Stephanie Hanneken, Founder of Inspire Change Counseling, on Healing Trauma, EMDR, and a Holistic Mind-Body-Spirit Approach to Success.

The hosts interview licensed therapist and personal trainer Stephanie Hanneken, who grew up in St. Louis, moved to Arizona six years ago, and describes her winding education path from music scholarship and volleyball to journalism and organizational communications before pursuing counseling. She shares surviving an abusive college relationship involving coercion and rape, subsequent PTSD and panic attacks, leaving the relationship at 20, transferring to Mizzou, and later discovering psychology after a counselor encouraged her to enter the field. Stephanie explains how faith, exercise, and a holistic mind-body-spirit framework shaped her practice, Inspire Change Counseling (founded 2014, with offices in Phoenix and St. Louis). She details how EMDR works and how clinicians identify root memories and reduce triggers, discusses attachment theory’s role in modern relationships, and defines success as impacting others and helping people heal and share their stories.

To Connect with Stephanie:

Inspire Change Counseling: www.InspiringChangeCounseling.com

Email: Stephanie@inspurechangecounseling.com

Other Resources: www.PsychologyToday.com

00:00 Whole Self Mind Body

00:22 Meet Stephanie Hanneken

01:18 Growing Up St Louis

03:12 St Louis High School Code

04:12 College Path Twists

06:12 Ankle Injury And Regret

08:45 Abuse Story Begins

14:06 PTSD Escape And Calling

17:57 Holistic Therapy Framework

19:39 Morning Routine And Boundaries

20:49 Love After Trauma

23:05 Instagram DM Meet Cute

23:54 Almost Met Before

24:58 Body Signals Safety

25:22 Cody Dreamy Banter

26:25 Missouri Roots Jokes

27:11 EMDR Explained Simply

30:07 EMDR Origin Walking

30:38 Kids Anxiety Root

33:48 Finding Trauma Roots

36:28 Attachment Theory Today

39:16 Family Culture Wars

41:45 Ownership Locus Control

44:20 Defining Success

45:51 Where To Find Help

Follow the SuccessFlow Podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠: @successflowpodcastTo connect with Steven and ways he can help:⁠Founder/Creator: ⁠www.oppoflowmindset.com⁠ Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: ⁠www.journeypayrollhr.com⁠ Instagram: @steven.oppo.flow To connect with Phil and contact directly: ⁠https://phillipcrawford.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford⁠ Instagram: @flowstatecrawfordAcknowledgements:The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton.

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Why Clichés Work: Time-Tested Wisdom on Action, Time, Luck & Fortune

We discuss why clichés, though often dismissed as lazy or cheesy, endure because they’re time-tested phrases of wisdom, distinct from corporate buzzwords.

We unpack favorite examples focused on urgency and action:

“time is money”

“actions speak louder than words”

“strike while the iron’s hot”

“the early bird gets the worm”

“put your money where your mouth is”

“less is more/keep it simple”

Then we shift to relationships and character:

“you get more with honey than vinegar”

“what goes around comes around” the golden rule,

“show me your friends, I’ll show you your future”.

We connect clichés to luck versus fortune, arguing you can “create your own luck” by staying in motion and taking aligned action, citing “the harder I work, the luckier I get,” while warning about busyness, sunk costs, and when to change direction.

We close with long-term perspective:

“Rome wasn’t built in a day” and risk-taking

“fortune favors the bold”

Plus the French printing-press origin of the word “cliché.

”00:00 Why Cliches Matter

02:50 Time Is Money

03:45 Action Over Talk

04:58 Oglesby Boot Camp Lessons

06:17 Seize The Moment

07:25 Early Bird Advantage

11:23 Honey Over Vinegar

12:41 Karma And The Golden Rule

14:47 Friends Shape Your Future

16:16 Less Is More

16:42 Create Your Own Luck

20:00 Hard Work Vs Busy Work

22:32 Fortune Favors The Bold

23:49 Where Cliche Comes From

Follow the SuccessFlow Podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠: @successflowpodcastTo connect with Steven and ways he can help:⁠Founder/Creator: ⁠www.oppoflowmindset.com⁠ Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: ⁠www.journeypayrollhr.com⁠ Instagram: @steven.oppo.flowTo connect with Phil and contact directly: ⁠https://phillipcrawford.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford⁠ Instagram: @flowstatecrawfordAcknowledgements:The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton.

This podcast episode is produced and published by Dolphin Podcasting, LLC. Launch your podcast today at ⁠www.DolphinPodcasting.com

In a face-to-face interview, the Steven reflects on learning responsibility and adaptability through service work at Oregano’s, arguing hospitality should be a rite of passage because it builds confidence with strangers and sales skills. He describes moving from ASU to ITT Tech for computer drafting, working in AutoCAD at Fitch, and realizing the “CAD monkey” desk life lacked the people-focused creativity he wanted. Encouraged by Kimberly, he joined his father’s company MasterTax, then transitioned through ADP’s acquisition, using training and certifications to grow as a salesperson and leader while recognizing the value of human connection with business owners. He shares early interest in starting a payroll company, a 15-month family move to Denver, and eventually buying into a payroll franchise with longtime colleague Jaime, highlighting hard lessons in managing people. He also explains creating the OPPO FLOW framework - open mind, purpose, preparation, opportunity awareness - and sharing it with other entrepreneurs and solopreneurs through writing, workshops, podcasting, and speaking as a creative outlet to keep the momentum, and create future opportunities.

00:00 Earn Your Spot

00:39 Service Industry Rite

01:40 Oreganos Lessons

03:28 Tipping And Incentives

05:10 Finding Drafting Path

08:04 Cad Monkey Reality

09:33 Architecture Vision Board

11:22 Master Tax Leap

14:45 ADP Transition

16:46 ADP Learning Sprint

17:36 Payroll Idea Sparks

18:32 Dad’s Acquisition Advice

19:58 Denver Family Detour

21:52 Go Time Entrepreneurship

22:46 Starting the PHX Franchise

24:55 Hard Truths Leadership

26:58 OPPO FLOW Framework

30:54 Closing Reflections

Follow the SuccessFlow Podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠: @successflowpodcastTo connect with Steven and ways he can help:⁠Founder/Creator: ⁠www.oppoflowmindset.com⁠ Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: ⁠wwww.journeypayrollhr.com⁠ Instagram: @steven.oppo.flow To connect with Phil and contact directly: ⁠https://phillipcrawford.com/⁠ X: ⁠https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford⁠ Instagram: @flowstatecrawfordAcknowledgements:The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton.This podcast episode is produced and published by Dolphin Podcasting, LLC. Launch your podcast today at ⁠www.DolphinPodcasting.com