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17th Jun 2025

That Floor Is Sacred Ground: How Your Rock Bottom Launches You

Ever found yourself crying on cold bathroom tiles, wondering how it got this bad?

Welcome to Hot Mess Magic! Where we stop pretending that rock bottom is failure and start seeing it as your fucking trampoline. Michelle Burke kicks off this raw, unfiltered journey by sharing why that moment when everything falls apart isn't your ending, it's your beginning.

In This Episode: Michelle gets brutally honest about losing everything, burning down her first podcast, and discovering that the mess isn't something to hide from, it's your greatest teacher and your launching pad to who you're meant to become.

You'll Learn:

  • Why "having it together" is the biggest lie we've been sold
  • The real cost of perfectionism (hint: it's literally shrinking your brain)
  • The 3-phase rock bottom blueprint: Denial → Collapse → Rising
  • How to stop spiritual bypassing and start getting real
  • The ABCs of Becoming Her framework that changes everything

Reality Check Moments:

  • "Am I living or am I existing?" - The question that cuts through all the BS
  • Why your shame is actually an arrow pointing to your liberation
  • How chronic perfectionism makes your body forget how to feel safe

Your Assignment: Write a thank you letter to your last breakdown. Yes, really. Thank that rock bottom version of yourself for showing you where you were hiding and what needed to die so you could rise.

Quote to Remember: "What if rock bottom isn't a grave, but it's your fucking trampoline? The lower you go, the more kinetic energy you can build."

Feeling Brave? Screenshot this episode, tag @MichelleABurke, and share what you're thanking your past rock bottom for. Michelle will repost the rawest ones.

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Ready to stop pretending and start rising? This is just the beginning. Subscribe and let's do this together.

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About the Podcast

Hot Mess Magic
Raw, honest conversations for anyone done pretending. Drop the facade. Own your mess. Discover the magic in being human.
Hot Mess Magic is the podcast for anyone ready to stop pretending they have it all together.

Because here's the truth nobody's saying: We're all a mess. Every single one of us. The difference is most people are hiding it, performing it away, spiritually bypassing it, or pretending their way through life.

Hosted by bestselling author and keynote speaker Michelle Burke, this show gives you permission to drop the facade. To own where you actually are instead of where you think you "should" be. To stop hiding your humanity and start discovering the magic that's been there all along in the mess.

You'll hear raw, unfiltered conversations with people who've stopped performing: the business owner who walked away from success that looked perfect but felt hollow. The woman who finally admitted her marriage was over. The high achiever who burned out trying to prove their worth. The person who looked "fine" on the outside while falling apart on the inside.

This isn't therapy. It's not coaching. It's truth.

Truth about what it actually takes to transform. Truth about how exhausting the performance is. Truth about the fact that you're not broken, you're just finally ready to stop pretending.

The mess isn't something to fix. It's where you learn, grow, and expand.
This show is for the ones who are done with:

Spiritual bypassing and toxic positivity
Performing perfection while dying inside
Pretending they're fine when they're not
Waiting for permission to be human

If you've ever felt like you're the only one struggling while everyone else has it together, this show will remind you: We're all falling apart. We're all figuring it out. The only difference is who's willing to get real about it.

New episodes every Wednesday. Subscribe and discover that your mess was always your magic.
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