Is Your Way In Your Way?

Send us Fan Mail 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  •...

Send us Fan Mail 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 inf...

Send us Fan Mail 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 meth...

Send us Fan Mail 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 a...

Send us Fan Mail 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  • reco...

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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 turn...

Send us Fan Mail 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 Mont...

Send us Fan Mail 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 in...

Send us Fan Mail 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  • Buildin...

Send us Fan Mail 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 f...

Send us Fan Mail 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 reco...

Send us Fan Mail 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 • taki...

Send us Fan Mail 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,...

Send us Fan Mail 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  • Th...

Send us Fan Mail We dig into why Jesus unsettles people who want spirituality without commitment, and why doubt can be the starting line for honest faith. We connect calling, mental health, and surrender so you can move from feeling stuck to living with more peace and purpose.  • Constance’s outsider upbringing and a childhood salvation moment that made faith personal  • the real-world contradicti...

Send us Fan Mail Success can look polished while your spirit feels worn out, and we talk honestly about what it takes to come home to yourself. Aneta Kuzma shares how faith, scripture, and surrender helped her leave the corporate grind, write Lanterns of Light, and keep moving even with fear and doubt.  • leaving corporate leadership for peace presence and purpose  • hearing a divine invitation an...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how intuition can guide a meaningful second act, blending science, stories, and simple tools to move from burnout and doubt to clarity and courage. Anna Quigley shares how to recognize signals, run small tests, and ask precisely for what you want so the best can still be ahead. • second act strategies for purpose and clarity • science-based view of intuition and sensing...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how retirement can be a launchpad for purpose, not a slowdown, and why planning the social and emotional side matters as much as the financial. Lisa Haynes shares her “KILLING IT” framework and practical steps for introverts, leaders, and anyone craving a next chapter. • redefining retirement as reinvention and purpose • introverts leading well without performing extrov...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how trauma, generational wounds, and even past-life ideas can wire us for chaos, even as the soul seeks higher lessons. Kerie Logan shares practical tools to move from 3D reactivity to 4D problem-solving and 5D love, with clear steps for forgiveness, boundaries, and repair. • why we repeat toxic patterns and call it chemistry • how intermittent validation and masking ke...

Send us Fan Mail We share how Heidi Blackie moved from perfectionism and burnout to a grounded life by questioning her beliefs, honoring her body’s signals, and building daily practices that create an “Unshakable Me.” We explore loss, mindset, meditation, and the choice to heal from the inside out. • growing up in a culture of overdoing and its cost • perfectionism, identity, and ignoring body sig...

Send us Fan Mail We trace Pamela Michaux’s journey from Congo to Belgium and from abuse to advocacy, exploring how belief, boundaries, and brave speech convert pain into purpose. Practical tools, raw moments, and a clear path to reclaim voice and set healthy limits. • promise of a better life, turning to abuse and silence • running away at 12 and pursuing justice • redefining forgiveness as acknow...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how a terminal prognosis became an invitation to begin again and how surrender, not control, led to purpose, healing, and autonomy. Babs shares the shift from borrowed beliefs to lived faith, and we map practical steps for conscious living and aligned action. • defining borrowed beliefs and how to set them down • separating fact, opinion and capital-T truth • reframing...

Send us Fan Mail We explore how internalized shame mimics narcissistic control, drives self-sabotage, and keeps high-functioning women stuck despite years of healing. Emma Lyons shares her B.R.E.A.K. method to dismantle the “inner narcissist” and reclaim nervous system freedom and authentic voice. • covert family roles that seed shame and invisibility • how narcissistic tactics become an internal...

Send us Fan Mail We share how a change in perspective turned a lifelong insecurity into a platform for growth and purpose. Tracey walks through grief, intuition, and belief work to show practical steps for reclaiming your voice and designing a life that fits. • reframing a cleft palate from barrier to strength • grief counseling as the spark for change • curating inputs across friends, media and h...