This one’s a sacred pause. If you’ve been feeling restless, unclear, or unmoored—this one’s for you.

It’s a slow-down episode meant to meet you right where you are.

Before we dive into logistics or client stories, I invite you to grab your tea, go for a walk, or settle in with a journal and let this be a moment to exhale.

In this episode, I reflect on the tension of being in the “valley of becoming,” that strange in-between where what used to fit doesn’t anymore — but what’s next still feels hazy.

I talk about why I believe this season of life is not a crisis but an awakening, how the Conformity Corset shows up when you’ve outgrown your old map, and why that uncomfortable tug in your body is actually a sign you’re right on time.

I share why I created the 90-minute Soul Story Mapping session for ambitious, midlife, athlete-hearted women who’ve outgrown the old map but don’t want to torch their lives to find the new one.

I trace my own pivots (swimmer → clinician → entrepreneur → Soul Story Guide), name the “Conformity Corset,” and explain why tension is a sign you’re right on time. You’ll hear two real-world vignettes—Holly (from “fine” to free) and Elena (manual therapist unlacing a gilded cage)—and I guide you through a brief somatic reflection to feel your next chapter.

I close with a limited-time offer (two sessions for the price of one through Sept 2025) and exactly who this is for: women in healthcare, founders, and athlete-types in a midlife awakening who crave personalized, drop-in support.

• 00:00 — Sacred Pause & What’s New: Why Soul Story Mapping exists
  
  
  
• 05:15 — What It Is (and Isn’t): How the session actually works
  
  
  
• 07:06 — My Valley of Becoming: Athlete roots, pivots, and the Body-to-Soul line
  
  
  
• 11:20 — Who It’s For: Healthcare leaders, entrepreneurs, and athlete-hearted women (aka Midlife Awakening)
  
  
  
• 24:19 — Out in the Wild: Holly’s “fine” → freedom arc (titrated change, real results)
  
  
  
• 44:11 — How We Map: Session flow, Voxer support, and a guided visualization and drop in
  
  
  
• 49:10 —Session Invitation & Next Steps (link in show notes)

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