The Tried and Truth Podcast: Intentional Living, Growth & Mindset for a Well-Led Life

Real Stories. Honest Faith. Perspective for Everyday Life.

The Tried & Truth Podcast is a weekly space for women who want more than quick fixes or self-help hacks. Host Annica Fischer sits down with everyday women, entrepreneurs building brands with purpose, creatives, and leaders for thoughtful, grounded conversations—stories of success and setbacks, practical tools you can use right away, and timeless truths to help you grow and live with clarity and intention.

You’ll hear conversations about the stories that shape us, the faith that carries us, and what success really looks like in the middle of real life—identity, purpose, parenting, work, faith, and the messy in-between we’re all navigating.

With over 15 years of experience in leadership and coaching, Annica brings her own stories, perspective, and practical wisdom to topics like family, parenting, marriage, business, mindset, and intentional living. These are honest, hope-filled conversations—no fluff. Just truth, perspective, and encouragement you can carry into your everyday life.

Each episode asks one grounding question:
“What does success look like to you?”
The answers will surprise you, challenge conventional definitions of success, and invite you to redefine growth and fulfillment in every area of life.

Here, we talk about:

  • Real-life faith and everyday encouragement
  • Stories of resilience, purpose, and identity
  • Motherhood, mental health, relationships, and seasonal transitions
  • Leadership lessons from entrepreneurs and purpose-driven leaders
  • Work, calling, creativity, and values-based success

Consider this your weekly refresh for real life: honest stories, grounded perspective, and practical wisdom to navigate each season with clarity, courage, and intention—helping you pursue what matters most.

Follow along on Instagram @ANNICAFISCHER or visit www.annicafischer.com

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Episodes

Wednesday Nov 03, 2021

Jenny Nuccio is the Founder and CEO of Imani Collective, a non-profit, woman-empowerment program focused on defeating generational poverty through education and employment opportunities in Mombasa, Kenya and surrounding communities. She also runs the The School of Ethical Impact, for changemakers who want to create transformational impact through their business.
In this episode, Jenny invites into the story and work behind Imani Collective and founding the School of Ethical Impact. She's shares how you can create greater impact in your work and one thing you can do to change the world starting right where you are.  We're talking about the value in partnerships, strength in community, and the power of radically listening. 
Mentioned on the podcast: 
Website: jennynuccio.com
Instagram: @jennynuccio
Imani Collective
@imanicollective
The School of Ethical Impact 
@schoolofethicalimpact
Magnify Your Impact: Powering Profit With Purpose by Maggie Z. Miller and Hannah Nokes
 
 
 
 

Wednesday Oct 27, 2021

Susie Moore, author, celebrity life coach, and advice columnist, is helping us all “let it be easy” in this episode. She shares more on her latest book, “Let it Be Easy” and practical ways we can all welcome more ease into our daily lives. We’re talking about why we form allegiance to stress and simple ways that we can all let things like confidence, balance, “confrontations”, and boundaries be easy.  Susie also share her tip on how everyone can have a mentor and her #1 self-coaching question.  You’ll walk away feeling more ease, less stress, and greater excitement to embrace more happiness right where you are.  
 
About Susie Moore
Susie Moore is the author of Let It Be Easy and Stop Checking Your Likes. She is a former Silicon Valley executive turned celebrity life coach and advice columnist, and her work has been featured on the Today show, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, Oprah, Business Insider, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes and Cosmopolitan. Born in England, she lives in Miami with her husband Heath and her Yorkshire terrier, Coconut. Find out more about her work at www.Susie-Moore.com. You can check out more details on her latest book at letitbeasybook.com or find her on Instagram @susie.moore
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If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. 
New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE e-guide  will help you confidently take that next step. You can find it here. 

Tuesday Oct 19, 2021

Kelly Love is the co-founder of Branch Basics, a wellness brand that creates home cleaning products. In this week’s episode, she’s sharing the story behind the brand - from concept to business to lifestyle. 
Kelly shares examples of courage built from overcoming obstacles and setbacks in launching their business, tips on how to start small and find balance in a healthy lifestyle, and sheds lights on how others can begin to think bigger than simply the product or service they sell, make, or provide. 
 
Kelly Love co-founded Branch Basics, a wellness brand that creates home cleaning products using the most chemically sensitive as their benchmark for safety. Raised in a home with all things conventional, it wasn’t until college that she experienced the power of living in an environment free of harmful chemicals and eating according to the principles of Food as Medicine. Kelly is passionate about helping others thrive, not just survive. She lives in Jackson, MS with her husband and two daughters, but she’s a Louisiana girl at heart.
You can check out Branch Basics on their website at https://branchbasics.com/
Instagram: @branchbasics 

Wednesday Oct 06, 2021

Britt Goff of Wheat and Honey Co. joins us this week.  She’s sharing her own unique story of how a desire, a career in sports marketing, and a few small steps of courage evolved into the greater community and business she leads today. In this episode, we’re talking about:
Sitting and waiting in “the hard” when it’s where we’re supposed to be
The #1 thing she finds people struggle with
Mountaintop moments
Creating authentic relationships and #1 thing NOT to ask people
The dangerous place you don’t want to be
Her own story of pursuing the things she enjoyed in small ways and how it doesn’t always look like you think it should
Rethinking what it means to “slow down”
One of my favorite definitions of success yet! 
Britt is the founder of Wheat and Honey Co., a product shop that partners with artists around the world to craft hand painted Bibles, Bible studies, apparel and devotionals. Each purchase enables her team to gift hand painted Bibles to the women rescued from human trafficking by the Freedom Shield Foundation team. Wheat and Honey Co. also hosts events and retreats. Britt is the host of the Wheatful Woman Podcast and believes in the opportunity, as women, to live a rich and meaningful life through our relationship with Christ. Britt lives in Grapevine, TX with her husband, Michael, and golden retriever, Tucker.
Website: ​​Wheat and Honey Co.
Instagram @wheatandhoneyco and @_brittgoff
___If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. 

Friday Oct 01, 2021

If you’ve found yourself making excuses for why you can’t, feeling behind, or simply feel stuck in the “don’t have enough/need more” mentality, this short 10 minute episode is for you.  It will challenge you to shift from your reasons why you can’t to embracing what you have, where you are, and pursuing “just enough” to take that next step. 
In this episode, we’re unpacking how much “more” you do in fact need to chase the big dreams, take the big leap, and still stay grounded in what matters most AND we're unpacking these questions: 
What do you feel you lack or need to have/be/do the things you need and want to do? 
What would it look like to fully believe today that you have, know, and are all that you need for today?  
What would it look like to have “just enough”? To pursue “just enough”? 
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If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 
New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here. 
 
 

Thursday Sep 23, 2021

Tabitha Paige is an award winning artist, artist, illustrator, and owner behind Fox Hollow Studios.  In today’s conversation, she’s inviting us into her life and business story of how her skills, desires, experience, and training came together in a purpose-filled success story. 
In this episode, we're talking with Tabitha about facing your greatest fears, knowing when to pivot, how she (and other artists) stay inspired, and how and why to lean into each season that you're in. You'll be encouraged by her real-life examples of how she found clarity in creating her own story of success and how a few small steps and shifts in her work ignited the path to build a thriving business that supports the life she always dreamed of.
There’s a bigger story being written. Each part of your life is being woven into true work of art. Nothing is wasted. 
You may have seen Tabitha's work + books @ Madewell, West Elm, Target, and Magnolia, and Amazon. You can follow along her work and story on IG @foxhollowstudios and check out all of her amazing work at  https://foxhollowstudios.com/. 
 

Tuesday Sep 14, 2021

Today, we’re sitting down with Monica Swanson, author of Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You. In this episode, we’re chatting about how to raise kids of character, the truth about raising boys, embracing family culture, sibling rivalry (and turning this into life-long lessons and friendships), and when/how-to approach pursuing your own passions and desires.
"Keep your eyes on the prize of raising these great kids who are going to be world changers one day.” 
Monica Swanson lives on the North Shore of Oahu (Hawaii) with her husband Dave and her four sons (two who now attend college in California.) Monica is the author of Boy Mom: What Your Son Needs Most from You, and she is the host of the Boy Mom Podcast. Her passion is family, faith, and healthy living, and when she isn't feeding her troops or cheering on her boys at surf contests, she loves to crank the A/C, sip coffee and imagine a fall day in the Pacific Northwest (where she grew up.) Find out more at her home webpage: www.monicaswanson.com.  
More on Monica’s courses: 
Raising Tech-Smart Kids Mini Course
Character Training Course
___If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

Tuesday Sep 07, 2021

In this episode, I'm sharing 5 skills (or "tips") that can help you right here, right now, in this exact season!  They're simple, yet powerful whether you run a business, a department, or a home.  
If you typically cringe at the word "leadership", I invite you to embrace it today and listen in on 5 quick tips to making the journey more fruitful.  Because truth be told, you're leading. So might as well embrace the journey and make it count.  
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If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To uncomplicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 
New resource: If you're tired of feeling stuck, hoping for clarity on what's next, or simply need a reset, I've created a resource just for you.  This 29-page FREE guide and workbook will help you take that next step, confidently, towards where it is you want to go. You can find it here. 

Tuesday Jul 20, 2021

Do you want to invite more good things into your life? Who doesn't, right?! 
If you’re feeling a little down today, need a quick boost, or simply just want to welcome more "goodness" into your life, I’ve got 6 quick tips for you in today’s episode.  
Here are some hints on what we’re chatting about: magnetizing good, control, be/do, confidence, small packages, money, and people.
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If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To un-complicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! Come find me on instagram- @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. Follow along - there's lots more to come! 

Thursday Jul 15, 2021

Wherever you’re at in your motherhood journey, behind every mom are real struggles, real challenges, and real growth.  In this episode, Natalie Bones, mom of 7, shares her wisdom and practical tips for fellow moms. 
We’re chatting about nurturing each child’s unique heart, investing in your marriage, unsustainable expectations, centering our lives, how she feeds a full table, empowering your kids to crave “real” things, and the #1 thing the world can’t teach our kids well. 
Natalie is a mom of 7 kids, ages 7 to 19.  She blogs about her journey through motherhood on her site - Table of Olives-  https://tableofolives.com/
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If you're just tuning in, welcome!  I'm Annica and I’m on a mission to build a community around simple truths, life and business secrets, and everything in between...To un-complicate the learning experience, keep us all growing, inspired, leading more fulfilling lives, and doing more meaningful work! You can find me on Instagram - @annicafischer or at www.annicafischer.com. I'd love to connect with you there, too! 

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About the Podcast

Annica has set out to bring you actionable secrets to success to help you breakthrough barriers and build a successful life around the things you love. If you’re ready to grow in your confidence, step into clarity, show up better for the people who matter most, and put YOUR time and energy where it counts, you’re in the right place!

She keeps things simple. She tells you what you need to know from LIFE to BUSINESS (and everything in between!), what people wished they'd known , AND will keep you grounded in what TRULY matters. 

Annica has spent more than a decade in leadership development, coaching, and consulting.  She’s trained thousands of leaders, physicians, and teams on everything needed to build value for themselves and others. Her belief that what you see on the outside (what you "experience")  is the byproduct of "inside" work in any area of your life.  She currently writes and hosts a podcast, The Tried and Truth Podcast, that serves as a platform to equip others to lead and thrive (at home and at work) through simple truths, real conversations, practical mentorship, and inspiring stories. You can find her at www.annicafischer.com.

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