Evolve Beyond Limits

Stacy Gissal

Welcome to the Evolve Beyond Limits podcast. This podcast is dedicated to helping you create a life that sets your soul on fire 🔥 I believe that is truly possible for everybody through the 3 steps to transformation: 1. Clarity (Awareness) 2. Control (Choose to Change It) 3. Confidence (Take Bold Action) Every episode is committed to personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization. We will provide you with the awareness, perspective shifts, and action steps you need to continue to evolve & live a deeply fulfilling life. Are you ready? Let’s have some fun.

  1. 08/12/2025 · VIDEO

    Is Stress the Villain or the Blueprint? Rethinking Stress and Unlocking Your Next Level

    Episode 111: Is Stress the Villain or the Blueprint? Rethinking Stress and Unlocking Your Next Level Show Notes: Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization. This episode is a bold reframe: What if stress isn’t the villain we’ve been taught to avoid—but the blueprint for becoming your most resilient, aligned, and powerful self? Stacy unpacks why eliminating stress isn't the answer and how understanding it can become your greatest advantage. She breaks down the six core root causes of stress that most people ignore—and introduces a free tool to help you identify your weakest link and take aligned action today. 💡 What You’ll Learn: Why stress isn’t the enemy—it’s a signal and a guide The truth about chronic stress and its role in illness How stress fractures reveal where your internal foundation needs strengthening The 6 root causes of hidden stress (and how to identify yours) How to shift from burnout and reactivity to growth and expansion A practical breakdown of what to do if you have 1, 5, or 15 minutes today 🔗 Links & Resources: 📥 Download the Free Stress Assessment & Workbook 🎧 Listen to the Choice Point Meditation 🔥 Favorite Quote: "Stress isn’t the problem—complacency is. Stress shows you where to grow. Complacency keeps you stuck." ✨ If you feel like everything is working against you… It’s not a sign to quit—it’s the call to evolve. Stress is the bridge between where you are and where you're meant to be. Let this episode show you how to walk across it.

    18 min
  2. 08/04/2025 · VIDEO

    From Burnout to Balance: Gut Health, Stress, and the Truth About Healing with Layne VanLieshout

    Episode 110: From Burnout to Balance: Gut Health, Stress, and the Truth About Healing with Layne VanLieshout Show Notes: Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization from the inside out. This week, Stacy sits down with Layne VanLieshout, a Certified Functional Practitioner and founder of LV Wellness Consulting, for a powerful conversation about gut health, nervous system regulation, and why most high-performing women are missing the real root causes of burnout. From overcoming mystery symptoms and being dismissed by traditional medicine to launching her own wellness practice, Lane shares her healing journey and the tools she now uses to help women take back control of their energy, mood, and vitality. 💡 What You’ll Learn: Layne’s story: from ER nurse to functional medicine practitioner The hidden connection between gut health, hormones, mood, and burnout Why healing isn’t a one-size-fits-all protocol—and what to do instead How to start building self-trust through body awareness The truth about food sensitivities, probiotics, and the myth of “quick fixes” 3 foundational pillars of healing: nutrition, nervous system, detox pathways 🔗 Links & Resources: Download Layne’s Gut Rescue Roadmap Follow Layne on Instagram LV Wellness Consulting Website 🔥 Favorite Quote: "Your symptoms aren’t the enemy—they’re signals. Your body isn’t broken, it’s speaking to you." – Layne VanLieshout ✨ If you’re tired of guessing and Googling your way through feeling “off”… This episode will help you reconnect with your body, trust your signals, and start healing from the root.

    1h 4m
  3. 07/21/2025

    How to Shift from Drama to Empowerment (Using the Drama Triangle Tool)

    Episode 109: How to Shift from Drama to Empowerment (Using the Drama Triangle Tool) Show Notes: Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we dive into all things personal transformation, emotional resilience, and stress optimization. In this powerful episode, Stacy introduces a transformational tool that’s been a game changer for her clients (and herself): the Drama Triangle—and how to shift out of it using the Empowerment Triangle. If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in frustration, blame, or burnout from fixing everyone else’s problems, this conversation is for you. You’ll learn to identify when you’re caught in roles like Victim, Rescuer, or Persecutor—and how to reclaim your power as a Creator, Coach, or Challenger. 💡 What You’ll Learn: What the Drama Triangle is and how it quietly drains your energy The 3 disempowering roles: Victim, Rescuer, and Persecutor How to shift into the Empowerment Triangle using Creator, Coach, and Challenger roles Practical ways to stop reacting and start responding with clarity and strength Implementation strategies based on how much time you have (1, 5, or 15 minutes) 🔗 Links & Resources: ✍️ Download the Drama vs. Empowerment Worksheet 🎧 Access the Guided Meditation to Shift into Power 🧘 Get the Discovery Prompts to reflect on where the Drama Triangle is playing out in your life 📞 Book a Complimentary Clarity Call to explore how coaching can help you reclaim your energy and freedom

    20 min
  4. 07/07/2025

    Are You Living the Life You Want—Or the One You Were Taught to Want?

    Episode 108: Are You Living the Life You Want—Or the One You Were Taught to Want? Show Notes: Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we dive into all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization. This episode invites you to pause and ask a powerful, perspective-shifting question: “Is this the life I want… or the one I was taught to want?” Stacy shares honest reflections and real client stories that reveal how many people feel stuck—not because life is bad, but because they’ve built a reality based on someone else’s version of success. From cultural expectations to subtle patterns we absorb in childhood, this episode uncovers the hidden roots of burnout, dissatisfaction, and disconnection—and shows you how to rewrite the story. 💡 What You’ll Learn: Why “checking all the boxes” often leads to feeling unfulfilled How we unconsciously internalize success from what we see, not just what we’re told The difference between living aligned and living conditioned Why leadership (and parenting) is more about energetic integrity than spoken values A simple but powerful question that can spark your next level of freedom 🔗 Links & Resources: Download the Redefining Success Workbook to clarify what success really means to you Book a Complimentary Clarity Call to explore how coaching can help you align your life with your deepest desires 🔥 Favorite Quote: "Teaching doesn't always come from telling. Most of it comes from doing." ✨ Feeling the tension between what you’ve built and what you truly want? This episode will help you uncover the hidden patterns behind that discomfort—and give you permission to choose again.

    12 min
  5. 06/30/2025

    Episode 107: Why Every Closed Door Is a Blessing in Disguise (Even When It Hurts)

    Episode 107: Why Every Closed Door Is a Blessing in Disguise (Even When It Hurts) Show Notes: Welcome back to the Evolve Beyond Limits Podcast, where we explore all things personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization. In this raw and empowering solo episode, Stacy shares the real-life moments that didn’t go as planned — from rejection letters to deep personal loss — and how every “no” became a powerful redirection. She opens up about her recent TEDx rejection, the heartbreak of miscarriages, and a pivotal career pivot out of nursing. Through it all, she reveals the deeper wisdom that emerged and the strength found in surrender. Whether you're navigating a tough transition or reflecting on past disappointments, this episode will help you reframe rejection, reconnect to your worth, and remember that what feels like failure is often divine guidance in disguise. 💡 What You’ll Learn: Why rejection isn’t a reflection of your worth How to trust in divine timing (even when it makes zero sense) Real-life stories of redirection that led to powerful transformation How to hold both disappointment and gratitude at the same time The importance of identity beyond work, roles, or appearance 🔥 Favorite Quote: "God doesn’t care much for your preferences — only your potential." ✨ If you’re currently staring at a closed door... This episode is your gentle nudge to look around. Other doors are opening. You just have to be willing to see them. Grab Your Companion Journaling Worksheet to reframe your own closed doors in your life!

    20 min
5
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52 Ratings

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Welcome to the Evolve Beyond Limits podcast. This podcast is dedicated to helping you create a life that sets your soul on fire 🔥 I believe that is truly possible for everybody through the 3 steps to transformation: 1. Clarity (Awareness) 2. Control (Choose to Change It) 3. Confidence (Take Bold Action) Every episode is committed to personal growth, transformation, and stress optimization. We will provide you with the awareness, perspective shifts, and action steps you need to continue to evolve & live a deeply fulfilling life. Are you ready? Let’s have some fun.