From People-Pleasing to Personal Power: Lisa McCourt on Joy, Healing & LGBTQ+ Advocacy

In this empowering episode, we sit down with Lisa McCourt, bestselling author, founder of The Joy School, and a passionate advocate for authentic living, mental wellness, and LGBTQ+ inclusion. Lisa shares her deeply personal journey of overcoming people-pleasing tendencies and how embracing self-love and emotional healing has transformed her life—and the lives of so many others.

From her insights on releasing guilt and shedding societal expectations, to her courageous advocacy for her trans daughter and her leadership within PFLAG, Lisa opens up about the importance of living from a place of joy, truth, and compassion.

Whether you’re battling burnout, trying to break free from perfectionism, or wanting to support loved ones in the LGBTQ+ community, this episode offers a soulful, heartfelt invitation to show up as your truest self.

Resources - https://pflag.org/

https://www.apa.org/topics/lgbtq/transgender-people-gender-identity-gender-expression

📌 Keywords: How to stop people pleasing, Emotional healing journey, Authentic self-expression, Living your truth, Breaking free from guilt, Self-love and acceptance, Healing from perfectionism, Mental health awareness podcast, Support for trans youth, Parenting LGBTQ+ children, LGBTQ ally resources, Joy School Lisa McCourt, Personal development podcast, Spiritual self-growth, Letting go of expectations, Compassionate parenting, Mindfulness and self-compassion, Rewire your mindset, Inclusive mental health conversations, Empowerment through vulnerability

Ways to Engage: Next time someone asks you to do something, think about if you’re being authentically yourself with them or if you’re just doing it to please others. Think about if this action aligns with your own values before automatically agreeing to it. 

Blog Excerpt: Lisa McCourt is a forever learner of new things, a mama bear, a collaborator, and she is dedicated to making the world a better place. Her founding of the Joy School has changed the lives of so many and has allowed people to begin their journey towards healing and feeling joy.

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Timestamps:

Prioritizing Self Care - ( 2:08 )

Confidently Setting Boundaries - ( 5:08 )

Taking Care of Your Emotional Health as much as Your Physical Health - ( 9:52 )

Support self & other women unapologetically - ( 13:23 )

Coming Back to Your WHY and Your VALUES - ( 25:20 )

Living Out of Your Own Expectations - ( 31:03 )

Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself - ( 37:55 )

Living out FEEL, how does it affect your relationships - ( 42:37 )

5 Activities That Nourish You - ( 47:25 )

5 Words for How You Want to Feel in the Next Six Months - ( 47:44 )

Original Music by Rio & Valencia Saint-Louis

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