Becoming Obsessed | Living an Authentic & Fulfilling Life

About Becoming Obsessed | Living an Authentic & Fulfilling Life

Becoming Obsessed is a personal growth podcast for ambitious women who want to live a life they love, and it starts by following their curiosity. Hosted by Teresa Stastny, the show sits at the corner of ambition and self-care: honest conversations about trusting your intuition, quieting the pressure to perform, and letting curiosity (not comparison) guide your next chapter. Each week, Teresa sits down with founders, creatives, and everyday women who've traded the grind for something more aligned, plus solo episodes where she works through the real-time questions she's sitting with in her own life. Expect conversations on self-discovery, mindset, intuition, self-care for high-achievers, authentic ambition, purpose, identity shifts, slow business, women in entrepreneurship, and the quiet nudges that change everything. If you're craving permission to pivot, prioritize yourself, or stop performing a version of success that was never really yours, give Becoming Obsessed a listen. New episodes every Friday. Curiosity leads to a life you love.

Publisher

Teresa Stastny

Category

education · health & fitness · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Aug 2023

Latest episode

23 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

128 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Oct 2026

   115. Your Life is What You Make It | Embracing Your Season of Becoming, Building, and Learning with Aïda Touré

   In this episode: we’re celebrating taking care of yourself and not letting the way we look, or the way we think other people perceive us, hold us back from loving ourselves and building a life that we truly love. Aïda Touré is the founder of Texture, a body care brand focused on supporting the skin’s natural balance and helping people feel more at home in their bodies. While working full-time in tech education, she’s building Texture from the ground up and stepping into a new definition of success on her own terms. Aïda shares her journey of creating Texture, and how she’s spreading the awareness that skin is not perfect and that’s okay - it has texture and it changes because we are human. Aïda and Teresa talk about taking the pressure off of what it looks like to build a business and how you don’t have to go “all in” to be successful, the value of holding space for play in your work-day, and why the most important thing you can do is listen to your body. If you’re feeling pressure for your life to look a certain way, struggling with comparison, or putting a timeline on your business that doesn’t feel right, this episode is your reminder that there is a different way to build a life and a business that actually supports you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: We all go through seasons in our life and it’s ok if our bodies go through changes also. We are human and we don’t need to hold ourselves to perfection because perfection doesn’t exist. You don’t have to go “all in” to still build your business. Everything is about balance; holding space for play your work day can actually increase your motivation to get work done. Don’t be afraid to switch up your work environment - if things are feeling stale in your home office, try going to a coffee shop. What works for someone else might not work for you - listen to your body and do what you can now to take care of yourself. I do believe that each one of us has potential. You just have to do the work and find what it is that you can really bring into this world; what it is that you're passionate about and that you're willing to work hard for. - Aïda Touré Connect with Aïda: Website: https://textureskin.com/ (https://textureskin.com/) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/textureskincare/ (https://www.instagram.com/textureskincare/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564654005741 (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61564654005741) Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. (https://teresaajean.com/) Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod (https://www.instagram.com/becomingobsessedpod/) and @teresaajean (https://www.instagram.com/teresaajean/) Leave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show. Website: teresaajean.com (https://teresaajean.com/) Topics: building a life and business you love, work-life balance, female founders, health and wellness, ambitious women

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   114. When is it Time to Ask for Help? Letting Go of Your “Shoulds” and Cultivating a Life that Fills Your Cup with Gwendolyn Young

   In this episode: having the honest conversation with yourself on where you could use support in life and business and releasing the pressure to do it all alone. Gwendolyn Young is the strategic operations partner trusted by visionary CEOs and high-performing organizations seeking clarity, efficiency, and sustainable growth. With 25+ years of expertise in administrative leadership, she transforms operational overwhelm into systems, structure, and strategic execution. Gwendolyn shares her story of being diagnosed with systemic lupus and how the diagnosis gave her the ability to step back and figure out how to create a life and business that made sense for her. She shares the value of perspective and how even when life feels like it is throwing you challenges, it may be the push you need to build something that will benefit you in the long run. Gwendolyn and Teresa also discuss when to get help in your business, how to get specific about the roles you need to fill, and the importance of recognizing your true capacity so you can show up and do your best work. If you are looking for extra support in your business, or need a reminder that you don’t have to do it all alone, this episode is for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS: Sometimes what looks like a disruption in life is actually what sets you on the path to building a life that is more aligned with your goals. Having a strong support system and community during moments when life is “stretching” you is crucial. Find people in your life who will remind you how strong and brave you are when times are tough. Ask yourself: What do you need to thrive and build a life and a business that makes sense for you? How can you implement systems into your business that support that? Be honest with yourself about what your true capacity is - if your plate is too full, how can you show up to do your best work? Get clear on what type of support you need in your business. That will help you determine exactly what types of roles you need to hire to get that support. What started as a major disruption became the catalyst for building something that has served both my life and the people that I support, and I absolutely love it. - Gwendolyn Young Connect with Gwendolyn: Website: https://www.yourvirtualadminexpert.com/ (https://www.yourvirtualadminexpert.com/) LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/youradminexpert/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/youradminexpert/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/youradminexpert (https://www.facebook.com/youradminexpert) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/youradminexpert (https://www.instagram.com/youradminexpert) Leading Behind the Scene Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-behind-the-scene/id1874961799 (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-behind-the-scene/id1874961799) Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. (https://teresaajean.com/) Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod (https://www.instagram.com/becomingobsessedpod/) and @teresaajean (https://www.instagram.com/teresaajean/) Leave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show. Website: teresaajean.com (https://teresaajean.com/) Topics: hire a virtual assistant, operations support for small business, outsourcing for solopreneurs, building a life you love, creating a business that works for you, work-life balance

3. 

   9 Oct 2026

   113. One simple mindset shift to fall back in love with your life (and business)

   Get access to the private podcast feed and (https://becomingobsessed.thrivecart.com/backinlove/)fall back in LOVE with your LIFE in 7 days or less! (https://becomingobsessed.captivate.fm/backinlove) Have you ever wondered why you feel more pressure after achieving success than when you were a beginner? In this episode: why you can feel disconnected from the life you always wanted, even after you built it, and the simple mindset shift that helps you love it again. You built the life you dreamed of: the home, the relationships, the clients, the work. So why are you waking up asking, “is this all there is?” In this solo episode, I get honest about two weeks of dread and what’s actually underneath it. Somewhere along the way, success flipped off my beginner’s mindset and replaced it with pressure to have every answer before I’d walked the path. We dig into how that pressure disconnects you from the life you built, why the fraud feelings are just a symptom, and how getting back to “I can figure it out” helps you enjoy your work again. Key takeaways Feeling disconnected from the life you built usually isn’t about the life itself. It’s often the pressure you’ve put on yourself to have it all figured out. Imposter syndrome, fraud feelings, and fear of failing are symptoms. The root cause is losing your beginner’s mindset. Success can quietly flip a switch: once you’ve figured out one area, not knowing in a new one starts to feel like failure. No one is asking you to have the answers before you’ve done the work. You’re valued for your ability to figure it out. You can’t overthink your way to the answer. Clarity comes from acting, talking it through, and iterating. It’s normal and healthy for things to take time, and a beginner’s mindset is something you practice, not something you have once and keep forever. Connect with Teresa Join the Becoming Obsessed Playground, the weekly email for curiosity-led women building a life they love. (https://teresaajean.com/) Instagram: @becomingobsessedpod (https://www.instagram.com/becomingobsessedpod/) and @teresaajean (https://www.instagram.com/teresaajean/) Leave a review on Apple or Spotify Podcasts. Reviews are the biggest thank-you, and reviews help ambitious women find the show. Website: teresaajean.com (https://teresaajean.com/) Topics: why don’t I love my life, feeling disconnected from your life, unhappy after success, beginner’s mindset, imposter syndrome for female founders, entrepreneur anxiety, mindset shifts for female founders, falling in love with the process.

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• Emily Jane Saroff
• Maddie McGuire
• Trudi Lebron
• Katie Breidenbach

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

18 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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Quality

87

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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