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What if the most radical thing you could do for your business, your creativity, and your life had nothing to do with optimizing, scaling, or staying relevant online?This is one of those conversations that stayed with me long after we stopped recording. Caro Gómez has built her entire body of work around one powerful, unapologetic philosophy: f*ck the algorithm, feed your ancestors. She approaches business, creativity, and life through the lens of ancestral wisdom, sacred defiance, and the radical belief that joy is resistance. And it is some of the most alive, most meaningful work I have ever encountered.In This Episode We Explore:What "f*ck the algorithm, feed your ancestors" actually means and the radical acceptance it asks of us.How ancestral connection lives in the simplest everyday moments and why you are probably already doing it without realizing.The power of food, memory, and daily ritual as a portal to your lineage and why honoring that changes everything.Why this way of working is a calling, not a strategy and the kind of magnetism it creates that no algorithm can manufacture.A simple ritual to carry with you after you listen.Meet Caro Gómez:Caro Gómez is a shapeshifting award-winning artist, ancestral mentor, and shaman's apprentice of the Maya Q'eqchi' lineage. She weaves together textiles, cacao, storytelling, and spiritual business to help creatives reclaim their ancestry, adorn their bodies as altars, and live with sacred defiance. Her work is a reclamation of joy as resistance, roots as intelligence, and ritual as a return to legacy. Her leadership is cyclical, creative, and deeply intentional, rooted in the belief that the future belongs to those who remember.Connect with Caro:Follow Caro on Instagram - @carogomez_joywitchVisit Caro's website - https://www.themayanschoolofembodiment.com/Connect with Alexia:Visit Alexia's website - alexiausgaard.comFollow Alexia on Instagram - @Alexia_usgaardExplore ILLUMINATE - 90-Minute Gene Keys ExperienceListen to the full episode - Episode 28: Feed Your Ancestors, Not The Algorithm with Caro Gómez Loved this episode?Share it with someone who is ready to slow down, go deeper, and build something that truly feeds their soul and their lineage.I would love to know what landed most for you. Send me a DM or tag me on Instagram with the ancestor you are thinking of today or the everyday ritual you are ready to honor with more intention.Let's elevate together, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia

What if the most powerful thing you could do for your financial future had nothing to do with a spreadsheet?This is one of the most powerful conversations in the Elevate Daily archive, and it felt like exactly the right time to bring it back. In this episode, I sit down with Kaitlyn Carlson, Founder and CEO of Theory Planning Partners, a boutique wealth creation firm for the top female entrepreneurs in the United States. She is a Certified Financial Planner, a Certified Exit Planning Advisor, and an Accredited Wealth Management Advisor. But beyond all of that, she is a spiritual seeker, a devoted mother, and someone I deeply respect for the way she leads with integrity, tenderness, and truth. She will talk about nervous system regulation and net worth in the same breath, and she does it in a way that makes the whole conversation feel like a permission slip.In This Episode We Explore:Why wealth is so much more than money and why it always starts from the inside out.How to calculate your peace number and why most of us don't have clarity on it yet.What it really means to live a work optional life and how to start building toward it from wherever you are right now.How to hold the vision without being attached to the how and why Kaitlyn's athletic background shaped her entire financial philosophy.Why numbers are neutral, clarity is free, and the sooner you stop being afraid of your finances, the more power you reclaim.Meet Kaitlyn Carlson:Before founding Theory Planning Partners, Kaitlyn’s career began in asset management with Putnam Investments. She then spent the majority of her career at UBS Financial Services, holding roles across both the southern and northeastern regions of the U.S. There she developed more than 300 financial plans for clients with assets ranging from $500,000 to $1 billion, before becoming an advisor on a private wealth management team overseeing more than $600 million for a select number of families. She holds her CFP, CEPA, and AWMA designations, and brings to all of it a deeply spiritual approach to what it truly means to create wealth. Outside of work, she teaches yoga, travels, and is ravenous to understand why we are here and how to make a meaningful life.Connect with Kaitlyn:Visit Kaitlyn's website - theoryplanning.comFollow Kaitlyn on Instagram - @kaitlyn.carlson_Connect with Alexia:Visit Alexia's website - alexiausgaard.comFollow Alexia on Instagram - @Alexia_usgaardExplore ILLUMINATE - 90-Minute Gene Keys ExperienceListen to the full episode - How To Create Aligned Wealth (Without Shame, Hustle, or Scarcity) With Kaitlyn Carlson Loved this episode?Share it with the woman in your life who is ready to stop being afraid of her finances and start building real wealth on her own terms.I would love to know what landed most for you. Send me a DM or tag me on Instagram with your biggest takeaway and the shift you are ready to make in how you relate to your wealth.Let's elevate together, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia

If you've ever found yourself moving through your days on autopilot, checking things off a list that genuinely matter to you, yet somehow feeling disconnected from the joy of it all, this episode is for you. It's one of those conversations I keep returning to, because the shift it invites is profound.The difference between a habit and a ritual isn't about what you do. It's about how you show up to do it. Habits automate. Rituals intentionalize. When you begin to ritualize the areas of your life that matter most, something opens up. Your days start to feel less like a series of things to get through and more like a life you are genuinely experiencing.In This Episode We Explore:Why high-performing leaders are especially susceptible to the habit trap. The culture of optimization...wearing the same thing every day, eating the same meals, systematizing everything. This can strip the aliveness out of the very things you care most about.A simple three-step process for turning any area of your life into a ritual.Real examples of what ritualization looks like in practice. From the way I prepare before recording this podcast, to how my husband and I wind down for sleep, to the practice of sending a payment with genuine gratitude.The invitation to identify the one ritual that would create a ripple effect everywhere else. Not ten rituals. One. The one area that, if you found joy in it, would lighten everything around it. That is where to begin.Connect with Alexia:Visit Alexia's website - alexiausgaard.comFollow Alexia on Instagram - @Alexia_usgaardExplore ILLUMINATE - 90-Minute Gene Keys ExperienceMore Elevate Daily - Episode 42: From Heavy To Holy: Turning What Matters Into Ritual.Loved this episode?Share it with someone who is ready to stop just getting through their days and start truly living them.I'd love to know what ritual you are committing to after listening. Send me a DM or tag me on Instagram with the one area you are choosing to ritualize and why it matters to you.Let's elevate together, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia

You've done the vision boards. Mapped the revenue goals. Created the quarterly plans. And by March, you're hitting your numbers, but something doesn't fully feel right.You're building something beautiful. But if you're honest? It doesn't quite feel like yours.Here's what I've learned working with accomplished women entrepreneurs: You can accomplish everything on your list and still feel empty. You can hit every revenue goal and still feel exhausted. You can build something impressive and still feel like you're operating from someone else's blueprint.In this episode, I'm inviting you to design your year differently, not from borrowed strategies, tactics, and default patterns, but from devotion to who you're actually here to be.Because sustainable success isn't created by doing more. It's created by leading from your specific design.Inside This Episode:Why designing from identity matters more than setting goalsThe shadow patterns that keep successful women trapped in borrowed strategies (distraction, control, half-heartedness)Real examples of how your Meaning Code reveals what makes success feel delicious for you specificallyHow to explore your own Meaning Code and begin designing from devotion, not defaultResource MentionedExplore your free Gene Keys blueprint to uncover your Meaning Code and the frequencies that guide your fulfillment and leadership.→ genekeys.com/free-profileReady to Design From Devotion?If you're standing at a threshold — feeling a new identity emerging, or ready to build on your own foundation instead of someone else's — ILLUMINATE is for you.This is my signature 90-minute Gene Keys experience where we decode your Mission, Money, Meaning, and Magnetism codes. Crystal clarity on your shadows, your gifts, and the precise moves that leverage your unique design.For accomplished women whose success has outpaced their soul — this is where devotional leadership begins.→ Explore ILLUMINATEIf This Episode ResonatedLeave a five-star review to help other visionary women discover devotional leadership.Stay ConnectedContinue the conversation on Instagram @alexia_usgaardor explore my work at alexiausgaard.comAnd of course, until next time, I hope you elevate your life, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia

When was the last time you lost track of time doing something purely for joy? Not productivity. Not growth. Not optimization. Just…delight. If it feels hard to answer, you're not alone.Entrepreneur burnout and leadership depletion don't always show up as overwhelm. Sometimes, they show up as the quiet absence of joy.The most accomplished women entrepreneurs I work with share a similar pattern: Somewhere between scaling their business, leading their teams, and holding everything together…play disappeared. Not intentionally. Not consciously. It just stopped feeling like a priority.And when play disappears? Everything starts to feel heavier than it should.In this Elevation Dose, I'm exploring why high-achieving women often feel depleted even when everything is "working," and why the solution isn't more optimization - it's a return to play.Because the truth is simple: The most successful women are often the most deprived of play. And that deprivation is quietly costing you your intuition, creativity, presence, and magnetism.Inside I share:Why entrepreneur burnout often comes from doing too little of what brings joy - not too muchMy personal moment of realizing I had no idea how to rate "play" in my lifeWhy play is a leadership competency and burnout prevention strategyThe Play Ritual: a 30-minute weekly practice for sustainable performanceHow to identify your unique play personalityThis episode is for the accomplished woman entrepreneur ready to lead from devotion, not depletionResources Mentioned:National Institute of PlayPlay Personality Quiz Work with MeI'm opening select Concierge spots for 2026 - private advisory for women entrepreneurs where your business expands while your leadership becomes sustainable, embodied, and delicious.→ DM me "concierge" → Or apply at: alexiausgaard.com/conciergeIf this ResonatesShare what form of play you're trying this week - DM me @alexia_usgaardLeaving a review helps Elevate Daily reach more visionary women entrepreneurs devoted to soul-aligned expansion and devotional leadership.And of course, until next time I hope you elevate your life, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia

What if the most expansive seasons of our lives — in business, motherhood, or creative leadership — aren’t meant to be managed…but surrendered to?In this episode, I’m sharing something deeply personal: I’m pregnant.And I’m reflecting on this journey not as a pregnancy play-by-play, but as a transmission on easeful expansion, feminine leadership, and the art of being fully supported while growing something entirely new.Whether you’re expanding through motherhood, creative calling, or your next business evolution, this conversation is an invitation to let expansion feel both powerful and peaceful.What You’ll DiscoverThe intentional preconception portal — how my husband and I used vision, sacred structure, and surrender to consciously step into this expansion togetherThe initiation of control vs. trust — what happened when I tried to “figure it all out” and why divine timing required me to let goThe leadership lesson — naming your needs unapologetically and allowing yourself to be fully resourcedRituals for sustainable expansion — the practices for nourishment, movement, and rest that have carried me through this physical and energetic transformationHow discomfort serves expansion — choosing the path of ease doesn’t mean avoiding discomfort; it means relating to it differentlyWhat this mirrors in business and life — the leadership principles that apply whether you’re building a company, a family, or a legacyResources and Rituals MentionedMy Visioning Retreat Ritual — the sacred annual structure my husband and I use to align our individual and shared visionsComing soon: A Guided Visualization — I’ll be sharing this in a future episode to help you connect with your highest vision for the year aheadContinue Your JourneyReady to expand with world-class support?Explore my Concierge experiences — Private advisory for the woman ready to anchor a new way of leading. Three months or a full year of intimate, bespoke partnership to expand with greater ease.alexiausgaard.com/conciergeWant a simple structure to anchor your own rituals?Download the Weekly Ritual Tracker — a beautiful framework to bring more ease and intention into your days.→ Download hereContinue the Conversation:Episode 14: The Gene Keys — Your Blueprint for World-Class Success Without EffortingConnect on Instagram: @alexia_usgaardIf This Episode ResonatedShare it with a woman navigating her own season of expansion — your reflection might be exactly what she needs to hear today.Leave a review to help Elevate Daily reach more visionary women devoted to living and leading from alignment, not effort.Until next time, may you continue to elevate your life, one intentional day at a time.With love & devotion,Alexia