What do you do when you're standing at a crossroads between the familiar path that terrifies you and the unknown path that calls to you?

Serial entrepreneur and women's hormone specialist Terry Taytosian shares her journey from health crisis at 37—facing 210 pounds, pre-diabetes, heart palpitations, and early perimenopause—to radical transformation. But this isn't your typical before-and-after story.

Terry reveals her brilliant "board meeting" technique for working WITH your inner saboteurs instead of against them. If you've ever told yourself you don't have enough time, money, or support to make a change, this episode will shift everything.

Perfect for the holiday season when stress runs high and old patterns resurface.

About Terry Taytosian

Terry is a serial entrepreneur, certified personal trainer and nutritionist, emotional eating coach, yoga teacher, and certified women's hormone specialist. She's also a mother of two teenagers who have grown up watching her navigate 20 years of entrepreneurship.

Connect with Terry: thouseofrose.com

Your Empowering Action

Complete an Energy Audit:

• Where is your energy going right now?
• What actually gives you energy?
• What fills you up?
• How can you do more of that?
• What can you deprioritize to make space for what matters?

Sister, if you're standing at your own crossroads right now, you're not alone. This week, practice presence. Call that board meeting. Ask your inner critics what they really need.

You've got this, mama.

~ Isabelle

What does it really mean to feel safe—especially when the world around us feels anything but? In this heart-opening conversation with my dear friend and somatic-based life coach, Nicole Dreon, we explore what it means to come home to your body, to your truth, and to your own sense of inner safety.

Nicole helps us understand how our nervous systems are designed to protect us, even when that looks like shutting down, snapping at our kids, or scrolling to numb out. She offers simple tools to bring ourselves back into balance—through awareness, breath, and gentle presence. This episode feels like a warm blanket on a cold day. It’s a reminder that empowerment begins within: the more we trust ourselves, the safer the world feels around us.

✨ Inside this episode:

What it means to feel safe vs. be safe

Why our nervous system’s reactions are actually wisdom in motion

How to honor your emotions without abandoning yourself

A guided embodiment exercise to help you anchor calm in your body

What it takes to be a safe space for others

🧘‍♀️ About Nicole:

Nicole Dreon is a life coach, speaker, and facilitator known for her grounded, embodied approach to growth and transformation. She helps clients reconnect with their body’s wisdom, regulate their nervous systems, and create change that feels deeply authentic and sustainable. With a calm yet powerful presence, Nicole supports people in moving beyond old patterns and returning to a sense of inner safety, trust, and alignment within themselves. You can connect with her and learn more about her work at

Website: https://coachnicoledreon.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoledreon_/

Podcast

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What if the emotions we've been taught to eliminate—judgment, guilt, and shame—are actually essential tools for raising grounded, accountable children?

In this episode, I'm challenging the cultural narrative that says all judgment is bad, all guilt is toxic, and all shame is damaging. While anger, sadness, and offense are celebrated in our culture, we've made it taboo to discern right from wrong, to feel guilty when we've hurt someone, or to experience shame when we've crossed a moral line.

But here's the truth, mama: without judgment, we can't guide. Without guilt, we lose empathy. Without shame, we abandon our moral compass.

I'm breaking down why these three "negative" emotions are actually appropriate, necessary, and healthy—and how we can teach our children to use them as internal signals for growth, accountability, and integrity.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why judgment is actually discernment—and why your child needs it to make good decisions
• How guilt promotes empathy, responsibility, and moral development
• Why shame isn't toxic when it's appropriate—and how it reinforces healthy boundaries
• The difference between being judgmental and having judgment (more on this in an upcoming episode!)
• How to create a family culture with clear values, expectations, and a moral compass—without becoming controlling or punitive
• Why swinging too far away from these emotions leaves our children searching for guidance

This episode is for you if:

• You've been told never to let your child feel guilty or ashamed
• You're uncomfortable setting clear standards because you don't want to seem judgmental
• You want to raise accountable, empathetic children who can discern right from wrong
• You're ready to reclaim your role as a confident, values-driven leader in your home

Resources Mentioned:

Mother's Empowerment Sisterhood – My 12-month membership (IsabelleBridges.com/sisterhood) where we dive deep into creating a life with clear values, warm leadership, and empowered mothering. Enrollment opens soon—join the waitlist today.

Connect with me:

Website: https://isabellebridges.com

Instagram: @IsabelleBridgesBoesch

#MothersEmpowerment #ConsciousParenting #MoralCompass #ParentingWithValues #Discernment #EmotionalIntelligence #EmpoweredMotherhood #FamilyCulture #AccountabilityInParenting #MotherhoodReimaginedSisterhoodReclaimed

GIRL Goals: Cultivating Dreams That Feel As Good As They Look Have you ever set a goal that felt exciting at first... but then turned into a source of stress and pressure?

In this episode, I'm sharing a brand new framework for goal-setting that honors feminine energy, removes false urgency, and makes the journey as delicious as the destination.

Say goodbye to the stress of SMART goals (especially that time-bound T!) and hello to GIRL Goals: Grounded, Intuitive, Resonant, and Luscious.

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

✨ Why traditional SMART goals can trigger our nervous systems (and disconnect us from source)

✨ What GIRL Goals are and why they work for feminine energy

✨ How to create goals that are grounded in self, source, and sisterhood

✨ A step-by-step process for setting your own GIRL Goals

✨ Why "there is no there there"—and what that means for sustainable joy

✨ How to make your goals feel luscious and nourishing along the way

The GIRL Goals Framework:

G - Grounded

Rooted in self, source, and sisterhood. Anchored in what truly matters to YOU.

I - Intuitive

Following your inner compass, not someone else's timeline. Trusting the wisdom of your body.

R - Resonant

Does this goal light you up? Is it connected to your heart? Does it feel like a full-body yes?

L - Luscious

Making the journey delicious. Filling yourself up along the way. Savoring every step.

Resources Mentioned:

🌸 Want to dive deeper into this work? Join us inside Mother's Empowerment Sisterhood Waitlist (https://isabellebridges.com/sisterhood/) to be the first to hear when the membership reopens. This is where we explore grounded, intuitive, resonant, and luscious goal-setting all year long.

🌸 Ready to reimagine your relationship with money using this same feminine framework? Check out Blossom Into Money Mastery (BIMM) at https://isabellebridges.com/bimm/

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Next Steps:

Take one goal you've been working toward and run it through the GIRL Goals framework. Ask yourself: Is it grounded? Is it intuitive? Is it resonant? Is it luscious?

Give yourself permission to adjust. To soften. To remove the timeline. To make it feel good.

You deserve goals that nourish you. You deserve dreams that feel as good as they look. 💫

In This Episode, I Share:

✨ Why I start my day with ME (even just 5 minutes) – and how my morning walk with Pepper is non-negotiable

🍽️ How I eat for ME – why planning meals ahead (including breakfast and lunch) helps me avoid the "forget to eat" trap

🎧 The content I consume that fills MY cup – from Mel Robbins podcasts to reading Heart's Desire with my women's circle

🥾 Why I go to places I love – hiking with friends, beach days with Grace and Ben, and those sacred summer drives to Montana

🏡 How I organize my home for ME – setting boundaries around clutter and teaching my kids that our family culture requires their participation

🛒 The freedom of shopping for ME – saying no to toys, snacks, and stuff that doesn't align with my values

👯‍♀️ Building "framily" – finding friends who become family and creating full-family friendships that enrich everyone

ALSO, join me for a free, live mentor conversation with registered dietitian Adi Wyshogrod on Monday, October 27th at 11:00 AM PST to transform your relationship with food and build sustainable nutrition habits that actually stick – register at isabellebridges.com/adi.

Guest: Adi Wyshogrod, Co-founder and COO of Everlong - a national telehealth nutrition counseling company helping people transform their relationship with food through a behavior-first approach.

What We Covered:

• What empowerment means when it comes to building sustainable habits
• Why focusing on 1-2 habits at a time leads to lasting success
• How to change (not break) habits that aren't serving you
• Real strategies for navigating nutrition struggles with kids and family meals
• The importance of including children in meal planning and prep
• When and how to talk about food labels with kids (without creating food fear) Giving yourself grace during busy seasons of life

Key Takeaways:

Empowerment = knowing your next step and having the tools to take it when you're ready Small, consistent changes are more powerful than dramatic overhauls Include your kids in the process - it teaches executive functioning and reduces mealtime battles All food is neutral - avoid "good" and "bad" language around nutrition Life isn't linear - give yourself permission to not do everything at once

Resources Mentioned:

Everlong telehealth nutrition services (covered by most insurance)

Website: geteverlong.com

Upcoming Mentor Conversation: October 27th at 11am PST- https://isabellebridges.com/mentor-convo-adi/

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Katharine Giovanni, a three-time award-winning bestselling author, transformation mentor, and intuitive guide who has appeared on over 130 podcasts worldwide. Katharine doesn't just inspire - she helps people remember who they were before the world told them otherwise.

What We Cover:

• Why traditional forgiveness advice falls short (and what to do instead)
• The "coffee cup method" - a visual understanding of how anger affects your entire life
• Katharine's revolutionary forgiveness system that starts with the easy ones
• Why forgiveness is actually selfish (and that's a good thing!)
• How to forgive the unforgivable by picking apart the memory
• The science behind forgiveness and what happens to your body when you release
• Why some people will leave your life when you heal (and that's okay)

Key Takeaways:

• You don't have to forgive the unforgivable - forgive what you can and keep going
• Start with rating people 1-10 and work from easy to difficult
• Forgiveness means "I want you out of my head" - it's about YOUR freedom
• Your body is 95% water - negative thoughts literally make you sick from the inside out
• When you heal, your energy shifts and people notice something different about you

Your Next Empowering Action: Katharine invites you to know that you are worthy enough to live a life of love, prosperity, and joy - regardless of what others have told you. Start your forgiveness list today, rate everyone 1-10, and begin with the easiest person. True freedom is when you can look at someone's name and simply not care anymore.

Connect with Katharine: Website: https://katharinegiovanni.com Books available on Amazon Upcoming online forgiveness class - check her website for details Mentioned in This Episode: Release & Resonate Retreat - October 10-11, Santa Barbara Learn more: isabellebridges.com/retreat

What if parenting isn’t just about getting through the day—but about shaping the leaders of tomorrow?

In this episode of The Mother’s Empowerment Podcast, I share how I’ve come to see motherhood as visionary leadership. I open up about moments in my own parenting when I’ve felt exhausted, overwhelmed, or unsure—and how those very moments became my teachers in what true leadership really is.

I talk about the difference between weak, authoritarian, and visionary leadership, and how I’ve noticed each of these show up in my own home. I also share the simple practices I use to return to the kind of leadership I most want to embody for my children.

In this episode, I’ll show you how I:

✨ Hold a bigger vision for my children, even when they can’t see it themselves

✨ Choose curiosity over control when challenges arise

✨ Model the values I want to pass on, even when I get it wrong first

✨ Remind myself that I am already the leader my family needs

Parenting, to me, is so much more than managing behavior—it’s about inspiring confidence, vision, and resilience in the next generation. My hope is that you’ll leave this episode feeling empowered and encouraged to step into the visionary leader you already are.

Come join me in person!

On October 10–11, I’ll be hosting The Release and Resonate Retreat in Santa Barbara. This retreat is a sacred space for mothers to release what no longer serves and reconnect with the visionary leader within. I would love for you to join me there.

👉 Learn more at IsabelleBridges.com/retreat