Love From the Inside Out: Healing, Mindset and Confidence Tools for Women Navigating Anxiety and Midlife

🎙️ Finding Faith After Losing Religion: A Journey of Belonging and Self-Trust

Have you ever questioned what you really believe — or where you truly belong?
In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I explore what it means to lose religion, find faith, and rebuild self-trust after years of shame, silence, and spiritual confusion.

I share my personal story of growing up Jewish, hiding parts of my identity, and slowly rediscover...

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, host Susan Kricun — storyteller, writer, and former sports and entertainment PR executive — shares a moving reflection on healing, growth, and letting go through the story of her African violet, the little plant that refused to give up.

With her signature blend of science and soul, Susan explores how caring for plants can reduce anxiety, boost mindset, and mirror our own process of emotio...

What ego, menopause, and permission have to teach us about real strength.

If you’ve ever wondered why you can crush your goals one day and crash the next, this episode is for you. In this week’s episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan explores the “space between” — that overlooked place between “all-in” and “all-out.” From ego whispers and childhood nicknames to post-menopausal shifts, Christine D’Ercole’s mantras, and Stacy Sims...

Discover how to overcome fear, step outside your comfort zone, and reclaim your voice to live fully with courage, love, and freedom.

Are you ready to step beyond your comfort zone and finally overcome fear that’s been holding you back? In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, I share my journey of pushing past fear, finding my stretch zone, and reclaiming my voice in midlife.

We’ll explore:

• Why living at the edge of your comfo...

Nearly a decade after first writing about “pressing the escape key,” I’m revisiting what self-care really means in 2025. Spoiler: it’s not about waiting for a once-a-year vacation or a system-wide crash to finally rest. It’s about creating micro-escapes — tiny daily choices that protect us from burnout, restore our energy, and bring us back to ourselves.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why burnout has become a modern badge of honor...

Have you ever noticed how just a few notes of a song can take you right back to another time in your life? 🎶

In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan explores the playlist of your life — how music unlocks memories, stirs deep emotions, and even helps us heal.

From teenage mixtapes and dance floors to wedding day anthems and childhood car rides… music isn’t just a soundtrack — it’s a mirror of who we were, who we are, and w...

From Victim to Victor: How Gratitude Shifts Everything
Why awareness, perspective, and a little self-love change the story you tell yourself.

Ever find yourself asking, “Why me?” In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan shares how to shift from victim consciousness into the victor of your own story. Through real-life moments—from a conversation with her hairdresser to insights on yoga, gratitude, and resilience—you’ll ...

Looking for the best self-help books to spark transformation? In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan shares her Top 10 life-changing books — from Brené Brown and Dr. Joe Dispenza to Mel Robbins and Gary Chapman. These powerful reads will help you build self-love, overcome fear, heal emotionally, and create an abundant life.

These are the books Susan returns to when she needs reminders to reset, heal, and thrive. Whether ...

What’s really hanging in your closet—and holding you back? In this episode of Love From the Inside Out, Susan explores why our clothes carry far more than fabric. They hold our identities, old stories, and even the way we see ourselves.

From pajamas and caftans to pulled-together confidence, you’ll hear:

• The psychology of “enclothed cognition” and how what you wear shapes your mood and mindset
• Why we hold onto clothes that no long...

I used to think finding “the one” would change everything. So I made finding him my full-time job. I tried every dating app, followed all the rules, and even created an “ideal partner” list I read aloud every day. But here’s the spoiler: the apps didn’t fix my heart. What actually changed everything was the inner work — clearer boundaries, daily self-dates, a few simple message scripts, and one boundary that shifted everything.

In t...

Episode Overview

In this deeply personal episode, Susan shares her 50-year journey from childhood cookie binges to reclaiming her health and joy through Dr. Joe Dispenza’s frequency-tuning methods (from "Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself & "Becoming Supernatural") and mind-body practices. 

You’ll discover how to reinforce any new habit, whether around food, work, relationships, creativity and more, by tuning you...

In Episode 2 of Love From the Inside Out, Susan Kricun pulls back the curtain on her earliest lessons about love and shows how they shaped her lifelong journey toward self‑worth. 

Discover why the cliché “just love yourself” isn’t enough and learn the four foundational practices of true self‑love: self‑compassion, self‑acceptance, self‑care, and self‑respect. 

Through intimate family stories—from childhood nicknames and Barbies to pa...

Fired—and Finally Free
How Losing My Job Sparked a Midlife Self‑Love & Personal Growth Reset

What happens when the moment that’s supposed to break you becomes the doorway to everything real? In this opening episode, I take you back to the day I was fired for refusing to compromise my values in a male‑dominated sports world—and how that “worst day” cracked me open, not apart. It was my #MeToo before it had a name… and the beg...

Love From the Inside Out is a podcast about self-love, confidence, and personal growth. Each week, host Susan Kricun shares real stories, mindset shifts, and tools for transformation—helping women release old patterns, heal from within, and live more intentionally. Through soulful conversations and practical insights, you’ll discover what it really means to feel confident in your own skin and build a life rooted in truth, not fear.

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