A Superwoman Handbook

What if the thing holding you back is not a lack of clarity, but a refusal to trust what you already know?

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Lizzie Siegel, a Resource & Reality Architect, intuitive guide, and host of Hearts Home with Lizzie, to explore what happens when we stop searching outside ourselves and begin trusting the wisdom we already carry within.

Lizzie shares the powerful “permission slip” shift that helped her move beyond survival, reconnect with her inner voice, and create a life built around liberation, purpose, and alignment. Together, Gillian and Lizzie explore intuition, subconscious patterns, and the hidden beliefs that keep people repeating old versions of themselves.

Through her own journey of autoimmune illness, traumatic experiences, heartbreak, homelessness, and deep misalignment, Lizzie reveals how she learned to transform challenges into opportunities for healing, growth, and self-discovery.

In this episode, you’ll discover why dreams can reveal what the conscious mind may overlook, how Lizzie uses intuition and discernment to uncover the heart of the matter, what sovereignty means in your relationship with yourself and the world around you, and how practices like inner child work, somatic healing, Reiki, breathwork, EFT tapping, and subconscious reprogramming can support deeper transformation.

Lizzie also challenges one of the biggest beliefs in self-help: that healing means fixing something broken. Instead, she shares why true transformation comes from remembering your wholeness, reclaiming your power, and creating a relationship with yourself built on trust.

This conversation is for anyone who feels stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or ready for a new chapter. Whether you are exploring spirituality, personal growth, healing, or simply looking for clarity, Lizzie’s message is a reminder that the permission you have been waiting for may have been within you all along.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover what it means to stop waiting, start trusting, and step into your own sovereignty.

Connect with Lizzie Siegel:

Website: https://www.lizziesiegel.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzienamasteplantbased/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heartshomewithlizzie/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heartshomewithlizzie

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2y8L6exu2GxJeBQSEUSX5K?si=0a10cdc09bec41c4

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hearts-home-podcast/id1648081724

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizziesiegel/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lilybity

Connect with Gillian:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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Have you ever felt lonely even when you know you are loved?

In this heartfelt episode of Thursday Unplugged, Patrick Reid shares a powerful reflection on connection, friendship, and the moments when even the strongest relationships need intentional care.

Through music and honest conversation, Patrick explores the meaning behind loving fiercely and why showing up for the people who matter is one of the most important things we can do. He reflects on lifelong friendships, the memories that shape us, and how small gestures can become reminders that someone is not alone.

This episode dives into the quiet moments when FOMO, distance, and busy lives can make us feel disconnected, even from the people who love us most. Patrick shares why a simple message, a phone call, or reaching out first can be the thing that brings someone back into connection.

At its heart, this episode is about the kind of love that lasts: friendships that survive time, distance, and change. It is a reminder that relationships do not stay strong by accident, they stay strong because we choose to nurture them.

If you have ever missed someone, needed a reminder to reconnect, or felt alone despite being surrounded by love, this episode will feel like a comforting conversation with an old friend.

A raw and meaningful Thursday Unplugged performance about friendship, intentional love, and the people who help us feel grounded.

Connect with Patrick Reid:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preidmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/154246411831481

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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What if midlife is not something to fix, but a moment to finally reconnect with who you truly are?

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Lisa Barwise, wellness alchemist, author of Unarmoured, and creator of the Warrior Goddess Saga, to explore why so many women over 40 suddenly feel exhausted, disconnected, overwhelmed, or unlike themselves.

Lisa shares why what many women call a “midlife crisis” may actually be a reawakening. She introduces the concept of “Armour Weight,” the emotional, physical, and energetic weight built through years of stress, burnout, people-pleasing, trauma, and self-abandonment.

Together, Gillian and Lisa unpack why healing in midlife requires more than just changing habits. They explore how biology, psychology, nervous system regulation, and spirituality all play a role in helping women understand their bodies, release shame, and reclaim their identity.

In this episode, you’ll discover why so many women feel stuck during midlife, how hormones, stress, and inflammation can impact energy and emotions, why beliefs like “I’m not enough” can shape our choices for decades, and what it truly means to start “unarmoring” yourself.

Lisa also shares her own journey through burnout, trauma, perimenopause struggles, and identity loss, and how those experiences led her to create a framework that helps women stop surviving and start rising.

This conversation is for every woman who has felt disconnected from herself, struggled with changes in her body, or wondered why life suddenly feels heavier than it used to. Lisa offers a powerful reminder that midlife is not the end of who you were, it is an invitation to become who you were always meant to be.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover why strength, healing, and purpose can begin again at any stage of life.

Connect with Lisa Barwise:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisa_barwise/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewarriorgoddesssaga/

Connect with Gillian:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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Have you ever felt like you were asking for too much, needing too much, or taking up too much space in someone else’s life?

In this emotional episode of Thursday Unplugged, Patrick Reid shares the story behind “Burden to Bear,” a powerful song about shame, self-worth, vulnerability, and the fear of becoming a burden to the people we love.

Patrick opens up about the hidden weight many people carry, the pressure to always be okay, and why asking for help can sometimes feel harder than carrying everything alone. Through music and honest conversation, he explores the difference between being “too much” and simply being human.

The song captures a feeling many people struggle to say out loud: the fear that needing support makes you a problem. But beneath that fear is a deeper truth: real connection is built through honesty, compassion, and allowing ourselves to be seen.

In this episode, Patrick reflects on the creative process behind “Burden to Bear,” the emotions that shaped the song, and the personal experiences that influenced his upcoming album Future Ghost.

This episode is for anyone who has ever apologized for needing help, hidden their struggles, or questioned whether they deserve care and support. It is a reminder that friendship is not about being easy to love, it is about being fully human.

A raw and heartfelt performance about grief, self-acceptance, and the simple truth that you are not a burden. You are worthy of love, space, and support.

Connect with Patrick Reid:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preidmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/154246411831481

Connect with Gillian:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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What if the reason your relationships keep repeating the same patterns is not bad luck, the dating apps, or the people you meet — but the parts of yourself you haven’t healed yet?

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Lilli Bewley, a dating coach and creator of the Feminine Dating Archetype Quiz, to explore why true transformation in relationships begins long before the first date.

Lilli shares how personal patterns, attachment styles, past experiences, and hidden fears can influence the way we choose partners, communicate, and show up in relationships. Together, Gillian and Lilli unpack why dating advice often fails when it focuses only on strategies instead of the deeper work happening within.

Through her own journey of trauma, self-sacrifice, and relationship patterns, Lilli explains how she developed a framework to help women understand themselves, reclaim their voice, and create healthier connections.

In this episode, you’ll discover the four feminine dating archetypes: Chill Woman, Fortress Woman, Goddess Woman, and Magnetic Woman, and how each one reveals different patterns, strengths, and areas for growth. You’ll learn why dating triggers can become opportunities for healing, how subconscious beliefs around safety, vulnerability, and worth can shape attraction, and why becoming aligned with yourself changes the way you experience love.

Lilli also shares why the goal is not to become someone else to find a relationship, but to understand who you truly are and create connections that match that version of yourself.

This episode is for anyone who feels stuck in repeating relationship patterns, has struggled with emotionally unavailable partners, or wants to approach dating with more confidence, clarity, and self-awareness.

Whether you are dating after divorce, navigating relationships in your 30s, 40s, or 50s, or simply wanting to understand yourself better, Lilli’s message is a powerful reminder that the relationship you build with yourself shapes every relationship that follows.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover how understanding your patterns can help you create a healthier, more aligned approach to love.

Connect with Lilli Bewley:

Website: https://www.DatingArchetype.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lillibewley

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lillibewley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lillibewley

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lillibewley

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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Mortality, grief, and hope come together in a deeply personal performance from Patrick Reid as he shares the story behind his song Future Ghost and performs Forever with Love.

In this episode of Thursday Unplugged, Patrick reflects on loss, forgiveness, and the emotions that come with facing the unknown. What begins as a conversation about death becomes a powerful reminder that grief can also create space for healing, love, and peace.

Patrick shares how books, music, and personal experiences shaped the message behind the song, including the influences that helped him explore mortality with honesty and vulnerability. He opens up about the questions we all face about life, loss, what comes next, and the memories we leave behind.

Through Forever with Love, Patrick creates a message of comfort for anyone carrying grief. The song becomes more than a reflection on loss. It becomes a reminder that love continues through the memories, kindness, and connections we leave with others.

This episode is a heartfelt reminder that grief does not only represent what we lose. It also reflects the love that remains and the peace we can find while learning to let go.

If you’ve ever experienced loss, searched for forgiveness, or needed a reminder that love continues beyond goodbye, this conversation and performance will stay with you.

Watch this emotional performance from Thursday Unplugged with Patrick Reid.

Connect with Patrick Reid:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preidmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/154246411831481

Connect with Gillian:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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What if your intuition, your body, and your money story are all connected to the path you are meant to follow?

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Julianna Rose Quijano to explore spiritual awakening, abundance, purpose, and the journey of reconnecting with your true self.

Julianna shares her transformation from an elite Pilates instructor in New York City to a spiritual wealth architect and transformational guide. She opens up about growing up with scarcity, navigating emotional hardship, discovering her empathic abilities, and learning how healing her own story became the foundation for helping others.

Through this conversation, Julianna explores how to recognize when you are out of alignment, how to separate your own truth from the expectations placed on you, and why lasting abundance begins from within.

In this episode, you’ll discover how to understand your intuition and empathic nature, recognize signs that you are living out of alignment, explore the connection between numerology, astrology, and your personal blueprint, understand the power of shadow work and healing, and learn why your heart and soul are the foundation for creating a more purposeful and abundant life.

Julianna reminds us that transformation is not about becoming someone new — it is about returning to who we truly are. When we release old patterns, heal past wounds, and trust the path unfolding before us, we create space for deeper connection, clarity, and abundance.

This episode is for anyone searching for purpose, spiritual growth, inner healing, or a deeper understanding of their own journey. Whether you are navigating change, feeling stuck, or sensing that there is something greater waiting for you, Julianna’s story offers a powerful reminder that your greatest transformation begins within.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover how reconnecting with your soul can unlock a life of purpose, abundance, and alignment.

Connect with Julianna Rose Quijano:

Website: https://www.jrosehealing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jrosehealing

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jrosehealing.com/

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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Diabetes can feel invisible until it suddenly changes everything.

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Melodie Prater, a Type 1 Diabetes Coach, speaker, and bestselling author, to discuss the life-changing experience of living with diabetes from two perspectives — first as a mother caring for a child with Type 1 diabetes, and later as someone receiving her own diagnosis.

Melodie shares the emotional journey of discovering her daughter’s Type 1 diabetes diagnosis at age 8, the warning signs that were easy to miss, and the challenges of raising a child with a chronic condition during a time when diabetes awareness and support looked very different.

She opens up about the fear, guilt, grief, and resilience that came with navigating daily care, from managing insulin shots and protecting her daughter’s health to watching her grow into a strong and independent woman who refused to let diabetes define her.

Years later, Melodie experienced diabetes from the other side when she was diagnosed herself as an adult. This gave her a unique understanding of what families and individuals face — the emotional weight, uncertainty, and overwhelming moments that come with learning how to live with a chronic illness.

In this episode, you’ll discover the early signs of Type 1 diabetes that many people overlook, the difference between Type 1, Type 2, and gestational diabetes, how families can find confidence after a diagnosis, and why emotional support is just as important as practical education.

Melodie also shares her work as the “T1 Diabetes Doula,” helping newly diagnosed families move from fear and overwhelm to confidence through guidance, resources, community, and compassion. She discusses creating T1D Unfiltered, a space where families can connect with others who truly understand their journey.

This conversation is for parents, caregivers, people living with diabetes, and anyone wanting to better support a loved one navigating chronic illness.

Melodie’s story is a reminder that while diabetes may become part of someone’s story, it never has to define their future.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover the power of resilience, advocacy, and finding support through life’s unexpected challenges.

Connect with Melodie Prater:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/t1diabetesdoula/

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Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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Cancer does not get the final word — not when Sharon Clark has anything to say about it.

In this powerful episode of A Superwoman Handbook, Gillian Utesch sits down with Sharon Clark, founder of Your Transformation: The Empowered Cancer Experience, to discuss her extraordinary journey through four cancer diagnoses, resilience, mindset, and reclaiming control over her own story.

Sharon shares the moment she was told her cancer was terminal and how that diagnosis became the turning point that changed everything. Instead of accepting fear as her future, Sharon chose to challenge the narrative, shift her mindset, and become an active participant in her healing journey.

Through her experiences, Sharon explores why the words we use around illness matter, why she chooses the term “experiencer” instead of “survivor,” and how changing the way we see ourselves can transform the way we move through life’s hardest moments.

In this episode, you’ll discover how Sharon uses neuroscience-informed tools, NLP, breathwork, self-care, and mindset practices to help people navigate fear, overwhelm, and identity changes after a diagnosis. She shares how small choices during difficult seasons can create a sense of control, hope, and empowerment.

Sharon also discusses her vision of creating a global holistic healing network to connect cancer experiencers with resources, support, and options that align with their individual journeys.

This conversation is for anyone navigating cancer, supporting a loved one through illness, or searching for a deeper understanding of resilience, healing, and the connection between the mind and body.

Sharon’s story is a reminder that a diagnosis does not define the person living with it. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is take back your voice, rewrite your story, and decide what comes next.

Watch this inspiring conversation from A Superwoman Handbook and discover how mindset can become a powerful part of the healing journey.

Connect with Sharon Clark:

Website: https://www.yourtransformationcoach.ca/

Facebook: Your Transformation Life Coaching

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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A goodbye doesn’t always happen in one moment.

In this powerful episode of Thursday Unplugged, Patrick Reid shares the deeply personal story behind his song “A Complicated Goodbye” — a raw reflection on losing a parent to dementia and trying to understand the emotions that come with grief, love, and letting go.

Patrick opens up about his father’s passing after years of decline and the complicated emotions that surrounded the journey. From watching someone slowly disappear to finding unexpected comfort after the loss, he shares the story behind the song and the moment when the words finally came together.

Through his conversation and performance, Patrick explores the realities many families face with dementia and Alzheimer’s, including the heartbreak of memory loss, the guilt that can come with grief, and the strange mix of sadness and relief that sometimes follows a long goodbye.

He shares how a simple conversation with a massage therapist inspired the song, why writing about loss was difficult for years, and how sitting by the beach helped unlock the lyrics that had been waiting to be written.

Patrick then performs “A Complicated Goodbye” — an honest and emotional first version of a song about watching someone slowly fade away while holding onto the memories that remain.

This episode is for anyone who has lost a parent, cared for someone with dementia, or struggled to find the words for a goodbye that never felt simple.

Because some goodbyes are complicated — but love remains.

Connect with Patrick Reid:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/preidmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/154246411831481

Connect with Gillian:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gumoney/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asuperwomanhandbook/

Website: http://brokenglassceilingmarketing.com

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