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Empower Hour with Lady J

Empower Hour with Host Jodi “Lady J” Watkins

Welcome to Empower Hour with Lady J (formerly The Jodi Watkins Show and originally Breaking Barriers Now Podcast). This is where resilience meets real life—faith, healing, leadership, and the kind of transformation you can actually apply.

About the Show

Empower Hour is a space for honest conversations with people who have been through something and chose to rise anyway. We talk about what it really takes to push through adversity, rebuild your life, and step into purpose with courage and clarity.

What You’ll Hear

Real interviews with real people who have overcome hard seasons and found strength on the other side
Practical takeaways you can use right away—mindset shifts, strategies, and habits that help you move forward
Faith in motion, because belief matters, but so does action

Why Listen

No fluff. No performance. Just truth, encouragement, and perspective from lived experience. If you’re in a season of rebuilding, stretching, healing, or stepping into your next level, you’re in the right place.

Join the Community

Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and follow along on social media for updates and behind-the-scenes moments. Interact with the host and guests by going to the Becoming the CEO of Your Life™ Community - Podcast Group. You will find episodes and can join discussions for each show with Jodi and her guests.

Visit https://linktr.ee/ladyjempowers to access all episodes and more.

Let’s rise...together.

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Empower Hour with Lady J

How to Human with Dr. Jonathan Marion

December 05, 2024 • Jodi Watkins

0:00 | 47:08

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Today, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Marion. He believes that when we live, connect, and communicate authentically, we send out ripples…. which make the world more caring and connected, one ripple at a time.

Having seen this dynamic over 20+ years as an award-winning cultural anthropology professor and author, Jonathan feels that how we show up is the key to living deeply meaningful and fulfilling lives– and now works as a transformational life coach to be a catalyst for precisely such transformations.

Jonathan is passionate about supporting clients and audiences in transcending external accomplishments as measures of success to live truly aligned, rewarding, and meaningful lives.

As a coach, consultant, and speaker, Jonathan draws on decades of experience teaching diverse audiences. He is trained in Emotional Intelligence, Group Coaching, Positive Psychology Coaching, Clear Beliefs Coaching, and Somatic Coaching.

Overlapping his coaching and academic work in powerful and unexpected ways, Jonathan is also passionate about and has worked as a photographer and partnered dance instructor. He is now primarily focusing on Brazilian zouk.

Jonathan operates as a transformational life coach, consultant, and speaker - supporting clients and audiences to transcend external measures of success to live significant and fulfilling lives.

Connect with Jonathan to learn more about his programs and offers:

https://www.stepsalongtheway.global

Also supporting authentic presence and connection on and off the dance floor: www.zoukislife.com

Jonathan's social media links include:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-s-marion/
https://www.facebook.com/jsmarion
https://www.instagram.com/jonathans.marion/

This track was made by my daughter, Jasmine. She is my why for everything I do.

Support the show

The Jodi Watkins Show, formerly known as Breaking Barriers Now, is sponsored by Convene Connections Corporation and Lady J Global Enterprises LLC.

Are you looking to invest in an all-in-one platform looking to expand and grow and help others do the same? Join us at Convene Communities! Go to https://convenecommunities.com/invest/ to show your interest today! You don't have to worry about anything. All we desire to know is that you are willing to learn more.

Thank you all for being a part of this mission and for allowing me to facilitate these stories in ways I never imagined being able to.

Please share the podcast with everyone you know. If you are interested in sponsoring or appearing as a guest, please contact Jodi Watkins through her link at https://linktr.ee/jodiwatkins.