How to Trust Yourself: Overcome Imposter Syndrome, Feel Confident, and Let Yourself Be Seen

In this episode, Anna sits down with Chantelle Adams — professional speaker, story strategist, and “courage igniter” — to explore what it really takes to share your story out loud, even when fear is loud in your body.
Chantelle has delivered over 1,000 talks, built a six-figure speaking business, and helped countless women craft and share talks that feel like a homecoming to who they really are. But this work was born from loss, grief, and a wake-up call: realizing she was alive but not truly living — and that fear had been quietly running the show.
Now she helps other “rebels with a cause” get their brave on, find the message inside their lived experience, and turn that message into a movement.
In this episode, we explore:
Why speaking your truth matters in a world where everyone technically “has a voice”
How Chantelle went from living in quiet fear to writing her Fear List and crossing items off, one brave act at a time
The deeper fears underneath “fear of public speaking” (it’s not just about the stage)
The patterns Anna saw in herself while working with Chantelle — and why this work was so transformative for her
How to move through fears like:
“I’m not good enough”
“Who am I to say this?”
“What if I fail… or succeed?”
“What will people think of me?”
What Chantelle means by “channeling” when she speaks and does story work with clients (and how that’s different from memorizing a script)
Simple ways you can begin to tap into your own channel — even if that word feels woo-woo or unfamiliar
Why your story is not just content, but the spark for a revolution in how you and your people live, work, and lead
You’ll walk away with a more compassionate understanding of your fear, a clearer sense of how powerful your story already is, and some very grounded next steps for bringing your voice into the world.
 
Connect with Chantelle
Website: https://chantelleadams.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chantellespeaks/
Speaker Amplifier: https://speak.chantelleadams.com/the-speaking-amplifier

Connect with Anna
Seen & Safe
A supportive, intimate group for sensitive creatives, practitioners, and entrepreneurs who want to reconnect with themselves, work with fear instead of against it, and return to flow again and again.
Enrollment open now through January 26
👉 https://www.annaholtzman.com/seenandsafe
Free Live Workshop — Let Yourself Be Seen
Curious about the work before committing? Join Anna for a live, free workshop where you’ll get a taste of the tools shared in Seen & Safe, including a gentle introduction to the Melt-Through Method.
Tuesday, January 20
Live + replay available
Register here:
👉 https://www.annaholtzman.com/beseenLIVE
Questions? Send me an email [email protected]

What if your discomfort with leadership isn’t a confidence issue — but an old nervous-system story that’s never been updated?
In this solo episode, Anna explores the concept of a leadership wound: early experiences that quietly shape how safe (or unsafe) it feels to step into leadership later in life.
Drawing from a personal story from fourth grade — when stepping into a natural leadership role suddenly became fraught — Anna unpacks how childhood interpretations can linger beneath the surface, influencing our relationship with visibility, authority, and being seen.
You’ll hear:
Why leadership can trigger fear even when it feels aligned
How childhood experiences shape our nervous system’s response to leadership
The difference between a visibility wound and a leadership wound
How old stories can run quietly in the background until we name them
Gentle ways to begin updating these stories with adult awareness and compassion
Anna also invites listeners to reflect on their own relationship with leadership — and offers journaling prompts to help process early experiences that may still be shaping how you show up today.
If you’re a sensitive creative, entrepreneur, or leader who feels a pull toward leadership and a simultaneous urge to shrink back, this episode offers a compassionate lens for understanding why — and a softer way forward.
Work With Anna
If you want to explore visibility, leadership, and nervous-system safety in community, Anna’s membership Seen & Safe is currently open for enrollment.
Seen & Safe is a twice-monthly group for sensitive creatives, entrepreneurs, and leaders who want to practice being seen without overriding their nervous system.
Learn more or join here:
👉 www.annaholtzman.com/seenandsafe
 Anna is also hosting a free live workshop, Let Yourself Be Seen, for those who want a taste of this work before committing: www.annaholtzman.com/beseen

In this inspiring conversation, Anna is joined by Stacey Brass-Russell—performer, yoga teacher, studio owner, master-level coach, and creator of the E.V.O.L.V.E. change system—to explore what it truly takes to reinvent yourself at any age.
Stacey shares her extraordinary path from Broadway to wellness to coaching, and how she learned to turn fear, uncertainty, and life upheaval into fuel for the next iteration of her purpose. Together, we examine how sensitive creatives can move through overwhelm, trust their desires, and build businesses that feel both aligned and abundant.
In this episode, we explore:
How to get out of overwhelm and into clear, grounded, doable action
Why so many people stay stuck in a chapter that no longer fits—and what it takes to choose evolution
How Stacey helps clients shift limiting beliefs about money, self-worth, and the ethics of abundance
The emotional and identity challenges of making a midlife career pivot
Why reinvention is less about starting over and more about remembering who you’ve always been
How to build a values-driven coaching or service-based business using clarity, alignment, and service instead of hustle
Connect with Stacey
Website: https://www.staceybrassrussell.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/staceybrassrussell/
Free resource: 7 actionable steps to shift your mindset, get in gear, and start making money right now www.staceybrassrussell.com/money-mindset-anna-podcast
Connect with Anna
Website: https://www.annaholtzman.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anna_holtzman/

In this short solo episode, Anna explores a gentle, nervous-system–informed approach to getting back into flow when things feel hard.
Instead of treating frustration, fear, or burnout as problems to fix, Anna offers a different framework: these states are signals of inner conflict — moments when parts of us want different things at the same time. And it’s that internal tug-of-war, not the emotions themselves, that drains our energy and pulls us out of flow.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to stop fighting yourself and start bringing your energy back onto one team.
In this episode, we cover:
Why frustration, fear, and burnout aren’t the problem — and what actually is
How inner conflict drains your energy (and how to gently resolve it)
A simple practice for working with frustration instead of spiraling against it
How to meet fear with care, curiosity, and reassurance — rather than self-criticism
Why burnout is often a signal to rest intentionally, not push harder
How choosing rest can actually bring creativity, motivation, and clarity back online
Why practicing these tools in community can create an upward spiral of support and flow
Anna also shares how these practices are used inside Seen & Safe, her twice-monthly group for sensitive creatives, practitioners, and entrepreneurs who want to move forward without overriding their nervous system.
 
Work With Anna
Seen & SafeA supportive, intimate group for sensitive creatives, practitioners, and entrepreneurs who want to reconnect with themselves, work with fear instead of against it, and return to flow again and again.
Enrollment reopens January 14
Join the waitlist for early access:
👉 https://www.annaholtzman.com/seenandsafe
Free Live Workshop — Let Yourself Be SeenCurious about the work before committing? Join Anna for a live, free workshop where you’ll get a taste of the tools shared in Seen & Safe, including a gentle introduction to the Melt-Through Method.
Tuesday, January 20
Live + replay available
Register here:
👉 https://www.annaholtzman.com/beseenLIVE
Questions?
Sent me an email [email protected]

If you’re a sensitive creative, healer, or entrepreneur, then whether you use the word “launch” or not—you’re always putting something out into the world. A new offer. A group program. A workshop. A book. An idea.
And let’s be honest: that visibility can feel vulnerable, overwhelming, and dysregulating.
But what if launching didn’t have to feel like forcing yourself into a mold? What if it could feel more grounded, intuitive—and actually energizing?
In this episode, I’m joined by Danielle Weil, copy and marketing strategist and creator of LaunchFlow®, a methodology that helps expert business owners launch in a way that builds momentum without burnout. Over the past two decades, Danielle has written dozens of 6- and 7-figure launches and generated over $170M in sales—but her approach centers flow, alignment, and ease (not hustle, urgency, or bro-marketing tactics).
We talk about:
✨ What “energy-aligned launching” really means (and why it matters)
✨ How to spot the sneaky signs that your strategy is out of sync with your natural rhythm
✨ Why resistance might not be a mindset issue—but a sign that something’s off
✨ Common traps sensitive entrepreneurs fall into when launching—and how to shift out of them
✨ Client transformation stories that show what’s possible when you launch from a place of flow
✨ Why having support to reflect your blind spots can help you come back into alignment
✨ Danielle’s “soapbox” message for anyone trying to find their way in business without selling out
Whether you're launching a product, a service, a program—or simply yourself—this conversation is here to remind you that you don’t have to sacrifice your energy, your well-being, or your truth to grow your business.
✨ Connect with Danielle:LaunchFlow Roadmap: www.dwcopy.com/roadmap
Podcast: Market Like a Parent
Instagram: @daniellekweil
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/danielleweil
✨ Connect with Anna:
Free workshop — Let Yourself Be Seen: www.annaholtzman.com/beseen
Instagram: @anna.holtzman
Email: [email protected]