Episodes

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to make lasting changes in their lives while others keep repeating the same patterns, no matter how hard they try? Maybe you've tried everything. You've started over more times than you can count. And somewhere along the way, you've started believing that maybe you're just not capable of changing. What if that's not true? What if getting unstuck has nothing to do with being more disciplined, motivated, or naturally confident? In this episode, I'm s...

If you’re constantly starting over with your health, your business, your money, or any goal you’re trying to reach, I want you to try something different. Move the goalpost. Stop making the only win the final result and start looking at the micro results that matter. In this episode, I’m walking you through how I’ve been doing this in my own life and why I think it’s one of the biggest reasons I’ve gotten to a goal easier. If you’re sick and tired of being stuck in patterns, beliefs, or star...

There’s a difference between feeling something hard and indulging in it. You can feel disappointed, angry, overwhelmed, regretful, or sad without turning it into a story you carry around for days, months, or even years. In this episode, I’m breaking down one of the sneakiest ways we keep ourselves stuck: continuing to create more emotion around something instead of actually moving through it. I’ll teach you the simple process I use... Because feeling your feelings isn’t what keeps you stuck....

You’re overwhelmed. Anxious. Avoiding something. Life feels like too much. And suddenly, you want food. Not because you’re hungry—but because for a few minutes, eating gives you somewhere else to go. In this episode of You Get to Decide, I’m taking you inside a moment when I caught myself doing exactly that. I had already started eating to cope when I realized: Wait. I have an option here. After a lifetime of binge eating, I’ve learned that freedom isn’t about having more discipline or contr...

What if the thing keeping you stuck isn’t your circumstances, your bank account, the food, the person, the failure, or the uncertainty? What if it’s what happens inside of you when you face those things? In this episode, I’m teaching you four words I use constantly in my own life and with my clients: I can hold this. The anxiety. The urge. The disappointment. The uncertainty. The fear of being seen. The judgment. The failure. Even the possibility of receiving everything you want. Bec...

If you’ve spent years bouncing between “being good,” restricting, overeating, starting over, and promising yourself you’ll do better Monday—this episode is for you. I’m talking about why eating less and fearing food can actually keep the restrict-binge cycle alive, what changed when I stopped making food the enemy, and how I’m losing weight today without starving myself, cutting out entire food groups, or white-knuckling my way through it. We talk about calorie deficits, movement, protein, urg...

What if the fact that it’s hard doesn’t mean anything has gone wrong? We live in a world where the internet gives us access to what’s possible—but it also gives us a front-row seat to everyone else’s results. And sometimes, it can make building a business, changing a pattern, losing weight, healing our relationship with ourselves, or creating a life we’ve never had look a whole lot easier than it actually is. The truth? This shit is hard. But hard doesn’t have to mean you’re failing. Hard doe...

Have you ever thought, I should be farther along by now? We almost always underestimate how much time, effort, repetition, and growth it will take to create something we’ve never created before. But the extra effort isn’t the problem. The problem is when we decide that because it’s taking longer than we thought, something has gone wrong. In this episode, I’m talking about what happens when we start fighting against where we are, why doing MORE isn’t always the answer, and why the most import...

If you keep self-sabotaging.....overeating, overdrinking, scrolling, spending, procrastinating, checking out, or falling into a behavior you swore you wouldn't do again, this episode is for you. We spend so much time trying to stop the behavior that we rarely ask the more important question: What is this doing for me? In this episode, I'm sharing my own experience with compulsive behavior and what I've learned about the protection underneath it. We'll talk about why taking away the behavior do...

What if you are not stuck because you do not know what to do? What if you are stuck because you keep ignoring yourself? Your ideas. Your needs. Your desires. Your goals. Your value. Your time. Your energy. Your pain. Your jealousy. Your regret. In this replay episode, I’m talking about what it really means to take yourself seriously. Not from pressure. Not from perfection. Not from forcing yourself to do more. But from self-respect. Because when you stop ignoring yourself, you start ...

I’m bringing this episode back because all-or-nothing thinking is one of the sneakiest ways we keep ourselves stuck. There is always more then one truth at any given time and this episode helps you see that clearly. One hard day becomes “I’m failing.” One setback becomes “nothing is working.” One mistake becomes “maybe I’m not cut out for this.” But that is not the whole truth. In this replay episode, I’m talking about how black-and-white thinking creates so much unnecessary suffering, espe...

If you’ve ever felt like you’re “too much,” this episode will change the way you see yourself—and why you feel stuck. So many women are walking through life believing they’re too emotional, too needy, too loud, too opinionated, or just… too much. But that belief isn’t the truth—it’s something you learned. In this episode, I break down where the “too much” belief actually comes from, how it turns into an identity that quietly runs your life, and why it keeps you stuck in patterns like people-pl...

We all say we're stuck at some point in our lives. Stuck in our business. Stuck in our relationships. Stuck with food. Stuck with money. But what if you're not actually stuck? What if you're standing in front of one decision you've been avoiding because you're afraid of how it will make you feel? In this episode, I unpack why our nervous system convinces us to wait, why "later" feels so believable, and the surprising truth that the feeling you're trying to avoid... you're probably already exp...

You finally get close to the thing you've been working for…and then something happens. You procrastinate. You overeat. You pull back. You overspend. You question yourself. You convince yourself it isn't working. Sound familiar? In this episode, I'm unpacking one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck: they know how to chase what they want, but they don't yet feel safe receiving it—or holding onto it. We're talking about the difference between getting, having, and receiving, why your n...

If you've ever wondered why you keep ending up in the same place despite trying so hard, this episode is for you. Whether it's your weight, money, relationships, business, or confidence, there are two reasons we stay stuck in endless patterns—and it has nothing to do with laziness or a lack of discipline. Today, I'm breaking down why your brain and nervous system are designed to seek certainty and how that can keep you recreating the same results over and over again. Once you understand what'...

What if the reason you've stayed stuck isn't because you're lazy, unmotivated, or lacking discipline? What if you've simply been trying to solve the wrong problem? In this episode, I break down what I've discovered after years of studying my own patterns and coaching women who feel stuck. At the root of almost every form of stuckness is one fear: The belief that something is wrong with us… or the fear that we'll find out there is. When that belief exists, our minds and bodies create protect...

Forty days ago, I had an idea. Not a perfect plan. Not a polished strategy. Just an idea. And instead of talking myself out of it, I took myself seriously. I created The Power Project and spent 30 days intentionally connecting to the most powerful version of myself every morning. The results went far beyond money, clients, weight loss, or productivity. What I discovered was that growth isn't about doing more. It's about becoming the person who can hold more. More visibility. More respo...

In this episode, I share a brand-new visualization that came to me while coaching a client and it completely changed the way I think about stuckness. What if the reason you feel stuck isn't because you're broken, unmotivated, or lacking confidence? What if you're simply attached to things that were never meant to hold your power? Together, we'll explore the invisible strings that keep us tied to struggle, perfectionism, control, achievement, approval, certainty, and even identities we've crea...

In this episode, I’m breaking down one universal reason for all stuckness and why we stay stuck in patterns that no longer serve us, why your body keeps pulling you back to familiar behaviors, and why your stuckness is not proof that something is wrong with you. Overthinking. Perfectionism. Anxiety. Burnout. Overeating/overdrinking. Fear of being seen. Procrastination. People pleasing. It all LOOKS different. But underneath almost every type of stuckness is often the same root. Here is what ...

Why do you feel overwhelmed and grateful at the same time? Why do you sabotage yourself when life finally starts getting good? Why does part of you want change while another part wants to hide? In this episode, I’m breaking down the identities, protectors, beliefs, and nervous system patterns running your life behind the scenes. We talk about: • self sabotage • perfectionism • overwhelm • binge eating • procrastination • fear of visibility • victim mentality • emotional regulation •...

So many moms are quietly drowning while still showing up for everyone else. In this episode, I’m talking about support, why so many women struggle to raise their hand, and the belief that we should be able to carry it all alone. I share my own journey with coaching, healing, investing in myself, and the moment I realized that as moms, we are the asset in the family. We talk about: • Why asking for support can feel so hard • The emotional weight women carry in silence • Why doing it alone ke...

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If you’ve been feeling drained, overwhelmed, or like something just isn’t clicking in your life… this conversation will make a lot of sense. I’m sitting down with my longtime client, comedian and speaker Tracy Locke, and we’re talking about what has actually changed for her over the last few years of doing this work. We talk about: why so many people feel overwhelmed even when life looks “fine” the thought “I should be further along” and how much that one thought creates how she handles situatio...

If you’re a mom in burnout, I want you to know this episode was made with so much love for you. Because I know what it feels like to be exhausted by your own life. To feel like you’re carrying everything. To feel touched out, emotionally maxed out, mentally drained, and like there is never enough space to breathe. To look at your responsibilities and think, no wonder I feel this way. But in this episode, I’m offering you a truth that might be hard to hear and incredibly freeing at the same time....