Off-Balance Podcast | Faith, Family & Entrepreneurship

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...

Success that sparkles on paper can feel empty in real life, and that tension is exactly where our conversation with AJ Bishop Andrews begins. AJ is an internationally recognized speaker and wealth strategist who spent 20 years at major financial institutions, then chose legacy over ladder. She brings a candid origin story, a practical playbook for confidence, and a bold vision for how women will shape the next decade of wealth, pow...

Sebastian Uzcategui's journey from immigrant poverty to financial freedom wasn't just about building wealth; it was about discovering purpose. Growing up watching his parents work grueling 12-hour shifts with little to show for it, Sebastian realized early that traditional paths weren't designed to create true prosperity.

"The house was nicer, but the time was less. The quality of life was less," S...

Mental health deserves the same routine care we give our teeth and heart, and today’s conversation shows how to make that real. We sit down with Charlotte, a clinical therapist who serves at one of Alabama’s largest psychiatric hospitals and leads community initiatives to bring mental health education into the church. She breaks down the biggest myths holding people back, the early signs to watch for, and why anxiety spiked in rece...

What if raising kind, compassionate children could actually help combat the violence we're seeing in schools and communities? Teresa Ramirez, dubbed the "Kindness Guru to Watch in 2025," believes it can, and she's on a mission to show parents exactly how to do it.

When Teresa talks about parents becoming the "CEO of their family," she's not suggesting a corporate approach to child-rearing...

What happens when you refuse to let physical limitations define your possibilities? Jess Silver's story answers this question with powerful clarity. Born three months premature weighing just two pounds, Jess entered the world facing cerebral palsy and later scoliosis - conditions that affected her ability to walk independently but never dampened her determination to thrive.

The founder and executive director of Flex f...