Uncommon Couch

In today's solo episode, I'm talking about the four ways you can create a compelling service provider website. The main takeaway is to uncover how you're unique and lean into that strength to stand out in the sea of other service providers. Cookie cutter copy and jargon only serves to turn people off and that's not what I want to happen for you! What you'll find in this episode: [01:37] What a service provider is, and how the idea for this episode came about [03:54] It's OK to stand out on your website and not be a clone of what everyone else is doing [07:38] My advice on letting go of the jargon and keeping the layperson in mind when you write [13:38] Why less really is more when it comes to your website descriptions and fonts [17:16] Why it's so important to make it clear and easy how to get in touch with you [20:00] Why simple website templates really shine For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking with Kate Overton about how using sacral authority can guide your decision making and change your business. Kate shares her nonlinear path to pursuing her business, what human design helped her uncover about herself, and what it feels like to accept the ease and flow in our business. It's a great reminder that not everything has to be a hard won fight or something to overcome. What you'll find in this episode: [01:36] How Kate landed where she is now, doing the work she does in the wellness space, via a circuitous path [04:00] Kate gives the inside scoop on her business, Helia Health & Beauty [05:57] Kate shares what human design helped her uncover about herself [08:09] How Kate uses her sacral response for decision making and how it's affected the new direction of her business [14:36] How it feels to accept the ease and flow in our lives and businesses [18:59] How Kate has found clarity around her brand [23:36] How what we model in pursuing what's inside of us can impact our children and future generations For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking with Becca Daly and Juliana James about what it means to be a reflector with lunar authority. They share how their unique authority has affected their decision-making. They also share how to start doing the deep work that uncovers your innermost conditioning so you can make clearer, more aligned decisions. What you'll find in this episode: [02:07] What being a reflector means to Becca & Juliana and how they got started on their journey [6:16] How Becca & Juliana realized their authority was unique and changed their decision-making [10:10] What their process of discerning entails and how they rely on their intuition [14:48] What happens when they overcommit and have to extract themselves from a situation that doesn't feel right [21:08] Their advice on how to do deep inner work in order to excavate what's holding you back and how human design plays a role in this [36:06] Why integrity matters most in your business For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking with Viktoria Zaruches about what it's like to be a generator with a sacral authority and a lot of openness on her chart. She's sharing how she has learned to work with her sacral authority as well as advice for those learning how to do the same. It's all about getting in tune with listening to your body and what it feels like when something is a "heck yes" or a "heck no." What you'll find in this episode: [02:10] How Viktoria got comfortable working with her sacral authority and not letting her mind make decisions [05:17] How Viktoria knows what a "yes" and a "no" feels like when she's following her sacral authority [11:06] How to respond to your sacral authority, and what it's like for Viktoria to be a generator with a lot of openness in her chart [14:03] What a "yes" sacral energy response feels like, and how different it feels when you push yourself to do something that is a "no" [20:16] How to prioritize alignment and not fall into the trap of expectations [23:41] Her advice for generators just getting started learning how to respond to their sacral authority For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

A business without a plan leaves you struggling to make progress towards your goals and the life that you want. Strategic planning and implementation is what will take your business to the next level. And today's guest, Staci Hauschild, helps feminist entrepreneurs to prioritize and implement strategic planning in their businesses. She's sharing about why she got into strategic planning, how she supports her clients to achieve their vision, the importance of aligning your core values with your business, and how to stay the course with your strategic plan. What you'll find in this episode: [03:15] How Staci transferred her innate abilities and past experience into strategic planning, and how she supports clients in mapping out and implementing their short- and long-term vision, values, and goals [12:51] How this work is beneficial for businesses of all development stages, and how Staci helps different kinds of business owners [17:19] How Staci helps her clients to stay on course with their plan, and the limiting beliefs that commonly pull people off course [23:17] All the many steps that go into implementing strategy and narrowing in on what works for you and your business For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

Today's guest, Megan MacCutcheon, has a passion for helping moms and moms-to-be to find a sense of balance and self-care with both the birthing and postpartum experience. She's sharing how her personal journey as a mother has influenced her business, why she advocates for finding what you love and going all in, the services she offers to her clients, and the additional ongoing resources she plans to offer to mothers to focus on prioritizing self-care and avoiding burnout. What you'll find in this episode: [02:16] How Megan got started in perinatal work, and how her personal journey reflected the shift that she made in her practice to focus in on what she felt called to [10:44] Megan's advice for being curious and letting a niche find you, and understanding that when something isn't working, you can change it [14:21] The nature of Megan's work, what she provides to her clients, and her passion for helping moms navigate post-partum life and self-care [19:49] Megan's plans for expanding her business to continue including resources to prepare for birth as well as navigating well beyond the first year post giving birth (once you've given birth, you're always postpartum) For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking to Stephanie Rose, a splenic projector, about how to work with a splenic authority. She's sharing the ways in which her splenic responses nudge her toward decisions, how she's built a business that honors her splenic authority and open g center, and how she tunes into and develops trust in her unique authority. What you'll find in this episode: [01:50] How Stephanie first discovered human design [04:57] Stephanie's experience of making decisions through her splenic authority and why it's so important for her to follow her intuition in the moment [09:27] The subtle way that Stephanie's splenic authority speaks to her [15:24] Stephanie's experience of building a business with an open g center and how she was able to anchor her own identity [19:10] How Stephanie tunes into and develops trust in her splenic authority [25:10] The ways that people are drawn to Stephanie and open up to her because of her splenic authority For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking to Tammy Cho, a healer, coach, and face and body analysis expert. She's sharing how she defines face and body analysis, how she ended up going into this type of work, and how connecting with her own body has changed the course of her life. What you'll find in this episode: [01:42] Tammy's background and the compelling story of how she began on her new healing path [06:40] How we can energetically block ourselves from self-love and self-care and how to create space to take care of ourselves [10:12] What face analysis is and how these features let us learn about ourselves [16:20] How the way we hold and move our body represents our past and present selves and can show whether or not a person is living in alignment with their purpose [21:04] How Tammy allows her body to communicate to herself and connect with deeper self-love [23:04] A short body connection exercise that Tammy walks us all through to feel more embodiment For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

On today's episode, I'm talking to Agi Szabo, a human design guide and mentor who also happens to have a rare ego projected authority! She's sharing how she learned to lean into her ego defined center, allowing for the rest that keeps her energy up instead of fighting it, and how she's learned to follow her energy to say "yes" to the right opportunities. What you'll find in this episode: [01:28] How Agi discovered human design and why it didn't resonate with her at first [03:24] How it feels for Agi to work in her ego projected authority [06:37] What it feels like when Agi's motor responds to a "yes" and how that gives her energy to work and feel excited about projects [11:25] The relationship between the ego defined center and rest and why it's so important to be tuned into your energy with this authority [14:01] Why taking time for yourself and to be with yourself is crucial to staying in your energy as an ego projected center, and why you shouldn't feel like that's being selfish [17:31] Agi's advice for other ego projected centers for keeping up their energy, staying positive, and saying "yes" to the right opportunities For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!

In today's episode, I'm talking to Dr. Shyamala Kiru, a psychotherapist turned leadership mentor who focuses on the connection between human design, emotional intelligence, and alignment. She's sharing how learning about and practicing human design has helped her to build a more aligned business. What you'll find in this episode: [01:52] How human design has helped Shyamala journey to where she is now in her business, how she first learned about human design, and her personal journey in understanding her chart [10:59] How common the need is to decondition from what you're "expected to do" to what truly aligns with your human design [13:20] The internal shift that happened fro Shyamala to transition from traditional psychotherapy work to coaching with a human design emphasis, and how she came to the process of understanding what is and isn't a fit for her human design type [19:43] How she uses her human design to grow her business in an aligned way, and how she keeps up with her business while staying true to her design and honoring her authority [31:54] The journey from showing up as who you think you need to be or who other expect you to be and trading that for showing up as your true self with the help of human design For full show notes, resources, and link, head to https://www.dralyssaadams.com/uncommon-couch-podcast If you enjoyed this show, make sure to follow the podcast so you'll never miss an episode. Want to get to know me more? Find out more about me on my website or by following along on Instagram!