Journal Entries

About Journal Entries

Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it. You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick. Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern. This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change. You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything. Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.

Publisher

Samantha Hawley

Category

business · business · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Oct 2022

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

39 of 281 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   281. Why You Become More Strict With Food in Certain Seasons of Life

   Health and wellness coach Samantha Penkoff shares how life's uncertainties can lead to stricter food habits and offers insights to foster a healthier relationship with nourishment.

2. 

   13 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   280. How to Work Without Feeling Like You're Choosing Your Career Over Your Kids

   Host Samantha Penkoff guides listeners to identify and reframe the fears fueling mom guilt, enabling a balanced approach to career and family life.

3. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   279. Why You Can Get Things Done Under Pressure but Can't Start Them Earlier

   Host Samantha Penkoff interviews therapist and coach Vicki Smith about why we procrastinate and how to work with internal "parts" to get things done effectively.

Inside a recent episode

281. Why You Become More Strict With Food in Certain Seasons of Life

Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I think that there is a correlation to it in a way. But for me, releasing such a tight grip on my exercise and nutrition has allowed me to see things more clearly for what it is, for what they are. And when something does feel off in my business or again, relationships with my son, with school, whatever it is, I don't turn to food or exercise. I feel it in my body and I tune into it. I question it. I question that. And then I process it and I make adjustments if needed from there. And now I can feel safe without a rule holding everything together or a plan, holding everything together. In fact, the next time that I tighten a rule, if you will, or try to set a really strict goal, like every now and then I am tempted to say to myself, you know what, Sam, start waking up at 5am. […]

Who has been a guest on Journal Entries

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

• Vicki Smith
• Kelsea Koenrich
• Jenna D’Annunzio
• Samantha Taylor
• Holly Beitel

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

58,520

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

35 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100

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

Quality

92

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

82

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