# You Can't Mask Success Over a Mess, with Erica Strong Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/you-can-t-mask-success-over-a-mess-with-erica-strong Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/you-can-t-mask-success-over-a-mess-with-erica-strong.md Podcast: [The Work of Warriors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134) Published: 2024-09-13T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/0cfb684c Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/0cfb684c/614b29bf.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/episodes/you-can-t-mask-success-over-a-mess-with-erica-strong Duration seconds: 3193 ## Resource The entertainment industry rewards performance, pressure, and pushing through. But eventually the nervous system keeps the score. The RED HEART Retreat is a space for high-performing women in high-pressure environments to step out of survival mode, reconnect to themselves, and learn a new way of operating, without losing their edge. Deep nervous system work, honest connection, rest, and emotional freedom. June 4–7 in Ottawa, Illinois. Limited spots remaining. SUMMARY In this conversation, Kim Rapach interviews Erica Strong, a life coach and business coach, about her journey and the importance of authenticity and resilience. Erica shares her experience of losing her social media following and the valuable lesson she learned about not attaching her self-worth to external validation. They discuss the challenges faced by artists and entrepreneurs and the need for support and self-care. Erica emphasizes the importance of being seen, heard, and protected in conversations and the balance between business strategy and personal well-being. They also explore the concept of living an untethered life and finding freedom and peace in the face of life's challenges. In this conversation, Erica Strong shares a personal story of her own ground-shaking moment and how she overcame it. She talks about the importance of taking care of oneself and not letting one isolated event define your life. Erica emphasizes the need to confront and deal with the mess before achieving success. She also discusses the significance of normalizing conversations about the realities of being human and the challenges that come with it. Erica shares her daily non-negotiables for maintaining a peaceful and resilient energy, including meditation, prayer, and swimming. She also highlights the importance of address… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/episodes/you-can-t-mask-success-over-a-mess-with-erica-strong/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-work-of-warriors-6595134/you-can-t-mask-success-over-a-mess-with-erica-strong.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.