In this episode of Life Beyond B.S., Heather sits down with her mentor Natalia Richardson, founder of High Frequency CEO and a sacred wealth + feminine liberation mentor for women who have already created success and are now ready for freedom, intimacy, and wealth that feels true in their body.

Natalia breaks down what it means to live in coherence, why the frequency you create from matters more than strategy, and how “ease” becomes possible when you stop operating from survival identities.

Together, Heather and Natalia explore mirrors in relationships, the power of embodied leadership, integrating feminine and masculine energetics, and why real liberation is rooted in one radical truth: stop lying to yourself.If you’ve built success but still feel depleted, disconnected, or like you’re performing your life… this conversation will land.

Key Themes & Takeaways

✅ Coherence is divinity in alignment: removing distortions that block your purest self and highest frequency.

✅ The “how” can block the miracle: certainty-obsession contracts your magnetism.

✅ Ease is a paradox: it may look effortless, but the internal work to allow ease can be the hardest thing you do.

✅ Mirrors reveal your inner frequency: relationships reflect self-worth, shame, and identity patterns (and growth).

✅ Embodied leadership is non-compartmentalized: the same you in business, love, family, and self.

✅ Feminine power isn’t passive: it’s creation, receptivity, sensuality, aliveness, and sovereignty.

✅ Masculine support expands when you stop gripping: delegation, systems, containment, and safe structure.

✅You don’t need a mentor… but it collapses time: what takes years alone can shift in months with guidance.

✅ Energy returns when masks drop: alignment gives life force back

✅ Living beyond B.S. = not lying to yourself.

Heather’s Reflection

So much of what Natalia shared hits the heart of what Life Beyond B.S. is really about: ending the performance and returning to the truth.This episode is a reminder that the “hardness” of life isn’t always about circumstances—it’s often about the energy we’re forcing ourselves to live in… the masks we wear… the identities we cling to to feel safe. And when you start releasing those survival identities and choosing from truth, your entire world begins to reorganize around you.The question I’m holding after this conversation is simple and powerful:Where am I still not being fully honest with myself?Because the moment we stop lying to ourselves, we stop abandoning ourselves—and that’s where real freedom begins.

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Guest Info

Natalia Richardson

Founder of High Frequency CEO

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/highfrequencyceo/Sacred Wealth + Feminine Liberation Mentor & Identity Architect

Heather’s Contact Info

Heather McNally — Life Fulfillment Coach, Speaker, Podcaster🌐 heathermcnally.com

🎙️ Podcast: Life Beyond B.S.

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EPISODE SUMMARYIf you feel like your life keeps looping — the same relationship dynamics, emotional patterns, frustrations, or “why am I here again?” moments — this episode is for you.In this solo episode, Heather breaks down why repeating patterns has nothing to do with laziness, lack of discipline, or failure — and everything to do with how the brain is wired for familiarity and survival.You’ll learn:

• Why your brain chooses what feels safe over what feels fulfilling
• How identity forms long before you have conscious choice
• Why willpower alone never creates lasting change
• How compassion, awareness, and nervous system safety are the real keys to transformation

This episode will help you stop shaming yourself and start understanding yourself — so you can finally choose differently.KEY THEMES & TAKEAWAYS

• Patterns repeat because they feel familiar, not because you're weak
• The brain prioritizes survival over happiness
• Identity lives in the nervous system, not logic
• Willpower works short-term; identity drives long-term behavior
• Change requires nervous system safety, not pressure
• Awareness + compassion = sustainable change
• You don't need to become someone new - you need to update who you believe you are

HEATHER’S REFLECTIONSo many people believe something is “wrong” with them because they keep repeating the same cycles.The truth? Your system has been loyal, not broken.This episode is an invitation to stop forcing change and start understanding the part of you that learned how to survive — and gently teach it something new.If this episode resonated:Follow, rate, and review Life Beyond B.S.Share this episode with someone who feels stuckExplore working with Heather 1:1 or inside Happy, Healthy, Whole (Launching February 17)Visit 👉 www.heathermcnally.comHappy, Healthy, Whole: https://www.heathermcnally.com/happyhealthywhole

This episode includes discussion of stroke, paralysis, depression, and recovery.Episode Summary:In this powerful conversation, Heather sits down with Maria Garcia—author, coach, and stroke survivor—whose life changed dramatically after a massive stroke at 25 left her paralyzed and struggling with depression and identity loss. Maria shares what recovery really looked like over 15 years, including the moment yoga helped lift her out of a “black hole,” and the surprising nutrition methodology that helped her recover another 20% more than a decade after traditional therapy plateaued. Together, they unpack food psychology, how culture and childhood shape our relationship with eating, why you can’t outwork a bad diet, and what it means to stop outsourcing your health and live beyond the BS of society’s expectations.Key Takeaways (What Maria Said):✅ A stroke at 25 shattered her identity—and her belief systems—because she could no longer “perform” perfectionism or control outcomes the way she used to.✅ Depression was real and deep, and yoga became a turning point that helped her feel “a ray of light” again—mentally and emotionally.✅ Recovery wasn’t linear: she tried “everything” for years (multiple therapies, experimental approaches, diet changes), then hit a wall around year 10 and chose to live beyond recovery-as-purpose.✅ Nutrition changed everything: 15 years after her stroke, a nutrition course led to another ~20% recovery—including hiking stamina, better balance, and major improvement in her voice.✅ Food is meant to be nourishment, not entertainment—and our culture trains us (by design) to associate every emotion/holiday/celebration with food.✅ Your childhood shapes your food patterns (comfort, rewards, soothing, “sit still and eat”), and real change requires awareness of the psychology—not just a list of foods.✅ Taste buds and cravings change when you stop living on ultra-processed/sugar-heavy foods—what once felt “normal” can start tasting artificial.✅ You can’t outwork your diet: Maria estimates ~85% of health change happens in the kitchen, with exercise as the “cherry on top.”✅ Stop outsourcing your health: your body isn’t failing you—you may be failing your body without realizing it.✅ Living beyond BS means dropping the mask and releasing other people’s expectations to live more authentically.Heather’s Reflection:This episode is such a living example of what I teach: awareness and choice are everything. Maria’s story reminds us that healing isn’t just “medical”—it’s emotional, mental, physical, and deeply connected. When we stop seeing food as reward, comfort, or entertainment—and start seeing it as self-respect—we begin rebuilding trust with our bodies. And that’s the real shift: not “new year, new me,” but one aligned choice at a time, in any moment, on any day.Guest Info (Maria Garcia):✅ Website: https://www.genuinelymaria.com/✅ Program: 3-month flagship program (private or group) focused on slowly resetting your relationship with food + food psychology + sustainable change (as described in the episode)Heather’s Info + CTA:✅ Website / Work with Heather: https://www.heathermcnally.com/✅ Program Happy, Healthy, Whole starts January 20, 2026: https://www.heathermcnally.com/happyhealthywhole✅ Newsletter Sign up for weekly tips, tools, and updates: https://www.heathermcnally.com/signupfornewsletterIf this episode spoke to you, please consider liking, commenting, and following/subscribing so this message can get out to more people!Thank you so much for sharing this space with me today. My hope is that you walk away knowing that you have the power to choose differently. Go live fully, freely, and unapologetically — your life beyond B.S. starts now.