Uncensored Self with Ryann Gillen

Welcome back to The Uncensored Self Podcast. Today’s episode is Part 2 of the Mid-Year Comeback series—and it’s all about Reclaiming the Vision.

You can’t cast a powerful vision for the second half of the year if you haven’t taken full ownership of where you are now. That’s why, in this episode, we build on the foundation of reflection and move into intentional creation—clarifying what you actually want, why you want it, and how...

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This episode kicks off a transformative five-part series called The Mid-Year Comeback—a conversation for high-achieving women who are done abandoning their goals by summer and waiting until next year to start again.

Because let’s be honest… you probably set some big, exciting intentions in January. You were going to show up differently. Do the work. Keep the promises you made to yourself.
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In today’s episode, I’m sharing ten (okay, nine) powerful things I wish I had known at the beginning of my personal development journey. This isn’t a list of surface-level tips—it’s a deep, reflective walk through the realizations that would’ve saved me years of struggling, self-doubt, and trying to follow someone else’s “right way.”

In this episode, we cover:

• Why your journey l...

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This week’s episode is a powerful conversation with my new friend Ed Troxell —an organic marketing coach who helps entrepreneurs simplify their message, clarify their brand, and have more fun showing up online.

Ed and I dive deep into what it really takes to make marketing work without selling your soul. From social media and video to email and storytelling, Ed shares his philosoph...

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This episode is raw, intuitive, and totally unscripted. It started on a walk in the woods with my dog—and a thought that came in so clearly, I had to stop everything and hit record.

We’re diving deep into one of the most insidious lies we’ve been told: that we should be realistic. That we should shrink our goals to fit the world’s expectations. That we should play it safe to avoid ...

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Today’s episode is a wake-up call for every high-achieving woman who has mastered the art of success—but still feels empty, anxious, or deeply unsatisfied when she gets there. If your to-do list is always full, but your joy feels out of reach… if your wins never seem to land the way you thought they would… if you're always chasing the next milestone, but it never actually feels li...

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This episode is personal, powerful, and packed with truth. I’m sharing the top three realizations I’ve had while intentionally building a business without doing anything I don’t want to do.

If you've been feeling stuck in the grind, forcing strategies that no longer feel aligned, or constantly seeking external validation to prove you're "on the right track"—this e...

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This episode kicks off a brand new, fully transparent journey—one where I build a wildly successful business without doing anything I don’t want to do. I’m documenting everything in real time, from the energetic shifts to the income growth, so you can see what’s possible when you build from alignment instead of obligation.

In this episode, we cover:

• What “wildly successful” mean...

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Today we’re continuing our Unlearning Success series with one of the biggest, most toxic lies high-achieving women have been sold: that overthinking is intelligent. That stress, pressure, and running through every possible scenario makes you a good decision maker. That the more you think, the more prepared you’ll be.

But what if overthinking isn’t a sign of intelligence—it’s actually a...

This isn't just the first episode in a new series—it's a full-blown reclamation. We’re kicking off a 10-day journey inside The Uncensored Self: Backstage Pass to unravel the myths of success that keep high-achieving women stuck, spinning, and silently suffering.

In this episode, we cover:

• What it really means to unlearn success

• Why survival mode feels normal (but isn’t)

• How to identify the invisible weight you're ca...

This episode is a game-changer—and a truth bomb. If you're feeling burnt out by doing all the right things—journaling, meditating, breathwork—and still not seeing the massive shifts you crave… this one’s for you.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why personal development has become another to-do list trap

• The sneaky way high-achievers “do” feminine energy with masculine expectations

• The difference between doing healing vs. being t...

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Today’s episode is your main character moment—the part of the story where everything changes, if you’re willing to let it. This is the scene where you stop coasting. Where you stop living a life that’s fine on paper but dead in your soul. Where you choose discomfort in the name of something far greater: your extraordinary life.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why comfort is the most dangerou...

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In this episode, Ryann sits down with Bethany DeMaggio, a St. Louis-based real estate agent, to talk about the messy, nonlinear journey of building a business, rebuilding a life, and reclaiming your worth when everything falls apart. From waiting tables to building a thriving career in real estate—Bethany shares what it really looks like to keep going when you don’t have a backup plan.

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Today’s episode is a truth bomb for all of you who are thinking, planning, analyzing, strategizing—and still asking yourself, “Why isn’t this working?” Ryann breaks down three common behaviors that look like progress, feel like effort, and are widely praised in the professional world—but are actually sabotaging your success.

If you’re the kind of woman who’s willing to hustle, grind, overt...

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What happens when you stop chasing the strategy, take off the mask, and start building a business as your full, uncensored self?

In this episode, I’m talking with Dallas-Fort Worth realtor Lacey Brutschy, who went from making just enough to get by to generating over half a million dollars in GCI—all by showing up as herself on TikTok.

In this episode, we cover:

• How Lacey went...

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In this episode, Ryann answers the most frequently asked questions about her brand-new program, Business Therapy. From “What even is Business Therapy?” to “Do I have to blow up my life to get results?”, she breaks it all down in her signature bold, empowering way.

If you’ve been curious about the program—or just wondering if it’s the right next step for you—this episode will give y...

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This is the final episode of the Energetics of Winning series—and it might be the most important one yet.

Because we’re not talking about how to win. We’re talking about how to stop playing a game you were never meant to play: the game of not losing.

In this episode, I’m pulling the curtain back on the subtle, sneaky energy that keeps even the most successful women stuck. Not stuck in s...

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As we start to wrap of The Energetics of Winning series, we’re anchoring into the most foundational part of the work—identity.

If you've been asking yourself, “Why isn’t it working?” or “Why doesn’t success feel the way I thought it would?”—this episode will crack you open.

We’re diving deep into who you really are underneath the masks, the conditioning, and the roles you’ve been perfor...

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Today, I’m sitting down with my friend Zhanna Spektor, a Tucson-based real estate agent whose story will light a fire in your soul. From being laid off during the pandemic to getting blindsided by the end of a 29-year relationship, Zhanna’s life flipped upside down. But what she did next? It's what sets her apart.

This episode is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, and re...