Is Your Way In Your Way?
Empowering women to overcome self-imposed barriers, self-sabotaging behaviors, imposter syndrome, and burnout, preventing them from living their best lives on their terms. Do you feel stuck? Do you need help discovering your purpose or what your best life truly is? This podcast provides inspiration, tools, and strategies for women to live a purpose-filled life of hope, aspiration, and fulfillment. Tune in to reclaim your power and unlock your full potential!
Episodes
Your resume can be impressive while your nervous system is waving a red flag. I’m joined by Natalia Falovic, an entrepreneur and author who emigrated from Russia at 22 and spent years building what many people would call the American dream: advanced degrees, a demanding leadership career in education, a family, and outward stability. Then the internal reality caught up with the external story, and she hit a mo...
We talk with Hanna Curman about why so many of us feel stuck even when we’re smart, capable, and deeply motivated, and why that does not mean we’re broken. We connect burnout, people pleasing, avoidance, and repeated patterns back to the nervous system and share simple ways to start rewiring how we respond to stress and change.
• the difference between being broken and being wired for survival&n...
We talk with Sophie Ash about why major accomplishments can still feel empty when they are driven by perfectionism, people pleasing, and old family expectations. We share practical ways to rebuild self-trust, measure alignment with core values, and pursue a version of success that feels good on the inside as well as the outside.
• success without alignment as a fast track to burnout and disconnection <...
We name freedom as the real aim, then trace how reconnecting with inner wisdom helps us move through fear, shame, and self-sabotage. We walk through Brigitta Dau’s journey from acting to coaching and pull-out practical tools for boundaries, energy, and deeper peace with ourselves.
• redefining purpose as freedom from stories that no longer serve us
• learning courage through big moves, as...
We talk with Pat Domangue about discovering purpose after seasons of brokenness, poor choices, and deep shame, and why your past does not get to write your whole story. We walk through what healing can look like over time, how faith becomes a real pathway to transformation, and how to pursue truth instead of just dreaming about it.
• choosing rooted joy, authenticity, and meaning when life derails
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We talk with former IBM executive and mindset coach Anouk Brookfield about what happens when you achieve “success” but still feel a pull toward something more meaningful. We unpack burnout, purpose, and the mindset shifts that help us stop performing for others and start building a life that fits our values.
• humble beginnings shaped by a wise grandmother and a bigger vision
• burnout,...
We talk with Dr. Marline about what it really means to reclaim your power when your timeline falls apart, and disruption shows up in your career and personal life. We challenge the belief that women must push through silently, and we share practical ways to redefine success with clarity, boundaries, and support.
• redefining success beyond pressure and timelines
• navigating infertility, grief, car...
Something shifts, and you can’t explain it. You’re doing the job, playing the role, showing up for everyone else, but a quieter truth keeps tapping you on the shoulder: there’s more for you, and you might be the one standing in the way. That’s the question we sit with as I talk with Breheanna Myers, founder of Light and Breezy Coaching and creator of the Awaken Your Potential method.
We talk with Lara Silverman about what happens to your identity when the dream career disappears and suffering forces you to slow down. We wrestle with faith, grief, chronic illness, and the surprising ways purpose and joy can grow when life feels like it is on pause.
• tying identity to achievement and why it collapses under pressure
• the shock of sudden neurological illness after landing a d...
We talk with life coach and keynote speaker Ginny Priem about redefining success after heartbreak and using a simple “unsubscribe” filter to reclaim time, energy, and boundaries. We challenge hustle culture and focus on alignment, self-trust, and practical choices that help you live your best life on your terms.
• redefining success as authenticity, meaning, and alignment
• recogniz...
We talk with midlife fitness expert and author Heike Yates about why women feel stuck and how to realign with what they truly want without guilt or extremes. We share real stories about financial survival, midlife identity shifts, and a simple framework that helps you move forward when fear, shame, or perfectionism keeps you frozen.
• defining “living your best life” as happiness, authenticity, an...
We talk with Teresa Blaes about what it means to face the hard parts of your story without letting them define your future. We connect faith, healing, and practical action so you can stop standing in your own way and move toward purpose with clarity.
• Teresa’s early life with medical trauma, domestic violence, and profound loss
• Anger at God, spiritual encounters, and the turning point that...
We talk about reclaiming power through self-reliance and why feeling stuck often comes from learned thinking habits rather than a lack of talent. We connect Montessori principles, Socratic discussion, and practical tools that help us build confidence, clarify purpose, and act without fear running the show.
• Marsha Enright’s path from loving learning as a child to building a Montessori school and foun...
We talk with life and relationship coach Christina Ketchen about the inner stories that fuel self-doubt and keep us stuck, then break down how to challenge those thoughts without shaming ourselves. We share practical tools for emotional regulation, self-love, and healthier relationships so you can move with more clarity and less fear.
• the “is that true?” question as a pattern interrupter for limitin...
Lorraine Smith turns a shelved manuscript, 60 rejections, and a triple negative breast cancer diagnosis into an award-winning debut novel at 65. We talk through what it looks like to trust divine timing, choose perseverance over pride, and step back into a dream when life finally makes room.
• Lorraine’s early love of writing and storytelling through school and college
• Building a commun...
We talk with Avonley Lightstone about surviving an early-life house fire, losing her mother, and navigating adoption, abuse, and the long road back to identity. We trace how faith, forgiveness, and a practical healing framework help her turn trauma into purpose and share Strength of Scars with others.
• losing her mother in a house fire at age three and the immediate shock that followed
• aband...
We talk with Shannon Michelle about surviving a catastrophic motorcycle accident, waking up to memory loss and a rebuilt body, then facing breast cancer and still choosing to live with purpose. We trace how presence, faith, and small daily goals turn trauma into a new identity instead of a life sentence.
• Shannon’s “1.0 vs 2.0” identity shift after traumatic brain injury and recovery
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We talk with coach Kristan Swan about the real ways we limit ourselves and how to move forward when fear, shame, and old beliefs try to keep us stuck. We share practical reframes and journaling tools that help us give ourselves permission to start over and write our next chapter on purpose.
• pivoting from business coaching to alignment-focused life support after burnout
• taking tiny steps when c...
We talk with Christine Sadry about reclaiming identity after trauma, from losing her voice as a child immigrant to rebuilding her life through work, faith, and service. Her story of 13 years of silence becomes a blueprint for resilience, self-reliance, and choosing a future that is not owned by the past.
• arriving in the US alone as a child and realizing no one is coming
• abuse, isolation, and being cut off ...
We get honest about the bad advice women absorb about success and why it quietly fuels burnout, perfectionism, and a life that stops feeling aligned. We walk through a better definition of winning that protects peace of mind, honors values, and builds real resilience for entrepreneurship and leadership.
• Genevieve’s path from corporate success to burnout and a needed reset
• The “do mo...
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