The Joy Experiment Podcast

What happens when you build the business, hit the goals, make the money and realize you’re not feeling the freedom you thought success would bring?

In this episode of The Joy Experiment, Roberta Ravella reconnects with Erin Bradley, author and founder of Pursuing Freedom, for a conversation about creating freedom in business and life.

Erin shares how she went from building a high-earning business that left her feeling tethered and depleted to using joy, ease, presence, and curiosity as the compass for what came next.

Together, Roberta and Erin talk about slowing down, quieting the noise, trusting your inner guidance, and taking action from love, service, and contribution instead of pressure or attachment.

This episode is for the woman who wants success that brings joy, peace, freedom, and the income she desires.

Key Takeaways:

• Freedom is not only a future goal. It is a feeling you can begin practicing now.
• Your business can look successful and still feel misaligned.
• Slowing down helps you hear what pressure and urgency talk over.
• Joy, ease, and curiosity can become a compass for aligned action.
• Income becomes more connected to impact when your work comes from love and contribution.

About the Guest:

Erin Bradley is the founder of Pursuing Freedom, author of the book Pursuing Freedom, and host of the Pursuing Freedom podcast. She coaches entrepreneurs to build businesses rooted in joy, ease, and authentic alignment rather than grinding hustle.

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

How do you build a business without losing yourself in it?

In this episode of The Joy Experiment, Roberta Ravella talks with Remeny Armitage, founder of Brilliant and Human, about people-pleasing, honest feedback, client relationships, and leading from values you actually live.

Remeny shares how one of the hardest losses of her life taught her the power of real listening, not fixing, not smoothing things over, but letting someone be honest, human, and heard.

This conversation is about humanity, honesty, courage, boundaries, and building a business that feels sustainable for your energy, your values and your life.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• People-pleasing in business can disconnect you from your values. If you are constantly saying yes, over-delivering, or adapting to what everyone else needs, your business may grow while you lose connection with yourself.
• Honest client feedback can feel scary, but it creates stronger business relationships. The truth your clients are afraid to say may be the exact information you need to improve, set better boundaries, and build more trust.
• A sustainable business is built from humanity, honesty, and courage, not just growth goals. Real success is not only about scaling, revenue, or strategy. It is about building a business that supports your energy, values, relationships, and life.

About the guest:
Remeny Armitage is the founder of Brilliant and Human, a consultancy that brings genuine humanity into the relationships between creative agencies and their clients. She is a truth-teller, a deep listener, and a living example of what it looks like to build a business that is founded on your values

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

Why the next level of business may require less forcing, more self-trust and a deeper connection to how you actually want to create.

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella sits down with Jessica Willis, founder of Intuition Mindset, for a grounded conversation about intuition, emotional intelligence, nervous system regulation, creativity, leadership and building a business that actually feels like yours.

Together, they explore why so many high-achieving women spend years gathering outside advice and doing what “should” work, only to realize they’ve been operating further away from themselves. Jessica shares how intuition comes through your emotions, your body, your creative process and the next best step, not the whole vision at once.

If you struggle with overthinking, second-guessing, or constantly looking for one more opinion before you move, this episode is an invitation to slow down and listen differently.

In this episode, we unpack:

• Why intuition rarely gives you the whole roadmap and how to trust just the "next best step."
• How emotional suppression directly leads to nervous system dysregulation, anxiety, distraction and chronic burnout.
• Why feelings like anger aren’t weaknesses but crucial intuitive messages designed to protect your boundaries.
• How micro-dosing small intuitive choices builds the self-trust required to make massive, scalable business moves.
• Why traditional business models are failing and why intuitive, emotionally intelligent leadership is essential in the age of AI.

If you are ready to shift your propulsion system from hustle to alignment, hit play now.

About the guest:

Jessica Willis is the founder and CEO of Intuition Mindset, an organization focused on leadership consulting, executive mentoring and professional development. Her framework relies on normalizing intuition as a practical business asset rather than a mystical concept.

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📖 Roberta’s Book: Open for Business: How To Build A Business You Love Without The Hustle And Grind

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

What happens when the success you built no longer feels like you?

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella sits down with business coach and Uncensored Self host Ryann Gillen to talk about identity, burnout, hyper-independence, money and building success without losing yourself in the process.

If you’ve ever wondered why success still feels empty, this conversation is for you.

IN THIS EPISODE:

— How seeing yourself as soul, essence or source energy can help you redefine success beyond outside approval
— Why doing what you love can become a pathway to ease and alignment
— How to reframe money as a supportive tool rather than a source of pressure, control, or power
— Why relationships, natural growth cycles and seasonal rhythms matter in sustainable business
— How inner truth and genuine connection can help attract aligned clients and opportunities
— Why moving through shame, guilt, fear and old beliefs is part of authentic growth
— How your business reflects your inner world, and why tending to your roots creates lasting success

About the guest:

Ryan Gillen is a business strategist and spiritual guide, known for her ability to marry energetic awareness with practical strategy. Her work helps high-achieving women transform their mindset so they can create sustainable success while staying true to themselves.

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

Unlock the secret to limitless possibility in your life and business.

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella and business and transformational coach Britt Lefkoe explore the transformative power of an infinite possibility mindset.

Britt emphasizes that infinite possibility means recognizing that everything is available, not necessarily all at once, but as an option. Think about balancing wealth, relationships, personal growth, and purpose without sacrificing one for another.

But cultivating an infinite possibility mindset requires consciously putting those patterns back on the table. It’s about questioning whether certain outcomes are truly impossible or just haven't been proven yet.

It’s a shift from believing something can’t happen to knowing that it could.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• What the infinite possibility mindset really means and how it quietly restores joy in business without toxic positivity
• Why soul-led success requires putting everything back on the table and how that single shift dissolves the either/or trap
• How unconscious belief patterns create an anti-hustle mindset that actually expands ambition instead of killing it
• The difference between being in choice vs. being in default and why sovereignty starts there
• How alignment in business isn't a destination but a living, breathing practice of filtering the world through your own values
  

About the guest:

Britt Lefkoe is a business and transformational mindset coach, keynote speaker, and one of the most grounded voices on peak performance and infinite possibility working today. She brings rare warmth and precision to the inner work that actually changes how you build.

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📖 Roberta’s Book: Open for Business: How To Build A Business You Love Without The Hustle And Grind

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

What if the reason your goals don't stick isn't willpower, but that your body never felt safe enough to step into them?

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella and Lisa Murphy, a vibrant living coach, explore how body awareness, somatic healing, and nervous system regulation can open the door to clarity, joy, and purpose, especially for women navigating midlife transitions.

They unpack the hidden barriers that keep women from living fully now, like disconnecting from the body’s signals and letting fear unconsciously shape decisions and goals. They explore a gentler, more counterintuitive path that moves away from constant striving and toward ease, presence, and embodied clarity.

Lisa introduces her Big Five visioning process, a heart-centered practice designed to help create a life aligned with how you want to feel and experience each moment.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why goals set from the head (mindset) rarely stick and what to do instead
• Lisa's Big Five Visioning process: a somatic approach to clarity and purpose
• A live body scan practice you can do right along with them
• How 80% of autoimmune diseases are diagnosed in women and what those signals
• The nervous system's role in why high-achieving women feel stuck
• What "vibrant living" actually means after 40, beyond anti-aging culture

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your desires, exhausted by striving, or weighed down by expectations, this episode offers a different way forward: a return to self, grounded in compassion, presence, and a renewed trust in your body’s wisdom.

About the guest:

Lisa Murphy is a Vibrant Living Coach who specializes in helping women move beyond hustle culture and into embodied, joyful living. Her work blends health coaching, somatic practices, and anti-hustle visioning to help entrepreneurs align with what their bodies actually want.

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📖 Roberta’s Book: Open for Business: How To Build A Business You Love Without The Hustle And Grind

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

Most leaders and entrepreneurs overlook one of their most powerful strategic assets: JOY.

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella and Jennifer Gomez, known as the Joyful Strategist, explore how cultivating joy as a core leadership practice elevates performance, builds trust, and drives authentic influence.

Jen introduces the Joy Method, a three-step framework of reflect, align and commit, designed to integrate joy into daily leadership.

The episode discusses the disconnect between external success and inner fulfillment that many high achievers face. Jen and Roberta make the case that true leadership starts with self-awareness, clear boundaries, and the courage to prioritize yourself without guilt.

If burnout, overwork, or people-pleasing take over your days, this episode is for you. It’s perfect for visionaries ready to redefine success, foster a joyful culture, and lead with a calm confidence that energizes everyone around them.

In this episode:

• The ripple effect of joy culture and its influence on organizational and personal success
• Rooting in gratitude and self-trust to navigate chaos and pressure
• Practical frameworks like the Joy Method (Reflect, Align, Commit) for decision-making
• Managing boundaries and reducing burnout with intentional scheduling
• The importance of capacity building and nervous system resilience for high performance
• How authenticity and joy fuel innovation, curiosity, and leadership
• Overcoming childhood trauma and deep-seated worthiness issues to unlock true potential
• Strategies for social media and consumption habits that support joy
• The necessity of regular reflection and internal alignment for sustainable success

About the guest:

Jennifer Gomez is a leadership coach and founder of The Joyful Strategist, renowned for helping high achievers reconnect with their purpose and unlock sustainable joy. Her insights are backed by years of experience navigating adversity and transforming her life and those she coaches.

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

If you're ready to turn fear into living unashamed, unshakable, and truly free, this episode is for you!

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta Ravella and Tony Will, General Manager of the Kalamazoo Wings hockey team and one of the most unapologetically alive women you will ever meet, explores the transformative mindset shifts that helped her leave alcohol behind and embrace her true self, proving that big changes are just one decision away.

You’ll discover how reframing setbacks as “data points” instead of “relapses” can free you from shame, making progress feel safe and sustainable. We break down five leadership pillars that helped Tony and can help you build trust in yourself, leverage your personality, and move in harmony with your deepest values.

If you're ready to turn fear into fuel and take control of your life’s most important decisions, this episode is your blueprint for living unashamed, unshakable, and truly free.

About Toni Will:

Toni Will is a TEDx speaker and the General Manager and Governor of a men’s professional hockey team, leading business operations, culture, and long term strategy in a high pressure sports environment. She is also an entrepreneur, speaker, and host of the Women In… podcast, and the creator of the empowHER women’s leadership conference. Toni has lived alcohol free for more than five years and is the author of the upcoming debut book “Rebellious Success”, focused on redefining success through clarity, courage and intentional leadership.

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About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

There is a moment when you realize that the business you built no longer fits the woman you've become.

This episode is for that moment.

In this episode of The Joy Experiment Podcast, Roberta sits down with strategic marketing advisor Ed Troxell for a conversation that goes well beyond tactics.

They explore what it actually feels like to pivot, to niche down without losing yourself, and to stop outsourcing your instincts to the next book or course.

Ed brings the marketing clarity. Roberta brings the soul. And what emerges is something every woman entrepreneur in a season of transition needs to hear: that trusting yourself IS the strategy.

Five Key Moments:

4:00 — The Awakening: When the pivot feels necessary but scary

7:30 — The Permission Slip: Why trusting yourself has to come before hiring anyone

11:00 — The Quiet Season: Ed's decision to choose implementation over consumption

13:00 — The Letting Go: Unsubscribing from the voices that got you here but won't get you where you are going next

14:20 — The Einstein Moment: The quote that reframes patience as genius

About Ed Troxell:
Ed is a strategic marketing advisor for coaches, consultants, and service professionals, the person you call when your referrals have dried up and you know it's time to show up publicly in a way that actually feels like you.

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📖 Roberta’s Book: Open for Business: How To Build A Business You Love Without The Hustle And Grind

Get your copy: https://www.amazon.in/Open-Business-Build-Without-Hustle-ebook/dp/B0G98TXZFP

About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.

What if the reason everything feels hard has nothing to do with your discipline, your genetics, or your willpower and everything to do with a belief you picked up in a room you didn't even choose to be in?

This episode is the permission slip you didn't know you needed.

Roberta Ravella sits down with body transformation expert Danielle Francine for one of those rare conversations that starts with abs and ends with your entire relationship to effort, ease, and what you've been told you deserve.

Together, they trace the thread from hustle-coded workouts to fighting energy in business  and show what becomes possible when you finally stop fighting with your body and your desires and start flowing with them.

Key Moments:

0:00 — The Warm-Up: Roberta's first lesson in taking 'hard' out of the equation before the recording even begins

5:20 — The Permission Slip: Danielle's philosophy, “if it's easy, it's for me” and why that's not privilege, it's practice

8:30 — The Root: How one client's childhood Weight Watchers memory was secretly running her adult resistance to tracking macros

9:50 — The Mirror: Why fighting energy in your body always shows up as fighting energy in your business

11:30 — The Turning Point: The moment Roberta recognized 'busy' as a costume for 'afraid to rest' and what she said to her client instead

About Danielle Francine:
Danielle is a body transformation expert who helps women achieve lean, vibrant, lasting results through an ease-first philosophy. She has visible abs year-round and a mindset to match and she will absolutely challenge everything you believe about what it takes to have the body you desire.

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Roberta’s Book: Open for Business: How To Build A Business You Love Without The Hustle And Grind

Get your copy: https://www.amazon.in/Open-Business-Build-Without-Hustle-ebook/dp/B0G98TXZFP

About the show:

The Joy Experiment Podcast is where success and soul finally meet. Roberta Ravella blends heart and science to help women entrepreneurs discover how alignment becomes action, and how success becomes something you feel, not just something you chase.