What can a fire never take away?

In this special game segment from The Iconic Midlife, Tonya Meisenbach plays "The Fire Couldn't Take..."—a powerful fill-in-the-blank game that reveals the strength, hope, and resilience that carried her through life's darkest chapter.

With every answer, Tonya reminds us that while tragedy can change our lives, it doesn't have to define who we become.

This isn't just a game—it's a moving conversation about confidence, purpose, love, dreams, and the woman she's still becoming.

In this game, Tonya reveals:

• What the fire could never take from her

• The strength that carried her through recovery

• What continues to inspire her every day

• The dreams she's still chasing

• The legacy she hopes to leave behind

If you've ever wondered what true resilience sounds like, this is a conversation you won't forget.

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What happens when the life you knew disappears in an instant?

In 2018, Tonya Meisenbach survived an unimaginable act of domestic violence that left her with life-threatening burns and forever changed the way she looked. But what followed wasn't just a story of survival—it became a story of resilience, reinvention, and discovering a confidence she never knew she had.

In this deeply moving conversation, Tonya opens up about rebuilding her life after trauma, learning to embrace her scars, raising her children while healing, and why she says she actually feels more confident today than she did before she was burned.

We also talk about redefining beauty, finding purpose after unimaginable loss, the power of manifestation, and why your greatest chapter may still be ahead of you.

This is a conversation about hope, healing, and the extraordinary strength that can emerge after life's darkest moments.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Tonya's incredible survival story and the long road to recovery

• The emotional healing that came after the physical healing

• Learning to see beauty differently

• Why confidence comes from within—not from appearance

• Motherhood, resilience, and rebuilding after trauma

• Manifesting a bigger future and dreaming without limits

• What Tonya wants every survivor to know

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Content Note: This episode includes discussion of domestic violence and trauma that some listeners may find difficult. While portions of this conversation touch on those experiences, the focus is ultimately on healing, hope, resilience, and rebuilding a meaningful life.

How do you know if something is truly aligned with the life you're meant to live?

In this special Game episode, PlateFit founder Rachael Blumberg joins Roxy for a rapid-fire round of Is it Aligned or Out of Alignment? that goes beyond fitness and dives into intuition, boundaries, relationships, purpose, and personal growth.

Through a series of thought-provoking scenarios, Rachael reveals how she decides what deserves a "yes," what gets a "no," and how living in alignment has transformed every area of her life.

It's fun, insightful, and might just inspire you to rethink a few of your own answers.

In this episode:

• What it really means to live in alignment

• How to recognize when something feels out of alignment

• Quick-fire questions on relationships, work, and personal growth

• Why saying "no" can be one of the most powerful forms of self-care

• The role intuition plays in making difficult decisions

• Rachael's honest, unfiltered answers to the Alignment Game

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