What happens when you stop waiting for the perfect plan—and start trusting the next right step?
In this episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, Dawn Ledet sits down with Dr. Hany Demian, physician, entrepreneur, and regenerative medicine pioneer, for a powerful conversation about self-trust, leadership, and growth through discomfort.
For four years, Dr. Demian wrestled with a decision he knew he needed to make—but didn’t yet trust himself to act on. When he finally did, everything changed. His business grew fivefold, his leadership sharpened, and his relationship with fear, stress, and uncertainty transformed.
This conversation explores:

• What life and leadership look like before self-trust
• The hidden cost of waiting for certainty
• Why perfectionism often disguises fear
• How growth actually happens through discomfort
• Why there is no “degree” for living your dreams
• How choosing conviction over comfort builds real momentum

If you’re an entrepreneur, leader, or high-achiever who feels stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or waiting to feel “ready,” this episode will meet you exactly where you are—and invite you forward.
🎧 Listen for practical insight, honest reflection, and a grounded reminder:
You don’t get permission by waiting. You get permission by deciding.
⏱️ Episode Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Self-Trust
00:14 Meet Dr. Hany Demian
00:35 The Struggle Before Success
01:48 The Turning Point
04:05 Outside Perception vs. Internal Reality
05:56 The Cost of Self-Doubt
06:48 A Mentor’s Advice
08:05 The Harvard Experience
12:56 The Four Cs of Success
15:10 Embracing Fear & Courage
16:12 Growth Through Discomfort
19:28 Adaptability & Leadership
20:11 Comfort vs. Growth
22:09 Self-Trust & Conviction
24:08 Stepping Into Leadership
29:22 Why There’s No Success Playbook
32:16 Learning Through Action
37:10 Final Thoughts & Encouragement
🔗 Resources & Next Steps
✨Connect with Dr. Hany Demian
https://drdemian.com
https://www.youtube.com/@drhanydemain
https://www.instagram.com/drhanydemian/
✨ Explore the Self-Trust Identity Map:
https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map
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https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/yourstory

How do you rebuild your identity when burnout, doubt, and life’s pressures leave you questioning everything?
Read the full episode breakdown + show notes: https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/blog/self-trust-calling-before-certaintyIn today’s episode, Mandi St. Germaine — co-founder of MBS | The Woman Beyond the Cape — shares her powerful journey of rediscovering her purpose, trusting God’s calling, and building a faith-rooted activewear brand that is helping women reclaim their identity.

Before MBS, Mandi was navigating exhaustion, loss of self, and the weight of trying to be everything for everyone.

Today, she leads a movement that blends faith, fashion, and truth — a brand imprinting Scripture inside every piece to remind women of who they are and Whose they are.

In this conversation, Mandi opens up about:

• The burnout and identity loss that led to her awakening
• The moment she felt God calling her toward something different
• The doubts and fear that made her question if she was qualified
• How MBS was born and why modest, affirmation-based activewear matters
• What it took to trust her voice publicly and build a community
• Her biggest season of surrender yet

If you’re navigating uncertainty, fear, or a tug toward something bigger, Mandi’s story will remind you that obedience doesn’t require confidence — only trust.
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📌 Episode Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Season Three + Guest Mandi St. Germaine
01:23 Mandi’s Life Before MBS
03:13 The Birth of MBS + Early Challenges
04:20 Trusting the Calling + Overcoming Doubt
08:03 Building the MBS Community
24:19 What’s Next for Mandi
📣 CONNECT WITH MANDI
Shop MBS | The Woman Beyond the Cape: https://mbsfit.co/
Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mbs_my_best_self/ and https://www.instagram.com/mandi.saint/
📣 CONNECT WITH DAWN
Download the Self-Trust Identity Map: https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W86EcKvT_dM

#SelfTrust #ChristianEntrepreneur #FaithAndBusiness #WomenFounders #IdentityInChrist #PurposeDrivenBusiness #ModestActivewear

Read the full episode breakdown + show notes: https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/blog/self-trust-before-the-evidenceWhat do you do when everyone tells you that your biggest career move is a "big mistake"?

In this episode of The Self-Trust Solution, Dawn sits down with Debbie Biery, a nationally recognized real estate executive and success coach who helped scale eXp Realty from a tiny startup to a global powerhouse. But behind the massive achievements is a story of profound self-trust—the kind that is forged in childhood survival and tested in the boardroom.

Debbie opens up about her "flash moments" of decision:

• leaving a stable, successful career for an unproven virtual startup and later, choosing to pause and recalibrate her life after facing burnout and illness.

In this episode, we explore:

• Early Self-Reliance: How growing up on food stamps taught Debbie that "no one was going to save me".
• The "Unicorn" Risk: How to handle skeptical peers when your intuition is calling you toward an unproven path.
• Answering the Doubt: A powerful technique for neutralizing "what-if" questions by actually answering them.
• Strategic Rest: Why your brain is your greatest asset and why "unplugging" is required for the next level of clarity.
• The Evolution of Identity: Learning that failure is just "data" and how to be your own best cheerleader.

⏱️ Episode Chapters

00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro

01:38 Early Self Trust Roots

05:06 Leaving Windermere for eXp

08:35 Handling Doubt and Noise

13:47 Committing to the Leap

16:16 Strategic Rest and Alignment

18:13 Burnout Hormones and Recovery

20:51 Pause Reflection and Data

25:35 Reframing Thoughts and Self Talk

28:10 Advice for Your Next Step

30:05 Connect and Closing

Connect with Debbie Biery:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debbiebiery/?hl=en

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Join the Conversation:If you're standing at a threshold where your old identity no longer fits, this episode is your invitation to take that first "baby step" toward your next chapter.

If today's conversation stirred something in you — I want you to take one next step before you close this episode.

Take the Self-Trust Identity Map.

Before strategy. Before motivation. Before more effort — you need to know where your identity is operating from. Because that is what determines everything that follows.

It's free. It takes three minutes. And it will give you a precise read on where your identity is actually operating from right now — and exactly where to focus next. https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map

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