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Published on:

7th Feb 2023

Ten Minutes with Tracy - Worthiness

Each month I am joined by life coach and founder of Self-Made U, Tracy Pleschourt. This month we talk about worthiness and walk through a recent circumstance that made me second guess my own worthiness. Tracy talks about the best ways to shift your thinking and turn a negative situation into a positive one. Life will always come at us with difficulties. However, if you have the right tools in your toolbox, you’ll be able to handle them more quickly and find the gift within the situation. Tune in today to learn how to live life with intention!

In this episode:

[2:40] Did I jump in the pool with my grandson? What does Lesa’s growth journey look like? [7:15] Lesa gets coached on her issue around worthiness with a specific situation. [15:57] You can choose how you want to go through a circumstance. [17:04] What happens if you feel that life should be happy in every instance? [19:21] How do our thoughts impact our actions?

Key Takeaways:

Getting uncomfortable while pushing yourself means that you are growing. It is not a sign that you have done something wrong. Healing work is hard, but once you are on the other side, your life is 100% better for it. Manage your mind, so you don’t follow an unfolding of compounded negative results. Instead, intercept it and find the gift and opportunity you can learn. Life is 50/50. There will always be good and bad; that is just part of life. How you react and respond impacts your life positively. Learn from the circumstance, and the next time a difficult situation arises, you’ll be able to face it better.

Quotes:

“We can learn through certain circumstances, but that's really where it gets kind of fun. Because can we apply what we learned through other circumstances to expand our growth?” - Tracy Pleschourt

“You are supposed to suffer; you are supposed to experience negative feelings; that is part of life. That's what makes the good even possible; this is life, and you have to expect them both.” - Tracy Pleschourt

“You get to decide what kind of life you want to live. Do you want to live a life that is full of intention, or do you want to live on default? When you want to live in intention you are going to do things like this so that you can see things so that you can change things. That is not a promise or a guarantee that life is going to be 100% good feeling; what I can guarantee you is that you will be able to feel equipped, ready to manage the negative feelings.” - Tracy Pleschourt

Guest Bio:

Tracy Pleschourt, the Founder of Self-Made U, helps men and women create Self-Made wealth and wellness through life coaching. Tracy has mastered and now teaches the critical skills necessary to manage your mind and overcome any obstacle, including overeating, overdrinking, time management, and career & relationship changes.

Resources:

Tracy Pleschourt Instagram

Tracy Pleschourt Website

Tracy Pleschourt Facebook

Tracy Pleschourt LinkedIn

Lesa Koski Website

Lesa’s Online Courses

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About the Podcast

Doing Life Different with Lesa Koski
Real conversations for women over 40 about faith, fitness, and fresh starts
Mindset, movement, and faith after 40—because midlife isn’t a crisis, it’s your comeback.

Welcome to Doing Life Different with Lesa Koski, the podcast for women over 40 who are ready to rewrite the rules, reclaim their joy, and rediscover their purpose. Whether you're navigating divorce, rediscovering your health, deepening your faith, or learning how to have fun again—you’re in the right place.

Host Lesa Koski—wife, mom, coach, and seasoned mediator—brings real talk, relatable wisdom, and expert interviews to guide you through midlife reinvention with grace and grit.

In each episode, you’ll get practical tools and empowering conversations on:

Mindset & personal growth

Faith & spiritual connection

Fitness, movement & health

Divorce, marriage & relationships

Fun, purpose & starting fresh in the second half of life

This isn’t just self-help. It’s soul-level transformation. Get ready to do life different—because your next chapter starts now.

Lesa also explores the emotional and physical changes that often accompany midlife and major life shifts. From navigating the impact of menopause on your health, marriage, and mood, to dealing with the loneliness that can come after divorce or empty nesting, you’ll find honest conversations that don’t shy away from real-life challenges. And for those of you in your 40s, 50s, or beyond, you’ll discover what it means to truly build a better life after 40.

Health and wellness are deeply integrated into this journey. Lesa shares insights on the benefits of rest, joy, nutrition, fasting, protein, and bone health, along with the power of movement, community, and exercise to support mental clarity and physical strength. You’ll learn how to take care of yourself with intention—because healing isn’t just emotional, it’s also biological.

Mindset work and self-coaching are recurring tools offered in episodes to help you reframe your story and shift from fear to freedom. And through it all, the show honors the role of faith, spiritual surrender, and letting God lead you through every season. Whether you're leaning into your relationship with God for the first time or deepening a lifelong practice, you’ll hear how surrender can bring peace even in the hardest moments.

You’ll hear real stories from people who have done divorce differently, saved their marriages, or found new love and purpose on the other side. Lesa also brings in conversations about marriages that have stood the test of time, co-parenting through complex seasons, and the realities of parenting after separation while maintaining stability for your kids.

This is a podcast about thriving through Cancer, taking back your life, rewriting your future, and trusting that you’re not starting over, you’re starting better. If you’re craving practical advice, soul-level encouragement, and real conversations about creating a healthy, joyful, purpose-driven life, you’ve found your community.

Subscribe now and join Lesa Koski for weekly episodes that will help you grow stronger in your relationships, your health, and your faith, no matter where you’re starting from.

About the Host:
I’ve spent over 25 years helping families navigate amicable divorce as a lawyer and mediator, always focused on protecting what matters most—your kids and your peace of mind. But my mission has expanded. Today, I support women over 40 not just through endings, but in building stronger relationships—and sometimes even saving their marriages. I’m a breast cancer survivor, a cowgirl at heart, a wellness advocate, and a follower of Jesus. My life and faith fuel my passion for helping women thrive.

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