How to Make Every Day An Adventure, Never Suffer Again & WTF is Going on Inside the Coaching Industry with Samantha Skelly
The Spiritual HustlerShow Notes
“Whenever we are out of integrity with why we’re doing something, you are always going to fail. When you are 100% in integrity… God will not let you fail.” —Samantha Skelly What if the real key to building a powerful business is teaching your body that it’s safe enough to fully become who you are? Jess sits down with Samantha Skelly, founder of Pause Breathwork, for a conversation about nervous system regulation, integrity as a guide, entrepreneurship, breathwork, and creating a life from alignment instead of survival. Samantha shares how her own struggles with anxiety, body image, and disordered eating ultimately led her to breathwork, and how that experience became the foundation for a mission to bring breathwork to the world. She also opens up about building Pause, appearing on Shark Tank, navigating profound personal loss, and learning to stay grounded when life doesn’t go according to plan.
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Samantha Skelly’s unaired Shark Tank pitch: “Samantha Holds Firm at 15%, but ‘Kev’ Won’t Budge.” Watch here: https://youtu.be/3l_WTsh1V3c?si=i04sw_NdCfox0RVn
Key Topics: 1. Breathwork, the Nervous System & Moving Beyond Survival How Samantha’s first breathwork experience in Bali transformed her relationship with her body and self-love Using conscious breathing to replace survival strategies and create a greater sense of safety in the body
2. Integrity, Coherence & Building a Business That Lasts Why Samantha believes chasing money without loving the work ultimately creates an unsustainable business Bringing the coaching industry back to focusing on service, results, discernment, and integrity
3. Choosing Your Reality When Life Gets Hard How Samantha stayed regulated and chose to experience getting stranded on a mountain as an adventure instead of an obstacle The devastating pregnancy loss she experienced while leading hundreds of women at her live event and how she found enough regulation to continue leading while still honoring her grief
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