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Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
Tired of surface-level conversations and sugar-coated advice? You’re in the right place.
Be Freaking Awesome is not your average personal growth podcast. Hosted by Angela and Sami, an insightful mother-daughter duo with a gift for keeping it real, this is the space where authenticity, emotional intelligence, and radical self-awareness come together.
We’re not here just to inspire you. We’re here to equip you with tools, stories, and soul-level truths that will help you grow in the real world, not some Pinterest-perfect version of it.
Each week, we open up the real stuff: the messy middles, the limiting beliefs, the grief we never processed, the boundaries we were never taught to hold, and the dreams we’re still afraid to say out loud. From navigating burnout and setting healthy boundaries to healing your relationship with money and learning how to sit with hard emotions, we go deep and we do it with compassion, humor, and zero judgment.
This show is especially for the big-feeling, high-achieving, people-pleasing, growth-obsessed folks who are ready to stop pretending they’ve got it all together and actually start living aligned. If you've ever said, “I know there’s more for me,” or “I’m tired of carrying all this alone,” this podcast was made for you.
We bring two generations of experience, two distinct but complementary perspectives, and one shared mission: to help you stop settling, start healing, and live a freaking awesome life.
You’ll hear from a mix of powerful guests including trauma-informed financial coaches, creatives who turned pain into purpose, and business leaders with heart. We also share solo and co-hosted episodes where we dive into our own struggles and triumphs from the therapy room to the boardroom to our own kitchen table.
We’re not into quick fixes or perfectionism. We’re into progress, emotional regulation, nervous system safety, redefining success, and showing up with more courage, joy, and clarity than you ever thought possible.
No matter where you are on your journey, whether you’re starting over, in transition, building something bold, or just feeling a little lost, we’re here to remind you that you are not broken, you are not too much, and you are capable of far more than you’ve been led to believe.
Take a breath. Hit play. And get ready to do the deep work of becoming who you were always meant to be.
This is your space to grow, heal, laugh, cry, question, and transform. Because life’s too short to settle for anything less than freaking awesome.
Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
EP184 From Activated to Empowered: Nervous System Hacks You Need Now
On this episode of Be Freaking Awesome, Angela is joined by Dr. Roz Griffiths, a chiropractor from Wellington, New Zealand, for a fascinating deep dive into the polyvagal theory and how understanding your nervous system can help you move from feeling stuck or overwhelmed to feeling safe, regulated, and empowered.
Dr. Roz shares her own health journey, explains the three main nervous system states (ventral vagal, sympathetic, dorsal vagal), and gives practical tools you can use right now to help your body process stress, release stored tension, and return to a state of balance. Whether you’ve been in fight-or-flight mode for too long or find yourself shutting down, you’ll walk away with simple hacks to help your nervous system work with you instead of against you.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- The basics of the polyvagal theory and why it matters for your health and stress levels.
- How your nervous system shifts between safe, danger, and freeze states — and why all three have a purpose.
- Signs you might be stuck in fight/flight or freeze, and what to do about it.
- How cues of safety, body awareness, and hands-on care can help restore regulation.
- Practical, daily nervous system “hacks” to help you feel grounded, connected, and more resilient.
Connect with Dr. Roz Griffiths:
- Website: chirobalance.co.nz
- Email: drroz@chirobalance.co.nz
If you’re ready to stop just “pushing through” stress and start working with your body to feel safe and supported, this conversation will give you the science, the language, and the tools to begin right now.
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