No 26 'Becoming Awesome - How We Can Reignite the Spark' with April Lara

🎙️ Episode Title: Becoming Awesome: How We Can Reignite the Spark

In this heartfelt and empowering episode of The Inspired Woman Podcast, Sam Bell sits down with her Burnout to Joy co-founder and business partner, April Lara, for an open conversation about rediscovering your spark after burnout. Together, they dive into the power of collaboration, the lessons learned from creating Burnout to Joy, and the emotional journey of reclaiming energy, purpose, and joy.

Sam and April explore what it means to say “no” from the vibration of obligation, and how that subtle guilt we carry can keep us stuck in cycles of depletion. They share personal insights, laughter, and practical wisdom to help you shift from people-pleasing to powerful boundaries — and begin living in alignment with your true self again.

✨ Tune in for an honest, soul-filled conversation that will remind you: you don’t need to do more to be awesome — you just need to reignite your spark.

Find out more about April Lara:

"I am proud to say that my guest this episode shares my mission to create a new way forward for service professionals—teachers, nurses, first responders, and beyond.

Together, we have created Burnout to Joy - a course and numerous resources designed to help our service professionals recognize the signs of burnout and stop it in its tracks! "

What started with helping a few colleagues has grown into this mission to reach thousands. Along the way, April wrote the best seller Becoming Awesome to share stories, tools, and encouragement for anyone ready to reclaim joy in their work. As CEO of a high-risk youth program in Chicago Public Schools, she saw the positive transformation in students once they were taught meaningful life skills typically missing from regular school curriculum.

As a speaker and workshop leader, she inspires others to open up to the miracles in their life. She holds a BSBA degree from Aquinas College. A lifelong Cubs fan, she lives in Chicago, just a few miles from Wrigley Field, with her family.