n this deeply personal episode of Stepping Off The Path, the roles are reversed as host Kelly Quiney is interviewed by her close friend and fellow coach, Nicky Gibbs.
Kelly shares her own story - from a well-paid, well-respected career that looked impressive from the outside, to quietly falling apart on the inside. She speaks honestly about fear, burnout, losing her sense of belonging after returning to work following her second child and the moment her body finally said no.
This episode is about the freeze that keeps so many women stuck, the cost of staying silent and the power of small, honest steps when you don’t yet know what comes next.
If you’ve ever thought “I can’t keep doing it like this… but I don’t know how to change” - this conversation is for you.
Website: kellyquineycoaching.com
LinkedIn: Kelly Quiney Coaching
00:01 – Introduction: When the roles are reversed
01:42 – Why this podcast exists
03:02 – Who this podcast is really for
04:04 – The career that looked perfect on paper
05:31 – Fear, “shoulds,” and staying too long
07:39 – Returning to work after children & losing your place
08:41 – When the body finally says no
10:29 – Fear, uncertainty, and the sofa season
12:26 – Learning how to ask for help
13:21 – The caretaker pattern
14:33 – Burnout, imposter beliefs & freeze
16:32 – Shame, silence & speaking the truth
18:40 – Freeze, small steps & breaking the silence
21:06 – What matters now
23:30 – A message for the woman who’s scared to change
26:17 – Closing reflection
This podcast is for educational and inspirational purposes only and does not replace professional medical, psychological, or therapeutic advice.
If this episode resonated, please subscribe, follow, or share it with a woman who might need to hear it.
You’re not behind. You’re not broken. And you’re allowed to change.
In this episode, I’m joined by Julie Ciardi - founder of Ignite Her, author of 50 Not Finished, Human Design for Business expert and a woman who wakes up at 4 a.m. on purpose!
We talk about the moment she realised she couldn’t keep living a life that looked perfect on the outside but felt wrong on the inside and how she moved from guilt and external validation to true freedom and self-responsibility.
This episode is for the woman who is tired, overwhelmed or quietly falling apart… and needs hope, compassion and a path forward.
We explore:
00:00 — Intro Chapters
01:08 — Success on paper, restless inside
05:42 — The nursery moment & what had been building
10:55 — Staying with the dream when life gets messy
15:10 — Outsourcing happiness vs owning it
20:48 — Self-responsibility without self-blame
25:51 — Discovering Human Design (and thinking it was nonsense)
32:30 — From personal tool to global mission
36:12 — What “raising your frequency” actually means
41:09 — Courage in real life, not theory
46:53 — The Era of the Individual
52:05 — Hope for the woman in non-possibility
56:12 — What future Julie will thank her for
58:03 — Closing
Find Julie:
🟣 Website: julieciardi.com
🟣 Instagram: @julieciardi
🟣 Book: 50 Not Finished
Find Kelly:
🟣 Website: kellyquineycoaching.com
🟣 Instagram: @kellyquiney
🟣 LinkedIn: Kelly Quiney Coaching
This isn’t a story about leaving - it’s a story about rising.
A woman who went from surviving trauma to helping others reclaim their power.
In this powerful episode, mindset and movement coach Lisa Tregenza shares her journey from an unhealthy and unsafe relationship marked by coercive control, financial abuse, and years navigating the family court system - to rebuilding a life rooted in deep healing, embodiment and service.
This is not the simplified story of “she should just leave.”
It’s the truth - the cost, the grief, the time lost and the nervous system toll.
And it’s also the story of the moment everything began to shift: a yoga mat, her breath and a single question -“How am I going to do this?”
We explore:
If you’re in that in-between place, wondering how to take the next step, Lisa’s story is a reminder that you’re not broken and you’re not alone.
Chapters
00:00 – Welcome & podcast intro
00:41 – Content note: domestic violence & trauma disclaimer
01:31 – Introducing Lisa & the shape of today’s conversation
02:47 – Motherhood, identity & the work Lisa does now
06:40 – Yoga, trauma & finding safety on the mat
15:13 – The real cost of leaving: money, courts, friendships & nervous system
20:27 – “Why doesn’t she just leave?” Being believed & orange flags
30:23 – Beginning her own healing: coaching, energetic cords & trauma training
37:07 – Tiny practices that kept her going: breath, gratitude & journaling
47:48 – Holding space differently & one truth every woman needs to remember
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At 24, Anna Kempt’s body fell apart overnight. The diagnosis: psoriatic arthritis.
The prescription: meds for life.
Instead, Anna followed an inner "no" - pursuing food, environment, herbal support and stress reduction practices while navigating the very real fear and fatigue of chronic illness.
In this conversation, we talk about refusing stories that don’t fit, the kitchen-floor moment that sparked a mission and how Olympia & Orla - her natural skincare brand was born from a promise to make beauty that is truly natural, indulgent and functional.
Find Anna
Website: olympiaandorla.com
LinkedIn: Anna Kempt
Instagram: olympiaandorla
tiktok: @olympiaandorla
Chapters
00:00 - Opening & content note
01:38 - Meet Anna: life before symptoms
02:46 - The diagnosis: psoriatic arthritis
05:30 - When pain spreads & life shrinks
09:54 - “Incurable” and the decision to refuse
12:14 - Food, genes and pushback from the system
15:28 - Heat therapy, TCM and fixing environment
22:50 - The shower-floor moment → brand spark
34:36 - Ingredients philosophy
41:05 - Reviews, what’s next and health today
Disclaimer
This episode includes discussion of health, medication and personal healing choices. These are personal experiences, not medical advice. Please seek guidance from a qualified professional for your own health decisions.
End note:
If this episode helped you, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review - it helps more women find these conversations.
For resources and ways to work with me visit: kellyquineycoaching
When the life that looks perfect no longer feels right, change isn’t rebellion, it’s remembering who you are.
In this episode, travel blogger, certified coach, TEDx speaker and author - Dianna Hanken shares how she walked away from a 20 year marriage and successful real estate career and later, sold everything to follow spirit across the Americas.
We talk about what it means to listen, trust and act when everything familiar falls away, the difference between stepping off the path to escape versus expand and how learning to surrender turned loss into freedom.
Find Dianna:
Website - www.diannahanken.com
TEDx talk - Dianna Hanken TEDx
Travel with me - Dianna Hanken Travel
Instagram - @diannahanken
Substack - Dianna Hanken Substack
Youtube Travel channel - @diannahankenyoutube
Book: The Destiny Path
00:00 – Intro + content note
01:39 – Meet Dianna & episode setup
02:29 – The moment she knew she couldn’t keep living that way
04:32 – Finding courage and community after walking away
07:45 – Listening to spirit and learning to trust
13:19 – The aftermath of leaving a “perfect” life
15:43 – Writing a book in one day & stepping onto the TEDx stage
20:23 – The second leap: selling everything and travelling the Americas
24:43 – Losing her job and choosing faith over fear
33:00 – What Listen • Trust • Act™ really means in practice
44:22 – Small steps to begin again + outro
Content note: This episode includes discussion of divorce, burnout and job loss. Please listen with care.
For resources and ways to work with me visit: kellyquineycoaching
When your situation becomes intolerable, change isn’t optional, it’s the only way forward.
In this powerful episode, Abby Teixeira, woman-centered trauma recovery coach, author, speaker and founder of the Reclaim & Rise movement - shares how she turned years of addiction, shame and generational pain into a legacy of healing and hope.
We talk about what it means to be a cycle-breaker, how colonisation shapes identity and self-worth, the intersection of addiction and trauma and how community, culture and motherhood became her medicine.
If you’ve ever whispered “there has to be more than this,” this conversation is proof that a different life is possible.
Find Abby:
Instagram - @uh.vee
LinkedIn - Abigail Teixeira
Book with Abby - complimentary leadership breakthrough & lead by design mini analysis session
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro + content note
01:29 – Meet Abby
06:00 – Early years: migration, war, and generational trauma
24:32 – Survival mode and self-medication
29:18 – The wake-up call: jail and surrender
33:19 – Recovery in community; relapse as a lesson
42:31 – Motherhood, rage and re-parenting the inner child
51:59 – What’s possible now + smallest next step
57:26 – Reclaim & Rise + outro
Content note: This episode discusses trauma, complex PTSD, addiction and recovery, colonisation and racism, grief and anger. Please listen with care.
Support (NZ): 1737 | Alcohol Drug Helpline 0800 787 797 | Lifeline 0800 543 354
If you’re in immediate danger, please contact emergency services.
For resources and ways to work with me visit: kellyquineycoaching
There comes a moment when you can’t keep pretending everything’s fine - when something inside you whispers, “this isn’t it.”
Stepping off the Path is a podcast about what happens next.
Hosted by transformational life coach Kelly Quiney, these are real conversations with women who’ve faced burnout, big decisions and brave changes and found the courage to begin again.
Through honest stories of self-discovery, purpose and possibility, each episode is a reminder that even when you can’t see the way forward, it’s still there - waiting.
For anyone who’s ever wondered, “there has to be more than this.”