What happens when being empathetic starts costing you your peace?

This week, I’m joined by Josie, Meg, and Grace for an honest conversation about energy, how we give it, how we absorb it, and why protecting it is not the same thing as becoming cold.

We start with our week-one reflections from the William Tells All practice and what happened when people began hearing positive affirmations in their own voices. From calming an amygdala hijack to challenging self-limiting beliefs, the early feedback is clear: sometimes your brain needs to hear the truth from the person it trusts most...you.

Then we get into the deeper work: healthy emotional boundaries, the pressure women feel to be sunshine and roses for everyone, empathy without carrying somebody else’s trauma home, and self-care that goes far beyond hair, nails, or performative wellness.

Because empathy is not erasure. It is not martyrdom. It is presence.

We talk about reconnecting with your body, protecting your time, choosing where your energy belongs, and understanding that you do not need to explain every boundary you set.

And because this is an Unbreakable banter episode, we somehow make our way from emotional regulation to Mercury drinking Gatorade, wet jeans, swamp ass, and a Would You Rather question that could absolutely start a fight at home.

Let us know in the comments: Where are you over-investing your energy, and what boundary would help you take some of it back?

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Ty’s addiction recovery story proves that rock bottom does not have to be the end of your story.

After substance use began when he was only 12 or 13, Ty reached a point where guilt would no longer let him look away. He walked into the sheriff’s office and confessed to crimes authorities didn’t even know he had committed. Drug court gave him the accountability he needed, and he chose to use it to rebuild.

Today, Ty is a husband, father, recovery counsellor, recent master’s graduate, and aspiring bodybuilder. He went from 315 pounds to 173, found structure and presence inside the gym, and transformed his lived experience into a way of serving others.

Then, just before Christmas, a devastating house fire injured his daughter and displaced his family. In this deeply honest conversation, Ty and Kait talk about leading a family through chaos, accepting support without shame, and continuing to choose peace when life hits again.

This isn’t a perfectly packaged comeback story. It’s a real conversation about addiction, accountability, childhood wounds, belonging, bodybuilding, mental health, community, fatherhood, and the courage it takes to receive help.

Because sometimes being Unbreakable doesn’t mean carrying everything alone. Sometimes it means letting people show up for you.

If Ty’s story speaks to you, share this episode with someone who is rebuilding their own life, and subscribe to the Unbreakable Podcast Network for more honest conversations about resilience, recovery, leadership, and personal transformation.

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Grieving someone who is still alive can be one of the hardest forms of loss to name, because there is no funeral, no final goodbye, and often no clean closure.

In this episode of The Unbreakable Podcast Network, Kait Dinunzio, Josie Cable, Meg, and Grace Warren talk about ambiguous loss, family estrangement, and what happens when you finally accept that someone you love may never show up in the way you hoped they would.

This is the grief that comes from mourning a parent who is still alive. A relationship that still exists, but no longer feels safe. A version of your family, your future, or yourself that you had to let go of in order to keep growing.

There is no shortcut through that kind of grief. You cannot outthink it, spreadsheet it, or neurologically hack your way around it. You have to give yourself permission to feel the anger, sadness, guilt, relief, and disappointment without gaslighting yourself for having a human response.

Before the conversation shifts into grief, the team also shares honest first-week reflections from the Unbreakable Practice Lab with William Tells All. Josie and Meg open up about the discomfort of hearing affirmations in their own voices, the confidence that began to grow through repetition, and whether intentional focus can change the way we walk into hard moments.

In this episode:

-Grieving someone who is still alive

-Ambiguous loss and family estrangement

-Releasing expectations without denying the pain

-Why anger and relief can both belong in grief

-Emotional regulation and self-gaslighting

-Hearing your own voice as an act of self-acceptance

-Affirmations, intentional focus, and the reticular activating system

-Making room for new traditions, relationships, and versions of yourself

If this episode puts words to something you have been carrying quietly, tell us what resonated in the comments. Your experience may be the thing that helps someone else feel less alone.

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What happens when the thing driving you forward is also the thing you’re afraid to lose?

In this episode of The Unbreakable Podcast, Kait Dinunzio sits down with Welsh bodybuilding coach, athlete, filmmaker and former DJ Jay Davies for a conversation about passion, identity, discipline and the fear of going backwards.

Jay’s path wasn’t built from one perfect plan. It unfolded chapter by chapter. From music and DJing to becoming one of the most trusted videographers in UK bodybuilding, and eventually stepping fully into coaching.

Jay shares how a serious illness and suspected sepsis left him hospitalized, caused him to lose 38 pounds in 12 days and pushed him to walk away from bodybuilding. Ten weeks later, he realized that quitting hadn’t brought him peace. The passion was still there.

Together, Kait and Jay get honest about:

- How comparison can steal the joy from your progress
- The fear of returning to an earlier version of yourself
- Why fear can be useful when it’s pointed in the right direction
- Knowing when one chapter of your life has ended
- The identity we build around our careers and passions
- The mental strength developed through bodybuilding
- Why there may be no true ceiling on what you can become
- Choosing your own path instead of copying what looks good online

This may look like a bodybuilding conversation, but it goes far beyond the stage. It’s for anyone rebuilding, reinventing themselves or wondering whether they still have what it takes.

As Jay reminds us: progress only stops when you stop.

What passion keeps pulling you forward, even when the path gets hard? Tell us in the comments.

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How do you let go of a parent who never became the person you needed, especially when they’re still alive?

In this listener-led episode of The Unbreakable Podcast, Kait Dinunzio is joined by Josie Cable, Grace Warren and the newest member of the Unbreakable team, Meg, for an honest conversation about healing the mother wound, overcoming imposter syndrome, recognizing your role in recurring conflict and understanding what healthy love actually looks like.

Kait draws from Unbreakable to explore a kind of grief that rarely gets acknowledged: grieving the possibility of a relationship you hoped would eventually become real. The team discusses acceptance without excusing harmful behaviour, communicating unmet needs, establishing boundaries and choosing how your experiences shape the person you become.

They also tackle some uncomfortable...but necessary questions:

- Why do successful people still feel like frauds?

- What if you’re the common denominator in your conflicts?

- Can you love someone while choosing distance?

- What does real, healthy love look like after the honeymoon phase?

- How do you stop comparing yourself to everyone else in the room?

The team also welcomes Meg to Unbreakable and introduces the upcoming Unbreakable Practice Lab, an experience exploring mindset, intentional goal-setting and the reticular activating system across different generations.

Which part of this conversation hit closest to home? Share your thoughts in the comments and subscribe to follow the next chapter of the Unbreakable movement.

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00:00 You don’t need to be everything to everyone
00:39 Meet the growing Unbreakable team
03:04 Debatables and unmatched sock chaos
13:41 What’s next for Unbreakable
15:05 Introducing the Unbreakable Practice Lab
21:24 Imposter syndrome and feeling like a fraud
30:29 Grieving the mother you needed
37:01 Communication, empathy and unmet needs
42:01 Are you the problem?
44:55 The Four Agreements
48:46 What does healthy love look like?
56:55 What’s coming next

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What happens when you lose the business, the house, the money, and the identity you built around all of it?

Former U.S. Marine, entrepreneur, father of six and bestselling author Richard Walsh joins Kait Dinunzio for a raw conversation about starting over after losing everything, rebuilding your life and recognizing that you are more than your job, title or paycheck.

When the 2008 financial crisis wiped out Richard’s successful business, he was forced to confront a difficult truth: his work had not just become something he did. It had become who he believed he was.

Richard made the decision to shut it down, walk away and begin again.

In this episode of The Unbreakable Podcast, Kait and Richard unpack what it takes to rebuild after failure, find purpose beyond money and success, and stop allowing comfort, comparison and other people’s opinions to control your direction.

They also explore:

-Why money can solve financial problems but cannot create fulfillment
- How tying your identity to your career can quietly trap you
- Starting over and rebuilding your confidence after a major setback
- Reverse-engineering your goals instead of chasing every opportunity
- Why social media comparison steals your focus and joy
- Raising independent children who are not afraid to leave the nest
- Setting boundaries with people who only call when they need something
- Handling criticism without letting it ruin your day
- Why focused action beats constant multitasking
- The importance of choosing challenges that stretch you

Richard’s final advice is simple, blunt and deeply Unbreakable:

Do hard things.

Growth does not usually happen inside the choices that keep us comfortable. It happens when we decide that fear, failure and uncertainty will not make our decisions for us.

This conversation is for entrepreneurs, leaders, parents and anyone navigating a career change, identity shift or unexpected new beginning.

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Resilience isn't built in the spotlight.

It's built in the early mornings, the long drives, the quiet decisions, and the moments when nobody is watching.

Welcome to the first introduction into one of our Unbreakable's Athletes, where we're stepping beyond the studio and into Tristyn's world. This is a blend of podcast conversation and behind-the-scenes storytelling, giving you an honest look at what it takes to pursue a dream in one of the most demanding sports there is.

Rodeo isn't just about competition. It's about courage. It's about learning to get back up after you've been knocked down, trusting yourself when the outcome is uncertain, and choosing to show up anyway.

That's what being Unbreakable has always been about.

This is more than following an athlete through a season. It's following a young woman who is choosing growth over comfort, discipline over excuses, and purpose over fear. Whether you're chasing a championship, building a business, leading a team, or simply trying to become a better version of yourself, there's something in this journey for you.

And this is only the beginning.

You'll be seeing much more of Tristyn throughout the season as we document the wins, the setbacks, the lessons, and everything in between. Because legacy isn't built in a single moment, it's built in the moments people rarely get to see.

If you haven't already, start by watching Tristyn's debut episode on The Unbreakable Podcast to hear her story, what shaped her, and why this dream matters so deeply.

You can watch/listen to it here -

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What dream are you choosing to stay committed to, even when it's hard?

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Are you growing… or are you just trying to keep fitting into a life you’ve already outgrown?

In this solo episode of The Unbreakable Podcast Network, Kait Dinunzio answers real listener questions about invisible progress, consistency, adult friendships, relationship growth, boundaries, loneliness, and knowing when it may be time to let someone go.

This episode gets into the hard, honest parts of personal growth: doing the work when you can’t see results yet, caring too much about what people think, feeling lonely even when you’re surrounded by people, and learning that sometimes the healthiest relationship you can have with someone is one with distance.

Kait also shares personal reflections from Unbreakable: From Abandonment to Abundance and the Strength to Lead, including the impact of abandonment wounds, conditional love, emotional regulation, and why “validation is for parking.”

If you’ve been feeling stuck, disconnected, unseen, or unsure whether you’re growing apart from people in your life, this conversation is for you.

In this episode:
- Why progress is often invisible before it becomes obvious
- How consistency becomes proof, even when outcomes lag
- Why action creates clarity
- The grief of outgrowing friendships
- How relationships survive growth and change
- Why communication matters more than comfort
- How to stop living for other people’s approval
- Why loneliness can happen even when you’re surrounded
- How to know when it’s time to let someone go
- Why protecting your peace is not selfish

Drop a comment below: which question hit you the hardest?

If this episode gave you something to think about, like the video, subscribe to the channel, and share it with someone who may need the reminder that growth does not always look loud while it’s happening.

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Why does making friends as an adult feel like trying to schedule a meeting with twelve unavailable calendars?

In this episode of the Unbreakable Podcast Network, Kait Dinunzio, Josie Cable, and Grace Warren dive into adult friendships, loneliness, vulnerability, technology, and why so many people feel disconnected even when they are constantly “available.”

We talk about the 11-3-6 rule of friendship, why meaningful relationships require real time and effort, and how accessibility has started to replace actual intimacy. Because let’s be honest... sending memes back and forth is fun, but it is not the same as being deeply known.

This conversation gets into:

- why adult friendships are harder to build and maintain

- the difference between being alone and feeling lonely

- how technology has changed connection

- why vulnerability feels risky but necessary

- the pressure to always be reachable

- how motherhood, careers, relationships, and life seasons can stretch friendships thin

- why authentic connection requires follow-through, not just good intentions

And because it’s Unbreakable, we also get there through broken thumbs, football chaos, Calgary rainstorms, pickle debates, toilet paper trauma, and a very strong stance on sock-sock-shoe-shoe.

If you’ve ever wondered why your relationships feel surface-level, why you’re tired of always reaching out first, or why being surrounded by people still doesn’t always feel like belonging, this one is for you.

Protect your peace. Chase your dreams. Stay Unbreakable.

👇 Drop a comment: Do you think adult friendships are harder now, or are we just worse at showing up?

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A chance meeting on an airplane. A life-changing job opportunity. A conversation about confidence, belonging, recovery, and what it means to find your people.

In this episode of The Unbreakable Podcast, Kait and Josie welcome Unbreakable's newest intern, artist Grace Warren, for a conversation that explores personal growth, creativity, recovery, self-confidence, and human connection.

Josie shares the powerful story of how a conversation with returning guest Earl Thiessen led to an unexpected opportunity with Oxford House Alberta, allowing her to use nearly six years of recovery experience to help others navigate their own journey.

The team also tackles listener questions around:

- How to build confidence when you've spent years doubting yourself
- Why self-worth starts from within
- The impact of social media on confidence and belonging
- Dating, ghosting, breadcrumbing, and modern relationships
- Why finding your community matters more than ever
- The role vulnerability plays in meaningful connection
- How discomfort becomes the pathway to growth

Along the way, the conversation dives into recovery, resilience, creativity, leadership, emotional growth, and the importance of showing up authentically in a world that often encourages people to perform instead of connect.

Whether you're rebuilding confidence, navigating relationships, pursuing recovery, or simply trying to find where you belong, this episode offers practical wisdom, honest stories, and a reminder that growth often begins the moment we step outside our comfort zone.

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