The Lit Up Life Podcast is for purpose-driven women who are ready to stop hustling, stop shrinking, and start leading their lives and businesses with clarity, alignment, and confidence. Hosted by Debbie Heiser, founder of The Lit Up Life, this podcast blends Universal Laws, neuroscience, faith-infused leadership, and practical strategy to support women who want financial abundance without sacrificing what matters most. Each episode offers grounded conversations and real-world insight on clarity, intentional decision-making, aligned action, belief systems, money, leadership, identity, and living with purpose. This is where inner work meets executable action and personal growth translates into sustainable momentum. This podcast is not about hustle culture or surface-level mindset work. It's about becoming more of who you already are, leading from alignment, and building a life and business that feels meaningful, expansive, and true to you. If you're ready to move out of burnout, get clear on what you want, and create results that feel aligned from the inside out, The Lit Up Life Podcast is here to support you.
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November 3, 2026Episode 2037 min
S8E20 | The Courage to Become: Why Growth Requires Us to Get Uncomfortable
I almost left a writing retreat on night one. Here's how to step outside your comfort zone. I share what Greece, a belief reprogramming retreat, and a room full of published writers taught me about limiting beliefs, identity shift, and why the best leaders stay willing to be beginners. The pot roast story, and the routines you keep for reasons you've never questioned Why new skills can still leave you with the same old results The question that changes where your personal growth starts from Listen in, then choose one thing this week that stretches you, and make the goal participation instead of perfection. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/future-leadership-presence-over-performance Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
October 20, 2026Episode 1930 min
S8E19 | How to Advocate for Yourself at Work: Speaking Up as Service, feat. Jamie Lee
How to advocate for yourself at work when you were taught good work speaks for itself. I sit down with executive coach Jamie Lee, who went from being the only woman on a hedge fund trading desk, paid half the market rate, to helping women get promoted and better paid without playing office politics. We talk about self-advocacy as an act of service, separating your identity from your work, and why no AI script can replace being grounded in the room. The fairy tale belief that quietly keeps capable women from getting promoted A vision trick soldiers and hunters use to calm a stressed nervous system What my mentor told me never to do in an executive meeting Listen in, then write down one win from this quarter and what it made possible for someone else. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/how-to-advocate-for-yourself-at-work Meet Jamie Lee: Jamie Lee is an executive coach who helps smart women who don't like office politics get promoted and better paid without throwing anyone under the bus. https://www.jamieleecoach.com https://instagram.com/jamieleecoach Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
October 6, 2026Episode 1843 min
S8E18 - Why Community Is the New Currency for Women Building Businesses
Surround yourself with the right people, and what felt impossible starts to look normal. In this episode, I share why I believe community is the new currency, why relational capital matters more now that information is everywhere, and how to tell whether your circle is expanding you or keeping you comfortable. The difference between a safe community and a comfortable one, and why only one helps you grow The question I ask about who says your name when you're not in the room Why we sometimes stay small to keep belonging, and what to do when a friendship stops expanding you Listen with someone in mind, and send it their way when you're done. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/community-new-currency-women-building-businesses WAYS TO GO DEEPER Join the BuildHER Community, my monthly space for women building without burnout: https://thelituplife.com/buildher Free Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/ceo Follow along on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife Prefer video? The Lit Up Life Podcast is on YouTube.
September 22, 2026Episode 1745 min
S8E17 - How to Tell Your Brand Story Without Making It About You, feat. Kris Jones
Most business owners tell their brand story wrong by making themselves the hero of it. Kris Jones, founder of Red Door Stories and co-author of StoryBrand Your Coaching Business with Donald Miller, breaks down how to tell your brand story so your client is the hero and you are the guide. She has shaped messaging for Nike, Adidas, and Jeff Bezos, and she now does it for coaches and consultants. - Why the founder's story you love telling is not the one that grows your business - What a childhood where she was not allowed to speak at the table taught Kris about being visible - The question to ask yourself before you add one more marketing platform If your message changes every time you say it out loud, start here. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/how-to-tell-your-brand-story-kris-jones Meet Kris Jones: Kris is the founder of Red Door Stories and co-author of StoryBrand Your Coaching Business with Donald Miller. Early in her career she shaped stories for brands like Nike and Adidas and for clients including Jeff Bezos. Today she works with coaches, consultants, and service providers to find the one story only they can tell and turn it into a message their whole business can run on. Connect with Kris: get her free toolkit, The Five StoryBrand Soundbites That Bring You More Clients, at https://www.reddoorstories.com/free-resources and follow her on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/reddoorstory WAYS TO GO DEEPER Join the BuildHER Community, my monthly space for women building without burnout: https://thelituplife.com/buildher Free Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/ceo Follow along on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife Prefer video? The Lit Up Life Podcast is on YouTube.
September 8, 2026Episode 1636 min
S8E16 - Why High Achievers Can't Rest: The Real Cost of Pushing
High achievers can't rest because rest got filed as a reward, and the work is never done. Sometimes burnout doesn't look like collapsing on the floor. Sometimes it looks like being highly functional and not very present, getting everything finished and feeling almost nothing from it. I cover what that state costs you, and why rest works better as a resource than as something you have to earn. The difference between devotion and proving, and why one of them never knows when it's done Who you are when you're not producing, and why that question makes most high achievers squirm The version of self-care nobody calls self-care, because it looks like operations Take the pause before your body picks it for you. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/why-high-achievers-cant-rest WAYS TO GO DEEPER Join the BuildHER Community, my monthly space for women building without burnout: https://thelituplife.com/buildher Free Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/ceo Follow along on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife Prefer video? The Lit Up Life Podcast is on YouTube.
August 11, 2026Episode 1429 min
S8E14 - 12 Guiding Principles for Women in Business Who Lead From Truth
Here are the 12 guiding principles I run my business and my relationships on. I learned them from two mentors here in Sandpoint, and they are the backbone of how I hold a coaching practice, a podcast, retreats, a university class, and a full life without leaking energy everywhere. They work as a daily practice, and I return to them imperfectly. The one word in principle number one that decides how much of other people's lives you carry Why the question you ask after a launch flops usually sends you somewhere useless What to do with the thing you are not ready to forgive yet Pick one, practice it on purpose, and notice what shifts. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/12-guiding-principles-women-in-business WAYS TO GO DEEPER Join the BuildHER Community, my monthly space for women building without burnout: https://thelituplife.com/buildher Free Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/ceo Follow along on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife Prefer video? The Lit Up Life Podcast is on YouTube. https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
July 28, 202639 min
S8E13 - Healthy Is Easier Than You Think: Weight Loss & Food Noise with Dr. Meghan Garcia-Webb
We've been sold the same story for years. Eat less, move more, and your weight will take care of itself. But if that formula worked, most of us wouldn't still be stuck. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Meghan Garcia-Webb, a physician board certified in internal medicine, lifestyle medicine, and obesity medicine , to talk about what health actually means and why the all-or-nothing approach was never built for how we really live. We get into my own health scare, the moment I decided to try a GLP-1 medication, and what nobody tells you about the mental noise around food until it's finally quiet. Dr. Meghan brings the clinical side, I bring the lived experience, and together we unpack what's really going on underneath the number on the scale. Here's what we cover: The real reason "calories in, calories out" keeps failing so many people, and what actually works instead What food noise is, and why most of us have no idea how much of it we're carrying until it stops What to watch for if you're considering a GLP-1, and the one thing that matters more than the scale If you've ever felt like you were doing everything "right" and still not getting anywhere, this conversation is for you. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/healthy-is-easier-than-you-think-weight-loss-food-noise Meet Dr. Meghan Garcia-Webb Meghan Garcia-Webb, MD is triple board-certified in internal medicine, lifestyle medicine, and obesity medicine. She produces a weekly YouTube series, "Weight Medicine with Dr. Meghan MD," and provides weight loss coaching to help people fix the One Big Thing blocking their weight loss. Her innovative private practice (www.weightmedicinemd.com) combines concierge weight medicine with life coaching, and she is also an internist at an academic medical center in Boston, MA. Dr. Garcia-Webb has been featured in GQ, Time, Business Insider, Newsweek, The New York Post, and Men's Health, as well as on NBC and Fox News. Website: www.weightmedicinemd.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WeightMedicinewithDrMeghanMD/videos Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
July 14, 2026Episode 1227 min
S8E12 - Saying Yes to Opportunities You Didn't Plan For
Saying yes to opportunities you haven't planned for is where the best moments of your life actually happen. Not the milestones. The moments. On the Fourth of July, my friend Nicole and I drove a 1960s golf cart straight into a parade we weren't part of. No permission, no plan, just a "what if" and a "let's do it." What happened next changed how I think about my calendar, my business, and every opportunity I've been too scheduled to notice. Here's what I get into: The real reason we chase certainty when we say we want freedom, and what it costs us A moment from that Fourth of July that shows exactly how opportunity actually shows up (hint: it never looks like opportunity) The one skill most entrepreneurs skip that would tell them whether they're hearing intuition or just fear If you've been waiting for permission to say yes to something that isn't on the plan, this one's for you. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/saying-yes-to-opportunities-you-didnt-plan-for Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
June 30, 2026Episode 1127 min
S8E11 - Stop Managing Time and Start Managing Your Energy with Erin Treacy
A full calendar, color coded and perfectly blocked, looks like proof you're on top of things. Erin Treacy taught me why that's not the whole story. Erin spent a decade running a family restaurant business after years in TV news, and she's seen burnout from every angle, including her own. We talk about why the productivity tools we've all been handed don't actually deliver what they promise, and what she wishes she'd recognized in her own body long before she did. Key takeaways: The "art project" most of us mistake for time management, and why it's quietly working against you A physical warning sign of burnout that gets dismissed as normal for women, until it isn't The two minute ritual Erin uses before she even starts her car, and what it unlocks If you've ever felt busy but not effective, this one's for you. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/stop-managing-time-and-start-managing-your-energy-with-erin-treacy Meet Erin Treacy Erin Treacy is a leadership coach, consultant, and small business owner who believes people first leadership is not soft, it is smart business. She works with leaders who are trying to balance team needs, business goals, and the weight of doing it all, helping them create stronger workplaces where people and performance can grow together. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coacherintreacy Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coacherintreacy/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-treacy/ Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutub
May 5, 2026Episode 723 min
S8E7 - The Magic That Creates Results in Your Life and Business
There's a version of magic most people are waiting for. The kind that's random, reserved for the lucky, and shows up when the timing is finally right. That's not what I'm talking about. The magic I know, the kind that actually creates results in your life and business, is something you build. And most high-achieving women are already doing half of it. The problem is the other half. In this episode, I break down the r eceive-create loop and why skipping one side of it is quietly capping everything you're working toward. We produce, execute, and build. But receiving? That's where we close off, and closed systems don't let magic in. Here's what I cover: Why magic isn't random and how the receive-create loop determines whether your efforts compound or drain into burnout How your brain is actively working against what you say you want , and what it really costs to step into your next level Three practical ways to start receiving and creating differently, starting today This is the episode to come back to when you're producing results but still feel like something's missing. Check out the full episode page: https://thelituplife.com/post/the-magic-that-creates-results-in-your-life-and-business Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Embodied CEO Masterclass: https://thelituplife.com/attraction ❤️ Follow on Instagram: https://instagram.com/the_lituplife 🎧 Listen to The Lit Up Life Podcast Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastspotify YouTube: https://bit.ly/leadyourlifepodcastyoutube
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