Imagine standing at the edge of a crashing wave. Your nervous system is screaming danger, but your higher self knows—on the other side is calm water. This episode is your invitation to dive through.

I sit down with the radiant Hilary Russo—certified Havening Techniques® Practitioner, trauma specialist, and founder of the Hug It Out Method—to explore how leaders, entrepreneurs, and visionaries can befriend their amygdala, regulate stress, and create new neural pathways that serve sovereignty rather than sabotage.

We dive into the alchemy of nervous system mastery—why your body often knows the truth before your brain does, how childhood beliefs shape your “BS” (belief system), and how to transmute anxiety into clarity through tools like Havening, gratitude, and visualization. Hilary shares her journey of shifting from surviving to thriving, plus powerful practices you can embody immediately to ground your energy while pursuing bold, empire-building goals.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in ...

There’s a reason fire mesmerizes us—it destroys, purifies, and ignites. In this potent episode of Crown Yourself, Kimberly Spencer invites you to sit by the metaphorical flame and reflect on the moments in business and life when the fire almost went out... or completely burned everything down.

From cleaning ashes in her Texas fireplace to unpacking deep leadership lessons, Kimberly explores how our past experiences—those “ashes” of failure, fear, and frustration—can either smother our next big vision or nourish the soil for our next empire.

🔥 Have you ever poured the past onto a present dream and wondered why it fizzled?
🔥 Are you ready to extract wisdom—not wounds—from what burned you before?
🔥 What would change if your strategy included both soul and structure?

Kimberly shares real-life examples, including how bacon fat turned into the ultimate firestarter (yes, really), and how business data is less about spreadsheets and more about sovereignty.

This is not your typical motiv...