Stop Bending Over - Align Your Life For Radical Success
Welcome to the Stop Bending Over Podcast with Rita Marie Mendez. I’m on a mission to support women to get unstuck, love themselves completely and live the life of their dreams.This podcast isn’t about your lower back pain - it’s about bending over forwards and backwards to either feel screwed or overdo and meet everyone else’s needs, including our businesses, and not fill up our own tanks and desires. For more than a decade in my work as a Transformational Life + Business Coach, I’ve coached women to manifest their dream life, from the inside out. On this show I'll do what I love best - coaching you to actionable strategies both divine and human that inspire and connect you to your authentic self that holds all the wisdom you need to unleash an extraordinary life.Each week I'll share new tools and skills to master this thing we call life!
Episodes
56 episodes
(#56) Part 4: The People Pleaser Identity: How to Stop Overgiving and Take Your Power Back
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Rita breaks down the People Pleaser Identity - a core codependent pattern that keeps you stuck in overgiving, burnout, and lack of self-trust. She explains how people pleasing is not kindness, but a...
(#55) Part 3: The Perfectionist Identity: The Hidden Identity Blocking High-Achieving Women from Success
If you struggle with perfectionism, overthinking, fear of judgment, or fear of failure, this episode is for you.In this episode, Rita breaks down the Perfectionist Identity - a powerful but limiting pattern many high-achieving women live...
(#54) Part 2: The Achiever Identity: How It’s Rooted in Codependency
If you’ve ever felt guilty resting or over-delivered, this episode will resonate. Today, Rita breaks down The Achiever Identity - the role so many high-performing women unconsciously step into when they learn their worth comes from produ...
(#53) Part 1: The Poverty Wound Identity: Why You Panic Around Money
Join the 30-Day Meditation Challenge - We start November 19th, 2025!15 minutes a day. Live with Rita.Release old patterns and create a new baseline of peace, clarity, and alignment.Sign up here →
(#52) The Sneaky Ways Codependency Runs Your Life (and How to Stop It)
Episode Summary:In this powerful episode, Rita dives deep into the sneaky ways codependent behaviors infiltrate every area of life - from business and money to relationships and self-worth. She shares her own story of awakening to...
(#51) Desire Is Divine: The Law of Attraction, Cause vs. Effect & Receiving More
Episode Summary:After a month-long pause, Rita returns with one of her most powerful episodes yet - centered on the Law of Attraction, Cause vs. Effect, and the power of receiving. She reads a heartfelt prayer for women stepping i...
(#50) How To Stop Looking Back & Start Becoming Who You’re Meant To Be
Episode Summary:“You’re not lost. You’re not behind. You’re in a sacred space. This is expansion"In this milestone 50th episode, Rita takes you on a deep-dive journey through the messy middle - that liminal ...
(#49) How to Know You’re Ready for a Bigger Life
Episode Summary:In this powerful episode, Rita dives deep into what it really means to be ready for a bigger life. She shares the three signs that you’re ready (even if you’re scared), why fear is boring, and h...
(#48) Are Your Thoughts Holding You Hostage? (And What to Do About It)
Your brain isn’t broken—it’s just running old software. This episode will show you how to reprogram it and reclaim your power!Episode Summary:In this fierce and fire-filled solo episode, Rita dives deep into the ...
(#47) The Messy Middle: Why You Feel Stuck (and How to Move Anyway)
👉 Ready to move out of the messy middle and into your next level? Join us inside Wealth & Wisdom dm me for an exclusive invite 💫
(#46) Stack Your Wins: How to Stop Self-Sabotage and Take Action
You’ve got big goals - don’t waste another month spinning your wheels. Come to the live Q&A on May 7 and see exactly how Wealth & Wisdom can help you ditch burnout and build aligned, abundant results ~
(#45) Choose Easy: Why Real Success Starts in the Mind
Episode 45 – Interview with Jasmyn Jefferson on Around the Block In this episode, Rita is interviewed on the Around the Block podcast by Jasmine Jefferson, former president of Tacoma Pierce County...
(#44) From Overworked & Underpaid to Wealthy & Worthy: The Shift You Need to Make
Summary:In this powerful episode of Stop Bending Over - Align Your Life for Radical Success, Rita dives deep into the connection between self-abandonment and financial freedom. She challenges listeners to recogniz...
(#43) The High Cost of Seeking Validation & How to Reclaim Your Power
Summary:Why do we chase external validation? How does it erode confidence and keep us stuck? In this episode, Rita breaks down the hidden cost of seeking approval and explains how to shift into self-ownership. She shares personal ...
(#42) Are You Acting On Your Dreams Or Doubling Down On Denial?
Join us in Wednesday February 26, 2025!Vision II Workshop:Wednesday, February 26, 2025 | 4–6 PM PST $22 (free for past attendees) [
(#41) Breaking Free: The Shift from Scarcity to Possibility
Summary:In this episode, Rita dives into the common mental traps that keep us stuck—fear, scarcity, and limiting stories. She breaks down how childhood experiences shape core beliefs that impact everything from our relationships t...
(#40) From Limiting Beliefs to Limitless Possibilities: How to Unlock Your True Potential
Summary:In this episode of Stop Bending Over - Align Your Life for Radical Success, Rita dives deep into the concepts of potential vs. kinetic energy and how these ideas can help you move past limiting beliefs into action...
(#39) 2025 Reset: Releasing What No Longer Serves You
Summary:In this powerful first New Year episode, Rita guides listeners through a process of identifying and releasing limiting beliefs, negative thought patterns, and codependent behaviors that no longer serve them. She explores h...
(#38) Reclaim Your Power: Ditch the Drama and Step Into Success
SummaryIn this episode Rita dives deep into the powerful and transformational concept of the Drama Triangle. She explores how unconscious cycles of victimhood, rescuing, and bullying hold us back in relationships, business, and ou...
(#37) How Integrity and Ownership Lead to Quantum Leaps in Success
Episode Summary:In this episode of The Stop Bending Over Podcast, Rita explores the transformative power of self-awareness, integrity, and radical honesty in leadership and personal growth. She shares personal sto...
(#36) Feeling Stuck? Here’s How to Get Moving Again
Episode Summary: In this episode of Stop Bending Over - Align Your Life for Radical Success, Rita dives into what it really means to feel stuck, overwhelmed, and disconnected from your dreams. She talks about how patterns of...
(#34) Unlocking Authenticity: The Power of Telling Your Truth
What Does It Take To Call In Your Dream Life?It's actually much simpler than you think... and I'll show you how in just 3 days!
(#33) From Rock Bottom to Real Estate Star: Shelton Wilder's Journey
Exciting News! Pre-Sale Registration is open for:The Breakthrough Goal Academy: 90 Days To Achieve The Goal That Will Change Your Life...