The Alicia Ortman Podcast

This podcast is for ambitious women who look successful on the outside but feel stuck, restless, or disconnected on the inside. I’m Alicia, a business and life coach, and for over 20 years, I’ve been self-coaching my way through life. Not by having it all figured out—but by doing the deep, honest work of reflection, emotional health, and identity growth. In this podcast, we talk about what really drives growth: identity-based work, setting you as the foundation, and navigating the messy middle of becoming who you’re meant to be. We’ll explore the fears ambitious women hold onto, the traps we fall into—overfunctioning, perfectionism, people-pleasing, playing small while calling it “being practical”—and what it actually takes to move forward with clarity and self-trust. We're not fixing anything. We're reconnecting with ourselves. These are thoughtful, honest con