From Fear To Fire

This week’s theme: Resilience In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Damaris Melo-Gyasi shares her journey from growing up in a working-class family in Brazil to building a successful architecture firm in the United States. Through her experiences with immigration, entrepreneurship, faith, and personal growth, she explains how grit, determination, and resilience helped her overcome challenges and c...

This week’s theme: Mobilize In this powerful episode of From Fear to Fire, Sandy Rosenthal shares how one conversation after Hurricane Katrina ignited her mission to uncover the truth behind the catastrophic flooding in New Orleans. She explains how engineering failures by the Army Corps of Engineers caused devastating levee collapses and how she worked tirelessly to mobilize public awareness, cha...

This week’s theme: Career Transition In this episode of “From Fear to Fire,” Tammy Gooler Loeb shares valuable insights on career transition and the importance of working from the inside out. She explains how many people build careers based on expectations, stability, or strengths rather than true fulfillment, often leading to burnout or dissatisfaction later in life. Tammy encourages listeners to...

This week’s theme: Antifragility In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather talks with Michael Snelgrove about adventure, growth, and the power of preparation. Michael shares how experiences such as climbing Mount Rainier, crossing the Atlantic by sailboat, and jumping from airplanes shaped his belief that with enough training and preparation, people are capable of far more than they think. Rat...

This week’s theme: Significance This episode centers on the journey from pursuing traditional success to embracing significance as a deeper and more meaningful life goal. Through the conversation with Cary Rowell, the discussion highlights how many people spend their lives chasing achievement, only to find it unfulfilling. The idea of significance shifts the focus toward making a difference in the...

This week’s theme: Transformation & Energy In this episode, Heather speaks with Karin Edgett about her journey from childhood trauma and silence to becoming an artist, intuitive, and guide for others. Karin shares how she discovered her voice through art, poetry, and symbolism, eventually using her gifts to help others reconnect with themselves. Throughout the conversation, she explains how tr...

This week’s theme: Quiet Ambition In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Patrick Kamba introduces Quiet Ambition and how it guided his rise to executive leadership. He challenges the idea that ambition must be loud, sharing how he moved from frustration to growth by focusing on listening, asking questions, and building relationships. His journey shows that consistent, intentional actions can lead t...

This week’s theme: Bliss In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Caroline De Posada shares how Bliss became her guiding principle after a successful 13 year career as an attorney. Raised in a Cuban family that valued professional achievement, she followed a traditional path while quietly nurturing a passion for personal development inspired by her father, a renowned motivational speaker. After his p...

This week’s theme: Project Learning Ryan Steuer shares how he left a successful engineering career after realizing it didn’t align with what truly fulfilled him, and how a volunteer experience with students helped him question the “supposed to” path he was on. He encourages listeners to notice whose expectations they are living by, look ahead at where their current trajectory leads, and use vision...

This week’s theme: Softening into Love In this Valentine’s Day episode, Heather Hansen O’Neill reframes love as an intentional, courageous practice rather than a passive feeling. She explains how our brains naturally gravitate toward fear, making compassion and connection conscious choices. Through personal stories about miscommunication, assumptions, and stress reactions, she shows how easily fea...

This week’s theme: Women’s Health This episode of From Fear to Fire highlights women’s health through the inspiring journey of Jennifer Newell, founder of Betty’s Co., a modern women’s healthcare company transforming how young women experience care. Jennifer shares her personal story of being diagnosed with primary ovarian insufficiency as a teenager and how navigating a confusing system rev...

This week’s theme: Living This episode of From Fear to Fire features Jeff Luther’s powerful story of surviving sudden cardiac arrest and rebuilding his life after being forced to let go of the identity he once knew. Once a competitive endurance athlete, Jeff faced fear, anger, and loss before discovering how gratitude and protecting his mental real estate helped him reclaim control. His journey sh...

This week’s theme: Charisma In this From Fear to Fire interview, Heather Hansen O’Neill speaks with Eleni Kelakos about charisma as an innate quality rooted in authenticity and presence, not performance. Eleni describes charismatic presence as a dynamic life force that draws people in when we are fully present, grounded, and real. Through her experiences as an actress and speaker, she explains how...

This week’s theme: Stop Robbing Yourself of Lasting Wealth In this episode of From Fear to Fire, financial educator and bestselling author Bill Cates joins Heather Hansen O’Neill to explore how many of us stop robbing ourselves of lasting wealth by uncovering and transforming the hidden beliefs that subtly sabotage our financial success. Drawing on insights from his book The Hidden Heist, Bill exp...

This week’s theme: Leverage In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Fabienne Fredrickson explores how women can leverage both inner wisdom and external support to grow successful businesses without burning out. She explains that many high-achieving women rely too heavily on masculine “push” energy such as constant striving and overworking, while neglecting feminine energy rooted in intuition and col...

This week’s theme: Accessibility & Inclusion In this episode of From Fear to Fire, host Heather Hansen O’Neill speaks with disability advocate, educator, and author Jenna Udenberg about lived experience, leadership, and the true meaning of Accessibility and Inclusion. Jenna shares her journey as a lifelong wheelchair user and founder of the nonprofit Above and Beyond With U, emphasizing that a...

This week’s theme: The Power of Personality The episode features Eric Gee, creator of the Utopia 16 assessment and author of The Power of Personality. He explains how his work helps people understand their core values and motivations through four major personality packs—Gatherers, Hunters, Smiths, and Shamans. By recognizing these natural differences, Eric shows how individuals can reduce insecuri...

This week’s theme: Self-Worth This episode of From Fear to Fire features Amy Lenius, Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University, who empowers people—especially women—to redefine success through clarity, emotional resilience, and deep self-worth. Amy shares her powerful journey from chronic illness to holistic healing, revealing how understanding the mind-body connection and honoring women...

This week’s theme: A Journey to Awakening In this From Fear to Fire conversation, Vishrant shares his extraordinary transformation from gang leader and high-achieving publishing magnate to mystic. After a near-death experience at sea cracked his heart open, he realized love, not achievement, was the true wealth. He gave away his companies, walked barefoot across Australia, and committed fully to o...

This week’s theme: The Spirit of Vulnerability In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill interviews musician, writer, and educator Matthew Check, whose creative journey weaves together bluegrass music, writing, and self-discovery. His memoir, What Would Philip Roth Do?, embodies a Spirit of Vulnerability, blending humor, honesty, and raw emotion as he reflects on sobriety, relat...

This week’s theme: Authentic Imperfection The podcast episode features Diana Fritz, a resilient executive leader, cancer thriver, and advocate for authenticity and positive impact. Speaking with host Heather Hansen O’Neill, Diana shares her powerful journey from battling a rare eye cancer to embracing her “unique imperfection” with gratitude and strength. Her book Uniquely Imperfect, Uniquely Qual...

This week’s theme: The Power of Retreats In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather shares how the power of retreat helps leaders step away from daily pressures to find clarity and renewal. Retreats create space for reflection, self-awareness, and vision while giving leaders the chance to reignite passion and model wellbeing for others. Even a short retreat can unlock breakthroughs and set a st...

This week’s theme: The Power of the Subconscious In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Krishna Avalon, a licensed acupuncturist, subconscious therapist, and internal family systems practitioner. Krishna explains how The Power of the Subconscious shapes nearly all of our thoughts, behaviors, and results. Through methods like Psych-K, which blends psychology and kines...

This week’s theme: Next Level Up In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Alan Lazaros, founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global top 100 podcast. Alan shares his journey from early family loss and corporate success to a car accident that pushed him into personal development. He explains how fulfillment, not fleeting happiness, should be the goal. For Alan, re...

This week’s theme: ReSET In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill highlights the importance of the reset as a tool to regain clarity, energy, and momentum. Instead of pushing harder when feeling drained, she encourages stepping back and unplugging to move forward more effectively. Heather frames reset through her acronym: S for Soul-serving, E for Energizing, and T for Transfor...