About this episode

For this episode of Career and Spirituality Conversations, I had the honor of interviewing Karen Dufour Deschamps, a leadership coach, mentor, and lifelong learner. Karen shares her inspiring career journey—from overcoming setbacks to facilitating transformative leadership retreats in the Middle East. Her work focuses on helping leaders align with their purpose, embrace their strengths, and thrive authentically.

About Karen du Four des Champs

Karen is a certified leadership coach and facilitator with decades of experience in global leadership development. From her early passion for teaching as a child to leading retreats in the deserts of the Middle East, Karen’s career highlights the importance of aligning with your authentic self. Her expertise includes coaching through the Positive Intelligence (PQ) framework, mentoring aspiring coaches, and inspiring leaders to find balance and purpose.

Episode Takeaways

Some of the highlights from this episode include:

• Karen’s journey from dropping out of university to becoming a global leadership coach.
• How early childhood passions can shape your career path.
• Turning financial and career challenges into opportunities for personal growth.
• Insights into the Positive Intelligence framework and its transformative impact.
• Finding your grounding element (like water or nature) to balance your energy.
• The power of vulnerability and storytelling in leadership.

Ready to learn How To Rewire Your Mind? 

This episode is for you if you’re seeking authentic leadership, mental fitness strategies, or inspiration to overcome obstacles. You’ll love this conversation if you’re a leader, coach, or someone eager to reconnect with your true self.

About this episode

In Episode 41, we have an enlightening conversation with Jodie Crawford, a dedicated teacher, coach, and author whose personal journey from burnout to balance is both inspiring and deeply relatable. Jodie shares her transformative experience of transitioning from a high-energy career in teaching and running her own wellness studio to embracing a slower, more intentional way of living. Throughout this episode, Jodie offers valuable insights on balancing the energies of doing and being, and how to truly listen to your body and spirit when it’s time for a change.

About Jody Crawford

Jodie Crawford is a Canadian author, coach, teacher, speaker, and mother with extensive experience in education, wellness, and personal growth. After two decades of teaching, Jodie faced exhaustion and overwhelming burnout, which prompted a profound shift in her life. She now helps others prevent burnout, discover a deeper sense of balance, and reconnect with themselves in a meaningful way. Jodie’s approach is rooted in spirituality, creativity, and finding joy in simplicity.

Episode Takeaways

• Spiritual Evolution: Jodie’s journey from traditional religion to an expansive spirituality connected to nature, creativity, and energy.
• Burnout Doing What You Love?: Doing something you love doesn’t make you immune to burnout; it’s not just about what you do, but also the manner in which you do it.
• Costa Rica: A Catalyst for Change: Moving to Costa Rica helped Jodie slow down, embrace simplicity, and find balance between doing and being.
• Synchronicities and Support: When guided by spirit, Jodie experienced synchronicities and unexpected support, demonstrating the power of trusting the journey.
• The “Pink and Blue” Energies: As “per Jody’s method, where Blue” represents doing and “pink” symbolizes being, incorporating “pink” into our live is a key to health, balance and fulfilment.
• Hope as a Guiding Force: Hope kept Jodie moving forward through deep fatigue, reminding us that overwhelming situations can be temporary.

Ready to Unlock Your Body’s Wisdom? 

Are you ready to explore a lifestyle that truly balances doing with being? Jodie’s journey is a testament to the power of slowing down, trusting in divine timing, and finding fulfilment through simplicity. You’ll love this episode if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by your commitments or wondered how to move beyond burnout into a life of peace and presence.

About this episode

In Episode 45, we’re joined by Edel Swords, a seasoned practitioner of psycho-spiritual shadow work, somatics, bodywork, and energy healing with over 30 years of experience. Edel’s work focuses on guiding people—especially women—toward living authentically, uncovering the “truth” within themselves, and healing from restrictive conditioning that holds them back from their full potential. In this episode, Edel reveals how “living from your truth” can be transformative, yet challenging, for those who feel spiritually disconnected or exhausted by the demands of corporate life.

About Edel Swords
With an intuitive approach that adapts to each client, Edel brings people into awareness of their different personas—the child, masculine, feminine, teenager—and explores how these roles affect our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings. She helps clients understand where they’re operating from and why, so they can identify the roots of recurring patterns and heal deeply embedded wounds. This non-linear, personalized style allows her clients to grow into their wholeness and connect to what Edel calls “Pure Source Love.”

Edel’s work also addresses the energy dynamics of relationships, showing individuals and couples how their interactions can reflect deeper spiritual truths. Her approach empowers clients to see the “invisible” patterns that shape their lives and helps them build a stronger, more connected relationship with their true selves.

Episode Takeaways
In this conversation, Edel shares insights on:

• Spirituality as Awareness: Discover how awareness is the foundation of spiritual growth and healing.
• Observing from Different Parts of the Self: Learn how being an observer is essential—but knowing from which inner place you’re observing is key.
• The Safety Paradox: Unpack the paradox of finding safety in self-awareness, even as it challenges old patterns.
• Healing through Workplace Dynamics: Understand how the workplace can reveal our wounds and provide unexpected opportunities for healing.
• Understanding Energy in Relationships: Edel shares the mechanics of relationship energy, making it feel like “going backstage” into unseen dynamics.
• Bridging Self-Truth and Authenticity: Explore how healing shame and recognizing shadow wounds can help you build a bridge to your own truth.

Listen and Explore Your Own Path to Fulfillment
If you’re feeling spiritually drained or disconnected in your career, this episode will resonate deeply. Edel’s wisdom provides practical tools and profound insights for reconnecting with your authentic self and nurturing spiritual growth, even within a corporate environment.

Listen now to learn how “living from your truth” can transform your career, relationships, and inner life