The InspirED Podcast: Creating Shifts That Lead to Income and Freedom

What if some of the qualities you're most proud of; your ambition, work ethic, independence, relentless drive, even your ability to accomplish extraordinary things, didn't begin entirely as ambition?

What if achievement became one of the ways you learned to feel seen, safe, valued, or loved?

In this solo episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores a question that has become increasingly personal for her: How much of ...

What if knowing what to do isn't enough to create lasting change?

Sometimes we understand exactly what needs to change and still find ourselves repeating the same patterns.

In this episode, Andrea sits down with clinical hypnotherapist Eric Bailey for a conversation about the subconscious mind, behavioral change, trauma, addiction, mental health, and the role hypnotherapy may play in helping people create change from the inside out.

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What if reinvention isn't about walking away from everything you've built, but allowing what you've built to become the foundation for what comes next?

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea sits down with award-winning entrepreneur, CEO, founder, speaker, and podcast host Staci Swiderski for a candid conversation about entrepreneurship, ambition, motherhood, reinvention, and creating success on your own terms.

Staci shares ...

What happens when the life you've built no longer feels fully aligned with who you are becoming?

In this episode, Andrea sits down with longtime friend, photographer, entrepreneur, and mindset coach Renee Bowen for a deeply personal conversation about identity, entrepreneurship, healing, and rediscovering your authentic self.

Renee shares her unexpected journey from psychology student to award-winning photographer and coach, revealin...

When was the last time you did something simply because it brought you joy? Not because it was productive. Not because it helped your career. Not because it belonged on your to-do list.

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores why so many ambitious women gradually lose their connection to play, curiosity, and wonder as they navigate careers, family, leadership, and the endless responsibilities of adulthoo...

What if meaningful work isn't something you find, but something you grow into?

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda sits down with entrepreneur, media personality, and confidence coach Raj Girn to explore the unexpected path that led her to meaningful work. Growing up between two cultures, Raj shares how balancing the expectations of a traditional South Asian upbringing with life in the United Kingdom shaped h...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores what it means to become the main character in your own story. Through personal reflections on growing up in a conservative religious environment, navigating marriage, corporate leadership, and burnout, she shares how many of us unknowingly live according to expectations we never consciously chose.

Drawing on psychology, personal development, and real-life examples...

Most people believe entrepreneurship is about building a successful business. Andrea De La Cerda believes it's about building yourself. In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea explores how entrepreneurship exposes the beliefs, fears, and identity patterns that shape every decision we make. Through personal stories of burnout, corporate leadership, and rebuilding her own life, she shares why businesses often stall because of...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda challenges the belief that success comes from working harder. Drawing from her own experience with corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and burnout, she explores how hustle culture often rewards exhaustion instead of effectiveness. Andrea shares why alignment—not constant busyness—is the true competitive advantage, explaining how values, purpose, relationshi...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores one of the most overlooked drivers of fulfillment and success: where your energy goes. She explains how your attention becomes your habits, your habits become your life, and why burnout is often the result of energy leaks rather than a lack of strength.

Andrea unpacks common patterns like people pleasing, perfectionism, overthinking, and living in survival mode, s...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores the hidden grief that comes from feeling like you don't truly belong. Through deeply personal stories from her family, marriage, and corporate leadership journey, she shares how years of adapting to meet other people's expectations led to self-abandonment rather than authentic connection.

Andrea explains the difference between fitting in and belonging, why so many...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda sits down with personal stylist Lizette Hendricks to challenge one of the biggest misconceptions women have about fashion: that clothing should fix their bodies. Lisette shares her philosophy of using style to honor a woman's natural features rather than hide or change them. Together, they explore body harmony, seasonal color analysis, style myths, wardrobe overwhelm, and ...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda explores why so many women struggle with negotiation and why the challenge has less to do with confidence than with lifelong conditioning. She explains how women are often taught to prioritize likability over self-advocacy, making it difficult to negotiate compensation, pricing, boundaries, and opportunities. Andrea reframes negotiation as a conversation about alignment ra...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda sits down with Ashley Crossan to discuss her remarkable journey from chronic illness to holistic healing practitioner. After years of battling serious health challenges, including chronic illness, long-haul COVID, and Lyme disease, Ashley began exploring holistic health, emotional healing, and energy work in search of answers beyond symptom management. Together, they explo...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda sits down with Gina Fedeli, founder of P3 Transformation, to explore the powerful connection between identity and leadership. Drawing from her experience leading large teams in male-dominated industries and advising founders and CEOs, Gina shares how self-awareness, values alignment, emotional intelligence, and communication shape the way leaders show up and influence othe...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda challenges the belief that women are "too much" and explores how cultural conditioning teaches many women to shrink themselves to maintain acceptance and harmony.

Drawing from personal experience, leadership research, neuroscience, and behavioral psychology, Andrea explains why visibility can feel unsafe, how self-silencing affects confidence and income, and why taking up ...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda sits down with Dr. Shenetta Malkia for a powerful conversation about financial independence, healing, identity, and purpose. Together, they explore how childhood conditioning, limited beliefs, relationships, financial abuse, and societal expectations can keep women disconnected from their voice and power.

Dr. Shenetta shares her personal journey through suicide attempts, d...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda challenges the idea that women should be able to “have it all” at the same time without sacrifice or tension. She explores how modern expectations around career, motherhood, relationships, wellness, and success have created unsustainable pressure for women, often leading to burnout, fragmentation, and guilt.

Through personal experience and research-backed insig...

In this episode of the InspirED Podcast, Andrea De La Cerda reframes imposter syndrome as a natural response to growth rather than proof of inadequacy. She explores the neuroscience behind visibility, fear, and self-protection, especially for women stepping into higher levels of leadership and expansion.

Andrea breaks down the difference between fear and intuition, explains why confidence is built through action rather than certain...