If you’re not telling your story… then who is?

Today I’m with Dr. Rod Berger, author of The Narrative Edge, and we’re getting real about why so many people feel like they’re performing—online, at work, and even in relationships.

In this conversation we talk about:

• Why we can communicate nonstop and still feel lonely
• The difference between confidence vs performance
• What instantly builds trust (and what kills credibility)
• Why your story matters more than you think

Grab Rod’s book The Narrative Edge and follow him—links are in the show notes.
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You don’t have to hit rock bottom to decide you’re done living in survival mode.

Teresa Schindlbeck sits down with Eric Rush—military veteran, ballroom dancer and instructor, and host of The Rush Outrospective—for a conversation about trauma, recovery, and what it really takes to rebuild your life.

Eric shares the identity crash that followed deployment, the pain he tried to numb, and the rock-bottom moments that forced change—including prison. But the turning point wasn’t a perfect plan. It was movement. Dance became therapy because it brought him back into his body—and back into real emotion, connection, and joy.

In this episode, you’ll hear why joy can feel vulnerable after trauma, why healing requires community, and the truth most people avoid: you can choose help before everything falls apart.

In this conversation, Teresa and Brandi dive into the raw, unfiltered truth about love, authenticity, and what it really takes to stop abandoning yourself. Together, they explore how childhood imprints, past relationships, and scarcity mindset shape the way we show up in love — and why so many of us end up performing instead of allowing ourselves to be seen. They unpack the myths of “unconditional love,” the importance of radical acceptance, and the courage it takes to unmask yourself so real connection can finally happen. Through embodiment practices, breath, and movement, they discuss how to return to the body, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect with the truth beneath the fear. This episode is a powerful reminder that self-love is not a destination — it’s a daily practice, a returning. And when you stop running from yourself, everything begins to shift.