Women of Impact

The uncertainty of dating and being part of a relationship that you want to make last forever causes many of us so much anxiety. The doubts if this person is for real, can you trust them, is this relationship as important to them as it is to you?You don’t have to keep living in fear of not knowing if the person you are dating is the love of your life forever or if it’s doomed to fail cause you’re missing all the signs and avoiding the right conversations,Today, let’s break down 9 questions you can ask your partner to determine if you’re placing you heart, your time, and your energy in the right place with the right person.For hard truth telling and relationship revelations around self worth, value and accountability, check out the full episode with Sarah Jakes Roberts: https://youtu.be/IbriO6QIxoUTo hear more Red Flags from relationship expert, Matthew Hussey, check out this full episode with Lisa exposing if He’s Wasting Your Time: https://youtu.be/ny2KL8mYyFEGet all the juicy tips for communicating with your partner more openly about sex with the sex expert, Emily Morse, a.k.a. Sex with Emily here: https://youtu.be/KLukArHg-vkRelationship expert, Stephan Speaks, exposes all the ways men are wasting your time in this interview with Lisa, and you don’t want to miss this: https://youtu.be/dqEke-0o9y8ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10-5-22SHOW NOTES:0:00 | Introduction to the Relationship Test0:18 | Is It Even A Relationship Without Actual Trust?5:41 | Should Your Partner Value Anything Above You?9:58 | What Deal Breakers Would End Everything?17:59 | Does Your Partner Feel Supported?34:19 | Do You Envision A Future Together?41:55 | What’s Missing From Your Sex Life?51:51 | If Your BFF Flirted With Your Partner!?52:24 | Lisa Questions Tom On The Spot1:00:48 | Does He Want An Independent Woman?CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORSAudible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Quince: Check out Quince: https://quince.com/woi LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpactFOLLOW LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second part of this enlightening conversation, Elle Macpherson discusses love, wellness, and overcoming life’s hardest moments with grace and determination. She opens up about her sobriety journey, redefining relationships, and why wellness is the foundation of empowerment.Elle shares actionable tips for navigating fear, building resilience, and creating a life that aligns with your true essence. From candid reflections on past relationships to starting her wellness company, Elle inspires listeners to take control of their journey and embrace the beauty of transformation.SHOWNOTES[00:00] Lisa and Elle explore how relationships reflect self-love and inner well-being.[07:01] The dolphin tattoo story: A moment of clarity and self-discovery.[12:03] How Elle turned pain into purpose by channeling her energy into creating her lingerie business.[20:17] Overcoming addiction: Elle’s powerful sobriety story and advice for breaking harmful patterns.[28:26] Facing fear with clarity: How Elle approached her cancer diagnosis with research and inner trust.[34:54] The wellness journey that led to founding WelleCo and transforming her health.[40:37] Aging gracefully: How Elle reframed beauty and vitality as soul-deep qualities.[50:02] The power of meditation and self-connection in creating a life of fulfillment.CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORSAudible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Quince: Check out Quince: https://quince.com/woi LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpactFOLLOW LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elle Macpherson, an iconic supermodel and businesswoman, opens up about her remarkable journey of resilience and reinvention. She shares her struggles with alcoholism, divorce, and a cancer diagnosis, emphasizing the importance of self-acceptance and personal growth. Elle discusses the power of intuition in decision-making and how relationships can reflect self-love. Her insights on overcoming external validation and trusting one's heart inspire women to embrace their strength and thrive at any age.

Tom and Lisa dive into the art of navigating tough conversations in marriage, stressing the importance of timing and open communication. They share strategies for encouraging partners to express themselves and delve into the nuances of communication patterns. The duo also discusses how to handle family interactions and the dynamics of maintaining a strong partnership while managing personal ambitions. Funny anecdotes highlight the surprises found in long-term relationships, all while promoting mutual respect and understanding.

Attention and focus may be at the top of every employer’s list and every woman’s dating requirements. We live in a society that highly values attention and praises anyone who can focus long enough to accomplish the seemingly impossible. Yet, many of us continue to struggle with both. Mindfulness is viewed as something that would be nice but very few are actually mastering the practice of being present and attentive in the here and now.With stress and overwhelm overtaking us at every turn in the day our minds are flooded and vulnerable to digital attacks and sabotage initiated by our own self. Amishi Jha is a professor of psychology at University of Miami and author of the new book, Peak Mind: Find Your Focus, Own Your Attention, Invest 12 Minutes a Day. She’s joining Lisa to dispel the rumours that improving your attention and meditation skills means that you have to clear your mind. She’s calling it out, and giving simple strategies and techniques you can start using before this episode ends. It’s time to take back your attention, regain your focus and do it in 3 simple steps.[ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 1-12-22].SHOW NOTES:Attention | Amishi reveals while attention can be a superpower it is vulnerable too [0:36]Prioritized Info |How attention systems helps to prioritize information into subsystems [5:08]Suppressing Memories | Amishi shares ways to stop thinking about troubled memories [10:46]Floodlight Focus | Information that is not limited but has a broad and receptive range [12:49]Emotional Overwhelm | Strategy to manage emotions and overwhelm from 3rd person [15:32]Hijacked Focus | When we create a simulated reality and are not in the present [20:29]Executive Control | Amishi on the power of your mind’s attention being guided by goals [29:51]Overriding Attention | Mindfulness of your attention requires initiating executive control [32:20]Meditation | How mindfulness meditation is about staying present without the extra story [34:34]Becoming Aware | Amishi shares simple exercise to find your attention flashlight [43:05]Wandering Mind | Amishi on why you don’t need to clear your mind, redirect instead [49:35]Well Wishing Practice | Deliberately speak to deep care and concern to yourself [52:55]CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORSAudible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Quince: Check out Quince: https://quince.com/woi LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpactFOLLOW LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is beyond disheartening that it’s believed that 90% of sexual abuse victims never say a word about their abuse to anyone. According to NAASCA.org, 50-60 million American adults have been sexually abused in their childhood.Unfortunately, the emotional trauma inflicted upon us as children doesn’t magically disappear. If you or someone you know has been a victim of childhood abuse, or any kind of abuse, our hearts are with you. If you are here, hopefully it means that you are on a journey seeking healing and ready to claim your power.Anne Heche is an Emmy Award winning actress that has been in more movies that we can name such as Donnie Brasco, I Know What You Did Last Summer, and even Dancing with the Stars! She’s brave, she’s bold, and so beautiful. She’s also a woman that learned to stand up and tell her truth, live her truth and take back her power from the abusive and traumatic childhood she experienced.In the conversation with Lisa, Anne shares the wisdom and hard lessons she’s learned from getting up and taking responsibility and taking action on the things that gave her the power she needed to reclaim her life and start loving herself. Her open, raw, powerful display of what it means to find your worth, love hard, and release the pain that was pushed on her at a young age may be the thing to hear today.Anne’s mantra: You are not your abuseORIGINAL AIR DATE: 8-9-22Anne’s Power Questions to Get to the Other Side:Am I worthy of taking responsibility for myself?Do I value me enough to take care of me today?SHOW NOTES:Rejecting Self | How Anne found power of telling her truth through her father [1:02]Covered Reality | Anne explains the trap of going with what you know and telling truth [3:44]Seeing A New Path | Anne reveals how she thought her way out of the lies and abuse [6:38]First Step in Fear | Anne on how she took action and activated her power in self-love [10:17]Demonstrating Love | Why defining what love looks like for different people is needed [13:13]Being Validated | Anne on how she decided to show up after coming out in her truth [16:18]Power Over Abuse | Anne’s secret to taking power over the abuse you experienced [22:06]Power Questions | Anne’s two powerful questions to get you to the other side of abuse [27:28]Follow Anne Heche:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@annehecheofficalInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/anneheche/Twitter: https://twitter.com/annehecheFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialannehecheCHECK OUT OUR SPONSORSAudible: Sign up for a free 30-day trial at https://audible.com/WOI Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out. Quince: Check out Quince: https://quince.com/woi LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/womenofimpactFOLLOW LISA:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeuYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpactTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Bilyeu, co-founder of Quest Nutrition and a powerhouse in female empowerment, shares her secrets to boosting confidence and embracing self-worth. She reveals the stark confidence gap between genders and emphasizes that it’s okay not to feel confident all the time. Lisa discusses the balance between confidence and vanity, and how to maintain self-worth in relationships. She offers practical daily routines and rituals to enhance self-esteem, promoting the idea that confidence is a right, intertwined with self-love and resilience.

In this engaging discussion, Andrew Bustamante, an ex-CIA spy, shares his expertise on seduction and manipulation. He explains a three-step process to identify and outsmart manipulators, highlighting how hormones influence attraction. Andrew dives into the fine line between genuine connection and emotional exploitation, and offers practical tools to build authentic relationships. He also explores the psychological tactics behind manipulation, ensuring listeners leave empowered to navigate their relationships with clarity and confidence.

Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA spy and expert in influence tactics, joins to explore the intricacies of seduction and manipulation. He reveals how emotional and hormonal triggers can sway attraction and connection. Listeners learn to recognize red flags and protect themselves from manipulative tactics. Bustamante discusses the psychological strategies used by narcissists and empowers individuals with tools to build authentic relationships, highlighting the fine line between genuine interest and manipulation.

Tom and Lisa explore the intricate dynamics of relationships, emphasizing authenticity and communication. They discuss the emotional complexities of navigating love and logic, including unique strategies for conflict resolution. Financial discussions take center stage, highlighting transparency and compromise as key to successful partnerships. Family dynamics are also explored, particularly the challenges of gaining approval from a partner's parents. Personal anecdotes add depth, offering insights into personal growth and the power of kindness in overcoming relationship obstacles.