The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington
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Alli Worthington talks to women leading, raising families, and wondering why they're exhausted by 3pm. The show covers the things that actually matter: faith that holds up under pressure, work that doesn't require burnout, and what's really going on with your energy, hormones, and health in midlife. With over 2 million downloads, you'll get expert interviews and coaching conversations designed to help you stop pushing through and start building something that actually works. Alli is a five-time bestselling author, CEO, and mom to five sons. She's been a business coach for over fifteen years, helping women who are tired of advice that sounds good but doesn't work. The kind of advice you'd pay a coach thousands of dollars for, twice a week, for free.

  1. 1d ago

    You Know What to Do. This Is How You Finally Start.

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org Years ago, I had a Pinterest board called Best Self Ideas. It was full of better prayer habits, a morning routine for someone with more energy than me, and about a thousand ways to organize a life I didn't actually have. I never clicked on most of those pins. Saving them still felt productive enough. That's the sneaky thing about procrastination. Sometimes gathering ideas feels so much like taking action that we trick ourselves into thinking we've already started. As we wrap up this momentum series, I want to leave you with one simple step to take this week using what you already know: pick one small move and do it today. No new system. No more research. Decide now when you'll return to it when life gets noisy, and your attention is pulled in many different directions. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why collecting advice feels like progress, and how to stop measuring yourself against a woman who uses every good idea she's ever heardHow to build confidence by tracking your wins with a simple journal of successWhat James 1:22 teaches about hearing God's voice and obeying the last thing He told youThe 2 minute rule for getting unstuck, and how to protect 20 minutes on a real calendarHow to find accountability with women who understand your calling Timestamps: (0:00) - My Pinterest board for the woman I was going to become (2:32) - The night I heard, "Why are you gathering ideas when I'm asking you to move?" (3:31) - The woman who uses every good idea does not exist (4:03) - The Gap and The Gain: measure how far you've come (4:45) - The journal of success I give every client (5:43) - James 1:22 and obeying the last thing God said (6:37) - Step 1: Protect 20 minutes on your calendar (7:34) - Step 2: Find your 2 minute start (8:53) - Step 3: Arrange support and accountability (9:42) - When friends look at your dream like you have a third eye (09:18) - Why I built Catalyst (10:30) - This week's recommendation: Your Catalyst Guide (11:35) - You already know enough to move Links to great things we discussed: Catalyst MastermindYour Catalyst GuideFunction Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testingWise Woman Method on SubstackTake the Secret Superpower QuizJoin the Uplift CommunityFollow Alli on InstagramAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright! xo, Alli

  2. 4d ago

    How to Buy Back Your Time with Crystal Paine

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org Money has a way of getting under our skin. When Crystal Paine surveyed nearly 4,000 women about money, every single one named some version of fear, whether she was struggling or thriving. If your relationship with money hasn't caught up with the life you've built, listen in to see why. Crystal, the original Money Saving Mom and one of my business coaching clients, joins me to talk about her new book, The 7 Habits of Financially Healthy Women. We talk about a $3 Starbucks gift card she still won't waste, the financial choices her younger self would never believe, and a question from one of our coaching sessions that changed how she thinks about the future. I also share one of the wildest things I do with money, so listen in to hear it all. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why money anxiety shows up for women at every income level, and where that fear startsThe first step when you've been avoiding the numbers (Crystal calls it turning on the light)How to build a spending plan by trimming one budget category 1 to 3 percent a monthThe time-is-money test Crystal uses to decide when hiring help is worth itThe 90-year-old question that reshapes how you spend, save, and giveHow budgeting for the fun stuff lets you enjoy it without guilt Timestamps: (00:00) Why Christian women get weird about money (and the Disney myth) (03:06) The 4,000-woman survey: every woman named fear (05:07) Why so many women won't look at the numbers (06:35) Money baggage from childhood and the Amazon cart dopamine hit (07:36) Alli's puppy sitter revelation (09:00) Time is money: Crystal's smartest spending (10:40) The hourly-wage test for saving money (hand soap vs. $5 tomatoes) (11:46) Where Crystal is still surprisingly frugal (14:38) Where to start: turn on the light (16:15) One small tweak a month (16:49) Step two: a spending plan (17:57) Alli's money confession (19:01) The drugstore game, all five levels (23:52) The 90-year-old question (25:56) What Crystal's younger self would find outrageous (30:11) Budget for it, then enjoy it freely (30:57) Fun questions: TV, music, and books (34:02) What's making Crystal happy (35:19) Where to find Crystal and the book Links to great things we discussed: The 7 Habits of Financially Healthy WomenCrystal’s TV Recommendation: The Mole & Million Dollar SecretCrystal’s Song Recommendation: You Cover MeCrystal’s Book Recommendation: Soul CareCrystal’s Product Recommendation: HU ChocolateFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright! xo, Alli

  3. Oct 22

    Stop Looking for Motivation. Build Momentum Instead.

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org You know this moment: you make a plan on a quiet Sunday, with a cup of tea, convinced this is your week? Then Wednesday hits, everyone needs something from you, and your goal slips to the bottom of the list. If you're great at showing up for everyone else but struggle to follow through for yourself, this episode is for you. I'll share why motivation can help but won't carry you far, how to choose one action small enough to finish, and the skill that keeps you moving forward when life throws everything off track: learning how to return. Because growth isn't about never falling behind. It's about coming back again and again. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why motivation feels amazing and still can't carry your goal across the finish lineHow to pick one goal and name a single action small enough to actually finish this weekThe difference between busywork that keeps you near the goal and the action that builds real momentumHow to build a plan that survives sick kids, aging parents, and the week going sidewaysThe skill of returning: what to do the day after everything falls apartHow to quiet the fear of "no" when your worth is already settledWhy asking one person to hold you accountable changes everything Timestamps: (00:00) - The January goal you still haven't touched (01:06) - Pick one goal you'll know moved by Friday (01:40) - Why we expect more from motivation than it can give (02:51) - You already have a plan. You're waiting for Monday to come back (03:14) - Ask your plan one question: what happens on a day I don't feel like it? (04:10) - Name one action you can actually finish (04:36) - The trap of busywork that keeps you near the goal (05:15) - What momentum actually is (05:35) - Building a plan that works around interruptions (06:19) - Get really good at returning (07:15) - The quilter's UFO and the note to your future self (07:45) - When you keep avoiding the same thing (08:43) - Meet Becky, your amygdala (09:07) - When your worth is settled, "no" becomes information (09:34) - Ask someone to hold you accountable (11:11) - Why Catalyst runs for a full year (12:31) - Early bird pricing and how to apply (12:51) - Your action plan, step by step (13:31) - Alli's "old lady" tip of the week Links to great things we discussed: Catalyst MastermindAlli’s Product Recommendation: Voltaren Arthritis CreamFunction Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testingWise Woman Method on SubstackTake the Secret Superpower QuizJoin the Uplift CommunityFollow Alli on InstagramAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright! xo, Alli

  4. Oct 19

    Redeeming Your Goals with Jordan Raynor

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org You want something. Maybe you've carried it quietly for years. Maybe you've talked yourself out of it more times than you can count. Somewhere along the way, you started measuring that desire against a long list of questions: Is this selfish? Am I grateful enough? Shouldn't I just be content with what I already have? Jordan Raynor is back on the show to help you tell the difference between a God-given desire and a distraction, understand why so many faith-filled women stay stuck in overthinking instead of moving forward, and see what it looks like to pursue a goal without losing sight of God. Listen in and discover that the dreams on your heart were never something to apologize for. They may have been part of His invitation all along. What You'll Learn in This Episode: The backyard-and-fence analogy that finally answers "how do I know if this goal is God's will" (and why God's silence might be His yes)Why striving isn't the enemy of faith, and how to tell the difference between striving because you want something and striving because you need itThe three-step exercise for interrogating your real motives so mixed motives stop keeping you on the fenceHow to measure your goals the way Jesus did (upward and backward before forward) so comparison stops crushing youWhy "garbage goals" make you want to quit by mid-quarter, and the one shift that keeps you movingWhat it looks like to hold your goal sacred while you stay free to change the plan for getting there Timestamps: (02:19) - Why "Redeeming Your Goals" got messy, and making Jesus the ultimate authority for your goals (03:52) - Measuring forward, sideward, inward (the three ways that drain you) versus the way Jesus measured (05:56) - "How do I know if what I want is what God wants, or if it's my own selfishness?" (07:30) - The backyard, the fence, and the 10-year-old asking permission she already has (09:28) - Alli's assassin test for whether a goal is God's will (10:03) - Mixed motives, sustainable fuel versus false fuel, and the three-step exercise (11:18) - Jordan gets honest about the goal driven by "I don't like to lose" (13:30) - Where the guilt about wanting more actually comes from (15:03) - Faithfulness versus fruitfulness, the Red Sea, and why "let go and let God" gets it wrong (17:42) - "God will get me through a million finish lines, but He expects me to lace up my shoes" (18:00) - The rabbit trail: the fear of the word striving (19:27) - Paul was borderline bragging about how hard he worked, and Christ strove too (21:10) - The lie that your "secular" goals don't count, and why your goals are sacred (22:32) - Psalm 37:23 and a God who delights in every detail of your goals (23:36) - The goal Jordan's chasing right now (and why you don't have to share yours with everyone) (25:30) - Garbage goals: why measuring activity instead of achievement makes you quit (27:25) - Hold the goal sacred, change the plan freely (27:41) - Fun questions: The West Wing, "Open," "Prodigal Son," and the one product Jordan can't stop recommending Links to great things we discussed: Redeeming Your Goals Jordan’s TV Recommendation: The West WingJordan’s Movie Recommendation: Saturday NightJordan’s Book Recommendations: The Return of the Prodigal Son, Open, & Shoe DogJordan’s App Recommendation: ReadwiseFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous! xo, Alli

  5. Oct 15

    Why Some Women Grow Faster Than Others

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org Some women grow faster than others, and after having a front-row seat to it all year, I was surprised by the reason. It had very little to do with talent and even less to do with who worked the hardest. What made the difference was who got close enough to help them see what they couldn't see for themselves. In this solo episode, I unpack the three places women tend to get stuck, why it's so difficult to spot them on your own, and the simple shift that can help you clear something off your list before Sunday. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why growth has less to do with talent and more to do with who is close enough to spot your blind spotsThe "you can't smell your own house" effect, and how your brain quietly files your biggest problem under "normal"How to decide what actually deserves your time when you have ten good ideas and feel stuck between themWhy moving before you feel ready beats waiting for confidence, and how a deadline outside your own head changes everythingHow to know what counts as progress when you're an unreliable narrator of your own lifeThe one text and one date that can move a thing off your list this week Timestamps: (00:00) — Tracy's video that sat in her camera roll for most of a year (00:46) — Why some women grow faster: it isn't talent, and it isn't hard work (01:59) — What every woman in these stories had in common (03:04) — The three places women get stuck (and why your brain hides them) (03:26) — Back to Tracy: same skills, same idea, so what actually changed (04:53) — You can't smell your own house: the golden retriever effect (06:05) — Stuck point 1: Decide what deserves your time (05:40) — Stuck point 2: Move before you feel ready (07:05) — Stuck point 3: Know what counts as progress (07:27) — Laura the litigator who walked the dog and stayed calm in the room (08:30) — Suzanne's hardest year and the podcast she finally launched (10:18) — Your assignment before Sunday: one thing, one woman, one deadline (11:38) — Inside Catalyst: soul strength and strategy (13:20) — The two worries women bring (14:28) — The three bonus tools: Strategic Week Planner, Boundary Script Builder, Clarity Coach (16:41) — Imagine who you'll be by next October Links to great things we discussed: Catalyst MastermindFunction Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testingWise Woman Method on SubstackTake the Secret Superpower QuizJoin the Uplift CommunityFollow Alli on InstagramAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉If you haven’t already, make sure you tap that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. And guess what? We're on YouTube now too! If the show has been a bright spot for you, leaving a review or a few stars is such a gift. It truly means the world to me. Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too! xo, Alli

  6. Oct 12

    The Real Reason You Feel Fear (and the Free Fix) with Jess Connolly

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org A handwritten list of everything he thought was wrong with Jess Connolly landed in her hands, and the man who felt like family walked out. Her knees hit the floor. That kind of fear, the one that whispers you are the problem, is something so many of us carry quietly. In her most personal book yet, Jess talks about fear, faith, and the nervous system, and shows how that can help you face fear without shame. She explains what happens in your body when panic shows up, why fear isn’t a sin, and one simple practice to name what scares you before it grows. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why naming your fear on paper takes most of its power away, and the free timed exercise Jess swears byWhat is happening in your body during a panic attack, and why your nervous system is actually on your sideThe biblical case that fear is not a sin, and how that changes the way you experience GodHow to catch an old fear before it snowballs into a full spiralWhat an unregulated Enneagram 8 does to a room, and how self-regulation changes everythingWhy it is your unprocessed fear, not the fear itself, that holds you back from abundance Timestamps: (01:44) — How Jess knew fear was her next book (a tale of two retreats) (03:31) — The stray thought that snowballed into a four-hour panic attack (05:53) — The biggest surprise in her research: fear is not a sin (06:43) — Anxiety and panic as your body trying to help you (08:16) — What writing this book actually cost her (10:47) — The hurtful post about faith leaders and the nervous system (12:10) — The handwritten list of grievances (14:42) — Staying out of the spiral: remembering you kept breathing (19:15) — The prayer that named self-hatred (20:46) — Enneagram 8 women, regulation, and the temperature of a room (23:13) — The free step for fear: name it on paper (24:48) — Fun questions: a song and a comfort show (26:04) — Faith, wisdom, and using AI well (29:00) — Books and skincare Jess is loving right now (34:11) — Why you need this book Links to great things we discussed: You Can't Be Brave Until You're ScaredJess’ Product Recommendations: The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Moroccan Argan Oil, Medicube Pore-minimizing pads, & Dr. MetaCine Instafacial Plasma Serum Jess’ Song Recommendation: JoyJess’ TV Recommendation: The West Wing Jess’ Book Recommendation: The Tao of Intimacy and EcstasyFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous! xo, Alli

  7. Oct 8

    What Smart Women Do So Things Don't Fall Apart

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org Most of us grow only when something finally gives way. You learn to set a boundary after you’ve been flattened. You find your confidence a few minutes before the conference call. It works, but it means growth depends on pain showing up first. This episode is about a different way to grow: building capacity in midlife before anything breaks, so you’re already ready when life asks more. When I talk about this, I call it the difference between repair and capacity. Repair is what you do when something breaks, and that’s nothing small. Capacity is quieter. It’s the woman who grows as a leader before she has the bigger team. It’s the woman who strengthens her judgment before the decision costs real money. It’s preparation as stewardship, the kind no one notices and no one applauds, because no one can see it happening yet. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why being "fine" stops more women from growing than failure ever does, and how to feel the edges of your own comfort before life forces you toThe difference between repair and capacity, and why the most competent women are the hardest to moveHow to protect your ability to be a beginner again, even when you have a reputation to protect (this is what women who keep growing past 40 have in common)The prayer shift that changes everything: from "God, open the door" to "God, make me a woman who can carry what's on the other side of it"A 10-minute exercise for meeting yourself three years from now and naming exactly what she has that you don't yet Timestamps: (02:17) — Two ways women invest in themselves: repair and capacity (03:08) — Preparation as stewardship: the obedience nobody sees (03:33) — Why the competent woman is the hardest to move (04:40) — The real cost of being too successful to be a beginner (05:00) — What women who keep growing past 40 have in common (05:35) — The prayer that changes shape (06:00) — The quiet midlife fear nobody talks about (07:12) — You believed in your kids' potential. When did you last believe in your own? (07:45) — The 10-minute exercise: meet yourself three years from now (08:08) — Name one thing she has that you don't, and write it down (09:00) — Stop letting pain be your driver (09:22) — Inside Catalyst: who it's for and how it works (10:22) — The four seasons of Catalyst 2027 (13:55) — Back to the parking lot, changed (15:11) — You can't break a woman who gets her strength from God Links to great things we discussed: Catalyst MastermindFunction Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testingWise Woman Method on SubstackTake the Secret Superpower QuizJoin the Uplift CommunityFollow Alli on InstagramDon’t forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube! I hope you loved this episode! 🎉If you haven’t already, make sure you tap that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. And guess what? We're on YouTube now too! If the show has been a bright spot for you, leaving a review or a few stars is such a gift. It truly means the world to me. Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too! xo, Alli

  8. Oct 5

    Two Doctors: How to Heal Your Gut, Boost Your Energy & Feel Amazing After 40 with Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Will Cole

    Apply Now to Join the Catalyst Mastermind - catalystmastermind.org You’re doing the things. You bought the probiotic, you’re eating cleaner, you’re trying to sleep. And somehow your energy still isn’t where you want it. In Part 2 of this conversation, Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Will Cole go deeper into gut health, cellular energy, and the surprising truth that how you feel isn’t only about what you eat. It’s also about what you carry. This one is about healing that actually lasts and learning how to hold onto your energy for the long haul. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why a GI Map test tells you more about your gut health than guessing at a probiotic off the shelfHow probiotics actually work (hint: most of them don't move in and stay), and what to eat to feed the good bacteriaThe reason probiotics can nearly double your B-vitamin absorption, so a spoon of sauerkraut can beat a multivitaminHow your mitochondria and your microbiome talk to each other, and what happens to your energy when that line gets scrambledWhy loneliness, shame, and old trauma show up in your cells even though no lab can measure themWhat the ACE score reveals about the link between childhood experiences and adult inflammation, hormones, and burnoutThe both/and approach to healing that treats your body, mind, and spirit as one system God designedWhat Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Will Cole actually recommend for stubborn tendon pain, plus why rest and Sabbath are part of the plan Timestamps: (00:51) — The probiotic myth, and why a GI Map matters before you supplement (02:14) — Your bowel movements as a daily window into gut health (02:35) — How probiotics really work: transient, but they change the environment (03:12) — Feeding the good bacteria with soluble fiber, polyphenols, and fermented foods (04:31) — Why probiotics can double your B-vitamin absorption (05:18) — Supporting the gut lining with zinc and L-glutamine, plus glutamine for immunity (07:20) — Dr. Will Cole on slow GI motility and what "normal" really means (08:39) — Mitochondria, the microbiome, and the crosstalk that drives your energy (09:50) — The full life cycle of the biome: pre, pro, para, and postbiotics (10:59) — Why you can't supplement your way out of a poor diet (12:16) — How loneliness and lack of purpose show up in a single cell (13:47) — The ACE score: childhood experiences and adult disease (15:27) — The communication theory of aging and the scratched-record analogy (17:14) — Dr. Josh Axe on his mom's cancer and the emotional, spiritual side of healing (18:56) — Confession as the ultimate detoxification (19:43) — Alli's tennis elbow: PRP, BPC-157, and the peptide stack (23:28) — Don't underestimate rest and Sabbath for recovery (24:10) — Lightning round: what to put in your cart for mitochondria and energy Links to great things we discussed: Heal Your CellsFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉If you haven’t already, make sure you tap that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so you never miss an episode. And guess what? We're on YouTube now too! If the show has been a bright spot for you, leaving a review or a few stars is such a gift. It truly means the world to me. Take good care of yourself, and keep showing up with joy. Share this episode with a friend who might enjoy it too! xo, Alli

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Alli Worthington talks to women leading, raising families, and wondering why they're exhausted by 3pm. The show covers the things that actually matter: faith that holds up under pressure, work that doesn't require burnout, and what's really going on with your energy, hormones, and health in midlife. With over 2 million downloads, you'll get expert interviews and coaching conversations designed to help you stop pushing through and start building something that actually works. Alli is a five-time bestselling author, CEO, and mom to five sons. She's been a business coach for over fifteen years, helping women who are tired of advice that sounds good but doesn't work. The kind of advice you'd pay a coach thousands of dollars for, twice a week, for free.

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    Alli Worthington
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    2018 - 2026
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