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If you notice you often say “Once I’m more confident than I’ll..”, then this episode is worth a listen. Despite being a hot topic, what if confidence is the very thing keeping us small?
I make the case that your willingness to be wrong - not positive thinking - is the most underrated skill for a bigger, braver life. Tune in to find out why.
Nobody teaches you how to feel anxious - they teach you how to make it stop. This episode is about why that's backwards, and why building your tolerance for discomfort beats positivity every single time.
If you're the kind of person who can spend a week deciding which restaurant to choose or what colour to paint your nails - this one's for you. By the end you'll have one decision named, sorted, and a deadline on the calendar.
Some advice sounds so obviously right that nobody ever checks it - and it's quietly the reason you keep almost-starting the thing you actually want. In this episode, three ideas that sound completely back to front will change what you do next.
"I don't have time." "Now's not the right time." "Who am I to do that?" We've all got our excuses - but what are they really costing you? This episode calls them out, one by one.
You had the idea - then tried it and felt like rubbish at it. Discover the 4 stages every dream moves through, how not to be the person who quits right before you make real progress.
When life feels completely out of your control, there's one question I reach for — It's not "stay positive," and it's not a silver lining, but it hands me back my sense of agency every single time. Tune in to find out more.
I spent seven years becoming a US citizen — and in the final stretch, I was certain I was about to lose it all. What happened next, and how I got through it all, is this week's episode.
Have you ever told yourself you'll go for the promotion, post the thing, start the business, or finally put yourself out there... once you feel confident enough? This episode is your gentle wake-up call.
You make one small mistake and your brain launches straight into "how could you DO that?" — then loops over it on replay. In this episode, I share why more confidence isn't the antidote to that, and the simple shift that actually lets you move on.
Your brain has a default spiral pattern - and most of us have no idea it's happening. In this episode, I share the one-sentence flip that stops the spiral fast and works anywhere from traffic jams to hard conversations.
Most people survive change without ever actually transforming through it. In this episode, I share what I've been quietly practising this past year that's made all the difference.
Tune in to learn what real resilience looks like when your nervous system is overwhelmed—and how to protect your energy without guilt, performance, or people-pleasing.
This episode offers a grounded, shame-free shift from trying to ‘fix’ yourself to learning how to work with who you already are.
Constantly shaming yourself when you’re not following through? I know it feels necessary to be hard on yourself, but tune in to learn what’ll actually get you the results you want.
This episode breaks down the 5 predictable emotional stages of change and how to get through the messy middle by understanding that discomfort isn’t failure, it’s proof of growth.
After such a heartbreaking, life-shattering year, I wanted to record this small message for you as we step into 2026.
This episode challenges the well-meaning but unhelpful idea that grief should look like happiness, and explores what truly supports healing instead.
A raw conversation about the loneliness of grief and the disorienting reality of losing the people you thought would always be there. This episode explores what it really takes to keep going when loss changes everything.
Ever find yourself waiting for someone to notice how hard you're struggling and get frustrated when they don’t? Tune into this episode to learn exactly what to do in those moments so you turn frustration into self validation.
Ever gotten feedback at work that just... stung? In this episode, I'm breaking down why feedback hits us so damn hard in the first place, and more importantly, how to better respond to it..
When everything feels out of control, here’s the one thing you can come home to at any moment to not only prevent panic attacks but reground yourself back to calm..
If you're resenting someone in your life, it's clear sign of a boundary you haven't set yet. In this episode, I'm sharing the one-sentence framework that stops resentment and actually protects your peace.
This episode dives into how One Girl founder, Meaghan Barakett, turned online impersonation into a movement for change - shaping policy, and proving we can all create the good we can’t find.
Losing something you worked a year for doesn't call for a silver lining - it calls for an hour on the office floor, and then better questions. Tune in for this powerful conversation with Jay Abbasi.