Elena Sonnino is a life coach, speaker, and yoga teacher who shares how her unexpected pregnancy taught her to nurture her joy. She also talks about her cancer and how it changed her money mindset.
Listen in and learn simple and free ways to navigate change, find joy, and feel more alive regardless of all the uncertainties in life.
“When I feel I’m a little bit off track, what brings me back is to get rooted in my body.” – Elena
“To stay in intensity sometimes helps us then release it.” – Elena
“This idea of receiving support, maybe that’s a gift you know, for me to be able to say thank you and for the people that are able to support.” – Elena
“Curiosity is the antidote to seeing myself as broken, expectations on the other hand are kryptonite.” – Elena
What You Will Learn From This Episode
- How to cultivate joy and gratitude when things don’t go as planned
- The mindset changes or practices that Elena has now after battling cancer
- How to heal when you see yourself as broken and you feel like your body is betraying you – how belly dancing may help
- How the pregnancy and cancer affected Elena’s financial life – seeing the concept of ‘being self-sufficient’ and ‘receiving support’ in a different light
- Tips to navigating change and finding joy in life – get rooted, be curious
- Three simple, small, and free practices to feel more alive
About Elena:
Elena is a life coach, speaker, and yoga teacher. Her writing has appeared on Tiny Buddha, Chopra.com, and Elephant Journal. Her debut book, Inhabit Your Joy: A Book of Nudges, was published in January. She has spoken to groups at Four Seasons Hotel Washington DC, Athleta, Lululemon, CorePower Yoga, AECOM, BlogHer, Mom 2.0 Summit, Sterling Women, and was one of the top travel bloggers invited to attend the White House Travel Blogger Summit.
Elena has also been featured at Rancho La Puerta Fitness and Spa Retreat, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, Safe States Alliance, and United Wellness Center & Sports Rehab in Reston, Virginia. On her podcast – Sunrise in Your Pocket – she offers playful, easy-to-implement guidance on how to explore moving beyond mindset and into embodiment, up-leveling your self-care practice, and replacing survival mode with thriving.
Resources
- Sunrise in Your Pocket Podcast
- Your Money or Your Life: 9 Steps to Transforming Your Relationship with Money and Achieving Financial Independence by Vicki Robin and Joe Dominguez
- Inhabit Your Joy: A Book of Nudges by Elena Sonnino
Connect with Elena
Connect with Melanie
- mentalhealthandwealth.com
- melanielockert.com
- Support the podcast through Ko-Fi
- Buy Melanie’s book “Dear Debt”
- Contact: mentalhealthandwealthshow@gmail.com
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