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Badass Confidence Coach | Your Personal Trainer for Your Mind

Badass Confidence Coach | Your Personal Trainer for Your Mind

By: Anna Marcolin
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The Badass Confidence Coach is your go-to podcast for high-achieving women and men ready to step into their full potential. Hosted by Anna Marolin, therapist, life coach, and 20-year triathlete, this show is not your average therapy session. Anna is on a mission to empower everyone to overcome their self-doubt, crush their goals, and live their most badass lives.


Tune in to discover practical strategies, candid conversations, and actionable advice to conquer the challenges holding you back. From battling loneliness and anxiety to mastering mindset shifts and embracing self-love, Anna dives deep into the struggles we all face, alongside insightful guest interviews and engaging discussions with her husband, Tim.


Expect raw honesty, unwavering support, and a hefty dose of inspiration as Anna shares her expertise gained from over two decades of counseling and coaching experience. Whether you're seeking to boost your confidence, redefine success, or simply kick ass in life, The Badass Confidence Coach is your personal guide to unlocking your full potential.


Subscribe now and join the community of badass women and men who refuse to settle for anything less than extraordinary.


You can also find Anna on Instagram and TikTok @askannamarcolin.


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Episodes
  • 279. The Real Work of Building Emotional Intelligence
    Apr 2 2026

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    Most of us are walking around operating on three channels: mad, fine, or tired. And if that's the vocabulary we're working with, we're going to keep spinning out in the same patterns, the same arguments, the same spiral of "no one ever chooses me" without ever actually getting underneath what's driving it.

    Join Anna and Tim as they get into the real, unglamorous work of building emotional intelligence in yourself. Not in a partner, not in your kids. In you. Anna breaks down the actual skills, the science behind them, and why naming what you feel isn't soft work. It's strategic.

    This Episode Covers:

    • Why most people default to "mad, fine, or tired" and what it costs them.
    • The affect labeling research that shows precise emotional language literally reduces reactivity in the brain.
    • How to separate the feeling from the story you're telling yourself about it.
    • When the story is old pain wearing a current face.
    • Why your partner is not your nervous system manager.
    • The pause where emotional intelligence actually lives.
    • What regulation looks like in practice, including the Gottman timeout strategy for couples.

    Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
    Mad love!

    Book a Discovery Call for Coaching/Therapy: https://calendly.com/badassconfidencecoach/coaching

    The podcast is now on YouTube! If you prefer to watch, head over to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw3CabcJueib20U_L3WeaR-lNG_B3zYqu

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the Badass Confidence Coach podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

    CONNECT WITH ANNA:
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askannamarcolin/
    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/tag/askannamarcolin
    Email hello@annamarcolin.com
    Website https://www.annamarcolin.com

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 278. What Emotional Intelligence Actually Looks Like in a Partner
    Mar 26 2026

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    Everyone's talking about attachment styles, love languages, chemistry. But there's one variable that actually determines whether love feels sustainable or completely exhausting, and most people aren't looking for it.

    Join Anna and Tim as they break down what emotional intelligence really is and, more importantly, what it isn't. Because knowing the therapy terms doesn't mean someone has the skills. Anna lays out the green flags, the observable behaviors that tell you whether the person in your life can actually show up when things get hard.

    This Episode Covers:

    • Why knowing all the right psychology terms has nothing to do with having emotional intelligence.
    • The science behind why "just calm down" never works.
    • How growing up around shutdown, rage, or emotional chaos shapes what you mistake for depth or passion.
    • The green flags to look for in a partner, from naming emotions to staying present under pressure.
    • What weaponizing vulnerability actually looks like.
    • How unrepaired conflict slowly calcifies into resentment.

    Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
    Mad love!

    Book a Discovery Call for Coaching/Therapy: https://calendly.com/badassconfidencecoach/coaching

    The podcast is now on YouTube! If you prefer to watch, head over to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw3CabcJueib20U_L3WeaR-lNG_B3zYqu

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the Badass Confidence Coach podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

    CONNECT WITH ANNA:
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askannamarcolin/
    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/tag/askannamarcolin
    Email hello@annamarcolin.com
    Website https://www.annamarcolin.com

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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 277. The Habits That Are Quietly Worsening Your Mental Health
    Mar 19 2026

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    It doesn’t look destructive. It looks normal. It looks like staying informed, thinking things through, being strong, or just unwinding at the end of the day. But underneath it, something is building.

    Join Anna and Tim as they break down the everyday habits that feel harmless, even helpful, but are quietly increasing anxiety, draining energy, and pulling people further into their heads. This conversation gets real about the subtle ways mental health erodes, from constant stimulation to avoidance to comparison, and why most people don’t even realize it’s happening. It’s not about changing your personality; it’s about getting honest about your behavior.

    This Episode Covers

    • Doom scrolling to “stay informed” and flooding your nervous system.
    • How the brain reads everything as danger, no matter the source.
    • Overthinking as a false sense of control and not real problem-solving.
    • Replaying conversations and strengthening the anxiety pathway.
    • Emotional avoidance that shows up as “I’m fine” and staying busy.
    • Unprocessed emotions turning into irritability, numbness, and resentment.
    • Sabotaging sleep and why it impacts mood, impulse control, and anxiety.
    • Comparing your inside to someone else’s highlight reel and fueling shame.

    Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
    Mad love!

    Book a Discovery Call for Coaching/Therapy: https://calendly.com/badassconfidencecoach/coaching

    The podcast is now on YouTube! If you prefer to watch, head over to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw3CabcJueib20U_L3WeaR-lNG_B3zYqu

    Don’t forget to subscribe to the Badass Confidence Coach podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

    CONNECT WITH ANNA:
    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/askannamarcolin/
    TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/tag/askannamarcolin
    Email hello@annamarcolin.com
    Website https://www.annamarcolin.com

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    57 mins
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