The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

We’re starting off the year with a bang, literally. Pleasure is such a fundamental human need but it often gets overlooked, pushed to the side, or life challenges or traumas have caused a block from giving and receiving true pleasure. Today, we’re chatting with Sexologist Ava Pikul about the impact of pleasure and how orgasms and true personal pleasure can lead to your most fulfilled success in li...

Welcome to Part 2 of the ‘Getting what you want’ Powerback® series. If you're looking for a jumpstart for the new year so you can get some clarity, these two episodes are absolutely for you. This Powerback® duo calls you to get very real with yourself so that you can stop talking about and thinking about what you want and actually start living and having it. This week, we're moving forwa...

You’re ready to grow in just about every aspect of your life, including business, relationships, finances, and health – but most importantly, you’re ready to grow and heal as a human. But the same obstacles keep popping up, the same discomforts keep presenting themselves, and the natural thing to do is to turn away from them to avoid the discomfort. True growth and expansion, in any capacity, come...

Are you going to continue to talk about what you want, my friend? Or are you ready to do something about it so that you can actually have what you want? This week's Powerback® episode is the first in a two-part series. Today, we're talking about getting real about what you actually want because to know where you want to go, you must first own that within. We're going to get clear ab...

A healthy business is backed by a healthy plan. As we close out the year, this is the perfect time to refocus your marketing efforts to acknowledge what’s been working, what could work with some tweaks, and what’s draining time and energy, therefore needs to go. Today we’re talking with marketing expert Krista Ripma about planning your marketing to set you up for a successful 2024. In this episode...

Do you always feel like you have to be “on”, to be doing something, or being productive to feel good? Whereas if you're sitting still, enjoying life, or living at a slower pace, you start to feel guilty and you start to feel shameful. That’s when your to-do list runs through your head like a waterfall. You want to be able to relax, but your brain is telling you that you need to be busy. On to...

You’re called for something bigger than where you’re currently standing and you see proof all around you that it’s possible. But the idea of putting yourself out there or having the tiniest possibility to achieve your own greatness can feel out of reach. Today, we’re talking with Cassie Petrey about having the audacity to go for it – she’s living proof that you can be a boyband fan girl and eventu...

It is NOT your job to fix everything! If you are a master fixer, meaning you see a problem, you see a situation, or someone comes to you and your first instinct is to be like, “I can do it! I can fix it! I can take on all this shit that doesn't belong to me!” Then, my friend, this week's Powerback® episode is just for you. Because while there is tremendous value in helping, guiding, and...

You’ve been living the entrepreneurial life – learning every aspect of growing a business, trying to figure out the balance with your life, trying to master marketing and sales, and making time to do the thing you came here to do in the first place. There’s an important transition period in business and that’s the shift from entrepreneur and owner to CEO – and that requires a new set of skills, le...

Nobody wants to be uncomfortable, but what if we look at discomfort through a little bit of a different lens? What if we start thinking, “Hmm, maybe there's information in here.” When you start to get curious about your discomfort, that shit holds an incredible wealth of information to help guide you to the next part of your path. So, instead of running away from discomfort and instead of hid...

Whether you’re thinking of writing a book, are actively writing one, or are sitting on a book that took you a ton of time and love but now feels like it’s getting crickets this episode is for you. Today’s chat with bestselling author and book publisher Jyotsna Ramachandran will help to breathe some new life and strategy into being seen, heard, and paid as an author. In this episode, you’ll learn:...

A lot of time, effort, emotion, feeling, logistics, and details go into making a decision, and then you finally land on it. You've chosen, you've decided, you're owning it. But everything around you is still reflecting the way that it has been, instead of the way that you envision it is going to be. This, my friend, is what I like to call the Messy Middle. This is the space in betwe...

What if I told you that you can create a life and business that truly is as fulfilling as you imagined it to be? That you can be a great mom, partner, AND career-focused woman, curate your days, and experience freedom in your time, finances, and energy… Not only is it possible, there’s even more greatness than you can imagine. Today, we’re talking with Jen from Becoming Iconic about creating your...

What you put off today, you must handle or deal with tomorrow. That cycle continues until you choose to do something differently. Your choice is to pause and reconnect to handle the thing or to avoid it altogether. So, if you tend to get overwhelmed by your to-do list or aren't really sure where to begin in the first place, today's Powerback® episode is going to help give you some clarit...

You’re trying all the marketing stuff… social media, email lists, SEO, reels, funnels… but something still feels like it’s missing. Marketing is a machine and it’s easy to get folded into ALL the things while seeing little to no results. Today, we’re chatting with Marketing Strategist Tara Reid about hustle-free ways to market and grow your business (even if you’re an introvert!). In this episode,...

Most people are living on autopilot, following what they should do, instead of tapping into honoring and acting on what they actually want and need instead. Past circumstances, situations, people, and conversations have led you to believe what you should do. Those thoughts, feelings, and actions become beliefs, which become actions, which become subconscious standards. So, it’s really easy to forg...

Are you leaning into the feeling that you may have spiritual abilities and wondering how to differentiate between your mind and your intuition? Learning how to trust yourself starts with getting quiet and going within.  Today, we’re talking with Psychic Medium Sarah Martucci to learn how to trust your spiritual abilities and use them as a power source to make decisions to grow your life and busine...

You want to make a change in your life , your business, your relationships, your money, your health but you keep falling back into the same patterns, you keep falling into the same habits and doing things that are unintentionally sabotaging yourself. Even though your mind wants to change, your body keeps saying nope! Today's Powerback® episode is about breaking the habit loop , the shit that...

Do you ever sit and wonder, what is my purpose on this earth? What was I brought here to do? It’s sometimes easier to identify what you DON’T want which if you’re open, can lead you on a path of self-discovery and purpose-finding. Today, we’re chatting with Sophie Jones about finding and embracing your purpose including where to start and some simple exercises to help you build self-awareness. In...

Overwhelm is inevitable and is a feeling that I know that all of us are far too familiar with. You know, when your brain gets ahead of your body, you have a million things to do, you're anxious, you have no idea where to begin or what to focus on... and what do you end up doing? You shut the fuck down. The good news is: it doesn't have to rule your life, it doesn't have to control y...

Have you ever felt off, not yourself, or maybe even got a burst of creativity or ideas out of nowhere, only to look up and see that it’s a full moon?  Today, we’re talking with April McMurtry about working with the different phases of the lunar cycle. So, whether you're brand new to this or you're seasoned, there's lots of great information in here to start embracing the lunar cycle...

If you've been trying to achieve work-life balance and it's not been working, I want to let you know that that's not your fault. The term “work-life balance” has been packaged in a neat little box and put on with a little bow and shoved in your face, as if it's something that we should be able to achieve and maintain in our lives. Which is why today's Powerback® episode is...

Whether you’re recovering from a narcissistic situation or trying to navigate your next move, this is a beautifully nurturing episode to support you as you set boundaries, reconnect with who you are, and relearn what it is to flourish and thrive from the inside out. Trigger Warning – in this episode we discuss challenging situations regarding narcissistic abuse. In this episode, you’ll learn: Peop...

You do not have to tolerate the things that bring you discomfort. You are worth more than that, and you deserve more than that. So, today we're talking about boundaries. Look, I know this is not the first time you have seen or heard this word. But, in this Powerback® episode, we're going to talk about: What exactly are boundaries? How do you create them? And how do you uphold them? That&...

We talk a lot about trusting the energetic gut – but if you’re tuning in today, I’m going to guess you’ve been fighting your physical gut for some time. You’ve tried it all – the supplements, the exercises, the diet, and lifestyle changes – but your gut seems to have a mind of its own. Today, we’re chatting with Dr. Melanie Keller about getting to the root of your gut issues so you can FINALLY sta...