The Gutsy Podcast | Mindset, Personal Development & Entrepreneurship for Women

You can build a business, lead a team, handle pressure, and usually figure shit out. So why does dating or love feel so much harder? 
Today's guest, Laura Nagiel, is a dating and confidence coach and the creator of the DREAM Framework, the method she's used to help high-achieving women find the one. We're talking dating, perfectionism, control, receiving, and all the ways ambitious women unintentionally recreate the same exhausting patterns, not just in work, but in love too. 
But if you dig deeper, this conversation isn't really about dating or your current relationship at all. It’s more about  your relationship with yourself. Self-trust, letting go of control, and being willing to ask yourself some pretty uncomfortable questions about what you actually want and whether you're creating space to receive it. 
In this episode, you'll learn:
Why high-achieving women struggle with dating even when they excel everywhere else
The link between perfectionism, control, and people-pleasing in relationships
How childhood patterns quietly shape adult relationship habits
What it means to become a "match" for the relationship you want
Why receiving (love, help, support, time)  is the real common denominator
Resources from this episode
DREAM Framework — Laura Nagiel's signature six-month coaching program guiding high-achieving women through discovery, healing, and strategy to find a committed, high-value partner. 
Auralign Mastermind — My high-touch coaching space for women who are ready to stop depleting themselves for everyone else and start building a business and life that actually works for them. 
Clarity Session — A casual, no-pressure call with me to talk through what's going on and figure out your right next move.

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Every single person I work with comes to me because I said the thing they needed to hear. I called it for what it was and helped them find the solution to finally fix it.
Today I'm handing you four unfiltered things I've said to my clients that ended up growing their business: slow the fuck down, get rid of an offer, ditch the framework, and talk like you, not your old boss. 
I'm not going to pretend any of this is comfortable to hear. It wasn't easy for me to learn how to say these things out loud either, and it's not always easy to receive them. But if you've been busting your ass and still feel like something's missing, or you've got momentum but it feels heavy and off, that's your sign. 
Let this be the episode that gets you out of your own way, so you can take your Powerback® and finally build the business you want to be building.
We’ll go through:
Why slowing the fuck down is the fastest way to actually speed things up
The offer you're holding onto that needs to go
Why frameworks are textbooks to learn from, not blueprints to follow
Talking like you instead of your old boss
Resources from this episode

Clarity Session — a casual, no-pressure conversation with me to figure out what's really going on and get clear on your next right move. 
The Gutsy Collective —my community for driven women making gutsy moves in their lives and businesses. 
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There are seasons in life when everything looks fine, but doesn’t feel quite right. It's not that you're ungrateful or that anything's necessarily wrong, but something inside of you keeps saying there's more. 
Today's guest, Katie Pulsifer, is a master certified life coach and creator of the Golden Coaching Certification. With over 13 years of experience, Katie has trained thousands of coaches and guided high-achieving women out of overwhelm and people pleasing and into clarity, self-trust, and purpose. 
We're talking about that ache for more, why so many women feel stuck even when life looks good on the outside, and how we've gotten so practiced at knowing what everyone else needs that we've lost touch with what we want. 
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The ache for more and what it actually feels like
Signs you're stuck even when life looks good on paper
The guilt passed down through generations
Questioning what you've always considered "normal"
Katie's own story of rebuilding a life that reflects who she actually is
Reclaiming self-trust, your voice, and your purpose
Resources from this episode

Golden Life Coaching Certification — Katie's heart-led coach certification program, built on 13+ years of coaching and training thousands of coaches: 
Clarity Session — If this conversation hit home, this is the next right step. It's a casual conversation with me to figure out your next gutsy move. 

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If you want to take your business to the next level, you have got to give yourself space to do it. 
Your routine is set in stone, but maybe you have a new idea, trying to grow through the cracks like a little weed, saying, “hey, look at me!”
I'm in this with you in real time. I've been wanting to write a book for a decade, and this year I finally had to get honest about where all of my creative energy was going, and make room to pour into the book instead. 
That's also why the Gutsy Podcast cadence is changing: we're moving from two episodes a week to one, alternating a guest episode and a Powerback®. It's the same evaluation I walk women through inside Auralign — protecting a sleep schedule, blocking off a CEO day, letting go of commitments that no longer serve.
It's going to feel a little bumpy at first, and you're going to have to hold your new priority sacred and say no to the stuff that used to fill that space. But once you give yourself the room to go deep, the clarity starts pouring in, and that's exactly why it's time to take your Powerback® and start making the space your next level is waiting for.
We'll go through:
Why cramming your creation time in between meetings keeps your next-level idea stuck
How to evaluate where your time, energy, and creation are actually going
Real examples from women inside Auralign making space for their next level
Why the Gutsy Podcast cadence is changing (and what that means going forward)
The mindset shift it takes to hold your new priority sacred
Resources from this episode
LauraAura's book pre-launch list — Follow along behind the scenes as I write my book! 
Auralign Mastermind — My 6-month group coaching experience, the space to work through this same kind of evaluation with support. 
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Do you ever look around at the life you built and think, wait, is this it? Maybe the kids are growing up, your career doesn't fit anymore, your business is evolving, or your relationships are changing. Or maybe you just have this quiet feeling that the version of you who built this life is not the same woman who's meant to build the next chapter. 
Sometimes this gets labeled as a midlife crisis, but what if it's actually just an invitation to do things your own way?
Today's guest, Wendy Valentine, believes that midlife isn't a crisis at all. It's a catalyst. After navigating divorce, menopause, job loss, debt, an empty nest, and a devastating personal loss all at once, she found herself on the bathroom floor, wondering how she would ever rebuild her life. What happened next completely changed the way that she saw herself and what's possible.
In this episode:
Why midlife isn't a crisis but a catalyst
Wendy's story: divorce, menopause, job loss, debt, an empty nest, and a devastating loss, all at once
Grieving the versions of yourself you've outgrown
Identity, reinvention, and self-trust
Letting go of who you thought you had to be
Trusting yourself without having all the answers
Resources from this episode
Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play — Wendy's book on reinventing midlife using her 7-step FREEDOM method. 
FREEDOM at Midlife — Wendy's signature group coaching program that walks you through her 7-step FREEDOM framework for midlife reinvention. 
The Midlife Makeover Show — Wendy's top-ranked podcast on embracing midlife as a powerful new beginning. 
The Gutsy Collective — My integration space for deepening self-trust, confidence, and making Gutsy moves. 

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