Interviews
Anyone else out there tired?
Emotionally exhausted?
Ready to try something new for 2026?
This is the episode for you. 💗
I sat down with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill to talk about the subtle “conversation traps” so many midlife women fall into without realizing it. If you’ve ever walked away from a conversation feeling drained, irritated, or like you just lost thirty minutes of your life you’ll never get back, click play. 🤓
These traps steal our time, amp up our stress, and keep us stuck in cycles of over-explaining, defending, and managing everyone else’s emotions. Dr. Hill breaks down why these patterns feel so exhausting and why they’re especially common for moms who are already carrying the emotional load of the whole household.
But here’s the good news: communication doesn’t have to feel heavy. In this episode, Dr. Hill shares simple, doable shifts that help you reclaim your time, your energy, and your peace—even if the people around you don’t change. Her insights will show you how to say less, stress less, and sidestep the conversations that lead straight into conflict or resentment. If you’re ready to feel lighter in your relationships and more in control of your day, you’re going to love this conversation.
If you liked this show, you’ll like this one: Communication Tool: Less Drama, More Connection on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/communication-tool-less-drama-more-connection/id1434429161?i=1000658725819
Drama, More Connection on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/4t8QgA2UAiFkB9a9XrZszU?si=OcxoBHQsT5a83zh2aiskew
Get all the links we mentioned and connect with Dr. Shonda Allen Hill go here👉🏾 https://SMBwell.com/390
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If you’ve ever found yourself feeling resentful, irritated, or annoyed as a mom, wife, or friend, you don’t want to miss this episode.
Learning from Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife has helped me so much as a mom, through my divorce and into my now healthy, more mature marriage, my friendships, and my relationship with myself. I can not recommend her work highly enough.
Please gift yourself a listen to today’s episode. Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife and I talk about why resentment shows up in marriage and motherhood and how to use it as a path toward self-understanding and deeper connection.
We explore how relationships are powerful containers for personal growth, what it really means to self-confront and take responsibility for your part, and how to move away from compliance and people-pleasing into honesty and emotional maturity.
Dr. Finlayson-Fife shares her perspective on self-authoring, costly accommodation, and the difference between love and victim entitlement. Together we talk about how to feel more connected in your marriage, less resentful in your motherhood, and more grounded in who you truly are.
If you’ve been longing for more peace and authenticity in your relationships, this conversation will help you take the first step.
If you liked this show, you’ll like these two:
Resentment and Shame on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/233-resentment-feel-it-heres-the-greatest-tip/id1434429161?i=1000596420128
Resentment and Shame on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0kybmmxPsITmZxOflDBKBv?si=gQh8VJswShuK4N9V3AsxUA
Resentment in Marriage and Motherhood on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/234-resentment-in-marriage/id1434429161?i=1000597499677
Resentment in Marriage and Motherhood on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6yuhlXIrz0fsPN4OQsha16?si=vSURTNyKSiWWKKxo6O40uw
Get the full show notes here👉🏾 https://SMBwell.com/388
Find out more about Dr. Fife here:
Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife’s website: https://www.finlayson-fife.com/
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Are you tired of being the one who holds everything and everyone together?
If you’re the go-to problem solver, the one who jumps in to “help” before anyone even asks, this episode will feel like a deep exhale. 💛
This week, I’m joined by psychotherapist and author Leah Marone, whose new book Serial Fixer explores why so many of us over-function, over-accommodate, and lose ourselves in relationships. Together, we unpack what drives our urge to fix and how to finally stop.
💬 Join us as we talk about:
The difference between helping and fixing (and why it matters)
What’s really behind our need to keep everyone happy
The hidden rewards of over-functioning that keep us stuck
Actual things you can say to validate others.
What happens when you stop managing everyone else’s emotions
Simple, daily steps to release control and reconnect with yourself
How to Support not Solve (with your teenager, young adult, or spouse!)
Whether you call it people-pleasing, emotional outsourcing, codependency, or just “being the responsible one,” this conversation will help you see that you’re not broken and you’re not alone.
If you’ve been craving lighter, freer, more balanced relationships, you’ll want to listen in. Talking with Leah helped me so much. 🌿
Press play and start breaking the habit of fixing so you can finally find peace, connection, and joy that lasts.
If you liked this show, you’ll like these too:
– Lovingly Detached on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/286-loving-detachment/id1434429161?i=1000642743348
– Lovingly Detached on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6bL2I9rFFHSf18buCOEZMi?si=gOQRe5rAR1mwHhfEIl30ow
– Popcorn parenting on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/292-popcorn-parenting/id1434429161?i=1000648160327
– Popcorn parenting on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/6W3ra8NW1jeJMx8quEQmwx?si=BtH-IixmT–23L3I6sxNtA
Manuals https://smbwell.com/manuals-in-relationships/
Find out more about Leah here: https://www.leahmarone.com/
https://www.instagram.com/leahmaronelcsw/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/leahmaronelcsw/
HER BOOK: https://amzn.to/47L05k6
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Do you feel like you’re carrying everyone else’s needs on your shoulders? Or maybe you struggle to set boundaries without feeling guilty? You are not alone.
In this episode of the Love Your Life Show, Susie Pettit sits down with Dr. Zoe Shaw, a licensed psychotherapist, life coach, podcast host, and author of Stronger in the Difficult Places. Dr. Zoe specializes in helping women heal from complex shame™ and codependency so they can experience healthy love, freedom, and stronger relationships…including the one with themselves.
Together, Susie and Dr. Zoe unpack:
✨ What complex shame really is and how it sneaks into our daily lives
✨ The difference between healthy guilt and toxic shame
✨ Why so many women struggle with codependency in midlife
✨ How to set boundaries without the guilt
✨ The first steps to breaking unhealthy patterns and creating a lighter, freer life
If you’ve ever thought, “It’s too late for me to change,” or felt exhausted from always taking care of others before yourself—this conversation will give you the hope and tools you need.
Press play and discover how you can become stronger in your own difficult places.
If you liked this show, you’ll like this one:
How to STOP Over-Functioning and FEEL BETTER on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/188-how-to-stop-overfunctioning-and-feel-better/id1434429161?i=1000554161604
How to STOP Over-Functioning and FEEL BETTER on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/2JPETjXq221KsocVrQkXrR?si=ec41e2c71af74168
Find Dr. Zoe Shaw’s book, podcast and all other great things mentioned here👉🏾https://SMBwell.com/381
Get her book here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593601084?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzstmibo-20&creativeASIN=0593601084&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.1ZD9W98EKL8GL&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin
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Interviews
Are you struggling to set boundaries with a parent?
Do you feel responsible for other people’s emotions?
Are you having trouble breaking free from codependent behavior?
Well great news….you might be experiencing enmeshment! Enmeshment and enmeshment trauma can deeply affect your sense of self, your peace, and your current relationships.
In this episode of the Love Your Life Show, I sit down with expert Dr. Kate Balestrieri, to break down:
– What enmeshment and enmeshment trauma really are
– How it shows up in families, divorces, and romantic relationships
– Red flags that you might be stuck in an enmeshed dynamic
– How to begin healing and individuating (even if this has been your “normal” for years)
– How to be the CYCLE BREAKER 🙌🏾
Whether you were the child who had to emotionally support a parent, or the parent realizing you may have leaned too heavily on your kids, or you’ve heard of emotional incest or none of those but love learning about new things, this episode is a must listen!
🎧 Listen now to understand enmeshment and take the first steps toward freedom.
If you liked this show, you’ll like this one: Eloisa, please hyperlink and make this prettier 🤓
Codependency + Over-Responsibility on Apple Podcast:
https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/love-your-life-show-personal-growth-mindset-habits/id1434429161?i=1000673249931
Codependency + Over-Responsibility on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5fet9LWWFslZJODHpjV3or?si=6f6a7b675e394bdf
Connect with Dr. Kate and get the links we mentioned here👉🏾
https://SMBwell.com/378
⭐️Break your enmeshment patterns! Join the Love Your Life School now: http://TheLoveYourLifeSchool.com
⭐️Get one-on-one support from Coach Susie here: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule.php?owner=11643751
⭐️Find this video on YouTube here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLW9PibXJfNpKk5Yr6rpNVq4P_utWFkvYS
Interviews
Do you ever feel guilty taking time to do something you enjoy?
Or have you ever said things like “I don’t have time for that” (and by that, you mean basic human needs, like you don’t have time to eat, to sleep, to pee?!?)
Maybe you are running around so much taking care of everyone and everything that you find yourself fantasizing about hiding in a closet somewhere for a couple of days?
I’ve been there/thought that and am so excited for you to listen to this interview. This week I’m joined by Jenny Lytle, a nurse with over 30 years of experience in end-of-life and hospice care. She now helps caregivers stop running on empty so they can keep showing up without losing themselves in the process.
Together, we talk about:
How to keep caring without collapsing
What we get wrong about being a “good caregiver”
How to survive caregiving and being in the sandwich generation
Tiny, doable ways to refill your energy tank (even if you only have 10 minutes)
If you’re the one holding everything (and everyone) together, caring for aging parents, supporting kids, managing the household, this episode is for you.
If you liked this show, you’ll like this one:
Self Care is NOT Selfish on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/7-self-care-is-not-selfish/id1434429161?i=1000420602956
Self Care is NOT Selfish on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/55jg3Kwif8eFiGKbf2OBJe?si=39e0b2dbb11240f9
Get all the links we mentioned and connect with Jenny Lytle go here👉🏾https://SMBwell.com/376
Watch the interview on YouTube here:
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