stephanie Weaver, TED Talk coach, TEDx coach, writer, and public speaker, who explores family estrangement, childhood wounds, chronic illness, and the radical act of forgiving people who never admitted what they did. They go deep on Stephanie’s work as a TEDx coach, why storytelling is more powerful than any statistic, and how Cynthia herself was transformed through Stephanie’s coaching before her own TEDx talk.Stephanie shares practical advice for aspiring authors, the unexpected role food and recipes play as memory and metaphor throughout her memoir. Her message to every woman awakening right now: don’t shrink. Get louder. Your voice is not optional.Subscribe, leave a 5-star review, and send this to the woman in your life who is healing in silence and needs to know it’s possible. Tune in now and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Stephanie Weaver is a TED Talk coach, TEDx coach, storytelling strategist, and author of five books. Her career spans iconic institutions from the San Diego Zoo to the White House, and she has coached hundreds of speakers and curated TEDxSan Diego. Her memoir, Bittersweet: How to Heal Yourself When Your Family Is Broken, is out now—a firsthand account of healing from childhood sexual abuse, 16 years of family estrangement, and chronic illness, written for the woman who needed this book and couldn’t find it.Connect with Stephanie Weaver:Website: https://stephanieweaver.com/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/stephanieweavermph/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejweaver/?isSelfProfile=false YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgQxp-AyHWC9iPMWgxtS-gQ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sweavermph    Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

The moment a woman chooses to heal, trust herself, and align with her truth is the moment she steps into real power and purpose.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James is joined by Esther Wildenberg, Co-Founder and President of Codebreaker Technologies. Esther shares her journey from a life that looked successful on the outside but felt misaligned within, to becoming a global leader who empowers women to rise through inner transformation.  You’ll learn why success cannot skip the inner work, how personal growth and spiritual intelligence shape sustainable leadership, and why women must stop waiting for permission to step into their power. Esther also breaks down how clarity is created and how asking deeper questions unlocks purpose and direction.If this conversation meet the version of yourself that no longer asks for permission, please subscribe, leave a review, and visit https://www.cynthiajames.net/ Esther Wildenberg is a global executive leader, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder and President of Codebreaker Technologies — the world leader in personality coding technology. A former CEO by age 33, Esther has spent over two decades leading companies across industries and continents, empowering leaders to build sustainable success by integrating business excellence with spiritual intelligence. She is the author of The Undermined Soul and hosts retreats that guide women to align soul, heart, and mind into practical, purposeful action.Connect with Esther Wildenberg:Website: https://estherwildenberg.com/  FB: https://www.facebook.com/esther.wildenberg.9/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/esther_wildenberg/  LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estherwildenberg1/   Codebreaker TechnologiesLI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codebreaker-technologies-inc/ Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology, and she’s the author of multiple bestselling books, including I Choose Me. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

You didn't arrive empty. You arrived with every ounce of greatness the universe had to offer, and it's been waiting for you to remember that.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James chats with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Triche Atkins, Founder and CEO of the nonprofit, ShoVal & More, for a conversation about women's intrinsic greatness. Rev. Dr. Jacqueline shares the fierce, loving family that shaped her and why she left law for ministry to serve women who were crumbling inside. She shares what it truly means to remind women they came here fully backed, why the Gold Rush Women’s Conference is built on a cocoon of love rather than a lineup of speakers, and how 20 years of annual gatherings have produced women who buy houses, write books, and step boldly into the life they were always meant to live.Tune in to this episode, subscribe to Women Awakening, and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/. The world isn't waiting for a better version of you. It's waiting for the real one. Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Triche Atkins, affectionately known as Rev. Jackie, is on the ministerial team at Christ Universal Temple (CUT), and a teacher on the staff of The Johnnie Colemon Institute. She is the Founder and CEO of the nonprofit, ShoVal & More, whose mission is to lead people, with a focus on women, to a new or renewed awareness of their intrinsic greatness. To that end for the past 19 years, Rev. Jackie has produced an annual women's conference known by its God given name “The GOLD Rush Women’s Conference.” She, along with other powerful speakers, have shared effective tools with thousands of women to enable them to mine for their GOLD, turning their potential into manifest power.Connect with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Triche Atkins:LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rev-dr-jacqueline-triche-atkins-00a10a101/ FB:  https://www.facebook.com/jacqueline.t.atkins/ Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

You don’t have to shrink to belong. You don’t have to choose just one gift. The obstacles you see? They’re not as final as you’ve been told.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Diane Rose Kelly, visionary singer-songwriter, producer, writer, poet, speaker, and 6-time Hall of Fame athlete, to talk about the mindset behind her memoir, There Is No Goalie. Diane Rose scored 128 goals in college soccer not by being fearless, but by refusing to give the goalie her attention. That same philosophy has driven everything since: the music, the coaching, the 100+ songs, the stages shared with Gavin DeGraw, Train, and Melissa Etheridge.Diane Rose opens up about faith as a lived practice not a belief system to study, but a presence to embody. She and Cynthia share deeply personal spiritual moments and explore what it looks like when women stop waiting for permission and start leading from the inside out.You’ve been told to pick a lane, to be realistic, and to manage your expectations. This episode is the antidote. Tune in now and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/. Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Diane Rose Kelly is a visionary singer-songwriter, producer, writer, poet, speaker, and 6-time Hall of Fame athlete. A former professional soccer player, three-time All-American, collegiate soccer coach, and award-winning professor of Health & Kinesiology, she embodies passion, resilience, and service in every endeavor. Diane Rose is also a published self-help author, certified life coach, motivational speaker, and advocate for faith, inspiration, and women’s empowerment.Connect with Diane Rose Kelly:FB: https://www.facebook.com/p/Diane-Rose-Kelly-100054531397296/  IG: https://www.instagram.com/dianerosekelly/   Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Trusting your gifts changes everything the moment you stop asking for permission and start listening within. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits with Lana Dang, owner of Pampr’d Soul Salon, who explores what happens when a nail spa becomes a community. The conversation dives into how leadership, energy, and intention can transform an industry often driven by hustle into one rooted in connection, care, and purpose. Lana shares how her journey from corporate misalignment to entrepreneurship leads her to build a nail spa where both clients and team members feel respected, heard, and uplifted. You’ll learn how conscious leadership reshapes the customer experience and how healing and self-awareness directly impact how women show up in business. Reimagine what your work, leadership, and life can truly become. Watch the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Lanna Dang is a multi-passionate entrepreneur, conscious business guide, and owner of Pampr’d Soul Salon, one of the top nail spas in Arizona. With over a decade of experience in sales, business development, and leadership, she has built a beauty business rooted in intentional culture, emotional intelligence, and healing. Deeply immersed in personal development and metaphysical study, Lanna leads her team and serves her community with a commitment to conscious growth, authenticity, and raising the vibration of every space she occupies.Connect with Lanna Dang:IG: https://www.instagram.com/lannadang/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lannadang/?isSelfProfile=false    Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

A woman’s purpose comes alive the moment she trusts what is calling her forward.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James shares how purpose begins within and reveals itself through joy, heartbreak, desire, creativity, and the patterns that keep returning. She reminds women that their calling is already encoded inside them, waiting to be trusted and expressed.  You'll learn why purpose does not have one fixed path, how life’s hardest moments can point to deeper meaning, and why what lights a woman up is never random.Cynthia invites women to stop doubting their gifts and start saying yes to life asking to move through them.Stop waiting for permission to become who you already are. Watch the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168   Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Trusting your gifts changes everything the moment you stop asking for permission and start listening within. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James chats with Ceejay Amanda, Psychic Medium, who shares how mediumship moves beyond fear, performance, and old expectations into deeper connection, healing, and energetic truth. From sensitive empath to spiritual guide, Ceejay shows how trusting her gifts reshapes her life and calling. You’ll learn that mediumship is more than passing along messages. It requires discernment, integrity, and the courage to create a path that feels aligned. Ceejay invites women to trust their intuition, release fear, and stop forcing their gifts into someone else’s mold.Begin trusting the wisdom that is already speaking. Tune in to the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Ceejay Amanda is a Psychic Medium who has been and continues to forge a new path for Mediums to do Mediumship their own way while embodying a whole other level of energetics. Her specialty is being able to read beyond what spirit is telling her. She reads the full spectrum of the energy between spirit and their loved ones to communicate and bring forth what is needed, whether that be guidance, healing, ancestral understandings, purpose in the afterlife, and more. Even more, Ceejay provides Mentorship for aspiring and/or longstanding Mediums who are ready to expand their mastery in their mediumship abilities, energetics, & ultimately grow their business and create the impact they know their soul is here to make.Connect with Ceejay Amanda:IG: https://www.instagram.com/ceejay.amanda/FB: https://www.facebook.com/ceejayamanda/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ceejay.amanda   Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Beauty begins the moment a woman chooses to see value where others see none. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James is joined by Laura Madden, self-taught mixed media artist,who shares how she transforms discarded materials into powerful art blending sustainability, intuition, and reinvention into a creative life that reflects purpose and joy.You’ll learn that creativity is reclaimed. Laura reveals how using overlooked materials mirrors the human experience that nothing is wasted, everything can be reimagined. What once feels discarded can become something meaningful, alive, and deeply expressive.See your story differently, nothing about you is wasted. Watch the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/. Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Laura Madden is a self-taught mixed media artist based in Phoenix, Arizona, known for transforming discarded materials into striking works of art. Drawing from her background in fitness and sustainable fashion, she reimagines found objects—often overlooked or thrown away—into layered, textural pieces that reflect both beauty and purpose. Guided by a deep passion for the environment and design, her work explores the powerful intersection of renewal, creativity, and sustainability. Her pieces have been exhibited across Arizona and collected internationally, earning features in top design publications and media outlets.Connect with Laura Madden:Website: https://www.lauramaddenstudio.com/   IG: https://www.instagram.com/lauramaddenstudio/    Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Energy becomes wisdom the moment a woman chooses to listen within. When intuition leads, healing unfolds. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits with Matilda Lerche, healer and spiritual coach, who shares how bridging science and spirituality allows women to reconnect with their intuition, align their energy, and access deeper levels of healing and transformation. You’ll learn how intuitive awareness supports emotional healing, why many women and children feel disconnected in a world driven by logic, and how returning to the body creates clarity, calm, and alignment. Matilda also explores her unique work with children and how parents can support them by shifting from control to understanding and connection. Step into a deeper connection with your intuition, your body, and the quiet wisdom that is always guiding you forward. Watch the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Matilda Lerche is a healer and spiritual coach who blends energy healing with higher-wisdom life coaching to help clients awaken to their fullest potential. Drawing on her intuitive gifts and a PhD in Science, she bridges the worlds of science and spirituality, guiding clients to access their higher wisdom and align their energy for profound shifts in perspective, alignment, and personal growth. Matilda's unique approach creates a safe, nurturing environment for healing and transformation. In her sessions and programs, she supports clients in becoming a whole expression of themselves, merging the sacred and the everyday. Her mission is to help others embody the wisdom of their highest self and live the lives they are truly meant for.Connect with Matilda Lerche:IG: https://www.instagram.com/matildalerche/       LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matilda-lerche/?isSelfProfile=false    Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

A woman finds her voice the moment she stops waiting for the world to validate it. In this episode of Women Awakening, shares the deeper truth behind finding your voice through her own journey of trauma, healing, and transformation. She reveals how years of silence, self-doubt, and survival shaped her path, and how choosing herself became the turning point toward purpose, leadership, and impact.Cynthia explores how self-care, emotional integration, and strong boundaries allow women to reclaim their power. She also shares how entrepreneurship, creativity, and collaboration become pathways for women to express their gifts and create meaningful change.Your voice is essential. Growth is evolutionary. Every woman has the ability to expand, redefine her path, and step into a life that reflects her truth.This conversation is for women ready to stop shrinking and start choosing themselves. Watch the full episode and visit https://www.cynthiajames.net/. Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Success in business grows from both expansion and protection, where every aligned decision builds lasting security and confidence.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Sarah Gilliland, founding attorney of Rising Brand Legal and creator of The Legal Shoppe, for a frank and empowering conversation about the legal blind spots that quietly threaten the businesses women pour their hearts into. With over 20 years in the legal field and an entrepreneur’s perspective, Sarah brings something rare to the table: a warm, shame-free approach to business law that makes even the most intimidating legal concepts feel navigable.Sarah and Cynthia pull back the curtain on what most women entrepreneurs never think to ask about until it’s too late.Tune in, take notes, and then take action. Share this episode with a woman who is building something brave, and visit https://www.cynthiajames.net/. Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Sarah Gilliland is the founding attorney of Rising Brand Legal and creator of The Legal Shoppe. With over 20 years in the legal field, Sarah helps entrepreneurs protect what they’ve built, their brands, contracts, intellectual property, with clarity and confidence. An entrepreneur herself, she is known for making legal concepts approachable and empowering, meeting clients where they are with warmth, zero judgment, and practical tools that actually work for growing businesses.Connect with Sarah Gilliland:Website: https://www.risingbrandlegal.com/   IG: https://www.instagram.com/sarahknowslegal/   LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/risingbrandlegal/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sarah-Gilliland-61584942890405/  Rising Brand LegalLI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rising-brand-legal/  Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Self-love begins the moment a woman stops believing she is unworthy of it. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Geneen Roth, author of eleven books, including Women, Food, and God and Love Finally. Geneen shares the deeply personal journey that transforms decades of self-loathing, eating disorders, and unresolved pain into healing, freedom, and self-acceptance. You’ll discover how self-rejection quietly influences relationships, body image, and the search for love. Geneen explores how childhood wounds become lifelong beliefs, why true healing begins by dismantling those inner conclusions, and how releasing blame creates space for compassion, authenticity, and peace.This conversation is for women ready to stop carrying shame and release the weight of old stories. Tune in to the full episode and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/ Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168GENEEN ROTH is the author of eleven books, including the New York Times bestsellers Women Food and God, When Food is Love, and Lost and Found. Her work has been translated into fourteen languages and has sold millions of copies worldwide. Over the past forty years she has worked with thousands of women in workshops and retreats on the concepts of her books. Geneen has appeared on numerous national shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, 20/20, The Today Show, Good Morning America, and The View. She lives in California and Hawaii. Connect with Geneen Roth:Website: https://geneenroth.com/ LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geneenroth/   FB: https://www.facebook.com/GeneenRoth    IG: https://www.instagram.com/geneenroth/?hl=en      Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

A woman’s voice becomes her power the moment she chooses to honor it.  In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James joins Yolanda Martinez, motivational speaker, Women’s Success Coach, and creator of 21 Days with Yolanda, for a raw, real conversation about what it truly takes to reclaim your voice. Born in Mexico, raised as a migrant worker, and forced to choose herself at 19 when her family chose differently, Yolanda didn’t just survive her story, she rewrote it entirely.Yolanda goes deep on the cultural conditioning that silences women, why playing the victim keeps women stuck, and how your inner narrative is either your prison or power. They get honest about self-care, boundaries, and why honoring your peace is not selfish. It is the most radical thing a woman can do.If there is a version of you that has been waiting quietly for permission to speak, to choose herself, to rewrite her story, this episode is that permission. Tune in and visit  https://www.cynthiajames.net/Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite Platforms.Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-awakening-with-cynthia-james/id1479431168Yolanda Martinez is a motivational speaker, Women’s Success Coach, and creator of 21 Days with Yolanda, a transformational online program designed to help women reclaim their voice, rebuild their self-worth, and step into the most confident, aligned version of themselves. Drawing from her own powerful story of resilience, reinvention, and healing as the daughter of Mexican immigrants and a former model of 25 years, Yolanda guides women through mindset breakthroughs, emotional recovery, and self-love practices that create lasting, meaningful change.Connect with Yolanda Martinez:Website: https://21dayswithyolanda.com/    IG: https://www.instagram.com/iamyolandamartinez/   LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yolanda-martinez-24606913/   FB: https://www.facebook.com/YolandaMartinez19/     Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Massive success comes from becoming the woman who can hold it. The shift from striving to alignment is where true power, performance, and fulfillment begin.In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Olenka Cullinan, Founder and CEO of iStartFirst. Olenka shares how women can rise into top performers without sacrificing themselves, drawing from her experience scaling businesses, leading successful exits, and guiding women to build companies that support their lives instead of draining them.  You’ll learn why pushing harder often creates resistance, how feminine leadership and strategic growth can coexist, and why embodiment and self-belief are the real foundations of massive business success. Step into the version of yourself that is fully aligned, powerful, and unstoppable. If this conversation resonated with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and visit https://www.cynthiajames.net/ Olenka Cullinan is the Founder and CEO of iStartFirst, a global business growth strategist who has supported over 1,000 founders and CEOs in scaling high-performing companies. A two-time exited founder and fractional COO, she specializes in building systems, leadership structures, and sales architecture that drive sustainable, profitable growth. Recognized as a Top 10 Coach by Yahoo News and named to the Top 100 Women by Women’s Business Journal, Olenka is known for helping women step into both strategic leadership and authentic power. Her work focuses on shifting founders from being the engine of their business to becoming the architect of scalable success.Connect with Olenka Cullinan:Website: https://go.istartfirst.com/newsletter-664630  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olenkacullinan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/olenkacullinan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olenka-cullinan-7872b657/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/istartfirst-com/ Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology, and she’s the author of multiple bestselling books, including I Choose Me. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

A woman’s voice rises when she chooses herself, turning every moment of silence into a powerful journey of trust, truth, and self-worth. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James reveals the deeply personal path that led her to reclaim her own voice. Through stories of childhood trauma, inherited pain, health crises, and spiritual surrender, she shows how life’s hardest moments can become the doorway to truth, healing, and self-worth.  Cynthia uncovers how crisis becomes a turning point, why so many women are taught to seek love through self-sacrifice, and what it takes to finally choose oneself without guilt. Finding one’s voice is a call for women to release old patterns, trust what is rising within them, and claim the life that is asking to be lived.Tune in to Finding Your Voice and let this episode be a reminder your truth has power and your voice is meant to be heard.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology, and she’s the author of multiple bestselling books, including I Choose Me. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

What if the moment that breaks you is also the moment that awakens you?In this deeply honest and empowering episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James connects with Sabrina Victoria—entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of Her Nation Global—to share the raw truth of surviving a 13-year narcissistic relationship and the strategic, courageous path she took to reclaim her life.This is not just a story about leaving.It is a conversation about recognizing emotional abuse when there are no bruises.About rebuilding your identity while still inside the storm.About quietly preparing your freedom long before the world sees your strength.This episode is about power.Not loud power.Earned power.If you’ve ever questioned your worth, doubted your instincts, or felt the pull to rise into something more aligned and whole—this conversation is for you.Tune in now and be reminded: your awakening may already be in motion.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Sabrina Victoria is the creator and CEO of Her Nation Global, a community dedicated to helping women build thriving, sustainable businesses. After surviving a 13-year narcissistic relationship as a single mother, she rebuilt her life through strategic financial planning, personal development, and unwavering resilience. Today, she equips women with the tools, confidence, and community they need to lead unapologetically in life and business.Connect with Sabrina Victoria:Website: https://www.sabrinavictoria.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrinavictoria/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabrinavictoriatv/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabrinavictoriatv/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hertalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sabrinavictoriatv  Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

Transformation rarely feels gentle. It asks you to break open so you can rise stronger. In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James is joined by Natalie Hunter, Master Transformation coach, who reveals how trauma, loss, and uncertainty can become the very forces that awaken purpose, deepen self-awareness, and shape heart-centered leadership. Cynthia challenges the need for performance and invites a return to embodied truth and alignment.You’ll uncover how spiritual awakening is often born from disruption, why authenticity is the true currency of influence, and how energy, frequency, and emotional patterns shape the way women lead and impact others. Embrace the power of slowing down, breathing deeply, and reclaiming your energy. Step fully into who you are meant to be. Tune in to the episode of From Trauma to Transformation: Leading With Heart in a High-Impact World.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Natalie Hunter is a globally sought-after master transformation coach and Chief Transformation Officer at PersonalBrand.com, known for creating real-time, embodied breakthroughs for high-impact leaders. With over two decades of experience, she supports six- and seven-figure thought leaders, speakers, and influencers in expanding their influence through authentic, heart-centered leadership. Her work blends deep energetic mastery with practical transformation, helping clients move beyond performance and into true alignment with their purpose. Natalie is also the creator of the ICF-accredited Capstone Coaching Institute, training the next generation of master transformation coaches worldwide.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nataliehunterlive/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliehunterlive/   Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology, and she’s the author of multiple bestselling books, including I Choose Me. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms

What if the patterns you’ve been trying to fix for years aren’t the real problem?In this episode of Women Awakening, Cynthia James sits down with Shelly Lefkoe, co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, to uncover the hidden beliefs that quietly shape our emotions, behaviors, and ultimately, our reality.If you’ve struggled with procrastination, self-doubt, people-pleasing, anxiety, or holding yourself back from the next level, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are—and invite you into something deeper.This is about reclaiming your voice. Releasing the need for external validation. And stepping into the truth that you are already enough.Ready to see what's been running the show behind the scenes? Watch this episode of Women Awakening now and discover how to break free from the beliefs that have been holding you back. Your transformation starts here.Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe and leave a 5-star review.Shelly Lefkoe is a speaker, coach, and co-founder of the Lefkoe Institute, where she has spent over 30 years helping individuals eliminate the limiting beliefs that hold them back from success, happiness, and fulfillment. Her work has impacted hundreds of thousands globally and has been validated by independent research from the University of Arizona and published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy. She is the bestselling author of Hitting the Wall: Eliminate the Beliefs That Sabotage Your Business and Your Life and continues to empower people to create lasting emotional and behavioral change.Connect with Shelly Lefkoe:Website: https://www.mortylefkoe.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shellylefkoe/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shelly.lefkoe/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shellylefkoeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lefkoeinstituteTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shellylefkoe Cynthia James is a transformational speaker, emotional integration coach, and host of the Women Awakening podcast. With a background as a former actress and Star Search champion, she brings creativity and depth to her work. Cynthia holds master’s degrees in consciousness studies and spiritual psychology. Author of 6 bestselling and award-winning books, including I Choose Me: The Art of Being A Phenomenally Successful Woman at Home and at Work. Through her global retreats, coaching, and speaking, she helps women step into their power, live authentically, and lead with purpose.Connect with Cynthia James:Website: https://www.cynthiajames.net/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cynthia-james-enterprises/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/WhatWillSetYouFreeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiajames777/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cynthiajamestransforms