🎙️ Welcome back, wonderful listeners, to a heartwarming episode of "She Sounds Like Me"! Join hosts, rachael Laya Hoffman & Cyla Grace Hoffman (now age 10!) as they candidly share their journey through a year filled with unexpected challenges and joyous victories. 🌟 

Dive deep into an emotional update where one host reveals her brave battle with early-stage breast cancer, her triumphant recovery, and her current cancer-free status. 🎗️ Feel the embrace of community and support, as they recount the love and healing experienced throughout this challenging period. 

But that's not all! Amidst these trials, hear the adventurous tales of their European escapades through Holland, Austria, Slovenia, and Italy, and laugh along with the delightful anecdotes of a growing pet family, including a new leopard gecko named Sleep Walker! 🦎

Hear about their dogs' miraculous battles with cancer, their extraordinary travels, and the continued bonding and joy of their family. Celebrate achievements in school, dance, and voice acting, and look forward to engaging discussions about travel, health, and the vibrant life of a fifth-grader in upcoming episodes of Season 5. 🏆

So come along and continue this beautiful journey with "She Sounds Like Me." Let’s embark together on Season 5, launching next week, coinciding with the celebratory International Podcast Day! 🎉 Your adventure with resilience, love, and laughter restarts NOW! Tune in and be a part of this uplifting journey! 💖 #SheSoundsLikeMe #TriumphAndTogetherness #Season5 

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🌟 Tune in to "She Sounds Like Me" and join the celebration of life’s ups and downs, triumphs, and love. Be inspired, feel the warmth, and let’s face life's adventures together, stronger and more united than ever before! 🌟

This week we celebrate a season of gratitude with a deep discussion on what it means to truly be grateful. We share our families daily gratitude practice and what it means to lead with a grateful heart when it comes to communicating with those you love. Cyla speaks on how to create a ripple effect of love and appreciation, and how to pick yourself up and feel more grateful when things feel low. 

Like we always say, “gratitude is the attitude” and we are very grateful for YOU. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. 

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If you like what you hear, we'd love to connect with you! It would mean the world to us if you would subscribe to this show on your chosen platform, leave a 5 star review + join our tribe online at www.shesoundslikeme.com. Connect with us on social @shesoundslikeme on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn,  Youtube and on our Facebook Page ++ contribute to the community conversation in the She Sounds Like Me Group on Facebook!

For more information on the show, questions, comments, to share good vibes happening in your world or to request Cyla or Rachael as the Voice for your next message - drop us a line at hello@shesoundslikeme.com or share your voice with us. 

For additional samples of our voice over work and more at www.layahoffman.com and www.cylagrace.com. 

She Sounds Like Me is produced by Creative Catalyst Media, LLC. A business built by a Mama on a mission to help raise the voices of powerful women and girls. We thank you for your support!

In Gratitude,

Rachael Laya & Cyla Grace Hoffman

We are BACK with Season 4 of the She Sounds Like Me Podcast, after a few months off enjoying the summer and organizing our  lives. Normalizing rest and reconnection, while reflecting on all this past year has taught us, and BOY has it taught us A LOT.

Today we are also celebrating the right to VOTE, as we mark the Midterm Elections in 2022 with a kid driven chatcast about what it means to rock your vote. Listen in on a touch of history, herstory and the importance of our elections. 

Check out these awesome resources for more voting info for kids: 

KidExplorer Youtube Video on Midterm Elections

A Kids Book About Voting

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If you like what you hear, we'd love to connect with you! It would mean the world to us if you would subscribe to this show on your chosen platform, leave a 5 star review + join our tribe online at www.shesoundslikeme.com. Connect with us on social @shesoundslikeme on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn,  Youtube and on our Facebook Page ++ contribute to the community conversation in the She Sounds Like Me Group on Facebook!

For more information on the show, questions, comments, to share good vibes happening in your world or to request Cyla or Rachael as the Voice for your next message - drop us a line at hello@shesoundslikeme.com or share your voice with us. 

For additional samples of our voice over work and more at www.layahoffman.com and www.cylagrace.com. 

She Sounds Like Me is produced by Creative Catalyst Media, LLC. A business built by a Mama on a mission to help raise the voices of powerful women and girls. We thank you for your support!

In Gratitude,

Rachael Laya & Cyla Grace Hoffman

Season 3 comes to a close with a light-hearted conversation about confidence. What is confidence anyways? How do we channel it, get more of it, feel it in our bodies and replenish it when we are feeling low? With an excerpt from Cyla’s interview with Joy Cho, on A Kid’s Book About Confidence, we hear another perspective on the subject and what happens to our confidence when we compare ourselves to others. 

Find more Joy at ohjoy.com | @ohjoy + @ohjoyco and her book “A Kids Book About Confidence” at akidsco.com 

Listen in to the complete conversation she has with Cyla coming soon to @akidsco social media pages.  _______________________________________________________________

If you like what you hear, we'd love to connect directly with you! Subscribe to this show on your chosen platform + join our tribe online at www.shesoundslikeme.com. Connect with us on social @shesoundslikeme on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn,  Youtube and and our Facebook Page ++ contribute to the community conversation in the She Sounds Like Me Group on Facebook!

Massive thanks to the awesome friends that lent their voices to our vision at the top of each episode.  Kelley Buttrick, Jill Perry, Nicole & Lila Britton, Trevor Johns, Caroline Slaughter, Tiffany Morgan, Cassie & Sabrina Glow ++ Jason Shablik & Van Gunter for their audio genius - we adore you all! 

For more information on the show, questions, comments, to share good vibes happening in your world or to request Cyla or Rachael as the Voice for your next message - drop us a line at hello@shesoundslikeme.com or share your voice with us and leave us a message at (678) 653-4110. 

For additional samples of our voice over work and more at www.layahoffman.com and www.cylagrace.com. 

She Sounds Like Me is produced by Creative Catalyst Media, LLC. A business built by a Mama on a mission to help raise the voices of powerful women and girls. We thank you for your support!

In Gratitude,

Rachael Laya & Cyla Grace Hoffman

This episode may be sensitive for some listeners as we discuss the events of the senseless school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas as well as school preparedness at the grade school level.

There are no words to describe how we are all feeling on the heels of another school shooting, but no one's pain is worse than the parents that have lost their own. Our hearts go out to all those families affected by this vile and senseless act.

In today's episode, we work through what we are both feeling, how the current times shape active shooter preparedness in schools, how “hard lockdown” drills work and why, red flags on social media and how to move through and take action. For more information and a free copy of A Kids Book About School Shootings please visit www.akidsbookabout.co

To make donations, volunteer, take action and get involved in progression on gun reform, safety and support for those affected by gun violence please support www.everytown.org & www.momsdemandaction.org . 

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If you like what you hear, we'd love to connect directly with you! Subscribe to this show on your chosen platform + join our tribe online at www.shesoundslikeme.com. Connect with us on social @shesoundslikeme on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn,  Youtube and and our Facebook Page ++ contribute to the community conversation in the She Sounds Like Me Group on Facebook!

Massive thanks to the awesome friends that lent their voices to our vision at the top of each episode.  Kelley Buttrick, Jill Perry, Nicole & Lila Britton, Trevor Johns, Caroline Slaughter, Tiffany Morgan, Cassie & Sabrina Glow ++ Jason Shablik & Van Gunter for their audio genius - we adore you all! 

For more information on the show, questions, comments, to share good vibes happening in your world or to request Cyla or Rachael as the Voice for your next message - drop us a line at hello@shesoundslikeme.com or share your voice with us and leave us a message at (678) 653-4110. 

For additional samples of our voice over work and more at www.layahoffman.com and www.cylagrace.com. 

She Sounds Like Me is produced by Creative Catalyst Media, LLC. A business built by a Mama on a mission to help raise the voices of powerful women and girls. We thank you for your support!

In Gratitude,

Rachael Laya & Cyla Grace Hoffman

And so it begins. Name calling, teasing, whispers, dirty looks. Tricks of the bully business as old as the ages, and it is still as shocking and sad for all involved the day it begins for our kids. Bully behavior is happening earlier and earlier these days, with the help of the internet and social media, so how can we teach our kids how to prepare and handle this hurtful behavior from the start? 

This week, Cyla explains a bit of how this started for her and shares some tips on how to cope from a kids perspective. We also tap into resources from our favs, A Kids Book About Bullying by Elizabeth Tom for more insight. Grown ups of girls can also learn how to apply real world techniques from the incredibly helpful book No More Mean Girls, written by child and adolescent psychotherapist Katie Hurley. 

Grab your kids and listen in. Together, let’s remind them to treat others how they wish to be treated and that kindness really does make the world go ‘round.

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If you like what you hear, we'd love to connect directly with you! Subscribe to this show on your chosen platform + join our tribe online at www.shesoundslikeme.com. Connect with us on social @shesoundslikeme on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn,  Youtube and and our Facebook Page ++ contribute to the community conversation in the She Sounds Like Me Group on Facebook!

Massive thanks to the awesome friends that lent their voices to our vision at the top of each episode.  Kelley Buttrick, Jill Perry, Nicole & Lila Britton, Trevor Johns, Caroline Slaughter, Tiffany Morgan, Cassie & Sabrina Glow ++ Jason Shablik & Van Gunter for their audio genius - we adore you all! 

For more information on the show, questions, comments, to share good vibes happening in your world or to request Cyla or Rachael as the Voice for your next message - drop us a line at hello@shesoundslikeme.com or share your voice with us and leave us a message at (678) 653-4110. 

For additional samples of our voice over work and more at www.layahoffman.com and www.cylagrace.com. 

She Sounds Like Me is produced by Creative Catalyst Media, LLC. A business built by a Mama on a mission to help raise the voices of powerful women and girls. We thank you for your support!

In Gratitude,

Rachael Laya & Cyla Grace Hoffman

Do you believe anything is possible? What if we told you it might just be? How do we keep those doors open for our kids? This is just the start of how to explain what manifestation means and there's no better person to help explain it than the "Queen Of Manifestation" herself, Jen Mazer. Join us as Jen shares practical ways to encourage big dreams and help the whole family visualize greater possibilities for themselves and the world. Part 2 of 2. 

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Jen Mazer is “The Queen of Manifestation.” A sought-after transformational speaker and coach, she teaches people how to manifest their biggest dreams while making an impact on the world. 

She's the author of Manifesting Made Easy and Co-Founder of the board game Sparked. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Inc, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, Real Simple, Marie Claire, and ABC.

Jen has always been able to dream up outrageous adventures and actually live them out—from rubbing elbows at a small private cocktail party hosted by Martin Scorsese, to living rent-free in the East Village of Manhattan for 10 years, to paying off over $38,000 of debt in less than a year, having her artwork published in the New York Times, traveling the world, meeting the man of her dreams (a successful rock star), starting a green school in Nigeria, to giving birth at home to both of her children on the same day 9 years apart.

Jen’s known for her signature Manifestation Masters Program and Private Success Coaching. 

Learn more at 

www.queenofmanifestation.com

Find Jen in amazing places, living her big dreams, through her links below!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/QueenofManifestation

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jenmazer

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jenmazer

Instagram: @jenmazer

Do you believe anything is possible? What if we told you it might just be? How do we keep those doors open for our kids? This is just the start of how to explain what manifestation means and there's no better person to help explain it than the "Queen Of Manifestation" herself, Jen Mazer. Join us as Jen shares practical ways to encourage big dreams and help the whole family visualize greater possibilities for themselves and the world. Part 1 of 2. 

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Jen Mazer is “The Queen of Manifestation.” A sought-after transformational speaker and coach, she teaches people how to manifest their biggest dreams while making an impact on the world. 

She's the author of Manifesting Made Easy and Co-Founder of the board game Sparked. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Fast Company, Inc, Cosmopolitan, New York Magazine, Real Simple, Marie Claire, and ABC.

Jen has always been able to dream up outrageous adventures and actually live them out—from rubbing elbows at a small private cocktail party hosted by Martin Scorsese, to living rent-free in the East Village of Manhattan for 10 years, to paying off over $38,000 of debt in less than a year, having her artwork published in the New York Times, traveling the world, meeting the man of her dreams (a successful rock star), starting a green school in Nigeria, to giving birth at home to both of her children on the same day 9 years apart.

Jen’s known for her signature Manifestation Masters Program and Private Success Coaching. 

Learn more at 

www.queenofmanifestation.com

Find Jen in amazing places, living her big dreams, through her links below!

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/QueenofManifestation

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jenmazer

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/jenmazer

Instagram: @jenmazer