Unapologetic Rabble-Rousers: An Exploration of Leadership

85: Emotional Gaslighting: When You Minimize Your Own Story

Ever told yourself, ‘It wasn’t that bad… I’m just being dramatic’? Welcome to the quiet art of emotional gaslighting — self-inflicted. In this episode, Carla and DocShellie torch the toxic habit of minimizing our struggles and achievements, revealing why your messy, resilient story deserves a standing ovation — not silence.

84: Glitter on a Bullet Wound

✨ When life sucker-punches you, do you reach for glitter… or grit? This isn’t just about “good vibes only” — it’s about the damage done when we force positivity in the face of real pain. From Pickleball meltdowns to workplace shutdowns, Carla, Doc Shelley, and Michelle Seyfarth rip the sparkle off the bullet wound and get honest. Feel this one.

83: Rage in the Margins: Where Are We Allowed to Be Angry?

🔥 Ever swallowed your anger so long it exploded in your steering wheel or your soul?

This episode is your permission slip:
👉 Your fire is not the problem.
👉 It’s proof something sacred has been crossed.
Let’s talk rage, justice, and the double standards that silence women and marginalized voices. Warning: truth bombs ahead. 💣

82: From Raw to Regret: The Emotional Hangover Episode

You know that post-convo cringe? The one where you replay everything you said and wish you could take it back? Yeah, we went there. This episode is for anyone who's ever vent-dumped, overshared, or emotionally exploded on someone who wasn’t quite ready for it. (Oops.) Whether you were the Spewer or the Spew-ee, we’re breaking down the WHY, the WTF, and the “now what?”

81: The Armor You Didn't Know You were Wearing

What if your “personality” is just armor you’ve worn so long you forgot how to take it off? In this candid conversation, Carla Lewis and Shellie Seyfarth expose the roles we play to feel safe, look strong, or seem in control—and what it costs us when we never take the mask off.

80: Stuck in Self-Awareness: The Self-Awareness Trap

🚨 PSA: Self-awareness is not the destination. It might be the trap. 😳 Ever gotten stuck in “knowing better” but still not changing? Carla and Shellie are naming the stall tactics, the neurochemical addiction to insight, and what it actually takes to stop admiring the problem and start shifting it. Prepare for some uncomfortable truth bombs—and the freedom that follows.

79: Emotional Constipation: Unblocking Your Feelings

🚨 Feelings aren’t flaws. They’re data.
This one’s for every strong-silent-type who was told “don’t cry,” “don’t celebrate too loud,” or “don’t lose it.” Carla and Shellie get hilariously honest about emotional constipation, Olympic-level stuffing, and why it’s time to digest your damn feelings before they turn into toxicity in your body (and your life).

78: Feel Guilty When You're Not Doing Something? You Need This!

If you secretly panic at the idea of slowing down—or feel like dropping one ball means you’ve failed—this episode is your wake-up call. Carla and Shellie unpack the addiction to being busy, the quiet fears that drive over-functioning, and why sometimes… the most powerful thing you can do is nothing.