What if the problem isn’t you… but everything you’ve been taught to believe?

In this raw and unfiltered intro episode, Debbie O’Keefe pulls back the curtain on the idea of unlearning—not as a trend, but as a necessary disruption to the way we’ve been conditioned to think, live, and define ourselves.

This isn’t about adding more tools, more strategies, or more “fixes.” It’s about questioning everything you’ve been handed—your beliefs, your identity, your patterns—and asking one uncomfortable truth:

Is this actually mine… or was it given to me?

Through personal stories, hard-earned insight, and a refusal to pretend she has it all figured out, Debbie breaks down:

• Why “having it figured out” is one of the biggest lies we chase
• How conditioning, authority, and societal expectations shape your life without you realizing it
• Why the world feels so off—and what that reveals about how we’re living
• The hidden cost of giving your power away to systems, people, and beliefs
• How unlearning becomes the first real step toward clarity, healing, and self-trust

This episode is not here to tell you what to think.
It’s here to make you think for yourself.

If you’ve been feeling stuck, disconnected, overwhelmed, or like something just isn’t adding up—this is where the unraveling begins.

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In this week's episode, we're going to be talking with Kellina Powell. Kellina is a young entrepreneur who loves to help people with their personal growth and educate others about the deaf community. Little do people know Kellina is actually a hard of hearing person. She became deaf at the age of 4. She recently graduated with a psychology degree and is now starting her own online coaching business while launching her book!

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In this week's episode, we're going to be talking with Meegan Winters. Meegan Winters is the Co-Founder of Able Eyes and AbleVu. Her experience as a special education teacher teaching students on the Autism Spectrum paired with her real-life experience of having a best friend who was a wheelchair user (now an angel) sparked the idea behind what is now a worldwide business helping people of all abilities access the community and travel with confidence and comfort through the use of virtual tours, pictures and text information in one easy-to-access free platform.

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In this week's episode, we're going to be talking with Casey Lightbody. Casey is a business growth strategist and marketing mentor for intuitive, conscious, impact-driven women. As a seasoned entrepreneur who has scaled multi six figure companies over the last 10 years, Casey knows first-hand what it takes to create sustainable yet exponential success. After making the hard decision to close her first business, she went on to build her second in a way that feels abundant, aligned and authentic and is now dedicated to helping women embody their quiet power and scale their businesses, 100% on their terms.

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In this week's episode, we're going to be talking with Stephanie Scalise. As a special educator, Stephanie has always been one to help others a teacher, volunteer or neighbor. Once she was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in July of 2015, the tables turned, and her life changed forever as she found herself face-to-face with the unknown and on the receiving end of help from others. 

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Today, we're talking with Suzy Wood, an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach who works with women to get control of their lives, especially after a major life stressor such as divorce.  

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In this week's episode, we're going to be talking with Starlyn Haneman. Starlyn is a wife, and mother of two daughters, living in Fort Collins, Colorado. Three years ago while suffering with anxiety, overwhelm and burnout, she quit drinking and got my life back. She is now a Wellness Coach that helps other moms do the same.

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