There is a kind of exhaustion that doesn’t come from doing the wrong thing, it comes from doing everything right for everyone else. From showing up. From holding it together. From carrying mom guilt, ambition, faith, responsibility, and love all at once.

This conversation is for the woman who has asked herself, Who am I now?After the kids grow. After the career shifts. After the body changes. After the season you thought would last forever quietly ends.

Pam Giganti spent decades building a respected career in television journalism while raising three daughters and holding a family together on very little sleep. From the outside, it looked like success. On the inside, it came with sacrifice, identity loss, and the constant tension between being present at work and present at home. When she finally stepped away from her career to choose her family, she expected peace, but what she found instead was grief. Grief for the version of herself she was leaving behind. Grief for the recognition, the validation, and the role that had defined her for so long.

This episode opens up honest conversations we don’t hear often enough, about mom guilt, identity beyond job titles, empty nesting, menopause, grief, and what it feels like to be needed deeply… and then suddenly not in the same way. Pam shares what it was like to navigate hormonal changes that affected her body, emotions, confidence, and relationships, and how confusing it can be when anxiety, brain fog, exhaustion, and self-doubt arrive without warning.

But this isn’t a story about loss. It’s a story about reinvention.

Together, we talk about what happens when purpose is no longer tied to productivity or titles, and how discovering that your purpose is rooted in who you are, not what you do, can change everything. About learning to give yourself grace in seasons where nothing feels clear. About becoming the light, in motherhood, in faith, in friendship, and in the quiet moments no one applauds.

If you’re a woman navigating transition, questioning your identity, struggling with guilt, feeling unseen, or wondering if this uncomfortable season has meaning, this episode will meet you exactly where you are.

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Resources & Links:

You can find Pam Gigante on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamgiganti/

Grab my book, Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversity here.

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Some men were taught that being a man looks like toughness, control, chasing respect, never showing fear… and never needing help.

But Christian says it straight: everything he thought “being a man” meant was completely wrong. And once you hear his story, you'll understand why.

This episode goes deeper than “motivation.” It’s about what happens when you grow up without guidance — when life becomes survival mode, and the main emotion under everything is fear. It’s about the kind of loneliness that can exist even when you’re “winning,” and the moment you finally look at yourself and admit: I don’t want this anymore.

Christian shares how martial arts became a turning point — not just for discipline, but for emotional control, respect, and learning how to protect instead of destroy. And he talks about faith as something that didn’t just inspire him… it re-built him. One decision at a time. One relationship at a time. One step forward, even when it felt lonely.

If you’re a man who’s been carrying heavy things in silence — or if you love someone who is — I hope this conversation feels like a hand on your shoulder. You don’t have to do life alone. And strength isn’t pretending you’re fine… it’s choosing a better path and staying on it.

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Resources & Links:

You can find Christian Machado on his Instagram & Facebook @amaboxingclub @unseenknights and at www.unseenknights.org

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Grab my book, Hurt 2 Hope: Heal the Pain of Grief, Loss, and Adversity here.

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As the year comes to an end, it’s easy to rush into new goals without truly understanding where we are or how we got here. In this episode, I invite you into a reflective, guided workshop to pause, look back at your 2025, and gently prepare your heart for what God wants to create in your life next.

Together, we reflect on accomplishments, challenges, forgiveness, surrender, and the habits or mindsets that no longer serve you. This episode will help you release what weighs you down, listen more closely to God’s guidance, and step into 2026 with clarity, faith, and purpose.

In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why reflection is essential before dreaming about the future

• How looking back helps you understand where God is leading you

• How to identify accomplishments you may have overlooked

• Why the mind naturally clings to negativity and how to reframe your year

• How to practice gratitude so it truly sinks in

• Who you may need to forgive, including yourself

• How shame, busyness, and control block peace and presence

• What surrender really looks like in daily life

• How to let go of fear, overwhelm, and old identities

• Why silence is the language of God and how to listen

• How to co-create your vision for 2026 with God through intention and trust

Resources & Links:

Ready to step into your purpose and answer God’s calling to do more? Learn about my programs at FaithAndGrowth.com

If you’re ready to take action, book a call at TalkToBetsy.com

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Forgiveness, surrender, and reflection aren’t about the past, they’re about creating space for what God wants to build next. When you release what no longer serves you, you make room for peace, joy, clarity, and purpose.

If you’re ready to close this year with intention, deepen your faith, and step into 2026 aligned with God’s vision for your life, this episode is for you.

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