Felicia Brown – Developing a Positive Mindset

In this episode, Gael is joined by business, marketing, and mindset coach Felicia Brown for an uplifting and very real conversation about what it truly means to cultivate a positive mindset as a massage and wellness professional. Together they explore how the thoughts you choose about yourself, your clients, and your circumstances ripple into your business, your leadership, and the energy you bring into every session.

Rather than pretending everything is fine, Felicia talks honestly about feeling overwhelmed, getting lost, facing hard things, and still choosing to look for possibility and growth. You will hear practical tools for shifting your inner dialogue, simple “do one thing” actions to move out of stuck energy, and ways to frame challenges as opportunities without falling into fake or forced positivity.

Felicia Brown is a longtime educator and coach in the massage and spa world, a bestselling author, and the creator of Positive Thought Cards and Felicia Brown Originals art and apparel. She has owned spas, coached countless practitioners, and now blends her love of mindset, marketing, and creativity to help wellness professionals attract clients, create sustainable practices, and bring more joy into their work and life. Her work centers on connection, kindness, and the belief that a positive mindset is a daily practice, not a personality trait.

Key Topics Covered

What a Positive Mindset Really Is (and Is Not)
Choosing Your Perspective in Challenging Situations
The “Do One Thing” Practice for Shifting Your Energy
Clearing Mental and Physical Clutter to Make Space for Good
Feeling Your Feelings Without Getting Stuck in Them
How Positivity Impacts Leadership, Team Culture, and Clients
Reframing Business Problems as Opportunities
Catching and Rewriting Negative Self Talk
Asking for Help and Hiring to Your Weaknesses
Daily Inputs and Habits that Support a Positive Mindset
Small Acts of Connection that Lift You and Your Clients
Standing in Your Own Values Even When Others Disagree

Memorable Insights

A positive mindset is a choice you make again and again, not something you either have or do not have
Small actions create momentum, one dish or one email at a time
You can feel your feelings fully and still choose to move toward hope and possibility
Reframing “I have to” into “I get to” transforms your daily experience
Business challenges can become spiritual and personal growth training
You do not have to be positive every minute to be a positive person
Connection, kindness, and being present can shift a client session more than perfect technique
You do not need everyone to like you, it is more important that you like who you are being

Resources Mentioned

🌐 Felicia Brown website and coaching 🔗 https://feliciabrown.com
🎨 Positive Thought Cards and Felicia Brown Originals art and apparel 🔗 https://www.feliciabrownoriginals.com/

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