Episode 307: The Relationship Episode: Where Capacity and Relationships Meet - Venus Retrograde Edition with Nadia Gabrielle
What if the way you show up in relationships has less to do with effort—and more to do with your subconscious capacity?
Returning to the show is my friend, mentor, and frequent guest, Nadia Gabrielle—a teacher of conscious strategy and subconscious capacity.
In this episode, Nadia and I dive into the deep, often overlooked connection between capacity and relationships. She shares how our subconscious beliefs shape the way we connect with others—whether in personal relationships, work dynamics, or even our relationship with institutions and systems.
Through real-life case studies and personal experiences, we explore:
How subconscious capacity impacts relationships (in ways you might not expect)
The patterns that keep you stuck in relational burnout, overgiving, or misalignment
Strategies for building resilience and repairing connections—without depleting yourself
If you’ve ever felt drained in your relationships, struggled to hold boundaries, or wondered why certain dynamics feel so hard, this conversation is for you.
Tune in to learn how to expand your capacity and transform the way you relate to others—without losing yourself in the process.
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In this episode, we unpack the gap between what your lab tests say and what your body feels — and why both are valid.
As someone who deeply values functional lab data, I’m not here to dismiss it. In fact, I still regularly test through my own care team. But lab work is just one piece of the puzzle. Functional data is powerful — but it’s a snapshot, not a full story.
What happens between tests? What happens when symptoms don’t align with results?
This isn’t about replacing one system with another — it’s a yes, and. It offers context. Insight. A filter.
We explore how your energy, rhythms, and lived experience can help you contextualize the data, not override it. So you can use data without gaslighting your own experience — and start making decisions that reflect how you actually feel in your body.
Whether you’ve been chasing numbers that never quite click, or you’ve felt unseen by “normal” results — this one’s for you.
If you’ve tracked everything — your food, your steps, your sleep — and still feel more overwhelmed than aligned, this episode is for you.
In this episode, I’m unpacking the difference between tracking for clarity vs. control — and how Human Design helps you know what’s worth tracking for you.
We’ll talk about:
The patterns tracking helps you see — and when it becomes self-surveillance
Why Human Design is the lens that makes data useful (not just noisy)
How to make tracking feel supportive, not obsessive
Because the goal isn’t perfect data. It’s a rhythm that makes sense for you.
Before you can build a rhythm that fits, you need to understand the energy that’s driving it.
In this episode, I’m breaking down what energy mapping through Human Design is, why it matters, and how it helps you create wellness rhythms that actually work for you — not just on paper, but in real life.
If you’ve ever felt like your energy was inconsistent, unpredictable, or just hard to work with… this one’s for you.
What does it really mean to stop outsourcing your wellness?
In this foundational episode, we look at what defines what outsourcing looks like in a wellness context, why we do it, and how to begin reclaiming trust in your body, even if you've spent years disconnected from it.
So many women secretly carry the shame of feeling "lazy."
This episode breaks down how Human Design helps reframe what laziness really is (hint: it’s not what you think).
We explore:
How we came to form our beliefs around laziness, productivity, work ethic
What's really at the root of these beliefs
What it looks like through the lens of Human Design
And how to find sustainable energy that has nothing to do with pushing harder
This episode kicks off a series of foundational conversations — the kind that remind you: it’s not you. It’s the systems you were handed.
We’re unpacking what happens when you try to follow all the “right” wellness rules and still feel exhausted, bloated, or like something’s off — and why Human Design offers a new way to listen, rebuild, and reclaim.
This is your permission slip to stop blaming yourself — and start working with your body, not against it.
You know what to do. You’ve tried to do it. But for some reason, it just never sticks—and you’re left wondering if you just lack willpower.
This episode is your reminder that you’re not flaky, uncommitted, or “bad at routines.” You’re just making decisions from the wrong place.
We’re unpacking the real root of burnout and inconsistency: decision fatigue, external pressure, and ignoring your inner guidance. If you’ve ever said “I know what to do, I just don’t do it,” this one’s for you.
You’ve followed the "food rules." Bought allllll the supplements. Checked every “should” box. And yet... you’re still exhausted, overwhelmed, and questioning yourself.
This episode is your permission slip to stop blaming yourself—and start noticing where your wellness plan is just out of alignment.
We’re breaking down:
How to recognize when you’re forcing vs. flowing
What Human Design can reveal about it
Why the “problem” isn’t you—it’s the performance-based wellness culture we’ve all been conditioned by
If you’ve ever wondered why the “just wake up at 5am and grind” routine doesn’t work for you, this episode is your permission slip to stop forcing it—and start understanding how your energy actually works.
You’re not broken. You’re just trying to follow wellness advice that wasn’t designed for your energy.
In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on why your go-to wellness practices might be doing more harm than good and calling BS on the performative self-care trends and hustle wellness that leave you burned out and blaming yourself —and how Human Design gives you the blueprint to stop forcing, start flowing, and finally feel better in your body.
Did you know your gut does more than digest food? It influences your emotions, energy, and even how you navigate life’s decisions. In this episode, we’re diving into the fascinating connection between gut health and Human Design.
You’ll discover how your gut-brain axis impacts your ability to maintain energy, support emotional balance, and show up fully in your life.
We’ll explore how Human Design Types and Centers—like the Solar Plexus, Sacral, and Root—play a role in your digestion and energy flow.
Plus, you’ll get practical, Type-specific tips to help you align your gut health with your unique design.
Whether you’re struggling with low energy, stress-related gut issues, or simply want to feel more in sync with your body, this episode will give you actionable insights to build resilience, balance your energy, and optimize your health—all through the lens of Human Design.
In this episode, I get real about navigating grief, anger, and the rollercoaster of emotions that come with adversity. After experiencing the heartbreak of losing a close friend and the emotional weight of external chaos, I stepped away from social media and the constant noise of the news to protect my energy.
Through this process, my Human Design became my guide. By understanding my open centers—Solar Plexus, Head, Ajna, etc.—I found tools to process my emotions, manage overwhelm, and reconnect with clarity.
Feeling stuck or weighed down by your own emotions? This episode dives into how Human Design can help you build resilience and navigate tough times with greater self-awareness and grace. Tune in for practical tips, personal insights, and a reminder: there’s strength in understanding yourself.
Want to bounce back from stress and adapt to life’s challenges with ease?
This episode examines how combining Human Design with Functional Nutrition can help you build resilience from the inside out. Discover how understanding your unique Human Design Type and refining your nutrition choices create a powerful synergy, allowing you to handle stress, recover faster, and sustain energy even in the most demanding times.
In this episode, we’re unlocking how your unique Human Design Type directly impacts your sleep patterns and stress recovery. By understanding your design blueprint, you can create sleep habits that work with your energy, not against it, and learn techniques to reduce stress that actually stick.
If you’re facing burnout, restless nights, or overwhelming stress, this episode has the answers you need. Tune in to discover how aligning with your Human Design can optimize both your rest and emotional balance. Say goodbye to exhaustion and hello to deeper, restorative sleep and sustainable energy.
This episode explores how Human Design can help you manage work-related stress by aligning with your unique energy Types and centers.
It covers strategies for creating balance in a professional setting and optimizing work habits to support mental, emotional, and physical health.
This episode explorex the synergy between the two Profile Lines in Human Design and how they influence your overall health and well-being.
In addition to understanding the individual lines, it also focuses on Profile Line pairings and how they can lead to greater health optimization and emotional balance.
In this episode, we examine why people are interested in Human Design.
I share real-life reasons why clients I’ve worked with wanted to know about their Human Design and the problems they hoped it would help solve.
We look at various Types, Strategies, and Authorities and consider the costs and benefits of aligning and not being in alignment with our designs and how that shows up physically.
We all want to be the best versions of ourselves, which is why we set goals and resolutions. Yet when it comes down to it, the vast majority of people aren’t willing to commit to whatever the necessary changes are for their desires to come to fruition.
But nothing changes if nothing changes, and that’s why setting goals and resolutions can seem trivial.
So, what’s the one thing that compels you, that motivates you, that makes you commit to doing all the things necessary to transform and reach your goals?
What will be your catalyst for change?
This episode discusses:
Human Design versus other personality profile frameworks
The definition of “healthy.”
The connection between body awareness and conditioning
How do you listen to your body? How do you honor its signals and let them guide you in managing your health and well-being?
This episode:
Revisits Episode 010 from October 2017 and reflects on what still stands seven years later and what I’ve learned since then
Shares the tools that I use to build body, mind, and emotional awareness
Explores intuition – how can we follow our intuition if we’re disconnected (or never were connected to it, to begin with – and if bio-individuality means that we’re all unique, why do we expect intuition to operate the same in all of us?
What does “healthy” mean to you?
I could ask ten people this question and get ten very different answers. Our interpretations depend on what phase of life we're in and what we're going through at any given time, so having clarity and context of what “healthy” means to you matters.
In this episode, I take a deeper look into:
How do we gain clarity and context
What does “optimize” mean, and how do we optimize our health
How do we embrace our bio-individuality not just in physical but also in mental and emotional health (hint: following your Human Design)
As we enter the new year, it's a natural time for introspection, personal reflection, and a desire for positive change. In this episode, I delve into three key aspects to ponder as you consider meaningful goals to set for the coming year.
If you’re a long-time listener to this show, you’re familiar with frequent guest Nadia Gabrielle.
I’ve worked one-on-one with Nadia to expand my business strategy and subconscious capacity. As much as I logically understand what subconscious capacity is, it wasn’t until I started working with Nadia that I fully understood how powerful and necessary it is.
In this episode, I’m sharing some personal insights and takeaways from our work together on specific things I’ve done to expand my subconscious capacity.
It’s hard to narrow everything that Human Design has taught me to three things, but in this episode, I discuss three key things:
Energy Management
Boundaries
Managing Expectations
...that Human Design has helped me better manage in ways that are more comfortable and correct for me.
Knowing how we might be wasting it is important if health and Human Design are about abundance and energy alignment.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
What are energy leaks?
Two energy leaks that we all have around technology and social media
My personal experiences with these leaks and what steps I’m taking to address them
In this episode, you’ll hear:
A listener questions how to shift their workouts to align with their Human Design
How Human Design has influenced my evolving relationship with exercise
Practical ways to incorporate movement and exercise into your daily routine and my favorite resource for workouts
In this episode, I’m sharing:
How my approach to eating for energy has evolved through the lens of Human Design
The two markers I look to for red flags in my health
A recent 3rd Line experiment I’ve had in curating a 10-day detox program to shape what eating for energy looks like for me
In this episode, I’m sharing how I’ve shifted my mindset to reframe and expand how I think about healthy to truly take a whole-listic approach encompassing body, mind, and spirit, including but not limited to nutritional therapies, bio-individuality, societal influences, and self-investments.
In this episode, I’m answering a listener's question - Are we meant to enjoy the sweet life?
As someone with a Splenic Authority, you’ll hear me talk about the Spleen and its relation to “the sweet life,” and as a 21-Day Sugar Detox Coach, the importance of satisfying our sweet tooth and healing with whole foods. I discuss the importance of balance and even share the backstory of how “balance” is the backbone of Live FAB Life.
Returning to the show is friend-of-the-program and clinical nutritionist, Melinda Staehling.
Melinda recently joined me in Episode 220: Developing Self-Trust and Leadership through Human Design and Intuitive Eating.
(She was also a guest in Episode 041: How to Start A Meditation Practice and Episode 046: Gray-Area Drinking and Sobriety).
In this episode, we continue our conversation on trusting our intuition and stepping into a self-leadership role in our healing journeys.
Melinda shares her 17+ year struggle with migraine and how her approach to treating them has evolved over the years.
She shares:
Why migraine is a women’s health issue
Why and how she takes an integrative approach
Why only focusing on the physical aspects of pain is an incomplete conversation
How she’s chosen to reframe her relationship with pain and the tools that have helped her do so
As a follow-up to Episodes 211 and 226, in this episode, I give an update on my recent health issues and the approach I’ve taken to address them.
You’ll hear me share:
What’s a Functional Nutrition Assessment? (and how it’s a valuable tool in your healthcare)
How to apply a functional approach to Human Design?
How do I marry Functional Nutrition and Human Design in my healing journey?
I also share why opening up and taking you behind the scenes is part of my work in coming into alignment with my Human Design.
Naomi Nakamura is a Health x Human Design coach who’s creating a healthier society through aligned energy.
She blends a bespoke mix of Functional Nutrition and Human Design to help others shift into alignment to leverage and correctly manage their energy to support their body, mind, and spirit.
She believes that when we embrace our authenticity and lean into our bio-individuality, we naturally live a life of freedom, empowerment, and optimal health.
Naomi resides in the San Francisco Bay Area and can often be found exploring the area with her puppy girl, Coco Pop!
Connect with Naomi on: Instagram
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Returning to the show is a friend-of-the-program and frequent guest, 6 / 2 Emotional Projector, Julien Elizabeth.
Julien is an astrologer, yoga teacher, and facilitator of transformation for sensitive individuals here to develop their worth, knowing, and voice so that they can lead their life with confidence, consistency, and authenticity.
Julien previously joined me in Episode 144: Uncovering the Path towards Your Best Life through Astrology and Episode 216: Reframing Astrology for Personal Transformation.
Earlier this year I worked with Julien and she recommended that I try a deeply transformative practice: Yoga Nidra
You’ll hear us discuss:
What is Yoga Nidra
How Yoga Nidra helped me to experience deep rest
How she practices Yoga Nidra
Julien is primarily based in Venice Beach, Los Angeles, and leads classes, programs, trainings, and retreats virtually and around the world - including teaching Yoga Nidra.