1029 | Why Joy Is One of the Hardest Emotions to Hold

1029 | Why Joy Is One of the Hardest Emotions to Hold

This episode explores a surprising truth: joy is often one of the hardest emotions to hold. Marsha unpacks why moments of happiness, success, and peace can sometimes feel uncomfortable, especially for those who have lived through adversity, uncertainty, or significant challenges. Drawing inspiration from insights shared by Brené Brown, she discusses how joy can create vulnerability and why many people find themselves subconsciously waiting for something to go wrong just when life is going well. Rather than fully receiving joy, we often brace for its loss. Through personal reflection and subconscious awareness, Marsha invites listeners to examine their relationship with joy and consider what might be possible if they allowed themselves to experience it more fully. This episode is a reminder that joy is not something to fear, earn, or prepare to lose—it is something we can learn to hold, trust, and embrace. Chapters: [02:15] - The Complexity of Joy and Vulnerability [04:50] - Navigating the Complexity of Joy and Recovery [08:16] - Embracing Vulnerability and Joy Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp [https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp] UNBOTHERED Mastermind: https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa] Write Your Damn Book Program: https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow [https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow] OUTSPOKEN Publishing: https://www.outspokenpublishing.com [https://www.outspokenpublishing.com] Tickets for Heart-Wired CEO Live https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live [https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live] Unbothered Mind Private Podcast https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast] Unbothered Entrepreneur Masterclass (for the Podcast Listeners): https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast] Download “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/youaresupportedbundle] Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in January 2026, in person or virtual) HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/outspokenNLP2025INPERSON] The Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program August Promo Save $333 HERE. [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/RNFetUdr?coupon_code=SWTO333] Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.com [http://www.marshavanw.com] Connect on IG, click HERE [https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw] Subscribe on YouTube, click HERE [https://youtube.com/@marshavanw?si=TF7_li0ciJRBuycH]

1028 | Why High Achievers Struggle to Find Moments of Peace

This episode explores why so many high achievers struggle to slow down, rest, and simply be. Marsha shares her own journey of learning to create space for stillness and reflects on how many entrepreneurs unknowingly tie their self-worth to productivity, achievement, and constant motion. She discusses how the nervous system can become conditioned to expect pressure, making peace and rest feel unfamiliar or even uncomfortable. Through this conversation, listeners are encouraged to examine their relationship with success, productivity, and self-worth, while considering how sustainable growth requires both action and recovery. This episode is a reminder that rest is not something you earn—it is something that supports the life and business you are building. Chapters: [02:26] - Navigating the Pressure of High Achievement [03:27] - Finding Peace Amidst Pressure [04:53] - Support and Productivity [07:09] - Embracing Stillness as a High Achiever [09:12] - High Achievement and Self-Care Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp [https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp] UNBOTHERED Mastermind: https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa] Write Your Damn Book Program: https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow [https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow] OUTSPOKEN Publishing: https://www.outspokenpublishing.com [https://www.outspokenpublishing.com] Tickets for Heart-Wired CEO Live https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live [https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live] Unbothered Mind Private Podcast https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast] Unbothered Entrepreneur Masterclass (for the Podcast Listeners): https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast] Download “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/youaresupportedbundle] Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in January 2026, in person or virtual) HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/outspokenNLP2025INPERSON] The Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program August Promo Save $333 HERE. [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/RNFetUdr?coupon_code=SWTO333] Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.com [http://www.marshavanw.com] Connect on IG, click HERE [https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw] Subscribe on YouTube, click HERE [https://youtube.com/@marshavanw?si=TF7_li0ciJRBuycH]

1027 | Lessons from a Life of Veteran Service in Canada with David Morrow

In this episode, Marsha is speaking with David Morrow. Dave spent 15 years serving Canada — until an injury sustained during his 2010 Afghanistan deployment eventually ended his military career and started a new one. Today, Dave is the founder of The Hard To Kill Project, a fitness and wellness ecosystem built specifically for veterans. Through the award-winning Hard To Kill Podcast, the Veterans Getting Fit AF community, and programs like VALOR and ATHENA, he’s on a singular mission: to help 100,000 veterans lose 2 million pounds. He’s also the author of Harden The F*ck Up, host of the Biology of Service Symposium, organizer of Canada’s first Silkie Hike to end veteran suicide, and founder of the newly launched Hard To Kill Foundation. Chapters: [06:22] - Transitioning from Military to Advocacy [12:13] - The Emotional Toll of War [21:11] - Turning Points and New Beginnings [24:04] - The Journey of Self-Discovery and Challenge [33:35] - The Journey to Healing Through Microdosing [43:10] - The Impact of Mental Health on Veterans [49:35] - The Veteran Crisis: Addressing the Challenges Connect with Dave: Website: Hardtokill.org [http://hardtokill.org/] Podcast Guest’s Email: Info@davemorrow.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thehardtokillpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/thehardtokillpodcast/] Substack: https://davebmorrow.substack.com/ Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp [https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp] UNBOTHERED Mastermind: https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa] Write Your Damn Book Program: https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow [https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow] OUTSPOKEN Publishing: https://www.outspokenpublishing.com [https://www.outspokenpublishing.com] Tickets for Heart-Wired CEO Live https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live [https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live] Unbothered Mind Podcast https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast] Download FREE “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/youaresupportedbundle] Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in March 2025) HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/OUTSPOKENNLP] Learn more about changing the Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/the-stories-we-tell-ourselves]. Use Code PODCAST to receive 20% off. Code FASTACTION20 Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.com [http://www.marshavanw.com] Connect on IG. Click HERE [https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw] Subscribe on YouTube. Click HERE [https://youtube.com/@marshavanw?si=TF7_li0ciJRBuycH]

1026 | The Stories You Repeat Create Your Identity

This episode explores the powerful connection between the stories we tell ourselves and the identities we create. Marsha explains how the subconscious mind learns through repetition and emotion, turning repeated thoughts and narratives into deeply held beliefs. She shares how these internal stories shape our confidence, decisions, emotions, and behaviours—often influencing our results more than our conscious goals ever could. Listeners are invited to examine the stories they continue to repeat and consider whether those narratives are supporting the life they want to create or keeping them stuck in old patterns. This episode is a reminder that changing your life begins with changing the story you believe about yourself. Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp [https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp] UNBOTHERED Mastermind: https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa] Write Your Damn Book Program: https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow [https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow] OUTSPOKEN Publishing: https://www.outspokenpublishing.com [https://www.outspokenpublishing.com] Tickets for Heart-Wired CEO Live https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live [https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live] Unbothered Mind Private Podcast https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast] Unbothered Entrepreneur Masterclass (for the Podcast Listeners): https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast] Download “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/youaresupportedbundle] Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in January 2026, in person or virtual) HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/outspokenNLP2025INPERSON] The Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program August Promo Save $333 HERE. [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/RNFetUdr?coupon_code=SWTO333] Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.com [http://www.marshavanw.com] Connect on IG, click HERE [https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw] Subscribe on YouTube, click HERE [https://youtube.com/@marshavanw?si=TF7_li0ciJRBuycH]

1025 | The Story You Tell Yourself Is Running Your Business

In this episode, Marsha explores the powerful role that personal narratives and subconscious beliefs play in shaping both identity and entrepreneurial success. She discusses how the stories individuals tell themselves influence their confidence, decision-making, visibility, and, ultimately, the results they achieve in their businesses and lives. Through the lens of a transformational client story, Marsha shares how a dramatic shift in self-perception and belief can completely change what someone believes is possible for themselves. She highlights how many entrepreneurs unknowingly operate from limiting internal stories that keep them playing small, questioning their value, or resisting expansion, even when they deeply desire more success and impact. Marsha encourages listeners to become aware of the subconscious narratives running beneath their actions and to examine whether those stories align with the future they are trying to create. She emphasizes that sustainable growth begins internally, through identity shifts, emotional regulation, and expanding the vision of what is truly possible. Ultimately, this episode serves as a reminder that transformation begins the moment individuals stop repeating old stories and begin embodying the identity of the person capable of holding the success they desire. Marsha Vanwynsberghe — NLP Storytelling Trainer, OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification, Author, Speaker, and Podcaster OUTSPOKEN August Cohort: https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp [https://www.marshavanw.com/nlp] UNBOTHERED Mastermind: https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/w8WVE3Pa] Write Your Damn Book Program: https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow [https://www.marshavanw.com/writenow] OUTSPOKEN Publishing: https://www.outspokenpublishing.com [https://www.outspokenpublishing.com] Tickets for Heart-Wired CEO Live https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live [https://www.heart-wiredceo.com/live] Unbothered Mind Private Podcast https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbotheredmindpodcast] Unbothered Entrepreneur Masterclass (for the Podcast Listeners): https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast [https://www.marshavanw.com/unbothered-entrepreneur-masterclass-podcast] Download “You Are Supported” Hypnosis and Subliminal Bundle HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/youaresupportedbundle] Join the next cohort of OUTSPOKEN NLP Coaching Certification (kick-off in January 2026, in person or virtual) HERE [https://www.marshavanw.com/outspokenNLP2025INPERSON] The Stories We Tell Ourselves Digital Program August Promo Save $333 HERE. [https://www.marshavanw.com/offers/RNFetUdr?coupon_code=SWTO333] Tap the “Follow” button never to miss a show, and if you love the show, please feel free to tag me on social media, share it with a friend, or leave me a rating and review. This really helps the show grow! Website: www.marshavanw.com [http://www.marshavanw.com] Connect on IG, click HERE [https://www.instagram.com/marshavanw] Subscribe on YouTube, click HERE [https://youtube.com/@marshavanw?si=TF7_li0ciJRBuycH]