Stop chasing the version of success you think you should want. Sarah D'Angelo shares the identity shift that took her from corporate burnout and high-earning coaching to motherhood, a quieter kind of power, and a completely new path in real estate.If you are rebuilding your life, questioning your ambition, or trying to make peace with a season that no longer fits, this conversation will meet you right where you are. Sarah opens up about the death and rebirth cycle of becoming a woman, the pressure to do it all, and why self-trust is built through tiny promises, not giant breakthroughs. You'll discover how Sarah redefined manifestation and wealth so money stopped being the finish line and became a mirror for inner alignment. She breaks down the beliefs that kept her from feeling safe with success, why “rich people are bad” can quietly shape your financial reality, and how motherhood forced her to confront the gap between achievement and actual fulfillment.We also dig into the practical side of reinvention:

• how to navigate major life transitions without needing to have it all figured out
• why language like “I’m so tired” can reinforce the exact identity you want to outgrow
• how to use “what would she do?” as a decision-making tool
• why strategy matters in business, but consistency, confidence, and energetics sustain it
• how genuine relationship-building can be the most powerful sales skill of all

Sarah also shares what it looked like to step back after building a successful coaching business, move through a major identity reset, relocate from California to Colorado, and start again with more trust than fear. Her story is a reminder that change does not mean failure. Sometimes it means you are finally becoming who you were always meant to be.Perfect for women in transition, entrepreneurs, moms, and anyone who needs permission to slow down, get curious, and trust the unfolding. Sarah leaves you with one unforgettable reframe: what looks like mess might actually be memory.

Connect with Sarah Rose:

sarah@sarahroseconsulting.com

Jennifer Natasia speaks with Audrey Smith about living with sickle cell anemia, the pain, fear, and medical complications that have shaped her life, and the faith that keeps her moving forward. Audrey shares how she reframes her diagnosis as a superpower, why she refuses a victim identity, and how she uses her story to encourage others. In this episode, we hear Audrey explain what sickle cell is, what crisis feels like, how it has affected her organs, vision, and mobility, and why self-advocacy matters in healthcare. The conversation also centers on spiritual resilience, healing, and the mindset shift that helped her move from asking “why me?” to trusting God with every step.

Key topics

• Jennifer introduces Audrey Smith and frames her story as one of resilience, faith, and endurance.
• Audrey describes sickle cell anemia as her “superpower” and says she chooses a victor mindset over a victim mindset.
• She shares that she has died more than eight times and has spent significant time in the hospital, sometimes for weeks at a time.
• Audrey explains that at 14 she had her spleen removed and gallbladder removed after severe complications, including gallstones and a cyst.
• She gives a plain-language explanation of sickle cell disease as a blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become sticky and block blood flow.
• Audrey details how sickle cell crises feel physically, comparing the pain to a steamroller moving slowly over the body.
• She explains that triggers can include weather changes, cold air after swimming or showering, rain, and dehydration.
• Audrey emphasizes that every sickle cell patient is different and says doctors should not treat all patients the same way.
• She recounts a frightening hospital moment when her heart stopped for 15 seconds while she was praying, which she experienced as if she had simply taken a nap.
• She talks about major procedures and mobility challenges, including a right hip replacement, hip revisions, and a knee replacement.
• Audrey shares that she once went blind in one eye for several years because of a large cataract and other eye issues, but has regained partial sight through surgery.
• She discusses how faith, scripture, and the belief that her suffering is temporary help her keep going.
• Audrey says she is working on two books, including How the Cure for Sickle Cell Anemia Found Me and How to Find Your Door to the Kingdom.
• She describes “wealth” as faith, family joy, travel, purpose, and hearing a child laugh or her father say “I love you.”
• Audrey closes by telling her younger self: “You are not your circumstance.”

Connect with Audrey Smith

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# Navigating the Ups and Downs of Charity Work

> Angela Brannon-Baptiste shares her journey of resilience and hope.

In a heartfelt conversation, Angela Brannon-Baptiste reflects on her journey through the challenges of nonprofit work during the pandemic, sharing both the struggles and the unexpected joys that came along the way.

## The Unexpected Encounter

Angela begins by recounting a surprising moment during a Zoom meeting where she thought she would be discussing food insecurity with fellow nonprofit professionals. Instead, she found herself in a one-on-one conversation with Mike Rowe, the host of Returning the Favor. "I thought I was gonna I was all prepared to talk stats... and it's Mike Rowe," she recalls, laughing. This moment not only lifted her spirits but also highlighted the importance of recognition and support in her work.

## The Emotional Rollercoaster

Angela speaks candidly about the emotional toll of running food distributions during COVID. There were days filled with uncertainty, where she worried about having enough food for the children they served. "I would just be so emotionally beat down," she admits. Yet amidst the hardship, there were moments of joy, like the delight on kids' faces when they received unexpected treats like super hot Cheetos.

## Finding Strength in Community

Through it all, Angela emphasizes the support she received from her family and friends. "My mom, my sister, they have always been strong for me," she shares, acknowledging the role her loved ones played in her resilience. She also recalls her late brother as a source of inspiration, saying, "He was my biggest cheerleader."

## Love and Partnership

Angela’s husband, Wayne, has been a pillar of strength in her life. "He was the first man in my life that ever pushed me forward instead of holding me back," she reflects. Their relationship, which began long-distance, has taught her patience and the importance of compromise. "I wouldn’t be the woman that I am today... if it wasn’t for having this strong, supportive man in my life," she states.

## The Importance of Faith

Throughout her journey, Angela has relied on her faith and a personal motto that guides her: "As long as I know what I'm doing is right, I can do nothing but succeed." This perspective has helped her navigate the complexities of running a charity, especially in a landscape filled with challenges and skepticism.

As Angela continues to adapt and grow, her story serves as a testament to resilience, community, and the power of hope in difficult times.

For the full conversation and more insights, tune into the episode.

What happens when your life looks successful from the outside, but inside, you barely recognize yourself?

In this episode of Sacred HERstory, Jennifer Natasia sits down with Rohne, a coach, author, speaker, and self-described Silent Emotional Crisis Expert, to explore the invisible distance that can develop between who we truly are and who we learned to become in order to survive.

Rohne describes a silent emotional crisis as the growing gap between our "organic, natural, true self" and the identity we construct to survive our families, environments, relationships, and difficult life experiences. A person can appear successful and happy while privately feeling emotionally depleted and disconnected from themselves.

Through her own story—from growing up in India and questioning cultural expectations, to divorce, corporate success, profound emotional pain, spiritual awakening, entrepreneurship, coaching, and eventually writing Realized: From Rock Bottom to Unconditional Love—Rohne reminds us that becoming ourselves is not an overnight transformation.

It is a return.

And perhaps one of the greatest forms of wealth we can possess is the freedom to live as who we actually are.

Website: rohneofficial.com
Book: realizedbook.com
Instagram: @rohne.official
TikTok: @rohne.official
YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Rohne.Official

Current Offerings:
• Feel Rich Inside & Out Masterclass (Free Training)
• Feel Rich Inside & Out Signature Program
• Private Coaching

In this deeply vulnerable episode of Sacred HERstory, Jennifer Natasia sits down with author, business consultant, and longtime self-development professional Denise Benz, author of the memoir Only My Face Was Smiling.

Known throughout her career as "The Fixer," Denise built a reputation for seeing what wasn't working, solving problems, managing crises, and helping others move forward. But beneath that strength lived a woman whose childhood experiences had taught her to stay vigilant, accommodate others, and keep moving—even when she was hurting.

Now, Denise is entering a different season.

A season of self-care, self-love, self-celebration, and finally allowing herself to be seen.

Together, Jennifer and Denise explore childhood trauma, emotional masking, relationships, faith, survival, writing as a form of truth-telling, and what happens when the woman who has spent her life fixing everything realizes:

Maybe I don't need to fix anything right now. Maybe it's finally time to choose me.

Connect with Denise Benz:

Get her book: "Only My Face was Smiling" https://www.denisebenz.com/order-now1.html

www.AuthenticSpeakersAgency.com

www.ThePersonalRelationshipFirm.com

https://www.instagram.com/authenticartistmanagement/

https://www.instagram.com/msdenisebenz/

https://www.facebook.com/MsDeeBenz

In this episode of Sacred HERstory, Jennifer Natasia sits down with Stephanie King, founder of Solstice Living, a holistic home organizing business that blends practical organization with energy work, Reiki, and conscious living.

What began as a mountaintop epiphany evolved into a calling to help people transform not only their homes but also their emotional and energetic landscapes. Stephanie shares how clutter often reflects deeper stories, unresolved emotions, and identities we have outgrown.

Together, Jennifer and Stephanie explore the connection between physical space and mental well-being, the healing power of releasing what no longer serves us, and how organizing can become a sacred ceremony of self-love and transformation.

This conversation is an invitation to clear the clutter—in your home, your heart, and your life.

Connect with Stephanie King:
https://soulsticeliving.com/
Resources - Soulstice Living: digital downloads, printed amazon journals, product recs, course: Organizing & Preparing for Baby, blog posts
http://youtube.com/@soulsticeliving
ABCs of Home Organization book: https://a.co/d/0cgca2bZ
IG username: https://instagram.com/soulsticeliving

In this profound episode of Sacred HERstory, Jennifer Natasia sits down with Fotoula Adrimi, Director of the Isis School of Holistic Health, shamanic teacher, healer, and author of The Golden Book of Ancient Spirituality and Shamanism for Modern Times.

Fotoula shares her remarkable journey from town planner to internationally respected shamanic practitioner, revealing how shamanism found her despite cultural traditions that told her women could not walk that path. Through years of prayer, persistence, and spiritual guidance, she reclaimed an ancestral lineage once reserved only for men.

Together, Jennifer and Fotoula explore spirit guides, ancestral wisdom, healing across dimensions, and the universal threads that connect shamanic traditions around the world.

This conversation is an invitation to trust the whispers of your soul and remember the wisdom that has always lived within you.

Connect with Fotoula Adrimi
https://www.theisisschoolofholistichealth.com
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@The.Shamanic.School.Scotland
Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/fotoula.adrimi/
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/theisisschoolofholistichealth
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/isisschoolofholistichealth/
Substack: https://fotoulaadrimi.substack.com
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@soul.path.opener
Books
The Golden Book of Wisdom: ancient spirituality and shamanism for golden times
Sacred Mysticism of Egypt: the ancient path of HEKA initiation

In this episode of Sacred HERstory, Jennifer Natasia sits down with Altagracia Montilla—facilitator, community architect, and creator of the Conflict Bravery framework.

Growing up in the South Bronx and later working in educational and nonprofit leadership spaces, Altagracia witnessed both the harm of conflict avoidance and the power of courageous conversations. Through her work, she helps individuals and organizations transform conflict from something feared into something that can create deeper trust, growth, and healing.

Together, Jennifer and Altagracia explore how our earliest experiences shape our relationship with conflict, why many women are conditioned to avoid difficult conversations, and how learning conflict bravery can become a pathway back to authenticity, freedom, and connection.

They also discuss The Seventh Space, her Newark-based art gallery and wellness center, ancestral healing practices, and the global community she's cultivated through Freedom Readers.

Connect with Altagracia Montilla:
Website: https://altagraciamontilla.com
Newsletter: https://www.news.altagraciamontilla.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/altagraciamontilla/
Threads: @alta_monti
Instagram: @alta_monti
Learn Conflict Bravery: https://altagraciamontilla.com/conflict-bravery-masterclass/
Join Freedom Readers: https://altagraciamontilla.com/freedom-readers/