Joey Chandler woke up one morning in January 2022 with nothing left. Divorce papers signed. Business struggling. Living alone for the first time in 20 years. And he was the coach — the one helping everyone else find clarity.

In this conversation, Joey walks us through the surprisingly simple shift that pulled him out of burnout in about three months. No meditation retreat. No new morning routine. Just three words and a question he asked himself every single day. He breaks down his Refinement Engine framework, the science behind why values-based action works (hello, intrinsic motivation), and why your "spark word" might be the most important word in your whole life.

What you'll take away:

If this episode hits you somewhere tender, hit follow so you don't miss the next one. And forward it to that one friend who keeps saying "I'm fine."

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In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Ciara Waterfield shares the deeply personal story of how years of people-pleasing, toxic relationships, and slowly abandoning herself eventually led to chronic anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and a complete loss of identity.

From the outside, everything looked fine. But internally, she was unraveling.

What started as anxiety eventually became a wake-up call—forcing Ciara to confront the patterns, beliefs, and survival mechanisms that had been running her life for years.

In this conversation, we talk about:

✨ The connection between self-abandonment and anxiety

✨ Losing yourself in relationships and external validation

✨ Intrusive thoughts, nervous system dysregulation, and emotional overwhelm

✨ Meditation, yoga nidra, and awareness-based healing practices

✨ Learning how to reconnect with your body and rebuild self-trust

✨ What radical self-love actually looks like in real life

This episode is a powerful reminder that healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about coming back to yourself.

Connect with Ciara:

Instagram: @compassionate_awakened_living

LinkedIn: Ciara Waterfield

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What if the way you’re breathing is quietly keeping your nervous system stuck in stress?

In this Expert Series episode, Molly sits down with Eileen McDonald — creator of the BodyCue IQ™ system and a specialist in breathing behavior and nervous system regulation — to unpack the surprising connection between breath, stress, emotions, and the “funk” so many of us find ourselves stuck in.

Together, they explore how breathing patterns are learned, why shallow breathing and breath holding are more common than we realize, and how your body may be signaling stress long before your mind catches up.

Molly also shares what she discovered after tracking her own breathing patterns leading up to this conversation… and the insights were eye-opening.

This episode will help you:

Understand how your breath impacts your nervous system

Recognize unhealthy breathing patterns

Learn why stress changes the way we breathe

Discover practical tools to regulate in real time

Use your breath as a tool to help pivot out of the funk

Connect with Eileen: www.eileenmcdonald.com

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We don’t usually question success when everything looks good on the outside.

You’re showing up.

You’re doing the work.

You’re checking all the boxes.

But what happens when all of it is built on proving your worth?

In this episode, I sit down with Spencer Jones, founder of Jonesin’ For, to talk about what it really looks like when your drive to succeed is fueled by people-pleasing, validation, and the need to measure up.

For years, Spencer was the one saying yes to everything, constantly pushing, constantly proving… and from the outside, it looked like he was doing everything right.

Until it all came crashing down.

We talk about the moment he hit rock bottom, the realization that he didn’t even know who he was anymore, and what it took to rebuild from the inside out.

This conversation dives into the difference between confidence and ego, how early patterns can shape the way we show up for decades, and why success that’s built on proving yourself will never actually feel like enough.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the cycle of doing more, being more, and trying to earn your worth… this one will hit.

Resources from Molly:

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We’ve been told for years that alcohol is the problem.

But what if that’s not actually what’s driving addiction?

In this episode, addiction expert Dr. Robb Kelly — who has helped over 11,000 people recover — shares a perspective that completely challenges the way most of us think about addiction.

And before we even get there… his story.

From losing everything to addiction to a life-changing moment that shifted the trajectory of his life, this is one of those stories you don’t just hear — you feel.

From there, we get into what’s really happening beneath the surface:

This conversation will make you rethink everything you thought you knew.

And toward the end, I asked him something personal — about my own drinking before choosing sobriety over 3 years ago.

A question I think a lot of people have quietly wondered about themselves.

Connect with Dr. Robb Kelly

https://robbkelly.com 

https://www.instagram.com/addiction_doctor/ 

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What do you do when you know something works… but you’re not allowed to do it?

In this episode of the WTF Podcast, Molly sits down with Debbie Pietruszka, a retired occupational therapist who spent over 40 years working inside the traditional medical system—only to find herself in a frustrating in-between space.

Because some of the approaches that were actually helping her patients the most… weren’t exactly accepted.

That tension—between what she knew worked and what she was allowed to do—eventually led Debbie to make a bold decision: stop holding back and fully step into the work she felt called to do.

Today, Debbie is a medical intuitive, hypnotherapist, and energy practitioner, helping people access healing in ways most of us were never taught to even consider.

If you’ve ever felt stuck inside a role, a system, or a set of expectations that didn’t quite align with what you know to be true… this conversation will hit home.

✨ In this episode, we talk about:

What happens when what works doesn’t fit the rules

The emotional toll of holding back parts of yourself

Debbie’s journey from traditional medicine to intuitive healing

Trusting your instincts when the system says otherwise

What becomes possible when you stop playing small

Connect with Debbie: https://serendipitymeadows.com/ 

Resources from Molly:

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Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy

Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog

Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal

You can build the business.

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She walked away from everything.

The job. The identity. The life that looked perfect on paper.

With no plan, no safety net, and just $50 in her bank account, Kristen Shea found herself at rock bottom — and faced with a decision that would change everything.

In this episode, we talk about what it really looks like to hit a breaking point, the fear that keeps so many people stuck, and how trusting yourself (even when it makes no sense) can lead to something bigger than you imagined.

If you’ve ever felt like your life looks good on the outside but feels wrong on the inside… this one’s for you.

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What happens when life takes a turn you didn’t see coming?

In this powerful episode, I sit down with Sarah Centrella—four-time best-selling author, mindset expert, and someone I’ve personally learned from for years—to talk about a season that blindsided her in every way.

After spending years intentionally building her life, Sarah found herself navigating sudden loss, heartbreak, and emotional whiplash—all within the same window of time.

We talk about what it really looks like when life doesn’t go according to plan… even when you’ve done “everything right.”

More importantly, we dig into the tools that helped her move through it—and how you can use those same tools when you find yourself in a funk.

If life has thrown you a curveball lately, this episode will meet you right where you are—and remind you that you’re not stuck.

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A lot of the conversations on this podcast share stories of people who have gone through a season of being in the funk — and the steps they took to move forward.

And the more of those conversations I’ve had, the more I’ve noticed that certain patterns keep showing up.

The same tools.
The same practices.
The same ways of shifting how we think and how we move through the world.

So today we’re kicking off something new on the podcast — an Expert Series — where we take a closer look at some of those tools and explore them with people who have spent years studying and teaching them.

And the first topic we’re diving into is intuition.

My guest today is Karoleen Fober, an intuition expert who helps people understand how intuition actually works and how to strengthen it so they can trust themselves more and make clearer decisions.

In this conversation, we talk about:

• What intuition actually is
• Why so many people dismiss it as coincidence
• Why we talk ourselves out of what we feel
• How to strengthen your intuition through practice
• The connection between intuition and manifestation
• And how trusting your intuition can help guide your next step forward when you feel stuck

If you’ve ever had one of those moments where you thought…

"I knew that was going to happen."

This episode will help you understand why — and how to start listening to that inner voice a little more closely.

Because sometimes the next step out of the funk starts with learning to trust yourself again.

Intuition Resources:
Take Karoleen's FREE Intuition Quiz
Visit Karoleen's website
Buy Karoleen's Book -- It's SOOOO good!

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Let's connect! 

YouTube: @mollypositivepants

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