72: The Art of Asking Better Questions with Brianna Greenspan: Resilience, Neuroscience, and Healing

In today's powerful episode of The Inner Golden Hour, I sat down with someone who has shaped thousands of conversations, supported countless people through their darkest moments, and built her life around resilience, intentionality, and the power of better questions.

My guest is Brianna Greenspan – resilient strategist, wellness educator, chronic illness advocate, and co-author of the brand-new Book of Questions: Living with Chronic Illness, a transformative guide featuring 111 intentional questions that help people release emotional weight, shift long-held narratives, and rebuild inner safety.

📖 Learn more or order at www.thebookofquestions.com

This conversation goes deep…

We talk about the moment Bri hit rock bottom after a failed spinal surgery, the heartbreaking loss of a close friend, the therapist who confronted her for "manifesting failure," and the single question that became the catalyst for her entire healing journey.

Whether you live with chronic illness or not, this episode will reshape how you think about your inner dialogue, your resilience, your emotional patterns, and the way you speak to yourself when life gets hard.

This is one of the most important conversations we have had on the show.

Especially for working moms who carry emotional load, burnout, guilt, invisible weight, and identity struggle.

If you've been looking for healing, clarity, or a new way forward… this episode is your invitation.

What We Talk About in This Episode:

• How a failed spinal surgery and a moment of hopelessness pushed Bri to ask the one question that saved her life • The traumatic loss of a friend that cracked her open and sparked her healing journey • The therapist who exposed how her inner dialogue was "manifesting failure" before anything even began • The role of intentional questioning in resilience, healing, and identity reconstruction • A deep dive into the four Daily Questions from her book and how they help cultivate internal safety • How she navigates chronic pain using real-life tools, systems, and her "Brie bag" setup • Why celebrating tiny wins can rewire your brain and rebuild self trust • The emotional weight, shame, and isolation hidden inside chronic illness • Why being vulnerable feels safer with someone "illness-adjacent" rather than loved ones • How the 111 questions in her new book help release trauma, shift mental patterns, and rebuild a healthier inner narrative • Where trauma hides in the body and how questioning softens its grip • What resilience actually means beyond mindset or motivation • How to stop defaulting into survival mode and start leading from your identity

Her book features 111 questions that disrupt old narratives and help you meet yourself in a deeper, more compassionate way.

Not fluffy journal prompts.

Not Pinterest-ready affirmations.

Real, confronting, liberating questions that help you rewrite your internal reality.

If you have been carrying a lot on your shoulders…

If life has felt heavy…

If you've been overthinking, overwhelmed, or emotionally squeezed…

This episode will feel like someone turning on a light inside of you.

Listen NOW: My Conversation with Brianna Greenspan: Resilience, Neuroscience, and the Art of Asking Better Questions

And pay attention to the question that hits your heart the hardest.

That's the one your next chapter is asking for.

P.S. This week's episode of The Inner Golden Hour took me right back to 2020 and 2021. Back to those wild Clubhouse mornings when the world was upside down and somehow hundreds of us found each other at 5am and created this tiny pocket of safety, connection, and deep reflection.

Connect with Brianna Greenspan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brigreen1111

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71: The 11.11 Miracle, Divine Downsizing, and The Expensive $40,000 Lesson: Trusting the Divine and Embracing the Sacred Chaos

In this deeply personal episode of The Inner Golden Hour, I'm pulling back the curtain on one of the most chaotic, unbelievable, divinely aligned moments of my life. On 11/11/2022, we moved into our home, Sahasrara. But the story behind this move is not cute, clean, or Pinterest-worthy. It was wild. It was messy. It was spiritual. And it taught me a lesson I didn't see coming.

This is the story of a three-week miracle, a $40,000 decluttering wake-up call, identity shedding, divine timing, and the moment I stopped following logic and started following intuition, against all odds.

If you've ever felt the nudge to leap without certainty… If you've been questioning your timing… If you're craving a sign that your next chapter is already aligning…

This episode will sit in your chest and stay with you.

This is not just a story about a move.

It's about leaving behind an old identity, creating space for a life you didn't know you were ready for, and trusting the Universe even when nothing makes sense on paper.

In This Episode, You'll Hear:

• The wild timeline: how we went from deciding to buy a house to getting the keys in just three weeks • The emotional and physical chaos of moving with a 10-month-old while still healing postpartum • Why I suddenly felt called to move from Washington to California even when everything looked "fine" • The shocking moment we realized we had donated over $40,000 worth of stuff • How decluttering became a spiritual, emotional, generational purge • The truth behind my shopping addiction and what it was trying to numb • The divine lesson hidden inside choosing a smaller house • How the lower mortgage cracked open space for one of the biggest decisions of our lives this year • Why the Universe sometimes forces you to let go so you can realign • How identity, home, intuition, and timing intersect in ways we don't see until later

This episode is your sign.

Because sometimes the universe doesn't whisper. Sometimes it yanks you into your next chapter.

🎧 Listen to the full episode, and if it hits home, message me and tell me what landed. I love hearing your stories.

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Episode 70: 3 Unintentional Mistakes Working Moms Don't Know They're Making (and How To Fix Them)

The 3 unintentional mistakes keeping working moms in survival mode and how to shift into alignment, calm, and results without overthinking, overwhelm, or guilt.

In this Inner Golden Hour episode, we uncover the three unintentional mistakes that keep ambitious working moms stuck in survival mode: chasing "work-life balance," tying worth to output, and normalizing nervous-system chaos.

You'll learn why none of this is your fault, how the system trains you to overdo and self-blame, and what it actually takes to create holistic success without constant overthinking, overwhelm, guilt, or sacrifice.

What we cover:

• Why "better time management" can't fix an identity-level problem

• The worth trap and why hustling harder creates a leaky-bucket life

• How an unregulated nervous system silently sabotages progress

• The inside-out path: align identity, regulate the body, and act from energy, not exhaustion

• Conscious manifestation for working moms who want calm, clarity, and consistent results

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Episode 69: How to Thrive Without Choosing Between Your Kids and Your Career: 4 Truths That Set You Free From the Hustle-Guilt Trap

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You'll learn the exact tools and rewiring techniques to stop overdoing and start thriving… in motherhood, in your career, and in your energy.

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If you've ever felt torn between being the mom your kids need and the woman your dreams demand – this episode will hit you right in the gut.

Because the truth is, you've been conditioned to believe that you can't have both. That success requires sacrifice. That motherhood means losing yourself.

But here's what no one tells you – that belief is the very thing keeping you stuck.

In this episode, I am walking you through 4 Truths That Set You Free from the Hustle-Guilt Trap, revealing how to:

✨ Stop earning your rest and start creating from overflow ✨ Trade perfection for regulation so your kids feel your truth, not your tension ✨ Embrace ambition without guilt or apology ✨ Redefine "balance" into alignment – the kind that actually feels like freedom

You'll leave this episode with fresh clarity, deep permission, and a new understanding of what real thriving looks like for ambitious working moms.

💬 Expect truth bombs. 💬 Expect reflection. 💬 Expect liberation from the "do more to deserve more" loop.

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Inside, you'll learn the exact science and energetics behind the shifts in this episode – so you can finally live what you've been craving: success without self-sacrifice.

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Episode 68: 5 Habits That Look Productive But Are Secretly Draining You (and What to Do Instead)

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What if the habits you're most proud of are the ones quietly burning you out? In this episode, we're exposing the 5 productivity habits that look like success… but secretly keep you stuck in survival mode.

If you're a high-achieving mom who's doing all the right things yet constantly feels behind, this episode will hit you right in the truth.

I'm breaking down the five habits that look productive but are actually draining your energy, your joy, and your identity.

You'll learn what these patterns are really rooted in, and how to reclaim your peace, presence, and power without dropping your ambition.

This isn't about balance.

It's about alignment, the kind that lets you thrive as YOU, as a mom, and in your career without guilt, burnout, or constant overthinking.

In this episode, you'll learn: ✨ The subconscious reason your brain equates "busy" with "safe" ✨ Why over-scheduling, multitasking, and saying yes to "shoulds" keeps you exhausted ✨ How to reclaim your time, energy, and focus without losing your edge ✨ Real, practical shifts to move from survival to conscious creation

Listen if you're ready to: 💥 Stop managing your life and start mastering it 💥 Redefine success on your terms 💥 Finally feel like you again, without the constant mental load

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Episode 67: Raising Whole Humans While Staying Whole Yourself: The Truth About "Balance," Mom Guilt & Being Who You Really Are, Embracing Your Feminine & Raising Empowered Children

A crossover replay from Sana's podcast, Thriving In Love, where I joined her to talk real-life motherhood, work, identity, and ditching the guilt. Shared with permission and gratitude to Sana.

You're about to hear a conversation I had on Sana's podcast, Thriving and Love. It was too good not to share. We talk devotion over discipline, mom guilt, and real-world tools for working moms. Big love to Sana for hosting me and letting me bring it here.

This conversation is a permission slip. We go straight into real life: quitting a safe job for what felt true, starting over, choosing devotion instead of white-knuckle discipline, and teaching kids to find joy without the Pinterest circus. High-achieving moms don't need another productivity hack. They need identity alignment.

What you'll hear:

• Why "thoughts create reality" isn't the full picture and why your body calls the shots

• Devotion vs discipline and how to show up when motivation dies

• The mom-guilt loop and how to get off it

• "Balance" vs being. Spoiler: being wins

• How to raise kids who don't need a theme party to feel celebrated

• Identity work for high-achieving moms who secretly feel lost

• Integrity conversations at home, school, and work without burning bridges

• Why information isn't transformation and what actually lands in a mom's day

Try this this week:

• Ask yourself before any "should": Am I doing this for me, my kid, or the image of me

• Swap "discipline" for "devotion." One tiny devoted action a day beats a perfect plan

• Say the honest sentence you're avoiding. Practice it out loud first. Then say it kindly

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Episode 66: Breakdown to breakthrough. Triggers, flow state, and the real work behind a life by design.

No script. No outline. The mic went on and everything spilled. Three weeks of failed recordings. A tiny argument that wasn't the point at all. A Sunday night on my knees. Then a 19 hour flow day where the channel would not close. This is the real human ride of identity, motherhood, energy, and choosing standards over excuses.

What we cover

• The blank and the flood. How three weeks of nothing turned into a 45 minute download

• The argument as the door, not the cause. Triggers that show you what you did not want to see

• The holy question. What is the point of this life. Why asking it cracked open the truth

• Depth meets you where you are. Ayahuasca memories. Same descent without the ceremony

• The 21 day challenge as a portal. How free can still be potent when you actually go in

• Cosmic stack. New moon. Eclipse. Equinox. Luteal phase. Navratri. Timing that made the floor drop

• Flow state mechanics. What a 19 hour creative sprint feels like and why it did not drain me

• Standards over normalization. I am not claiming mom brain. I design identity and energy

• Boundaries that give power back. Phone. Social. Dopamine. When I slipped and how I reset

• Real house. Real life. No cleaner. No cook. Kids help. Husband runs laundry. I still choose my work and my body

• Seeds for 2026. Why October is when the next version gets planted

• Permission slip. You are not crazy for feeling the full spectrum. You are conscious

If this episode shook something loose, share it with one mom who is building a real life. Get on the early list for what I am building next. Seeds go in now.

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Time Isn't the Problem, But It's the Way You're Using It. Why To-Do Lists Are Keeping You Trapped: The 4D Framework for Moms Who Want More!

🚨 Busy moms, this one's for you! If you've ever felt like there just aren't enough hours in the day – like no matter how much you get done, there's always more piling up – this episode is about to change EVERYTHING.

We've all been told that "time management is the key to success," but what if that's the biggest lie keeping you stuck in exhaustion? You don't need better time management – you need better energy alignment.

If you're stuck in the cycle of overwhelm, exhaustion, and feeling behind, this episode will change the way you move through life forever.

🎧 In this episode of The Inner Golden Hour, I'm breaking down:

✅ Why to-do lists are keeping you trapped in 'busy but not productive' mode ✅ The real reason you feel like you never have enough time (hint: it's not what you think) ✅ How to ditch overwhelm, reclaim your energy, and get real results – without doing more ✅ The ONE shift that collapses time and helps you move toward your dream life faster

If you're done with burnout, done with sacrificing yourself for the never-ending to-do list, and ready to finally step into a life where you thrive – this episode is a must.

And don't forget! My free webinar is happening soon: "Discover 3 Secrets to Thrive in Motherhood & Career – Without Sacrifice, Hustle, or Burnout." If you're ready to reclaim your time, energy, and joy, grab your spot now!

🔗 Save your seat here.

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Sign Up For The Real Weight Release (Loss) Challenge Here: 21 Days To Reset Identity + Body For Working Moms Dear Working Moms: The #1 reason your diets + workouts FAIL?

It's NOT your mindset. It's NOT discipline. It's NOT willpower. And it's not even your busy schedule.

Here's the real reason 👇🏼

Your body is carrying weight that no diet or workout can touch.

The late-night guilt. The mom-shame you bury. The exhaustion from doing it all. The perfectionism that never shuts off.

THAT'S the weight that keeps your body stuck.

So when you wonder why you can't stay consistent with food or exercise… it's because you're carrying grief in your belly, guilt in your shoulders, exhaustion in your hips.

Here's the truth nobody tells you about diets + workouts👇🏼

Your body keeps score. Always.

Every ounce of guilt. Every drop of shame. Every story of "not enough."

It lives in your belly, your hips, your shoulders, your nervous system.

And here's the kicker → unless your identity resets, no amount of clean eating, cardio, or discipline will ever last. It will always feel like hard work and torture.

It'll always feel like punishment disguised as "self-care.

So yeah, until your identity resets, every plan will feel like a battle you can't win.

Reset your identity, and the struggle ends.

Because your body always returns to the identity it's tied to. Always.

That's why you lose weight and gain it back.

That's why you start strong and burn out.

That's why nothing feels sustainable.

It's not about doing more. It's about becoming someone new.

And here's the kicker: when you release that weight – the invisible stuff – the visible weight follows. Inches, bloat, stubborn belly… gone.

That's exactly why I created The Real Weight Release Challenge for Working Moms.

21 days.

To release the invisible weight (guilt, exhaustion, perfectionism, the whole nine yards) and the visible weight (inches, bloat, heaviness) aka lose weight

Reset your body. Recode your identity. Rise in your leadership.

The weight on your body is just the echo of the weight you carry in your identity.

In The Real Weight Release (Loss) Challenge, you'll discover how to release both visible and invisible weight. Through somatic weight release practices, quantum and neuroscience insights, Ayurvedic rituals, and identity reset tools, you'll finally experience sustainable weight loss, stronger leadership, and freedom in your body.

This isn't about another quick fix. It's about resetting your body, recoding your identity, and reclaiming your leadership – so you can feel lighter, calmer, and unstoppable in every part of your life.

Join us to release what no longer belongs to you.

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Episode 63: Why Ambition Isn't the Problem, It's What You're Pairing It With

You've been told your ambition is too much. That success while being a mom is selfish. That your drive is the reason you're tired. That success has to come at the cost of your family, your health, your peace.

But what if ambition isn't the problem?

What if it's what you've been unconsciously pairing it with — that's draining your energy and blocking your flow?

In this episode, we're flipping the script on what it really means to be a driven woman in a world that rewards burnout.

I'm breaking down the 3 toxic pairings that have made ambitious moms spiral into burnout, and why ambition itself isn't the problem… it's the outdated programming you're attaching to it.

This one's for the high-achieving mom who's ready to thrive without apology.

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✨ Let's stop surviving our dreams — and start embodying them.

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