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by Brenda McGregor
During each episode, Brenda will explore the “If Only’s” stopping women from having a life they love. What is your If Only? Perhaps it is- If Only my boss respected me more or maybe it is If Only my spouse did more around the house and with the kids, or maybe it is If Only my kids listened to me better…….then I would be happier and more successful… Whatever it is for you, you will hear from Brenda and her guests who will share their personal successes in breaking through their If Only’s to create a life they love!
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- Jun 24, 20263 min
A Summer Reset For Your Mindset And Momentum
“If only” sounds harmless, but it can quietly become the sentence that runs your days. Brenda returns with a quick, energizing update for the If Only podcast, introducing fresh music, a new vibe, and a recommitment to the space we’ve created together. Over the summer, we’re re-releasing some of our most popular and impactful episodes, the conversations that moved us, challenged us, and reminded us what’s possible. If you’re craving real personal growth, a mindset reset, and stories of women ...
- Jun 9, 202650 min
I Learned The Hard Way That Caring For Others Starts With Caring For Yourself
Your calendar is full, you’re the one everyone counts on, and you’re still telling yourself you’ll “get to” your health later. That bargain feels normal until it doesn’t. I sit down with Melanie Saiedy, founder of Alevance LLC and a veteran leadership and organizational development consultant, to talk about the hard-earned lesson behind her “if only”: prioritizing everyone else’s needs while putting her own self-care last. We dig into how overgiving gets rewarded, especially in healthcare le...
- May 26, 202646 min
From Self-Help Books To Real Change Through Action
Autopilot can look like productivity, but it feels like stuck. My guest, Linda Lamb, brings a refreshingly direct take on what finally creates change: self-awareness plus action over time. She shares what it was like to spend years doing workshops and reading personal development books, yet feeling the same patterns keep repeating and why “knowing” the concepts still isn’t the same as living them. We get into the deeper layer many of us avoid: trauma and the coping strategies we normal...
- May 12, 202639 min
Stop Bullying Yourself In The Mirror
A number on a scale can feel like a verdict, but Rosie Faulkner makes a sharper point: the real damage is the story we tell ourselves afterward. Rosie is a confidence curator and empowerment strategist who helps women over 40 rebuild self-esteem, identity, and personal style without tying worth to weight, and her own midlife reinvention started when perimenopause and pandemic weight gain knocked her confidence off course. We unpack what it looks like to go from “I used to feel unstoppable” t...
- Apr 28, 202654 min
Why Your Inner Critic Never Counts Your Wins
The fastest way to burn out in midlife is to treat your body like it’s supposed to run on deadlines and willpower forever. Brenda sits down with returning guest Cara-Michelle Nether, a midlife consistency consultant and founder of the Strength and Vitality Accelerator, to name the belief that quietly drives so many high-capacity women: “I’m not enough.” We talk about how that story shows up as playing small, skipping past your own wins, and constantly moving the finish line even when you are ...
- Apr 14, 202649 min
Finding Your North Star
One moment of shame can become a life sentence if we never challenge the story it creates. My guest, Colleen Clifford, knows that firsthand. After a painful STI diagnosis at 19 and the judgment that came with it, she quietly decided she was unlovable and lived for years with self-loathing, binge drinking, and a drive to disappear into work and distance, including decades in the commercial fishing industry on massive vessels in the Bering Sea. We also go to the hard place: the loss of C...
- Mar 24, 202648 min
Choose The Good Day
If your inner voice defaults to doubt, Carol Rieg brings a radically practical alternative: treat optimism like a decision, not a personality trait. We sit down with Carol, a philanthropic strategist and longtime nonprofit leader whose career spans Capitol Hill advocacy, the Future City STEM competition, corporate social responsibility, and NASA. Her “if only” isn’t a regret. It’s a challenge to choose the good day and keep moving, even when the path looks messy or the next step feels unfamil...
- Mar 11, 202645 min
Clarity Over Silence: Choosing Voice, Values, And Outcomes
Silence can look like humility from the outside and feel like invisibility on the inside. When a role Rachel Platt was ready for went to someone else, she discovered the hard truth: great work doesn’t speak for itself unless you give it a voice. We unpack how that moment reshaped her approach to career growth, leadership, and the people strategies she now builds with clients across industries. We walk through the real difference between being championed and being sponsored, and why many mana...
About If Only
During each episode, Brenda will explore the “If Only’s” stopping women from having a life they love. What is your If Only? Perhaps it is- If Only my boss respected me more or maybe it is If Only my spouse did more around the house and with the kids, or maybe it is If Only my kids listened to me better…….then I would be happier and more successful… Whatever it is for you, you will hear from Brenda and her guests who will share their personal successes in breaking through their If Only’s to create a life they love!
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