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What if true leadership isn’t about performance, but alignment? In this powerful episode of Beyond the Cookie Cutter, Mary Black sits down with leadership coach and HER Seat founder Jessica Egea. From young single motherhood to executive leadership in male-dominated spaces, Jessica shares how women can reclaim their voice, power, and purpose."

Jessica’s journey is one of resilience and reinvention. After navigating seasons of struggle and growth, she created HER Seat—a transformational space for women ready to rise authentically, lead boldly, and step into the seats they were always meant for.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Jessica’s journey from single motherhood to senior leadership roles
• How to transform challenges into seasons of growth
• Why women must lead from truth, not performance
• The vision behind HER Seat and how it’s changing leadership for women everywhere
• Practical ways to reclaim your voice and step into authentic leadership

✨ Learn more at www.jessicaegea.com
📩 Connect: hello@jessicaegea.com

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-Mary

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At 45, Kari Vest England decided she couldn’t live another day in codependency and self-neglect. That choice led to a powerful spiritual awakening—one that revealed her intuitive gifts, unlocked the Akashic Records, and helped her break generational cycles. This episode is your invitation to reclaim your power and purpose.

In this transformative conversation, Mary Black welcomes Kari Vest England—Master Intuitive, Shamanic Practitioner, Light Field Astrologer, and Akashic Record Keeper—to Beyond the Cookie Cutter.

Kari shares her powerful journey from a life shaped by codependency and self-abandonment to one of deep spiritual connection, soul-level healing, and authentic empowerment. Through her own healing, she now guides others to release false narratives, clear karmic contracts, and reconnect with their highest selves.

You’ll hear:

• How childhood empathy can become both a survival skill and a spiritual gift
• The process of clearing Akashic Records and breaking generational cycles
• How to release inherited beliefs and emotional patterns that don’t serve you
• The role of faith, universal guidance, and quantum principles in healing
• Why it’s never too late to reclaim your power and purpose

Kari’s story, featured in the anthology Together We Rise: The Wounded Healer’s Enlightened Journey to a Collective Ascension, is a reminder that even in our darkest seasons, we are never alone—and the path forward may be more divinely guided than we think.

📚 Read Kari’s story in Together We Rise: https://amzn.to/44hvyaX
🌐 Connect with Kari: karivestengland.com

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-Mary

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A poetic conversation on language, nature, art, and remembering who we are

In this soul-nourishing episode, Mary Black welcomes Laura Kimmel, a poet, musician, educator, and author of The Love Codes—a trilogy of poetry born during the silence and awakening of the pandemic.

Laura shares how walking through the forests of Florida and listening—truly listening—to birds, trees, and stillness allowed her to reconnect with her deepest self and the world around her. Together, she and Mary explore the healing power of language, the spiritual role of art, and the sacred resonance that comes from reading, speaking, and writing with intention.

This is more than a conversation. It’s a reminder:

• That art is a tool for peace—and presence
• That our language shapes how we think and feel
• That stillness is not empty—it’s where we find ourselves again
• That even in grief or global noise, connection is possible

Laura shares the story behind The Love Codes—her poetic trilogy (book one is out now)—and how it came to life through international collaboration, emotional depth, and intuitive creativity.

Whether you're an artist, a writer, a musician, or simply someone craving connection in an increasingly distracted world… this episode will meet you where you are.

📚 Learn More

📖 The Love Codes – Book One by Laura Kimmel: https://amzn.to/4laIF3V
📩 Email: kimmel@kimmelvoice.com

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-Mary