E314: Stephanie James: Your big Fat Juicy Life (and everything After)
What if your greatest challenges were invitations to awaken your brightest self? In this powerful conversation, Stephanie James, transformation coach, psychotherapist, filmmaker, and author of Your Big Fat Juicy Life — shares how to turn pain into purpose and fear into fuel for authentic living. Blending decades of clinical wisdom with deep spiritual insight, Stephanie reveals how to heal, reconnect, and reignite your spark for life. Get ready to rediscover your joy, your resilience, and the beauty of being fully alive.
Find Stephanie on Social Media at:
https://www.stephaniejames.world/
https://www.instagram.com/stephaniethespark/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thesparkwithstephaniejames/
Purchase her book at: https://a.co/d/fZYS8So
Listen to her podcast at: https://mindbodyspirit.fm/shows/igniting-the-spark-with-stephanie-james/
Show Notes
🎧 (0:00) Introduction — Leticia welcomes leadership expert and executive coach Kimberly Gerber.
[2:45 💼 Kimberly’s journey: from marketing executive to founding Excelerate.
[6:12] 🌱 (Discovering her passion for helping leaders communicate with authenticity.
[9:48] 🧭 What “Leadership by Design” truly means — intentional presence in action.
[12:32] 💬 The link between trust and influence: why people follow who they feel safe with.
[15:50] ❤️ Vulnerability in leadership — how showing your humanity builds connection.
[19:05] 🧠 Communication mastery: active listening and emotional intelligence at work.
[22:20] 🔥 How to bounce back from failure and keep moving forward.
[25:37] ✨ Executive presence — what it is (and what it’s not).
[29:10] 🌍 Navigating leadership in hybrid and virtual environments.
[33:25] 🪞 Kimberly’s mindset practices: reflection, journaling, and intentional learning.
[36:40] 🌟 Final thoughts: why leadership starts with self-awareness.
[38:10] 💫 Closing — how to connect with Kimberly and learn more about Excelerate.
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Stephanie James
Stephanie James stands at the intersection of personal transformation and spiritual wisdom. She has woven together her roles as a transformation coach, psychotherapist, international speaker, filmmaker, accomplished author, and pioneering podcast host of Igniting the Spark to bring her powerful content to thousands of individuals whose lives have been changed and inspired by her work.
Drawing from decades of clinical experience and spiritual exploration, Stephanie's approach
combines professional expertise, deep emotional wisdom, and the latest in healing techniques. As a transformation coach and psychotherapist, she has developed a unique methodology that helps individuals not just navigate change but harness it as a force for personal evolution. Her work provides a clear compass for those seeking to thrive through challenging times, build lasting resilience, and create meaningful change in their lives. With an innate ability to illuminate the path to authentic self-expression, she has become a trusted voice in the global consciousness movement.
Her new book, Your Big Fat Juicy Life (and Everything After), illuminates how we perceive life, death, and the magnificent spectrum of human experience. It is also a jubilant invitation to us all to wake up, breathe deeply, and dance with the mysteries of existence. James's narrative shows us how to dissolve our deepest fears and, in so doing, ignite an unprecedented zest for living in our hearts and souls.
For more information, go to:
https://www.stephaniejames.world/
