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How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 108 Leadership Under Stress: Tightening Lids, Chocolate Milkshakes & Nervous System SupportWhat happens when life gets stressful — and you’re still the one who needs to lead?In this solo episode, Anna shares a very real story from a winter blizzard in New York City that involved a burst pipe, displaced tenants, exhausted nervous systems… and, unexpectedly, a chocolate milkshake.Using the metaphor of “tightening lids” versus “chocolate milkshake energy,” Anna explores how stress shows up in the body, how it changes the way we lead and relate, and why learning to soften inside stress can completely shift how we show up — at home, in our work, and in vis...
2026-02-0628 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 107: Quiet Creatives: Showing Up Authentically on Instagram with Ilona GlastonburyIn this gentle, honest, deeply encouraging conversation, Anna talks with Ilona Glastonbury, Instagram strategist, chronic illness survivor, and founder of the Quiet Creatives Academy — a space for sensitive and introverted creatives who want to grow on Instagram without burning out or becoming someone they’re not.Ilona’s journey from potter to disabled creative to Instagram coach is rooted in lived experience: learning how to find visibility that honors her health, her energy, and her nervous system. Now she helps other Quiet Creatives do the same — creating simple, sustainable strategies for showing up online with integrity and ease.
2026-01-301h 05How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 106: Turning Your Story Into a Movement with Chantelle AdamsIn this episode, Anna sits down with Chantelle Adams — professional speaker, story strategist, and “courage igniter” — to explore what it really takes to share your story out loud, even when fear is loud in your body.Chantelle has delivered over 1,000 talks, built a six-figure speaking business, and helped countless women craft and share talks that feel like a homecoming to who they really are. But this work was born from loss, grief, and a wake-up call: realizing she was alive but not truly living — and that fear had been quietly running the show.Now she helps othe...
2026-01-231h 07How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 105: A Leadership Wound: Why Stepping Into Leadership Can Feel So RiskyWhat if your discomfort with leadership isn’t a confidence issue — but an old nervous-system story that’s never been updated?In this solo episode, Anna explores the concept of a leadership wound: early experiences that quietly shape how safe (or unsafe) it feels to step into leadership later in life.Drawing from a personal story from fourth grade — when stepping into a natural leadership role suddenly became fraught — Anna unpacks how childhood interpretations can linger beneath the surface, influencing our relationship with visibility, authority, and being seen.You’ll hear:Why leadership c...
2026-01-1622 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 104: Evolving Into Your Next Chapter with Stacey Brass-RussellIn this inspiring conversation, Anna is joined by Stacey Brass-Russell—performer, yoga teacher, studio owner, master-level coach, and creator of the E.V.O.L.V.E. change system—to explore what it truly takes to reinvent yourself at any age.Stacey shares her extraordinary path from Broadway to wellness to coaching, and how she learned to turn fear, uncertainty, and life upheaval into fuel for the next iteration of her purpose. Together, we examine how sensitive creatives can move through overwhelm, trust their desires, and build businesses that feel both aligned and abundant.In this...
2026-01-091h 10How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 103: How to Get Back Into Flow When You Hit Frustration, Fear, or BurnoutIn this short solo episode, Anna explores a gentle, nervous-system–informed approach to getting back into flow when things feel hard.Instead of treating frustration, fear, or burnout as problems to fix, Anna offers a different framework: these states are signals of inner conflict — moments when parts of us want different things at the same time. And it’s that internal tug-of-war, not the emotions themselves, that drains our energy and pulls us out of flow.In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop fighting yourself and start bringing your energy back onto one team.
2026-01-0227 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 102: Launching with Flow: Energy-Aligned Strategy with Danielle WeilIf you’re a sensitive creative, healer, or entrepreneur, then whether you use the word “launch” or not—you’re always putting something out into the world. A new offer. A group program. A workshop. A book. An idea.And let’s be honest: that visibility can feel vulnerable, overwhelming, and dysregulating.But what if launching didn’t have to feel like forcing yourself into a mold? What if it could feel more grounded, intuitive—and actually energizing?In this episode, I’m joined by Danielle Weil, copy and marketing strategist and creator of LaunchFlow®, a...
2025-12-2652 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 100: Leading with Heart—Community, Creativity & Clarity with Laylee EmadiIn this episode, Anna sits down with Laylee Emadi—educator, speaker, podcaster, and founder of the Creative Educator Conference—to talk about building a values-driven business rooted in authenticity, service, and real community.A former high school teacher turned multi-passionate entrepreneur, Laylee shares how she transitioned into coaching creatives, and how her love for education continues to shape the way she supports others. Together, they explore how to lead with heart in a world that often pushes polish and performance.Inside this conversation:Why community is central to Laylee’s work—and how it fuels co...
2025-12-1255 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 99: Building a SOFT Business—Without Burning Out, with Molly BalintWhat if your business didn’t have to be built on burnout?In this heart-centered episode, I sit down with Molly Balint—business mentor, speaker, Instagram nerd, and founder of the SOFT Business Movement—to explore what it means to lead and grow from a place of gentleness, sustainability, and soul.Molly’s journey into entrepreneurship began nearly 20 years ago as a blogger and photographer documenting life on a fixer-upper farmhouse with four young daughters. Since then, she’s worked as a social media strategist for a major global parenting brand, been featured in national magazines...
2025-12-0558 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 98: The Messy Middle — How to Keep Going When the Honeymoon EndsThe “messy middle” is the part most of us want to skip—after the rush of a new beginning and long before the satisfying finish. In this solo episode, I share why this season is not a mistake, how it shows up in creative work, business, and relationships, and what actually helps you stay with it instead of self-isolating or burning it all down.I tell two behind-the-scenes stories:Subway Dreams: the indie documentary I stopped promoting after a harsh review—plus the counter-example of a director who kept iterating, resubmitting, and ultimately premiered at Tribeca.Marriage...
2025-11-2845 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 97: From Mic to Millions — Turning Visibility into Clients with Beth NydickIf you’ve ever felt nervous about being seen, unsure how to talk about your work, or stuck trying to grow your business without burning out — this episode will shift your mindset around visibility, connection, and what’s actually possible when you speak up.This week, Anna is joined by Beth Nydick — a former TV producer turned visibility strategist and business mentor who helps entrepreneurs, coaches, and experts turn podcast interviews into paying clients. She’s the behind-the-scenes force behind some of the most successful media presences in the online business world — and she’s here to help you stop...
2025-11-2156 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 96: Artpreneurship, Money Mindset & Owning Your Creative Worth — with Miriam SchulmanIn this empowering episode, Anna sits down with Miriam Schulman — artist, author, and founder of The Inspiration Place Podcast — to explore what it really takes to turn your creativity into a sustainable livelihood.After walking away from a lucrative hedge fund job in the wake of 9/11, Miriam chose to build a life centered around her art. Now, through her coaching programs, her podcast, and her best-selling book Artpreneur, she helps other artists and creatives do the same.Together, Anna and Miriam talk about the mindset shifts, practical tools, and visibility strategies that help creatives stop unde...
2025-11-1452 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 95: Visibility as Medicine — Healing the Fear of Being Seen (with Noga Shefi on Your Healing Era)This week, I’m sharing something special — a replay of my conversation with Noga Shefi, host of Your Healing Era, a podcast devoted to self-discovery, growth, and transformation.In this episode, we explore how visibility itself can become a healing practice — one that helps us integrate fear, regulate the nervous system, and show up as our full selves in life and work.✨ We talk about:• The nervous-system side of visibility and why it can feel so vulnerable• Healing visibility wounds, imposter syndrome, and creative blocks• The link between chronic health patterns and being seen/uns...
2025-11-0755 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 94: Visibility, Vulnerability & Community-Centered Marketing with Lindsay PinchukIn this powerful episode, Anna sits down with Lindsay Pinchuk—award-winning entrepreneur, marketing consultant, and host of the top 2% podcast Dear FoundHer…—for a conversation about growing your business without compromising your values, your nervous system, or your story.Lindsay built a seven-figure business from a $500 investment, grew a thriving community that reached millions monthly, and led her company through a successful acquisition—all while showing up as herself. Today, she helps women founders cut through the noise and grow with intention, authenticity, and community.Whether you're building a business or simply learning to show up more...
2025-10-3152 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 92 Body-First Healing with Brittany Piper: Rebuilding Self-Trust Through Somatic PracticesEpisode Summary:In this powerful conversation, Anna sits down with internationally renowned speaker, Somatic Experiencing® Practitioner, and author Brittany Piper to explore how we begin to rebuild self-trust after trauma—not just cognitively, but somatically. Brittany shares insights from her own healing journey as a rape survivor and from over a decade of work in trauma-informed care, including her transformative Body-First Healing framework.They talk about the science and soul of nervous system recovery, the fear of being seen, and the courage it takes to step into your voice and visibility after trauma. Brittany also offers a b...
2025-10-1754 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 91 Coaching vs Therapy: How Taking Action Transforms Visibility and GrowthEpisode Description / Show Notes:I’ve been getting this question a lot lately: what’s the difference between coaching and traditional talk therapy? In this episode, I break it down using a client story (pseudonym: “Kathy”) that illustrates common patterns of hesitation, fear, and overthinking.You’ll hear how coaching is different: we don’t just talk—we take action. I share how taking the first step, even when you don’t feel ready, opens the door to real progress, how processing fear in real time supports sustainable growth, and why nervous-system-informed guidance is essential for stepping into vi...
2025-10-1032 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 90: From Golden Child to Self-Led Healer with Lauren SmallcombIn this powerful and heartfelt episode, Anna talks with Lauren Smallcomb—a certified mind-body practitioner, trauma-informed healer, and author of the forthcoming memoir Golden Child: My Descent to Scapegoat and Rise to Freedom (coming September 2025).Lauren shares her story of growing up as the golden child in a conservative Christian family system—and the painful unraveling that led her to reclaim her autonomy, identity, and voice. We talk about the hidden cost of perfectionism, the complexities of family estrangement, and the grief and liberation that come with choosing your own wholeness over external approval.If you’...
2025-10-031h 02How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 88 Trusting Your Voice & Healing Chronic Pain with Sean HersheyIn this heartfelt and revealing episode, Anna sits down with New York City-based psychotherapist Sean Hershey, LCSW, to explore what it really means to heal—from chronic pain, from emotional repression, and from the lifelong habit of hiding parts of yourself to survive.Sean is the host of the podcast Mind-Body Medicine for Chronic Pain, where he brings raw honesty, depth, and humor to the complex world of chronic symptom recovery. In today’s conversation, he shares what led him to this work, how his own experiences with pain and identity shape his approach as a therapist, and...
2025-09-191h 01How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 87 Soft Scripting Your Life: How Reality TV Taught Me to Find My Voice and PurposeEpisode Description / Show Notes:Ever feel like your story is messy, scattered, or unclear—and that’s holding you back from stepping fully into your purpose? In this episode, I share a metaphor from my 10 years working in reality TV—soft scripting—and how it taught me to find the through threads in the chaos.I’ll break down how this concept applies to your life and work:How to sift through the raw material of your experiences to discover your unique voice.Why trying to force your story or follow someone else’s blueprint backfires.Ho...
2025-09-1225 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 86 Brave the Page: Healing Through Trauma-Informed Writing with Megan FebuaryIn this episode, I’m joined by Megan Febuary—trauma-informed writing coach, embodiment teacher, founder of For Women Who Roar, and author of Brave the Page: How Writing Our Hard Stories Brings Healing and Wholeness. Megan shares her journey into storytelling as a healing practice and how writing from a trauma-informed lens can transform not only the stories we tell but who we become in the process.We dive into concepts like “creative consensuality,” how to approach writing with compassion and care, and why it’s not about the end product but the healing that happens along the way. I...
2025-09-0556 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 82 Creating Space for Your Creative Voice with Liz KimballWelcome back, dear listener. I am so thrilled to share today’s episode with someone who has had a really meaningful presence in my own journey—Liz Kimball.Liz and I met about ten years ago in a coaching certification program, and I really looked up to her. She had already been coaching for years and brought this grounded, wise, creative energy to everything she did. After the course ended, I got to work with her as a client, and it was a pretty magical experience for me. So, reconnecting with her for this conversation felt like a fu...
2025-08-081h 06How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 81 Embracing the Slow... Can Be Hard: Navigating Transitions and Self-AcceptanceIn today’s episode, I’m getting personal and sharing a story that I honestly find a little embarrassing. I’m not always graceful with transitions—especially when it comes to slowing down. Summer is usually a time when my energy and my business naturally slow down, but even though I know it’s good for me, I can resist it pretty intensely.I know this isn’t just me. I see it in my clients and in myself: there’s this tension between wanting to slow down and the nervous system’s resistance to it. We often push ourse...
2025-08-0132 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 80 Trusting Your Creative Path: Building a Soulful Business with Angela MonacoWelcome back, dear listener. Today’s guest is someone whose work radiates beauty, intention, and a deep reverence for the natural world—and whose journey as a creative and entrepreneur is a powerful testament to the role self-trust plays in bringing a vision to life.Angela Monaco is a Philadelphia-based jewelry designer and the founder of Angela Monaco Jewelry, a fine jewelry brand and storefront that centers intuition, spirituality, creativity, and connection. Through handcrafted talismans made of gold, silver, and earth-toned gems, Angela’s pieces tell stories—both ancient and personal. They’re more than jewelry; they’re invitatio...
2025-07-2556 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 79 How to Show Up When the World Feels Like It’s Falling Apart (Solo Episode)In this solo episode, Anna reflects on what it means to stay visible and grounded in your work—especially when the world feels chaotic, polarized, and uncertain.If you’ve been wondering, “Who am I to say anything right now?” or feeling tempted to freeze, shrink, or disappear… this episode is a loving call back into your voice, your visibility, and your creative leadership.Anna explores:Why visibility matters more than ever in times of collective fear and divisionThe nervous system's freeze response—and how it feeds silence, shouting, and polarizationWhat it means to become a hol...
2025-07-1830 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 78: Getting Paid to Be Yourself—with Laura BelgrayToday’s conversation is funny, real, and unapologetically human—with someone I’ve admired for a long time.My guest is Laura Belgray: award-winning copywriter, founder of Talking Shrimp, co-creator of The Copy Cure with Marie Forleo, and author of the hilariously honest and wildly relatable memoir, Tough Titties: On Living Your Best Life When You're the F-ing Worst.In this episode, we talk about:✨ How Laura went from “professional avoider of ambition” to creative business owner and bestselling author✨ Why she proudly claims the title of “lazy” — and how that’s been one of her greate...
2025-07-1149 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 76 The Power of Community: How Letting Go of Control Creates More Impact with Michael AverillWelcome back, dear listener. Today, we’re diving into a conversation about the power of community, creativity, and connection—and how they can transform not just our work and creative endeavors, but our lives.My guest is Michael Averill, an award-winning speaker, musician, and community builder who has spent over 20 years fostering deep connections across teams, organizations, and even entire countries—literally. He once walked 4,000 miles across Canada, using music and storytelling to bring people together. His work is all about helping people move beyond the limitations of going it alone and into the magic of collaboration.I...
2025-06-271h 02How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 75: 4 Common Client Questions About Visibility, Vulnerability, and Sharing Your Story✨ Episode Summary:In this solo episode, Anna dives into four powerful and recurring questions that come up with her coaching clients — sensitive creatives, coaches, and entrepreneurs navigating the tender terrain of putting their work into the world. Whether you're launching a business, writing a book, or simply stepping into more visibility, this episode will resonate deeply if you've ever wondered:How much of my personal story should I share?Is it okay to talk about hard stuff in coaching sessions?Why can’t I make myself do the things I know I need to do?Why do I f...
2025-06-2038 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 74 From Burnout to Aligned Success: Trusting Yourself in Business with Michal McCrackenWelcome back, dear listener. Today, I have a guest who is all about helping ambitious women entrepreneurs step into their CEO Queen energy and build businesses with more ease, joy, and alignment.Michal McCracken is a Transformational Coach and the host of the Space and Grace Podcast. She helps women simplify their path to success through a mix of mindset shifts, intuitive strategy, and practical tools—so they can boost their confidence, trust themselves, and create the freedom-filled life they dream of.Michal has been on her own journey from burnout to transformation, and today, sh...
2025-06-1356 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 73 Sharing Your Work Authentically with Author and Marketing Expert Shelby LeighWelcome back dear listeners, today we’re diving into a topic that so many of us wrestle with—visibility. The desire to be seen, to share our creative work with the world, and to make an impact… all while battling the fear of putting ourselves out there. If you’ve ever felt that tension, you are not alone.My guest today, Shelby Leigh, knows this struggle intimately—not just as a bestselling author and mental health advocate, but as someone who has helped thousands of creatives navigate the often-intimidating world of marketing and visibility. Through her work as a marke...
2025-06-0659 min
Silver Disobedience® Perception Dynamics™ with Dian Griesel: How People Think, Lead & Create SuccessWhy I'm Walking Away from My Therapist License with Anna HoltzmanWhat happens when a mental health professional decides the system no longer serves the people it was designed to help? In this powerful and deeply personal episode, Dian Griesel speaks with Anna Holtzman, a psychotherapist who made the radical decision to walk away from her license -- and the conventional mental health system altogether -- to build a coaching practice. The conversation covers various topics, including the changing norms in therapy, the role of authenticity in coaching, and the impact of social media on mental health services. They explore how the boundaries between coaching and therapy are...
2025-06-0551 min
In Sixteen Years of Endometriosis150. How Can Emotions Influence Our Pain and Symptoms? With Anna HoltzmanToday Amy speaks with Anna Holtzman about mind-body pain. We talk about:
—how black and white thinking in the mind-body world has led to gaslighting patients and harm.
—some of the ways that mind-body practices have helped us as people who had chronic pain.
—how are goals for our symptoms aren’t focused anymore on being 100% pain free, but rather on improving quality of life and knowing how to support ourselves on high symptom days.
***IMPORTANT: Both Anna and I recognize the harm that can come from practitioners believing that all pain is mind-body, or is a manifestation of stress/emotions...
2025-06-021h 05How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 72 Recovering from Good Girl Syndrome with Kate BartleyWelcome back, dear listener! Today, I’m joined by my friend Kate Bartley, founder of She Walks in Wellness and a powerhouse in the world of holistic health and transformation. Kate is a Master Holistic Health & Life Transformation Coach, a Physical Therapist, a cancer survivor, a surgical menopause warrior, and a self-described recovering over-giver. She works with exhausted caregivers and service-driven professionals who feel like they’ve tried everything but still don’t feel better—helping them reconnect with their own personalized path to wellness so they can finally feel like themselves again.Kate’s journey of healing, b...
2025-05-3058 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 71 Putting Yourself Out There When You're Sensitive or Scared: A Nervous System-Friendly Approach✨ Episode Summary:If you’ve got a big heart and big ideas—but freeze up when it’s time to be seen—this episode is for you.In this solo episode, Anna explores what it really means to own your voice as a sensitive creative, visionary, or entrepreneur. Based on her recent workshop, she shares stories, nervous system insights, and grounded tools for working with (not against) your fear of visibility.Whether you’re procrastinating on that Instagram post, endlessly tweaking your offer, or feeling stuck in an imposter spiral, this episode will help you und...
2025-05-2347 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 70 Money Mindset, Divorce, and Self-Trust with Janis VogelWelcome back, dear listener! In today’s episode, I’m thrilled to introduce my dear friend and colleague from way back in my TV career—and now, my coaching colleague—Janis Vogel. Janis is a powerful pivot coach who helps people heal from toxic relationships and careers, guiding them to rebuild both their personal lives and businesses with confidence. Her work is deeply impactful, not just because of her expertise, but because she’s lived through it all herself—healing from childhood trauma, navigating divorce, evolving her career, and learning to trust herself along the way to build an unshakeable...
2025-05-161h 03How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 68 Letting Go with Rachel Mooers, LMFTWelcome back to the show! Today, I’m sitting down with Rachel Mooers, a brilliant psychotherapist who specializes in mindbody pain, chronic symptoms, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Rachel is the Clinical Director at the Better Mind Center and runs her own private practice, Mojave Wellness Counseling, in Nevada. She brings deep expertise in Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy—and, more importantly, a deeply compassionate approach to healing.In this conversation, we explore a counterintuitive but essential truth: when it comes to healing—whether from chronic symptoms, emotional pain, or life’s biggest struggles—the answer...
2025-05-021h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 67 Nervous System Crash or Creative Surge? What to Do When You Hit a WallEver ridden the high of a creative surge… only to crash hard days later?In this solo episode, I’m sharing the raw and recent story of a nervous system crash I experienced just last week.I had been moving fast—excited, inspired, riding the momentum of new ideas and big dreams. And then… bam. My body hit the brakes, and I found myself wide awake at 1:30am, mid-panic, realizing something deeper was going on.In this episode, I walk you through:What actually happened during my crash (spoiler: it came after a period o...
2025-04-251h 04How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 66 Courage, Connection & Peacebuilding: A Conversation with Hamze AwawdeWelcome back, dear listener. Today's episode touches on different topics than we usually cover, but at its core, it’s about the same themes: how to trust yourself, connect with your values, and stay authentic—even when it feels risky.My guest today is Hamze Awawde, a Palestinian activist and writer whose work focuses on peacebuilding.In our conversation, we explore what it means to build trust when it seems impossible, how to stay grounded in your values when faced with power imbalances and demands for unity, and how to move beyond the stuckness of fear...
2025-04-181h 18How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 65 Shedding an Old Identity: How to Step Into Your Next Chapter Without FearHave you ever felt like you’re on the edge of stepping into a new version of yourself—one that feels more aligned, more authentic—but something keeps holding you back? That something is often an old identity that once served you but no longer fits. In this solo episode, I’m diving deep into what it really takes to let go of an outdated identity and embrace the next phase of your personal or professional journey.You'll learn:
✨ Why shedding an old identity feels so uncomfortable (even when you know you’ve outgrown it...
2025-04-1142 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 64 We Need Your Art: Overcoming Creative Fear & Choosing Yourself with Amie McNeeWelcome back, dear listener. Today’s guest is someone whose words have inspired hundreds of thousands of creatives to step fully into their artistic identity—and I know she’s going to inspire you, too.Amie McNee is a writer, speaker, and creative coach whose mission is to dismantle the limiting narratives that hold artists back. Through her books, courses, workshops, and online community, she helps creatives build the courage to choose themselves and their art—without waiting for permission.Her new book, We Need Your Art, is a powerful call to action, reminding us that cre...
2025-04-0456 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 63 How to Get Things Done (When You Have a Sensitive Nervous System or Distracted Mind)Ever find yourself stuck, overwhelmed, or endlessly distracted when trying to get things done? You’re not alone. In this episode, I dive deep into why traditional productivity methods don’t always work for sensitive nervous systems or easily distracted minds—and what to do instead.I share my own experiences, from struggling to write a book to my first day at MTV, and reveal the game-changing shifts that helped me move from stuck to steady progress. We’ll talk about why willpower isn’t the issue, how nervous system regulation plays a key role in productivity, and practi...
2025-03-2852 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 62 How Intuition Saved My Life with Elysia SkyeWelcome back, dear listeners. Today’s episode is a powerful one! I’m joined by Elysia Skye—a motivational speaker, mindfulness facilitator, intuitive life and business coach, and host of The Brilliance Method podcast. Elysia has lived many lives—from Hollywood actress to award-winning video producer to the deeply insightful coach she is today. And through every transformation, self-trust has been her guiding force.In our conversation, she shares how listening to her intuition led her through major career shifts, how trusting herself quite literally saved her life as she navigated breast cancer in her 20s, and how she...
2025-03-211h 03How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 61 Overcoming Fear of Visibility: The Upward Spiral Framework for Courageous Self-ExpressionIn this episode, I walk you through my personal journey of overcoming the fear of visibility, using my unique Upward Spiral Framework to navigate the emotional tension that often comes with stepping into the spotlight. Whether you’re facing fears around sharing your creative work, starting a new project, or simply expressing your authentic self, this episode is for you.I dive deep into the three pillars of my framework:Clarity – Using the "Melt-Through Method" to uncover and meet the fear head-on.Action – How to take manageable, gradual steps with graded exposure to move t...
2025-03-1446 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 60 Rebuilding Self-Trust After High-Control Faith with Merrill WoodWelcome back, dear listener. Today, I have the absolute pleasure of sitting down with someone whose work aligns so powerfully with the heart of this podcast.Merrill Wood is a licensed therapist and co-founder of the executive coaching group Monday Wellness, who helps leaders and teams cultivate healthy workplace cultures by transforming traditional hierarchies of power into ecosystems of relational support. She’s known for her ability to navigate difficult conversations with gentleness and to set boundaries with both warmth and clarity—skills that are so crucial, not just in leadership, but in every area...
2025-03-0750 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 59 Healing the Shame that Silences UsThis episode is a little different from what I usually share. It touches on current events that may feel triggering, but at its heart, it’s about something deeply universal: how to work through the shame that silences us and reclaim our voice when fear threatens to shut us down.In the aftermath of the events of October 7, 2023, I received an email from a non-Jewish former client. In this email, she claimed that, as an ethnic Jew, I had a moral obligation to publicly align with her political beliefs. The tone and content of her message felt like an...
2025-02-2846 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 58 My Mentor, The Stepmom Coach: Claudette ChenevertWelcome to today’s episode! I’m so excited to introduce you to my personal coach, Claudette Chenevert, who is also known as The Stepmom Coach. Claudette is a Master Stepfamily Relationship Coach with over 35 years of experience helping stepmothers and their partners build stronger, healthier stepfamilies—one STEP at a time.In addition to her coaching work, Claudette holds a degree in the Psychology of Communication and specializes in stepfamily dynamics and conflict resolution. She’s also the host of the annual Stepfamily Summit, which has been running since 2020, creating a much-needed space for stepfamilies to find con...
2025-02-211h 09How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 57 Riding the Waves of Fear Toward Big Goals (Part 2)In this second part of my self-interview experiment, we’re diving even deeper into the waves of fear that inevitably arise on the path toward meaningful goals. Whether you’re dreaming big or just beginning to take the first small steps toward change, this episode will give you new insights and tools to ride those emotional swells without letting fear derail you.If you missed part one, be sure to listen to Ep 56 first!What You’ll Hear in This Episode: Lessons from the Journey So FarI share some of the biggest lesson...
2025-02-1444 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 56 Riding the Waves of Fear Toward Big Goals (A Solo Episode)In this solo episode, I experiment with a new format: interviewing myself! As someone who’s naturally more comfortable hosting conversations than delivering monologues, I decided to ease into solo episodes by writing interview questions and answering them myself.
The theme of this episode is something we all face on the path to big goals—fear. Whether you're pursuing healing, building a business, exploring a creative dream, or embarking on any personal growth journey, fear is part of the process. Together, we explore how to navigate the inevitable waves of fear that arise along the way.
2025-02-071h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 55 Healing the Unspoken with Ashley HaseotesToday’s guest is someone incredibly dear to my heart: Ashley Haseotes. Ashley and I have worked together since 2020, and witnessing her transformation has been nothing short of awe-inspiring.
Ashley is a mother of three, a healer, and a powerhouse businesswoman who wears many hats, including founder of a charity that supports kids with cancer and their families. But Ashley’s story is so much more than her titles.
When we first began working together, Ashley was confined by chronic migraines and pain, unable to travel or fully participate in her life. Over time, she not...
2025-01-311h 15How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 54 Faith to Make a Massive Pivot with Copywriter Dawn ApuanIn today’s episode, I’m talking with Dawn Apuan, a copywriter and funnel strategist who helps entrepreneurs sell out their high-ticket offers with messaging that brilliantly captures their unique voice. But Dawn’s journey to where she is today is a powerful story of learning to trust herself. After a life as a pastor in a tightly-knit faith community where her path seemed completely mapped out, Dawn made the bold decision to leave that life behind and follow her intuition into the unknown. We talk about how she navigated that scary transition, leaned into her inner guidance, and ultima...
2025-01-241h 06How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 53 Don’t Hate Your Guts with Dr. Jennifer FranklinIn today’s episode, I’m talking with Dr. Jennifer Franklin, one of the first ‘gastropsychologists’ in the U.S. Dr. Franklin specializes in treating neuroplastic symptoms and disorders of gut-brain interaction like irritable bowel syndrome and cyclic vomiting syndrome. Drawing from her own recovery journey, she’s spent over two decades helping others heal through experiential, mindfulness-based, and somatic approaches. Dr. Franklin is also a teacher, speaker, and content creator, sharing her expertise on the brain-gut connection and how to foster lasting healing. You’re going to get so much out of this conversation—let’s get started!
2025-01-171h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 52 Menopause as a Portal to Transformation with Dr. Adrienne SteinIn today’s episode, I’m talking with Dr. Adrienne Stein, a board-certified naturopathic doctor on a mission to change the narrative around menopause. With over 20 years of experience treating thousands of women in perimenopause and menopause, Dr. Adrienne sheds light on the lack of resources and understanding many women face during this transition. She sees menopause not just as a health condition but as a pivotal opportunity for women to transform their health, step into their power, and embrace a new chapter of embodiment. It’s a perspective you don’t want to miss—let’s get into it!
2025-01-1052 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 51 Recovering from Eating Disorders, with Christine Northrup, LCSWIn today’s episode, I’m talking with Christine Northrup, an LCSW, Certified Eating Disorder Specialist, and the owner of Take Root Counseling and Coaching, a group practice specializing in highly individualized eating disorder treatment. Christine also runs ED Recovery Coaching, where she helps individuals deepen their recovery journey. Drawing from her own recovery experience, she works through a somatically oriented, attachment-based lens and is an advanced practitioner of Embodied Recovery for Eating Disorders. We dive into her approach to healing and how she helps clients connect to their capacity for deep, embodied transformation. Stay tuned—it’s a conversa...
2025-01-031h 07How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 50 Healing Vaginismus for Pain Free Intimacy with Jess SeitzIn today’s episode, I’m talking with Jess Seitz, a trauma-informed pelvic floor occupational therapist and vaginismus recovery coach who helps women around the world break free from the pain and frustration of vaginismus so they can enjoy intimacy without fear. After overcoming vaginismus herself, Jess developed a unique program that’s helped dozens of women turn pain into pleasure. We talk about her personal journey, her trauma-informed approach, and how nervous system regulation plays a key role in recovery. Stick around—you won’t want to miss it!
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2024-12-271h 02How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 49 Relapses Are Normal with Lauren GarchowIn today’s episode, I got to chat with a colleague who I got to meet in person for the first time recently, which was pretty magical.
Lauren Garchow is a psychotherapist, mind-body coach, and chronic pain survivor based in Los Angeles, California. Her chronic pain healing journey revealed the mind’s powerful ability to change and adapt, igniting her passion to support others in their mind-body healing. With over a decade of experience in the social work field, she currently owns a private practice where she focuses on helping women feel at home in their bodies. She has...
2024-12-201h 04How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 48 Heal Your Pain, Heal Your Business, Design Your Life with Whitney RydmanWelcome back, dear listener. In today’s episode, I got to chat with someone I’ve admired from afar for a long time, Whitney Rydman.
I first came across Whitney some years ago, when
I was early in my recovery from migraine and I was binging Nicole Sachs’s podcast, which is called The Cure for Chronic Pain. Whitney was a guest who came on the podcast to talk about her own personal recovery from pelvic pain. She had such an engaging and inspiring voice that I wanted to know more, so I followed her on Inst...
2024-11-081h 17How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 47 Sex and the Nervous System with Vanessa BlackstoneWelcome back, dear listener. In today’s episode, I got to chat about the intersection between nervous system regulation and sex with my wonderful guest Vanessa Blackstone.
Vanessa is a therapist, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and she is the Executive Director of the Pain Psychology Center as well as a co-author of The Pain Reprocessing Therapy Workbook, which is available for pre-order now and comes out on November 1st, so I definitely recommend you grab a copy.
Vanessa earned her M.S. in Social Work from the...
2024-11-011h 16How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 46 IFS for Insomnia with Katie LaCelleWelcome back, dear listener. In today’s episode, I got to have a very interesting conversation with my colleague Katie LaCelle. We talked about using Internal Family Systems Therapy to recover from insomnia, we talked about detoxing from early childhood survival habits of urgency and overwork, we talked about so many nuances of the mind-body process that I’m almost sure you’ll see yourself in at least some part of our chat.
Katie is a somatic IFS practitioner & leadership coach. She is passionate about helping her clients uncover their own internal wise leaders and reconne...
2024-10-251h 06How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 45 Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Neuroplastic Pain Recovery with Petra SchmiderWelcome back, dear listener. In today's episode, I got to chat with another dear friend and colleague, Petra Schmider. And I'm so excited to have Petra on the podcast to talk about a condition that is getting a lot more attention lately, but that is also surrounded by a lot of confusion and conflicting information.
Petra has a deep body of knowledge and understanding about Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, or EDS, because she herself was diagnosed with EDS. She's also a mind-body practitioner who has used mind-body techniques to recover from debilitating pain associated with...
2024-10-181h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 44 Pain Is the Alarm on Your Body’s Home Security SystemWelcome back dear listeners. Today, I have no guest because I’m going to share another talk that I gave recently. Using my voice is something that I’ve discovered I love to do. And something I’m particularly passionate about is breaking down the concepts of chronic pain recovery into very simple language. There are lots of different ways to communicate these concepts, and there are many very eloquent practitioners and researchers out there who use neuroscience terminology, facts and figures from research studies, and other lofty sounding language to communicate these ideas. And that is fantastic! That kind o...
2024-10-1117 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 43 Unlocking Pain through Internal Family Systems, with Phil de la HayeWelcome back, dear listener. In today’s episode, I got to chat with a dear friend and colleague, Phil de la Haye.
Phil is an Internal Family Systems (IFS) practitioner and mind-body coach based near Bristol in the UK. He has his own history of chronic pain, so he has a personal interest in this work and a great passion for supporting other people who are in recovery from chronic symptoms.
I personally find the IFS framework to be incredibly helpful with chronic symptom recovery and Phil did an amazing job of ex...
2024-09-131h 08How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 42 An Intimate Story About My Healing, Told on StageWelcome back, dear listener. Today’s episode is a little bit
different from what I usually do on this podcast. Because earlier this year, I did something quite a bit outside my comfort zone, and now I want to share it with you. I’ll cut to the chase, the thing I did was I got on stage and told a very intimate and personal story about my own healing. It was an empowering experience, and I know that my story touched people and helped people, as I hope it will do for you too.
Now, you migh...
2024-09-0623 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 41 Intuitive Healing From Chronic Fatigue, POTS, Lyme Disease, Long COVID and More with Rebecca TolinWelcome back, dear listeners. In this episode, it was so fun to meet a kindred spirit who, like me, used to work in television and is now a mind-body practitioner. And also like me, this guest is a big proponent of self-compassion and self-trust.
Rebecca Tolin is a mind-body coach, educator and writer who comes to this field through a 13-year saga with chronic fatigue syndrome. After seeing 50 practitioners, Rebecca finally recovered through the mind-body model. This experience was so profound that she’s devoted her work to helping people with chronic fatigue, long COVID and...
2024-08-091h 07How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 40 Finding Peace with Endometriosis, a Conversation with Amy CorfeliWelcome back, dear listeners. I’m so glad to bring you this conversation with my guest Amy Corfeli, about living with endometriosis and using mind-body tools to manage the symptoms of a physical, biological condition.
Amy, whose pronouns are she/her, is an endometriosis advocate who was diagnosed with endo at thirty-three, sixteen years after her symptoms began. She’s the host of the podcast In Sixteen Years of Endometriosis, which explores endometriosis with a multidisciplinary focus, including interviews with excision surgeons, discussions on mental health, and more.
Amy is also the au...
2024-08-021h 12How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 39 Permission to Be Human, with Mind-Body Coach Deb MalkinWelcome back, dear listeners. I’m excited to share with you a raw and unfiltered conversation I had with my friend and colleague Deb Malkin, all about the beautifully messy reality of being a human being who is evolving and growing while also helping others to heal and grow.
Deb, whose pronouns are she/they, is a feminist, master certified mind-body pain recovery coach, specializing in using the tools of neuro + bioplasticity and consciously curious hypno-coaching to help people unlearn pain and emotional stress symptoms in order to feel better and pursue their amazing lives. Deb...
2024-07-261h 17How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 38 Tapping into Our Life Energy Through Channeling with Leanne RoseWelcome back, dear listeners. In this episode, I got to go really deep with my friend and guest Leanne Rose, and we went to some places that you might not be expecting on this podcast. But I think you’ll discover pretty quickly why and how Leanne’s work relates the chronic pain recovery.
Leanne is a trained mental health professional and interpersonal therapist who has transitioned into the realm of energetics and source trance channeling. Leanne brings a unique perspective on how energy impacts our well-being, which is especially relevant to chronic pain recovery. She believes, as I...
2024-07-191h 05How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 37 Healing from Migraine Through Mindful Creativity with Courtney LaCariaWelcome back, dear listeners. In this episode, my heart was bursting with joy to have this sweet reunion with a former coaching client!
Courtney LaCaria is the farmer and fiber artist behind the company, Form and Function Creative. She lives with her family on an alpaca farm that focuses on regenerative practices and provides the fleece that she spins into yarn and weaves into fiber goodies. Finding inspiration in nature and stories, Courtney's work reflects her love for art as both product and practice, creating fiber art that embodies the elements of joy, connection, and g...
2024-07-1254 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 36 A Mind-Body Approach to Menopause and a Comeback from Back Pain with Shaheen JaffaryWelcome back, dear listeners. In this episode, I’m excited to share with you a conversation I had with my colleague Shaheen Jaffary.
Shaheen helps midlife women to be free from neuroplastic
chronic pain or other stress-induced, persistent conditions in her capacity as a SIRPA Trained mind body coach and award-winning Holistic Therapist. She supports clients via her online coaching programs as well as through reflexology and other holistic treatments at her treatment center in the city of Leeds, in the UK. She pairs reflexology with mind body coaching for women suffering from an array of...
2024-07-051h 05How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 35 Healing Depression and Other Symptoms at the Root, with Kristi McLeodWelcome back, dear listeners. In this episode I got to reconnect with a colleague I met in Canada in a program where we shared our stories and our work out loud on stage. Kristi McLeod totally blew me away when she did a demo of her work with an audience member. And I knew that I had to have her on this podcast — partly so that you could learn about the work she does, and selfishly, so that I could be her client for a demo, which you’ll hear in this episode.
Kristi is a mul...
2024-06-281h 10How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 34 Breaking the Cycle of Cyclist Syndrome: Andrew’s Recovery from Pudendal NeuralgiaWelcome back, dear listeners. On this episode, I sat down for a chat with Andrew. Andrew is someone I met through Instagram — it’s funny that how that happens. Once you start sharing your own story, it’s like you become a lighthouse and when other people who see the light you’re shining resonate with your story or with the work you’re doing, they will seek you out. And if you relate to their story too, you can wind up months later feeling like you know this person just from exchanging messages about a common experience that you share...
2024-06-211h 01How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 33 Healing Out Loud from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, with Harry MacanshWelcome back, dear listeners. On this episode, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Harry Macansh, a speaker and wellness coach who recovered from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) after initially being told that this condition was incurable. He now helps others to recover as well.
Over more than half a decade, Harry has spent upwards of a quarter of a million dollars in the US & Australia acquiring an arsenal of knowledge and modalities that he now affordably delivers to others, both from stage through 1-to-1 coaching.
When Harry reached out...
2024-05-311h 03How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 32 Reducing the Mental Load with May FlamWelcome back, dear listeners. It was so fun to record this chat with someone who’s both a good friend and a colleague. May Flam is a leadership coach with nearly 10 years of experience helping busy professionals who are parents to curb their resentment and burnout at work and at home. She is based in Hoboken, New Jersey.
During our conversation, we talked about May’s chronic pain recovery story and how that journey relates to the work she does as a coach, specifically in helping people learn the principals of a method called Fair Play...
2024-05-2456 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 30 Teens Can Heal From Chronic Pain Too! With Dr. Jin LeeWelcome back, dear listeners, before we get into today’s episode I wanted to invite you to a live online workshop that I’m hosting called Journaling for Chronic Pain Relief. Journaling was a hugely important tool in my recovery, and I’m going to teach you how to release emotions, tension and pain from your body through writing in a way that’s gentle and safe and won’t overwhelm your nervous system. I hope that you’ll join me, I would love to see and meet you there. The workshop will take place online on Thursday May 2nd at 12pm E...
2024-04-1953 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 29 Three Surprising Ways The Body Can React to Stress — And How to RecoverIn this episode, I tell three raw, personal stories about how the body can react to fear with a wide range of surprising symptoms — and how we can help our body feel safe again so that symptoms can subside.
Story #1: How a gut renovation triggered a gut reaction.
Story #2: How a bus driver's kindness was all the medicine I needed.
Story #3: An allergic reaction to my own anger, and how I moved through it.
I hope these stories help you normalize the ways that your bo...
2024-04-1232 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 28 The Difference Between Graded Exposure and FloodingWelcome dear listeners to this solo episode! It's been a while since I did an episode without a guest, and I wanted to chat one on one with YOU today about a topic that's been coming up in a lot of my groups, including my recent Healing with Purpose program, which just wrapped (thank you for all who joined, it was a fantastic group!)
This topic is exposure therapy for chronic pain recovery. What I find is that many people on the chronic pain recovery path are familiar with the concept of exposure therapy...
2024-04-0522 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 27 Why I Preach Self-Compassion | interview by Catherine CourticeHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I was interviewed by my colleague Catherine Courtice about the importance of self-compassion in healing from chronic symptoms.
Catherine is a writer, speaker, advocate and educator empowering those facing chronic pain and life-altering diagnoses. Her background in Kinesiology, Education, mobility, therapy, and coaching provides deep insight into the human experience. Having journeyed through chronic pain herself, she brings empathy, insight, and resilience to everything she does. Her 'wholistic' approach combines practical strategies, spiritual principles, and mindfulness techniques, guiding clients to find hope amidst life's challenges. Cat...
2024-03-2934 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 26 Unmasking Your Authenticity with Dani FaganHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in
which I got to have a conversation with someone I’ve been a big fan of for quite a while.
My guest, Dani Fagan, specializes in the care of the chronic
condition/mind-body medicine community, having healed from years of chronic pain and anxiety using these tools herself. She is a coach and teaches yoga, meditation and breath work to the self-healing community. Her approach harnesses the power of the nervous system to help folks recover from chronic symptoms by training the body-mind into a place of sa...
2024-03-221h 04How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 25 Finding Your Intuition with Dr. Daniel AtkinsHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the pleasure of speaking with my colleague and fellow seeker Daniel Atkins.
Daniel holds the title of Doctor of Psychology but is currently practicing as a channeler and intuitive psychologist. He guides individuals and group workshops to understand the lineages and layers of emotion and belief-based trauma they carry from early life, ancestry, and beyond. He combines the foundation of his trauma-focused clinical training with intuitive, heart-based wisdom, energy medicine, and access to higher forms of consciousness.
Daniel was train...
2024-03-151h 12How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 24 Dr. Howard Schubiner on Mind-Body Medicine in ActionHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I got to interview one of my all-time heroes in mind-body medicine.
My guest, Dr. Howard Schubiner, is an internist and pediatrician, who attained the rank of full Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1999 and is now a Clinical Professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics. He has authored more than 100 publications in scientific journals and books, and he lectures regionally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Sc...
2024-03-081h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 23 Boundaries and Power Dynamics with Nisha ModyHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the
pleasure of speaking with my friend and colleague Nisha Mody.
Nisha is a Relational Healing & Life Coach, Writer, and Speaker. Her mission is to give high-achieving helpers permission to not get everything “right”. Her work explores the intersection of anti-oppression, intergenerational healing, and relating. If you hear Nisha speak or coach with her, she will support you to work with your feelings, claim your agency, and relate to the world from an honest place.
In our conversation, I got to c...
2024-03-011h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 22 Dr. John Stracks on the Complexities of Mind-Body MedicineHello dear listener, welcome to today’s episode, in which I had the pleasure of speaking with someone I greatly admire and consider a mentor.
Dr. John Stracks is an integrative physician who specializes in chronic health conditions that haven't been helped through conventional Western medicine. He’s particularly interested in helping people make the mind-body connection--the connection between what’s going on in their lives and what’s going on in their bodies--as a way to heal chronic pain.
He left his hospital practice in 2017 to co-found what is now Cormendi Hea...
2023-11-171h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 21 Dr. Lilia Graue on Grappling with UncertaintyDear Listener, welcome back to the podcast after a three-month hiatus. I took a pause, because, being a mind-body practitioner, I gotta practice what I preach. Sometimes our energy is in a season of abundant productivity, where creativity is pouring out of us. And sometimes we find ourselves in a season where we’re needing rest and recovery, and that is where I’ve been at these last few months. I’m gonna return to the podcast gently, and so you may find that upcoming episodes trickle in at a slower than weekly pace.
Today, I am tr...
2023-11-101h 07How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 20 My Recovery From Chronic Migraine as Told to Georgie Oldfield of SIRPAWelcome to the 20th episode of From Chronic Pain to Passion. This is the last episode in season 1 and after this I’m going to take a 3 week hiatus, because rest is important!
But don’t worry, I’ll be back in September with more interviews that I’m excited to share with you, including conversations with chronic pain experts Dr. John Stracks and Dr. Lilia Graue as well as many more.
In today’s episode, I’m going to share with you a recording of a Facebook live in which I had the honor of...
2023-08-1154 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 19 Questioning Our Beliefs with Joy VetterleinThank you so much for joining me on this chronic pain to passion journey. One of the things I really like doing on this podcast is having conversations with people who don’t necessarily identify as someone who has experienced or worked with chronic pain, but they do have a story of transformation to tell that carries a lot of the same themes that show up in the chronic pain recovery journey.
One of those themes is questioning our belief systems. If you grew up in a society that is influenced by the western medical mod...
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Be The VesselAnna Holtzman - Social Media, InDOCtrination, Mind Body Experiences, Concealment, Trauma-Focused Training, and Living & Serving Outside The BoxAnna Holtzman is a licensed psychotherapist and coach who helps creatives learn how to heal from chronic pain and other symptoms so they can reclaim their energy and pursue their passion. In a past life, or more accurately, earlier in this one, Anna was a disillusioned video editor working in reality TV and struggling with chronic migraines for over 10 years. Through her own mind body recovery experience, Anna came into the passionate service she offers now. She works with clients through her courses and group programs as well as one-on-one. She also publishes a weekly blog and podcast, both...
2023-07-301h 23How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 18 Chronic Pain Expert Christie Uipi on Different Strokes For Different FolksIn today’s episode, I got to chat with someone whose work I’ve admired and been influenced by since my very first training in mind-body medicine. That person is chronic pain expert Christie Uipi, and I knew it would be a pleasure speaking with her, but our conversation surpassed even my expectations, it was such a delight.
Christie is a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of chronic pain, anxiety, and depression and she’s the founder of a clinic called The Better Mind Center. Christie has been a key collaborator on the development and research of...
2023-07-2859 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 17 ADHD from a Mind-Body Perspective with Renee SnijderThank you for joining me today to listen to this episode of From Chronic Pain to Passion. It’s hard to believe it’s already been 4 months since I first launched the podcast. And I wanna ask if you’d be up for helping me spread the word so that more listeners can find the podcast. So, I thought I would do a little fun giveaway. Last month I held a workshop called Soothe Your Symptoms and Unlock Your Creativity. If you would like a free recording of that workshop, I invite you to do any one of these three...
2023-07-211h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 16 From Fibromyalgia and Fear to Creativity and Courage with Fleur ChambersBefore we get into the episode, I wanted to let you know about an interview I did on the Optimize Yourself podcast, hosted by my friend Zack Arnold. He’s actually doing a three part series on chronic pain specifically related to how it affects creative professionals — so I highly recommend that you check it out!
The series will consist of three experts talking about chronic pain from different perspectives. Zack interviewed a bodyworker and Somatic Movement Instructor (Julie Fahrbach) who explains how to release emotions from the body and get your system out of fight or...
2023-07-141h 00How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 15 Nervous System Recovery for Creative Burnout with Gauri YardiBefore we start today’s episode, I wanna ask a quick favor! If you’ve been listening to the podcast and finding it helpful, would you be willing to hit pause for a moment and give the podcast a quick rating and review on whatever podcast platform you’re listening on? It would mean so much to me, because your ratings and reviews help other people who are struggling with chronic symptoms to find the podcast. So, thank you in advance for the rating and review!
And now for today’s episode! I was delighte...
2023-07-0754 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 14 Chronic Pain Expert Dr. Alicia Batson on Self-Compassion and Standing Up For OurselvesBefore we start today’s episode, I wanna ask a quick favor! If you’ve been listening to the podcast and finding it helpful, would you be willing to hit
pause for a moment and give the podcast a quick rating and review on whatever podcast platform you’re listening on? It would mean so much to me, because your ratings and reviews help other people who are struggling with chronic symptoms to find the podcast. So, thank you in advance for the rating and review!
And now, I’m excited to share today’s episode...
2023-06-301h 04How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 13 Mind-Body Burnout and Career Rebirth with Zack ArnoldIf are someone who’s creative or passionate about your career, have you ever had an experience where, right as you were about to make a big career move or achieve some symbol of success, you were hit by a wave of symptoms like chronic pain or fatigue or burnout? If so, you’re not alone — and today we’re gonna explore why that is and how to navigate this with my guest Zack Arnold.
Zack is an award-winning Hollywood editor & producer whose credits include Cobra Kai, Empire, Burn Notice, and Glee. He’s also a care...
2023-06-231h 04How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 12 TMJ, Repressed Anger and Generational Healing with Liliana DoyonBefore we start today’s episode, I'd like to tell you about the Chronic Pain to Passion Mentorship. This is a one-on-one coaching program where you’ll get my individualized support with chronic symptom recovery so that you can get back into your creative work or passion project. As someone who’s been through it myself, I have found that creative recovery and symptom recover actually go hand-in-hand. And I would love to support you with that.To learn more, you can visit my website at www.annaholtzman.com/mentorship
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2023-06-1650 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 11 Working With Anxiety (Not Against It) With Dr. Avi SandersBefore we start today’s episode, I'd like to tell you about the Chronic Pain to Passion Mentorship.
This is a one-on-one coaching program where you’ll get my individualized support with chronic symptom recovery so that you can get back into your creative work or passion project.
As someone who’s been through it myself, I have found that creative recovery and symptom recover actually go hand-in-hand. And I would love to support you
with that.
To learn more, you can visit my website at www.annaholtzman.com/mentorship
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2023-06-0957 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 10 Healing from Chronic Pelvic Pain with Rachel GofmanBefore we start today’s episode, I wanna tell you about a FREE workshop that I’m hosting on Wednesday June 7 at 1pm Eastern Time!
This workshop is all about how to soothe your symptoms and unlock your creativity! We’re going to be doing some expressive writing exercises together, I’m gonna host a live Q&A, and I think it’ll be a really fun opportunity to get to know each other, so I hope you’ll join me!
To learn more, you can visit my website at www.annaholtzman.com/ creativity-workshop-home
And no...
2023-06-0251 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 09 Smashing Perfectionism with Dr. Andrea MooreBefore we start today’s episode, I wanna tell you about a FREE workshop that
I’m hosting on Wednesday June 7 at 1pm Eastern Time!
This workshop is all about how to soothe your symptoms and unlock your creativity! We’re going to be doing some expressive writing exercises together, I’m gonna host a live Q&A, and I think it’ll be a really fun opportunity to get to know each other, so I hope you’ll join me!
To learn more, you can visit my website at www.annaholtzman.com/creativity-workshop-home
And yo...
2023-05-2653 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEp 08: Aoife's Recovery from IBS, fibromyalgia, skin conditions and moreIn this episode, I spoke with my dear friend and colleague Aoife. Aoife is a transformational health coach for highly sensitive women. She helps her clients recover from anxiety, depression, chronic pain and chronic illness. And it all started with her own recovery journey. Through mind-body education and techniques, Aoife recovered from a wide range of symptoms including IBS, fibromyalgia, food sensitivities, mood dis-regulation, bladder pain syndrome, skin conditions, re-occurring kidney and chest infections, fatigue, carpal tunnel syndrome, sleep issues and more... Today, she's thrilled that she can no longer remember all of the various symptoms she experienced, thanks...
2023-05-1951 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEpisode 7: Writing to Release Chronic PainHow do you release physical and emotional tension from your body through writing? That’s what we’re gonna talk about today!
For a text version of this episode, go to: https://medium.com/beingwell/whats-your-mind-body-relationship-status-b7f315267bbb
To learn more about mind-body journaling, check out my online course Writing to Release Chronic Pain at www.annaholtzman/writingtorelease
And say hi on Instagram at @anna_holtzman
With warmth,
Anna
2023-05-1212 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEpisode 3: 5 Problems and Solutions For Creatives with Chronic PainToday I'm going to share 5 problems and solutions that were key to my recovery from chronic pain and to helping my clients recover. And since many of my clients are creative types like me, I'm gonna share some things that are specific to the creative person's recovery from chronic pain.
Problem #1: Thinking that pain is only about your body. I used to think that pain meant there was something wrong with my body. I thought that the stress of working in TV had ruined my posture and eating habits and strained my eyesight and...
2023-04-1412 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEpisode 2: What Is the Mind-Body Connection?What is the mind-body connection and how does it relate to pain and other symptoms?
We all know intuitively that emotional stress can be expressed in physical sensations and symptoms.
Some common examples are:
You have a big deadline at work and you get a stomach ache in reaction to the stress.
Or you have a big fight with a loved one and you wind up getting a headache from the fight.
Or you watch a scary movie and your shoulders get so tight from the fear t...
2023-04-0713 minHow to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be SeenEpisode 1: How I Recovered From Chronic MigraineFind me at: www.annaholtzman.com and IG @anna_holtzman
Have you ever cried into your pillow out of desperation when yet another migraine snuck up on you and ruined your day? I have. If you have too, I can truly empathize.
As a psychotherapist and coach who helps people heal from chronic pain, I draw on teachings from books and courses by experts in the field. But my greatest teacher by far has been my own journey of healing from chronic migraines.
I hope that my story invites you to imagine what...
2023-03-3116 min
Flow BusinessSelling Out Your First Group Program with Anna Holtzman — Ep. 141 Do you have an idea or something you’ve been sitting on in your business, not putting it out there, because you feel blocked? Maybe you feel like you’re not ready, you’re missing a step, or maybe, it’s just out of fear. That was exactly the case for my guest today, Anna Holtzman. Anna is a member of my various programs and was a 1;1 client of mine as well. Just last week, Anna hit a big goal and milestone in her business…all because she moved past her fears, got...
2022-03-3047 min