"Even when your voice shakes, sis, speak up!"

My voice started changing in December. I kept brushed it off: a cold, aging, poor sleep. After a friend pointed it out, I started to pay attention. A visit to my doctor for hormonal support turned into a throat exam, then a thyroid ultrasound that flagged "mildly suspicious" nodules — later downgraded to "boring" by a specialist. That scare pushed me to an ENT, where a scope revealed the real issue: vocal cord nodules. 

The fix isn't surgery. It's speech therapy — learning to slow down, breathe with intention, and speak differently, a real challenge for someone who moves through life fast by default. Well, I'm now in the middle of treatment, which is why the podcast went quiet and why this episode is a solo return before a run of previously recorded guest interviews.

Here's what I want you to know...

• The literal voice mirrors the authentic voice. 
• Silencing starts external, then becomes internal. 
• We become our own censor. 
• This matters for the next generation. 
• Speak up even when your voice shakes, advocate for yourself, and refuse to outsource your own knowing to someone else's confidence.

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"If you don't have any storms in your relationship, find some. Because if we did not have the obstacles we had, we would not have this relationship."                         John and Annie Meng

What does it look like to build an identity as a couple — not just as two individuals sharing a life? In this rich, raw, and deeply personal conversation, Christine sits down with John and Annie Meng, founders of Love Jaam, to explore what it truly takes to create a shared identity in a relationship — and why the hardest seasons are often the ones that make you.

Annie — Wharton graduate, former Miss Arizona, Wall Street finance veteran, and expecting mama — opens up about what it meant to be disowned by her family for choosing love. Death threats. Wedding day absences. And ultimately, the slow, intentional work of reconciliation that changed her from the inside out.

John, a serial entrepreneur, business exit advisor, and relationship coach, shares how watching the woman he loved walk toward a potentially dangerous confrontation with her father — while he sat quietly in the car — became one of the most spiritually defining moments of his life.

Together, they unpack:

✦ Why opposites don't just attract — they complete
✦ How to use the DISC profile to understand your couple dynamic
✦ What Tony Robbins' four seasons of relationship reveal about where you are right now
✦ The moment John realized love — not ego — had to lead
✦ Why Annie's estrangement from her family became the catalyst for her greatest personal growth
✦ The "Three C's" of lasting love: Chemistry, Commitment, and Compassion
✦ How to create a couples vision — the one exercise Christine is writing down mid-conversation

This episode is for the woman who wants a great relationship but sometimes wonders if what she sees in other couples is even attainable. Spoiler: it is. And behind every great couple is usually a powerful, hard-won story.

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📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annielimeng/ https://www.instagram.com/johnpmeng/

“Who you surround yourself with will often dictate the altitude you achieve.”

What happens when you finally find the room that calls you back to yourself? In this episode, I share a raw, heartfelt recap of the spring retreat with the True Legacy Collective — and why the tribe you choose can either cage you or completely transform you.

This isn't about FOMO. It's about possibility.

We break down what it really means to belong — not fitting in, but being fully seen, fully held — and why your identity expands fastest when you're in the right room with the right women.

In this episode:

• What a mastermind really is (and why most people misunderstand it)
• The difference between fitting in and true belonging
• Why your dreams need witnesses, not just your journal
• How the women around you set the altitude of your life
• 5 things the right tribe will always do for you

If this episode reminded you of a woman who needs a better room, a braver tribe, or a reminder of who she really is, send it to her. And if Girl Out of Order is speaking to your heart, please take a moment to rate and review the podcast so more sisters can find their way here.

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"Going back would mean selling for an older version of myself. And I'm no longer in that identity." — Anita Karadalian-Girgis

What happens when the person whose love you craved the most doesn't have the capacity to give it — and you spend years accepting breadcrumbs? In this raw, deeply moving episode, I am privileged to sit down with women's empowerment coach and somatic healing guide Anita Karadalian-Girgis to talk about the healing work that actually changes you from the inside out.

Anita opens up about growing up with an absent father, the moment she drew a hard line in the sand, and why neutrality in the face of old triggers is one of the most underrated wins in personal development. She also breaks down her signature HER Method — Heal, Embody, Rise — and explains why vision boards and affirmations fall flat when your body doesn't feel safe enough to receive what you're asking for.

This episode is for the woman who's been outsourcing her worth to someone who was never going to give it back.

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“Healing does not mean erasing what happened. Sometimes healing means becoming anchored enough in who you are that you can look back and finally see the whole story.”

Have you been proverbially driving around the hard places in your life instead of through them? Last week, I got to return to the farm where I grew up, a place full of both beauty and pain. And I was unprepared for what happened when I finally drove up the driveway.

What I found wasn't the weight of trauma I had expected. Instead, I discovered something I hadn't anticipated: sweet healing.

This episode is about so much more — selective memory, the necessity and the danger — of locking away painful chapters, and what it truly means to be a fully integrated, embodied woman. Through an unexpected encounter with the family now living on my childhood farm, I was beautifully reminded that the magic is often laced within the hard memories, not in spite of them.

In this episode, you'll explore:

• Why we selectively remember and what it costs us
• How staying disembodied from painful experiences dims your entire being
• The power of borrowing someone else's courage to face what you've been avoiding
• Why you can't be grateful and bitter — or grateful and traumatized — at the same time
• What it means to embody all of your identity, not just the easy parts

Whether it's a childhood home, a past marriage, a failed business partnership, or a parenting moment you're not proud of — this episode is your invitation to tiptoe back in, take another look, and reclaim the parts of yourself you thought were better left locked away.

You are a fully integrated woman. It's time to light up every room.

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"Your brain is the strongest pharmacy on planet Earth. You get to activate that inner pharmacy. You are the doctor of your life — and you are prescribing to yourself every single day." — Dr. Anna Marie Frank

What if your body has been trying to tell you something for years — and you just haven't known how to listen? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Dr. Anna Marie Frank, traditional naturopath, herbalist, and author of Stop Bullying Yourself, to explore the profound connection between mindset, biology, and healing.

Dr. Anna Marie Frank shares how she healed her own depression and chronic health challenges through natural medicine, energy work, and radical mindset shifts — without relying on pharmaceuticals. She breaks down why your thoughts literally change your biochemistry, how epigenetics proves your genes are not your destiny, and why most people are "asleep at the wheel" of their own lives.

Whether you're navigating divorce, recovering from injury, struggling with anxiety, or simply ready to take back control of your health and happiness — this episode will leave you empowered, energized, and armed with tools you can use TODAY.

Connect With Dr. Anna Marie:

Instagram: @dr.anna.marie

Website: happyholeyou.com

Book: Stop Bullying Yourself — available now 

Dr. Anna Marie Frank—known as The Mindset Doctor™—helps successful professionals get unstuck, conquer mental barriers, and create extraordinary lives by rewiring the brain and reconnecting to the body’s wisdom. Through her signature 6R’s Success Rewire Method™ and Activate Your Inner Pharmacy™ keynote, she blends neuroscience, natural medicine, and mindset transformation to help individuals and organizations improve performance, mental health, and productivity—without sacrificing joy or purpose.

She is also host of The Happy Whole You™ Podcast, author of Stop Bullying Yourself! and the upcoming Activate Your Extraordinary, and a sought-after keynote speaker helping leaders activate clarity, confidence, and sustainable success.

"Waiting until you feel ready is just fear dressed up a little fancy."

What if two minutes could literally change your life? This week, I am packing my bags and heading to Indianapolis for Mic Drop Live! I get the privilege of giving a two-minute talk in front of real booking agents. Does I feel ready? Absolutely not. Am I going to storm the sage with confidence anyway? Absolutely!

In this quick-fire episode, I'm sharing the three truths that will help you stop waiting and start doing — whether your moment is on a stage, in a boardroom, or in your own living room.

In this episode:

• Why "ready" is a myth (and what to do instead)
• Why your 2-minute moment won't wait for you
• How small brave equals a big life

The world needs the biggest version of you. Go grab your moment. 

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"As a Latina, we're taught to persevere and be strong and keep going — but nobody tells you to get help." Leia Baez

Trigger Warning: This episode contains discussion of childhood sexual abuse — please listen with care.

In this raw, powerful, and deeply personal episode of the Girl Out of Order podcast, I sit down with my friend and fellow speaker sister Leia Baez — Omaha-based author, keynote speaker, communications director, and self-described overcomer. 

Leia opens up about the childhood abuse she buried for over two decades, how she turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism starting in her teenage years, and how that addiction spiraled through college, marriage, career success, and eventually a devastating divorce and year-long custody battle over her daughter.

But this is not a story of loss — it's a story of relentless return. Leia's message is simple and profound: the path back to yourself is possible, no matter how many years you've spent running from your truth.

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Keep being a girl out of order because the world needs what only YOU can provide! xoxo--Christine

“If your identity is outdated, your future will be too.”

What if the life you’ve been calling realistic… isn’t actually what’s possible for you?

In this powerful Season 1 finale of Girl Out of Order, we challenge you to stop living inside invisible limits and start expanding what you believe is available—for your life, your relationships, your finances, and your future.

Because most women don’t stop dreaming overnight. They slowly stop believing.

1. You cannot create a life beyond what you believe is available to you. Your limits aren't your circumstances — they're the invisible ceilings you've accepted as reality. Bust through them.

2. Your identity sets your ceiling. Everything traces back to how you answer the question: Who am I? You don't get what you want — you get what aligns with who you believe you are.

3. Take aligned, messy action. Clarity doesn't come before the action — it comes from the action. Stop waiting to feel ready. Done is better than perfect.

If you’ve been playing small, settling for “comfortable,” or waiting until you feel ready—this episode is your wake-up call.

It’s time to rewrite what’s possible.

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"We are women that don't look our age, act our age, or identify with our age. We are curious, we mentor others, and we are forever blooming." Alyson Hoag

What if the way you show up in the mirror is the deepest form of identity work? This week, we sit down with Alyson Hoag, makeup artist and beauty entrepreneur and newly promoted Tony Robbins trainer — for a wide-open conversation about what it truly means to author your own image. Alyson explores how visual identity, authentic self-expression, and midlife reinvention are inseparable — and why beauty for women over 50 is not about the makeup at all.

This isn't about lipstick. It's about excavating who you are and letting her show up fully.

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Beauty: genuisbeauty.com

Studio: myimagejourney.com

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