Celia Peachey learned her mother had been murdered while standing alone in a field. She had just finished a 10-day silent Vipassana retreat, the week before Christmas in 2008. In this episode, Emily sits down with Celia, a Transformation Coach and the founder of Ultimate Alchemist. Celia is also a vibe artist and an international speaker, and she trained as an actor and fine artist before building a global AI-first coaching brand. She describes the moment the news arrived as a space between stimulus and response so wide it held pure presence. Then a voice inside her said, “Be faithful. The balance is being addressed.” She clapped her hands and chose: this would make her, not break her.

Emily and Celia trace the ego death at drama school that came first and prepared her for that call. They also cover the 10 years she spent fighting the criminal justice system for an inquest, and the moment she realized she was beating her head against an institution that would not receive her light. Celia refused to be framed as a victim and named herself a pioneer of her own experience. She calls this pioneer authority, or “ashes to authority.” She also explains why she left the UK in 24 hours during COVID, left everything she owned behind, and built her business midair from the Costa Rican jungle.

In the second half, Celia unpacks character wealth, the law of attraction in reverse, and her six-week program Love Is the Currency, which works on healing our relationship to money. Her line on it: “love is not blind, it’s wide awake and super discerning.” She also describes a deathbed breathwork exercise at 28. Her life looked broken on paper, yet she was the only one in the room laughing and cheering. This is a fierce, joyful conversation about grief, faith over hope, and why the worst thing happening to you might be an invitation to let the best thing happen too.

Work With Emily

● The Wake-Up Call: a private, 90-minute guided journey to the end of your life and back, live on Zoom. Walk away with deathbed clarity on what actually matters, what’s standing in the way, and the fuel to go live it now. Book yours: https://iamemilybingham.com/wake-up-call● The Bucket LIFE: a community for soul-led humans choosing to live with the end in mind, clear on what matters, done delaying their dreams, and awake to the magic of this one precious life. Join here: https://iamemilybingham.com/bucket-life

Key Takeaways

● An ego death can be preparation for a physical one: Celia says she would not be here without the inner work that came before her mother’s murder.● Pioneer, not victim: you can feel the full tragedy and still choose to claim it as material for your making, without bypassing the grief.● Know where your impact will land. Pouring your life force into institutions that won’t change can cost you your aliveness.● Character is the only wealth that compounds. When you decide from love instead of fear, Celia says, “You always get your ROI.”● Don’t grieve alone. Celia names faith, not hope, as the medicine, and says healing needs connection, guidance, and people who have been through it.● A life well lived comes down to memories and to love that does not end with DEATH. Say the hard thing, tell someone you love them, and admit when you were wrong.

Connect with Emily

● Website: https://iamemilybingham.com/● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamemilybingham/● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/i-am-emily-bingham/

Connect with Celia

● Website: https://celiapeachey.com/celiapeachey● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misspeacheycelia/● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MissCeliaPeachey● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/celia-peachey-transformation-coach-mentor-consultant-speaker-336ba61/● YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UltimateAlchemist● The Wealthiest Woman Alive podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wealthiest-woman-alive/id1807412565● Love Is the Currency: https://celiapeachey.com/litc-offer-388875

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