Self Love Chats: Money Mindset & Personal Growth for Ambitious Women

About Self Love Chats: Money Mindset & Personal Growth for Ambitious Women

You're not lazy. You're not behind. You've just been in survival mode so long you forgot you were allowed to want more. Welcome to Self Love Chats, the podcast where choosing yourself stops being a someday and becomes a today. Hosted by Teresa Boyce and Shakeisha Johnson, two friends who clawed their way out of survival mode and are still becoming the women they're meant to be, right alongside you. This isn't the bubble bath version of self love. Every week we take one real life challenge, people pleasing, self sabotage, money mindset, boundaries, motherhood, starting over, and we get honest about what self love actually looks like there. Teresa brings the mindset, identity, and money work. Shakeisha brings the embodiment side, the breath work, mirror work, and movement that gets it out of your head and into your body. No therapists. No gurus. Just two friends, a lot of truth, and a little wine. New episodes every Tuesday. Ready to find out where you are on the journey from surviving to becoming? Take the free Dream Life Roadmap quiz, linked below.

Publisher

Teresa Boyce & Shakeisha Johnson

Category

education · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

15 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Rest Guilt Is Real: Why You Can't Sit Down Without Feeling Lazy

   If you feel guilty for resting, this episode is for you. On episode 14 of Self Love Chats, Teresa and Shakeisha talk about why so many ambitious moms can't stop without feeling lazy, behind, or selfish, and how to rest without guilt before your body forces you to. We get honest about it. Keish shares what happened when her body made her slow down and fitness was part of who she is. Teresa shares what rest looked like as a single mom building a business (spoiler: it mostly didn't). We talk about why rest guilt shows up when your worth got tied to being useful, how to tell if you're resting or avoiding something, and why being busy all the time doesn't mean you're being effective. Then Shakeisha walks you through a guided rest practice so you can feel what rest is like when you don't have to earn it. We close with our mirror moment journal prompts and this week's challenge: schedule one real rest break before you hit empty. Rest is not the opposite of progress. You can be ambitious and rested. 🎁 Grab our free 5-Minute Her Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute) Send this to the strong friend who needs permission to sit down. Keep becoming her. 💛

2. 

   29 Sept 2026

   What to Do When Everything Falls Apart at Once

   Feeling overwhelmed when everything hits at once? In episode 13 of Self Love Chats, Teresa and Shakeisha get real about survival mode and how to stop feeling overwhelmed. The clients leave, the bills are due, the kids need you, and then you can't find your keys and suddenly you're ready to cry. We've both been there. In this episode we talk about why being able to function under pressure doesn't mean the pressure isn't hurting you, why every little thing feels urgent when you're overwhelmed, and why making a bigger to do list usually makes it worse. We share the 4 questions we use when life feels like too much: What actually needs me today? What can wait? What can someone else help me with? What doesn't deserve my energy right now? Shakeisha also walks you through a short guided reset to calm your body so you can think clearly again. If you've been the strong one who keeps saying "I'm fine," this one is for you. You don't have to carry everything just because you can. Feeling overwhelmed right now? Grab our free 5 Minute Her Activation and give yourself somewhere to start: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute)

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   How To Build Your Dream Life When You Have No Time (For Busy Moms)

   How to build your dream life when you have no time? You do not need a wide open schedule to start. You build it in the little cracks of a busy day, and in this episode we show you exactly how. If you are a busy mom who feels meant for more but somehow behind, this one is for you. We are not here to squeeze more productivity out of you, and we are not giving you a 5am routine. We are two friends figuring out how to build our dream life inside the real life we already have, and we are bringing you with us. 👉 Get the free 5-minute Her Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute) Follow Self Love Chats so you never miss an episode, and leave us a 5 star rating. Every rating helps us reach women who need these conversations. Teresa gets honest about building a business as a single mom working three jobs, why comparison made her feel like her 20 minutes did not count, and the one shift that changed everything: she stopped asking "do I have enough time?" and started asking "what can I do with the time I actually have?" Shakeisha brings the capacity piece, why balance is not equal time every day, and an embodiment moment to help you reset and check what you can really hold this week. By the end you will know how to build your dream life in the cracks, the three kinds of cracks to look for, and your challenge for the week. Come build with us. CHAPTERS 00:00 Choosing yourself today, not someday 01:24 This is not a "squeeze more out of yourself" episode 03:00 Build around your real life and your season 04:41 Teresa: building a business as a single mom (the messy truth) 06:56 The comparison trap (your 20 minutes count) 07:55 The shift: "what can I do with the time I have?" 09:00 How Teresa plans her whole week now 10:00 Shakeisha: building while working full time 11:30 Balance is not equal time (seasons and capacity) 14:15 Decide ahead of time (the research that changes everything) 16:04 The 3 kinds of cracks: time, energy, routine 18:27 Habit stacking with what you already do 20:55 Set up your week on Sunday 23:16 Small does not mean insignificant 24:30 Embodiment moment: breathe and check your capacity 28:16 Mirror moment: what have you been postponing? 28:49 Your challenge: Find Your Three Cracks 32:11 Today's truth

4. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Why You Keep Saying "I'll Start Monday" (And Never Do)

   You promise yourself Monday you are going to do all the things. Then Monday comes and you are already renegotiating. If you keep starting over, this one is for you. When you break promises to yourself over and over, you slowly stop believing yourself. This is not a discipline problem. It is a self trust problem. In this episode we get into why the plan was probably too big for the life you are actually living, and how to rebuild trust with yourself by keeping the small promises. Plus your one promise, seven days challenge. Grab the 5-Minute HER Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute) Join Becoming Her Community: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa9d4405058a64f8308c18c (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa9d4405058a64f8308c18c) New episodes every Tuesday. Keep becoming her.

5. 

   8 Sept 2026

   The Real Reason You Miss Your Old Body (It Is Not About the Weight)

   Loving yourself when your body changes is one of the hardest things a woman quietly carries, and today we are having the real conversation about it. If you have looked in the mirror lately and not recognized yourself, this one is for you. Your body changes because life changes. Motherhood, aging, hormones, stress, losing weight, gaining weight. And most of us believe that if we could just get our old body back, we would finally feel like ourselves again. In this episode we challenge that, because a lot of the time you do not miss your old body. You miss the life you had when you had it. We get into loving your body while still having goals for it, the difference between self care and self punishment, grieving the old version of you, and why your body is not your business card and not your worth. Shakeisha walks us through an embodiment practice you can do right along with us, and we leave you with one simple challenge for the week. You do not have to hate the woman you are right now to become the next version of her. You get to love her while you are becoming her. Want to keep doing this work with us? Tap in and join our free Becoming Her community for support, accountability, and the resources that keep you becoming her: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa05fe04a56f9a7eaefd855 (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6aa05fe04a56f9a7eaefd855) New episodes every Tuesday. If this one hit home, like, subscribe, and leave us five stars so we can reach more women who need this conversation.

6. 

   1 Sept 2026

   The Real Reason You Never Feel Ready (And How To Start Anyway)

   You keep telling yourself you'll start when you feel ready. When you have more time. When the kids are older. When things finally calm down. Here is the hard truth we get into today. That ready feeling might never come, and you can start anyway. In this episode we talk about why waiting to feel ready keeps so many women stuck for years, how confidence actually gets built after you take the step and not before, and the scary reason we sometimes protect ourselves from success and not just from failure. Teresa shares where she still catches herself waiting, Shakeisha breaks down the difference between intentional waiting and avoidance, and we close with an embodiment moment and one small challenge you can actually do this week. We are not talking to you from some finish line. We are still becoming her right beside you. If this hit home and you honestly do not know where to start, grab our free Dream Life Roadmap. It is a quick quiz, under two minutes, that pinpoints exactly where you are right now and what your next step is. 👉 https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap) New episodes every week. Subscribe so you never miss one, and come keep becoming her with us inside the Becoming Her community (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a96ebea79185b18cd70efeb).

7. 

   25 Aug 2026

   The Real Reason Setting Boundaries Feels So Hard

   Setting boundaries sounds great right up until you actually have to set one. Then it means disappointing someone you love, saying no for once, or finally deciding that a thing you have put up with for years is not okay anymore. In this episode we get into why boundaries feel so uncomfortable, and why setting them is honestly one of the biggest acts of self love there is. Teresa shares the first real boundary that scared her, protecting her time to build her business as a single mom when nobody took it seriously and everybody guilted her for being "too busy." Shakeisha shares the one she learned the hard way after her surgery, and the single question that changed everything: does this deserve access to me today? We talk about why a boundary feels like you are becoming a different person, why healthy people adjust while unhealthy patterns resist, and the reframe that boundaries are not walls, they are doors. Plus a quick embodiment moment so your body can show you where you already need one, your mirror moment, and this week's becoming her challenge. Grab the free Dream Life Framework to start building the life you actually want on your own terms: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/dream-life (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/dream-life) We are not handing it to you from some finish line. We are right in it with you. If this one spoke to you, send it to a friend who is running herself into the ground for everybody else. You already know the one. Subscribe and rate us five stars so we can reach more women who need these conversations too. Keep becoming her.

8. 

   18 Aug 2026

   The Real Reason You Self Sabotage Right When Life Gets Good

   Why do you self sabotage right when life finally starts to get good? That is exactly what we are getting into in this episode of Self Love Chats. Have you ever noticed that the second things start going your way, a healthy relationship, your business finally growing, a little bit of peace, you somehow find a way to pull back from it? You procrastinate, you overthink, you pick a fight, or you quietly convince yourself it is too good to be true. That is self sabotage, and in this episode Teresa and Shakeisha get honest about why it loves to show up right when you start to succeed. We talk about why self sabotage is not laziness and not a discipline problem, it is protection. If you have spent years in survival mode, your nervous system learned that unpredictable was normal, so peace, success, and even healthy love can start to feel unfamiliar, and your brain does not know the difference between unfamiliar and dangerous. We get into the fear that hides behind your intuition, why a big number can feel so scary, and the real reason you self sabotage, which is that part of you is not yet convinced you get to keep the good thing. Shakeisha also walks you through a simple embodiment practice to teach your body that it is safe to receive, and we leave you with one small Becoming Her challenge for the week. If you are ready to break this pattern, we dropped the free Dream Life Framework in the description. Tap the link and grab it, and it will walk you through the first steps so you stop pulling back right when things start working: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/dream-life (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/dream-life) Send this episode to a friend who needs to hear that the good in her life is safe to keep. And if this helped you even a little, like it, subscribe, and rate us five stars, because it helps us reach new women who need these conversations too. Ways to Connect with us: Instagram: @TheTeresaBoyce (https://www.instagram.com/theteresaboyce) | @Fit_With_Keish (https://www.instagram.com/fit_with_keish) Becoming Her Community (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a84b077b3a498cfe8a68939)

9. 

   11 Aug 2026

   Why Does Becoming Better Feel Like Losing Something? (The Grief No One Warns You About)

   Nobody warns you that becoming a new woman means grieving the old one. When you hear the word grief you think somebody died or a relationship ended. But there is a quieter grief almost nobody talks about, and that is grieving the version of yourself you have outgrown. In this episode, Teresa and Shakeisha get honest about the part of personal growth no one prepares you for. The people pleaser who kept you safe. The woman who overworked so she never got let down. The one who carried everything alone so she never had to need anybody. Those women got you here, and letting them go, even when you chose it, does not always feel good on the way through. We talk about why so many women start growing and then quietly pull themselves back, why growth feels lonely before it feels freeing, and how to thank the old you without asking her to run your life anymore. This week's Becoming Her challenge is to write a letter to the version of yourself you are leaving behind. Thank her for what she carried, forgive her for what she did not know yet, and celebrate her for getting you this far. Then write one line at the bottom welcoming the woman you are becoming. Today's truth: you do not have to become someone else to become her. She was under there the whole time, waiting for you to put down everything that was covering her. Grab the free 5 Minute Her Activation Ritual. It is a simple daily practice to help you reconnect with yourself and start moving through your day as the woman you are becoming: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute) Next week we get into why you self-sabotage right when life finally gets good.

10. 

    4 Aug 2026

    You'll Never Feel Ready (And Why That's Not the Problem)

    You'll never feel ready. And in this episode we're telling you why that is actually good news. If you're the woman who has the idea, maybe even bought the course or the domain, and you're still waiting to start, waiting to launch, waiting to post the thing, this one is for you. We were her too. Teresa opens up about her start and stop cycle, launching thing after thing, making a little money on each one, and never letting a single thing grow up because going all in felt too scary. Shakeisha shares how she kept saying "I can't" when what she really meant was "I'm scared." And together we get into the truth nobody told us. Confidence does not come first. It comes after you take the action. You do not wait to feel ready. You become her by doing the scared thing over and over until your body finally believes it. We talk about perfectionism and how it usually sounds responsible but is really just fear, why self trust gets built by keeping tiny promises to yourself, and the one small action you can take this week to start feeling like her. If you have been waiting to feel ready, let this be your sign. Take the free Roadmap quiz and find the one thing keeping you stuck: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap) Next week we're going somewhere tender. Becoming her means grieving the old you.

11. 

    28 Jul 2026

    What Being the Strong Friend Is Costing You

    Being the strong friend feels like a compliment until you realize you're the one who never gets held. In this episode we're talking about the woman everybody leans on. The one who always has it handled, who never asks for anything, who carries it all and calls it strength. We've both been her, and we're saying the quiet part out loud: being strong doesn't mean carrying everything alone. Receiving support doesn't make you weak, it makes you human. And self love isn't only what you pour out, it's what you let yourself receive. We get honest about what being the strong friend is actually costing you, whether that's your peace, your rest, or the connection you're secretly craving. We even get into our own struggle with staying consistent in our business, and how having one person who checks in on you changes everything. Then we leave you with one small challenge: ask for help one time this week. Just once. If you don't have that person in your corner, that's exactly why we built the free Becoming Her community. We'll be the friend who reaches out and asks if you're okay. Come join us: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a68d333a673e93ce90fe22f (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a68d333a673e93ce90fe22f) This week's reflection: what is being the strong friend costing you?

12. 

    21 Jul 2026

    The Poverty Mindset Isn't About Money

    When you hear poverty mindset you probably think broke. It is not that. This week we get into the poverty mindset, and it has almost nothing to do with your bank account. It is scarcity. And once you see it, you see it everywhere. In your relationships. In your confidence. In your dreams. In whether you actually let the people around you support you. Teresa is still learning this one in real time too. She was driving home from a custody pickup studying it the whole way there and back. So this is not us preaching from a stage. It is two friends working it out out loud. We get into the scarcity statements women say without even noticing (I can't afford that, I don't have enough time, that's not for people like me), why fear is really just false evidence appearing real, and the thing almost nobody admits: we are not scared of failing. We are scared of becoming the woman we have been praying to be. Sit with this one after you listen. Where in your life are you settling because you believe there is not enough? Come go deeper with us inside the Becoming Her community: https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a5f9120df25cbea3af3c950 (https://lupv8jnutsxjntrqxlpe.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/becoming-her-commmuiny/home?invite=6a5f9120df25cbea3af3c950)

13. 

    14 Jul 2026

    You're Not Lazy, You're Exhausted

    You keep calling yourself lazy. But what if you're not lazy at all? What if you're just tired in a way sleep can't fix? In this episode, Teresa and Shakeisha get honest about the lie so many women were handed: that your worth is tied to how much you produce. So you keep going. And going. Until your body finally makes the decision your mind refused to. Shakeisha shares the surgery that forced her to stop, and how she realized she'd been confusing discipline with abandoning herself. Teresa talks about the moment everything starts feeling like an emergency, and what that's really telling her. They get into the signs you're burned out and not lazy, the guilt that shows up the second you sit down, and why rest is not a reward you earn after the list is done. Rest is part of becoming her. If you've been running on fumes and calling it commitment, this one is for you. Make sure to follow and leave a review if this conversation was helpful for you.

14. 

    7 Jul 2026

    What Survival Mode Actually Is (And Why You're Stuck In It)

    You're not lazy. You're not behind. You've been in survival mode so long you forgot there was another way to live. In the first real episode of Self Love Chats, Teresa and Shakeisha break down what survival mode actually is, why it keeps you stuck, and what it looks like to start walking out of it. Not the bubble bath version. The honest one. We talk about why you can't stay consistent when you're just trying to get through the day, why rest feels impossible, and the small shifts that helped us stop surviving and start actually living. This is a self love, money mindset, and personal growth podcast for women who are tired of running on empty and ready to choose themselves. We're two friends who clawed our way out of survival mode, and we're still becoming her, right alongside you. If you've been feeling stuck, exhausted, and meant for more, this one is for you. New episodes every Tuesday. Follow so you never miss one. Take the free Dream Life Roadmap quiz: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/roadmap)

15. 

    30 Jun 2026

    Self Love Chats: The Show for Women Ready to Get Out of Survival Mode

    Welcome to Self Love Chats. This is the podcast where choosing yourself stops being a someday and becomes a today. We are Teresa and Shakeisha, two friends who clawed our way out of survival mode and are still becoming her, right alongside you. We have been having these conversations since 2021. On the phone, on the couch, voice notes back and forth, talking through the real stuff. One day we realized other women needed to be in this conversation too. So here we are. We are not therapists. We are not gurus on a mountaintop who have it all figured out. Teresa brings the mindset and identity side, the work of getting out of survival mode and building a life on purpose. Shakeisha brings the body and energy side, the breath work, mirror work, tapping, and movement that make the shift real instead of just an idea you understood for a day. This is not the bubble bath version of self love. We love a bubble bath. But real self love is bigger than that. It is being honest about where you are. It is choosing yourself even when it is uncomfortable. It is learning to stop abandoning yourself in your relationships, in your work, in your own head. Every week we take one real life challenge, the stuff you are actually dealing with, and we answer one question. What does self love look like right here. People pleasing, self sabotage, money, body changes, motherhood, burnout, starting over. And not just talking about it. The actual practices to shift it. This show is for the ambitious woman who knows she wants more, or just wants something different than what she has right now, and does not know where to start. If you are tired of surviving and ready to start becoming, pull up a seat. You are one of us now. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Follow or subscribe right now so you never miss one. Grab the 5-Minute Her Activation Ritual: https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute (https://shemanifestsmoney.com/5-minute)

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