How do you know when it's time to let go of a version of yourself that once worked?
In this rich and deeply reflective conversation, Sarah sits down with returning guest Sara Avant Stover to discuss the seasons of life that require us to slow down, dismantle old identities, and listen more closely to what wants to emerge.
Since their last conversation, Sara has experienced a profound period of transformation. She stepped away from a thriving business, deleted social media, got married, moved to France, navigated grief, and entered perimenopause—all while learning to trust a slower, more sustainable pace.
Together, Sarah and Sara explore Internal Family Systems (IFS), intuition, nervous system regulation, entrepreneurship, self-trust, and why healing often looks far less dramatic than we imagine.
They also discuss the cultural differences between American productivity and the French art de vivre—the art of living—and how learning to value rest, pleasure, and spaciousness can become its own form of healing.
If today's episode resonates, go back and listen to witness the earlier threshold where this journey began.
065 - Sara Avant Stover: Navigating the Depths of Heartbreak
In this episode:
- Why Sara dismantled a successful business
- Finding stability through unexpected seasons
- Internal Family Systems (IFS) and healing the inner critic
- Learning to trust the next right step
- Moving through fear without bulldozing yourself
- Perimenopause and changing capacity
- The French art of living versus American productivity culture
- Why slowing down often accelerates healing
- Living with uncertainty and self-trust
- Creating a relationship with urgency that serves life instead of running it
⭐️ If you enjoy this episode, sign up for my free 3-day nervous system workshop — Opting Out of Urgency — happening live on Zoom September 10-17. RSVP here: https://www.sarahtacy.com/opting-out-of-urgency
About the Guest
Sara Avant Stover (she/her) is the author of three books; an intuitive business strategist; expert in women's spiritual leadership; and a Level 3 Certified Internal Family Systems Practitioner. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Summa cum Laude from Columbia University's all-women's Barnard College, she had a cancer scare, moved to Thailand, and embarked on a decade-long healing and spiritual odyssey throughout Asia. Since then, she's gone on to uplift tens of thousands of women worldwide. Through her work with spiritual women entrepreneurs, she creates transformative containers that blend practical business strategy with deep inner healing work. Sara has been featured in The New Yorker, Yoga Journal, The Huffington Post, Newsweek, and on ABC, NBC, and CBS. She lives in France, and is online at SaraAvantStover.com.
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