BONUS: BRAVE Thoughts From The Road - Get Out of Your Head
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Release Date: 01/31/2024
Travel, Drones, and Pickleball: Christine Lozada’s Badass Journey to Authenticity
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Christine Lozada is an award-winning travel creator, drone educator, speaker, host of the Everyday Badassery podcast, and traveling pickleball player who helps millions travel smarter on YouTube. Today, she’s with me to share her transformative journey from following prescribed societal “shoulds” to living a life full of passion, travel, and authenticity. From small steps toward change to monumental life shifts, you’ll learn all about the importance of embracing vulnerability, staying true to oneself, and the ongoing evolution toward a fulfilling life. Christine discusses the...
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The Power of Community & Connection When Navigating Transformation
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Do you ever feel stuck between stages in life, questioning everything? This episode explores the importance of community and connection, especially during challenging times. We talk about the power of community and connection as essential tools for navigating these cycles, the paradox of individualism versus finding your tribe, the impact of vulnerability on personal growth, and how stepping past fear can lead to true freedom. Whether seeking deeper human connections or struggling with the fear of showing your authentic self, this episode offers valuable insights and practical advice to...
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Navigating Social Media Perfection: A Journey to Authenticity with Elaine Tsung
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
How can you navigate the complexities of identity and personal branding in today's interconnected world? Elaine Tsung joins me to share her journey from projecting a curated social media image to embracing authenticity in life and business. We talk about her experience navigating a toxic relationship masked by Instagram perfectionism, her pivotal moments of self-realization, and the challenges of balancing her online persona with personal truth. Elaine Tsung left the corporate world four years ago, impulsively relocating to Mexico to pursue her coaching business. In her first year, she...
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Stuck Between the ‘Now and the Not Yet’: Navigating Self-Doubt, Negative Talk, & Feelings of Failure in the Messy Middle
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Do you feel stuck in a period where you feel lost or that you’re failing? I’m going to be really honest and vulnerable here. I see the goals I'm striving for and the impact I want to make, yet everything just feels stuck. I’ve found myself spiraling with negative self-talk and questioning my abilities and progress. Frustrating is an understatement. Demoralizing? Definitely. But here's the thing: I've been down this road before. And each time, I come out stronger, with a new set of tools in my belt—and you do, too. In this episode, we’re exploring how to navigate that messy middle...
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From Corporate Burnout to Off-Beat Travel Influencer Redefining Success with Jordan Campbell
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Today’s episode will inspire you to step out of your comfort zone, reinvent yourself, and live a life that’s authentic to you. I’m chatting with Jordan Campbell, a former award-winning creative director who left the hectic corporate world to become a freelance designer and travel blogger specializing in off-beat destinations and tasty beverages. We talk all about what led up to quitting her successful six-figure career, detoxing from corporate culture, and breaking the mold as a 40-something social media influencer. In this episode, you’ll hear all about: The challenges of...
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Getting Curious Instead of Critical: Why Asking Questions Can Change Your Life
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
We often hear messages discouraging curiosity, like "curiosity killed the cat" or "ignorance is bliss." But what if those sayings are holding us back? This episode explores the concept of curiosity and its importance in living a fulfilling life. You’ll learn how curiosity can be a powerful tool for personal growth, helping us to learn new things, challenging our assumptions and limiting beliefs (about ourselves and the world), and connecting with others on a deeper level. Top Reasons to Listen to This Episode: Discover how our expectations about what we "should" be learning get in the way...
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Unpacking & Reintegrating After A Transformative Experience
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Are you struggling to reintegrate into “normal” life after a transformative experience? Do you feel yourself slipping back into autopilot and finding it difficult to maintain the positive changes you’ve made (or want to make)? In this episode, I reflect on what I learned from my adventure through Central America and talk about some of the challenges I’ve faced since returning home to the United States. Even if you haven’t just returned from a transformative adventure, you can still apply these lessons to your everyday life! Top Reasons to Listen to This Episode: Explore why...
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Happiness Does Not Exist Out There
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Have you ever thought to yourself, “When I do XYZ, when I achieve that goal, when I get that thing…. then I will be happy?” I’m sure you’ve heard the term “happiness comes from within,” but it's hard to believe when social media and societal pressures constantly bombard us with messages that happiness lies outside ourselves. Today, we are flipping the script on what it means to be happy. We'll explore how to cultivate genuine joy in your everyday life by redefining "enough" and discovering the power of mindfulness. I'll also share a simple practice to help you stay grounded...
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The Art of Integration & Rest for Sustainable Personal Growth
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Do you ever feel like you just crushed a personal development goal, but then you begin to feel uninspired or stuck, or the pressure to do more hits you? This episode dives into the importance of rest and integration after periods of significant personal growth and why it's crucial for lasting transformation. We'll explore why we often feel compelled to chase the "next thing" after a breakthrough and how prioritizing integration can be the key to unlocking your full potential. Top Reasons to Listen to This Episode: Understand why we often feel compelled to chase the next achievement after...
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The Seduction of Comfort: Why We Fight Against Our Best Intentions
A Brave Journey: Reclaiming Your Identity After 40
Do you find yourself slipping back into old patterns, even after making a conscious effort to change? Today, I’m sharing how to overcome those automatic behaviors and habits that interfere with personal growth. This episode is your guide to understanding why we get stuck in those comfy (but ultimately unhelpful) routines, the sneaky ways our egos can sabotage our progress, and how to reprogram your mind so you can live the life you deserve. Learn how to identify limiting beliefs, cultivate curiosity, and rewrite your internal script for lasting change. Top Reasons to Listen to This...
info_outlineThere is a saying that goes - whatever it is you think you can or cannot do, you are right.
Our minds create a world for us that is either a source of endless possibility and abundance or a prison with endless brick walls. We really do get to choose. What's sad is, the easier choice is to believe "I can't." So that is what most of us choose by default. It's safe. It's neat and clean.
But when we choose easy and we choose safe- we miss out on the magic. The magic of happy coincidences. The magic of finding out something surprising and cool about ourselves. The magic of experiencing life on our own terms and in our own way.
How might you get out of your own way and break through that imaginary barrier you set - to discover the magic on the other side?