Unlearn The Crap & Level Up Your Soul is Calling

From foster care and narcissistic abuse to stage-four cancer survivor and trauma-informed life coach, Trish Osborne shows how unlearning perfectionism and people-pleasing becomes real healing. What if the "good girl" rules are making you sick and small. In this raw, compassionate conversation, Trish Osborne shares her path through foster care, sexual abuse, two narcissistic marriages, and stage-fo...

What actually changes results—strategy or self-belief? In this soul-level, practical episode, Kathy Baldwin and Patricia Stepler dismantle the myth that success starts outside of you. We dive into the Law of Polarity , Law of Relativity , and Law of Gestation —and why the Law of Attraction is an effect, not the cause . You'll hear how Patricia stopped outsourcing her future to systems and "shoulds...

After literally falling through a trapdoor and breaking her back, Dr. Melissa Swonger had a choice: collapse into the dark or finally listen to her soul. In less than five months, she wrote her book, launched a nonprofit, and sparked a movement around radical kindness. Not long ago, Dr. Melissa Swonger took a single step onto what she thought was solid ground…and fell through a trapdoor. The storm...

What if pleasure was the missing link in your healing? In this wildly raw, unfiltered, and deeply spiritual conversation, Sarah Jane Wellock shares her journey through cancer, double mastectomy, body reconstruction, and rediscovering the power of erotic energy as medicine. We talk about feminine suppression, cultural shame, receiving, and how the body remembers not just trauma — but joy. From univ...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses trauma, abuse, and human trafficking. When trauma is silenced, the body carries the weight. In this deeply moving episode, Kathy explores how survivors of abuse and trafficking can reclaim their voices, heal, and turn pain into a paid message. From emotional eating and shame to speaking truth on global stages, this conversation reveals why your story is inte...

What happens when your body, your business, and your life feel out of sync? In this episode, Megan Dirks shares how living with PCOS and weight struggles shaped her journey, and how finding alignment in health and business completely transformed her path. As the founder of The Girl on the Left Project , Megan challenges women to step out of the shadows, reframe the stories they tell themselves, an...

Parenting from survival mode is not love, it's trauma reenactment. In this raw and hopeful episode, Emily Cleghorn , founder of Mamahood After Trauma and bestselling author, shares how she stopped parenting from reactivity, healed her nervous system, and began mothering from peace. We talk about how unprocessed trauma lives in the body, what overwhelm really looks like, and why self-awareness is a...

What if fear in the water is the same fear that's holding you back in life? In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level Up: Your Soul is Calling, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Cori Myka, swim coach and transformation guide, to explore how learning to swim as an adult reveals the deeper conditioning we all carry. Cori shares why so many adults avoid the water, how fear of sinking mirrors the fear of...

Why do diets fail and stress always seem to win? In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level Up: Your Soul is Calling, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Deepak Saini, longevity coach and health strategist, to unpack the myths that keep us stuck, inflamed, and aging faster than we should. Together, we dive into the hidden cost of "eat less, move more," the link between suppressed emotions and disease, a...

We were told not to talk about money, sex, or politics but that rule kept us small. This episode cracks open sexual shame, emotional safety, and the truth about real intimacy. Former healthcare lawyer Xanet Pailet left a 26-year sexless marriage at 50 and rebuilt her life as a sex and intimacy educator. In this raw, liberating conversation, we unpack how breath, sound, and movement move sexual ene...

She thought pleasing everyone was love until it cost her health, identity, and voice. Eleanor MacDonald unlearned self-abandonment and rebuilt from truth. In this powerful episode, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Eleanor MacDonald , a transformational coach and trauma-informed healer who knows what it means to lose yourself while trying to keep everyone else happy. Together, they talk about breaking...

What if the patterns, trauma, and programming holding you back in business…aren't even yours?  In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level UP, I sit down with Lori Ellen Miller (from All Me By Design) to excavate how ancestral conditioning, generational beliefs, and cultural stories sneak into your brain, body, and business decisions. Lori gets raw about realizing she'd been operating under invisi...

The Myths of Healing: Why Unlearning is the Real Path to Empowerment Healing isn't a straight line—it's a messy, layered journey full of myths that keep us stuck. In this special Unlearning Curve segment of the Unlearn the Crap & Level UP Podcast , Kathy Baldwin dives deep into the cultural lies we've been fed about what it means to "heal." So many women are taught that healing is about fixing our...

What if your body is holding the very answers you've been searching for? In this episode, Kathy Baldwin speaks with Hanna Kok , a medical intuitive from South Africa who has walked through the depths of suffering—including the tragic murder of her husband—and discovered the profound truth that our greatest power lies within us. Hanna shares how trauma, grief, and physical symptoms often mirror the...

When most people think of sales, they picture pressure, quotas, and pushy tactics. But sales isn't just about business, it's about how we connect, serve, negotiate, and navigate conflict in every part of our lives. In this episode, Kathy Baldwin speaks with Kirstin Carey about redefining sales as service. Together, they blend the principles of Unlearn the Crap with a human-centered approach to sal...

Are you serving everyone but yourself? In this episode, Dr. Naleeni Partrap —an intuitive business coach and pharmacist—joins Kathy to unpack how inner system leadership (inspired by IFS principles) helps women entrepreneurs end burnout, set clean boundaries, and grow with ease. We break down the "good girl" myths that fuel over-giving, why tactics fail without nervous-system alignment, and how to...

Feeling tired, wired, and stuck, even when you're "doing everything right"? In this episode, Kathy sits down with hormone and thyroid expert Amanda Hinman to translate the body's signals into a clear plan. We unpack why calories in/calories out fails women with thyroid or stress dysregulation, how the gut–brain–hormone axis drives energy and weight, and simple ways to calm cortisol, support the th...

What if grit alone isn't the answer? In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level UP , I sit down with Becca, who shares her journey of unlearning hustle culture and discovering what she calls "gritty grace." We dive into: ✅ Why pushing through pain and burnout isn't true strength ✅ How grace—paired with grit—creates real freedom and success ✅ The myths women are taught about rest, resilience, a...

In this episode of Unlearn the Crap & Level UP: Your Soul is Calling , Kathy Baldwin welcomes Butch Phelps , founder of The Mind-Body Therapy Institute, to break down the myths around pain, aging, and the way our bodies truly heal. Together, they dive into: The "crap" Butch had to unlearn as a practitioner about pain and the nervous system Why fascia and the brain hold the key to physical freedom...

In this powerful conversation, attorney-turned-coach Scotty Moser joins Kathy Baldwin to unpack the hidden effects of narcissistic parenting — and how they silently shape our careers, relationships, and self-worth. From perfectionism and people-pleasing to the deep-rooted belief that it's safer to stay invisible, Scotty shares how she broke the cycle and now helps professional women do the same. T...

🎧 What if your illness wasn't random—but the result of years of suppressed trauma and survival mode? In this personal and powerful episode, Kathy sits down in person with former client turned friend, Marla Chaffin , who shares her raw journey from a lifetime of feeling unwanted to reclaiming her power, purpose, and health. Diagnosed with fibromyalgia and lupus after years of emotional trauma, Mar...

Let's talk about the crap we hold in—literally. This powerful episode with Nikky Golly , a gut health mentor and self-proclaimed poop expert, explores the connection between digestive issues and emotional suppression. Together, Kathy and Nikky unearth the real reasons behind chronic constipation, bloating, and burnout—and it has a lot more to do with your childhood conditioning than your fiber int...

Ever feel like you're doing all the healing work—but still stuck in the same survival loop? In this powerful episode, Kathy Baldwin sits down with Girisha Andrea Steigler , an embodiment guide and nervous system healer, to unlearn the performative patterns that high-achieving women carry: savior syndrome, overgiving, and the constant pursuit of external validation. Together they explore the role o...

What happens when a man decides to stop performing and start feeling? In this groundbreaking episode, Kathy sits down with James Burden, a trauma-informed coach and facilitator for men, to unlearn the dangerous conditioning that teaches men to disconnect from their feelings, dismiss their pain, and stay emotionally guarded. ✨ Key Highlights: 🧠 Crap to Unlearn: "Men don't cry. Men don't feel. Men...

"I used to think consistency was the holy grail — that if I just kept going, I'd earn my way into alignment. But what I've come to unlearn is this: when rhythm breaks, it's not always a failure. Sometimes it's divine intervention." In this episode of The Unlearning Curve , I'm sharing the truth behind my unexpected podcast hiatus — not just a pause, but a powerful realignment. This is the conversa...