Have you ever felt so lit up about your life—overflowing with joy, gratitude, and high-vibe energy—only to be met with a cold, “Wow…you’re such a Pollyanna,” or worse, “That’s toxic positivity”? Ouch. That kind of pushback can feel like a spiritual sucker punch.

In this powerful solo episode of The Abundance Journey, we unpack the surprising truth behind why your light might trigger someone else’s shadow—and how to respond without dimming your brilliance.

You’ll learn:

• What’s really going on neurologically and spiritually when someone resists your joy

• Why “positivity” can feel unsafe to people rooted in fear-based identity

• The difference between true compassion and spiritual bypassing

• How to validate someone’s pain without agreeing to their story

• Tools to stay aligned with your highest self and meet others where they are

This isn’t about fixing anyone. It’s about being the safe, steady presence that lets others reconnect with their own power. Because you don’t climb the mountain for someone—you just show them the view is worth it.

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador and Host of The Abundance Journey Show, empowers successful individuals to move beyond financial achievements and discover deeper fulfillment by aligning their lives with their true purpose. As an international speaker, TEDx presenter, and best-selling author, Elaine guides spiritual seekers to cultivate a profound connection with The Divine, enabling them to restore flow and manifest their dreams. Through her Activate Abundance Process, Elaine combines business strategies with spiritual insights, helping you unlock unlimited abundance and create a life of true alignment and joy.

Free Gift: Get a book excerpt from “5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance”

How to Support: Please share this episode with everyone you love and admire. Let them know that they are receiving this lovely energy too!

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance Book: https://amzn.to/3vjKjft

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What if abundance isn't something you chase — but something you embody? In this soul-stirring conversation, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Laura Sawosko, shares how her journey through struggle, faith, authenticity, and resilience became the fuel for her creative fire — and how you can do the same.

Discover:

- Why your authenticity is the most powerful form of abundance you can offer.

- How even your greatest challenges can become your biggest gifts.

- How living with gratitude, vulnerability, and faith opens new doors you never imagined.

- Why real success isn’t one giant door — it’s a thousand tiny windows.

- Simple daily practices to reclaim your power and reignite your dreams.

Laura’s story will inspire you to stop waiting, stop hiding, and start living your truth — right now.

About the Guest, Laura Sawasko:

Laura Sawasko is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Her sixth album called Not What I Do, released in April 2025. Laura is a storyteller through song, creating music that combines raw vocals with relatable and vivid imagery.

She's a member of the National Songwriters Association International and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. She was one of the chosen qualifiers for the Tennessee Songwriters Series. Her career includes performances at iconic venues like the Blue Bird Cafe, The Listening Room. She's opened for major artists: Edwin McBane, Sara Buxton, Michelle Branch.

Laura lives her life to fully express who she is. Laura has a passion and a commitment to vulnerably share her truth in a way that enriches others.

Laura Sawasko Social Media Links:

http://www.instagram.com/laurasawosko

http://www.facebook.com/laurasawosko1

https://www.youtube.com/@laurasawosko6004

Free Gift:

Song, Take My Hand, from her new album, Not What I Do. (https://youtu.be/J8aMvQV5c1A?si=kcYxRCOTddxWv2wf)

Song, The Songwriters, that I found so moving. (https://youtu.be/d3pM72Sl3Z0?si=Dld4wd7gH27G6DHP)

What We Can Do For Laura:

Follow Laura on Instagram and YouTube. Please like and share her videos too!

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador and Host of The Abundance Journey Show, empowers successful individuals to move beyond financial achievements and discover deeper fulfillment by aligning their lives with their true purpose. As an international speaker, TEDx presenter, and best-selling author, Elaine guides spiritual seekers to cultivate a profound connection with The Divine, enabling them to restore flow and manifest their dreams. Through her Activate Abundance Process, Elaine combines business strategies with spiritual insights, helping you unlock unlimited abundance and create a life of true alignment and joy.

Free Gift: Get a book excerpt from “5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance” (https://amzn.to/3Zh9kVq)

How to Support: Please share this episode with everyone you love and admire. Let them know that they are receiving this lovely energy too!

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance Book: https://amzn.to/3vjKjft

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The Sacred Spiral of Growth is How You Become Abundance

Have you ever wondered how your personal growth actually unfolds — and why it sometimes feels messy, magical, or even miraculous? In today’s episode of The Abundance Journey, we’re shining a bright, loving light on the four key phases of growth that create your Sacred Spiral of Self.

You’ll discover:

· How to recognize where you are in your growth journey (Witness It, Experience It, Live It, or Embody It)

· Why Spiritual Alignment and Conscious Action together are the secret to lasting transformation

· How to use the Five Powers of Abundance to ignite and accelerate your expansion

· The real reason gratitude and love are your most powerful compasses

· How your vibration shapes your reality — and the simple steps to spiral higher, again and again

Get ready to see your life in a whole new light — one where every challenge becomes a Divine invitation, every step forward deepens your alignment, and your authentic abundance flows naturally from the inside out.

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador and Host of The Abundance Journey Show, empowers successful individuals to move beyond financial achievements and discover deeper fulfillment by aligning their lives with their true purpose. As an international speaker, TEDx presenter, and best-selling author, Elaine guides spiritual seekers to cultivate a profound connection with The Divine, enabling them to restore flow and manifest their dreams. Through her Activate Abundance Process, Elaine combines business strategies with spiritual insights, helping you unlock unlimited abundance and create a life of true alignment and joy.

Free Gift: Get a book excerpt from “5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance”

How to Support: Please share this episode with everyone you love and admire. Let them know that they are receiving this lovely energy too!

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance Book: https://amzn.to/3vjKjft

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What if the fastest way to abundance... is love?

In today’s powerful episode, Elaine Starling invites you to explore The Infinity Engine — a transformational way to understand the sacred connection between Love, Spiritual Alignment, and Conscious Action.

You'll discover:

· Why every frustration, every trigger, and every challenge is really a Divine invitation.

· How the Universe mirrors not what you say you want — but who you believe you are.

· Why gratitude is the gateway and love is your internal compass guiding you to everything you desire.

· How to shift from fear and resistance into true flow — even when life gets messy.

· The secret to dissolving duality so that you only see, hear, and experience love.

Through deep breathwork, a powerful 78-second intention setting, and personal insights, Elaine reveals how you can activate abundance from the inside out — by becoming who you already are: Love in motion.

You’ll also learn simple, actionable steps to align your energy, elevate your consciousness, and create more joy, connection, prosperity, and peace — starting right now.

If you're ready to stop chasing abundance and start living it, this episode will change everything.

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

Elaine Starling, The Abundance Ambassador and Host of The Abundance Journey Show, empowers successful individuals to move beyond financial achievements and discover deeper fulfillment by aligning their lives with their true purpose. As an international speaker, TEDx presenter, and best-selling author, Elaine guides spiritual seekers to cultivate a profound connection with The Divine, enabling them to restore flow and manifest their dreams. Through her Activate Abundance Process, Elaine combines business strategies with spiritual insights, helping you unlock unlimited abundance and create a life of true alignment and joy.

Free Gift: Get a book excerpt from “5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance”

How to Support: Please share this episode with everyone you love and admire. Let them know that they are receiving this lovely energy too!

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance Book:

An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey.

After a comprehensive conversation with our higher power during a stroke, Elaine created The Abundance Journey coaching process to share what she learned. As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine mentors spiritual, growth-oriented women to align with Divine guidance to achieve their dreams. Elaine’s clients experience more clarity, confidence, and commit to action that achieves their goals.

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3eXgwdMYYzLicCEcB1Ddrg

TEDx Talk, “Abundance Is a Choice” https://youtu.be/tMQ0D4sfEys

Website: www.TheAbundanceJourney.com

5 Steps to Activate Your Abundance Universal Book Link: https://books2read.com/u/3kD9AR

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What happens when life brings you to your knees—and you’re not sure you’ll ever get up again?

In this searingly honest and soul-affirming episode of *The Abundance Journey*, Elaine sits down with Judy Henderson, author of “When the Light Finds Us”—a woman who spent 36 years wrongfully incarcerated and emerged not with bitterness, but blazing purpose. Judy’s story is a Masterclass in turning overwhelming resistance into radical love, unshakable self-trust, and Divine alignment.

You’ll discover:

- How Judy transformed 36 years of wrongful imprisonment into spiritual leadership and healing

- The choice that shifted her from victim to victor—and how you can make it too

- What really expands the Divine (hint: it’s not perfection!)

- Why we miss our blessings (and how to start catching them in real-time)

- How to tap into the power you already hold—even when life feels unfair or uncertain

This episode is a living, breathing reminder that *you are more powerful than you can imagine*—and everything in your life is trying to bless you.

About the Guest:(bio, personal links, resource links)

Judy Henderson is the author of WHEN THE LIGHT FINDS US, a searing memoir about her 36-year journey from a wrongful murder conviction to freedom and redemption. Released in 2017 after spending over three decades in the Missouri prison system, Henderson emerged as one of the nation's most compelling voices for criminal justice reform and women's rights.

While incarcerated, she transformed herself into a dedicated activist and fearless critic of systemic abuse, leading successful campaigns for legislation recognizing battered women's syndrome as a legal defense. She also created pioneering programs helping incarcerated mothers maintain bonds with their children, earning broad respect among policymakers, attorneys, and fellow inmates.

Today, Henderson continues her advocacy beyond prison walls, speaking on panels, giving media interviews, and meeting with legislators to provide insights only possible from her firsthand experience. She volunteers with groups supporting former inmates' reentry to society and works at Catholic Charities. Though she lost decades of precious time, Henderson maintains a powerful spirit and demonstrates daily that no matter how broken the system, one courageous voice can still ignite reform. She lives in Missouri, surrounded by the loving family who never lost faith in her innocence.

Free Gift: A free signed copy of the book to one listener!

How to Show Support: Please buy the book WHEN THE LIGHT FINDS US and leave a review on Amazon.

Social Media Links:

IG: judy.henderson.77312

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine

Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey.

After a life-altering conversation with The Divine during a stroke, Elaine Starling received a powerful revelation about why we’re truly here—and how abundance flows when we align with our sacred spiritual nature. That moment sparked the creation of The Abundance Journey.

As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine guides spiritually aware, growth-oriented women who crave clarity and alignment—but feel stuck in self-doubt, scattered energy, or inconsistent action. Through her signature Five Powers of Abundanceframework, she helps clients shift from knowing spiritual truth to living it—with presence, purpose, and prosperity.

Elaine’s Sacred Spiral of Self...

You know how those infomercials always say, "But wait, there’s more!"

That’s exactly how spiritual growth works—there’s always more… more insight, more intuition, more connection, more expansion, more miracles than we can even name.

In this joyful and soul-nourishing episode of The Abundance Journey, I’m joined by the luminous Barbara DeLong—ordained minister, internationally known podcast host of Nightlight Radio, intuitive, artist, and creator of the Cosmic Deck of Initiation. For over five decades, Barbara has followed the breadcrumbs of Spirit, and she’s here to share the deep truths, divine humor, and radical honesty she’s gathered along the way.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• Why spiritual growth feels like a never-ending adventure (and how to enjoy the ride)

• The power of synchronicity and how it guides your next right step

• How to access peace—not just as a goal, but as a way of being

• What to do when you're stuck and why creativity is the key to your next breakthrough

• How to turn triggers into tools and mirror moments into growth

• The sacred importance of writing things down and how it opens a direct line to the Divine

• And the most delightfully unexpected way a graveyard helped Barbara come home (yes, really!)

If you've ever felt stuck on your spiritual journey—or like the Universe threw you off-course—this episode is your permission slip to trust the unfolding, honor your growth, and embrace Grateful Curiosity.

You’ll walk away with new practices, new language, and new light for your path.

Listen now and remember: the spiritual path isn’t a straight line—it’s a spiral. And you’re exactly where you’re meant to be.

About the Guest:(bio, personal links, resource links)

Barbara has been a seeker of the mysteries of spirituality and a practitioner for over half a century, at least that’s what she’ll admit to. During that time, she has become an internationally known podcast host on her show, Night-Light Radio, an author, artist, lecturer, ordained minister, and documentarian. She painted the Cosmic Deck of Initiation, a hand painted deck of Mandala Oracle cards to be used for private divination and spiritual growth, and wrote the handbook, How to use the Cosmic Deck of Initiation. Her website, Barbaradelong.com is a teaching site combining personal information and a plethora of spiritual material, intended to supply insight and light, laughter, and love for all those seeking their own personal pathway within the spiritual spheres.

How to Show Support: Go within and find their link to the source/their link with the Divine

Social Media Links:

https://barbaradelong.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Barbara-DeLong-Press-Kit-2023-update.pdf

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey.

After a life-altering conversation with The Divine during a stroke, Elaine Starling received a powerful revelation about why we’re really here—and how abundance flows when we align with our true spiritual nature. That moment became the catalyst for The Abundance Journey.

As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine now mentors spiritually curious, growth-oriented women to partner with Divine guidance and embody their purpose with clarity, confidence, and joy. Her signature framework—the Sacred Spiral of Self—guides clients through aligned action and energetic attunement so they can live, lead, and love from the inside out.

Through her coaching, podcast, and transformational tools, Elaine helps her clients shift from seeking to receiving, from stuckness to sovereignty, and from scattered action to soul-led momentum.

Ready to align with abundance and activate your...

What if illness wasn’t your enemy but a powerful teacher guiding you toward self-discovery and healing?

In this episode of “The Abundance Journey,” I sit down with Brenda Michaels, a three-time cancer survivor who was once given just a year to live… 20 years ago! Brenda shares how she broke the cycle of disease, embraced holistic self-healing, and uncovered the emotional and spiritual roots of illness. Her journey led her to co-host Conscious Talk Radio and write The Gift of Cancer: A Miraculous Journey to Healing, inspiring thousands to reclaim their power.

In this episode, we explore:

✅ How shifting your inner story can unlock physical healing

✅ Why blessing every experience transforms your reality

✅ The surprising connection between abundance and health

✅ The one mindset shift that can instantly free you from victimhood

✅ Simple practices to release resistance and welcome well-being

Key Insight: The power to heal is already within you. It’s time to listen, trust, and take aligned action.

About the Guest:(bio, personal links, resource links)

Brenda Michaels is a hugely inspiring three-time cancer survivor. She was given one year to live… 20 years ago!

Brenda broke her cycle of disease by moving beyond conventional care into self-healing. She did this by creating her own personal roadmap to health, embracing cancer as a teacher instead of an enemy, and addressing the issues in her life that contributed to her illness. Well, Brenda experienced this incredible transformation and was inspired to share her experience with others. She wrote the book, The Gift of Cancer: A Miraculous Journey to Healing. Pick up a copy. It's going to blow you away.

She's also a spiritual and emotional counselor and a multidisciplinary healing coach. But of course, that's not enough for her because she's a little bit of an overachiever. So she's also the co-host of Conscious Talk, Radio that Makes a Difference with Rob Spears, her husband.

Free Gift: Free 20-minute Consultation for Healing Session

How to Show Support: Reach out to me for Emotional and Spiritual Healing Sessions

Social Media Links:

Conscious Talk Radio - www.conscioustalk.net

Facebook/Brenda Michaels

About the Host, Elaine Starling: (bio, personal links, resource links)

An international TEDx speaker, bestselling author, coach and mentor, Elaine Starling is recognized for her video show and podcast, The Abundance Journey.

After a comprehensive conversation with our higher power during a stroke, Elaine created The Abundance Journey coaching process to share what she learned. As the Abundance Ambassador, Elaine mentors spiritual, growth-oriented women to align with Divine guidance to achieve their dreams. Elaine’s clients experience more clarity, confidence, and commit to action that achieves their goals.

Elaine Starling Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/elaine.abundance

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainestarling/

YouTube: