The Embodied Baddie Podcast

Busy season doesn’t mean you put yourself on the back burner and promise you’ll come back for her later.

In this episode of The Embodied Baddie Podcast, I’m sharing the five non-negotiables keeping me grounded, supported, healthy, and—most importantly—not losing my fucking mind during one of the busiest and most successful seasons we’ve ever had in our retail business.

Because I hear it constantly from women business owners:

“Once I get through busy season…”

“Once the holidays are over…”

“Once things calm down… then I’ll take care of myself.”

Except there’s always another busy season. Another launch. Another problem. Another reason to wait.

And I refuse to build a successful business at the expense of actually enjoying my life.

In this episode, we’re talking about:

• Why getting support at home might actually need to happen before hiring more support in your business
• The three different layers of support I refuse to go without during demanding seasons
• Why I hired MORE coaching support when business got busier—not less
• How I’ve prioritized my fitness and lost 12 pounds during one of the busiest seasons of my career
• The boundaries I have around what I allow into my brain when my capacity is already being stretched
• Why “I don’t have time” usually isn’t actually a time problem—it’s a capacity problem
• The pattern that keeps high-achieving women putting the business, their team, and their family first while continuously putting themselves last
• Why the goal isn’t to grind your way through success so you can finally enjoy your life later

You do not get a trophy for doing everything yourself.

And you don’t have to choose between building a wildly successful business and having the energy, health, relationships, support, and LIFE you actually want.

The goal is to build the business while having the time of your life—not survive it long enough to hopefully enjoy yourself someday.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast! This week's episode is a special one—an audio drop pulled directly from the Embodied Baddie Lounge, my private community where I share the conversations that don't always make it onto social media.

Today we're talking about one of the biggest reasons people stay stuck—not because they don't know what to do, but because they stop embodying the version of themselves that made the decision in the first place.

Whether your goal is to lose weight, grow a business, improve your relationships, or completely reinvent your life, this episode will challenge you to ask yourself one powerful question:

Who am I choosing to be today?

• Why Decisions Aren't Enough
• Making the decision is exciting—but lasting transformation happens when you continue choosing that future version of yourself long after the motivation wears off.
• The Difference Between Deciding & Embodying
• Why so many people hire the coach, buy the program, or commit to the goal... only to slowly slip back into old habits when life gets busy.
• The Quote That Changes Everything
• "When you say you'll start when things slow down, you're also saying you'll quit when things get busy."
• We'll unpack why waiting for the "perfect time" is actually keeping you exactly where you are.
• What My Fitness Journey Is Teaching Me About Success
• I share what's happening behind the scenes of my own nutrition and fitness journey—including the uncomfortable moments when I absolutely don't feel like showing up... and why I do it anyway.
• Why Discomfort Isn't a Sign You're Doing It Wrong
• Feeling tired, bored, hungry, or unmotivated doesn't mean you've failed. More often than not, it means you're in the exact place where growth happens.
• The Problem With the "I Messed Up" Mentality
• One missed workout. One off-plan meal. One bad day. Why treating one mistake like you've ruined everything is keeping you stuck in the cycle of starting over.
• How This Applies to Business, Too
• I didn't build my business by thinking like the version of me making $100,000. I made decisions from the perspective of the woman building a multi-million-dollar company—and then kept choosing her every single day.

The future version of you doesn't magically appear after you hit the goal.

She is created every single time you choose discipline over excuses, commitment over convenience, and progress over perfection.

That version of you isn't waiting on the other side.

She's built one decision at a time.

If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear what landed most. Come join us inside the Embodied Baddie Loungefor more raw, unfiltered conversations like this—the ones that don't always make it to Instagram.

If you loved today's episode, be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs the reminder that the life they want starts with the choices they make today.

Until next time, keep becoming her.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast! Today we're diving into a conversation that might challenge the way you think about mentorship, coaching, and investing in your own growth.

If you've ever wished someone would just tell you exactly what to do... this episode is for you.

Because here's the truth:

Mentorship isn't about getting free advice.

It's about becoming someone worth investing in.

• The Mistake I Made Early in Business

I desperately wanted someone successful to show me the way—but I wasn't yet in a place where I truly valued or implemented the advice I was receiving.

• Why Free Advice Rarely Creates Transformation

We often believe information is what we're missing. In reality, implementation and commitment are usually the bigger problem.

• The Investments That Changed Everything

I share how investing in mentorship—from Boutique Hub to somatic coaching and beyond—completely transformed not only my business, but the way I think, lead, and make decisions.

• Why I've Invested Nearly $200,000 in Coaching

The return wasn't just financial. It was years of mistakes avoided, faster growth, greater confidence, and becoming the kind of leader I wanted to be.

• The Question Every Aspiring Mentee Should Ask

Instead of asking, "Who will mentor me?"

Ask yourself: "Why would someone successful want to invest their time in me?"

• The Unexpected Mentor Who Changed My Business

I share the story of meeting one of the most successful people in the archery industry—and why he generously answers my questions.

• What Actually Attracts Great Mentors

It's rarely about your revenue or experience.

It's about coachability, humility, consistency, curiosity, and proving you're willing to do the work.

The right mentor can save you years of trial and error.

But mentorship isn't about someone carrying you.

It's about showing up as someone who's willing to listen, implement, and earn the opportunity to learn from people who've already walked the path.

When you become that person, you'll be amazed at how many doors begin to open.

If this episode challenged your perspective, I'd love to hear your biggest takeaway. Share it with me on Instagram or inside the Embodied Baddie Lounge.

And if you know another entrepreneur who's trying to figure everything out alone, send this episode their way. Sometimes the fastest path isn't working harder—it's learning from someone who's already been where you want to go.

Until next time, keep becoming the woman your future self is counting on.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast! In this week's episode, I'm joined by my friend Deb for a candid conversation about dating, self-worth, healing old wounds, and what happens when you finally decide you're no longer available for less than you deserve.

Deb and I first connected online years ago, but our friendship deepened during a trip to Napa when she was navigating a difficult breakup and questioning the kinds of relationships she had been accepting. What followed was a powerful journey of raising her standards, healing old patterns, and learning to stop seeking validation from people who were never capable of giving her what she truly wanted.

This conversation feels less like an interview and more like two girlfriends sitting down with a glass of wine and talking about the lessons that changed everything.

• How ambitious women often settle for less than they deserve in relationships
• The difference between wanting a relationship and needing validation
• Why self-worth isn't something you think—it's something you embody
• The hidden patterns that keep us choosing unavailable or low-effort partners
• How childhood wounds can quietly influence our dating decisions
• The importance of communicating needs and expectations clearly
• Why raising your standards isn't selfish—it's necessary
• Learning to trust yourself instead of chasing approval
• How healing emotional wounds creates space for healthier relationships
• The difference between knowing your worth and actually living like you know your worth

• Just because someone is interested in you doesn't mean they're right for you.
• Attention and effort are not the same thing.
• Being independent doesn't make you immune to wanting love, connection, and partnership.
• Standards aren't walls—they're filters.
• You don't have to earn healthy love.

One of the most powerful shifts Deb experienced wasn't finding the right relationship—it was becoming the version of herself who no longer accepted the wrong ones.

When you stop settling, everything changes.

Not because the dating pool changes.

Because you do.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who needs the reminder that they are allowed to want more.

And if you're doing the work of raising your standards, healing old wounds, and creating a life that feels as good as it looks, come join us inside the Embodied Baddie community.

Until next time, stay audacious, stay embodied, and never settle for crumbs when you're meant for the whole damn meal.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast! I'm your host, Chrystal Rose, and today we're talking about one of the sneakiest ways we end up playing small: accepting limitations that were never ours to begin with.

This episode is from a voice note I dropped inside the Embodied Baddie Lounge after noticing how often people unknowingly hand us their fears, assumptions, and beliefs about what's possible.

Just because someone else couldn't do it doesn't mean you can't.

Just because someone else failed, doesn't mean you're destined to.

And just because someone believes something is impossible doesn't make it true.

In this episode, we're unpacking how to recognize these borrowed beliefs, stop carrying them around, and start creating your own reality instead.

• How other people's fears quietly become our limitations
• Why you don't have to accept every belief that's handed to you
• The simple mindset shift that creates more possibility and opportunity
• How to separate your truth from someone else's experience
• Why failure isn't proof that something isn't meant for you
• The power of "This or something better"
• How to stay available for opportunities you can't see yet

When a limiting thought pops up, ask:

"Is this actually true for me, or is this something I've been taught to believe?"

That one question can change everything.

Pay attention to the stories people tell you about what's possible.

Notice when someone says:

• "That never works."
• "You can't make money doing that."
• "People like us don't do things like that."
• "That's unrealistic."

Instead of accepting it as fact, try responding with:

"That may be true for you, but I'm willing to find out what's true for me."

If you loved this episode, come hang out with us inside the free Embodied Baddie Lounge on Telegram.

And if this episode spoke to you, share it with a friend who needs the reminder that someone else's limitations don't have to become their reality.

What happens when you stop treating mindset like fluffy self-help bullshit… and actually start embodying it?

In this episode of the Embodied Baddie Podcast, I’m joined by boutique owner and absolute powerhouse Gretchen Hilley for a conversation about business growth, nervous system shifts, identity work, and what it really looks like to build massive success without apologizing for it.

Gretchen shares how she went from being a teacher to building a wildly successful boutique doing $800K–$1M months with a lean team — and why none of it started with “better strategy.”

It started with changing the way she thought, felt, and showed up.

We talk about the difference between repeating affirmations and actually believing you’re the kind of woman who gets to have the life and business she wants. We also dive into the uncomfortable reality that sometimes your growth requires outgrowing old thought patterns, environments, and even people.

This episode is part mindset, part embodiment, part permission slip.

And honestly? It’s one of those conversations that will probably have you side-eyeing your own limiting beliefs by the end of it.

• Gretchen’s transition from teacher to boutique owner
• The mindset shifts that helped scale her business in a massive way
• Why affirmations don’t work if your body doesn’t believe them
• The difference between mindset work and embodiment work
• Breaking patterns of negativity and scarcity
• Learning to receive success without guilt or minimizing yourself
• Why rest, hobbies, and intentional downtime actually matter
• Turning jealousy into inspiration instead of self-sabotage
• Building a business that supports your life — not consumes it

You can’t build an expansive life while constantly operating from contraction.

Growth isn’t just about strategy.

It’s about capacity.

It’s about identity.

It’s about becoming the version of yourself who can actually hold the success you say you want.

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• Follow Gretchen on Instagram: @GretchenHilley

If this episode hit for you, screenshot it, share it to Instagram, and tag us so we can see what landed most.

And if you’re sitting there realizing your business growth requires a deeper internal shift too… welcome.

You’re exactly who this work is for.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast.

I’m your host, Chrystal Rose, and today we’re calling out something that gets thrown around a lot… but rarely actually understood:

“Toxic positivity.”

Because here’s the truth— positivity isn’t toxic. Avoidance is.

And in this episode, we’re breaking down the difference so you can stop bypassing your emotions and stop feeling like you have to live in the heaviness to be “real.”

✨ What toxic positivity actually is (and isn’t)

It’s not about being happy. It’s about forcing positivity instead of feeling what’s real. We’re dismantling the idea that emotions are “good” or “bad”—and why that thinking keeps you stuck.

✨ The two ways it shows up most (and why it backfires):

• Emotional bypassing – skipping over what you feel to get to the “better” emotion
• Invalidating others – using positivity to dismiss real experiences (even unintentionally)

✨ Why your emotions aren’t the problem

Sadness, anger, frustration—none of these are wrong. They’re information. And when you stop resisting them, everything shifts.

✨ How to actually move into positivity in a way that works

Not fake. Not forced. Not performative.

Real, embodied, integrated.

You don’t need to choose between

being positive or being honest.

You get to be both.

1. Feel it first.

You don’t get to skip steps. The faster you allow the emotion, the faster it actually moves.

2. Then shift it.

Not from denial—but from awareness.

That’s where real reframes come from.

3. Stop labeling emotions as “bad.”

They’re not problems to fix. They’re signals to understand.

4. Let it be a full spectrum experience.

You can feel grief and gratitude. Frustration and joy.

This is emotional maturity—not emotional suppression.

The goal isn’t to feel good all the time.

The goal is to feel safe enough in your body

that no emotion takes you out.

That’s the work.

That’s the power.

That’s what actually creates freedom.

Share this episode with someone who’s either:

• stuck in “just stay positive” mode
• or
• feels like they have to sit in the heaviness to be valid

And if you want to go deeper into this work—

this is exactly the kind of thing we do inside Embodied Baddie Academy.

Not just mindset.

Not just awareness.

Actual integration.

You don’t have to fake positivity.

And you don’t have to drown in your emotions either.

There’s a way to hold both.

And that’s where everything changes.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast.

This episode is one of those conversations we don’t say out loud enough—but every single ambitious woman has felt.

Jealousy.

Not the surface-level, “good for her!” kind…

The kind that hits your body before your brain can clean it up.

The kind that makes you question yourself for a second.

And instead of pretending it’s not there… we’re going straight into it.

Because jealousy is information.

And when you actually know how to work with it?

It becomes one of the most powerful tools for expansion you have.

Jealousy isn’t what you think it is

It’s not just comparison or insecurity—it’s a signal of something deeper.

A reflection of desire… mixed with a belief that you can’t have it. Or that you don’t feel worthy of it.

The moment everything clicked for me

From childhood patterns to business triggers—how I started to see jealousy differently (and why it stopped having power over me).

The real reason her success hits you like that

It’s not about her.

It’s about what your body thinks is available (or not available) to you.

Scarcity vs. capacity

Why jealousy thrives in a scarcity-based nervous system—and what shifts when you expand your capacity instead.

How to actually move through it (not bypass it)

Real ways to work with jealousy so it becomes clarity instead of shame.

Instead of asking:

“Why do I feel this way?”

Try asking:

“What does this show me that I want… and don’t yet believe I get to have?”

The next time jealousy hits:

• Pause before you judge it
• Your body is giving you data—not betraying you.
• Get honest about the desire underneath it
• What specifically are you reacting to?
• Notice the limitation attached to it
• Where do you believe you can’t have that… or you don’t feel worthy of it?
• Stay with it instead of numbing it
• This is where the shift happens.

You don’t need to become the woman who never feels jealousy.

You become the woman who uses it.

Who lets it point her exactly where she’s meant to expand next.

That’s the difference.

Send me a message on Instagram @xtalrose—I want to hear what this brought up for you.

And if you’re ready to actually do this work (not just think about it), this is exactly what we go deep into inside Embodied Baddie Academy.

You’re not behind or missing something. You’re just being shown what you’re ready for next.

And that’s powerful as hell.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast.

Today’s episode is one I’ve been sitting on for over a year. Not because I didn’t want to share it… but because I was still very much in the middle of it.

In this episode, I’m opening up about something I’ve never talked about publicly in this level of detail: my experience accumulating over $200,000 in debt.

Not as a cautionary tale.

Not as a “look how perfect my life is now” story.

But as a real conversation about how smart, capable, successful women can still find themselves making financial decisions from fear, urgency, and pressure—and what it actually takes to shift that.

Because money is never just about numbers.

It’s about identity.

Safety.

Pressure.

Expectations.

And the emotional energy behind every decision we make.

This episode is honest, messy, and deeply personal. And my hope is that if you’ve ever felt shame around money, business decisions, or financial pressure… this conversation helps you feel a little less alone.

The number I never shared publicly

At one point I had accumulated $200k in debt. I didn’t talk about it before because I was still in the middle of the story—actively navigating it, learning from it, and figuring out how to move through it. Now that I’m nearly on the other side, I’m finally sharing the full journey.

How fear quietly drives financial decisions

The subtle ways urgency, pressure, and “I have to figure this out” energy influenced my choices over the years.

Why money decisions are emotional decisions

We love to pretend finances are logical—but the nervous system and unconscious mind play a much bigger role than most people realize.

What finally shifted for me

The internal work, the conversations, and the moments of radical honesty that helped me stop spiraling and start approaching money from a more grounded place.

Healing the shame around debt

Why self-forgiveness was one of the most important parts of this process—and how shame actually keeps people stuck longer.

Practical shifts that changed everything

The emotional work and the strategic actions that helped me begin moving forward in a healthier, more empowered way.

This episode isn’t just about debt.

It’s about how high-achieving women carry invisible pressure around money and success.

It’s about the reality that you can be capable, intelligent, and driven… and still make decisions from fear sometimes.

And it’s about learning how to come back to yourself, take responsibility without shame, and move forward with more awareness and self-trust than before.

If you’ve ever felt embarrassed about money decisions…

If you’ve ever looked at your finances and thought

“How did I get here?”

If you’ve ever carried the pressure of being the one who has to figure it out…

This conversation is for you.

Because the truth is:

You’re not broken.

You’re not alone.

And your story isn’t over.

If this episode resonated with you, I’d love for you to share it with a friend, leave a review, or send me a message on Instagram and let me know what landed for you.

These are the conversations that change things.

Welcome back to the Embodied Baddie Podcast 🎧

In this episode, I’m breaking down manifestation in the simplest way possible — and exposing where most women (especially high-achieving, ambitious ones) accidentally sabotage themselves.

Because manifestation isn’t about wishing harder.

It’s not about scripting for 47 minutes.

And it’s definitely not about pretending you feel abundant when your nervous system is in full-blown fight-or-flight.

We’re talking about what actually works.

Whether you’re manifesting more revenue, deeper love, time freedom, or your next level of leadership — this episode will show you the simple steps… and the subtle identity traps that keep you stuck.

This is spiritual.

This is strategic.

This is somatic.

This is data-driven.

Let’s go.

Clarity is power. Vague desires create vague results.

You need to know where you’re going — but without gripping it so tightly that your nervous system feels threatened by it.

Most people don’t get what they want because they’re unclear… or because what they “want” is actually something they think they should want.

We clean that up.

Manifestation isn’t about visualization alone — it’s about embodiment.

Can your body safely hold the level of success you’re asking for?

If you’re trying to manifest overflow while living in chronic stress, your system will quietly reject it.

We talk about how to:

• Generate the feeling now
• Expand your capacity to hold more
• Stop waiting for results to feel worthy

You don’t manifest by sitting still.

But you also don’t manifest by panic-posting, overworking, or forcing outcomes.

Aligned action feels clear.

Desperate action feels urgent.

Most women trip up here — they either under-act or overcompensate.

I break down what aligned movement actually looks like.

This is the one almost everyone skips.

You cannot manifest more if you’re:

• Deflecting compliments
• Over-giving
• Undercharging
• Refusing help
• Secretly believing you have to earn everything the hard way

Receiving is a skill.

And if abundance feels unsafe, you will unconsciously block it.

You finally hit the goal… and instead of celebrating, you raise the bar.

Sound familiar?

Celebration locks the manifestation in.

Gratitude stabilizes it.

Skipping this step trains your brain to believe “it’s never enough.”

We talk about how to anchor your wins so your nervous system learns: this is safe.

• They want the outcome but haven’t shifted the identity
• They visualize but don’t regulate
• They take action from fear
• They ask for more but feel unsafe having it
• They refuse to celebrate what’s already working

Manifestation isn’t magic.

It’s identity + nervous system + aligned action.

And when those three line up?

Things move.

1. Write down exactly what you want — and why.
2. Ask yourself: Who would I need to become to hold this?
3. Take one small aligned action this week.
4. Practice receiving today (a compliment, support, money — anything).
5. Celebrate one win you’ve been downplaying.

If this episode hit, share it with another woman who’s ready to stop “trying” to manifest and start embodying the version of her who already has it.

And if you’re ready to do this work at a deeper level — you already know where to find me.

See you next week, baddie. 💋🎧