Episode 15: She Cried During Her Wedding Vows: The Hidden Cost of Self-Betrayal | Lisa Quait

Episode 15: She Cried During Her Wedding Vows: The Hidden Cost of Self-Betrayal | Lisa Quait

Welcome to Women In The Penthouse, the podcast empowering women to break old patterns and step into a more fearless, limitless, and ageless next chapter of life.  In this episode, Serena Wang is joined by accredited Positive Psychology Coach Lisa Quait, founder of RealWoman.coach and host of the Real Women's Stories podcast, listened to in more than 50 countries.  Lisa shares one of the most defining moments of her life. She cried during her wedding vows because deep down, she knew the marriage wasn't aligned with who she truly was—yet she stayed. Years later, that experience became the catalyst for rebuilding self-trust, overcoming overthinking, and helping thousands of women do the same.  Together, Serena and Lisa explore:  → The hidden cost of self-betrayal  → Finding the courage to leave a misaligned marriage  → Why overthinking disconnects us from self-trust  → Practical tools to stop spiraling and rebuild confidence  → Breaking free from limiting beliefs and creating a limitless life  → Reinvention at 52: launching a podcast and embracing a fearless new chapter  00:00 Intro  06:05 "I Cried During My Wedding Vows"  11:00 The Emotional Turning Point, Leaving the Marriage, Finding Herself  27:30 Why Trusting Your Intuition Changes Everything  31:40 What Does It Mean to Be Fearless? (And Finding Love Again)  41:05 Overthinking Explained: Why We Spiral  47:49 Why Women Overthink & Practical Tools to Rebuild Self-Trust  56:44 Breaking Limiting Beliefs After  50 1:04:30 Creating a Limitless Life: Practical Steps for Reinvention 1:11:25 Living Agelessly: Escaping the "Clock Is Ticking" Mindset  1:21:10 Three Pieces of Advice for Women Who Overthink  1:25:57 Penthouse Rule  If you've ever questioned yourself, ignored your intuition, or wondered if it's too late to start again, this conversation is for you.  Connect with Lisa Quait LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/real-woman-coach/ Instagram: instagram.com/lisaquait Website: https://realwoman.coach/ Connect with Women in the Penthouse  Instagram: instagram.com/womeninthepenthouse/ TikTok: tiktok.com/@womeninthepenthouse LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-penthouse/ Email: hello@womeninthepenthouse  YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@womeninthepenthouse If this conversation resonated with you, please follow, rate, and share the podcast. Every review helps us inspire more women to live fearless, limitless, and ageless lives.

Episode 14: She Raised Millions, Then Questioned Everything | Pooya Ahmadi

What happens when a woman wins the game society gave her and realizes she is still not free? In this episode of Women In The Penthouse, we sit down with Pooya Ahmadi, who has built her career across entertainment, fine art, and high-stakes investment. From TV producing to advising elite collectors, she achieved the kind of success most people spend their lives chasing, yet found herself facing a quiet sense of emptiness. What followed was not a retreat from the world, but a turning inward. A journey of self-love and awakening that did not ask her to leave success behind but to stop abandoning herself within it. Through her podcast House of Choices, Pooya now explores consciousness, identity, and what it truly means to live with both ambition and alignment. If you’ve ever questioned success, felt the tension between drive and meaning, or wondered what it really means to live fearlessly, this conversation is for you. EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS → The hidden emptiness behind external success → Redefining fearlessness beyond performance → Why spirituality and ambition don’t need to compete → Feminine power, clarity, and growth over time → Holding consciousness within high-performance environments → The deeper meaning behind House of Choices CHAPTERS 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:10  Pooya’s journey: TV, art, and awakening 00:08:40 Childhood in Iran and moving to the UK 00:15:42 Fear, insecurity, and imagination 00:21:40 “Women can’t sell” → proving them wrong 00:27:30 Thriving in high-pressure industries 00:33:35 The question: why am I here? 00:40:33 Start within: befriend your fears 00:43:26 Eating disorder and self-love 00:52:16 Prioritizing happiness 00:54:10 Limitless: knowing your true self 00:58:24 Breaking limiting programming 01:01:36 Masculine & feminine balance 01:05:57 Raising 3M in 3 weeks 01:12:53 Power of words and reprogramming 01:18:55 Ageless as a state of being 01:24:00 Ageless role models 01:31:50 Advice to her younger self 01:36:37 The Penthouse Rule Connect with Pooya Ahmadi LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/7GFRT Instagram: https://acesse.one/c0hrcz6 Podcast – House of Choice: https://linktr.ee/pooya432hz?utm Connect with Women in the Penthouse  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninthepenthouse/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@womeninthepenthouse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-penthouse/ Email: hello@womeninthepenthouse  YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@womeninthepenthouse Connect with Serena Wang  LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/Zv3EU 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms  ⭐ If this episode sparked something in you, please subscribe, rate, and share. Tag us with your takeaways: #Fearless #Limitless #Ageless #WomenInThePenthouse #SecondLife

Episode 13: A heart attack makes her fearless at 65| Edith Chislett

If you have ever pushed through exhaustion, masked your stress with a smile or ignored what your body was telling you, this conversation is for you. This episode is for every woman who feels:  ✨ High functioning on the outside but quietly overwhelmed on the inside  ✨ Disconnected from herself after years of putting everyone else first  ✨ Ready to stop coping and start truly living  ✨ She knows something needs to change but does not know where to begin Edith Chislett is a mind-body practitioner, Master NLP Practitioner, Master Hypnotherapist, and former senior communications leader at HMRC. From the outside, her career looked successful. Inside, her body was carrying the cost. Then came a heart attack, two arteries blocked at over 90%, straight from the ambulance into surgery. What followed was a complete reinvention. Edith created Heart Mind Wellbeing, inspired by the Japanese concept of Kokoro (heart-mind), to help women stop coping, start listening and come home to themselves. Episode Highlights   → Why high-functioning women are often the most disconnected from their bodies → How women's heart attack symptoms look nothing like what we see on screen  → The Japanese concept of Kokoro and reconnecting mind, body and spirit  → Why fearlessness is sometimes the courage to slow down  → How childhood patterns of feeling "not enough" silently shape our lives  → Edith's three-step framework: Awareness, Realignment and Embodiment  → Why visibility was the hidden block keeping Edith from her dream  → What it truly means to live agelessly at 64 00:00 Intro  02:25 Edith's career in government and corporate leadership  05:33 Growing up feeling "not enough" and the roots of self-doubt  08:28 How her mother's struggles shaped her relationship with responsibility  10:00 Advice to her younger self: stop waiting for permission  13:13 Childhood patterns playing out in the workplace  17:28 Singing at a Children in Need concert, the moment that started everything  21:12 Leaving HMRC, choosing the unknown over false stability  26:02 The heart attack that changed everything  29:00 Why women's heart attack symptoms are dangerously different  33:10 Becoming the CEO of your own body  34:20 The mind-body connection, your body is your greatest ally  37:01 A new definition of fearlessness: the courage to slow down  42:46 Kokoro, the Japanese concept behind Heart Mind Wellbeing  45:40 What being limitless really means  48:40 The visibility block, and Edith's word of the year  53:08 Advice for any woman ready to be fearless: decide and move  58:41 What being ageless really means at 64  1:02:37 Why Edith feels she is just getting started  1:05:59 Tips for igniting ageless energy in daily life  1:08:11 Take time for yourself to remember who you are  1:16:13 Three pieces of advice for her 20-year-old self  1:18:27 Edith's upcoming book "Thoughtless" and her vision  1:20:36 The Penthouse Rule

Episode 12: From Heartbreak to Limitless: Rebuilding Your Life in 18 Months | Rebecca Christian

If you’ve ever found yourself replaying a breakup in your mind, checking their social media questioning your worth or wondering why moving on still feels so difficult even when you know you deserve better this conversation may resonate deeply. This episode is for every woman who feels: ✨ She is suffering from a heartbreaking breakup and questioning her worth ✨ She is outgrowing her current identity ✨ She is successful on paper but blocked inside ✨ She knows she is meant for more Rebecca’s story did not begin from a place of clarity or confidence. She grew up in a challenging environment and spent years navigating PTSD, toxic relationships, and deeply ingrained negative self-talk. Eighteen months ago, everything shifted. After making the courageous decision to leave an established career and follow a new direction, Rebecca experienced a devastating breakup when her partner suddenly walked away and never returned. For many people, a moment like this could reinforce old wounds. Instead, it became the beginning of a profound transformation.  Through deep identity work, subconscious rewiring, and emotional healing practices, Rebecca rebuilt her life from the inside out. In just 18 months, she created a new path, built a purpose-driven business, and developed tools that now help other women transform their lives as well. Episode Highlights → Why heartbreak can sometimes feel emotionally addictive, and why our minds keep replaying the past → How attachment patterns shape our relationships, and how Rebecca rebuilt a completely new life despite PTSD, deeply negative self-talk, and anxious attachment → How powerful subconscious tools such as EFT tapping, Timeline Therapy, and identity installation can help transform limiting beliefs and unlock a more limitless version of yourself → Why outgrowing your old circle can feel intimidating — yet also deeply freeing → How choosing to live agelessly allows women to reinvent themselves and become whoever they are meant to be 00:00  Intro 04:15  Leaving corporate and the breakup that changed everything 11:10  The first-class conversation that sparked Rebecca’s limitless curiosity 14:48  Attachment patterns and why heartbreak can feel so consuming 22:19  The fearless mindset shift that began her transformation 31:06  What it truly means to live fearlessly — even if it means losing your old circle 43:14  Choosing the world you want to see 50:35  Attracting the partner aligned with your new life 56:26  The limitless mindset: environment, vision, and expanding possibility 1:00:03  Advice for women who feel they are outgrowing their partners 1:07:08  How Timeline Therapy rewires painful memories 1:13:21  Identity installation and Rebecca’s limitless transformation framework 1:27:15  Ageless living: becoming who you want at any stage of life 1:32:50 Three pieces of advice Rebecca would give her 20-year-old self 01:42:08 The Penthouse Rule Connect with Rebecca Christian Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamrebeccachristian/ Limitless Academy: https://limitlessacademy.co.uk/ Programs and offerings: https://rllimitlessconsulting.mvsite.app/products Connect with Women in the Penthouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninthepenthouse/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@womeninthepenthouse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-penthouse YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@womeninthepenthouse Email: hello@womeninthepenthouse.com Connect with Serena Wang Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninthepenthouse/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/serena-wangyj/ 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major platforms ⭐ If this episode sparked something in you, please subscribe, rate, and share.

Episode 11: She Started Over in a New Country with a Newborn And Transformed Her Life | Anastasiia Leiman

In this powerful, soul-stirring conversation, Ana shares not only her extraordinary journey, but also the exact mindset frameworks and life principles that helped her rise through uncertainty and create her second life.  From corporate finance to conscious leadership, from holding a newborn in her arms to building a six-figure career in a new land, Anastasiia Leiman is the embodiment of fearless reinvention.  Born in Ukraine and now based in Australia, Ana moved across continents at 27 with a one year-old baby — no network, no safety net, and no guarantees. Only a single decision that changed everything. Within six months, she rebuilt her life and created a six-figure corporate finance career from scratch.  A former senior finance executive, Ana is now a High-Performance & Business Coach and a mother of two, reinventing herself more than once and choosing courage, joy, and freedom every time.  This episode is a masterclass in self-trust, resilience, motherhood, and limitless living.  In This Episode, We Explore: → The BRUTAL first six months of immigration with a one-year-old → The TWO skills that create everything you want in life → How to build CERTAINTY in the middle of complete uncertainty → Why FUN is a life force for high-achieving women → How Ana invested $300,000 in travel as her BOLDEST education for her children (30+ countries) → What it really means to “DRINK LIFE” instead of just existing 00:00 – Introduction 03:09 – Growing Up in Scarcity & Discovering Resourcefulness 10:46 – From Ukraine to Australia With a Newborn: The Brutal First Six Months of Immigration 17:26 – Two Skills That Bring Certainty in Uncertain Situations 22:30 – What Fearlessness Looks Like at Different Life Stages 27:58 – A Practical Framework for Becoming More Fearless in Life & Success 33:30 – “Everything Is Figure-out-able” – A Powerful Real-Life Example 40:50 – Spending $300,000 on Travel as the Best Education for Her Children 50:15 – Limitless Advice: Creating a Future Despite Your Past 53:50 – Ageless Living: Joy, Fun & Having Something to Look Forward To 1:00:33 – Three Pieces of Advice to Her 20-Year-Old Self 1:02:41 – The Penthouse Rule Connect with Anastasiia Leiman LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleiman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/analeimancoaching/ Website: https://www.analeiman.com/ Connect with Women in the Penthouse: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womeninthepenthouse/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@womeninthepenthouse LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-in-the-penthouse/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@womeninthepenthouse Email: hello@womeninthepenthouse  🎧 Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | All major platforms Watch on: YouTube 🌟 If this episode sparked something in you, please subscribe, rate, and share. Tag us with your takeaways using: #Fearless #Limitless #Ageless #SecondLife #WomenInThePenthouse