What if the struggles you're facing didn't start with you?

In this episode of Powerful on Purpose, Leslie Capps sits down with Marissa Polselli, intuitive writer, speaker, and voice reclamation specialist, to explore how generational patterns shape the way women show up, speak up, and sometimes stay silent.

After spending 18 years as an educator in a male-dominated system, Marissa experienced a moment that changed everything. When a colleague challenged her authority, she found herself unable to respond—not because she lacked confidence, but because she was carrying inherited patterns that had been passed down through generations of women before her.

Today, Marissa helps women uncover the stories, beliefs, and survival strategies they've inherited from their matriarchal line so they can break generational cycles, reclaim their voice, and create a new legacy for future generations.

In this conversation, we discuss voice reclamation, generational healing, self-compassion, women's empowerment, breaking inherited patterns, and why healing doesn't just move forward—it can ripple backward through generations as well.

In this episode, you'll hear:

✅ What voice reclamation really means

✅ Why silence is often inherited

✅ How generational trauma impacts women's lives

✅ The connection between self-compassion and healing

✅ Why legacy is a two-way street

✅ How women can break patterns for future generations

✅ The power of community in transformational work

This conversation is powerful, thought-provoking, and a beautiful reminder that your voice matters—and that reclaiming it may change far more than your own life.

✨ Marissa's Free Gift: Befriending Your Voice
A guided journaling exercise and audio meditation designed to help women begin exploring their relationship with their voice.

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✨ Connect with Marissa Polselli
👉 https://www.marissapolselli.com/


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Chapters
00:00 – Meet Marissa Polselli
02:00 – The story behind voice reclamation
05:00 – That's not a confidence problem
08:00 – The inheritance of silence
11:00 – Self-compassion and healing
14:00 – Breaking generational patterns
17:00 – Legacy is a two-way street
20:00 – Every woman is a lifegiver
23:00 – Befriending your voice
25:00 – Final thoughts

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