What does it take to rebuild your life with honesty… and then help others do the same?

In this powerful and deeply personal conversation, Anne Marie Allen shares her journey of resilience and self-discovery after leaving Opus Dei and navigating the emotional aftermath of that chapter.

Through writing, reflection, and courageous honesty, she transformed pain into purpose and built a coaching practice dedicated to empowering others.

We explore forgiveness, identity, generational perspectives, interview preparation, confidence, anxiety management, and the evolving challenges facing young graduates today.

Anne Marie also offers practical insight into how to prepare for interviews, manage nerves, understand your value, and step forward with authenticity.

This episode is about more than career success, it’s about living truthfully, aligning with your values, and having the courage to pursue what truly matters.

Anne Marie Allen is the founder of AMA Coaching Solutions, bringing over 30 years of leadership, training, and executive management experience.

She specializes in:

• Interview Coaching
• Executive & Leadership Coaching
• Life Coaching

With academic qualifications in Public Policy, Public Health, and Executive Coaching, alongside extensive interview board experience, Anne Marie combines strategic insight with deep empathy.

Her coaching empowers individuals to recognize their strengths, build confidence, manage anxiety, and navigate career and life transitions with clarity.

Her work is rooted in resilience, honesty, and the belief that understanding your true self is the foundation for lasting success.

• Why resilience and honesty are essential for personal growth
• Healing through writing and self-reflection
• Forgiveness and rebuilding after trauma
• The transition from lived experience to coaching others
• How generational shifts are shaping career expectations
• The importance of values in career decision-making
• Preparing for interviews with authenticity and confidence
• Managing anxiety and nervousness under pressure
• Understanding job descriptions and showcasing unique value
• Having the courage to pursue what truly matters

“It’s just that they’re just people.”
“It’s all about marks.”
“You have to get them to recognise it.”

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If you’re ready to reconnect with what matters most and move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose, I’d love to support you.

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What does it mean to keep living… after unimaginable loss?

In this deeply moving conversation, we explore love, grief, faith, trauma, and the long road to healing.

After the tragic loss of two sons, Marcia Earhart’s journey through devastation became a pathway to hope, not just for herself, but for countless others navigating trauma and heartbreak.

Marcia shares how grief reshaped her understanding of love, boundaries, faith, and intentionality. She speaks openly about the rawness of loss, the role of community, and the power of a personal relationship with God in rebuilding a shattered heart.

This episode is a powerful reminder that you are not defined by your trauma and that healing, while not linear, is always possible.

Marcia Earhart is a Certified Life, Grief, Trauma, Brain, and Mental Health Responder Coach, a trained Mediator, and a Heartsync Minister.

With over 30 years of coaching and counseling experience, she is also the author of Gripping Grace in the Garden of Grief: A Place for the Heart (2025).

After losing her two sons, Sterling (21) and Marc (26), Marcia and her husband founded The Sterling Rose Sanctuary, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing hope and healing to those suffering from trauma and grief.

Her work is rooted not only in professional training but in lived experience. Through faith, intentional healing, and community, she now helps others move from profound pain toward purposeful hope.

• Why love is essential to healing
• The difference between religion and relationship in faith
• How grief reshapes identity and purpose
• Why trauma is relative and should never be minimized
• The importance of boundaries in healthy relationships
• Generational shifts and family estrangement
• The role of intentionality in emotional healing
• How community supports long-term recovery
• Why open dialogue is necessary for growth
• Reclaiming your true self beyond trauma

“You are not defined by your trauma.”
“Healing is a journey, not a destination.”
“Function should operate from your true self.”

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If you’re ready to reconnect with what matters most and move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose, I’d love to support you.

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What if growing your business didn’t have to cost you your health… or your marriage?

In this episode, Dr. Travis Parry shares how the sudden loss of his father became a catalyst for deep self-discovery, purpose, and a complete re-evaluation of success. Instead of chasing growth at any cost, he developed what he now calls the Balanced Growth Method, a framework helping entrepreneurs 10X their business while working less and strengthening their relationships at home.

We explore how values shape decisions, why goal-setting should focus on who you are becoming, and how money conversations can either divide or deepen a marriage. Travis challenges the idea that hustle equals success and instead advocates for alignment.

Aligning your values with your time, your business with your health, and your ambitions with your spouse.

This is a powerful conversation about masculinity, legacy, faith, financial partnership, and building a life that feels as good at home as it looks on paper.

• How personal loss can redefine purpose
• Why values must guide time and decision-making
• The danger of scaling a business at the expense of health or marriage
• Aligning financial goals as a couple
• Moving from achievement-driven goals to identity-driven growth
• Why affirmations only work when paired with action
• Building a family legacy intentionally

Dr. Travis Parry is the creator of the Balanced Growth Method, helping service-based entrepreneurs grow their businesses while improving their health and relationships.

He works with married business owners who want to scale sustainably, without sacrificing their marriage, family life, or wellbeing.

Through value alignment, productivity systems, and relationship-centred financial planning, Travis helps entrepreneurs grow richer with their spouse, not in spite of them.

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If you’re ready to reconnect with what matters most and move forward with clarity, confidence, and purpose, I’d love to support you.

Book a free Clarity Call here:
https://tidycal.com/jamesdeancoaching/clarity-call