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Learning to Choose Yourself

What happens when life forces you to start over — and you never saw it coming? In this powerful episode of Bring Your Big Energy, Stacey sits down with author and speaker Amy DeAnne to talk about healing, reinvention, and the courage it takes to choose yourself. After the end of a 29-year marriage and finding herself living alone for the first time during the pandemic, Amy faced a crossroads: stay stuck in anger, isolation, and heartbreak, or begin the journey back to herself. Amy shares the honest realities of healing — the setbacks, the fear, the baby steps, and the surprising lessons she discovered along the way. From “dating yourself” and trying new experiences to practicing vulnerability and releasing expectations, this conversation is full of practical wisdom and hope for anyone navigating a major life transition. In this episode, you'll learn: • Why healing isn't a destination — it's a journey • How to stop staying stuck in the "should've, could've, would've" cycle • The power of vulnerability and why it can become your superpower • How gratitude and forgiveness can help release anger • Why learning to trust yourself changes everything • What life can look like on the other side of healing If you're standing at your own intensity point and wondering what's next, this episode is your reminder that your story isn't over — it may just be beginning. Keep bringing that big energy.

Grab Your Permission Slip

She went back to the place that broke her… to heal the version of herself she left there. 🇮🇹✨At 20 years old, Mari was studying abroad in Florence, Italy when her life completely changed. Pregnant, alone, heartbroken, and overwhelmed, she spent months in deep despair before eventually returning home and building what looked like the “perfect life.”Fast forward 20+ years later:✔️ Married for 20 years✔️ 3 kids✔️ Businesses✔️ Success on paper…but internally, she was falling apart.So she did something most people would never dare to do:She left for Italy alone during Thanksgiving week with nothing but her old journals and a need to feel her feelings instead of outrunning them.What happened there changed everything.In this episode, we talk about:✨ Healing your younger self✨ The danger of living life on “default”✨ Why women wait for permission to choose themselves✨ Burnout, identity, and learning to trust yourself again✨ What it really means to create a life you love waking up to“One of the saddest seasons of my life became the place that healed me.” 🤍This conversation is your permission slip to stop sleepwalking through your life.

Embracing Second Chances

In this heartfelt episode of Bring Your Big Energy, Stacey sits down with author, musician, and retired clinical social worker Jeanine M. Jones for a deeply honest conversation about burnout, healing, faith, and second chances. With over 38 years in mental health, Jeanine shares the powerful personal story that changed the course of her life — a terrifying health scare in her late 20s that forced her to confront perfectionism, chronic stress, and the pressure of trying to carry everything for everyone. What followed was a life-changing moment of surrender, spirituality, and rediscovery. Together, Stacey and Jeanine explore: * The hidden signs of burnout and overwhelm * How trauma can shape perfectionism and people-pleasing * The connection between mental health, music, and healing * Why listening is one of the greatest gifts we can give * How to find the right therapist and prioritize self-care * What it means to move toward purpose, passion, and peace in every stage of life Jeanine also shares insights from her book God Gives Second Chances and opens up about how faith, music therapy, journaling, and learning to let go helped her rebuild a more meaningful life. This episode is a reminder that healing doesn’t always happen all at once — sometimes it begins with a whisper, a song, or a moment that asks us to finally listen.

From Spiraling to Stepping Into Power

This episode is a live coaching session, not a polished interview. Listeners are brought directly into the coaching process as Stacey guides Lisa Van Slyke through the real-time unpacking of limiting beliefs, emotional triggers, identity shifts, and the hidden patterns keeping her stuck. Through powerful coaching questions, reflection exercises, mindset reframes, and honest breakthrough moments, Stacey helps Lisa uncover the deeper roots behind perfectionism, people-pleasing, fear of visibility, and the exhausting habit of dimming herself to make others comfortable. Rather than simply talking about transformation after it happens, this episode allows listeners to witness the actual coaching work that creates it. As the session unfolds, Lisa vulnerably explores childhood bullying, addiction recovery, divorce, reinvention, confidence struggles, and the fear of fully stepping into visibility online and in life. Together, Stacey and Lisa work through the stories, emotional barriers, and internal resistance that have shaped her identity and begin creating a new path forward grounded in confidence, self-worth, authenticity, and aligned action. This episode offers an inside look at what transformational coaching can actually sound and feel like in practice: messy, emotional, honest, insightful, and deeply human. Topics include: • Coaching through fear of visibility and judgment • Identifying and reframing limiting identity stories • Breaking patterns of people-pleasing and perfectionism • Processing emotional triggers tied to rejection and trauma • Rebuilding confidence after addiction, divorce, and life transitions • Learning how to stop spiraling and start taking aligned action • Creating a life and identity rooted in authenticity instead of approval This is not surface-level inspiration or polished perfection. It is real coaching, real vulnerability, and real transformation unfolding live in real time.

Under the Stars: What Happens When We Stop Living Inside Our Limits

In this episode of Bring Your Big Energy, Stacey sits down with Rozanne Pilbeam, an outdoor confidence guide, writer, adventurer, and retreat facilitator who helps women build confidence in the outdoors and deepen their self-trust. Rozanne shares her incredible journey hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, summiting Mount Kilimanjaro, sleeping under the open sky, and learning what happens when we move beyond the limits we thought were keeping us safe. Together, Stacey and Rozanne explore fear, resilience, self-trust, the power of taking life one step at a time, and how the outdoors can teach us what we are truly capable of.  Rozanne also shares the inspiration behind her Under the Stars retreats, where women learn foundational outdoor skills, explore their relationship with fear, and experience the expansion that comes from doing something they never thought they could do. Learn more about Rozanne: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/serial_nomad  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@serial_nomad  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@serial_nomad  Blog: www.serialnomad.com  Website: www.rozannepilbeam.com For behind-the-scenes reflections, free coaching tips, and more Big Energy inspiration, join Stacey’s newsletter at: www.bringyourbigenergy.com!!