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What does it take to go from a life dimmed by control and doubt to a voice that fills pages and crosses state lines on two wheels? We sit with Teri as she walks us through the quiet tactics of emotional abuse—financial gatekeeping, isolation, and the slow erosion of self—and the practical steps that helped her leave for good. A single, measurable boundary around money became the hinge of a new life. Therapy rebuilt lost pillars: work, friendship, and agency. Allies showed up without pressure, offering presence over prescriptions and making room for a choice only she could make.

On the far side of fear, her creativity returned with force. Six weeks after leaving, 50,000 imperfect words spilled out, the first of many drafts that taught her hand to tell the truth. We talk about the craft of becoming an author: embracing messy first manuscripts, partnering with an editor, learning marketing as a skill, and publishing before perfect. Then the story moves to the road—3,102 miles of cycling that rewired identity from “I can’t” to “I did.” Big physical acts can anchor a new narrative in the body, and that proof changes everything.

Teri also shares a hard-won philosophy: throw out the bucket list. Pick the one dream that won’t leave you alone and do one concrete step today. That urgency sharpened after losing her husband Bruce to glioblastoma; because they rode when they could, the ride exists as a finished chapter, not a deferred wish. We close with where to find her work—podcasts that champion indie authors, new books and anthologies—and a toolkit for supporting friends in harmful relationships: reduce isolation, offer specific help, and hold space without judgment.

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Burnout can feel like a locked room; Teri Brown found the key on a tandem bicycle. After years in an emotionally abusive marriage, she rode 3,102 miles across the United States and came home with a bolder truth: the hardest part isn’t “can I do it?”—it’s “what do I want?” From that moment, the words flowed, and a novelist’s voice took shape.

We dive deep into how Teri crafts character-driven fiction that feels timeless. She shows why people in the 1890s and people in 2025 share the same emotional DNA: grief, love, hunger, hope. You’ll hear the origin of Sunflowers Beneath the Snow, a Ukrainian family saga inspired by three pages of real events wrapped in eighty-two thousand words of imagination. Teri explains how she trades perfect, unbelievable protagonists for flawed, compelling humans, and why she’ll delete tens of thousands of words to protect a character’s voice.

Creativity lives in the margins of our lives, so we talk about widening those margins. Teri “storms” along the beach to clear mental noise, writes in long, intuitive bursts, and uses retreats and coffee shops to put distance between the page and the laundry buzzer. We face the guilt many of us—especially women—feel about putting art before chores, and we offer practical ways to build boundaries that honor your work. Then we pivot to play: Little Lola and Her Big Dream, a children’s story about a train who wants to be an astronaut. The twist? NASA later announced its lunar rail concept, turning Lola’s “impossible” dream into a near-future headline.

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Ready to stop white-knuckling your goals and actually feel grounded in them? We’re pulling back the curtain on a simple shift that changes everything: moving from performance to presence. When you drop out of the head noise and into embodied attention, your coaching lands, your pitch connects, and your energy stops leaking. That’s the heart of our Reignite Live 2026 experience in Loveland, Colorado—a full day designed to reset your nervous system, reclaim your focus, and turn intentions into action right when most resolutions start to wobble.

We walk through the real reasons January momentum fades and how day 22 becomes a critical inflection point for habit formation. Pam shares how she went from exhausted after sessions to energized by learning to coach from grounded presence, and how that same shift helped win a competitive listing against top agents. Natalie opens up about leaving the “alpha” leadership script, stepping onto big stages after renowned speakers, and using quick embodiment cues to steady her voice and deliver with clarity. This is practical mindset work for leaders, entrepreneurs, sales pros, and anyone who wants to be heard in rooms that matter.

Inside the event arc: Pam leads the journey from invisible to influential, guest speaker Rachel Jayne Groover guides embodiment practices that stabilize attention under pressure, and Natalie helps you craft a clean action plan with habit stacks that actually stick. Expect tangible tools, thoughtful reflection, and space to connect with people who care about growth as much as you do. If you’re craving less noise and more signal in 2026, this conversation lays the foundation—and the event gives you the reps to make it real.

Join us, bring a friend, and give your goals a second wind. Subscribe, share this episode with someone who needs a reset, and check the show notes for the Reignite Live 2026 registration link. Your year can still turn on a dime—ready to step into it?

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Feeling depleted doesn’t mean you’re done; it means it’s time to borrow energy and build momentum. We sit down with Tom LeNoble to explore resilience you can use, starting with two simple levers: the energy of support and the energy of enjoyment. Let people help. Choose one small joy even on a hard day. Those choices create space to plant possibility after the storm, and that’s where real change takes root.

Tom shares the wisdom behind “planting possibilities”—shifting from grand leaps to baby steps that stack—while drawing on unforgettable moments with Maya Angelou and the Dalai Lama that anchor the power of presence. We dig into Opening Pathways, his podcast where tech CEOs and nonprofit leaders talk about AI, trust, values, and hope. The blend is intentional: AI is here to stay, and pairing it with human-centered leadership keeps it ethical, practical, and grounded. Along the way, we highlight nonprofits serving first‑gen students and menstrual equity, showing how small acts create ripples that outlast us.

You’ll also learn Tom’s philanthropic mindset—time, talent, and treasure—and why a smile can matter as much as a check when it’s given without expectation. We get tactical with manifestation that works in real life: name the goal, do the work, and release the timeline and exact form so opportunities can surprise you. For creators and leaders, Tom walks through the Haystack Method: you hold your own answers, and a coach helps you clear the hay to find the needle. If you’re battling writer’s block, capture ideas nonlinearly and sort later; three to four pages a day for 90 days can draft a book.

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What if the worst thing that happened to you became the seed of your next chapter? We sit down with Tom Lenoble—former leader at MCI, Walmart.com, Palm, and one of Facebook’s earliest operators—who later stared down life-threatening illness, walked with his brother through the early AIDS crisis, and built a life anchored in coaching, service, and purpose. His journey moves from a childhood “shack” to Silicon Valley boardrooms to hospital wards, revealing a pattern of action under pressure and a mindset he calls “terrible gifts.”

Tom shares how he set up Facebook’s early customer operations and crucial safety partnerships, why he left a dream job when a doctor said “six months,” and how he helped launch a buyers club to find treatments when none existed. He explains resilience as a muscle you train, gratitude as a practice built for hard days, and reinvention as a cycle: take a risk, use resilience, reshape your path. Through vivid stories—returning to work with nine T cells, funding experimental immunotherapy, and investing in underserved communities—Tom shows how evidence from our past trials can power our next move.

You’ll learn practical tools to navigate upheaval: time-boxed grief to honor emotions without getting stuck, an evidence list of moments you overcame, and small next steps that restore agency and identity. We also explore purpose as a performance enhancer—how service to others multiplies meaning and stamina when certainty disappears. If you’re craving a clear, human playbook for risk, resilience, and reinvention, this conversation will meet you where you are and point you forward.

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What if closing a door is the most courageous way to open yourself back up to purpose? We sit down with Erin to unpack a pivotal decision to let go of a salon, release the grind of proving, and choose an energy that sustains rather than scorches. The conversation journeys from survival mode as a young single mom to a mature practice of alignment: clear boundaries, honest self-inquiry, and rituals that create space for real leadership.

Erin walks us through the daily non-negotiables that became her anchor: long walks that regulate the nervous system, tapping (EFT) to move stuck loops of fear and grief, meditation for calm focus, and a simple “Who am I?” journaling practice that separates identity from output. We talk about the sneaky cost of overgiving—how rescuing others can erode your business, blur responsibility, and drain the very capacity you need to serve. Instead, she models clean leadership: respecting others’ choices, protecting your container, and choosing when and how to help without losing yourself.

We also explore the deeper layers of identity and generational healing. Erin shares how letting emotions move through the body brought surprising changes, from a newfound sense of safety to physical shifts and renewed creativity. With a clear, if evolving, vision—mentoring teams, finishing salon and spa software, and one day expanding again—she centers presence over performance and connection over control. The takeaway is practical and hopeful: claim fifteen minutes for yourself each day, and you’ll reclaim far more than time. You’ll reclaim choice, clarity, and the fire that fuels meaningful work.

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What if the bravest move isn’t to push harder, but to let go? We sit down with visionary salon owner and mentor Erin Mills to explore how profound loss reshaped her purpose, how she built spaces where clients and teams feel safe and seen, and why she’s choosing to close her first salon to protect her health, values, and future. Erin opens up about navigating a male-dominated industry—being asked for the “owner” or “husband” while she was standing right there—and the daily realities of gender bias in service work, from tip disparities to trust gaps. Her answer wasn’t bitterness; it was building a brand rooted in care, transformation, and nervous-system calm.

The conversation moves from inspiration to infrastructure. Erin shares how rapid growth to 55+ team members and seven figures in revenue exposed a hard truth: grit is not a business model. She breaks down the difference between momentum and maturity, how scaling too close to your first location can cannibalize focus, and why systems, standards, and pricing structures must come before expansion. When survival energy became the operating system, boundaries slipped, hiring compromised, and the mission strained. That’s when the decision emerged—close one location, consolidate, and rebuild on process, not personality.

We also talk about burnout that shows up in the body, the unraveling many high-capacity women experience, and the courage it takes to separate self-worth from outcomes. Erin offers practical insights on client experience, accountability, marketing habits, and leading through a down economy without abandoning your values. It’s a frank, hopeful roadmap for anyone who feels stretched thin by their own success and needs permission to choose alignment over ego.

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Fire often looks like numbers on a dashboard—until life forces you to measure heat a different way. Sarah joins us to share how selling her exam-prep company collided with a late pregnancy diagnosis: her daughter Meadow’s tetralogy of Fallot with pulmonary atresia. The celebration turned into a sprint through cardiology consults, oxygen monitors, and an unforgettable ICU stretch that included an emergency re-opening of Meadow’s chest and a brain bleed. It’s a raw, unflinching account of what it means to make the right decision when every option is bad and time is a luxury.

We talk candidly about identity under pressure. Sarah goes back to work six weeks postpartum, learning in real time which parts of leadership bend and which must break. She pushes back on being boxed in as “just a mom,” while discovering the power of a company designed to run without a single key person. Then the story pivots: advocacy becomes a throughline. With Conquering CHD, Sarah helps reauthorize the Congenital Heart Futures Act, championing long-term research and better outcomes as more children with CHD live into adulthood. We explore emerging innovations like transcatheter valve replacements that could reduce future open-heart surgeries and change the trajectory for thousands of families.

There’s another turn—one too many founders will recognize. After 18 years of misdiagnosed symptoms, Sarah receives an OCD diagnosis and enters intensive treatment. She explains why exposure and response prevention works when talk therapy can backfire, and how her definition of success shifted from revenue milestones to sustainable presence: being a steady parent, a clear-eyed advocate, and a writer building language for hard things. She previews her memoir and children’s series, including Meadow and Her Four Leaf Clover Heart, a tender reframing of rarity and resilience for young readers.

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Pamela Cass is a licensed broker with Kentwood Real Estate
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