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Are you pursuing the lives you dream of instead of settling for the ones you feel stuck in? In the conversation, Becky Vollmer shares her story of quitting drinking and transitioning out of the corporate world to pursue a life of purpose and meaning. She talks about what it took for her to finally make the decision to quit drinking and why listening to her soul was the key to unlocking her potential as a teacher, speaker, and movement creator. This inspiring conversation explores the universal experience of feeling stuck, how to overcome it and why we often put others' expectations ahead of our own. It also introduces the concept of an empowerment gap which holds people back from making changes in their lives even when they know they need to. Let's dive in!

Becky Vollmer is a speaker, yoga teacher, and creator of You Are Not Stuck, a movement that empowers people to pursue the lives they most deeply desire. She guides a global community on social media that is several hundred thousand strong, teaches online courses about empowerment and choice, and leads sold-out programs that combine movement, breathwork, self-exploration, and action planning at yoga and wellness centers across the country.

Key Highlights:

[00:01 - 07:52] Opening Segment

• Introducing Becky and her upcoming book "You Are Not Stuck"

• Becky's background and story

• A leading voice in the sobriety and recovery community

• Becky shares her journey to becoming alcohol-free

• Growing up in a home where alcohol was normalized

[07:53 - 15:40] Clearing the Channel

• How quitting drinking made Becky a more powerful and potent person

• A voice inside bellowed at her to stop drinking

• The real chains in life were alcohol-related

• Why drinking was getting messages through a "shitty connection"

[15:41 - 23:10] Closing the Empowerment Gap and Taking Control of Your Life

• Feeling stuck is a universal experience that transcends gender, race, religion, geography, and age

• Common responses to feeling stuck include withdrawing, crying, and procrastinating

• The "empowerment gap" is the space between knowing you need to change and being ready to change

• Understand what it is you don't want and why

[23:11 - 31:46] Uncovering Your True Path

• How to follow your soul and make a change without guilt or shame

• Recognizing the tension between what you should do and what you want to do

• The importance of examining values

• Aligning values and priorities to create magic

[31:47 - 41:07] Closing Segment

• How a stranger gave Becky permission to make a different choice for life

• How the book can be a catalyst for connecting to the soul and acting on it

Grab a copy of You Are Not Stuck, and connect with Becky on Instagram. Head to her website, and move from fear to freedom!

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Key Quotes:

"Even if you desperately want something different, it's that lack of feeling authorized to make changes and take control of your own lives that holds you back." - Becky Vollmer

"It's okay to do something different, even if it doesn't seem permissible or socially acceptable, or whatever excuse you've given yourself or staying put where you are" Amanda Kuda

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