Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Soul by Tess Booker

What happens when a wellness professional who has spent decades helping others suddenly finds herself struggling with brain fog, cognitive changes, sleep disruption, and the challenges of menopause?
For Jennifer Berryhill, it changed the direction of her work.
In this episode of Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls, Jennifer joins host Tess Booker to explore midlife brain health, hormonal changes, healthy aging, micro habits, neuroplasticity, stress, and the difference between living longer and living well.
You'll Hear About:
• Why midlife brain health deserves more attention
• Hormonal changes and cognition
• Health span versus lifespan
• Why micro habits can be more sustainable than dramatic resolutions
• Neuroplasticity and lifestyle
• Stress and the mental load women carry
• Perfectionism and behavior change
• Jennifer's BrainGrace™ Method
• Reimagining life after menopause
Jennifer Berryhill
Website:
https://jenniferberryhill.com
BrainGrace™ Method:
https://jenniferberryhill.com/braingrace
Blog:
https://jenniferberryhill.com/blog
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jennifer_berryhill_wellness/
Tess Booker
https://dot.cards/tessbooker
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RIVERSIDE DESCRIPTION
Are we going to live well—or just live long?
Jennifer Berryhill joins Tess Booker for an insightful conversation about midlife brain health, menopause, longevity, micro habits, and the lifestyle choices that can shape how we experience aging.
Jennifer shares how her own experience with brain fog and cognitive changes during menopause transformed her career and ultimately contributed to the creation of the BrainGrace™ Method.
Together, Jennifer and Tess discuss health span versus lifespan, stress, hormonal changes, perfectionism, behavior change, neuroplasticity, and why small consistent actions can sometimes create more sustainable change than trying to overhaul everything at once.
Explore BrainGrace™:
https://jenniferberryhill.com/braingrace
Connect with Jennifer:
https://jenniferberryhill.com
Connect with Tess:
https://dot.cards/tessbooker

Modern Age Stoicism: Finding Internal Harmony in Business & Life | Sharon Riddle

What if success wasn't simply about managing what happens around you—but learning how to remain grounded within yourself while it happens?

On this episode of Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls, Tess Booker welcomes Sharon Riddle, Partner at Excalibre Investments of Texas, LLC, for a thoughtful conversation about modern Stoicism, meditation, entrepreneurship, authentic self-expression, and creating greater internal harmony while navigating the demands of business and life.

Drawing from Stoic philosophy and the teachings associated with thinkers such as Marcus Aurelius and Zeno, Sharon explores a principle that remains remarkably relevant today: learning to distinguish between what we can control and what we cannot.

For entrepreneurs and leaders, that distinction can become a powerful practice.

Tess and Sharon explore how meditation, journaling, mindfulness, and intentional pauses can create space between an external circumstance and our internal response. Rather than trying to control every outcome, the invitation becomes learning how to meet challenges with greater awareness.

The conversation also moves beyond business performance into something deeper: wealth, health, relationships, love, and authentic self-expression.

Sharon shares why external accomplishment alone doesn't necessarily create internal harmony. When we disconnect from who we genuinely are—or continually perform according to outside expectations—we can experience self-doubt, disconnection, and even imposter syndrome.

Authentic self-expression, by contrast, creates an opportunity to lead and live from a place that feels congruent.

As Sharon says, “Stoicism is about focusing on what you can control.”

In This Conversation

You'll hear reflections around:

• Modern Stoicism and its historical roots
• Marcus Aurelius, Zeno, and enduring Stoic principles
• Focusing energy on what is actually within your control
• Journaling as a tool for reflection and awareness
• Meditation and strengthening internal connection
• Navigating external challenges without surrendering internal harmony
• Balancing wealth, health, and relationships
• Self-love and authentic self-expression
• Authenticity, trust, and imposter syndrome
• Mental and visual rehearsal before difficult conversations
• Using intentional pauses as a daily mental reset
• Mindfulness and reducing unnecessary suffering
• The interconnectedness of body, mind, and soul
• Meeting challenges with love rather than automatic reaction
• Bringing presence into ordinary moments of everyday life

One of the beautiful distinctions in this conversation is that resilience doesn't necessarily require becoming harder.

Sometimes resilience comes from becoming more connected—to ourselves, to what matters, and to the internal resources available before we respond to what's happening externally.

A pause can become a reset.

A routine moment can become an opportunity for presence.

And a challenging conversation can become an opportunity to choose who we want to be before we enter it.

A Question to Carry With You

What are you spending energy trying to control that isn't actually yours to control—and what could change if you brought that energy back to your own thoughts, choices, actions, and self-expression?

Connect with Sharon Riddle

Sharon Riddle
Partner | Excalibre Investments of Texas, LLC
Real Estate Investor & Entrepreneur

Website:
https://www.excalibretexas.com

Email:
dcriddleretin3@gmail.com

Connect with Host Tess Booker

Tess Booker
Emotional Wellness & Alignment Coach | Best-Selling Author | Speaker | Podcast & Radio Host | Chief Guest Officer, KPHRED

Connect with Tess — Programs, Events & Resources:
https://dot.cards/tessbooker

Website:
https://tessbooker.com

Tess Booker & Dr Dan Sneider
Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls: Thriving in Business Grounded in Wellness
Dr. Dan Sneider on Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls

In this heartfelt and practical episode, Tess Booker sits down with therapist and intimacy expert Dr. Dan Sneider to explore how couples can build stronger emotional and physical connections.

🎯 You’ll learn:

The difference between emotional & physical intimacy

Relationship check-ins that actually work

Tools for grounding and regulating during conflict

Why resistance is a sign you’re on the right track

How to build intimacy one micro-moment at a time

📍 Guest: Dr. Dan Sneider
Website: https://growthandgratitudetherapy.com

Email: drdan@growthandgratitudetherapy.com

Phone: (904) 449-7061
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-dan-sneider-lcsw-ed-d-1167a21a/

🎙️ Host: Tess Booker
Website: www.tessbooker.com

Instagram: @inspiredlivingw.tess
Email: tess@tessbooker.com

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#IntimacyShift #BrilliantMindsPodcast #DrDanSneider #RelationshipTools #CouplesTherapy #InspiredLiving #TessBooker #PodcastClips #EmotionalWellness

Tess Booker & Dallas Collins
Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls: Collaborative Voices of Executive & intuitive Minds
EPISODE: Mind Your Mind | Dallas Collins

Your thoughts shape your reality more than you may realize.

Dallas Collins joins Tess Booker for a thought-provoking conversation about mindset, awareness, and the role our thinking plays in creating our experiences.

This episode encourages listeners to examine the stories they tell themselves and discover new possibilities for growth and transformation.

In this episode you'll discover:

The impact of thought patterns
How awareness creates change
Practical mindset shifts
The connection between thoughts and outcomes

About Dallas Collins

Dallas Collins shares valuable insights on personal growth, mindset, and creating meaningful transformation through conscious awareness.

Connect with Tess
Website: www.tessbooker.com

#Mindset #PersonalDevelopment #PersonalGrowth #Leadership #BMBS

Tess Booker, Tam Dillion & Tara Kiprik
Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls: Collaborative Voices of Executive & intuitive Minds
🎙 Episode: Impostor Syndrome Unmasked – Part 2

Guests: Tam Dillion & Tara Kiprik

Why do so many capable, accomplished people still struggle with feelings of self-doubt?

In Part 2 of the Impostor Syndrome series, Tess Booker is joined by Tam Dillion and Tara Kirpatrick for a candid and insightful conversation exploring the hidden impact of impostor syndrome on confidence, leadership, relationships, and personal growth.

Together, they share personal experiences, practical insights, and perspectives on overcoming the inner dialogue that tells us we are not enough, not ready, or not qualified. This conversation invites listeners to recognize self-limiting beliefs, challenge old narratives, and begin building greater self-trust.

Together, Tess Booker, Tam Dillion, and Tara Kirpatrick explore:

• What impostor syndrome really looks like
• The relationship between self-doubt and success
• Confidence versus competence
• Recognizing limiting beliefs and internal narratives
• Building self-trust and resilience
• The power of vulnerability and authenticity
• Moving beyond fear of judgment
• Embracing your value and unique gifts

This conversation is for entrepreneurs, leaders, professionals, creators, and anyone who has ever questioned their worth despite evidence of their capability.

Tara Kiprik – QHHT Practitioner & Quantum Healer 🌟
Tam Dillion- Tam Dillon – Self Development Coach and Mentor & Conscious Creator



📚 Connect with Tess

San Diego, California

Tess Booker is an Emotional Wellness Facilitator, Speaker, Author, and Host of Brilliant Minds & Beautiful Souls and Authors Corner: The Living Library.

She works with leaders, entrepreneurs, high performers, and conscious creators to increase clarity, expand capacity, and strengthen intentional leadership through emotional wellness and nervous system regulation.

Ready to create more clarity, capacity, and alignment in your life and leadership?

[www.tessbooker.com](http://www.tessbooker.com)

Because every story carries wisdom, every voice carries value, and every chapter has the power to change a life.