As a former corporate executive who left that world to follow my own soul path and purpose, I learned that my trauma unravelled alongside my spiritual awakening. Now I see women call exhaustion “burnout” when it’s really disconnection — from their truth, their body, and their intuition.

• “You weren’t born doubting yourself” why second-guessing is learned, not innate.

• How early conditioning and family programming override your inner compass.

• The signs your conditioning is louder than your intuition and how it shows up in your body.

• Why self-trust feels unnatural when you’ve been taught to override your instincts.

• The breakthrough that happens when you realise you can trust yourself and what changes instantly.

[00:00] Welcome to The Journey Home — where personal growth meets spiritual development for soul-aligned living.
[00:57] The low-level self-doubt so many high-functioning women live with — and why it’s not your fault.
[01:39] The conditioning you’ve carried since childhood that blocks intuitive clarity.
[03:40] How other people’s programming overrides your own inner compass.
[05:54] The moment conditioning becomes louder than intuition — and what that feels like in your body.
[07:21] Why self-trust feels unnatural when you’ve been taught to override your instincts.
[09:59] The cost of living in “shape-shifter mode” to meet other people’s expectations.
[13:45] Client story: Eva’s breakthrough from chronic self-doubt to trusting her own decisions.
[16:07] How cultural and family values shape — and sometimes limit — our intuitive trust.
[19:04] Reflection: Score your own intuitive connection right now.
[20:05] Invitation to my free live masterclass — How to Trust Your Intuition (Tuesday 12 August, 6pm AWST).
[21:24] Who the masterclass is for — and the bonus guide you’ll receive when you register.
[22:03] Why your intuition is your most under-utilised, most powerful tool.
[22:56] This week’s reflection questions to uncover where you’re holding back trust in yourself.
[23:29] Closing invitation — save your seat for the masterclass and start making decisions from confidence, not fear.

• Name the block. When you say “I’m confused,” ask: Am I actually afraid of the clarity?

• Track the body memory. Gut knots, jaw tightness, and shoulder tension aren’t random they’re intuitive red flags.

• Interrupt the shapeshifter. Notice when you alter yourself to meet expectations, pause, and state one honest preference.

• Call the conditioning out loud. Replace “I don’t know” with “I was taught not to trust myself.”

• Where in your life are you pretending not to know the answer?

• What truth becomes unavoidable if you admit you already know?

• If you trusted your intuition fully for the next 7 days, what would you do differently?

Your intuition isn’t missing it’s waiting for you to hear it clearly. Join me on Tuesday 12 August at 6pm AWST for my free live 60-minute masterclass, How to Trust Your Intuition (And Stop Doubting What You Already Know).

You’ll clear the static, discover your strongest intuitive sense, and learn how to act on it with confidence.
Save your spot now and get instant access to The 6 Clairs Revealed guide.
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By the End of This Episode You’ll Know Episode Timestamps & Key Moments YOUR ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS YOUR REFLECTION PROMPTSYour Next Step - Join the How to Trust Your Intuition Masterclass

You’re not lacking leadership skills. You’re leading from wounds.

In this episode, I unpack why so many high-functioning, capable women still struggle to step into their full power despite doing “all the work.”

It’s not mindset. It’s not a skills gap. It’s deeper. And I’ll show you where to look.

Key Highlights + Timestamps

[00:00] – The real reason women stay stuck in leadership

“You’re exhausted because you’re leading while disconnected from your own truth.”

[02:45] – Why women overperform, over-function, and over-give

How patriarchal conditioning wires women to seek approval and perform instead of lead.

[05:20] – When confidence doesn’t fix it

You’ve worked on mindset, you’ve done the courses, but you’re still holding back. Why?
“You don’t trust yourself to speak your truth because it was never safe to.”

[09:15] – What no one tells you about burnout and leadership

Leading from suppression, emotional bypassing, and inherited trauma.

[13:50] – The alpha vs the good girl: internal war

The deep split between the woman you are and the one you were taught to be.

[17:30] – How trauma, rage, and grief block true power

“Most women don’t realise how much emotion they’re suppressing just to survive.”

[21:45] – Why your nervous system fights your visibility

Visibility feels unsafe because your body remembers being punished for speaking up.

[26:10] – The leadership wound: betrayal, abandonment, and fear

How early trauma shows up in business, leadership, and motherhood.

[30:25] – Reclaiming your own definition of power

Why you must stop borrowing confidence and start embodying truth.

[35:00] – What it really means to lead as a whole woman

A different model of leadership: grounded, embodied, and led from self.

Your Reflection Questions

• Where do I still hide or shrink to be liked?
• When did I learn that my truth wasn’t welcome?
• Who would I be if I no longer needed to earn my place?

DM me on Instagram @thecorporatemedium and tell me where you’re stuck.
This is the kind of work we do inside 1:1 coaching and The Journey Home.

I have been deeply honoured to be a part of not only Eva's personal growth and spiritual journey, but her journey into motherhood.

I can't tell you how amazing her journey has been and what you hear or see here in this episode are her looking back on her journey. It has been incredible to watch her self belief, self trust and confidence grow. Her ability to surrender and trust was such a pivotal point of all her breakthroughs. That was the moment she embraced everything and recognised who she really was.

Throughout her journey she continued to trust even though she battled fertility problems and IVF for 10 years, and finally a miracle happened.

This is episode is dedicated to their son, who I hope one day realises the courageous journey his parents went through to bring him into this world.

00:00 – “I couldn’t feel anything.”
Eva describes feeling numb, confused, and unsure of how to connect to her emotions.

“I didn’t know how to cry… it just didn’t come. I couldn’t feel anything.”

03:00 – “I was doing all the spiritual things.”
She shares how she was stuck in spiritual bypassing without even realising it.

“Journaling, breath work, all the things. I was doing it all… but nothing was changing.”

06:00 – “And then you said you wanted to work with my husband…”
Eva recounts first seeing Sunita speak and the unexpected shift that followed.

"You said, I need to work with him first. And I was like, huh? But something clicked.”

08:00 – “My fertility journey cracked me open.”
The pain of not falling pregnant brought her face-to-face with deeper emotional blocks.

“It cracked me open… because I had no emotional release. I was holding so much.”

11:00 – “It was all in my head.”
Eva realised she’d been intellectualising healing instead of embodying it.

“I was spiritual, but it was all in my head. I’d never let myself feel it.”

14:00 – “I let myself sit in it.”
She stopped running from her emotions and let them move through her.

“I felt rage. Sadness. Grief. And I didn’t push it away. I let it happen.”

16:30 – “I finally cried. Properly cried.”
This moment marked the beginning of her reconnection and release.

“It was the first time I actually cried and didn’t shut it down. It all came out.”

18:00 – “Now I know what’s mine—and what’s not.”
Eva reflects on the freedom and clarity she now feels in her body and mind.

“I can feel the difference now. What’s mine. What I want. What’s not for me.”
Final words from me:
I hope that Eva's journey has inspired you to see that behind every challenge is the opportunity to learn and grow. And as Eva said, surrendering IS the moment when everything changes.
I would love to hear your comments and feedback, feel free to DM me about your journey too, Sunita

Eva’s Journey