Pockets of Knowledge

In this warm, energizing conversation, Desiree Stanley sits down with Jennifer Kornoely, creator of She Reads She Leads, an online collaborative book group where women read, discuss, and grow together. Jennifer shares how losing her corporate job and six-figure salary as a single mom led her to start her own business, teach herself everything through audiobooks, and eventually discover the one ingredient that was missing all along:...

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You've read the books, done the affirmations, maybe even booked the retreat—so why does the way you handle money, ask for what you're worth, and let yourself be seen still feel stuck? In this warm, h...

What if the intuition you've been taught to second-guess was never a "sixth sense" at all, but your very first one? In this warm, soul-stirring conversation, Desiree Stanley sits down with Debra Driscoll, founder of The BeHER Collective and creator of the Intuitive HERoine archetype, who helps women reclaim their intuitive wisdom and step back into the role of heroine in their own lives. Deb shares that intuition comes online with ...

If you've ever been told "everything looks normal" while sensing deep down that something feels off, this conversation may resonate with you. Desiree Stanley sits down with Beth Mielbrecht, a self-described Health Detective and Precision Healing Expert who works with health-conscious women tired of trial and error. With a background in mechanical engineering and years in the healing space, Beth brings a unique blend of scientific c...

The hardest moments of your life weren't wasted. They were working on you. In this rich, grounding conversation, Desiree Stanley sits down with Tori DaCosta, executive coach, speaker, and founder of Journey Stone LLC, who developed her signature CMI framework while leading teams inside a Fortune 50 organization. Her Amazon bestselling book, No Name Bastard: How Our Lives Teach Us What We Can Control, Manage, and Influence, is part ...

In this warm, practical conversation, Desiree Stanley sits down with Kate Vanden Bos, creator of The Growth Cycle, who helps professional women stop the daily energy drain and get more of what they actually want out of life without doing more or sacrificing everything to get there.

Kate offers a reframe most of us have never considered: true burnout is the dead battery with nothing left to give, and most of us aren't there yet. But ...

The version of you showing up in every meeting, every pitch, every email... is it actually you? In this candid, thought-provoking conversation, Desiree Stanley sits down with Chanoa Inez, author of Dream On and creator of Magnetize Your Personal Brand™, who shares how losing her partner suddenly became the unexpected catalyst for everything she now teaches about inner transformation, authentic visibility, and building a business th...

What happens when a tenured professor finally sleeps through the night for the first time in years—and wakes up with a clarity so unfamiliar it makes her angry? In this honest, wide-ranging conversation, host Desiree Stanley welcomes back Dr. Sarah L. Glasco—late-diagnosed ADHDer, author, publisher, activist, and co-host of the ADHD Peri Punks Podcast—who shares how one miraculous night of sleep and a late-in-life...

What would it feel like to finally hand off the tasks that are keeping you buried—and actually trust that they'll get done right? In this warm, energizing conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Renee Hastings—President and CEO of Executive Help Now and host of Renee Speaks—a woman whose mission is to help entrepreneurs, executives, and content creators reclaim their time so they can get back to the work...

Most of us spend years trying to change our lives from the outside without ever realizing the program running the show is buried somewhere we've never thought to look. In this rich, eye-opening conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Melissa Deally and Billie Aadmi, co-founders of Amplify Impact Academy, who combine backgrounds in corporate leadership and law enforcement with two decades of mind-body expertise to help peo...

If AI has you feeling anxious, confused, or left behind, this conversation is exactly what you need to hear. Host Desiree Stanley sits down with Stephanie Sylvestre—CEO and co-founder of AvatarBuddy.ai and a barrier-breaking leader in technology and social impact—who has spent over a decade building AI solutions that amplify human potential rather than replace it. Stephanie's take is both practical and refreshingly hope...

In this rich, soulful conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Lauri Smith—speaker, author, coach, and host of the Untamed Leader Podcast—who helps wild-hearted leaders stop performing and start transforming the energy of the room when they speak. Drawing on decades in theater and coaching, Lauri's work is rooted in a simple but radical belief: the most charismatic, compelling version of you is the one you were...

What if getting lost is exactly how you find yourself? In this warm, adventurous conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Tracy Smith—memoirist, solo traveler, and author of The Purpose of Getting Lost—who at 49, after divorce and decades of people-pleasing, booked a one-way ticket to Iceland and never really stopped. What began as an impulsive yes became a four-year journey across continents and a profound rec...

Most of us know we should be better prepared financially—but few of us know what "prepared" actually looks like until it's too late. In this warm, practical conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Paula Harris—co-founder of WH Cornerstone Investments, TEDx speaker, and author of Rise Up: A Widow's Journal—who brings both the financial expertise and the human compassion to help women navigate some of life...

What if the work of finding the right relationship has nothing to do with finding the right person—and everything to do with becoming the right person for yourself? 

In this candid, eye-opening conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Chaya Garcia—dating and relationship expert, CEO, and host of the 100% Podcast—who shares how a painful breakup at 26 became the catalyst for two decades of research int...

What if the exhaustion you're carrying isn't from doing too much—but from doing too much of the wrong things? In this lively, no-BS conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Anne Karber—entrepreneur, author of The Life Hack Playbook, and host of the Let's Get Naked Podcast—who shares how she went from living on autopilot, people-pleasing, and giving from an empty shell to building a life she genuinely love...

What if the version of success you're chasing is actually killing you? In this candid conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Dr. Amy Loden Tiffany—physician entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, author, and mom of five—who shares how she went from burnout and serious health crises to building a thriving concierge practice that helps ambitious women reclaim their health without losing their impact.

Dr. Amy's journey incl...

CONTENT NOTE: This episode briefly mentions child abuse in the context for how one girl entered the foster system.

What begins with one life can change entire generations. In this inspiring conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Ashley Trussell—founder of Butterfly Effect Foundation—who shares how a single relationship during COVID led to creating a nonprofit that now mentors teenage girls aging out of foster ...

In this warm, practical conversation, host Desiree Stanley sits down with Gail—speaker, author, and founder of Single Moms Empowered—who has spent nearly two decades turning her hardest season into lasting support for women navigating single motherhood.

Gail shares how she returned to college with three little kids and started writing because she realized other women needed the same kind of stories that had carried her t...