The INNER Estate with Bridget Ann Stuart

Epstein-Barr & Lyme: The Invisible Struggle She Had to Face | Sarina Brown

When your health suddenly disappears, everything changes. Sarina Brown joins The Inner Estate to share her personal journey through chronic neurological Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus, immune system overload, fatigue, anxiety, body pain, and the invisible symptoms that forced her to become her own health advocate. After being healthy for most of her life, Sarina found herself in a frightening medical crisis in January 2024. She could not walk straight, was shaking, felt intense neurological symptoms, and knew something was deeply wrong, even when the answers were not easy to find. Her path to healing led her through testing, Lyme-literate naturopathic care, herbal protocols, nutrition, detox, Medical Medium information, spiritual healing, and a deeper understanding of how the body, mind, immune system, and nervous system all work together. Sarina also shares how losing her health gave her a renewed passion for wellness retreats, healing environments, and helping people step away from stress so they can reset, reconnect, and rebuild. As the founder of Rocky Point Beach Rentals, Sarina brings together her love for hospitality, Rocky Point, Mexico, beach vacations, wellness travel, and creating a life by design instead of living by default. For anyone navigating chronic illness, Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr, invisible symptoms, health anxiety, fatigue, or a season of uncertainty, Sarina's story is a reminder that hope, advocacy, and healing are still possible. Sarina and Bridget talk about: • Chronic neurological Lyme disease and Epstein-Barr virus • The symptoms that changed Sarina's life almost overnight • Why invisible illness can be so difficult to explain • The importance of becoming your own health advocate • Finding a Lyme-literate naturopathic doctor • Nutrition, detox, herbal protocols, and immune system support • Medical Medium information and Anthony William's work • The difference between accepting a diagnosis and resigning to it • Why mindset, hope, and intuition matter during healing • The role of nervous system reset, rest, and wellness retreats • Sarina's book 40 Teen, The Secrets of Eternal Youth • Rocky Point, Mexico, beach rentals, and wellness travel • Building a vacation rental business • Living by design and asking what the next adventure could be About Guest: Sarina Brown is the founder of Rocky Point Beach Rentals, helping people book beach vacations, condos, and rental stays in Rocky Point, Mexico. Her work blends hospitality, wellness, travel, lifestyle design, and a deep love for helping people reset. After her own healing journey through chronic Lyme disease and Epstein-Barr virus, Sarina has become passionate about health and wellness retreats, nervous system reset, nutrition, and creating spaces where people can step away from everyday stress and reconnect with themselves. She is also the author of FortyTeen, The Secrets of Eternal Youth and a contributing author in Six-Figure Chicks Scottsdale Volume 2. Books And Resources Mentioned FortyTeen: The Secrets of Eternal Youth Six Figure Chicks Scotch Steel Volume 2 Medical Medium by Anthony William Cowden Protocol Lyme-Literate Naturopathic Doctor Connect With Sarina Brown Website: www.RockyPointBeachRentals.com Vacation Rental Discount Code: Use code 6FIG10 for 10 percent off through Rocky Point Beach Rentals. About Host: Bridget Ann Stuart is the host of The Inner Estate Podcast, a Realtor since 1998, and the CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching. Her work sits at the intersection of mindset, execution, leadership, business growth, and personal growth. Bridget brings real conversations to the table with entrepreneurs, real estate professionals, leaders, creators, coaches, authors, and high performers who are willing to talk about the inner work behind external results. Her mission is to help people think more deeply, act more intentionally, and build success that is aligned, sustainable, and real. Connect with Bridget Podcast Scheduling: https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbridgetstuart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealBridgetStuart Website: https://bridgetannstuart.com/ Interested in Being a Guest? Have a story, strategy, or perspective that can help entrepreneurs, leaders, and real estate professionals grow from the inside out? Schedule a podcast recording with Bridget Ann Stuart here. https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast

Before You Get Sick, Do This to Protect Your Finances | Courteney Petravage

Health insurance can feel confusing, expensive, and easy to ignore until a medical bill shows up. But medical costs are not going down, and one unexpected diagnosis, emergency room visit, surgery, prescription, or hospital stay can quickly become a serious financial burden. Courteney Petravage, founder of Petravage Insurance, joins The Inner Estate Podcast to talk about health insurance, medical bills, financial protection, and why choosing the cheapest plan may not actually protect you when you need coverage most. Courteney specializes in helping self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate agents, individuals, families, and small business owners understand their health insurance options before a crisis happens. She explains why health insurance is not just about doctor visits or monthly premiums. It is about protecting your income, savings, family, business, and future from medical debt, unexpected health care costs, and the financial stress that can come with getting sick or injured. We also go deeper into faith, sobriety, stewardship, personal responsibility, and what it means to build a business around service instead of pressure. Courteney shares how she became an international bestselling author, how her faith reshaped her identity, and why getting honest about struggles can become the first step toward healing, peace, and freedom. Episode Highlights • Why health insurance matters before a crisis • How medical bills can threaten your finances • The real purpose of health insurance • Why the cheapest plan may not protect you • What entrepreneurs and self-employed people need to know • How small businesses can explore better options • Why prescriptions and health history matter • When family members may need different plans • The difference between having coverage and understanding it • How a broker can help during claims • When paying cash for care may make sense • Tools for researching medical procedure costs • Courteney's journey into insurance • Becoming an international bestselling author • How faith shapes her work and identity • Her sobriety journey and personal growth • Why vulnerability can lead to healing • The importance of telling someone when you're struggling Book Mentioned Six Figure Chicks. Available on Amazon now [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQJXHT5P] Courteney Petravage is a co-author in Six Figure Chicks Scottsdale Vol 2 and became an international bestselling author through the project. Her chapter shares her personal testimony, faith journey, and the deeper legacy she wants to leave behind beyond business success. Resources Mentioned * TryBilly.app A health care pricing resource Courteney recommended for searching specific CPT codes or procedure names. It can help show average charges and regional cost ranges for medical services, dental services, hospital procedures, and health care costs. * ClearHealthCosts.com A crowdsourced health care cost transparency resource that collects real consumer reported prices and investigative journalism around medical bills, hospital costs, dental pricing, and health care expenses. About Courteney Petravage Courteney Petravage is the founder of Petravage Insurance, a health insurance brokerage based in Arizona. She helps self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs, real estate agents, families, individuals, and small business owners understand their health insurance options and choose coverage that fits their actual needs. After graduating from Texas A&M with a degree in communication, Courteney entered the health insurance industry during the COVID era, when many people were losing employer benefits, changing jobs, starting businesses, and trying to figure out what to do about health coverage. That experience opened her eyes to how many people were confused, underinsured, uninsured, or paying for plans they did not fully understand. Today, Courteney is known for taking a personal, educational, and client-centered approach to health insurance. She helps clients compare health insurance plans, understand premiums, deductibles, prescriptions, claims, networks, medical bills, and coverage options. She also supports clients after enrollment by helping them navigate claims, hospital billing questions, insurance company communication, and unexpected health care expenses. Courteney is also an international bestselling author, one of the top agents in her brokerage, and is on track to become debt free. Her story blends entrepreneurship, faith, sobriety, stewardship, personal growth, and a deep commitment to helping people protect themselves before life changes overnight. Connect with Courteney Petravage Website: https://petravageinsurance.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehealthinsurancegirl_/ Facebook: Petravage Insurance LinkedIn: Courteney Petravage About Bridget Ann Stuart Bridget Ann Stuart is the host of The Inner Estate Podcast, a Realtor since 1998, and the CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching. Her work sits at the intersection of mindset, execution, leadership, business growth, and personal growth. Bridget brings real conversations to the table with entrepreneurs, real estate professionals, leaders, creators, coaches, authors, and high performers who are willing to talk about the inner work behind external results. Her mission is to help people think more deeply, act more intentionally, and build success that is aligned, sustainable, and real. Connect with Bridget Website: therealbridgetstuart.com | theinnerestate.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbridgetstuart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealBridgetStuart Interested in Being a Guest? The Inner Estate Podcast welcomes meaningful conversations with entrepreneurs, leaders, real estate professionals, coaches, authors, and high performers with a story, lesson, or perspective that can help others grow. Schedule here: https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast

The AI Marketing Strategy That's Already Winning in 2026 | Borja Cuan

Digital marketing in 2026 is moving fast, and AI is now part of nearly every serious growth conversation. But Borja Cuan, Co-Founder of Four15 Digital, makes one thing clear. AI alone does not build a winning marketing strategy. Real growth still requires performance advertising, operational discipline, strong client relationships, smart media buying, high-quality creative, and leaders who know how to adapt without chasing every trend. Borja has worked in performance advertising since 1998 and now helps lead Four15 Digital, a Google Premier Partner that manages approximately $400 million in annual ad spend. His agency helps businesses scale through Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn advertising, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, performance creative, and customized digital marketing strategy. With 27 years in the industry, Borja has seen digital marketing evolve from the early internet era to today's AI-driven advertising landscape. What makes his perspective powerful is the balance between innovation and execution. Borja shares why AI marketing tools can help businesses move faster, test smarter, and support better client outcomes, but they should not replace human strategy, leadership, communication, or judgment. The winning formula for 2026 is not AI instead of people. It is AI plus human expertise. The conversation also goes beyond digital ads. Borja talks about scaling a performance marketing agency, building a strong business partnership, creating a healthy hybrid company culture, hiring people with a growth mindset, developing young talent, and moving from referral-based growth into more predictable outbound business development. For entrepreneurs, agency owners, marketers, real estate professionals, business leaders, and anyone trying to grow in a changing market, Borja's insights are practical, direct, and highly relevant. Episode Highlights • AI in digital marketing in 2026 • Why AI still needs human strategy • The power of AI plus human expertise • How Four15 Digital helps companies scale • Google, Meta, LinkedIn, TikTok, and YouTube ads • Why custom strategy beats copy and paste marketing • Operational discipline behind real growth • Client experience as a growth driver • Why relationships still matter in performance marketing • Leadership lessons from 27 years in digital advertising • Clear roles in business partnerships • Communication as a leadership skill • The danger of comfort and complacency • Balancing ambition, gratitude, and burnout • Moving beyond referral based growth • Building authority through thought leadership • Hybrid work and company culture • Hiring for curiosity and growth mindset • How to break into digital marketing • Why better questions create better opportunities Guest Bio Borja Cuan has worked in performance advertising since 1998. As Co-Founder of Four15 Digital, a Google Premier Partner, he blends big-picture strategy with exacting execution to help teams and clients grow. His north star is delivering real business impact and a first-class client experience every day. At Four15 Digital, Borja helps lead a boutique performance marketing agency that works with companies across different industries, stages, budgets, and growth goals. The agency specializes in media buying, performance creative, paid search, paid social, client strategy, and customized digital marketing execution designed to help businesses increase revenue and scale with more discipline. Borja's leadership is rooted in communication, operational systems, growth mindset, team culture, client service, and performance. His experience across digital marketing, hospitality, client services, business development, and agency leadership gives him a grounded perspective on what it really takes to scale a company without losing trust, quality, or human connection. Connect with Borja Cuan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/borjacuan About Bridget Ann Stuart Bridget Ann Stuart is the host of The Inner Estate Podcast, a Realtor since 1998, and the CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching. Her work sits at the intersection of mindset, execution, leadership, business growth, and personal growth. Bridget brings real conversations to the table with entrepreneurs, real estate professionals, leaders, creators, coaches, authors, and high performers who are willing to talk about the inner work behind external results. Her mission is to help people think more deeply, act more intentionally, and build success that is aligned, sustainable, and real. Connect with Bridget Website: therealbridgetstuart.com | theinnerestate.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealbridgetstuart YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealBridgetStuart Interested in Being a Guest? Have a story, strategy, or perspective that can help entrepreneurs, leaders, and real estate professionals grow from the inside out? Schedule a podcast recording with Bridget Ann Stuart here. https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast

Stop Giving Everything Away | Julie Xander

Julie Xander, Scottsdale luxury real estate agent, brand ambassador, content creator, fitness instructor, and founder of Lifestyle Jules, joins Bridget Ann Stuart for a powerful conversation about giving, overgiving, personal branding, relationships, visibility, reinvention, and learning how to build a life by design without losing yourself in the process. Known for her strong social media presence, Scottsdale lifestyle influence, luxury real estate work, and trusted brand partnerships, Julie shares how she built a career around authenticity, consistency, and relationships. She opens up about the difference between giving from joy and giving until resentment takes over, why givers need to recognize takers, and how trusting your gut can become one of the most important tools in business, dating, friendship, and personal growth. Julie also shares how social media marketing, content creation, and brand visibility work when they are rooted in trust instead of shallow influence. From real estate referrals and local business promotion to beauty, wellness, fitness, aging, dating, and women reinventing themselves after 50, Julie brings a direct, honest perspective on what it means to be seen, stay relevant, and create a life that actually feels aligned. Episode Highlights • Why giving can build trust, credibility, and long-term business relationships • How overgiving can lead to resentment when there is no reciprocity • Why givers need to recognize takers in personal and professional relationships • The difference between being an influencer and being a true brand ambassador • How Julie built Lifestyle Jules around Scottsdale lifestyle, beauty, wellness, fashion, fitness, and real estate • Why authentic social media marketing works better than surface-level promotion • How brands create awareness, visibility, and credibility through content • Julie's three-part buying formula: timing, finances, and pain point • Why real estate success depends on staying top of mind before people need you • How commenting on someone's life moments can build stronger relationships than posting about yourself • Why social media is still one of the strongest tools for networking, referrals, and personal brand growth • How Julie uses fitness, walking, beauty, wellness, and daily routines to protect her mindset • Why women over 50 are entering a powerful season of reinvention, influence, and buying power • Julie's honest take on dating, relationship expectations, boundaries, and trusting your gut • Why conversations about values, money, lifestyle, and expectations should happen earlier in relationships • The idea of friendship and relationship "contracts" as a way to create clarity and avoid resentment • Julie's experience becoming a collaborative author in Six Figure Chicks: Scottsdale Vol. 2 • Why telling the truth about your life can help other women feel less alone • What Julie is building next, including her book idea, brand work, and movie debut in Underneath the Glittery Moon Books and Resources Mentioned * Six Figure Chicks: Scottsdale Vol. 2 [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GQJXHT5P] Julie Xander and Bridget Ann Stuart are both collaborative authors in this international bestselling book. Julie shares how writing her chapter gave her the confidence and motivation to consider writing a full book of her own. * Julie's Weekly Dating Show Julie goes live on Instagram every Tuesday at 4 PM Mountain Standard Time with Brandon Rader, a love coach and matchmaker. Guest Bio Julie Xander is a Scottsdale based luxury real estate agent, brand ambassador, content creator, fitness instructor, author, and founder of Lifestyle Jules. Through her lifestyle platform, Julie blends Scottsdale luxury living, real estate, beauty, fashion, wellness, fitness, restaurants, local businesses, and personal branding into a trusted digital presence. Julie has spent more than a decade creating content and building long-term brand partnerships by promoting businesses she personally uses, loves, and believes in. Her approach goes beyond traditional influencer marketing. She focuses on credibility, relationship building, visibility, and authentic storytelling that helps brands stay top of mind with the right audience. As a Realtor in Scottsdale and Paradise Valley, Julie understands the power of trust, community, referrals, and consistent visibility. Her real estate, lifestyle, and brand ambassador work all connect through the same core belief: people do business with people they know, like, trust, and remember. Julie is also a collaborative author in Six Figure Chicks: Scottsdale Vol. 2 and continues to use her platform to encourage women to reinvent themselves, protect their energy, trust their instincts, and create lives that feel aligned from the inside out. Connect with Julie Xander Website: Lifestyle Jules Instagram: @lifestylejules Real Estate: Julie Xander, Scottsdale luxury real estate Weekly Dating Show: Tuesdays at 4 PM Mountain Standard Time on Instagram with Brandon Rader Host Bio Bridget Ann Stuart is a Realtor, coach, speaker, author, and host of The Inner Estate Podcast. As CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching, Bridget helps real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers align mindset, execution, visibility, and sustainable growth. Bridget's work focuses on helping people build businesses and lives with more clarity, confidence, strategy, and intention. Through coaching, podcasting, speaking, and real estate leadership, she brings practical insight to conversations about personal growth, business performance, identity, leadership, and long-term success. Connect with Bridget Ann Stuart: Website: theinnerestate.com | therealbridgetstuart.com Instagram: @therealbridgetstuart Facebook: @therealbridgetstuart YouTube: @TheRealBridgetStuart Want To Be A Guest? Are you a leader, entrepreneur, real estate professional, author, coach, creator, or business owner with a powerful story, strategy, or message to share? Apply to be a guest for The Inner Estate Podcast here: https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast

He Failed So Hard He Had to Completely Rebuild | Dale Denis

Dale began his career in corrections before moving into real estate investing and residential real estate sales. After building a portfolio of single-family rental properties, he faced a crushing financial season that included divorce, negative cash flow, damaged credit, and nine foreclosures. Instead of letting that failure define his future, Dale rebuilt his mindset, his real estate career, his investment strategy, and his identity as a business owner. Real estate business coach, entrepreneur, and industry leader Dale Denis joins Bridget Ann Stuart for a raw and powerful conversation about real estate failure, financial recovery, foreclosure, resilience, business reinvention, and what it actually takes to rebuild after losing almost everything. His story is a powerful reminder for real estate agents, entrepreneurs, investors, business owners, and high-achievers who have faced setbacks, bad decisions, financial loss, or career reinvention. Dale shares how mindset, action, coaching, systems, and the right people helped him move from failure to recovery, from survival to strategy, and from personal setback to professional purpose. Today, Dale coaches real estate agents who are overwhelmed, stuck, or working harder without growing faster. His message is direct and practical: failure is temporary, your past mistakes do not have to control your future, and every great comeback needs a clear plan. Episode Highlights • Dale's move from corrections into real estate investing and sales • How early investing mistakes led to major financial loss • The impact of divorce, negative cash flow, damaged credit, and nine foreclosures • Why Dale refused to let failure define his identity or future • How he rebuilt through REO, residential real estate, and stronger systems • The mindset work that helped him stay in action during difficult seasons • Why the right people, coaches, and guides matter when rebuilding • How Dale and Elizabeth rebuilt their business with discipline and focus • Why every comeback needs both mindset and a clear action plan • Dale's shift into coaching agents who want structure, clarity, and growth Resources Mentioned * Maritza Davila's Inner Estate Podcast Bridget referenced Maritza's message about being careful who you share your dreams with, especially when people around you may unintentionally become dream crushers. Watch it here [https://youtu.be/pZ9b1HPq-Y0] Guest Bio Dale Denis is a real estate business coach, entrepreneur, and experienced industry leader who helps agents transform from overwhelmed producers into confident business owners. He began his real estate career in 2004 and, alongside his wife Elizabeth Dougherty, built a high-performance Level 6 real estate team. Their success led to expansion into additional markets in 2020, giving Dale firsthand experience in what it truly takes to grow beyond the typical agent ceiling. After years of building, scaling, failing, rebuilding, and operating multiple businesses, Dale made a strategic shift into coaching. He now uses his real-world experience in real estate sales, investing, team building, business ownership, and agent training to help other agents create stronger systems, better structure, and a clearer path to growth. Dale operates from a simple belief: the clients are the heroes, and he is the guide. Every great hero needs a clear plan to win. He works with real estate agents who are stuck in the cycle of working harder but not growing faster, agents who know they are capable of more but lack the systems, strategy, accountability, or clarity to break through. His coaching is practical, direct, honest, and rooted in experience. For over a decade, Dale has trained agents across multiple locations, teaching real-world strategies that work in actual real estate businesses. He has completed extensive training through Keller Williams, including Coaching Skills Camp, Advanced Coaching Skills Camp, BOLD, Business Planning Clinic, Train the Trainer, and more, along with elite programs from other top industry leaders. Beyond coaching, Dale is a multi-business owner operating a real estate sales company, an investment company, a repair and handyman business, and a coaching company. His perspective is different because he has lived the lessons he teaches. Connect with Dale Denis LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dale-denis-2a48083b3 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoachDaleDenis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61572479767016 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachdaledenis TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coach.dale.denis Host Bio Bridget Ann Stuart is a Realtor, coach, speaker, author, and host of The Inner Estate Podcast. As CEO and Head Coach of Strategic Performance Coaching, Bridget helps real estate professionals, entrepreneurs, leaders, and high achievers align mindset, execution, visibility, and sustainable growth. Bridget's work focuses on helping people build businesses and lives with more clarity, confidence, strategy, and intention. Through coaching, podcasting, speaking, and real estate leadership, she brings practical insight to conversations about personal growth, business performance, identity, leadership, and long-term success. Connect with Bridget Ann Stuart: Website: theinnerestate.com | therealbridgetstuart.com Instagram: @therealbridgetstuart Facebook: @therealbridgetstuart YouTube: @TheRealBridgetStuart Want to Be a Guest? The Inner Estate Podcast welcomes entrepreneurs, real estate professionals, authors, coaches, leaders, and high-achievers with powerful stories, practical insight, and meaningful lessons in mindset, leadership, resilience, business growth, and personal transformation. Schedule here to be a guest: https://calendly.com/bridgetstuart67/theinnerestatepodcast