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The Secret to Leading Without Losing Yourself

The Cycle Advantage

Release Date: 09/16/2025

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The Cycle Advantage

What happens when the thing you've been using to guide your business suddenly becomes unpredictable? Or maybe you’re like a lot of women and only now learning about cycle syncing once you’ve already entered into perimenopause. It's one of the most common questions I get from women entering perimenopause: "Can I even cycle sync anymore?" It's a fair question. Because when people talk about cycle syncing, it often sounds like all you need is a Pinterest graphic, four neat phases, and a perfectly predictable cycle. But what if that was never the point? What if cycle syncing was never about...

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The Cycle Advantage

You've heard about cycle syncing. Maybe you're a little bit intrigued. Maybe you're even become a tad bit obsessed. But every time you try to figure out where to actually begin, you end up with seventeen browser tabs open and absolutely zero idea what to do first. I see you and honestly, cycle syncing can be SOOO simple. It’s just that us high achievers want to way over complicate it all. Because the number one question I get asked, more than anything else is this: how do I actually get started?  The actual, real life, what-do-I-do-on-Monday version of cycle syncing. And that's exactly...

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The Cycle Advantage

The most dangerous lie being sold to women right now isn't coming from men.  It's coming from other women. Someone slid into my comments this week and told me that what I teach, helping women use their menstrual cycles to become more effective, more aligned, and more successful is a patriarchal construct. I was just after a coaching call with a  client where we dove into this very thing…people judging and criticizing when we speak up our truths. And then I got in my car and hit record because this one needed a response. For every woman who has quietly wondered if wanting wealth...

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The Cycle Advantage

What if your next bad business decision has nothing to do with your intelligence, your intuition, or your strategy?  This episode is one of those “oh wow, I may have been accidentally making life harder” conversations. Because so often, we think strong leadership means carrying the decision alone. Being the one with the answer. Knowing the next move. Holding the whole vision in your brain like some kind of high-functioning human spreadsheet. Except… that might be the exact thing creating blind spots. In this episode, I’m joined by Kylee Ingram, co-founder of Wizer, for a...

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The Cycle Advantage

Three months before my retreat, I had zero people signed up. Zero. As in, “Should I cancel this whole thing and pretend I never mentioned it?” zero. And if you’ve ever launched something, promoted something, or put an offer into the world and heard crickets, you know exactly what that can bring up. The scarcity spiral. The overthinking. The very dramatic mental montage of, “Maybe I should just burn it all down and become a florist.” But this retreat ended up selling out in the most beautiful way. And not only did it sell out, it became one of the most powerful, expansive, deeply...

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The Cycle Advantage

You don’t have a time problem. You have a focus problem. And I say that with so much love… because I’ve been there too. Trying to do everything in your business, posting, tweaking, redesigning, overthinking while secretly wondering why it’s not growing the way you thought it would. Especially when you’re juggling life, work, kids… and building your business in the in-between moments. This episode is your reset. Because if you only did two things consistently in your business… everything would change. Episode Summary In this episode, we’re breaking down the two core business...

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The Cycle Advantage

I want you to have an insane amount of money in your pocket. And I really do mean that. And I know that might feel like a weird thing to lead with.  But the more I do this work, the more I see it… women are capping their own wealth before they ever give themselves a chance to create it.  Not because they're not smart enough, not because they're not working hard enough, but because of one sneaky little habit that most of us don't even realize we're doing. This episode is that aha and I think it's going to change how you think about money, time, clients, and every area of your life...

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The Cycle Advantage

If you've ever caught yourself spiraling in that luteal phase, questioning everything you're building, wondering if you're actually cut out for this, this one's for you. I just got off a hot yoga class, dripping with sweat, sitting in my car, and I could not stop talking. Because something came up inside our Your Cycle Advantage call today that I needed to bring here and expand on. A small idea that turned into a full-on passionate rampage (my favorite kind). This isn't about fixing your limiting beliefs.  It's not about doing more healing work before you're "ready."  This is about...

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The Cycle Advantage

Okay… this may seem kind of crazy coming from the cycle syncing coach but….I’ve stopped cycle syncing.. And before you spiral for a second.. no, I didn’t throw everything out the window. But I did stop using my cycle like it’s some rigid rulebook that I have to schedule everything against.. Don’t get me wrong, using your cycle to discover when you are the most aligned to get stuff done is magical (and makes a world of difference). But stopping there is where most women miss out and feel stuck when life happens or when things don’t match up with your cycle.  Because your...

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The Cycle Advantage

Recording this one from my car. After dance class, with a dead microphone and ya know, life is life-ing right now.  It’s been a beautiful, wild, a little chaotic season and it’s teaching me so many things in the midst of the mess. This episode is about what happens when everything starts feeling like too much and your brain starts whispering that the solution is to burn it all down and start over. Again.  (I get it. I actually asked my husband to hold me accountable to the next time my mind started going down the “should I try this instead” rabbit holes. And he so politely...

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If you’ve ever thought “What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I just handle this like everyone else?”... this one’s for you.

Because nothing’s wrong with you.

You’re not “too emotional.” You’re not lazy for wanting more freedom in your schedule. And you’re definitely not broken because hustle culture makes you want to burn it all down.

This week on The Cycle Advantage Podcast, I sat down with Jessica Steele, a former high school principal who walked away from a picture-perfect career to become a leadership and energetic alignment coach.

We went all in on the conversations most people avoid…the ones about humanity, emotional intelligence, and what it really takes to lead without losing yourself.

Why This Conversation Matters

We live in a world that celebrates doing over being, reacting over pausing, and “leaving your feelings at the door” like that’s a badge of honor.

But suppressing your emotions doesn’t make you stronger; it disconnects you from yourself. And when you’re disconnected from yourself, it’s impossible to lead with clarity, empathy, or confidence.

Jess and I talked about what happens when you finally stop trying to fit into a life you never consciously chose… and start creating one that actually works for you.

What You’ll Hear in This Episode

➡️ How Jess climbed the career ladder without ever stopping to ask if it was her ladder to climb

➡️ The turning point moment that made her question everything she thought she wanted

➡️ The cost of living by society’s script (and why so many women don’t realize they’re doing it)

➡️ The difference between reacting to a trigger and carrying someone else’s energy

➡️ A simple question that can diffuse almost any emotional outburst

➡️ Why pausing before reacting will change your relationships at home and at work

➡️ The role of meditation, stillness, and nervous system regulation in leadership

➡️ How to raise kids who see differences as normal and humanity as non-negotiable

3 Key Takeaways You Can Use Today

✅ Your emotions are data, not flaws. Anger, fear, sadness… they’re all information. When you learn to sit with them instead of suppressing them, you stop making decisions from a triggered place.

✅ Ask yourself: “What’s true for me right now?” That tiny pause between feeling and reacting can be the difference between a fight and a productive conversation.

✅ Lead yourself first. You can’t offer empathy, clarity, or grounded leadership to others if you haven’t practiced it with yourself.

Why It Matters

If you’ve been living on autopilot, following rules that were never meant for you, and measuring success by someone else’s yardstick, you will burn out.

Not because you’re weak, but because you’re human.

And humans need connection, stillness, and space to breathe. When you reclaim your humanity and lead from that place, you don’t just create better results… you create a better life.

This Episode Is For You If…

➡️ You’re tired of white-knuckling your way through work and life

➡️ You want to respond thoughtfully instead of reacting instantly

➡️ You’ve been told emotions don’t belong in leadership (and you’re ready to call BS)

➡️ You’re craving inner alignment before another strategy, hack, or to-do list item

➡️ You want to model emotional intelligence and empathy for the next generation

Meet Jessica

Jessica Steele is a leadership and energetic alignment coach who’s spent nearly two decades transforming lives through purpose-driven leadership. With a background in psychology, secondary education, and instructional design, she’s served as a high school principal and held various leadership roles, all while staying rooted in her mission to empower others.

Her journey hasn’t been linear—it’s been guided by intuition, soulful pivots, and a deep trust in her inner knowing. From one-on-one and small group coaching sessions to large-scale PD for schools and organizations and launching the Dear Jess app and The Empowered Educator Series, Jess continues to merge strategy with soul to elevate leaders from the inside out.

A published author, passionate creative, and devoted student of energy, Jess brings empathy, alignment, and authenticity into every space she enters. Whether she’s coaching, hiking in nature, or creating tools for conscious leadership, she leads with love—and lives with intention.

Ready to Grow Your Business in Flow Without Burning Out?

If you’re a coach, healer, or feminine leader scaling to $10K–$20K months and tired of hustle-based strategies, here’s your next step…

Apply for Your Cycle Advantage:

A 6-week business planning program that teaches female entrepreneurs how to create a cycle-synced business strategy, build consistent $10K months, and grow without burnout.

For the woman ready for aligned business planning, feminine CEO leadership, and sustainable income growth…

Join the Flow Collective Mastermind:

A high-level mastermind for women entrepreneurs scaling to $20K+ months using cycle syncing, feminine business strategy, wealth energetics, and embodied leadership

For those cycle curious and ready to get started with understanding your body and its impact on your income and business…

Grab Your Free Cycle Sync Your Business Book:

A guide to planning your coaching business around your menstrual cycle. Designed for women ready to stop hustling and start syncing for more impact, income, and ease.