The Limitless Life Podcast

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Welcome to The Limitless Life Podcast, the place where your inner world becomes your greatest strategy, and your next level becomes undeniable. Hosted by Brenda Johnston, Subconscious Strategist and Energy Mentor, this show exists for the woman who is done with surface-level solutions. Brenda has a gift for making the concepts that once felt abstract, like energy, frequency, belief reprogramming, intuition, and manifestation, feel grounded, practical, and immediately usable. After more than two decades in performance-driven corporate and advertising environments, she redefined her own relationship to success, identity, and self-trust. For the past 12 years, she’s worked at the subconscious and energetic level, helping women build the beliefs that support their growth, step into their true identity, and move fully into what they’re here to do. Every episode is an honest, often unexpected conversation about purpose, identity, inner authority, and what becomes possible when you stop outsourcing your knowing and start trusting yourself completely. This podcast is for every woman who feels the pull toward something more, whether you’re just beginning to hear it, in the middle of a major transition, or you’ve built the success and know it’s time to go deeper. If you’re ready for real transformation, and you’re willing to go deeper to find it, you’re in the right place. New episodes drop every week.

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August 12, 2026Episode 24923 min

Why "Getting Over Your Fear" Hasn't Worked

Maybe getting over your fear hasn’t worked because you’ve been trying to solve the wrong fear. In this episode, I’m breaking down why fear isn’t one single thing and why familiar labels like fear of failure, fear of success, fear of judgment, and fear of not being enough are often too broad to create lasting change. Different fears create different beliefs and behaviours, which means procrastination, perfectionism, inconsistency, and overthinking may be symptoms of a much deeper pattern. I also share real examples of how a fear of failure can actually be a fear of uncertainty or of being seen getting something wrong, why not every fearful feeling necessarily belongs to you, and what becomes possible when you identify the true source. This work isn’t about becoming fearless. It’s about recovering the self-trust that disappears when you keep organizing your life around a fear you don’t understand. In this episode, you’ll hear: • Why “getting over your fear” and working with generic fear labels rarely create lasting change • How fears of failure, uncertainty, and judgment create different beliefs and behaviours • Why procrastination, perfectionism, inconsistency, and overthinking are often symptoms rather than the real problem • How to distinguish between a fear that belongs to you and one you may have absorbed or amplified from someone else • What changes when you identify the real fear and stop organizing your decisions around it Let’s go deeper: • The Limitless Life Uncensored starts the conversation. Between the Lines helps you live it through exclusive reflections, guided audios, and practical tools for lasting change. • Need focused support with one specific pattern or decision? Book a Power Session . Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

August 5, 2026Episode 24813 min

[ August Affirmations ] for Living in Overflow

Most of us have been taught how to strive for more. Very few of us have been taught how to receive it. This month's affirmations are designed to support abundance, financial expansion, receptivity, and becoming the version of yourself who naturally welcomes more into your life. They're intentionally created to work with your subconscious mind in a way that minimizes internal resistance, helping you strengthen beliefs that support wealth, opportunity, self trust, and possibility. These affirmations are for you if you're ready to stop chasing what's already trying to find you. They're an invitation to strengthen your capacity to receive, trust, and live from a place of true overflow. Inside this month's affirmations, you'll be supported in: • Becoming the version of yourself who naturally attracts opportunities and abundance • Developing a healthier relationship with money and receiving wealth • Releasing subconscious beliefs that create resistance to financial overflow • Strengthening an identity rooted in expansion rather than scarcity • Opening yourself to greater trust, possibility, and abundance in every area of life Each affirmation is repeated three times in a row and cycles throughout the episode so you'll hear each one multiple times as your subconscious mind begins reinforcing these new beliefs. For the deepest impact, return to these affirmations daily for 21 days or more. Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

July 29, 2026Episode 24713 min

The Grief of Outgrowing a Version of You That Actually Worked

One of the hardest transitions we experience isn't letting go of what hurt us. It's letting go of a version of ourselves that actually worked. In this episode, I'm exploring a kind of grief we rarely talk about: the grief of outgrowing an identity that helped you build your life, your career, or your business. It wasn't unhealthy. It wasn't a mistake. In many ways, it was exactly who you needed to be. But there comes a point when the version of you that got you here isn't the version that's meant to lead you forward. We also explore why high-achieving women often mistake this transition for burnout, boredom, or a lack of gratitude, when it may actually be grief. If you've been feeling disconnected from a role, identity, or way of operating that still looks successful on the outside, this episode offers a compassionate framework for understanding why and what might be asking to emerge next. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why outgrowing a successful identity can feel like grief instead of growth • The difference between burnout and the natural ending of a life season • How old identities can continue serving you long after you've outgrown them • Why letting go of who you've been isn't a rejection of your past, but an honouring of it • Questions to help you recognize the version of yourself that's ready to be released Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

July 22, 2026Episode 24622 min

Energy as Information

I've been wondering if some of what we've labelled as anxiety, overthinking, or uncertainty is actually something else entirely. What if it's information we've simply never been taught how to interpret? In this episode, I'm exploring one of the foundational ideas behind my work: that energy isn't just something we feel, it's information. I unpack what I mean when I say "energy speaks before your mouth even opens," why so many women become disconnected from their own inner knowing, and how learning to understand your body's signals can completely change the way you make decisions, build your business, and trust yourself. We also explore the relationship between intuition, energy, the nervous system, and self trust, and why so many high-achieving women mistake intuitive information for anxiety. If you've ever struggled to explain why something didn't feel right, even when it looked perfect on paper, this episode may completely change the way you interpret what your body has been trying to tell you all along. In this episode, you'll hear: • What it means to think of energy as information instead of something mystical • Why so many women mistake intuitive information for anxiety or overthinking • How to distinguish your own energy from the energy of the people around you • Why your body often recognizes truth before your logical mind can explain it • How reconnecting with your own energy helps you make clearer, more aligned decisions Mentioned in Episode: • Daily Energy Management Practice: https://www.brenda-johnston.com/energy-management • 60 Minute Power Session: https://calendly.com/brendajohnston/deep-dive Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

July 15, 2026Episode 24551 min

The Cost of Ignoring Ourselves: A Conversation with Jenn Pike

The hardest person to hear is often ourselves, especially after years of putting everyone else first. In this episode, I'm joined by Jenn Pike, a Functional Medicine Diagnostic Nutritionist and Medical Exercise Specialist for an honest conversation about the subtle ways women disconnect from themselves and the physical, emotional, and spiritual cost of staying there. We explore what it means to come back to your body, reclaim your voice, and begin listening to the wisdom that's been there all along. Together, we dive into nervous system regulation, burnout, intuition, and the patterns that keep so many women overgiving, overfunctioning, and disconnected from their own needs. This conversation is an invitation to stop abandoning yourself in the name of productivity, perfection, or pleasing others, and start creating a life that's rooted in self trust and alignment. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why so many women become disconnected from themselves without realizing it • The link between burnout, nervous system regulation, and women's health • How people pleasing and overfunctioning pull you away from your authentic self • Why your body often recognizes misalignment before your mind does • What it looks like to rebuild self trust by listening to your body's wisdom Connect with Jen: • Website: jennpike.com • Instagram: @jennpike • Podcast: The Simplicity Sessions Podcast Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

July 8, 2026Episode 24421 min

What it Actually Means to Lead From Your Higher Self

How do you know whether you're following fear, intuition, or your higher self? In this episode, I'm exploring what it actually means to lead from your higher self and why this spiritual concept is so often misunderstood. Rather than treating your higher self as either a mystical idea or a source for everyday answers, I share a grounded perspective on how it can become a practical guidance system for decision making, personal growth, and authentic leadership. We also explore the relationship between your higher self, subconscious programming, intuition, and soul, and why so many people mistake fear, conditioning, or external validation for inner knowing. If you're seeking greater clarity, trust, and alignment in your life or business, this episode offers a framework for understanding how to make decisions from a deeper place of wisdom. In this episode, you'll hear: • What it actually means to lead from your higher self • The difference between your intuition, subconscious programming, and higher self • Why inner knowing often comes before logical proof or understanding • How to recognize the difference between fear and genuine inner guidance • Why leading from your higher self isn't about having all the answers, but trusting yourself to take the next aligned step Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

July 1, 2026Episode 24312 min

[ July Affirmations ] for Finally Living Like the Woman You've Been Becoming

You've done the healing, gained the awareness, and learned the lessons. The question is: when do you finally start living like the woman you've been becoming? This month's affirmations are designed to support embodiment, self trust, identity integration, and closing the gap between understanding and action. They are intentionally created to work with your subconscious mind in a way that minimizes internal resistance, helping you reinforce the beliefs, behaviors, and energy of the version of you that's already emerging. If you've been feeling like you know what's next but haven't fully stepped into it, these affirmations are for you. This episode is for the woman who's tired of waiting to feel ready, tired of living from old versions of herself, and ready to start acting from who she has already become. Inside this month's affirmations, you'll be supported in: • Closing the gap between awareness and embodiment • Trusting yourself enough to move before certainty arrives • Releasing outdated identities and patterns • Taking action from who you are now, not who you used to be • Living at the level you've already grown into Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

June 24, 2026Episode 24242 min

What Happens When You Stop Surviving Your Story and Start Telling It with Alexis Carpenter

Some stories shape your life long before you're ready to tell them. In this episode, I'm joined by author, speaker, and mentor Alexis Carpenter for a deeply honest conversation about identity, trauma, loss, and what happens when a woman stops performing her life and starts telling the truth about it. Alexis shares her journey through addiction, foster care, devastating personal loss, and the collapse of multiple identities that once held her together. We explore what it really means to move from survival into self leadership, and how telling the truth about your story becomes a powerful catalyst for healing, purpose, and reconnection to self. This conversation is raw, human, and deeply validating for anyone who has ever felt like they've been rebuilding their life from the ground up. In this episode, you’ll hear: • What it means to stop surviving your story and start telling the truth about it • How loss can completely reshape identity, purpose, and self perception • Why high-capacity women often build lives from survival mode without realizing it • The difference between performing a life and actually living it • How vulnerability and truth become a pathway back to self connection Connect with Alexis: • Dive into the first 18 pages of Changing The Reflection when you join Real Talk Sis Waitlist • Substack: The Truth Telling Experience • Website: raisinghopellc.org • Instagram: @alexismcarpenter | Facebook: Alexis.Carpenter Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

June 17, 2026Episode 24128 min

The Missing Piece of the Spiritual Work

You've read the books, taken the courses, learned the mindset tools, and maybe even had profound breakthroughs. So why does it sometimes feel like the same patterns keep finding their way back? In this episode, I'm unpacking one of the biggest misconceptions in the personal growth and spiritual development space: the belief that self-awareness alone creates lasting transformation. I walk through the four layers that shape your experience of reality, from the conscious mind to the subconscious, the superconscious, and the soul, and explain why so many people get stuck trying to create transformation from the wrong level. I also share a deeply personal story about my own experience in the spiritual coaching world, how giving away my authority led me further from myself, and why the goal of this work should never be dependent on someone else's wisdom. If you've been doing the inner work but still feel like something isn't clicking, this episode may help you understand what's actually been missing. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why personal development alone doesn't create lasting transformation • The four layers of consciousness and how they influence your life • How subconscious programming shapes behavior, beliefs, and patterns that logic alone can't change • The difference between your intuition, higher self, and soul • Why true spiritual work should return you to your own authority, not someone else's Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.

June 10, 2026Episode 24043 min

Get Paid By God and Other Things We're Not Supposed to Say with Jaclyn Shaw

Some conversations challenge the rules you've been taught to follow, especially the ones you didn't realize you were still living by. In this episode, I’m joined by Spiritual Mentor and Entrepreneur Jaclyn Shaw for a conversation around truth, God, money, authentic expression, and what happens when you stop building your business around what you think you're supposed to say. Jaclyn shares her journey of honoring her voice, releasing external expectations, and creating a business rooted in alignment rather than performance. We also explore the intersection of spirituality and entrepreneurship, including money mindset, frequency, self expression, and what it means to build a business that feels deeply true to who you are. This conversation challenges conventional ideas around success and opens the door to a different way of thinking about abundance, purpose, and receiving. In this episode, you'll hear: • Why following truth over trends changes the way you build your business and life • What Jaclyn means when she says she's "employed by God" • How authentic expression becomes a powerful business strategy • The connection between energy, frequency, money, and receiving • Why owning your voice often requires releasing shame and external validation Connect with Jaclyn: • Website: jaclynshaw.ca • Instagram: @the.jaclynshaw • Facebook: The Jaclyn Shaw • Podcast: The Jaclyn Shaw Show Take the next step Stop trying to sound like everyone else. Discover how your voice is naturally designed to connect with the people you're here to serve: Get your free personalized Voice by Design Guide If you've hit an invisible ceiling and you're ready to understand what's really beneath it, I'd love to work with you. Apply to work with me DM me on Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack, The Limitless Life Uncensored , or step into Between the Lines for exclusive audios and tools to help you put what you’re learning into practice.