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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September 9, 2026Episode 25323 min

The Grief of Becoming Someone New

Becoming the woman you say you want to be is much more challenging than anyone warns you about. In this episode, I’m talking about the part of personal growth that doesn’t fit neatly into the before-and-after story. You can want different boundaries, more freedom, greater self trust, and an entirely different way of living, then feel surprisingly disoriented when you actually start changing. Becoming someone new means something else has to be left behind, and sometimes what you feel in that space isn’t doubt or a sign that you’ve made the wrong choice. It’s grief. In this episode, you’ll hear: • Why personal growth can feel disorienting even when you want the change • What can happen when your old identity no longer fits • Why missing who you used to be doesn’t necessarily mean you should go back • How to honour who you’ve been without letting her determine what comes next • Three questions to help you trust the woman you’re becoming Take the next step There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

September 2, 2026Episode 25211 min

[ September Affirmations ] for Becoming Undeniable

At some point, you have to stop asking the room to tell you who you are. This month’s affirmations are about self trust, authority, visibility, and leading like the woman you’ve already spent years becoming. Not waiting for permission. Not chasing validation. Not shrinking so other people can feel more comfortable. These are for the version of you who is ready to walk into the room knowing she belongs there and move from that place. Inside this month’s affirmations, you’ll be supported in: • Trusting your own decisions without waiting for permission • Owning your worth without needing outside validation • Taking up space with greater confidence and self trust • Showing up with more authority in your life and leadership • Living and leading from the identity you’ve already grown into Each affirmation is repeated three times and cycles throughout the episode so you have space to actually let the words land, not just hear them once and move on. Return to this episode daily for 21 days or more to help reinforce the new subconscious patterns you’re choosing to build. Take the next step There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

August 26, 2026Episode 25124 min

Why Your Inner Critic Is Smarter Than You Think

Your inner critic doesn’t always sound critical. Sometimes she sounds responsible, professional, and extremely convincing. In this episode, I’m looking at the inner critic differently, because the obvious voice telling you you’re not good enough may actually be the easiest one to recognize. The more interesting version is the one telling you to wait, prepare more, explain yourself better, tone yourself down, or make absolutely sure you get it right. I share a recent realization about my own visibility and the version of myself I’ve been showing online, plus what it revealed about self-protection, authenticity, and being seen. If you’re highly self-aware but still find yourself overthinking, over-explaining, perfecting, or holding back, your inner critic may be doing something much smarter than simply criticizing you. In this episode, you’ll hear: • Why your inner critic doesn’t always sound negative • How reasonable advice can sometimes be fear in a much more convincing form • What the “Bland Barbie” realization taught me about authenticity and visibility • Why understanding your patterns isn’t always enough to change them • A different question to ask when your inner critic tells you to wait, perfect, prepare, or play it safe Take the next step There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

August 19, 2026Episode 25015 min

When Competence Becomes a Cage

Being the woman who can handle anything sounds like a strength. Until you realize you no longer know how not to. In this episode, I’m exploring what happens when competence stops being something you have and becomes something you feel responsible for proving. For high-achieving women, this pattern can be especially hard to see because it’s often rewarded with trust, responsibility, success, and praise. But if you’ve built a team, delegated more, set better boundaries, or created more support and still can’t seem to fully let go, there may be something deeper going on. This is a conversation about overfunctioning, leadership, self trust, receiving support, and the cost of always being the one who can handle it. In this episode, you’ll hear: • When competence shifts from a strength into an identity • Why overfunctioning is so easy to mistake for leadership • What may be underneath the need to stay indispensable • Why more support doesn’t always create more relief • A different way to think about capability, responsibility, and being supported Take the next step There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored

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 There’s something you want to change, something you can’t quite figure out, or you know you’re ready for something different but you’re not sure what that looks like yet. Book a complimentary 30-minute Subconscious Strategy Session. We’ll look at what’s going on, what might actually be underneath it, and what needs to shift to move you forward. Book your Subconscious Strategy Session Stay connected Instagram: @_brendajohnston For deeper conversations beyond the podcast, join me on Substack: The Limitless Life Uncensored