What happens when you stop following someone else's roadmap and start creating a life that aligns with your deepest values? This week, the magnetic Emily Elias joins us for a soul-stirring conversation about finding your path, creating boundaries between work and home, and stepping into authentic leadership.

When COVID forced a pivot in Emily and her husband Alejandro's plans, they didn't panic—they paused to ask deeper questions about what truly mattered to them.

🔥 In This Episode:

• Her inspiring vision to build 300 clinics—a legacy that might extend beyond her lifetime
• How Emily discerns between friction that signals growth versus discomfort that signals misalignment
• The profound truth about delegating: "Just because you can do it all doesn't mean you should"
• Why Emily believes balance is an absolute myth, and the two non-negotiables she focuses on instead
• How stepping into motherhood helped Emily reclaim her identity beyond business partnerships
• Embracing a vision larger than yourself while staying grounded in day-to-day purpose

Emily's life in Abilene, Texas—a place with tumbleweeds and barrel racing—wasn't the mountain paradise she initially envisioned, but it became the perfect foundation for her family and practice.

This conversation is a masterclass in discernment, offering practical wisdom for entrepreneurs navigating the complex dance between ambition and wholeness.

This isn't just another conversation about practice building—it's permission to design a life that honors all aspects of who you are.

Connect with Emily:

• Instagram: @dr.emily.elias
• Path to Victory Podcast: Listen on Spotify
• Website: pathtovictorychiro.com

Connect with us:

• Instagram: @drsaranelsongray, @dr.marisa.nicole10, @theheartworkpodcast
• Email: support@theheartworklife.com

Join our community:The Heart Work Life Facebook Group

Ready to step into your most authentic leadership?

Dr. Sara is launching The Authentic Leader's Path—an 8-week transformation journey for leaders ready to break free from imposter syndrome and lead from their authentic selves. If you're ready to stop hiding behind what you think leadership should look like and start embodying who you truly are, this is your invitation.

Drop Dr. Sara a DM on Instagram @drsaranelsongray or find her on Facebook, and she'll get you all the details you need. Registration closes May 27th, and there are only a few spots left!!

This episode flips the script as we (Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa) step into the guest seats on Amin Said's Beyond Adjustments podcast for a conversation that cuts straight through the highlight-reel version of leadership to the messy, beautiful truth underneath.

In This Episode:

This isn't another "10 steps to better team culture" conversation. It's about what happens in those raw Monday moments when your careful systems crack open to reveal the human heart beneath them.

We dove deep into the questions leaders rarely address out loud:

• What actually causes burnout? (Hint: it's not your workload—it's what you're abandoning in yourself to maintain it)
• How do you set expectations without building walls? The delicate dance between kindness and strength that doesn't sacrifice either
• The courage to stop micromanaging—and why letting your team fail might be the most powerful leadership move you'll ever make
• What it really means when someone exits your practice (and why that might be the exact thing both of you need)

We dug deep into those B-words everyone loves to throw around—burnout, boundaries, and balance—and why they're often misunderstood. Rather than wearing exhaustion as a badge of honor, we explored how setting expectations (not just boundaries) and refusing to abandon yourself creates more sustainable success.

The truth? When you're compromising pieces of yourself that were never meant to be given away in the first place, no amount of systems or structure can save you from eventual collapse.

If this conversation stirred something in you, we'd love to continue it. The Heart Work podcast explores these topics and more—giving you permission to be messy, authentic, and wholeheartedly yourself while still building something extraordinary.

Connect with us:

• Instagram: @drsaranelsongray, @dr.marisa.nicole10, @theheartworkpodcast
• Email: support@theheartworklife.com
• Join our community: The Heart Work Life Facebook Group

Connect with Amin:

• Apple Podcasts: Beyond Adjustments

Instagram:@beyondchirogrowth

What happens when you finally stop performing for approval and start creating from the depths of who you truly are? This week, the magnificent Bailey Sloan joins us for a soul-stirring conversation about shedding identities that no longer serve and stepping boldly into leadership that feels like coming home to yourself.

Bailey's evolution from high-capacity church service through divorce to co-founding Cadence Chiropractic isn't just impressive, it's revolutionary. Her practice achieved its most successful year just two years after opening, but the real wealth? It's in the transformation of her leadership.

🔥 In This Episode:

• The exquisite tension between friendship and partnership when building a business with your best friend
• Why being "the best #2" might be the identity holding you back from claiming your true power
• The profound moment Bailey realized her worth wasn't tied to church attendance or performance metrics
• Creating a workplace culture where vulnerability isn't just accepted—it's the foundation of authentic leadership
• The transformative shift from "what do you want me to do?" to "what do I actually want to create?"
• How Bailey's relationship with money evolved from religious guilt to "I want more money so I can have more fun and do more good"

Bailey reveals, "I worked my way into achieving the life I didn't want. That all came from not being authentic to who I am." Her team now starts each morning with vibe checks because "faking it till you make it is actually faking it till you break it."

Perhaps our favorite insight: "Trust that your next season doesn't have to be the next step in the game plan. When you sense a grace being over a season, a place, or a person, do the inner work to sit with yourself and see where that grace is leading you next."

This isn't just another business conversation, it's permission to stop apologizing for your evolution and start embracing the leadership that only you can bring to the world.

Connect with Bailey:

• Instagram: @baileyysloan
• Cadence Chiropractic: @cadencechiro

Connect with us:

• Instagram: @drsaranelsongray, @dr.marisa.nicole10, @theheartworkpodcast
• Email: theheartworklife@gmail.com

Join our community:The Heart Work Life Facebook Group