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From Fear To Fire

by Heather Hansen Oneill

Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcastor

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Episodes

  1. Rethink Retirement with Andi Simon, PhD

    This week’s theme: Rethink Retirement Retirement is more than leaving a job. It can impact your identity, purpose, relationships, and sense of belonging. In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill talks with corporate anthropologist and author Andi Simon about why so many people...

  2. Uncommon Courage with Becky Estby

    This week’s theme: Uncommon Courage In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Becky Estby, CEO of Next Monday and author of Uncommon Courage, to discuss what it means to redefine success, leadership, and belonging. Becky shares how her experiences growing up on a farm,...

  3. Navigating the Pause with Dr. Ann Marie Peters

    This week’s theme: Navigating the Pause Dr. Ann Marie Peters shares a powerful perspective on navigating the pause, encouraging women to see career breaks not as setbacks but as valuable chapters of personal and professional growth. Whether the pause was for caregiving, motherhood, health, or…

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  4. Celebrating 350 Episodes with Heather

    This week’s theme: Celebrating 350 Episodes In this special episode, Heather celebrates 350 episodes of From Fear to Fire by reflecting on the incredible guests, listeners, and stories that have shaped the podcast journey. Through conversations with people who have faced burnout, cancer, fear,...

  5. Career Strategy with Sonal Bahl

    This week’s theme: Career Strategy Sonal Bahl shares her remarkable journey from building a career in human resources in India to living and working across South America and Europe. Along the way, she faced setbacks that shaped her approach to career strategy. She reflects on career…

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  6. Resilience with Damaris Melo-Gyasi

    This week’s theme: Resilience In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Damaris Melo-Gyasi shares her journey from growing up in a working-class family in Brazil to building a successful architecture firm in the United States. Through her experiences with immigration, entrepreneurship, faith, and...

  7. Mobilize with Sandy Rosenthal

    This week’s theme: Mobilize In this powerful episode of From Fear to Fire, Sandy Rosenthal shares how one conversation after Hurricane Katrina ignited her mission to uncover the truth behind the catastrophic flooding in New Orleans. She explains how engineering failures by the Army Corps of...

  8. Career Transition with Tammy Gooler Loeb

    This week’s theme: Career Transition In this episode of “From Fear to Fire,” Tammy Gooler Loeb shares valuable insights on career transition and the importance of working from the inside out. She explains how many people build careers based on expectations, stability, or strengths rather than…

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  9. Antifragility with Michael Snelgrove

    This week’s theme: Antifragility In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather talks with Michael Snelgrove about adventure, growth, and the power of preparation. Michael shares how experiences such as climbing Mount Rainier, crossing the Atlantic by sailboat, and jumping from airplanes shaped…

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  10. Significance with Cary Rowell

    This week’s theme: Significance This episode centers on the journey from pursuing traditional success to embracing significance as a deeper and more meaningful life goal. Through the conversation with Cary Rowell, the discussion highlights how many people spend their lives chasing achievement…

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  11. Transformation & Energy with Karin Edgett

    This week’s theme: Transformation & Energy In this episode, Heather speaks with Karin Edgett about her journey from childhood trauma and silence to becoming an artist, intuitive, and guide for others. Karin shares how she discovered her voice through art, poetry, and symbolism, eventually using…

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  12. Quiet Ambition with Patrick Kamba

    This week’s theme: Quiet Ambition In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Patrick Kamba introduces Quiet Ambition and how it guided his rise to executive leadership. He challenges the idea that ambition must be loud, sharing how he moved from frustration to growth by focusing on listening, asking...

  13. Bliss with Caroline de Posada

    This week’s theme: Bliss In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Caroline De Posada shares how Bliss became her guiding principle after a successful 13 year career as an attorney. Raised in a Cuban family that valued professional achievement, she followed a traditional path while quietly nurturing…

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  14. Project Learning with Ryan Steuer

    This week’s theme: Project Learning Ryan Steuer shares how he left a successful engineering career after realizing it didn’t align with what truly fulfilled him, and how a volunteer experience with students helped him question the “supposed to” path he was on. He encourages listeners to notice...

  15. Softening into Love with Heather

    This week’s theme: Softening into Love In this Valentine’s Day episode, Heather Hansen O’Neill reframes love as an intentional, courageous practice rather than a passive feeling. She explains how our brains naturally gravitate toward fear, making compassion and connection conscious choices.…

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  16. Women’s Health with Jennifer Newell

    This week’s theme: Women’s Health This episode of From Fear to Fire highlights women’s health through the inspiring journey of Jennifer Newell, founder of Betty’s Co., a modern women’s healthcare company transforming how young women experience care. Jennifer shares her personal story of being...

  17. Living with Jeff Luther

    This week’s theme: Living This episode of From Fear to Fire features Jeff Luther’s powerful story of surviving sudden cardiac arrest and rebuilding his life after being forced to let go of the identity he once knew. Once a competitive endurance athlete, Jeff faced fear, anger, and loss before...

  18. Charisma with Eleni Kelakos

    This week’s theme: Charisma In this From Fear to Fire interview, Heather Hansen O’Neill speaks with Eleni Kelakos about charisma as an innate quality rooted in authenticity and presence, not performance. Eleni describes charismatic presence as a dynamic life force that draws people in when we are...

  19. Stop Robbing Yourself of Lasting Wealth with Bill Cates

    This week’s theme: Stop Robbing Yourself of Lasting Wealth In this episode of From Fear to Fire, financial educator and bestselling author Bill Cates joins Heather Hansen O’Neill to explore how many of us stop robbing ourselves of lasting wealth by uncovering and transforming the hidden beliefs...

  20. Leverage with Fabienne Fredrickson

    This week’s theme: Leverage In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Fabienne Fredrickson explores how women can leverage both inner wisdom and external support to grow successful businesses without burning out. She explains that many high-achieving women rely too heavily on masculine “push” energy...

  21. Accessibility & Inclusion with Jenna Udenberg

    This week’s theme: Accessibility & Inclusion In this episode of From Fear to Fire, host Heather Hansen O’Neill speaks with disability advocate, educator, and author Jenna Udenberg about lived experience, leadership, and the true meaning of Accessibility and Inclusion. Jenna shares her journey as…

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  22. The Power of Personality with Eric Gee

    This week’s theme: The Power of Personality The episode features Eric Gee, creator of the Utopia 16 assessment and author of The Power of Personality. He explains how his work helps people understand their core values and motivations through four major personality packs—Gatherers, Hunters…

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  23. Self-Worth with Amy Lenius

    This week’s theme: Self-Worth This episode of From Fear to Fire features Amy Lenius, Director of Group Coaching at Next Level University, who empowers people—especially women—to redefine success through clarity, emotional resilience, and deep self-worth. Amy shares her powerful journey from…

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  24. A Journey to Awakening with Vishrant

    This week’s theme: A Journey to Awakening In this From Fear to Fire conversation, Vishrant shares his extraordinary transformation from gang leader and high-achieving publishing magnate to mystic. After a near-death experience at sea cracked his heart open, he realized love, not achievement, was...

  25. The Spirit of Vulnerability with Matthew Check

    This week’s theme: The Spirit of Vulnerability In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill interviews musician, writer, and educator Matthew Check, whose creative journey weaves together bluegrass music, writing, and self-discovery. His memoir, What Would Philip Roth Do?…

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  26. Authentic Imperfection with Diana Fritz

    This week’s theme: Authentic Imperfection The podcast episode features Diana Fritz, a resilient executive leader, cancer thriver, and advocate for authenticity and positive impact. Speaking with host Heather Hansen O’Neill, Diana shares her powerful journey from battling a rare eye cancer to...

  27. The Power of Retreats with Heather

    This week’s theme: The Power of Retreats In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather shares how the power of retreat helps leaders step away from daily pressures to find clarity and renewal. Retreats create space for reflection, self-awareness, and vision while giving leaders the chance to...

  28. The Power of the Subconscious with Krishna Avalon

    This week’s theme: The Power of the Subconscious In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Krishna Avalon, a licensed acupuncturist, subconscious therapist, and internal family systems practitioner. Krishna explains how The Power of the Subconscious shapes nearly all…

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  29. Next Level Up with Alan Lazaros

    This week’s theme: Next Level Up In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill welcomes Alan Lazaros, founder and CEO of Next Level University, a global top 100 podcast. Alan shares his journey from early family loss and corporate success to a car accident that pushed him into...

  30. ReSET with Heather Hansen O’Neill

    This week’s theme: ReSET In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill highlights the importance of the reset as a tool to regain clarity, energy, and momentum. Instead of pushing harder when feeling drained, she encourages stepping back and unplugging to move forward more...

  31. Healing Art with Nancy Dillingham Marks

    This week’s theme: Healing Art The episode centers around the transformative power of healing art, specifically through the medium of fused glass. Guest Nancy Dillingham Marks shares how her journey into the world of glass art began as a bonding activity with her mother and unexpectedly evolved...

  32. From Toxicity to Triumph with Marchem Pfeiffer

    This week’s theme: From Toxicity to Triumph This episode features Marchem Pfeiffer, a former education leader and author of Navigating Leadership from Toxicity to Triumph. The conversation explores how toxic work environments can lead to burnout, self-doubt, and emotional isolation. Marchem…

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  33. The Culture of Humanity with Heather Hansen O’Neill

    This week’s theme: The Culture of Humanity This episode focuses on building a Culture of Humanity in the workplace. Heather explains that shifting from a performance-driven environment to one centered on people can lead to stronger engagement, better productivity, and more innovation. She...

  34. Burning Resilience with A.J. Otjen

    This week’s theme: Burning Resilience In this episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather Hansen O’Neill speaks with author A.J. Otjen about her book Burned Over, which tells the story of Montana firefighter Dan Steffensen. After being severely burned in a 2021 wildfire, Dan’s survival became a…

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  35. The Power of Play with David Schatzkamer

    This week’s theme: The Power of Play In this podcast episode, David shares how the power of play has shaped both his personal journey and entrepreneurial success. From his roots in working with children to becoming a play therapist, David highlights how curiosity, creativity, and playful...

  36. Transforming Comfort with Todd Bertsch

    This week’s theme: Transforming Comfort In this powerful episode, we dive into the theme of Transforming Comfort, breaking free from the safety of the familiar to pursue real growth and purpose. Todd shares how a lightning bolt, a symbol from his childhood, became the metaphor for his...

  37. Live Your Daring Adventure with Mary Helen Conroy

    This week’s theme: Live Your Daring Adventure In this inspiring episode of From Fear to Fire, Heather chats with Mary Helen Conroy, author, speaker, and founder of Life’s a Daring Adventure, about embracing every life change as a true daring adventure. From her start as a librarian to becoming a...

  38. Self-Investment with Jason Komosa

    This week’s theme: Self-Investment Self-investment is the most important investment you’ll ever make. Our guest shares the fear and breakthrough of taking that first leap into self-investment, challenging the traditional mindset around money and growth. We explore how reallocating some of that...

  39. Freedom from Imposter Syndrome with Mark Collins

    This week’s theme: Freedom from Imposter Syndrome Freedom from imposter syndrome starts with understanding that true success isn’t about external achievements or meeting an idealized version of ourselves. It’s about recognizing the inner conflict between who we are and who we think we should be....

  40. Trust in Leadership with Vanessa Judelman

    This week’s theme: Trust in Leadership Trust in Leadership is key to building a strong, effective team and organizational culture. A leader sets the tone for the workplace by aligning their values and leadership style with the needs of the team. Whether you’re introverted or extroverted,...

  41. Breaking Boxes with Betsy Pepine

    This week’s theme: Breaking Boxes Breaking boxes is about recognizing the limitations we place on ourselves, often unconsciously. Like many, you followed the traditional path of success—achieving career goals and meeting expectations—but still felt unfulfilled. You realized that the boxes created...

  42. Connection in Education with Renes Lophanor

    This week’s theme: Connection in Education Connection in Education is essential for fostering an environment where learning can truly thrive. Before meaningful teaching or learning happens, a strong connection must be established between teachers and students. This connection can range from a...

  43. Event Experience with Ebony R Loadholt

    This week’s theme: Event Experience The event experience starts with a clear understanding of its purpose and vision. What are we creating, and why? It’s crucial to define what we want attendees to feel and the message we want the event to convey. Thorough research goes beyond just reading...

  44. Sustainable Practices for Competitive Advantage with Vanessa Thompson

    This week’s theme: Sustainable Practices for Competitive Advantage Sustainable Practices for Competitive Advantage are becoming a key driver of business innovation and growth. Concepts like “waste to value” allow companies to repurpose unused resources into new products or revenue streams,...

  45. Dancing Forward with Jared Redick

    This week’s theme: Dancing Forward Dancing Forward symbolizes growth, resilience, and evolution in both dance and life. It highlights the need for continuous progression, even through obstacles or difficult transitions. Just as dancers refine their technique and artistry, we must also evolve in…

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  46. Financial Psychology with Chad Hufford

    This week’s theme: Financial Psychology Financial Psychology examines how emotions and mindset influence financial decisions. It highlights how a lack of clear, measurable goals can lead to endless striving and anxiety about the future, especially for ambitious individuals. Without specific...

  47. Spiritual Intelligence with Yosi Amram

    This week’s theme: Spiritual Intelligence Spiritual intelligence helps individuals navigate challenges with resilience, purpose, and deeper meaning. It often arises during times of crisis, prompting a connection to inner resources and a higher sense of self. This awakening allows people to move...

  48. Sales Resilience with John Golden

    This week’s theme: Sales Resilience In the early stages of building from scratch, sales resilience is key to overcoming uncertainty. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed without a clear plan, but focusing on small, manageable steps—like identifying prospects—helps you move forward. Through this process,...

  49. Integration with Jennifer Meyer

    This week’s theme: Integration Integration is about connecting the different parts of your life, not keeping them separate. By applying past knowledge to new situations, you stop feeling like you’re breaking your life into pieces each time you try something new. Instead, you carry forward lessons...

  50. From Distraction to Focus with Sho Ishikura

    This week’s theme: From Distraction to Focus The journey from distraction to focus involves shifting from scattered attention to a more deliberate, present mindset. In a world filled with digital noise—smartphones, notifications, and endless content—distractions seem harmless at first but…

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Keynote Speaker, Author, Podcastor

HOSTED BY

Heather Hansen Oneill

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