The Couragecast

Andrea Crisp
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A show to equip and empower you with actionable strategies to elevate your mindset, take brave steps, and live your divine purpose. Listen in as Andrea Crisp; Empowerment Coach and Author, shares transparently about her own life experiences to give you practical insights and tools to live bravely.

  1. EP 395 | The End of Performative Leadership | Andrea Crisp

    4D AGO

    EP 395 | The End of Performative Leadership | Andrea Crisp

    Many high-functioning women carry an invisible weight in leadership. The expectation to always be grounded, wise, and regulated can quietly turn leadership into performance.  In this episode of The Couragecast, I share an honest reflection on the exhaustion that comes from always feeling like you're "on" — and the subtle ways leadership can become curated, controlled, and disconnected from who we really are.  We explore the difference between performative leadership and embodied leadership, and why nervous system regulation, self trust, and authenticity are essential for sustainable leadership. If you've even felt pressure to hold it all together while quietly feeling depleted inside, this conversation offers permission to soften, reconnect with your truth, and lead from alignment rather than performance.  Key Takeaways: Why high-functioning women often fall into performative leadership The hidden nervous system cost of always being the strong one How internal and external alignment builds real trust A short practice to release pressure and connect with yourself Work With Me: Coffee + Connect: A relaxed space for meaningful conversation with other thoughtful women navigating leadership, growth, and life. Come as you are an be part of an honest, supportive dialogue.  Align 1:1 Coaching: Private coaching for intuitive women and spiritual entrepreneurs ready to lead from deeper alignment. Together we explore embodiment, nervous system regulation, and intuitive leadership so your work becomes sustainable and true to who you are.  Learn more → andreacrisp.ca/coaching Connect With Me: Website → andreacrisp.ca Instagram → @andreacrispcoach Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

    25 min
  2. You Might Also Like: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

    4D AGO · BONUS

    You Might Also Like: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang

    Introducing "Shivery Delicious" (w/ Nicole Kidman) from Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang. Follow the show: Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang Readers, Kayteighs, Publicists, Finalists, and Kyles — what better way to celebrate the 10th anniversary of CULTURE with the one and only Nicole Kidman! From penguins in Antarctica to “Heartbreak feels good in a place like this” — the three get into IT. Matt and Bowen chat with Nicole on yearning, her favorite collaborators like Baz Luhrmann, the MET Gala, cruise love, her most iconic roles, including her iconic Chanel No. 5 ad. Get into it HONEY on this episode of Las Culturistas! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to team@podroll.fm.

  3. EP 394 | Trusting Your Body: Intuition, Human Design + Nervous System Wisdom | Andrea Crisp

    FEB 22

    EP 394 | Trusting Your Body: Intuition, Human Design + Nervous System Wisdom | Andrea Crisp

    What if your body has been telling you the truth all along… and you've just been taught not to listen? In this episode of The Couragecast, I'm talking about something most high-functioning, ambitious women struggle with: trusting their body. We say we trust our intuition. We say we're spiritually connected. We say we're aligned. But when your body says no and your mind says yes (or vice versa), what do you do? I share a personal story from my teenage years that shaped how I learned to override my own discernment — and how that pattern followed me into business, leadership, and relationships. We explore body wisdom, nervous system regulation, Human Design authority, and spiritual discernment — and how they all work together. If you've ever felt disconnected from your body, confused about your intuition, or unsure whether it's fear or guidance… this one is for you. In this episode: • Why ambitious women override their body's wisdom • How nervous system regulation impacts intuitive decision-making • Understanding your Human Design authority (Generators, Projectors, Manifestors, Reflectors) • The difference between dysregulation and discernment • How Spirit speaks through your body You don't lack wisdom. You may just need reconnection. Follow The Couragecast and tap subscribe so you don't miss future conversations on embodied leadership, intuitive decision-making, nervous system healing, Human Design, and spiritual growth. If this episode resonated, share it with a woman learning to trust herself again — and leave a review. It helps this message reach the women who need it most. If you're ready to deepen your embodied self-trust and leadership: • Book a Connection Call • Explore 1:1 Coaching • Experience The Alignment Intensive • Join Coffee + Connect andreacrisp.ca + @andreacrispcoach Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

    31 min
  4. EP 393 | When Faith Becomes Self Trust | Andrea Crisp

    FEB 21

    EP 393 | When Faith Becomes Self Trust | Andrea Crisp

    What if faith isn't about obedience… but about coming home to yourself? In this episode of The Couragecast, I share my journey from religious rule-following to embodied, intuitive leadership. We explore spiritual deconstruction, nervous system safety, and what it truly means to trust God without abandoning yourself. For years, faith looked like performance and responsibility. Now it looks like alignment, integrity, and deep self-trust rooted in something greater than me. If you've ever feared making the "wrong" decision, questioned religious conditioning, or struggled to trust your intuition in life or business — this conversation will meet you there. In this episode: • How fear disguised itself as responsibility • The difference between control and divine timing • Why waiting isn't passive — and how active trust works • What embodied faith feels like in the body • How to stop outsourcing your inner knowing Follow The Couragecast and tap subscribe so you don't miss future conversations on embodied leadership, spiritual growth, faith, and intuitive decision-making. If this episode resonated, share it with a woman navigating her own spiritual awakening — and leave a review. It helps this message reach the women who need it most. If you're ready to deepen your self-trust and embodied leadership: • Book a Connection Call • Explore 1:1 Coaching • Experience The Alignment Intensive • Join Coffee + Connect andreacrisp.ca + @andreacrispcoach Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

    28 min
  5. EP 392 | Identity Shifts and Nervous System Safety: The Missing Link in Growth | Andrea Crisp

    FEB 17

    EP 392 | Identity Shifts and Nervous System Safety: The Missing Link in Growth | Andrea Crisp

    We don't stall because we lack discipline. We stall because our nervous system doesn't feel safe holding desire.  In this episode, we explore why identity shifts require a nervous system upgrade and why safety, self-leadership, and co-regulation are the real foundations of sustainable success. If you've ever: Felt activate when you start earning more money Sabotaged growth just as things begin working Hustled harder and still felt behind Wondered why mindset work alone doesn't stick You don't need less ambition, you need more capacity to hold it.  If this episode resonated with you and you're ready to upgrade your identity and nervous system capactiy, reach out to me to explore ways we can work together (both group and 1:1).  Let's connect @andreacrispcoach + andreacrisp.ca Original music and production by Stephen Crilly.

    33 min
  6. EP 391 | Beyond Survival: Redefining Strength and Self-Leadership

    FEB 9

    EP 391 | Beyond Survival: Redefining Strength and Self-Leadership

    In this episode, we are continuing the series on moving from courage to alignment by exploring the deeply ingrained "strong woman" identity — and how survival can quietly shape our leadership, nervous system, and relationship with rest. I share personal reflections on growing up as the emotional rock, living in survival mode, and learning to soften into embodied self-leadership rather than urgency and self-abandonment. In this episode, we explore: What survival really looks like beneath the surface How survival often disguises itself as strength, competence, and responsibility The nervous system patterns behind being "the strong one" Survival leadership vs. self-leadership Why slowing down can feel unsafe — and how to rebuild safety• What embodied energy looks like in daily life and decision-making How to trust your intuition and inner authority without forcing clarity This episode is for you if you're the one everyone leans on. If thinking about rest makes you feel guilty and if slowing down makes your feel uncomfortable.   How to work withe me:   Learn more about one-on-one coaching -> Align Coaching Group mastermind & coaching -> Align & Empower   Let's Connect:   Find me on Instagram -> @andreacrispcoach Find me on Insight Timer -> Free Meditations Find me on the Web -> andreacrisp.ca   If this episode resonated, pleases share it with someone who needs the reminder that they don't have to be the strong one.   Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly.

    26 min
  7. EP 390 | From Surviving To Living: My Evolution | Andrea Crisp

    FEB 3

    EP 390 | From Surviving To Living: My Evolution | Andrea Crisp

    "Courage taught me how to survive. Alignment is teaching me how to live." After almost a decade, The Couragecast is entering a sacred transition. In this episode, I share the heart behind the closing of the courage season—not as a goodbye rooted in loss, but as a completion rooted in truth. Courage carried me through burnout, life transitions, leaving ministry, deconstructing faith, building a business, and learning how to choose myself. But courage, as a way of leading and living, no longer fits who I am becoming. This conversation is an honest reflection on the evolution from fear-led courage to soul-led alignment. It's about outgrowing survival mode, releasing identities that once kept us safe, and learning how to live—and lead—from embodiment, intuition, and trust. In this episode we explore: Why courage was necessary for survival—but not for this next chapter The difference between fear-based bravery and soul-led alignment How survival leadership shows up in the body and nervous system Letting go of hustle, urgency, and proving What it means to move from surviving to truly living A gentle somatic reflection to honor completion and emergence This episode includes a simple embodied pause to help you reflect on what feels complete in your own life and what is ready to be released so you can soften into what's emerging next. "Courage built the bridge. Alignment builds the home." How to Work With Me: I work with intuitive, high-capacity women who are transitioning out of survival mode and into embodied, soul-led leadership. In 1:1 Align Coaching we go beneath the surface together. You'll release the patterns that keep you overworking, people-pleasing, or looping in self-doubt, while healing blocks to confidence, worthiness, and abundance. Align & Empower is for heart-centred women ready to grow embodied confidence and self trust—supported, seen, and expanded through conscious community, not burn out. This small-group coaching container designed for women who want to expand their influence while staying fully grounded. Together, we release limiting beliefs, cultivate embodied leadership, and create a safe, supportive space to explore aligned action. You'll gain clarity, confidence, and presence in your life and work, learning to lead with ease and impact while staying deeply connected to yourself. Aligned Money is an eight-week coaching container for heart-centred female leaders and entrepreneurs who feel stuck and stressed around money and want grounded safety, trust and the freedom to receive more. You can find my guided meditations, somatic practices, and nervous system support on Insight Timer. These practices are designed to help you come home to your body, soften out of survival, and reconnect with intuition and trust. Search my name on Insight Timer and follow along. If this episode resonates, please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast. Your support helps this work reach the women who are standing at the edge of their own evolution. Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly

    31 min
  8. EP 389 | You're Being Called Forward: Not To Do More, But To Lead Differently

    JAN 20

    EP 389 | You're Being Called Forward: Not To Do More, But To Lead Differently

    You may be in the "messy middle" of your life or business, that space that I call an identity limbo. Maybe you've left and old way of being behind, but haven't fully stepped into what's next — and that uncertainty feels unsettling.  In this episode, I share what it truly feels like to move beyond hustle, burnout, and trying to follow the prescribed path, and instead step into aligned, embodied leadership. This is about showing up fully as yourself in business, life, and relationships — and trusting your inner guidance along the way.  In this episode, we explore: Why transitioning from old ways of being often feels uncertain and uncomfortable. Being seen isn't about doing more — it's about trusting yourself more. True leadership begins with being self-directed, aligning with your inner knowing. Success comes when you take intentional steps and trust divine timing. Embodied leadership flourishes in supportive spaces where you feel witnessed. Your choices, voice and alignement have a greater reach than what you see. "Embodied leaders don't have to perform. They don't have to constantly be on. They simply trust themselves, follow their intuition, and lead with their values." Connect With Andrea: @andreacrispcoach Learn more about Align & Empower Original Music and Production By Stephen Crilly

    35 min
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A show to equip and empower you with actionable strategies to elevate your mindset, take brave steps, and live your divine purpose. Listen in as Andrea Crisp; Empowerment Coach and Author, shares transparently about her own life experiences to give you practical insights and tools to live bravely.

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  • Creator
    Andrea Crisp
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    399
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    The Couragecast