SHE Asked Podcast

Anna McBride
  • 5.0 (6)
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Welcome to The SHE Asked Podcast with Anna McBride—a space where the stories we tell ourselves are challenged, reimagined, and rewritten to unlock personal transformation. Hosted by former therapist, storyteller, and lifelong seeker Anna McBride, this podcast dives deep into the power of narrative. Through personal stories and intimate conversations with guests, we explore how shifting our internal dialogue can change not just how we see our lives—but how we live them. Each episode offers what Anna calls “practical hope”—real tools, lived experience, and emotional honesty for anyone feeling stuck, lost, or ready for change. Whether you’re navigating divorce, grief, reinvention, or simply trying to understand your past, The SHE Asked Podcast invites you to become the author of your own story—and the hero in it, too. Follow along for weekly episodes filled with compassion, perspective, and the courage to ask yourself: What story am I telling—and is it still serving me?

  1. 5D AGO

    Ending People-Pleasing and Starting 2026 With Better Boundaries

    In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride explores what it means to complete old relationship patterns as we move toward 2026. Anna shares how years of performance, caretaking, and codependency led to emotional exhaustion — and how slowing down, choosing herself, and setting clear boundaries changed everything. In this episode, we explore why “not everyone should have access to you," and many more gems of wisdom around fostering healthy relationships. ✨ Journaling prompts included to support your own relationship completion and clarity. If you’ve ever felt tired, resentful, or disconnected in relationships, this episode offers a compassionate and honest path forward. 👉 Subscribe for more conversations on healing, self-worth, boundaries, and practical hope. 👉 Join the newsletter to learn about upcoming workshops and retreats for 2026. ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    1h 23m

  2. DEC 15

    You Can Heal Your Relationship With Money And Raise Your Self-Worth

    In this first episode of She Asked’s end-of-year Completion Series, Anna McBride explores how our relationship with money mirrors our relationship with self-worth. Anna reflects on inherited money beliefs, financial avoidance, and the healing that comes from honesty, boundaries, and asking for help.  This episode invites listeners to complete outdated financial narratives from 2025 and step into 2026 with greater clarity, maturity, and self-respect ...because money isn’t just a resource, it’s a relationship.  ✨ In this episode, Anna explores: How childhood money beliefs shape adult financial behaviorThe link between self-esteem, self-worth, and incomeWhy financial avoidance is rooted in fear—not failureLetting go of shame around money and spendingCreating healthier money boundaries for the new yearWhy 2026 represents a creative reset in your financial lifeAnna also shares reflective journaling prompts to help you rewrite your money story and build a grounded, empowered relationship with finances moving forward. If you’re ready to release old financial patterns, heal your relationship with worth, and enter the new year with more confidence and clarity, this episode is for you. ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    34 min

  3. DEC 3

    How I Changed My Life In 2025 By Learning To Let Go

    In this reflective episode, co-producer Jennifer Martin sits down with host Anna McBride to reflect on Anna's transformative year of healing, identity reclamation, and spiritual growth.  From legally changing her name back to her maiden name to breaking old relationship patterns and committing to emotional sobriety, Anna shares the practices, insights, and truths that have shaped her in 2025.  If you’re navigating a transition such as divorce, identity changes, emotional healing, or stepping into a new version of yourself—this conversation will help you feel seen and supported. ✨ Perfect For: Women in transition · Divorce recovery · Spiritual seekers · Personal growth · Emotional healing · Sobriety · Empowerment · New York life · Identity transformation · Journaling + shadow work · Mind-body healing ✨Learn More about Jennifer Martin 🔔 Subscribe for more conversations on identity & spiritual growth. 📩 Join the newsletter for workshops, retreats, and 2026 offerings. ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    35 min
  4. Sexuality, Sensuality & Somatic Healing: A Conversation with Adena of Unbounded

    NOV 20

    Sexuality, Sensuality & Somatic Healing: A Conversation with Adena of Unbounded

    In this episode of SHE ASKED, Anna sits down with somatic sex & relationship coach Adena to explore one of the most misunderstood topics in women’s lives: pleasure — what it is, why it matters, and how it becomes a portal to deeper self-trust, confidence, creativity, and freedom. Adena shares her journey from painful intercourse and body disconnection to reclaiming her erotic aliveness, and explains why so many women secretly believe they’re “broken." SHE ASKED ADENA OF GET UNBOUNDED You’ll learn: ✨ Why pleasure is not a luxury — it’s a pathway to self-intimacy ✨ How our relationship to sex mirrors how we show up in LIFE ✨ The difference between sensuality vs. sexuality ✨ Why somatic work unlocks emotional patterns talk therapy can’t reach ✨ How to rebuild safety, expand your pleasure capacity, and dissolve shame ✨ What long-term relationships really need to stay alive and connected ✨ Plus: Adena’s favorite embodiment practice that you can start today Whether you’re in a long-term relationship, dating later in life, healing from trauma, raising kids, or simply craving more joy and connection in your body — this episode will expand the way you think about pleasure forever. 🔗 Connect with Adena Website + free practices: unboundednyc.com Instagram: @get.unbounded Learn about The Turned-On Woman™ program — launching soon! ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    53 min

  5. NOV 17

    Choosing Happiness At Any Age

    In this solo episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride reflects on turning 62 and the single question that has followed her throughout her life:  “Are you happy?” Drawing on research from Harvard’s longevity studies and the Blue Zones, Anna breaks down why connection, purpose, and inner joy directly impact health and aging. She guides listeners through breathwork, reflection, and four transformative questions to help uncover where happiness already exists and where it’s waiting to be reclaimed. ✨ In this episode, Anna shares: • Why happiness is a spiritual, emotional, and biological necessity • How generational wounds & people-pleasing block joy • The fears that arise when we finally admit we’re unhappy • How aging can become a teacher, not a threat • Why balance, boundaries, and self-connection matter more than ever • Practical tools to cultivate happiness today 🌿 AFFIRMATIONS “I honor the wisdom that aging brings.” “I allow happiness to find me in simple sacred moments.” “My joy is my strength, my longevity, my gift.” “I am both the teacher and the student of my own happiness.” 🌿 This conversation is a powerful invitation to claim happiness as a spiritual practice, especially for women navigating aging, healing, relationships, and the desire for a more meaningful life. 🌿 Set up your FREE DISCOVERY CALL When you’re ready to stop performing “fine” and start living truthfully Book your session at annamcbride.com #SheAskedPodcast #Happiness #AgingGracefully #WomenOver50 #EmotionalHealing #SpiritualGrowth #SelfWorth #Longevity #HealingJourney #AnnaMcBride ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    31 min
  6. Yoga Nidra + The Awakened Path: How to Embody the Divine in the Everyday | with Tanis Fishman

    NOV 11

    Yoga Nidra + The Awakened Path: How to Embody the Divine in the Everyday | with Tanis Fishman

    In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with Tanis Fishman, founder of The School of Sankalpa, a mystic, teacher, and master of Yoga Nidra meditation. Together, they explore the profound intersection between spiritual awakening, motherhood, and the embodied path to the divine. Tanis shares her remarkable story from a disorienting start whil searching for meaning, to awakening experiences in India, and through motherhood as her greatest spiritual teacher. She discusses what it means to be a modern mystic while raising children, paying bills, and navigating the complexities of life, and how true spirituality is not an escape from the human experience, but a deeper embodiment of it. This conversation invites listeners to see their pain as a portal, their daily life as practice, and their human story as sacred initiation. ✨ In this episode, you’ll learn: What Yoga Nidra really is and how it can awaken consciousnessHow motherhood can be a profound spiritual practiceHow to stay connected to Source while living in the modern worldThe meaning of the Upanishads and their timeless truthHow to stop seeking and start embodying your spiritualityWhy pain, imperfection, and disconnection are all part of the spiritual path🎧 Listen now to rediscover the peace, purpose, and presence that’s already within you. TANIS FISHMAN 🗺️The School of Sankalpa 🗺️Yoga Nidra Online Courses 🗺️Mentorship Container  RECOMMENDED READING Essence of the Upanishads by Eknath Easwaran ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    1h 4m

  7. NOV 7

    Practical Hope For The Holidays

    How did the season of joy become a month of stress and obligation? In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna offers a gentle guide for anyone seeking peace, presence, and purpose during the holiday season. Through three powerful lessons: Awareness + Intention +Alignment — Anna helps you move from performance to presence and design traditions that truly reflect who you are now, not who you used to be. 🕯️In this episode, you’ll learn: Why awareness is the first step to healing family-of-origin patterns.How to bring intention and authenticity to your holiday rituals.Simple affirmations and journaling prompts to cultivate calm and clarity.How to choose presence over performance — and create new sacred traditions.This is your invitation to reclaim the holidays as a spiritual practice — one built on self-trust, simplicity, and love. 👉 Subscribe to She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope for more weekly reflections on healing, spirituality, and personal growth. ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    20 min
  8. Dating After Divorce: What No One Tells You About Starting Over | SHE Asked + Donna Barnes

    OCT 30

    Dating After Divorce: What No One Tells You About Starting Over | SHE Asked + Donna Barnes

    Anna McBride sits down with relationship and breakup coach Donna Barnes — host of the Broken to Brave podcast — for an honest and hopeful conversation about starting over in love. Together they explore what it means to rebuild your sense of self, open your heart again, and redefine love at any age. Donna shares insights from two decades of coaching, including why emotional readiness matters more than dating apps, the difference between confidence and self-esteem, and how to know if someone truly makes you feel loved. Anna also opens up about her own story of healing after a 36-year marriage — sharing what she’s learned about self-worth, dating later in life, and giving yourself permission to begin again. 💫 What You’ll Learn: • How to heal your identity after divorce or loss • Common red flags and how to avoid repeating old patterns • Why self-love is the foundation for every healthy relationship • What to look for when dating in midlife • How to move from “broken” to brave 🎧 Listen to Donna’s podcast: Broken to Brave 🌐 Learn more about Donna 💛 Connect with Anna #SheAskedPodcast #DivorceRecovery #MidlifeLove #DatingAfterDivorce #EmotionalHealing ✨ Schedule your Free Call with Anna 💌 Join Anna's Newsletter 🎬 Subscribe on YouTube ✨Follow on Instagram

    53 min
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About

Welcome to The SHE Asked Podcast with Anna McBride—a space where the stories we tell ourselves are challenged, reimagined, and rewritten to unlock personal transformation. Hosted by former therapist, storyteller, and lifelong seeker Anna McBride, this podcast dives deep into the power of narrative. Through personal stories and intimate conversations with guests, we explore how shifting our internal dialogue can change not just how we see our lives—but how we live them. Each episode offers what Anna calls “practical hope”—real tools, lived experience, and emotional honesty for anyone feeling stuck, lost, or ready for change. Whether you’re navigating divorce, grief, reinvention, or simply trying to understand your past, The SHE Asked Podcast invites you to become the author of your own story—and the hero in it, too. Follow along for weekly episodes filled with compassion, perspective, and the courage to ask yourself: What story am I telling—and is it still serving me?

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  • Creator
    Anna McBride
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    29
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2025 SHE Asked Podcast
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