245: The Art of Unraveling with Erin McGuire-Henson
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth
Release Date: 03/25/2026
251: The People Side of Business with Sarah Hermanson
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth
In this episode of The Found Podcast, Molly sits down with Sarah Hermanson, founder of , pumpkin farmer, and people-first leadership expert. With over 30 years of experience in human resources and recruiting, Sarah has seen firsthand what makes businesses thrive and what causes them to struggle. And here’s the truth she keeps coming back to: it’s not just the product, the service, or the strategy…it’s the people. Together, Molly and Sarah explore what it really looks like to build a business rooted in care, communication, and culture, and why those “soft skills” are actually the...
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250: The Stories That Shaped Us — A Look Back at The Found Podcast
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth
This one feels really special. Back in 2020, The Found Podcast started with a simple idea: to share what I was learning about building a business, becoming a person, and navigating all the in-between moments. And now…here we are. 250 episodes later. Instead of making this episode about me, I wanted to bring it back to the people and the moments that made this podcast what it is today: you and the incredible guests who have shared their stories along the way. In this milestone episode, I’m taking you through snippets from some of the most popular episodes in the history of the podcast....
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249: The Leadership Gap We’re Not Talking About (And How to Fix It) with Melissa Reade of Leader Valley
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There’s a leadership gap in our communities...and it’s not what you think. It’s not about titles. It’s not about experience. And it’s definitely not about a lack of talent. In this episode of The Found Podcast, I sit down with Melissa Reade, Executive Director of Leader Valley, to talk about the real gap we’re seeing in schools, businesses, and communities—and how we can start to fix it. From working with over 12,000 students to equipping current leaders in the workforce, Leader Valley is rethinking how leadership is developed at every stage of life. This conversation is about...
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248: The Secret Sauce of Small Town Success: Leadership, Community, and Showing Up with Liesl Seabert
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What actually makes a small town thrive? Hint: it’s not population size, location, or luck. It’s leadership. In this episode of The Found Podcast, Molly sits down with Liesel Seabert of the University of Northern Iowa Institute for Decision Making to talk about the real, often overlooked work behind strong communities and why leadership development might be the most important investment we’re not talking about enough. From moving to Iowa without knowing a single person to becoming one of the most connected leaders in the state, Liesel shares how showing up, building relationships, and...
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247: Why Wellness Isn’t Another To-Do List with Dominique Farrar
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What if wellness wasn’t another thing to optimize… but something you actually got to experience? In this episode, Molly sits down with Dominique Farrar, founder of Well in France — a Paris-based community and experience brand helping women slow down, connect, and redefine what it means to live well. Dom shares her journey from fast-paced tech life in Silicon Valley to building a wellness business in France — and how her version of success shifted along the way. Together, they explore the tension so many women feel: trying to “do wellness right” while already carrying too much —...
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246: THIS was Killing My Leadership...and It's Not What You Think
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What if the biggest shift in your leadership didn’t come from doing more… but from understanding yourself better? In this solo episode, Molly shares a behind-the-scenes look at a pivotal leadership moment inside her work with The Restoration Project. One that revealed how overperformance, urgency, and independence can quietly create disconnection on a team. Through a personal story about building the Difficult Conversations course, Molly unpacks the leadership patterns she didn’t realize she was carrying and how reconnecting with herself changed everything. This episode walks you through...
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245: The Art of Unraveling with Erin McGuire-Henson
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth
This week on The Found Podcast, Molly reconnects with returning guest Erin McGuire-Henson, a nervous system healer, coach for soul-aligned entrepreneurs, and newly published author of The Art of Unraveling. In this deeply honest conversation, Erin shares the long and winding journey behind writing her book, a 15-year process shaped by personal healing, nervous system work, and the courage to finally be seen. Together, Molly and Erin explore how trauma responses like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and fear of visibility can quietly shape our lives and businesses. Erin opens up about growing up...
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244: Go First: Courage, Community, and Starting Over with Erin Moore
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This week on The Found Podcast, I’m joined by brand photographer, mother of four, and longtime friend Erin Moore for a deeply honest conversation about courage, community, and what it really takes to rebuild your life and business again and again. 👉 Real talk: The audio quality in this conversation isn’t perfect. But Erin’s courage, perspective, and heart made this episode one we couldn’t keep on the shelf. I hope you’ll stay with us through the tech hiccups — her story matters. Erin shares her experience of moving across states multiple times, relaunching her photography...
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243: Your Story Is Your Superpower with Danielle Letayf
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This week on The Found Podcast, I’m joined by Danielle Letayf — founder of Badassery, personal brand strategist, podcast guesting expert, and the perfect woman to help us kick off our Women’s History Month interview series. Danielle helps thoughtful executives, authors, and experts turn their stories into something unforgettable. But in this conversation, we go far deeper than personal branding and podcast pitches. We talk about what it really looks like to build a business as a woman, how comparison can keep us stuck, why your path does not have to look like anyone else’s, and how...
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242: Hot Takes vs. High Character: A Women’s History Month Reflection
The Found Podcast with Molly Knuth
It’s officially Women’s History Month, and this year, instead of starting with statistics, I’m starting with a question: In 2026, are we elevating hot takes…or high character? When I was in seventh grade, I wrote a research paper on Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. I was fascinated by the way she carried herself through public scrutiny, personal grief, and cultural change. Today, we live in a very different media landscape. Algorithms reward outrage. Virality rewards speed. Money rewards attention. Integrity? Not so much. In this episode, I explore: What changed between the era of shared...
info_outlineThis week on The Found Podcast, Molly reconnects with returning guest Erin McGuire-Henson, a nervous system healer, coach for soul-aligned entrepreneurs, and newly published author of The Art of Unraveling.
In this deeply honest conversation, Erin shares the long and winding journey behind writing her book, a 15-year process shaped by personal healing, nervous system work, and the courage to finally be seen. Together, Molly and Erin explore how trauma responses like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and fear of visibility can quietly shape our lives and businesses.
Erin opens up about growing up in a volatile environment, navigating chronic illness and burnout, and discovering somatic healing practices that helped her reconnect with her true self. She also shares the emotional reality of launching creative work into the world, including the unexpected grief, vulnerability, and nervous system recalibration that can follow major milestones.
This episode is a powerful reminder that healing is rarely linear, and that unraveling who we’ve learned to be is often the first step toward becoming who we truly are.
What You’ll Hear in This Episode
- Erin’s 15-year journey to writing The Art of Unraveling
- How nervous system healing supports entrepreneurs and ambitious women
- The hidden trauma responses behind perfectionism and over-functioning
- Fear of being seen and why it keeps so many leaders playing small
- Why big achievements can still bring emotional crashes afterward
- The difference between surface-level self-help and embodied healing
- How personal storytelling can become a powerful tool for transformation
- What entrepreneurship reveals about our deepest patterns and growth edges
Resources & Links
- Erin McGuire-Henson website: PureLightWellness.com
- The Art of Unraveling book
- Companion workbook + healing resources
- Upcoming group programs