Stepping Off The Path - Stories of courage and truth from women who finally chose themselves

Melissa Scialfa spent over 25 years leading inside Fortune 100 companies. From the outside, she looked successful, ambitious, and unstoppable. But underneath the performance was a growing sense that something wasn’t right. In this conversation, Melissa shares what it really looked like to build a life around achievement, external validation and what she calls “borrowed power.” We talk about ambiti...

Something's different about this episode. This is the first of a new format: one guest episode and one shorter solo episode from me each month. This is the solo one. I'm talking about something I've been genuinely fed up with - the way women are being sold change right now. The 30/60/90 day promises. The social media posting plans. The endless noise that leaves women questioning themselves rather...

In this episode of Stepping Off The Path , I speak with Phyllis Leon about what happens when the way we’ve been taught to approach health stops working and what becomes possible when we begin to listen more deeply. Phyllis Leon is a Woman-Centered Transformational Coach who helps high-functioning women align their health with the level of success they already embody in other areas of their lives....

Suzanne Spencer spent over a decade as a broadcast journalist - the person on the other end of the phone, telling other people’s stories and reporting on moments that changed lives. Then, in 2021, she received a phone call that changed the trajectory of her own life: a brain tumour diagnosis. In this episode of Stepping Off The Path , Suzanne shares what it’s like to go from reporting the news to...

n this deeply personal episode of Stepping Off The Path , the roles are reversed as host Kelly Quiney is interviewed by her close friend and fellow coach, Nicky Gibbs . Kelly shares her own story - from a well-paid, well-respected career that looked impressive from the outside, to quietly falling apart on the inside. She speaks honestly about fear, burnout, losing her sense of belonging after retu...

In this episode, I’m joined by Julie Ciardi - founder of Ignite Her, author of 50 Not Finished , Human Design for Business expert and a woman who wakes up at 4 a.m. on purpose! We talk about the moment she realised she couldn’t keep living a life that looked perfect on the outside but felt wrong on the inside and how she moved from guilt and external validation to true freedom and self-responsibil...

This isn’t a story about leaving - it’s a story about rising. A woman who went from surviving trauma to helping others reclaim their power. In this powerful episode, mindset and movement coach Lisa Tregenza shares her journey from an unhealthy and unsafe relationship marked by coercive control, financial abuse, and years navigating the family court system - to rebuilding a life rooted in deep heal...

When your situation becomes intolerable, change isn’t optional, it’s the only way forward. In this powerful episode, Abby Teixeira , woman-centered trauma recovery coach, author, speaker and founder of the Reclaim & Rise movement - shares how she turned years of addiction, shame and generational pain into a legacy of healing and hope. We talk about what it means to be a cycle-breaker, how colo...

At 24, Anna Kempt’s body fell apart overnight. The diagnosis: psoriatic arthritis. The prescription: meds for life. Instead, Anna followed an inner "no" - pursuing food, environment, herbal support and stress reduction practices while navigating the very real fear and fatigue of chronic illness. In this conversation, we talk about refusing stories that don’t fit, the kitchen-floor moment that spar...

When the life that looks perfect no longer feels right, change isn’t rebellion, it’s remembering who you are. In this episode, travel blogger, certified coach, TEDx speaker and author - Dianna Hanken shares how she walked away from a 20 year marriage and successful real estate career and later, sold everything to follow spirit across the Americas. We talk about what it means to listen, trust and a...

There comes a moment when you can’t keep pretending everything’s fine - when something inside you whispers, “this isn’t it.” Stepping off the Path is a podcast about what happens next. Hosted by transformational life coach Kelly Quiney , these are real conversations with women who’ve faced burnout, big decisions and brave changes and found the courage to begin again. Through honest stories of self...