Uncensored Self with Ryann Gillen

Ryann Gillen
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It's time to reclaim your power. Uncensored Self with Ryann Gillen is the podcast for accomplished women ready to break free from overachievement and rewrite the rules of success. Tune in each week for an episode packed with bold truths, mindset mastery, energy alignment, and strategic insights to help you create a life and business that reflect your truest self. During this podcast, Ryann will challenge you to step into radical ownership, shatter limits, and unlock your uncensored power. This is more than a podcast—it’s your inspiration to step into your bold, unique power and thrive!

  1. 14h ago

    The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore: #5 The Hard Worker Identity

    The Hard Worker Identity Most high-achieving women have built their identity around being the hardest worker in the room. Doing more. Holding more. Pushing harder. Being willing to do what other people won't do. And for a long time, that identity creates results. It creates money. Clients. Opportunities. Success. Which is exactly why it becomes so difficult to question. This episode is Part 5 of The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore. A series breaking down the beliefs that helped me build success, but also quietly made my business feel heavy. Because one of the hardest beliefs I've ever had to unravel was the belief that effort was creating my results. Not because it was true. Because it worked. Or at least it looked like it did. In this episode: • Why the hard worker identity becomes so deeply ingrained • The difference between effort and creation • Why action gets far more attention than it deserves • How identity, thoughts, feelings, and actions work together to create results • The hidden cost of overworking and over-proving • Why so many successful women struggle to relax • The shift from effort-based success to aligned success • What happens when you stop tying your value to how hard you work The line that will stay with you: "The amount of hard work I put in has nothing to do with my value." This episode is an invitation to question one of the most celebrated identities in our culture. Because maybe the goal isn't to work harder. Maybe the goal is to create differently. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    24 min

  2. 4d ago

    Building Success Without Losing Yourself with Rose Nasrazadani

    Rose Nasrazadani knew early on that she wanted a different life. But choosing real estate meant going against everything she had been taught was “safe.” Raised by immigrant parents who believed success came through traditional careers like medicine, law, or engineering, Rose spent years trying to follow a path that never actually felt like hers. Until she finally stopped building the life she was supposed to want and started building one that actually fit her. This conversation is about ambition, identity, money, relationships, and what it looks like to create success without constantly sacrificing yourself in the process. And honestly, I think so many high-achieving women are going to see themselves in Rose’s story. In this episode: • Why Rose walked away from the medical path and chose real estate instead • The pressure of navigating family expectations while building your own identity • What it looked like to grow a successful brokerage while healing scarcity and money anxiety • The feast-and-famine cycle so many entrepreneurs silently live inside • Why emotional capacity matters more than most business strategy • The shift from taking every opportunity to building from alignment • How Rose built a business and relationship that support the life she actually wants • Why success started feeling lighter when she stopped operating from survival mode The line that will stay with you: “I thought once I made more money, all the pressure and anxiety would go away. But it didn’t.” This is a conversation about redefining success. Not just building a business that looks good on paper, but building a life that actually feels good to live. Connect with Rose: Instagram: @talarealtyco and @rose_Nasrazadani

    38 min

  3. Jun 1

    The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore: #4 The Sales Belief

    You can feel it when someone is trying to get something from you. In a sales conversation.In a DM.In someone’s content. That pressure.That attachment.That energy of “please pick me.” This episode is Part 4 of The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore. A series breaking down the beliefs that helped me build success, but also quietly made my business feel heavy. And this episode is about one of the deepest belief systems I had to unravel: Sales and marketing. Because for years, I believed: sales was a numbers game there was a right way to do it clients had to be convinced content alone couldn’t sell you had to chase business to create business And honestly? Those beliefs made me successful. They also disconnected me from myself. In this episode: • Why traditional sales training creates pressure and attachment • The moment I realized strategy wasn’t universal • What changed when I stopped focusing on “getting clients” • Why nervous system regulation changed the way I market and sell • The shift from convincing people to creating value • Why product development is actually self-development • How sales and marketing became lighter, cleaner, and more aligned The line that will stay with you: “Sales and marketing stops feeling heavy when you stop needing it to make you feel okay.” If business still feels like pressure, performance, or proving, this conversation will show you a completely different way to build. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    36 min

  4. May 28

    Ask Ryann: Success, Pressure, and Emotional Capacity | The Uncensored Self Podcast

    Welcome back to Ask Ryann. In this episode, Ryann is joined by her friend, client, producer, and creative partner, Sarah Buehner, for a conversation about the hidden emotional cost of success… and why so many high-achieving women feel exhausted even after building the business and life they thought they wanted. Together, they unpack: Why hitting big goals often creates more pressure instead of more peace The real reason business growth can start to feel emotionally heavy How women unknowingly tie money and achievement to safety Why emotional capacity matters more than strategy The difference between creating from pressure vs. creating from alignment How identity and energy shape your experience of success This episode is really about what happens when your nervous system believes success requires sacrifice. Because if your current experience of success already feels exhausting… of course your body resists more of it. Ryann and Sarah also explore: the “strategy trap” why achievement doesn’t automatically create enoughness how to start loosening the belief that business has to feel hard and the power of asking better questions instead of reinforcing old limitations. If this episode resonates with you, send in your questions for a future episode of Ask Ryann. Because chances are… it’s not the thing you think it is. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    17 min

  5. May 25

    The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore: #3 The People Problem

    Most people think clients are the problem. People are difficult.People are flaky.People don’t value what you do.People need to be convinced. But what if people aren’t the problem? What if the way you see them is? This episode is Part 3 of The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore. A series breaking down the beliefs that helped me build success, but also quietly made my business feel heavy. Episode 1 was about emotional capacity.Episode 2 was about lack. This episode is about what happens next. Because when you build your business from pressure and lack long enough, you stop seeing people clearly. You start seeing them through fear.Through proving.Through the belief that you need something from them. And that changes the way you market, sell, lead, and serve. In this episode: • Why your beliefs about people shape your entire business experience • How expecting objections creates objections • The connection between lack and difficult client relationships • Why over-explaining and over-delivering are rooted in fear • The shift from convincing people to connecting with the right people • What changes when you stop seeing clients as problems The line that will stay with you: “You’re not responding to people. You’re responding to what you expected from them.” If business has started to feel heavy, frustrating, or emotionally exhausting, this conversation might explain why. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    29 min

  6. May 21

    From Survival Mode to Self Trust with Roxi Robinson

    Roxi Robinson spent most of her life learning how to survive. Learning how to perform.How to adapt.How to become whoever she needed to be in order to feel safe. And from the outside, it worked. She built a successful career in education.Earned multiple degrees.Became the woman everyone expected her to be. But underneath all of it, she still didn’t know who she actually was. This conversation is about identity. Not the polished version.Not the performative version.The real version. The version underneath survival mode, perfectionism, people pleasing, over-achieving, and constantly trying to prove yourself. And what happens when a woman finally decides to become herself on purpose. In this episode: • How Roxi went from survival mode and self-abandonment into intentional identity work • The connection between performance, perfectionism, and growing up in instability • Why so many women become disconnected from themselves while becoming successful • The difference between discipline and devotion • How health and fitness became the doorway into deeper healing • What changed when Roxi stopped trying to fit herself into someone else’s box • How identity work transformed the way she coaches women today The line that will stay with you: “I’ve lived so many different lives that I didn’t know who I actually was underneath all of it.” This is a conversation about becoming. About learning to trust yourself enough to stop performing and start creating a life that actually feels like yours. It’s honest.It’s emotional.And I think a lot of women are going to see themselves in Roxi’s story. Connect with Roxi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roxi.robinson.fitness/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/roxishayne Email: Fitness@myfriendscallmeextra

    38 min

  7. May 18

    The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore: #2 Running Your Business From Lack

    The Pressure Isn’t Coming From Your Business Most of what we were taught about business works. That’s the problem. It creates results.It makes money.It builds the business. And it also creates pressure.Exhaustion.Constant proving.The feeling that something is always missing. This episode is Part 2 of a new series: The Business Beliefs I Do Not Subscribe To Anymore. A series breaking down the beliefs that helped me build success, but also quietly made my business feel heavy. And this episode is about one of the biggest ones:Lack. Because most high-achieving women are not just operating businesses.They are operating from the constant feeling that they need to get somewhere. Fix something.Catch up.Prove themselves.Get it right. And eventually, that pressure becomes their entire operating system. In this episode: Why so many successful women feel pressure all the time What lack actually looks like in business The difference between desire and need Why “I need more clients” creates a completely different energy than “I create opportunities” How pressure keeps your nervous system stuck in survival mode Why your business can only grow to the level of emotional capacity you can hold What changes when you stop building from problem-solving and start building from creation The line that will stay with you:You don’t feel pressure because your business is hard.You feel pressure because you believe something is missing. This series is not about business tactics. It is about the beliefs underneath the way we work, lead, sell, grow, and succeed. And what happens when you start questioning them. If you’ve been winning but it still feels heavy, start here. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    28 min

  8. May 14

    Ask Ryann: Why Doesn’t Success Feel Better?

    Welcome to the very first episode of Ask Ryann. This is the new series where Ryann breaks down the questions high-achieving women are quietly asking themselves behind the scenes. The “why does this still feel like this?” questions. The “I should feel better than I do” questions. The moments where success, money, and ambition stop making sense the way you thought they would. In this episode, Ryann breaks down: Why making more money still doesn’t feel like enough The real reason success creates pressure instead of peace Why your nervous system may be resisting business growth The hidden link between money, safety, and identity Why you don’t actually have a revenue ceiling This episode is really about what happens when external success becomes responsible for internal safety. Because no amount of money, achievement, or business growth can give you something you don’t already know how to give yourself. If this episode hit home for you, send in your question for a future episode of Ask Ryann. Because chances are… it’s not the thing you think it is. Connect with me here: TikTok: ⁠⁠@ryanngillenofficial⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠@ryanngillen⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠ryanngillen⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠@RyannGillenofficial

    9 min
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It's time to reclaim your power. Uncensored Self with Ryann Gillen is the podcast for accomplished women ready to break free from overachievement and rewrite the rules of success. Tune in each week for an episode packed with bold truths, mindset mastery, energy alignment, and strategic insights to help you create a life and business that reflect your truest self. During this podcast, Ryann will challenge you to step into radical ownership, shatter limits, and unlock your uncensored power. This is more than a podcast—it’s your inspiration to step into your bold, unique power and thrive!

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