The Alli Worthington Show

Alli Worthington
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Alli Worthington talks to women leading, raising families, and wondering why they're exhausted by 3pm. The show covers the things that actually matter: faith that holds up under pressure, work that doesn't require burnout, and what's really going on with your energy, hormones, and health in midlife. With over 2 million downloads, you'll get expert interviews and coaching conversations designed to help you stop pushing through and start building something that actually works. Alli is a five-time bestselling author, CEO, and mom to five sons. She's been a business coach for over fifteen years, helping women who are tired of advice that sounds good but doesn't work. The kind of advice you'd pay a coach thousands of dollars for, twice a week, for free.

  1. 2d ago

    Top Neuroscientist : How to Reset Your Energy, Focus & Mood in 20 Minutes a Day with TJ Power

    Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/ You wake up, and your hand goes straight to your phone before your feet even touch the floor. By ten in the morning, you’re wired and foggy at the same time, reaching for sugar, caffeine, and one more scroll I already know will make me feel worse. That pattern has a real reason behind it, and it comes down to four brain chemicals that shape how we feel every day: dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins. Neuroscientist TJ Power calls this system DOSE, and understanding how these four work together helps explain why your midlife energy, your focus, and that low hum of anxiety you've carried for years start to make sense in a whole new way. I have been trying to get TJ Power on the show for eight months. This is my favorite episode in eight years of recording. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why dopamine gets all the attention while oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins quietly run your mood and your capacityThe one morning habit that sets what your brain craves for the rest of the dayWhy boredom is one of the most restorative things you can give your brain, and what your default mode network does with those quiet minutesHow decision fatigue actually builds in your brain, and how fast it clearsWhy motivation shows up after you move, not beforeThe simple body check question TJ asks every morning before he touches his phoneWhat rest has to do with performance, and why athletes figured this out first Timestamps: (02:09) — What DOSE stands for and why all four chemicals matter (03:50) — Oxytocin, serotonin, and endorphins in plain English (06:14) — How dopamine actually builds, and the 15 minute rule for reading (07:31) — Golden retriever puppies and what they do to your nervous system (08:36) — TJ's 36 hours without a phone and what he and his wife did instead (10:40) — Where he keeps his phone all day (it isn't near him) (12:35) — The 9-to-9 detox: one woman's Saturday without a phone (15:51) — What 50 of Alli's clients named as their biggest time waster (16:49) — Instagram Reels, Coca-Cola, and how much we're really scrolling (17:43) — Your default mode network: the wise guide you stopped listening to (19:24) — Decision fatigue, glutamate, and the ache behind your forehead (23:02) — Alli's hour-long walk and the 15 minutes that are always rough (24:08) — The 60-minute headphone-free walk that changes lives (25:16) — Motivation is an outcome of behavior, not a prerequisite (26:47) — Endorphins, hills, saunas, and roller coasters (32:38) — Serotonin lives in your body, and 90% of the vagus nerve runs upward (35:20) — Why scrolling Reels in the afternoon is chemically similar to a glass of wine (36:32) — "Hey body, what would you like right now?" The morning practice (38:48) — Chasing what feels good instead of escaping what feels bad (41:12) — Do I deserve to rest? What elite athletes understand, and Alli on Sabbath (43:11) — ADHD, dopamine, and what phones are really doing (49:07) — "Dopamine diabetes": the new diagnosis TJ thinks we need (50:42) — If you only have 20 minutes a day, spend them like this (52:36) — Whatever your first dopamine hit is, that's what your brain craves all day (55:29) — The phone-free first hour and how to build a life around it Links to great things we discussed: The Dose EffectFunction HealthUplift AppJoin me on Substack: Wise Woman MethodAlli on YouTube I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous! xo, Alli

  2. 6d ago

    The Work You're Building is Building You

    Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/ Two women came to me in the same week. One had just made a partner. The other finally launched the business she’d been afraid to start for years. Their lives couldn’t have looked more different, but they were circling the same question: Who am I becoming while I’m building all of this? If you’re in a hard season and building something, this episode gives you a different way to see it. Finding your calling was never only about the work. The work has been building you all along. And the woman you’re becoming is the most valuable thing you’ll ever build. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why your work acts like a mirror, surfacing the fear, perfectionism, and people-pleasing you thought you'd handled years agoHow building confidence happens underneath the visible skill, one hard conversation at a timeWhy the right questions move you faster than more information ever will (and why you can't see your own story clearly alone)The cast iron skillet principle: how the hot, hard seasons are the ones God uses for His deepest work in youThe one question to pray into next: "Who does my work need me to become?"Why what you're building needs a stronger woman to run it more than it needs a better planAlli's current favorite supplement for falling asleep faster and waking up with less morning fog Timestamps: 3:02 – The work you're building is building you 4:20 – Your work is a mirror (and what it reveals is a gift) 5:22 – Entrepreneurship as a personal development plan in disguise 5:45 – What you're really building underneath: courage 6:25 – Why better questions beat more information 8:30 – The cast iron skillet: how you get seasoned 9:08 – The growth that never lands on a scoreboard 10:22 – The question to pray into: who does my work need me to become next? 11:14 – Why your work needs a stronger woman, not a better plan 12:15 – What "work that matters" actually means 14:53 – Catalyst Mastermind: building alongside other women Links to great things we discussed: Standing StrongGlycine Oura ringCatalyst MastermindFunction Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testingWise Woman Method on SubstackTake the Secret Superpower QuizJoin the Uplift CommunityFollow Alli on InstagramDon’t forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube! I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright! xo, Alli

  3. Aug 24

    How to Declutter Without Losing What You Love with Myquillyn Smith

    Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/    You love your home. You chose things that matter to you, yet it can still leave your shoulders tight by day’s end. Myquillyn Smith, known to many as The Nester, offers house hushing, a gentler way to help your home feel calmer. She calls it house hushing. It’s for women who care about beauty and want their homes to feel calm again. The goal isn’t to empty your rooms; it’s to quiet them so your body and mind can settle, too. House hushing can clear your countertops and leave your home feeling more peaceful. What You'll Learn in This Episode: What "house hushing" actually means, and why quieting visual noise matters more than owning less The backwards decluttering method that lets the process earn your trust instead of the other way around The exact two-room, 48-hour reset Myquillyn uses (and how to bring back only what you truly need) The two things that make any room feel louder or quieter: contrast and scale The three changes that make even a big, echoey room feel cozy Why the goal was never a prettier house, but a home you finally relax in and use   Timestamps:  (00:00) — What house hushing is: decluttering for women who love beauty  (01:52) — Cozy minimalism, and why "get rid of it all" scares beauty-lovers (05:13) — Backwards decluttering: the room-by-room reset  (06:37) — How to do it: pick two rooms and live with less for 48 hours  (08:37) — Bringing back only what's needed, and why decisions get easier  (09:47) — Alli hushes her kitchen: what she found and how it felt  (12:05) — Closed storage, moving furniture, and the power of small changes  (14:51) — Letting your functional, beautiful things be the decor  (18:33) — The two things that change a room's volume: contrast and scale (21:06) — Three things that make any big room cozy: rug, drapes, lamps  (22:10) — Lighting, lamps, and the case against overhead lights  (25:04) — Spicy takes: clocks, fake plants, tiny decor, and ceiling fans  (29:58) — Decorating trends worth ignoring, and the "order of decor"  (32:25) — Fun favorites: shows, a book, and the perfect puzzle    Links to great things we discussed:  The Other Bennett Sister Gallison 500-piece puzzles House Hushing Function Health Uplift App Join me on Substack: Wise Woman Method Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/  Alli on YouTube   I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!    xo, Alli

  4. Aug 20

    The Decisions That Build Wealth

    Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/  Most of us were raised to be careful with money. Save it, stretch it, wait for the sale. Those habits matter, but nobody ever taught me the other half: how to make money grow while I sleep. In Part 2 of my money mindset series, I’m closing that gap with the four decisions wealthy women make with every dollar, and the one question that quietly changes how you spend. Not “can I afford this?” but “what kind of future does this build?” Because every dollar you spend is either building your future or buying you a nice moment. And wealthy women learn how to tell the difference.   What You'll Learn in This Episode: The one question to ask before any purchase that instantly reveals whether you're building wealth or renting a moment Why buying back your time is the first decision wealthy women make (and the brutal math on "you can always make more money, but you'll never make more Wednesdays") How paying for speed, through coaching and masterminds, can collapse years of expensive mistakes into one honest conversation Why protecting your energy and health early is a wealth decision, not a luxury The patience play: how buying assets before upgrades quietly builds real wealth while the world thinks you're behind What wealthy women refuse to buy, including the guilt that follows women every time they spend on themselves Why a woman of faith builds wealth in the first place: freedom to be outrageously generous when God nudges   Timestamps: (01:19) — The money skill nobody taught us: holding money vs. building it (02:05) — The question hiding inside every purchase: what future does this build? (02:23) — Decision 1: Buy back your best hours (and the "Wednesdays" math) (04:12) — Decision 2: Pay for speed, coaches, masterminds, and the fear underneath (06:21) — Decision 3: Protect your energy first, while you still feel good (07:41) — Decision 4: Buy assets before upgrades (08:51) — What wealthy women refuse to buy: approval and guilt (09:37) — Your one decision this week (10:31) — Why women of faith build wealth: freedom and generosity (12:12) — On the Wise Woman Method, plus this week's recommendation (13:39) — Redefining wealth: freedom and provision from the Lord   Links to great things we discussed:  The 7 Habits of Financially Healthy Women TV Recommendation - Widow’s Bay Function Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testing Wise Woman Method on Substack Join Me To Build Your Best Fall – https://buildyourbestfall.com/ Take the Secret Superpower Quiz Join the Uplift Community Follow me on Instagram Don’t forget to watch me on YouTube!    I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!    xo, Alli

  5. Aug 17

    Why Life Keeps Getting Better After 40 with Dr. Ellen Langer

    Join Me for the 90 Day Reset – https://buildyourbestfall.com/    You’re eating clean, sleeping more, doing everything you’re supposed to do for your health, and your body still isn’t getting the message. In part 2 of this conversation, Harvard psychologist Dr. Ellen Langer explains why “chronic” doesn’t mean permanent and shares a simple, science-backed mindfulness practice that has helped people with MS, stroke, Parkinson’s, and chronic pain see real improvement. This episode picks up right where part 1 left off, so start there if you haven’t listened yet. Dr. Langer breaks down what it means to learn something mindfully instead of absolutely, why judging yourself and everyone around you keeps you stuck, and why the years running together aren’t always a bad thing. She also gets personal about turning 40, what she’s doing to stay sharp, and why she believes life gets better as you get older.   What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why learning a rule "absolutely" instead of "conditionally" traps you in beliefs that don't fit your life The two-question mindfulness practice shown to reduce chronic pain, MS, stroke, and Parkinson's symptoms Why every negative judgment you make about yourself has an equally true, more generous version How to use AI as a tool without losing your own agency (and the surprising 45-year-old research behind it) Why Dr. Langer believes the goal isn't more years in your life, but more life in your years   Timestamps: (00:00) – Welcome back for part 2 with Dr. Ellen Langer (00:26) – Why investing in your mindset matters beyond just you (00:44) – Learning mindfully vs. mindlessly, and why the rule-writer's perspective matters (01:37) – The tennis racket story: why "the way you do it" isn't the only way (03:01) – The bell that should go off every time you're judgmental (03:47) – Why every judgment has an equally strong, opposite version (05:41) – Why the years blurring together isn't only a sign of aging (06:00) – Stop counting years, start adding life to them (08:00) – "Sticks and stones" had it backwards (09:33) – The label "chronic" and what it really means (10:05) – The two-question exercise that reduced chronic symptoms in real studies (11:59) – How to try the exercise yourself, step by step (13:38) – AI as a tool: the brilliant graduate student metaphor (14:03) – The 45-year-old research on self-induced dependence (17:28) – What Ellen wishes women understood about getting older (20:07) – What Ellen does to stay sharp and creative   Links to great things we discussed:  The Mindful Body Function Health Uplift App Join me on Substack: Wise Woman Method Alli on YouTube Join me for the 90 Day Reset – Build Your Best Fall   I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me!   Take care, and keep shining bright!    xo, Alli

  6. Aug 13

    The Money Mindset That Builds Wealth

    Join Me on Substack – https://wisewomanmethod You’ve stood at the kitchen counter with your phone in your hand, looking at the price of the one thing that would actually move your business forward, and talked yourself into waiting until next year. I’ve stood there too.  After all these years of coaching women who went on to build real wealth, the thing that surprised me was never the size of their accounts. It was how much they all thought the same way, like someone handed them a tiny list of money rules and forgot to give everyone else a copy. In Part 1 of this two-part series on money mindset and building wealth, I walk you through all seven of those rules, and most of them don’t cost a thing.     What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why building wealth starts with identity, not income, and how "builders" think differently before the evidence ever agrees with them The difference between money defense (saving, budgeting) and money offense (negotiating, investing, owning the asset), and why you were only taught half the game The better questions to ask when you're weighing a cost, so you're doing the math on a longer clock than fear knows how to read Why the women who build wealth think in decades, plant "pecan trees," and don't quit in the anxious short term How to buy freedom before comfort, and why the right afternoon back is worth more than the fancier version of what you already own Why the women you sit with become the women you become, and how to find rooms that stretch you toward your calling The one question to carry into your next "affordability moment" this week     Timestamps: (00:00) — The woman whose "irresponsible" decision turns out to be genius (00:25) — The kitchen counter and the "maybe next year" moment (01:21) — What women who build real wealth all have in common (01:48) — The seven secret rules of money (02:08) — Rule 1: Wealth starts with identity, not income (03:34) — Rule 2: Learn offense, not just defense (05:08) — Rule 3: Ask better questions (06:16) — Rule 4: Think in decades (07:33) — Rule 5: Buy freedom before comfort (09:14) — Rule 6: Invest in rooms that stretch you (11:35) — Rule 7: Build a life, not just a bank account (12:28) — This week's practice: your "affordability moment" (13:52) — Book recommendation: The Psychology of Money (15:42) — Where your steadiness actually comes from     Links to great things we discussed:  Alli’s Book Recommendation - The Psychology of Money Function Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testing Wise Woman Method on Substack Take the Secret Superpower Quiz Join the Uplift Community Follow Alli on Instagram Don’t forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube!      I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!    xo, Alli

  7. Aug 10

    How Your Mind Controls Your Body. Dr. Ellen Langer's Mindfulness Research

    Join Me on Substack – https://wisewomanmethod You are doing everything right for your health, and you still don’t feel like yourself. Dr. Ellen Langer, the Harvard psychologist known as the mother of mindfulness, has spent fifty years showing that the mind and body are not two separate systems. They are one. And when you understand that, it changes everything about how much influence you actually have over your own well‑being.   What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why "mind-body connection" is actually the wrong way to think about mindfulness and health, and what to believe instead How your expectations about your body (coffee keeping you up, catching a cold, feeling fatigued) can directly create the physical symptoms you're bracing for Why women especially get stuck waiting for certainty before starting a business, and how to make peace with uncertainty instead The simple daily practice of "noticing new things" that Dr. Langer's research links to longer life and more happiness   Timestamps: (00:00) – Why Dr. Langer is called the mother of mindfulness (00:58) – What has surprised her most about her own work after 50 years (02:06) – The history of mind-body unity research, and why "mind-body connection" undersells it (05:06) – The two pancreas stories from her book, "The Mindful Body" (07:15) – The coffee experiment that shows how belief creates physical reality (09:36) – The "how much is one plus one" question and what it teaches about mindlessness (13:06) – Making peace with uncertainty as a business owner (16:03) – A nursing home story on why running risks is the essence of being alive (18:56) – Reframing failure: the glue that became the Post-it Note (22:50) – The Counterclockwise Study on reversing signs of aging (23:47) – The chambermaid study on mindset and exercise (25:04) – The wound-healing study on perceived time (27:24) – The "borderline effect" in medical diagnosis (29:06) – Why fatigue is largely a psychological construct   Links to great things we discussed:  The Mindful Body Function Health Uplift App Wise Woman Era Alli on YouTube   I hope you loved this episode! 🎉Don’t forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you never miss a thing. And guess what? We're on YouTube! If you're loving the content, show us some love by leaving a review and giving us some stars. It means the world to me! Take care, and stay fabulous!    xo, Alli

  8. Aug 6

    Why Compound Growth Feels Like Standing Still

    Join Me on Substack – https://wisewomanmethod.com   You’re in the bathroom brushing your teeth, already three meetings ahead in your mind, when that familiar thought slips in: I should be further along by now. If that feeling has been circling you lately, this episode is for you. I break down why real growth is so easy to miss, why your brain is wired to overlook it, and what you can do this week to see the progress you’re actually making. What You'll Learn in This Episode: Why meaningful growth in your faith, your marriage, and your calling almost always happens on delayed returns you can't measure in real time The biological reason your brain logs scrolling as "productive" but misses your own quiet progress (the dopamine trap) What "the gradient problem" is and why it makes you blind to your own growth Why your capacity, not your results, is the real scoreboard for compound growth A simple, one-night writing exercise to finally see how far you've come   Timestamps: (00:26) — The 3 a.m. brain: why "I should be further along" keeps showing up (01:00) — The real thesis: your scoreboard is broken  (01:08) — The bamboo story: years underground, then 90 feet in weeks  (03:08) — Why it's biological: dopamine, cheap hits, and why scrolling feels "productive"  (04:00) — Meet Becky (the amygdala) and why she wants receipts  (05:07) — The gradient problem: why slow change goes undetected  (05:49) — The reframe: it's your capacity that's compounding, not your results (06:49) — A client story: same revenue, completely different woman  (07:45) — Where faith comes in: trusting God with what you can't measure yet (08:24) — This week's homework: the "I can't believe you" letter (11:00) — Alli's recommendation: get your lab work done   Links to great things we discussed:  Alli’s TV Recommendation - Hacks Function Health - Use code AWORTHINGTON10 for a discount on comprehensive lab testing Wise Woman Method on Substack Take the Secret Superpower Quiz Join the Uplift Community Follow Alli on Instagram Don’t forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube!  I hope you loved this episode! 🎉 Don't forget to hit that subscribe button on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you’re always in the loop. And hey, while you're at it, why not pop over to our YouTube channel and check us out? If you're feeling the love, leave a review and sprinkle some stars because your support truly means the world to me! Take care, and keep shining bright!    xo, Alli

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Alli Worthington talks to women leading, raising families, and wondering why they're exhausted by 3pm. The show covers the things that actually matter: faith that holds up under pressure, work that doesn't require burnout, and what's really going on with your energy, hormones, and health in midlife. With over 2 million downloads, you'll get expert interviews and coaching conversations designed to help you stop pushing through and start building something that actually works. Alli is a five-time bestselling author, CEO, and mom to five sons. She's been a business coach for over fifteen years, helping women who are tired of advice that sounds good but doesn't work. The kind of advice you'd pay a coach thousands of dollars for, twice a week, for free.

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    Alli Worthington
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    561
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