Today I’m sitting down with my Canadian sister and subconscious and energetics design strategist Brenda Johnston. We’re talking about burnout, boundaries, and why you’re probably not actually self-sabotaging.

You’re just building a life and business that doesn’t fit your energetic blueprint.

Brenda breaks down how she helps people clear subconscious patterns and design a business that actually feels good. We talk about why mindset work isn’t enough, how energy work gets twisted in the online space, and why you don’t need moon water, a wide-brim hat, or a 12-hour ritual to manage your energy.

We go deep into the difference between grounded energetics and spiritual bypassing. We are chatting sobriety, numbing out, and what it feels like when calm starts to feel unsafe because you’re finally not in chaos.

We also talk about how spiritual spaces can create codependency, how to stop outsourcing your power, and why managing your energy is not a vibe, it’s a responsibility.
You’re not too much. You’re just not in your own energy yet.

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Jennifer Chase is a trauma-informed life coach, speaker, and advocate for families navigating addiction and generational trauma. She became addicted to opiates after brain surgery and chronic pain. Her addiction collided with motherhood the day her son admitted he had taken her pills. That was the moment she realized she had become his drug dealer.

She grew up in a family filled with addiction. She was sexually abused by her grandfather and never felt protected by her parents. Opiates weren’t the problem. They were the solution that helped her survive decades of trauma.

She checked into rehab thinking she could save her son and learned the only way to save him was to save herself. This conversation is about addiction, recovery, family healing, setting boundaries, and forgiving the people who had no business being forgiven.

Jennifer’s mission is to help others know they are not alone, they are not broken, and it’s never too late to rewrite the story.

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Beth McDonough had a 30-year career in investigative journalism. She was on the front lines of 9/11, Prince’s death, and the George Floyd riots. Then her second DUI ended it all. She became the story. She watched her mugshot air on the evening news while sitting in a jail cell.

Beth shares the truth that most people would never say out loud. We talk about addiction, public shame, jail, sobriety, and the brutal reality of starting over when everyone has already decided who you are.

Beth walked dogs through the snow to survive. She built a business from nothing and found community in AA.

Then… she got invited back into the newsroom. Now she’s telling the whole story in her new memoir, Standby.

If you’ve ever felt like your life exploded and you didn’t know where to begin again, this one is for you.

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Toni Will shares how she became the first female general manager for the Kalamazoo Wings, a men’s professional hockey team in Kalamazoo, Michigan. She never planned to be in hockey. She transitioned from banking to running the Chamber of Commerce and ultimately managed a professional sports team.

Toni wasn’t looking to be the first woman GM in hockey. She just loved Kalamazoo and believed that if she were passionate, the money would follow. Over the last decade, the Kalamazoo Wings have grown attendance, increased sales and revenue, won several awards, and even earned two Guinness World Records.

Toni opens up about her sobriety journey, how she Googled am "I an alcoholic", and finally gave up drinking in 2020. Sobriety gave her back thousands of hours and created the space for everything she’s built since.

She launched Mindfulness Elevated to help others find freedom from alcohol and work on their fitness and nutrition goals. Then she expanded into professional development coaching to help other leaders and entrepreneurs break their own glass ceilings.

In 2024, she became a TEDx speaker, launched her podcast Women In... [LISTEN HERE], started writing her first book, Not the Norm, and is planning her EmpowHER conference.

We are spilling the tea about what happens when you finally stop drinking and let your life expand. This is what happens when you stop playing small and follow the breadcrumbs to bigger things.

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I am joined by Tracy O’Malley, Enneagram expert, keynote speaker, badass entrepreneur, and someone with over 4,600 days of sobriety under her belt. She shares her journey to sobriety and how the Enneagram became a life-changing tool for personal and professional growth.

Tracy shares how the Enneagram works like a roadmap for understanding your operating system, the why behind what you do, and how it can shift your relationships, leadership, and self-compassion.

We open up about our shared experience navigating toxic professional relationships, why we stayed as long as we did, and how compassion, not shame, is what ultimately set us free. We are reclaiming our power after betrayal.

EDGE framework:

• Examine your operating system.
• Discern and direct your energy.
• Ground into your body.
• Express boundaries before you're pissed.

If you have ever questioned your patterns or stayed too long in the wrong room, this one is for you.

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• Website: tracyomalley.com
• Podcast: The Enneagram Edge
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She used to drive around the back of the building just so no one would see her as she walked into an AA meeting. For 18 years, she kept my sobriety a secret. Margy was working high-powered jobs, going to conferences, wining and dining clients, and always pretending. She didn’t drink, but I couldn’t say it out loud.

Margy Schaller joins me to spill the tea about what it’s really like to navigate work events, networking spaces, and professional life without drinking. From pretending with club soda and lime to starting Sober Life Rocks and creating a new kind of sober community, we’re pulling back the curtain.

Because we’re done hiding. We’re done with the shame. And we’re proving that you can be alcohol-free and still belong.

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I’m one year sober, just turned 40, and I run a successful business. And I’m still starting over. Not because I lost everything, but because I changed. The life I had doesn’t fit the woman I’m becoming.

If you’ve ever thought, “Is this it?” this episode is for you.

1. Relationships -Sobriety changes your relationships. Some people will cheer for you, and some will disappear. I had to learn to let go, reintroduce myself, and stop chasing people who didn’t see the new me.
2. Business - I didn’t start my business sober, but now I run it as this new version of me. With clearer boundaries and a bigger vision, I’m building something that actually supports my energy.
3. Fitness and Routine - I created my version of 75 Hard, that is about consistency, not punishment. Daily movement, clean habits, and showing up for myself have reminded me I can keep promises.
4. Finances - I pulled my head out of the sand and started being intentional about money. I’m focused on earning, saving, and giving in ways that feel powerful and aligned.
5. Identity - Turning 40 made me stop pretending. I’m dressing how I want, trying new things, and asking who I am when no one’s watching. It’s not about reinventing. It’s about remembering.

This isn’t a breakdown. It’s a fresh start. And this might be your sign to begin again, too.

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This feels like a special episode because today I’m celebrating an entire year of being alcohol free. Sitting here in this same office, thinking about where I was last year, it’s wild. There is no way this happened. But it did.

I’m telling the whole truth. The freedom and the pain. The messy middle. The wins like running two 10Ks. Turning 40. Changing the way I parent. Growing my business. And I’m also sharing the parts that broke me wide open.

I thought I’d lose people. I did. I thought I’d be boring. I’m not. I thought people would hate me. They didn’t. I thought I didn’t belong in those rooms, and then I realized I didn’t belong in the drinking ones either.

This is about more than just not drinking. It’s about building a life I actually want to be present for. It's about peace. It's about feeling everything.

It's about finding out who I really am without the numbing alcohol that gave me. And if I can do this and make it through this year, I promise you can do anything too.

Let’s crack open that Diet Coke and cheer to ONE YEAR SOBER!

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