In this episode of Threshold Moments, Sarah Tacy sits down with parenting educator and family life coach Wendy Snyder to explore a transformative shift in how we understand children's behavior, nervous system regulation, and the dynamics of power in the parent-child relationship.

Wendy introduces a radically different framework for parenting strong-willed children; moving away from punishment, shame, and control, and toward connection, compassion, and what she calls "democratic firm and kind parenting."

Together, Sarah and Wendy unpack what it really means when a child resists, pushes back, or escalates—and how those moments can be seen not as defiance, but as communication.

They also explore how parenting becomes a mirror for our own nervous system patterns, why repair matters more than perfection, and how breaking generational cycles often requires both courage and practice in real-time, imperfect moments.

• What "strong-willed" actually means (and why it's often misunderstood)
• The difference between authoritarian, permissive, and democratic parenting
• Why misbehavior is often communication—not defiance
• How nervous system regulation changes parenting responses
• Tools for dissolving power struggles without punishment or shame
• Why repair after rupture is essential for both parent and child development
• How children learn emotional intelligence through modeled conflict resolution
• What it looks like to raise kids who can take responsibility without fear
• Sibling conflict as a skill-building opportunity, not a problem to eliminate

Wendy Snyder is a Certified Positive Parenting Educator, Family Life Coach, and founder of Fresh Start Family, where she helps families ditch fear-based discipline and raise strong, emotionally healthy kids with compassion and confidence. Through her podcast, courses, and coaching programs, she's guided thousands of parents to break painful generational cycles and create homes rooted in connection, peace, and purpose. She is the author of the upcoming book Fresh Start Your Family: Powerful Parenting to Restore Peace in Your Home. Wendy lives in Southern California with her husband Terry—her high school sweetheart—and their two kids, where they're rewriting their own family legacy, one grace-filled day at a time.

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In this rich and playful conversation, Sarah sits down with returning guest Dana Meyers—former founder of Booty Parlor, author, tarot reader, ritualist, and self-described "business witch"—to explore what unfolded after selling the company she built for 20 years.

For over twenty years, she has built brands, led communities, and helped people reconnect to their joy, intuition, and personal power.

The question she's exploring now is:

What happens when you stop forcing outcomes and start allowing life to surprise and delight you?

Dana shares the threshold of releasing an identity tied to achievement, stepping into the unknown, and learning to trust a new way of living rooted in intuition, creativity, pleasure, and flow.

Together, Sarah and Dana talk about motherhood, money, nervous system patterns, parenting teens, the wheel of life seasons, and how ritual can help us move through stuckness and reconnect with our own power.

This episode is a reminder that sometimes the next chapter can arrive through allowing (a pattern interrupt for most of us!).

Dana leaves us with a few rituals we can use as we transition into spring!

• What it felt like to sell the business that shaped Dana's identity
• Why "allowing" feels so new and exciting for her
• The difference between forcing outcomes vs trusting timing
• How panic-promoting shows up in business and life
• Why Dana says, "My true wealth is my happy home"
• The role of evidence in building trust with yourself
• Parenting teenagers and learning to listen instead of fix
• How ritual and spell work create movement during hard seasons
• Using creativity as medicine for stuckness, grief, and change
• Practical spring rituals for pleasure, cleansing, and renewal

Dana first joined Sarah in Season Two for a powerful conversation on pleasure, intimacy, relationships, motherhood, and reclaiming desire. If you loved today's episode, go back and listen to hear the roots of her work—and the beautiful evolution into who she is now. Listen here »

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• Call It In: A Free Candle Magic Guide

What happens when you are no longer in crisis, but you are not yet fully yourself?

Most nervous system conversations start at the bottom — trauma, shutdown, survival mode. This one starts in the middle. That in-between place where you have done real work, you can see the progress, and somehow it still feels harder than you thought it would by now.

In this episode I sat down live with my Juice members (a nervous system reset- movement membership) for a Q&A conversation with Elisabeth Kristof. She is the founder of Neurosomatic Intelligence, co-host of the Apple Top 100 podcast Trauma Rewired, and one of the leading voices applying neurology to complex trauma resolution. Elisabeth has been working in neuro and movement based therapies since 2007, and what she brings to this conversation is both the science and the lived humanity of it.

We go into what it actually looks like to heal in real time. The burnout. The rebuilding. The cycles of expansion and contraction that nobody warns you about. The difference between regulating your emotions and suppressing them. And why resourcing sometimes opens the door to more feeling, not less.

If you have ever wondered why this work takes as long as it does, this conversation will make you feel less alone in that question, and more oriented inside the process.

Together, we explore what it actually looks like to live this work in real time, moving beyond theory into the lived, messy, human experience of nervous system healing.

This conversation weaves science and story, physiology and poetry, as we explore:

• What it means to feel "stuck in the middle" — not in crisis, but not fully thriving and how nervous system can really help for performance not just trauma resolution
• The reality of burnout, depletion, and rebuilding capacity over time
• Why healing isn't linear (and often includes cycles of expansion and contraction)
• The difference between emotional regulation and emotional suppression
• What it looks like to begin this work with curiosity and self-compassion
• Why resourcing can sometimes open the door to more feeling—not less
• How to stay with yourself through intensity, discomfort, and the unknown

You'll hear powerful reflections on liminal space, rehabilitation, and the slow return to aliveness—along with an honest look at how long this work can take, and why that's not a failure, but part of the process.

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In this episode of Threshold Moments, Sarah Tacy sits down with Elisabeth Kristof, founder of Brain-Based Wellness and Neuro Somatic Intelligence (NSI), and co-host of the podcast Trauma Rewired. Together, they explore the intersection of applied neurology, somatic practices, and nervous system rehabilitation for personal growth and healing.

In this episode, Sarah's focus on subtle somatic presence and co-regulation meets Elisabeth's applied neurology tools for practical, everyday nervous system support. They discuss:

• How early experiences and adverse childhood events (ACE scores) shape nervous system patterns and lifelong coping mechanisms.
• Elisabeth's personal story with early hardship and addiction and how these nervous system practices have brought so much stability and agency into her life.
• The journey from high-achievement and perfectionism to deeper nervous system regulation and self-awareness.
• Practical tools to "re-pattern" the nervous system, from modulation and resourcing to body mapping and balance training.
• The importance of slowing down, allowing for presence, and integrating small, doable practices into daily life.
• Stories of transformation, including managing dysregulation, chronic stress, and high activation in everyday life.
• How NSI bridges the gap between athletic performance, trauma recovery, and personal growth, creating tools that are actionable, personalized, and sustainable.

Whether you're interested in somatics, applied neurology, or nervous system wellness, this conversation offers insights for anyone looking to understand their body's responses, create lasting change, and live more fully in their own nervous system.

More on Elisabeth: Elisabeth Kristof is an MA in Applied Neurology, somatic practitioner, and co-host of the Apple Top 100 podcast Trauma Rewired. Working in neuro- and movement-based therapies since 2007, she has become a leading voice in applying neurology to complex trauma resolution. After witnessing the harm that can occur when practitioners lack nervous system literacy, Elisabeth created the Neurosomatic Intelligence Coaching Certification to train coaches in safe, precise trauma-informed work. She is also the founder of Brain-Based Wellness, an online platform dedicated to helping people retrain their nervous systems, resolve old patterns, and increase resilience and performance.

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If you're curious about experiencing neurosomatic practices for yourself, Elisabeth offers a two-week guided trial inside Rewire through her BrainBased membership.

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In this special Q&A episode of Threshold Moments, Sarah Tacy is joined by financial strategist Kaitlyn Carlson for an honest, grounded conversation with members of the JUICE community.

Kaitlyn Carlson is the founder of Theory Planning Partners a wealth building firm. She brings experience from advising some of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in America. Kaitlyn's work blends financial mastery with intuition, action with intention, and strategy with sustainability — offering a grounded, empowering perspective on wealth that benefits both visionary founders and everyday high achievers who want to grow their money wisely and well.

Together, they explore what it really looks like to stand at a personal threshold, the moment where authenticity calls you forward but certainty hasn't arrived yet.

Through live audience questions, Kaitlyn shares the behind-the-scenes reality of leaving a stable but soul sucking job to build something new. What she would do differently if she were to go back, and what small internal shifts create lasting transformation, and why financial systems, and our relationship to money, may be more expansive than we've been taught to believe.

Also can capitalism really be regenerative?

This conversation moves beyond mindset into practical, emotional, and philosophical territory: from trusting inner whispers to redefining capitalism, building sustainable business foundations, and taking the first doable steps toward financial stability (doing something is better than doing nothing!).

If you've ever felt the pull toward a new version of yourself but wondered how people actually make the leap, this episode offers both reassurance and real-world guidance.

• What it means to stand at a threshold of authenticity
• The "micro inner movements" that create big life changes
• Why courage often looks messy, uncertain, and incremental
• Trusting intuition while still making practical decisions
• Meditation as a tool for clarity and nervous system regulation
• Surrounding yourself with people who can hold belief for you
• Building frameworks that create sustainable transformation
• A new perspective on regenerative capitalism
• Moving from scarcity thinking to value creation
• Beginner-friendly first steps toward investing and financial stability

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In this episode of Threshold Moments, Sarah Tacy sits down with wealth strategist and financial planner Kaitlyn Carlson for a deeply personal conversation about identity, integrity, and redefining success.

Kaitlyn Carlson is the founder of Theory Planning Partners who once upon a time advised some of the wealthiest men in America, but stepped in a new direction to stay devoted to a way of higher integrity.

After seeing how the biggest players in the game were positioned for exponential wealth creation, and the financial advisors making plans to benefit themselves, and the abuse she experienced as a woman in that field, she felt called to build a model rooted in greater transparency, deep care, and long-term stewardship.

What begins as a story about an unexpected friendship unfolds into a powerful exploration of what it means to live beyond binary choices — between ambition and alignment, structure and intuition, achievement and freedom.

Kaitlyn shares her journey from a fiercely competitive childhood athlete and national championship hockey player to a successful career in finance, revealing how early experiences shaped her belief in equality, resilience, and possibility. Along the way, she discovered that true wealth isn't just financial — it's emotional, relational, and deeply personal.

Together, Sarah and Kaitlyn explore the idea of the "sacred third" — a path that exists beyond the traditional either/or choices many high-achieving women feel forced to make.

This conversation dives into the psychology of money, the importance of representation and opportunity, and how integrity becomes the foundation for both financial freedom and personal joy.

• Kaitlyn's journey from competitive hockey to wealth strategy
• Growing up believing opportunity should be equal — and living that belief
• How sports shaped resilience, confidence, and leadership
• The intersection of psychology and financial decision-making
• The concept of the Freedom Number and redefining wealth
• Integrity as a guiding principle in business and life
• Moving beyond patriarchal success models
• Creating a "sacred third" path between ambition and authenticity

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Today, Kate Northrup returns to Threshold Moments for a live Q&A exploring money, energy, and the deeper patterns shaping how we show up in our work and lives.

In this grounded and eye-opening conversation, we explore the internal and external shifts required to move beyond scarcity, and how those shifts ripple into the systems we're part of. Kate gets specific about her role in ushering in a new economic paradigm, and answers questions about how to stay consistent even when we don't feel like it.

Kate Northrup is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and body-based financial educator who helps conscious humans build wealth without burning out. Blending practical money strategy with nervous system awareness and cyclical living, she teaches a simple but radical approach: body first, business and money second, so you can feel safe before the external circumstances change and be present through every season of life. Through her program Relaxed Money, her books Do Less and Money: A Love Story, and the Plenty podcast, Kate offers a clear roadmap for expanding prosperity from a well-resourced foundation.

In this episode, we dive into:

• How Kate is specifically working to be a part of usher in a new economic paradigm
• The energetic imprint of money—and how to "clean" it through conscious use
• How scarcity thinking shapes behavior, decisions, and entire systems
• The role of devotion and consistency in creating meaningful work
• Navigating the tension between structure and flow
• How to show up when you don't feel resourced (without burning out)
• Micro-practices for grounding and reconnecting in the moment
• Why your internal state matters more than your strategy
• Releasing the pressure to do everything perfectly
• Trusting the next step without needing the full plan

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Today, Kate Northrup returns to Threshold Moments for a powerful kickoff to Season 4.

Kate Northrup is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and body-based financial educator who helps conscious humans build wealth without burning out. Blending practical money strategy with nervous system awareness and cyclical living, she teaches a simple but radical approach: body first, business and money second, so you can feel safe before the external circumstances change and be present through every season of life. Through her program Relaxed Money, her books Do Less and Money: A Love Story, and the Plenty podcast, Kate offers a clear roadmap for expanding prosperity from a well-resourced foundation.

In this expansive and deeply personal conversation, we explore what happens when internal transformation meets real-world structure—and how true power is built from both.

In this episode, we dive into:

• Why simplifying your life and business can unlock more abundance (not less)
• The hidden "money ecosystem" shaping your financial reality
• How nervous system patterns impact your ability to receive and hold wealth
• A profound story of relational healing and re-patterning in just 25 minutes
• The connection between power, money, and the integration of masculine & feminine energy
• Why both structure (masculine) and flow (feminine) are essential for sustainable success
• The concept of "right resistance" and how it actually creates usable power
• What it means to expand your capacity—financially, emotionally, and energetically
• How your internal shifts reshape the way the world responds to you
• Letting go of the pressure to "make the right decision" and trusting your growth instead

Please enjoy this episode—and if it resonates, join us in the free 3-day workshop Good With Money. It's about creating internal steadiness first - so the external growth feels sustainable. If you're the one everyone counts on to keep things moving…

You don't want to miss this.

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Today Amber Lilyestrom returns to Threshold Moments to share her new poetry collection Little Big Beautiful Things.

Amber is a globally recognized business mentor, a best selling author, a poet and a keynote speaker known for her groundbreaking work in business energetics and strategy. She's also one of my dear friends.

In this conversation, we explore:

• How we're rewriting the rules in this season of our lives
• Personal evolution through poetry
• Reconnecting with your heart and living beyond the mind
• Feeling rich in the simplicity of life
• The timeless wisdom of rocks
• How brave it can be to share our stories

Please enjoy this conversation, then buy a copy of Amber's book. I think it might be just what your spirit needs.

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Today's episode is for you if you're in the midst of a threshold and wondering how you'll make it through.

When certain parts of our identity are stripped away, we go into the fertile void. In that space, we may not be able to find the rhyme or reason why it's happening, but I promise that the darkness enriches us all the same.

Join me as I dip into the past decade of my practice and offer reflections on how to feels to be in the middle and make it to the other side. I also share thoughts on pausing and the future of this show.

Thank you for listening and for your heart.

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