Episode 7

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1st Jul 2025

Trust Your Gut: When Consistency Becomes Performance

What happens when you break a promise to yourself and discover it was the most aligned thing you could do? Michelle gets raw about ditching her 30-day challenge and why your intuition might be smarter than your strategy.

Episode Summary

In this unfiltered solo episode, Michelle explores the gap between intention and alignment after missing a day in her 30-episode challenge. Drawing wisdom from Richard Branson's success secret and her own body-based knowledge, she dismantles the myth that consistency without integrity equals success. This is essential listening for Gen X women ready to stop performing for algorithms and start trusting their authentic voice for real transformation.

Key Takeaways

• Consistency without integrity is just performance – Learn when to honor your "no" over external expectations

 • Your body is smarter than your brain – Discover how to read the physical signals of alignment vs. resistance

 • Successful leaders trust their instincts – Why intuition trumps strategy in sustainable success 

• The path of alignment is never crowded – Embracing the lonely courage of following your gut

 • Space-holding over fixing – The transformative power of being truly heard without judgment

Timestamps

[00:00] Unscripted intro: Showing up messy and real

[01:00] The deal I broke with myself and why it was right

[04:00] Richard Branson's success secret: Trust your instincts

[07:00] Why we outsource our intuition to everyone else

[10:00] Integration pause: Where are you overriding your gut?

[11:00] Your body knows truth - learn to listen

[13:00] Offering space to be heard, not fixed

[16:00] The unglamorous path of authentic alignment

Resources Mentioned

• Erin King's interview with Sir Richard Branson 

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Keywords: transformation, Gen X women, authentic living, personal growth, voice reclamation, identity shift, life rebuild, nervous system healing, self-care boundaries

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