What happens when caregiving becomes an Intensity Point—and burnout becomes the doorway back to yourself?

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy Podcast, Stacey K sits down with Carrie Severson, keynote speaker, author, and recovering caregiver, for a powerful conversation about burnout, recovery, and the radical concept of enoughness.

Carrie shares her deeply personal journey of navigating burnout as both a high-achieving entrepreneur and a caregiver advocating for her husband through cancer treatment. Together, Stacey and Carrie explore how caregiving can quietly consume your nervous system, identity, and energy—and how awareness, advocacy, and intentional self-care can lead to profound healing and transformation.

This conversation dives into:

• Why recovery isn’t about doing more—but remembering you are already enough

• How burnout shows up physically, emotionally, and relationally

• The hidden weight of caregiving and why many don’t identify as caregivers at first

• How advocacy in healthcare can become a source of empowerment

• Tools like breathwork, visualization, and nervous system “microdosing” for daily resilience

• Why saying no is essential for balance, healing, and long-term sustainability
  

This episode is for caregivers, partners, leaders, and anyone standing at an Intensity Point—feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or disconnected, yet sensing there’s more on the other side.

Burnout isn’t the end of your story. It’s the spark inviting you to rebuild with intention, compassion, and courage—and come home to yourself with Big Energy. ⚡

To learn more about Carrie:

https://open.spotify.com/show/3CVYcG3hIeutzGgQcOPCOV

https://www.tiktok.com/@carrieseverson

https://www.instagram.com/authorcarrieseverson/

https://www.youtube.com/@authorcarrieseverson

Content Advisory:This episode contains strong language and discusses themes of trauma, cult involvement, psychological manipulation, and mental health. Listener discretion is advised.

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What happens when your identity is stripped away—piece by piece—and you’re left to rebuild yourself from the inside out?

In this deeply moving episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Dar Dixon—award-nominated actor, producer, director, and survivor of both the Iranian Revolution and a dangerous doomsday cult—for a powerful conversation about identity, resilience, and reclaiming personal freedom.

Dar shares how surviving political upheaval, enduring years of psychological manipulation, and ultimately escaping a cult shaped his sense of self and his mental health. He opens up about the subtle, gradual nature of undue influence, the painful loss of identity that comes with leaving a cult, and the long road back to autonomy. Along the way, Dar reveals how acting became a form of therapy, storytelling became a way to reclaim his voice, and purpose emerged from the space between who he was and who he became.

Using the SPARK framework as a backbone, this conversation explores:

• how identity fractures during trauma and manipulation

• why the “space between identities” is the most vulnerable—and transformative—place to be

• the role of belonging, denial, and intuition in cult dynamics

• how resilience is built one choice at a time

• and how storytelling fuels healing, advocacy, and social justice

This episode isn’t about shock value. It’s about reclamation. It’s about rebuilding a life with intention, courage, and truth—and proving that even after profound loss, it’s possible to step back into your power.

✨ This is Big Energy in its rawest, most honest form.

🔗 Learn More & Connect with Dar

• Dar’s website & email updates: https://www.dardixon.com/

• IMDb (Acting / Producing / Directing): https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1237219/

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dardixon1/

• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dardixon1/

  
  

  
  

What happens when your life still fits—but your perspective on it changes completely?

In this episode of the Bring Your Big Energy podcast, Stacey K sits down with Amber Prong, an ER nurse whose world was shaken to the core during the COVID-19 pandemic—not in a way that made her walk away from nursing, but in a way that expanded how she sees herself, her work, and what’s possible.

Amber shares how that intense season became an Intensity Point that shifted her perspective and sparked a deep desire to explore, reflect, and reconnect with herself. While continuing her work as a nurse, she chose to branch out—embracing adventure, traveling to more than 30 countries, and discovering new ways of defining success, fulfillment, and resilience.

Together, Stacey and Amber explore:

• how moments of intensity can become invitations to explore

• why expansion doesn’t require burning your life down

• how adventure builds confidence, adaptability, and clarity

• the power of trusting your intuition—even when the path isn’t obvious

• and how redefining success can open doors personally and professionally

This conversation is for anyone who feels a quiet nudge toward more—more curiosity, more perspective, more aliveness—and is learning to trust that exploration can happen alongside commitment.

To learn more about Amber’s inspiring travels and journey, find her on Instagram at @ambermprong or connect with her on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amber.prong