4 Hidden Patterns That Keep High-Achieving Women Stuck—And How to Break Them | Cynthia Garcia (Fan Fav)

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Education, Society & Culture, Mental Health, Relationships, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 657 Ratings

🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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This is a Fan Fav episode. You know those times when you find yourself lost in a fog of “shoulds”—feeling stuck, comparing yourself to others, and letting old stories hold you back? Yeah, you’re not alone. On this powerful episode, I sit down with the unstoppable Cynthia Pascuala Garcia, who’s not only lived through a traumatic childhood of poverty, addiction, and heartbreak, but has since rewritten her life from the inside out. Cynthia shares her signature “Stuck Story Coaching Method,” the psychology behind our limiting beliefs, and the crucial difference between seeking outside fixes versus doing the deep inner work. If you’re ready to drop the pressure, rewrite your own story, and finally get unstuck, this is the episode to play on repeat. SHOWNOTES 00:00 - The problem with all the “shoulds”—and why we numb out instead of healing 00:57 - Why we’re the authors of our own lives and how to change your inner story 04:01 - The huge impact of perspective: how your past shapes your present (and future) 06:01 - Why external distractions keep you stuck—and what happens when they're taken away 07:31 - The first step to true change: making real decisions and embracing discomfort 09:24 - How unconscious stories sabotage your progress and how to find their roots 17:32 - Cynthia’s “Stuck Story Coaching Method”—the five steps to rewiring your beliefs 29:02 - What if your story is true? How to move forward when the past is painful 34:48 - Rewriting your story isn’t a one-and-done—why compassion and repetition matter 41:22 - Caring what others think vs. staying true to yourself: Cynthia’s “Pluto” method FOLLOW CYNTHIA PASCUALA GARCIA: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cynthiagarcia/ Website: https://www.cynthiagarcia.com/ Institute of Transformational Nutrition: https://transformationalnutrition.com/ Ready to dive deeper? Take Cynthia’s Stuck Story quiz and download her free workbook at her website! CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS Vital Proteins: Get 20% off by going to ⁠https://www.vitalproteins.com⁠ and entering promo code WOI at check out. SleepMe: Visit ⁠https://sleep.me/woi⁠ to get your Chilipad and save 20% with code WOI. Try it risk-free with their 30-night sleep trial and free shipping! OneSkin: Get 15% off with code LISA at ⁠https://oneskin.co ⁠ ****************************************************************** LISTEN TO WOMEN OF IMPACT AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS:⁠ ⁠ ⁠apple.co/womenofimpact⁠ ****************************************************************** FOLLOW LISA: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/lisabilyeu/⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/lisabilyeu⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/womenofimpact⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@lisa_bilyeu?lang=en⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:29.8	I should do this. I should have more money. I should be at a different place. I should be in this.
0:33.4	I should. And then we just should all over ourselves, right? And that never gets us anywhere except for a place, maybe the couch with a bag of chips because
0:41.1	we feel so bad about ourselves and there's pain and we want to numb that out, right?
0:49.4	What is the story you tell yourself about yourself? Guys, we all have one, and as cheesy it has become to say, we really are the authors of our own lives.
1:01.0	We choose to interpret situations based on our perspective, and then that's the story we tell ourselves.
1:07.0	Here's an example. Scenario 1. The guy turns to his partner and says,
1:11.6	Honey, you look so beautiful today.
1:13.6	In which she responds,
1:14.6	Oh, thanks baby, that's so sweet.
1:16.6	Scenario 2.
1:18.6	The guy turns to his partner and says,
1:20.6	Honey, you look so beautiful today.
1:22.6	In which she responds, what are you trying to say?
1:24.6	I don't normally look this good.
1:26.6	We choose our own interpretations.
1:30.9	We choose the genre of our lives. We choose to make our story a drama, a comedy or an action or a thriller.
1:38.7	But guys, isn't that the best freaking news? If we have the ability to take a situation and write our own meaning behind it,
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