This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares the powerful practice that’s been holding her steady through canceled plans, unexpected injuries, and life’s endless detours. This episode is a heartfelt invitation to feel your letdowns, but not hand them the pen to write your story.

“Discipline your disappointment.” — Tony Robbins

From a 30th anniversary Grand Canyon dream that couldn’t happen to the reminder that life is always happening for us, this episode explores how disappointment is really just the gap between expectation and reality, and how disciplining it can change everything.

What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why disappointment is inevitable, but staying stuck is optional
• How to reframe setbacks as self-love and protection for your future self
• The three-step practice Deanna uses to discipline disappointment
• Why life’s detours can become new adventures
• How to move forward when everything in you wants to stop

Memorable Quotes:
• “Discipline your disappointment.” — Tony Robbins
• “Disappointment is inevitable. But staying stuck? That's optional.”
• “Life is always happening for us, not to us.” — Tony Robbins
• “Discipline can be the highest form of self-love.”
• “I refuse to let this setback define me. I will not hand the pen of my story to disappointment.”
• “Don’t let the let down be your leader.”
• “Every time we choose to discipline our disappointment, we choose to believe in something bigger than the setback.”

Disappointment doesn’t get to define the next chapter. You do. This episode will remind you that when you feel it, name it, and frame it, you reclaim the power to keep moving toward the life you want.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

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For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
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For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
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Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
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Contact Deanna to have her speak to your group at:
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This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares a story that begins at 10,000+ feet — and climbs from there. This episode's quote proves that you can keep going even when the path disappears, the progress feels slow, or the descent is just as hard as the climb.

“There’s no straight line to anything worth having.”

This episode walks you through the literal and metaphorical journey of hiking Quandary Peak — one of Colorado’s 14ers — and the profound realizations that came with every step. You’ll hear the truth about uneven progress, inner doubt, and the kind of strength that isn’t flashy, but faithful. It’s an invitation to honor your way forward — no matter how winding it may be.

What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why we crave mountaintop moments, but change is built along the way
• How to shift your mindset when the path disappears or detours
• The science of Cognitive Flexibility and why it matters when life doesn’t go to plan
• How Chris’s “50 steps” system helped them reach the summit
• Why the descent was harder than the climb and what it taught them
• How to give yourself credit even when progress feels invisible
• Why presence, persistence, and self-trust are the real markers of growth

Memorable Quotes:
• “There’s no straight line to anything worth having.”
• “Anything worth having is hard work.” — Deanna Ley
• “Even when you can’t see the peak, the steps you’re taking still matter.”
• “No up lasts forever and no down lasts forever — as long as you keep moving forward.” — Chris Ley
• “You're not waiting to be ready. You're becoming ready by walking the path as it is.”
• “There’s no wasted step when you keep showing up for yourself.”
• “It’s not supposed to be straight, friends. It’s supposed to be yours.”
• “There’s always the way forward.”

Whether you’re climbing something physical, emotional, or spiritual, this episode will meet you in the middle of it and remind you that slow still counts, rest is not retreat, and you’re doing better than you think.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

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Follow Deanna on social media for frequent insights and inspiration, and share your favorite takeaways from this episode on social media. Tag her! She’d love to hear your thoughts.
Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TheCatalyticCoach
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/TheCatalyticCoach

Subscribe to the WORDS MATTER by Deanna Ley podcast so you never miss an episode at:
https://wordsmatterwithdeannaley.buzzsprout.com

For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
https://DeannaLey.com

For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
http://CORE4community.com

Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
http://TheCatalyticCoach.com

Contact Deanna to have her speak to your group at:
https://DeannaLey.com/Contact

This week on WORDS MATTER, Deanna Ley, The Catalytic Coach, shares a raw, real-time moment that began in a massage room and led to the unexpected uncovering of anger, grief, and a deep disconnection from her body.

At the center of it all is a quote from Tiffany Aliche: “Shame shields solutions.”

What follows is a deeply personal reflection on body betrayal, the lies shame whispers, and the truth-telling that begins to set us free. This episode isn’t about fixing or figuring it all out — it’s about choosing to stay present in the ache, name what hurts, and remember what’s still true.

What Listeners Will Learn:
• Why shame often disguises itself as accountability — and how to recognize the difference
• How pain and disconnection can distort your progress and make you forget how far you’ve come
• The impact of unspoken grief on your thoughts, choices, and trust in your body
• How to stay with yourself when healing gets hard and messy
• Why honesty isn’t weakness — it’s the beginning of real healing
• A reminder that this part counts, too — even when it’s still unfolding

Memorable Quotes:
• “Shame shields solutions.” – Tiffany Aliche
• “Every time you tell the truth about what hurts, you reclaim a part of yourself that shame has tried to erase.”
• “Shame sounded like truth. But I now see it as regret, weaponized against my own healing.”
• “Grieving what you lost doesn’t cancel out what you’ve gained.”
• “You haven’t lost your healing. You haven’t erased your progress. You are still on your way.”
• “You're not broken even if you feel like it. You're not failing even if you feel like it. You're unfolding.”
• “The only way to it — to the solutions we seek — is through the thick of it.”

This episode is for anyone who feels like they’ve lost their footing, their progress, or their peace. It’s not a bow-tied lesson — it’s an invitation to stay, feel, and keep going. Because this part matters just as much as the rest.

Your WORDS MATTER, because YOU MATTER.

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Text Deanna! She'd love to hear from you!

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Let’s Keep the Conversation Going!

Follow Deanna on social media for frequent insights and inspiration, and share your favorite takeaways from this episode on social media. Tag her! She’d love to hear your thoughts.
Facebook: https://Facebook.com/TheCatalyticCoach
Instagram: https://Instagram.com/TheCatalyticCoach

Subscribe to the WORDS MATTER by Deanna Ley podcast so you never miss an episode at:
https://wordsmatterwithdeannaley.buzzsprout.com

For more inspiration, coaching, and tools to ignite your Possible, visit:
https://DeannaLey.com

For ladies who want to join Deanna's CORE4 Community, visit:
http://CORE4community.com

Ready to take the next step? Explore Deanna’s coaching programs and resources designed to help you RISE and IGNITE YOUR POSSIBLE at:
http://TheCatalyticCoach.com

Contact Deanna to have her speak to your group at:
https://DeannaLey.com/Contact