The Un-Perfected Pod

THE BOTTOM LINE (TL;DR) When the world feels divided, chaotic, and overwhelming, the first step isn't external action—it's going inward. Before we can lead, heal, or create meaningful change, we need to connect to the divinity within (aka: our truth, our heart, our alignment). This episode gives you five tangible practices to stop reacting from trauma and start leading from your soul—because one p...

  THE WAKE-UP CALL Leah Remillet was working 90-110 hours a week, barely sleeping, and "crushing it" by every external measure—until she collapsed at the zoo and woke up on a stretcher, locking eyes with her terrified four-year-old. That moment became her line in the sand: Fix this or walk away. She went from 90+ hours to 20-25 hours with ZERO income loss —actually becoming MORE profitable. Now sh...

The energy in the world is f*cking intense right now—and if you're an empath or highly sensitive person, you're feeling it in your body. The anxiety. The exhaustion. The pressure to choose a side when your heart knows the answer is way bigger than Democrat or Republican, religious or non-religious, for this or against that. In this raw solo episode, I'm getting real about what I see happening in t...

Feeling like an outsider in your own home? You're not alone. In this raw stepmom confessions episode, licensed therapist and blended family coach Alex Harrison gets brutally honest about the stepparent struggle that nobody talks about. From Sunday morning French toast meltdowns to feeling forgotten while your partner chooses his kids (again), Alex breaks down the "stuck inside, stuck outside" dyna...

Cancer survivor and #1 Amazon bestselling author Vera Knight shares her raw truth about the quiet self-abandonment that's poisoning women's lives and relationships. After a spiritual awakening on her bathroom floor following radiation treatment, Vera completely transformed her life at 61—firing all her fitness clients, writing her book, and learning to live authentically. This conversation dives d...

After 20 years as a divorce attorney, Wendy Meadows discovered that the same perfectionism driving her professional success was also destroying her from the inside out. In this revealing conversation, Wendy unpacks how the legal profession attracts and rewards perfectionist tendencies—and why that's creating an epidemic of burnout among high-achieving lawyer moms. From the relentless pressure to h...

Where are my mental health warriors? This one's for you, beautiful humans who fight battles nobody sees while still showing up for everything and everyone that matters. As a licensed therapist who personally walks with depression and anxiety, I'm getting real about what mental health actually looks like—spoiler alert: it's not what you think. In this vulnerable episode, we're covering: Why high-fu...

The grief behind graduation is real, and it's hitting moms harder than anyone admits. You've spent eighteen years pouring every ounce of your energy into raising a human, only to be left with silence, waves of pride, and a heartbreak you didn't see coming. The messy truth is that sending your kid to college isn't just a milestone for them, it's an identity shift for you. In this episode, I unpack...

Suppressing emotions isn't strength — it's sabotage. The real key to freedom, clarity, and power begins when you actually feel. In this raw conversation, Brooke Jean sits down with Michelle Rose, founder of Rosessence Branding House, to unpack how emotional release unlocks your next level in life, business, and identity. Michelle's rare blend of branding strategy and therapeutic insight reveals wh...

The "good mom" label is a trap — one that ties our worth to our children's behavior and leaves both mother and child crushed under the weight of impossible expectations. In this powerful conversation, certified transformational life coach, hypnotherapy practitioner, and former early childhood educator Diane Sorensen shares how her daughter's mental health crisis became the wake-up call that shatte...

What if the rules you've been living by — the ones about being a "good woman," "good mom," or "successful leader" — weren't actually yours? In this fiery episode, Brooke exposes the exact moment women start disconnecting from their truth… and why perfectionism, people-pleasing, and fear of judgment have been running the damn show ever since. From childhood shape-shifting to midlife burnout, you'll...

You've done all the things. The career, the house, the kids, the latte budget, the color-coded calendar. But deep down… you still feel behind, anxious, and like you're never quite measuring up. In this episode, I'm calling out the lie of "enough" — the internal pressure to be more, do more, and prove more — and why it's keeping high-achieving women stuck in performance mode instead of true presenc...

What if the anxiety, burnout, and constant overthinking aren't personal flaws, but divine signals that something in your life needs to shift? This episode is a raw, unfiltered invitation to finally stop spiraling and start listening to what your pressure is trying to tell you. Because it's not just stress, it's your soul saying: this way of living isn't working anymore. If you've been carrying eve...

Your mind is not the enemy. It's a symptom. Of a dysregulated nervous system. Of high-functioning anxiety. Of perfectionism doing way too much for way too long. In this raw and revealing episode, Brooke breaks down what's really going on when your inner voice won't shut up — and how to regulate your nervous system, rewire your mental loops, and reclaim your rhythm. This is your permission slip to...

Feeling like life is coming at you hard and fast? Like you're one moment away from breaking? You're not broken — you're being initiated. This is your invitation to rise, to regulate, and to reclaim your power. Brooke walks you through how to stop sabotaging and start stepping into your legendary self with 3 clear tools: ✨Shift your mindset around "hard" ✨Regulate your nervous system ✨Take align...

This episode is for the woman who's waking up—and remembering that the truth isn't found in a structure, label, or rulebook… it's found in love. Aaron Horton joins Brooke to share her powerful story of walking away from religious dogma to embody love as her truest nature. From pastoring in Manhattan to radically coaching in Nashville, Aaron is on a mission to alchemize the world—one heart at a tim...

That cycle of procrastinating right before a big move? The sudden spiral into self-doubt? The way you ghost your own momentum the second things start going well? That's not laziness. That's self-protection disguised as sabotage. Here's the truth nobody talks about: your brain is hardwired to keep you safe—not successful. So when you get close to the dream, your nervous system slams the brakes. Not...

That urgent energy behind every decision? The need to control every detail? The tension in the room the second you speak? That's not leadership. That's your trauma response running the show—and it's costing you everything. In this episode, we unpack the hidden ways trauma shows up in leadership and quietly erodes trust, innovation, and team dynamics. You'll learn: Why "high standards" are often tr...

Let's talk about the thing so many ambitious women secretly struggle with but rarely say out loud: perfectionism is making you sick—mentally, emotionally, and even physically. In this powerful solo episode, I'm pulling the curtain back on why perfectionism isn't just exhausting...it's toxic. We'll unpack how this "perform to be loved" pattern hijacks your nervous system, feeds stress-induced infla...

What if your perfectionism isn't about being your best — but about fearing you're not enough? In this raw and soul-deep conversation with Aneta Ardelian Kuzma, we unpack the possibility that perfectionism isn't just a mental loop — it's spiritual rebellion. Aneta shares the divine download that led to her next book, the verse that flipped my brain inside out ("God saw all that He made… and it was...

Hot flashes, brain fog, anxiety, mood swings... and somehow you're still expected to run the household, show up for work, and remember which damn day field trip forms are due. Midlife isn't a crisis—it's a full-blown metamorphosis. And no, you're not the only one spiraling. This conversation is a permission slip to stop chasing a perfect diagnosis and start meeting yourself with radical grace. If...

What if the way you're getting dressed is keeping you stuck? In this powerful and style-forward conversation, I'm joined by Ellie Steinbrink — branding expert, stylist for women entrepreneurs, and founder of Style Decoded. Together, we explore the emotional weight of what we wear, how our closets reflect outdated beliefs, and why dressing from the inside out is one of the boldest moves you can mak...

Joy after death? Hell yes. Grief isn't just about losing a person—it's about losing a version of yourself, a role, a rhythm, a dream. If you've been feeling exhausted, disconnected, or unsure of who you even are anymore... you might be grieving. And no one told you. In this episode, Brooke Jean sits down with grief specialist, intuitive coach, and creative healer Marta Napoleone Mazzoni for a raw...

Recorded live on social media, this raw and real episode is your wake-up call. Brooke Jean breaks down the real reason you're so damn tired—and spoiler alert: it's not just your schedule. It's the people-pleasing. The overgiving. The "yes" when you meant "hell no." And that exhausting performance of trying to be the perfect mom, wife, leader, or human. In this conversation, Brooke calls BS on the...

What if the boldest decision you ever made… was the one no one understood? In this solo episode of The Unperfected Pod, Brooke Jean opens up about the defining decision she made at 21 — becoming a mom. From being a party-loving college student at CU Boulder to raising her son Camden with intention and grit, Brooke shares a deeply personal story of transformation. She walks us through that unexpect...