The beginning of a new year can quietly bring up more reflection than motivation. Instead of doubling down on hustle and pressure, I wanted to offer something softer, deeper, and far more honest. A way of creating change that comes from clarity, self-trust, and joy, not force.

I’m joined by Anna Bates, who made a bold pivot at age 44 after running a successful swim school franchise, stepping into her work as a transformational coach. We talk about what it really takes to walk away from something familiar, how confidence is something you remember rather than manufacture, and why selling yourself does not have to feel pushy or performative. This is an invitation to trust your timing, honor your skills, and choose alignment over urgency.

Topics Covered

• Why January burnout is not a personal failure, but a sign to soften your approach.
• What it really looks like to pivot careers in midlife, without burning everything down.
• How confidence comes from self-trust, not hustle or pretending.
• Letting go of hustle culture and reframing change as an act of clarity.
• Finding the through line between your past work and your next chapter.
• Redefining sales as self-advocacy, problem-solving, and authentic connection.
• Why it is never too late to begin again, and why your timing is perfect.

Connect with Anna!
Website: https://www.room11coaching.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/room11coaching/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-bates-woodhart/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/room11coaching/

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Until next time, muah!

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The start of a new year doesn’t always feel light or clean. Sometimes it feels tender, heavy, or quietly hopeful all at once. As 2026 begins, I wanted to create space for something softer than resolutions, something more honest than reinvention.

In this episode, I’m joined by Kristine Genovese, creator of the Soul Intelligence Method, for a conversation about energetic clearing, subconscious patterns, and what it really means to start fresh from the inside out. We talk about how old beliefs, stress, and unprocessed experiences live in the body, how energy-based healing differs from talk-based approaches, and why true change doesn’t come from forcing ourselves forward, but from gently releasing what no longer belongs.

Together, we explore healing across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic levels, and how awareness and curiosity can open the door to real transformation. If you’re craving more ease, clarity, and alignment as you move into this new year, this is for you!

Topics Covered

• Why a gentle energetic reset can be more powerful than traditional New Year goals.
• How subconscious patterns shape our lives long before we’re aware of them.
• What energetic clearing looks like without reliving past pain.
• The connection between physical symptoms and stored emotional experiences.
• How awareness and curiosity help interrupt old patterns.
• Healing the whole self, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic.
• Why self-care is sacred, especially for healers and high achievers.
• Simple ways to begin 2026 feeling steadier, clearer, and more aligned.

Connect with Kristine!
Website: https://soulintelligencemethod.com/home
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinemgenovese/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinemglein/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gcimpactgroup/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ttwY4KG6K1cN3EHNmiOqQ

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Contact French Kissing Life Podcast

• DM us at @shawnnarstiver on Instagram or Facebook
• Connect with Shawnna Stiver on LinkedIn
• Email us at frenchkissinglifepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, muah!

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As the year winds down, I find myself in that tender in-between space, reflective, a little emotional, and quietly aware of all that has ended. This episode grew out of that feeling, the question of how we release what no longer fits without hardening ourselves or rushing the process.

In this episode, I’m joined by Christy for an honest, soulful conversation about letting go with grace. We talk about grief, reinvention, entrepreneurship, and what it means to choose softness, self-trust, and courage in the middle of profound change. This one is for anyone standing at the edge of a new year, holding both gratitude and loss, and wondering what it looks like to move forward with compassion for yourself.

Topics Covered

• The emotional weight of ending a year and the pressure to find meaning and closure.
• Letting go of relationships, identities, and expectations without hardening yourself.
• Navigating grief, personal loss, and unexpected life transitions.
• Giving yourself permission to be messy, soft, and human during change.
• Trusting intuition and choosing yourself when life demands reinvention.
• How entrepreneurship can become a healing and grounding force.
• Reframing endings as space for new beginnings and aligned growth.
• Practicing grace in the small, unseen moments of everyday life.

Connect with Christy!
Website: https://cohesiveconfidence.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cohesiveconfidence
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christymeaux
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cohesiveconfidence

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Contact French Kissing Life Podcast

• DM us at @shawnnarstiver on Instagram or Facebook
• Connect with Shawnna Stiver on LinkedIn
• Email us at frenchkissinglifepodcast@gmail.com

Until next time, muah!

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French Kissing Life is sponsored by Ampersand Copy and Content. Ready to convert browsers into buyers? If you want to master your messaging, stand out in a saturated market and become a crushed-on, go-to brand, contact us today!

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