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COACHED with Coach Keren

Keren Eldad

Business Health & Wellness

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Identity Alchemy & Becoming the Artist of Your Life with Nick Onken
2026/2/05 | 36 mins.
In this rich and expansive episode of The Coached Podcast, I continue our Coaching Masters series with someone whose work and worldview bridge creativity, consciousness, and the courage to reinvent oneself again and again. I sit down with Nick Onken—celebrated creative entrepreneur, portrait photographer to icons (including my beloved Beebs), host of the NION Radio podcast, and author of The Philosophy of Identity Alchemy—to explore the deeper spiritual and psychological journey behind personal branding, creativity, and becoming who you truly are.
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Nick’s story is a masterclass in individuation. Raised in a conservative religious environment and cultivated inside belief systems that never quite fit, he describes the slow, seven-year process of disentangling himself from inherited identities that had been embedded in the subconscious since childhood—something Carl Jung wrote about powerfully, and something so many high achievers, creators, and leaders will recognize in their own story. From that unraveling came a path into the arts, travel, photography, and eventually a profound internal collapse that forced him into what he now recognizes as multiple “dark nights of the soul”—those initiatory periods where everything you thought you were disintegrates so a truer self can emerge.
We talk about limiting beliefs, upper limits (thank you, Gay Hendricks), and the psychological fusion many of us experience between our identity and our work—especially in an era when industries are shifting overnight and reinvention is not a possibility but a mandate. We discuss the collapse of the commercial photography world, the arrival of social media, the shock of going from securing Nike-level campaigns to three years of crickets, and the ego death that followed.
Most importantly, we explore the philosophy that grew from those ashes: Identity Alchemy—Nick’s framework for consciously deconstructing who you were, curating who you want to become, and creating a personal brand and life expression that is intentionally crafted rather than unconsciously inherited. His premise is simple and extraordinarily potent: your identity is your greatest work of art.
We get into:
How early religious conditioning can embed subconscious fears that sabotage adult self-expression
The seven-year unraveling that led Nick out of inherited belief systems and into true creative agency
How burnout, imposter syndrome, and industry shifts catalyze reinvention
Why personal brands are more essential than ever in the age of AI
How to consciously design your identity, your space, your aesthetic, and your creative expression
Why reinvention is no longer optional—and how to pivot with enthusiasm
The magic thread that pulls all of us toward the next iteration of our becoming

If you are in a season of transition, reinvention, or re-evaluation—if you have ever wondered, “Who am I now?” or “What will I create next?”—this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.
Enjoy this masterful, soulful dialogue and prepare to walk away with an entirely new lens for seeing your life as...
The Art of the Pivot, Embodied Reclamation & Building a Mission-Centered Empire with Dr. Kelly Brogan
2026/1/29 | 52 mins.
In this profoundly intimate and masterfully instructive Coaching Masters episode, I welcome Dr. Kelly Brogan, holistic psychiatrist, New York Times bestselling author, and the creator of Reclamation Radio and The Relaxed Woman System. What unfolds is a sweeping conversation about the architecture of building a mission-centered empire, the psychology of reinvention, the spiritual rupture required to leave old paradigms behind, and the frameworks that have enabled Kelly to create, pivot, withstand critique, and build a platform with enduring global impact.
Kelly began her career on a traditional medical track—MIT, Cornell, NYU—a pedigree designed to meet the expectations of an immigrant family and the external markers of success. Yet beneath the accolades, a deeper fracture was waiting: the moment she realized she would not take the very medications she prescribed to pregnant women every day. What Jung would call the moment of rupture of empathy became the beginning of her individuation, her awakening from the inherited dogma of the system she had pledged loyalty to.
Her diagnosis of Hashimoto’s, the discovery that nutrition alone could reverse her condition, and the subsequent disillusionment with the medical establishment catalyzed her first great pivot: away from prescribing and into de-prescribing, a radical and deeply feminine act of rethinking the central question: What if we are not broken? What if we just need to come home to ourselves?
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From there, Kelly reveals:
How she developed her first flagship program, Vital Mind Reset, almost in a fever-dream of creative flow—what she calls a moment of true channeling
How the influence of her mentor, Dr. Nicholas Gonzalez, shaped her protocol and her courage
The mechanics of “productizing” a method before she even knew she was building a product ladder
Her seven-figure book deal and the shock of industry blackout, including the New York Times refusing to cover her even as she hit its bestseller list
The emotional and psychological toll of criticism, the villain crown, and how she learned to hold her nervous system through public projection
How her work evolved from anti-pharma activism to embodied feminine leadership
Why safety—and not freedom—is the real gateway to expansion
How she built her digital empire years before the digital boom
Why group programs began outperforming her one-on-one psychiatric practice
The repeated lessons of hiring, letting go, and attracting the operational partner she finally could trust
The Relaxed Woman System and the essential insight that women expand only to the level that their nervous system can hold

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Coaching Masters with Brian Galke (Subtle Skills)
2026/1/22 | 43 mins.
In this Coaching Masters episode, we dive into one of my favorite intersections: teaching, mastery, and human connection, through the very specific lens of what your face is saying before you ever open your mouth.
My guest is Brian Galke, known as The Decoding Detective, founder of Subtle Skills: a company that teaches people how to read facial features and nonverbal cues so they can build instant rapport, communicate clearly, and create more powerful connections in business and in life.
If you’ve ever wished you could “read the room” faster, connect with clients more deeply, sell with integrity, or simply feel less awkward as an introvert in an extroverted world, this is your episode.
We talk about:
How Brian went from introverted help-desk tech to regional VP of sales managing a $40M portfolio — largely by decoding faces and adjusting his communication
Why many of the best teachers, speakers, and coaches are introverts or ambiverts, not “natural extroverts”
The link between facial features and how people process information (visual, auditory, kinesthetic)
How eyebrows, lids, ears and even that little line under the lip offer clues into how someone thinks, decides, and feels loved
Why reading faces is not “profiling” or manipulation — but a tool for empathy and understanding
The alarming reality that younger generations are losing basic in-person communication skills (eye contact, presence, interviews)
How to stand out as AI and automation take over “good enough” communication — and why true presence and connection will only become more valuable
The deeper psychological and spiritual need we all share: to feel seen and heard, not just processed and replied to

This is not an episode about tricks or gimmicks. It is an episode about attention as a superpower, and the kind of subtle mastery that separates the top 1–2% of teachers, leaders, and salespeople from everyone else.
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In this conversation, you’ll learn:
How Brian “accidentally” discovered face decoding over dinner and had his own personality read back to him
Why introverts often make the best observers, teachers and coaches — and how to use that to your advantage
How to use facial features to quickly adapt your communication (for clients, partners, teams, and yes, dates)
Why he calls his company Subtle Skills...
When Success Becomes a Cage: David Harris on Second Chances, Coaching & Real Ambition
2026/1/15 | 32 mins.
What happens when the very thing that built your success starts to suffocate you?
In this powerful New Year’s episode of COACHED, I sit down with David Harris, founder of one of the top personal injury law firms in the country, and one of my all-time favorite coaching clients.
By every traditional measure, David had made it: the firm, the money, the house, the reputation, the “perfect” family. But beneath the surface, he was overwhelmed, over-functioning, and quietly drowning in the very life he had built.
Six months into coaching, after I told him,
“You can stop… or life will stop you,”… and that was when life did exactly that.
David contracted a severe case of COVID, spent six months in the hospital, and came terrifyingly close to dying - more than once. His family was called in to say goodbye. And then… something shifted.
This is the story of what happens when you get a second chance - and actually use it.
It’s also the story behind GILDED: the book is dedicated to David’s rise. If you’ve ever wondered what coaching can really do in a life that looks “successful” on the outside but feels unsustainable inside, this episode is your glimpse behind the curtain.

In this episode, we explore:
The Overachiever’s Paradox in real time
How David built enormous external success while feeling increasingly hollow, pressured, and cut off from his own life.
The first “mirror moment” in coaching
What it was like for a life-long people pleaser and high achiever to finally turn the attention inward — and admit the cost.
Six months in the hospital & multiple near-death moments
What David remembers, what his family went through, and how close it really got.
The brutal and beautiful realization:

“I was gone… and the world still turned.”
How that single insight changed his relationship to work, control, and self-importance.
From gilded cage to real freedom
How the metaphor of the gilded cage landed for him, and how he began stepping out of the cage without burning his whole life down.
Ambition after a brush with death
David is still ambitious, still high-performing, still in the courtroom. But the way he moves through the world is entirely different.
Leadership, culture & trust
How his leadership style has transformed — from “I have to do it all” to delegating, trusting, and watching his team and culture rise.
The impact at home
Coached with Nayaswami Asha: On Love, Karma & Staying Steady in a Chaotic World
2026/1/08 | 45 mins.
In this luminous episode of COACHED: Coaching Masters, I sit down with one of my own great teachers, Nayaswami Asha, a senior teacher in the Ananda Sangha worldwide movement and a direct disciple of Swami Kriyananda, in the lineage of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi.
We talk about what it really means to live as a soul in human form during “strange times,” why the universe is made of energy, not matter, and how our longing for meaning, joy, and relief from suffering is not a defect, but a compass pointing us back to the truth of who we are.
From her early days as an 18-year-old “truth seeker” in California, to the fateful moment she heard Swami Kriyananda speak at Stanford in 1969, to 16 years living at Ananda Village in simple, communal, spiritually charged conditions, Asha traces how her path unfolded – not as a neat, linear ascent, but as a series of inner recognitions, breakdowns, and choices to align ever more sincerely with love, service, and higher consciousness.
We also dive into the role of the spiritual teacher and guru, the power of lineage and “magnetism” (why real transmission is much more than information), and how to stay grounded and joyful even as the world feels more polarized, fearful, and chaotic.
If you have ever wondered why you are here, why life sometimes feels like a shiny, gilded cage, and how to find a safe place inside yourself that no turbulence can touch – this conversation is for you.
In this episode, we explore:
The early life of a truth seeker
Growing up in an intelligent but non-spiritual, socially conscious family
The paradox of being “basically happy” but burning with questions about suffering and happiness
Discovering Swami Vivekananda’s writings and immediately recognizing a deeper truth
The moment the teacher appears
The “fateful day” at Stanford in 1969 when Nayaswami Asha first heard Swami Kriyananda speak
Why his presence felt like an embodied answer to a question she had carried her whole life
How she knew “he has what I want” and what it means to recognize your teacher
Ananda Village and a new way of life
Moving into a young spiritual community in the 1970s: goat milk, gardens, trailers, no electricity
Living extremely simply, yet feeling overwhelmingly rich in joy and purpose
Becoming Swami Kriyananda’s assistant and hostess, and learning by attunement, not just study
Energy, magnetism, and the real role of a teacher
Why Asha insists that the real transmission is not content, but magnetism
How a true teacher is like an “open window,” letting more of the divine light flow through
Why genuine masters never claim the power as their own and always “pass it up the line”
Self-forgetfulness vs. perfection of the ego
The difference between self-realization and personal-development perfectionism
Why our greatest moments of joy are usually the moments we forget ourselves
How trying to perfect the small self creates anxiety and “gilded cages” of external validation
Karma, reincarnation, and why this wild planet is not a mistake
A clear, grounded explanation of reincarnation as a compassionate, logical design
How our unresolved lessons live in our energy and draw us to the exact right circumstances
Why we “chose this planet” in this time: both to serve and to face our fears
Yes, it really might get worse – and that can be good news
What it means to be in a transition from an age of matter to an age of energy
The rise of super-charged ego and technological power, and the equal rise of light...

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About COACHED with Coach Keren

Coaching mastery, personal transformation, leadership development, spiritual growth, burnout recovery, and business reinvention start here. Welcome to Season 5 of Coached: The Coaching Masters, where the world’s top teachers, coaches, spiritual guides, and conscious entrepreneurs share the real story behind transformation and leadership. Hosted by master coach Keren Eldad, this season explores the full arc of becoming a teacher and leader. Each episode explores coaching at its core, not as a polished highlight reel, but as a soul-centered journey. We go behind the scenes of coaching businesses, leadership breakthroughs, burnout recovery, and conscious entrepreneurship. You’ll discover how teachers turn personal pain into wisdom, purpose, and coaching mastery. This season features transformative conversations with master teachers, bestselling authors and podcasters such as Byron Katie, founder of The Work, revealing how to break free from suffering. Dr. Kristin Neff, global authority on self-compassion, shares the truth behind inner kindness. Jessica Zweig opens up on collapse, rebirth, and her platform: The Spiritual Hustler. Danielle LaPorte speaks on softness, strength, and heart-centered leadership. Craig Siegel shares insights on business reinvention, financial success and transformation. Kurtis Lee Thomas dives into breathwork, burnout recovery, and becoming a true vessel for change. What listeners will walk away with: personal transformation, leadership growth, spiritual insight, business breakthroughs — and all of the above. You’ll gain insight into your own journey through these role models. Reframe coaching leadership as a soulful, grounded path. Receive spiritual wisdom from teachers who embody what they teach. Discover business breakthroughs rooted in alignment, not hustle. And gain permission to evolve, unravel, and rebuild again and again. In this season of Coached: The Coaching Masters, we explore emotional resilience, energetic alignment, spiritual awakening, business reinvention, leadership development, coaching business growth, and personal transformation. These honest conversations reveal the real work behind building coaching mastery and conscious entrepreneurship with integrity. Whether you're a coach, leader, entrepreneur, or in a season of reinvention, this podcast is your guide. You’ll gain insights from role models who’ve lived it, leadership development rooted in alignment, business reinvention strategies with purpose, spiritual growth grounded in wisdom, and burnout recovery guidance for rebuilding with intention. Keren Eldad brings mastery, heart, and wisdom to each conversation, helping you evolve personally, spiritually, and professionally. If you are searching for coaching mastery, personal transformation, spiritual growth, leadership development, burnout recovery, business reinvention, coaching business growth, and conscious entrepreneurship, this season will be your essential companion. Join us for earned wisdom, deep transformation, and coaching that changes lives. Subscribe now to Coached: The Coaching Masters and begin your journey of conscious leadership, soulful business reinvention, and personal mastery. About the Host: Keren Eldad (“Coach Keren”) is a top executive coach helping Founders, Olympic athletes and Fortune 500 leaders reach success. As the bestselling author of GILDED, she empowers individuals to redefine success and unlock their full potential. Recognized as a Top Ten Executive Coach by the ICF, Real Leaders, and Goop, Keren holds advanced degrees from The London School of Economics and the University of Jerusalem. With 500,000+ TEDx views and a global presence, her insights inspire leaders worldwide. Resources Website: https://www.kereneldad.com Email: [email protected] Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachkeren Facebook: www.facebook.com/livewithenthusiasm

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