Love, Happiness and Success with Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Money shame grows in silence. And the secret you’re carrying is hurting you more than the mistake itself.

My guest, Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche, woke up on her 30th birthday jobless, living in her childhood bedroom, and $300,000 in debt. She’d been scammed. She was facing foreclosure. And she was too ashamed to tell her own father—an accountant and CFO—while living under his roof.

Then she finally told the truth.

That moment changed everything.

In this deeply honest conversation, Tiffany and I unpack why emotional baggage related to money can be the biggest obstacle standing between where you are now and where you want to be financially. 

Learn why smart, capable people hide money mistakes, and why shame can keep those mistakes growing long after the original crisis is over. As Tiffany puts it, “shame shields solutions.”

Listen to learn:

My friend, this is a very different way to think about your relationship with money. But working on yourself in this area unlocks the door to the financial prosperity and security that you want and deserve.

Xoxo,

Dr Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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I need you to hear this: You do not have to feel ready to change your life.

But believing you need to feel ready? That’s what gets people stuck, every time. 

Here’s the deal: You already know what you need to do. But if you keep waiting—for confidence, motivation, certainty, or some magical sign that says, now…. that what needs to change.

The new idea: feeling ready comes after you take action, not before.

That was just one of the main takeaways from an incredibly inspiring conversation with Cate Hall — a woman who doesn’t just preach that, she lives it.  She’s used this method to become a Supreme Court attorney, #1-ranked poker player (really!), and most recently the author of You Can Just Do Things.

She’s here to teach you about the hidden reason smart, capable people stay stuck, and more importantly, how to break the pattern.

Listen to learn:

You do not need a personality transplant.

You do not need a perfect plan.

You need one move. And that move can change everything.

So press play. Let’s get you moving.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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Music: Freedom Day by Andy Slatter

Sometimes, the people you love most can push your nervous system past its breaking point.

Nervous system regulation is what helps you stay grounded, communicate clearly, and respond instead of react. And when you don’t have it, you snap. You shut down. You get flooded, overwhelmed, or completely disconnected from the people you care about most.

You’re not failing. You’re not “too sensitive.” And you’re not bad at relationships.

Your nervous system may simply be overloaded.

I’m talking with emotional-development expert Alyssa Blask Campbell about why two people can experience the exact same moment in completely different ways, and how those invisible differences can create conflict, disconnection, and hurt feelings.

Listen to learn:

Sometimes the person you love isn’t ignoring you, overreacting, or being difficult.

Their nervous system may simply be speaking a different language.

I hope this conversation helps you understand yourself more deeply, take things less personally, and bring more compassion into your relationships.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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How often should couples have sex? I’m going to tell you the truth: If you’re counting, something deeper is already asking for your attention.

When your partner starts feeling more like a roommate, it’s easy to panic. To compare. To wonder whether your relationship is broken.

But the “right number” isn’t the answer.

If you’re lying next to the person you love wondering, “What happened to us?”... this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I’m joined by Growing Self clinician and certified sex therapist Dori Bagi to uncover the hidden reasons desire fades, and what can actually bring it back.

Listen to learn:

You may not have a libido problem.

You may have an understanding problem.

And once you can finally see what’s happening, you can start changing it.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

P.S. If this is touching something tender in your relationship, you don’t have to figure it out alone. You can connect directly with Dori for compassionate, expert support at growingself.com/dori. 

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Have you ever overextended yourself to the point where you collapsed? Gave and gave and gave until your well was dry.. The problem isn't that you can't handle hard things. It's that you haven't learned how to find your sustainable pace. If you're trying to figure out how to lead a productive and full life without becoming exhausted and depleted in the process, this episode is for you.

In this conversation, I'm joined by award-winning science writer Elizabeth Svoboda, author of The Art of Pacing. Together, we unpack the hidden pattern behind that all-or-nothing cycle and why the answer isn't pushing harder or checking out completely. You'll learn how to work with your energy instead of constantly fighting against it, including a simple breathing technique that can calm your nervous system in just a few minutes.

Listen to learn:

It’s time to stop chasing someone else's pace and start trusting your own. This episode will give you direction about how to do that.

Lastly, take 10 seconds to think about who in your life is barely holding it all together and needs to hear this message today. Forward it to them. 

And there it is: You just made a difference. (We're on this mission, together.)

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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You might not be falling out of love. You might just be exhausted.

When you can’t sleep, everything gets louder. The resentment. The anxiety. The dishwasher fight that suddenly feels like proof your entire relationship is broken.

I’ve seen this happen again and again: people blame their partner, their marriage, or themselves—when the real saboteur is sleep deprivation.

In this episode, I’m talking with marriage and family therapist and sleep expert Chrissy Lawler about what exhaustion is really doing to your mood, your parenting, and the people you love most.

Listen to learn:

Before you decide your relationship is broken, check your sleep. A full night of rest might change the entire conversation.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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Are you chronically late, stressed, and frazzled? Feel like you never have enough time to do what you really want and need to do? Here’s the reality: Until you can manage your time, you’ll always feel out of control. Poor  time management isn’t just making you late. It’s quietly stealing your life.

If you feel buried, behind, overcommitted, and weirdly guilty all the time, this episode is going to hit hard. Because the problem may not be that you’re lazy, scattered, or “bad at time management.” The real problem is that you’re saying yes to everything and accidentally saying no to the life you actually want.

I’m sitting down with Samantha Lane, TEDx speaker and founder of Origami Day, to talk about the simple time management shift that can help you stop living on autopilot.

Here’s the uncomfortable (but also liberating and life-changing) truth:

You don’t have a time problem. You have a choosing problem.

Listen to learn:

If you’ve been trying to become more disciplined, more productive, more organized, and somehow still feel like you’re failing, this conversation will help you stop blaming yourself and start choosing your life on purpose.

You’re not behind.You’re just ready to choose differently.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa

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Your partner heard something you never said.

That’s why the conversation went sideways.

That’s why you’re suddenly defending yourself.That’s why they’re hurt.That’s why you’re both thinking, “How did we get here again?”

If you’re struggling with a lack of communication in a relationship, this episode is for you.

Because the problem may not be that you’re bad at communicating.

It may be that you and your partner are speaking completely different emotional languages.

In this episode, I’m talking with psychotherapist Jason VanRuler, author of Discovering Your Communication Type, about why the same words can land beautifully for one person and completely miss another.

We’ll unpack the five communication types, why good intentions still create painful disconnection, and how to speak in a way your partner can actually receive.

You'll learn:

You don’t have to keep having the same argument forever.

You may just need to learn how your partner listens.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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Wired and tired? I’ve been there too, and I know first hand… this is not sustainable. Help is here.

If you’re searching for nervous system regulation strategies because your body feels like it’s waving a white flag — the insomnia, the tension, the stomach issues, the collapse at night — this episode is a must listen. 

Join me for this conversation with somatic expert Liz Tenuto, known as The Workout Witch, about why chronic stress gets stored in the body, why your doctor can say “everything looks normal” when you feel anything but, and how somatic healing can help you come back to yourself.

You'll learn:

Why your body won’t switch off at night

How functional freeze makes you look fine while you’re shutting down

The body signs of stored stress: jaw, shoulders, gut, sleep, pain

Why somatic healing can help when thinking harder doesn’t

A one-minute reset you can try right now

If your body has been begging you to listen, this episode is where we start.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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You’re the tiger pacing the cage… but the door has been open the whole time.

If you want to know how to gain confidence for real — not perform it, fake it, or force it — this conversation will show you where to start.

Because the truth is, you can look wildly successful and still feel trapped inside your own head.

In this episode, I’m talking with Sara Anderson about why confidence doesn’t magically appear when you achieve enough — and why the higher you climb, the louder your self-doubt can get if you don’t address it from the inside out. 

Because here’s the part nobody tells high achievers:

You cannot think your way into confidence while your body is screaming danger.

Real confidence is built from the inside out.

Listen to learn:

Why achievement can make your self-doubt worse, not better

Why your mind goes blank when the stakes are high

How your body betrays your confidence before you say a word

Why affirmations don’t work when your nervous system is in panic mode

How to stop freezing, spiraling, and over-explaining under pressure

The 10-second grounding tool that helps bring your brain back online

How to stop performing confidence and finally start trusting yourself

Why the cage door is already open — and how to walk through it

If you’re tired of pacing the same old cage, this episode is your open door.

Xoxo,

Dr. Lisa Marie Bobby

Growing Self

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