Seeds of Sunshine - A mother-daughter podcast

Season Three, Episode 132

Join your hosts, Carmen and Sophia Micsa, to learn more about what our subconscious mind knows and how to harness its power.

Christine Brodmerkel is a clinical hypnotherapist with a master’s degree in counseling psychology, a certified professional coach, and a lifelong student of healing and human potential. Long before she became a practitioner, she was on her own self-healing path—curious about why we think what we think, feel what we feel, and repeat patterns we genuinely want to change.

Her work bridges practical psychology and deeper consciousness. Christine specializes in helping people understand how the subconscious mind shapes their beliefs, behaviors, and emotional responses—and more importantly, how to work with it intentionally.

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Christine learned from her parents the importance of staying on track with everything that she did in life.
• In working with her clients, Christine looks to help them heal emotionally and spiritually.
• By starting with the conscious mind, such as deciding what to wear today, Christine delves into the subconscious mind later on to help her clients heal.
• Our emotions rise from our subconscious mind.
• Christine describes the subconscious patterns and how they operate.
• When Christine helps her clients through hypnosis, she helps them introduce new information into the subconscious mind.
• Through hypnotherapy, Christine can change her clients old reprogramming to a new one.
• Additionally, Christine believes that we can all communicate with our subconscious mind and reprogram it with the right guidance.

To connect with Christine Brodmerkel:

Christine Brodmerkel Hypnotherapy - Near Charlottesville, VA

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Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at carmenmicsa@yahoo.com

Season Three, Episode 131

Join your hosts, Carmen and Sophia Micsa, to learn more about why wellness has failed women and how we can live a more joyous and meaningful life.

Erica Ballard, who helps growth-minded women actually get healthy. Erica has a master's degree from Tufts University School of Medicine. She has been featured in Forbes and Women’s Health magazines. Erica believes that getting healthy involves the mind, body, and soul. She currently lives in Denver with her husband, two beautiful daughters, and two cute pups.

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Erica calls herself a wellness "de-influencer," because she does the exact opposite of everyone else on the internet. Instead of being like, check out this biohack, grab this tracker, she tells her clients to eat real food and keep things simple and boring, as she pointed out.
• Moving our bodies and getting a good ight sleep are so important in helping us thrive as individuals.
• Erica explained that our systems in America are not set up to support people being well. Our food systems are trash. Our health care is sick care, and we glamorize hustle.
• One misconception about women maintaining a healthy weight is that you eat less, move more, and drop weight, which is not true, especially for women over 40.
• Erica explains that when women put themselves in starvation mode, their bodies will prioritize holding on to fat.
• Every woman should do these things for her health: drink more water, eat breakfast, and don't drink coffee on an empty stomach.
• Erica is also a behavior change expert, which means she helps her clients do a lot of mindset work and rewiring, because that's how health becomes easy.

To connect with Erica Ballard, please follow her:

Erica Ballard | Women's Health Coach

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Support the show

Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at carmenmicsa@yahoo.com

Season Three, Episode 130

Join your hosts, Carmen and Sophia Micsa, to learn more about your authentic self rebirth and how to reconnect with your true identity.

Peter Kolat, widely known as ‘Polish Peter’, author of Authentic Self Rebirth, creator of the 7 Human Drives Framework, and a transformational coach affectionately known as the “Polish Tony Robbins.” He’s coached thousands, spoken on over 100 stages, and was named Transformational Coach of the Year in both 2022 and 2024. Peter helps entrepreneurs and high achievers cut through the self-help noise, reconnect with their true identity, and build lives and businesses rooted in peace, purpose, and personal freedom. Beyond the mindset work, he grows purpose-driven companies, consults for equity, and invests in the coaching and personal development space. He’s also a proud husband and father of three—building a legacy without sacrificing what matters most.

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Peter believes that we can all keep our inner child alive by having fun and trying new things.
• Polish Peter, as he is called, decided to write his book, Authentic Self Rebirth, after his wife asked for a divorce and he experienced optimistic depression, knowing that he could help others and become a life coach.
• Polish Peter wrote this book to that version of himself before the divorce, to help him get out of what he calls "stinking thinking" and rediscover his authentic self.
• In his book, Peter also outlined the seven human drives and how they impact every area of our lives. Peter also credits Tony Robbins for the inspiration and many things he learned from him.
• Peter believes that we can all become unstuck, since being stuck is mainly a metaphor. In his opinion, people are either getting anxious because they're constantly thinking about what happened in their past and living in it, or they go into the future and worry about what the possible future might be. I mean, so they're never present.

To connect with ‘Polish Peter’ and buy his book, please follow him:

Polish Peter | Life & Business Coaching for High Performers

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Support the show

Full editing credit & art design to my daughter Sophia Micsa.
There are three ways to support our podcast:
1. You can become a monthly subscriber to our podcast https://www.buzzsprout.com/1999885/support to help us continue our journey of sprinkling as many seeds of sunshine your way. When you become a subscriber, we will also give you a shout-out on our next episode and promote your business! No strings attached and you can cancel at any time.
2. Please donate any amount at https://ko-fi.com/carmenmicsa.
3. To follow me on social media, buy my books, or contact me about real estate, please visit https://linktr.ee/carmenmicsa, or email me at carmenmicsa@yahoo.com