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ML: Do you have a creative ritual or habit that helps you connect with your inner knowing? Nikki: I like to listen to music and dance naked in my bathroom and I always feel confident in doing that. I’ve never felt better about myself than when I do. Dance was my first form of creative expression and while the naked part isn’t required, I find that it’s freeing because it activates the agency, joy, love, and gratitude I feel towards the physical body which holds my soul and essence. I think other people should try it. ML: With the relaunch of your podcast as ‘Becoming: HER’ on March 4th, what inspired you to rebrand, and how do you envision this new chapter helping women on their journeys of self-discovery and empowerment? Nikki: I was in a much different space when I started the show in 2021. I was a new mom of two boys, I was married to a public figure, I was newly sober, and I was navigating a very real reckoning with my identity and what I wanted for my life as a grown woman who had been through… a lot. In a way, I was rediscovering who I was… while on the show, while also trying to be very mindful and considerate of what topics I could (or should) discuss publicly. It was a tricky balance. As my circumstances shifted and I learned some life lessons, I realized that my audience, too, was growing with me. “The Know with Nikki Spo” was always about cultivating that deep sense of inner knowing which I believe so many of us crave. “Becoming: HER” is about OWNING that sense of inner knowing and becoming more of it… whatever that means for each individual. My goals are to have conversations that inspire women to become the “HER” of her highest desires and to help women see, understand, and believe their souls’ callings in order to embody more of it in their physical worlds. ML: Having been a Teacher of the Year and coached a championship-winning dance team, you’ve had a front-row seat to the power of mentorship and leadership. How do you think these roles have prepared you to inspire and lead women through your podcast? Nikki: In hindsight, I now see how… broken… I was while coaching and teaching. I was deeply sad during those years of my life. And that’s one of the most interesting observations I’ve made. Coaching and Teaching… was, in essence, an act of service which I was engaging in WHILE I was struggling. I was able to get out of my own suffering by being of service to young people. I didn’t have the words or understanding of it at the time, but that’s what I was doing. It gave me a tremendous sense of purpose to show up for my students and athletes. I believe that what I do today is simply an extension of that. And something important for thought leaders to consider is this: 1. You cannot be a most impactful thought leader if your goal is fame or notoriety. Your impact on people comes from your purity and dedication to serving others. The money or fame or whatever secondary gains exist, will inevitably come, and they’ll be for the RIGHT reasons and a truly worthy energy exchange.