The emPOWERed Half Hour
Most leadership training skips this part. Dysregulated people get dysregulated results. Regulated people get radiant lives.
I'm Becca Powers—strategic sales leader, nervous system leadership expert, and USA TODAY bestselling author. The emPOWERed Half Hour is the leadership conversation I needed while leading high-performance teams, raising 4 kids, and meeting impossible expectations. On the outside, I was crushing it. On the inside, I was crumbling.
What You'll Learn: This podcast explores what happens when life and leadership collide, and powering through stops working.
Through the lens of nervous system science and trauma-informed leadership, we tackle the hard stuff:
* Why high performers micromanage when they want to empower
* How constant pressure creates reactive leadership and burnout
* What sustainable high performance actually requires
* How to regulate your nervous system under pressure
* Building teams that perform without burning out
What to Expect: Solo episodes and conversations with leaders, experts, and authors bringing real insight and hard-earned wisdom. No generic advice. Real talk, practical strategies, and ideas that actually empower you to lead differently.
This Show Is For: Leaders, executives, individual contributors, and business owners who care about results AND people. If you want leadership conversations that change how you lead and live, you're in the right place.
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Episodes
107 episodes
Where Science, Spirit, and Self-Trust Come Together
In this Mother’s Day episode, I’m sitting down with Ariane de Bonvoisin, the author of Spirit Mama.In this episode:Why asking “why” can keep you stuck in sufferingHow grief actually moves through the body and ...
Show Up. Be Real. Build Better Relationships.
In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with relationship expert, speaker, and author of The Relationship Advantage, Barb Betts.In this episode:What real connection actually requir...
From a Padlocked Door to Oprah's Favorite Things
In this episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with Lia Valencia Key, founder of Valencia Key Jewelry, whose life began in circumstances most people would have accepted as permanent. Generational poverty. Homelessness. Instability ...
The Life You're Not Letting Yourself Try
In this episode of The emPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with Sue Willoughby, a no-BS life coach and certified Equus Coach® who helps women over 40 stop white-knuckling life and start actually living it. Sue grew up with an alcoholic parent,...
Your Kid Feels Everything You're Carrying
Your kid feels everything you're carrying. The stress. The exhaustion. The guilt. Even when you think you're hiding it.In this episode of The emPOWERed Half Hour, Becca talks with Michelle Choairy, special education advocate and mom of a...
From Nine to Thrive: Empowering Moms to Step Into Courage and Create Freedom
“Mama, why do you have to work?”In this inspiring episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with serial entrepreneur, certified high performance coach, and mom of two, Shilpi Zalani. Shilpi shares her p...
The Cost of Powering Through
In this milestone episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers is joined by Lynae Looney, Co-Founder and CXO of Powers Peak Potential to unpack one of the most important leadership conversations yet: why state always comes before strategy.<...
If You Love Them, Shove Them: Human-Centered Leadership with Author and Leadership Expert, Joshua Roberts
Leadership is not just a position. It is an inner practice.In this deeply human and heart opening episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers and leadership expert Joshua Roberts explore what it truly means to lead with presence, co...
Dysregulation, Burnout, and the Pyramid of Unpotential
In this solo episode, I introduce the core theme for the year ahead and explain how dysregulated nervous systems create dysfunctional results in our lives, leadership, teams, and families. This year, I’m bringing more science, frameworks, and p...
The Year of Shedding: Reflecting on 2025 and Creating Intentional Momentum for 2026
In this final episode of the year, I share my personal reflections on 2025 as a year of shedding, transformation, and recalibration, both personally and professionally. I open up about the evolution of my work, the growth of the podcast, hittin...
Permission to Pause: Letting Go of Fear and Living Gently Intentional with Founder of The Pause Method, Karen Bartholomew
In this deeply grounding and perspective shifting episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Karen Bartholomew to explore the transformational power of pausing. Together, they unpack how our past stories, fear based beliefs...
Midlife Is Just The Beginning: Stepping Into Your Light With Wendy Valentine, Host Of The Midlife Makeover Podcast & Author Of Women Waking Up
In this empowering episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Wendy Valentine, author of Women Waking Up, for an honest conversation about breaking free from people-pleasing, reclaiming personal power, and stepping...
Push Back to Power: Creating Empowered Relationships with the Author of PUSH BACK Live, Love, and Work with Others Without Losing Yourself, Tonya Lester
In this inspiring episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with psychotherapist and author Tonya Lester, whose book PUSH BACK: Live, Love, and Work with Others Without Losing Yourself is helping women reclaim their power witho...
Awakening Your Superpower: The Transformative Journey of Self-Compassion with the Founder of Eternal Empath and Author, Karen Blaine
In this heart-centered episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with author, retired hypnotherapist, and speaker Karen Blaine to explore the beauty of imperfection, the practice of self-compassion, and how reconnecting with ...
Breathe, Believe, Become: Unlocking Your Highest Potential with Online Marketing Expert, International Keynote Speaker, and Certified Life Coach, Mo Salami
In this inspiring episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with high performance coach Mo Salami for a conversation that lights the path from comfort to courage, from uncertainty to unstoppable. Key Moment...
Turning Comparison into Confidence with Author, Entrepreneur, and Influencer, Giovanna Silvestre
In this heartfelt episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with author, entrepreneur, and wellness advocate Giovanna Silvestre for a powerful conversation on embracing alignment, turning vulnerability into strength, a...
Unstoppable Worth: Fitness, Mindset, and Life Lessons with Fitness Pro and Podcaster Melissa Vogel
In this empowering episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Melissa Vogel, fitness coach and mindset mentor, for an honest and uplifting conversation about overcoming self-doubt, building consistent habits, and l...
Mental Health, Sobriety, and Self-Worth with Instagram & TikTok Influencer, Bill Cornhoff
What does it take to rise when life has knocked you down in every possible way?In this raw and deeply powerful episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Bill Cornhoff for a vulnerable conversation about men...
Walking Through the Portal of Possibility with Jennifer Swann, Lawyer and Public Speaker
What does it mean to truly claim your life, even in the face of unimaginable challenges?In this deeply inspiring episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Jennifer Swann, constitutional lawyer turned coach ...
Stop Playing Small: Own Your Patterns, Own Your Power with President & CEO/Executive Coach and Management Consultant Tinna Jackson
What does it mean to be a resilient leader, not just at work, but in every area of your life?In this powerful and deeply moving episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits down with Tinna Jackson, CEO of Jacks...
Redefining Success: Using AI, Empowerment, and Vision to Build a Life You Love with CEO & Founder of Behind the Design, Jacqueline Green
What if the very tools you’ve been avoiding could actually free you from burnout, from busywork, and from playing small in your business?In this energizing and eye-opening episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca Powers sits do...
Money as a Mirror: How Self-Worth Shapes Your Wealth with Abundance Coach, Scarlett Stanhope
What if the thing holding you back from the life you want... is your own relationship with money?In this empowering episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with Abundance Coach and entrepreneur Scarlett Stanhope—know...
Letting Go of the Checklist: A New Perspective on Fertility and Empowerment with Author and President of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association, Heather Grzych
What if the key to your next breakthrough isn’t trying harder—but tuning in deeper?In this heartfelt episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca welcomes Ayurvedic practitioner, author, and wellness expert, Heather Grzych for a so...
Why Ordinary Isn’t Enough with Entrepreneur, Speaker, and Author Jake Lawson
What if the extraordinary life isn’t something you find—it’s something you create?In this powerful episode of The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca welcomes entrepreneur, speaker, and author Jake Lawson to unpack what it really
The Power of Self-Belief: Overcoming Adversity and Transforming Through Challenge with Author, Speaker, and Founder, Caren Paskel
What if your greatest loss could unlock your deepest power?This week on The EmPOWERed Half Hour, Becca sits down with author, speaker, and founder Caren Paskel to explore how self-belief transforms our lives—even through unimaginable gri...
