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Power Up Your Life Podcast | Episode 68 | From Chaos to Confidence with Kellyn Rodewald

From Chaos to Confidence: Healing From Addiction-Filled Homes, Self-Love, and Healthy Boundaries with Kellyn Rodewald

In this powerful episode of Power Up Your Life, Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister sit down with Kellyn Rodewald to talk about resilience, healing, and turning pain into purpose. Kellyn shares her journey of growing up in a home shaped by addiction and unpredictability, and how those early experiences impacted her sense of self, relationships, and career.

She opens up about writing her first book, Except Me, a fictional memoir inspired by her life, and explains how the writing process became part of her healing. Kellyn also talks about what it takes to create change while still working a full-time job, why self-worth and boundaries matter so deeply, and how telling the truth about your story can help others feel less alone.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

🔹How Kellyn turned a painful upbringing into a mission to help others

🔹What inspired her to write a fictional memoir

🔹Why healing starts with self-awareness and self-worth

🔹How she balanced writing a book with a full-time job

🔹The importance of boundaries when family addiction is part of your story

🔹What it means to choose growth, even when life starts hard

This conversation is honest, encouraging, and full of perspective for anyone learning how to move forward from a difficult past and build a life with intention. 💫

👉 Connect with Kellyn:

Website:

https://kellynrose.org/

Instagram:

Kellynn Rose

https://www.instagram.com/kellynnrosee

Find Except Me on Amazon

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00:00 Meet Kellyn Rodewald

01:20 Her Story Begins

02:43 Writing While Working

04:27 From People Pleasing

06:31 Aha Moment Boundaries

08:53 Reset With Accountability

10:16 Setting Family Boundaries

12:15 GoBundance Women Break

13:20 Fear And Self Promises

16:07 Book Mission And Impact

18:58 Breaking The Cycle

22:02 How To Support Kellyn

23:44 Key Takeaways And Wrap

25:05 Final Outro And Subscribe

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Power Up Your Life Podcast | Powered by GoBundance | Power Clips: Top Moments from Power Up Your Life | Episode 67

Welcome to Power Up Your Life! This week, hosts Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister introduce “Power Clips,” with help from AI host Astra highlighting standout moments from recent episodes. Enjoy these Top Moments from the PUYL Podcast so far:

🔹Alexia Cooper shares counterculture entrepreneurial lessons like acting like an owner, asking forgiveness not permission, focusing on value over being “the only woman in the room,” and using a disciplined morning routine.

🔹Sarah Walton explains taking control of money by tracking spending without shame, recognizing emotional purchases, and using a monthly splurge budget.

🔹Jeff Dudan describes entrepreneurial inflection points involving people, opportunity, and risk, emphasizing simplifying to scale and starting despite fear.

🔹Michelle Berman outlines a social media revenue approach centered on sending one daily outreach message using relationship leverage and avoiding VA-driven prospecting.

🔹Gabrielle Bosché discusses balancing ego and significance, reframing ego without shame, and using being “seen” as encouragement.

🎙️ Tune in to be reminded of these inspiring leaders who've shattered glass ceilings and redefined business norms!

00:00 Welcome and Power Clips

00:40 Think Different Entrepreneur

02:39 Women Lead Without Limits

04:35 Morning Routine Rituals

05:28 Take Control of Money

07:37 Splurge Budget Freedom

09:15 Entrepreneur Inflection Points

11:34 Start Before Perfect

13:56 Social Media Revenue Funnel

15:20 One Message Daily

18:20 No Automation Outreach

20:21 Ego Versus Significance

24:26 Closing and Next Steps

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Scale Your Success: Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs | Power Up Your Life Podcast | Episode 66

🌟📈 Women, Wealth & AI: How to Scale Your Business and Invest with Confidence with hosts Mandy McAllister and Kelly Resendez

🌱 Welcome to Power Up Your Life! In this episode, your hosts share valuable information about what women entrepreneurs and investors need to do to reach the next level in business and real estate. The pair discuss what they’re seeing in today’s market, why so many women get stuck without a clear vision or strategy, and the practical steps you can take to grow your business, expand your investment portfolio, and make confident decisions. From changing sentiment in commercial real estate and multifamily investing to the mindset shifts needed for business growth, this episode is filled with insight for women who want to build wealth, scale with purpose, and stop holding themselves back.

Kelly and Mandy also share how AI, strategic thinking, and stronger execution can help entrepreneurs create momentum in uncertain markets.

If you’re a woman in business, real estate, leadership, or personal growth, this conversation offers practical insight on market trends, investing strategies, business scaling, and stepping into your next level with more clarity and confidence! 💫

00:00 Market Challenges Overview

01:02 Real Estate Sentiment Shift

02:14 Perfectionism vs Brave Investing

03:34 Growing vs Scaling Businesses

04:14 KPIs and Business Playbook

05:37 Ask for Help and Network

07:19 Automation in Small Businesses

08:51 AI Tools for Scaling

12:35 AI as Thought Partner

13:47 GoBundance Women Spotlight

14:36 Balance Alignment and Priorities

17:03 Discipline and Actionable Goals

20:24 Avoid Self Abandonment

21:39 Community Sprint and Wrap Up

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Taking Smart Risks: Financing, Flipping, and Investing In Yourself | Power Up Your Life Podcast | Episode 65 with Marci Surfas

🌟📈 Honest Insights on Meaningful Wealth Building with Real Estate Investor and Entrepreneur Marci Surfas

🌱 Welcome to the Power Up Your Life Podcast, powered by GoBundance Women! In this episode, hosts Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister sit down with entrepreneur and investor Marci Surfas to talk about building wealth through real estate, taking smart risks, and creating a business that aligns with family life and long-term goals. Marci shares how she built a successful investing business without inherited wealth, what she’s learned from high-stakes luxury flips, and why mentorship, financial clarity, and strategic partnerships matter so much.

If you're interested in real estate investing, entrepreneurship, women in business, or scaling with intention, this conversation is packed with practical insight and honest perspective. 📈🏡

To connect with Marci:

https://marcisurfas.com/

00:00 Intro

01:20 Meet Marci Surfas

04:10 How Marci got started in real estate

09:15 Building a business without inherited wealth

14:40 Luxury flips and investing in high-cost markets

21:30 Risk tolerance and decision-making

28:10 Financing deals and raising capital

35:45 The value of mentorship

42:20 Balancing business, motherhood, and ambition

49:30 Advice for new investors

55:10 Student housing opportunities

59:40 Final thoughts

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Power Up Your Life Podcast | Awaken Your True Self: Heal Your Soul and Live Authentically | Episode 64 with Allana Pratt

💫 “Slow the F Down:” Allana Pratt on Healing, Embodiment & Psychedelic Somatic Integration

Welcome to the Power Up Your Life Podcast, powered by GoBundance Women! In this illuminating episode, Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister welcome intimacy expert and author Allana Pratt. Allana shares her journey from people-pleasing, dissociation, burnout, and trauma to deeper embodiment and steadier business, relationships, and health through somatic and psychedelic integration work. She explains how slowing down, feeling emotions fully, and having a supportive “container” (coach, mentor, or structured practices) helps regulate the nervous system back to “zero point,” improving decision-making, boundaries, and alignment in life and business.

In addition, Allana offers tools for discerning inner truth versus fear-based thoughts, including stillness, nature, and body-based yes/no signals. She describes her low-dose, one-on-one, body-centered approach to psychedelic somatic integration and requests connections to producers or investors for a docuseries following clients through the process.

Slow down, discover your inner truth, and learn how to turn your business into a spiritual practice and live in alignment. 🌈✨

Connect with Allana:

https://allanapratt.com/CONNECT

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00:00 Meet Allana Pratt

01:29 From People Pleasing to Healing

04:37 Authenticity as a Brand

06:42 Slow Down and Feel

10:45 Finding Inner Truth

15:34 GoBundance Women Break

16:22 Rituals and Containers

19:59 Psychedelic Integration Explained

23:52 Key Takeaways and Support

25:40 Resources and Closing

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“No” Means “Next”: Big Dreams and Bold Wealth Moves | Power Up Your Life Podcast | Episode 63 with Marissa Nehlsen

🌱 From Farm Kid to Financial Freedom: Marissa Nehlsen on Wealth, Systems, & Living Life Rich

In this episode of the Power Up Your Life podcast (GoBundance Women), Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister welcome Marissa Nehlsen, a North Dakota farm girl turned founder and CEO of a debt-free eight-figure financial firm managing over $1B in assets across 46 states, author of Live Life Rich, and financial mentor for the JohnMaxwell Leadership certified team. Marissa shares her upbringing in poverty and abuse, the defining mindset shift from “victim or victorious,” and how “show up faith” shaped her approach to business and life. She explains how she helps entrepreneurs build coordinated financial plans, create wealth with purpose, and reach freedom through clear goals, systems, and a “freedom plan” (sources, number, and date). She also discusses unconventional habits—treating “no” as “next,” getting into new rooms, choosing mentors wisely—and how to instill stewardship, leadership, and work ethic in the next generation.

For more about Marissa’s book:

https://liveliferich.com

https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Marissa-Nehlsen/225967087

00:00 Meet Marissa

01:49 Farm Kid Origins

02:49 Escape and Show Up Faith

04:38 Victim or Victorious

06:17 Mayo Clinic Finance

08:33 Think Bigger First

10:21 Clarity and ODP

12:19 Freedom Plan Numbers

13:26 Systems and Impact

15:32 New Day Mindset

15:47 Every Day Is Gift

16:13 GoBundance Women Spotlight

17:01 Unconventional Success Habits

17:26 No Means Next

18:00 Get In Better Rooms

18:41 Work In Progress List

19:37 Mentors And Until

21:27 Is It Worth Your Life

22:43 Raising Grateful Leaders

27:01 Live Life Rich Resources

29:08 Final Sendoff

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Power Up Your Life Podcast | Powered by GoBundance Women | Speak and Succeed: Trusting Your Own Voice | Episode 62 with Karen Laos

✨ Trusting Your Own Voice: Karen Laos on Confident Communication, Agency, & Speaking Up

In this episode of the Power Up Your Life podcast, hosts Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister welcome communication expert and speaker Karen Laos, author of ‘Trust Your Own Voice’ and host of Ignite Your Confidence. Karen shares how a mortifying boardroom moment led her to confront self-doubt, reclaim agency, and help women speak up with confidence. She discusses how childhood conditioning can silence women’s voices, why the worst leadership advice is to “stay silent to be safe,” and offers practical steps to become a thought leader: define the problem you solve, communicate simply, and follow her “3 Ds”—decide, declare, deliver.

Karen also teaches confidence-building tools like a “celebration portfolio,” portable confidence, speaking first in meetings, nervous-system regulation, and walking into rooms like you own the place. 💪🙌

Connect with Karen at:

karenlaos.com

00:00 Meet Karen Laos

01:23 Boardroom Wake Up Call

03:58 Finding Agency

06:36 Stop Playing It Safe

08:55 Becoming a Speaker

12:39 Identity Shift Tools

15:09 GoBundance Women Break

15:57 Build Real Confidence

19:47 Clarity and Nervous System

22:32 Walk In Like You Own It

23:59 Key Takeaways Recap

25:30 Where to Find Karen

27:20 Final Outro

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Power Up Your Life Podcast | Creating Financial Freedom by Mastering Capital Gains Tax Solutions | Episode 61 with Brett Swarts

📈 How to Defer Capital Gains & Unlock Truly Passive Income

💫 Welcome to the Power Up Your Life Podcast, powered by GoBundance Women! In this episode, hosts Kelly Resendez and Mandy McAllister interview Brett Swarts, founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions and author of Building a Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan. Brett shares his background in real estate and how a move from California to Florida reshaped his family and business, then explains how he helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs and investors exiting $1M+ in real estate, business, or Bitcoin build capital gains tax exit plans to defer taxes and pursue truly passive income. He discusses the “silver tsunami” wealth transfer, common mistakes high achievers make (lack of family mission/values, not leveling up teams, not designing life with adventure), and how he works through feeling stuck. Tune in for insights on scaling without sacrifice, tax solutions, family missions, and more.

This episode is for you if you want to create a life of freedom, wealth, and impact!

To connect with Brett:

https://brettswarts.com/

https://capitalgainstaxsolutions.com/meet-brett/

Find his book on Amazon:

'Building a Capital Gains Tax Exit Plan: The Proven Playbook for Unlocking Your Ideal Wealth Plan When Selling Assets of Any Kind for Yourself or Your Client'

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00:00 Meet Brett Swarts 01:27 From California to Florida 02:53 The Move That Changed Everything 04:30 Capital Gains Exit Plans 06:11 Sleepy Capital Silver Tsunami 08:49 Client Stories Bitcoin and Real Estate 12:29 Biggest Mistakes to Avoid 16:39 GoBundance Women Spotlight 17:27 Getting Unstuck 22:51 Mentors Books and Masterminds 25:47 How to Work With Brett 27:53 Key Takeaways and Wrap Up

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Empowering Future Generations: Raising Financially Mature Kids | Power Up Your Life Podcast | Episode 60 with Dr. Julia Myers

🚀 On this important episode of the Power Up Your Life Podcast, hosts Mandy McAllister and Kelly Resendez interview Dr. Julia Myers, founder of Generational Wisdom® Blueprint and an expert on talking to kids about money. Dr. Myers shares why wealthy families must intentionally teach “generational wisdom” so money isn’t squandered, citing that 70% of wealth is lost in one generation and 90% in two. She offers practical parenting scripts and habits like saying “no” with values-based reasons, having kids practice the “why,” and letting them save and buy with their own money. She encourages family conversations about what money is for, compares money management to charging devices, and advocates starting with generosity by letting kids choose where to give.

Dr. Myers also recounts her forced pivot from pharmacy to entrepreneurship after a retinal detachment, discusses clarity through action, and invites listeners to watch her TED Talk and connect through her website. Do not miss this opportunity to discover how you can financially empower your kids without entitlement! 💸🙌

To connect with Dr. Julia Myers:

https://juliamyers.com/

00:00 Meet Dr Julia Myers

01:06 What Is Generational Wisdom

04:29 Avoiding Entitlement Traps

07:14 Family Money Conversations

10:34 Teaching Generosity First

12:39 From Pharmacist To Founder

16:43 Protecting Abundance Energy

20:12 Finding Clarity Through Action

23:25 Key Takeaways And Next Steps

26:33 How To Connect With Julia

27:06 Final Thanks And Sign Off

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Redefining High Performance Without Burnout | Power Up Your Life Podcast | Powered by GoBundance | Episode 59 with Kristy Kuhl

Strategic Alignment and Redefining High Performance Without Burnout 💫

In this inspiring episode of the Power Up Your Life Podcast, powered by GoBundance Women, hosts Mandy McAllister and Kelly Resendez welcome high performance coach Kristy Kuhl. Kristy is a former medical device sales leader who left corporate after realizing she was chasing someone else’s definition of success. She shares how restlessness and feeling stuck often signal misalignment with personal values, and explains how misalignment shows up in behaviors that erode wellbeing and confidence.

The conversation continues with her sharing the tools she uses with clients—values work, Human Design (including her “generator” tendency to find clarity by responding), zone of genius, and identifying self-sabotage “thermostats.” Kristy describes her Unleash framework: alignment first, then high-performance systems, then advanced techniques like neutrality—supported by accountability—so achievers can reach the next level with peace, presence, and strong relationships. 💡🧠✨

To connect with Kristy:

https://kristykuhl.com/

00:00 Meet Kristy Kuhl

01:28 Kristy’s Corporate Pivot

04:48 Restless vs Stuck Signals

06:09 Redefining High Performance

09:01 Alignment Tools and Human Design

13:39 Integrity and Self Sabotage

17:14 Unleash Framework Breakdown

20:41 Neuroscience Daily Disciplines

23:25 Key Takeaways and Wrap Up

24:26 How to Connect with Kristy

26:34 Final Thanks and Outro

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