Self Trust, Mindset & Taking Action: How to Create the Life You Want

Have you ever known exactly what you wanted to change in your life, but struggled to take the first step?

Sometimes, the biggest thing holding us back isn’t a lack of ability or motivation. It’s a lack of self trust, the beliefs we hold about ourselves, and the fear of getting things wrong.

In this episode of The Runner’s Sole Podcast, podiatrist and runner Sharon Miller is joined by Gia Hamel, life and accountability coach and founder of Gemineye Coaching. Gia helps people build self trust, gain clarity on their goals and turn their intentions into meaningful action.

Together, they explore how mindset shapes our decisions, why our identity can influence the habits we build, and how to keep moving forward when motivation fades. They also discuss intentional living, personal growth and Gia’s work with the Divine Babe Oracle, a 48-card guidance deck designed to encourage self reflection, intuition and personal development.

Whether you’re working towards a running goal, navigating an injury, rebuilding confidence or simply feeling stuck in life, this conversation will help you think differently about what it takes to create lasting change.

🎧 IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN

✔️ What self trust really means and how to rebuild it after setbacks

✔️ How your identity and beliefs influence your habits and decisions

✔️ Why motivation alone isn’t enough to create lasting change

✔️ How to stop waiting until you feel ready and start taking action

✔️ How to set goals that genuinely align with what matters to you

✔️ Why it’s important to redefine success when life or circumstances change

✔️ How self reflection and intuition can support more intentional living

✔️ How runners can use mindset and accountability to navigate injuries, setbacks and changing goals

✔️ Small steps you can take today to rebuild confidence and create momentum

🧠 KEY TAKEAWAY

You don’t have to feel completely confident before you begin.

Self trust grows when you take action, keep the promises you make to yourself and learn from the setbacks along the way. Progress doesn’t have to be perfect, and you don’t need to have everything figured out before taking the next step.

Whether in running or in life, meaningful change starts with one intentional action.

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🏃 ABOUT THE RUNNER’S SOLE PODCAST

The Runner’s Sole Podcast is where running meets science, stride by stride.

Hosted by podiatrist and runner Sharon Miller, the podcast helps runners prevent injuries, improve performance and understand their feet and bodies through practical, evidence-based advice.

From foot health and running injuries to mindset, nutrition, movement and the real stories behind the miles, The Runner’s Sole Podcast explores what it really takes to keep running for life.

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What happens when running becomes more than exercise?

For some runners, it becomes part of who they are. It carries them through life’s biggest changes, difficult seasons, family milestones and moments when their bodies no longer perform the way they once did.

In this episode of The Runner’s Sole Podcast, podiatrist and runner Sharon Miller is joined by Melissa Moritz, known as Messie Missy, a runner with more than 30 years of experience and a former collegiate Division III track and field athlete.

Missy shares how running has stayed with her through pregnancy, divorce, changing careers, motherhood and the many different chapters of life. She also opens up about what happens when you can no longer run at the pace you once did, and how to redefine what being a runner means.

This is a conversation about running, identity, resilience and learning to keep moving through every season of life.

🎧 IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN

✔ How running can support you through major life changes

✔ Why running can become such an important part of your identity

✔ How to cope when you can no longer run at your old pace or performance level

✔ Why runners sometimes need to redefine what success means

✔ How running can bring families closer together

✔ What more than 30 years of running can teach you about consistency and longevity

✔ How to listen to your body as your goals and circumstances change

✔ Why being a runner is about more than pace, distance or personal bests

🧠 KEY TAKEAWAY

Your running journey will change as your life changes.

You may run faster, slower, farther, less often or in a completely different way than you once did. That does not make you any less of a runner.

Running can become part of your identity, but it does not have to define your worth.

👟 WANT PERSONAL FOOT ADVICE?

Book an online foot consultation with Sharon at:

🌐 www.runnerssole.co.uk

🎙️ LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES

🌐 All Episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2545750

👥 Join Our Running Community: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17oz7x3jFe/

🏃 ABOUT THE RUNNER’S SOLE PODCAST

The Runner’s Sole Podcast is where running meets science, stride by stride.

Hosted by podiatrist and runner Sharon Miller, the podcast helps runners prevent injuries, improve performance and understand their feet and bodies through practical, evidence-based advice.

From foot health and running injuries to mindset, nutrition, movement and the real stories behind the miles, The Runner’s Sole Podcast explores what it really takes to keep running for life.

If you enjoy the episode, follow the podcast and share it with a runner who might need to hear this conversation.

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