Empowered and Unapologetic: Mastering Marriage, Motherhood, and Business - A Business Woman's Guide to Balancing it all.

I wasn’t trying to be controlling… I just genuinely believed I was the only one who actually cared. Sound familiar?

After navigating two divorces, walking away from financial security twice, and facing the daunting question of what now?, Rochelle realized no one was coming to save her. So, she did what bold women do: she saved herself.

With no job and everything to prove, she started from scratch—turning uncertainty into clarity and building a new career brick by brick. Today, Rochelle is the founder of Tickled Pink, a personal bran...

Ever wonder why the Oreos in your pantry are calling your name louder than your toddler on a sugar high? In this witty and refreshingly honest convo, LMFT Veronica Cisneros sits down with Dr. Priyanka Venugopal—OB-GYN turned stress and health coach—to talk about the real reason high-achieving women struggle with weight, burnout, and emotional overload. Spoiler: it’s not because we’re lazy. It’s beca...

Let’s get one thing straight: I love fireworks as much as the next overly scheduled woman running on caffeine and generational trauma. But this Fourth of July, we’re not talking about backyard barbecues and red-white-and-blue jello shots. No, friend. We’re talking about a very different kind of freedom—the kind that comes from laying down your emotional mop and stepping off the hamster wheel of doing the most.

I’m talking about the...

Let’s just be real for a minute—if your self-care routine consists of skipping conditioner and hiding from your inbox, you might be doing too much. I know because I’ve been there. And so has today’s guest on the Empowered and Unapologetic podcast: Lindsey Paulson, CEO of LP Consulting, host of the Mess to Mission podcast, and queen of rescuing overwhelmed business owners from the dumpster fire of burnout.

She joined me from inside ...

“We’ve been rewarded for being in control. But love, leadership, and joy don’t come from control—they come from presence.” – Francesca Sipma

Let me set the scene: I’m sitting down with Francesca Sipma, founder of HypnoBreathwork®, and about five minutes into the conversation, I’m already contemplating if I should move to Bali, toss my planner in the trash, and just breathe for a living.

Francesca doesn’t just teach breathwork—she l...

If you’ve ever Googled “how to stop spiraling” while eating trail mix with one hand and texting your teen’s principal with the other—this episode is for you.

I sat down with Danita Young, a transformation coach and 20-year health expert who is not here for the hustle culture, fake positivity, or diets that leave you eating air and regret. She’s flipping the script on everything we think we know about anxiety, weight loss, and contr...

“If you feel like you have to post, don’t log in. Because you’re not putting out energy anyone wants to engage with.”

Let’s get real: running social media as a business owner or ambitious woman feels a lot like trying to work out while someone throws Goldfish crackers at you and yells “engagement matters!” from across the room. Add motherhood, a marriage, or literally any attempt at...

Let me tell you something—there are women who walk into a room and command it, not with a shout but with the quiet authority of someone who’s been through hell, built the ladder, and climbed out. Marie Newman is one of those women.

When I sat down with Marie—former Congresswoman, nonprofit CEO, badass mom, and the author of A Life Made From Scratch—I knew this conversation wasn’t going to be fluffy. It was going to be real. And I d...

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in the same cycle—overgiving, overwhelmed, and wondering why nothing really changes—this one’s for you. In my latest blog, I chat with Melissa Hiemann, founder of The Centre for Healing, about Root Cause Therapy: a deep, somatic approach to healing that actually gets to the why behind our patterns. We talk trauma, motherhood,...

Together (barely) through the hugging, decorating, and 50,000 photos… but as soon as I got into the car, I lost it. Like full-on, ugly cry all the way home. Because I knew. I knew that moment was a line in the sand—before and after.

Fast forward to now, and the plot twist? I’m back in the emotional trenches. Aaliyah is graduating college. Aubrey is graduating high school and leaving the state. And Brooklyn, my little Monkey Feet, w...

Let’s get one thing straight: If you’re the one managing the calendar, making all the decisions, planning every date night, and still motivating your husband to help with the kids—you’re not crazy, you’re exhausted. And you’re not alone.

In this eye-opening episode of the Empowered and Unapologetic Podcast, I sat down with relationship coach and best-selling author Dr. Ray Doktor, Psy.D., to dive deep into the very real struggle so...

So let’s be real—if you’re a high-achieving woman juggling a business, a family, a never-ending to-do list, and also waking up at 3 a.m. wondering why the hell you’re sweating through your sheets—this episode is for you.

On the latest episode of the Empowered and Unapologetic podcast, I sat down with Dr. Megan Lyons—Harvard grad, double board-certified in clinical and holistic nutrition, and founder of the Lyons Share Wellness. She...

Have you ever stood in line at Starbucks debating whether or not to treat yourself to that iced vanilla oat milk latte, only to talk yourself out of it and head home with a lukewarm can of sparkling water? Yeah, same. And it’s not just coffee—it’s the haircut you reschedule, the help you don’t hire, the outfit you put back on the rack. Because you’re a responsible woman, right? A high-achieving, sacrifice-it-all-for-the-family kind...

Let’s just get straight to it: You’re exhausted. You’re doing everything—raising the kids, running the business, holding the emotional weight of your marriage—and still being told you need to “lighten up.” You’re tired of compromising yourself and your dreams just to protect your husband’s ego. You’re wondering, “When the hell is he going to step up?”

If that’s you, you’re not alone. And this episode with Dr. Ray Doktor is one of t...