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Send us Fan Mail We all have moments where we don’t feel like ourselves. In this episode of Alison Answers, I’m talking about discouragement, why it can quietly build over time, and what to do when your mind starts focusing more on what’s not working. If you’ve been feeling off, flat, stuck, or disconnected from yourself, this episode will help you pause, reflect, and take one small step back towa...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode of Alison Answers, I’m answering a question I get asked all the time: "How do I choose the right therapist?" Therapy should not be a place where you simply rehearse your pain every week. A good therapist should help you feel safe, understand yourself more clearly, notice your patterns, and begin building the life you actually want. If you are thinkin...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is about something I believe quietly destroys more lives than most people realize. It is not always trauma. It is not always failure. It is not always lack of opportunity. Sometimes, it is our unconscious reaction to everything. In this solo episode of Alison Answers, I’m talking about the difference between reacting to life and intentionally creating it. Because so m...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been trying to stop a behavior, break a pattern, or change something about yourself but it keeps coming back, this episode is for you. Maybe it’s people-pleasing. Over-explaining. Avoidance. Anger. Perfectionism. Shutting down. Or a behavior you keep promising yourself you’re done with. But no matter how much you understand it, hate it, or try to force it away, a part of...

Send us Fan Mail Victoria Volk went from a lifetime of “healthy positivity” and people‑pleasing to realizing she was carrying deep, unprocessed grief, emotional neglect, and unresolved relationships trapped in her body and energy field. In this episode, you’ll see how childhood loss, emotional hunger, and years of over‑functioning shaped her life and how her grief‑recovery method “Do Grief Differe...

Send us Fan Mail Victoria Volk went from being the ultimate "strong friend" and a functional binge drinker to realizing she was trapped by a low-level frequency of unresolved childhood grief. In this episode, you’ll see how losing her father at age eight, experiencing early trauma, and stepping into an adult emotional caretaker role at a young age shaped her life and how excavating her p...

Send us Fan Mail Alison Lager reveals why your brain may be creating the conflict you think you are trying to solve. In this episode of Alison Answers , Alison explains the neuroscience behind perception, relationships, emotional reactions, and personal transformation. She breaks down why the brain does not simply record reality, but constructs it through past experiences, emotional states, belief...

Send us Fan Mail Angela Goodman went from looking like she had it all together to realizing she was deeply lonely, driven by approval, and trapped in repeating relationship patterns. In this episode, you’ll see how childhood divorce, emotional neglect, control, and years of over-performing shaped her life and how self-awareness, faith, and pattern recognition helped her finally break free. You’ll...

Send us Fan Mail Ronald Zion Roseboro shares how trauma, wrongful accusation, prison, and years of silence shaped his life and how he turned pain into purpose through healing, faith, and a shame-free path forward. You’ll hear why so many men stay trapped in silence, how sexual addiction often masks deeper wounds, and what it really takes to break free and rebuild. Watch this if: 👉 You want to und...

Send us Fan Mail Chelsea Horton, somatic powerhouse and Healing Embodied founder, transformed burnout and family chaos into body-led freedom—shaking out shame, pole-dancing past judgment, and sniffing trauma lies with 10-minute emotion shifts that bypass talk-therapy traps. Alison (her eating disorder shake-free moment as proof) dives in for raw somatic demos, child protection truths, and play-pow...

Send us Fan Mail Tracy Smith, this amazing Ph. D. and writer, was 50, feeling trapped as "just" a mom and employee—then boom, she grabs a one-way ticket to Iceland days before her first-ever solo trip across the Atlantic. She ends up roaming 30+ countries, chasing monkey scratches (and rabies shots all over Chicago!), going on 100 dates, and finally ditching the pressure to "fit in&...

Send us Fan Mail David Nassief went from being fired at 63 and nearly broke to becoming a millionaire by 69 using a one-page wealth plan and two simple index funds. You’ll see how to stop wasting decades “walking in financial circles,” avoid hidden fees that quietly cost you millions, and finally understand where your money should go—step by step, without jargon. Watch this if: 👉 You feel behind...

Send us Fan Mail High-achievers are losing themselves to blind beliefs and burnout, often sacrificing marriage, kids, and peace for a success myth. This episode reveals how that happens—and the simple framework to reclaim your authentic life, starting now. In this episode, Alison interviews "Polish Peter" Kolat, transformational coach and author of Authentic Self Rebirth. He shares his r...

Send us Fan Mail Children are in danger of abuse and exploitation, often closer to home than we like to think. This episode is about how that really happens and what you can do to protect them, starting today. In this episode, Alison talks about her mission. She explains what child sexual abuse and child pornography look like in the real world, how predators get access to kids, and why looking awa...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Porter breaks down the neuroscience behind why your brain is not built for modern life — and what to do about it. From the glymphatic system that washes your brain during sleep, to the voltage drop that leads to dementia, to the 2 PM cortisol trough that kills your afternoon — this conversation will change how you think about your brain forever. ​ In this conv...

Send us Fan Mail This conversation will change how you think about trauma, healing, and what it actually means to be brave. 🔥 In this episode, you'll hear: 📍 How childhood beliefs like "I'm a burden" quietly run your adult life 📍 The "rooms" method — going back to the places that broke you to finally heal 📍 Why talk therapy alone wasn't enough (and what actua...

Send us Fan Mail Ever catch yourself wondering why the grind never pays off—like you're hustling hard but money, love, or joy keep slipping through your fingers in predictable ways? It's not karma or "your lot in life." It's subtle childhood programming from before age 7, absorbed in those super-suggestible theta brain waves, morphing kid fears into your everyday reality w...

Send us Fan Mail There’s a moment when your body tells you to stop, and your mind has to decide who’s in charge. Angela shares that moment clearly. On a beach. Years after being diagnosed with MS. Crawling toward the ocean because the cane that helps her walk can’t help her swim. People watching. Every excuse to turn back. She didn’t. This episode isn’t about pretending pain away. It’s about choos...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you're doing all the right things but still ending up in the same place? Like you're putting in the work but something invisible keeps holding you back? You're not alone—and it's not your fault. Most of us are living on autopilot, controlled by beliefs we picked up before we were 7 years old. Beliefs we never questioned. Beliefs that aren't...

Send us Fan Mail This man talked 200+ people back from the edge—and he never once said he "saved" them. Kevin Briggs isn't your typical hero. The "Guardian of the Golden Gate Bridge" spent 23 years as a California Highway Patrol sergeant kneeling beside strangers who'd lost all hope, no formal training at first—just raw humanity and a philosophy that changed everythin...

Send us Fan Mail Ever doubt your spot in high-roller rooms after outworking everyone, heart whispering "fraud" while you fake the grin? Or watch your kid erupt in fury, choking back "stop it" knowing shutdown just fuels the fire? We've all toted those hidden hauls: Christmas delayed by empty pockets, faith-fights past suicidal shadows, intense feels society meds away fast....

Send us Fan Mail Ever wake up sweating from those old nightmares—racing to lock doors in your childhood home that never felt safe, danger closing in no matter how fast you move? Or slump against a cold coliseum wall after your big win turns to dust, family up in the stands not even checking on you, that heavy "I'm done" settling in your chest? We've all got those body-stored me...

Send us Fan Mail Ever feel like you're racing through the day, only to crash at night wondering "What did I even accomplish?" You're not alone. Alison gets it too. She shares her real struggles with feeling "all over the place," visionary overwhelm, and that nagging voice saying you're not enough. But here's the good news: simple end-of-day habits can quiet...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us are one decision away from giving up. We're at the breaking point, questioning if we're qualified, if our pain has purpose, if it's even worth continuing. And in that moment—when you're about to quit—everything changes. Or nothing does. It depends on what you choose next. In this life-altering episode, mental health professional Alison Lager and voic...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us don't realize how deeply grief can reshape our identity. When someone we love dies by suicide, we often unconsciously believe that staying broken honors them—that abandoning our joy, our hobbies, our future is some kind of loyalty. But here's the hard truth: that's not honoring them. That's joining them in death. In this raw and unflinching episode,...