In this episode I’m joined by Brittany Martin DeJean, who helps women work through what she calls FOMU, the fear of messing up. Brittany spent 20 years in disability inclusion before she turned the lens on herself and realized the same fear that made people freeze around her dad after his accident was quietly running her own life too.

We get into her name it, own it, trust it framework, the cycle of overthinking before a mistake, the spiral during, and the recovery afterward that almost no one teaches us how to do. Brittany shares what it actually looked like for her, like spending eight hours on a single LinkedIn post and still feeling sick when two people left unkind comments, and how she learned to meet those moments with curiosity instead of judgment.

This framework has helped so many women find freedom from the fear of messing up, and it’s something Brittany actively lives herself as a solopreneur growing her own business.

Inside the episode:

• What FOMU is and why it hits high-achieving women the hardest
• The name it, own it, trust it framework for working through a mistake
• Why you can’t think your way out of overthinking
• How a failed launch became proof the inner work was landing
• Choosing joy on purpose, and why it changed everything

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ABOUT BRITTANY

Brittany Martin DeJean spent most of her life being who she thought she was supposed to be. When she was 12, a car accident took her brother’s life and left her dad a quadriplegic. Perfection became her protection. And she watched people freeze around her dad, afraid of saying or doing the wrong thing. Over 20 years in disability inclusion, she gave that freeze a name: FOMU, the Fear of Messing Up. Then she realized it was the operating system running her own life. She faced those fears instead of running from them. Today, through FOMU to Flow and the Intentional Joy Club, she helps others do the same and have fun again.

Links to connect with Brittany:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittany-martin-dejean/
https://www.instagram.com/fearofmessingup
https://www.instagram.com/intentionaljoyclub

Ways to work with Brittany:
www.fomutoflow.com - for fomu program
www.intentionaljoyclub.com - for free dance party on nov 10th

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