Transform Your Life - Just Count Me In

Sari Stone

Just Count Me In is a podcast designed to help us navigate and flow with our lives through conscious awareness. When we live with less resistance and more receptivity it is easier to express who we came here to be and enjoy life. We are all walking each other home. 

  1. 3d ago

    #80: The Cost of Belonging, How Fitting and People Pleasing Make You Lose Yourself

    Send us Fan Mail LinkedIn Influential Women Verified Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In Have you ever said yes when your heart wanted to say no? This may be the most important episode I've recorded because it isn't really about alcohol. It's about every time we've abandoned ourselves to belong. This isn't an episode about judging people who drink. It's an invitation to ask yourself one powerful question: "Am I making this choice because it aligns with who I am...or because I'm afraid of what people will think?" If you've ever felt pressured to be someone you're not, this conversation is for you. For many people, alcohol isn't really about alcohol. It's about belonging. It's about fitting in at work, at family gatherings, on first dates, at celebrations, and even among friends. Somewhere along the way, many of us learned that saying "no" meant risking judgment, exclusion, or being labeled as different. In this episode of Transform Your Life: Just Count Me In, Sari Stone explores the deeper psychology behind social drinking, people-pleasing, and the fear of standing out. You'll hear powerful real-life stories, including: The Wall Street executive who hid the fact that he doesn't drink because it could have impacted his career.A 15 year old whose relationship with alcohol landed her in the hospital.Why so many intelligent, successful people ignore their own intuition simply to fit in.The neuroscience behind belonging and social acceptance.How living authentically creates confidence that no external approval ever can.Journal Questions • What would I choose if I knew no one would judge me? • Where in my life am I performing instead of being authentic? • What parts of myself have I hidden in order to belong? • Who am I when I stop trying to earn acceptance? • What would change if I trusted myself more than I trusted other people's opinions? If this episode resonates, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who needs permission to be fully themselves. Authenticity is contagious. Facebook-Just Count Me In Instagram- Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

  2. Jul 24

    #79: The Freedom To Appreciate: Finding Joy Without Waiting for Life to Change

    Send us Fan Mail Have you ever stopped to wonder if you're truly appreciating your life—or simply reacting to it? In this episode of Transform Your Life: Just Count Me In, Sari Stone explores the profound difference between gratitude and appreciation and why this simple shift in perspective can transform your relationships, leadership, parenting, and even the way you experience yourself. Appreciation isn't toxic positivity. It's not pretending everything is okay or putting a smiley face on an empty gas tank. It's learning to see clearly, respond intentionally, and recognize the value that already exists—even in life's challenges. Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, leadership principles, and spiritual wisdom, Sari shares how appreciation helps us move beyond constant reaction and into conscious awareness. In this episode, you'll discover: Why appreciation goes deeper than gratitudeHow your brain's negativity bias influences your relationshipsWhy appreciation is one of the most powerful leadership skillsHow appreciating children builds confidence and resilienceThe role appreciation plays in healthier marriages and friendshipsWhy difficult emotions can become valuable messengersHow "God's Got It" became a daily reminder to release control and trust the next stepThis episode is an invitation to stop focusing on what's missing and begin seeing the gifts, strengths, and opportunities that have been there all along. Reflection Questions Am I appreciating life or simply reacting to it?What person in my life needs to know they are appreciated for who they are?What challenge is inviting me to grow instead of just survive?Where am I focusing on what's missing instead of what's already present?What do I appreciate about myself today?If this episode encouraged you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who could use a new perspective. Because sometimes the greatest transformation doesn't happen when life changes... It happens when we change the way we see life. LinkedIn Influential Women Verified Instagram- Just Count Me In Facebook-Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

  3. Jul 18

    #78: He Lost Millions, Lost Family...Then Found Himself

    Send us Fan Mail LinkedIn Influential Women Verified Success isn’t always what it seems. In this deeply moving conversation, I sit down with Stewart  Crown, an entrepreneur who built significant wealth, lost it, rebuilt it, and then faced the unimaginable loss of his wife and daughter. Through heartbreak, resilience, and profound personal growth, Stewart discovered that the greatest measure of success isn’t found in a bank account—it’s found in the heart. We explore how failure can become our greatest teacher, why identity often gets tied to achievement, what grief reveals about what truly matters, and how redefining success can lead to a richer, more meaningful life. Whether you’re rebuilding after a setback, questioning your definition of success, or searching for purpose beyond achievement, this conversation offers wisdom, hope, and perspective. In this episode, we discuss: Building wealth—and losing itHow failure reshapes identityLiving through unimaginable griefThe difference between external success and inner fulfillmentRedefining abundanceWhy vulnerability is a strengthCreating a legacy that lasts beyond moneyIf this episode speaks to you, please follow the podcast, leave a review, and share it with someone who may need this message today. Facebook-Just Count Me In Instagram- Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

    #78: He Lost Millions, Lost Family...Then Found Himself
  4. Jul 13

    #77: The Family Patterns You Don't Even Know You Are Repeating. Leaving The Line

    Send us Fan Mail LinkedIn Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In What if the life you've always dreamed of isn't waiting at the end of the line everyone else is standing in? Many of us inherit more than our family's eye color—we inherit beliefs about money, success, relationships, work, fear, and what's "possible." Some of those beliefs helped previous generations survive. But they don't have to define your future. In this episode of Transform Your Life: Just Count Me In, Sari Stone explores what it means to leave the line—to honor those who came before you while choosing a different path toward greater freedom, purpose, and possibility. Drawing from her own journey, her grandparents' immigration to America, and inspiring stories from history and the remarkable guests she's interviewed, Sari explains why courage often requires stepping away from what's familiar—and why that's exactly where growth begins. You'll also learn the neuroscience behind why change feels so uncomfortable, why our brains are wired to conform, and how every courageous choice strengthens new pathways that make future growth easier. Whether you're starting a business, changing careers, becoming sober, ending generational patterns of poverty or abuse, improving your relationships, or simply deciding to stop settling for less, this episode will remind you that someone has to be the first. Why not you? In this episode, you'll discover: • Why we naturally follow "the line"  • How family beliefs shape our lives  • The neuroscience of courage and conformity  • The hidden price—and incredible reward—of choosing a different path  • Why honoring your ancestors doesn't mean repeating their limitations  • Reflection questions to help you identify the line you're ready to leave You don't stand in your ancestors' shadow. You stand on their shoulders. If this episode inspired you, please subscribe, leave a review, and share it with someone who's ready to step into the life that's waiting on the other side of the line. Influential Women Verified Facebook-Just Count Me In Instagram- Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

  5. Jun 26

    #75: Where Did Your Spark Go? What Children Can Teach Us About Living Fully

    Send us Fan Mail LinkedIn Influential Women Verified Dedicated to Teddy and Griffin; may you always keep your spark alive!  What if the secret to a more fulfilling life isn't achieving more—but reconnecting with the spark you already have? After spending time with her grandsons, Sari reflects on the contagious nature of curiosity, imagination, engagement, and joy. Drawing from neuroscience, flow research, coaching experience, and personal observation, she explores why so many adults lose touch with the activities and relationships that make them feel alive. In this episode, you'll discover: • The difference between stimulation and true engagement  • Why dopamine isn't the same as fulfillment  • The science of flow and why it matters  • How mirror neurons and social contagion influence our energy  • Why leaders, parents, teachers, and coaches need to protect their spark  • Practical questions to help you reconnect with what makes you come alive Key Question: What helps you feel most alive? If this episode resonates, share it with someone who could use a little more spark in their life. Transform Your Life: Just Count Me In with Sari Stone Connect with Sari Stone If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. If you are interested in summer coaching with Sari, or would like to offer your children this gift, please message Sari. Your support helps us reach more people with messages of hope, growth, resilience, and transformation. Remember: Life is always inviting us into the next version of ourselves. It already exists, we just need to align with it. Just count me in. Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

  6. Jun 21

    #74: You're Not Burned Out...You Need A Break

    Send us Fan Mail LinkedIn Influential Women Verified As we approach the Summer Solstice, Father's Day, family celebrations, and the halfway point of the year, many of us find ourselves standing between what has been and what is yet to come. Sari learned through her own life that some of the greatest possibilities arrive long before we have proof they're possible. In this reflective episode, she explores the power of pausing long enough to recognize how far we've come before rushing toward what's next. Drawing from neuroscience, personal stories, life transitions, and the natural rhythms of the seasons, she invites listeners to take inventory of their growth, honor the people who helped shape them, and reconnect with hope and possibility. Recorded during a season of family milestones—including a granddaughter's college graduation and a grandson's kindergarten graduation—this episode is a reminder that life unfolds in cycles and that transformation often begins in the quiet moments between chapters. Whether you're navigating change, seeking clarity, building a business, leading a team, raising a family, or simply wondering what comes next, this conversation will encourage you to slow down, reflect, and remain open to the possibilities still waiting to emerge. In This Episode We Discuss: • Why the Summer Solstice offers a powerful opportunity for reflection • The neuroscience of transitions, uncertainty, and resilience • How reflection helps transform experience into wisdom • Honoring fathers, mentors, teachers, coaches, and those who helped build our foundations • Healthy masculine energy as structure, direction, commitment, and support • The importance of recognizing life milestones and transitions • Why hope is more than wishful thinking • How possibility often appears before certainty • The connection between personal growth, leadership, and self-awareness • Questions to help you reset and realign for the second half of the year Reflection Questions Take a few moments to journal or reflect on these questions: ✨ What has grown in my life during the first half of this year? ✨ What challenge has strengthened me? ✨ Who has helped shape the person I am becoming? ✨ What am I ready to release? ✨ What possibility am I being called toward? ✨ What would become possible if I trusted myself a little more? Key Takeaway Your story is not finished. No matter where you are today, there is more possibility available than you can currently see. The Summer Solstice reminds us that light reveals what has been growing beneath the surface. When we pause long enough to acknowledge our progress, honor our journey, and remain open to new possibilities, we create space for the next chapter to unfold. Connect with Sari Stone If this episode resonated with you, please subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review. If you are interested in summer coaching with Sari, or would like to offer your children this gift, please message Sari. Your support helps us reach more people with messages of hope, growth, resilience, and transformation. Remember: Life is always inviting us into the next version of ourselves. It already exists, we just need to align with it. Just count me in. Buzzsprout-Just Count Me In Facebook-Just Count Me In Instagram- Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

  7. Jun 12

    #73: Trusting the Pull: A Conversation with Max Gloeckner

    Send us Fan Mail What if the moments that seem most uncertain are actually the moments that shape your life? In this inspiring conversation, Sari sits down with Max Gloeckner, entrepreneur, global speaker, community builder, and explorer of consciousness, to discuss a life guided not by rigid plans but by intuition, curiosity, and the courage to follow what calls you forward. At twenty years old, Max made a decision that would alter the course of his life forever. He walked away from the path he was expected to follow, bought a one-way ticket to Australia, and stepped into complete uncertainty. What followed was a journey through iron ore mines in the Australian desert, entrepreneurship in Bangkok, global travel, and ultimately a deeper exploration of consciousness, frequency, and human potential. In this episode, Max shares: • Why challenges can become opportunities for growth  • Growing up feeling confined by traditional systems  • Lessons learned from being the "misfit" in school  • The unexpected gifts that came from his parents' divorce  • Why he joined the military and what it taught him  • The courage required to leave certainty behind  • Trusting intuition when logic cannot explain the next step  • The relationship between uncertainty and possibility  • Reinvention as a key component of success  • Why an open mind may be life's greatest asset  • Discovering Telos and the concept of soul mapping  • Following curiosity as a pathway to purpose One of the most powerful ideas from this conversation is that uncertainty is not something to fear—it is often where the magic begins. If you've ever felt called toward something you couldn't explain, questioned whether the conventional path was right for you, or wondered how to trust yourself more deeply, this episode is for you. Sometimes the next step isn't visible. Sometimes you simply feel the pull. And sometimes that's enough. Listen now and discover what can happen when you trust the journey before you can see the destination.. LinkedIn Facebook-Just Count Me In Instagram- Just Count Me In Thank you for joining me! If this episode resonates, please share it with a friend who needs a little inspiration today!

    #73: Trusting the Pull: A Conversation with Max Gloeckner

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Just Count Me In is a podcast designed to help us navigate and flow with our lives through conscious awareness. When we live with less resistance and more receptivity it is easier to express who we came here to be and enjoy life. We are all walking each other home.