đď¸ Living Room Wisdom is a podcast for high-achieving women navigating life, leadership, money, and identity transitionsâwithout burning out or abandoning themselves.
Hosted by Patrina Wisdom, each episode offers honest, intimate conversations rooted in lived experience. We explore what it means to lead, earn, choose, grieve, reinvent, and create legacy in seasons where the old ways no longer fit.
This is not hustle culture or surface-level self-help.
Itâs a reflective space for women who have done the work and are ready for a truer, more embodied way of living and leading.
When Success Isn't Enough: Ambition, Self-Worth & Reinvention with Anne van Leynseele
You've accomplished so much. But what if you never needed to prove your worth in the first place?
For many high-achieving women, ambition can become tangled with perfectionism, external validation, and the pressure to always do more. But what happens when success is driven by curiosity instead of the need to prove yourself?
In this episode of Living Room WisdomÂŽ, Patrina Wisdom sits down with Anne van Leynseele, founder and author of Preferment, whose unconventional journey challenges everything we think we know about ambition, success, and retirement.
With four degrees and careers spanning entertainment, digital media, law, and agriculture, Anne has never been afraid to begin again.
And despite everything she's accomplished, she shares a refreshing perspective:
"I don't need the outside recognition."
Anne also opens up about a devastating betrayal in her law practice, her experience with PTSD and post-traumatic growth, and how she came to embrace a life guided by curiosity, meaningful contribution, and personal choice.
Together, Patrina and Anne explore:
Why some high-achieving women feel compelled to prove their worth
The difference between ambition rooted in fear and ambition fueled by curiosity
Finding confidence beyond achievements and external validation
Navigating betrayal, reinvention, and post-traumatic growth
Preferment: Rethinking retirement and choosing a life you genuinely prefer
If you had nothing left to prove, what would you choose next?
Come sit with us. đď¸
Connect with Patrina: @patrinawisdom
Connect with Living Room Wisdom: @livingroomwisdompodcast
Discover Anne's Preferment philosophy: https://rarifiedlife.com/ (https://rarifiedlife.com/)
Your story is your glory.
14 Oct 2026
Butterflies or Bracing? The Truth About Ambition, Money & Financial Freedom
What happens when the ambition that helped you build a successful life becomes so familiar that you forget to enjoy what you've created?
In this episode of Living Room WisdomÂŽ, Patrina Wisdom welcomes Jaylin Bailey, founder of Infinity Home and Business Funding and director of San Diego eWomenNetwork, for an honest conversation about money, homeownership, financial independence, ambition, and the freedom to choose what comes next.
Jaylin shares how experiencing housing instability during childhood influenced her relationship with security and ownership. She reflects on building a career in real estate, helping others create financial opportunities, and why she still loves the butterflies that come with a new challenge.
But does the desire to keep achieving always come from excitement? Or can it sometimes become a habit shaped by our past?
Together, Patrina and Jaylin explore the difference between pursuing success and allowing ourselves to experience it.
From the emotional meaning of homeownership to the importance of supportive friendships and the quiet gratitude of enjoying morning coffee in a home of her own, Jaylin reminds us that financial freedom isn't only about what we accumulate.
It's about the choices we're able to make.
In this conversation, you'll discover:
How early experiences can shape our relationship with money and security
Why homeownership can be a powerful step toward financial independence
How ambition, fear, and curiosity can influence our decisions
The importance of building financial options through real estate and business ownership
Why gratitude and contentment matter alongside achievement
How the right relationships support personal and professional growth
The question to carry with you:
Are you moving toward something you genuinely want, or have you simply become accustomed to moving?
You can honor the experiences that shaped you without allowing them to determine every decision you make next.
About Jaylin Bailey:
Founder of Infinity Home and Business Funding and director of San Diego eWomenNetwork.
About Living Room WisdomÂŽ:
Hosted by Patrina Wisdom, exploring the conversations that help accomplished women move from proving themselves to living with greater choice, clarity, and self-authority.
Explore your Success to Sovereignty⢠journey:
https://thesovereignceo.com/ (https://thesovereignceo.com/)
Connect with Patrina: @patrinawisdom
Connect with Jaylin: LI: Jaylin Bailey
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7 Oct 2026
Who Are You Without the Label? | Alice OâConnell on Identity, Self-Worth & Starting Again
Who are you without the label?
Alice OâConnell spent years as a TV and theatre actress before stepping away from a career that no longer felt right.
What followed was not a neat reinvention.
It was a much harder question:
Who am I without the thing I used to tell people I am?
In this episode of Living Room WisdomÂŽ, Alice and Patrina Wisdom talk about identity, self-worth, perfectionism, self-compassion, and the discomfort of being a beginner again.
They also explore Aliceâs path from acting to knitting, and the metaphor she carries with her now:
When knitting is unraveled, the yarn isnât destroyed.
The yarn is still yours.
If youâve ever outgrown a role, title, or version of yourself, this conversation is for you.
Come sit with us.
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