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What if you could stay grounded in the middle of chaos? Ryan Dunlap knows exactly what that takes. A former SWAT hostage negotiator turned executive pastor and conflict strategist, Ryan has spent decades navigating high-stakes moments where emotions run hot and pressure can crush. But it wasn’t until life hit him personally—NICU babies, the loss of his mother, and a brutal wake-up call at a doctor’s appointment—that he started asking the deeper questions about who he was, not just what he could do.

Join Anna and Tim for a powerful conversation with Ryan about what it really means to lead, love, and live well under pressure. This episode dives into how emotional intelligence isn’t just a skillset, but a way of showing up differently—at work, at home, and with yourself.

This Episode Covers:

• The moment Ryan realized tactical skills weren’t enough
• How childhood ADHD and depression shaped his leadership style
• The role his wife played in his emotional growth
• Why people know what to do in conflict but can’t do it when it matters
• The impact of ministry on learning to meet people where they are
• What happens when your communication style is “too courageous”
• How to use the First Steps framework to reduce internal pressure
• Why some leaders are the problem and how they can change—if they want to

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Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
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What do you do when your body starts to change and you don’t recognize yourself anymore? In this episode, Anna and Tim get honest about what it feels like to live in a changing body.

From weight gain to aging, from grief to rage, they unpack the raw emotions that surface when identity and appearance start to shift. Join them as they explore how to move through body transitions with compassion, even when the shame gets loud.

This Episode Covers:

• The shock of not fitting into your own clothes
• Feeling betrayed by your body
• The silence around aging and weight gain
• Letting go of an old identity that was praised
• How culture ties appearance to moral value
• The inner critic that shows up in dressing rooms
• Grieving the body you used to have
• Reclaiming tenderness for the body you’re in

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

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Achievement looks good on the outside. But what happens when it’s the only way you know how to feel enough?

In this episode, Anna and Tim dig into the cycle of high performance and hidden emptiness. The pressure to be exceptional, the rush of gold stars, and the crash that follows. Join them as they unpack the subtle ways achievement becomes a coping strategy—and how joy gets lost in the chase.

This Episode Covers:

• Why being “a lot” becomes a form of safety
• The shame of being average
• Getting hooked on gold stars and external praise
• How achievement masks deeper needs
• Living in hyperdrive vs being in your body
• Mourning the version of you that needed to hustle
• The fear of what happens when you stop
• Finding value outside of doing

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

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Caregiving isn’t just about love. It’s about expectations, exhaustion, and the quiet unraveling that happens when your needs are always last.

In this episode, Anna and Tim crack open the emotional reality of caregiving; the roles we take on, the ones we’re handed, and how they can feel good until they don’t. Join them as they name what rarely gets said: the burnout, the self-erasure, and the resentment that builds when care turns into obligation.

This Episode Covers:

• Why saying “I don’t want to” can feel impossible
• The tension between love and emotional depletion
• How caregiving identities can slowly consume you
• Performing capacity vs actually having it
• Feeling like it’s never your turn
• Rage, withdrawal, and the need to be witnessed
• Why resentment doesn’t make you unloving
• Letting go of the fantasy of being the “good one”

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

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What happens when the rituals you grew up with no longer fit who you are? When faith feels distant but something inside still longs for meaning?

In this episode, Anna and Tim open up a raw, deeply personal conversation about religion. From Catholic guilt to evangelical shame, from Zoom church to spiritual disconnection, they unpack the quiet shifts reshaping belief today. Join them as they explore their own faith journeys, reckon with disillusionment, and ask what it really means to make meaning in a fragmented world.

This Episode Covers:

• The grief of losing connection to religious tradition
• Spirituality as meaning-making in modern life
• Gen Z’s rise in spiritual but not religious identity
• Pandemic shifts and the impact on ritual
• The role of hypocrisy and mistrust in religious decline
• How judgment damages community and faith
• The quiet resurgence of belief in unexpected places

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

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It starts as a quiet shift. The late-night touch you pull away from. The dishes left in the sink. The constant list running in your head. Until one day you realize, you haven’t had sex in weeks. Maybe months. Maybe longer.

Join Anna and Tim as they dive into the raw, unfiltered truth of what really happens to desire in long-term relationships. From perimenopause and mental load to resentment, health scares, and just pure exhaustion, they break down the slow unraveling of intimacy and why so many couples quietly drift apart in the bedroom. This isn’t a how-to. It’s a get-honest.

This Episode Covers:

• What “desire drift” actually looks and feels like
• The impact of stress, mental load, and chronic resentment
• Why novelty matters more than you think
• How sex changes after kids, chemo, and menopause
• The difference between physical and emotional foreplay
• Unspoken expectations that kill arousal
• Real-life stories from their own dry spells
• Five evidence-based ways to rekindle intimacy

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

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CONNECT WITH ANNA:
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If you’ve ever felt like you’re the only one who knows when the toilet paper’s running low, the school form is due, or the dog needs shots—you’re not imagining it. That’s the mental load. And it’s exhausting.

Join Anna and Tim for a candid conversation about the invisible labor women are carrying in homes, relationships, and parenting. They break down how this unspoken workload creates resentment, impacts intimacy, and leaves so many women burned out. You’ll leave with language, validation, and practical ideas to start shifting the dynamic.

This episode covers:

• What the mental load actually is and how it shows up daily
• Why women often carry both the “what” and the “how” of family life
• How resentment builds when invisible labor goes unacknowledged
• The connection between mental load and burnout in relationships
• Why men often don’t see the problem—and how to shift that
• How to talk about this without blame or spiraling
• Tools for redistributing the emotional and logistical weight at home

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

The podcast is now on YouTube! If you prefer to watch, head over to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw3CabcJueib20U_L3WeaR-lNG_B3zYqu

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CONNECT WITH ANNA:
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Email hello@annamarcolin.com
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From secret shopping bags to unopened retirement accounts, we all have financial decisions we’d rather forget. But keeping those choices hidden can erode trust, increase stress, and quietly damage our relationships.

Join Anna and Tim as they break down the emotional weight of financial secrets, the psychology behind overspending, and the regrets that haunt so many of us. You’ll also learn Anna’s SAFER money framework—a practical, compassionate way to move from silence to healing, both in your relationship and with yourself.

This episode covers:

• Why money shame is more common—and more damaging—than we admit
• The emotional reasons people hide spending or debt from partners
• How inaction can lead to the deepest financial regret
• The difference between guilt and shame in money conversations
• Why chronic secrecy leads to emotional burnout and health consequences
• The SAFER framework to surface, assess, and repair financial secrets
• How financial transparency can rebuild intimacy and trust

Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!

The podcast is now on YouTube! If you prefer to watch, head over to https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw3CabcJueib20U_L3WeaR-lNG_B3zYqu

__________________________________________

Don’t forget to subscribe to the Badass Confidence Coach podcast on your favorite podcast platform!

CONNECT WITH ANNA:
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Email hello@annamarcolin.com
Website https://www.annamarcolin.com

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And for all your nutritional supplement needs, go to https://www.DrinkAG1.com/ANNA for five free travel packs and a free one-year supply of Vitamin D/K2