What if courage isn’t about being fearless or confident, but about showing up, heart racing, knees shaking, and doing it anyway?

Today’s episode is all about courage and I’m talking with Niki Sterner, a Courage Coach, podcast host, actor, comedian, and award-winning filmmaker who helps people face fear head-on and step into the life they’ve been dreaming about.

Niki’s not just talking theory, she lives it. She’s built a life and business around embracing the cringe, taking bold risks, and growing through the mess, not around it. Self-doubt isn’t non-existent for her, it’s something she overcomes and she’s committed to be disciplined enough to not let it stop her.

Niki and I dive into how anxiety and fear are not the same thing. We discuss building courage and establishing a healthy mindset to accomplish your dreams.

We discuss being stuck in a fear loop, embracing daily discomfort, and developing routines that support you on your personal growth journey. In addition, hear how Niki believes that her voice is her superpower and that she is the luckiest girl in the world.

She reminds us that growth doesn’t come from waiting until you’re ready. It comes from inviting in the cringe, stepping into the unknown, and learning to move forward messy.

This episode will inspire you to stop waiting for perfect and start living brave.

This episode is jam packed full of lessons, wisdom, and memorable nuggets. Listen in, share your takeaways with me, share the episode with your friends, and follow Niki on all of her channels.

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Have a No Knockouts kind of day!

If someone asks you what you want, you might say, "I don't know." My guest, Christine Marcario says that is not an acceptable answer.

Christine is an intuitive life coach who guides people to live authentic, aligned and abundant lives through soulful and practical tools and wisdom.

She speaks and teaches from personal experience about it never being too late to change course or take a different path. It's not about living the same day over and over, especially if you're called to more.

Christine says that the most important relationship you can have in this lifetime is with yourself. She specializes in helping other women develop their own self-relationship while leading them to align with their truth, and create a life rooted in purpose, ease, and freedom.

She mentions how people lose themselves while trying to fit in, however, "You can be a sunflower in a field full of daisies."

Listen to Christine embody authenticity, resilience, and self-love.

Join me and be uplifted as I talk to Christine about choosing inner wisdom, aligning your soul, words, and actions, and choosing personal growth.

Press play and listen to Christine and I discuss alignment, manifestation, and listen to her advice to stop being a repellant to what you actually desire.

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Have a No Knockouts kind of day!

Midlife is a calling, not a crisis. In this powerful episode, Pam Sandrock, life coach and host of The No Knockouts Podcast, explores what it really means to navigate the messy, meaningful middle of life.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, invisible, or unsure of who you are anymore, this conversation will remind you that midlife isn’t the end. It's simply an invitation. Pam shares lessons from her Do Midlife Well book club and coaching program, opening up about the emotional loops, shifting identities, and quiet aches many women face in their 40s, 50s, and beyond.

Midlife is the perfect time to do a self-assessment, to reconnect with yourself, release guilt, redefine your values, and step into this next chapter with clarity, confidence, and intention. Midlife isn’t about losing who you were. It’s about remembering who you are and becoming the best version of yourself.

You might need to unbecome so you can become who you're meant to be next.

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• The unspoken truths about midlife transitions
• Why so many women feel “stuck in the middle”
• How to reframe midlife as a sacred season of growth
• Practical ways to reset your mindset, relationships, and routines
• The importance of sisterhood, reflection, and self-compassion

Whether you’re facing an empty nest, shifting roles, or just sensing that it’s time for change, this episode will encourage you to see midlife for what it truly is: not a crisis, but a calling.

I'd like to invite you to join the Do Midlife Well book club.

Let's redefine, reinvent, and redecorate our lives!

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