In this episode of The Coach’s Corner, host Davina Lyons sits down with Patti Oskvarek, a Life, Leadership, and Work-Life Balance Coach and Reiki Master, for a powerful conversation about confidence, boundaries, and creating a life with intention.
Patti shares her personal journey from shyness and people-pleasing to finding her voice and helping others design a life they truly love.
Through coaching, Reiki, affirmations, and reflective practices, she guides individuals toward calm, clarity, and meaningful personal growth, both at work and beyond it.
✨ In this episode, we explore:
Finding balance in a busy, demanding world, letting go of people-pleasing and honoring boundaries, leading with intention and inner peace
Connection doesn’t have to be deep, intense, or exhausting. Sometimes, it just needs to feel safe.
At home, a supportive connection might mean asking for quiet time without guilt. At work, it could mean proactively sharing your progress on a project to reduce anxiety.
When you notice overwhelm:
Take a Pause
Offer yourself compassion
Choose one small action that supports connection
Podcast Affirmation
Even when I feel overwhelmed inside, I am learning how to stay gently connected on the outside.
If this blog and video spoke to something you’ve been carrying quietly, consider staying connected. Subscribe, listen along on YouTube or Spotify, and return whenever you need a moment of calm, clarity, and encouragement. Thank you for being here.
Recently, someone made a harsh comment that sent me into a spiral of self-doubt. For a few days, I felt unmotivated and creatively blocked, like I couldn’t move forward.
Eventually, I paused and reflected: Who am I really doing this for?
The answer became clear for me; it’s for all of you who are seeking encouragement and calm in the chaos of life.
When we’re in a rut, it’s tempting to think we need a complete overhaul at once. However, it’s often the small changes that make the most difference. Ruts thrive on sameness, so anything new, even small, helps.
Journaling is one of the most powerful ways to gain clarity. It helps you see patterns, release emotions, and focus on what truly matters.
Reflect on this question:
🖋️ What shift will I make today to inspire me and get me out of this rut?
Affirmation: I trust that ruts are temporary, and I have the strength to move forward.
You may be surprised how one thought can begin to create change, and your outlook shifts from feeling demotivated to inspired.
In this heartfelt live conversation, Angela and Patti open up about the emotional and physical costs of prioritizing others over yourself, transforming both your personal and professional life with encouragement, practical tips, and gentle reminders.
We explore the hidden costs of self-neglect, ranging from burnout and resentment to a loss of identity. Discover small, powerful steps to help without guilt and create healthier, happier relationships.
Self-Reflection-Journal Prompt: What’s one area where you can communicate your needs today?
Life is full of work deadlines, family responsibilities, and the never-ending to-do list. In the midst of all this, gratitude becomes a practice that can shift our perspective during the day.
Stress can show up from decision overload, constant busyness, and the feeling that there’s never enough time. Gratitude offers a pause, a way to breathe and reframe our perspective.
By practicing the Reiki principle, ‘Just for today,’ I am grateful for my many blessings, which can help shift the focus from stress to peace.
This simple yet powerful reminder brings us back to the present moment.
Affirmation for Gratitude:
Just for today, I will give thanks for the little things.
Applying Gratitude at Work and Home:
At work: Before a meeting, silently name one thing you’re grateful for.
At home: Think of one thing you are thankful for.
Starting the day with gratitude, even on the most stressful days, feels better with a sense of thankfulness.
A Self-Reflection Journal Prompt:
How does practicing gratitude help lessen your stress?
If you tried one of these gratitude practices, let me know in the comments how it went.
Worry can be so loud at times, or silently evading thoughts. Either way, it’s heavy. And over time, it can pull us away from our presence, peace, and purpose.
One of my favorite Reiki Principles:
Just for today, I will not worry.
This simple phrase serves as a great reminder to breathe, reset, and return to a state of peace and calm, especially during stressful times.
In this video, we explore this beautiful Reiki principle, and I share a few calming ways to gently release the weight of worry, if only for today. It’s not about never worrying again; it’s about learning how to pause, reflect, and reclaim calm.
🦋 In this video and post, we will explore:
What worry does to our mind, body, and energy
Simple practices to ease stress in the moment
Reflective journaling prompts to help you let go
Worry is something we all carry, but we don’t have to hold onto it forever.
I would love to hear your reflections in the comments:
💬 What helps you let go of worry?
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Have you ever found yourself in a situation where work seems to be taking over your personal life?
Let’s explore the reasons for this work-life imbalance.
Whether you’re a manager, supervisor, employee, freelancer, entrepreneur, or business owner, the struggle with work-life balance is real. It’s not just about job titles; it’s about unmanageable workloads, deadlines, and unproductive meetings that spill over into personal time.
Reflect on what you want in your life and what you need to remove to achieve balance at work and in your personal life, and start putting it into action.
After reflecting, what are some of your work-life balance imbalances?
If you have any thoughts, experiences, or questions, I would love to hear about them. Your insights could be invaluable to others navigating this journey with us. Feel free to share in the comments section below as we support each other in achieving work-life balance in this busy world.
I am achieving Work-Life Balance, and it’s good for my soul and family!
If you want more in life than work, consider scheduling a Work-Life Balance Coaching Session with Patti. In these sessions, I will provide personalized guidance and support to your specific situation, helping you find a personal life again and open up a world of possibilities for a more fulfilling life.
I shared my journey to becoming a Leadership and Work-Life Balance Coach and Reiki Master, my Coaching Style, Work-Life Balance Affirmation Cards, and so much more.
Thank you, Heather for having me on Soul Alchemy W/Indigo Jaguar. 🙂
In this month’s podcast episode, Building Better Relationships at Home and Work with Angela and Patti, podcast co-host Angela Ambrosia shares how miracles have happened in her life and relationships and how she has studied the science of miracles through working on the power of our thoughts and how we talk to the powers that support us and which some people call god, the divine, grace and others may call the universe.
For Angela, this is actually the power of our words. How can we control the words we use and send out into the world to transform our way of relating to physical matter, the people around us, and our own consciousness to manifest and allow miracles into our lives?
More recently, Angela has had a miracle of Soma in her life, which is blessed sacred water manifesting in her home altar and also manifesting in special events happening globally. One is happening in her hometown, Sydney, Australia, on Dec 1, 2023, Perth, Australia, Dec 3, 2023, and Melbourne, Australia, Dec 8, 2023.
Angela recovered from an aggressive cancer in 2019 and was struck with a rare autoimmune disease, and she was unable to walk again in 2022; however, now she is fully recovered and teaching again.
How does she explain the miracles that have saved her life and given her renewed life and the ability to live in causeless ease and joy with herself and her relationships?
Angela shares the following:
*Her insight into the possibility of miracles for all of us.
*What is grace to Angela?
*How do we recognize grace in our lives?
*How can people listening can get miracles at home and work?
*What is Soma?
*How is it possible that Soma is manifesting in people’s homes globally now?
*What is a phenomenon?
*How does believing in Miracles Build Better Relationships?
Follow us, and see you next month on Soulful Conversation with Gaia and Patti – Real, heart-centered, and fun conversations about life and we will be discussing Creating Healthy Boundaries.
