Congruent with Lisa Carpenter | The truth beneath success. Why it never feels like enough.

You’ve built success that looks impressive on the outside, but inside, it never feels like enough. Congruent is the podcast for ambitious professionals and A-type high achievers who are tired of burning out, pushing harder, and still wondering why success doesn’t feel fulfilling.

Hosted by Master Coach Lisa Carpenter, Congruent goes beyond highlight reels and exposes the truth beneath success. With 20+ years of experience and a track record that includes thousands of coaching hours and hundreds of podcast episodes, Lisa brings the authority, depth, and honesty that ambitious leaders crave but rarely hear.

Each week you’ll hear raw interviews, live coaching conversations, and bold insights designed to help you reclaim your energy, strengthen your emotional wellbeing, redefine achievement, and step into powerful self-leadership. If you’re ready for success that finally feels as good as it looks, this is your wake-up call.

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Episodes

Monday Oct 04, 2021

A while back, I did an episode about my alter ego Tylere and even read a bit from the document I created for her back in 2016. When I wrote that document, I couldn’t see how it’d come to fruition, nor did I really believe it ever would. But after my WBFF show, I realize that I’ve fully embraced and become that alter ego to the point where I don’t even need one anymore. Today I want to talk a little bit about your alter ego and using it to serve you and help you move forward.
3:06 - The biggest selling point of writing your alter ego document
4:35 - Why red lipstick came to symbolize my alter ego
7:33 - Example questions to think about as you consider your alter ego
12:02 - The commonality between your alter ego and dressing up as a kid
15:07 - How I reminded myself to ask what my alter ego would do in situations
16:21 - What my alter ego allowed me to understand about myself
20:25 - The only difference between you and me
Follow Lisa’s journey on Instagram.
Listen to the re-released episode “How to Create Your Alter Ego and Become the Woman You’ve Dreamed About”.
How much significant and lasting transformation do you believe you can experience in just one hour? Book a 60-minute transformational call with Lisa and find out!

Monday Sep 27, 2021

As I record this episode, we’re five weeks past my debut on the WBFF stage. So how did it go? For one thing, it really pushed the boundaries of what I was comfortable with to help me grow leaps and bounds. Today is kind of a debrief of the show. I talk about my trip from start to finish, the aftermath, and the far-reaching personal insights I discovered along the way that you can also apply to any area of life you choose.
2:57 - One reason I decided to go back on the competitive stage
6:16 - How I mentally and emotionally adjusted to being 20 pounds heavier at the top of my build
8:15 - The biggest key to moving forward in your journey during times of uncertainty
14:00 - My physical routine as the show got closer and how it busted a stereotype I had
16:30 - A change in travel plans and how I turned it into as luxurious a trip as possible
21:02 - Keeping healthy in Vegas and the benefit of competing by myself for the first time
27:12 - How being alone really forced me into a place of receiving at an even deeper level
30:20 - The profound moment I experienced when I stepped on stage
37:33 - The best thing you can do for any area of your life
39:45 - My results from the show and what I plan to do next
44:28 - What I took a lot of time to do while trying to reintegrate after coming home
47:30 - Making changes and tapping into what more might be possible for you
Follow Lisa’s journey on Instagram.
I support women trying to create extraordinary lives of their own choosing. If you want to make the positive changes you need to thrive, join me in this journey towards what it looks like to love what you do but love yourself more--sign up here.
How much significant and lasting transformation do you believe you can experience in just one hour? Book a 60-minute transformational call with Lisa and find out!

Monday Sep 20, 2021

Have you mastered the process of just putting your head down, getting stuff done, and getting through the day? Day after day? You may not realize how navigating life in this way has impacted you on a deep level, including your emotional well-being. In this episode, I talk about emotional fluency and what it means to be okay with not being okay
2:52 - The mistake you can make when you think you’re dealing with your emotions
4:04 - How to know when you’re trapped in your emotions
8:40 - Questions to consider as you look at your own life
10:01 - Why I had to get really honest with myself last week
14:16 - Why I think we’re afraid to express our emotions
17:58 - What I’ve discovered since coming back from my show in Las Vegas
20:32 - Why you need to work on your emotional fluency now more than ever
Follow Lisa’s journey on Instagram.
I support women trying to create extraordinary lives of their own choosing. If you want to make the positive changes you need to thrive, join me in this journey towards what it looks like to love what you do but love yourself more--sign up here.
How much significant and lasting transformation do you believe you can experience in just one hour? Book a 60-minute transformational call with Lisa and find out!

Monday Sep 13, 2021

Today, I’m talking to Carly from Sydney, Australia who started working with me in June 2020. I’ve brought her on because I want to share what transpired for her in the six months we worked together. She had really profound results after a year of hesitation. She was doing busy work for the sake of being busy and using up time...and then beat herself up over not getting everything on her daily to-do list done. In this episode, we discuss how she turned it around and learn to set boundaries for herself.
6:08 - The big problem Carly discovered when she first started
11:24 - Carly taking responsibility for what was happening at work
16:23 - How data (and a figurative face slap) led to a promotion and pay raise
19:36 - Why high-functioning women constantly throw themselves under the bus
25:43 - Where the energy behind drive or ambition really comes from
31:15 - What drives Lisa a little crazy in the coaching world
36:39 - The ultimate lesson Carly learned about herself
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How much significant and lasting transformation do you believe you can experience in just one hour? Book a 60-minute transformational call with Lisa and find out!

Monday Sep 06, 2021

The year 2020 has been such an emotional roller coaster ride. It’s caused people to either lean into their feelings or double down on behavior that only serves to numb them emotionally. But what are emotions really, and why are they so powerful? In this episode, I talk about the consequences of getting stuck in your emotions and what it means to allow yourself to feel what you feel.
2:23 - What emotions are and why you need to let them move through you
6:14 - Our tendency to avoid emotions and label them as good or bad
9:49 - Why we tend to struggle to be with our own emotions
14:40 - Ways in which suppressed emotion can show up to create chaos in your life
17:09 - What a simple practice of self-care looks like
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Tuesday Aug 31, 2021

In today's BONUS episode, Lisa is sharing a conversation she had with her mentor Jim Fortin.
Jim is widely known as a leader in transformational coaching, brain science and subconscious reprogramming. His Transformational Coaching Program (TCP) has been instrumental in changing Lisa's life personally and professionally, and today she's sharing the story of how she came to find Jim and what it looks like to BE the woman who works from possibility and commitment.
Jim shares some of his personal journey from launching the first cohort of TCP back in 2018 to what it has grown to in 2021 and what he sees for its growth into the future. He shares the behind the scenes of how he reluctantly stepped into his leadership, expanded into possibility and anchored into what he is here to do on the planet.
Make sure before you do anything else you get yourself on his free training and don't forget to tag Lisa and say hi when you join the FB group!
Jim's FREE BE DO HAVE 3 part Transformational series is about to kick off so go ahead and sign up at www.lisacarpenter.ca/bedohave2021
To get on the waitlist for TCP join www.lisacarpenter.ca/tcpwaitlist
Check out Jim's Transform Your Life From the Inside Out Podcast HERE
Also mentioned is James Wedmores Mind Your Business Podcast Episode 114 - How To Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind For Automatic And Lasting High Performance

Monday Aug 30, 2021

As I record today’s show, my time to take the stage at my first WBFF bodybuilding show approaches. I’m in the home stretch and have been 100% focused on that. While you’re probably not preparing for a bodybuilding show like I am, surely there are things in your life that feel hard. You have to juggle lots of things, and you want to do great things in your life.
But you’re also tired and trying to figure out how to get everything done and make yourself a priority. So today’s episode is all about how I’ve made doing this really hard thing filled with as much ease as possible in hopes that you can translate what I did into your own life.
2:34 - Why I made the decision to get back to being an athlete
5:11 - What I had to be willing to do in my business to commit to this path
11:13 - How I approach my days right now, balance things out, and put myself first
15:25 - Where I focused on gathering support to aid me in this process
19:53 - What helps keep me data-driven, not emotionally-driven, during this body transformation process
22:42 - The inspiration I hope you take away from this episode
Follow Lisa’s journey on Instagram.
Visit WHOOP.
How much significant and lasting transformation do you believe you can experience in just one hour? Book a 60-minute transformational call with Lisa and find out!
I support women trying to create extraordinary lives of their own choosing. If you want to make the positive changes you need to thrive, join me in this journey towards what it looks like to love what you do but love yourself more--sign up here.

Friday Aug 27, 2021

In today's bonus episode of the podcast I am talking to Katie Soy who is not just a colleague and good friend, but also a story coach, writer and author. I want you to know her and why her work is important to you and the children in your life.
In this conversation we dive into what it was like to grow up feeling like we were different, why our emotions were so big and what happened when we learned to stuff everything we were feeling down. In this episode, we speak to the journey of creating emotional fluency in ourselves and what it looks like to support our children as they try to decipher what they are feeling before they have the language of emotions.
Today Katie is launching her second audiobook in the series about Gem an adopted Firefly and her adventures with her friends.
I invite you to explore both titles at www.katiesoy.com/fireflystories
The Firefly and the Storm and her newest book The Firefly and the Butterfly by visiting her website at www.katiesoy.com/fireflystories
She has also just announced the launch of her Firefly Society that will support parents, grandparents, caregivers, teachers etc with additional resources to promote emotional well-being in our children along with self-love, self acceptance and deeper knowledge and understanding of what makes each of us unique. It's safe to feel big feelings and inside The Firefly Society her community will surround you with others who are committed to welcoming the voices of their children fully expressed.
https://www.katiesoy.com/fireflystories
katiesoy.com/thefireflysociety

Monday Aug 23, 2021

Everything you need to create the life you want is already in you. You just have to find a way to bring it out into the physical world somehow. Today, I want to dive into the idea of creating an alter ego to help you become the person you want to be. In this episode, I share my alter ego who was already living my vision so you can see how I went from insecure and self-doubting to powerhouse coaching master and how you can have a similar transformation.
5:56 - How the concept of an alter ego entered my world
8:15 - How I used my introversion as an excuse to hold myself back
10:33 - Why the idea of having an alter ego is important
13:01 - The world-famous alter ego you’ve probably heard of before
14:15 - What you can do after the end of this episode to help you form your alter ego
16:40 - Sharing some of my alter ego’s attributes and my struggles and triumphs, paragraph by paragraph, to inspire you
27:33 - What masculine energy will do to you if it’s left to its own devices
33:23 - All of the ways the alter ego document helped me rewrite who I wanted to be
Follow Lisa’s journey on Instagram.
The Alter Ego Effect by Todd Herman
Read Lisa’s alter ego document here.
I support women trying to create extraordinary lives of their own choosing. If you want to make the positive changes you need to thrive, join me in this journey towards what it looks like to love what you do but love yourself more--sign up here.

Monday Aug 16, 2021

I have a very special guest today! When I hired Stacey Harris, founder and CEO of Uncommonly More, to support my podcast production, I was ready to make a bigger impact in the world. I love that she puts people first and uses her background in audio engineering and decades of digital marketing experience to lead her team in supporting hosts like me, helping me market with integrity while I share my message.
Even if you’re not an entrepreneur, you’ll want to listen to this episode. Stacey and I discuss taking imperfect action to get started, letting go of perfectionism and control to move forward regardless of what you do, data vs. feeling and the importance of staying present in your emotions, and when to know it’s time to ask for help. But if you do have or are about to launch your own podcast (or want to uplevel the one you have), then make sure you listen until the end. You’ll hear some amazing things!
5:57 - Who Stacey is and what I thought the first time I met her
9:44 - The social media annoyance that pushed me to start podcasting and my imperfect 1st episode
11:54 - How you decide what you like and what works and doesn’t work for your show
15:30 - When it’s a good time to check in on what you’ve been doing
18:48 - Crucial things people miss too often that cost them and their clients
24:03 - One thing Stacey’s company does for my podcast that I absolutely LOVE
26:08 - What you’ll find impossible to do without support and defaulting into emotions vs. data
29:29 - The utterly nonsensical thing too many say about podcast marketing (or anything, really)
34:15 - Why building trust through imperfect action helps you
37:44 - The type of podcast episodes that get a TON of engagement
42:52 - The right time to reach out to Stacey for podcast support
49:28 - Leaving you with one last, inspirational call-to-action
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Visit Stacey’s website at Uncommonly More
Follow Uncommonly more on Instagram.
Episode 6: “Why Self Care Doesn’t Work (Part 1)”
I support women trying to create extraordinary lives of their own choosing. If you want to make the positive changes you need to thrive, join me in this journey towards what it looks like to love what you do but love yourself more--sign up here.

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