Stacy Pellettieri, licensed therapist and founder of five mental health businesses, joins host Eunicia Peret to discuss the hidden emotional patterns that silently block business growth. With nearly three decades of experience, Stacy unpacks how unresolved trauma, especially the “little t” kind, can sabotage leadership, strain decision-making, and keep high-achievers stuck. They dive into the psychology of control, the nervous system’s response to pressure, and how kids today are losing their ability to emotionally regulate in a world flooded with screens and overstimulation. Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or navigating personal growth, this episode offers deep insight into what might be keeping you from the next level, and how to finally move past it.

Unprocessed trauma doesn’t disappear: It hides in control issues, avoidance, and burnout

“Little t” trauma can be just as impactful as “big T” trauma: The body keeps score even when the mind forgets

High achievers often resist healing: Many entrepreneurs ignore emotional work until their success feels empty

Your nervous system affects how you lead: If you’re dysregulated, your team and business will reflect that

Parents must model emotional regulation: Kids can’t learn it through screens, and many are struggling as a result

True growth requires safety: You need to feel grounded before you can lead others well

No business strategy can outpace emotional blocks: What you avoid internally will surface externally

Being strong isn’t the same as being healed: Letting go doesn’t make you weak, it makes you free

[00:00:00] Meet Stacy and her 28-year journey in mental health and private practice

[00:03:00] What unresolved trauma looks like in successful people

[00:05:00] How “little t” trauma plays out in day-to-day leadership

[00:08:00] Signs your nervous system is dysregulated (and how it affects business)

[00:11:00] The danger of pushing through when your body is signaling shutdown

[00:14:00] Kids, screens, and the crisis of emotional regulation

[00:17:00] The balance between healing, parenting, and entrepreneurship

[00:20:00] Why strong people avoid help, and how to know if that’s you

[00:23:00] The myth of perfection and the power of emotional honesty

[00:25:00] Final thoughts on wholeness, safety, and scaling from a healed place

Dr. Sera Lavelle, licensed clinical psychologist and founder of two thriving therapy practices, joins host Eunicia Peret for a powerful conversation on how psychology, neuroscience, and technology are coming together to transform mental health, especially around emotional eating. With specialties in hypnotherapy, EMDR, and integrative approaches to healing, Dr. Lavelle shares her journey from traditional training to building out-of-the-box solutions that actually help people. They unpack why insurance models fail most patients, how AI is expanding access to care, and the connection between emotional triggers, food habits, and entrepreneurship. If you’ve ever felt like traditional systems aren’t serving you, or your clients, this episode is a must-listen.

Traditional models are broken: Insurance-based care often denies people help unless they’re “sick enough” to qualify

Emotional eating is the real issue, not just calories: People don’t overeat because they misunderstand nutrition, but because of psychological patterns

Therapy should be proactive, not reactive: Most systems treat disordered eating only after it becomes severe, missing early intervention opportunities

AI can increase access: Well-designed digital tools can provide therapeutic support to the 60%+ of people who struggle with stress eating

Entrepreneurs need support too: Building scalable mental health businesses requires coaching, operations help, and real structure

You can build impact without losing integrity: Sera’s practices integrate traditional therapy with new modalities like psychedelics and digital platforms

Financial systems reflect the same gaps: Just like in healthcare, most people are turned away from strategic wealth solutions because they don’t “qualify”

Believing in your mission makes the risk worth it: Building something new is scary, but alignment gives you courage

[00:00:00] Introduction to Dr. Sera Lavelle and her background in psychology and hypnosis

[00:02:00] From waiting tables in NYC to building a therapy empire

[00:04:00] How hypnosis opened a door into emotional eating and full-time practice

[00:06:00] The failure of the medical model to treat patients before they’re “sick enough”

[00:08:00] Building practices outside the insurance system

[00:10:00] Doctors turning to AI and integrative labs for better patient care

[00:13:00] Legal risk vs. ethical care: the tension for clinicians and therapists

[00:15:00] Parallel gaps in medicine, law, and finance, and how they hurt clients

[00:18:00] Sera’s take on how artificial criteria exclude people from getting help

[00:21:00] The limitations of calorie-tracking apps and the mental toll of food rules

[00:23:00] Comparison to budgeting tools: restriction doesn’t equal results

[00:25:00] How intuitive awareness is more powerful than external tracking

[00:27:00] Biggest business mistake: incentive structures that collapsed with scale

[00:29:00] How Sera rebuilt her systems with help from fractional experts

[00:30:00] The power of outside guidance and true support

[00:31:00] Final reflections: When you believe in what you’re doing, the fear gets quieter

Ryan Bell, performance coach and regional leader with Evexias Health Solutions, joins host Eunicia Peret to explore how physicians and high-achieving professionals can align their health, mindset, and income by shifting to more intentional, wellness-focused models of care. With a background in sports performance and a passion for coaching, Ryan helps physicians create new revenue streams, avoid burnout, and unlock better results for their patients by stepping outside of the traditional healthcare system. Together, they break down the power of hormone optimization, the gaps in current medical training, and why leaders can’t afford to ignore the personal side of peak performance. Whether you’re a provider or a business owner, this episode will challenge you to think differently about how health drives success.

Hormone optimization is often the missing piece: Many high performers have been told their labs are “normal” when they’re actually suboptimal

Physicians aren’t taught to build businesses: Most are overworked, underpaid, and unaware of better models

Cash-based services create freedom: Integrative care models reduce reliance on insurance and increase impact

Men and women need different optimization strategies: The industry is full of copy-paste protocols that ignore bio-individuality

Mindset and health are inseparable: Poor focus, energy dips, and performance plateaus are often biological, not just behavioral

You can’t pour from an empty cup: Leaders and providers must prioritize their own wellness first

Discipline creates freedom: Consistency in health mirrors consistency in business

There’s a better way to practice medicine: Physicians deserve to be fulfilled, financially secure, and excited about their work

[00:00:00] Introduction to Ryan’s work in physician coaching and health optimization

[00:02:00] Why so many high performers feel “off” despite normal lab results

[00:04:00] The disconnect between traditional medicine and integrative wellness

[00:06:00] Helping physicians break out of burnout and redesign their practice

[00:09:00] What hormone optimization really means — and why it matters

[00:12:00] Common myths about testosterone and hormone therapy

[00:14:00] Why cash-based care models work better for doctors and patients

[00:17:00] Business skills most physicians never learn

[00:19:00] Discipline and clarity: how to build both in health and business

[00:22:00] The power of support systems and coaching

[00:24:00] Ryan’s biggest mistake: not taking full advantage of mentorship earlier

[00:26:00] Encouragement for anyone feeling stuck in their business or health

[00:28:00] Final thoughts on alignment, freedom, and building a better future

In this profound and soul-stirring conversation, host Eunicia Peret welcomes Dr. Steven Young, a spiritual visionary and former integrative medicine doctor who has treated over 9,000 patients and founded five businesses aimed at elevating humanity. Together, they explore how entrepreneurs can go beyond traditional metrics of success to live and lead from a place of deep inner knowing. Dr. Young shares insights on dissolving the ego, tuning into divine instruction, accessing miracles, and evolving capitalism into a model of holistic, soul-aligned service. This episode isn’t just about business growth — it’s a gateway to personal expansion and collective healing.

Key Takeaways:

Quieting the mind is essential: Entrepreneurs often miss daily miracles due to incessant thinking. Silence creates the space for divine instruction.

You are already a miracle: Recognizing that your very existence defies statistical probability invites a deeper state of gratitude and openness to daily wonder.

Don’t seek abundance — embody it: Asking for abundance reinforces separation. Living as if you are already whole invites more wholeness.

Marketing should heal, not harm: Traditional marketing manipulates through pain. True connection and love-driven business models create sustainable relationships.

Shift from extraction to contribution: Conscious capitalism is still transactional. A new paradigm, “Spirit Ping,” calls for everyone to benefit at every step.

Your business mirrors you: If something in your business feels misaligned, it’s a cue to explore inner beliefs and identities.

The seven Hermetic laws are the source code of reality: Understanding polarity, rhythm, mentalism, vibration, and correspondence can rewire how we lead and live.

Transformation starts with self-awareness: If you want a thriving, soul-aligned business, shift the internal narrative first.

Timeline Summary:

00:00 – Introduction to Dr. Steven Young and his unique life mission

02:00 – How personal pain became a path to healing thousands

04:00 – What it means to exist as a “field of miracles”

06:30 – The illusion of scarcity and the truth of universal abundance

09:00 – The evolution from capitalism to conscious capitalism to “Spirit Ping”

13:00 – Case study: A solar company transforms its sales strategy through deeper human connection

16:30 – The power of love-centered business strategy

18:00 – The Seven Hermetic Laws explained

24:00 – How beliefs create or limit business success

27:00 – Finding the right teachers by avoiding gurus and trusting your inner wisdom

31:00 – The divine orchestration behind Steven’s exit from his clinic

33:00 – New opportunities born from surrender

36:00 – How to quiet the mind and rewrite identity through practices and perspectives

38:00 – Final message: Be the future you dream of — now

Janice Carte, founder of Tiny Spoon Chef, joins Eunicia Peret to share how she built a multi-state personal chef business from a single Craigslist ad. With no outside funding and a team-first mindset, Janice scaled her operation by focusing on joy, boundaries, and sustainable systems. In this episode, she opens up about how she designed a business that’s both profitable and people-centered, how the pandemic created an unexpected opportunity for growth, and why she measures success in energy, not just dollars. Her journey is a masterclass in building a company on your own terms, without compromising your values.

Start small, think big: Janice grew from cooking in one client’s kitchen to leading a multi-state team with no investors

Burnout is not the badge of honor: Boundaries, rest, and clarity have driven her long-term sustainability

Success is energetic: Her benchmark is feeling good in her life—not revenue alone

Hiring must align with values: She prioritizes emotional safety, mutual respect, and alignment over credentials

Build the life, not just the business: Janice reverse-engineered her company to support the lifestyle she wanted

Systems support sanity: Her onboarding, checklists, and communication tools allow for consistent, joyful execution

Pivoting can lead to breakthrough: The pandemic forced a redesign that ultimately expanded her reach

Serve with soul: Her company’s ethos is built on generosity, fun, and caring for both team and clients

[00:00:00] Introduction to Janice and the origin of Tiny Spoon Chef

[00:02:00] From Craigslist to a business with clients across the Northeast

[00:04:00] Defining success beyond numbers and titles

[00:06:00] Building the business to support her desired lifestyle

[00:08:00] How systems and structure create emotional safety for the team

[00:10:00] Pandemic pivot: shifting into virtual and multi-state growth

[00:12:00] Janice’s approach to hiring and protecting team culture

[00:14:00] Creating client experiences rooted in joy and generosity

[00:16:00] Letting go of hustle culture and choosing ease

[00:18:00] The role of mentorship and community in growth

[00:20:00] Her biggest mistake: ignoring intuition around alignment

[00:22:00] Advice for business owners building something soulful

[00:24:00] Final reflections on leadership, systems, and joy

Kathy Dupuy is a powerhouse serial entrepreneur who has built multiple thriving businesses across industries, from household staffing and assisted living to dance studios and real estate. In this episode, Kathy shares her journey from starting a nanny agency as a college graduate to launching 17 performing arts studio locations and a new 430-seat performing arts center. She opens up about building family-run enterprises, hiring with heart, balancing creativity with systems, and scaling through visionary leadership. Listeners will walk away inspired to pursue their passion while staying grounded in strategy, service, and smart growth.

Hire for character, train for skill: Kathy values teachability and curiosity over perfect resumes

Service-oriented businesses scale well: Each of her ventures focuses on solving real family needs

Let go to grow: Trusting her team freed Kathy to think bigger and build more

Family in business can work beautifully: Her adult children each play distinct, thriving roles

Business coaches unlock blind spots: Outside perspective helped streamline systems and boost performance

Document to delegate: Systematizing operations was key to scalable growth

Choose vision over micromanagement: Kathy and her husband now focus on dreaming and strategic direction

Failure is a teacher: A bad construction deal taught her to vet vendors rigorously

AI and automation can enhance, not replace: Tech tools support, but can’t replicate, human creativity

Right people in right seats drive success: Matching team members to roles they love builds loyalty and excellence

[00:00:00] Introduction to Kathy’s entrepreneurial journey

[00:02:00] Launching a college-town nanny agency that’s now franchised

[00:04:00] Transitioning from staffing to dance studios

[00:06:00] Creating family-friendly fitness through simultaneous adult and youth classes

[00:08:00] Differentiating studio brands and scaling to 17 locations

[00:10:00] Hiring for values, not just skill — and crafting roles around people

[00:12:00] Designing the new performing arts center with 430-seat theater

[00:14:00] Using AI tools in business operations and planning

[00:16:00] Why she doesn’t manage her own kids directly at work

[00:18:00] Juggling multiple industries through trust and strong leadership

[00:20:00] Letting go of control and stepping fully into visionary leadership

[00:22:00] Working with a business coach to scale through systems

[00:25:00] Why outside experts are critical — even for seasoned leaders

[00:30:00] A costly construction mistake and the lessons learned

[00:34:00] Advice for entrepreneurs stuck in comfortable, unoptimized relationships

[00:36:00] Final reflections on leadership, trust, and creating future leaders

In this episode of Your Business, Your Next Level, host Eunicia Peret sits down with Candice Van Dertholen, founder of the Grounded Spiritually framework and a powerful voice in the integration of energy medicine and strategic leadership. Candice shares how her personal mental health journey led her to energy work, and how she now helps high-performing leaders align with purpose, overcome stagnation, and dismantle deeply rooted mental and emotional blocks. Together, they discuss imposter syndrome, energetic alignment, generational trauma, and how business owners can tune into their bodies and intuition to unlock new levels of clarity, success, and personal peace.

Key Takeaways:

Execution requires alignment: Leaders must feel safe and grounded in themselves before they can lead others effectively

Imposter syndrome is often misdiagnosed fear: It may actually be a call for skill elevation or external support

Trapped emotions create energetic blocks: When unaddressed, these can show up as burnout, indecision, or financial ceilings

Energy work clears root causes: Identifying subconscious patterns frees leaders to move forward confidently

Business growth begins with self-awareness: Founders often sabotage success when disconnected from inner alignment

Scarcity mindsets are inherited and embodied: Healing generational trauma can shift your financial trajectory

Not all coaches are created equal: Vet your mentors—real results come from those who also do their own inner work

Clarity precedes everything: Business success is impossible without clear internal and external direction

Timeline Summary:

[00:00:00] Introduction to Candice’s work with leaders in transition

[00:01:00] Her mental health journey and discovery of energy medicine

[00:03:00] Understanding energetic peace and emotional healing

[00:06:00] Imposter syndrome and subconscious self-sabotage

[00:08:00] How to know when it’s time to get support

[00:10:00] Finding the right coach and setting standards

[00:13:00] Why all practitioners should also have coaches

[00:15:00] Outgrowing advisors and tuning into your evolving needs

[00:17:00] What energy work really is—and how it shows up in your life

[00:20:00] Finance, trauma, and the energetic blocks to abundance

[00:23:00] The science of generational trauma and energetic programming

[00:28:00] Intuitive listening, language patterns, and root cause healing

[00:30:00] How childhood events shape lifelong beliefs and behaviors

[00:33:00] Biggest regret: not advocating for herself or finding clarity sooner

[00:35:00] The importance of listening to your body and intuition

[00:36:00] Final reflection: it’s never too late to begin the inner work

Marc Daniels, founder of MLD Consulting and renowned strategic advisor, joins Eunicia Peret to break down the real reason most business plans fail: they never get executed. In this episode, Marc shares how he helps companies scale from $1M to $10M+ by building plans that don’t live in drawers, but show up every week in leadership conversations. With over 30 years of experience helping teams align, execute, and grow, Marc dives into his proven framework for high-performance planning, the red flags of bad advisory, and why his biggest mistake was firing fast when he should’ve coached. From metrics to mindset, this is a must-listen for business owners who are ready to turn strategy into results.

Execution beats strategy every time: Even the best plans fail without follow-through

Track leading indicators, not just lagging ones: What drives your revenue is more important than the revenue itself

The weekly cadence is sacred: If you’re not meeting weekly to move strategy forward, your plan is dead

Advisors should grow with you: If they can’t see your future, they’re holding you back

Your CPA is not your tax strategist: You need proactive planning, not just reactive reporting

Every quarter needs a clear focus: 12-week projects aligned to core goals drive real momentum

Stay in your zone of genius: Marc’s candy startup failure reminded him that passion isn’t always enough

Leadership requires empathy: His biggest regret was firing a struggling employee instead of helping them grow

[00:00:00] Introduction to Marc and his work with $1M–$10M companies

[00:02:00] Why most strategic plans fail to get implemented

[00:04:00] The power of 12-week projects and execution rhythms

[00:06:00] Tracking leading metrics to predict outcomes

[00:08:00] What to look for in a strategic advisor

[00:10:00] Misconceptions around CPAs and tax planning

[00:12:00] Building a roadmap with SWOT and market trends

[00:14:00] Common obstacles for scaling past $5M

[00:16:00] Marc’s candy business flop and key leadership lesson

[00:18:00] Coaching vs firing: what he’d do differently

[00:20:00] Encouragement for business owners feeling stuck

[00:22:00] Final takeaways and how to assess if you’re ready for 2026