Episode 111: Is Stress the Villain or the Blueprint? Rethinking Stress and Unlocking Your Next Level

Show Notes:

Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization.

This episode is a bold reframe: What if stress isn’t the villain we’ve been taught to avoid—but the blueprint for becoming your most resilient, aligned, and powerful self?

Stacy unpacks why eliminating stress isn't the answer and how understanding it can become your greatest advantage. She breaks down the six core root causes of stress that most people ignore—and introduces a free tool to help you identify your weakest link and take aligned action today.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why stress isn’t the enemy—it’s a signal and a guide
• The truth about chronic stress and its role in illness
• How stress fractures reveal where your internal foundation needs strengthening
• The 6 root causes of hidden stress (and how to identify yours)
• How to shift from burnout and reactivity to growth and expansion
• A practical breakdown of what to do if you have 1, 5, or 15 minutes today

🔗 Links & Resources:

• 📥 Download the Free Stress Assessment & Workbook
• 🎧 Listen to the Choice Point Meditation

🔥 Favorite Quote:

"Stress isn’t the problem—complacency is. Stress shows you where to grow. Complacency keeps you stuck."

✨ If you feel like everything is working against you…

It’s not a sign to quit—it’s the call to evolve. Stress is the bridge between where you are and where you're meant to be. Let this episode show you how to walk across it.

Episode 110: From Burnout to Balance: Gut Health, Stress, and the Truth About Healing with Layne VanLieshout

Show Notes:

Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization from the inside out.

This week, Stacy sits down with Layne VanLieshout, a Certified Functional Practitioner and founder of LV Wellness Consulting, for a powerful conversation about gut health, nervous system regulation, and why most high-performing women are missing the real root causes of burnout.

From overcoming mystery symptoms and being dismissed by traditional medicine to launching her own wellness practice, Lane shares her healing journey and the tools she now uses to help women take back control of their energy, mood, and vitality.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Layne’s story: from ER nurse to functional medicine practitioner
• The hidden connection between gut health, hormones, mood, and burnout
• Why healing isn’t a one-size-fits-all protocol—and what to do instead
• How to start building self-trust through body awareness
• The truth about food sensitivities, probiotics, and the myth of “quick fixes”
• 3 foundational pillars of healing: nutrition, nervous system, detox pathways

🔗 Links & Resources:

• Download Layne’s Gut Rescue Roadmap
• Follow Layne on Instagram
• LV Wellness Consulting Website

🔥 Favorite Quote:

"Your symptoms aren’t the enemy—they’re signals. Your body isn’t broken, it’s speaking to you." – Layne VanLieshout

✨ If you’re tired of guessing and Googling your way through feeling “off”…

This episode will help you reconnect with your body, trust your signals, and start healing from the root.

Episode 109: How to Shift from Drama to Empowerment (Using the Drama Triangle Tool)

Show Notes:

Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we dive into all things personal transformation, emotional resilience, and stress optimization.

In this powerful episode, Stacy introduces a transformational tool that’s been a game changer for her clients (and herself): the Drama Triangle—and how to shift out of it using the Empowerment Triangle.

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in frustration, blame, or burnout from fixing everyone else’s problems, this conversation is for you. You’ll learn to identify when you’re caught in roles like Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor—and how to reclaim your power as a Creator, Coach, or Challenger.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• What the Drama Triangle is and how it quietly drains your energy
• The 3 disempowering roles: Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor
• How to shift into the Empowerment Triangle using Creator, Coach, and Challenger roles
• Practical ways to stop reacting and start responding with clarity and strength
• Implementation strategies based on how much time you have (1, 5, or 15 minutes)

🔗 Links & Resources:

• ✍️ Download the Drama vs. Empowerment Worksheet
• 🎧 Access the Guided Meditation to Shift into Power
• 🧘 Get the Discovery Prompts to reflect on where the Drama Triangle is playing out in your life
• 📞 Book a Complimentary Clarity Call to explore how coaching can help you reclaim your energy and freedom

Episode 108: Are You Living the Life You Want—Or the One You Were Taught to Want?

Show Notes:

Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we dive into all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization.

This episode invites you to pause and ask a powerful, perspective-shifting question:

Stacy shares honest reflections and real client stories that reveal how many people feel stuck—not because life is bad, but because they’ve built a reality based on someone else’s version of success. From cultural expectations to subtle patterns we absorb in childhood, this episode uncovers the hidden roots of burnout, dissatisfaction, and disconnection—and shows you how to rewrite the story.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why “checking all the boxes” often leads to feeling unfulfilled
• How we unconsciously internalize success from what we see, not just what we’re told
• The difference between living aligned and living conditioned
• Why leadership (and parenting) is more about energetic integrity than spoken values
• A simple but powerful question that can spark your next level of freedom

🔗 Links & Resources:

• Download the Redefining Success Workbook to clarify what success really means to you
• Book a Complimentary Clarity Call to explore how coaching can help you align your life with your deepest desires

🔥 Favorite Quote:

"Teaching doesn't always come from telling. Most of it comes from doing."

✨ Feeling the tension between what you’ve built and what you truly want?

This episode will help you uncover the hidden patterns behind that discomfort—and give you permission to choose again.

Episode 107: Why Every Closed Door Is a Blessing in Disguise (Even When It Hurts)

Show Notes:

Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization.

In this raw and empowering solo episode, Stacy shares the real-life moments that didn’t go as planned — from rejection letters to deep personal loss — and how every “no” became a powerful redirection. She opens up about her recent TEDx rejection, the heartbreak of miscarriages, and a pivotal career pivot out of nursing. Through it all, she reveals the deeper wisdom that emerged and the strength found in surrender.

Whether you're navigating a tough transition or reflecting on past disappointments, this episode will help you reframe rejection, reconnect to your worth, and remember that what feels like failure is often divine guidance in disguise.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

• Why rejection isn’t a reflection of your worth
• How to trust in divine timing (even when it makes zero sense)
• Real-life stories of redirection that led to powerful transformation
• How to hold both disappointment and gratitude at the same time
• The importance of identity beyond work, roles, or appearance

🔥 Favorite Quote:

"God doesn’t care much for your preferences — only your potential."

✨ If you’re currently staring at a closed door...

This episode is your gentle nudge to look around. Other doors are opening. You just have to be willing to see them.

Grab Your Companion Journaling Worksheet to reframe your own closed doors in your life!

Episode 106: 6 Signs You’re on the Edge of a Breakthrough (Even If It Feels Like You’re Falling Apart)

Episode Overview:

What if feeling like a hot mess was actually a sign that you’re about to evolve?

In this episode of the Evolve Beyond Limits podcast, we dive into what it really looks and feels like to hit your current limits and prepare for your next breakthrough. If you’ve ever started questioning everything, spiraled into self-doubt, or found yourself micromanaging life, this one’s for you.

You’ll learn the six key signs that you’re on the brink of transformation (and why most people misread them as failure), plus a 5-step method to break through without burning out.

What You'll Learn:

• Why chaos, doubt, and distraction show up right before a breakthrough
• The sneaky mind games your subconscious plays to keep you stuck
• A 5-step method to witness, clear, and release the drama
• How to move forward even when nothing feels certain

Key Takeaways:

• Self-sabotage is often a signal, not a setback.
• Awareness is the first step to shifting your energy.
• Humor, witnessing, and surrender are your secret weapons during transitions.
• You are not broken — you’re just bumping up against your next level.

Resources Mentioned:

Companion Worksheet: Breaking Through Your Next Level

Episode 105: Why Change Feels So Hard (and What to Do About It)

Why is change so frickin’ hard? In this episode of the Evolve Beyond Limits podcast, we break down the real reason transformation feels like an uphill battle—and why that’s totally normal. Using a powerful river-and-kayaker metaphor, she reveals how our brains (and bodies) are wired to follow old paths unless we intentionally choose new ones.

You’ll learn:

• Why willpower isn’t enough to create lasting change
• How to set effective, simple intentions that actually stick
• The one powerful question that can shift any moment: Who am I going to be?
• Why meditation and journaling are the most underrated superpowers in your personal growth toolkit
• How to paddle your way out of the emotional “whirlpool” of old patterns

Takeaway Tools:

Companion Worksheet with 10–15 minute meditations & Discovery Prompts to rewire your awareness

Call to Action:

Start small. Choose a meditation, set one powerful intention, and commit to it for 90 days. The compound effect is real and your future self will thank you.

Episode 104: The Vibrancy Method

In this episode of the Evolve Beyond Limits podcast, we dive deep into one of the most powerful questions you can ask yourself: Why are we doing all of this?

We explore:

• What it really means to live a satisfying, fulfilling, and vibrant life
• The difference between just "getting things done" and feeling truly alive
• The energetic power of living from love and how it impacts not just you—but 750,000 people around you (yes, really)
• The Vibrancy Formula: Presence + Self-Respect + Authenticity
• How to stop living on autopilot and reclaim your inner power through radical responsibility
• The truth about self-love vs. self-respect and why it matters for long-term joy and alignment

This episode is packed with real talk, deep reflection, and grounded strategies to help you become magnetic, vibrant, and wildly impactful.

• Grab your companion workbook to go deeper
• Ready for real change? Book your complimentary clarity call

🔗 Mentioned in this episode:

• Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins
• Frequency chart

Tune in, take action, and start showing up as the most vibrant version of yourself!