As a new mom, I had to completely rethink the way I built and ran my business. This episode is a reflection on the top 7 lessons that helped me rebuild a peaceful, profitable, and values-aligned business after becoming a parent, as an eldest daughter of immigrants.

I’m sharing the mindset shifts, strategic decisions, and somatic practices that helped me honor both my vision and my capacity—without burning out, overcompensating, or sacrificing all of myself.

Whether you’re a mom, an eldest daughter, or simply someone building a more easeful, aligned business, this episode is for you.

Top 7 Lessons:

1. Create a proactive support system that meets your needs in business and life (03:41)
2. Release the pressure to overwork in order to prove your worth (10:02)
3. Embrace presence, play, and creativity in how you lead and market your work (15:44)
4. Let go of rigid 9-to-5 structures and work in a way that honors your energy and capacity (23:06)
5. Stop relying on your business to meet all your emotional needs (29:45)
6. Show up in your full, multidimensional self without compartmentalizing (33:47)
7. Trust your body’s wisdom and define success your way (41:01)

Join my upcoming event:

• RSVP to⁠ ⁠⁠Safe to Shine: Unblock Your Visibility⁠⁠⁠, my free somatic workshop on 8/7!

Work with me 1:1:

• ⁠⁠1:1 Somatic Business Coaching⁠⁠ for Daughters of Immigrants, Entrepreneurs, and Creatives
• ➡️⁠⁠ Book a Free Clarity Call⁠⁠ for 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching

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• Instagram:⁠⁠ ⁠@eunicekimian⁠⁠⁠
• Website:⁠⁠ ⁠eunicekimian.com⁠⁠⁠
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In this first episode of Embody Your Brilliance, I’m taking you back to where it all started and sharing my evolution as a 1.5-generation Korean American eldest daughter, overachiever, business growth strategist in the startup world, somatic healer, and now, mother and somatic business coach.

This story is for anyone who’s ever felt the weight of survival mode and wondered what it could feel like to build life and business from a place of nervous system nourishment, ancestral healing, and embodied peace.

In this episode, I share:

• My childhood story of immigrating from Korea and stepping into caretaker mode early as a noona

• How hustle culture and generational survival mode shaped my ambition and burnout cycles

• The pivotal breakdowns (and breakthroughs) that led me to somatic healing

• What returning to Korea, reconnecting with my roots, and falling in love helped me remember

• The birth of my first business, my deeper “why,” and the spiritual portal of becoming a mother

• How I merged my corporate business growth expertise with my healing work to create somatic business coaching for daughters of immigrants

Join my upcoming event:

• RSVP to ⁠⁠Safe to Shine: Unblock Your Visibility⁠⁠, my free somatic workshop on 8/7!

Work with me 1:1:

• ⁠1:1 Somatic Business Coaching⁠ for Daughters of Immigrants, Entrepreneurs, and Creatives

• ➡️⁠ Book a Free Clarity Call⁠ for 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching

Connect with me:

• Instagram:⁠ ⁠@eunicekimian⁠⁠

• Website:⁠ ⁠eunicekimian.com⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Linkedin⁠

Timestamps

00:11 Growing Up As a Korean American Eldest Daughter of Immigrants

02:12 The Hustle Years: Harvard, Startups & Burnout

06:24 Chronic Back Pain & My Body Saying “Enough”

07:31 Cultural Philosophy & Psychology

08:58 Pilgrimage Back To Korea & Ancestral Healing

11:48 Somatics, Love & Finding Safety in My Body

13:26 A Pivotal Week in Hawaii

22:15 Zen Pants: A Business I Started in NYC

25:27 My Return to Corporate & Startups

27:52 Leaving Corporate Again

29:18 Road to Burnout While Pregnant: Navigating Layoffs and Maternity Leave

33:59 How I Blended Somatic Coaching with Business Strategy

37:41 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching and Upcoming Event: Safe to Shine

Welcome to Embody Your Brilliance, a podcast for daughters of immigrants, entrepreneurs, and creatives ready to embody their zone of genius and grow peaceful, profitable businesses they love.

I’m your host, Eunice Kimian (she/her). Somatic business coach, mama, and 1.5-generation Korean American eldest daughter of immigrants.

What would our world look like if more daughters of immigrants felt safe to be seen, to rest, and to share their magic with the world feeling peaceful and well-resourced in their bodies? That’s the future we’re building together.

Welcome :) Excited you're here. 🍵

Upcoming event:

• RSVP to ⁠Safe to Shine: Unblock Your Visibility⁠, my free somatic workshop on 8/7!

Work with me 1:1:

• 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching for Daughters of Immigrants, Entrepreneurs, and Creatives
• ➡️ Book a Free Clarity Call for 1:1 Somatic Business Coaching

Connect with me:

• Instagram: @eunicekimian

• Website: eunicekimian.com

• Linkedin