Badass Confidence Coach | Your Personal Trainer for Your Mind
by Anna Marcolin
The Badass Confidence Coach is your go-to podcast for high-achieving women and men ready to step into their full potential. Hosted by Anna Marolin, therapist, life coach, and 20-year triathlete, this show is not your average therapy session. Anna is on a mission to empower everyone to overcome their self-doubt, crush their goals, and live their most badass lives. Tune in to discover practical strategies, candid conversations, and actionable advice to conquer the challenges holding you back. From battling loneliness and anxiety to mastering mindset shifts and embracing self-love, Anna dives deep into the struggles we all face, alongside insightful guest interviews and engaging discussions with her husband, Tim. Expect raw honesty, unwavering support, and a hefty dose of inspiration as Anna shares her expertise gained from over two decades of counseling and coaching experience. Whether you're seeking to boost your confidence, redefine
Episodes
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309. A Weekend Off Won’t Fix Your Burnout, So What Will?
Send us Fan Mail It’s 7:00 on a Sunday night. The weekend was good, maybe exactly what you needed, and the dread shows up anyway. You’re still getting everything done at work. You’re still the one people count on. Something just feels off, and a couple of days away isn’t touching it. Join Anna…
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308. Your Toughest Relationship Questions Answered: Friendships
Send us Fan Mail You leave lunch with a few friends, and it hits you on the drive home. Not one person asked how you’re doing. You listened to everybody, you laughed in the right places, and you walk away thinking they don’t really know you. Nobody took the time to ask. Join Anna and Tim as they...
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307. Your Toughest Relationship Questions Answered (Part II)
Send us Fan Mail You get in the car after lunch with a friend and realize they never asked you a single question. Not one. You know about their job, their kids, their mother-in-law, all of it. By the time you walk in your front door, you’re not that interested in doing lunch again anytime soon.…
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306. Your Toughest Relationship Questions Answered (Part I)
Send us Fan Mail The yes that should have been a no. The little dig at dinner that nobody called out, and the whole drive home spent yelling at them in your head. The text you're dying to send, or the fight that never actually got finished. These are the relationship questions Anna hears over and...
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305. Raising Daughters as a Single Dad Without Losing Your Cool | Michael Steven
Send us Fan Mail A lot of dads look at the mom and daughter bond and quietly decide they're not really needed. They show up a little less, let the weekends slide, and call it giving her space. Michael Steven went the other direction and kept showing up, even on the days when mom and daughter…
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304. What 5 Kids Taught Me About Letting Go Of Control
Send us Fan Mail The dishwasher is right next to the sink. Right there. And the dish still ends up in the sink, and before long Anna is barking orders about the dishes and the stuff piled on the stairs, Tim swears he has never once left a dish in there (there was that one time), and everyone in…
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303. The One Skill That Changes Every Hard Conversation
Send us Fan Mail You know better. You knew you shouldn't have raised your voice, shouldn't have gotten defensive, shouldn't have interrupted, and you did it anyway. Then it's over, and there's no resolve, just the wreckage of a conversation that went sideways fast. Join Anna and Tim as they get...
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302. Why Smart Women Still Feel Like Frauds
Send us Fan Mail Confidence is a feeling. Competence is evidence. And when the evidence changes, the feelings don't always catch up. Join Anna and Tim as they dig into what Anna's calling the imposter phenomenon, not syndrome, and why it doesn't fade with success; it gets louder. They talk about...
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301. What My Marriage Taught Me About Emotional Intelligence
Send us Fan Mail You can know every framework for connection and communication and still lose it the second your partner looks at their phone instead of you. Three seconds later, your brain has already built a whole story about what that means. Join Anna and Tim as they break down five things...
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300. The Thoughts New Moms Are Too Afraid to Say Out Loud | Kristin Mize
Send us Fan Mail There's a version of new motherhood nobody posts about. The one where the thoughts get darker than "I'm tired," and a mom goes quiet instead of saying them out loud, because she's scared of what people will think, or scared her kid will be taken away. Join Anna for this...
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299. How To Have The Argument You've Been Avoiding
Send us Fan Mail You've already had this argument. In the shower, in the car, at 2 am when you can't sleep. You've explained your side perfectly, anticipated every comeback, and won every round. The only problem is the other person was never actually in the room. Join Anna and Tim as they talk...
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298. The Hardest Part Isn't Doing It; It's Deciding | Jayne Havens
Send us Fan Mail There's a gap between knowing what to do and actually doing it, and most people live in that gap far longer than they need to. Jayne Havens doesn't. Diagnosed with ADHD as an adult, she says her brain just doesn't do the "should I, shouldn't I" loop, she treats her business like…
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297. The Confidence Lessons I Learned From 20 Years of Triathlon
Send us Fan Mail Twenty feet from the nearest buoy, chop so bad she couldn't see the kayak, panic creeping in fast. That's where Anna found herself mid-swim at a national championship race, the one time in her life she got genuinely scared out there. She got on her back, caught her breath, and…
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296. What 30 Years as a Therapist and Coach Taught Me That No Influencer Can Teach You
Send us Fan Mail It takes about fifteen seconds for a TikTok video to convince you that your mother is a narcissist, your ex is a borderline, or you finally have the ADHD diagnosis you always suspected. Join Anna and Tim as they break down what gets lost when a real clinical process gets…
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295. Why Everything Feels Like an Identity Now
Send us Fan Mail It's gotten almost impossible to disagree with someone anymore without it turning into a referendum on who they are. Anna's been noticing it everywhere: in politics, in parenting, in that strange shift where a difference of opinion starts to feel like a personal attack. Somewhere...
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294. What Control Is Really Costing You
Send us Fan Mail For years, Anna thought her ability to control everything was a strength. Organized. Reliable. Prepared. Turns out it was anxiety, dressed up as competence, and it took a rug-pulling moment in her own life to show her the difference. Join Anna and Tim as they dig into what…
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293. The Emotional Price of Always Holding It Together
Send us Fan Mail You tell everyone you're fine before anyone even asks. You're the one who fixes things before anyone notices there's a problem, the one who never falls apart, the one everybody calls. And it's not because life is easier for you. It's because you never put any of it down. Join…
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292. When Your Life Looks Fine But Something Feels Off
Send us Fan Mail You did everything right. Built the career, married the person, raised the kids, checked every box on the list you didn't even remember writing. So why does it still feel like something's missing? Join Anna and Tim as they dig into the quiet unease that shows up when life looks...
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291. I Did the Work, So Why Am I Struggling Again?
Send us Fan Mail You think you've graduated. You did the therapy, you learned the skills, you got to a good place, and you stayed there for a while. Then one week knocks you flat, and you're spiraling again, and the first thing you think isn't "this is hard," it's "what is wrong with me that I'm...
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290. You Have the Insight and Still Can't Change
Send us Fan Mail You can explain your patterns better than anyone. You know your attachment style, you know your triggers, you know where it all started, and why you keep picking the same kind of person. And then a week later, you're doing the exact same thing. Join Anna and Tim as they get into...
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289. When Self-Improvement Quietly Becomes Self-Rejection
Send us Fan Mail There is a version of self-improvement that stops being about growth and quietly turns into a way to never feel okay as you are. You track the sleep, you take the supplements, you do the work, and somewhere in there, it stops being "I want to get better" and becomes "I'm one…
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288. Why We Stay Too Long in Relationships That Drain Us
Send us Fan Mail It rarely looks like a blowup. It looks like lying awake at 2 am, replaying a conversation you can't let go of, or standing in the same kitchen as someone and barely talking to them. Emotional depletion is usually quiet. It builds slowly, what Anna calls death by a thousand cuts,...
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287. What Emotional Avoidance Looks Like in Everyday Life
Send us Fan Mail Most people picture emotional avoidance as someone who shuts down, refuses to talk, or is clearly in denial. But after 30 years of working with clients, Anna knows that's not usually how it shows up. The people she sits across from are often smart, self-aware, and totally capable...
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286. Why Smart People Still Self-Sabotage
Send us Fan Mail You've read the books. You know your patterns. You can probably explain exactly why you do the things you do. And yet here you are, still doing them. Join Anna and Tim as they get into what's actually happening when intelligent, capable people keep getting in their own way. Anna...
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285. The Hidden Loneliness of Competent Adults
Send us Fan Mail You look like you have it together. You probably do have it together. And somehow, that's exactly the problem. Join Anna and Tim as they get into something Anna sees constantly in her sessions but rarely gets talked about out loud: the quiet, invisible loneliness that lives...
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284. The Slow Burn of Resentment and What's Really Driving It
Send us Fan Mail Resentment doesn't arrive all at once. It builds slowly, quietly, through a thousand small moments where you said yes when you meant no, where you kept going when you needed to stop, where you waited for someone to notice something you never actually said out loud. Join Anna and...
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283. Breaking Patterns Feels Worse Before It Feels Better (Part II)
Send us Fan Mail A lot of people expect change to feel empowering right away. It doesn't always. Sometimes it feels awkward, boring, exposing. Sometimes it feels like grief. And that part doesn't get talked about enough. Join Anna and Tim as they get into the real texture of what breaking a…
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282. Why You Keep Repeating Patterns That Hurt You (Part I)
Send us Fan Mail You've been here before. Different person, different situation, different details, but the same feeling. That hollow recognition of, why am I here again? And what makes it worse is that you're not oblivious to it. You've journaled about it, talked about it in therapy, listened to...
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281. The Real Cost of Avoidance and How to Finally Face It
Send us Fan Mail You already know what you're avoiding. You can feel it sitting there, waiting. And yet, staying busy, scrolling, overthinking, keeping the TV loud. It all works, at least for a little while. Join Anna and Tim as they pull back the curtain on one of the most underestimated forces…
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280. Why You Can't Relax Even When Nothing Is Wrong
Send us Fan Mail You sit down. Nothing is actually wrong. No emergency, no conflict, no fire to put out. And somehow your brain is already scanning, already running tomorrow's to-do list, already pulling you back into motion. It's not a character flaw. It's a pattern, and most high-functioning...
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279. The Real Work of Building Emotional Intelligence
Send us Fan Mail Most of us are walking around operating on three channels: mad, fine, or tired. And if that's the vocabulary we're working with, we're going to keep spinning out in the same patterns, the same arguments, the same spiral of "no one ever chooses me" without ever actually getting...
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278. What Emotional Intelligence Actually Looks Like in a Partner
Send us Fan Mail Everyone's talking about attachment styles, love languages, chemistry. But there's one variable that actually determines whether love feels sustainable or completely exhausting, and most people aren't looking for it. Join Anna and Tim as they break down what emotional…
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277. The Habits That Are Quietly Worsening Your Mental Health
Send us Fan Mail It doesn’t look destructive. It looks normal. It looks like staying informed, thinking things through, being strong, or just unwinding at the end of the day. But underneath it, something is building. Join Anna and Tim as they break down the everyday habits that feel harmless…
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276. Do Better: Power, Silence, and the Wellness Industry’s Moral Compass
Send us Fan Mail What happens when the people who claim to guide healing stay silent when it matters most? In this episode, Anna speaks candidly about what she has witnessed inside the coaching and wellness industry for years, and why the silence from some of its biggest voices feels impossible…
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275. Power Moves That Change How You Think and Feel (Part II)
Send us Fan Mail Insight alone doesn’t change your life. Knowing why you think or feel a certain way is only the first step, but real transformation starts when behavior changes. In this episode, the focus shifts from awareness to action and the small, repeatable behaviors that create emotional...
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274. Mindset Shifts Most of Us Desperately Need (Part I)
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes it’s not that life is falling apart. It’s that the way you’re thinking about it is. The spiral. The catastrophizing. The “why am I like this?” loop that keeps you stuck in your own head. In this episode, Anna and Tim unpack the mindset shifts that almost all of us need…
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273. When You Shut Down and Don’t Know Why
Send us Fan Mail You’re in the middle of a conversation and suddenly your brain just… leaves. You’re physically there, but mentally you’re gone. You can’t find the words. You feel weirdly calm, or numb, or like a turtle pulling back into its shell. And then someone says, “Why are you being so...
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272. Manifestation Is Not a Strategy
Send us Fan Mail What if the thing everyone swears by… just isn’t backed by science? Manifestation is everywhere right now. Vision boards. Law of attraction. “Think it, feel it, receive it.” And Anna has thoughts. Not anti-dreaming thoughts. Not anti-spirituality thoughts. But grounded,...
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271. Anxiety Isn’t the Enemy, It’s the Signal to Take the Next Step (Part II)
Send us Fan Mail When anxiety feels constant, the instinct is to try to shut it down, fix it, or make it disappear. But what if that’s the wrong goal entirely? In part two of this conversation, the focus shifts from understanding anxiety to learning how to live with it without letting it run your...
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270. Anxiety Is Not Your Personality, It’s Your Alarm System (Part I)
Send us Fan Mail Anxiety can feel like it’s woven into who someone is. The constant bracing. The looping thoughts. The sense of being behind before the day even starts. In this episode, Anna and Tim slow it down and name what so many people quietly live with, chronic anxiety that doesn’t look…
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269. Why Some Relationships Leave You Emotionally Drained
Send us Fan Mail Some relationships don’t explode. They quietly wear you down. You walk away feeling tense, confused, guilty, or just exhausted, and you can’t quite put your finger on why. Over time, those interactions start to chip away at your confidence, your peace, and your sense of self. In...
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268. Excuses vs Reasons: The Hard Truth We Avoid
Send us Fan Mail Everyone has reasons. Everyone also has excuses. And most people don’t slow down enough to tell the difference. In this episode, Anna and Tim get real about the uncomfortable gray area between what is actually true and the stories people tell themselves to avoid discomfort…
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267. What Emotional Maturity Actually Looks Like
Send us Fan Mail Emotional maturity is not about being calm, evolved, or getting it right all the time. It is about what happens in the moments when you are triggered, defensive, or uncomfortable, and what you choose to do next. In this episode, Anna and Tim break down what emotional maturity...
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266. Habits That Actually Build Confidence
Send us Fan Mail Confidence gets misunderstood all the time. People assume it’s something you’re born with, something loud, something fearless. But that version of confidence usually falls apart under pressure. What actually lasts is built quietly, through repetition, discomfort, and...
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265. After the Anger: Grief, Identity and Who You Become When Family Disappoints You
Send us Fan Mail Anger is loud. It fuels action, creates clarity, and gives a sense of control. But what happens when the anger fades, and the crisis is over, yet something inside still feels heavy? In this episode, the conversation moves beyond rage and into the quiet aftermath that nobody...
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264. When They Don't Show Up: Anger, Betrayal, and Family Disappointment
Send us Fan Mail There are moments when life cracks open, and someone has to step forward. A parent lands in the hospital. A sibling relapses. A marriage falls apart. And suddenly it becomes painfully clear who shows up and who disappears. The anger that follows is not mild frustration; it is…
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263. Flipping the Script on Shame, Guilt, and Your Past
Send us Fan Mail There are the things people can see on the surface, and then there are the things that live underneath, the stuff that feels too heavy or too messy to name out loud. This episode digs into the quiet weight of shame and guilt, the parts of ourselves we think disqualify us from…
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262. Are You the Controlling One in the Room?
Send us Fan Mail Sometimes control shows up long before anyone notices it, slipping into conversations as overexplaining, micromanaging, or trying to keep every moment calm. It can feel protective or helpful, even when it quietly disconnects people from themselves and each other. Join Anna and…
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261. The Truth About Control
Send us Fan Mail There is a particular tension that shows up when someone is trying to manage a moment, a schedule, or an entire group. Maybe it is the person urging everyone to hurry up, maybe it is the one correcting the plan, or maybe it is the quiet frustration building inside when things are...
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260. The Quiet Power of Courage vs the Loudness of Bravery
Send us Fan Mail There are moments when life demands something big and visible from us, and there are moments when the bravest thing we do is in complete silence. This episode breaks open the difference between courage and bravery, especially the way most of us mix them up without ever really...
About this show
The Badass Confidence Coach is your go-to podcast for high-achieving women and men ready to step into their full potential. Hosted by Anna Marolin, therapist, life coach, and 20-year triathlete, this show is not your average therapy session. Anna is on a mission to empower everyone to overcome their self-doubt, crush their goals, and live their most badass lives.
Tune in to discover practical strategies, candid conversations, and actionable advice to conquer the challenges holding you back. From battling loneliness and anxiety to mastering mindset shifts and embracing self-love, Anna dives deep into the struggles we all face, alongside insightful guest interviews and engaging discussions with her husband, Tim.
Expect raw honesty, unwavering support, and a hefty dose of inspiration as Anna shares her expertise gained from over two decades of counseling and coaching experience. Whether you're seeking to boost your confidence, redefine
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