From Tech Entrepreneur to Artist: Redefining Success, Achievement and Self Worth with Shirley Yang Crutchfield

Has achievement become too connected to your self-worth? You'll want to hear this! This week, I'm joined by Shirley Yang Crutchfield, an internationally award winning artist whose powerful, gold-leafed works draw on art history, fashion, contemporary heroines and her own entrepreneurial journey. Our conversation dives deep into the healing + transformative power of the creative process, including the exact moment art saved Shirley during a season of major change and grief. We talk about her identity evolution from entrepreneurship to motherhood, to now becoming a master of her craft without feeling the need to optimize achievement over fulfillment. If you're feeling lost or disempowered, this episode will connect you back to your spark, undo old patterns no longer serving you, and own your inner goddess!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Say hello to internationally award winning artist, Shirley Yang Crutchfield! 03:05 How does the creative process bring out your power? 06:45 What makes art so commemorative of who we are? 10:05 How to master any craft that you resonate with. 14:05 What is the healing power of art + tapping into your creativity? 18:55 The role grief plays in the healing and creative process. 20:35 How to undo old patterns of achievement. 26:50 What is the best way to invest in your personal growth? 29:40 What to do when you're feeling lost or don't know who you are yet. 31:40 How to reconnect with yourself after seasons of change. 36:00 The story behind our collaborative art piece. 40:55 How do you turn your journey or your story into art? 46:15 How to support Shirley's art (+ potentially get a piece of your own!) 48:50 Celebrating Shirley's Powerhouse moment of pausing and allowing herself to celebrate.   RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more about Shirley HERE!   Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Shirley: @shirley Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Any time you're about to go to the next level, you'll be given the opportunity to prove to yourself that you can actually hold it. Today, I break down the initiation that happens before we can hold the next level of risk, responsibility, abundance, and more. If you're someone who is calling in massive expansion, you're likely being given opportunities to prove that you can hold it right now (in the form of tests, challenges, or triggers). This is your sign that it isn't the time to pull back… this is the time to lock in, stop defaulting to old patterns of behavior, and prove you can handle the version of yourself you're stepping into.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What is the first step of holding the next level?  03:40 What is the initiation and how does it show up in our lives? 05:15 How writing my book helped me move through fear. 10:00 The typo that stretched me to choose expansion over perfection. 14:50 Unexpected ways the next level challenges us. 21:00 The biggest lesson I learned from my skin cancer scare. 27:00 What happens when we're faced with the opportunity for expansion? 31:05 How to find the opportunities that prove you can hold the next level.   RESOURCES + LINKS Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

If you're someone who wants to feel more empowered around your finances and get your assets together, this conversation is for you! Today, I speak with KK Hart, a sought-after strategic investor, advisor, and seasoned entrepreneur with experience building, investing in, and scaling multi-million dollar brands! KK is here to share her wisdom on how women can build true wealth, legacy, and freedom, no matter what stage of life they're in right now. Our conversation will empower you with the tools you need to take ownership of your money, create real cash flow through asset management, and set yourself up for long-term success. Get ready to operate at a higher level of abundance and build the life of your dreams!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Get your assets together with today's guest, KK Hart! 04:45 What does authentic success look like? 10:20 The biggest things that block business owners from freedom. 16:20 First steps of building your assets from the ground up. 20:15 Why it's never too late to start building wealth. 26:30 How can women empower themselves through their finances? 30:30 What to know before you acquire a business. 35:45 What is changing about the world and about business? 40:15 How to heal from past versions of yourself. 47:20 The connection between mindset and business. 50:50 What are women getting wrong about where our true power lies? 57:50 Celebrating KK's Powerhouse moment of showing up despite the grief.   RESOURCES + LINKS Learn more about KK Hart HERE!   Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW KK: @kkhartinc Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Nothing in your life will change until you stop outsourcing your own power and start developing the parts of you that already exist. So much of the time, we subconsciously put people on pedestals as a way to relieve ourselves of the responsibility of stepping into our own full potential. In this episode, I share the shortcut to figuring out your unique gifts and purpose in order to cultivate the light that exists within you. I walk you through quick power practices to ground yourself in your power, find who and what you resonate with, and what your biggest triggers are trying to mirror back to you. Remember, the light you see in someone else is not random. You're just recognizing parts of yourself in them.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 How do you find your gifts and purpose? 01:30 Why we need to stop putting people on pedestals. 04:50 One quick practice to help you cultivate your light. 06:40 How to uncover what your biggest triggers are trying to tell you. 11:20 What energy are you subconsciously suppressing? 14:45 What to do when your next evolution needs support. 17:00 The first step to creating change in your life.   RESOURCES + LINKS Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

How do you make a brand your own? I'm joined by Alexis Stetler, the owner & creative director of Whxte Atelier, a modern fine jewelry brand rooted in meaning, craftsmanship, and quiet luxury. Today, we talk about Alexis's internal and external journey of buying Whxte, what her process looked like behind making such a huge decision, and how her creative vision is now expanding the brand post-acquisition. We explore what it looks like to build a business with intention as a single mom, and how to bring your vision to life by tapping into your intuition and creativity. Alexis also shares her favorite spiritual shifts to help you fully commit to the woman you want to become and overcome the limiting beliefs that keep you playing safe.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Welcome to the podcast, Alexis Stetler, the owner of Whxte Atelier! 03:35 What made you take the leap to buy a business? 07:30 Advice for women going through a massive decision. 10:00 Spiritual shifts to support yourself through the gap. 13:55 When is the moment of exact certainty and clarity? 15:50 What motherhood teaches us about entrepreneurship. 19:30 How can motherhood make you better at business? 22:15 Ways to support yourself through hard moments when you're trying to do it all. 27:05 A BTS peek at my collaboration piece with Whxte Atelier. 30:05 What is the story behind the Phoenix Ring? 36:25 How to creatively evolve a brand post-acquisition. 39:40 How does your intuition and inner voice influence your creativity? 45:20 Celebrating Alexis's Powerhouse moment of living out her dream.   RESOURCES + LINKS Shop your new favorite piece at Whxte Atelier HERE!   Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Whxte Atelier: @whxteatelier Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

All great things require a level of risk. This past week, I've had a profound breakthrough: I realized I don't like to be seen trying. I don't like to be publicly seen boldly declaring what I want, going after it, and risking failure. If this resonates with you, I'm here to give you the tools to support yourself through that energy of resistance, overcome the fears keeping you small, and step into your higher self. I'll walk you through how to de-condition old patterns of achieving and share one question that will instantly open you up to more of what you want (whether it's love, connection, results, etc.) If you're ready to get over the fear of trying and create real, tangible outcomes, you're in the right place!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Are you afraid of being seen trying? 03:00 Why a single post on social media sparked my most profound breakthrough yet. 06:45 The first step to de-condition old programming. 10:50 What is on the other side of getting over the fear of being seen trying? 13:55 This one question will unlock your higher self.   RESOURCES + LINKS Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Ready to stop chasing validation and start choosing yourself? You're in the right place! This week, I sit down with Heidi Powell, momtrepreneur, fitness trainer, and host of the Heidi's Lane podcast. Heidi is living proof that there is unlimited happiness on the other side of pain. We get vulnerable as we talk about what it takes to unburden yourself from shame, judgment, and fear, how to rebuild your relationship with yourself, and how to make self-honoring choices to become your next level version. Let this conversation serve as a reminder of not only what waits for us on the other side of committing to the healing journey, but of honoring who we have to become and what we need to shed in order to get there.   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Uncover your "happy as f*ck" season with Heidi Powell, entrepreneur, fitness trainer, and mom of four! 05:00 How to navigate your inner world while in the public eye. 08:30 Why do we hide aspects of ourselves? 12:20 What is on the other side of shame and fear? 17:15 The first step towards self-validation. 20:30 What can we learn from our past versions about happiness, self-love, and purpose? 27:25 How our most challenging or vulnerable seasons reflect where we need to heal. 31:10 What creates the space for self-love? 34:00 How did you come to a place of not caring what other people think? 41:15 What does it look like to operate from passion and alignment? 44:50 Why we need to allow ourselves to grieve previous identities. 51:20 What advice would you give to your younger self? 57:25 Celebrating Heidi's Powerhouse moment of saying "no."   RESOURCES + LINKS Listen to Heidi's podcast Heidi's Lane on Apple Podcasts HERE!   Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Heidi: @realheidipowell Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

When you decide to create massive change in your life, your environment has a strong impact. Nothing changes until you change, and in my own journey I've found that the combination of 3 factors accelerate change like nothing else. As we start to plan for the upcoming Expanders Retreat, I've been reflecting on what makes the experience so powerful. Today, I want to share what makes Expanders as transformative as it is, and how you can create it for yourself in 2026. Get ready to see where you're limiting yourself, remove shame slowing you down, and step into your future self!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What creates rapid change? 04:40 What is the first step of transformation? 09:30 How to spot where your current way of thinking + operating is limited. 13:10 Easy ways to expand through your limitations. 17:10 Why we need to be vulnerable about what's not working. 21:25 How can you remove shame in your day to day life? 25:00 What it looks like to step into your future self. 32:25 How to create the opportunity to show up as your next level version. 37:20 How the Expanders Retreat accelerates change.   RESOURCES + LINKS Applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat are now LIVE - apply HERE!   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

Have you ever found yourself questioning everything you know while in the pursuit of success? Today's guest has been an instrumental part of my healing journey, a practitioner, complex systems thinker, and founder of Breakthrough Performance and Rehab, Wesley Kress! Wesley works with high performers and entrepreneurs navigating chronic pain, nervous system dysregulation, and major life transitions. No matter what part of the journey you find yourself in, our conversation will give you the keys to expand your nervous system to hold the next level of success you're meant to call in. We dive into the unseen struggles of the healing journey, why we resist healing and rest as driven individuals, and why the internal experience is the deciding factor for lived-in success. If you're ready to open the door to profound transformation and your own version of success, this episode is your first step towards it!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 Meet Wesley Kress, whose work helps high achievers navigate nervous system dysregulation and life transitions! 06:40 The difference between external achievement vs. lived-in achievement. 14:45 How did your upbringing in a cult shape your physical and mental being? 22:00 Hidden ways the body communicates dysregulation, misalignment, and insecurity. 26:05 How to choose healing through emotional pain. 31:45 Why do we secretly resist healing? 36:15 How to soften + receive more as a high achieving woman. 42:15 Practical tips to allow yourself to unwind and rest. 50:20 How do you rediscover your identity in the middle of healing? 55:55 Why the internal journey isn't solely esoteric. 1:01:15 Why are the body's sensations the key to tangible success? 1:06:10 The most important aspect to expand your nervous system to hold the next level. 1:10:30 Celebrating Wesley's Powerhouse moment of supporting his partner during her major life transition.   RESOURCES + LINKS Connect with Wesley Kress HERE!   Want to be the first to know when applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat go live? DM us EXPANDERS on Instagram @powerhouse_women   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Wesley: @breakthroughperformance_rehab Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity

What does "trust recession," really mean for you and your business? Today's conversation pulls back the curtain on the ways trust has shifted in our modern age and what we can do to rebuild trust in not only ourselves, but with those we want to connect more deeply with. I walk you through what building trust looks like (it's not perfect, it's real), how to reclaim trust you've outsourced, and why congruency is the most valuable currency you can have as an entrepreneur. Now more than ever is the exact moment, the exact opportunity, you've been waiting for to show up authentically and connect with those you want to serve in 2026 and beyond!   HIGHLIGHTS 00:00 What is the trust recession? 03:15 What happens when we outsource our trust? 07:50 How to cultivate more self-trust + why it matters. 14:50 Ways to connect more deeply with those you want to serve. 17:10 Congruency is the new currency (here's why!) 24:25 How can we catch moments of incongruency when they come up?   RESOURCES + LINKS Want to be the first to know when applications for our Spring 2026 Expanders Retreat go live? DM us EXPANDERS on Instagram @powerhouse_women   Join the waitlist for the 2026 Powerhouse Women Event HERE!   FOLLOW Powerhouse Women: @powerhouse_women Lindsey: @lindseymarieofficial Visit the Powerhouse Women website: powerhousewomen.co Join the PW Community Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/powerhousewomencommunity