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The Audacity Tapes™

The Audacity Tapes™

De: Robbin Jorgensen
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The Audacity Tapes™ is a long-form podcast exploring what happens when conviction becomes non-negotiable.

These are not surface interviews. They are deep, unfiltered dialogues about the moments that demanded courage — the decisions that disrupted comfort — and the belief systems that refused to bend.

Hosted by Robbin Jorgensen, Founder & CEO of Women Igniting Change®, each episode examines the moments that reshaped identity, demanded courage, and forced a choice. What unites them is not title or platform — it’s moral clarity under pressure.

Formerly the Women Igniting Change® Podcast, this evolution reflects what has always been at the heart of these conversations: the audacity to imagine a better world — and the discipline to build it.

Our guests come from different paths and lived experiences, but they share one thing: a refusal to look away.

These conversations won’t just inspire you — they will recalibrate you. They invite you to examine your own convictions and take the next step toward the change that’s calling.

New episodes every Monday.

With listeners in 59 countries, The Audacity Tapes™ is a global platform for women leading with truth, courage, and consequence.

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  • The Backlash Is Real - And It's Coordinated: Inside the Growing Global Pushback Against Women's Rights
    Mar 30 2026
    This is Part 1 of a 5-Part Series: Women, Power, Justice, and the Global Backlash

    Each episode builds on the last—unpacking what’s happening beneath the surface, how it’s operating, and what it means moving forward.

    Episode 1 Summary: What I witnessed at the United Nations wasn’t subtle.

    It was clear. Consistent. And happening across regions, ideologies, and systems.

    In this opening episode, I take you inside what I saw, heard, and am still processing from the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70).

    Because what’s unfolding globally is not isolated. It’s not reactive. And it’s not happening quietly.

    This is a coordinated, well-funded, and strategic backlash—one that is actively reshaping how women’s rights, power, and access to justice are understood and prioritized. We talk about:

    • Why the backlash against women’s rights is global—not localized • The difference between reaction and strategy • How alignment across unlikely actors is accelerating this movement • Why this moment is about power—not just policy • The systems and structures driving what we’re seeing • How narrative, influence, and momentum are shaping outcomes in real time Key Moments: 00:00 – Introduction: A Global Shift We’re Not Fully Naming 00:20 – The Backlash Is Real — And It’s Coordinated 03:25 – What’s Driving This Moment (Alignment & Structural Forces) 09:00 – How It Operates: Strategy, Narrative & Polarization 14:45 – Why It’s Winning: Power, Resources & Infrastructure 20:30 – What It’s Causing: Real-World Impact Across Systems 26:15 – What Comes Next: Leadership, Strategy & Response 32:45 – Next Week: Who Actually Holds Power?

    Continue the Conversation

    The thinking continues beyond the mic. Explore essays, reflections, and extended conversations on Substack:

    https://substack.com/@robbinjorgensen

    Connect with Robbin Jorgensen:

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbinjorgensen/

    Supporting Sponsors As a woman navigating financial decisions — especially when the system wasn’t built with you in mind — having the right partner matters.

    For three decades, Godfrey Financial has intentionally centered women in financial decision-making — not as an afterthought, but as leaders.

    In a field where women are often expected to sit to the side, Godfrey Financial places women at the head of the table - creating space where women don’t just discuss confidence and agency, but experience it in practice.

    Learn more at: https://godfreyfinancial.com

    This 5-part series is supported by Meier Law Firm, PLLC — a woman-owned, all women law firm serving New York's Capital Region since 2011. Founded by Christina W. Meier, Esq., the firm provides compassionate, personalized counsel in estate planning, elder law, estate and trust administration, guardianships, and real estate. Because access to justice should be personal. Learn more at: https://www.themeierlawfirm.com/

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    33 m
  • When Your Life Collapses, It Doesn’t Destroy the Truth. It Exposes It. | Sarah Barnes-Humphrey
    Mar 23 2026

    Episode Summary

    We often talk about reinvention like it’s a choice. A bold decision. A strategic pivot.

    For Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, it wasn’t.

    After 20 years working in her family’s business — the only career she had ever known — the doors closed just days before her 37th birthday. In a single moment, she lost not just her job, but the identity she had built her life around.

    What followed wasn’t clarity. It was uncertainty, survival, and starting over from scratch.

    In this conversation, we explore what it actually takes to rebuild when there is no roadmap — from taking part-time jobs while launching a business, to confronting self-worth, failure, and the pressure to have it all figured out.

    Sarah shares how she learned to release perfection, trust her instincts, and follow the signals that led her to create Let’s Talk Supply Chain and the Blended Podcast — platforms now shaping conversations around industry, inclusion, and identity.

    This episode is not about starting over. It’s about what collapse reveals.

    We discuss: What it means to lose not just a job, but a version of yourself Rebuilding from zero after two decades in one company The reality of starting over while still needing to survive Why perfection keeps people stuck — and what actually moves you forward The ongoing battle with self-worth, comparison, and rumination Why many women wait for collapse before choosing themselves

    Key Moments:

    01:06 — The moment her world fell apart 03:51 — Losing identity along with the job 06:22 — Learning to do things imperfectly 09:20 — Recognizing and acting on “signs” 10:51 — Walking away from the wrong path 12:17 — Rebuilding self-worth from the inside out 17:50 — Rumination as self-punishment 33:18 — Why we’ve lost the art of conversation 34:26 — What it cost to rebuild — and why it was worth it

    Connect with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

    Website: https://sarahbarneshumphrey.com/

    Podcasts: https://sarahbarneshumphrey.com/content/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbarneshumphrey/ Book — I Buried Her in a French Press https://a.co/d/0aNyugTi

    Continue the Conversation

    The thinking continues beyond the mic. Explore essays, reflections, and extended conversations on Substack: https://substack.com/@robbinjorgensen

    Connect with Robbin Jorgensen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbinjorgensen/

    Supporting Sponsor

    As a woman navigating financial decisions — especially when the system wasn’t built with you in mind — having the right partner matters.

    For three decades, Godfrey Financial has intentionally centered women in financial decision-making — not as an afterthought, but as leaders.

    In a field where women are often expected to sit to the side, Godfrey Financial places women at the head of the table — creating space where women don’t just discuss confidence and agency, but experience it in practice.

    Learn more at: https://godfreyfinancial.com

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    40 m
  • The Audacity to Build 988: Kristen Christy on Suicide Prevention, Stigma, and National Change
    Mar 16 2026

    Episode Summary

    What does it take to turn private grief into national change?

    In this deeply human and unflinching conversation, Robbin Jorgensen sits down with Kristen Christy — a national leader in suicide prevention, military spouse, and the originator of what became the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

    Kristen’s story is layered with both love and loss: a life-altering stroke as a teenager, the strength of community in military life, and the devastating reality of losing her husband to suicide. But the story doesn’t end there. She speaks candidly about what families live with in the aftermath — the ongoing weight, the unanswered questions, and the lifelong impact on children.

    Out of that lived experience came a radical question, asked in the quiet hours of the night:

    Why do we have a three-digit number for medical emergencies — but not for mental health crises?

    That question became a decade-long fight through stigma, bureaucracy, and relentless “no’s,” ultimately helping bring 988 to life nationwide in 2022.

    This episode is about audacity at a national scale — and the way one woman turned grief into action, persistence into policy, and heartbreak into hope. Kristen also shares her three-step definition of real resilience, why “No” means “Next Opportunity,” and why hope isn’t a feeling — it’s a practice we choose, again and again.

    Key Moments

    03:12 — A stroke at 15 — and the moment everything changed 07:48 — The night her husband died by suicide 20:53 — Living with uncertainty: her son’s disappearance 24:48 — A voicemail that reveals the generational impact of suicide 04:55 — The 3 a.m. question: why not a three-digit number for mental health? 08:27 — 988 goes live nationwide 12:13 — “No” means “Next Opportunity” 16:39 — The three steps of real resilience

    Resources & Support

    If you or someone you love is struggling, help is available.

    Call or text 988 (United States) to connect with trained crisis counselors 24/7. Free and confidential. Text and chat available.

    For LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, additional support is available through The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386 or thetrevorproject.org.

    Connect with Kristen Christy

    Website: https://www.kristenchristycares.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristenchristy/

    Continue the Conversation

    The thinking continues beyond the mic. Explore essays, reflections, and extended conversations on Substack: https://substack.com/@robbinjorgensen

    Connect with Robbin Jorgensen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbinjorgensen/

    Supporting Sponsor:

    As a woman navigating financial decisions — especially when the system wasn’t built with you in mind — having the right partner matters.

    For three decades, Godfrey Financial has intentionally centered women in financial decision-making — not as an afterthought, but as leaders.

    In a field where women are often expected to sit to the side, Godfrey Financial places women at the head of the table - creating space where women don’t just discuss confidence and agency, but experience it in practice.

    Learn more at: https://godfreyfinancial.com

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    52 m
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