Move With Radiance

This week on the podcast I am bringing you a solo episode.. A raw part of my sobriety story that I have not yet shared on the pod.

For years I searched outside of myself to feel a certain kind of way. I used alcohol to numb my emotionality because I didn’t know how to feel. I relied on men and other people outside of myself to feel wanted, worthy, enough. I got to a point where I didn’t know what I wanted or who I was anymore.

In this episode I talk about all of those things. I talk about my breaking point in Colorado where I knew I needed to make some kind of change, any kind of change because I felt so unfulfilled, so empty from the booze, from the nights out, from constantly trying to get external validation.

I talk about how using our external world to feel something doesn’t work for the long run. It is such a temporary, unfulfilling way to search for wholeness. Because in the end, we are the only ones that can truly embrace and feel our worth.. It already exists, we just need to lean into it. To feel it. To truly start believing it. No drink or one night stand or external vice will truly bring us those things.

If you are struggling with any of these things, I promise you are not alone and there is another way.

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you a guest episode with the lovely Maddy Moon. A few months ago, I came across one of Maddy’s podcast episodes on Sexual Shame. It soo resonated with me and felt we needed to be having more conversations like this.

So, in this episode we dig into why we think women have shame around our sexuality today, how we can begin to speak our truth/honor our intuition rather than always listening to other people's expectations of us, masculine energy vs feminine energy, how we can start supporting our fellow sisters, getting back into our bodies, allowing ourselves to experience pleasure and so much more.

A little about Maddy: Madelyn Moon is an author, podcast host, retreat leader and transformational life coach. She is a guiding force for masculine-minded women who want to stop over-thinking their lives away and live with more trust, intuition and feminine flow. Driven by perfectionism for years, Maddy found herself always trying to do more, be more and accomplish more-- a dangerous cycle that only led to more distance between her and her dreams, self-love and intuition. Through meditation, embodiment, and the art of slowing down, she healed her heart, embraced her unique feminine essence, and learned to love her tender body; she teaches others across the world to do the same through her podcast Mind Body Musings, website MaddyMoon.com and ongoing retreats.

This is an honest conversation between two women about the change we hope to continue seeing. My hope is it will spark even more conversations and we can keep building sisterhood between all women. Please go check out Maddy and her work, she is truly a beautiful soul.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did!

Resources from the episode:

Maddys Episode on Sexual Shame

The Untethered Soul

Maddy’s Spotify Soft Love playlist

Connect with Maddy:

Instagram

Website

Podcast

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you a bonus solo episode. I wanted to use this space to break down a workbook I recently created about ending our guilt around food.

The binge restrict mentality was my cycle for years and it was the secret I kept from the rest of the world. Everyone thought I was “the healthy one..” so that is the identity I chose to live out day after day. I always felt like a fraud. I felt trapped in a body I didn’t know or want. I so desperately wanted to feel free, to escape from the constant guilt. The constant chatter of you’re not doing enough. And I know I am not alone in this.

So, in todays episode I dive into part two of this series to uncover the layers, help understand where the guilt is coming from, and ultimately show how we can start moving forward from a place of love instead. The content goes hand in hand with a workbook I recently created (you can get that link on my website or in the show notes) I encourage you to follow along.

Let me know if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, and if you are following along. I hope you enjoy this episode!

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you a solo episode. I wanted to use this space to break down a workbook I recently created about ending our guilt around food.

The binge restrict mentality was my cycle for years and it was the secret I kept from the rest of the world. Everyone thought I was “the healthy one..” so that is the identity I chose to live out day after day. I always felt like a fraud. I felt trapped in a body I didn’t know or want. I so desperately wanted to feel free, to escape from the constant guilt. The constant chatter of you’re not doing enough. And I know I am not alone in this.

So, in todays episode, I go through the layers to help understand where the guilt is coming from and ultimately how to start moving forward from a place of love instead. The content goes hand in hand with a workbook I recently created (you can get that link on my website or in the show notes) I encourage you to follow along.

PLEASE let me know if you have thoughts, feedback, questions, and if you are following along. I hope you enjoy this episode.

Connect with Stephanie:

Work with me 1:1 (here is the application and here are more details)

Get your free workbook and follow along

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you another guest episode and you guys, this interview had me fan-girling. Andrea Owen (@yourkickasslife) and her podcast Your KickAss Life has inspired so much powerful change in my own life and it was a true honor to have the opportunity to bring it full circle and invite her to be a part of my podcast.

In this episode we dig into all things perfectionism, expectations, certainty/control, values work, core beliefs (again because i love digging into them so much), what it looks like to process our emotions rather than numbing them, the different common numbing mechanisms that most of us use in order to avoid feeling, getting comfortable with discomfort and more.

A little about Andrea: Andrea Owen is an author, mentor, and professional certified life coach who helps high-achieving women let go of perfectionism, control, and isolation and choosing courage and confidence instead. She has helped thousands of women manage their inner-critic to create loving connections and live their most kick-ass life.She is the proud author of How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness (Seal Press/Hachette Books) which has been translated into 16 languages, as well as her inaugural book, 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve, (Adams Media/Simon & Schuster). When she’s not juggling her full coaching practice or hosting retreats, Andrea is busy competing in triathlons, chasing her 11-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter or making out with her husband, Jason. She is also a retired roller derby player having skated under the name “Veronica Vain”

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as i did!

Resources from the episode:

List of Values: Steve Pavlina

Connect with Andrea:

Instagram: http://instagram.com/yourkickasslife

Facebook: http://facebook.com/yourkickasslife

Website: http://yourkickasslife.com

Podcast: http://yourkickasslife.com/blog/

Books: 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life: BS Free Wisdom to Ignite Your Inner Badass and Live the Life You Deserve and How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you another guest episode! This time with Amy Smith (@thejoyjunkie) to talk all things people pleasing and speaking your truth.

In this episode we dig into (you guessed it) people pleasing and what it means, core beliefs and how to shift our worthiness wounds, how to stop playing the when/then game, taking action towards our goals in a healthy way, acceptance and what that means, how to not place worth in the external or in our results, allowing the space to just feel rather than avoiding our emotions, taking emotional responsibility, and more.

A little about Amy: Amy E. Smith is a certified confidence coach, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Founder of TheJoyJunkie.com, Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move individuals to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-love. With acute focus on helping people “find their voice”, she is highly sought after for her uncommon style of irreverence, wisdom, and humor and has been a featured expert on Fox 5 San Diego and YourTango.com.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as i did!

Resources from the episode:

Episode on decision making and intuition

Connect with Amy:

Instagram: @thejoyjunkie

Website: TheJoyJunkie.com

Podcast: thejoyjunkie.com/thepodcast/

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you a solo episode. I wanted to use this space to discuss something that has been coming up in a lot of my conversations, both with clients and with friends.

I dig into judgement of ourselves, of others, and why we are the way we are. Why sometimes it is hard to express ourselves fully, to be truly authentic, and to choose the path that feels right to us. I talk about how society has shaped us to suppress our emotions and hustle for our worth. Why we seek and turn to external behaviors to fix something within us, to make us feel a certain way. And ultimately how diet culture plays a role in this and how it goes so much deeper than food, exercise, and the way our external bodies look.

I hope you enjoy this episode.

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you another guest episode! I am so excited Jess Rothley (@whollyhealed) wanted to sit down with me for a second time to talk about all things Hormones, PCOS, and diet culture.

In this episode we dig into PCOS (and the two different types), Estrogen Set Point (how each body has a different one and why it relates to how we are fueling ourselves), lowering stress (and how your body might not see exercise as a stress relief in the same way you do), why we should stop shaming our cravings (and why they are important), symptoms of underfueling yourself, what qualifies as a diet, how losing weight and restricting calories can actually harm our health, and more.

A little about Jess: Jess is a Certified Eating Psychology Coach who specializes in Functional Endocrinology. She is passionate about empowering women in their health journeys in a way that is size inclusive and diet culture exclusive. You can catch her discussing the taboo topics of women's health, body image, and society in her signature series #WHTabooTuesday on Instagram or posting pictures of her dog Kevin.

I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as i did!

Resources from the episode:

Jess’s blog post on The Pill: What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You

Connect with Jess:

Instagram: @whollyhealed

Website: www.whollyhealed.com

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This week on the podcast I am bringing you another guest episode! I am honored to have had the chance to sit down with life and transition coach @sannimccandless to talk about fear, decision making, and creating the life you want to be living.

In this episode we dig into why waiting until you’re fearless never will actually come, what it means to create a relationship with the fear, how to start identifying what is working and what isn’t working in your life, the scarcity VS abundance mindset, how to set boundaries, decision making to help you feel more aligned with what lights you up on this earth, JOMO (JOY of missing out) rather than FOMO (FEAR of missing out), and so much more.

A little about Sanni: Sanni McCandless has built a career around the intersection of life design and the outdoors. She works primarily as a transition coach, helping outdoor-focused individuals create meaningful change and navigate the doubts and concerns that constantly get in the way of feeling fulfilled. Sanni challenges clients to communicate more honestly with those around them and achieve goals that have been on the back burner for too long. Sanni is also the cofounder of Outwild, a community and annual festival which aims to provide people with the space and tools they need to create more outdoor and value-driven lifestyles. Sanni currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada where she enjoys year-round rock climbing and endless desert views.

Connect with Sanni:

Sannis Instagram: @sannimccandless

Sannis Website: https://www.sannimccandless.com/

Outwild Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outwild.co/

Outwilde Website: https://www.outwild.co/

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