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In this episode I chat with Cecilia Magnusson about her experiences with two different key romantic relationships she's had in her lifetime with narcissists. While sharing her story and her experiences, we talk about the difference between covert and grandiose narcissists and how to recognize them. We also talk about how to move through the healing journey to eventually find peace and happiness within yourself following narcissistic abuse.  Ceclia is a business owner, educator, team coach, stress coach, relationship coach, and she specializes in working with entrepreneurs who want to break from a victim mindset and to truly own their success, inside and out, and to thrive in life and in business.  You can connect with her here: Book a strategy call: https://calendly.com/starempowermentconsult/strategy-call-with-cecilia-sec-own-your-success Website: https://www.sec-ownyoursuccess.com/ Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ownyoursuccess LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ceciliamagnussonstarempowerment And, as always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

This week's episode is SPICY! I was joined by the dazzling Sophia Le Page, and this conversation was just so incredible I am the MOST excited to share it with y'all! Sophia is a Rebel Queen & Feminine Embodiment + Leadership Coach. She has dedicated the past 4 years to helping women around the world release Good Girl Guilt, recover from burnout, reclaim pleasure, revive their feminine radiance & create sustainable success as they rise into the next level of their Leadership. In her 30s, after burnout & a messy divorce, Sophia broke free from Good Girl programming, ignited her feminine magnetism & began leading herself from a place of desire. She traveled with Shamans, sat with Gurus, studied the Esoteric & Tantric Arts, & now lives in Bali, with her 2nd husband + 2 cat babies.  You can connect with Sophia via the links below: Website: https://sophialepage.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/sophia_le_page/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/amrita.sophia.lp FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rebelqueendom YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKfxYLtgKXSESVQzNhfIVmw TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@feminineleadership And, as always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

Omgggg y'all... What an EPISODE!!! This week I had an incredible conversation with an absolute QUEEN and soul sister of mine, Kelley Caballero! Kelley is a self-love coach with in-depth experience with divorce and works with her clients to deepen their sense of self-worth, increase their confidence, and create the life of their dreams as the Queens that they are! She is a single mom, soon-to-be-published author, entrepreneur, and host of amazing self-worth workshops (stay tuned... we may be hosting one together in Austin, TX in the not-so-distant future!!). This conversation was so fun. Join us as we have a blast talking about our relationships (with others and ourselves), confidence, owning our own toxicity and working through it, boundaries (of course). Hopefully you'll laugh as much as we did while learning tons of priceless tips and tricks on how to begin implementing boundaries with yourself and others so you can move forward in living an empowered, selfishly fabulous life. You can connect with Kelley via her website: www.IAmKelleyCaballero.com or her Instagram: www.instagram.com/prettylegends_. Definitely keep up with her, y'all! She's doing powerful things, and her book comes out in 2023 so stay tuned to pick up your copy.  As always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

In this episode I chat with the amazing Milissa Bradshaw! Milissa is a Deep Lover, Light Leader, Wife, Mother and Intuitive Guide for conscious coaches who experience invisible illness. Because of her own experiences with invisible illnesses in the form of addictions, anxiety, chronic pain, migraines, and more, Milissa became deeply passionate about guiding others on their journey to developing a deeper awareness around themselves and their own invisible illness so that they may set better boundaries in not only their professional lives, but also in their personal lives. In this conversation, Milissa shares so much about her own journey with people-pleasing and boundaries and also gives great information for individuals who may be struggling with invisible illness themselves to start taking steps in the direction of building awareness, setting boundaries, and living a more impactful life.  "For most conscious coaches who experience invisible illness, making their marriage better is overwhelming, I show them how to have a deep supportive marriage, so they can show up peacefully and make a greater impact." - Milissa Bradshaw You can connect with Milissa through her personal Facebook page: Milissa Bradshaw | Facebook As always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

Raj Montage is not just an amazing coach for Empaths but is also the host of the extremely successful podcast, The On-Call Empath. During our conversation we talk all about both the mindset and practical action sides of how he started and grew his podcast from scratch to now almost 200 episodes and counting! Raj has an amazing story, is fully dedicated to his own personal development, and, as an empath and recovering people-pleaser himself, he has learned a tremendous amount about the determination, motivation, energy, and strategy necessary to become successful in whatever he chooses to undertake (including, but not limited to, boundaries!). I hope you are as motivated to dive into manifesting your own reality as I was after having this great conversation with Raj! You can connect with him via Instagram: www.instagram.com/on_call_empath if you are interested in his coaching or binge his podcast: www.anchor.fm/oncallempath.  Thank you for joining us today!  As always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

On this week's episode, guest Stephanie Boyd smashed some SERIOUS stigmas for us and had a blast doing it. She shared her super powerful story of receiving her Herpes diagnosis, how societal pressure and projections impacted her in the year following her diagnosis, and how she made massive changes in her mindset and her life to embrace her diagnosis as a Superpower that she uses to consistently empower not only herself in her personal and professional life, but to empower those around her.  Not only does she share her amazing story, but she also gives tons of FANTASTIC information about Herpes and its different types, we talk all about the roles that people-pleasing and boundaries can play in situations regarding sexual health, and Stephanie highlights for us some things that you can begin doing TODAY to feel more empowered to embrace your sexual health and wellbeing.  Stephanie is a Spiritual Life Coach that specializes in helping people do the inner work.  Her mission is to empower people to step fully into their power and create a massive impact in the world.  Stephanie helps people break free of their societal conditioning and heal at the subconscious & somatic level as a Certified Breathwork facilitator, Reiki Master, Master Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioner, Certified Firewalker, and, on top of all that, she is also the Author of two books! You can connect with Stephanie on her socials: Instagram & TikTok @stephanieLboyd_ Thank you for joining us today! As always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

This week we chatted with Tania Figueroa, a Bilingual Life Coach, and what an absolutely AMAZING soul to spend time with! Y'all are going to really love this one. This episode was so fun and uplifting. Tania supports people in creating the life they want by teaching them to be an active participant in the creation of their reality. Her main focus is being the "Right Hand Woman" to people with multicultural backgrounds and helping them find their happiness and fulfillment in every area of their life.  We talked about everything from Tania's experience growing up in Chile and immigrating to the US, to what "boundaries" meant to her as a child and how she navigated learning to define them for herself as an adult, to her career transition into life coaching and how she serves her clients now, to how she navigates boundaries and communication in her relationship with her husband. It was a beautiful and fun conversation, and I am SO excited to bring it to you today! You can connect with Tania on Instagram @righthandowomanlifecoach or on her website: www.righthandwoman.org, or you can purchase one of her journals on Amazon. P.S. The book Tania mentioned in this episode is Nonviolent Communication, by Marshall Rosenberg As always, email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

In this week's episode, I chat with Gemma Sandwell, an Energy Alignment Coach for Intuitive entrepreneurs who have big ambitious dreams who want to overcome their fears and make a massive impact in the world. Gemma enables her clients to tap into their potential, connect with their authentic selves, understand their strengths, and superpowers to create the business and life of their dreams full of joy and flow. After going through anxiety, burnout and low confidence and 16 years of study in Psychology, Positive Psychology, Mindfulness, Energy work & Coaching and becoming a TEDx speaker, Gemma used those same tools to build a business and life that she loves and adores.  Since starting her business, Gemma has coached hundreds of business leaders and entrepreneurs, taught Mindfulness courses and trained Coaches in furthering their coaching skills. She works with incredible intuitive and passionate entrepreneurs all over the world. This conversation was amazing! We talked all about energy management and the small, daily habits that add up to big, lifelong results. Not only will you be inspired by Gemma's story, but you will gain awesome insight, tips, and strategies on how to apply priceless mindfulness techniques into your own routine to be able to create a life you feel amazing about each and every day.  Connect with Gemma at her website and in her Facebook group: ​https://www.thehappinessbranch.com/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/beanintuitiveentrepreneur Thanks so much for joining us today! Email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

In this week's episode I chat with Ashley Labrum, a veteran, wife, and mom to 8(!!!!) incredible humans. Ashley is so inspiring! She shares her story of how people-pleasing impacted her as she was growing up and how she learned to finally start standing up for herself when she was in the military. A large part of the episode we also talk about her experiences with her narcissist ex-husband and how she navigated leaving that situation and what her life has been like in the years since.  We covered so much: boundaries with self, boundaries with kids, boundaries between kids, boundaries with a narc co-parent, boundaries for kids who have a narc parent, and more!  This was a fun one, y'all. We laughed a lot and covered a ton of valuable information that I know many of my listeners will absolutely relate to.  You can connect with Ashley via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/my.big.blended.familyof10 Little disclaimer: We do talk about our personal experiences with narc relationships, and Ashley shares how she has navigated legal situations with her ex. Neither of us are in a position to give legal advice, however, we are simply sharing our experiences. If you or someone you know is struggling, feeling threatened, or is in danger, please seek legal counsel and/or mental health support from licensed professionals, or call 911.  Thanks so much for joining us today! Email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

This week's episode of The Audacity Academy is a fantastic conversation with The Spiritual Pastor herself, Vera Lester. Vera is a yoga teacher, officiant, and coach who brings humor and reality to a spiritual way of life. She majored in theater and then worked for years as a very successful nonprofit fundraiser until she finally followed her calling to leave that career in order to answer the question: What does a Spiritual Pastor do? Not only does she answer that question, but she answers plenty more in today's episode! We covered everything from career and how to navigate career transitions to people-pleasing, relationships, boundaries (of course), and knowing your limitations so you can live the most empowered, purposeful, and fulfilling life possible.  Vera uses astrology, yoga, global spiritual traditions, mythology, history, art, and most importantly HUMOR to help clients find and make meaning in their lives. You can connect with her at the links below! Website: veralester.com Instagram: @verarocks Thank you for joining me on another episode of the love of my life, this podcast, The Audacity Academy! Email any feedback, questions, comments, requests for future episodes, or in case you want to be a guest yourself (!!!!) to admin@sarahfalciani.com. You can also connect with me via my website or any of the socials:  www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

This week's episode features the amazinggggg Gemma O’Brien! Gemma is a Personal Trainer, Performance Coach, Teacher and Entrepreneur. She is all about empowering women to reconnect to their true selves by bridging the gap between the physical and the spiritual. She runs a face-to-face PT business in Sydney, Australia, as well as doing online mentoring and coaching with clients all around the world. In addition to running her PT business, Gemma ALSO teaches up and coming PTs how to be PTs. She's a competitive athlete and has competed in bodybuilding, CrossFit, Powerlifting, Strongwoman and, more recently, Olympic Weightlifting on a National and International Level. We had such a fun conversation and covered so many amazing topics (as is what usually happens), but we especially focused in today's episode on dating and relationships. Gemma shared so many incredible lessons that she has learned along her journey from chronic people-pleaser to a woman who knows herself, loves herself, respects herself, and will not tolerate less than she deserves. She is such an inspirational woman, an amazing PT, teacher, and coach, and I am beyond honored to have had the privilege to chat with her on the podcast! You can connect with Gemma through her personal Facebook page, Gemma O’Brien, or her business page, Better Than Yesterday Performance Coaching. Her Instagram is: @iamtherealgemgem, her podcast is called The Spiritual Athlete podcast AND you can reach her through her website: www.betterthanyesterday.com.au. 

This week's guest, Kate Arredondo, is a nature loving, animal rescuing self help junkie who enjoys spending as much time outdoors and camping as she can with her family. She is a new author and mental health & wellness coach who empowers others to overcome their mental health diagnosis through a balance of mind, body and spirit. In this episode, Kate shares all about her journey with her diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and how she learned how to navigate her diagnosis as she became a mom, discovered life coaching, switched careers, wrote a book, ran a marathon (!!!!) and transformed from a victim mindset of allowing her diagnosis to control her to being the total rockstar that she is today. We talk about medication, the difference between coaching and licensed mental health providers, self-care, boundaries (of course), and Kate shares bits and pieces from her new book, Finding the Alpenglow, throughout the episode. This is one you don't want to miss! You can connect with Kate on Facebook and Instagram: @alpenglowcoaching and at her website: findingthealpenglow.com. She also has a new community coming on Mighty Networks, Finding the Alpenglow, to create a safe space and community for those who are seeking stability and balance with their mental health. This community should be opening up right around the time this episode airs, so definitely reach out to Kate about joining! P.S. The doctor that Kate mentions throughout the episode, who is in Austin, TX, is Michelle Hauser, MD. Her office number is (512) 302-1954. michelehauser is her website and the MBCT program mentioned in the episode is at MBCT AUSTIN.

For the second time ever I have another human with me on the podcast! Carmen Williams is a wedding and portrait photographer, entrepreneur, mom, Army veteran, artist, student, and former squad leader + forever mentor to Yours Truly. Carmen has an absolutely INCREDIBLE story that I am so excited to bring to y'all... Not only do we talk about her transition out of the Army and into civilian life, when the struggle is real enough trying to figure out your new identity, sense of self-worth, and boundaries as you embark on the next steps in your life and career, but Carmen also suffered a stroke in February of 2017, just a few short months after separating from the military... AND found out she was pregnant in the days following her stroke. We covered so much ground in this conversation - people-pleasing, self-worth, identity, and boundaries in (and then out) of the Army, recovering from a stroke and how boundaries served Carmen during this time of recovery (while growing a tiny human, I might add), parenting (she has 3 beautiful children now, including a teenager), entrepreneurship, and life.  I hope you are as inspired as I am every single time I have a conversation with this amazing woman! You can connect with Carmen on IG or visit her website! www.instagram.com/carmenjphotography www.carmenjwilliams.com As always, like, comment, and share if you found this episode valuable, or email admin@sarahfalciani.com if you have any questions/comments/direct feedback, if you'd like to make a request for a future episode, OR if you would like to be a guest yourself and share your story!

The very first interview with a guest on The Audacity Academy is with one of my best friends in the whole world, a Soul Sister, Natalie Jean. She is such a badass, y'all! She's an anthropology student, artist, writer, single mother and she also does divination and spiritual guidance for others.  We talk all about how people-pleasing and boundaries have impacted her life as an Empath and spiritual guide, as a parent to her son who is on the spectrum, in her romantic relationships, as a student, and in life in general. This conversation was so fun! I hope you enjoy it and get as much out of it as I did. Like, comment, and share if you found this episode valuable, or email admin@sarahfalciani.com if you have any questions/comments/direct feedback, if you'd like to make a request for a future episode, OR if you would like to be a guest yourself and share your story!  Here are all the links to connect with Natalie Jean on the socials! Go give her a follow and support her journey. https://www.instagram.com/natisbats/ https://www.facebook.com/natjeanblog/ https://www.facebook.com/natisbats/ https://www.facebook.com/divinationbynatjean/

This is one of my favorite episodes to date! The fear of making others unhappy and the guilt around doing something that they perceive as "selfish" are the #1 things that hold people-pleasers back from beginning their boundaries journey, and today we are talking about it. On top of the topic already being super important, you're also getting an introduction to "The Bubble"!  As always, leave a review and share the episode if you found it helpful and feel free to email admin@sarahfalciani.com to give more private feedback on the podcast or requests for future episodes. Here's how to connect: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

This topic really is near and dear to my heart. In this episode, I riff for a few minutes on the unfortunate conditioning that can occur during the development of natural "givers" that leads us to take on a responsibility that is not actually ours to bear... That of saving the world.  Our capacity to feel, empathize, and give are our superpower. But without boundaries, this superpower doesn't feel so much like a superpower as it does a burden.  Whether it applies to you, or to someone you are close with, I hope you gain a deeper understanding of the importance of boundaries for these Givers from this episode. <3 As always, leave a review and share the episode if you found it helpful and feel free to email admin@sarahfalciani.com to give more private feedback on the podcast or requests for future episodes. Here's how to connect: www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

There's always a lot going on in the World, and it is always important to stay informed and contribute to the causes we believe in when possible. But, as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP) or Empath, it can be extremely overwhelming and difficult to navigate not only the consumption of information but also the emotional attachment and emotional investment towards which we are naturally inclined. When this happens, we can become so depleted that we really end up useless to not only the world around us and the causes we believe in, but also to ourselves and the obligations we have to care for (i.e., family, bills to be paid, etc).  In this episode, a clip from a video I did for Instagram, I intentionally validate this struggle and give a couple of tips to help you with setting boundaries around your attention and emotions so you can better organize your energy and your priorities.  Enjoy this first episode of Season 2, and as always, email admin@sarahfalciani.com if you have any questions, comments, concerns, or other feedback.  With love, Sarah www.sarahfalciani.com IG: @Sarah.Falciani FB: SarahRFalciani TikTok: @Sarah.Falciani Twitter: @SarahFalciani LinkedIn: Sarah Falciani, MA, CPC, CPDS

Interview! Self care is not just bubble baths, glasses of wine, and the occasional day off. Self care includes knowing yourself, knowing your values, knowing your standards, and loving and respecting yourself enough to set (and enforce) boundaries - with yourself and others! Monica (@monicafuentescoaching) and I talked about this in-depth in our conversation yesterday. What we covered: 1) A bit of my background and how I began really doing the work around my own boundaries 2) The energetic AND the practical side of boundary setting 3) Where to start with setting boundaries 4) Boundaries as self care 5) Some practical action steps you can take TODAY to start building self-awareness and to begin implementing boundaries into your daily life. I hope you enjoy!

❗Systems, methods, and our approach to accomplishing things in our lives.❗   When things aren't going the way we want we tend to blame the system or method that we've been using. Sometimes we reject everything as an act of rebellion and attempt to "wing it" because nothing we've tried seems to work.   It's a bit of a mind fuck, to be honest. So let's get some clarity.   Tune in to this week's episode for my thoughts on systems and the real issue with them that might be negatively impacting your life and career/business and driving you deeper into burnout.   Like, Comment, and please share if you found this valuable, and ❗BONUS: You can also visit www.sarahfalciani.com to subscribe to the free homework assignment that goes along with each week's topic.

Excerpt: "The coaching industry overuses the phrase “let it be easy,” and it gets misinterpreted a lot to mean “put forth no effort.” I actually super love the phrase, and I use it all the time, but I also bust my butt in my business and in life and it took me awhile to get to the point where the word “easy” didn’t trigger the eff out of me. Now, when I say I choose for things to feel “easy,” it can be a bit triggering for others and I totally get that because I’ve been there. The workaholic that I used to be; the burned out human who had to feel like she was dying otherwise she felt wildly undeserving and inadequate completely rejected the word “easy.” “Things CAN’T feel easy, because I’m a BADASS and I HAVE to do the hardest most challenging thing EVER in THE most challenging WAY ever so I can PROVE that I’m a badass and THEN I’ll deserve love/respect/fulfillment/success/etc.” That’s roughly what my limiting belief sounded like any time I heard the word “easy.” I wanted no part of it. My sense of self worth was directly linked to the amount of effort I was putting forth and, no surprise, I was miserable and burned out."  Listen to this week's podcast, or read the full blog + watch the vlog Here in order to find out how this limiting belief was driving my burnout and what it looks like to let things feel “easy” in life, love, career, and business. As always, I enjoy hearing your feedback!  Please feel free to like, comment, subscribe, and share if you feel called. Also, I made something for you! If you've been curious to know if you're exhibiting signs/symptoms of burnout, you can now take the quiz Here to find out now!  Talk to you soon, ~Sarah