Cafe con Pam Episode 218

218 - Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams

218 - Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams218 - Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams

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Cafe con Pam Episode 218

218 - Surrendering To Your Inner Voice with Charisse M. Williams

August 8, 2021 Pam Covarrubias View the website

Listeners this week we have a conversation with Charisse M. Williams.

Charisse M. Williams is a certified leadership coach, speaker and mindfulness teacher who has dedicated her career to advancing social justice and well-being for all.In launching her coaching practice she truly found her dream job by aligning her passions, strengths and values.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University and Juris Doctorate from Northwestern University School of Law. As a certified yoga instructor, she brings a mindfulness lens to all of her work.

A travel enthusiast, Charisse once traveled across Europe with no itinerary, starting in Amsterdam and ending in Marrakech five weeks later. She is insatiably curious about the mind and loves nerdy podcasts like The Hidden Brain on NPR Radio. Charisse lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

During our conversation we talked about:

How she decided to write a book in the middle of a global pandemic, after the murder of George Floyd.
Writing her first draft.
The power of accountability.
Mental Health.

Relevant Timestamps

7:38 Why she started writing this book

12:30 Doubts & fears

13:57 Yoga Nidra and Sankalpas

17:56 Being guided by what you're hearing

19:57 The 'revision mode' anxiety

25:02 Balance effort and ease

27:19 Interviewees selection

36:06 Average book sells

38:13 Supporting the successful

40:51 Her experience with COVID-19

42:03 The line between structure and rigidity

44:22 Depression

51:09 Safe spaces

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