If you’ve ever desired MORE for your life and know you’re being called to make a change, but feel stressed and stuck with roadblocks and uncertainty, then this podcast is for you! Each week Paige Killian and her guests will share their experiences and stories of how they’ve had to pivot in their lives and businesses in hopes of inspiring and encouraging you to boldly step into your calling, turn your passions into purpose, and use your God-given gifts to serve others. As a Mompreneur Strateg ...
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Breathing seems simple enough, right? It’s something our body does automatically and rarely do we need to even think about it. But what happens when we practice conscious “box breathing,” also known as tactical or navy seal breathing, in times of stress, frustration, or panic? This technique can help slow a racing mind, calm our nervous system, soo…
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With a teenager and a preteen now, plus the aftermath of the Palisades fires in January, I’m finding that staying positive is imperative! Focusing on what we say and keeping it intentionally favorable and encouraging, despite the stress that may be swirling in our minds like a real-life tornado, can be the difference in a hopeful future or a tragic…
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Let’s do a check-in! How are those goals coming along as 2025 is nearing the end? If you’re anything like me, who encountered a massively unexpected, life-changing event in January with the Palisades fires, you may be feeling like 2025 will come and go with none of your goals achieved. Or maybe you didn’t have a major incident occur, but you still …
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I’ve always been one to compartmentalize when I feel overwhelmed, but my therapist (yep, that’s a new thing) introduced me to a different concept that feels a bit healthier. It’s a more intentional practice that’s healing in so many ways. Turns out, this therapy thing is actually working, and I’m loving the peace that’s coming from it. I hope it’s …
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I recorded this emotional episode a day after learning that the incomparable, faith-fueled, spicy Latina, tell-it-like-it-is, wildly supportive, genuinely kind and passionate prayer warrior, former Marine, neuroscience-loving powerhouse speaker, coach, podcaster, bestselling author, and my friend, Rachel Luna, passed away on August 4th, 2025. To sa…
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Continuing the conversation from last episode with interrupting our negative thoughts, let’s talk about how we can stop that habit and create new ones that serve us better! Staying positive, while still living in reality where negative things are happening a lot for us lately, I’m focusing on being more intentional with my habits. That’s not always…
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Inspired by a recent Mel Robbins podcast episode, where she talked about breaking the habit of immediately letting our negative thoughts spiral. I’ve definitely been practicing this concept for the last several months! Being aware of how our brain works, forming habits we don’t even mean to create, is the first step in breaking them by interrupting…
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From “Why not me?” to “I need therapy!” With a third trip to urgent care and a potential cancer scare recently, it was time to call in extra support. While I’ve learned many strategies for dealing with anxiety-riddled situations in the past, I found a therapist who’s helping me cope now and I highly recommend it. Highlights: (01:48) Six months sinc…
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Uncertain about a new opportunity or feel like you’re meant for more, but not sure you are the one to pursue it? Been there! Instead of questioning “why me” and getting stuck in the how, it’s time to ask yourself, “why not me?” I’m sharing some inspo from a recent coaching call I did with a new author and some of my own hangups I had to push past w…
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104: Calling It Off with Katherine Rose Woller
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45:30Katherine Rose Woller is a marketing strategist turned bestselling author. From art gallerina to ski industry professional, to marketing executive, and now author, Woller has forever focused on the unifying power of storytelling. In her debut memoir, Calling It Off: Memoir of an Almost Bride, Woller – an “almost bride” herself – uses her hard-fough…
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If ever you’re dealing with a difficult or challenging situation and need the motivation to get through it, this episode is for you! With the recent Palisades fires and all that has followed in the aftermath for our family and community, I’m reflecting on how I’ve overcome stressful trials in the past, which is often only 1% of effort at a time. A …
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Living on a mental and physical high these days after giving a talk for an awesome women’s group and receiving some exciting news from my physical therapist! I’m sharing how I’m getting my mojo back despite these crazy last few months, post Palisades fires and a major physical setback. If you’re going through the metaphorical fire right now, just k…
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When life gets tough, how do you feel like you handle it? Do you go with the flow, pivot with confidence, and stay flexible? Or maybe it’s just the opposite? Resist change, stay stuck, or breakdown? While spending way too much time recently commuting on the 405 freeway and learning the side streets in our new neighborhood (post Palisades fire reloc…
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WOW! We’ve made it to 100 episodes of this podcast and I couldn’t have done that without you! In honor of this exciting milestone, I’m acknowledging and celebrating YOU and your many pivots, both personally and professionally. Whether big or small, learning to pivot is an art and can be the difference in staying stuck and stressed or living the lif…
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After decision fatigue hit hard (more on that in the last episode) I knew I would have to capitalize on my small, but still noteworthy, quick bursts of energy. Ever feel exhausted and a moment of creativity or inspiration surprises you, and then you let it pass? After hitting a major wall since our home and community were devastated by the Palisade…
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The weight of our situation finally caught up with me and I’m sharing 3 things that are helping me get through it. I realized after the adrenaline wore off, post Palisades fire evacuation, broken ankle, and a surprise remediation of our temporary home, that my brain had hit a wall. The thought of making one more decision caused me to break, and it …
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It’s not so easy to embrace the tough stuff and keep moving forward with confidence and positivity, but small commitments can be a game-changer for your health and well-being. With all the craziness and uncertainty life has brought us in the first month of 2025, I’m learning a lot about myself and how I operate when faced with major challenges. For…
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How can we positively shift our thinking in the midst of a necessary pivot, when fear, stress and uncertainty might be outweighing our confidence? These last two months of 2025 have brought more life-changing events than I expected in the whole year! While it’s easy to go to the sad or broken-hearted place and stay in bed for days at a time, that w…
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Stringing the letters E-N-D-U-R-A-N-C-E onto a bracelet as my word of the year the night before the Palisades fire that destroyed our home and city, I couldn’t have imagined how much I’d need it. And if a devastating fire wasn’t enough, a couple weeks later I fell in our temporary home and broke my ankle. Amazing timing, huh? You can’t make this st…
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094: Counting Blessings in the Fire
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1:14:16On January 7, 2025 our lives were changed in an instant. The Palisades wildfires that started above our home in the Highlands spread rapidly, burning nearly everything in our entire city. Despite a frantic evacuation with a couple of bulldogs, a terrifying scene of raging flames and smoke-filled skies that surrounded us on a gridlocked street, pani…
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When tragedy strikes, or maybe just everyday anxiety, let’s start adding positive thoughts to our “what if” questions and watch the blessings flow in. I keep hearing Alanis Morissette's “Ironic” playing in my 90’s kid head when I think about the irony of the last two podcast episodes I recorded before the tragic Palisades wildfires burned our home …
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Inspired by Genesis 12:1 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” I’m focused on the order of the words. God said, GO! And I’ll show you the way. NOT, I’ll show you the way and then you can go. We may not know what’s ahead (That couldn’t be truer as my home has been a p…
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Instead of thinking you didn’t accomplish ALL of your big to-do list by the end of December, consider that you are actually ahead of your goals for next year! On this episode I’m discussing how you may not have completed some things you set out to do this year, but you set in motion what you’d like to focus on next. Completion of goals can sometime…
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090: Beauty in the Breakdown with Madison Stearman
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49:55At just 19 years old, Madison Stearman turned many years of struggle into a powerful message of hopefulness for everyone with her book There’s Beauty in the Breakdown: Poems for the Healing Heart. She has worn many hats from acting, modeling, nannying, and now releasing her first ever book of sacred poems that are near and dear to her heart. Madiso…
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With a surprise turn of events on a Sunday afternoon after I felt God working on my heart, I suddenly was asked to stand in for a friend and lead a Pilates class! Am I experienced enough or qualified to do that? Questionable. However, the inspiration to use our God-given Spiritual Gifts from Amy Pendergraft in her sermon that morning, coupled with …
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088: A New Kind of Vision with Jamie Estelle Roth
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52:45In her fifties, Jamie Estelle Roth and her family noticed distressing signs of her losing her vision. At the same time, her calling came into focus and a deep spiritual awakening began. I had the honor of being Jamie’s publishing and book launch coach of her multi #1 bestselling book, Should’ve Seen That Coming!, which details her transformational …
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If you’ve ever been riding the high of an experience, event, or opportunity and you’re concerned that energy will fizzle, this is your reminder to maintain the momentum! I had an amazing weekend in San Diego with the LEADR team at our Modern Thought Leader Summit for speakers and coaches. It was better than I could’ve imagined and I’m sharing it wi…
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Ever feel like those things you’ve had on your goal list are still not done? The next time you feel yourself stressing over your timeline, deadlines, or bucket list that never seems to get check marks, try adding the word “yet” to your sentences. Don’t stress about the timing. If it’s meant for you, it’ll get done. You’re on your way. Highlights: (…
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085: A Willingness To Pivot In Leadership - with Kelly Mobeck
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51:00Ep 85: A Willingness to Pivot in Leadership with Kelly Mobeck It’s a CROSSOVER EPISODE with my biz bestie and coach, Kelly Mobeck, who has gotten me through lots of my necessary pivots we’re discussing today! Kelly is a Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker. Her passion is helping you take the lead in your life without letting the things that limit…
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After chatting with a friend about a tough decision to be made, I realized it’s the decisions we avoid making that cause us the most stress. In an effort to free ourselves from being in this indecision limbo, we have to bite the bullet, knowing there’s more peace on the other side. This is when we must be brave and bold, decisive and focused, to ge…
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083: Feel Confident in Your Style with Samantha Dawn
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1:03:02Samantha Dawn is a personal stylist, style coach, and mom, who helps female leaders and entrepreneurs find their next level style so they can re-establish and own who they are in their next era confidently. By fusing psychology and style strategies, she has successfully helped hundreds of women globally to create an aligned personal style that allo…
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You may think you need to keep doing “the work,” research, plan, get your ducks in a row, which is great in the beginning, but sometimes you need to be bold and brave and take action, even if it’s messy! It’s so wild how we can think we have a plan, have prepped ahead, and suddenly we realize there was something completely different that was meant …
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081: Heart-led Leadership & Success with Chelsea Husum
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54:40My guest, personal development lover, and now dear friend, Chelsea Husum, is a fellow Landon Hail Press bestselling author, speaker, and owner of a successful construction company in Denver, CO. Chelsea is a trailblazer in the male-dominated construction industry and has built a thriving, award-winning company. She shares insights on both resilienc…
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Have you ever considered putting your expertise or personal story into book form? I believe we all have a message or experience we can share to serve others in some way. Whether it’s through speaking on stage or audio (podcast or YouTube) as I discussed in the last episode or using the written word to become a bestselling author, we have an opportu…
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Let’s talk about getting your story and expertise heard through audio platforms, creating a great impact around the world. I’m thrilled to announce the partnership between two of my faves, Lynsay Anne Gould of Wavemakers Audio (formerly The Podcast Boutique) and Samantha Joy of Landon Hail Press! These women have helped produce my multi award-winni…
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“If you’re the smartest person in your circle, find a different circle!” is what I grew up hearing from my mom, and she’s right! Add this to all the other quotable quotes from Mom and lessons learned that have constantly kept me growing and evolving in my personal and professional life. On this episode I’m discussing the value in seeking different …
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It’s finally back-to-school time for our kids and now I’ve got a new, exciting position at Landon Hail Press as their Book Launch Coach for the incoming authors publishing their book! Starting something new like a job, a school year, a project, a hobby, or moving to a different home, can bring up all the feelings and emotions! A fresh start can be …
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From the first days of summer to the final ones, we experienced lots of joys and some pretty significant losses. Every opportunity more apparent than the last that we get to choose how we’ll respond. I was introduced to this poem a while back and it was interesting then, and more meaningful many months later when I discovered it again. Hopefully, i…
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075: Lessons from an Olympic Champion with Lindsey Napela Berg
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44:09In light of the 2024 Paris Olympics, I had to bring on a dear friend to tell us what it’s like being an Olympic athlete, and she did not disappoint! Lindsey Napela Berg is a 3-time Olympian, 2-time Silver Medalist, and former Captain of the USA Indoor Volleyball Team. Lindsey grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii playing on the beach and indoor since the age…
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After a few heavy weeks of loss and new perspectives on life, we’re leaning all the way into embracing change with confidence this summer! That started with a Mom’s Night Out at the legendary Gas Lite in Santa Monica, CA, singing some old school jams like Salt ‘N’ Pepa’s Shoop, and led to the confidence boost I needed to tackle other new opportunit…
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Why am I so excited to talk about fear? Because we all experience it on some level; it’s normal. It’s a trigger that’s meant to keep us safe, but more often than not, it keeps us stuck or even paralyzed. Again, why the excitement? Because we can absolutely learn to move through that fear and even use it to do great things, serve others, experience …
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Knowing that at any moment our time here could be cut short and actually experiencing that firsthand has brought us a new perspective of living with intention. Recently our family and community has endured several losses of loved ones of all ages, and some days the grief feels overwhelming. I’m reminded of how important it is to continue moving for…
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If ever you’ve felt like you need to talk less, be less opinionated, less ambitious, and keep your creativity under wraps, it’s time to shine brighter than ever before! The world needs your brilliance, so don’t let other people or even your own negative self-talk keep you from being exactly who you were born to be. Recently I was featured in two ma…
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070: “SurThriving” After Trauma with Franceska McCaughan
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45:25My guest, Franceska Marie McCaughan, is a powerhouse in transforming female leaders into their million-dollar selves by tackling unresolved childhood trauma. Her story is one of resilience. At seven, she faced her mother’s gun, a moment that split her life into 'before' and 'after.' Her childhood was a survival thriller: running water was a luxury,…
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After recent success with a speaking program I completed, and receiving two awards for a talk I gave, panic started to set in when new opportunities flooded my inbox. As much as I had hoped for this to happen, I didn’t expect my body to respond the way it did, to higher levels of anxiety than I’m used to. What started as shock and excitement when I…
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If you’re an author with a message, it’s time to take it to the stage and share your gifts with a broader audience! I had the pleasure of leading our Landon Hail Press Author Community call this month and discussed how you can take the message from your book and turn it into a keynote masterpiece! For more information on how to get your book writte…
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Let’s talk about how we stay motivated during a pivot! On this episode, I’m sharing the WHY? HOW? WHEN? phases we typically go through when we are in a time of transition. We’re asking questions like: Is our why (family, service, financial freedom, etc.) big enough to keep us motivated to continue pursuing our goals? How can we use the 3 E’s to sta…
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What’s holding you back from success? Anxiety, the unknown, your confidence, the details of how to get it all done? I couldn’t shake the feeling that I was fearing success itself. I did some research (as I do whenever I start hitting roadblocks when facing change) and I discovered that the Jonah Complex is the actual fear of success. It’s a real th…
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065: Healing & Perfectionism with Sharon Land
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59:41Ep 65: Healing & Perfectionism with Sharon Land My guest, Sharon Land, LPC, NCC is a licensed Holistic Psychotherapist, world class transformational guide, speaker, best selling author, high performance mentor, and Holistically trained international Healer. She has nearly twenty years of experience in high performance coaching and mentoring, direct…
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