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Boundaries, Breaks & Being Done Playing Small

What happens when the healer hits her edge?

In this episode, Gabriella sits down with author, coach, and powerhouse woman Candice West for a real, raw, and unfiltered conversation about boundaries, burnout, social media breaks, and the fine line between sharing your truth and protecting your peace.

Candice gets honest about navigating dating, energetic leaks in the coaching industry, and the moment she knew she had to take a break from social media to connect with self again.

Together, they explore:
💋 How to discern between intuition and fear
🔥 The nerve it takes to walk away from misaligned spaces (even when it costs you)
💫 Why over-sharing can create entitlement—and how to reclaim your sacred privacy
💔 Grieving what’s no longer aligned while trusting what’s next

This episode is for the woman who’s ready to stop performing, stop people-pleasing, and start standing in her full embodied truth—no filter, no façade, no apologies.

Because sometimes, the most radical act of self-love is saying no more.

✨ Listen now on She Got Nerve.

Stay connected to Candice:

Read her book: https://a.co/d/fjM611l

Follow her on IG: https://www.instagram.com/candice__west/

https://www.instagram.com/retired_navy_nurse/

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This one's for the woman who's done pretending that leadership has to look a certain way.

In this episode, I sit down with the bold and magnetic Ruthie Cease to talk all things Love Leadership -- and trust me, it gets real.

We dive into what it truly means to lead from love instead of fear, to root your power in embodiment instead of performance, and to let your heart, not your hustle, lead.

It's unfiltered.  It's fiery.  It's the permission slip you didn't know you needed to lead, love and live from your truth.

Connect with Ruthie on Instagram--> https://www.instagram.com/xotheloveleader/

LOVE LEADER LIVE- FEBRUARY 2026 -->

Want to experience the energy in person?  Join Ruthie for Love Leader Live, February 21-22, 2026, a full body activation for women ready to lead with heart, power and embodied purpose.

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In this episode, I'm sitting down with the powerhouse herself, Amber Lansdale- a woman who isn't just creating an event, but creating a MOVEMENT.  Amber is the visionary behind Her Voice, Her Stage, a transformational experience designed to pull women out of the shadows and into their unapologetic power.

We talk about what it really means to take up space in a world that taught us to shrink.  About the courage it takes to stand on the stage of your own life- voice shaking, knees trembling- and speak anyway.  And how Her Voice, Her Stage, is so much more than an event... it's a reclamation.  A rite of passage.  A revolution for women ready to stop waiting for permission and start writing their own damn story. 

If you've ever felt the nudge that there's more in you- more truth, more leadership, more visibility- this conversation will light a fire in your soul.

> Tune in and meet the woman behind the movement.  Because your voice matters.  Your story matters.

JOIN HER VOICE, HER LIFE THIS OCTOBER 10 & 11, 2025

virtually and in person, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/amberlansdale_coaching/

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In this episode of She Got Nerve, I sit down with Christine Fonseca- a woman whose story is pure proof that we are capable of rising again, and again through the words our bodies speak to us.  Christine opens up about her story, her work, and the courage it's taken to keep choosing herself through it all.

This isn't a polished highlight reel- it's a real conversation about resilience, reinvention and radical bravery required to walk your path even when it doesn't make sense to anyone else.  Together, we talk about what having nerve really feels like when you're moving from your body and what really can flourish and unfold when welcoming somatics into your life, AND emobodying it.

Find all the links and resources from this episode here:

https://linktr.ee/_christinefonseca?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAac9tle-190uxtzwt76eMhBjRQ-v60Ew-LfnajwjA7e4DcQ5L7s3uCC9WxpViw_aem_cfhjFoNqljItukLVy_M5Zw

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https://www.instagram.com/_christinefonseca/

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Ever been told you're too sensitive, too loud, too intense?  This one's for you.  We're throwing out the lie that says your bigness is a problem and replacing it with a deep, embodied YES to your most unapologetic self.  Get ready to take up space, speak your truth, and stop apologizing for your existence.  This episode is a permission slip wrapped in fire.  Press play-- it's your time.

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You're not reinventing yourself.  You're remembering who tf you are.  In this episode, we shift from the sacred ashes to the soft girl villain era- playful, powerful, and fully turned on by life.  You'll hear how to reclaim your magnetism, stop chasing, start glowing, and let your evolution feel sexy again.  This is the beginning of your favorite self.  Let's become.  Let's remember.

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You burned it all down-  the job, the relationship, the friendships that couldn't meet you anymore.  Now you're in that in-between space no one glamorizes.  Standing in the ashes, unsure of what comes next.

In this episode, I'm taking you deep into the sacred, spicy & awkward middle- where grief meets glow-up and healing becomes your power source.  This one's for the ones in their barefoot, mascara-smudged, lemon-water-and-prayer era...  you're not, broken.  You're just becoming.  Let's talk about it.

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Before the glow-up.

Before the reclamation.

Before the fire that changed everything-

There was this version of me:

The girl who was falling apart behind the scenes, smiling through the ache, and trying to make everyone proud while silently drowning in her own life.

In this raw and intimate episode, I take you back to the mess I never used to talk about- Quitting my salon job with no backup plan, kicking out my cheating boyfriend, navigating my dad's illness and my sister's diagnosis... all while trying to hold it all together.

This isn't a highlight reel.

This is the part we usually skip.

But it's where my fire started to flicker.

If you've ever been the 'strong one', secretly unraveling...

If you've ever felt like you're slipping but still trying to shine- This one's for you.

Because the girl before the burn?

She carried it all.

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Ever felt like your life looked perfect on the outside- but secretly felt like a prison?  This one's for the one who's done all the "right things" and still feels like they're dying inside.

In this raw, soul-baring episode, Gabriella shares what it really looks like to walk away from a life that checked every box but none of your soul.  From the burnout spiral to the moment she knew she couldn't keep living for other people's approval, she's not holding back.

This is about trusting your body's truth when your brain tries to gaslight you.

This is about choosing the unknown, even when it terrifies you.

This is about burning down the life that looked good to build one that feels good.

If you've ever felt like "there has to be more than this"-- this episode is your permission slip.

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Let’s get brutally honest: being the “nice girl” isn’t serving you—it’s silencing you.

In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on the real cost of people-pleasing, perfectionism, and performing for approval. From the nervous system patterns that keep you stuck in fawning mode to the somatic toll of self-betrayal, we’re going there.

I’m sharing personal stories of how I learned to stop apologizing for my truth, the moment I finally said no, and why choosing honesty over likability was the most powerful thing I’ve ever done.

This isn’t about becoming cold or hard—it’s about becoming whole.

🔥 It’s time to stop shrinking to be liked and start standing up to be seen.