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06/19/2026

🎙️✨ NEW EPISODE LIVE ✨🎙️

What if the thing standing between you and the life you want... is your fear of failing?

In this week's episode, I sit down with the incredible Nan Whaley to talk about perfectionism, decision-making, and why failure isn't something to avoid—it's often proof you're pushing beyond your comfort zone. 💗

One of my favorite moments:

"If you never fail, you're doing a terrible job."

Nan shares what it was like to run for Governor of Ohio, lose publicly, and discover that some of life's most valuable lessons live on the other side of disappointment. 🌸

If you've been overthinking a decision, waiting to feel ready, or afraid of getting it wrong, this conversation is for you. 💕

Because confidence doesn't always come before the leap.
Sometimes it comes because of it. ✨🦋

🎧 Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

06/17/2026

Listen to the full episode, live now 🩷

06/16/2026

Every woman should take a solo vacation! New episode live now 🩷

06/10/2026

💗 What if the reason you're stuck isn't because you're not ready...

What if you're just waiting to be perfect?

So many of us hide in the "almost."

Almost ready.
Almost confident.
Almost healed.
Almost the person we want to become.

We tell ourselves we'll put ourselves out there once we've figured everything out.

But as Sarah Barnes-Humphrey shared in last week´s episode:

✨ "You're gonna be waiting forever."

The truth is, nobody has it all figured out.

The people you admire didn't magically become confident and then start.
They started before they felt ready.

They tried things.
They failed.
They pivoted.
They closed doors.
They changed directions.

They kept moving.

Life isn't about getting it perfect the first time.

It's more like Tetris.

You keep moving pieces around until they fit.

And sometimes the thing you thought was meant for you... isn't.

And sometimes the thing that's meant for you looks completely different than you expected.

So if you're in the middle of your next chapter, stop waiting to become the finished version of yourself before you begin.

The only way to become her is to start. 🌸

🎙️ Full episode out now.

💕 Link in bio.

06/09/2026

💗 What if the reason you're struggling isn't because you're failing... but because you're human?

We live in a world obsessed with achievement.

The career.
The relationship.
The milestones.
The next goal.
The next promotion.

And somewhere along the way, many of us start believing that our worth is something we have to earn.

In this week's episode, Sarah Barnes-Humphrey we discuss a powerful realization:

✨ You are born worthy.

Not because of what's on your resume.
Not because of what you've accomplished.
Not because everything is going according to plan.

Just because you exist.

We also talk about why setbacks aren't always signs that you're on the wrong path, why reinvention is rarely as polished as social media makes it look, and how every new chapter asks us to learn these lessons again and again.

Because maybe the divorce, the career change, the burnout, the uncertainty, or the season of starting over isn't a failure at all...

Maybe it's just part of being human. 🌸

🎙️ Full episode out now: *Your Old Life Is Falling Apart, Now What?* with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

💕 Link in bio.

06/05/2026

💗 What if your job title has nothing to do with your worth?

So many of us tie our identity to what we do.

The promotion.
The business.
The title.
The role.

And when those things change, it can feel like we've lost a part of ourselves.

In this week's episode, Sarah Barnes-Humphrey shares how she went from being a Director of Sales & Marketing to mopping floors at an indoor tennis club after the family business she'd spent 20 years helping build suddenly closed.

At first, she didn't want anyone to see her.

But looking back, that job gave her exactly what she needed to build what came next.

A powerful reminder that where you are right now is not who you are.

And that sometimes the thing that bruises your ego is the very thing creating space for your next chapter. 🌸

🎙️ Full episode out now: Your Old Life Is Falling Apart. Now What?

💕 Link in bio.

06/04/2026

💗 Ever feel like you've outgrown your old life... but have no idea what comes next?

Like the version of you that used to fit no longer does.

You replay conversations.
You question your decisions.
You wonder if you could've done something differently.

And no matter how hard you try to move forward, your mind keeps pulling you back.

🎀 In this week's episode, I sat down with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey to talk about what it really feels like to rebuild after life falls apart.

After losing the business she spent 20 years helping build, Sarah found herself questioning everything she thought she wanted—and learning how to navigate the messy middle between who she was and who she was becoming.

We talk about:
✨ Rumination
✨ Self-worth
✨ Identity shifts
✨ Reinvention
✨ Learning to trust yourself again

One of my favorite reminders from this conversation:

Just because you don't feel like yourself doesn't mean you're lost.

Sometimes you're simply between versions of yourself. 💕

🎙️ Your Old Life Is Falling Apart. Now What?

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts.

05/22/2026

Full episode in link in my bio.

05/19/2026

We are always chasing something bigger. But we deserve to be proud of ourselves for the little things.

05/19/2026

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