Elissa Goodman is a Holistic Nutritionist, Founder of S.O.U.P., Author and Lifestyle Cleanse expert. Elissa’s early adult life was considered “successful” by her family and society’s standards: she was climbing up the corporate ladder, had her dream job, a great husband, and was financially doing very well. Her life completely changed when she was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 32. It was then she finally realized how unhappy, unfulfilled, and exhausted she was living a life that wasn’t true to her.  After healing herself and quitting her toxic career, she lost her husband to cancer shortly after. This was a huge turning point in her life. She immediately became a single mother to her two young daughters and had to elevate her health & wellbeing in order to be strong for her family & help them through such an emotionally traumatizing time. However, from life’s tragedies, she found her purpose and calling. She’s created one of the top holistic and lifestyle organizations where her mission is to teach others on how to live a healthy and radiant life through the power of nutrition and self love.  In this episode, we’ll talk to Elissa about:  * How Elissa’s family impacted her definition of success & influenced her early career choices [3:13]* Elissa shares the stress and burn out she experienced early in her career & getting diagnosed with cancer [10:08]* How Elissa healed herself from cancer by managing her stress & working on her health from the inside out [17:25]* Elissa discusses how she dealt with losing her husband to cancer & becoming a stronger mother for her two daughters [19:48]* Importance of listening to your intuition and not losing touch of your instincts [22:47]* How Elissa discovered her passion for nutrition & created a successful business around helping people get to the root cause of their issues through emotional & physical discovery [22:59]* How Elissa only started loving herself at the age of 58 & her journey to self-love, happiness and freedom [35:11]* Elissa shares her journey with psilocybin mushrooms which helped her work through childhood trauma & the darkness she had in her life [38:36]* Elissa’s discusses business advice she wish she knew when she was younger [42:20]* We talk about Elissa’s fiancé and what makes a healthy & happy partnership [46:48]* How Elissa’s transformation with self-love helped her build an even stronger relationship with her kids [52:15]Follow Elissa: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elissagoodman/* Website: https://elissagoodman.com/ Follow Yasmin:* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasminknouri/* Stay updated & subscribe to our newsletter: https://www.behindherempire.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.