Juliana shares with us her story of learning to pivot during the first financial crisis of her lifetime; how the job she had trained for (via multiple degrees) no longer being available provided an opportunity to rise to the occasion and learn new skills, as well as showing her the importance of mentorship. She shifts gears yet again when she decided to pursue her vision of helping people get in alignment with their own values and wake up with enthusiasm, ready to learn from every life lesson, and to stop holding ourselves back. Find her at @juliana_faus on IG or www.onpurposetalent.com for your free ebook to get started.

In this episode, Liz and her anonymous guest talk about being an inspiration to one another during times of hardship; how female comradery and support is so helpful (and even necessary)  in the military and in life. We speak of getting comfortable in "good enough" and how you become a shell of yourself when you settle for too long, and the courage it requires to face the discomfort of leaving something you thought you never could.

Kelly shares with us the story of her mom’s cancer diagnosis, her father’s work at Ground Zero, and the flexibility and resilience she was forced to learn throughout her mother’s treatments, as well as lessons she continues to learn from her after her passing. Forgiving ourselves, choosing our own path (even when it looks different from the one we thought we’d go down) and learning to stop fighting life are some of the takeaways from today’s Women’s Empowerment Miniseries episode. Find her @kelly.rose13 on IG

In this ep, Liz explains the What and Why of the Women's Empowerment Miniseries happening on The Edge of Fear Podcast and why you should be here for it.

Sheri has over 13 years of experience in the health and wellness space. In this episode, she draws from her extensive background in wellness, her studies, and her life to share with us some of the lessons she's learned on human compassion, love, and stillness. Sheri stepped fully into her own self and spirituality and gives us permission today, as well as many of the tools, to find for ourselves that same level of power and certainty.

You can find her at @sheriazhomayoon, or on her own podcast, The Quietest Moments.

Katie & Liz talk about the difficulties in confronting trauma, but why we must do the shadow work to learn more about ourselves and truly heal our childhood wounds. We are meant for more than just surviving, and there are so many modalities for holistic healing once we choose to love, care for, and parent ourselves. We discuss generational trauma, and Katie opens up about her own relationship with her family, as well as the spiritual journey she undertook after the passing of her boyfriend.

In this episode, Nicole Lombardo, a Doctor of Physical Therapy (and Liz's HS basketball teammate) gives us tips on listening to your body, using our workouts as “practice” for everyday life, a better desk set up to reduce back pain, and scaling it back. Anyone can do anything if you scale it back, but if you don’t use the muscles at all, you will lose the ability and therefore the option to use those muscles. Movement is so important for your quality of life; let's move!

Liz and Vincenzo talk about traveling having been a wonderful tool to better understand themselves, how that grew them into better professionals, better partners to respective significant others, and an inspiring/comforting energy to be around. Vincenzo is an accomplished hair stylist on LI with mostly female clientele. @vincenzostylist has a beautiful perspective on life, and shares today some of how he and his wife @beautybylee are choosing to raise their children, look at their blossoming careers and family dreams.

This week, Craig and Liz discuss the story we tell ourselves vs reality, and the limiting beliefs that dictate our lives as a result. How forgiving yourself requires vulnerability and honesty. In order to release the shame, speak those truths out loud, connect with other humans, and choose to commit to yourself fully. After a lifetime of negative self-talk and not keeping promises to yourself, this commitment is hard to keep, but the process is the reward. Celebrate your wins and keep going.

After trauma, finding Kamal Ravikant's book, Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends On It, deciding to seek that love and live more fully. Zero people benefit from any of us wallowing in our own anger, sadness or self-pity.

We've begun a 30-day self-love challenge on IG, because of the shift in perspective resulting from practicing the Self Love exercises outlined in the book. Go read it and let me know @lizwithoutapillow how forgiving yourself and committing to actively loving yourself turns out.