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Most of us grow only when something finally gives way. You learn to set a boundary after you’ve been flattened. You find your confidence a few minutes before the conference call. It works, but it means growth depends on pain showing up first. This episode is about a different way to grow: building capacity in midlife before anything breaks, so you’re already ready when life asks more.
When I talk about this, I call it the difference between repair and capacity. Repair is what you do when something breaks, and that’s nothing small. Capacity is quieter. It’s the woman who grows as a leader before she has the bigger team. It’s the woman who strengthens her judgment before the decision costs real money. It’s preparation as stewardship, the kind no one notices and no one applauds, because no one can see it happening yet.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(02:17) — Two ways women invest in themselves: repair and capacity
(03:08) — Preparation as stewardship: the obedience nobody sees
(03:33) — Why the competent woman is the hardest to move
(04:40) — The real cost of being too successful to be a beginner
(05:00) — What women who keep growing past 40 have in common
(05:35) — The prayer that changes shape
(06:00) — The quiet midlife fear nobody talks about
(07:12) — You believed in your kids' potential. When did you last believe in your own?
(07:45) — The 10-minute exercise: meet yourself three years from now
(08:08) — Name one thing she has that you don't, and write it down
(09:00) — Stop letting pain be your driver
(09:22) — Inside Catalyst: who it's for and how it works
(10:22) — The four seasons of Catalyst 2027
(13:55) — Back to the parking lot, changed
(15:11) — You can't break a woman who gets her strength from God
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Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too!
xo,
Alli
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You’re doing the things. You bought the probiotic, you’re eating cleaner, you’re trying to sleep. And somehow your energy still isn’t where you want it. In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Will Cole go deeper into gut health, cellular energy, and the surprising truth that how you feel isn’t only about what you eat. It’s also about what you carry. This one is about healing that actually lasts and learning how to hold onto your energy for the long haul.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:51) — The probiotic myth, and why a GI Map matters before you supplement
(02:14) — Your bowel movements as a daily window into gut health
(02:35) — How probiotics really work: transient, but they change the environment
(03:12) — Feeding the good bacteria with soluble fiber, polyphenols, and fermented foods
(04:31) — Why probiotics can double your B-vitamin absorption
(05:18) — Supporting the gut lining with zinc and L-glutamine, plus glutamine for immunity
(07:20) — Dr. Will Cole on slow GI motility and what "normal" really means
(08:39) — Mitochondria, the microbiome, and the crosstalk that drives your energy
(09:50) — The full life cycle of the biome: pre, pro, para, and postbiotics
(10:59) — Why you can't supplement your way out of a poor diet
(12:16) — How loneliness and lack of purpose show up in a single cell
(13:47) — The ACE score: childhood experiences and adult disease
(15:27) — The communication theory of aging and the scratched-record analogy
(17:14) — Dr. Josh Axe on his mom's cancer and the emotional, spiritual side of healing
(18:56) — Confession as the ultimate detoxification
(19:43) — Alli's tennis elbow: PRP, BPC-157, and the peptide stack
(23:28) — Don't underestimate rest and Sabbath for recovery
(24:10) — Lightning round: what to put in your cart for mitochondria and energy
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I hope you loved this episode! 🎉If you haven’t already, make sure you tap that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. And guess what? We're on YouTube now too! If the show has been a bright spot for you, leaving a review or a few stars is such a gift. It truly means the world to me.
Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too!
xo,
Alli
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Your phone is holding what you meant to come back to: a plan, a half-finished application, and an email from someone whose work you love, still marked important.
In this episode, I talk about what it feels like to be the woman who keeps circling the thing she wants to start. I unpack why waiting rarely feels like a real choice. I show how procrastination gets heavier the longer you carry it and how to put a real number on what waiting has already taken from you. If you have been stuck in the overthinking loop for months or years, this one is for you.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
00:00) — The plan you keep circling
(01:00) — The parking lot where dreams go to die
(01:35) — The hidden price tag on waiting
(01:55) — Meet Becky, (aka Alli's amygdala,): why your brain loves a waiting season
(02:41) — How postponing quietly becomes a habit
(03:15) — When "praying about it" is really avoidance
(04:52) — Why waiting keeps the dream safe and untested
(05:36) — Alli's story: three months of coaching herself in the mirror
(08:57) — Willpower vs. environment
(09:35) — The index card exercise: put a number on your waiting
(11:48) — Why a "no" with a date on it is a decision
(13:15) — Inside Catalyst Mastermind, and how Suzanne finally launched
(15:10) — Becoming her by default or by decision
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉If you haven’t already, make sure you tap that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. And guess what? We're on YouTube now too! If the show has been a bright spot for you, leaving a review or a few stars is such a gift. It truly means the world to me.
Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too!
xo,
Alli
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You’ve done everything you’re supposed to do. You eat well, move your body, take supplements, and still feel exhausted, foggy, and off. If you’ve ever been told your labs look fine when you know something isn’t, this conversation is for you. Alli sits down with two of the most trusted voices in natural medicine, Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Will Cole, to talk about why real healing starts at the cellular level and why common has never meant normal.
This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Part 2 airs next Monday.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(02:44) - What losing their fathers taught them about hidden risk
(05:57) - The Stanford study on uneven organ aging
(09:19) - When your labs say "fine" but you feel terrible: the first step
(10:44) - The cellular report card and medical gaslighting
(13:24) - Wearables, tracking, and Alli's glycine sleep experiment
(15:09) - Where you are, where you're headed, and the map to get there
(17:22) - Biological age: Alli's numbers and what they mean
(20:00) - How fast your organs regenerate (and Dr. Axe's recovery story)
(23:15) - Alli's seven-year gut journey off Dexilant
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!
xo,
Alli
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You've read all the books about raising a confident son or daughter. You want your kids to believe they can do hard things. But the minute a grown woman says the same thing about herself, out loud, that she’s ambitious and chasing more and not one bit sorry, it suddenly feels vain.
This episode is about that gap, because our kids' confidence has almost nothing to do with the pep talk in the car and everything to do with what they see us do with our own calling.
Kids learn confidence the same way they learn everything else: by watching. And whatever they see becomes their whole idea of what life is like for a grown woman.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:29) - The double standard: we cheer a nine-year-old's ambition and call our own vain
(01:07) - Our kids are learning from us whether we mean to teach it or not
(01:31) - Confidence is caught, not coached: how a child imprints on "normal"
(02:00) - The moment a lot of us decide we're finished becoming
(02:32) - Kids catch all of it: how we talk about ourselves, the apologies we tack on
(03:35) - Building things in front of your kids that don't work
(05:00) - The parable of the talents and the growth we bury
(05:20) - Why we invest in everyone but ourselves
(05:31) - Picture your own mom taking her dream seriously
(06:12) - This week's challenge: name the risk, make one small move by Sunday
(07:27) - It'll feel indulgent. Do it anyway.
(07:50) - Why Alli built Catalyst and what's happening to the women in it
(09:33) - The embarrassing sneaker story (and the shoes Alli swears by)
(11:49) - You keep becoming, because God has a fresh calling for every season
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!
xo,
Alli
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There’s something you keep coming back to: a city, a business, a first appointment, the email you’ve avoided since spring. You’ve explained why it can’t happen for you so many times that the explanation started to sound like wisdom.
In this conversation, Annie F. Downs and I talk about the difference between fear and wisdom, why so many of the nos we live by never came from real evidence, and what it looks like to keep moving when you feel uncertain, discouraged, and not at all sure how the story ends.
If you’ve been telling yourself no for years without ever finding out whether the no is real, this conversation can help you question that no and keep moving forward.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(02:34) — The painting at the Met and the moment she realized "you are not a portrait yet"
(08:38) — The lie about herself that died while she was writing
(11:09) — Alli's one regret, and Annie's reminder that "there's a yes available"
(13:52) — The seven-year sabbatical, and why going quiet isn't the same as being forgotten
(15:55) — How New York changed her: stop saying no without doing the research
(18:37) — The Craigslist desk, the fourth-floor walk-up, and "I can do hard things"
(21:22) — When fear starts sounding like wisdom
(24:51) — Is your fear chemical or spiritual? Why she says talk to your doctor
(25:57) — The thing you're afraid of is step ten. Find step one.
(28:13) — Where the title came from: a Broadway run-through and the 1% who didn't stop
(31:44) — Getting called a hack in 2008, and being discouraged without stopping
(34:07) — Plodding, the armor of God, and "when you've done everything to stand, stand"
(36:57) — Building companies and making peace with uncertainty
(38:43) — The one thing she wants you to remember: just try
(39:35) — Fun questions: Enneagram, Ella Langley, The Pit, and a Trader Joe's find
(44:47) — Why you need this book: the world needs you living wide open
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!
xo,
Alli
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Have you ever prayed for growth, watched God answer, and then wondered why everything suddenly felt harder instead of easier? When the moves that always worked stop landing, that doesn’t mean you missed God or took a wrong turn. It’s one of the clearest signs you’re growing. In this solo episode, I talk about the core takeaway: the habits and beliefs that built your current life won’t always carry you into the next, and you need to set down what’s finished so your hands are free for what God is giving you next.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Praying for growth and watching it get harder, not easier
(00:28) - When your reliable playbook quits on you (and why that's a sign of growth)
(01:06) - The habits that built this life won't build the next one
(01:25) - Failure problems vs. promotion problems
(02:04) - New levels, new devils: why growth needs a different version of you
(03:00) - Honoring what got you here: people-pleasing, perfectionism, and going it alone
(03:46) - Are these strategies still serving you, or are you serving them?
(04:49) - Sarah's story: the habit that made her couldn't free her
(06:04) - Why letting go feels like grief, and the little funeral nobody warned you about
(07:10) - The question the fastest-growing women learn to ask
(08:11) - The fear underneath: what if the next version of me is less sharp?
(08:30) - Growth is subtraction
(08:40) - Your assignment this week: name one thing and set it down
(09:31) - Who the Catalyst Mastermind is for
(10:12) - This week's recommendation: check your inputs
(11:40) - The becoming happens in the ordinary days
(12:42) - Coming home to yourself in a new season
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!
xo,
Alli
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You shared what you’re working toward, and you watched her face go from polite to a little puzzled. So you made it smaller. You called it a side thing. And somewhere along the way, you stopped mentioning it at all.
Real loneliness comes with having a calling, and most women won’t say it out loud because it feels like complaining about something you’re supposed to be grateful for.
In this episode, I’m talking with three women from the same Catalyst Circle: Erin Port, Shawna Yarbrough, and Charlotte Edwards. We’re having an honest conversation about what it costs to keep explaining your calling to people who love you but still don’t understand you, and what happens when you finally find women who do.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:00) — Meet the circle: Erin, Shawna, and Charlotte
(03:14) — Erin: "I thought I was broken," and finding women who spur you on
(05:07) — Shawna: going from shared intention to real friendship
(07:26) — Charlotte: grateful for the life you have and still wanting more
(08:41) — When you share a dream and get the blank stare (or worse)
(10:32) — "How long are you going to keep doing this little thing?"
(12:20) — You don't have to apologize for your calling
(14:17) — The loneliness of women who carry a lot with a smile
(15:34) — When a mastermind doesn't work, and what makes the difference
(17:31) — The no jerks policy and how women get placed with care
(18:34) — How much time does this actually take? (the honest answer)
(20:31) — "Being capable and being connected are two different things"
(22:19) — Erin: the year of disentangling worth from work
(24:17) — Shawna: boundaries, and why being clear is kind
(26:17) — Charlotte: letting yourself be seen while you're still trying
(28:07) — What are you proud of yourself for this year?
(31:08) — Charlotte: a midlife awakening, and what you want now
(32:07) — Why women need a safe place to be cheered on
(33:35) — Testing the water: vulnerability is earned, not automatic
(35:05) — For the woman who finds friendship with women hard
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!
xo,
Alli
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You already know the choice in front of you. It’s been sitting in your heart for a while. If you’ve felt stuck, waiting to feel confident or ready or brave enough to move, ask yourself what you’re still waiting for. It takes the drama out of changing your life and brings it back to something simple and freeing. Transformation isn’t a lightning bolt. It’s one small decision, made again on ordinary mornings when no one is watching and the excitement has faded.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:00) – The decision that changes your life isn't the dramatic leap you're picturing
(00:47) – Why being "one decision away" is a daily thing
(01:18) – How a different life gets built from a few hundred ordinary decisions
(02:19) – The knitting metaphor: one stitch is never the sweater
(02:45) – The gap isn't information. It's between knowing and becoming
(03:30) – Meet Becky (your amygdala) and why growth feels like danger
(04:13) – Why the decision comes before the evidence
(04:56) – The two questions on Alli's whiteboard
(05:31) – Partnering with God, and what turning 50 taught Alli about future you
(06:52) – The 2008 bankruptcy, $42, and the decision that changed her trajectory
(07:42) – The bravest decision: choosing to stop doing it alone
(08:35) – Your assignment: make one decision and name the woman it makes you
(10:07) – Why most women quit by March (the January gym problem)
(10:29) – Why doing it alone fails, and the story behind Catalyst
(10:51) – Inside the Catalyst Mastermind
(12:11) – You already know the decision. Let's make it
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!
xo,
Alli
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You can name my attachment style, your Enneagram number, and your diagnosis over dinner without blinking. But when the house goes quiet and nobody needs anything from you, you feel strangely unreachable to yourself.
That gap between knowing the language and feeling connected is the question I want to explore: what does it take to feel secure from the inside out?
Therapist and author Dr. Alison Cook is back with me to walk through her new book, The Secure Soul, and the three parts of me that are running the whole operation, whether I realize it or not. In this episode, we look at how to understand those parts, move toward a more secure life from the inside out, and find what it takes to feel secure from the inside out.
What You'll Learn in This Episode:
Timestamps:
(00:42) – Why the most psychologically informed generation still feels so alone
(01:20) – When head knowledge never becomes transformation
(02:22) – The London prayer walk: getting curious instead of forcing
(06:42) – The three parts of you: the Controller, the Shadow, and the Young One
(10:01) – Running the whole operation and quietly resenting it
(11:55) – The observing eye, agency, and bids for connection
(14:12) – Why the Shadow gets wrongly cast as the villain
(15:43) – A gentle process for uncovering what drives a habit you want to change
(19:05) – How to hear from the youngest version of yourself
(23:36) – Uncertainty, guilt, and the entrepreneurial woman
(24:26) – The extra child inside you
(28:04) – Mending a tear in your soul: rupture, repair, and the "if only"
(32:57) – What a secure soul looks like on an ordinary day
(34:04) – You are not the single parent of your soul
(35:40) – Fun questions: The Artist's Way, movies, and a product she swears by
Links to great things we discussed:
I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!
xo,
Alli
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