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The Inner Climb with Dr. Maria Bargeman

On the outside, you've got all the success metrics. On the inside? That's a different story. The Inner Climb with Dr. Maria Bargeman is where high-achieving women learn to bridge the gap between external success and internal struggle. Each week, Dr. Maria guides you through practical strategies to develop emotional nimbleness, unhook from unhealthy patterns, and reach the summit of your emotional mountain. Monday episodes explore the emotional patterns unique to successful women, while Thursday's mini-episodes provide implementation guides to put insights into action. Hit subscribe and join the journey!

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20. Your Emotional Resilience Checklist

20. Your Emotional Resilience Checklist

Today we’re going through a five-question checklist that will help you assess where you’re emotionally stuck and what you need to actually move the needle towards real inner resilience. 

In this fina…

00:06:22  |   Thu 22 May 2025
19. Getting Off The Emotional Struggle Bus

19. Getting Off The Emotional Struggle Bus

Here are the five key pieces you need for real emotional resilience so you can stop spinning in circles and start making meaningful progress on your inner climb.

This episode maps out Season 1’s core…

00:09:44  |   Mon 19 May 2025
18. How To Hold Space For Hard Emotions (Without Shutting Down Or Spiraling)

18. How To Hold Space For Hard Emotions (Without Shutting Down Or Spiraling)

It’s one thing to feel your feelings. It’s another to hold them in a way that feels grounded and safe.

In today’s episode, we’re going to practice one of the most important skills of emotional regula…

00:08:26  |   Thu 15 May 2025
17. How To Become Emotionally Flexible And Strong

17. How To Become Emotionally Flexible And Strong

Emotional strength isn’t about being stoic or tough. It’s about becoming emotionally nimble. In this episode, you’ll learn how to build out and train emotional ‘flexibility’, which is where your emo…

00:13:05  |   Mon 12 May 2025
16. Assessing + Resetting Your Emotional Posture

16. Assessing + Resetting Your Emotional Posture

Most of the time we’re running on auto-pilot. But understanding our emotional ‘pacing’ needs so we can stay within capacity is how we start to set ourselves up for success with emotional resilience. 

00:06:31  |   Thu 08 May 2025
15. Proper Pacing For Your Emotional Fitness Level

15. Proper Pacing For Your Emotional Fitness Level

In this episode, we explore the art of emotional pacing plus the importance of flexible pacing - knowing when to slow down your inner climb and when to speed it up. When to push and when to pull back…

00:12:02  |   Tue 06 May 2025
14. Customizing Your Emotional Tools (Gear) So They Actually WORK For You

14. Customizing Your Emotional Tools (Gear) So They Actually WORK For You

Are you trying to use someone else’s emotional tools? The reason why generic strategies often don’t work is because they aren’t customized to fit us properly. Customization is key for inner work. 

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00:10:32  |   Thu 01 May 2025
13. You’re Not Failing, You’re Under-Equipped: Choose The Right Emotional Gear

13. You’re Not Failing, You’re Under-Equipped: Choose The Right Emotional Gear

You’re not emotionally failing — you’re under-equipped for the emotional terrain you’re trying to navigate.

In this episode, we’ll unpack what I call your emotional gear — the tools, practices, and r…

00:14:30  |   Tue 29 Apr 2025
12. The Emotional Map That Actually Works (Because It’s Custom-Built for You)

12. The Emotional Map That Actually Works (Because It’s Custom-Built for You)

Here’s an important truth that’s often overlooked: most emotional resilience strategies fail because they aren’t custom-built for your inner world.

So how do you build out your own customized map tha…

00:07:41  |   Thu 24 Apr 2025
11. The Only Route To Real Emotional Mastery - The One That’s Right For You (plus how to find it)

11. The Only Route To Real Emotional Mastery - The One That’s Right For You (plus how to find it)

If you’ve tried all.the.things to better regulate your emotional world and nothing’s really moved the needle, this episode is for you! 

Because here’s the thing - just like we need physical training …

00:11:55  |   Mon 21 Apr 2025
10. Red Flags, Green Flags & Gut Checks: How To Choose Your Emotional Guide

10. Red Flags, Green Flags & Gut Checks: How To Choose Your Emotional Guide

If you’ve ever wondered how to find the right therapist, coach, or emotional support person — someone who truly gets you, earns your trust, and honors the pace and depth you need — this is your step-…

00:09:53  |   Thu 17 Apr 2025
9. The Climb Begins: Who’s Your Emotional Mastery Mountain Guide?

9. The Climb Begins: Who’s Your Emotional Mastery Mountain Guide?

Navigating your inner terrain and mastering your emotions is a journey. And this is not a journey you can go on by yourself in isolation.

In this episode, we’ll explore why choosing the right emotion…

00:09:31  |   Mon 14 Apr 2025
8. Your Base Camp Readiness Assessment

8. Your Base Camp Readiness Assessment

How ready are you for your inner climb towards emotional mastery? 

In this episode I'll walk you through a base camp readiness assessment to make sure you are set up for success on your journey towar…

00:05:32  |   Thu 10 Apr 2025
7. Navigating Your Emotional Terrain: Arriving at Base Camp

7. Navigating Your Emotional Terrain: Arriving at Base Camp

If you've already tried a bunch of things to better regulate your emotions and nothing has really stuck, here's why.

The journey towards emotional mastery requires proper preparation and intention. T…

00:09:42  |   Mon 07 Apr 2025
6. Breaking Free From The 3 Myths: Rewriting

6. Breaking Free From The 3 Myths: Rewriting "Not Enough"

In this episode, we're going to use the 'I'm not enough' trap to get practical about how we can actually break free from the 3 top myths keeping high achievers emotionally stuck.

Discover why attempt…

00:08:15  |   Thu 03 Apr 2025
5. Three Big Myths About Emotional Mastery For High Achieving Women

5. Three Big Myths About Emotional Mastery For High Achieving Women

In order to establish a solid foundation to support our inner climb, we're going to tackle 3 big myths arouound emotional mastery. 

Myth #1: your thoughts are the problem so just choose different tho…

00:12:26  |   Mon 31 Mar 2025
4. Your Emotional Audit As A High Achiever: The REPS Inventory

4. Your Emotional Audit As A High Achiever: The REPS Inventory

Discover how to take an audit of your emotional patterns using the REPS inventory designed specifically for high-achieving women. 

Whether you struggle with being emotionally shut down at work, impos…

00:09:44  |   Thu 27 Mar 2025
3. You're A High Achiever And Secretly Stuck - Here's Why

3. You're A High Achiever And Secretly Stuck - Here's Why

 

In this episode, we’ll unpack why our biggest strength as high-performing women is often also our biggest challenge in our emotional health.

Learn how high achievers have often developed a binary o…

00:12:12  |   Mon 24 Mar 2025
2. Unlocking Your Emotional Superpower

2. Unlocking Your Emotional Superpower

In this first implementation episode, discover your emotional superpower plus learn how to put it into practice right away with some practical how-to instructions on navigating emotional stuck point…

00:07:23  |   Thu 20 Mar 2025
1. Why Mind Over Matter Will Only Take You So Far...

1. Why Mind Over Matter Will Only Take You So Far...

If you're like me, the mind-over-matter mantra has been with you for a long time. And it's served you well - you've hit some big professional milestones. You're a do-er and an achiever, but hidden un…

00:14:41  |   Mon 17 Mar 2025
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