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🎙️ UNCHARTED EPISODE 13
WHAT YOU ARE NOT CHANGING, YOU ARE CHOOSING

This one’s personal.

This episode started as a conversation with myself and my psychotherapist. A sentence that wouldn’t leave me alone:

What you are not changing, you are choosing.

I didn’t plan for this podcast to go here when I started it. It was meant to be about trading, business, maybe a few behind-the-scenes truths. But life had other plans. Because what I realised is that the most dangerous charts aren’t the ones we trade, they’re the ones we ignore inside ourselves.

This episode is about the patterns you keep repeating. The relationships, routines, roles, expectations… all the things that quietly chip away at you while you convince yourself “it’s not that bad.”

But here’s the thing: not speaking is still a choice. Staying still is still a direction. Tolerating something that drains you is still an answer. Maybe not a loud one. But loud isn't always honest.

And that’s where this starts. With brutal honesty. With shadow work. With facing the stuff I didn’t want to admit. Things like:

• I let people treat me in ways I’d never accept now
• I stayed too long in things because I wanted to be chosen
• I played small in my own business so someone else could feel big
• I thought being loved would heal me
• I gave more than I had and then blamed them for not noticing I was empty

And I talk about all of that. Not because it’s easy. But because hiding it isn’t helping anyone.

I walk you through the moment it all cracked. A Bitcoin miner gifted to me last Christmas made me realise, even after all these years, people still see the surface, not the person. They don’t know the woman who rebuilt after everything fell apart. The one who paid back what others lost. The one who kept going when no one clapped. The one who cried through trades and still showed up.

I’ve done the work. Therapy. Shadow work. Boundary setting. Ancestry research that connected me to power, but also showed me the silence I was raised in. That silence stops here.

We talk:

• Emotional survival and how it becomes your identity
• Self-leadership and learning to let go of what you wanted them to be
• The cost of staying in things that look good on paper but feel like slow death
• And the moment you decide — not just hope — that it’s time to live differently

And yes, I talk about love. The kind that entered during lockdown. The kind that felt like fate. And how it turned into something that made me question my worth. Because I believed the words — and ignored the behaviour. I thought being seen was the same as being valued. It’s not.

So if you’re here, listening, and thinking, “I’m not sure if I’m choosing this or just stuck in it” then this is the episode for you.

Because sometimes, change doesn’t come from a clear plan. It comes from reaching a point where you simply can’t do it like this anymore.

And that’s where power lives. In the choosing. In the pause. In the messy middle before it all clicks.

So let’s talk about it. Let’s unpack what you’re still choosing and why. And let’s start shifting.

Because future you? She’s watching. She’s not asking you to hustle or perform. She’s just waiting for you to back yourself like you’ve backed everyone else.

Thi

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THE PERFORMANCE OF PAIN: Visual Vulnerability or Victim Mindset?

This one cuts deep.

What if the loudest cry isn’t from the person hurting most, but from the one holding the room hostage?

In this powerful and provocative episode of Uncharted, I, Lisa N Edwards, explore a truth many of us have felt but couldn’t quite name: not all vulnerability is real. Some of it is theatre. Some of it is control dressed as pain.

We dive into the subtle but life-changing difference between authentic vulnerability and performative pain — and how it plays out in relationships, friendships, and our own self-worth.

💥 I’ll unpack:

• A real-life moment when my friend walked into the gym in a cast… and suddenly, strangers saw him.
• Why do people respond more to visible pain than invisible strength?
• How covert narcissists weaponise victimhood.
• The Drama Triangle — and how we all unknowingly get pulled into roles like Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor.
• Why fawning (the trauma response where we over-care and self-abandon) is one of the most dangerous patterns women fall into — and how to get out of it.
• How some people use stories of suffering to gain sympathy while avoiding any real accountability.
• What does it really mean to love someone who lives in emotional avoidance?
• The moment I realised I couldn’t carry two hearts through one healing process.

If you’ve ever felt like you were doing all the emotional work… if you’ve ever found yourself performing your pain just to be believed… if you’ve ever mistaken chaos for depth, or silence for peace — this one’s for you.

We talk real healing, nervous system responses, boundaries, and the gut-punching truth that some people don’t want to grow — they want to be rescued.

But you? You’re not here for the performance. You’re here for freedom.

This episode is your permission slip to:

• Stop explaining
• Stop defending
• Stop bleeding for stories that don’t deserve a sequel
  And start rising. Quietly. Clearly. Without apology.

We finish with a hard reset:
🔥 If someone from your past wants a seat at your table, they need to come healed, not holding the same pain that once cost you your peace.

This isn’t revenge. This is ra elease.

And if you want to see what I built from that clarity, check out CoinRunnersMovie.com. It’s not just a film, it’s a reclamation of my story.

This is not a soft episode. This is the mirror.

If it lands, tag me. Share it with someone in a cycle. Let’s stop calling pain connection when it’s actually control.

Because love isn’t meant to feel like survival.
And your worth isn’t something you prove.
It’s something you remember.

You are not too much. You are not broken. You are not alone. You are a woman rising, not in spite of your pain, but because of it.

I’m Lisa N Edwards, and this is Uncharted.
Until next time, keep choosing yourself. Always.

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UNCHARTED – EPISODE 11
IT’S HELL YES OR IT’S NO
The Power of Decisiveness in Love, Work, and Everything In Between

Welcome back to UNCHARTED, the podcast that rips the map from your hands and dares you to draw your own. I'm your host, Lisa N Edwards writer, crypto trader, filmmaker, and a woman who's rebuilt empires from intuition, grit, and gutsy decisions

In this episode, we’re calling out the biggest energy drain in your life: the MAYBE
The relationships that almost love you
The jobs that sort of excite you
The ex who sends a “hey” at midnight while you’re still waiting for real effort.
The deals that look good on paper, but your gut is screaming NO

This isn’t about being impulsive, it’s about being aligned

🔹 Segment 1: The Illusion of Maybe
We unpack why “maybe” feels safe but is secretly one of the most toxic places to live. It delays healing, drains energy, and keeps you stuck in limbo. If it’s not a HELL YES in your body, it’s a no

🔹 Segment 2: Why We Settle for Halfway
From love to career to self-worth, we explore why so many of us cling to the halfway point. Spoiler alert: it’s conditioning. We’ve been taught to be polite instead of powerful. But playing small helps no one, least of all you

🔹 Segment 3: The Energetic Cost of “Almost”
“Almost” is expensive — emotionally, spiritually, and creatively. We break down what it really costs to stay in almost-love, almost-success, and almost-opportunities. Think of it as a spiritual tax, and it’s time to stop paying it

🔹 Segment 4: Love, Business, and Boundaries
This is your wake-up call: Half-love isn’t love. Breadcrumbs aren’t effort. And if someone isn’t showing up with their full chest — in person, in presence, in action, it’s a NO. The same goes for business deals and collaborations. You are not available for lukewarm

🔹 Segment 5: The Sacred Power of Saying NO
We reframe NO as a sacred act of self-respect. Psychology, trauma response, and nervous system regulation all come into play here. If you’re a people pleaser, empath, or recovering self-abandoner, this segment will set you free

⚡ We also touch on:

• Why Cognitive Dissonance keeps you stuck
• The Fawn Response and how it hijacks your truth
• Emotional bankruptcy and “Almost Famous” as the ultimate metaphor for almost-living
• How to stop being the backup plan in your own life
• Why “No” is your nervous system’s best friend

🎧 Whether you’re ghosted, gaslit, in a situationship, sitting on a business deal that kinda feels wrong, or staring at a DM from someone who “just thought of you” — this is your moment

🔥 This episode is your call to clarity
To trust your gut
To walk away faster
To honour your alignment louder
To stop negotiating your worth for someone else's comfort

Because from now on?
It’s HELL YES — or it’s NO
There is no maybe

📲 Share this with someone stuck in limbo. This could be the moment that shifts everything for them. Tag me on socials, message me, and let me know what your “no more maybes” moment is. I see you. I read everything

You are the mapmaker
You are the standard
You don’t need permission to c

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