Sisterhood of Common Sense Lovewith Sara Troy and her guest Elle Nagy. On air from August 25th
For most of my life, I believed that success came from working harder, achieving more, and proving my worth through what I accomplished. It wasn’t until I realised that true leadership begins within that everything changed. My work is about helping women reclaim authorship of their own lives through self-leadership; not the kind that’s taught in boardrooms, but the kind that allows you to lead yourself with clarity, courage, integrity, and deep self-trust. I believe the quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our relationship with ourselves. When we consciously lead from within, our careers, relationships, health, and purpose naturally begin to reflect that inner alignment. My hope is that every woman leaves our conversation remembering that she already holds the wisdom she’s been searching for. Her work integrates psychology, identity, and nervous system regulation to help women create authentic, fulfilling lives.
Elle Nagy is a Rich Life Advisor, author of Mastering Self-LeadershipandThe Artist State, and creator of Woman Reimagined. For the past two decades she has guided ambitious women through profound identity shifts by helping them move beyond external achievement and into authentic self-leadership. Her work blends psychology, identity architecture, nervous system recalibration, and embodied feminine creation to help women create lives that feel as rich on the inside as they appear on the outside. Known for her thoughtful, challenging conversations, Elle invites women to stop waiting for life to change and instead become the conscious leader of their own lives.
Free Gift: As a thank you to Sara’s audience, I’d love to gift listeners a complimentary digital copy of my book, The Artist’s State, to continue exploring what it means to create a richer, more self-led life.
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Choose Positive Living with Sara Troy and her guest Katie Eberman. On air from August 18th
After rebuilding her life following an unexpected separation, she discovered there is no single “right” path for women. Through entrepreneurship, storytelling, and resilience, she inspires women to create a life they love and a legacy that shows their children anything is possible.
After becoming a mom, I decided to become a stay-at-home mom. I kept having this pull to do more, and I started my then Virtual Assistant business with my 1 and 3 year old boys at home. In my own journey, I have had to navigate finding myself while navigating an unexpected separation from my partner of 15 years and rebuild a life that I am proud of. Through telling the stories of women entrepreneurs who inspire me, I have found courage to build a life that I love, so that I can show my kids that they can do anything that they put their mind to. My message for women is that there isn’t just one “right” path for them, and that they can choose the legacy that they leave behind.
Katie Eberman is the creative force behind Simply by Katie, a design studio that helps women entrepreneurs craft websites that feel like home and convert with ease. Having navigated the path from corporate professional to stay-at-home mom to single-mom business owner, Katie turned her pivot into purpose. Now she brings her story, her strategy, and her heart to help women step out of the exhausting social media cycle and step into a powerful digital presence that says: I’m here, I’m worthy, and I’m built to grow.
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Sara’s View of Life, with Sara Troy. On air from August 25th
Did you hear that? I mean, did you truly hear it? Were you listening and absorbing what was being said? Did it illuminate, astonish or enlighten you? Did it reveal something within you?
That is what podcasting is all about, and why I have continued doing this work for more than fourteen years. I want you to hear the message—not merely the words, but who is speaking, why they are sharing and what their story can teach us.
I recently recorded an extraordinary two-hour conversation with Giselle Roeder, a survivor of the Second World War. As a young girl living in Eastern Germany, she experienced the destruction of war firsthand. Her family had lived a humble but loving rural life until the arrival of the Russian army turned their world upside down.
Giselle witnessed violence, displacement, hunger and unspeakable atrocities. Her father was taken away and sent to Siberia, along with other able-bodied men and women between sixteen and sixty. Her mother was left to protect and care for her children under horrific circumstances. Giselle was only eleven years old, yet the things she witnessed forced her to grow up far too quickly.
Her story is important because history continues to repeat itself—under different names, uniforms and circumstances. We see suffering in Ukraine, Gaza, and many other places around the world. We continue to say, “Never again,” but somehow we allow fear, hatred, division and the hunger for power to lead humanity back into violence.
Who wins a war? No one. The emotional, spiritual, economic and environmental wounds can take generations to heal. Yet, despite everything history has taught us, humanity continues to reach for weapons instead of conversation, understanding and peaceful solutions.
Many of the people I interview share stories of struggle, pain and loss—but also courage, resilience and healing. They faced the darkness in their lives and found a way through it. Those who embrace healing often emerge with a profound commitment to peace, because they know that peace is what settles the heart, spirit and soul.
Those who do not heal can become trapped in bitterness, blame and vengeance. Hurt people often hurt others. This is why listening matters. If we listened to people before their pain became rage, helped them discover their value and give them meaningful ways to participate, perhaps fewer people would be manipulated by those who use anger and division to gain power.
Our significance begins within us. It comes through our participation, contribution and willingness to take responsibility for our own journey. We cannot become significant in the world until we recognize our significance in our own lives. This is the journey of self-discovery, self-love and meaningful purpose.
Today, we have access to more stories, knowledge and guidance than ever before. People share their experiences through books, podcasts, talks and social platforms. They show us how they moved from darkness into light and found courage, compassion and hope. The wisdom is available—but what are we choosing to read, watch and hear?
We cannot claim ignorance when suffering is happening before our eyes. Awareness invites us to care, and caring calls us to respond. We cannot fight every battle, because carrying the pain of the entire world can overwhelm us. But we can choose something meaningful to stand for, something harmful to stand against and someone vulnerable to stand beside.
Standing with another person can make an enormous difference, even if all we can offer is the knowledge that they are not alone.
We do not all have to look, think or live alike. There are many colours in the rainbow of life, and every one of them contributes to its beauty. I do not care about someone’s colour, nationality, economic standing, gender or orientation. What matters to me is their frequency, their consciousness and whether they genuinely care about humanity and planet.
Are you listening? Are you truly hearing and seeing what is happening—or are you choosing to look away?
Please listen to my conversation with Giselle. It is long and, at times, difficult to hear, but her story needs to be remembered. If we believe such atrocities cannot happen again, we only need to look around. They are already happening under different labels and in different forms.
I believe we are kinder and more intelligent than this. I believe we possess the conscious hearts needed to choose another way. We must listen more deeply, pay attention and find something we are willing to stand for. We must push back against those who use fear and division for power while standing beside the innocent, the wounded and even those beginning to realize they have been deceived.
Let us stand together as one human race, regardless of colour, creed or origin. Let us place humanity, our planet and all life upon it first. Let us practise kindness toward ourselves and one another, because until we do, we will continue travelling down a path of destruction.
Until next time, I truly wish you love and peace. May you discover them within yourself and share them with everyone around you.
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Mental Health Awareness with Sara Troy and her guest Nikolai Blinow. On air August 25th
Nikolai Blinow, LMHC. I am the creator of The Calm Hustle Method, TEDx speaker, and licensed therapist in RI & MA, with nationwide licensure coming soon.
My “why”: After years of struggling with my own burnout, inner-perfectionist, and overachiever, and the eventual discovery that I am a high-functioning neurodivergent woman with ADHD who has flown under the radar for many, many years, I’m now passionate about helping fellow ambitious women with ADHD or other types of neurodiversities embody success without the chronic stress and personal life consequences (chronic pain, autoimmune issues, stress-related health conditions, anxiety, depression, personal life challenges, the list goes on!)
I’m the daughter of an Eastern European immigrant and an American woman without a higher education who was taught that the path to success is stability and financial success. And so I developed a tendency to work hard and be a perfectionist. After a year and a half of AmeriCorps service, and obtaining my “perfect” job, I realized that the secret to being happy wasn’t creating the stability and achievement I thought I wanted. So I took a leap, went back to school to become a therapist, and eventually found my way, at aged 37, to a late-in-life high-functioning ADHD diagnosis. This explained so much about why I could never relax, why achievement felt like the secret to safety, and how I needed to heal my nervous system, to truly settle in and enjoy my success. Now, I help other ambitious women struggling with anxiety, perfectionism, and ADHD do the same.
Free monthly self-care challenges for ambitious women with anxiety, perfectionism, and ADHD who want help experiencing success without the stress:
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Building your businesswith Sara Troy and her guest Jennifer Watson, on air from August 25th
I have spent my life fascinated by human excellence—the incredible ability of the human body and mind to perform, adapt, and create at the highest levels. My journey began as a high-level athlete, where I experienced excellence early in life, but over time I lost connection with the very system that made that excellence possible. Through my own journey of achievement, burnout, and rediscovery, I learned that sustainable performance does not come from pushing harder or becoming someone else. It comes from returning to the brilliance already designed within us. My work explores the intersection of neuroscience, physiology, leadership, and human potential—helping leaders reconnect with their mind and body so they can communicate, decide, and perform with greater clarity, resilience, vitality, and authenticity. My upcoming book, Known: Returning to the Original Design, shares this journey and explores how each of us can return to the core of who we are, becoming fully seen and fully expressed. The unexpected discovery is that when we return to ourselves, performance becomes more natural, powerful, and sustainable.
Jennifer Watson is a dynamic speaker, elite-performance strategist and leadership advisor with a gift for providing high-level advisory support to CEOs, business leaders, and high-impact decisionmakers navigating complex transitions and high-stakes decisions with focus, clarity and strategic insight. A former D1 collegiate track athlete and two-time All-American, she has been featured on the TEDx stage, NBC, FOX Radio, and top summits. With a clinical background in physical therapy and over 25 years of experience in behavioral science, mind-body performance, and leadership development, she guides top-tier professionals in mastering their internal ecosystem for elite results in any environment. Whether I’m facilitating a boardroom workshop, keynoting a leadership summit, or advising an executive in transition, she helps people unlock their next-level leadership through embodied strategy, powerful insight, and deeply human performance tools. She integrates science and energetics to elevate mind-body wellness, leadership expansion, and performance optimization through transition, growth, and change.
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