SHE Asked Podcast
Welcome to The SHE Asked Podcast with Anna McBride—a space where the stories we tell ourselves are challenged, reimagined, and rewritten to unlock personal transformation.
Hosted by former therapist, storyteller, and lifelong seeker Anna McBride, this podcast dives deep into the power of narrative. Through personal stories and intimate conversations with guests, we explore how shifting our internal dialogue can change not just how we see our lives—but how we live them.
Each episode offers what Anna calls “practical hope”—real tools, lived experience, and emotional honesty for anyone feeling stuck, lost, or ready for change. Whether you’re navigating divorce, grief, reinvention, or simply trying to understand your past, The SHE Asked Podcast invites you to become the author of your own story—and the hero in it, too.
Follow along for weekly episodes filled with compassion, perspective, and the courage to ask yourself:
What story am I telling—and is it still serving me?
Episodes
47 episodes
The Mother-Daughter Conversation Most Families Never Have
In this Mother’s Day special of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, therapist and host Anna McBride sits down with her twin daughters, Francesca and Alex, for an honest conversation about motherhood, generational trauma, emotional inheritance,...
What I Got From My Mother (And What I Chose to Change)
In this Mother’s Day special episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride shares a personal reflection on her relationship with her mother and the patterns she inherited around money, identity, and self-worth.Through sto...
Worth Less Than What: The Two-Word Reality Check
In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with psychotherapist Dawna Daigneault for a deeply insightful conversation on self-worth—what it is, how it’s formed, and why so many of us struggle to f...
Your Body Isn’t the Problem — It’s the Map
In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with breathwork facilitator and somatic coach Naomi Rogoff, founder of Big Emotions, for a powerful conversation on healing, the body, and what it really means to fe...
She Saw a Mother Sleeping in a Box… and Changed 45,000 Lives
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with Deborah Koenigsberger, founder of Hearts of Gold, a nonprofit that has supported over 45,000 homeless mothers and their children.Deborah shares how one ...
The Best Conversation I Ever Had.... That Was Never Recorded
Have you ever made a mistake… and realized it might have happened for a reason?In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, I share a very real moment where I forgot to hit record during one of the most important conversation...
Why You Neglect Yourself (And How to Finally Stop)
What if the ways you’ve been neglecting yourself… aren’t actually your fault?In this solo episode, Anna opens up about a recent health scare that forced her to confront a lifelong pattern of self-neglect—and the surprising realization th...
A Real Conversation About Sex, Autonomy & Reproductive Rights with Twanna Hines
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with sexual health educator, author, and entrepreneur Twanna A. Hines for a powerful conversation about voice, bodily autonomy, and the cultural narratives that shap...
How She Lost 80 Pounds in Midlife | Terry Tateossian on Burnout, Hormones & Self-Sabotage
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with entrepreneur, coach, and retreat founder Terry Tateossian to talk about what really happens in midlife — and why it can be the most powerful chapt...
Why Women Need To Come Together: Healing the Feminine Through Retreat
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with Ayurvedic practitioner Rima Shah to explore the deeper purpose of women’s retreats and why spring is a powerful portal for healing, renewal, and transfor...
When Success Isn’t Enough: Derick Grant on Inner Work, Healing & Real Transformation
In this powerful episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with her personal mentor Derick Grant.Derick is a world-renowned performance coach, former Harlem Globetrotter, and advisor to elite athletes, founde...
SHE ASKED The Fearless Feminine Method: How to Heal Burnout, Anxiety & Self-Abandonment in Women
High-achieving women are often praised for doing it all, but many are quietly exhausted, anxious, and disconnected from themselves. In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride sits down with Christina Dwyer, founder of ...
“I Was Having a Heart Attack — and No One Believed Me” | Women’s Health & Medical Gaslighting
What happens when a woman’s medical emergency is dismissed — and she refuses to back down?In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with New York real estate leader and community builder Ann Cutbill Lenane (...
How to Put Yourself Back in the Game | Identity Shifts, Intuition & Midlife Growth
In this episode of SHE Asked, host Anna McBride sits down with mindset and performance coach Dani Dellarco for a conversation about identity, intuition, embodiment, and what it really means to put yourself back in the game.Dani shares h...
How One Woman Rewrote Her Health Story And Built A Framework Anyone Can Use
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride is joined by women’s health and holistic nutrition coach DeeDee Mehren, founder of Feed MBS Nutrition,...
Why Women Shrink (and How to Stop) | Dani Davis on Intuition, Patriarchy & Self-Trust
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, host Anna McBride sits down with Dani Davis—an award-winning director, writer, producer, and creative leader—for a powerful conversation about women’s voices, int...
Don’t Die With Your Music Inside | Dina Fanai on Healing, Courage, and Reclaiming Your Voice
In this episode of SHE Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, host Anna McBride sits down with award-winning artist, songwriter, and producer Dina Fanai for a deeply moving conversation about healing, creativity, and reclaiming one’s voice.Di...
Why Your Body Is Asking You to Slow Down (Especially After 40)
In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride explores what it means to stop fighting your body and begin aging with acceptance, trust, and care.Drawing from her personal journey through disordered eating,...
Ending People-Pleasing and Starting 2026 With Better Boundaries
In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride explores what it means to complete old relationship patterns as we move toward 2026. Anna shares how years of performance, caretaking, and codependency led to emotiona...
You Can Heal Your Relationship With Money And Raise Your Self-Worth
In this first episode of She Asked’s end-of-year Completion Series, Anna McBride explores how our relationship with money mirrors our relationship with self-worth. Anna reflects on inherited money beliefs, financial avoidance, an...
How I Changed My Life In 2025 By Learning To Let Go
In this reflective episode, co-producer Jennifer Martin sits down with host Anna McBride to reflect on Anna's transformative year of healing, identity reclamation, and spiritual growth. From legally changing her name back to her ma...
Sexuality, Sensuality & Somatic Healing: A Conversation with Adena of Unbounded
In this episode of SHE ASKED, Anna sits down with somatic sex & relationship coach Adena to explore one of the most misunderstood topics in women’s lives: pleasure — what it is, why it matters, and how it becomes a portal to deeper self-tru...
Choosing Happiness At Any Age
In this solo episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna McBride reflects on turning 62 and the single question that has followed her throughout her life: “Are you happy?”Drawing on research from Harvard’s longevity...
Yoga Nidra + The Awakened Path: How to Embody the Divine in the Everyday | with Tanis Fishman
In this episode of She Asked: Tools for Practical Hope, Anna sits down with Tanis Fishman, founder of The School of Sankalpa, a mystic, teacher, and master of Yoga Nidra meditation. Together, they explore the pro...
