What if the behaviors we judge the most are actually the ones that helped us survive?

Join me for a powerful live episode of Notes From the Edge with Jessie Hannah, creator of Bare Becoming, as we explore the neuroscience behind body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs), trichotillomania, shame, nervous system regulation, and the path from self-judgment to self-understanding.

After hiding her hair-pulling disorder for more than 25 years, Jessie made the courageous decision to shave her head publicly and share her story. Today, her work has reached millions of people by helping them replace the question, “What’s wrong with me?” with a far more compassionate one: “What is this behavior trying to protect me from?”

In this conversation, we’ll explore:

• The hidden reality of body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
• The neuroscience behind habits that are so difficult to stop
• Why shame rarely leads to healing
• The connection between coping behaviors, identity, and the nervous system
• How curiosity can become the beginning of lasting change
• What it means to truly understand yourself instead of judging yourself

Whether you’ve struggled with anxiety, perfectionism, compulsive behaviors, or simply want to better understand how the brain protects us, this conversation will leave you seeing yourself and others through a more compassionate lens.

Welcome to the Edge.

www.lisalacy.com

Where to find Jesse:

https://www.tiktok.com/@barebecoming?_r=1&_t=ZT-97wP30W0zOA

What if the biggest challenges in our relationships aren’t about communication at all?

What if they’re about survival?

Join me for a live episode of Notes From the Edge with licensed marriage and family therapist Kayla Crane as we explore the hidden ways trauma, attachment, and past experiences shape the way we love, fight, trust, and connect.

Together we’ll discuss:

• Why communication alone doesn’t solve relationship problems
• How trauma silently affects even healthy relationships
• Healing after infidelity and rebuilding trust
• The role of attachment styles in adult relationships
• Why couples keep having the same arguments
• What authentic connection looks like after survival mode

This conversation is for anyone who has ever wondered why relationships can feel so hard, even when love is present.

Welcome to the Edge.

How to Find Kayla:

https://www.southdenvertherapy.com/

What if success isn’t the destination we’ve been taught it is?

Join me live for an honest conversation with Ted Kopecko, #1 international bestselling author of Finding JOY… Journey of You, as we explore why so many accomplished professionals still feel burned out, disconnected, and unfulfilled despite doing everything “right.”

After more than 30 years in business, architecture, entrepreneurship, and commercial real estate, Ted discovered a common pattern: people were building successful careers while quietly losing themselves in the process.

Together, we’ll explore:

• The difference between being Life-Led and JOY-Led
• Why achievement doesn’t always create fulfillment
• How identity shapes every decision we make
• The hidden cost of living on autopilot
• Practical ways to align your mindset, purpose, and time
• What it really means to rewrite your story

This conversation is for entrepreneurs, executives, leaders, creators, and anyone who has ever wondered:

“I’ve built the life I thought I wanted… so why doesn’t it feel the way I expected?”

Welcome to the Edge.

www.lisalacy.com

How to Work with Ted:

Ted Kopecko Author "Finding JOY... Journey Of You" | LinkedIn

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What if healing ourselves is the first step toward healing the world?

Join me for a powerful live conversation with author, artist, environmental advocate, and longtime meditation and yoga practitioner TeZa Lord as we explore the connection between recovery, spirituality, resilience, and our relationship with the natural world.

After overcoming addiction and transforming her own life, TeZa has dedicated her work to helping others rediscover purpose, inner peace, and a deeper sense of connection. Together, we’ll discuss what it means to move beyond survival, navigate life’s hardest seasons, and find hope even when everything seems to be falling apart.

In this conversation, we’ll explore:

• The hidden gifts of recovery and personal transformation

• Why healing ourselves may be the greatest act of service

• The relationship between nature, spirituality, and mental well being

• Finding meaning during grief, loss, burnout, and major life transitions

• How to stay compassionate in a divided world without losing yourself

Whether you’re navigating your own healing journey or simply looking for a thoughtful conversation about what it means to be fully human, this episode is for you.

Welcome to the Edge.

www.lisalacy.com

How to Work with TeZa:

teZa Lord | LinkedIn

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We’ve all heard the advice.

Go to therapy.
Journal.
Meditate.
Read the books.
Do the inner work.

But what happens when you’ve done all of that and something still feels stuck?

Join me for a live conversation with Cheryl Stelte, bestselling author, speaker, and founder of the Azarias Energy Healing Certification Program, as we explore why awareness doesn’t always lead to transformation and what it takes to create lasting change.

Together we’ll discuss the intersection of trauma, subconscious conditioning, nervous system regulation, identity, spirituality, and the survival patterns that quietly shape our lives.

Whether you’re a clinician, coach, leader, survivor, or simply someone curious about the human experience, this conversation will challenge you to think beyond insight and toward embodied transformation.

We’ll explore:
• Why insight alone often isn’t enough
• Trauma and subconscious survival patterns
• Cheryl’s near-death experience and its impact on her work
• The difference between knowing and becoming
• What authentic transformation actually looks like

Bring your questions. Join us live. Let’s have another human conversation that matters.

Notes From the Edge™
Where high performers stop performing and start having the conversations they should have had all along.

www.lisalacy.com

How to Work with Cheryl:

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Cheryl Stelte | LinkedIn

Can you build a successful business without losing yourself?

Entrepreneur, speaker, and business strategist Gini Trask has spent decades helping companies grow into multi-million-dollar organizations. But behind every business challenge she encountered was something much deeper: people searching for purpose, alignment, and a way to succeed without sacrificing themselves.

In this episode of Notes From the Edge, Lisa Lacy and Gini explore:

• Why success and fulfillment aren’t always the same thing
• How entrepreneurs unknowingly build businesses around survival patterns
• What “WIN WIN WIN” really means
• The power of solving problems forward
• How alignment changes leadership, relationships, and business
• The question every high achiever should ask themselves

And, as always, the conversation ends with the signature Notes From the Edge question:

What did you perform in order to survive… and what happened when you finally let it go?

If you’ve ever wondered whether you’ve built a life that truly belongs to you, this conversation is for you.

 Connect with Gini Trask:
Gini Trask | LinkedIn

Gini's Meditation:

https://form.jotform.com/toptiertravel/your-magic-meditation-VOW

Most financial advice focuses on budgets, investments, and strategies.

But what if the biggest obstacle to financial freedom isn’t your bank account?

What if it’s the unconscious story you’re living?

Join me for Part II of my conversation with financial advisor, former Benedictine monk, TEDx speaker, and bestselling author Douglas Lynam as we take a deeper look into the psychology of money through the lens of the Enneagram.

This time, we’re making it personal.

Doug will use my own relationship with money as a live case study to demonstrate how our unconscious patterns, what he calls our “Money Monsters”, shape everything from spending and saving to self-worth, generosity, success, and fear.

Together, we’ll explore:
• Why traditional financial advice often falls short
• How the Enneagram reveals hidden financial patterns
• The connection between trauma, identity, and money
• Why intelligent people continue making the same financial decisions
• What lasting financial transformation actually looks like

If you’ve ever wondered why knowing what to do isn’t always enough to change what you do, this conversation is for you.

Bring your questions and join us live for another honest, human conversation.

Notes From the Edge™
Where high performers stop performing and start having the conversations they should have had all along.

www.lisalacy.com

How to work with Doug:

Doug Lynam

Douglas Lynam | LinkedIn

What happens when everyone in the house experiences the world through a different nervous system?

In this deeply personal episode of Midnight Menopausal Meanderings, Lisa Lacy explores the reality of loving people with neurodivergence, trauma histories, and mental health challenges while navigating your own. Sharing stories from her own family, Lisa discusses her daughter’s late autism diagnosis, her husband’s ADHD and neurodivergence, and her own journey through diagnoses including bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, complex PTSD, and addiction recovery.

This isn’t an episode about fixing people.

It’s about learning to understand them.

Together, we’ll explore why conflict often begins with misunderstood nervous systems rather than bad intentions, how menopause adds another layer of complexity to emotional regulation, and why one simple question has transformed the way Lisa’s family communicates:

“How’s your brain today?”

You’ll also walk away with five practical ways to better support the people you love without losing yourself in the process.

If you’ve ever felt like everyone in your family speaks a different emotional language, this conversation is for you.

Because healing doesn’t always happen when we become more alike.

Sometimes it begins when we learn to understand each other’s differences.

In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why different brains experience the same event differently
• The hidden role of trauma, ADHD, autism, and menopause in everyday conflict
• How curiosity can replace defensiveness in difficult conversations
• Five practical ways to support loved ones with different nervous systems
• Why repair matters more than perfection in healthy relationships

Put the coffee on, settle into the quiet, and join us for another late-night conversation where curiosity meets compassion and healing begins one honest conversation at a time.

Midnight Menopausal Meanderings is part of the Notes From the Edge podcast network, hosted by Lisa Lacy, writer, trauma educator, and executive advisor. Every episode explores the conversations that keep us awake at night—and the insights that help us greet the morning with a little more understanding.

What if the greatest mental health crisis facing midlife women isn’t happening because they’re “losing their minds”…

What if it’s happening because we’ve stopped listening?

In this solo episode of Notes From the Edge, Lisa Lacy explores the overlooked intersection of menopause, depression, neuroscience, and women’s mental health. Drawing from current research and her own lived experience of surgical menopause, Lisa examines why so many women in their 40s and 50s suddenly struggle with anxiety, depression, memory changes, identity loss, and, for some, suicidal thoughts.

This isn’t a conversation about hot flashes.

It’s a conversation about biology, hormones, the brain, and what happens when women are told to “just push through” one of the biggest neurological and hormonal transitions of their lives.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why menopause is far more than a reproductive transition
• The connection between hormonal changes, depression, and suicidal ideation
• What current research says about mental health during perimenopause and menopause
• Why so many women are dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told it’s “just stress”
• The importance of understanding the nervous system during midlife
• How language, education, and compassion can change outcomes

Whether you’re navigating menopause yourself, love someone who is, or work with women in healthcare or mental health, this episode offers an evidence-informed perspective on a conversation that is long overdue.

If you or someone you know is experiencing thoughts of suicide or is in emotional crisis, please reach out to a trusted person or contact your local emergency services or crisis resources immediately. Help is available, and you do not have to go through it alone.

If this conversation resonates with you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs to hear it.

Welcome to the Edge. Where we stop performing, start asking better questions, and have the conversations we should have been having all along.

www.lisalacy.com

Why do so many of us find ourselves living the same story with different people?

Why do painful relationship patterns continue long after we’ve left the original wounds behind?

Join me for a powerful live conversation with healer, teacher, and author Ben Oofana, whose work bridges decades of study in Native American healing traditions, Taoist internal arts, meditation, and emotional transformation.

Together, we’ll explore:

• Why we unconsciously repeat familiar relationship patterns
• How childhood adaptations become adult identities
• Why awareness alone often isn’t enough to create lasting change
• The connection between trauma, attachment, and emotional healing
• What ancient healing traditions can teach us about becoming whole
• How to stop performing survival and begin living from your authentic self

At Notes From the Edge, we ask one question that changes everything:

What did you perform in order to survive?

If you’ve ever wondered why you keep repeating the same emotional cycles, this conversation is for you.

Welcome to the Edge.

www.lisalacy.com

How to Find Ben's Work:

Ben Oofana | LinkedIn