Unapologetically in Power

Jennifer Damaskos
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Tired of proving, performing, and people-pleasing? Unapologetically In Power is your permission slip to stop shrinking and start leading from the truth of who you are. Hosted by Jennifer Damaskos: businesswoman, author, and coach. This podcast is for high-achieving women ready to unlearn who they were taught to be and rise into who they’re here to become. Leadership, money, voice, and identity. No filters. No apologies.

  1. 10h ago

    Episode 51 - Little Wins Are Everything

    You have one of those days, the voice starts in, and you're not just frustrated you're ashamed of being frustratedon top of it. Jennifer unpacks why catching the nasty voice mid-spiral, even when you can't stop it, is the actual win, not aconsolation prize. Drawing on the nervous system, self-compassion research, and the psychology of naming an emotion accurately, this episode reframes "I'mnot horrible, I'm just frustrated" as real, measurable growth happening in real time. Take the Identity Mask Quiz to find out which mask is costing you the most.

  2. Jul 28

    Episode 50 - When You Can't Do All of It

    You open the notebook, get through onelayer of the practice, and then life happens. No statements, no vision, just gratitude, half-finished, and somewhere in your head, a decision gets made without you: that doesn't count. In this episode, Jennifer breaks down why partial practice isn't broken practice and why doing one piece, on the day you actually have, still counts as sovereignty. Using Maxwell's Law of Process, she reframes the Sovereign Practice as a daily return, not a daily perfect performance. Take the Identity Mask Quiz to find out which mask iscosting you the most. ________________________________________ Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  3. Jul 14

    Episode 49 - Sovereign Vision: Stop Treating Your Goals Like Wishes And Start Feeling Them As Real

    You've written the goals. The vision board is somewhere. And they still feel like someone else's life. Today we're talking about why and how to write a vision your body actually believes you're moving toward. This is the final episode of the Sovereign Practice series and where everything comes together. In this episode: • Why vision boards and goal lists don't move you and the neuroscience behind what actually does • Dr. Tara Swart's research on value tagging, how the brain decides what to prioritize, notice, and move toward • The difference between a goal written as a future wish and a vision felt as already in motion (Jenn shares hers) • The three types of Sovereign Vision entries daily, annual, and five-year and what each one does • The complete Sovereign Practice laid out in full: all three layers, the sequence, and what ten to fifteen minutes every morning actually builds Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of the Picture "People do what people see." When you can vividly see and feel your own future when you are the picture you move toward it differently than when it lives as an abstract goal on a list. Your vision isn't something you're waiting for. It's something you're building and the Sovereign Practice is how you feel that truth every single morning. ________________________________________ This is Part 4 of 4 in the Sovereign Practice series. Episodes 46–49 build the complete framework. Start at Episode 46 if you're new here. Take the Identity Mask Quiz Find out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. ________________________________________ Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  4. Jul 7

    Episode 48 - Sovereign Statements: Building The Identity Declarations That Actually Change You

    An affirmation says: I am enough. And something in you says: prove it. A Sovereign Statement says: I embrace my uniqueness and refuse to believe anything that doesn't support it. And something in you says: yes. Today we're building yours. In this episode: • What makes a Sovereign Statement different from an affirmation, the four qualities that make it land in the body instead of bouncing off it • Real examples from Jenn's own daily practice, and what to notice about how they're built • Why some of the most powerful statements contain a refusal, and what that refusal actually signals to your nervous system • The three-part framework for writing your complete set: who you already are, who you're becoming, and what you refuse • Why you cannot write Sovereign Statements from behind a mask, and what to do if you're not sure who's holding the pen Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of the Mirror, "You attract who you are." Your Sovereign Statements are the daily practice of becoming at the identity level. The woman who attracts the life you're building. Not by pretending. By declaring. A Sovereign Statement isn't a wish. It's a declaration from a woman who has already decided. ________________________________________ This is Part 3 of the Sovereign Practice series. Next week: Layer Three Sovereign Vision. Where you stop treating your goals as distant destinations and start feeling them as realities already in motion. Take the Identity Mask Quiz Find out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. ________________________________________ Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  5. Jun 30

    Episode 47 - Sovereign Gratitude: Why Gratitude Lists Don't Work And How to Feel What You're Grateful For

    You write three things. Close the notebook. Feel exactly the same. That's not a gratitude practice, that's a task. Today we're talking about the difference between listing what you'regrateful for and actually feeling it. By the end of this episode you'll have your first complete Sovereign Gratitude practice. In this episode: • Why gratitude lists stay on the surface — and what the subconscious actually needs to register something as real • The difference between a gratitude statement and a gratitude experience (and why your nervous system knows which one you're giving it) • Dr. Andrew Huberman's research on gratitude and the nervous system — why narratizing gratitude activates the same neural circuits as actually receiving something good • Exactly how to write Sovereign Gratitude entries, with real examples from Jenn's own practice • The one step most people skip that makes the whole practice land in the body Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of Awareness "You must know yourself to grow yourself." Gratitude isn't a list. It's a felt experience. When you feel it, really feel it, it changes what your bodybelieves is possible. This is Part 2 of the Sovereign Practice series.Next week: Layer Two — Sovereign Statements. How to write them, say them, andbuild a complete set that belongs entirely to you. Take the Identity Mask QuizFind out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  6. Jun 23

    Episode 46 - What Is The Sovereign Practice: And Why Most Daily Practices Fail

    What Is The Sovereign Practice — And Why Most DailyPractices Fail You've started the morning routine before. The journaling. The gratitude list. The affirmations. And two weeks later, nothing. Not because you're undisciplined. Because it didn't meananything to your body. Today we start building something different. In this episode: • The three reasons most daily practices fail — and why discipline has nothing to do with it • Why gratitude lists, affirmations, and morning routines stay on the surface instead of creating real change • The Sovereign Practice: a three-layer daily framework that works at the level where change actually happens — the body, the subconscious, the felt sense • The neuroscience behind why writing by hand and speaking out loud both matter (and why skipping either one breaks the loop) • Exactly what to do this week to prepare before the next three episodes build each layer in full Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of Intentionality "Growth doesn't just happen. You have to be intentional aboutit." A daily practice isn't a habit you're trying to build. It's a decision you make every morning about who you'rebecoming. The reason your practice didn't stick wasn't lack of discipline. It was lack of felt meaning. The Sovereign Practicefixes that. This is Part 1 of a 4-episode series building TheSovereign Practice layer by layer. Next week: Sovereign Gratitude: Layer One. Take the Identity Mask Quiz Find out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  7. Jun 16

    Episode 45 - The Woman Underneath the Title: Who Are You When You're Not Being Useful?

    Who are you when nobody needs anythingfrom you? When you're not the mom, the boss, the coach, the fixer, the capable one? If that question makes you uncomfortable, this episode is for you. This is the final episode of the maskseries, and it goes to the one underneath all the others. In this episode: • The identity fusion wound: why deriving your entire self from your roles feels like dedication and strength, and what it actually costs • Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's research on identity collapse during life transitions, and why high-performing women are most at risk • Jenn's personal story: what happened when she kept moving through grief, loss, and building, and the moment the lights went out • How identity fusion shows up in real life (including why a free afternoon feels more anxious than relaxing) • The Woman Underneath Audit: 3 steps to find the woman who exists outside of her usefulness Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of Identity: "To lead others well, you must first know yourself." Your title is what you do. Your sovereignty is who you are. One can be taken. The other cannot. Jenn mentions the book she co-authored Take the Identity Mask Quiz Find out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. Next week: The Sovereign Practice: A daily framework that integrates everything from the mask series intosomething you can actually use every morning.Unapologetically In Power with Jennifer Damaskos RISE. REBUILD. REIGN.

  8. Jun 9

    Episode 44 - The Invisible One - The Cost Of Making Yourself Easy To Overlook

    You've been so easy to be around. So low-maintenance. So understanding. And somewhere along the way you got so good at not needing anything that you forgot you were allowed to. This episode is for the woman who has been praised her whole life for being accommodating  and has quietly built a life where nobody really knows what she needs. In this episode: Anchored in: John Maxwell's Law of Influence: "The true measure of leadership is influence nothing more, nothing less." You cannot influence from invisibility. Visibility isn't vanity. It's responsibility. Disappearing isn't humility. It's a wound wearing humility's clothes. Take the Identity Mask Quiz Find out which of the seven masks is costing you the most right now. Next week: The Woman Underneath the Title, who are you when you're not being useful?

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Tired of proving, performing, and people-pleasing? Unapologetically In Power is your permission slip to stop shrinking and start leading from the truth of who you are. Hosted by Jennifer Damaskos: businesswoman, author, and coach. This podcast is for high-achieving women ready to unlearn who they were taught to be and rise into who they’re here to become. Leadership, money, voice, and identity. No filters. No apologies.

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  • Creator
    Jennifer Damaskos
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    52
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