Why do we feel guilty when we rest? What makes us believe that simply existing without producing is somehow taking our life for granted? In this continuation of Marisa's Achilles journey, Dr. Sara asks questions that cut straight to the heart. This isn't about physical healing anymore. It's about what happens when a high achiever is forced to sit still long enough to ask: am I worthy just because I exist, or only because of what I produce?

🔥 In This Episode:

• Why we struggle with the belief that rest without productivity means we're wasting our lives and taking our existence for granted
  
  
• Why the shift from "should I be doing something?" to recognizing shame as the driver changes everything about how you approach rest and productivity
  
  
• How tying your stability to external objects like your business means you'll never actually be stable because businesses flow just like life does
  
  
• The realization that conscious awareness must come before behavior change, and why knowing the dysfunction doesn't mean you've changed the action yet
  
  
• Marisa's raw revelation about stepping into a new era where the question isn't "can she have it all?" but "what does all actually mean when your worth isn't tied to performance?"
  
  

This conversation gets to the heart of what happens when you're forced to evaluate where your safety and stability actually come from. Is it within yourself, or is it only connected to the external things you produce? Are you the center pole holding steady, or are you only stable because of all the scarves tied to everyone else? What a gift to be invited into knowing you are loved, valuable, and worthy regardless of all the things you do.

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Four downloads. Four distinct moments where Dr. Marisa's intuition screamed "stop doing box jumps or you're going to tear your Achilles." And she kept going anyway. Until the pop. This raw conversation captures Marisa one week post surgery discovering that her emotions aren't mutually exclusive, that rest isn't about being productive during downtime, and that sometimes the universe physically removes your ability to keep doing what you've always done so you have no choice but to finally learn the lesson about letting go that you've been resisting all along.

🔥 In This Episode:

• The four intuitive downloads Marisa ignored before tearing her Achilles and what it teaches us about the cost of not listening to our bodies before they force us to stop
  
  
  
• How to hold space for feeling both grateful for support and pissed off that this happened without drowning in either emotion or reaching for toxic positivity
  
  
  
• The wild timing of being told by her team to let go of control at Heart Work Weekend, then physically losing the ability to mother her team just days later
  
  
  
• Why trying to be productive during rest is actually stealing energy from your healing and the hard lesson of learning that rest means doing nothing
  
  
  
• The difference between shoving emotions under the rug to find silver linings versus truly sitting in the messy middle where conflicting feelings can coexist
  
  
  

This isn't just a story about an injury. It's about what happens when you've been building toward a lesson and refuse to slow down enough to receive it. Sometimes your team tells you. Sometimes your intuition warns you. And sometimes your body makes the decision for you. The real work begins when you finally stop fighting the pause and start listening to what it's trying to teach you.

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Sometimes the most powerful business strategy is simply showing up as yourself. Fresh from the Living Brave conference in Denver, Dr. Sara and Dr. Marisa share the paradigm-shifting insight that your story isn't just content, it's your competitive advantage. From Oracle card revelations in workout clothes to learning that your greatest shame might be your biggest offer, this quick episode unpacks how to stop comparing yourself to others and start rising to lead your unique message.

🔥 In This Episode:

• Why storytelling is an artistry and your life experiences are the copy you've been searching for
• The shift from asking "what makes me different?" to simply owning what you uniquely offer
• How to be the person others are trying to manifest instead of chasing your ideal client
• The profound reminder that your life can only be as wide as your spiritual depth
• Why putting yourself in uncomfortable, triggering situations is where your greatest growth lives

Stop trying to perfect your message and start sharing your story. The people who need exactly what you have are waiting for you to get out of your own way and rise to lead it.

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