What happens when you discover that the "maybe" you've been holding onto for years is actually the thing keeping you small in every area of your life?
In this deeply vulnerable solo episode, host Chloé Cofresí shares one of the most significant perspective shifts of her life: the decision to definitively say no to motherhood—not from fear, but from alignment with her optimal design.
Through muscle testing work with her practitioner Ana, Chloé discovered she was one of the 80% not optimally designed for parenthood. But more importantly, she realized that waiting to "no longer be alone" and holding space for the possibility of motherhood was keeping her from fully stepping into her writing, her business, her art, and even her readiness for the sacred partnership she desires.
This episode chronicles Chloé's complex journey—from teenage observations of exhausted parents, through a marriage where she adopted someone else's reasons, to tying her tubes out of fear after divorce, to reversing that surgery, to finally arriving at a choice made from knowing rather than fear.
Key Moments
The Revelation - How muscle testing revealed that waiting for partnership before taking action was keeping Chloé small in her writing, performing, and business
The Maybe That Was Killing Her - Realizing that the uncertainty around motherhood was affecting every other area of life and ambition
The 20% Concept - Understanding that only 20% of people are optimally designed for parenthood, and what that means for individuals and communities
Joey's Wisdom - Her cousin's profound insight after watching her play: "You already answered this seven years ago. You're a storyteller. Be the mama to everybody by telling the stories."
The Unlocking - How making a definitive choice opened up her business (after 2 years of struggling), her writing, and her entire life path
From Fear to Alignment - The difference between decisions made from trauma and PTSD versus decisions made from optimal design
About the Host
Chloé Cofresí is a storyteller, playwright, Brazilian lymphatic drainage practitioner, and the creator of BEAM&Flow—a framework for aligning Body, Energy, Awareness, and Movement. She's the writer and star of "La hija del pirata/The Pirate's Daughter," a play about five generations of women descended from Roberto Cofresí, the famous Puerto Rican pirate. After years in New York, she now lives in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Seneca, South Carolina, where she's building her online coaching practice teaching women hormone optimization, lymphatic drainage, and nervous system work.
Content Note: This episode discusses the deeply personal decision not to have children, tubal ligation and reversal, divorce, childhood trauma, and complex feelings around motherhood. Chloé shares with tremendous vulnerability and invites listeners into their own exploration of optimal design.
#PerspectiveShift #OptimalDesign #ChildfreeByChoice #Motherhood #MuscleTestinng #AuthenticLiving #LegacyBeyondChildren #Storyteller #VulnerableLeadership #WomensEmpowerment #LifeByDesign #AlignmentOverExpectation #CreativeLife #PuertoRican #PlaywrightLife
What happens when you retire from 22 years of cocktail waitressing, move to rural South Carolina, and realize you've never baked anything in your life? For Odette Ceriola Orola, it became the foundation of something extraordinary.
In this deeply authentic conversation, host Chloé sits down with Odette, the force behind Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center in Seneca, South Carolina. From her first terrible blueberry muffin to building a thriving community destination that went from 28 followers to nearly 3,600 in less than a year, Odette's story is a masterclass in intentional transformation and trusting the process.
Key Moments
The Pivot Point - How one question from her partner Henry ("Why do you go to work and have to ask to be off?") sparked Odette to put in her two weeks notice without a plan
Building Anyway - Odette's philosophy: "Regardless of what's happening, whether you're angry, you're sad, you're not feeling well, you have no support, you feel like you've been defeated, build anyway"
The Power of Asking - "How can I turn my business into a tree?" - Odette's vision for creating something that benefits her entire community, not just herself
Learning at Any Age - From never having baked anything to selling out sourdough brownies every weekend, all while allowing ego to step aside
Manifesting Community - Opening with one table in 30-degree weather with no menu, no plan, just cinnamon rolls and trust
Quotable Moments
"Change always comes with chaos. So go with it. Go with it as much as you can."
"It's always your moment. Take a breath, get out of the back of your head and put it in the front, ground yourself."
"Ask good questions. Ask really, really good, detailed questions and be open to anything that comes to you that's gonna benefit you."
About the Guest
Odette Orola is the founder of Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center in Seneca, South Carolina. After retiring from the cocktail industry, she taught herself to bake by watching The Great British Baking Show and built a thriving weekend destination known for sourdough baked goods (especially those famous brownies) and curated wellness products. She's also an avid poker player with her sights set on winning the World Series of Poker.
Find Odette's Bakery in Seneca, SC - open weekends, featuring rotating food vendors, dill pickle lemonade, and a community that feels like coming home.
Episode Theme: Perspective Shifts & Vision Season: Season [X] Guest: Odette Sirola Oola Location: Odette's Bakery & Wellness Supply Center, Seneca, SC
#PerspectiveShift #SmallBusiness #BakeryLife #CommunityBuilding #IntentionalLiving #SourdoughBaking #WellnessJourney #SouthCarolina #Entrepreneurship #SecondAct
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In this deeply transformative conversation, Chloé sits down with healing facilitator Ana Pereira to explore the art and science of muscle testing, the nature of true healing, and what it means to become authentically yourself.
Key Topics Covered:
Muscle Testing Fundamentals
Redefining Healing
Algorithms & True Nature
The Deep Work
Connect with Ana: Email: ana@energywithanna.com Note: Ana's practice is currently full, but you can reach out as openings may become available.
This episode demonstrates how healing work can get "really deep, really fast" and offers practical tools for anyone interested in authentic self-discovery and precise healing methodologies.
Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of religious trauma and goes into deeper therapeutic territory toward the end.
In this season premiere, Chloé sits down with Dr. Samantha Slotnick, a behavioral optometrist who approaches vision care through the lens of trauma, safety, and whole-body integration. What started as a referral to address Chloé's persistent neck tension became a profound exploration of how our visual system reflects and reinforces our deepest patterns of protection and perception.
Dr. Slotnick shares her revolutionary approach that asks not "how clearly can you see?" but "how safe do you feel to see?" This conversation will challenge everything you thought you knew about eye care and open your eyes to the intricate connections between vision, trauma, and feeling safe in your own body.
In This Episode:
The Revolutionary Approach to Vision Care
Vision as a Safety System
The Sternocleidomastoid Connection
Beyond 20/20 Vision
The Integration Journey
Key Quotes
"The purpose of this lens for you—it's not to see more clearly. It's for you to feel safe so that you can see what you're ready to see."
"How we move through space is very much informed by the world we perceive, and how we manage our emotions in our inner world tends to inform whether we feel safe to move openly, or whether we are on alert."
"I cannot write the prescription that I measure for a person and expect them to make progress. If I want to move you towards a space in the future, I need to write a new potential for you."
Connect with Dr. Slotnick:
Resources Mentioned
Takeaways for Your Journey
Stay tuned for upcoming episodes this season where we'll continue exploring the many ways we can shift our vision & persepctive.
If you've ever felt trapped in a "successful" life that doesn't feel like yours, this conversation will be your wake-up call. Anna Robinson shares the raw, transformative journey of dismantling a mind-led existence to build a life that actually serves your soul.
You'll walk away with:
🔥 The Heart of the Conversation
Anna doesn't just talk about transformation—she's lived it. After a pivotal moment on a park bench, she made the radical choice to leave her marriage, home, and career to rebuild from a place of authentic truth. This isn't another "follow your bliss" story—it's a masterclass in the courage required to feel everything and choose yourself anyway.
Core Themes:
🎯 Key Insights
On the 7-Year Cycle Mystery: Anna reveals both the spiritual and scientific truth behind cellular regeneration—every seven years, you literally become a new person. This isn't metaphor; it's biology meeting soul wisdom.
On Why "Love and Light" Isn't Enough: "We cannot selectively numb. If we avoid our pain, we also avoid our joy." Anna dismantles the toxic positivity that keeps us spiritually immature.
On Tea as Medicine: This isn't about tea ceremony—it's about creating sacred containers for your nervous system to remember safety and presence.
On Writing as Spiritual Practice: Journaling becomes a direct channel to truth when you stop trying to "figure it out" and start letting wisdom move through you.
If you're resonating with Anna's story, you're likely in your own season of questioning. This episode isn't just entertainment—it's a transmission. Let it remind you that:
🎧 Listen & Connect
Available on: [Spotify] • [Apple Podcasts] • [YouTube]
Want to go deeper? Watch Anna's full Rooted Ceremony on YouTube
Connect with Anna Robinson: Instagram
💌 A Personal Note
If you're feeling the call to live more authentically, start small. One honest conversation. One moment of choosing truth over comfort. One practice that honors your soul's wisdom.
The path of the heart isn't easy, but as Anna shows us, it's the only path that leads home.
What resonated most with you from this episode? Share your insights in the comments or tag us in your stories—I love hearing how these conversations land in your world.
Guest: Dorie Chauncy, Health Coach & Rooted Summit Guide
Episode Overview
What happens when your boundaries crumble & you find yourself repeating old patterns? In this vulnerable & powerful conversation, Chloé & health coach Dorie explore the intersection of boundaries, sexual healing, & true body wisdom. From dating disasters to breakthrough healing modalities, this episode offers hope & practical tools for anyone struggling to feel safe and sovereign in their own skin.
Perfect for: Anyone healing from sexual trauma, those struggling with boundaries in relationships, people feeling disconnected from their bodies, & anyone curious about the deeper emotional layers of health & wellness.
Memorable Quotes
"When you're treating your body well, it's easier to look at the underlying emotions behind our actions."
"If you do all the healing modalities but still don't feel at home in your body, you've missed the point."
"My wishy-washy boundaries were reflected back to me in his actions."
"Most people come to me to lose weight, & most of the time it's emotional and spiritual weight that's actually needing to be shed."
🎯 Core Topics Covered:
Personal Healing Stories:
Trauma & Healing Modalities:
Practical Body Wisdom:
Health Coaching Philosophy:
About Dorie's Work
Dorie Chauncy is a health coach who understands that true wellness goes far beyond diet and exercise. She works with clients to uncover the emotional & spiritual layers beneath physical symptoms, helping them build sustainable health practices that honor their whole being. Her approach combines practical nutrition & movement guidance with deep emotional and somatic awareness.
Connect with Dorie
Trigger Warning & Support
This episode contains discussions of sexual trauma, boundary violations, and intimate healing work. If you're triggered by any content, please reach out to a trusted friend, therapist, or crisis support line. Healing is possible, and you don't have to do it alone.
About The BEAM&Flow Podcast
Join host Chloé for raw, honest conversations about the messy, beautiful journey of coming home to yourself. Each episode offers vulnerable sharing, practical tools, & the reminder that you're not alone in your healing.
Subscribe to never miss these important conversations & share with someone who needs to hear that healing is possible.
Guest: Devorah Brinkerhoff, Creator of Soul Portraits
A powerful conversation about rebellion, creativity, and the journey from internal warfare to artistic healing.
Episode Overview
What happens when a lifelong fighter learns to stop battling herself? In this deeply moving conversation, Devorah Brinkerhoff shares her transformation from seeking validation through others to creating art that heals both herself and her clients. Through her unique Soul Portrait process, she's discovered how creativity can become our greatest witness and teacher.
Perfect for: Artists seeking deeper purpose, anyone struggling with internal conflict, creative souls looking to transform pain into beauty, and those curious about art as a healing modality.
Key Themes & Insights
🔥 The Rebel's Journey
🪞 From External Validation to Inner Knowing
🌑 Navigating the Dark Night of the Soul
🎨 Creativity as Medicine
🌳 The Hero's Journey in Art
Memorable Quotes
"Creativity was the release valve that allowed me to fan the ember of my soul. The act of creativity became my witness."
"If you experience the depths of your own darkness, you are capable of experiencing the opposite—exquisite beauty and light."
"It takes a witness to hold space without any kind of convincing."
About Soul Portraits
Soul Portraits are Devorah's unique artistic process that goes beyond traditional portraiture to capture the essence, energy, and spiritual nature of each person. Through personal artifacts, paint, and intuitive creation, these portraits become healing journeys for both creator and subject—transforming art from decoration into medicine.
Resources & Links
Connect with Devorah:
Mentioned in Episode:
About The BEAM&Flow Podcast
Join host Chloé Cofresí for conversations that explore the intersection of body wisdom, energy awareness, and conscious living. Each episode offers practical tools and inspiring stories to help you live more authentically and consciously, creating a life that feels like Summer Camp.
Subscribe to never miss an episode and share with someone who needs to hear Devorah's powerful story of transformation through creativity.
What happens when you stop “shoulding” your life away and start following your embodied YES? In this powerful episode, I sit down with Erica Long—energy healer, bodyworker, and Rooted Summit Guide—to explore what it really means to get Rooted in your truth.
We talk about how the idea for the Rooted Summit came through us (not just from us), how Theta Healing differs from traditional meditation, and what it’s like to be led by the feminine and masculine voices of the body.
Erica shares:
Her journey of trusting divine timing and inner authority
Tangible tips for integrating Theta into your day-to-day life
The sacred (and messy) behind-the-scenes of building the Rooted Summit
✨ Whether you're deep in your own healing, or just curious about what "embodiment" actually means—this convo is grounding, expansive, and full of aha’s.
👉 Come get Rooted with us. The Summit opens June 22.
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You’re not stiff. You’re not lazy. You’re stuck—in patterns, tension, and survival mode.
In this 24-minute episode, I guide you into the world of movement as medicine—not to burn calories, but to return to yourself. We talk about the real reasons your body aches, resists, or shuts down—and how conscious movement unlocks healing, flow, and presence.
You’ll hear:
This episode is a love note to your flesh. To your rhythm. To your need to move—not for the world’s approval, but for your own liberation.
🎧 Tune in and come back to your body—not through force, but through feeling.
💫 Who This Episode Is For
✨ Ready to move from stuck to sovereign? DM me “MOVEMENT” @beam.and.flow and I’ll send you a free somatic video practice to get started.
Are you actually living your life—or just going through the motions?
In this potent 14-minute solo drop, I’m guiding you into the radical power of awareness—not as a spiritual concept, but as a lived, moment-to-moment practice. No apps. No guru. Just you, your attention, and what’s real.
✨ You’ll learn:
This is a reset for anyone who’s been:
— feeling disconnected
— overwhelmed by routine
— or just ready to live in high definition
🎧 Listen now and come home to your own awareness. You don’t need more time—you just need to see what’s already here.
💫 Who This Episode Is For
✨ Feeling the shift? DM me “AWARENESS” on Instagram @beam.and.flow and I’ll send you a free audio practice to go deeper.
Feeling burned out before the day even begins? You’re not lazy—you’re energy illiterate. In this 24‑minute solo episode, I expose the silent drains sapping your vitality and teach you how to reclaim your natural energy—without relying on caffeine, willpower, or guilt.
You’ll uncover:
Perfect for burnt‑out parents, high‑achievers, empaths, or anyone stuck in the “running on empty” cycle. These aren’t tips—they’re real energy management strategies you can start using today.
🔋 Ready to stop surviving and start thriving? Hit play and reclaim your power.
Episode Highlights & Key Concepts
🔋 Energy Fundamentals:
⚡ Energy Drains to Identify:
🌟 Energy Restoration Techniques:
💡 Key Takeaways:
💫 Who This Episode Is For
✨ Did today’s episode refill your energy lens?
Tag someone who needs this permission to protect their life force.
Don’t stop here! Subscribe for more body‑aligned, energy‑leveling tools.
💬 Drop a review telling me when you felt your energy shift.
Are you constantly battling racing thoughts and mental chatter? Your body holds the key to inner peace. In this transformative solo episode, wellness expert Chloé reveals how your body is constantly communicating with you—and most people completely miss these vital messages.
What You'll Discover:
✨ The hidden meanings behind what your fingers are telling you
✨ Simple techniques to quiet overthinking through body awareness
✨ How to decode your body's secret language for better decision-making
✨ Practical exercises you can do anywhere to reconnect with your physical wisdom
Perfect for anyone feeling overwhelmed by mental noise, struggling with anxiety, or seeking a deeper mind-body connection. No meditation experience required—just 38 minutes to transform how you relate to yourself.
🎧 Listen now and start hearing what your body has been trying to tell you all along.
💫 This episode is for you if...
✨ Was this episode a reminder to treat yourself as sacred?
Share it with a friend who needs permission to relax into their body.
Don’t miss more embodiment tools—subscribe, leave a review, and join the conversation around living inside your temple.
This episode could also be called “A Solo Ep Where Chloé Gets Down & Dirty with Her Divine Self.” In this solo transmission, Chloé reveals the 12 year journey she’s been on in learning to be with and honor the body. Topics of exploration include: why treat your body like a temple? Do we really need to be so bougie about water (YES!)? Celibacy as an act of self-love, and dismantling the phrase “Your body is a meat-suit.”
In this delightful conversation, PRI Expert Aleena Kanner explains why this approach to the body challenges almost every common belief about health and fitness. Are six packs really good for you? How about barefoot shoes? LASIK? Invisalign? Yoga?? Stretching?! Yup—-you’ll be seeing all these topics in a new light after this episode. Enjoy!
@aleenakanner
“Move over Siddhartha!” This episode is a deep dive into the work of joy. Artist and spiritual seeker, Candice Dmeza talks with Chloé about what liberation really means, the difficulty in choosing to express joy over trauma, Harriet Tubman as a Spiritual Guide, and the exploration of holding joy in your body and nervous system.
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Drs. Erin O’Daniel and James Cardo have been working on Chloé’s body for seven years. This conversation touches on everything from what BioGeometric Integration (BGI Chiropractic) is, how different people respond to this type of chiropractic work, and how what we’re moving through in our personal lives gets translated through to the body. Also—does chiropractic work help you have better orgasms? Tune in to find out!
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Familia! We have been waiting to gift you this episode for over a year! Ayesha Ophelia sits down to discuss her new book, “The New Romantics.”
We talk about how this divination through music came as a way of connecting to her mom and expressing all that’s she’s learned in the past 10 years.
We talk about:
Music as hypnosis and divination.
How to move through chaos.
Community —-nothing in nature exists only for itself.
The great rememberance that we belong to each other.
What is romance? An evolutionary force bringing us forward through the strength of softness.
Romance as divine grace—-the divine moving us through the hard times.
There’s a beauty to forgetting, because then you can remember.
Why are we running away from being human?
How Ayesha has connected back to her body through creating The New Romantics.
Balancing the dreamer with doer.
Embodiment practices build deep roots so we can bear the juiciest fruit, and not just paint it with wax to look beautiful.
What does romance mean for dating and love? Don’t wait to be romanced—-romance yourself.
Chloé sits down with PRI Practitioner Neal Hallinan to talk about what Postural Restoration is, and how the process of fully coming into your body actually works.
Topics include how trauma shows up in the body, what pain really is, and how important community is for individual embodiment.
Neal shares the unique technique he discovered for clearing the body of traumatic holding patterns, once and for all. You may be able to see your therapist less after this episode….that’s how epic this technique is.
If you’d like to schedule a session either Neal, you can reach him at www.pritrainer.com, and his YouTube channel is https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOxBRPqI9A1kT9xZFWQfz1w
Chloé sits down with her madrina, spiritual Godmother, Vida Valdes, to explore how she created an inclusive spiritual community, while staying true to her ancestral religion.
They dive into the similarities in different religions, and the difference between religion and spiritual traditions.
This episode is for those who have felt like spiritual seekers, and longed for a place to call home.
Follow Mama Vida on IG/TicTok @readingsbyvida.
Chloé sits down with Christian Soberanis, the organizer of Home & Abroad dance parties. We talk about how this Afro-Caribbean drumming/DJ group began as a direct result of the isolation of the pandemic lockdowns, and how it has grown into a 19+ month residency at The Sultan Room.
We get into what makes Home & Abroad parties so different, and how they really are a spiritual release.
Christian reveals how Home & Abroad has changed the rest of his life, including the gifts it’s given him as a father.
For tickets to the next Home & Abroad party check out their IG page:
@home_and_abroad.bk
In this second of two parts, Chloé and a former vedic astrologer explore the differences in Vedic and Tropical Astrology, along with the hidden reasons why you may not have heard of Vedic Astrology yet. Other big topics include how to strategically use Vedic astrology for your business, love life, and health.
In this first of two parts, Chloé and a former vedic astrologer explore the differences in Vedic and Tropical Astrology, along with the hidden reasons why you may not have heard of Vedic Astrology yet. Other big topics include how to strategically use Vedic astrology for your business, love life, and health.
Our guest, Millie, is navigating her first year post-divorce while also working as an entrepreneur. We talk through what's coming up emotionally and spiritually as she creates this new life for herself and her children, Chloé coaches Millie through using Robert Kiyosaki's Quadrant (also taught in this way by @official_jgriff), and we get to see an embodiment practice for tapping into your own fortitude. To connect with Nonso, Chloés CPA, please visit her Yelp page or call her at 661-495-8997 or 661-373-6885.
In this solo episode, Chloé dives deep into an exploration of the integration seasons of healing with plant medicine. She looks at the patterns that have become clarified in the weeks of her microdosing break, and how she will be moving forward with integrating the lessons of changing those patterns.
Episode 11.4: The Storyteller's Legacy - When No to Motherhood Means Yes to Your Truth
29:50
Episode 11.2: From Cocktails to Community - Odette Orola's Recipe for Radical Transformation
27:36
Episode 11.2: Muscle Testing Mastery & the Precision of True Healing with Ana Pereira
59:09
Episode 11.1: Seeing Safety-How Your Eyes Hold Your Trauma Story
1:17:26
Episode 10.4: The Path of the Heart with Anna Robinson
1:04:48
Episode 10.3: From Boundary Violations to Body Wisdom - A Raw Conversation with Health Coach Dorie Chauncy
53:28
Episode 10.2: From Fighting to Flow - Devorah Brinkerhoff on Soul Portraits & Creative Healing
1:10:22
Episode 10.1: Following the Yes--Theta Healing, Embodiment & the Rooted Path with Erica Long
50:17
Episode 9.4: Movement as Medicine--What Your Body’s Been Trying to Say
24:34
Episode 9.3: Stop Sleepwalking Through Life--Wake Up with This 14-Minute Awareness Shift
14:54
Episode 9.2: Why You're Exhausted--- 5 Hidden Energy Leaks & How to Refill
24:18
Episode 9.1: Stop Overthinking-- How to Quiet Your Mind by Listening to Your Body
38:38
Episode 8.4: How to Worship in The Temple of Your Body
36:15
Episode 8.3: PRI Challenges Everything You Think About Health with Aleena Kanner
53:22
Episode 8.2: Joy, Liberation, and Harriet Tubman with Candice D'Meza
1:01:14
Episode 8.1: The Geometry of the Body with Flower of Life Chiropractic
51:12
Episode 7.4: “The New Romantics” with Ayesha Ophelia
58:44
Episode 7.3: The Life-Changing Healing Modality You’ve Never Heard of, Postural Restoration, with Neal Hallinan
57:53
Episode 7.2: Creating an Inclusive Spiritual Community with Readings by Vida
1:21:57
Episode 7.1: Drums as the Heartbeat of Community, with Christian Soberanis of Home & Abroad
35:24
Episode 6.4 “Vedic Astrology: Your Blueprint Part 2”
56:23
Episode 6.3 “Vedic Astrology: Your Blueprint Part 1”
1:06:53
Episode 6.2: Coaching Millie-Creating a New Life & Business Post-Divorce
39:07
Episode 6.1: Embodied Wealth Coaching with Sakinah Iman
1:03:28
Episode 5.3: Plant Medicine Integration Breaks
17:32