The SPIRAL UP Podcast with Dr. LaChelle Wieme

Andrea Niestas spent 20 years helping people through the worst mental health crises of their lives. Two years ago she became the patient, and everything she knew about resilience got tested from a hospital bed she wasn't sure she would leave.

A medication change she couldn't afford spiraled into septic shock, a coma, and surgery that removed most of her colon. She woke up unable to move, talk, or even point to letters on a board. What pulled her out wasn't a breakthrough or a miracle. It was one decision, made on purpose, that things could get better.

We get into why hopelessness keeps people stuck, how gratitude becomes the first clue that change is possible, and why we tend to move more from pain than from pleasure. It applies whether you are fighting for your life or just tired of settling for fine.

The question Andrea started asking herself in that hospital bed that flipped her from "why did I even survive this" into something that finally moved her forward
Why gratitude has nothing to do with rose colored glasses, and the small shift that gets your brain hunting for hope instead of collecting proof that it's hopeless
The three word framework Andrea now teaches that carried her through recovery, and how to start using it long before you ever hit a breaking point

If you are stuck in the messy middle of something hard, this one is proof it can get better, and that the first step is smaller than you think.

👉 Episode Page: https://iam-lifebydesign.com/post/how-to-keep-going-when-life-falls-apart

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Meet Dr. Andrea Niestas
Dr. Andrea Niestas is a clinical psychologist, transformational coach, and wellness speaker with over 25 years in behavioral health, including 15 in leadership. She helps people move beyond simply existing and into fully living, working both one-on-one and through community workshops. She is also a psychology professor and an advocate for mental health awareness and suicide prevention, guided by her belief in kindness, courage, and hope.

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Michelle Mikel spent twenty years staring at a black line at the bottom of a pool, the one thing in her lane that never moved and never talked back. She didn't know yet that line would end up naming her book, and the system that pulled her business back from the brink.

In this episode, Michelle gets real about the season that cracked her open: a miscarriage, a devastating loss on her team, and a marriage under real strain, all within a matter of months. Out of that mess came the one non-negotiable habit that changed how she runs her business, and it has nothing to do with posting more content.

The one daily habit Michelle refuses to skip, and why it matters more than anything she posts on social media
What "leverage" really means in prospecting, and why it's the word that changed how she messages strangers
Why Michelle believes burnout has nothing to do with doing too much

If you've ever felt like you're posting nonstop and still not seeing results, this conversation will change how you think about what's actually driving your business.

👉 Episode Page:
https://iam-lifebydesign.com/post/one-daily-habit-replaces-content-grind

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Meet Michelle Mikel
CEO & Founder of Berman Media PD, Creator of Beyond The Method™️ and Author of The Black Line
Michelle is a nationally sought-after expert in social media prospecting and leverage, Michelle has worked with thousands of entrepreneurs and professionals, teaching them how to transform social media from a vanity platform into a revenue-generating tool. Her strategies have helped clients generate millions in revenue by shifting the focus from likes and followers to real business opportunities. Using her own life experiences as a D1 college athlete, starting a business, as well as struggles and loss, Michelle is able to connect strongly with her clients and enable them to use their own stories and connections as leverage to build business. She’s also the host of The Coffee & Questions podcast, where she interviews top minds like Daniel Harkavy, Cindy Ertman, Brian Vieaux, Bill Hart and more, to unpack the science and strategy behind high performance in business.

My book The Black Line: https://a.co/d/0gUAhEn3
Beyond The Method Website: https://michelle-berman.mykajabi.com/
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There's a reason the same mindset work that used to move you forward suddenly stops working the moment things don't go as planned. It's not a discipline problem. It's not a focus problem. It's an identity problem, and in this episode, I'm breaking down why identity is the actual source code beneath every thought, feeling, belief, and behavior you have.

I've spent years teaching the thoughts-feelings-beliefs-behaviors model, and I still use pieces of it. But what I kept seeing, over and over, was people doing everything right until one disappointing result sent the whole thing into a downward spiral. That's because without a stable identity underneath it, the model is only as strong as your last outcome.

In this episode, I walk you through the framework I now build everything on:

The hidden reason your mindset work creates a self-fulfilling loop the moment results disappoint you
What the queen, the ice queen, and the prostitute reveal about the identity you're actually operating from
Why the shift from needing validation to knowing your worth changes everything, in your business and your relationships

Your identity is who you're being before you think, feel, or act. When you get that right, everything else follows.

👉 Episode Page:
https://iam-lifebydesign.com/post/your-identity-is-the-source-code-not-your-mindset

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Rebecca Boyle grew up in a working class neighborhood in Northern Ireland during the end of the Troubles, where she didn't know a single person who owned a business or sat anywhere near the level she'd one day reach. Now she's a brand strategist helping other business owners get clear, confident, and visible. We sat down to talk about the thing most of us would rather avoid: putting ourselves in front of the people we're meant to serve.

We dig into why visibility feels so vulnerable, why the "perfect website" or "perfect setup" can actually become an excuse to stay hidden, and why your background, even the parts that feel like a disadvantage, might be the exact thing that sets you apart. Rebecca also opens up about the early days of building her business with no roadmap and no one to call for advice, and how she turned that into the resilience she now relies on every day.

Here's what we cover:

Why your "disadvantaged" background might actually be your biggest business advantage
The real reason you're more critical of yourself than anyone watching you ever is
The one relationship-building habit Rebecca says matters more than any marketing strategy

This conversation is a permission slip to stop waiting for perfect and start showing up as yourself, today.

Meet Rebecca Boyle
Rebecca Boyle is a brand strategist based in Northern Ireland. She helps businesses get clear, confident, and in control of their branding to impact all aspects of their business.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/beccaboyle/
https://www.lissahandboyle.com/

👉 Episode Page:
https://iam-lifebydesign.com/post/why-consistency-beats-perfection-in-branding

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I sat down with Erin Trier and she broke down why so many women hit their late thirties and feel like their body just stopped cooperating, even though nothing else in their routine changed.

Erin is a functional health coach and mom of four who hit a wall around age 38. Everything she had always done to take care of herself stopped working, and she had no idea why. That experience led her to build the Empower Method, a framework for helping women figure out what their bodies actually need instead of following a one size fits all plan. We talked about the difference between capacity and capability, why women are cyclical beings who aren't built to run at 100 percent every day, and how the identity work matters just as much as the physical plan.

This episode is for anyone who feels like their effort and their results stopped lining up.

What you’ll understand:

Why your health routine can suddenly stop working, even when nothing about your habits has changed
The difference between capacity and capability, and why mixing them up keeps you stuck
The four phase framework Erin uses to build a health plan that actually fits your body

If you've felt like you're pouring everything you have into your health and still not seeing it pay off, this conversation will help you understand why.

👉 Episode Page:
https://iam-lifebydesign.com/post/capacity-vs-capability-and-why-women-burn-out

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Meet Erin Trier
Erin Trier is a women's wellness coach and Master's-level Social Worker with certifications in Functional Health Coaching, NASM personal training, Pn1 nutrition, and SYNC for Women's Health and Hormones. She's the founder of the Empowered in Health Podcast and creator of the EMPOWER Method, and she's built a six figure wellness coaching business while raising four kids. Her mission is helping moms reclaim their identity and build sustainable health systems that actually fit their lives.

Website: www.erintrier.com
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