BYOLC S1E7 Emotional Fears

Ever feel like you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop—even when life is good? Or like you crave connection but secretly fear being fully seen? In Episode 7, we’re pulling emotional fears into the light.

Hosts Bretagne and Anike dive deep into the quiet, powerful fears that don’t come from danger—but from vulnerability, joy, and intimacy. These emotional fears are sneaky. They show up as overthinking, emotional walls, ghosting, people-pleasing, or sabotaging happiness when things finally feel right.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

• What emotional fears are and how they differ from other types of fear

• The psychology behind fears of intimacy, being alone, and being happy

• How emotional fears are disguised as logic or self-protection

• Real Talk questions that help you spot these fears in your own life

• Self-coaching prompts to transform fear into emotional courage

  Coach Yourself Segment:
  Includes powerful journal prompts and affirmations to help you rewire your relationship with vulnerability, joy, and emotional connection.

Quote:“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate... It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson

BYOLC S1E6 Limiting Fear vs Helping Far

In this empowering episode, we delve into the dual nature of fear—how it can either hinder or propel us forward. Hosts Bretagne and Anike explore the concepts of healthy (healing) fear versus limiting fear, sharing personal stories and practical strategies to harness fear as a tool for personal growth.

Key Topics Covered:

• Identifying the difference between healing and limiting fear

• Understanding fear's role in personal development

• Techniques to transform fear into a catalyst for change

• Self-coaching exercises to navigate fear effectively

Join us as we uncover how to turn fear from a barrier into a bridge towards your goals.

BYOLC Podcast S1E5

Have you ever felt deeply let down by someone you trusted—parents, a partner, a sibling, a boss? In this powerful episode, Bretagne and Anike dive into the raw emotions and hard truths behind personal failure, betrayal, and the path to forgiveness.

From uprooting moves to broken trust, we unpack the victim mindset, the role of personal responsibility, and why forgiveness is not about excusing behavior—but about freeing yourself. We explore the Phases of Forgiveness, the emotional weight of holding grudges, and practical healing tools like “The Healing Code” and “The Little Red Tin” ritual.

You’ll learn:

• What forgiveness is vs. what it’s not

• How your brain relives past pain as if it’s happening now

• How to identify hidden grievances and emotional stress

• Bretagne’s step-by-step forgiveness framework

• Reflection questions to coach yourself through the healing process

  Affirmation: “I can imagine a world where I no longer let past events affect my future.”

Whether you're in the thick of it or reflecting on old wounds, this episode invites you to reclaim your power, shift your story, and make peace with the past—on your own terms.