We are globally going through a time of extreme stress and anxiety, and many of us feel disconnected from our true selves. I am one of them. I have struggled with anxiety all my life and this past year it's been rearing its head with a vengeance. And this is why I'm extremely grateful to speak to today's guest.

Kelsey Patel is one of Hollywood's leading wellness and Reiki experts, and an expert in burnout. She has literally helped thousands struggling with burnout and anxiety in the last decade and more.

Kelsey is not only a sought after spiritual empowerment coach, movement teacher and meditation instructor, but she's also a multifaceted entrepreneur focused on conscious capitalism and an inspirational speaker.

She is the creator of the Pure Joy app and founder of Magik Vibes, a soul enhancing lifestyle brand, that includes her very own wellness meets spirituality podcast, Magik Vibes.

She's also the author of Burning Bright: Rituals, Reiki, and Self-Care to Heal Burnout, Anxiety and Stress.

In this conversation with Kelsey, you'll learn:

02:19 Kelsey‘s back story and unusual path to becoming one of the leading voices in healing and spirituality today

10:50 Our culture‘s struggle with anxiety, the root of it and how to best deal with it

17:49 Chronic stress, how it affects our brain and the steps we can take to manage it

24:12 Burnout: how to balance our pursuit of wellness and wellbeing with our need for high performance and a successful career

29:50 Living in Love vs Living in Fear

30:35 How to overcome the challenges in times of life transitions and how to take the jump into the unknown

32:07 Excavating pure joy and eliminating unnecessary suffering

34:45 Learning to believe we are worthy and the opening up our ability to receive abundance

37:55 Kelsey’s Pure Joy app, her offering to the world to create an enhanced sense of wellbeing

42:57 Kelsey's practices

Resources mentioned:

Kelsey's website

Kelsey's book: Burning Bright