Becoming Obsessed® | Personal Growth Podcast for Ambitious Women

Teresa Stastny
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Becoming Obsessed is a personal growth podcast for ambitious women who want to live a life they love, and it starts by following their curiosity. Hosted by Teresa Stastny, the show sits at the corner of ambition and self-care: honest conversations about trusting your intuition, quieting the pressure to perform, and letting curiosity (not comparison) guide your next chapter. Each week, Teresa sits down with founders, creatives, and everyday women who've traded the grind for something more aligned, plus solo episodes where she works through the real-time questions she's sitting with in her own life. Expect conversations on self-discovery, mindset, intuition, self-care for high-achievers, authentic ambition, purpose, identity shifts, slow business, women in entrepreneurship, and the quiet nudges that change everything. If you're craving permission to pivot, prioritize yourself, or stop performing a version of success that was never really yours, give Becoming Obsessed a listen. New episodes every Friday. Curiosity leads to a life you love.

  1. 4d ago

    112. Your Best Years are Ahead of You | Why You Should Look Forward to Aging Instead of Being Afraid of It with Lorraine C. Ladish

    In this episode: how we are becoming obsessed with aging as you are, becoming stronger, hotter, happier, and more in love with yourself and your life as you age. Lorraine C. Ladish is a writer and full-time creator who launched Viva Fifty Media at 50. Now 62, she shares her active-aging journey through fitness, wellness, and honest storytelling, encouraging women to embrace reinvention and keep moving forward at any age. Teresa and Lorraine talk about why people fear aging, the practice of approaching situations with curiosity rather than judgment, and the importance of accepting what you cannot control. They also discuss the value of actively pursuing what you want in life, even when it’s hard, because tomorrow is never guaranteed, so you might as well go after the life you want today. This episode is for anyone struggling with the idea of aging or excited for what is to come. This is your reminder that you have so much to look forward to. KEY TAKEAWAYS: You can do hard things. Sometimes that looks like showing up even when you’re scared and doing it anyway.Aging gives you something nothing else can: time and experience.Sometimes you just need to accept that certain things in life are inevitable, and the sooner you accept that, the sooner you can actually enjoy the life you have ahead of you.We have no idea what the future holds, so how can you feel more fulfilled in your life now? Does that look like taking care of your mental health, physical health, and practicing stress management?In a society that is very hard on women, how can we encourage more collaboration over competition in our communities?Approach situations with curiosity, rather than judgement. We don't stop wanting to do the things we love just because we get older. - Lorraine C. Ladish Connect with Lorraine: Personal Website: https://www.lorrainecladish.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorrainecladishViva Fifty!: https://www.vivafifty.comSubstack: https://www.aginglikealegend.com Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: embracing aging, curiosity over judgment, living a life you love, community, collaboration over competition

    112. Your Best Years are Ahead of You | Why You Should Look Forward to Aging Instead of Being Afraid of It with Lorraine C. Ladish

  2. Sep 25

    111. You are the Author of Your Story - How Your Perspective is Your Secret Sauce with Julie Cole

    In this episode: how the stories you tell yourself and tiny mindset shifts in your perspective will set you on a positive path to living a more fulfilling life. Julie Cole is a trailblazing entrepreneur, celebrated speaker, and co-founder of Mabel’s Labels, the iconic brand that grew from a basement startup into a multi-million-dollar success story. Teresa and Julie talk about how your perspective is your secret sauce - the one thing you actually have full control over, and how training your brain to look for the good instead of catastrophizing can completely shift your reality. They also get real about the unglamorous side of entrepreneurship, the privilege that often goes unacknowledged, and why building a business like a mother instead of like a man is actually a superpower. Plus, a conversation about why quitting is for winners, how to know when it's time to walk away, and the sunk cost fallacy that keeps all of us clinging to things that no longer serve us. This episode is for anyone who needs permission to stop sweating the small stuff, stop complaining, and start taking action - a reminder that everything is “figureoutable”, and you have more power than you think to build a life you truly love. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Going after the life you love may look unconventional at first. But as long as it makes sense to you, that is all that matters.Finding a work-life balance not only has a positive impact on your life, but also on those around you.There is value in recognizing what privilege looks like in entrepreneurship, whether that be financially, circumstantially, or in one’s upbringing.You are the author of your own story - what you tell yourself has power.If you are unhappy with your life - take a break from social media and the comparison game that goes along with it. You have control over who you let influence you and who you let in your life.Know your capacity: It’s ok to set boundaries and be selective with whom you give your energy to - there’s only so many hours in the day. We don't need to lead like men. We can lead like women, and we can lead like mothers and be very effective. - Julie Cole Connect with Julie: Instagram: www.instagram.com/mabelslabels www.instagram.com/juliecoleincWebsite: www.mabelslabels.comAbout Julie: www.mabelslabels.com/juliecole Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: building a business as a mom, work-life balance for entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship mindset, perspective is your secret sauce, women leadership and motherhood, flexible work culture, scaling a small business, avoiding burnout as an entrepreneur, building a life you love, living a life you love

    111. You are the Author of Your Story - How Your Perspective is Your Secret Sauce with Julie Cole

  3. Sep 18

    110. Why You Should Own Your “Weird” & How it Can Help You Find Your People with Lucy Bedewi

    In this episode: how leaning into what makes you different is the differentiating factor that makes people want to work with you. Lucy Bedewi is the brand messaging strategist and copywriter behind My Write Hand Woman. She has scaled her business to multi-6-figures by the age of 22, working with top coaches, irreverent brands, highly-differentiated businesses, and personality-packed e-commerce companies. Lucy inspires women to get clear on the articulation behind their business, move into their bigness, and create messaging that’s easy to buy from. Lucy and Teresa talk about how leaning into what makes you different is actually the hidden superpower that sets you apart from everyone else, how instead of chasing perfectionism, it’s better to just take action first, and how you have the freedom to make life the way you envision it. They also stress the importance of ditching the black and white expectations, and living in the grey area - that’s oftentimes where you’ll find yourself the happiest. This is for anyone who needs a reminder that there is no one else like you and by owning your authentic self, you’ll attract the people that you are meant to work with. KEY TAKEAWAYS: It takes courage to show up as your authentic self, but by doing so, you attract the right people that will want to to work with you.Leverage your unique qualities and abilities to build a brand that makes sense for you. Lucy owned her unique work flow, rather than fighting it, and by doing so, was able to build a successful business out of that.Perfection doesn’t exist - don’t hold yourself back trying to achieve it. It’s better to take action, and then you can always make strategic tweaks to continue to get closer to the results you’re hoping for.It is possible to build a business and a life you love - Lucy is able to structure her life in a way, where she has a home base to always go back to, but also the ability to travel and work abroad if she wants to.Life is not black and white, it’s often in the grey area where you find what works for you, and make choices that will truly make you happy. We all have traits, and those traits have this fun little cocktail that go into our body and go into our voice, and that is what you can put on the page that makes you interesting. - Lucy Bedewi Connect with Lucy: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mywritehandwoman/Website: https://www.mywritehandwoman.com/What’s Your Brand Messaging Super Power Quiz: https://www.tryinteract.com/share/quiz/67979624c16f720015e296adListen to the Unicorn Messaging podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unicorn-messaging/id1753099196 Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: brand messaging strategist, unique brand voice, copywriting, unicorn messaging, personal brand messaging, embracing your authentic self, differentiate your business with copy, email copywriter for entrepreneurs, brand voice development, work life balance, building a life you love

    110. Why You Should Own Your “Weird” & How it Can Help You Find Your People with Lucy Bedewi

  4. Sep 11

    109. What if You Made the First Move? | Creating a Thriving Community with Alana Strong

    In this episode: why you should make the first move in new friendships and community…even if it’s uncomfortable. Alana Strong is a former teacher turned real estate agent and community builder in The Woodlands, Texas. She founded The Woodlands Women’s Collective, a 10,000+ member community north of Houston connecting women through events, networking, and friendship. Alana and Teresa talk about the value in having a community and how oftentimes many people are searching for the exact same thing - but sometimes you have to be the one to take initiative to get it started, and that’s ok. They also discuss how your reality is the stories you tell yourself, and how shifting a few tiny things in your mindset can open up so many wonderful possibilities to build a life and a community you love. Plus, a bonus conversation about all things reality TV, and why you definitely need to start watching Survivor. This episode is for any girly feeling a little stuck in her life: a reminder that there are no rules, and she has the power to take the reins back and build a life and a community she truly loves. KEY TAKEAWAYS: To build new friendships or community, you may need to make the first move, but you'll often meet others looking for the same kinds of connections.An established community is a great way to meet people and make new friendships, but it also takes effort. You have to put in the work to cultivate those friendships outside of your community space.There are no rules - if you want to make something happen, give yourself permission to go out and do it.Collaboration vs. competition in female spaces is a practice. Ask yourself: What does it actually look like, and what does it actually mean to focus on collaboration over competition?Your reality is the stories you tell yourself - you have so much power to truly build a life you love, simply by just changing the narrative. Life is too short to sit around hating it. - Alana Strong Connect with Alana: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alanastrongg/The Woodlands Women’s Collective: https://www.instagram.com/thewoodlandswomenscollective/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@twwcollectiveWebsite: http://www.thewoodlandswomenscollective.comPretty Chatty Girls Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pretty-chatty-girls/id1895327217 Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topic: woodlands women collective, adult friendships, how to build local community, women's networking events, friendship vs community, collaboration over competition

    109. What if You Made the First Move? | Creating a Thriving Community with Alana Strong

  5. Sep 4

    108. When Was the Last Time You Checked in With Yourself? Doing the Inner Work to Cultivate a Fulfilling Life with Denise Alba

    In this episode: becoming obsessed with doing the inner work, so you can build a life and a business you love…while also taking care of yourself. Denise Alba is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and the Founder & CEO of BRAVE Wellness Studio in San Diego. She blends mental health, trauma-informed yoga, and business mentorship to support community healing, generational growth, and aligned leadership rooted in purpose. Denise and Teresa talk about the benefits of having a strong community when healing, how healing and showing up for yourself look different for everyone, the value in taking a step back to check in with yourself when things don’t feel aligned, and most importantly, that you have the power to change your situation. This episode is for anyone who needs the reminder that you don’t have to choose between ambition and well being. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Your business can’t outgrow your personal growth. It’s so easy to get caught up in the cycle of growing and scaling your business…but if your life doesn’t fulfill you while you’re doing it, what’s the point?Having a strong foundation in community circles speeds up your healing process. Denise found that when creating accessibility to yoga classes, retreats, and community spaces, combined with therapy, there is a noticeable change in healing, confidence, and networking.Be mindful of your energy and when to protect it. Take note at networking events who gives you energy and who drains it.Healing looks different to everyone, and part of the journey is identifying what works best for you.If certain things in your life are causing you stress or anxiety - take a step back and ask yourself “What can I do about this?” Remind yourself that you are in control, and you have the power to do something about what you’re feeling. We have to slow down in order to really get the signals, because we're just not wired to receive everything, this information, and to do life the way that we are right now, which is why there's so much anxiety and depression and loneliness in our world. — Denise Alba Resources: By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult: https://bookshop.org/p/books/by-any-other-name-a-novel-jodi-picoult/aea2c8d9bf115229?ean=9780593497234&bkshp-astro=tWomen Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Phd: https://bookshop.org/p/books/women-who-run-with-the-wolves-clarissa-pinkola-estes-ph-d/5e495faa24961d97?ean=9780345409874&bkshp-astro=t Connect with Denise: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/deniseaalba/Brave Wellness Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravewellnessstudio/Website: https://www.denisealba.com/Brave Wellness Studio: https://www.bravewellnessstudio.com/ Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: community healing, yoga, holistic mental health, personal growth, self care, mindfulness, mental wellness, community support, entrepreneur burnout, yoga therapy, inner work, self awareness, business mentorship, anxiety relief, mental health tips, emotional well-being, balance in life, wellness retreats, building a life you love, balance in business

    108. When Was the Last Time You Checked in With Yourself? Doing the Inner Work to Cultivate a Fulfilling Life with Denise Alba

  6. Aug 28

    107. Deinfluencing You Before Your Next Euro Summer Trip: 3 Things to Leave Behind So You Can Actually Enjoy Yourself

    In this episode: how you can enjoy your next trip abroad and be obsessed with it, instead of obsessing over it. Teresa gives a quick check-in from her 3-week vacation in Greece. She shares her top three tips that she has learned throughout her travels, from mentally preparing for your trip and how to not allow inconveniences or stressful situations to ruin your time; packing not for perception, but more for how you want to feel; and how to navigate dealing with body-image comparisons and recognizing your own beauty. This episode is for anyone about to go on an exciting trip, and how to make the most of their time there. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Prioritize mentally preparing for your trip. Ask yourself: What do you want to feel like and how can you prepare for every aspect of the trip, not just the “picture-perfect” parts?When you’re traveling, there are so many things that are not going to go perfectly - and that’s ok. It’s just part of the experience and how you choose to handle it.Dress how you want to feel more than how you want to be perceived - focus on what makes you feel comfortable and confident, so that you can enjoy your time on vacation.In a world where “skinny-talk” has transitioned to the forefront in media, it’s important to note that you can love your body and want to live a healthy lifestyle, and also feel the pressure to fit a certain standard.Your first thought is not who you are - It's your conditioning. Your second thought, and how you engage with it, is who you truly are. If you are only posting content for yourself and to be perceived, do not make it a full-time job. Make enjoying yourself the full-time job and capture the memories. - Teresa Stastny Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: self-love, mental preparation for travel, body positivity, travel mindset, travel tips for women, overcoming comparison, managing expectations while traveling, embracing imperfections, decision fatigue while traveling, enjoying the moment on vacation, finding joy in travel experiences, navigating new environments, dressing for comfort while traveling, managing social media pressure, traveling without comparison, living a life you love

  7. Aug 21

    106. How Building a Sales Morning Routine Can Help You Let Go of Your Fear of Selling with Alyssa Moorhead

    In this episode: how switching up your space and creating a solid sales routine, surrounded by places and things you enjoy, can actually improve your sales strategy and mindset. Alyssa Moorhead runs an 11-year-old DFY Lead Generation Agency for bold, unicorn category-of-one business owners. She helps women generate new leads through IG Stories and IG DMs to make ethical sales to dream clients for service-based agencies and high-level mentors. Alyssa shares the steps she took when scaling her business, including creating a “hiring wish list” to determine where she needed the most support, and how to structure her business to make that happen. Alyssa and Teresa also talk about how to navigate Instagram to find warm and hot leads, email marketing, whether using automation makes sense for your business, and the ins and outs of sales content. If you are someone who is dreading the sales side of your business or struggling to turn your Instagram stories and DMs into consistent client conversations, then this episode is for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS Build yourself a “hiring wish list” for all of the roles you need the most support in as you are scaling your business.Build a morning routine and a sales morning routine - this allows you to create time for yourself, while also budgeting in a daily time to stay on top of your leads and more urgent tasks for your business.Take time to look at who is viewing your Instagram stories - there could be a lot of hidden leads there.Using an automation may not make sense for every business model.Sales is a practice - you have to be practicing on an ongoing basis. Letting go of the “shoulds” changed my life. - Alyssa Moorhead Connect with Alyssa: Website: https://alyssamoorhead.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alyssalmoorhead/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssa-moorhead/Sassy Sales Tips Email List: https://alyssamoorhead.myflodesk.com/emailsignup Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com topics: sales content, ethical sales, lead generation, Instagram marketing, sales strategies, women entrepreneurs, morning sales routine, marketing versus sales, client relationships, social media sales, sales coaching, DM sales, audience engagement, sales conversion, sales process, content creation for sales, personal branding, small business marketing, building a life you love, business that supports you

    106. How Building a Sales Morning Routine Can Help You Let Go of Your Fear of Selling with Alyssa Moorhead

  8. Aug 14

    105. Allowing Yourself to Play and Explore Life Outside Your Business with Ashley Kruse

    In this episode: what it looks like to push past the cultural norms of constant productivity and putting your sole identity into your work, and how slowing down and allowing yourself to play will actually open up more possibilities of success in your business. Ashley Kruse is the founder of Baddie Creative and a growth marketing strategist who helps establish coaches and course creators use paid social to scale without diluting their brand that they've worked so hard to build. Ashley and Teresa talk about how easy it can be to tie your identity up in your business, the ways they have worked to untangle that, the differences between entrepreneurs and business owners, and why they are passionate about supporting female founders. They also dive into how Ashley operates her business; the purpose of ads and when you should use them to support your business; and how the ultimate goal is to have a business you love while also being able to separate yourself from it to live a more fulfilling life. If you’ve ever felt the pull to try something new in your business, but have been too hesitant to take the leap, this episode is for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Sometimes your version of success will change over time, and that’s ok - it might just lead you down a path that is better than you could have ever imagined.You may need to “burn your life down” in order to start building one that makes you happier and feels more fulfilling.If you had all the time in the world to play and explore outside your business and goals, what would you do?It’s so easy to get caught up in the push for constant productivity. Having more play in your life actually opens up the opportunity for you to be more productive, while also living a fulfilling life.Surrounding yourself with people that you admire and that are different from you allows you to form a new identity that you might otherwise not have realized. I'm not, like, death gripping my goals. I'm not death gripping every single thing that I could be doing. I really want to release it and to just step into it with confidence and trust that it's all gonna work out, but also to take care of myself. - Ashley Kruse Connect with Ashley: Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/the.business.baddieWebsite: https://baddiecreative.com/ Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod and @teresaajeanLeave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show.Website: teresaajean.com Topics: work-life balance, identity crisis, mom entrepreneur, business ownership, personal growth, redefining success, parenting and business, female entrepreneurs, marketing strategy, organic marketing, self-discovery, community building, overcoming burnout, entrepreneurship mindset, business systems, achieving fulfillment, building a fulfilling life

    105. Allowing Yourself to Play and Explore Life Outside Your Business with Ashley Kruse
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Becoming Obsessed is a personal growth podcast for ambitious women who want to live a life they love, and it starts by following their curiosity. Hosted by Teresa Stastny, the show sits at the corner of ambition and self-care: honest conversations about trusting your intuition, quieting the pressure to perform, and letting curiosity (not comparison) guide your next chapter. Each week, Teresa sits down with founders, creatives, and everyday women who've traded the grind for something more aligned, plus solo episodes where she works through the real-time questions she's sitting with in her own life. Expect conversations on self-discovery, mindset, intuition, self-care for high-achievers, authentic ambition, purpose, identity shifts, slow business, women in entrepreneurship, and the quiet nudges that change everything. If you're craving permission to pivot, prioritize yourself, or stop performing a version of success that was never really yours, give Becoming Obsessed a listen. New episodes every Friday. Curiosity leads to a life you love.

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