Be Freaking Awesome Podcast
Tired of surface-level conversations and sugar-coated advice? You’re in the right place.
Be Freaking Awesome is not your average personal growth podcast. Hosted by Angela and Sami, an insightful mother-daughter duo with a gift for keeping it real, this is the space where authenticity, emotional intelligence, and radical self-awareness come together.
We’re not here just to inspire you. We’re here to equip you with tools, stories, and soul-level truths that will help you grow in the real world, not some Pinterest-perfect version of it.
Each week, we open up the real stuff: the messy middles, the limiting beliefs, the grief we never processed, the boundaries we were never taught to hold, and the dreams we’re still afraid to say out loud. From navigating burnout and setting healthy boundaries to healing your relationship with money and learning how to sit with hard emotions, we go deep and we do it with compassion, humor, and zero judgment.
This show is especially for the big-feeling, high-achieving, people-pleasing, growth-obsessed folks who are ready to stop pretending they’ve got it all together and actually start living aligned. If you've ever said, “I know there’s more for me,” or “I’m tired of carrying all this alone,” this podcast was made for you.
We bring two generations of experience, two distinct but complementary perspectives, and one shared mission: to help you stop settling, start healing, and live a freaking awesome life.
You’ll hear from a mix of powerful guests including trauma-informed financial coaches, creatives who turned pain into purpose, and business leaders with heart. We also share solo and co-hosted episodes where we dive into our own struggles and triumphs from the therapy room to the boardroom to our own kitchen table.
We’re not into quick fixes or perfectionism. We’re into progress, emotional regulation, nervous system safety, redefining success, and showing up with more courage, joy, and clarity than you ever thought possible.
No matter where you are on your journey, whether you’re starting over, in transition, building something bold, or just feeling a little lost, we’re here to remind you that you are not broken, you are not too much, and you are capable of far more than you’ve been led to believe.
Take a breath. Hit play. And get ready to do the deep work of becoming who you were always meant to be.
This is your space to grow, heal, laugh, cry, question, and transform. Because life’s too short to settle for anything less than freaking awesome.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 188
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
EP187 Rewrite the Script in Your Head: The Beliefs That Set You Free
Happy September! In this solo episode, Angela reflects on why this time of year feels like the real New Year and how we can use it to reset, reflect, and rewire the beliefs that are hol…
EP186 From GED to PhD: Hope, Healing, and a Hunger to Learn with Dr. Jessi Brewer
🎙 Episode 186: From GED to PhD: Hope, Healing, and a Hunger to Learn
with Dr. Jessi Brewer | Part 2 of 2
What if the way back to yourself started with a book?
In Part 2 of our conversation…
EP185 What Literature Teaches Us About Justice with Dr. Jessi Brewer
🎙 Episode 158: What Literature Teaches Us About Justice with Dr. Jessi Brewer
Part 1 of 2 with Dr. Jessi Brewer
What does Victorian literature have to do with modern prisons?
This week, we…
EP184 From Activated to Empowered: Nervous System Hacks You Need Now
On this episode of Be Freaking Awesome, Angela is joined by Dr. Roz Griffiths, a chiropractor from Wellington, New Zealand, for a fascinating deep dive into the polyvagal theory and how…
EP183 Self-Compassion Tools for High Achievers
What if being kind to yourself wasn’t just a nice idea—but the key to better relationships, leadership, and daily peace?
In this episode, Angela sits down with executive coach and author…
EP182 What If We’ve Been Thinking About Confidence All Wrong?
What if the way we usually talk about confidence is kind of wrong?
This week, we’re joined by speaker and confidence igniter Meshell Baker for a conversation that challenges everything y…
EP181 Practical Fitness for Every Body & Brain with Abby Clapper
Ever felt torn between loving the body you have and wishing you moved it a little more? Or walked into a gym, got slammed by fluorescent lights and clanging weights, and thought, “Nope—…
EP 180 Mastering the Art of Allowing with Jamie Lerner
What if the fastest way to dial down drama and crank up joy is as simple as giving everyone around you a permission slip to be themselves—including you? In this episode, Angela and Sami…
EP179 Accidental Goat Expert: How Following Your Curiosity Changes Everything
Ever had a wild idea you couldn’t shake—even if it sounded totally out of left field? That’s exactly what happened to Deborah Niemann, a suburban mom who packed up her family, moved to …
EP178 How to Embrace Practical Joy with Moyra Gorski
What if joy isn’t random—but a daily quest you can map out?
In this uplifting episode, wellness entrepreneur and podcast host Moyra Gorski joins Angela and Sami to reveal how she turned …
EP177 Masculinity & Mental Health with A Soul's Quest
This episode is Part 2 of our 2-part conversation with writer and coach Omar Ferraira of A Soul’s Quest. If you haven’t listened to Part 1 yet, go back and start there—we explore life t…
EP176 The Hero’s Journey, But Make It Real Life With Omar Ferraira
This episode is Part 1 of a 2-part conversation with writer and coach Omar Ferraira. Both episodes drop this week, so when you’re done here, hop over to Part 2 to continue the conversat…
EP175 The Power of One Step, 175 Times Over
This isn’t just a milestone—it’s a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the practice of showing up. In this episode, Angela and Sami get real about what 175 episodes have taught them…
EP174 Joy Isn’t Beige: The Bold Psychology of Color with J.Nichole Smith
What if the colors around you could transform your mood, mindset, and even your life?
In this vibrant episode of Be Freaking Awesome, Sami and Angela sit down with brand architect and co…
EP173 The Social Capital Strategy Every Woman Needs to Know with Anna Beth Gorman
We’ve all heard “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”—but what if that’s actually true and empowering? In Part 2 of our conversation with Anna Beth Gorman, we shift from financial…
EP172 The Conversation Every Woman Needs to Be Having with Anna Beth Gorman
Money. Just saying the word can make some of us sweat. And yet—it impacts every corner of our lives. In this episode, we’re starting a deeply honest, sometimes hilarious, and always emp…
EP171 The Cascade Effect of Self-Awareness: Growth That Impacts More Than Just You
This week, Angela and Sami are joined by Kathryn Heizer, also known as The Cascade Effect Coach, for a real and powerful conversation about how we influence others — often without even …
EP170 Why Most Leaders Miss the Big Picture (And How to Step Into It) with Todd Smith
Do you ever feel like you're stuck reacting to problems instead of leading with clarity and vision?
In this episode of Be Freaking Awesome, Angela and Sami sit down with business consult…
EP169 What Leadership Looks Like When Everything Falls Apart with Jody LaVoie
In this moving and insightful episode, Angela and Sami speak with Jody LaVoie, founder of Widows in the Workplace and The Grief Company. Following the traumatic loss of her husband, Jod…
EP168 Why Communication Matters—and Why Sami’s Writing a Whole Book About It
🔧 What if communication isn’t just a tool—but the tool?
In this thought-provoking and hilariously vulnerable conversation, Sami shares the messy middle of writing a book about communicat…