Make Some Noise with Andrea Owen

Episode 227: Differently Wired: Raising an Exceptional Child with Debbie Reber

02 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My personal friend and colleague Debbie Reber joins me on the YKAL podcast this week. She is a mother of a differently wired child and is the podcast ...

Episode 226: How to Build Your Tribe with Lori Harder

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the YKAL podcast, I welcome back Lori Harder for the third time. One of the things I love about Lori is that she is at a top-tier level ...

Episode 225: Owning Your Sexual Energy and Healing with Christina Dunbar

18 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Christina Dunbar on the YKAL podcast again. I am so happy to bring her back on the podcast, because she just oozes creativity and has really dedicated...

Episode 224: Personal Connection: Why It’s So Important with Lisa Daron Grossman

11 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the YKAL podcast, I am waaaay too excited to have my very dear friend, Lisa Daron Grossman join me. She is a phenomenal life coach (I kno...

Episode 223: An Honest Conversation About Body Image, Part Deux with Kate Anthony

04 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My dear friend, Kate Anthony is back on the YKAL podcast this week to continue our conversation about body image. Just like in Part 1 of this episod...

Episode 222: Being Boss: Living Life On Your Terms with Kathleen Shannon

28 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there ass-kickers! This week on the podcast, Kathleen Shannon, co-host of Being Boss Podcast and founder of Braid Creative and Consulting, joins m...

Episode 221: An Honest Conversation About Body Image with Kate Anthony

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My dear friend Kate Anthony joins me on the podcast this week. Kate is a certified life coach who helps women decide if they should stay in or leave t...

Episode 220: Money and Relationships: It’s Not Always About The Money with Bari Tessler

14 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hi ass-kickers! Following February’s month-long daily diary episodes, we are back with guest interviews and our regularly scheduled programming. Tod...

Episode 219: Free worksheet from this week’s lessons!

02 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Phew! We made it! Thank you so much for coming along with me for these daily dairies. It’s been so fun to put these together and thank you so much f...

Episode 218: Sometimes we jump and the net doesn’t appear

01 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is a story about ego, feeling like a failure for 2 hot seconds, doing the work, and about perspective. Portland Oregon was the 4th of 5 cities on...

Episode 217: Saving the ladybugs

28 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Since we bought our house in North Carolina, every winter I have a minor ladybug infestation in my home office. They gather on the inside of my window...

Episode 216: baby bunnies and what they have to do with you.

27 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A couple months ago my daughter walked into my office holding the iPad and crying. My first thought was a bit of panic-- what had she stumbled upon th...

Episode 215: I felt like I had dug up a dead body

26 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 203 I mentioned a friend of mine where she had broken up with me in 2007 when I had all that drama in my life. I’m circling back in this ...

Episode 214: Your manifesto

23 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week I talked about some pretty heavy stuff. At least it was heavy for me. Monday I talked about tolerations and shared with you some experiences...

Episode 213: My resignation.

22 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Dear World, I’m resigning today. Resigning from the job I was given to make you happy and comfortable. I don’t remember even applying for this job...

Episode 212: That time I was humiliated in public by a stranger

21 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

It was the mid-90’s. A small group of friends and I went to the annual Over The Line tournament in San Diego, one of the city’s oldest traditions....

Episode 211: Do you do this too?

20 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week has a bit of a theme, and that’s about Raising Hell. What I mean by that, is that culturally, we, as women, have been taught to act and be...

Episode 210: What are you tolerating?

19 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Last year I had a few clients who were dealing with some “man problems”. In a nutshell, dating men who were unavailable to them. One was having a ...

Episode 209: When I was told to “stop pussyfooting around”

16 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On Monday, episode 205 I talked about making peace with unfinished business. The old parts of ourselves that may still need something like healing, pr...

Episode 208: My life had become unmanageable

15 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I know many of you who listen to this podcast are sober in recovery, some of you are thinking about it, and many of you are normal drinkers or even no...

Episode 207: Which one of these have you shared?

14 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you follow me online (listen to this podcast), you probably also read a good amount of self-help books. Maybe books like: Wild, by Cheryl Strayed L...

Episode 206: The week I went to that famous rehab place

13 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

If you read my book you know that in the the opening paragraphs I talk about how I had an all-time low in 2007 when I found out I’d been conned by m...

Episode 205: Making peace with unfinished business

12 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

I called San Diego home for 36 years. 36 years of memories-- joyful, painful, and everything in between. And in the six years I’ve been gone, every ...

Episode 204: Where it all comes together for you

09 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 200 I talked about noticing I had an upper limit problem. The following day, episode 201 I talked about even when you have success, there a...

Episode 203: A tale of two feelings...or something like that

08 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Throughout the entire book launch (which technically is still going on and started back in the middle of last year) I have vacillated between being so...

Episode 202: This is one of my core beliefs

07 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In December 2013 my first book, 52 Ways to Live a Kick-Ass Life came out. That same month I headed to San Diego, my home town of 36 years (we had move...

Episode 201: The meeting that made me feel like a failure

06 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In late October I sat on a conference call with the marketing team from my publisher and my literary agent. It was to be a discussion on how we (I) we...

Episode 200: My deepest, darkest fears.

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today starts a new thing over here-- daily emails and podcast episodes (weekdays only) I’m calling them the DAILY DIARIES! I’ve kept them short, ...

Episode 199: Taking Small Steps To Become Unstuck with Erin Stutland

31 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

For the month of February, I will be producing daily podcast episodes. You read that correctly ass-kickers - daily episodes are coming! The episodes w...

Episode 198: Recovery Series Season Finale With Andrea Owen

30 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This week, I am rounding out the recovery series with one final episode. I have been so blessed to have nine amazing conversations with women in recov...

Episode 197: What Does Raising Hell Actually Look Like?

24 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You may have followed my work for a bit now and know that I talk about courage and confidence. And maybe you think “Well, I get it, and this whole ‘...

Episode 196: Interview with Amy Pearson

23 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to another episode of the recovery series! If you are new to the series, I’ve been speaking with women about their addiction and who a...

Episode 195: 6 Ways Roller Derby Can Teach You About Life

17 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

As promised in the podcast episode, a quick (1 min) video explaining how roller derby is played is here. Also, the Whip It trailer because I love it w...

Episode 194: Interview with Lara Frazier

16 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another recovery series episode, and as we near the end of this season for these shows, our guest today, Lara Frazier, is sharing about her...

Episode 193: High functioning codependency: What is it and how to heal with Terri Cole

10 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, I don’t even have a word to describe how much I’m looking forward to having you hear this episode. Terri Cole is a returning guest who appeare...

Episode 192: Interview with Carly Benson

09 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There’s still time to sign up for the free book club! We start January 22nd, giving you enough time to read my new book, How To Stop Feeling Like Sh...

Episode 191: The Key To Confidence

03 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

MY BOOK IS OUT! To celebrate, I’m giving $10 to Best Buddies International for every Amazon review from now until January 9th. (Scroll down for inst...

Episode 190: Interview with Arlina Allen

02 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year Ass-Kickers! Before we jump into today’s episode, a quick announcement: From today until January 9th, I’ll be giving $10 for every ...

Episode 189: Change the World, Create the Movement

27 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

As always, I’m very excited about today’s guest, partly because she’s awesome and partly because we’re talking about a topic I wrote about in ...

Episode 188: Interview with Tiffany Han

26 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

If you’re a new podcast listener, you’ve found another recovery episode, where I have amazing conversations with women in recovery. Today’s gues...

Episode 187: The magic of awkward conversations

20 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

This is a topic I talk at length about in my book, How To Stop Feeling Like Shit: 14 Habits That Are Holding You Back From Happiness. Most people stru...

Episode 186: Interview with Sasha Tozzi

19 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back for the fourth episode in this recovery series (in addition to the 10 recovery episodes we aired last year)! My guest today is writer, li...

Episode 185: Get Excited About Failing

13 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode I’m bringing back a repeat guest: the amazing Lori Harder! The first time Lori was here I really connected with her, and I felt lik...

Episode 184: Interview with Aidan Donnelly Rowley

12 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to another recovery episode of the podcast, where today my guest is Aidan Donnelley Rowley. Aidan is a very special human and I’m glad to s...

Episode 183: You are magnificent and how to stop feeling like shit

06 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Ass kickers! Today I’m bringing you two things: I wrote you a poem and I perform it for you with sweaty palms on this podcast episode. It was VERY ...

Episode 182: Interview with Kristi Coulter

05 Dec 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today I have another recovery episode for you, with my guest Kristi Coulter. I first learned about Kristi when an essay that she had written went vira...

Episode 181: Overwhelm, being in control, and more

29 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I’m so excited to bring you this interview today with my friend Heather Chauvin. With a professional background in mental health, Heather is now a l...

Episode 180: Interview with Anna David

28 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I’m so excited today to be kicking off 10 extra podcast episodes of The Recovery Series! For newer listeners of the podcast, I am a person in long-t...

Episode 179: Start With Yourself

22 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest is a real life friend of mine – and actually one of the first friends I made when we moved to North Carolina. “Ella” is actually...

Episode 178: Where to start in personal development

15 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hi ass kickers! Today I’m answering a common questions, and that’s Where do I start in personal development? There’s so many topics-- from surre...

Episode 177: all about forgiveness

08 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we’re talking all about forgiveness, and today’s guest literally wrote the book on this topic! Emily Hooks is the author of The Po...

Episode 176: What the work actually looks like

01 Nov 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Many months ago I sent out a survey looking for what you wanted to hear more of on the podcast, and the results are in! A handful of you wanted to hea...

Episode 175: Hungry for happiness

25 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Did you know it’s ok to not love your body? Well you can, and then start taking steps forward and become in tune with it. Here to share her insight ...

Episode 174: Listener Q & A on should I stay or go? And learning to say no

18 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hi ass kickers! Welcome to another Listener Q & A episode! I have my friend Kate on again as we tackle two questions from the YKAL community. Here is ...

Episode 173: Angels, guides, and you

11 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I’m excited for you to hear this episode, because it’s the first time I've had a witch on the podcast! Just kidding (sort of) --today my guest is ...

Episode 172: End the stigma. Open the conversation.

04 Oct 2017

Contributed by Lukas

There’s a chance that anyone listening to this podcast has dealt with feelings of anxiety and depression. Our guest today is Quentin Vennie, and he’...

Episode 171: How to change your mind from fear to love

27 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

I’m so excited to bring you today’s show with guest Maria Felipe. Marie is an author who’s achieved success as a model and actress, and used to ...

Episode 170: Maybe you don't need no stinkin' purpose

20 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

My friend Beth Grant posted something on Facebook recently that caught my attention. She said, “Purpose is a need of the ego, to make it feel import...

Episode 169: Here's what's coming

16 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/169 Since many of you are new to the YKAL community (if you are, Haiiii!) I thought it would be helpful to record a quick e...

Episode 168: Are you in alignment with your soul?

13 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/168  Hey Ass-Kickers!  This is an episode that’s a little more “woo-woo” than normal, but I’ve just been really a...

Episode 167: Life Lessons from Cha Cha DiGregorio

06 Sep 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/167   “They call me Cha Cha...because I’ m the best dancer at St. Bernadette’s” Everyone has their favorite chara...

Episode 166: Changing the diet mentality

30 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/166 Today we have Isabel Foxen Duke joining me again on the podcast, this time to talk about how women are experiencing the...

Episode 165: The Self-Love Experiment with Shannon Kaiser

23 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/165 Hey Ass Kickers! I’m joined today by best selling author (and so much more!), Shannon Kaiser. Shannon’s new book is...

Episode 164: Changing The Way We Change with John Kim

16 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Hi.  So, the way it works over here is that the weekly emails and podcast episodes get ready several days in advance. Saves everyone on the YKAL...

Episode 163: Pulp (Non) Fiction with Kira and Amy

09 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/163 Hey Ass Kickers! I can absolutely guarantee that this episode of the podcast is unlike any that you’ve listened to (a...

Episode 162: Can kindness change the world?

02 Aug 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/162 Hey Ass Kickers! Today’s guest is Orly Wahba, the CEO of Life Vest Inside. She’s here to talk all about how kindnes...

Episode 161: Listener Q & A on Dreams, Goals, and Family

26 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.yourkickasslife.com/160   Hi ass kicker! I’m so excited to have returning guest (two weeks in a row!) Elizabeth DiAlto on the show today...

Episode 160: Trust, Surrender, Compassion and more

19 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/160  Hey Ass Kickers! Today I’m joined by my friend, and another past guest of the podcast, Elizabeth DiAlto! Elizabeth ...

Episode 159: Listener Q & A on a plethora of different topics

12 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/159   Hi ass kickers! It’s a listener Q & A day! Today I bring on my long-time friend, Courtney Webster, to help me answ...

Episode 158: How to be a badass at making money

05 Jul 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/158 Hey Ass Kickers! In this episode, Jen Sincero returns as a guest of the Your Kick-Ass Life Podcast. Jen is a #1 NY Time...

Episode 157: How to find a great therapist and how to get the most out of it

28 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/157   Hi ass kickers! Today I’m talking about therapy. More specifically, how to choose a therapist that’s right for y...

Episode 156: Self-help and social activism

21 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/156 Hey Ass Kickers! Have you ever considered the deeper meaning behind personal development, and the self-help industry as...

Episode 155: On Love, Grief, and Lessons Learned

14 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/155   Today’s episode is a bit different than my usual. I’ve brought on Amy Smith (my best friend and The Joy Junkie) ...

Episode 154: Love and relationships with Tatiana Jerome

07 Jun 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/154 Hey Ass-Kickers! On today’s episode I welcome Tatiana Jerome to the show to give it to us straight – as a woman who...

Episode 153: Listener Q & A on anxiety and what to do about it

31 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/153   Hi ass kickers, Today is a Listener Q & A day! Thank you so much to those of you who’ve submitted questions for th...

Episode 152: Food, desire, and you

24 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/152   Hey Ass-Kickers! In this episode I’m joined by Alexandra Jamieson, who is on a mission to start a happiness pandem...

Episode 151: How to Make Your Dreams Come True

17 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

https://andreaowen.com/coaching/dreams-come-true/ Today’s post/episode could have been titled simply, “Tips to Live a Better Life” -- it simply ...

Episode 150: The importance of Dream Plus Do

10 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/150 Hey Ass Kickers! Today’s guest on the podcast is Lisa Steadman, a long-time friend of mine and all-around awesome lad...

Episode 149: 5 Signs you need to make a change

03 May 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/149   I believe people change for two reasons: Pleasure and/or pain. They see something they want or want more of, and the...

Episode 148: The modern day priestess

26 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/148 Hey Ass Kickers! On today’s podcast I’m joined by Julie Parker, CEO and Founder of The Beautiful You Coaching Acade...

Episode 147: Are you half-assing your personal development

19 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://www.yourkickasslife.com/147   Today’s episode is about your personal development journey and what it looks like. More specifically, for peop...

Episode 146: shedding light on the feminine conditioning

12 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/146 Today I welcome back a recurring guest of the podcast, my dear friend Jo Casey. Jo joined us in a previous episode of Y...

Episode 145: Characteristics of People That Play Big

05 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/145     The term “Play Big” gets thrown around like crazy lately. And you might wonder—what does that even mean or ...

Episode 144: Think you have a “life balance” problem?

31 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/144   Mini-sode 144 is all about negative self-talk. Because you don’t have a “life balance” problem. You don’t ha...

Episode 143: Breathing for freedom with Kathleen Booker

29 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/143 Hey there Ass Kickers! I’m so excited for you to meet my guest today, Kathleen Booker. I met Kathleen over a year ago...

Episode 142: Is Escapism ever okay?

22 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/142   If you've been over in these parts of town for any length of time, you know I talk a lot about numbing out and how i...

Episode 141: Hormones, digestion, and emotions with Melissa Ramos

15 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/141  Hey Ass Kickers! Today you’re in for a treat, as our guest is an expert who is going to help us be our sexiest self...

Episode 140: THE PARTY AS WE KNOW IT, IS OVER (a calling in and a call to arms)

08 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/140 Two weeks ago I wrote about how YKAL is evolving, maturing, and what this means for you and for me. If you haven’t re...

Episode 139: You have 4 minutes to change your life with Rebekah Borucki

01 Mar 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/139 Today I’m joined by a repeat guest of the Your Kick-Ass Life Podcast: Rebekah “Bex” Borucki. She’s the founder ...

Episode 138: YKAL grow and evolves

22 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/138 There’s a conversation that’s been happening in these parts of town, aka my life coach friends, healers, those in t...

Episode 137: Money and more with Amanda Steinberg

15 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/137 Hey Ass Kickers! On today’s show, we’re talking money and retirement, and who better to help us dig deeper on these...

Episode 136: Listener Q&A on Affairs, Intimacy and More

08 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/136 Hi ass kickers! Today I have a listener question I’m answering with my partner in crime/bestie/colleague/peanut butte...

Episode 135.5: Self-Love

03 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Want to learn more about how to love yourself? Of course you do. Click here to join my free workshop on Self-Love. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Episode 135: Mastering your mean girl with Melissa Ambrosini

01 Feb 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/135 On today’s show I’m joined by the Melissa Ambrosini: best selling author, keynote speaker, and self-love teacher. M...

R10: How I Stayed Sober Through Grief

31 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/R10 Hi ass kickers! This is the last episode in this round of the recovery series (season 2 will be out sometime in 2017. I...

Episode 134: The vulnerability hangover and worthiness

25 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/134   Hello Ass kickers! I’m super excited for y’all to hear this episode with my friend and colleague Laura Probasco....

Episode R9: Interview with Megan Peters

24 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/R9 Hi ass kickers! This week on the recovery series I’m talking to Megan Peters. Megan is a blogger, photographer, mom an...

Episode 133: Confidence, consistency, and getting what you want, with Rachel Luna

18 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/133  Hey Ass kickers! Today we’ve got a special episode of the podcast as I bring on someone I’ve been friends with fo...

Episode R8: Interview with Danielle Gilmore

17 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/R8 Hi ass kickers! Today on the recovery series we have Danielle Gilmore, who considers herself a compulsive overeater, lov...

Episode 132: How to look at your shit while not beating yourself up for it

11 Jan 2017

Contributed by Lukas

http://yourkickasslife.com/132 I talk a lot about taking responsibility for your life. I often tell the story from my own life about finding myself on...