What happens when you follow the “right” path, graduate from college, land the job, but still feel lost? In this episode, I talk with Jaimee Kate Mayne about the moment she realized success didn’t feel like alignment… and made the bold decision to quit her job and start over.

We explore the messy, in-between moments of walking away from a life that looked good on paper, the emotional crash that can follow big decisions, and how Jaimee learned to slow down, listen to her body, and rebuild from the inside out.

Jaimee opens up about:

• The pressure to live up to expectations after graduation

• Her road trip and the moment that sparked change

• Living in a co-working space in San Francisco

• Her first experiences with meditation and self-trust

• What it really looks like to integrate healing into your everyday life

This is a raw, honest conversation about burnout, reinvention, and what it takes to stop performing and start embodying the life you truly want.

What part of Jaimee’s story hit home for you? Have you ever walked away from something “successful” to choose yourself? Please share with us in the comments.

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Jaimee is practical and relatable in her views on this human experience. As a Creative, Author, Reiki Master, and Biomedical Engineer, she leaned on her spiritual practices while working in healthcare during the pandemic. Her approach is all about integrating healing into everyday life — so you can live more fully, not check more boxes.

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Denise Cardenas is a business and social media strategist and storyteller who’s spent the last decade helping entrepreneurs show up with confidence and authenticity online. But behind the polished strategies lies a woman who has navigated burnout, grief, and the messy journey of learning how to trust herself again. Safe in My Body is her most personal project yet, a space where healing meets honesty, and where women can explore what it means to feel secure, seen, and at home in their bodies, businesses, and lives.

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Malisa Hepner shares her powerful story of moving through a mental health crisis, navigating the darkest season of her life, and how trusting herself, setting intentions, and embracing the messy middle helped her rebuild her foundation.

This episode touches on themes of self-trust, feminine energy, nervous system healing, intentional living, and choosing yourself over and over again.

If you’re in a hard season, this conversation is a reminder: you are not alone, and you are still worthy — even in your mess.

⚠️ Important Note: This episode includes a discussion of suicidal thoughts. If you are struggling, please know that help is available. In the U.S., you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — free, confidential, and available 24/7. You matter. Please don’t go through this alone.

Connect with Special Guest Malisa Hepner:

Malisa is an LCSW in Oklahoma, a podcast host of Emotionally Unavailable, an author, and a public speaker. Malisa is dynamic and gifted in her ability to reach inside of the person in front of her and help them see what’s been right in front of them the whole time. She is a healer and utilizes her gifts to show you how to quiet the noise, connect to yourself, and embody your light.

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Denise Cardenas is a business and social media strategist and storyteller who’s spent the last decade helping entrepreneurs show up with confidence and authenticity online. But behind the polished strategies lies a woman who has navigated burnout, grief, and the messy journey of learning how to trust herself again. Safe in My Body is her most personal project yet, a space where healing meets honesty, and where women can explore what it means to feel secure, seen, and at home in their bodies, businesses, and lives.

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Be a Special Guest Inside Safe In My Body

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In a world full of noise, where everyone has advice on who to be, how to heal, and how to live your life, Safe In My Body is a podcast for women learning to stop second-guessing themselves and start trusting themselves to do life and business on their own terms.

These are real stories about self-trust, the moments when everything fell apart, and what it looks like to finally choose yourself fully, without apology.

No experts. No quick fixes. Just honest conversations with people who stopped outsourcing their power and decided to trust what they know, even when it was hard.

Hosted by Denise Cardenas, this space is a reminder that you don’t need to be louder, better, or more “healed”—you just need to come back to yourself.

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