The emPOWERed Half Hour

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Most leadership training skips this part. Dysregulated people get dysregulated results. Regulated people get radiant lives. I'm Becca Powers—strategic sales leader, nervous system leadership expert, and USA TODAY bestselling author. The emPOWERed Half Hour is the leadership conversation I needed while leading high-performance teams, raising 4 kids, and meeting impossible expectations. On the outside, I was crushing it. On the inside, I was crumbling. What You'll Learn: This podcast explores what happens when life and leadership collide, and powering through stops working. Through the lens of nervous system science and trauma-informed leadership, we tackle the hard stuff: * Why high performers micromanage when they want to empower * How constant pressure creates reactive leadership and burnout * What sustainable high performance actually requires * How to regulate your nervous system under pressure * Building teams that perform without burning out What to Expect: Solo episodes and conversations with leaders, experts, and authors bringing real insight and hard-earned wisdom. No generic advice. Real talk, practical strategies, and ideas that actually empower you to lead differently. This Show Is For: Leaders, executives, individual contributors, and business owners who care about results AND people. If you want leadership conversations that change how you lead and live, you're in the right place. Take the Leadership Persona Quiz: https://beccapowers.com/takequiz

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August 11, 202629 min

EP113 - From Corporate to Healer: Hypnotherapy Breakthroughs with Christina Woods

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of "The EmPOWERed Half Hour," host Becca Powers sits down with Christina Woods for an enlightening conversation about her extraordinary journey from corporate executive to hypnotherapist and healer. Christina shares her inspiring story along with practical techniques for self-reflection, breaking patterns, and utilizing the power of words and subconscious rewiring to initiate meaningful change in life. Christina L. Woods is a celebrated Clinical Hypnotherapist, Rapid Transformational Therapist®, Empowerment Coach, and Reiki Master. With a mission to help women recognize their worth and align with their true selves, Christina draws from over 30 years of corporate leadership experience. She founded Wise Woods Hypnotherapy, Inc., where she guides women through self-discovery using her unique Wise Woods Method, which integrates hypnotherapy, coaching, and energy healing. Christina is passionate about empowering women to overcome self-sabotaging patterns, combat burnout, and lead purposeful lives. Key Takeaways: The transformational journey from corporate life to healing Techniques for self-reflection and pattern recognition Hypnotherapy as a powerful tool for personal change Thank you for tuning in to this episode of “The EmPOWERed Half Hour.” We hope that the insights shared here will assist you on your path toward self-awareness and the transformation of your habits and mindset. Until next time, stay empowered and keep striving for that perfect balance in life! Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

July 28, 202633 min

EP112 - Balancing Masculine and Feminine Energies: A Personal Journey with Melissa Von Musser

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week’s episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour ! Join host Becca Powers as she engages in a captivating conversation with Melissa Von Musser . Together, they explore the delicate balance between masculine and feminine energies for high-achieving women. Through personal stories and practical tools, they discuss ways to reconnect with intuition, find fulfillment, and embrace authentic power. Melissa Von Musser transformed her life from addiction and betrayal into a symbol of resilience. As a Tony Robbins certified master coach, she empowers thousands to reclaim their lives with courage and love. Her journey from overcoming adversity to building a successful coaching business offers valuable insights and inspiration. Melissa's story exemplifies how profound transformations can arise from deep struggles, making her an inspiring guest for listeners. Key Takeaways: The journey from survival to balance The impact of masculine energy on health and well-being Tools to reconnect with intuition and heart The importance of fulfillment over achievement Balancing logic and emotion in leadership Thank you for tuning in to this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour . We hope Melissa's journey and insights have inspired you to embrace your own path with courage and authenticity. Until next time, stay empowered and keep striving for that perfect balance in life! Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

July 14, 202631 min

EP111 - Embracing Dualities: The Key to Authentic Living with Colette Fehr

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to this week’s episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour ! Join host Becca Powers as she sits down with renowned psychotherapist and relationship expert, Colette Jane Fehr . Colette is the brilliant mind behind the book, The Cost of Quiet: How to Have the Hard Conversations That Create Secure, Lasting Love . She also co-hosts the popular podcasts Insights from the Couch: Real Talk for Women at Midlife and Love Thy Neighbor: The Relationship Show . Her insightful TEDx talk, Secrets of a Couples Therapist , was honored as a TED Editors’ Pick. In this enlightening episode, Colette opens up about her personal journey and shares professional insights into the costs of emotional silence. Tune in to explore the importance of authentic communication and how embracing dualities can pave the way to a more fulfilled and genuine life. Colette offers practical frameworks for self-connected communication and guides us on how to honor our true selves in all our relationships. Key Takeaways: The personal journey behind The Cost of Quiet Understanding the health impacts of emotional suppression Practical frameworks for self-connected communication Embracing dualities in life and relationships for a richer experience Thank you for tuning in to this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour ! We hope you’ve gained valuable insights into living authentically and embracing the complexities of life. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider subscribing and leaving us a review. Until next time, stay true to yourself and keep embracing those dualities! Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

June 30, 2026Episode 11028 min

What Do You Really Want?

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour , Becca sits down with sales leadership coach, founder, and former tech executive Amy Evans for a conversation about reinvention, alignment, authenticity, and trusting yourself enough to choose a different path. In this episode we explore: Why high achievers often delay their dreams for "one more year" The hidden cost of staying on a treadmill that no longer serves you How layoffs and life transitions can create unexpected clarity Quotes from this episode: "Give yourself permission to want something." – Amy Evans "The person who knows what you want is about the seven or eight-year-old version of you." – Amy Evans "I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I'm going to do something." – Amy Evans "What do I actually want?" – Becca Powers "There is a way back to yourself no matter where you are." – Becca Powers Connect with Amy: Website LinkedIn Mentioned on the episode: Women In Sales Leadership Podcast Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

June 16, 2026Episode 10929 min

The Breakdown Before The Breakthrough

Send us Fan Mail This conversation is about the unraveling that happens before real growth and learning who you are beyond performance, productivity, and external success. In this episode we explore: Why the skills that make you good at your career don’t automatically make you good at business ownership The hidden cost of building your business around tactics instead of foundations Why entrepreneurship humbles even the most successful high performers Quotes from this episode: “The best decision that I ever made in my entire life was when I made the decision to truly surrender and loosen my death grip on the how.” – Ryan Lang “The skills that make you good at what you do are not the same skills that make you good as a business owner.” – Ryan Lang “The most successful people that I have ever known are constantly seeking the next level of themselves.” – Ryan Lang “There’s always a next level available to us that we should be striving for.” – Becca Powers “When we hit a certain level and we’re not growing, all of a sudden your fulfillment tanks.” – Becca Powers Connect with Ryan: Website: http://www.empirepartners.io Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realryanlang/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ryan.lang.984 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-lang-b46a545b/ Mentioned on the episode: Empire Partners Quiz Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

June 2, 2026Episode 10830 min

When Life Takes Away Who You Were

Send us Fan Mail This conversation goes into the cost of suppressing pain, living in survival mode, and the difficult but powerful process of rebuilding yourself from the inside out. In this episode we explore: What happens when your entire identity is built around achievement and service Why emotional pain eventually manifests physically in the body The hidden cost of constantly trying to prove you are “strong enough” How compartmentalizing emotions can quietly push high performers toward burnout Why asking yourself “why” five times helps uncover the real root of your emotions The difference between healthy growth and pushing yourself until you break How athletes and high achievers tie their worth to performance from a young age Quotes from this episode: “We don't grow when we're comfortable.” – Amber Houghton “Who are you if you're not a mom? Who are you if you're not a chief or an airman? Who are you if you're not a CEO?” – Amber Houghton “There is a very fine line between pushing yourself enough to grow and be uncomfortable, to pushing yourself to where you're broken.” – Amber Houghton “Each time I come out the other side, I am so much more aware of life and its preciousness, capabilities, and potentials.” – Becca Powers “When we don't listen to our bodies' red flags, we push past them and everything gets impacted.” – Becca Powers Connect with Amber: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amber.houghton.94/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Amber.Leigh.Houghton/ and https://www.facebook.com/ElitePerformanceStrategies LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amberhoughton/ Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

May 19, 2026Episode 10730 min

From Burnout to Breakthrough

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour , I sit down with shamanic healer, spiritual teacher, and retreat facilitator Meghan Gilroy. In this episode we explore: Why success on paper can still feel empty How disconnection shows up in high achieving women The truth about people pleasing and self abandonment What a dark night of the soul really means How to move through seasons of breakdown and transformation Why you cannot recreate your life using the same tools Quotes from this episode: “I was focused on teaching other people how to run retreats and doing business coaching, and I was hiding that shamanic part of me in the background.” – Meghan Gilroy “You can’t recreate your life using the same tools that you used to create it the first time.” – Meghan Gilroy “The most powerful woman is a relaxed woman.” – Meghan Gilroy “When work is severely out of alignment, life will happen.” – Becca Powers “You can almost see it in your hand what you’re supposed to do.” – Becca Powers Connect with Meghan: Website: www.meghangilroy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meghangilroy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meghan.gilroy.1 Mentioned on the episode: The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Express Your Intention to Join Meghan for the November 2026 Retreat to Egypt Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

May 5, 2026Episode 10631 min

Where Science, Spirit, and Self-Trust Come Together

Send us Fan Mail In this Mother’s Day episode, I’m sitting down with Ariane de Bonvoisin, the author of Spirit Mama. In this episode: Why asking “why” can keep you stuck in suffering How grief actually moves through the body and why that matters The connection between self love and your ability to create How shame, guilt, and unforgiveness block your energy Why motherhood is an energy and not just a role The truth about being “Superwoman” and why it does not serve you How to reconnect with your body, your truth, and your creative power The shift from control to surrender and what opens up when you do Quotes from this episode: “Grief is an emotion. Emotion is energy in motion.”- Ariane de Bonvoisin “You can’t have love for a child and no self-love for yourself.” - Ariane de Bonvoisin “It’s not even a cleanup job, it’s just a love job.” - Ariane de Bonvoisin “I think it’s an epidemic of disconnection that’s happening right now.” - Becca Powers “My kids want from me is my presence. It is a spiritual gift to give to your children.” – Becca Powers Connect with Ariane: Website: https://spiritmamabook.com https://www.arianedebonvoisin.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spiritmamaofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/arianedebonvoisin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Ariane-de-Bonvoisin/100063747638605/# LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianed1/ Mentioned on the episode: Spirit Mama Book by Ariane de Bonvoisin Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

April 21, 2026Episode 10529 min

Show Up. Be Real. Build Better Relationships.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour , Becca sits down with relationship expert, speaker, and author of The Relationship Advantage , Barb Betts. In this episode: What real connection actually requires (and what most people miss) The difference between being visible and truly being present How to be vulnerable without oversharing Why relatability is the missing piece in most relationships How confidence impacts the depth of your connections Why performing and people-pleasing create shallow relationships The simple daily habit that can transform your relationships Quotes from this episode: “Connection isn’t built through perfection. It’s built through presence.” – Barb Betts “If you’re not being real, your relationships won’t feel real.” – Barb Betts “You don’t need more contacts. You need more connection.” – Becca Powers “Every opportunity in your life is tied to a relationship.” – Barb Betts “Stop performing for connection and start showing up as yourself.” – Becca Powers Connect with Barb: Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Mentioned on the episode: The Relationship Advantage book Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing

April 7, 2026Episode 10430 min

From a Padlocked Door to Oprah's Favorite Things

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with Lia Valencia Key, founder of Valencia Key Jewelry, whose life began in circumstances most people would have accepted as permanent. Generational poverty. Homelessness. Instability that could have easily defined her path. In this episode: How to turn early struggles into lessons for life Why choosing your own path can transform how you approach challenges The role of faith in yourself alongside faith in a higher power How speaking your goals out loud can open opportunities Why small, consistent actions—millimeter steps—make a difference How intentional words can shape your perspective and daily choices Quotes from this episode: “Your predicament doesn’t determine your destiny.” – Lia Valencia Key “All things are possible. Lead with light.” – Lia Valencia Key “Faith plus belief equals millimeter actions that lead you all the way to all of your dreams.” – Lia Valencia Key “You can call on God, but you need to have that amount of faith in yourself. You never know when you’re gonna need it.” – Becca Powers “The biggest misstep we can make is lying to ourselves.” – Becca Powers Connect with Lia: Website: http://www.valenciakey.com Instagram: @liavalenciakey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valenciakey/ Useful Links: · Watch Full Episodes on YouTube · Becca’s Website · Follow Us on Instagram · Connect on LinkedIn · Find Us on Facebook · Get Becca’s Book: A Return to Radiance · Book Becca to Speak Podcast Produced by Jen Kourtei at Savvy Edge Marketing