Designing Your Extraordinary Life
JANUARY 29TH 2025
EPISODE 77: DESIGNING YOUR EXTRAORDINARY LIFE
What if you could design a life where you’re truly unmessable with?
In this episode of The Gently Used Human, Dr. Scott Lyons sits down with the powerhouse of transformation, Josselyne Herman-Saccio, founder of Be Unmessablewith. With over 30 years of experience helping people break through overwhelm and burnout to create lives filled with purpose, Josselyne shares her unique approach to turning vision into action and dreams into reality.
Together, Dr. Scott and Josselyne explore what it means to take control of your life by shifting from reaction to creation. They discuss practical strategies for honoring your word, building resilience, and finding fulfillment—not by working harder but by designing smarter. Josselyne’s wisdom will inspire you to embrace the chaos of life, harness your inner power, and finally say “yes” to the life you’ve always wanted to create.
Whether you're a high performer looking for your next breakthrough or someone ready to overcome the pull of procrastination, this episode will leave you empowered to take action, no matter where you are in your journey.
Topics We Break Down
Why overwhelm happens—and how to shift back into creation mode
The power of vision: How to create it, live it, and keep it alive
Breaking free from the myth of “motivation” and leaning into action
The secret to working less while achieving more: Delegation and design
How to honor your word, even when things don’t go as planned
Practical tools to transition from reacting to creating in every moment
How to use promises as a tool for transformation and empowerment
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Special Guest
JOSSELYNE HERMAN SACCIO
Josselyne Herman Saccio has spent over 30 years as an entrepreneur, author, coach, leader and designer of transformative programs. Her mission is to empower people to live the life of their dreams NOW, versus someday and develop themselves to be “unmessablewith” in the process.
A former pop singer and songwriter, Josselyne and her group recorded the hit That's What Love Can Do which was the Billboard #1 song in America. She works as a personal manager for actors, writers, directors and recording artists, and has worked as a marketing and branding expert, entertainment producer and casting director. She has produced hundreds of commercials, television shows as well as feature films including Anne B. Real which won dozens of film festival awards and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature under $500K and for the PRISM award honoring the Art Of Making A Difference.
Josselyne has raised close to $90 million dollars for various non-profits and in 2001 produced the first annual live benefit gala for FAMILIES OF FREEDOM, a scholarship fund to benefit the children affected by 9/11 and was named NEW YORKER OF THE WEEK.
She is also founder of the non-profit organization UNITED GLOBAL SHIFT that is committed to shifting what is possible for humanity by shifting from fear, survival and scarcity to possibility, partnership and peace. UGS has conducted programs around the world to cultivate and empower leadership and source sustainable results.
She is the author of several books including Peace Promises: 30 Days to a more peaceful life, THE PROMISE EFFECT: How to create a life that wasn't going to happen anyway with Susan Woldman Elfer and SO YOU WANNA BE A NEW YORK ACTOR: The New York Actors Guide to The Career of Their Dreams While Paying the Rent.
She has appeared in dozens of media outlets including ABC, NBC, CBS, Wall Street Journal, New Yorker Magazine, The New York Times, Fast Money to name a few, as well as having her TEDX Talk: Abracadabra: Living the life of your dreams NOW not someday.
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Your Host
DR. SCOTT LYONS
Dr. Scott Lyons is a licensed holistic psychologist, educator and author of the book Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others, with Hachette publishing. Scott is also the host of The Gently Used Human Podcast, a delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used.
As a renowned body-based trauma expert, Doctor of Osteopathy (Spain) and Mind-Body Medicine specialist, Scott helps people to break free from cycles of pain, limited beliefs, and trauma. Scott is an innovator in transformative wellness and trauma therapy, teaching over half a million people internationally over the past twenty years how to relieve stress and restore vitality. Scott has worked with many of the country’s top leaders and CEOs as an executive coach and wellness consultant.
Scott is the creator of The Embody Lab—the largest online learning platform for body-based trauma therapies—and developer of Somatic Stress Release™, a holistic process of restoring biological resilience, taught in over 20 countries. Scott is also the founder and progressive designer of Omala, a wellness brand dedicated to creating sustainably sourced tools for transformation.
About the Podcast
THE GENTLY USED HUMAN
Dr. Scott Lyons and his world renowned guests take us into the delightfully depthful and often hilarious exploration of what it is to be human, to have lived life, and come out gently used. From passion to pain, glory to defeat, comedy to drama to tragedy, we’ve all been through it. This show unpacks the psychology and humor needed to keep you thriving on the roller coaster of being human.