Ever look at your partner (the person you've built a whole life with) and think, How the hell did we get here?You're not alone. In this milestone 300th episode, Veronica gets brutally honest about the moment every couple eventually hits: the distance, the resentment, the emotional load, the disconnect you can feel even while sharing the same bed. Instead of pretending everything's fine or offering a highlight reel, she breaks down why every relationship needs a RESET ... not because it's broken, but because you've changed, your partner has changed, and the relationship hasn't caught up yet.

This episode dives deep into the real stuff no one talks about: intimacy that fades, resentment that builds, parenting that drains you dry, and old wounds that sneak into new arguments. Veronica walks you through what a real reset looks like: curiosity, ownership, micro-intimacy, and the conversations that can bring a marriage back to life. If you're craving connection, honesty, or a fresh start with your partner, this is the episode you cannot skip. Let's reset: together.

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What if divorce didn't have to destroy you, or your kids? In this powerful episode, Veronica sits down with author and Google executive Sarah Armstrong to talk about how to navigate divorce with grace instead of guilt. Sarah shares how she rebuilt her life as a single working mom, created intentional boundaries like "Grace Time," and learned that peace comes from presence, not perfection.

Together, they unpack what a good divorce really means, why saying "no" without excuses can save your sanity, and how to take the high road (even when it's uphill). If you've ever wondered how to protect your kids, your career, and your sense of self through one of life's hardest transitions, this episode will show you it's possible.

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Ever wonder how to rebuild after betrayal without losing yourself in the process? In this episode, Veronica Cisneros gets brutally honest about her own marriage, the gut-punch of infidelity, and the surprising power of radical acceptance. She shares how heartbreak became her biggest teacher, and how healing doesn't start with your partner, it starts with you.

If you've ever said, "I could never stay after that," this episode will challenge you to think deeper about what healing actually means. You'll learn why suffering is a choice, how to stop being handcuffed to your past, and what it really takes to move from devastation to empowerment—with humor, grit, and a few hard truths along the way.

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We've been taught that being selfless is the highest form of love, but all it really did was make us invisible. As Béa Victoria Albina puts it, so many of us learned to earn safety, belonging, and worth by taking care of everyone else first. That's emotional outsourcing: when your nervous system confuses approval with survival. You can't rest if someone's upset, can't sit still when there's laundry to fold, can't stop apologizing just to keep the peace. Sound familiar?

The truth is, reclaiming yourself isn't selfish ... it's revolutionary. Every time you pause to breathe, pee when you need to, or ask your body what it wants instead of guessing what everyone else does, you're reprogramming your nervous system for peace. You're not broken; you were trained to overfunction. Now you get to unlearn it.

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Born and raised in one of Nigeria's most chaotic neighborhoods, Eunice Atuejide learned early how to find joy where others only saw struggle. A lawyer qualified in both England and Nigeria, she's spent decades watching ego (not opposition) destroy relationships, reputations, and peace. Now, she's teaching women everywhere how to pause, breathe, and choose curiosity over control. Because being right might win the argument, but it rarely wins connection.

In this conversation, Eunice joins Veronica to unpack why ego loves to run the show, how childhood trauma shapes our need to prove ourselves, and why letting go is the most radical act of strength. From courtroom lessons to kitchen-table wisdom, Eunice reminds us that peace isn't found in perfection, it's found in perspective.

Veronica Cisneros is the Founder and Lead LMFT of Outside the Norm Counseling, where she helps women break free from people-pleasing, perfectionism, and fear of conflict. As the host of the Empowered and Unapologetic Podcast and a sought-after coach, she empowers women to show up boldly in their marriages, motherhood, and leadership.

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Feeling stuck in stress mode before the day even begins? Coach Chuck Bernard joins Veronica to help us break that cycle. With over 30 years in education and a lifetime of coaching both athletes and parents, Chuck shares his powerful S.O.W.method (Self-identify, Own it, and Weed out negativity) to help you shift from survival to possibility.

In this episode, you'll learn how to uncover the hidden beliefs draining your energy, create simple rituals that actually stick, and plant the kind of thoughts that change how you show up for yourself, your family, and your marriage. Get ready to stop reacting and start sowing seeds of calm, clarity, and confidence.

More here: https://veronicacisneros.org/episode295/

Ever felt like you're doing everything in your marriage and still feeling completely alone? You're not crazy, and you're definitely not the only one. In this raw and unfiltered episode of Empowered and Unapologetic, Veronica Cisneros breaks down what's really underneath resentment—and how it slowly kills connection.

She shares her own story of being one month from divorce, the moment she realized communication wasn't the real problem, and the surprising truth about what actually saves a relationship (hint: it's not "using I-statements").

If you've been keeping score, carrying the mental load, or wondering when your partner stopped being your best friend, this episode will hit home. It's honest, uncomfortable, and exactly the conversation we all need to have.

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Ever find yourself losing it over the smallest things and then lying awake at night, replaying the guilt reel? You're not alone. In this episode of Empowered and Unapologetic, I sit down with bestselling author and wellness expert Holly Swenson to talk about the real difference between reacting and responding. Holly shares why even the smartest, most capable women get stuck in this cycle, and how we can finally shift into showing up with more calm, clarity, and connection at home.

Holly also introduces her powerful framework—Stop, Drop, Grow & Glow—a simple yet transformative practice that helps you reset in the moment, release old patterns, and build habits that support your best self as a mom and partner. If you've been craving practical tools (and permission to be human in the process), this conversation is packed with wisdom, humor, and real-life strategies you can start using today.

More here: http://veronicacisneros.org/episode293

Ever catch yourself silently rage-folding towels while your husband scrolls on the couch, thinking I do everything around here? Yeah, resentment's sneaky like that. In this episode, Veronica gets brutally honest about the resentment she carried toward her husband during his military deployments—resentment so thick she once wished she could trade places with him (spoiler: not her best moment). From Rice Krispie knees to the silent ways men lose themselves in the role of provider, she breaks down why both partners often feel unseen and how that misfires into constant fighting.

You'll laugh, you'll cringe, and you'll probably recognize a little too much of yourself in the stories (don't worry, Veronica calls herself out too). More importantly, you'll walk away with practical steps to shift from seeing your partner as the enemy to seeing them as a teammate. Because if you're tired of being roommates who argue about dishes, this episode is your invitation to reconnect, laugh again, and remember why you picked each other in the first place.

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