Second Chances with Christy Belz (https://christybelz.com/podcast/) is a showcase of women’s stories of second chances, life-changing choices and perspectives to support our listeners and their journey. Enjoy our vast array of guests who stand for the empowerment of women. We are an upbeat and casual format, interacting with our listeners and guests. NEW You is a safe place for exploration and possibilities.
Learn more about Christy Belz:
Website: https://christybelz.com (https://christybelz.com/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ (https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/ (https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/)
Join Christy Belz for a 8-week UPROOT course (https://christybelz.com/uproot/), designed to help you powerfully partake in your life, finding greater purpose and fulfillment in relationships, work and leadership.
Course: https://christybelz.com/uproot/ (https://christybelz.com/uproot/)
Katie Trexler on Identity, Loss, and the Courage to Write It Down
Perfectly Imperfect: Katie Trexler on Identity, Loss, and the Courage to Write It Down
Christy Belz sits down with Katie Trexler — Emmy Award-winning journalist and author — for a story about identity, reinvention, and the courage to rebuild. A longtime television anchor turned communication strategist, Katie shares how walking away from the career she loved unraveled, and why she's convinced women deserve more grace than the perfection they hold themselves to.
Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-chances-with-christy-belz/id1708890614), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6eYE6yH8wMFz2nWSwGQj5g?si=9cblWVU_TceEaL5-gxyiXQ), Amazon Music (https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2Fea569de0-9686-4674-9632-dc42aa745ad6/1/010001961e085703-d20bfc89-724e-4681-a67c-ddd2c99abaef-000000/XGfuHPvVDUzrn7BwERcDxILpbYw=421), iHeartRadio, (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-second-chances-with-christ-272162560/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@christybelz/shorts) or wherever you get podcasts!
Key Takeaways
Losing Herself to Find Her Family: Walking out of the newsroom after years as a Denver 7 morning anchor cost Katie more than a paycheck — she lost her identity.
The Deep Dive: A years-long practice of daily journaling, meditation, and “heart math” work, and later expanded into painting — became the spiritual reset that eventually fed her memoir.
The Break Open Moment: After 20 years of marriage, Katie discovered her husband's affair — and credits the self-love she'd built during her deep dive with helping her recognize she deserved more.
Self-Compassion Over Perfectionism: Katie's message, echoed throughout the conversation: women are doing more than they give themselves credit for, and grace matters more than getting it all right.
A Book for Her Daughter: What Do I Tell My Daughter? distills each chapter into a lesson for Katie's daughter, Kylie — and a reminder to extend ourselves the same grace we'd offer anyone else.
Connect with Katie Trexler:
Website: https://www.katietrexler.com/ (https://www.katietrexler.com/)
Substack: https://katietrexlerwrites.substack.com (https://katietrexlerwrites.substack.com)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katietrexlermclean/ (https://www.instagram.com/katietrexlermclean/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katie.trexler.mclean/ (https://www.facebook.com/katie.trexler.mclean/)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-trexler-mclean (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-trexler-mclean)
Connect with Christy Belz:
Website: https://christybelz.com (https://christybelz.com)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ (https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/ (https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/)
UPROOT Course: https://christybelz.com/uproot/ (https://christybelz.com/uproot/)
Book: https://christybelz.com/influencer/ (https://christybelz.com/influencer/)
The Brick & The Sponge: https://a.co/d/0acCxcX5 (https://a.co/d/0acCxcX5)
The Brick & The Sponge- Friendships, Feelings, and Finding Your Voice: https://a.co/d/0amPIULN (https://a.co/d/0amPIULN)
1 Oct 2026
Little Things, Big Impact: Leanna Clark and Meg Nichols on Confidence and Girl-Led Change
Christy Belz sits down with Leanna Clark — former CEO of Girl Scouts of Colorado — and Meg Nichols — Denver School of the Arts vocal student and patient ambassador at Children's Hospital Colorado — for a story about confidence, mentorship, and second chances. After nearly seven years of Leanna leading the organization, Meg turns the tables and interviews her, and together they trace how a single patch, years of showing up, and a girl-led movement reshaped them both.
Connect with Girl Scouts of Colorado:
Website: https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/ (https://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/)
Connect with Christy Belz:
Website: https://christybelz.com (https://christybelz.com)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ (https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/ (https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/)
UPROOT Course: https://christybelz.com/uproot/ (https://christybelz.com/uproot/)
Book: https://christybelz.com/influencer/ (https://christybelz.com/influencer/)
The Brick & The Sponge: https://a.co/d/0acCxcX5 (https://a.co/d/0acCxcX5)
The Brick & The Spong- Friendships, Feelings, and Finding Your Voice: https://a.co/d/0amPIULN (https://a.co/d/0amPIULN)
24 Sept 2026
Reclamation Point: Dr. Traci Arends on Faith, Divorce, and Coming Fully Alive
Christy Belz welcomes Dr. Traci Arends, founder of She Fully Alive — Air Force veteran, educator, wellness coach, and spiritual director. Traci grew up in Montana, the granddaughter of homesteaders and daughter of a single mom, with a WWII father she never really knew but always wanted to make proud. That longing took her to the Air Force, where she discovered she was more of a leader than she ever gave herself credit for. She then had to make one of the hardest calls of her life when a remote deployment meant leaving her newborn daughter behind. She chose her daughter. She went back to school, built a career in education, got married — and twenty years later, watched that marriage end and her faith community quietly disappear at the same time.
Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/second-chances-with-christy-belz/id1708890614), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6eYE6yH8wMFz2nWSwGQj5g?si=9cblWVU_TceEaL5-gxyiXQ), Amazon Music (https://q4k0kx5j.r.us-east-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F%2Fmusic.amazon.com%2Fpodcasts%2Fea569de0-9686-4674-9632-dc42aa745ad6/1/010001961e085703-d20bfc89-724e-4681-a67c-ddd2c99abaef-000000/XGfuHPvVDUzrn7BwERcDxILpbYw=421), iHeartRadio, (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-second-chances-with-christ-272162560/) YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@christybelz/shorts) or wherever you get podcasts!
Key Takeaways
What You Don’t Repair, You Repeat: Patterns don’t go away on their own. Traci’s work is built around helping women find the awareness to actually break them.
Transformation Starts With a Breaking Point: Her research on transformational learning shows that disorienting moments — divorce, loss, major transitions — are often the entry point, not just something to survive.
Whole-Person Health Isn’t a Trend: Mental, emotional, physical, spiritual — Traci’s framework treats these as inseparable. Neglecting one affects all the others.
Connect with Dr. Traci Arends:
Website: https://www.shefullyalive.com (https://www.shefullyalive.com)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traciarends (https://www.linkedin.com/in/traciarends)
Email: traci@shefullyalive.com (mailto:traci@shefullyalive.com)
Email: info@shefullyalive.com (mailto:info@shefullyalive.com)
Connect with Christy Belz:
Website: https://christybelz.com (https://christybelz.com)
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christybelz/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/ (https://www.instagram.com/christybelzcoach/)
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/ (https://www.facebook.com/ChristyBelzCoach/)
UPROOT Course: https://christybelz.com/uproot/ (https://christybelz.com/uproot/)
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