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With Camilla Kahlberg

There comes a moment when the life you’ve built on the outside no longer matches what’s happening on the inside.

You’re capable. Strong. High-performing.
You lead teams. You manage home. You handle pressure.

But privately, you’re exhausted. Disconnected. Running on survival.

In this episode, I sit down with Camilla Kahlberg, founder of She Leads the Authentic Leadership Movement, to talk about the hidden burnout so many high-achieving women experience.

After decades in corporate leadership at BP, Shell, and IBM, Camilla faced a personal breaking point during a painful separation that forced her to confront the illusion of strength she had been living behind.

That unraveling became her turning point.

When Strength Is Actually Performance

Many high-achieving women learn early how to armor up. We become “the strong one.” We perform. We over-function. We push through.

And for a while, it works.

Until our body says no.

Camilla explains how what we call strength is often performance rooted in fear, fear of not being enough, not succeeding, not being worthy. We chase milestones believing achievement will secure our value.

But internally, we’re disconnected from our emotions, intuition, and nervous system. The warning signs show up as tension, anxiety, irritability, or exhaustion, and we override them.

True strength, Camilla says, isn’t constant self-sufficiency. It’s vulnerability. It’s asking for help. It’s regulating your nervous system and leading from wholeness instead of survival.

Rebuilding From the Inside Out

Burnout recovery doesn’t begin with doing more. It begins with being differently.

Camilla shares practical ways to reconnect with your body, notice where fear lives physically, and question the beliefs driving overachievement. She encourages women to ask: Who do I want to be in the room?

That shift moves you from reacting out of old wounds to responding with intention.

We also talk about reclaiming ownership of your calendar, setting boundaries without guilt, and redefining success from the inside out.

When we shift from “do, have, be” to “be, do, have,” everything changes.

If you look strong on the outside but feel stretched thin on the inside, this episode is for you.

You don’t have to carry this alone.

Connect with Camilla

You can connect with Camilla and learn more about her work through:

https://www.youtube.com/@camillacalberg

https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillacalberg

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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With Colleen Souza

What if discipline didn’t have to feel like a constant power struggle?

So many moms find themselves stuck in the same exhausting cycle. Our kids act out. We react. Everyone feels frustrated. Nothing really changes. We want to raise responsible, respectful kids but most days it feels like we’re just putting out fires.

In this episode, I sit down with nationally recognized educator, leadership coach, and mom Colleen Souza to talk about a different approach. Instead of reacting to behavior with more control, more yelling, or more guilt, Colleen teaches that responsibility grows from something deeper, the values that guide your home.

Through her book Living by the Mantras, Colleen shares 21 simple sayings that transform everyday challenges into teachable moments. This conversation is about shifting from drama to direction.

Moving From Power Struggles to Purpose

Colleen shares how healthy organizations thrive because they operate from clearly defined values. There is alignment. There are expectations. There is unity around what matters most. She challenges us to think: if workplaces with diverse personalities, backgrounds, and perspectives can unite around shared values, why can’t our homes?

We explore how defining a few core family values creates clarity. Respect. Integrity. Responsibility. These values aren’t just words on a wall — they become daily anchors. When paired with simple mantras like “Leave it better than you found it” or “You always have a choice,” they give kids language for behavior and decision-making.

It’s not about controlling behavior. It’s about cultivating character.

Boundaries, Bandwidth & Living by Design

Values don’t replace boundaries, they strengthen them. Colleen explains how values, mantras, and boundaries work together.

We also talk about something so practical and often overlooked: developmental capacity. Many power struggles happen because we expect more than our kids can realistically handle. When we understand their bandwidth, their age, their limits, their emotional capacity, we parent more intentionally and less reactively.

One of the most powerful takeaways is this: you don’t have to overhaul everything to begin. Start small. Choose one value. Define it clearly. Create a mantra that reflects it. Model it consistently.

You don’t have to wait for your spouse to be fully on board. You don’t need a perfect family meeting. You are a leader in your home. You can begin. When values become your compass, discipline shifts from chaos to clarity. From reacting on default to parenting by design.

If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who’s tired of the power struggles.

Connect with Colleen:

Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/p/ColleenSouzaAuthor-61576298213577/

https://livingbythemantras.com/about-colleen-souza/

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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Episode 50: Real Tools for Handling Anger, Conflict & Parenting Triggers
With Davina Hehn

So many of us were never actually taught how to feel our emotions, communicate clearly under stress, or handle conflict in healthy ways. We were told to stay calm. To not overreact. To “just communicate better.” But without real tools, we often end up repeating the same emotional cycles we grew up with.

And parenting? Parenting exposes all of it.
The triggers we didn’t know we had suddenly surface. Old wounds get activated. Reactions happen faster than we can think. And we’re left wondering, Why does this keep happening? And how do I actually change it?

In this episode, I sit down with therapist, coach, and podcast host Davina Hehn, who teaches emotional regulation and conflict skills to individuals, couples, and parents. Through her work, she realized most people were never taught the foundational skills needed to navigate anger or emotional intensity in the first place.

Rethinking Anger & Emotional Triggers
This conversation reframes anger completely. Instead of seeing it as something to suppress or tightly manage, Davina explains how anger can actually be information. A signal. An advocate for change.

We talk about the shame that surrounds anger, especially for women, and how that shame keeps us isolated and stuck. Davina breaks down the neurobiology of triggers, explaining how our bodies react in a fraction of a second, before our brain even has language for what’s happening.

Parenting often magnifies unresolved wounds. The boundary crossings, the noise, the overwhelm, they connect to experiences we may not even realize are still active. Moving from self-judgment to curiosity becomes a powerful shift. Instead of asking, “What’s wrong with me?” we begin asking, “What is this connected to?”

That shift alone changes everything.

A Practical Framework for Real Change
Self-awareness is important, but it isn’t enough. Knowing why we react doesn’t automatically change the reaction.

Davina shares her SHIFT framework, a practical, repeatable way to move through anger and conflict in real time. Instead of trying to eliminate anger or strive for perfection, she focuses on healing, repair, and innovation. Small, intentional changes that create ripple effects over time.

We talk about repairing with your kids in ways that build trust, how to take responsibility without shame, and why growth isn’t dramatic, it’s incremental. It’s messy. It’s practiced.

You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be willing to take the next small step.

If you’ve ever felt triggered in ways that surprised you…
If you’ve felt shame around your anger…
If you’re determined to break generational patterns…
This episode will give you language, tools, and hope.

Connect with Davina:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@asteadyspace
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asteadyspace/
Website: https://www.asteadyspace.com/

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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Episode 49: Rewriting the Fairy Tale of Motherhood With Cheri Bergeron

So many women grow up believing motherhood will follow a simple, linear script.
First you find the right partner.
Then you get married.
Then you have children.
But for so many women, that fairy tale doesn’t unfold the way they imagined, or it falls apart completely.

In this deeply honest conversation, I sit down with Cheri Bergeron, fertility advocate, nonprofit founder, and bestselling author of Mission Motherhood: Writing a New Fairy Tale of Love and Family, to talk about what happens when your motherhood story doesn’t follow the traditional path.

Cheri’s 10-year journey into motherhood included foster parenting, multiple rounds of IVF, donor conception, genetic complications, premature birth, heartbreaking child loss, and a precedent-setting custody battle in Texas involving her legally separated spouse.

Her story is not linear.
It’s not tidy.
And it’s incredibly powerful.
This episode is about reclaiming your narrative when the fairy tale falls apart.

In This Episode, We Discuss
In this episode, we talk about the outdated expectations women still carry around marriage, fertility, and motherhood and how those narratives create pressure, shame, and confusion when life doesn’t follow a linear path. We explore the emotional and biological realities of fertility, the myths about “having it all,” and how infertility, trauma, and loss can expose cracks in relationships.

Cheri shares what non-linear motherhood can look like, from foster care to donor conception, and how to build support when you don’t have a traditional village. Most importantly, we discuss releasing rigid ideals and making space for a version of motherhood that is honest, unconventional, and uniquely your own.

The Heart of This Conversation
One of the biggest themes in this episode is this:
Motherhood is not a fairy tale.
It’s a journey.

And sometimes the version we were promised, the neat, linear one, simply isn’t the one we’re given.

But that does not mean your story is broken.
Cheri shares how hope can exist alongside grief.
How resilience can grow through trauma.
And how becoming a mother may require rewriting everything you thought it would look like.

This episode is especially for the woman who feels “off track.”
The woman whose timeline didn’t unfold as planned.
The woman wondering if she missed her chance.
You didn’t miss your story.
It may just be unfolding differently.

If this episode resonated with you, share it with a friend who may need to hear it.

Connect with Cheri
Cheri shares more about her organization and the resources available for women navigating infertility, donor conception, nontraditional motherhood, and family-building after loss.

You can connect with Cheri and learn more about her work through:
https://www.facebook.com/missionmotherhood/
https://www.cheribergeron.com/
https://www.instagram.com/screwthefairytale/
Book: Mission Motherhood: Writing a New Fairy Tale of Love and Family

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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Episode 48: Living Life by Design in Motherhood with Dr. Wendy O'Connor

So many moms are living on autopilot.
You check the boxes.
You show up.
You do the “right” things.
And yet… something feels off.

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with Dr. Wendy O’Connor, Stanford-trained positive psychologist, to unpack what it truly means to live life by design instead of default, especially in motherhood.

We talk about the quiet kind of burnout that happens when your life looks good on paper but doesn’t feel aligned anymore. The kind where you’re not depressed, but you’re not lit up either. The kind where you start wondering, Is this just how it’s supposed to be?

Dr. Wendy shares the pivotal moment that changed everything for her, realizing she had built a successful life that no longer fit who she was becoming. That realization led her into the work she now teaches thousands of women: reconnecting to your strengths, values, and desires so you can stop surviving and start designing forward.

A Powerful Shift
One of the most important takeaways from this episode:
You don’t need to overhaul your entire life.
You need to start designing forward.

That might look like taking an honest audit of your day.
Noticing where you hit the “rumble strip.”
Asking yourself, Where am I saying yes when I mean no?
It’s not about blowing everything up.
It’s about inching closer to alignment.

Because every time you say yes when you mean no, you fracture self-trust.
And every time you choose yourself in a small way, you begin rebuilding it.

Why This Matters in Motherhood
There is no other season of life where you give so much of yourself.
And yet, when you disconnect from yourself, you don’t just affect your own fulfillment, you model that disconnection for your children.
If we live dimmed, filtered, and small… they learn to do the same.

Living by design isn’t selfish.
It’s modeling courage.
It’s modeling self-trust.
It’s modeling what it looks like to come home to yourself.

If You’re Feeling “Too Far Gone”
Dr. Wendy reminds us: there is no such thing.
Everything you desire is waiting on the other side of your next small move.

One mindset shift.
One boundary.
One aligned decision.

If this episode resonated, share it with a friend who needs to hear it.

Connect with Dr. Wendy
You can connect with Dr. Wendy O’Connor on Instagram at @drwendyoconnor and learn more about her work helping women live with clarity, confidence, and intention.

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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Episode 47: From Exhausted to Empowered: Helping Families Thrive Through Sleep with Allison Egidi

Sleep deprivation can quietly unravel even the most capable, prepared parents. When sleep struggles linger beyond the newborn phase, many families find themselves overwhelmed, doubting their instincts, and wondering if they’re doing something wrong.

But sleep isn’t just about rest.
It affects emotional regulation, impulse control, learning retention, and mental health. And when a family hasn’t slept in months or even years, it can feel impossible to know where to begin.

In this episode of Let’s Get Real, I sit down with pediatric sleep consultant Allison Egidi, founder of Sleep and Wellness Coach, to talk about what really happens when families go without sleep for too long and how to reclaim rest in a realistic, supportive way.

The Breaking Point That Changed Everything
Allison shares her personal story of nearly two years of severe sleep deprivation with her first daughter. Despite being prepared, organized, and determined to “do it right,” nothing was working. Add postpartum anxiety, a demanding job, and a second baby into the mix, and she hit a breaking point.

The turning point came when someone lovingly said, “You don’t seem like yourself.”

That moment led her to seek help. Within 11 days of working with a sleep coach, everything changed.

Why Sleep Is Foundational for Mental Health
One of the most powerful takeaways from this episode is this:
Five hours of uninterrupted sleep can significantly improve mental health.
While adults ideally need seven to eight hours, that five-hour stretch can be a critical starting point for overwhelmed moms. Sleep affects mood stability, anxiety levels, cognitive function, and resilience.

We talk about practical strategies like dividing nighttime responsibilities with a partner, creating intentional sleep windows, and asking for help even when it feels uncomfortable.

How Sleep Impacts Kids Beyond Bedtime
Sleep isn’t just about easier nights. It impacts:
• Emotional regulation
• Impulse control
• Learning retention
• Classroom behavior

Allison explains how chronic sleep deprivation can mimic ADHD symptoms in children and how improving sleep can dramatically shift academic performance and behavior.

It’s never too late to teach a child how to sleep well. Whether your child is six months old or in fifth grade, healthy sleep habits can be built.

The Power of Asking for Help
This conversation also highlights something deeper than sleep.
Many moms suffer silently. We tell ourselves we should be able to figure it out. We power through exhaustion. We minimize our struggles.
But healing often begins with saying, “I’m not okay.”

When we admit we need help, we open the door to real change.
If this episode encouraged you, share it with another mom who might need it.

Connect with Allison
Podcast: How Long Till Bedtime
Instagram: @sleepandwellnesscoach
Website: sleepandwellnesscoach.com

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.

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Feeling overwhelmed and like you’ve lost yourself in the chaos of motherhood? You’re not alone. And you don’t have to keep feeling this way.

I created this FREE guide for you:
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Simple, realistic shifts you can start making today without adding more to your plate.
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Episode 46: Healing After Trauma, Grief & Identity Loss with Nicole Gibson

Life can change in an instant. One moment you’re building a future, and the next, you’re trying to make sense of a life that no longer looks or feels familiar. For many women, trauma doesn’t just bring physical or emotional pain. It brings grief for the life they thought they were living and confusion about who they are now.

In this episode of Let’s Get Real, I sit down with Nicole Gibson, an engineer, traumatic brain injury survivor, and author of Shattered Into Grace. Nicole shares her story of surviving a severe brain injury at 20 years old and the long, often invisible journey of rebuilding her identity, her faith, and her sense of worth.

This conversation is honest, grounding, and full of hope for anyone navigating life after loss.

When Life Breaks and Identity Shatters
One month after turning 20, Nicole was hit by a car while walking to class. The accident left her with a severe traumatic brain injury, multiple skull fractures, and no memory of who she was. When she woke up, her life felt fragmented, like puzzle pieces scattered on the floor with no clear way to put them back together.

Recovery wasn’t just physical. It was deeply personal. Returning to school, relearning routines, and trying to reconnect with a version of herself she could barely remember forced Nicole to rebuild from the ground up. The question wasn’t just how to heal, but who am I now?

Trauma didn’t erase her life, but it changed it. And learning to live inside that reality took time, patience, and support.

The Long Road Through Grief, Relationships, and Worth
One of the most powerful parts of Nicole’s story is her honesty about how long healing really took. Physically, emotionally, and mentally, recovery stretched over years, not months. Even when life looked “fine” on the outside, internally she was struggling with fear, loneliness, and a deep desire to feel accepted.

That desire led her into relationships that didn’t reflect her worth. Nicole shares how trauma and identity loss can leave women vulnerable to staying in situations that slowly erode their sense of value. When self-worth is shaky, it’s easy to confuse attention with love and performance with belonging.

Healing, Faith, and Becoming Whole Again
Faith played a significant role in Nicole’s healing, but not in a neat or linear way. She speaks honestly about anger, doubt, and wrestling with questions that didn’t have easy answers. Healing didn’t come from bypassing grief, but from allowing space for it.

Over time, surrender replaced striving. Instead of forcing life to look a certain way, Nicole began asking what would actually bring her peace, joy, and health. That shift opened the door to a life that looks different than the one she lost, but still whole.

Her reminder for anyone healing after trauma is simple and powerful: you are worthy. Your trauma does not define you, and you are allowed to take the time you need to heal.

Connect with Nicole
You can learn more about Nicole, her book Shattered Into Grace, and her ongoing writing at dynamicallycrafted.com, where she shares reflections on healing, faith, and rebuilding life after trauma.

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters and I’m here for you.

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Episode 45: How Childhood Shapes Us with Stacy Schaffer
So many adults move through life believing they should be “past” what happened to them. That childhood is over. That it shouldn’t still affect them. But our early experiences don’t stay neatly tucked in the past. They quietly shape how we love, how we parent, how we handle stress, and how safe we feel being ourselves.

In this episode of Let’s Get Real, I sit down with Stacy Schaffer, a licensed professional counselor with over 20 years of experience working with children, teens, and young adults. She’s also the author of With Love from a Children’s Therapist and brings a rare dual perspective as both a clinician and a survivor of childhood trauma.

This conversation is tender, honest, and deeply relatable.

Childhood Doesn’t Stay in Childhood
Stacy shares openly about growing up in an environment marked by trauma, silence, and unmet emotional needs. When she tried to speak up as a young child, she wasn’t heard. That silence didn’t make the pain disappear. It taught her how to survive.

Like many people, Stacy learned to cope by starting over. By pushing forward. By performing well and deciding not to look back. For a long time, that strategy worked. It helped her build a life, choose a career, and appear “fine” on the outside.

How Childhood Trauma Shows Up Later
One of the most grounding parts of this conversation is Stacy’s explanation of what childhood trauma actually is. Trauma isn’t about comparison. It’s not about whether someone else “had it worse.” Trauma is any experience that overwhelms a child’s nervous system and changes how they understand the world.

Unprocessed childhood trauma often shows up sideways in adulthood. It can look like perfectionism, people-pleasing, emotional shutdown, anxiety, over-functioning, or constantly feeling like you have to hold everything together.

When pain stays unnamed, it gets repeated.

Why Healing Ourselves Matters for Our Kids
A central theme of this episode is the impact parents have when they’re willing to do their own emotional work. Stacy speaks honestly about generational trauma and how cycles continue when pain goes unaddressed, not because parents don’t care, but because they don’t have the tools or support they need.

Children don’t need perfect parents. They need parents who are willing to listen without shutting down, who can tolerate discomfort without becoming defensive, and who are open to being human.

I was reminded again that I can’t take my children places I’m unwilling to go myself. When parents begin healing, even imperfectly, it creates safety. It gives kids permission to speak, to feel, and to trust that they won’t be alone with their hard emotions.

Healing isn’t about blame. It’s about breaking cycles with compassion.
You don’t have to carry this alone.

Connect with Stacy
You can learn more about Stacy’s work, her book With Love from a Children’s Therapist, and download the first chapter for free at stacyschaffer.com.

She also shares thoughtful, grounded insights for parents and caregivers on Instagram at @hoperestored.

P.S. If this episode resonates with you, please reach out. I truly want to hear your story. You can DM me on Instagram @jenaburris or email me at jena@jenaburris.com. Your voice matters — and I’m here for you.