14 - Radical Acceptance: What Finally Worked for My Chronic Anxiety
Radical acceptance is the missing piece in healing chronic anxiety and nervous system dysregulation. After 20 years of struggling with anxiety, trying therapy, EMDR, brain scans, and every treatment available, acceptance became the breakthrough that changed everything. In this episode, Maggie explains why acceptance must come before therapeutic interventions like CBT, EMDR, or somatic work. Without acceptance as the foundation, these modalities often become tools of resistance rather than healing. The conversation covers the practical differences between acceptance and allowing, how mental resistance perpetuates the very suffering we're trying to escape, and why radical acceptance opens the door to genuine transformation. Key topics include the role of resistance in keeping anxiety active, why acceptance doesn't mean resignation or staying stuck, and the connection between accepting your current reality and creating the life you actually want. Work with me
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13 - How to Rewire Your Brain When You Feel Stuck
Do you feel completely stuck in your thinking patterns and emotional reactions? You wake up every day knowing you want to change, but somehow you keep ending up in the same stress loops, the same autopilot behaviors, and the same survival mode responses. Here's what most people don't understand: your brain isn't actually stuck—but the way you're trying to change it isn't working. In this episode, we break down why feeling stressed all the time has become your default, what's really happening in your brain when you keep repeating the same patterns, and the science behind neuroplasticity that proves you absolutely can rewire your thinking. If you've been living on autopilot and reacting from old versions of yourself, this episode reveals exactly what needs to shift. Stop trying to fix what's broken and discover how your brain actually changes. Join Vibe Club Book a 1-1 coaching session
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12 - Stop Healing. Start Living.
You've been journaling, meditating, researching, and trying everything to feel better—but somehow you're more exhausted than ever. If healing has started to feel like a full-time job, you're not alone. In this episode, we break down why the constant focus on "fixing" yourself might be the exact thing keeping you stuck. There's a specific shift that changes everything, and it has nothing to do with adding more practices to your routine. What if the thing you've been avoiding is actually the key to finally feeling better? Join Vibe Club Book a 1-1 coaching session
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11 - How to Change Before You Hit Rock Bottom
Most people wait until they're desperate to make a change - until the health scare, the rock bottom moment, or the crisis that forces their hand. But here's what nobody talks about: changing from desperation is so much harder than changing from inspiration. In this episode, we're exploring the two different drivers of change and why one of them makes everything feel impossible while the other keeps you in control. If you've been stuck in the same patterns - the numbing behaviors, the coping mechanisms, the things you keep doing even though you don't want to - this episode will help you understand why you're still there. We'll talk about what keeps people running in circles for years, and why having a good enough reason to change isn't always enough. The question is: are you going to wait until you have no other choice, or are you ready to change now while it's still easier? Because the difference between those two paths changes everything. Join Vibe Club Book a 1-1 coaching session
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10 - Why You Keep Quitting Your Habits (And How to Make Them Stick)
Struggling to stick to your habits? It's not about discipline or willpower. Here's why you keep quitting habits and the one mindset shift that makes following through effortless. Most people approach habits wrong - chasing streaks, perfection, and arrival points. But habits aren't about self-improvement, they're about self-alignment. When you shift from "I need to do this perfectly" to "this is who I'm becoming," everything changes. In this video I break down: Why habit streaks create pressure that makes you quit The course correction approach to habits (not perfection) How to reconnect to your "why" when habits feel boring The identity shift that makes habits effortless Stop forcing habits. Start aligning with who you want to be. Join Vibe Club
Can't stop overthinking, emotional eating, or numbing out? You're not broken—you're disconnected from your body. The Real Work helps women break chronic stress, anxiety, and burnout by addressing root causes, not symptoms. Host Maggie Sterling combines neuroscience and nervous system regulation to help you stop self-abandonment, build self-trust, and feel safe in your skin. No toxic positivity—just practical tools for rewiring your brain, regulating emotions, and coming home to yourself. Deep transformation for women ready to stop escaping and start living.
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