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We ask what it really means to live free on your own terms and why fear, perfectionism, and self-doubt keep so many powerful stories locked up. Publishing strategist Wiebke Tasch shares how she moved from writing to building a nonfiction publishing company, and why the right mindset, plus real market demand, turns a book idea into impact. 
• shifting the show’s focus from self-improvement to freedom from the past and old stories 
• naming the real barrier as self-created fear and the refusal to be seen 
• Wiebke’s path from lifelong writer to publishing strategist and founder of Digital Authors LLC 
• the confidence hit that shows up as your business grows and stakes feel personal 
• practical reframes for negative self-talk and inner critic spirals 
• using faith, motivation, and self-care to ride out the hard weeks 
• how support often appears after you commit, including retreats and mentors 
• why a book can succeed once and flop next and what that teaches about demand 
• where to start with a nonfiction book idea, from inner calling to market analysis 
• what a market analysis checks, including keywords, demand, competition, positioning, and revenue potential 
You can just book a market analysis from her website, which is digital-authors.com, and then you just click free market analysis, put in your data, and it’s like a personalized market analysis 

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Your resume can be impressive while your nervous system is waving a red flag. I’m joined by Natalia Falovic, an entrepreneur and author who emigrated from Russia at 22 and spent years building what many people would call the American dream: advanced degrees, a demanding leadership career in education, a family, and outward stability. Then the internal reality caught up with the external story, and she hit a moment where her body simply couldn’t carry it anymore.

We get honest about burnout and postpartum depression, and how “pushing through” can turn into a dangerous kind of disconnect. Natalia walks us through the quiet signs that showed up first, like poor sleep, constant exhaustion, heaviness in the chest, and the urge to cry, and why she believes the body never lies even when our minds keep making excuses. If you’ve ever wondered why success doesn’t always feel like fulfillment, this conversation gives language to that gap and shows what it can cost over time.

Natalia also shares what reinvention looks like in real life, not as a fantasy jump but as a decision backed by planning and support. We talk career transition, entrepreneurship, creating space to hear yourself again, and how her creative work and novel Velvet Blade Requiem for Captivity fits into healing and freedom. If you’re asking, “Is my way in my way?” you’re not alone.

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We talk with Hanna Curman about why so many of us feel stuck even when we’re smart, capable, and deeply motivated, and why that does not mean we’re broken. We connect burnout, people pleasing, avoidance, and repeated patterns back to the nervous system and share simple ways to start rewiring how we respond to stress and change. 
• the difference between being broken and being wired for survival 
• Hanna’s career crisis and the moment her body hit the limit 
• “the curse of being capable” and how childhood roles shape adult patterns 
• why the brain treats rejection like a real threat 
• the Spot Decode Direct method to notice signals and change responses 
• practical modalities that support healing, including breathwork, yoga, therapy, journaling, nature, and faith 
• moving from pushing harder to resetting for higher results with less effort 
• leading with the nervous system instead of the ego and expectations 

Hanna's website: https://www.hannacurman.se

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To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We talk with Sophie Ash about why major accomplishments can still feel empty when they are driven by perfectionism, people pleasing, and old family expectations. We share practical ways to rebuild self-trust, measure alignment with core values, and pursue a version of success that feels good on the inside as well as the outside. 
• success without alignment as a fast track to burnout and disconnection 
• controlling family dynamics and conditional love shaping ambition 
• work addiction signs like guilt in rest and relentless productivity 
• choosing the right circle for the season you are in 
• leaving a long relationship when belief and support are missing 
• trusting intuition when the “safe” path feels too small 
• turning a healthcare background into paid medical writing 
• building a portfolio through blogging and using clear industry positioning 
• pricing, confidence, and why “easy for you” can still be valuable 
• limiting beliefs, anxiety, depression, and rebuilding self-worth 
• resiliency, self-awareness, asking for help, and normalizing big change 
• journaling plus weekly core values ratings to track alignment 
• authenticity, collaboration, and kindness as actionable guiding values 
• self-doubt, comparison, and the cost of self-betrayal 
If you are interested in writing professionally, especially if you have any kind of health background, then my company is Prospology. You can go to our website, you can email me, [email protected]. You can find me on LinkedIn.

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If this podcast helped you rethink whether you are living your best life on your terms, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it. 

To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We name freedom as the real aim, then trace how reconnecting with inner wisdom helps us move through fear, shame, and self-sabotage. We walk through Brigitta Dau’s journey from acting to coaching and pull-out practical tools for boundaries, energy, and deeper peace with ourselves. 

• redefining purpose as freedom from stories that no longer serve us 
• learning courage through big moves, asking for help, and getting out of comfort zones 
• facing an identity crisis when a career stops fitting 
• using support and simple practices to heal disordered eating and rebuild self-trust 
• choosing growth when life goes off-plan and “trimming the sails” back to alignment 
• spotting self-sabotage as beliefs that throw boulders into our path 
• getting curious instead of judgmental to reduce shame and change patterns 
• setting boundaries by separating what is ours from what is not 
• treating attention, sleep, and energy as limited resources worth protecting 
• tapping into wisdom by naming the barrier without the story attached 

My website is my name, brigittadau.com, and you can contact me or DM me on any of the socials I'm on. There's also contact information there so you can email me and ask me any questions

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If this podcast helped you rethink whether you are living your best life on your terms, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it. 

To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We talk with Pat Domangue about discovering purpose after seasons of brokenness, poor choices, and deep shame, and why your past does not get to write your whole story. We walk through what healing can look like over time, how faith becomes a real pathway to transformation, and how to pursue truth instead of just dreaming about it. 
• choosing rooted joy, authenticity, and meaning when life derails 
• Pat’s encounter with the Lord at 30 and the slow work of change 
• sexual assault, shame, and the way trauma distorts identity 
• suicidal despair, crying out to God, and the belief of being “too bad” 
• releasing alcohol, surrendering control, and learning trust 
• deciding you want to get well and doing something different 
• building identity through Scripture and replacing old labels 
• mentors, ministry calling, and practical counsel for next steps 
My website is on fire-ministries.org. 

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If this podcast helped you rethink whether you are living your best life on your terms, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it. 

To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We talk with former IBM executive and mindset coach Anouk Brookfield about what happens when you achieve “success” but still feel a pull toward something more meaningful. We unpack burnout, purpose, and the mindset shifts that help us stop performing for others and start building a life that fits our values. 
• humble beginnings shaped by a wise grandmother and a bigger vision 
• burnout, self-sabotage, and impostor syndrome showing up at high achievement 
• the real cost of chasing titles while priorities slip at home 
• a three-part “master plan” for the next chapter: know yourself, be yourself, build your village 
• finding purpose through passion, peace, and time with God 
• giving ourselves grace, trusting the pivot, and believing it is never too late 
• saying yes to ourselves through practical daily choices and boundaries 
• coaching that goes deep through reflection, forgiveness, and future-focused action 
• getting out of our own way to launch new platforms and reach more people 
My website is www.anouk-mc.com. 

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To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We talk with Dr. Marline about what it really means to reclaim your power when your timeline falls apart, and disruption shows up in your career and personal life. We challenge the belief that women must push through silently, and we share practical ways to redefine success with clarity, boundaries, and support. 
• redefining success beyond pressure and timelines 
• navigating infertility, grief, caregiving, and other disruptions while leading 
• spotting “stuck” moments when nothing moves forward 
• moving from silent suffering to support through trusted people and therapy 
• reframing vulnerability as a superpower for women leaders 
• using the Motivated, Courageous, Dynamic (MCD) framework to stay motivated, courageous, and dynamic 
• setting boundaries, pausing, and showing up authentically 
• how presentation and self-image affect confidence and perception 
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To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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Something shifts, and you can’t explain it. You’re doing the job, playing the role, showing up for everyone else, but a quieter truth keeps tapping you on the shoulder: there’s more for you, and you might be the one standing in the way. That’s the question we sit with as I talk with Breheanna Myers, founder of Light and Breezy Coaching and creator of the Awaken Your Potential method. 

Breheanna doesn’t speak about transformation like it’s a slogan. She lived it through a traumatic childhood, years of survival mode, and a near-death experience that forced her to see her life with new clarity. We talk about what awakening actually looks like in real life: identity breaking down, grief for the version of you that fought to survive, and the fear of who you might become when you stop people pleasing. Breheanna also challenges the “purpose has to be big” myth, sharing why a quiet act of kindness can create a ripple you may never witness. 

We go practical, too. Breheanna explains anxiety as a warning system and describes how energetic blocks, self-worth struggles, and unresolved trauma can show up in the body. She shares practical tools you can start using today, including journaling prompts, noticing the weight you’re carrying that isn’t yours, cleaning up self-talk with affirmations, and working with the subconscious to bring patterns into the light so they can finally be released. 

If you’ve been feeling that inner nudge, don’t resist it. Listen, share this with someone who needs it, and then subscribe, leave a review, and tell us what part of your life you’re ready to reclaim.

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If this podcast helped you rethink whether you are living your best life on your terms, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it. 

To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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We talk with Lara Silverman about what happens to your identity when the dream career disappears and suffering forces you to slow down. We wrestle with faith, grief, chronic illness, and the surprising ways purpose and joy can grow when life feels like it is on pause. 

• tying identity to achievement and why it collapses under pressure 
• the shock of sudden neurological illness after landing a dream job 
• wrestling with God, bitterness, and learning surrender over time 
• redefining “best life” as trust, providence, and daily endurance 
• love and loss inside suffering and what it changed spiritually 
• building purpose from a bed through writing, singing, and helping others 
• the idea that your story is not over and hope extends beyond today 
• finding joy in pain without pretending the pain is small 

Listen to this podcast again. Only thing I would say about this is be open.

Get ready to break free from obstacles and live life on your terms!

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 Are you ready to create and design your best life on your terms?

 If so, click here and schedule a complimentary discovery call with Cassandra. https://www.cassandracrawley.com/discovery-call 

If this podcast helped you rethink whether you are living your best life on your terms, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help more women find it. 

To get a copy of my debut book, "Is Your Way in Your Way", visit https://www.cassandracrawley.com/book

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