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You’re putting in the hours. You’re showing up, doing the work, planning the events, and serving your clients, but if you’re honest, the return doesn’t match the effort. In this episode, we’re unpacking the hidden cost of being booked and busy without structure or strategy.

You’ll hear:

• Why a lack of structure quietly erodes your confidence
• A real-world example of how being busy can actually c...

Starting the year overwhelmed doesn’t mean you failed. It usually means your priorities were never clarified.

In this Coaching Lens episode of Off-Balance, Dr. Brooks Demming breaks down why February feels so heavy for capable, motivated entrepreneurs and leaders. Instead of pushing harder or adding more goals, she explains how overwhelm is often a signal that alignment was skipped.

You’ll learn:

• Why discipline doesn’t fix overwhe...

What if the path back to desire isn’t more effort, but more honesty felt in your body? We sit down with sexual and relational therapist Marie Pier to unpack how trauma shapes intimacy, why overwork quietly drains attraction, and how real resilience looks less like stoicism and more like presence. Instead of chasing another how-to list, we explore the skill of sensing; slowing down enough to notice where anxiety lives, where you’re ...

What if forty isn’t a cliff but a clean pivot? We sit down with Carlene, host of Diva Tonight, to unpack the messy, liberating middle of life when your back pops, your boundaries harden, and your priorities get honest. From surprise doctor visits to surprise clarity, she shares how health scares, a toxic workplace, and a pandemic reset pushed her to claim her voice and rebuild a career on her own terms.

We dig into real-wo...

Healing isn’t about white-knuckling through cravings; it’s about building a life so meaningful that sedation stops making sense. With Mark Manderson of Pacific Shores, we go deep into what modern recovery really looks like: fewer labels, more neuroscience, and a practical blueprint for rewiring the brain. Mark opens up about the childhood moment that set him on this path and how today’s landscape has shifted, with more potent drugs...

What if HR stopped feeling like red tape and started working like a confidence engine for your business? We sit down with Carrie Roberts, author of The HR Easy Button and founder of Salt and Light Advisors, to unpack a grounded, step-by-step approach to people operations that small and mid-sized businesses can actually use. Carrie shares how she left the C-suite, turned her employer into her first client, and built a lean, faith-ce...

What if the symptoms you’ve been told are “just part of being a woman” are actually your body asking for better fuel and less friction? We sit down with women’s health coach Hannah Bethman, MS, to unpack the quiet drivers of gut pain, migraines, heavy cycles, and relentless fatigue, and the simple routines that turn it all around.

Hannah’s story starts with daily gastritis, brain fog, and hormone chaos, and lands in a plac...

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You’re showing up.
You’re doing the work.
And yet, it still feels like you’re behind.

In this Coaching Lens episode of Off-Balance, Dr. Brooks Demming breaks down a pattern she sees constantly in her coaching and HR work with high-performing women. The issue isn’t laziness, lack of discipline, or poor time management. It’s a lack of structure and clear direction.

From a coaching, HR, and leaders...

A clearer life starts with a quiet moment. We sit down with Bill, spiritual author and founder of Sage Life, to unpack a grounded approach to awakening that trades vague ideals for practical steps you can apply today. No jargon, no gatekeeping; just a simple framework anchored in awareness, love, and personal responsibility.

Bill shares how he moved from building companies to building a life of clarity, and how his core fr...

What if the fastest path to growth is letting go of the work you’re best at? That’s the challenge Mel Carr brings as she shares how an executive virtual assistant team, a simple publishing framework, and a service‑first mindset can flip a business from overwhelm to momentum.

We unpack how Mel built Clovercy as a US‑based executive VA agency that does more than check boxes. Her team steps into operations, digital marketing,...

This episode includes a discussion about psychedelics in a therapeutic and educational context. The conversation is not intended to promote illegal drug use or serve as medical advice. Listener discretion is advised. 

Burnout wears many faces, polished resumes, packed calendars, and a quiet voice insisting something’s off. We sit down with Julie, a former attorney who now facilitates psilocybin experiences for high‑achieving women, ...

The loudest voices told Michelle Steiner that college wasn’t an option and meaningful work wouldn’t be in reach. She proved them wrong, and then turned that hard-won confidence into a career helping students with disabilities claim their voice, their tools, and their future. We sit down with Michelle, writer, photographer, and paraeducator, to unpack how perseverance, accommodations, and everyday advocacy can transform doubt into d...

What if the detour is the exact road to your destiny? That’s the question we wrestle with as minister and coach Lisa Shaull shares how infertility, fostering, and adopting three special needs children shaped a resilient, surrendered faith—and a calling to help women live anchored in truth. We explore the raw middle of waiting: the grief, the therapy, the church hurt, and the decision to keep showing up with Scripture on your tongue...

What if the question that keeps you stuck is the very thing you need to surrender? This conversation with Debbie Simmons travels from the heartbreak of losing quadruplets to the hard-won hope of adopting nine children, welcoming 15 grandkids, and building a nonprofit that strengthens families at scale. Along the way, we explore identity beyond performance, the faith to move when the fog is thick, and the practical tools that make h...

Start with a neighbor’s knock and a teenage girl who says yes to helping, then fast‑forward to a woman who has turned that yes into a life shaped by care. We sit down with Khristina, a certified clinical medical assistant and devoted foster mom, to trace her path from bedside empathy to courtroom endurance, and why she chose “fostering to keep” even when the process became invasive, expensive, and emotionally heavy.

Khrist...

Ever feel like you’re checking every box and still missing the point? We sit down with performance and mindset engineer Morgan Gutierrez to rebuild success from the inside out, starting with the thoughts that quietly script your days. Instead of running your life on default settings, Morgan shows how to design a blueprint that aligns with what you actually want across four core areas: health, relationships, vocation, and time and m...

Drowning in the relentless demands of working from home while raising a family? Time management coach Alyssa Wolff shatters conventional productivity myths and offers a revolutionary approach to creating balance for overwhelmed mothers.

As a homeschooling mother of five running a thriving coaching business, Alyssa speaks from experience when she challenges the "just be more disciplined" mentality that leaves so m...

A single accident stole her shield but revealed her purpose. Former firefighter and peer support advocate Natalie Nugent sits down with us to unpack the hidden cost of serving on the front lines, and the surprising, practical steps that helped her rebuild after PTSD, depression, and identity loss. From a heartbreaking moment with her daughter to a life-saving knock at the door, Natalie traces the path from isolation to treatment to...

Ever feel trapped by that relentless, judgmental voice in your head? In this transformative conversation, Richard Waldman, retired Army veteran, author, and clinical pastor, unveils his revolutionary "Order to Life Circle" framework that's changing how people manage their inner critics and reclaim their mental freedom.

Richard's journey from accountant to spiritual teacher reveals how discovering your t...