
Badass Confidence Coach | Your Personal Trainer for Your Mind
The Badass Confidence Coach is your go-to podcast for high-achieving women and men ready to step into their full potential. Hosted by Anna Marolin, therapist, life coach, and 20-year triathlete, this show is not your average therapy session. Anna is on a mission to empower everyone to overcome their self-doubt, crush their goals, and live their most badass lives.
Tune in to discover practical strategies, candid conversations, and actionable advice to conquer the challenges holding you back. From battling loneliness and anxiety to mastering mindset shifts and embracing self-love, Anna dives deep into the struggles we all face, alongside insightful guest interviews and engaging discussions with her husband, Tim.
Expect raw honesty, unwavering support, and a hefty dose of inspiration as Anna shares her expertise gained from over two decades of counseling and coaching experience. Whether you're seeking to boost your confidence, redefine success, or simply kick ass in life, The Badass Confidence Coach is your personal guide to unlocking your full potential.
Subscribe now and join the community of badass women and men who refuse to settle for anything less than extraordinary.
You can also find Anna on Instagram and TikTok @askannamarcolin.
Badass Confidence Coach | Your Personal Trainer for Your Mind
250. Hope Is Not a Strategy for Success
Do you know that feeling when you're waiting for things to change, but nothing actually does? That's hope fatigue. In this episode, Anna and Tim unpack what happens when hope becomes a substitute for action, and why it's not enough to just wish things were different. From therapy sessions that go nowhere to relationships crumbling in silence, they call out the moments we all lean on hope instead of doing the work.
They dig into how hope without a plan leaves us stuck, burned out, and spinning our wheels. With raw honesty, they explore the power of strategy, the danger of learned helplessness, and how to reclaim a sense of agency in your life, even when you're exhausted.
This Episode Covers:
- Why “I hope this works out” keeps you stuck.
- What hope fatigue really feels like.
- How therapy can fail when there’s no action.
- The exhaustion of staying too long in the wrong relationship or job.
- The weight of activism without systemic change.
- The difference between hope and strategy.
- How to reframe hope as fuel, not the vehicle.
- Five power moves to get unstuck and take back control.
Until next time, here's to deeper connections and personal growth.
Mad love!
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