The Rise2Shine Podcast with Noelle Kustas19 Aug 2025

S2 Ep. 16 | Break Cycles, Build Confidence, and Rise Stronger with Heather McNally

What if the words you say to yourself are the very thing holding you back from the life you want?

In this powerful conversation, I sit down with my friend and fellow coach, Heather McNally, a Master Certified Life Coach, keynote speaker, and author, to unpack how limiting beliefs are formed, and how you can rewire them for lasting change. Heather’s journey from surviving childhood abuse to creating a life of fulfillment is a testament to the power of choice, acknowledgment, and turning pain into purpose.

Heather blends brain science, psychology, and real-life grit to help women break free from the stories that no longer serve them. Together, we explore why your brain is wired for survival (not success), how to shift your self-talk from “I can’t” to “I will,” and why embracing small moments of gratitude can radically shift your life.

✔️ The hidden beliefs formed before age 7 that quietly shape your confidence and choices today

✔️ Why acknowledgment and awareness are the true starting points for transformation

✔️ Practical ways to turn past pain into a source of power, purpose, and joy

If you’ve been feeling stuck, doubting your worth, or holding yourself back from the life you want, this episode will remind you that you are stronger than you believe, and the life you deserve is already within you.

Listen in, then keep your eyes out for the upcoming collaborative book Rise: How to Find Your People, Power, and Purpose as You Rise to Success, where Heather’s full story will inspire you even further. (Pre-Order Here: https://www.arisepublishinghouse.com/rise-book62605249)

More About Heather:

Heather McNally is a Master Certified Life Coach, keynote speaker, and author who helps people break through limiting beliefs to create lives of happiness, confidence, and fulfillment. After overcoming childhood abuse, depression, and anxiety, she transformed her struggles into purpose, blending psychology, brain science, and real-life experience to guide others in owning their story, rewiring their thinking, and stepping into their full potential. Happily married to her best friend of 29 years and mom to two college-aged sons, Heather is also an animal lover, music enthusiast, and ocean adventurer who believes the life you deserve is already within you.

Website: https://heathermcnally.com

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