Wisdom Work

Designing Life with Intention: Our Reflection After Nancy

Christa Mantey and Christy McCaffrey Season 2 Episode 9

In this episode of The Wisdom Work podcast, Christy and Christa, we reflect on our recent interview with Nancy Gentle Boudrie, an incredible guest whose wisdom left us inspired, grounded, and challenged in the best way. Nancy, with nearly 30 years of experience, shared profound insights on emotional hygiene, mindfulness, and shifting from a victim mentality to becoming the author of your own life script.

Together, we revisit some of Nancy’s most powerful nuggets, including:

  • The difference between creating a life by design vs. living one by default
  • Why mindfulness is simply paying attention on purpose, with curiosity and no judgment
  • How your daily thoughts shape your lived reality (and why most of them aren’t factual!)
  • Practical tools like the STOP method: Stop, Take a breath, Observe, and Purposefully proceed
  • Using affirmations and imagination to shift from limiting beliefs to expanding possibilities

We also open up about our own journeys: Christa’s giddy joy of living her dream life in California, Christy’s moments of deep gratitude while working on the West Coast, and how both of us keep coming back to the power of energy, intention, and mindset in shaping what’s possible.

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in negative loops, doubting your path, or struggling to quiet the noise in your head, this episode is full of reminders and tools to help you pause, realign, and step forward with purpose.


Time stamps

0:00 ... Intro and welcome

1:30 ... Recap of last episode with Nancy 

5:20 ... How to be a master of mind not a victim of life

7:00 ... Mindfulness 

9:50 ... The “I am’s”

10:30 ... Compassionate curiosity and a growth mindset 

11:40 ... Lean into the path of least resistance

15:28 ... Vibrational energy

20:55 ... S.T.O.P technique 

23:48 ... Seeking to understand others’ perspective

29:30 ... Mindful acceptance

34:40 ... External vs. internal stress

35:40 ... “It starts with you”

38:53 ... Thank you for listening