Soul Shift Sessions Podcast: The Cost of Caring – How Caregivers Can Heal While Giving

In this heartfelt episode of Soul Shift Sessions, host Coach Sapphire Star and co-host Coach Kyle McLeod welcome Carla Prayer (Inner Beauty By Design), an 8-year caregiver, self-care coach, speaker, and advocate, to unpack the emotional, physical, and mental toll of caregiving—and how to thrive through it.

Key Highlights:

Carla's Journey: After closing her 40+ year salon to care for her husband Patrick (diagnosed with mixed Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's in 2018 after 4 years of symptoms), Carla pivoted to full-time caregiving. She emphasizes holistic self-care (spiritual, mental, physical, emotional, financial) via nutrition, exercise, faith, positive energy, and support groups to handle "shockwaves" without burnout.

Lewy Body Dementia Insights: Often misdiagnosed (mimics Parkinson's/Alzheimer's), patients are aware of their decline—unlike other dementias. Advocate fiercely: Research, join groups, update doctors with symptoms, secure healthcare directives/power of attorney. Carla fought for Patrick's diagnosis and helped pass California AB 2047 for better doctor training.

Emotional Toll & Healing: Don't go alone—many caregivers die first from isolation. Shift mindset: Protect yourself first (oxygen mask analogy), use positive self-talk ("I can do all things"), borrow others' strength, laugh through hallucinations (hilarious "truck on the fence" story), and find joy in furry companions (Carla's doggy daycare pivot from "no pets indoors" skeptic!).

Practical Gems: Warm water/lotions for care rituals; choose hospices wisely (Carla's was "beautiful"); prepare pre-diagnosis (legal docs, finances). Now, Carla coaches caregivers, turning pain into purpose via her upcoming book (August 18, 2026, anniversary release) on her "by design" life from age 5.

Pivots & Rewards: From salon chair to self-care coaching and doggy daycare (under 40lbs!), Carla models unconditional love, vulnerability in safe spaces, and openness to change.

Soul-Shifting Quote: "You cannot or should not do it on your own... When impacted physically, mentally, and emotionally, don't do it alone."

Rapid Fire Gems:

One word: Blessed.Books: Boundaries (Bruce Wilkinson), No Matter What (Lisa Nichols).

Presence: Bring light, hope, joy.

Mirror note: "Girl, you got this. You were created for this. Let's go get it."

Final Words: "Gratitude isn't always about what's going right. It's about finding a little light in the moment that we're in."

Connect: Inner Beauty By Design (all platforms) https://innerbeautybydesign.com/. Watch documentary Facing the Wind.

Caregivers: You're not alone—reach out!

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In this inspiring episode of Soul Shift Sessions, host Coach Sapphire Star and co-host Coach Kyle welcome guest Stephanie (Cafcules Consulting) for a raw conversation on reinvention—remembering who you truly are amid life's upheavals.

Key Highlights:

• Catalyst for Change: Stephanie shares her 2019 brain surgery for a benign acoustic neuroma tumor, followed by COVID, depression, and a messy recovery. It forced her to confront people-pleasing, prioritize self over others, and declare, "I can't live like this anymore." Therapy, research, and self-reflection pulled her through.
• Self-Discovery & Women’s Struggles: Echoing the "put your oxygen mask on first" analogy, they discuss how women often tie identity to roles (mom, wife, worker), sidelining self-care until a crisis hits. Reinvention means serving from overflow, not depletion, to avoid burnout.
• Parenting a Teen in the AI Era: As a single mom to a 15-year-old with ADHD (like her), Stephanie jokes about co-parenting with ChatGPT for modern challenges—no blueprint, just trial-and-error amid tech, high school drama, and perimenopause.
• Entrepreneurship Pivot: From corporate "process fixer" (art master's + tech savvy, no coding!) to her backend software consulting biz, she thrives on "working smarter," automating CRMs/project tools, and ditching 9-5 monotony for organized chaos.
• Life Lessons: Embrace the entrepreneurial rollercoaster (wooden, not steel!), step outside comfort zones (Les Brown vibes), and reject predictability. Rapid fire gems: Books like The Body Keeps the Score (trauma healing) and Art & Fear; daily mirror notes like "Remember who you are" or "Quit negotiating with your intuition."

Soul-Shifting Quote: "Reinvention means figuring out who you are again—and remembering who I actually am."

Final Words: "Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line that we've drawn for it." Let your soul glow! 🌟

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Are you using AI, or is it using you? Most people don't realize they are already interacting with AI every day, but few entrepreneurs are using it to actually drive revenue and buy back their time.

Today, Coach Sapphire Starr talks with leadership expert and AI strategist Kyle McCloud about building a sustainable, automated business. Kyle breaks down his "intern" philosophy—treating AI as a capable but fallible assistant that needs your "Pilot" leadership to succeed.

Key Takeaways:

• The Core AI: Why you need a foundational tool (like Claude or ChatGPT) to act as your business architect.
• The 24-Hour Pivot: How Kyle used AI to prep for a complex data analytics class in less than a day.
• Human-Centric Automation: Strategies to ensure your brand stays authentic and your voice doesn't get lost in the code.
• The "Blind Spot" Prompt: A powerful exercise to help you find where you’re sabotaging your own growth.

Resources Mentioned:

• Kyle’s AI Workshops: classes.inspirelegacyai.com
• Follow Kyle on Socials: @Keitano
• Soul Shift Sessions: soulshiftsessions.com

"Learning never exhausts the mind." — Leonardo da Vinci (shared by Kyle McCloud)

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The Soul Shift Sessions podcast episode, "I'm Leavin' Here with Sumthin'," features hosts Coach Sapphire Starr and Coach Kyle McCloud discussing the mantra "I'm leaving here with something" in the context of love, life, and legacy.

"I'm Leaving Here with Something" as a Mantra: Inspired by a Denzel Washington quote, this phrase has become a guiding principle for the hosts, signifying the intention to gain value from every experience, whether it's a new connection, a lesson learned, or a personal transformation.

Leaving with Lessons: The hosts emphasize that even if an experience doesn't yield the desired outcome, it always offers a lesson. They discuss the importance of humility in acknowledging one's role in difficult situations and learning from them.

Intentionality and Expectations: The conversation highlights the power of setting intentions and having expectations for every endeavor, viewing time and money as valuable assets that should yield a return on investment, whether financial or experiential.

Personal Stories of "Leaving with Something": Coach Kyle shares an anecdote from a Lisa Nichols conference where Coach Sapphire's proactive networking ensured they both left with valuable connections. Coach Sapphire recounts a solo trip to Cuba, where an unexpected encounter led to a new friendship and attending a wedding, illustrating how unplanned experiences can still lead to profound takeaways.

The Journey of Transformation: Coach Sapphire reflects on her 10-year journey of personal growth, likening it to a "rebirth" and emphasizing that transformation is a continuous process with multiple "wow" moments rather than a single destination. They conclude by encouraging listeners to consider what they are willing to "bake" over time to achieve their future dreams and goals.

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In this Soul Shift Session, we sit down with global consultant, cultural strategist, and free-range human Jackie Broussard—a woman who believes curiosity can change not just conversations, but entire organizations.

As Founder and CEO of Jackie Broussard Consulting, she has spent more than two decades helping leaders transform differences into strengths. With consulting experience across Mexico, China, Spain, Germany, Panama, and beyond, Jackie brings a grounded, multicultural lens to how teams communicate, collaborate, and create lasting change.

We explore how curiosity expands innovation, why cultural awareness matters in 2025 and beyond, and what it really takes to build inclusive spaces where people thrive. From conflict styles to communication breakdowns to embracing differences as fuel instead of friction—this conversation will shift the way you see yourself and the world around you.

Whether you’re a leader, an entrepreneur, or someone who wants deeper connection in a diverse world, this episode will inspire you to lead with curiosity, courage, and authenticity.

books: The myth of normal, I never thought of it that way

Jackie’s Bio

As Founder and CEO of Jackie Broussard Consulting, Jackie empowers leaders to transform differences into strengths for maximum innovation and positive change.

With a double major in International Relations and Spanish and an International Master of Business Administration (IMBA), Jackie loves culture and language. She speaks Spanish and German. She has consulted for Fortune 500 companies and nonprofits on international change projects in Mexico, Panama, the Dominican Republic, China, Costa Rica, Spain and Germany.

With over two decades of consulting, coaching and strategy experience, Jackie has helped leaders at universities, nonprofits and for-profit organizations reach their goals: from recruiting and retaining diverse and qualified candidates, to co-creating more inclusive organizational culture, to developing strategy that achieves data-driven, sustainable change

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If you had to choose just one—energy, integrity, or intelligence—which would it be?

In this Soul Shift Session, Coach Sapphire Starr and Coach Kyle unpack how these three qualities shape everything from your relationships to your results. We explore what happens when intelligence outpaces integrity, when energy fades without purpose, and why your choice reveals more about your values than you might think.

This episode isn’t about choosing “right or wrong”—it’s about self-awareness, balance, and how to cultivate the trait that fuels your next level.

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We all have stories we tell ourselves—about who we are, what we deserve, and why things happen the way they do. But what if those stories aren’t true?

In this Soul Shift Session, Coach Sapphire Starr and Coach Kyle unpack how the narratives we repeat can become invisible chains—keeping us stuck in struggle, fear, and self-doubt.

From childhood beliefs to cultural conditioning, we explore how to identify the stories that no longer serve you and rewrite them with power, purpose, and peace.

If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Why does this keep happening to me?” this conversation will help you see how you might be the author of your own limitations—and how to finally flip the script.

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In this real, unfiltered Soul Shift Session, Coach Sapphire Starr and Coach Kyle dive into what we call “raw dogging life” — going through life without protection, without a plan, and without the tools for success.

We unpack why so many people wake up every day winging it — no vision, no strategy, no support system — and how that’s leaving them exposed to burnout, broken dreams, and cycles of survival.

This episode is your wake-up call to suit up with intention, discipline, and purpose. 💡

We’re talking about creating your own life “protection plan” — mentally, emotionally, financially, and spiritually — so you can thrive instead of just survive.

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