Plenty with Kate Northrup

What happens when the identity, work, and life you’ve built no longer fit who you’re becoming?
In this deeply personal conversation, Kate Northrup reunites with Regena Thomashauer—also known as Mama Gena—to explore the story behind her new book, On Our Knees, and the transformation that followed the end of a defining chapter in her life.
Regena shares how she went from being $250,000 in tax debt to growing her work from a living room of ten women into transformational experiences for thousands. But after sixteen years of running her Mastery program, an exhausted team, her daughter’s struggle with an eating disorder, and her own longing for a different kind of freedom led her to walk away from the stage and into the unknown.
Together, Kate and Regena explore mother-daughter healing, inherited trauma, the sacred feminine, grief, pleasure, and the erotic life force that Regena believes remains available even in our darkest moments. Regena shares how supporting her daughter ultimately helped heal fractures within her own family—and taught her how to give and receive a kind of love she hadn’t experienced growing up.
This conversation is not about bypassing pain or turning hardship into a neat before-and-after story. It’s about allowing grief, rage, devastation, pleasure, and aliveness to exist together—and discovering how the moments that bring us to our knees can also become portals into healing, connection, and greater freedom.
“No matter how life brings us to our knees, we are still the source of life itself.” - Regena Thomashauer
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
00:00 The Cyclical Nature of the Feminine
02:47 Mama Gena vs. Regena
05:40 Growing a Dream
07:01 $250K in Tax Debt
10:15 Going Big or Going Home
15:20 Walking Away From Mastery
20:12 Her Daughter’s Healing Journey
25:25 Learning How to Love
30:36 The Power of the Erotic
35:25 Fighting for Her Daughter
40:17 Why Life Brings Us to Our Knees
43:28 Turning Grief Into a Portal
51:01 Permission to Feel Everything
54:46 Healing the Mother-Daughter Lineage
59:24 Finding Freedom Offstage
Links and Resources:
Kate's Instagram
Keira's Free Workshop
On Our Knees
Connect with Regena Thomashauer:
Website
Instagram
✨ Have a Story the World Needs to Hear?
Writing a book isn't just about becoming an author.
It's about giving voice to an idea, a message, or an experience that has the power to change someone's life.
Keira Brinton shares how one unexpected act of faith led her to found Joan of Arc Publishing—a company dedicated to helping purpose-driven authors bring meaningful books into the world.
Whether you've been dreaming about writing your first book or you're ready to share your expertise on a bigger stage, Keira and her team offer guidance through every step of the publishing journey.
If you've been waiting for a sign to start writing, this might be it.
👉 Learn more about Keira Brinton, Joan of Arc Publishing, and her resources at katenorthrup.com/keira.

What if the life you want isn’t waiting for you somewhere in the future—it’s already available in the choices you’re making right now?
In this solo episode, Kate Northrup shares a summer life update and reflects on what it means to build a life around what truly matters. From choosing a simple staycation over an expensive getaway to returning to her hometown in Maine, Kate explores how slowing down can reveal the difference between what genuinely makes us feel abundant and what we’ve been conditioned to chase.
She shares the mantra “bloom where you’re planted” and invites us to look at the moments that have felt richest, sweetest, and most meaningful—and then examine whether our schedules and spending actually reflect those values. Kate also explores the difference between attention and connection, questioning the assumption that more followers, visibility, money, or growth will automatically create the life we want.
Drawing from a difficult season when Mike was sick, Kate reflects on how nervous system dysregulation can make possibilities invisible even when they’re right in front of us. This episode is an invitation to reconsider what you’re optimizing for, identify what you truly want, and intentionally direct your time and money toward more of what already makes life feel full.
“Am I optimizing for what really matters, or am I optimizing for something that I've been conditioned to think matters?” - Kate Northrup
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
00:00 What Really Matters?
01:47 A Summer Life Update
04:08 Choosing a Staycation
05:26 Lowering the Bar
06:17 Bloom Where You’re Planted
09:58 Returning Home to Maine
20:17 Spend According to Your Values
21:15 Attention vs. Connection
23:32 Do You Really Need More?
26:00 What Do You Actually Want?
28:02 Creating More of It Now
28:50 Nervous System Capacity
Links and Resources:
Kate's Instagram
Money Reset
✨ What If You Trusted Yourself With Money Decisions?
The free Big Money Decision Matrix is the exact framework Kate uses for major financial decisions — from investments to business moves to buying property.
Because second-guessing is expensive.
And hesitation compounds fast.
Inside, you’ll explore:
🔹 How to regulate your body before making money decisions
🔹 The difference between desire and proving something
🔹 How to get clear on the real numbers
🔹 Whether your wealth systems can actually sustain the win
This is body first, bank account second.
And it’s designed to help you become the kind of person who can say:
“I don’t make bad decisions.”
Not from arrogance.
From self-trust.
👉 Download The Big Money Decision Matrix and use it on a decision you’ve been circling. ✨

What if your most challenging relationships are also your greatest opportunity for healing?
In this deeply personal conversation, Kate Northrup sits down with relationship coach and author Stefanos Sifandos to explore how our romantic relationships become mirrors for the wounds, patterns, and beliefs we've carried since childhood. Together, they discuss why trauma is inherently relational, how polarity creates intimacy, and why true healing happens not in isolation, but through safe, connected relationships.
Stefanos opens up about his marriage to Christine Hassler, the transformative experience of becoming a father, and how parenting exposed perfectionism, control, and parts of himself he didn't know still needed healing. Kate and Stefanos also explore masculine and feminine dynamics, nervous system safety, emotional responsibility, and what it really means to love without losing yourself.
Whether you're navigating a relationship, healing from one, or simply seeking a deeper understanding of yourself, this episode offers a compassionate perspective on how intimacy can become a pathway to profound personal and spiritual growth.
“Most wounds are relational, so they have to be healed in a relational context.”  - Stefanos Sifandos
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
00:00 Trauma & Relational Healing
01:40 Meeting Stefanos Sifandos
09:27 A Full-Circle Friendship Story
16:28 Becoming a Father
24:12 Relationships as Mirrors
33:41 Polarity & Intimacy
43:05 Healing Through Partnership
53:18 Masculine & Feminine Dynamics

Links and Resources:
Kate's Instagram
Keira's Workshop
Connect with Stefanos Sifandos:
Website
Instagram
✨ What If the Book You’re Meant to Write Won’t Leave You Alone?
Not a book for credibility.
Not a book because it’s good for business.
The one that keeps tapping you on the shoulder, asking to be written.
Keira Brinton’s free workshop, The Author Threshold, is for leaders who know there’s a message inside them that deserves a more permanent home.
Inside, you’ll explore:
🔹 Why carrying an unwritten book creates tension
🔹 How to move from "someday" to clear next steps
🔹 Why identity comes before publishing strategy
🔹 How to build the confidence to become the author your message needs
Books outlive launches.
They outlive algorithms.
They outlive us.
If there’s a message that won’t leave you alone, maybe it’s time to let it move through you.
👉 Join The Author Threshold at katenorthrup.com/keira. ✨

What if your relationship with money has less to do with discipline and more to do with the ways you learned to feel safe?
In this solo episode, Kate Northrup explores the surprising connection between father wounds, the nervous system, and financial behaviors. She explains why patterns like overspending, avoiding structure, or feeling overwhelmed by budgeting aren't personality flaws—they're often protective strategies rooted in childhood experiences.
Kate unpacks how our earliest relationships shape our capacity to receive support, provision, and stability, and why healing our relationship with money requires more than financial advice. Through personal stories, neuroscience, and practical guidance, she offers a new way to think about structure—not as something restrictive, but as something that can help your body feel safe.
If you've ever struggled with consistency around money or wondered why healthy financial habits feel so difficult to maintain, this episode offers a compassionate, body-based framework for creating lasting change.
"We often think we have an organization problem or a structure problem, but actually what we have is a father wound."   - Kate Northrup
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
00:00 Your Money Isn't the Problem
02:00 The Four Money Ecosystem States
03:12 Why Father Wounds Matter
04:39 The Wounded Masculine Explained
06:38 When Support Feels Unsafe
07:53 Survival Strategies & Money
08:50 Patriarchy and Financial Safety
11:56 When Success Doesn't Feel Safe
14:28 Reparenting Through Structure
19:28 The Money Reset
Links and Resources
Kate’s Instagram
Money Reset
✨ Ready to Reset Your Relationship with Money?
If your nervous system feels stretched thin by money, time, or expectations—it may be time for a reset.
Join me for The Money Reset — a guided experience to bring your money back into alignment with your body, your values, and your true capacity.
This isn’t about more striving or spreadsheets.
It’s about safety.
It’s about sovereignty.
It’s about remembering your agency—financially, emotionally, and energetically.
👉 Learn more about The Money Reset here.

What happens when you stop chasing success and start following what you believe you're being called to do?

In this conversation, Kate Northrup sits down with author and publisher Keira Brinton to explore the unconventional path that transformed her life—from panic attacks and financial uncertainty to building a thriving publishing company by trusting divine guidance. Keira shares how learning to release fear, follow intuitive nudges, and take bold action opened doors she never could have planned on her own.
Together, they discuss the relationship between spirituality and money, why collaboration creates more abundance than competition, and how trusting your calling often requires taking risks before you feel ready. Keira also shares the story behind Joan of Arc Publishing, the vision for Writers Island, and why helping people share their stories has become her life's work.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, an aspiring author, or someone seeking greater trust in your own path, this episode is an inspiring reminder that abundance often begins with the courage to take the next step.
"When women know how to make money, we will change the world." - Keira Brinton
🎤 Let’s Dive into the Good Stuff on Plenty 🎤
00:00 Panic Attacks & a New Beginning
02:42 Supporting Women Through Collaboration
09:54 God Told Me to Write a Book
15:25 Following Divine Instructions
19:11 Making $200K in One Month
24:20 Faith, Money & Receiving
30:10 The Vision for Writers Island
40:07 Healing Through the Body
45:58 Building Joan of Arc Publishing
50:06 A Different Way to Publish Books
Links and Resources:
Kate's Instagram
Keira's Workshop
Connect with Keira Brinton:
Website
Instagram
Facebook
✨ What If the Book You’re Meant to Write Won’t Leave You Alone?

Not a book for credibility.
Not a book because it’s good for business.

The one that keeps tapping you on the shoulder, asking to be written.

Keira Brinton’s free workshop, The Author Threshold, is for leaders who know there’s a message inside them that deserves a more permanent home.

Inside, you’ll explore:
🔹 Why carrying an unwritten book creates tension
🔹 How to move from "someday" to clear next steps
🔹 Why identity comes before publishing strategy
🔹 How to build the confidence to become the author your message needs

Books outlive launches.
They outlive algorithms.
They outlive us.

If there’s a message that won’t leave you alone, maybe it’s time to let it move through you.

👉 Join The Author Threshold at katenorthrup.com/keira. ✨