The Podcast that’s unpeeling the truth

The layers underneath burnout, perfectionism, and the crossroads you never saw coming

Hosted by Neuroscience and Generational-Stress Coach Stephanie Ohannesian and Crossroads Coach Yoshie Barnett. Together, they blend energy and insight, speed and emotional depth, creativity and clarity.

Stephanie & Yoshie
Episode 5

Behaviors Behind Boundaries

Realignment Over Resolutions  Series Part 1: Starting 2026 with Sara Wald’s framework for breaking cycles without breaking yourself

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Episode 4

Leave them, love them, let them (when there’s a fly in your proverbial new years ointment)

Warm candlelit holiday dinner table with blurred figures of people gathered together, soft bokeh lights in background, intimate and cozy atmosphere emphasizing human connection over perfect presentation
Episode 3

Connection Over Perfection—Why Your Presence Matters More

Two overlapping silhouettes (caregiver and elderly person) with intertwined neural pathways between them, representing dysregulated nervous systems trying to connect. Earth tone color palette.
Episode 2

Holiday Triggers—The Caregiver's Brain, Their Brain, and How to Survive Both

What We Explore

The Raw Onion is a psychology-driven podcast that peels back the layers beneath burnout, perfectionism, and the life crossroads that shape who we become. Each episode blends science, storytelling, and real-life conversations to help you understand why you overwork, overthink, or feel stuck and how to break the patterns running your life.

Expect brain-based tools, epigenetic insights, subconscious reprogramming, emotional decoding, and honest discussions about identity, survival roles, and the choices that define our future.

Peel Back the Layers

Neuroscience of Stress

Understand the brain patterns behind your responses and how to rewire them

Loosening Perfectionism

Understanding why you overwork and overthink, and how to let go

Life's Crossroads

Navigate identity shifts, career pivots, and the moments that change everything

Inherited Patterns

Discover the generational stress and survival roles you didn't choose

Stephanie Ohannesian
Host

Stephanie Ohannesian

Stephanie is the founder of Triage Coaching & Consulting and a neuroscience-based resilience strategist helping global leaders and communities break the burnout cycle. With a background in neuroscience, psychology, event production and cultural intelligence, her work bridges science and soul to create sustainable, high-impact leadership. From refugee roots and international research labs to curating some of the world’s most elevated event experiences, Stephanie transforms inherited stress into intentional resilience — working across sectors from the Middle East to the Americas, ensuring tradition meets transformation, one peeled back layer at a time. 

Yoshie
CO-HOSt

Yoshie Barnett

Yoshie is a Certified Life Coach (ICF/ACC) who founded Lotus Flower Journeys to help women release perfectionism with her unique P.E.A.C.E. framework and reconnect with their authentic selves. Inspired by the lotus flower, which blooms with grace even in muddy waters, she creates a space where resilience and transformation can naturally unfold.

Originally from Japan and shaped by life between cultures, she understands what it takes to find your authentic path. Her approach is gentle and intuitive, guided by your values and natural rhythm.

This Is for You If...

You’re navigating a major life transition or identity shift

You’re recovering from burnout or trying to prevent it

You struggle with perfectionism and high-achiever exhaustion

You’re curious about the patterns you inherited from family

You want brain-based tools, not just surface-level advice

You’re at a crossroads and seeking clarity about what comes next

You’re ready to understand why you do what you do

You want honest conversations that go deeper than typical self-help

What We Talk About

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