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.
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.
Understand the brain patterns behind your responses and how to rewire them
Understanding why you overwork and overthink, and how to let go
Navigate identity shifts, career pivots, and the moments that change everything
Discover the generational stress and survival roles you didn't choose
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 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.
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
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