In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine sits down with therapist, life and mindset coach, and owner of Sea Change Wellness, Lauren-Ashleigh Whitaker (LA), to talk about what it really looks like to stop hustling and start healing. LA shares her health journey living with endometriosis, how grit culture kept her pushing past her limits, and what finally shifted when she stopped performing self care and started practicing it from a place of genuine self-worth and self-love.

In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway One, Feel It All, and sits down with her friend Barry Engelhardt to talk about the difference between reacting and responding when emotions hijack the brain. Barry shares a memorable moment with his wife that became a wake-up call about stress spilling from work into home life, plus what it was like growing up without language for feelings and how he and his wife are raising their two sons differently. Together, they explore values as a starting point, the “slow is smooth, smooth is fast” mindset, and what it looks like to become one person everywhere you go.

In this episode of Courage is Built Here, Justine opens Pathway Five, Do the Work, and sits down with professional calligrapher and small business owner Leah Spiros. Together they talk about how old stories can keep us stuck to what feels familiar, why “the next step” matters more than the perfect step, and how intentionality, kindness, and joy shape the way Leah shows up in her business and her relationships.