In our rush to find quick relief from anxiety, we often only scratch the surface of its true causes. By overlooking the deeper origins, we miss valuable insights that could guide more effective treatment. In this episode, we delve into 6 potential root causes of anxiety, empowering you to understand and address what's truly at play for you.

This week, tune in to a captivating conversation I had with my friend and former client Rachel Meltzer on her own podcast: The Guidebook. We dive deep into topics like prioritizing self-care and designing your own life. Plus, get exclusive insights into the 4 transformative frameworks that helped Rachel feel calmer and more confident, and start using them to enhance your own well-being as well.

Amanda Welch is a professional counselor in training and a passionate bodybuilder. She encourages everyone to pursue their dreams through daily goal-setting. Tune in to learn about how to build resilience so you can do hard things consistently. Plus, you’ll get to hear Amanda’s incredibly romantic love story and her firsthand experience as an autistic woman. This episode is full of motivational wisdom and tips to build a more fulfilling life.

Feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from your personal path? It's time to reclaim control and steer your life in the direction you desire. Join me as we delve into actionable strategies to rediscover your inner voice and confidently embrace your dreams. Learn how to identify your true desires and assertively shape a life that reflects your authentic self. Tune in now to take the first steps towards living a fulfilling and empowered existence.

Aymiee Plattner is a creative adventurer navigating life with an ADHD brain. In this episode, we talk about the challenges of existing as neurodivergent in a neurotypical society. Aymiee shares insights about how she’s learned to become a better advocate for her unique needs and why it’s important to replace shame with unapologetic self-acceptance.

If your life doesn’t feel like home, you might have made decisions based on cultural expectations that were not in alignment with your unique nature. The best way to increase your level of satisfaction is to figure out your core values - what lights you up and makes you feel complete - and explore how they can be fulfilled in your everyday activities. Tune in to learn how to get this process started.

Getting a divorce or walking away from a relationship is one of the hardest things we humans do. One year after breaking up, I’m here to share what I needed to hear in the anxious time leading up to my separation and during the painful aftermath. If you’re considering leaving a long-term partner but can’t take the leap or if you have broken up and feel hopeless, join me as I share insights and advice to navigate this challenging transition.

If you’re a multi-passionate creative with lots of ideas and you find yourself stuck in a paralyzing cycle of endless possibilities, this episode is for you. We’ll explore two distinct approaches to tackle indecision and procrastination, revealing how they often mask as an elaborate form of fear. I’ll share practical questions to help you make a choice; as well as tips to help you reframe your fears and move towards action. Lastly, we'll touch on how to shift your identity from a doubter to a doer by changing your self-talk, embracing discomfort, and implementing ways to manage the loss associated with decisions. Tune in to become a more efficient decision-maker.

When we’re facing a new challenge, it’s important to assess our skill set accurately to make progress toward our goals. In this episode, I talk about how to spot the signs of overconfidence as well as underconfidence so you can replace them with the calm grounded confidence that will allow for more growth.

Fear of regret often holds people back from making decisions and leading a life that’s aligned with their values. In this episode, I demystify regret - a transient emotion often rooted in false narratives. I also offer 3 reflective questions designed to help you reframe your perspective about regret and satisfy your true emotional needs. This way, you can escape analysis paralysis and avoid wasting time ruminating on the past, empowering you to move forward.

Unshaming and celebrating our sexuality is an essential step of self-acceptance. In this deeply personal episode, I share my story of sexual liberation while also exploring the societal pressures that often repress sexual expression and how overcoming these can lead to personal growth and fulfillment. We dive into 3 books that helped me shift my limited perspectives and own my true desires — "Sex Outside the Lines" by Chris Donaghue, "Boyslut" by Zachary Zane, and "Pleasure Activism" by Adrienne Maree Brown.

Letting fear run the show is going to make your life smaller than it’s meant to be and will make you feel stuck and unfulfilled. In this episode, I dive into the main reasons why we avoid risk and choose the safety of the known. Then I share the 3 steps to take to change your relationship to failure so you can build up resilience and finally create a life that feels genuinely meaningful.

If you feel sorry for yourself about where you are in life and struggle to see a way out, this is for you. When self-pity overstays its welcome, what can we do to take back control over our minds and lives? Here are the 6 steps I take to remind myself of my true capabilities when I find myself feeling desperate, powerless, and stuck.

Since I finished college 10 years ago, I have made 3 career changes in pursuit of more fulfillment, creative freedom and flexibility. I went from owner of a mobile coffee business, to graphic designer and illustrator, to life coach. In this episode, I share the strategies and mindset shifts that helped me along the way. If you’re considering changing your career but don’t know where to start or if that’s a good idea, listen now to feel more clear and confident about exploring a new direction.

If you wish you could make parts of you disappear - like your perfectionism, laziness or addiction - this episode is for you. I’ll introduce you to Internal Family Systems, a therapeutic model developed by Dr. Richard C. Schwatz to help us heal our relationship with ourselves by making all the parts of us feel seen and understood, thus replacing inner conflict with self-compassion. With IFS, you can reclaim your power and start reconnecting with your joyful playful self.

Instead of setting goals this year, I am setting intentions. This is a very personal episode about my areas of growth for the year to come. Tune in if you want to reflect with me about what you want to pay attention to and work on this coming year.

I’m tired of feeling addicted to my phone, are you? I want to be more intentional and see what happens when I sit in silence with my thoughts instead of filling my brain with other people’s lives. In this episode, I share the 5 reasons why I decided to take a social media break during the holidays and why you might want to join me on this adventure as well.

The last year has been one of massive transformation, both in my professional and personal life. I changed my business model and let go of my overachieving tendencies. I also left a long-term relationship and went on to explore my sexuality. Tune in to this episode to hear the insights I’ve gathered in 2023 and reflect on how you have also progressed in the past 12 months.

Can this work? Am I good enough? Is this the right decision? …are all examples of binary questions we ask ourselves that limit our thinking and lead us down dead ends. We must practice asking more open questions if we want to come up with more open and creative solutions. In this episode, I will show you how to think in a more curious and proactive way.