Let’s Get UnStuck Podcast

Let’s Get UnStuck
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I’m not a coach or a therapist, I’m a storyteller who tells the truth about what it takes to heal. On Let’s Get Unstuck, I sit down with real people who’ve lived through the hard parts. Trauma, reinvention, shame, identity shifts, grief, and the moments that force us to grow. Together, we explore how they rebuilt confidence, reclaimed self-worth, and found purpose after everything fell apart. No gurus. No perfection. Just honest conversations that remind you you’re not alone not in the struggle, and not in the comeback. traciedwards1.substack.com

  1. 6d ago

    🎙️Let’s Get UnStuck Live x Gyani Richards: Grief and Aikido: Relaxing Under Pressure

    Tonight’s conversation with grief counselor Gyani Richards reminded me that getting unstuck doesn’t always mean finding a way out of what we’re feeling. Sometimes, it means learning how to stay with it. Gyani joined me to read his story, Grief and Aikido: Relaxing Under Pressure, about losing his younger brother Pete to cancer and how his decades of practicing Aikido and mindfulness helped him navigate the enormity of that loss. One of the most powerful ideas we explored was resistance. When something hurts, our instinct is often to tighten. We fight it. We distract ourselves. We stay busy. We try to make the feeling disappear. But grief doesn’t necessarily work that way. Through Aikido, Gyani had spent years practicing something that feels almost counterintuitive: relaxing under pressure. Instead of meeting force with more force, you learn to breathe, soften, pay attention, and create space. When Pete died, those same principles became part of Gyani’s grief journey. What really resonated with me was his understanding that healing isn’t about choosing between grief and moving forward. It’s learning how to hold both the love and the loss. That feels important because we live in a culture that often wants grief to have a timeline. At some point, there can be an expectation that you should be better, move on, or get back to who you were. But maybe that isn’t the goal. Maybe some experiences change us. Maybe getting unstuck isn’t always about getting rid of the thing that hurts. Maybe it’s about creating enough room inside ourselves for the pain to exist without allowing it to consume everything else. Gyani describes grief not as a problem that needs to be solved, but as something we can learn to meet with curiosity, kindness, and attention. And I think that idea extends far beyond grief. Whatever we’re facing, there may be moments when fighting harder isn’t what moves us forward. Sometimes the work is simply to breathe, soften our grip, and ask: What would happen if I stopped resisting what I’m feeling and gave myself permission to be here? Thank you Charmaine Dunn, Nancy Harrelson, and many others for tuning into my live video with Gyani Richards! I will be taking some time off. Be back soon! Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  2. Aug 6

    🎙️Let’s Get UnStuck Live x Kelly O'Hara: Why a Dietitian is the Missing Piece in Your Perimenopause Journey

    What if the hardest part of perimenopause isn’t the hormones, but no longer recognizing yourself? That was at the heart of this week’s conversation with Kelly O’Hara. Kelly O'Hara joined Let’s Get Unstuck to share how entering perimenopause changed more than her body. It challenged her confidence, her routines, and the relationship she had with herself. As a registered dietitian, she understood the science, but living through it reminded her that knowledge and lived experience are two very different things. One of the biggest takeaways from our conversation was this: awareness isn’t enough. Women are finally talking openly about perimenopause, but many are still left wondering, “Now what?” Kelly shared how her own journey inspired her to bridge that gap by helping women navigate this season with practical support, compassion, and realistic strategies that fit real life. What I appreciated most was that this conversation wasn’t about “fixing” your body. It was about learning to work with it instead of against it. Also, about giving yourself permission to let go of the routines that no longer serve you and embracing a new season with curiosity instead of criticism. If you’ve been feeling like your body has changed, your energy isn’t what it used to be, or you’ve simply been wondering if what you’re experiencing is normal, I hope this episode reminds you of one thing: You’re not alone, and you’re not broken. Thank you, Kelly O'Hara , for sharing both your expertise and your personal journey with the Let’s Get Unstuck community. Your openness reminds us that getting unstuck doesn’t always mean changing who we are. Sometimes it means learning to understand ourselves in a whole new way. 🎧 If you missed our conversation, the full episode is now available here. I’d love to hear what resonated with you most. Thank you to everyone who tuned into our live video Whispering Pirate, Erin Gregory Creative, Sarah-SMR and others. Join me for my next live with Gyani Richards, Weds, 8/12 5:30pm PST. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  3. Jul 23

    🎙️Live with Let’s Get UnStuck - Walking on Eggshells in My Own Skin

    When Your Mind Stops Feeling Like Home This week’s episode of Let’s Get Unstuck was unlike any I’ve shared before. Last night, I stepped out of the role of interviewer and became the guest. I read one of the most personal essays I’ve ever written: I’m Walking on Eggshells in My Own Skin. It’s the story of a season I never saw coming. Where anxiety became louder than my own voice. Self-doubt crept into places confidence used to live. My body and mind no longer felt like they were working together, and I found myself grieving a version of me that I wasn’t sure I’d ever get back. From the outside, life looked good, but internally, I was struggling in ways I couldn’t explain. I found myself questioning my career, my abilities, my future, and even my own identity. My thoughts began racing toward worst-case scenarios, and the person everyone knew as positive, capable, and resilient suddenly didn’t recognize herself anymore. This wasn’t a story about having the answers. It was about what happens when you’re still living the questions. After reading the essay, I turned the conversation inward and asked myself the same kinds of questions I ask every guest who comes on Let’s Get Unstuck. I talked about fear, identity, asking for help, the impact this season had on my marriage, and what healing has looked like while I’m still in the middle of it. One of the biggest lessons I’ve learned is that healing doesn’t always begin when life changes. Many times it begins the moment we stop pretending we’re okay and finally tell the truth about where we are. So, if you’ve ever felt like you’ve lost yourself, wondered why your mind suddenly feels unfamiliar, or you’ve questioned whether you’ll ever feel like yourself again... I hope this episode reminds you that you are not alone. Sometimes the bravest thing we can do isn’t having everything figured out, it’s simply saying, “This is where I am and it’s ok that it sucks.” Maybe that’s where getting unstuck begins. Admitting to yourself things are off and asking for help. Thank you KarenC-Book Collector📚⚖️🗽🗳️🧿♒️, Robert Lancaster, Sarah-SMR, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live with Kelly O'Hara, Weds, 7/29 5:30pm PST Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  4. Jul 16

    🎙️Live with Let’s Get UnStuck X Maria Cassano: Good Girl Syndrome Gave Me a Dissociative Disorder

    Excuse the tech issues. If you know me, then you know I have them. Scroll to 3min mark :) There was one realization I found myself coming back to after my conversation with Maria Cassano: “I had officially become the good girl, and all it cost me was my sense of self.” It wasn’t the diagnosis that resonated most with me. It was the idea that for years, Maria believed emotional numbness was simply who she was, when in reality it was how she’d learned to survive. That led me to ask myself a bigger question: How much of who we believe we are is actually who we became to get through what we’ve lived? Our conversation explores childhood trauma, emotional suppression, dissociation, and the healing power of EMDR therapy. But beneath all of those topics is something deeply human: the courage to question the stories we’ve accepted about ourselves and the willingness to discover who we are underneath them. I’m incredibly grateful to Maria Cassano for sharing her story with such honesty and vulnerability. I have a feeling this conversation is going to give language to an experience many people have felt but never fully understood. If you missed tonight’s episode, I hope you’ll take the time to listen. Because sometimes getting unstuck doesn’t begin by changing who you are. It begins by realizing you were never the person your survival taught you to be. HUGE Thank you Lynn J. Broderick, Sarah-SMR, Katie Kindred, Robert and many others for tuning into my live video with Maria Cassano! Join me for my next live video with David Deane Haskell . Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  5. Jul 2

    🎙️Live with Let’s Get UnStuck x Erin Gregory; Nothing is wasted if you're paying attention

    Some Chapters Only Make Sense Looking Back There are stories that just stick with us. Last night, Erin Gregory Creative shared one of those stories. On the surface, it was about graduating into one of the most uncertain job markets in recent history, navigating career disappointments, and finding herself on a path she never expected to take. But as our conversation unfolded, it became clear that this wasn’t really a story about careers at all. It was a story about how quickly we assign meaning to our lives while we’re still living them. How often have we convinced ourselves we’ve fallen behind simply because our journey didn’t look like everyone else’s? How many chapters have we labeled as failures because they didn’t unfold according to the plan we had so carefully created? Erin reminded us that perspective has a way of changing everything. The job you thought was beneath you may have taught you skills you still use today. The opportunity that disappeared may have redirected you toward something you never would have discovered otherwise. The season you spent questioning yourself may have been preparing you to help someone else through theirs. One of my favorite moments from our conversation came when we talked about trusting your instincts. Erin shared how experiences that once left her questioning herself ultimately strengthened her confidence in listening to that inner voice. It’s a reminder that wisdom often comes through experience—not because we sought it out, but because life gave us no other choice. We also talked about success. Not the version measured by job titles or promotions, but the quieter version that comes from knowing who you are, trusting your path, and recognizing that growth rarely happens in the chapters we’d choose for ourselves. I think that’s why Erin’s story resonated with so many people. Most of us can look back and point to a season we wanted to rush through—a season that felt confusing, disappointing, or completely off course. And yet, with enough distance, we begin to see those moments differently. We see what they taught us, how they changed us and how they prepared us. If there’s one takeaway I hope stays with you, it’s this: You don’t have to understand the purpose of the chapter while you’re living it. Sometimes your only job is to keep moving forward. The meaning often comes later. A huge thank you to Erin for trusting us with such an honest and thoughtful story, and thank you to everyone who joined us live, shared your reflections, and reminded us why these conversations matter. I’d love to leave you with the same question we explored together: Can you think of a chapter in your life that once felt like a setback but, looking back now, you can see it was preparing you for something greater? I’d love to hear your story in the comments. Please join my blog for free Let’s Get Unstuck Blog Thank you Lynn J. Broderick, John Rinaldo ©, and many others for tuning into my live video! Join me for my next live in TWO WEEKS! Guest TBD. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  6. Jun 25

    Live with Let’s Get UnStuck x Chris Carazus- The Silence that Almost Ended Me

    Post-Live Reflection I gotta say I absolutely LOVE what we do here with Let’s Get Unstuck Live Some stories ask us to listen. Others ask us to look inward. Tonight’s conversation with Christopher Carazas did both. We spent the evening talking about trauma, emotional survival, and what happens when the weight of our past quietly catches up to us. Not with chaos or dramatic moments, but in silence. The type of silence that can make us question whether anyone would even notice we’re struggling. One of the things that struck me most was the reminder that healing isn’t always about finding the perfect words or the perfect solution. Sometimes it’s simply about having something or someone who stays with us long enough for us to find our footing again. As we talked, I found myself thinking about how many people are carrying invisible battles. People who look like they’re functioning. They’re working, parenting, laughing, and showing up every day, while privately wondering how much longer they can keep carrying the weight they’re under. That’s why conversations like this matter. Not because they give us all the answers, but because they remind us that we’re not the only ones asking the questions. If Chris’s story taught me anything, it’s that survival isn’t weakness, and healing isn’t linear. Both require incredible courage. Sometimes that courage looks like asking for help. Sometimes it looks like accepting it. And sometimes it simply looks like choosing to stay for one more day. Thank you, Christopher Carazas , for trusting us with one of the most vulnerable chapters of your life. Every story shared here reminds us that getting unstuck isn’t about pretending we’re okay, it’s about having the courage to tell the truth about where we’ve been so we can keep moving toward where we’re going. Thank you Chris B. Writes, KarenC-Book Collector📚⚖️🗽🗳️🧿♒️, Robert Lancaster, and many others for tuning in. Join me for my next live with one of my fav friends Erin Gregory Creative Weds, 6/30 5:30pm PST Shout out to my producer John Rinaldo © for his exceptional intro and outro artwork and creation. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  7. Jun 18

    🎙️Live with Let’s Get UnStuck x Simon Salt -The Pill Bottle That Saved My Relationship

    After the live ended tonight with Simon Salt, I found myself thinking less about perimenopause and more about the assumptions we make when we don't fully understand what someone else is experiencing. At first glance, this story seems like it’s about perimenopause. And certainly, that is part of it. Simon shared openly about the years his wife spent searching for answers while navigating symptoms that doctors struggled to explain. He talked about the impact those changes had on their marriage, their communication, and their intimacy. The more we talked, the more I realized this story is really about something much bigger. It’s about the assumptions we make when we don’t understand what someone else is going through. When things started changing in his relationship, Simon did what many of us do. He filled in the blanks. Without answers, he began questioning himself. He wondered if he was failing as a husband. He wondered if his marriage was slowly slipping away and if he was doing wrong. The truth was that neither he nor his wife fully understood what they were facing. One of the most powerful moments from our conversation came when Simon talked about the difference between knowing someone’s symptoms and understanding their experience. Those are not the same thing. You can know the facts, read the articles, and understand the terminology. Yet still completely miss what it feels like to be the person living through it. That lesson extends far beyond perimenopause. It applies to anxiety, depression, grief, burnout, self-doubt and much more. Any experience where someone is carrying something internally that we cannot fully see from the outside. The title of Simon’s story comes from a moment that could have become a breaking point in his marriage. Instead, it became a turning point. A moment that forced both of them to see each other differently. What struck me most was Simon’s willingness to admit that he had been asking the wrong questions. Not because he didn’t care or that he wasn’t trying. It’s because fear and confusion often narrow our perspective. Many of us have been there. We become so focused on our own uncertainty, frustration, or hurt that we stop asking what the other person might be experiencing. Sometimes getting unstuck starts there. Not with finding the perfect solution or fixing everything overnight. But with becoming curious enough to see beyond our own perspective. I’m grateful to Simon for sharing a story that so many couples will recognize themselves in. If you missed tonight’s conversation, I hope you’ll take the time to listen. Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, relationship challenges, communication struggles, or simply trying to better understand someone you love, there is a lesson here for all of us. Sometimes the breakthrough isn’t learning what’s wrong. Sometimes it’s finally learning how to sit, listen and believe. Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live nest week on 6/24 at 5:30pm PST with Christopher Carazas. Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

  8. Jun 4

    🎙️Let's Get Unstuck x The Therapist Who Came Undone🎙️

    What If Healing Isn’t a Fight? Tonight’s conversation with The Therapist Who Came Undone left me thinking about how much energy people spend managing themselves. The mental calculations and the second guessing. The constant pressure to stay in control. For our guest, that pressure lived inside an eating disorder for more than thirty years. Recovery felt like something that had to be earned through discipline, vigilance, and never letting her guard down. What struck me most was how differently she views that experience today. At some point, the focus shifted away from defeating the eating disorder and toward understanding it. That doesn’t mean the damage wasn’t real or the suffering disappeared. The consequences were significant, and she was incredibly honest about that throughout the conversation. What changed was the lens she was looking through. Instead of asking, “How do I beat this?” she began asking, “Why did this become necessary in the first place?” That question opened the door to a much deeper conversation about shame, anxiety, emotional survival, self compassion, identity, and the need for control. Listening to her story, I kept thinking about how many people are carrying their own version of that struggle. An eating disorder may not be part of their story. Anxiety might be. Perfectionism might be. For someone else, it could be the relentless voice that points out every mistake, every flaw, and every reason they are still not enough. Different struggles. The same exhaustion and desire to feel safe. The same hope that life might feel lighter if they could just figure out what is wrong with them. Tonight’s conversation challenged that idea. Perhaps healing begins when we spend less time trying to fix ourselves and more time understanding ourselves. Thank you to our guest for sharing such an honest and vulnerable story. If you missed the live conversation, the full episode is now available. One thought continues to stay with me: You do not have to hate yourself into healing. Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me next week with Simon Salt Get full access to Let’s Get UnStuck at traciedwards1.substack.com/subscribe

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I’m not a coach or a therapist, I’m a storyteller who tells the truth about what it takes to heal. On Let’s Get Unstuck, I sit down with real people who’ve lived through the hard parts. Trauma, reinvention, shame, identity shifts, grief, and the moments that force us to grow. Together, we explore how they rebuilt confidence, reclaimed self-worth, and found purpose after everything fell apart. No gurus. No perfection. Just honest conversations that remind you you’re not alone not in the struggle, and not in the comeback. traciedwards1.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Let’s Get UnStuck
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Traci Edwards
  • Show Website
    Let’s Get UnStuck Podcast

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