What if everything you thought you “should” be doing was actually the very thing holding you back from your most soul-aligned life?

In this transformational episode of the Ladies Who Leap Podcast, host Lisa Andria sits down with Tamara-Nicole Gardner — former Commercial Real Estate Attorney, Speaker, Soul-Aligned entrepreneur and Author of "The 12 Guiding Stars System - A Comprehensive Planner for Manifesting Your Soul’s True Desires in Every Area of Your Life" — for a powerful conversation about reinvention, midlife awakening, and what it really takes to break free from the expectations that have shaped your life.

After decades of outward success but inner depletion, Tamara-Nicole embarked on a radical journey of spiritual and life redesign. Her breakthrough process became the 12 Guiding Stars System, inspired by the 12 astrological houses and grounded in practical tools that help women discover what they truly desire and create a life that feels free, aligned, and meaningful.

She shares: ✨ Her escape from a psychologically abusive marriage ✨ The moment she realized she was done living in fear ✨ How adversity became her greatest teacher ✨ Why midlife is the most powerful time to reinvent yourself ✨ The importance of asking: “What does freedom look like for me?” ✨ How her 12 Guiding Stars System helps women uncover their soul’s desires ✨ The leap from attorney to intuitive life designer — and what the universe had planned ✨ Her affirmation that rewired her self-worth: “I am worthy. I am enough. I am loved.”

This episode is for every woman who feels a calling for something more — more freedom, more meaning, more authenticity, more you.

Whether you're navigating transition, awakening to your purpose, healing old patterns, or stepping into your next chapter, this conversation will remind you: It’s never too late to leap.

🔗 Learn more about Tamara-Nicole: Website: https://tamaragardner.com Her book 12 Guiding Star System is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble(released Oct 21).

💗 Connect With Lisa Andria: LadiesWhoLeap.com | @ladieswholeap | @LisaACoach on TIKTOK

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Caregiving changes everything — your identity, your time, your relationships, and your heart.

In this powerful episode of the Ladies Who Leap Podcast, Lisa Andria interviews Katie Kristofic, Founder & CEO of the Carefullist, a first-of-its-kind online resource helping caregivers find the tools, products, emotional support, and guidance they need all in one place.

Katie spent 20 years in the pharma/biotech world before her life took a dramatic turn: her mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis. As her mom declined, Katie stepped into the role of a long-distance caregiver while raising two young children, supporting her father, and trying to navigate the emotional weight of anticipatory grief.

The experience revealed a massive problem: caregivers spend an average of 13+ hours every month searching for resources — time they desperately need back for self-care, rest, and reconnecting with the person they love.

So Katie built the Carefullist, a curated, compassionate hub designed to simplify caregiving, save time, reduce stress, and provide REAL, practical support for those caring for loved ones with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS, MS, chronic conditions, stroke, disabilities, or medically complex needs.

💗 In this deeply heartfelt and highly practical conversation, Lisa & Katie explore: • The emotional truth of caregiving that no one talks about • Anticipatory grief — what it is and why caregivers feel it long before loss • How caregiving reshapes identity, purpose, and personal strength • The challenges of raising children while caring for an aging parent • The guilt, frustration, love, and resilience that caregivers experience • Why Katie launched The Carefullist and how it supports millions • The growing crisis of unpaid caregiving in the U.S. (63 million and counting) • Healing after caregiving, finding purpose again, and creating a new life after loss

Katie also shares her career leap, her powerful resilience philosophy, and the George Bernard Shaw quote that shaped her entire life.

👉 Learn more at: Carefullist.com 👉 Listen, Subscribe & Share: Because every caregiver deserves support, compassion, and community. 👉 Ladies Who Leap helps women find courage, purpose, and clarity to leap out of their comfort zone and grow.

Connect with Lisa Andria, Emotional Transformation Coach at www.LadiesWhoLeap.com

In this powerful episode of the Ladies Who Leap podcast, host Lisa Andria sits down with best selling author, speaker, and seasoned yoga teacher trainer Brittany Hopkins to explore how trauma, yoga, and ego awareness can transform the way we live, love, and lead.

Brittany shares the deeply personal story of uncovering a repressed memory of childhood sexual abuse in her late 30s—while leading a yoga teacher training—and how that revelation disrupted everything: a 16-year relationship, old beliefs about her upbringing, her body, and her sense of safety.

Through therapy, yoga philosophy, and profound self-inquiry, she learned to hold space for “little Brittany,” honor her body’s wisdom, and reclaim her power as a creator in her own life.

Drawing on ancient yoga philosophy, texts like the Yoga Sutras and Bhagavad Gita, and modern psychology, Brittany walks us through:

• How trauma often lives in the body as pain, illness, or dis-ease

• The connection between conditions like fibroids/endometriosis and unresolved experiences

• The drama triangle (victim, rescuer, persecutor) and how it keeps us stuck

• The empowerment dynamic (creator, coach, challenger) and how to shift into it

• How yoga, breath, posture, and mindfulness become practical tools for nervous system regulation and healing

• Why naming her ego “Brandy” changed everything—and how you can name your ego, too

• The subtle but life-changing difference between rescuing people and truly coaching or challenging them with love

• How to use body cues (tight chest, jaw clench, slumped posture) as signals that ego is running the show

• What it really means to “dance with ourselves” and use every part of us—even the messy parts—for growth

Brittany also shares stories from her adventurous life: from professional dance to driving a car that ran on waste vegetable oil, living in a straw bale house she helped build, running a yoga studio and teacher trainings, and now writing Dancing With Our Selves, her book on self-awareness, ego, and empowerment.

If you’ve ever felt “too much,” “not enough,” stuck in old patterns, or afraid of your own power, this conversation will help you see your ego and your past through a more compassionate lens—and give you tools to stand taller, breathe deeper, and create your life on purpose.

💫 In this episode you’ll learn:

• How repressed memories can surface when your unconscious mind finally feels safe

• Why posture and breath are some of the fastest ways out of drama and into clarity

• Simple language cues that reveal when you’re in victim, rescuer, or persecutor mode

• How to move from “Why is this happening to me?” to “What can I create from here?”

• Why self-awareness is the first step in any transformation

🔗 Connect with Brittany Hopkins Website & offerings (yoga, meditation library, 40-day programs, teacher trainings, book & speaking): 👉 brittanyhopkins.com

📚 Brittany’s book: Dancing With Our Selves – learn how to recognize your ego, name it, and dance with it instead of letting it run your life.

🔗 Connect with your host, Lisa Andria – Ladies Who Leap Coaching Coaching, retreats, programs & podcast: 👉 LadiesWhoLeap.com 👉 Instagram: @ladieswholeap 👉 LinkedIn: Lisa Andria

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✨ Remember: You are not “too much” or “not enough.” You are powerful beyond measure—and you get to dance with every part of you.