The Soulful Leader Podcast
Episodes
210 episodes
From Emptiness to Fulfillment
You’re spinning in place. You’ve done this already and your success is feeling hollow.👉🏻 Maybe you've built the business, or climbed the mountain. 👉🏻 Maybe you've checked every box society told you to check. ...
Why 'Holding On' Is Holding You Back
You've worked hard to build the life you have. So why does it feel like something's missing — or worse, like you're stuck?Here's the uncomfortable truth: the very things you're gripping tightest might be exactly what's keeping you from t...
When Pushing Harder Makes Everything Worse (and how to change it)
Do you ever feel trapped between going all-in (the constant go, go, go, go), or needing to check out (the I've earned it, I've put in my time, I'm just I'm done.)You are NOT alone.The secret that no one tells us - there <...
The Thing Nobody Tells You About Success
You did everything right. You climbed the mountain, hit the milestones, checked all the boxes — and then you got there and thought... is this really it?That quiet emptiness at the top of success is something nobody warns you abo...
You’re Not Behind—You’re Playing the Wrong Game
Are you playing to win, or just playing not to lose? There's a mindset that is quietly shaping your life...Watching the Olympics this year got us thinking — not just about athletic excellence, but about the mindset behind it....
Claim the Power You're Ignoring
Feeling stuck on the inside while life keeps rolling by? You're not alone—and you might be looking in the wrong place for answers.In this episode, Stephanie and Maren dive into why we feel so powerless when we focus only on the...
From Autopilot to Alignment - advice from our team
Ready to trade your inner ‘itty bitty shitty committee’ for a better compass: alignment? The Soulful Leader Team sits down for a candid year-in-review where they share how they have shifted their own lives and identi...
Could Changing Your Space Rewire Your Habits?
Your morning route, the layout of a room and even the items on your desk quietly decide who you are each day. That means they can also help you when you want to change.This week, Maren & Stephanie dig into the hidden scri...
Stop Guarding the Plan. Grow the Person.
A reality check for overachievers and perfectionists who are tired of trying to “get it right.”We’re a society of overachievers and perfectionists who keep trying to “get it right.” We've been taught that the solution is ‘fixing...
Aligning Goals and Meaning
The resolution and goal frenzy is loud - and frustrating. What if there is a richer path? Stephanie and Maren kick off the year by turning goal setting on its head. They reframe why we set goals, how we measure progress, and what ac...
Embrace Your "Road Less Taken"
What if your most important work has nothing to do with a checklist? This is Stephanie and Maren’s 200th episode and they’re celebrating two-fold:by sharing a glimpse into their future by unveiling a bit of...
You Don’t Need Another Resolution To Change Your Life
Are you feeling the pressure of the end of the year?What if you could let go of that pressure and actually feel renewed going into 2026? What if that pressure is the very thing cutting you off from what you truly need and wan...
Increase Your Bandwidth
Are you tired of fighting through life and work? Perpetually exhausted?You’re not alone. It’s a messy world that seems to offer only two exhausting extremes: numbing out or fighting everything.What if you could stay open-hearted i...
Is Busy Your Badge of Honor?
You feel the need to constantly ‘do’, to be in motion. You feel guilty when you stop, rest, or need a break. Why?The simple, and uncomfortable answer is that being busy hides our deeper fears. We use it as a safety blanket for our egos e...
Pick Your Hard: Stress Less, Live More
Ever had a simple task become overwhelming? 👉🏻 It’s not the task, it’s the story we’re telling ourselves ABOUT the task! This week, Stephanie and Maren dive into the cost of “it’s so hard” and trace where the heaviness r...
The Real Cost of People Pleasing - and How to STOP
There are very real costs to people-pleasing, and you’re likely living them - the quiet resentment that builds after a hasty yes or the loss of trust that happens when someone can’t deliver on a promise.People pleasing doesn't please, it...
Stop Asking the Room, Ask Yourself
What if you’re not broken—you’re just waiting for permission you can only give yourself? Stephanie and Maren sit down with Jillian Riley, author of The Ten Permissions, to rethink how we lead, parent, and make choices in a world whe...
Toilet Seats Up, Boundaries Down: The Comedy of Being Always Right
Ever noticed how often we get trapped in rigid, black-and-white thinking that leaves no room for growth or connection? That 'certainty' might actually be your biggest obstacle.Stephanie and Maren share their illuminating conv...
The Goal Trap
Have you ever felt frustrated with goal setting?Thinking ‘here I go again, next goal, next goal’?Today, Maren & Stephanie offer an alternative to the on-going and soul sucking goal/achievement loop. “How many ...
When the Plan Is the Problem
Planning is the road to success, the path to freedom. Or is it?What if planning only part of the answer, and not having the whole picture is keeping you VERY stuck?Today Stephanie and Maren unpack what we’ve b...
When Old Patterns Knock Again
“Why is that coming up AGAIN? I dealt with that!”Have you felt like that? You think, ‘I've been here. I've done this already.’ When that shows up, do you get frustrated, assume you did something wrong and beat yourse...
Heavy, Tired, and Stuck? It’s Not What You Think
If you’ve ever felt like you’re carrying a big sack of potatoes wondering why you feel tired and heavy and you can't sleep, this podcast is for you.Today, Maren & Stephanie dive into the Shadow, what it is, why it matters and how to ...
When Success Isn't Enough - Will Smith's Clifftop Crisis
What happens when we finally get our needs met?We scramble after money, love, accolades, power, etc., yet study after study shows that once basic needs are met, additional pursuit does not enhance happiness.Will Smith talks about ...
Hustle Isn’t Resilience
Resilience is hot! The word is being used in every context from problems, to theories, to solutions - as well as to push people to do even more.So what is it really and why does that matter to you, your team, and your business?Tod...
When Doing More Still Isn't Enough
You live with a constant undercurrent of never feeling like you do enough, you are enough, or that you have enough.It's exhausting.That’s the result of being taught to look outside for your value and your worth, it leaves you empt...
