The episode is a significant pivot point for the podcast, transitioning from "Conversations with Anna" to "Collective Energy Conversations." Dr. Anna Stumpf discusses her journey through the pandemic, personal and professional challenges, and the evolution into starting a growth coaching business. The podcast's new direction aims to explore growth, connectivity, and self-awareness through collective challenges and guest conversations.
Hi, welcome back to the podcast. Although this is not just any episode, you might have noticed a different cover art, certainly some different intro music, and it's much shorter than my typical episodes. That's because this is not actually a podcast episode but the transition to a pivot point. I'm really excited to bring this to you. If you're new here. I'm Dr. Anna, and whether you've been with me since the beginning, or you're just tuning in, I really appreciate the fact that you're here. And let me just get to the point. Today's an update. Like I said, it's a pivot point. It's a very exciting evolution. I started with Conversations with Anna during the pandemic. And that world feels vastly different from today, I have to tell you, I feel vastly different than I did in 2020. But my goal was really to try something new. And I felt like I had a lot of things to say, and really just wanted to bring some connection and some solace and some positivity during the pandemic. And I know all these amazing people, right, I'm like a, just a super connector, I guess. And I thought I have so many people. And I want them to tell stories, that it will inspire you as the previous episode, or you know, the previous intro talked about, like, knowing yourself, and I feel like we can discover ourselves best through conversations with others, right? But knowing yourself loving yourself, and then figuring out how to go out and do your thing. So that was really important to me. And I thought we could share stories and lessons, a little bit of everything, which I did. And it just really started to slide into like, a lot of solo episodes kind of as the world opened back up and life took over. And life really took me over in 2022. I don't think I recorded one podcast episode, because life sometimes has a pretty relentless pace and a lot of lessons for us. And that was my year of challenge and transformation. My family faced some personal health scares, my husband had a heart attack that brought about like a lot of reminders. After the year of my dad passing away, suddenly, I was really reminded about like, not only the fragility of life, but kind of where my attention needed to be. And that health and emotional well being individually is important. But it's even more important when you need to focus on a complete lifestyle overhaul in your house. So during all of that, as would make sense professionally, my journey took some unexpected turns, I went through a couple of different jobs and found myself kind of in a period where creating content, as much as I loved it had to take a backseat to all of these events. But it was also during that time that I discover my true. I wouldn't say passion. Because this has always So Conversations with Anna is evolving into Collective Energy Conversations. And while collective energy is the name of my coaching business, collective energy conversations isn't really like a new name, right? This is kind of what embodies our shared journey towards growth, learning and been something I've been passionate about. But I connectivity as we do it together and kind of really get empowered and get energy from each episode will include a guest obviously, but we're going to also at the end of each episode, give you a collective challenge is what I'm calling discovered my footing, I discovered my confidence in it. And this is where I invite you to engage in some meaningful ways with the you know, the overall theme of each person's episode, and I really hope you'll take the challenge. I hope that you will We'll get on the website and send me a note, coaching individuals and organizations and the share how it's going ask questions, just give me feedback on that. Because this is how we spark growth and connection and how we can do better for each other and make change in our lives. transformation that I can make through that. So I have quit my The lineup, episodes with guests will drop on Tuesdays. And then every Wednesday, I'm going to record by newsletter, email newsletter and an audio version. And that will be probably five to seven minutes. That will keep you informed and inspired and job this year. And today on Valentine's Day 2024, I'm going maybe even an email out of your inbox if that works best for you. Additionally, every Friday, I'm going to drop another short episode that chronicles the chronicles the encounter of the energy coin, the movement, the energy coin movement is another to officially start doing what I love. And I have started a thing I launched on Valentine's Day. And it's really something near and dear to my heart to recognize contagious energy, and connectivity, which are the things I'm known for, I think, and the things that I think will be transformative for all of us coaching business. I'm a growth Coach. And this is a role that I if we just lean in on. So this is a segment every Friday that's going to explore the movement of the energy coin, and the impact that it's making and aims to be inspiring, encouraging to all of us like to do things that recognize contagious energy, have done season after season for the last three decades. But whether you get one of these coins in your possession or not. So I will explain more about that at the beginning of the episode on Friday about the energy coin. But for today, let's keep our hearts and minds open, we're going to step into this new chapter of collective energy I'm formalizing it and I'm stepping into it officially. So conversations. Together, we're going to explore the depths of growth, the strength of connection, learning from each other, just as something as simple as somebody's experiences and their why, and really just the power of our collective energy. So I do have a new website, it's www dot collective I'm very affirmed in my skill set and my ability to offer self energy coach.com. I have a Facebook and LinkedIn page with that same name. I also have an Instagram but remember, I'm a Gen X serve. Sometimes I forget that I have an Instagram account. I'm going to do my best with that. And then true to form. I'm kicking this off with another challenge for myself and awareness, emotional intelligent connectivity and leadership that is to lean into Tik Tok, I have been benefiting from all of the amazing creators on Tik Tok, I attribute the lifestyle change that we made in our house and really a shift to health and physical and mental well being as well to some of the great content on tick tock so I'm going to try it I'm going to see coaching to individuals and organizations. So I'm very how we do. I'll be really transparent with you that I don't know that I have the skill set to be one of the best Tiktok creators but I'm gonna do my best. So you can find links to all of those accounts in the show notes. But mainly just excited about this. But in addition to like these, you know thank you from the bottom of my heart, your support, your willingness to grow and explore with me your patience. And when I did pop back up recently with some interviews, for Dr. Sylvester as classes I heard from several people about how great it was just like wake up one morning and see that I had profound growth moments that I've been having, it's time for new episodes and that meant the absolute world to me, you'll never know. So here we go. Starting next for this new journey is the new episode of the revamped podcast. So Here's to new beginnings to meaningful conversations and a collective the podcast to mirror that. challenge that I hope brings us all closer. We need that. Stay tuned and thank you for being part of this evolving story.