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Welcome to this week’s episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour! Join host Becca Powers as she sits down with renowned psychotherapist and relationship expert, Colette Jane Fehr. Colette is the brilliant mind behind the book, The Cost of Quiet: How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love. She also co-hosts the popular podcasts Insights from the Couch: Real Talk for Women at Midlife and Love Thy Neighbor: The Relationship Show. Her insightful TEDx talk, Secrets of a Couples Therapist, was honored as a TED Editors’ Pick.

In this enlightening episode, Colette opens up about her personal journey and shares professional insights into the costs of emotional silence. Tune in to explore the importance of authentic communication and how embracing dualities can pave the way to a more fulfilled and genuine life. Colette offers practical frameworks for self-connected communication and guides us on how to honor our true selves in all our relationships.

Key Takeaways:

• The personal journey behind The Cost of Quiet
• Understanding the health impacts of emotional suppression
• Practical frameworks for self-connected communication
• Embracing dualities in life and relationships for a richer experience

Thank you for tuning in to this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour! We hope you’ve gained valuable insights into living authentically and embracing the complexities of life. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a review. Until next time, stay true to yourself and keep embracing those dualities!

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In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with sales leadership coach, founder, and former tech executive Amy Evans for a conversation about reinvention, alignment, authenticity, and trusting yourself enough to choose a different path.

In this episode we explore:

• Why high achievers often delay their dreams for "one more year"
• The hidden cost of staying on a treadmill that no longer serves you
• How layoffs and life transitions can create unexpected clarity

Quotes from this episode:

"Give yourself permission to want something." – Amy Evans

"The person who knows what you want is about the seven or eight-year-old version of you." – Amy Evans

"I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm going to do something." – Amy Evans

"What do I actually want?" – Becca Powers

"There is a way back to yourself no matter where you are." – Becca Powers

Connect with Amy:

• Website
• LinkedIn

Mentioned on the episode:

• Women In Sales Leadership Podcast

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This conversation is about the unraveling that happens before real growth and learning who you are beyond performance, productivity, and external success.

In this episode we explore:

• Why the skills that make you good at your career don’t automatically make you good at business ownership
• The hidden cost of building your business around tactics instead of foundations
• Why entrepreneurship humbles even the most successful high performers

Quotes from this episode:

“The best decision that I ever made in my entire life was when I made the decision to truly surrender and loosen my death grip on the how.” – Ryan Lang

“The skills that make you good at what you do are not the same skills that make you good as a business owner.” – Ryan Lang

“The most successful people that I have ever known are constantly seeking the next level of themselves.” – Ryan Lang

“There’s always a next level available to us that we should be striving for.” – Becca Powers

“When we hit a certain level and we’re not growing, all of a sudden your fulfillment tanks.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Ryan:

• Website: http://www.empirepartners.io
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realryanlang/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.lang.984
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lang-b46a545b/

Mentioned on the episode:

• Empire Partners Quiz

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This conversation goes into the cost of suppressing pain, living in survival mode, and the difficult but powerful process of rebuilding yourself from the inside out.

In this episode we explore:

• What happens when your entire identity is built around achievement and service
• Why emotional pain eventually manifests physically in the body
• The hidden cost of constantly trying to prove you are “strong enough”
• How compartmentalizing emotions can quietly push high performers toward burnout
• Why asking yourself “why” five times helps uncover the real root of your emotions
• The difference between healthy growth and pushing yourself until you break
• How athletes and high achievers tie their worth to performance from a young age

Quotes from this episode:

“We don't grow when we're comfortable.” – Amber Houghton

“Who are you if you're not a mom? Who are you if you're not a chief or an airman? Who are you if you're not a CEO?” – Amber Houghton

“There is a very fine line between pushing yourself enough to grow and be uncomfortable, to pushing yourself to where you're broken.” – Amber Houghton

“Each time I come out the other side, I am so much more aware of life and its preciousness, capabilities, and potentials.” – Becca Powers

“When we don't listen to our bodies' red flags, we push past them and everything gets impacted.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Amber:

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amber.houghton.94/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Amber.Leigh.Houghton/ and https://www.facebook.com/ElitePerformanceStrategies
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberhoughton/

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In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, I sit down with shamanic healer, spiritual teacher, and retreat facilitator Meghan Gilroy.

In this episode we explore:

• Why success on paper can still feel empty
• How disconnection shows up in high achieving women
• The truth about people pleasing and self abandonment
• What a dark night of the soul really means
• How to move through seasons of breakdown and transformation
• Why you cannot recreate your life using the same tools

Quotes from this episode:

“I was focused on teaching other people how to run retreats and doing business coaching, and I was hiding that shamanic part of me in the background.” – Meghan Gilroy

“You can’t recreate your life using the same tools that you used to create it the first time.” – Meghan Gilroy

“The most powerful woman is a relaxed woman.” – Meghan Gilroy

“When work is severely out of alignment, life will happen.” – Becca Powers

“You can almost see it in your hand what you’re supposed to do.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Meghan:

• Website: www.meghangilroy.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghangilroy/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghan.gilroy.1

Mentioned on the episode:

• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
• Express Your Intention to Join Meghan for the November 2026 Retreat to Egypt

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In this Mother’s Day episode, I’m sitting down with Ariane de Bonvoisin, the author of Spirit Mama.

In this episode:

• Why asking “why” can keep you stuck in suffering
• How grief actually moves through the body and why that matters
• The connection between self love and your ability to create
• How shame, guilt, and unforgiveness block your energy
• Why motherhood is an energy and not just a role
• The truth about being “Superwoman” and why it does not serve you
• How to reconnect with your body, your truth, and your creative power
• The shift from control to surrender and what opens up when you do

Quotes from this episode:

“Grief is an emotion. Emotion is energy in motion.”- Ariane de Bonvoisin

“You can’t have love for a child and no self-love for yourself.” - Ariane de Bonvoisin

“It’s not even a cleanup job, it’s just a love job.” - Ariane de Bonvoisin

“I think it’s an epidemic of disconnection that’s happening right now.” - Becca Powers

“My kids want from me is my presence. It is a spiritual gift to give to your children.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Ariane:

• Website:
  • https://spiritmamabook.com
  • https://www.arianedebonvoisin.com/
• Instagram:
  • https://www.instagram.com/spiritmamaofficial/
  • https://www.instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ariane-de-Bonvoisin/100063747638605/#
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianed1/

Mentioned on the episode:

Spirit Mama Book by Ariane de Bonvoisin

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In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with relationship expert, speaker, and author of The Relationship Advantage, Barb Betts.

In this episode:

• What real connection actually requires (and what most people miss)
• The difference between being visible and truly being present
• How to be vulnerable without oversharing
• Why relatability is the missing piece in most relationships
• How confidence impacts the depth of your connections
• Why performing and people-pleasing create shallow relationships
• The simple daily habit that can transform your relationships

Quotes from this episode:

“Connection isn’t built through perfection. It’s built through presence.” – Barb Betts

“If you’re not being real, your relationships won’t feel real.” – Barb Betts

“You don’t need more contacts. You need more connection.” – Becca Powers

“Every opportunity in your life is tied to a relationship.” – Barb Betts

“Stop performing for connection and start showing up as yourself.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Barb:

• Website
• Instagram
• Facebook
• LinkedIn

Mentioned on the episode:

• The Relationship Advantage book

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In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with Lia Valencia Key, founder of Valencia Key Jewelry, whose life began in circumstances most people would have accepted as permanent. Generational poverty. Homelessness. Instability that could have easily defined her path.

In this episode:

• How to turn early struggles into lessons for life
• Why choosing your own path can transform how you approach challenges
• The role of faith in yourself alongside faith in a higher power
• How speaking your goals out loud can open opportunities
• Why small, consistent actions—millimeter steps—make a difference
• How intentional words can shape your perspective and daily choices

Quotes from this episode:

“Your predicament doesn’t determine your destiny.” – Lia Valencia Key

“All things are possible. Lead with light.” – Lia Valencia Key

“Faith plus belief equals millimeter actions that lead you all the way to all of your dreams.” – Lia Valencia Key

“You can call on God, but you need to have that amount of faith in yourself. You never know when you’re gonna need it.” – Becca Powers

“The biggest misstep we can make is lying to ourselves.” – Becca Powers

Connect with Lia:

• Website: http://www.valenciakey.com
• Instagram: @liavalenciakey
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valenciakey/

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