Unblocked

What are you missing because you're trying so hard to figure it out? This episode is about the difference between forcing clarity and giving it room. Some things just can't be captured intellectually. And if thinking your way through everything is how you've stayed safe, that's a hard one to swallow. I share what came up while I was working on my own business offer and a free w...

Friend, we are in the last 90 days of 2026. Can you even believe it? I'm getting real honest with you today (which is what we do here on Unblocked): 2026 has not felt like the year I planned. My word of the year was LIGHT — being the light, holding things lightly, doing things that light me up — supported by the word pronoia , the belief that the universe is conspiring in my favor. Nine month...

What do you do when something hurts and your brain immediately makes it mean something about you? This week, I'm walking you through what I actually do. I share two real moments from the past couple of weeks. Two different stories, same internal process. In this episode, you'll learn: Why you can't think your way out of a hurt feeling How to sit with a feeling in your body without s...

What do you do when you don't have a plan, but you know you can't stay where you are? Six years ago today, I hit publish on the first episode of Unblocked. I didn't have a business yet. I didn't have an outline. I just knew I was about to turn 40 and I did not want to feel the way I felt for one more year. This episode is unscripted, a little all over the place, and exactly wha...

I almost didn't record this episode. Not this topic but an episode, like, at all. I looked at my Buzzsprout stats, watched the downloads trending down instead of up, and my brain immediately said, "nobody cares what you have to say, you're not good enough, just quit." So naturally, I went and got real honest with you instead. This episode is a string of confessions. I'm ta...

Have you ever looked around at the life you've worked so hard to build and wondered, why doesn't this feel the way I thought it would? If you've checked all the boxes, built the career, earned the degrees, hit the milestones, created the life you once dreamed about but still feel restless, exhausted, or strangely unfulfilled, this episode is for you. Today I'm talking about som...

Do you find yourself constantly racing through your to-do list, unable to sit still without a nagging voice whispering that you’re wasting time? In this episode of Unblocked , I pull back the curtain on "survival mode" - the default state of chronic urgency that tricks our brains into treating everyday chores like immediate threats. Using a rainy Saturday morning and an urgent urge to tr...

You know what you need to do. Leave the relationship. Start the business. Set the boundary. Apply for the promotion. Stop outsourcing your worth to everyone else's opinion. So why hasn't it happened yet? It's not a knowledge problem. It's interference. In this episode I break down the two channels running in your head and why the gap between knowing and doing is really just a v...

You've done the therapy. You've read the books. You can name your patterns, trace them back to childhood, and explain exactly why you do what you do. And you're still doing it. If any of that sounds familiar, this episode is for you. Today I'm answering five listener questions. What I didn't realize until I recorded is that all of them are really asking the same thing: why...

You submitted your questions. I answered them honestly. This is a full Ask Me Anything episode, and we went there. From how I distinguish fear from intuition, to the mindset trap I still fall into, to the question I think a lot of high-achievers are too afraid to ask out loud: if my life is already good, why do I still want more? If you've ever felt guilty for having big dreams, or wondered i...

I have a rule: if somebody's going to be disappointed by my decisions, let it not be me. In this episode, I'm talking about one of the most common reasons smart, capable people hold back — the fear of being disappointed. Aka, a feeling. Protecting yourself from disappointment doesn't actually protect you. It just moves the disappointment earlier. You're already deciding you can...

You're watching someone else do the thing you want to do, and they're doing it better than you. So your brain, being your brain, lands on " well, that must mean I suck." In this episode, I unpack why comparison doesn't have to mean what you think it means and why "they're better than me" doesn't have to end with "so I'm terrible." In this...

A few weeks ago, my guest and I were in the same room in Austin for Rachel Hollis's Rise Elevate conference. Today we're unpacking what actually happened including the honest parts that not every would say out loud. This is a real conversation between two women who showed up nervous, got cracked open, and came home with more than they expected.  IN THIS EPISODE: What it actually feels li...

You submitted the questions. I answered them, including one I had to coach myself through two hours before hitting record. This episode covers four listener questions on the stuff that actually keeps people stuck: the cycle of chasing confidence through goals that never deliver it, people-pleasing that survives every book and podcast and therapy session, how coaches get out of their own heads, and...

You started strong. Then something didn't go the way you hoped and before you made a single conscious decision, you had already pulled back. That moment is where goals go to die, and I don't think we're talking enough about it. In this episode, I'm breaking down the Pursuit Cycle. This is the four-phase framework I use inside my coaching practice, and I'm showing you exact...

The world spent years telling you what to think. Today, we talk about how to think and why learning this one skill changes everything. I'll walk you through the S.T.E.A.R. framework I use with all my coaching clients. This is a step-by-step tool for understanding how your thoughts are literally creating your results, and how to interrupt the patterns keeping you stuck. If you've ever spi...

This episode feels different. If you’ve been listening this year, you know I’ve been shifting the format of Unblocked. I want these conversations to feel less like interviews and more like real life. Friends around a table. Honest wrestling. Communion over conclusions. And that’s exactly what this episode is. I’m joined by Reverend Mary Hahn and Jamie Bell Showmaker for a conversation about faith,...

We hear it all the time. “You just need to move on.” But what if moving on is not actually what creates healing? In this episode, I explore the difference between moving on and moving forward , and why this distinction matters so much when you have lived through something painful, meaningful, or life-shaping. Moving on often implies erasing, minimizing, or trying to be unaffected by what happened....

Life does not always fall apart in neat, Instagram-worthy ways. Sometimes it blindsides you. Sometimes it knocks the air out of you. Sometimes it leaves your nervous system spinning and your mind searching for answers. In this episode I break down what coaching actually does for you when life kicks you in the junk — not by avoiding pain, but by helping you stay self-led inside of it. I share how I...

In this episode, I’m trying something new. This is the first Ask Me Anything episode under the new 2026 format, and I’m answering real, anonymous questions submitted on Instagram.  I talk about how to navigate the gap between the life you imagined and the life you’re living. I walk through how I use the STEAR model to separate neutral facts from the stories we tell ourselves, and how unexamined th...

This episode is a personal reflection and reset. I’m looking back on 2025 through the lens of my word of the year, unimaginable , and sharing what surprised me most, what stretched me, and what I’m genuinely proud of.  I also pull back the curtain on what’s changing as I head into 2026. You’ll hear how I’m rethinking the structure and rhythm of the Unblocked podcast. I share my new word of the yea...

In this episode of Unblocked, I sit down with Jena Lorén, also known as The Consciousness Architect, for a powerful conversation about ego, alignment, and identity shifts. Jena shares her personal journey through trauma, survival patterns, and major life transitions, and how those experiences shaped the work she does today. We talk about how ego forms as a protective mechanism, how it quietly runs...

Today’s episode is a special one. I hand the mic over to my friend Angela for a deep, no-holding-back conversation about my book In Pursuit. We get into the writing process, the messy middle, the self-abandonment patterns we carry, and what it really takes to live a life that feels like home to yourself.  This isn’t an interview as much as it is a soul-level conversation between two coaches about...

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Zach Wright, a former Green Beret turned physician at Framework Wellness, who brings an unconventional yet deeply practical approach to health and healing. We explore how Zach’s experience as a Special Forces medic shaped his philosophy of medicine into one rooted in curiosity, adaptability, and going upstream to find the real cause of suffering. We talk about...

Letting go sounds beautiful in theory…until you’re the one standing in the middle of it. Even when we know it’s time for change, transitions can be messy, emotional, and full of uncertainty. In this episode of Unblocked , I sit down with Katie Pulsifer, Master Certified Coach and mentor to thousands of coaches, for a real, honest, and deeply human conversation about what it takes to move through c...