If your life feels more drained and depleted than juicy and delicious, this episode is your gentle-but-honest wake-up call.

Dr. Barnsley Brown joins DocShellie to share three secrets that will change how you think about your life, your work, and your impact:

Why “everybody else matters more than me” is the most dangerous myth women are still living by

How a simple Bliss List can reconnect you to joy (and it usually costs zero dollars)

Why you don’t need a perfect niche — you need integration, a starting point, and permission to evolve

You’ll hear acronyms like AFGO (another f*cking growth opportunity) and PLMF (pivot like a motherf*cker), stories about salsa dancing and tarot on cruise ships, and real talk about women in their 50s, 60s, and 70s finally launching the businesses they always wanted.

If you’ve been wondering, “Is it too late for me?” or, “Why do I feel so behind when I’ve given so much?” — hit play. This one might light something up in you.

🎉 Episode 100. Recorded. On. A. Cruise.Carla and DocShellie accidentally found themselves surrounded by billion-dollar founders, 15-year podcasting veterans, and a whole tribe of fellow rabble-rousers… all because they said “Sure, why not?”

This episode is a celebration, a confessional, and a permission slip — to pivot, to grow, and to take the wild opportunities life drops in your lap. If you’ve ever needed proof that your next breakthrough might be one bold yes away… this is it!

Are you protecting your peace… or sabotaging your self-respect? 😳

Carla and DocShellie explore the quiet truths we swallow—why we don’t say them, what it costs our bodies, relationships, and leadership, and how to speak with courage without blowing up our lives. From “strong/happy one” masks to meetings where energy is manufactured, they offer nervous-system-friendly ways to practice honesty: micro-moments of bravery, rehearsing out loud, and choosing clarity over the stories we invent about what others think.

You didn’t lose your voice—you just stopped using it.

Ever caught yourself bragging about being “crazy busy”? This one’s for you. 👑

Carla Lewis and DocShellie rip into hustle culture—how we wear exhaustion like credibility, mistake anxiety for ambition, and fear stillness like it’s failure. Get ready to trade burnout for breathing room and remember: you don’t have to earn rest. Permission granted.

Ever call yourself a “control freak” or “introvert” when really you’re just protecting old scars? This raw, funny, truth-telling convo between Carla and DocShellie flips the script on coping mechanisms—and reminds you that your wounds aren’t who you are. They were just the armor that got you here. 💥

Ever feel like you’re stuck in life’s waiting room—no longer who you were, but not yet who you’re becoming? Before you call it failure, listen up. This episode reveals why the messy middle is actually sacred ground for transformation, how to stop decorating your waiting room, and how to build the wings you’ll need to fly. It’s not a breakdown—it’s the becoming.

“The middle isn’t where you lose yourself. It’s where you finally meet who you’re becoming.”

Stop hustling for permission. You don’t have to earn your worth — you already have it. In this raw and real episode, Carla and Shellie burn down the myth that you have to prove yourself to deserve a seat at the table. From over-explaining to overworking, they expose the subtle ways we betray our own worth — and offer a grounded, soulful reminder: you are enough, period.

Hey rabble-rousers, welcome back! In Episode 91, we talked about that "waiting room" where you feel stuck between what was and what’s next. Well, today we’re lighting a match to get you out of there! We’re talking about Plan B—and why it’s a plan for failure. It's that anchor holding you back, that open hatch stealing the oxygen from your dream. We’re gonna talk about why you need to go all-in on Plan A and learn from past lessons instead of preparing for failure. Because when you stop negotiating with self-doubt, you can finally walk out that front door and live your best life.