Episode 4 | Get Up: Finding Your Voice After Years of Silence

In this powerful coaching episode of Journey to Joy, Lisa walks with Mari through her first step in The GRACE Process™: Get Up—the moment you realize your pattern, admit you’re done with it, and decide to wake up. What unfolds is raw and revealing: Mari discovers that her lifelong habit of “holding it in” came from being taught as a child that speaking up wasn’t safe. That silence turned into suppressed emotion, explosive anger, and a pattern of self-abandonment. Together, Lisa and Mari trace the roots of her fear, connect it to her current challenges in business and relationships, and open the door to reclaiming her voice.

What you’ll learn:

Why silence and people-pleasing often start as survival mechanisms
How suppressed emotions eventually turn into anger or breakdowns
The connection between childhood conditioning and adult confidence
How your self-worth directly shapes your career and relationships
The first step to breaking lifelong patterns: Notice, Name, and Decide to Wake Up

Resources & links:

Learn the full GRACE Process™ at lisagrace.me
Follow Lisa’s coaching journey and daily reflections on Instagram @lisagrace.me

Journal prompt: Where do I silence my truth out of fear—and what would I say if I felt completely safe?
Quote to remember:

“Self-sacrifice isn’t love. If I keep pushing myself to the curb, others will too.”

This episode is an invitation to stop swallowing your truth, stop waiting until you explode, and start speaking from strength, love, and self-trust—before the anger arrives.