Your Yes Filled Life

Brenda Winkle
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What happens when highly empathic women stop managing everyone else’s emotions and start trusting their own inner knowing? Hosted by somatic leadership coach and intuitive guide Brenda Winkle, Your Yes Filled Life explores how deeply perceptive women can live, decide, and grow without losing connection to themselves. If you’ve ever felt: responsible for how everyone feels exhausted by overthinking decisions aware of subtle emotional shifts others don’t seem to notice pulled between honoring yourself and maintaining harmony you are not alone. Each episode blends nervous system wisdom, intuitive insight, and grounded real-life application to help you: trust yourself more consistently stop carrying what isn’t yours feel steady in emotionally complex situations make decisions without second-guessing yourself navigate growth and change with more ease Because the goal isn’t to feel less. It’s to feel deeply without feeling responsible for everything. New episodes every Sunday and Wednesday. Get clear on what's actually fueling and draining you with a free energy audit. Grab yours at https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit

  1. 1d ago

    When Your Intuition Contradicts Everyone Else: Trusting Yourself Without Unanimous Approval #283

    Have you ever known what you needed to do—even when everyone around you disagreed?  In this deeply personal episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda shares the story of one of the most important intuitive decisions she's ever made: driving across the country to see her father despite nearly everyone telling her not to go. That decision gave her sixteen priceless days with her dad before his passing. This conversation isn't just about grief. It's about learning to trust yourself when there are no guarantees, no certainty, and no unanimous approval. In this episode, you'll discover: • Why intuition rarely arrives with external validation • How to distinguish inner knowing from fear • Why emotional doesn't automatically mean dysregulated • What self-trust actually looks like in real life • How to move forward when other people's opinions conflict with your own knowing If you've ever questioned your intuition because someone else couldn't understand it, this episode is for you. Resources ✨ Join the POWER Waitlist: https://www.brendawinkle.com/power  ✨ Apply for Private Coaching: https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  🎙️ Subscribe to Your Yes Filled Life so you never miss an episode. Keywords: Grief Journey, Intuition, Self Trust, Healing, Your Yes Filled Life, empowered, Brenda Winkle, Empowerment, intuitive development, solo travel, digital nomad

  2. 5d ago

    Maybe You Don't Need Better Boundaries: How Raising Your Standards Changes Everything #282

    In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle shares a new way to think about boundaries by introducing the deeper foundation beneath them: your standards.  You'll learn: Why boundary scripts often don't solve the real problem The difference between values, standards, and boundaries How raising your standards changes your relationships, work, and self-trust Why nervous-system regulation is essential for lasting change How to stop negotiating with yourself and start living in alignment If you've ever found yourself saying, "I know I should have said no," this episode offers a completely different lens. Resources: • Join the POWER Waitlist https://www.brendawinkle.com/power  • Apply for Private Coaching - https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  • Connect with Brenda  Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/brendawinkle/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.winkle111 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendawinkle/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brendawinkle111 Keywords:    Boundaries, Healthy Boundaries, Personal Boundaries, Standards, Personal Standards, Values, Core Values, Self Trust, Discernment, Inner Wisdom, Emotional Intelligence, Nervous System Regulation, Embodiment, Mindset Shift, Identity Work, Personal Growth, Self Leadership, People Pleasing, Overcoming People Pleasing, Empath, Empath Life, Highly Sensitive Person, HSP, Women Empowerment, High Achieving Women, Leadership Development, Confidence, Intuition, Emotional Wellbeing, Self Worth, Authentic Living, Conscious Living, Healing Journey, Inner Peace, Resilience, Relationship Advice, Life Coaching, Transform Your Life, Personal Development, Your Yes Filled Life

  3. Jul 26

    What I’d Tell You If I Wasn’t Worried About Hurting Your Feelings #281

    You can read every book, go to therapy, hire a coach, journal, meditate, practice breathwork, and become incredibly self-aware.  But if you continue repeating the habits, choices, relationships, and environments that are producing the same result, insight will only take you so far. In this episode, Brenda shares the loving truth many accomplished, empathic women need to hear: at some point, growth stops being about what you understand and becomes about what you are willing to do differently. She explores the four stages of change - awareness, preparation, implementation, and integration - and explains why it is so easy to stay stuck in the first two. Awareness can feel productive. Research can feel like progress. But neither creates a new result until something changes in real life. You’ll hear why nervous-system support is not only about helping you tolerate discomfort. It can also help you build the capacity to change the life you have. Brenda also shares personal stories about leaving an abusive marriage, building a business with support, becoming a beginner on the dance floor, and learning that meaningful change rarely happens through insight alone. In this episode: Why self-awareness and self-leadership are not the same How personal development can become a sophisticated form of avoidance Why your life responds to what you repeatedly do and allow How nervous-system regulation supports real-world action The difference between compassion for your pattern and continuing to protect it Why the next step does not need to be dramatic, but it does need to be real When POWER is the right next step When private coaching may be a better fit A pattern can be understandable and still be unsustainable. POWER is a year-long experience for women who are ready to move beyond insight and practice self-trust, discernment, nervous-system regulation, and aligned action in real life. Join the POWER waitlist: https://www.brendawinkle.com/power  For a personalized plan around a specific decision, business challenge, relationship, or life transition, apply for private coaching: https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  Keywords Self Trust, Personal Growth, Nervous System Regulation, Somatic Healing, Empath, Highly Sensitive Person, Discernment, Boundaries, Career Change, Toxic Workplace, Relationship Patterns, Self Leadership, Intuition, Emotional Healing, Embodiment, Personal Development, Life Coaching, POWER, Brenda Winkle, Your Yes Filled Life

  4. Jul 22

    Self-Love Isn't Selfish with Brian Beall #280

    What if the most transformative thing you could do isn't become someone new - but finally learn to love and trust the person you already are? For many people, especially those raised in religious traditions that emphasized self-sacrifice over self-compassion, self-love can feel uncomfortable... even wrong. In this heartfelt conversation, Brenda sits down with Brian Beall to explore his journey from fear and self-doubt to self-acceptance. Together, they discuss how healing, emotional awareness, and learning to trust yourself can deepen—not diminish—your relationship with the Divine. Whether you've questioned your faith, wrestled with religious conditioning, or simply wondered if caring for yourself is somehow selfish, this episode offers permission to approach your healing with curiosity, compassion, and courage. In this episode, we explore: Why self-love isn't selfish Healing from religious conditioning and spiritual shame Learning to trust yourself and your intuition The role of somatic healing and emotional awareness Why feeling your emotions creates freedom instead of weakness Moving from fear and self-doubt to self-acceptance What true transformation looks like ✨ If this conversation resonates with you, the POWER waitlist is now open for women who are ready to deepen their self-trust, discernment, and inner authority. You can also learn more about private coaching through the links below. Learn more about POWER and join the waitlist to be the first notified when the fall cohort becomes available: https://www.brendawinkle.com/power  Learn about private coaching and apply: https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  Keywords: Self Trust, Self Love, Intuition, Discernment, Religious Trauma, Faith and Spirituality, Emotional Healing, Somatic Healing, Personal Growth, Empath, Highly Sensitive Person, Embodiment, Nervous System Regulation, Spiritual Growth, Conscious Living, Self Compassion, Your Yes Filled Life Podcast, Brenda Winkle, Brian Beall, Your Yes Filled Life

    Self-Love Isn't Selfish with Brian Beall #280

  5. Jul 19

    Hold Your Frame: What Dance Taught Me About Intuition, Self-Trust, and Taking Action #279

    What if the reason you can't hear your intuition isn't because it isn't speaking? What if you've simply lost your frame? In this episode, Brenda shares an unexpected lesson from the dance floor that transformed the way she thinks about intuition, energetic sovereignty, and self-trust. Using partner dancing as a powerful metaphor, she explores why staying grounded in your own energy allows you to better recognize intuitive guidance—and why energy work alone isn't enough if you never take action. You'll learn: What "holding your frame" really means Why "spaghetti arms" might be running your life The difference between healthy tension and unhealthy rigidity Why intuition whispers while fear gets loud The missing piece in so much of today's spiritual and coaching advice How taking imperfect action strengthens self-trust Mentioned in this episode ✨ Lion's Gate Portal: Activate Your Abundance https://www.brendawinkle.com/offers/kngHZc4m/checkout  ✨ Private Coaching with Brenda Connect at: https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  Keywords: LionsGatePortal, Your Yes Filled Life, Abundance Mindset, Intuition, Self Trust, Empath, Breathwork, Reiki Healing, Energy Healing, Nervous System Regulation, Conscious Living, Personal Growth, Aligned Action, Trust Yourself, Embodiment, Brenda Winkle, Hold Your Frame

  6. Jul 15

    The Identity Shift No One Talks About: Honoring the Woman Who Got You Here #278

    Most conversations about personal growth focus on becoming.  Becoming more confident. More healed. More successful. More intuitive. But what happens when you suddenly realize… you've already become her? In this deeply personal episode, Brenda shares the unexpected moment that stopped her in her tracks - a cherished olive oil bottle shattering on a Saturday morning before a trip to the Oregon coast. What looked like an inconvenience became something much more profound. A recognition. A moment of honoring the woman who worked so hard to create the life she now lives. Together you'll explore: • Why identity shifts often bring gratitude and grief at the same time • The surprising emotional side of realizing you've changed • Why growth happens through thousands of small decisions - not one dramatic breakthrough • The difference between manifestation and embodied action • How self-compassion creates lasting transformation • Why your current self deserves the same grace you're willing to give your past self If you've been doing deep personal work for years and wonder whether you're making progress... This episode is your reminder to pause long enough to recognize just how far you've already come. Resources Mentioned ✨ Lion's Gate Portal | Activate Your Abundance Saturday, August 8 Breathwork • Reiki • Intuitive Guidance register here  Learn more about private coaching and apply here: https://www.brendawinkle.com/coaching  Download your free energy audit: https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit  Keywords: Identity shift, identity work, identity transformation, personal growth, self-trust, intuition, intuitive living, trust your intuition, discernment, self-leadership, embodiment, empath, empathic women, highly sensitive person, emotional intelligence, emotional healing, post-traumatic growth, life transitions, reinvention, self-awareness, resilience, courage, honoring your past self, grieving your old identity, recognizing your own transformation, the emotional side of personal growth, signs you've outgrown your old identity, learning to trust your intuition, identity work for empathic women, becoming the person you're meant to be, leadership, women's personal development, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle

  7. Jul 12

    Communication Debt: The Hidden Cost of Small Misunderstandings with Devon Bruce #277

    What if the biggest communication problems in your life aren't caused by one big conversation...  ...but by hundreds of tiny moments of unclear communication? In this episode of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda sits down with healthcare communication strategist Devon Bruce to explore her powerful concept of communication debt - the invisible misunderstandings that quietly accumulate over time until they become costly personally and professionally. While Devon specializes in helping healthcare organizations improve communication and reduce operational risk, this conversation quickly expands into something much bigger: self-trust nervous system regulation rebuilding after difficult life transitions following intuition in business finding alignment instead of forcing success Whether you work in healthcare or not, you'll leave this episode looking at communication - and yourself - in a completely different way. In this episode: • What communication debt actually is • Why "ASAP" creates more problems than you think • How tone changes the meaning of everything • Why communication problems are often nervous system problems • How both Brenda and Devon rebuilt their lives after leaving difficult marriages • The surprising signs you're building your business in the wrong direction • Why clarity - not the language you speak - is often the real issue • How intuition can show up through data, systems, and structure Favorite Quote "If it feels like you're pushing a giant rock uphill every day...you may not be out of work ethic. You may be out of alignment." Connect with Devon LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/devonbruce-eca/  Website  https://devonbruce.com/ https://englishcommunicationacademy.com/  Resources: Trust Yourself - Free Masterclass - Register at https://www.brendawinkle.com/nextlevel (note date changed to September) Free energy audit: https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit  Keywords: communication, communication debt, misunderstandings, conflict, operational risks, healthcare communication, clear communication, specific communication, tone, nervous system regulation, self-trust, empathic women, emotional energy, boundaries, intuition, client stories, communication breakdowns, healthcare organizations, communication infrastructure, clarity, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, anxiety, intuition, leadership, patient satisfaction, retention, LinkedIn, personal journey, self-discovery, trust yourself, masterclass, podcast, Brenda Winkle, Devon Bruce, Your Yes Filled Life.

    Communication Debt: The Hidden Cost of Small Misunderstandings with Devon Bruce #277

  8. Jul 8

    I'm Not a Good Girl Anymore (And Maybe You Don't Have to Be Either) #276

    What if one of the biggest things standing between you and self-trust isn't a lack of confidence...  ...but a lifetime of being rewarded for being "good"? In the Season 8 premiere of Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda explores the hidden cost of "good girl" conditioning—how many empathic women learn to prioritize compliance over congruence, and why that pattern makes it so difficult to trust themselves, even when they already know what they want. This isn't an episode about becoming rebellious. It's about becoming more fully yourself. In this episode you'll discover: Why "good" often becomes synonymous with compliant How empathic women become experts at sensing other people's discomfort The surprising connection between self-trust and intuition Why boundaries aren't the beginning of the work—they're the result of it The difference between being kind and being compliant What you'll be "unlearning" throughout Season 8 This episode is for you if... • You know exactly what you want until someone else's opinion enters the conversation. • You've been praised for being "easy," "low maintenance," or "the one everyone can count on." • You're ready to stop abandoning yourself in order to keep the peace. Favorite Quote "Good has often been used to mean compliant. I'm just not going to be compliant anymore." Resources 💜 Join POWER: A year-long experience for high-achieving empathic women who are ready to stop second-guessing themselves and start practicing self-trust. Fall cohort will open soon. 🌿 Download the free Emotional Energy Audit: https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit  Keywords: good girl, self-trust, boundaries, intuition, empathic women, unlearning, personal journey, compliance, people-pleasing, self-abandonment, emotional energy, nervous system regulation, authentic self, limiting beliefs, rest is lazy, boundaries are selfish, being nice vs being kind, empowerment, self-discovery, personal growth, courage, expressing oneself, embracing desires, empathic gifts, intuition development, presence, emotional baggage, peacekeeping, self-worth, villain era, podcast, Your Yes Filled Life, Brenda Winkle, season eight, self-acceptance, personal transformation, reclaiming identity, high-performing women

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What happens when highly empathic women stop managing everyone else’s emotions and start trusting their own inner knowing? Hosted by somatic leadership coach and intuitive guide Brenda Winkle, Your Yes Filled Life explores how deeply perceptive women can live, decide, and grow without losing connection to themselves. If you’ve ever felt: responsible for how everyone feels exhausted by overthinking decisions aware of subtle emotional shifts others don’t seem to notice pulled between honoring yourself and maintaining harmony you are not alone. Each episode blends nervous system wisdom, intuitive insight, and grounded real-life application to help you: trust yourself more consistently stop carrying what isn’t yours feel steady in emotionally complex situations make decisions without second-guessing yourself navigate growth and change with more ease Because the goal isn’t to feel less. It’s to feel deeply without feeling responsible for everything. New episodes every Sunday and Wednesday. Get clear on what's actually fueling and draining you with a free energy audit. Grab yours at https://www.brendawinkle.com/audit

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  • Creator
    Brenda Winkle
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    285
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Brenda Winkle Empowerment, LLC
  • Show Website
    Your Yes Filled Life

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