Women of Impact

Dr. Amy Shah, a double-board certified physician specializing in food allergies and hormones, discusses the complexities of fasting for women's health. She busts myths around intermittent fasting, emphasizing a tailored approach that aligns with hormonal cycles. Key advice includes avoiding fasting before your cycle and focusing on self-care. Dr. Shah also explores the interplay between hormones like ghrelin and dopamine, emotional eating, and how mindfulness can reshape cravings. Her insights provide a blueprint for women to regain energy and balance through understanding their bodies.

In this engaging conversation, Dr. Jolene Brighten, a clinical sexologist and author of "Is This Normal?" empowers women to reclaim their sexual health. She dives into the societal pressures that distort women's sexuality, the essential dialogue needed between partners, and the importance of overcoming shame in pursuit of pleasure. Dr. Brighten explains the health benefits of orgasms, tackles misconceptions about female desire, and advocates for open conversations about anatomy and intimacy. It's a must-listen for all women seeking to enhance their sexual well-being!

Marisa Peer, a world-renowned speaker, therapist, and bestselling author, shares her insights on overcoming procrastination and self-sabotage. She emphasizes the power of controlling thoughts to reshape feelings and actions, revealing techniques for transforming internal narratives. Listeners learn how positive dialogue can build self-worth and confidence. Marisa highlights the significance of honest communication in relationships and discusses how early experiences shape our identities. This engaging conversation empowers individuals to reclaim their lives and embrace success.

Dr. Daniel Amen, a renowned psychiatrist and founder of Amen Clinics, dives into the unique mental health challenges women face, particularly the increased risk of anxiety, depression, and Alzheimer's. He discusses how women's emotional brains can be a double-edged sword, often leading to undiagnosed ADHD and the toll it takes on overall well-being. Dr. Amen also shares actionable tips for enhancing serotonin levels and reshaping negative thought patterns, all while emphasizing the importance of nurturing brain health for a brighter future.

Welcome back to part 2 of this electrifying Women of Impact double feature, as Lisa Bilyeu and ex-CIA expert Andrew Bustamante continue to rip the mask off celebrity scandals and dissect the gray space between power, consent, and manipulation. In the second half, Andrew brings his spy-level skills to the accusations against James Franco—exploring the truthfulness of his on-air confessions about relationships with students and whether he crosses the line from “celebrity opportunity” to predatory behavior. Also under the microscope: the recent legal feud between Blake Lively and director/actor Justin Baldini, featuring real behind-the-scenes set footage. Lisa and Andrew invite you to consider—how do we really judge whether someone’s behavior is toxic masculinity or weaponized victimhood? What does power look like when the cameras are off? Learn how to protect yourself by reading the non-verbal cues and micro-expressions signal drama in your own life. This is a must-listen masterclass for anyone wanting to level up their people-reading skills and confidence. SHOWNOTES35:12 James Franco: Confessions, sex scene classes, and reading honesty44:48 Eyes left, memories vs. fabrication: Andrew teaches real-time analysis51:27 Women’s perspective: Is every teacher-student dynamic manipulation?1:10:47 Blake Lively’s press interview: Owning the room or hiding discomfort? FOLLOW ANDREW:Website: https://www.everydayspy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everydayspyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everydayspyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverydaySpy CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠⁠ and entering promo code WOI at check out.  SleepMe: Visit ⁠⁠https://sleep.me/woi⁠⁠ to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at ⁠⁠https://oneskin.co ⁠⁠ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠⁠https://shopify.com/lisa⁠⁠ Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at ⁠⁠https://macys.com⁠⁠ ****************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ ⁠ ⁠apple.co/womenofimpact⁠ ****************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this gripping two-part special of Women of Impact, host Lisa Bilyeu welcomes Andrew Bustamante—a former CIA spy specializing in body language, deception, and manipulation—for an unfiltered breakdown of some of Hollywood’s most controversial figures and relationships. Andrew is here to give you real-life spy insight into the signals and cues hidden just beneath the surface, so you never get played—whether by superstar celebrities or by the people standing right beside you. In part 1, Lisa and Andrew start by analyzing Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s much-discussed red carpet appearance, exposing the often-misread lines between protection, control, and narcissism. Then, they move into the wild accusations against Armie Hammer—from alleged cannibalistic fantasies to the public fallout and legal responses—unpacking what the camera doesn't lie about, even when the speakers might. Get ready to learn the tools that can help you decode body language in both your relationships and the public eye. SHOWNOTES00:00 Intro: Can you spot a narcissist or manipulator?04:03 Body language tells: Crotch display, dominance, and vulnerability13:50 Scoring Kanye: How much is controlling, how much is narcissism?24:05 The “feeling” question: Catching real emotions vs. rehearsal34:37 Final verdict: Is Armie Hammer a cannibal or just a bad liar? FOLLOW ANDREW:Website: https://www.everydayspy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/everydayspyTwitter: https://twitter.com/everydayspyYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverydaySpy CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠⁠ and entering promo code WOI at check out.  SleepMe: Visit ⁠⁠https://sleep.me/woi⁠⁠ to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at ⁠⁠https://oneskin.co ⁠⁠ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠⁠https://shopify.com/lisa⁠⁠ Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at ⁠⁠https://macys.com⁠⁠ ****************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ ⁠ ⁠apple.co/womenofimpact⁠ ****************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a Fan Fav episode. Becoming your own boss is exciting and empowering when you dream about it and see it romanticized on social media, but the reality of doing what it actually takes to be your boss is freaking scary. When you want to go out on your own, become your own boss, have the freedom to work where you want and when you want but you’re scared sh*tless don’t you dare quit! You are 100% capable of leading yourself, being your own boss, and being a successful entrepreneur. It’s not going to happen without fear, anxiety, nerves, and all the negative chatter in your head working overtime to convince you otherwise, and we've got the online marketing expert and multi million dollar entrepreneur and author of Two Weeks Notice, Amy Porterfield, here to break it down for you step by step. Amy went from corporate girl to million dollar success story that still struggled with doubts and belief that she was enough. In this episode Amy and Lisa are coming for all of your excuses. Behind your fear is a thought many of us have, ‘what will people think?’ The powerhouse question Amy is asking you to ask yourself here is this, ‘what are you willing to burn down and build back to create the life you absolutely want?’ It may be relationships, toxic dependencies, lack of boundaries, or a miserable nine to five you feel stuck at. How much is your happiness worth? What are you willing to do to build the life you dream of? Permission from others is not needed. Check out Amy’s book, Two Weeks Notice: https://amzn.to/3Z6aO1y Follow Amy : Website: https://www.amyporterfield.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AmyPorterfield Twitter: https://twitter.com/amyporterfield Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amyporterfield/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyPorterfield/ Podcast: https://www.amyporterfield.com/amy-porterfield-podcast/ Original air date: 2-22-23 CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out.  SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/woi to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co  Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at https://macys.com ****************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:  apple.co/womenofimpact ****************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a Fan Fav episode. There’s no doubt that you’ve faced some heavy challenges in this lifetime. You’ve experienced loss and just out of the nature of being a woman you’ve definitely faced adversity on multiple levels. Yet, you’re here at this moment and that’s worth celebrating! Being resilient takes courage. It requires you to face down your fears and still be willing to go again even though you’ve made all the mistakes, even though you’re heart is hurting, and in spite of all the trauma you’ve experienced. In this episode, Rachel Hollis, who is no stranger to adversity, is sharing her heavy challenges and losses to share how she’s been able to overcome it all and become more resilient. Rachel is a bestselling author, lifestyle blogger, podcast host, and entrepreneur. Today we’re digging into the pain of showing up when you don’t want to, knowing yourself at a level that makes unstoppable, and how you can cultivate resilience to keep goin The bonus part of this conversation is thinking through how you feel about your hormones, your cycle and how you feel about the food you eat. It’s not about being skinny or looking a certain way, but rather having the best relationship you can with yourself as all of these things impact your mood, how you show up, and how you feel and think about yourself. Original air date: 9-4-22 SHOW NOTES: 0:00 | Introduction to Rachel Hollis 0:34 | Secrets to Being More Resilient 8:38 | Keep Showing Up Even When… 15:00 | Positive Change Doesn’t Feel Great 22:39 | Trust You Know What’s Best 40:17 | How The Younger You Shows Up 48:14 | Stop Your Emotional Eating 1:14:38 | Overcome Fear, Failure &, Mistakes 1:22:26 | Brain Fog, Low Energy, & Hormones 1:43:47 | Embracing Your Cycle & Hormones 1:51:38 | Know Yourself At This Level CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to https://www.vitalproteins.com and entering promo code WOI at check out.  SleepMe: Visit https://sleep.me/woi to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at https://oneskin.co  Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/lisa Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at https://macys.com ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:  apple.co/womenofimpact ********************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a Fan Fav episode. One of the hardest things to accept as an adult is that many of the beliefs you have about yourself and the world you live in were developed from a childhood where you didn’t know any better and you weren’t equipped with the resources or capacity to process the complexities of life happening all around you. Those experiences helped you shape the story you tell yourself today. Whether the story is good or bad is irrelevant considering that chances are the story isn’t even accurate or factual. Marissa Peer is not just a best-selling author, she is a trained hypnotherapist that created Rapid Transformational Therapy, or RTT. She joins Lisa here to discuss the ideas from her latest book, Tell Yourself a Better Lie. Her tips and strategies are powerful to rewrite your story and create a narrative that gives you meaning, fulfillment and more happiness. Check out Marissa Peer’s latest book, Tell Yourself a Better Lie: ⁠https://amzn.to/39U2M7w⁠ Original air date: 5-18-22 SHOW NOTES: RFPI Illness | The unconscious role, function, purpose and intent of illness [1:06] OCD Control | Marissa shares about an OCD patient’s illness rooted in control [5:55] Uncover The Root | Uncovering when and why trauma starts helps to identify the cause [10:14] Choose for Yourself | Helping people see their normalized behaviors on their own [17:07] Change Isn’t Hard | Choosing the unfamiliar over what’s familiar and comfortable [22:49] Be Enough | How you go from thinking it, to saying it, to actually feeling it’s true [27:19] Lie to Yourself | Marissa on why the lies you tell yourself are super powerful [30:39] Be Flaw-some | How you are a flawed person in a flawed relationship, be proud [36:20] Stressed Eating | Examining how you are hardwired and being accepted or not accepted [38:27] Self Sabotaging | Why people self destruct because they don’t feel self-worth [43:53] Feel Your Emotions | Marissa on why allowing yourself to feel all emotions is good [47:20] Outcome of Beliefs | Words shape your reality and that’s controlled by your thoughts [51:03] Follow Marissa Peer: Website: ⁠https://marisapeer.com/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/MarisaPeer⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/marisa.peer.therapy/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a Fan Fav episode. When you are feeling overly emotional and trapped in your thoughts about stress, frustration and doubts you are having about everything happening around you, anything can set you off. Yet, so often you try to hold those emotions in, try to put on your brave and confident face for everyone else and feel like you’re falling apart inside. Radhi Devlukia Shetty joins me in this episode and opens up to all the vulnerabilities and insecurities we experience as women. We explore being emotional, and how healthy and freeing it is to have emotional release so you are not storing those emotions in your body.  Original air date: 7-14-21 SHOW NOTES: Estrogen | Radhi on the symptoms and way she’s dealing with high estrogen levels [0:38] Support | Recognizing when you’re emotional or just need a little more support [3:17] Being Emotional | Why crying isn’t a weakness and permission to sit with your sadness [5:34] Emotional Release | Radhi on value of allowing emotions to move through and out of you [8:06] Trapped Emotions | Advice on how to release trapped emotions as a routine practice [11:49] Meltdowns | Radhi on feeling overwhelmed and not knowing what to do out of frustration [16:11] Pressure | Feeling pressure like you “should” be good at everything and processing that [21:17] Comparison | Radhi breaks down how detrimental it can be to your person growth [23:26] Weakness | Radhi shares how powerful it can be to use your weaknesses to grow [27:19] Self Doubt | Radhi’s evolution, not allowing it to turn into self destructive behavior [34:12] Future Stuck | Radhi & Lisa discuss being stuck by future expectation & fear of unknown [38:18] Conflict & Pain | Radhi on the healing we block when we hurt and try hurting others [42:17] Self Control | Radhi explains why self control is a daily practice and having freedom in it [48:16] Being Proud | Radhi & Lisa discuss the angles of feeling pride and celebrating yourself [50:00]  CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠ and entering promo code WOI at check out.  SleepMe: Visit ⁠https://sleep.me/woi⁠ to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at ⁠https://oneskin.co ⁠ Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at ⁠https://shopify.com/lisa⁠ Macy’s: Upgrade your glam at ⁠https://macys.com⁠ ********************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ ⁠ ⁠apple.co/womenofimpact⁠ ********************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices