Ep 46: The Adult Gap Year That Changed Everything | Suzanne Roske

Ep 46: The Adult Gap Year That Changed Everything | Suzanne Roske

What if you just... stopped? Not for a weekend. For as long as it takes. On purpose. That's the adult gap year — and it's exactly what Suzanne Roske did after nearly 20 years climbing the corporate ladder (she made partner at PwC along the way), when she found herself screaming at her son over a firetruck, looking in a bathroom mirror, and not recognizing the person staring back. What she did next took most people completely by surprise. She pushed pause on her entire life — on purpose. She moved her family to Mexico in the middle of a pandemic, put her career on hold, and spent eight months doing the hardest, most important work of her life — figuring out who she was outside of what she achieved. This episode is for every high achiever who has a sneaking suspicion that the life they've built doesn't quite fit anymore. What you'll hear in this episode: * What an "adult gap year" actually means — and why it's not the reckless leap it sounds like * The Sunday night that cracked everything open and made Suzanne realize something had to change * What it actually felt like to stop — and why the first month was the hardest * The line that reframes everything: action masks our anxiety and our discomfort * What she discovered about herself in Mexico (hint: she likes things a lot simpler than she'd been living) * The PAUSE framework for figuring out who you are and what you actually want — at any stage of life If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe and share it with a high achiever in your life who might need permission to pause. Connect with Suzanne: Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/vamonoscoach] Instagram Profile [https://www.instagram.com/vamonosexecutivecoaching/] LinkedIn Profile [https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzanneroske/] Website [www.vamonoscoaching.com] Connect with Molly: Website [https://nextbeststep.co] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mollypositivepants/] Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90] YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants] 🌟Resources from Molly🌟 ✅ Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal [https://nextbeststep.co/selfworth-rewired]:  ✅ Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy [https://nextbeststep.co/emotion_code_home] ✅ Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog [https://nextbeststep.co/the-wtf-breakdown] ✅ Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal [https://nextbeststep.co/subliminal-inner-calibration]

Ep 45: What Happened When a Forensic Accountant Uncovered Her Own Buried Truth | Beth Jones

She spent 32 years finding other people's secrets. She had no idea the biggest one was her own. Beth Jones built a career as a forensic accountant — uncovering fraud, corruption, and the buried truths that powerful people desperately wanted hidden. She was, by every measure, an expert at finding what didn't want to be found. But one hypnotherapy session she walked into hoping to just "connect with people better" cracked open 45 years of buried trauma — and introduced her to a person she had never met before: herself. In this episode, Beth shares what happened inside that nearly three-hour hypnotherapy session, why decades of talk therapy couldn't get her there, how she rebuilt her identity from the ground up while living abroad during a global pandemic, and what the HEAL framework she now teaches others is really about. What you'll take away: * Why you can be wildly successful and completely disconnected from yourself at the same time * What hypnotherapy can access that traditional therapy sometimes can't * How to start identifying your emotional needs when you've spent your whole life ignoring them * The difference between self-care and real self-love — and why so many of us skip the harder part * Why the destination of every healing journey is the same place: love If you've ever felt like a stranger in your own life, this one is for you. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. About Beth Jones: Beth Jones is a healing mentor, best-selling author, and creator of the HEAL Framework. After 32 years as a forensic accountant, one hypnotherapy session changed the trajectory of her life — and became the foundation of the work she does today. Website: https://empoweredsurvivors.com/ [https://empoweredsurvivors.com/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethjoneshealingmentor/] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BethJonesHEALingMentor [https://www.youtube.com/@BethJonesHEALingMentor] Connect with Molly: Website: https://nextbeststep.co [https://nextbeststep.co] Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/ [https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90 [https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants [https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants]

Ep 44: Navigating Life When You Can't Eat 20+ of the Most Common Foods | Nina Blake

Apples. Almonds. Bananas. Beef. Eggs. All grains. Dairy. Soy. Corn. Pork. And that's just the beginning.Nina Blake's list of foods she can't eat is two decades in the making — and it started with a doctor telling a then-31-year-old that the more grains and dairy she ate, the more weight she'd gain. From that first appointment, Nina was on a mission: figure out how to eat real food again, without the ingredients that were making her sick. What followed was ten years of turning recipes into bricks, shingles, and one truly terrible July 4th cake — until she finally cracked the code and started breaking recipes down to rebuild them from scratch. Now she's the grain-free lifestyle coach at breakarecipe.com [http://breakarecipe.com], and she's helping families — including kids with autoimmune conditions — find food that actually works for their bodies. In this conversation, you'll hear: * The full (shocking) list of foods Nina can't eat — and how she got there * What it actually looked like to navigate a 1,200-calorie diet that still caused weight gain while doctors kept blaming her * How she spent a decade learning to reverse-engineer recipes without the ingredients most recipes are built on * Why she ended up serving children with autoimmune disease — not the audience she expected * How to get Nina's free e-book with 7 simple grain-free starter recipes Connect with Nina Blake: Website [http://breakarecipe.com] | Substack [https://substack.com/@thegrainfreelifestylecoach?utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv0&fbclid=IwY2xjawSpa3RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETJITlAzT0hVM2ljeUxEU1dzc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHju4u6gkzlZfZAyPZuO2X2f81lp5-psvVZ6au0aolSBqftQLFRDFeVtRNlq6_aem_23jSlxjTGpyMhMZIb2_mDg] | Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/grainfreelifestyle] Resources from Molly: Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal [https://nextbeststep.co/selfworth-rewired]:  Learn about releasing your emotional baggage without therapy [https://nextbeststep.co/emotion_code_home] Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog [https://nextbeststep.co/the-wtf-breakdown] Want to recalibrate your subconscious? Check out Molly's Inner Calibration Subliminal [https://nextbeststep.co/subliminal-inner-calibration]

Ep 43: Why Neurodivergent Young Adults Fall Through the Cracks After 18 | Nicole Rolon-Caro

High school graduation day should feel like a milestone. And for most families, it does. But for families of neurodivergent young adults, graduation day often feels like a cliff — because the structure, the support, and the services all stop. And what's on the other side is mostly empty space. Nicole Rolon-Caro spent 12 years inside the special education system, watching students with ADHD, executive functioning challenges, and behavioral differences learn to navigate life with real support. And then she watched them graduate — and lose all of it overnight. In 2020, grief, a pandemic, and a deep knowing that something had to change converged at once. Nicole stepped out of the classroom, built a business, and started filling a gap that most families don't even know exists. In this conversation, you'll hear: * How COVID revealed the fragility of the structure that neurodivergent students depend on — and the lasting impact * The moment Nicole recognized the gap in services for neurodivergent young adults transitioning out of high school * How the loss of her father in 2020 became the catalyst for building something in his honor * What her coaching actually looks like — and the changes she sees in the young adults and families she works with * Why the transition from high school to adulthood requires a different kind of parenting entirely Connect with Nicole Rolon-Caro: https://www.emergingadulthoodtx.com/ Connect with Molly: * Website: https://nextbeststep.co [https://nextbeststep.co] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/ [https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90 [https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants [https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants]

Ep 42: He Was Dying & Didn't Know It — Then He Won Gold at the Invictus Games | David Jarvis

He lost 26.5% of his body weight in 19 days. His doctor told him to quit. He went for gold anyway. After being medically discharged from the British Army following 20+ years of service, David Jarvis was already rebuilding from scratch — new career, new city, new identity — when he was selected for the Invictus Games. Four months before competition, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetic ketoacidosis and told he might not have survived the weekend. Most people would have stepped back. David set a goal that was big enough to carry him through. In this conversation, David walks us through his five-step resilience framework, what it actually looked like to train for a multi-sport international competition while injecting 40–50 times a day, and the moment Prince Harry placed a gold medal around his neck on his wife's birthday. What you'll take away: * Why the significance of your goal has to match the scale of your challenge — and how that principle got David through the hardest moments * The 5-step problem-solving process David developed (and still uses) to move through overwhelm, one small step at a time * How perception — not willpower — is the real foundation of resilience * What Type 1 diabetes actually looks like as an elite athlete, and why the CGM changed everything overnight * Why David credits his wife Steph as the one who deserved to be on that podium with him If this episode moved you, share it with someone who needs it. And if you haven't already, hit subscribe — it's the greatest compliment you can give a podcast. David Jarvis is a British Army veteran, Invictus Games gold medalist, and resilience coach. You can find him on YouTube at Speaking SBC [https://www.youtube.com/@SpeakingSBC] Connect with Molly: * Website: https://nextbeststep.co [https://nextbeststep.co] * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/ [https://www.instagram.com/molly.positivepants/] * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90 [https://www.facebook.com/molly.m.smith.90] * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants [https://www.youtube.com/@mollypositivepants] Resources from Molly: Want to improve your sense of self-worth? Try this free 10-minute subliminal [https://nextbeststep.co/selfworth-rewired]' Learn about releasing your emotional baggage [https://nextbeststep.co/emotion_code_home%E2%81%A0] without therapy Go deeper into this conversation in The WTF Breakdown Blog [https://nextbeststep.co/the-wtf-breakdown%E2%81%A0]