Alison Answers #MissionAwake

About Alison Answers #MissionAwake

Alison Answers Podcast was created to be authentic and designed to call out the greatness in you. Host Alison has been successful in the mental health field for the last 30 years, offering a wealth a of experience. She is funny, real, dynamic, and driven. Alison's mission is to AWAKEN us all to the mediocrity that is wired into our brain from early childhood. She is personally offended by the mediocrity in our society and her mission is to stop the plague mentality of "just good enough." Join us as Alison and her industry leading guests discuss various cutting edge topics. This podcast offers a perfect blend of intelligence, humor and realness that is committed towards developing the excellence in you! The podcast is a perfect marriage between mental health and personal development!

Publisher

Alison Lager LCSW, CASAC

Category

business · education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

88 of 218 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   How Your Childhood Programming Shapes Your Reactions, Relationships, and Parenting (And How to Change It)

   Host Alison explores how childhood programming shapes adult reactions and relationships, offering insights to change limiting beliefs.

2. 

   2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How to Find Your Way Back to Your True Self | Cheryl Donaldson on Alison Answers Podcast

   Host Alison sits down with therapist and author Cheryl Donaldson to explore reconnecting with your soul for deeper meaning and courageous leadership.

3. 

   28 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Finding Purpose Through Helping Others | Luke Mickelson on Alison Answers

   Host Alison Southwick interviews Luke Mickelson, founder of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, about finding purpose by recognizing and acting on needs in the community.

Inside a recent episode

How to Find Your Way Back to Your True Self | Cheryl Donaldson on Alison Answers Podcast

Published 2 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Really understanding and having compassion for that part of ourselves that was doing that. There's forgiveness there. It's really more compassion, really kind of understanding and then seeking out and taking responsibilities for ways that we've hurt others, but really connecting to that part, understanding what's driving that part. And that part was actually probably trying to protect you in some way. Like if you were, I mean, you developed all of your parts for a reason. So if that really was to kind of put out that fire, to have compassion on that part and almost being thankful that that part wanted to protect you in some way and understand it, that, that having that understanding, that insight is, is where the soul comes into play because you're, you're digging into a deeper place within yourself that saying, okay, I understand this. […]

Who has been a guest on Alison Answers #MissionAwake

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Cheryl Donaldson
• Luke Mickelson
• Victoria Volk
• Peter Kolat
• April Garcia

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

25,405

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

66 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

78

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

71

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Books guests

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