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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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
April 21, 2026Episode 632 min
S8E6 - Why Adults Stop Creating (And How to Start Again) with Hannah Sucsy
There's a version of you that used to create without thinking twice about it. Then life happened, and somewhere along the way, you stopped. In this episode, I sit down with Hannah Sucsy, artist, gallery owner, and community art activist , to talk about what it really costs us when we suppress our creativity and what it looks like to take it back. Hannah's story is not a tidy one. She spent over 15 years in a marriage and a religious community that treated creativity as frivolous. She raised four kids, moved across the country, and quietly shelved the part of herself that made art. It wasn't until a hip reconstruction surgery forced her to slow down that she picked up a pen again, and even then, it started with thank you notes and doodles. A few years later, she opened an art gallery in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, population: not many, and built a business around proving that art belongs to everyone. What I love about Hannah's perspective is that she's not precious about art. She serves beer at her gallery openings. She draws on sidewalks in front of her storefront to pull people in. She built a community event called Chalk the Block that brings hundreds of people downtown every July, not because they're artists, but because chalk on a sidewalk is just low-stakes enough to let your guard down. That's the entry point. That's where it starts. What you'll take away from this conversation: Why creativity doesn't disappear in adulthood , it gets suppressed, and the difference matters How Hannah rebuilt her identity and her income from scratch after divorce and two decades at home Why low-stakes creative entry points (like sidewalk chalk) unlock something that a canvas never could What it actually looks like to bet on yourself in a town that's betting against you How art connects across generations, skill levels, and people who swear they're not "art people" This one is for anyone who's been quietly waiting for permission to create again. You're not going to find a better example of what's possible when you stop waiting. Meet Hannah Sucsy Hannah Sucsy (aka Teascarlet) is a self-taught painter wildly pursuing her passion in a way that ignites and empowers others to pursue theirs. She creates with a glorious chaos that invites collectors and fellow creatives to connect with art in a transformative way. In addition to being a full-time artist, gallery owner, and community art activist, she is a single mother of four. After almost 20 years as a wife and stay-at-home mom, she is facing the challenges of being a business owner head-on, while creating a life for herself and her kids that is abundant, joyful, and free. Website: https://teascarlet.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/teascarlet_creates Facebook: https://facebook.com/tscarletstudio Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Law of Attraction 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
April 7, 2026Episode 520 min
S8E5 - The Unconscious Agreement That Keeps You From Growing
You know what to do. So why aren't you doing it? If you've ever asked yourself that question, this episode is going to name something you've felt but probably couldn't explain. In this episode, I'm breaking down two of the most powerful and least talked about patterns I see in women who are trying to grow: loyalty pacts and double binds. These are the unconscious agreements and internal conflicts quietly running underneath your decisions, your identity, and your results. They're not logical problems. They're neurological ones. And once you see them, you can't unsee them. I share a deeply personal story about my own loyalty pact with my mother and how it quietly shaped my fear of fully stepping into my business. I also walk you through how a double bind can trap you between two things you want at the same time, and why that creates the start-stop pattern so many high-achieving women know too well. In this episode, you'll walk away with: What a loyalty pact actually is, where it comes from, and how to recognize it in your own life Why expansion can feel like betrayal, and why that's neurological, not a personal flaw The difference between self-sabotage and identity protection, and why that reframe changes everything How double binds create invisible ceilings that no amount of discipline can push through Five journal questions to help you identify what's actually holding you in place You're not broken. You're not lacking discipline. There's something deeper asking to be seen, and this episode will help you see it. Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Law of Attraction 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
March 10, 2026Episode 322 min
S8E3 - Why Manifestation Slows Down When Your Identity Is Shifting
Why does manifestation sometimes feel like it suddenly slows down or stop altogether? In this episode of The Lit Up Life Podcast, I talk about something that almost no one discusses when it comes to manifestation: the identity shift that has to happen before your results show up in the physical world . When your vision expands but your identity has not fully integrated yet, it can feel like nothing is working. In reality, your mind, nervous system, and beliefs are catching up to the version of you who can hold that next level. I share why manifestation delays are often a sign of growth and evolution rather than failure , and how your internal alignment directly influences what you create externally. When you understand how belief, embodiment, and expectation interact with Universal Laws, it becomes easier to move through the integration phase without doubting yourself. If you have ever caught yourself thinking, "I'm doing all the things… why isn't it happening yet?" this episode will help you see what is really happening beneath the surface. Why manifestation can feel slow when your identity is evolving How your nervous system and beliefs influence what you attract The difference between chasing results and embodying your next level If this episode resonates with you, share it with a friend who may need this reminder. Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Law of Attraction 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
February 24, 2026Episode 236 min
S8E2 - Leading Through Chaos: How Servant Leadership Creates Real Impact with Mike Bourgeois
What if the fastest way to steady your life in uncertain times is to serve someone else? In this episode of The Lit Up Life, I sit down with Mike Bourgeois to talk about servant leadership , volunteerism, and what happens when you choose to give back in seasons that feel chaotic or heavy. Mike shares the stories that shaped him, from Big Brothers Big Sisters to Make-A-Wish, to building a skate park that brought kids together after COVID, and even supporting projects that create sustainable change through access to clean water and resources. This conversation is not about being perfect or saving the world. It's about r emembering that when you lead with humility, listen deeply, and show up with real intention, you change lives, including your own. How giving back helps regulate fear and brings you back to peace The unexpected way volunteer leadership strengthens your leadership at work Why serving without ego creates real community impact and lasting fulfillment If you have been feeling restless, disconnected, or caught in the noise of the world, this episode will remind you what is still true. Purpose is often found in action. Subscribe and listen to Season 8 , Episode 2 now, and let this be your reminder that service is not an extra thing. It is a path back to clarity. Meet Mike Bourgeois A dad of three and a builder at heart, passionate about helping others unlock their full potential. From biohacking and manifesting to treehouses, Disney, and National Parks, he lives life with curiosity, adventure, and purpose. When he's not exploring real estate projects or shredding mountains on a bike or snowboard, he's sharing insights to inspire growth in everyone around him. LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/semikeb/ Helpful Links 👉 Join the BuildHER Community: https://thelituplife.com/buildher 📅 FREE Law of Attraction 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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