EPIPHANIES

Anna Girgan
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EPIPHANIES is a podcast for anyone ready to break free from burnout, toss aside baggage, and embrace a life of freedom, purpose, and prosperity. Stop just “muscling through” life with grit and determination- you were made for more! Join host Anna Girgan and her powerhouse guests for raw stories, deep conversations sprinkled with laughter, and mindset shifts that will help you rewire your limiting beliefs and align with your highest self. It’s time to live with more joy, clarity, and divine flow.

  1. 2 days ago

    Episode 8: Successful on the Outside While Surviving Abuse at Home with Tenaya Yarbrough-Maxwell

    You can look successful, capable, and completely put together while losing yourself underneath everything you’ve learned to carry.In this episode of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with author, speaker, speech-language pathologist, actress, and transformational coach Tenaya Yarbrough-Maxwell for a powerful conversation about identity, abusive relationships, burnout, faith, boundaries, self-worth, and rebuilding your life after survival mode.For more than 20 years, Tenaya lived inside an abusive marriage while creating a life people admired. Career. Income. Family. Accomplishments.Behind it all was a woman fighting to make it through the day.Eventually, the weight showed up in her body through chronic migraines, hospitalizations, weight loss, and months of bed rest.Then God gave her an image she would never forget: herself hunched over beneath boxes of responsibilities.“Daughter, this is not the load I had for you to carry.”That changed the way Tenaya saw everything.Anna and Tenaya talk about high-functioning burnout, healing after abuse, learning to trust your body, setting boundaries, releasing other people’s opinions, hearing God for yourself, and rebuilding an identity that is no longer rooted in survival.In this episode:Why successful women can still be living in survival modeHow over-responsibility becomes self-abandonmentWhat your body can reveal about chronic stress and misalignmentWhy boundaries matter in unhealthy relationshipsHow faith helped Tenaya rebuild after divorce and abuseWhat happened when she stopped trying to defend herself to everyoneHow to separate your identity from the labels other people gave youToday, Tenaya describes her life with three words: freedom, joy, and peace.And maybe that is the epiphany here.Being able to carry a lot does not mean you were assigned to carry all of it.Connect with Tenayawww.enjoyinglifecommunity.comConnect with AnnaInstagram: @epiphanieswithannaWebsite: epiphaniescoaching.comIf you’ve been carrying expectations, relationships, responsibilities, or identities that are costing you yourself, this conversation is for you.Who told you it was all yours to carry?

  2. 3 Sept

    Episode 7: You Don’t Have to Earn Your Worth with Shan Wright

    You can spend years being praised for the very patterns that are exhausting you. In this episode of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with registered nurse, holistic practitioner, speaker, coach, and host of Beat Nurse Burnout, Shan Wright, for a deeply personal conversation about perfectionism, burnout, identity, faith, and finally using the voice you were given. For years, Shan wore being the “good girl” and the perfectionist like a badge of honor. Straight A’s. High achiever. Nurse. Wife. Mom. The person who could handle it. Underneath all of that doing was a woman searching for approval, carrying chronic stress, and believing her value had something to do with how well she performed. Eventually, God started dismantling those identities one by one. The nurse was a role. “Shy” was a label. Perfectionism was never who she was. And the woman underneath all of it was being called into something completely different: strong, courageous, and willing to use her voice. Anna and Shan talk about how burnout can hide inside high-functioning women, the pressure of trying to do everything right, hearing God for yourself, and what happens when you stop living from identities you were never meant to carry. They also unpack Shan’s journey from being afraid to speak up to launching a podcast, building a business, and helping other women find freedom from chronic stress and performance. In this episode: Why perfectionism and burnout often travel together How high-functioning fatigue can look like “having it all handled” What happened when Shan asked God who she really was The power of removing labels that have shaped your identity How Shan went from believing she was shy to using her voice publicly Why your calling should not cost you your well-being ...and more! Shan’s epiphany: She had spent years asking God to help her carry everything. His answer changed the way she saw her life: “I didn’t tell you to do all those things.” The breakthrough was not learning how to carry more. It was realizing how much she had picked up that was never hers to carry in the first place. Later, another identity began to fall away. She had spent years believing she was shy. God gave her something different: Strong. Courageous. A woman with a voice. Sometimes becoming who you were created to be requires questioning the labels you have been answering to for years. About Shan Wright Shan Wright is a registered nurse of 20 years, holistic practitioner, speaker, coach, and host of the Top 2% podcast Beat Nurse Burnout. After experiencing postpartum anxiety, chronic stress, and burnout herself, Shan began uncovering the deeper patterns of perfectionism, striving, and performance underneath it all. Today, she helps nurses and high achievers move out of high-functioning fatigue and reconnect with faith, identity, energy, and purpose. Connect with Shan Instagram: @theshanwright Website: theshanwright.com Podcast: Beat Nurse Burnout Connect with Anna Instagram: @epiphanieswithanna Website: epiphaniescoaching.com If you have been carrying a label, expectation, or version of yourself that no longer feels true, this conversation might be the epiphany that helps you finally put it down. Your identity is bigger than the roles you perform. And your voice was never meant to stay buried.

  3. 26 Aug

    Episode 6: Say Yes and Figure It Out with Kristin Gutierrez

    Sometimes life changes the plan before you feel ready for what comes next.In this episode of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with bestselling author, sales strategist, entrepreneur, and creator of Say Yes and Figure It Out, Kristin Gutierrez, for a conversation about identity, action, mentorship, burnout, generosity, and rebuilding after an unexpected ending.In April 2023, Kristin logged into what she thought was a normal meeting with her CEO. Ten minutes later, her six-figure corporate career was over.By 2 PM that same day, she had signed her first consulting client.She did not have the next chapter mapped out. She started moving.That decision became the beginning of books, consulting, coaching, entrepreneurship, a mastermind, new ventures, plenty of pivots, and the philosophy that now defines so much of her work:Say yes. Take the step. Figure out the rest from there.Anna and Kristin talk about losing the identity attached to a title, investing in yourself before you know where it will lead, learning to receive support, and recognizing when entrepreneurship has recreated the same burnout you thought you left behind.They also unpack the power of mentorship, boundaries, generosity, and having people around you who can see something in you before you can fully see it yourself.In this episode:How Kristin signed her first consulting client hours after losing her jobWhy mentorship can change the trajectory of your life and businessWhat happens when your identity is tied to your careerHow entrepreneurship can recreate burnout in a different formWhy boundaries and nervous system capacity matter for sustainable successHow Say Yes and Figure It Out grew from an imperfect idea into a movement...and more!Kristin’s epiphany:“Say yes and figure it out.”Ready rarely arrives before the decision.You make the decision. You take the imperfect first step. You adjust as you go. You keep moving. Sometimes the path only becomes visible once you are already walking it.About Kristin GutierrezKristin Gutierrez is a bestselling author, sales strategist, entrepreneur, and creator of the Say Yes and Figure It Out philosophy. After more than 20 years in corporate sales and leadership, an unexpected layoff became the catalyst for building her own business and helping others turn ideas into action.She is the author of Be a Better Sales Leader and Say Yes and Figure It Out, leads a year-long mastermind, and continues to bring her experience into new ventures, including real estate.Connect with KristinWebsite: https://kristingutierrez.co/Instagram: officialkristingutierrezConnect with AnnaInstagram: @epiphanieswithannaWebsite: epiphaniescoaching.comIf this conversation reminds you of something you have been waiting to feel ready for, share it with someone who needs the reminder too.You do not have to know exactly how it will unfold before you say yes.

  4. 19 Aug

    Episode 5: Joy as Your Operating System with Donnalynn Riley

    What happens when life changes everything, and you have to decide who you are going to become next? In this episode of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with Donnalynn Riley for a powerful conversation about grief, identity, resilience, leadership, and choosing joy even through life’s hardest seasons. After losing her husband, home, and career within a matter of months, Donnalynn found herself rebuilding from the ground up. Instead of allowing grief to define what came next, she learned how to stay present, feel what needed to be felt, and intentionally reach for joy. Together, Anna and Donnalynn explore how joy can become an operating system that strengthens resilience, clarity, leadership, and your ability to move forward. In this episode: How to move through grief without getting stuck in it Why every ending can also be a beginning How to choose better thoughts during difficult seasons Why joy can be practiced intentionally How transition reshapes your identity Why your internal state impacts your leadership The power of boundaries, presence, and co-regulation ......and more! “I can choose joy anytime I want it.” Joy does not mean ignoring pain. It means allowing yourself to feel everything while remembering that pain does not have to become your permanent home. Donnalynn Riley is a business coach, strategic consultant, speaker, and creator of the Triple Helix system. Her background spans Broadway sound design, leading and scaling a multi-location business, and nearly two decades of coaching and consulting. She is also the author of Lead the Vision, Lose the Grind, exploring leadership, business systems, state, and co-regulation. Connect with DonnalynnInstagram: @⁠donnalynn.riley⁠ Website: DonnalynnRiley.com Connect with Anna Instagram: @epiphanieswithanna Website: epiphaniescoaching.com If this conversation reminded you that joy and grief can exist at the same time, share it with someone navigating a transition or stepping into their next chapter.

  5. 12 Aug

    Hope Dealers: Unwinding the Treasure from Trauma

    What if the parts of yourself you were taught to hide are actually part of your greatest gift? In Episode 4 of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with Jessica Hammock for a powerful conversation about trauma, identity, infertility, faith, healing, and finding the treasure inside the hardest parts of your story. Jessica’s understanding of healing is deeply personal. She has walked through her husband’s traumatic brain injury and memory loss, significant physical illness, and a decade-long journey with infertility and loss. For years, Jessica kept asking, “What is wrong with me?” She believed she had to fix herself, perform better, and get everything right before she could receive the life she was praying for. Healing taught her something different: her worth was never dependent on her performance. Jessica also shares The Hope Factor and the difference between hope stealers, hope dealers, and hope healers. Some people leave us doubting ourselves. Others give us the encouragement to keep going. And some help heal wounds they never created. Together, Anna and Jessica explore how to stop living from performance, protect your hope, rebuild your sense of agency, and recognize that what you were once told was “too much” may actually be part of your purpose. In this episode: Why hope is something we can learnHow trauma shapes the way we see ourselvesHope stealers, hope dealers, and hope healersWhy performance cannot create worth or healingHow to uncover the treasure inside your traumaWhy being “too much” may actually be part of your gift ...... and more! Jessica’s epiphany: The treasure of who you are may be hiding inside the very things you were taught were wrong with you. Jessica spent years believing she was too emotional, too expressive, too loud, or simply “too much.” Through healing, she began to recognize those same qualities as part of her vibrancy and purpose. That is what it means to unwind the treasure from trauma. Sometimes the parts of yourself you spent years trying to fix were never the problem. They were the treasure. About Jessica Hammock Jessica Hammock is a trauma recovery coach, licensed trauma specialist, speaker, author, and founder of *Vibrant Voice*. She also serves as Director of Behavioral and Mental Health for a large charter school system in Texas. Through her work, she helps women heal from trauma, reconnect with their God-given identity, and rediscover the treasure in who they are. Connect with Jessica: Facebook: Jessica Vibrant Hammock Instagram: jessicavibrant_hammock Website: https://stan.store/jessicavibrant) Connect with Anna: Facebook: Anna Girgan Instagram: @epiphanieswithanna Website: epiphaniescoaching.com If this conversation made you think about who is influencing your hope, share it with someone who needs a reminder that there is still treasure in their story.

  6. 5 Aug

    AI is the tool. You are the voice with Dr. Johnna

    Episode 3: Permission to Say It Out Loud with Dr. JohnnaWhat happens when technology gets smarter, faster, and more powerful, but your greatest advantage is still the one thing it cannot replace: who you are?In Episode 3 of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with Dr. Johnna for a conversation about artificial intelligence, identity, personal branding, purpose, creativity, and what it means to protect your authentic voice in a world increasingly shaped by AI.Dr. Johnna believes AI can help us bring ideas to life faster than ever before, but only when we know who we are before we ask technology to speak for us. Without that foundation, it becomes easy to let AI dilute our message, imitate someone else’s voice, or create content that sounds polished but no longer sounds like us.Together, Anna and Dr. Johnna explore why your identity has to come before the tools, how AI can support your mission without becoming your voice, and why the most powerful brands are rooted in something technology cannot manufacture: lived experience, conviction, purpose, and perspective.Dr. Johnna also shares how she helps people build an AI identity blueprint and develop a clearer understanding of their brand voice so they can use AI intentionally rather than allowing it to decide who they should sound like.In this episode:Why knowing who you are matters even more in the age of AIHow to use AI as a tool without allowing it to replace your voiceWhy your mission and purpose should guide the way you use technologyHow AI can help turn an idea into reality fasterWhy personal branding starts with identity, not contentHow to keep your message sounding like youWhy AI should spotlight your voice instead of drowning it out......and more!Dr. Johnna’s epiphany:“Always go back to the root of who you are.”Because the technology may continue to change, but your identity, your mission, and the reason behind what you are creating are what keep your work grounded.About Dr. JohnnaDr. Johnna works at the intersection of artificial intelligence, personal branding, identity, and education. Through tools and frameworks including her AI Identity Blueprint and Brand Voice Builder, she helps people use AI intentionally while staying connected to their own ideas, values, voice, and mission.Her work focuses on making AI practical, ethical, and empowering, helping people move from ideas to action without losing the human voice behind what they create.Connect with Dr. JohnnaInstagram: dr.johnna_Website: doctorjohnna.comConnect with AnnaInstagram: @epiphanieswithannaWebsite: epiphaniescoaching.comIf this conversation made you think differently about the way you use AI, share the episode with someone who is building a brand, sharing their message, or learning how to use technology without losing what makes their voice their own.

  7. 29 Jul

    Paid to Be Brave: Turning Fear Into Courage

    What if the hardest chapters of your life were preparing you to become braver than you ever thought possible? In Episode 2 of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with business strategist and courage coach Diane Cunningham Ellis for a conversation about reinvention, recovery, shame, faith, community, and finding the courage to rebuild when life does not go according to plan. Diane’s story includes the death of a client by suicide, a four-year legal battle that changed the direction of her career, divorce, alcoholism and recovery, financial struggles, and even surviving a plane crash. Through every chapter, she learned that courage is not the absence of fear. It is choosing to move while fear is still present. Diane shares how shame once convinced her that she needed to spend her life paying for what had happened. Over time, she learned to stop punishing herself, receive grace, and use her experiences to help other women find their purpose, build businesses, and take action on the lives they feel called to create. Together, Anna and Diane explore why we are not meant to face grief or recovery alone, how connection can help bring us back to ourselves, and why movement often creates the motivation we keep waiting to feel. In this episode: Why courage does not require you to stop feeling afraid How a four-year legal battle affected Diane’s career and identity Why shame can make us feel like we have to earn forgiveness How Diane rebuilt her life after losing the career she had planned Why connection has been the foundation of Diane’s greatest successes What recovery taught her about asking for help ...... and more! Diane’s epiphany: “I get paid to be brave.” Not only through money, but through experiences, alignment, community, connection, and love. About Diane Cunningham Ellis Diane Cunningham Ellis is a business strategist, courage coach, trusted advisor, former therapist, artist, and 12-time author. She is the founder of the National Association of Christian Women Entrepreneurs and has spent more than two decades helping women move through major transitions, build meaningful businesses, and take courageous action. Connect with Anna Instagram: ⁠@epiphanieswithanna⁠ Website: ⁠epiphaniescoaching.com⁠ Connect with Diane Instagram: @dianecunninghamellis Website: DianeCunningham.com If this conversation reminded you that fear does not get to make your decisions, share the episode with someone who is rebuilding, beginning again, or preparing to do the brave thing.

  8. 23 Jul

    Your Voice Is an Asset: Turning Pain Into Purpose with Jarrad Walker

    What if your greatest heartbreak became the reason you finally understood the value of your voice? In the Season 2 premiere of EPIPHANIES, Anna sits down with voice and identity strategist Jarrad Walker for a powerful conversation about grief, father wounds, identity, legacy, and turning the hardest parts of your story into something that can help others heal. Jarrad shares the devastating moment he learned his father had died—only hours after their final phone call—and how a 19-second voicemail changed the way he thinks about voice forever. That loss helped shape his work around Voice Equity: taking ownership of your story, your perspective, and the value you’ve earned through everything you’ve survived. Together, Anna and Jarrad explore what it means to be broken open, why your scars may be the evidence someone else needs to believe their wounds can heal, and how the people who failed you can sometimes become the very people who propel you forward. In this episode: Why some seasons require you to break before you can becomeHow grief changes your perspective on life, purpose, and legacyThe difference between something being “true” and knowing the truthWhy Jarrad intentionally leaves voice messages for the people he lovesWhat Voice Equity is—and how your story can become an assetHow father wounds shaped Jarrad into an intentional fatherWhy your private losses can become someone else’s public gainThe connection between self-worth, imposter syndrome, and using your voiceHow the people who failed you can still propel youWhy someone may be waiting for the message only you can deliver Jarrad’s epiphany: “Sometimes the people who have failed you are the same people who propel you.” About Jarrad Walker Jarrad Walker is a voice and identity strategist and the creator of Voice Equity. He helps entrepreneurs and experts uncover the value they’ve earned, communicate it effectively, and transform their voice into an asset that creates impact, influence, and income. Connect with Jarrad TikTok: @jarrad.walker Instagram: IAmJarradWalker Website: TheSonicCEO.com Connect with Anna Instagram: @EpiphaniesWithAnna Website: epiphaniescoaching.com If this conversation gave you an epiphany of your own, share the episode with someone who needs it—and let us know what shifted for you. Don't forget to hit Follow!

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EPIPHANIES is a podcast for anyone ready to break free from burnout, toss aside baggage, and embrace a life of freedom, purpose, and prosperity. Stop just “muscling through” life with grit and determination- you were made for more! Join host Anna Girgan and her powerhouse guests for raw stories, deep conversations sprinkled with laughter, and mindset shifts that will help you rewire your limiting beliefs and align with your highest self. It’s time to live with more joy, clarity, and divine flow.

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  • Creator
    Anna Girgan
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © Anna Girgan
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