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Valentine’s Day often centers romantic love, but one of the most overlooked forms of love is how we choose to show up for ourselves and for the people who matter most. In this episode of Cupcakes and Clarity, Lisa Pirinelli explores a truth many high-achieving women quietly carry: friendship doesn’t fall apart because we’re bad at it. It fades when we’ve never clearly decided where it fits in our lives.

This episode is an invitation to replace guilt with understanding, assumptions with conversations, and exhaustion with intentional connection.

What listeners will learn:

• Why adult friendship feels harder than expected and why that doesn’t mean you’re failing.
• How unspoken expectations and guilt quietly erode connection over time.
• The difference between survival seasons, maintenance seasons, and growth seasons in friendship.
• Why your calendar already reflects your values, even if you’ve never named them.
• How loneliness can exist even when you’re constantly around people.
• Why clarity is kinder than pressure when it comes to relationships.
• How unspoken rules create resentment, comparison, and withdrawal.
• What changes when friendship becomes a value instead of an obligation.
• How honest conversations strengthen connection instead of threatening it.
• Why patience and curiosity matter in friendships of every stage and season.

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Have you ever found yourself quietly asking, “Is it okay to want something different without blowing my whole life up?” In this episode of Cupcakes and Clarity, Lisa Pirinelli walks you through a grounded, pressure-free approach to career clarity that doesn’t involve quitting your job, burning bridges, or making impulsive decisions.

This episode is about giving yourself permission to pause, listen, and get honest about what matters right now. If you’ve been carrying the weight of a big decision, this is the clarity checkpoint you didn’t know you needed.

What listeners will learn:

• Why wanting something different does not mean you are ungrateful or failing.
• How fear can be a signal that clarity is needed, not a sign you are on the wrong path.
• Why clarity comes from honesty, not rushing into decisions.
• How to identify what you are protecting by staying and what it may be quietly costing you.
• Why energy tells the truth about your career when your calendar cannot.
• How to use the first step of the Freedom Map to understand what truly matters in this season.
• The difference between escaping a job and moving toward alignment.
• How to reassess your career without quitting or blowing everything up.
• Three grounded steps you can take to gain clarity before making any big move.

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Have you ever felt a nudge so persistent you couldn’t ignore it, even though following it would turn your life upside down? In this episode of Cupcakes and Clarity, Lisa Pirinelli sits down with her longtime friend and mentor Amanda Sparks to share a powerful story of faith, obedience, and life-altering alignment. Amanda opens up about her decision to walk away from a successful corporate career after receiving unmistakable signs that God was calling her to something different, even when the next step didn’t make logical or financial sense.

If you’re standing at a crossroads, feeling restless in a season that no longer fits, or wondering whether the signs you’re seeing are real, this episode may be the gentle confirmation you’ve been waiting for.

What listeners will learn:

• How to recognize repeated signs and spiritual nudges when something in your life is no longer aligned.
• Why staying in a “comfortable” situation can quietly cost your health, marriage, and family.
• What obedience looks like when it requires a dramatic financial and lifestyle shift.
• How trusting God often unfolds in stages rather than instant clarity or outcomes.
• Why listening sooner can prevent years of burnout and emotional exhaustion.
• How faith-based decisions can positively impact your children and future generations.
• What it means to follow a calling without knowing exactly where it will lead.
• How patience plays a critical role in stepping into long-term purpose and fulfillment.

Connect with Amanda Sparks and learn more about Allies at:

https://www.allies-inc.org/

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