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Tired of surface-level conversations and sugar-coated advice? You’re in the right place. Be Freaking Awesome is not your average personal growth podcast. Hosted by Angela and Sami, an insightful mother-daughter duo with a gift for keeping it real, this is the space where authenticity, emotional intelligence, and radical self-awareness come together. We’re not here just to inspire you. We’re here to equip you with tools, stories, and soul-level truths that will help you grow in the real world, not some Pinterest-perfect version of it. Each week, we open up the real stuff: the messy middles, the limiting beliefs, the grief we never processed, the boundaries we were never taught to hold, and the dreams we’re still afraid to say out loud. From navigating burnout and setting healthy boundaries to healing your relationship with money and learning how to sit with hard emotions, we go deep and we do it with compassion, humor, and zero judgment. This show is especially for the big-feeling, high-achieving, people-pleasing, growth-obsessed folks who are ready to stop pretending they’ve got it all together and actually start living aligned. If you've ever said, “I know there’s more for me,” or “I’m tired of carrying all this alone,” this podcast was made for you. We bring two generations of experience, two distinct but complementary perspectives, and one shared mission: to help you stop settling, start healing, and live a freaking awesome life. You’ll hear from a mix of powerful guests including trauma-informed financial coaches, creatives who turned pain into purpose, and business leaders with heart. We also share solo and co-hosted episodes where we dive into our own struggles and triumphs from the therapy room to the boardroom to our own kitchen table. We’re not into quick fixes or perfectionism. We’re into progress, emotional regulation, nervous system safety, redefining success, and showing up with more courage, joy, and clarity than you ever thought possible. No matter where you are on your journey, whether you’re starting over, in transition, building something bold, or just feeling a little lost, we’re here to remind you that you are not broken, you are not too much, and you are capable of far more than you’ve been led to believe. Take a breath. Hit play. And get ready to do the deep work of becoming who you were always meant to be. This is your space to grow, heal, laugh, cry, question, and transform. Because life’s too short to settle for anything less than freaking awesome.

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August 11, 2026Episode 23434 min

EP234 The Line Between Perfectionism and Excellence (It's Not What You Think)

Send us Fan MailYour kid tells you the room is clean. Your intern tells you the project is finished. Your business partner tells you the email is ready to send. And then you look closer and it is very much not done. If you have ever stood over a pile of craft supplies that got shoved into the middle of a bedroom floor and been told, with total sincerity, that this counts as clean, you already know exactly what this episode is about.This week Sami and Angela get into the messy space between perfectionism and excellence, and why so many of us confuse the two. We talk about what it actually means to set a standard of excellence, why that standard is not the same thing as chasing perfect, and how a seven-year-old’s version of "done" turned into a full parenting standoff over a pile of craft supplies. In this episode, we dig into:Permission to have a personal standard without turning it into judgment of everyone else's homeA simple way to define "done" so people around you actually hit the mark the first timeRelief for recovering perfectionists who think having any standard at all means the addiction is backA gut check for knowing when one more hour of effort is actually worth spendingFreedom to say no to a volunteer ask without over-explaining yourselfSami tells the story of her son Henry insisting a three-foot-wide pile of craft supplies in the middle of his bedroom floor was, in fact, clean. Angela admits to a recurring email mistake that has some longtime colleagues questioning her credibility, and talks about the intern who once said, out loud, that a client would have approved work Angela had sent back for a redo. They also get into the cart corral (Sami has feelings), the intern who spent 30 hours on a project budgeted for four, and the volunteer situation where Angela had to get honest about what she actually agreed to do.By the end of this one you'll have a real answer to the question perfectionism never lets you settle: when is something actually finished. You'll hear why a standard of excellence, not perfectionism, is what lets you sleep at night, delegate without micromanaging, and let a hobby like embroidery just be a hobby. You don't have to be excellent at everything. You get to decide what excellent even means.Press play on this one before you finish another task wondering if you did enough, or before you hand something off and brace for it to come back wrong. Sami and Angela are in your corner on this one, craft pile and all.Mentioned in this episode:Brené Brown’s "painting done" concept, from her book Dare to LeadYou've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

August 4, 2026Episode 23331 min

EP233 Why Hurt People Actually Hurt People

Send us Fan MailThere's a specific kind of scary that shows up after you've actually done your work. Not the falling apart kind. The quiet kind. The moment something that used to wreck you just... doesn't anymore, and instead of relief you feel a flicker of worry. Did the work actually work? Or did you just go numb?This week Angela gives us a real check in on The Invisible Edge, months after it hit shelves, and what writing it and living with it has actually taught her about doing her own work in real time. We get into the difference between healing and dissociating, why every one of us is walking around in a pair of sunglasses tinted by our oldest wounds, and why "hurt people hurt people" is not a cliche, it's a mechanism. In this episode, we dig into:Permission to feel unsettled when an old trigger stops landing the way it used toA clearer way to tell the difference between numbing out and actually healingThe reminder that what someone says about you is usually a window into them, not a verdict on youA gentler way to hold the people who've hurt you, without excusing what they didA first look at what's coming next for anyone who's ready to turn what they've lived through into impactSami tells the story of a colorblind friend from college who saw the sky's real color for the first time and cried, and Angela ties it straight back to what happens once you take off the emotional sunglasses you didn't even know you were wearing. Angela also revisits a moment from her own marriage therapy, when her therapist told her he was glad she had once encased her heart in concrete to survive her childhood, because that's exactly what let her heart stay whole enough to heal later. Near the end of the episode, Angela shares the very first details of Epic Impact, a new mastermind for people who are asking "what's next" and want to turn what they've survived into work that actually matters.If you've ever worried healing was supposed to feel like fireworks, and instead it just feels quiet, this episode gives you permission to trust that. You'll walk away with a clearer read on your own reactions, a softer lens for the people who've hurt you, and a little bit of hope that whatever you've lived through might be exactly what qualifies you to help somebody else through it too.Press play now. Angela and Sami are being honest about the parts of doing the work nobody puts on the book cover, and you deserve to hear it.Mentioned in this episode:The Invisible Edge by Angela BelfordTraveling Light: Free Yourself from the Crap in Your Head by Angela BelfordSuperfans by Pat Flynn (referenced for the "you only need a hundred people" idea)You've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

July 28, 2026Episode 23226 min

EP232 What Hopeful Anticipation Actually Means

Send us Fan MailYou had a plan. You worked for it. And it didn't go the way you thought it would. So now what? Do you push through the disappointment and slap on a smile, or do you sit in it and risk getting stuck there? Most of us have never been taught a third option.This week Sami and Angela dig into something they're calling hopeful anticipation, the thing that's different from just "having a positive mindset" and different from the expectations-versus-agreements conversation they've had before. It's not about ignoring how you feel. It's about learning to hold disappointment and hope at the same time, without letting either one win. In this episode, we dig into:Permission to feel your disappointment for as long as you actually need to, not just ten tidy minutesA way to hold hope and hard feelings at the same time, instead of picking oneLanguage for the moments when things don't work out and you don't know why yetA gentler way to challenge someone (or yourself) who's stuck saying "it's always like this"Relief that you don't have to jump straight to the silver lining to be doing it rightAngela walks through the pinball-machine image that's been rattling around in her head lately (things really are that random sometimes), the client she turned down honestly by saying "I can't figure out how to market for you," who sent her four referrals over the next year instead, and the very real 45 minutes she spent trying to reason with her toddler after a wellness visit where her daughter didn't get a shot she didn't need, and was furious about it. Sami pushes back on whether this is really "anticipation" or just plain hope, and shares what it's like to hold onto hope with less life experience to draw from.You'll walk away with permission to actually feel your disappointment, even if it takes longer than ten minutes, and a new way to respond when you (or someone you love) gets stuck insisting things never work out. Angela's hula hoop and ladder metaphors give you language for holding space for someone without rushing in to fix them. This is the reframe for anyone who's tired of choosing between fake positivity and staying stuck.Press play now, especially if you're in the middle of a disappointment you haven't let yourself feel yet. This one might be the permission slip you needed.You've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

July 21, 2026Episode 23119 min

EP231 How We Actually Make Room for a Full Life

Send us Fan MailYou know that person. The one whose calendar makes your chest tighten just looking at it. Rental properties, a business, a podcast, three kids, a full social life, and somehow they still seem like themselves. You've asked them how they do it. Maybe you've even asked yourself why you can't.Sami and Angela get this question constantly, and this week they're finally answering it for real. Not with a productivity hack or a 5am routine. With the actual, sometimes uncomfortable truth about what capacity really means, why some people have a dinner plate and others have a dessert plate, and how big rocks, batching, and a whole lot of outsourcing keep two very full lives from falling apart. In this episode, we dig into:Permission to stop feeling guilty for hiring out the things you hate doingA new way to think about why some weeks feel impossible and others don'tClarity on the difference between a busy life and a full oneFreedom to say no to things that don't bring you joy, even the ones you're “supposed” to doA practical way to decide what actually gets your time firstAngela walks through the rocks, pebbles, and sand story that's shaped how she plans her entire year, and gets honest about the two things she credits most for her capacity: outsourcing (she's had help with her schedule and her house for almost her whole marriage) and simply not doing things that don't bring her joy. Sami shares the moment she realized she'd been quietly hiding parts of her life from a close friend, not out of dishonesty but out of care for what that friend could handle, and what happened when she decided to let her all the way in. They also get into the meal-planning fight nobody wins at 5pm, why batching the things you don't love saves more than just time, and Barry's blunt “go do something joyful” moment that didn't land the way he meant it to.If you've ever felt like capacity is something you either have or you don't, this episode is going to feel like relief. It's not about doing more. It's about deciding, on purpose, what gets to take up space in your life first, and giving yourself permission to let everything else be optional.Press play on this one now. If your calendar has felt heavy lately, you need the reminder that a full life and an overwhelming one are not the same thing.Related episodes:EP152 — Intentionality and the Sailboat Metaphor: If today's episode got you thinking about your rocks, this is the deeper dive on setting impact goals and checking in on your wheel of life.EP204 — Doing Hard Things on Purpose (with guest Dominique Blake): For the listener wondering whether saying yes to a full life means saying yes to being tired sometimes, this episode makes the case for choosing your hard on purpose.Support the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

July 14, 2026Episode 23021 min

EP230 Why “Should” Keeps You Stuck, and What to Say Instead

Send us Fan MailYou know the voice. The one that shows up after the fact and tells you exactly what you should have done differently. Should have stayed home. Should have known better. Should have been more patient, more prepared, more together. It doesn't show up to help you. It shows up to grade you on a test you already turned in.This week Sami and Angela are calling out should and should have, the phrase that sounds like accountability but actually just adds emotional weight to something you can't change. They dig into where the pattern comes from, why it feels so hard to let go of, and what actually happens in your brain when you swap self-judgment for self-compassion. Angela shares the moment she caught herself quoting her own advice back to herself (and didn't even realize it), and Sami gets honest about a Sunday afternoon that ended with her kids on the couch watching Inside Out as punishment. In this episode, we dig into:Permission to stop grading your past self on a test you didn't know you were takingA simple word swap that turns self-criticism into something you can actually useWhy wanting something feels lighter in your body than shoulding on yourselfThe real difference between owning a mistake and shaming yourself for itHow mental rehearsal (yes, the free throw study) actually changes your future patternsAngela traces the should pattern back to a Facebook memory that stopped her in her tracks, and the two of them talk through why should have is really just judgment wearing a practical-sounding disguise. Sami shares the hindsight-is-2020 version of should (the rained-out concert with her kids) versus the more insidious version, the one with a specific voice attached to it, usually someone else's. And there's a real, tender story from Angela about a friend's health diagnosis and what it looks like to take responsibility without spiraling into self-punishment.What you'll walk away with is relief. Relief that you don't have to keep replaying yesterday to prove you care about doing better. Relief that wanting to change and criticizing yourself into changing are two completely different things, and only one of them actually works. If you've ever caught yourself mid-should and felt that familiar tightening in your chest, this episode is for you.Press play now. The should have voice has had the mic long enough. Let's give it something better to say.Support the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

July 7, 2026Episode 22928 min

EP229 Making Friends with The Younger Version of You

Send us Fan MailYou've done the work. Read the books. Had the realizations. And somehow, the same old patterns still show up. The same knot in your stomach before a hard conversation. The same voice telling you not to raise your hand, not to join the group, not to try. If you've ever wondered why growth doesn't feel like it sticks, this episode is going to land somewhere real for you.Sami and Angela wrap up their three-part series on Angela's book The Invisible Edge by getting into what it actually looks like to deepen the work once you've started it. Not bypass it. Not white-knuckle through it. Deepen it. They talk about why the younger versions of you that formed your beliefs in the first place aren't the enemy, how risk tolerance is shaped earlier than most of us realize, and why the goal isn't to silence the inner critic but to stop letting it sit in the driver's seat. In this episode, we dig into:Why trying to "kick" the critical voice out of your head usually backfires, and what to do insteadHow your childhood risk tolerance is quietly running your adult decisionsPermission to thank the part of you that kept you safe, even if it's been slowing you downWhat a tree inside a windless dome has to do with why adversity is not something to avoidA simple question to ask when an old pattern shows up: does this still serve me?Angela shares a client story about a seventh grader who never wanted to feel left out again, and how that same drive to belong is what makes that person an incredible friend today. Sami brings it home with the story of her kids screaming in the rain at a concert, and what it looks like to be the calm, reassuring presence to your own scared inner child. These are the kinds of conversations that don't sound like therapy but quietly change the way you see yourself.You don't have to overhaul everything. You don't need months of excavation. As they close out this series, Sami and Angela give you something simple: a way to work with what comes up, appreciate what served you, and make a new choice when something no longer does. That's the whole thing. And it's more doable than most people think.If any of this landed, press play. And if you know someone who is in the middle of doing the work and keeps wondering why it keeps coming back up, send this their way.Mentioned in this episode:The Invisible Edge by Angela Belford — bfreakingawesome.com/the-invisible-edge-preorderThe Good Life by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz (Harvard Study of Adult Development) — the-good-life-book.comWork with Angela and Sami:1:1 coaching (6 sessions, BFA coaching methodology) — bfreakingawesome.comYou've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

June 30, 2026Episode 22837 min

EP228 When Beliefs Show Up at a New Level

Send us Fan MailYou did the work. You went to therapy. You did the coaching. You identified the belief. You thought you had handled it. And then one day it shows back up, like an uninvited guest who didn't get the memo. If you've ever looked at something coming up in your life and thought "wait, I already dealt with this" — this episode is for you.This week Sami and Angela pull back the curtain on one of the most disorienting parts of personal growth: the moment you realize healing isn't a finish line you cross. It's a process that spirals deeper as your life, your success, and your circumstances grow. They dig into why beliefs don't just disappear after one round of work, what it actually means to "feel your feelings" (and why so many of us are terrible at it), and why hitting a new level of life sometimes means unearthing a belief you thought was long buried. In this episode, they get into:Why doing the work once doesn't mean you're done with a belief foreverWhat it looks like when a belief you never knew you had suddenly activatesHow the stories we make up as kids quietly shape what we believe about ourselves as adultsPermission to still be in progress, even after years of growthWhy your nervous system's response to overwhelm is not a character flawAngela gets real about an unexpected season of anger and what her therapist told her about grief she was sure she'd already resolved. Sami shares how the belief "I have what it takes" wasn't even on her radar until she became a business owner, and how her childhood impressions of what entrepreneurship looks like have quietly been running in the background. They also get into the Peter stories (yes, the bunnies) and why a four-year-old's explanation for where the dad bunny went is actually a perfect illustration of how all of us make sense of the world.What you'll take away from this episode isn't a five-step plan. It's something better: the relief of knowing that having to revisit something doesn't mean you failed. It means you're growing. The roots of your tree are going deeper. And the contaminated water that used to stop you doesn't have to stop you this time.Press play. You've probably been carrying something that needs to hear this today.Mentioned in this episode:The Invisible Edge by Angela Belford — bfreakingawesome.com/the-invisible-edge-preorder/Traveling Light by Angela Belford — amazon.com/dp/0999186221A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J. Maas (the mirror scene Sami references)Inside Out 2 (the anxiety scene at the control panel)You've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

June 23, 2026Episode 22732 min

EP227 Why Success Doesn't Fix the Voice In Your Head

Send us Fan MailYou worked for it. You hit the goal. The promotion, the milestone, the finish line you've been running toward for longer than you want to admit. And then you got there. And your inner critic did not say, 'We did it. We're good. We can rest.' It found something new to say. Something new to pick apart. Maybe it even got louder. If that's happened to you, nothing is wrong with you. But it is worth understanding.Angela and I have both lived this, and we get into all of it in this episode. We're kicking off a short arc connected to Angela's latest book, The Invisible Edge, exploring what actually drives our behavior when achievement keeps moving the goalpost on us. We dig into:Why hitting your goals can sometimes make the inner critic louder, not quieterWhat Angela's Mary Kay pink Cadillac story has to do with your current success plateauThe difference between working toward something and outrunning a beliefWhy procrastination is a perfectionism move (yes, really)How your body knows something is off before your brain catches upWhat 'bounce back ability' actually looks like in real lifeAngela shares the story of earning her first car in Mary Kay before she was twenty-five, achieving a goal she'd dreamed about in vivid detail every single night, and still feeling like an imposter the day she got there. That pattern followed her for another twenty-plus years, through a nervous breakdown, through therapy, through building and rebuilding her business, all the way to writing this book. And I share my own version of it: how I finally understood that procrastination isn't the opposite of perfectionism. It is perfectionism. It's our brain setting up an exit ramp so we don't have to face the question underneath: what if I try my best and it's still not enough?What you're going to walk away with from this episode is permission to stop treating your inner critic like an enemy who needs to be fired and start treating it like an indicator light on your dashboard. It's not telling you something is broken. It's telling you it's time to refuel. That reframe alone changes how you move forward.Press play right now. The version of you that keeps moving the goalpost deserves to understand why.Mentioned in this episode:The Invisible Edge by Angela Belford -- amazon.com/dp/0999186248Audiobook: Sami mentions it's available on Spotify Premium and other platforms -- verify current availability link before publishingbfreakingawesome.comYou've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

June 16, 2026Episode 22631 min

EP226 When You Ick on Someone's Wow

Send us Fan MailYou shared something you were excited about. And instead of getting the reaction you hoped for, you got a critique. The air went out of the room. That stinging feeling when someone icks on your wow is one of the most quietly corrosive things that can happen in a close relationship.This week, Sami and Angela get into the real mechanics of what's happening in those moments, why our brains default to finding what's wrong, and what it actually costs us when we can never just be excited first. They dig into the difference between being a cheerleader and being a yes-man, why the trust you build in the good moments is exactly what buys you permission to tell the truth in the hard ones, and how to read the room well enough to know which one someone actually needs.In this episode, they dig into:Why being the person who always spots what's wrong quietly destroys your influenceThe difference between someone needing to be hugged, heard, or helped (and why mixing them up wrecks the moment)How to earn the right to give hard feedback by being a real cheerleader firstA permission structure for limited judgment without sacrificing honestyWhy saying yes every chance you can makes your no actually mean somethingAngela shares the story of showing her husband the 11 Labs AI voice she'd been testing for her new audiobook, The Invisible Edge, and the conversation that followed when his first response was a comparison, not a celebration. Sami counters with the story of a friend who got a promotion and a raise she was thrilled about, and why Sami couldn't bring herself to celebrate it with her. Both moments are the same problem from different angles: someone showed up with something precious and the other person reached for their critique before their cheer.The episode lands on something simple but not easy: when you know someone trusts you enough to show you their exciting thing, that trust is a gift. Treat it like one. The person who can be genuinely happy for you when the thing is small is the one you believe when they tell you the thing is actually a problem.If you've ever been on either side of this, press play right now. This one will stick.Mentioned in this episode:The Invisible Edge by Angela Belford (her new book, available on Spotify Premium in audiobook format as she tests the 11 Labs AI narration)ElevenLabs AI voice platform: elevenlabs.io"Hugged, Heard, or Helped" framework for reading what someone actually needs"Limited judgment zone" (vs. no judgment zone) conceptYou've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.

June 9, 2026Episode 22537 min

EP225 The ABCs of Grandparenting Without Shame

Send us Fan MailThis episode is technically about grandparenting. But it is really about something most of us deal with every day: how to correct someone you love without making them feel like something is wrong with them. That shows up in how you give feedback at work, how you argue with a partner, how you talk to yourself when you mess something up. And yes, how you talk to a kid when they are driving you absolutely crazy.Sami and Angela use grandparenting as the lens because it is where the stakes feel especially clear: you love these kids completely, you only get so many reps, and the patterns you absorbed from your own upbringing have a way of showing up without permission. Their conversation centers on the difference between guilt (I did something wrong) and shame (there is something wrong with me), a distinction borrowed from Brene Brown that is one of the most practically useful frameworks in the episode. Once you have it, you will start noticing it everywhere. In this episode, they dig into:Why shame shows up in grandparenting even when no one intends itHow telling a child to "be careful" all the time might be quietly building their anxietyThe difference between correcting a behavior and attacking an identityAngela's ABCs (and Sami's three Rs) for interacting with grandkids without shameWhy repair matters just as much as getting it right in the first placeSami and Angela get personal here. Angela talks about the very real capacity limits of grandparenting (and why "I love my grandkids but send them home" is not a character flaw). Sami talks about what it is like to watch a grandparent say something she also says, and realize the two are not that different. They walk through the backpack metaphor, the sleeping-grandchild test, and why knowing better is not the same as saying you did it wrong. If you grew up hearing "be careful" constantly and have spent your adult life with an anxiety you cannot fully explain, this one might give you a word for it.You do not need a grandchild, or even a child, to walk away from this one with something real.Press play. The kid who grew up being told to be careful might need to hear this one.MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODEBrene Brown's work on shame vs. guilt (brenebrown.com)The motivational triad (avoid pain, seek pleasure, be efficient) -- referenced in discussionYou've done the work. The retreats, the books, the coaching. And the pattern is still there. The Invisible Edge Foundation 1:1 Coaching is where that changes. Six sessions, one-on-one, body-based belief work that gets underneath what nothing else has touched. bfreakingawesome.com/invisible-edge-foundationSupport the showSign up at bfreakingawesome.com to get the latest news, insights, and episodes straight to your inbox.Follow Be Freaking Awesome on Facebook, LinkedIn, Youtube, and Instagram.Let us know what questions you want to be answered and discussed by emailing us at podcast@bfreakingawesome.com.