Episode 4: Square One — Returning Home to Yourself

Podcast: Badass Thriving
Host: Caressa Dunphy

Episode Summary:

What do you do after the dust settles? After you’ve burned it down, walked through the fire, and everything familiar has fallen apart?

In this episode, Caressa gets real about what it means to rebuild from square one. Not with urgency, not for anyone else’s approval—but with joy, intention, and purpose. If you’ve ever felt like you were standing in the ashes of your old life wondering what comes next, this is your invitation to rewrite the next chapter on your terms. We explore what it means to start over with curiosity, to follow the glimmers of joy, and to reconnect with your truth after being silenced, hardened, or exhausted by survival mode.

This isn’t about rushing into a new plan—it’s about remembering who the hell you are, getting grounded, and letting purpose lead the way forward.

Top 7 Takeaways:

1. Let joy be your compass — When you’ve burned it all down, joy is your next step.
2. We’ve been conditioned to play small — Reconnecting with purpose means unlearning safety-based programming.
3. Square one isn’t failure—it's a return — To your truth, your dreams, your whole damn self.
4. Purpose doesn’t shout—it whispers — Pay attention to what lights you up when no one’s watching.
5. Don’t rebuild a prettier prison — Align your action with freedom, not old patterns.
6. Start before you're ready — Messy, imperfect, heart-led action is still badass action.
7. You are the author now — This next chapter is yours to write. No permission slip required.

Journal Prompts:

• What is the version of me that I am rebuilding now?
• Who am I leaving behind?
• What dreams have I buried that are ready to resurface?
• What would I write on the first page of the next chapter?
• What does joy feel like in my body—and when did I last feel it?
• What part of my old life do I want to bring forward into this new rebuild?
• What would I do this week if I trusted my inner compass more than the outer noise?

Let these questions guide you without judgment. This is a return to your intuition, your power, and your joy.

Contact + Weekly Inspiration:

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Tag us on Instagram at @badassthrivingpodcast and tell us what you're rebuilding this week, what your dreams are, or the glimmers that sparked your joy.

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Just a reminder: You’re not behind. You’re rebuilding.
And that is the most badass thing you can do.

Episode 3 – Rebuilding with Intention

Podcast: The Badass Thriving Podcast with Caressa Dunphy

In this bold and honest episode, Caressa explores what it really means to rebuild your life with intention. Picking up where Episode 2 (Trustfall) left off, she invites you to stop patching over what's broken and ask what needs to be torn down completely. Rebuilding isn’t about hustle or perfection—it’s about radical honesty and designing a life that reflects who you truly want to become.

Caressa shares her own story of healing from a serious hip injury and starting over—physically, emotionally, and mentally. You’ll hear how to let go of misaligned expectations, rebuild trust with your body, and take meaningful action even before the vision is clear. This episode is a call to realign with purpose and move forward—messy, imperfect, and powerful.

Top 7 Takeaways:

1. Rebuilding isn’t fixing—it’s clearing the rubble.
2. You don’t need a perfect plan—you need to begin.
3. Your highest self is already within you.
4. The hardest part is the honesty.
5. Your ego might fight you—but your body holds the truth.
6. There’s power in starting over.
7. It’s a lifelong cycle of realignment.

Journal Prompts:

• What am I still holding onto that no longer aligns with the woman I’m becoming?
• What would I tear down today if I had the courage to rebuild?
• What belief do I need to rebuild from the ground up?
• What would my highest self do this week—or even today?
• Bonus: "I’m building a life that feels like truth. I trust the woman I’m becoming."

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If this episode hit home, share it, leave a review, or tag @badassthrivingpodcast and let us know what you’re rebuilding this week.

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You're not behind—you're rebuilding. And that is the most badass thing you can do.

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Episode 2: Trustfall

Show Notes:

In this episode of Badass Thriving, we explore what it really means to trust yourself — not just in your mind, but in your body, your hunger, your rest, and your intuition.

'Trustfall' unpacks how our bodies were never designed to thrive — only to survive. But to step into our fullest, most badass selves, we have to break free from survival-mode patterns like self-abandonment, overtraining, emotional avoidance, and diet culture.

Inside this episode, we dive into:

• Why your nervous system resists vulnerability, change, and growth
• How ancient survival wiring still runs the show (and how to rewire it)
• The difference between discipline and self-betrayal in your fitness routine
• Rebuilding food trust and rejecting diet culture’s guilt-based rules
• Learning to trust your hunger, rest, and intuition again
• Mindset questions to decode your own resistance and start showing up
• A powerful mantra to anchor you in self-trust and radical ownership

This episode is for anyone who’s tired of shrinking, tired of performing, and ready to rebuild — on their terms.

🔥 Mantra from the Episode:

If Trustfall hits home for you, share it with someone who’s ready to rise too.
Tag @badassthrivingpodcast and let us know what resonated most.

You’re not here to survive — you’re here to fucking thrive.

🎙 Episode 1: Becoming a Badass
with your host, Caressa Dunphy

In this raw, vulnerable first episode, Caressa walks us through the very real story behind Badass Thriving—recorded outdoors in the woods, her place of healing and clarity.

From a childhood marked by emotional neglect and toxic family dynamics, to joining the military at 17, navigating motherhood, and clawing her way through higher education with nothing but grit and a vision—this is the unfiltered origin story of how one woman stopped shrinking to fit in and decided to own her story, her voice, and her power.

This episode is for the woman who's ever been told she's "too much"... and finally realizes that was her strength all along.

In this episode, Caressa shares:

• How flow state, nature, and healing became her creative fuel
• The moment she claimed the title “badass” after years of dimming her light
• What it was like to walk away from her entire biological family
• Her military journey, becoming a wife, a mom, and starting over
• How she pursued higher education without debt, and what kept her going
• The pain and freedom in finally setting boundaries that stick
• Her mission to help other women thrive, especially those navigating trauma, identity loss, and reinvention

💥 Key takeaway:
You don’t need permission to claim your power.
You don’t need a big moment.
Just the courage to say: “I’m done being small.”

📍 Connect with Caressa:

• IG: @badassthrivingpodcast
• Website: aisforavocados.com
• Free GF/DF resource: DM “RESOURCE” on IG
• Email: badassthrivingpodcast@gmail.com

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