Work In Progress Podcast

Victoria Maxwell-Davis & Trine Lehmann Hansen
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Exploring what it means to navigate bootstrapping your own business as a neurodivergent, compassionate, and sensitive woman. The big question is "how do I make a meaningful difference in the world and thrive in the process?" so we're talking about the journey of connecting with your story and making it the one you long for it to become.

Episodes

  1. 19/09/2023

    009 - On Becoming ... with Annie Paquette

    Find us at: Victoria - Trine - Annie Paquette - To succeed in our kind of business, we need to BECOME who we are meant to be, and today we are joined by Annie Paquette who shares her powerful journey of writing her memoir and coming to terms with her purpose which is to talk about HSP and chronic illness.  Today's questions:  What is it we have to resolve for ourselves to thrive at every level in our businesses? That might be the key question for neurodivergent women in business, but beneath that, there is a bigger question - or a core challenge: How can we find a balance where our authentic selves can thrive within societal expectations? Or is it more about strengthening our inner sense of who we are and tuning out external expectations? Are we even aware of why we are making the choices we make? Do we consciously understand the underlying patterns? 8.00 Running into challenges is what makes us aware - maybe that’s why we are so good at it! When stuff is off, we stop to investigate.  Learning about being neurodivergent can be a bit of a journey, but it has enormous benefits both for ourselves and our kids, and future generations. 14.00 Being neurodivergent is not a choice but a necessity to understand ourselves and our limitations, to be compassionate with ourselves, to find our balance, and to find a way to express our authentic selves. Introducing Annie Paquette, our first guest!! HSP, freedom seeker, and living with chronic illness. Multipassionate, artist, inventor and so much more… a hummingbird! Annie’s memoir is a generous sharing of her journey, of discovering how her life was meant to be shared, finding meaning and purpose in opening up her experience, and inviting others in. Exploring HSP and chronic illness - and their interconnectedness. Our experience and overcoming our struggles is what we are meant to teach. And that takes courage! 30.00 Annie talks about her book and her journey as an HSP with chronic illness. About discovering her patterns. Doing the inner work to unearth, observe, and release all that is no longer true.  We have so much more to offer when we are coming from a place of worthiness, so we need to work through the old fear that has held us back.  Annie has a true gift of vulnerability, which is both healing and provocative.

    1h 5m

  2. 22/08/2023

    Rediscover your inner child

    Summary: Apparently inner child work works… At least it brought out a playful side of your hosts! But, there is of course also some deep conversation with personal reflections, and if you feel compelled to connect with YOUR inner child, Victoria created a wonderful visualization exercise for you to try out. Enjoy the show =) LINK to explore a guided visualisation to reconnect with your inner child and foster a more authentic and compassionate relationship with yourself. 0.40 Introducing a potentially transformative topic. 1.00 How is the inner child work a part of our visibility journey? 1.20 Inner child is MORE than pain and trauma - it’s also innocence, curiosity, and fearless exploration. 2.00 Using this other part to become more comfortable being visible and showing up as ourselves. 2.35 Connecting to joy and wonder and using it to help us in our business. 3.00 Trine is kinda new to inner child work and is glad to have the ‘lighter’ side brought up too, 4.00 … because she is not completely comfortable with the inner child as a ‘separate entity’. 5.00 Musing about a comparison between inner child work and shadow work. 5.50 Victoria makes a good point about not ignoring the challenged inner child, because it can be very relevant for our current lives - and business! 6.35 First explorations of identity. 7.20 Starting to compare ourselves to our peers. 7.50 Wanting to be recognized for who we are, so it’s important not to lose touch with who we were. 8.30 Cognitive dissonance and how it creates an emotional landscape. 9.05 Looking back to how we felt about ourselves and about life. 9.30 Trine having trouble remembering the sense of identity Victoria describes.  10.10 She was more like a radar trying to understand her position to people around her. 10.30 Feeling different from the other kids. Having different points of reference. 11.10 Victoria reading about Rembrandt - and accused of being a slow reader. 12.00 Being a problem to others… and how that makes us see ourselves. 12.50 Going back to reframe the narrative. 13.20 Kids nowadays…. and the difference from our experiences. 14.00 Being immersed, mindful, wanting to go deep - valued qualities or making us wrong? 15.00 Victoria’s memory of the fancy dress parade - and feeling unseen. 15.40 When both perspectives can be true - and dealing with that as grown ups: Can we be ‘right’ even when others see us as ‘wrong’? 16.30 Constantly reminding ourselves to hold on to our version of who we are and want to be. 17.00 Having compassion for ourselves in the process and tuning into what really matters. 17.35 Vulnerability, openness to others’ perception.  18.40 Brene Brown quote about vulnerability. 19.10 The need to embrace our own vulnerability and how our inner child can help us do that. 19.40 Sometimes we carry things forward because we don’t have the courage to be vulnerable and speak our truth. 20.40 Maybe we are born helpless by design… we are shaped by people around us and the work is to figure out who WE are. 21.15 The human condition (fear/lack/scarcity) causes competitiveness and makes the grown-ups want to prepare us for a harsh world.22.10 Next-door neighbors complaining about children laughing too much, having too much fun…. get a life! 22.45 When kids are allowed to be kids without inhibitions - let it remind us that we still have access to that side too. 23.20 So what do we do about the impact our surroundings had on us? 23.40 Acknowledgement and validation, self-compassion, and rewriting how we feel about ourselves and our experiences. 24.10 Gentle approach to personal growth - because the hard way causes further resistance and makes us defensive. 25.20 Non-HSP or other ‘normies’ can’t necessarily understand what it’s like for us, so we need to show ourselves the kindness we need. 26.20 The value of connecting with others like us - realizing we are not alone. 26.50 Victoria’s favorite tools to show more compassion for ourselves: Journaling, meditation, walking in nature. 27.25 Reframing experiences and emotional clearing exercises. 28.20 Acknowledging that our busy mind is not always telling the truth or being particularly kind to ourselves. 29.00 This too might be a work in progress… but having a dialogue with our inner child is a great and gentle way to integrate the needs and desires of our inner child.  29.50 Visualization as a powerful way to process the disconnects of our mind into a channeled conversation.  30.25 Victoria’s visualization exercise (LINK) to help having a conversation with our inner child and explore how you want to show up and communicate your message. 31.30 Reparenting - being the grown up in the relationship with ourselves, giving ourselves the love that might have been missing. 32.00 The word parenting bringing up various associations…! 32.25 Playfulness, joy, and spontaneity - and finding ways to infuse it into our work and become more authentic, compassionate, and creative. 32.50 But NOT by forcing it into our schedule - by liiiiiving it. 33.20 Joy as a last resort… that turned out to be great!  33.50 Why not enjoy life, why take it all so seriously? 34.30 The inner child finding beauty in the simple things and living without limitations - just like we aspire to do!

  3. 08/08/2023

    Visibility & Identity

    When showing up becomes anxiety-inducing, it can often feel that when we attempt it we are putting on a mask or a performance of sorts, and that can create an energetic block rather than help us with our visibility because when there’s misalignment there’s resistance. In this episode, we explore the relationship between the deeper layers of our identity and the stories and experiences that can help us show up authentically. Find us at: Victoria - . Trine - 0.40 The connection between identity and visibility. 1.00 Visibility as an essential part of entrepreneurship and the challenges around it.  1.35 Personal identity and aligned messaging. 2.15 Explaining ‘this thing that we do’ - and how it’s connected to who we are. 2.45 A fresh perspective on ourselves and letting go of baggage to embrace the potential of who we want to become. 3.10 Making the messaging flow smoothly - and how it’s related to our beliefs about ourselves. 3.30 How do we define identity? Is it our ‘mask’, our idea about ourselves, a performance - or is it our ‘true self’? 4.10 Can we combine our ‘public appearance’ with our ‘true self’ in order to be authentic? And can this pursuit hurt our visibility project? 5.05 Layers of identity and the process of figuring out what we are here to do and how to market ourselves. 6.00 Visibility flowing from our truth about ourselves. Looking back at our stories can look like a mosaic and can help us connect some dots to create clarity. 7.10 Fragments of identity discovery - like understanding HSP-ness and neurodivergence and how these fragments come together.  8.00 Fitting in and belonging - and how understanding our bits and pieces helps us do this instead of pushing parts of ourselves away. 8.50 Embracing and accepting the challenging parts of ourselves - and how that can be both relevant and valuable in creating the story of who we want to become. 9.50 Embracing reinvention - a continuum instead of a ‘before and after’. Self-awareness and self-compassion are necessary for self-development. 10.30 Victoria about updating her bio - and how seeing all the pieces helps put it together in a meaningful way. And falling in love with an aligned way of who she really is - and how it makes perfect sense of all the layers as they reveal themselves. 11.35 Trine about being kind to ourselves, because struggle drags up resistance.  12.10 Integrating ALL of who we are, because denying any part of ourselves create a ‘knot’ in our system we then have to work around or hide. Learning to love all of it IS possible. 13.00 Even things we didn’t like or wished away can be turned into the best parts of who we are. 13.25 Daring to look at and embrace the parts we might not like about ourselves. Taking responsibility for them makes us able to heal. 14.00 Keeping things bottled up takes a lot of energy. Being told we were wrong tends to ‘encapsulate’ things that tend to fester.  14.55 Looking at these traits as ‘right’ under the right circumstances can be a first step to incorporate the traits we might have tried to suppress.  15.35 Valuable to look at the areas where we struggle with visibility and figure out where they originated. How we internalized other people’s perception of us. 16.55 Being able to look back at the moments where it felt safer to be visible can shine a light on who we could be if we allow ourselves to define our own identity and release what is not actually ours. 17.40 How childhood memories connected to difficult emotions aren’t always really about us. 18.45 Becoming something through our business - and that requires visibility. 19.15 ‘You are enough’ - true, but there can be something we can learn and get better at. 19.45 Victoria’s memory about being a sensitive kid - and being shamed for it.  21.10 Moments like these can be very impactful and influence us for years - they teach us it’s not safe for us to be our true selves. We have to change to be accepted.  22.05 We all have these painful memories, even if they are not always as clearly defined. 23.00 We can look at these areas where we are stuck and reframe them to tell a positive story about ourselves. In Victoria’s example, it was her caring, attentive nature that caused the ‘wound’. 24.00 Historically, women have had to be ‘invisible’ to stay safe, so it’s hard to break out of, due to constant reinforcement.  25.00 Telling the good stories about ourselves helps us let ourselves be recognized for what we have to offer 25.45 Important to identify what we care about being good at - not what others need us to be! 26.15 Feedback from others don’t always tell the whole story about who we are. WE can look into it to find the stuff WE want to nurture and cherish. 26.45 Keeping up the positive labels others give us can be exhausting, so it’s worth making sure we don’t take on roles just to feel a sense of belonging.  28.00 How the relationships we are in help form our identity. Some of us tend to bend to others’ needs instead of keeping focus on our own, which is something we need to address if we want to be in business for ourselves. 28.30 Part of the process is to realize that the only true belonging comes from within - the inner connection. 29.00 Being with people who accept us for who we are and support us in being who we want to be is of huge value as well. Belonging versus fitting in. 29.50 We have to develop our visibility to create success in our business, but it’s important that we do so from a sense of our true identity.  30.30 Messaging is not about finding words to do the job - it’s about connecting to our hearts and expressing what’s truly essential for us.  31.05 Embodiment is not about making what we say true, but the feeling we get when what pours out of us is an extension of what we care about.  31.30 Knowing who you are so clearly that every word expresses your essence. 31.45 Finding your ‘Ikigai’ first - then the rest flows naturally. 32.15 We can’t embody things that are ‘externally influenced’ - all that just gets in the way of our true story and our ability to show up authentically. 33.00 Find out who we are first - then showing that to the world becomes easier. That’s the work and that’s why it’s so important to find a way of doing the inner work that works for us. 34.00 Having a purpose-driven business is intrinsically linked to being able to bring all of us.

    35 min

  4. 24/07/2023

    Resistance and Flow.

    This episode is about the awareness to recognize and the tools to handle resistance - and what it takes to get into a state of flow. LINK - BLOG: Resistance, flow, and a counterintuitive method to embody your messaging! Read Victoria’s article here. LINK- Focusmate: Accountability and Productivity app to help you show up, connect and co-work on your own tasks and projects. Amazing and free option available! 0.55 Resistance as the greatest challenge we need to get over - and how that feeling causes… resistance! 2.00 Resistance as the thing that clutters our connection to all there is. 2.45 Losing ourselves to an activity - finding flow. 3.15 Flow can be freaky!  4.00 Flow as ‘being in the zone’ - and how that relates to our comfort zone. 4.50 Resistance as the threshold, and once you push through, it disappears5.30 The more we care about something, the more resistance. 5.45 Getting into the zone by engaging with the resistance. 6.15 Activities that make us overthink and how getting started removes the resistance. Getting over the hurdle by accepting where we are - and USE the resistance by looking into it. 7.20 Resistance as a sign there is something important going on and using it as a reason to investigate. Learn to tune in and figure out what we are afraid of. 8.20 Shine a light on the old beliefs that are going on. 8.40 Almost getting excited about resistance - because there is always something juicy to find. 9.15 Resistance - not necessarily because something is hard to do or because we have too high standards.  10.30 Flow state as the flip side to resistance.  10.45 The history of the term Flow - optimal experience. 11.20 Ease and effortlessness. Inner connectedness. 12.00 How to make flow ‘tangible’: The visuals of flow and resistance as a river with rocks. And how it connects us to source. 13.00 The river needs rocks to make rafting interesting. 13.30 Fighting the flow - rowing upstream, instead of letting go of the oars. 14.00 Paddling upstream because we have learned it’s the thing to do. 14.25 Creative blocks, and how resistance happens even earlier. 15.00 Victoria’s sculpting analogy: Frustration and wanting to control the process cause resistance. Mindset shifts to enjoy the process - setting ourselves free to experiment. Letting go of expectation as a way to get into flow-state. 17.35 How do we identify resistance? 18.00 Feeling stuck in our business and getting out of our own way. 18.40 Being too familiar with resistance, being trained to do things that don’t feel good. 19.30 ‘Eating the frog’ - mindset. 19.50 Beings HSP and especially sensitive to resistance (Trine’s rant against ‘just pushing through’). 20.40 Trine’s experiment to see what happens if she refuses to ‘push through’ when she encounters resistance. 21.20 Doing things differently can remove the resistance. 22.00 Deciding to be happy - and how it fits with flow and resistance when turning stress and depression into happiness. 22.40 There is no ‘just’ in deciding to be happy…  23.05 Awareness - am I leaning towards flow or resistance? 24.00 Stress caused by resistance - and trying to live up to external expectations. 24.30 Giving up resistance as a last resort. Quitting and choosing ME - even a miserable me. 26.00 No longer pushing against resistance created space for the inner voice. Getting better results when resistance is minimal. 27.00 Authenticity and finding flow in expressing ourselves. 27.30 Don’t beat yourself up about feeling resistance - it just creates more resistance: The cycle of resistance - or even addiction. 28.20 ‘What you resist persits’ (Abraham Hicks). Especially when you resist tuning into yourself and recognizing the patterns. 28.50 Being kind to ourselves is the only way to move forward without adding more resistance. 29.20 Self-compassion is a habit that takes practice. It requires attention to our inner dialogue. 30.00 Reframing our stories to lift ourselves up. 30.30 Being nice to ourselves is a work in progress. Even being kind to ourselves about not being kind to ourselves. 31.20 Self-kindness might be the fastest route to flow. 31.30 Early trauma or growing up with a lack of love can make kind self-talk difficult.  32.15 Being aware of the role trauma plays and shine a light to help us break free. 33.05 Understanding why things are the way they are can help process it. Recognizing the conditioning. 33.30 Even recognizing how it feels to love ourselves can take a bit of work. Gentle exploration and brief glimpses is a place to start. 34.25 Going back to the experiences that made us feel a specific way. 35.00 Reframing old stuff as not-personal can be liberating. 35.35 The inner work can be triggering and needs to be gentle. 36.00 Emotional clearing process helping us embrace our awesome sides. 36.30 Resistance can be embodied and turn into physical manifestations. 37.00 Many modalities to work with our resistance, from somatic to mindset work. 37.40 Finding what works for us. 37.50 Speaking out loud as a tool to free up physical tension.  38.35 Being in nature or the place where it feels most natural and building momentum in the sense of connection.  39.10 Start where it feels best for you - make sure you are comfortable. 39.40 Getting in touch with our bodies and physical freedom. 40.10 Victoria raving about Focus-Mate (you can join and find me here) and how it can be especially good for people with ADHD. A way to co-work online with someone for connection and accountability. Mutual ‘showing up’. 43.00 Creating synergy and connecting with others adds energy. 44.00 It’s all about getting started. Taking the first action. 44.40 Pomodoro method, small bite-sized tasks. 45.20 Works for exercising too! Just do 5 minutes and it’s easy to keep going, but setting out to do an hour would have killed the energy. 45.50 Resistance, flow, and a counterintuitive method to embody your messaging! Read Victoria’s article here. 46.30 Making promises or putting things on the calendar can be another way to get things done.

    47 min

  5. 18/07/2023

    Rethinking Authenticity

    In this episode, we are drilling down on what authenticity means to us, how to embrace it, and why it's an important aspect of our work as compassionate entrepreneurs.  Link to find out more about Yellow Brick Road Academy: https://yellowbrickroad.academy - a membership program to develop your visibility as the real you, so you can make a genuine difference and thrive. 0.40 Diving straight in with Victoria's contagious passion for words. 1.20 Favorite words and how they feel. 2.00 Loving on strangeness. 2.15 Trine being 'textrovert'.  3.15 Nuance and the ability to express the subtleties of emotions. 3.50 Working in different languages. Translation and how context influences the meaning of words. 5.15 Taking meaning for granted. Are we even talking about the same concept? 6.00 Becoming more aware of the meaning and essence of words. Gaining new perspectives.  7.25 Reactions to 'buzz-words' and wanting to get to the bottom of what they mean. 8.50 Drilling down on authenticity - especially in business. 10.15 Learning authenticity - or is that actually an oxymoron? 10.50 Being who we are changes depending on circumstance and company, and that's natural. 11.20 Authenticity on social media - which often compounds or need to 'perform' 12.30 About voices, speaking, self-awareness - and self-judgment. Being comfortable in our skin. 13.45 Overwhelmed by all the things to be conscious of and how to give up trying to perform - leading to freedom. 14.40 The worry of what comes back when we show up as we are - and the courage to do it anyway. 15.50 Clarity and the evolution of what words mean to us. 16.30 Producing: witnessing the dynamic when others drop into their natural voice and how it makes it easier to connect. 17.20 Authentic is not the same as 'not changing' - we can be authentic and still aspire to grow into who we want to be. 18.25 Changing & evolving is authentic - it's about being who we are in this moment. 19.15 The subconscious influence on how we change depending on the circumstance. 20.30 We have to be visible in our business, and we can learn to do that in an authentic way that makes it feel easier and more natural. 21.30 Learning and Practicing showing up - bringing awareness to voice, body language etc. 23.05 Unperformance - letting go of expectations. Being true to ourselves is the only way to thrive while we share our work with the world. 24.00 How pretending to be 'okay' adds to stress. Inauthenticity can be really hard work! 25.10 Giving ourselves permission not to behave as we 'should'. 25.45 Another work in progress; the push-pull of running into resistance and then letting go back into being ourselves. 27.00 Relating to others and embracing our quirks while also making it easy for others to engage with what we have to share. 28.45 We are here to fill our space despite our challenges - our businesses require us to step up. 29.45 Learning to unperform let's us tune into our true best selves so we can create our way of making a difference. 30.15 Is it okay to push ourselves? Passion as the driving force and being honest. We can do something that is unlike us and still own it. 30.20 Putting ourselves out there is a journey that becomes easier. 32.00 Pivoting to embrace previous career - and how it fits into our current authentic truth. 33.55 We get to be authentic by embracing being a work in progress - which releases a lot of energy. 34.35 Yellow Brick Academy - where you get to become who you really are. 35. The cute and catchy wrap-up.

    35 min

  6. 16/07/2023

    003 - Stepping into the unknown

    Stepping Into the Unknown - episode 3 As solopreneurs, we are constantly learning new things, venturing into unknown territory. In this episode, we are exploring the experience of stepping into the unknown, and we are talking about how to learn to thrive in the process. Link: Download your visual reference - Growth with ease Venn Diagram:  https://victoriamaxwelldavis.com.au/stepping-into-the-unknown 0.37 An opening question for Victoria: Which thoughts and emotions came up when having the idea for the podcast? 1.30 Confluence of events lead to the idea to come into the forefront: How to raise awareness in a way that feels good for me? Unperformance; the podcast as a tool for being authentic and unencumbered. 3.20 Podcast as a visibility strategy - without overwhelm. 4.25 Collaboration and conversation - providing the energy to show up: Perfect companions and perfect timing causes easy unfolding with lightness and enthusiasm. 7.10 Podcasting about ideas that evolve into inspiring conversations and offering companionship on the journey of fellow ‘solopreneurs’. 8.45 Not knowing - but doing it anyway. The ‘voice’ - is it fear or instincts when we hesitate? 9.40 Resistance as a reminder to look deeper and see what’s possible. About ‘forcing it’ versus being gentle.  11.24 Fear and excitement are the same emotion - how can we make it more exciting than scary? 12.00 ‘Invitation mode’ - letting the idea lead the way. 13.10 About pushing through - can we have growth without hard work? Can baby steps make it ‘safer’ to expand? 14.50 Doing it gently - stretching the comfort zone, not breaking it. 15.20 Stepping into the unknown - isn’t this what we have to do all the time in life, making it important to practice the ability to be comfortable in the process of growing? 17.10 Examples of stepping into the unknown and how excitement is a good sign that we are ready for it.  18.30 Being ‘in the zone’ and how it causes gentle unfolding. 20.00 When we get good at stepping into the unknown, life really gets good. 21.20 Different methods to make it more comfortable when we need to take the next step. 21.55 Introspection - getting to know ourselves and distinguishing between fear and instincts. 22.40 Decision making: considerations or jumping in? 23.45 Clearing out emotions when our issues get activated. 24.30 Victoria’s 3 core elements of stepping into the unknown: Taking action, dealing with resistance & developing curiosity.  26.10 Practicing ‘Unperformance’ - and thinking like an artist. 27.05 Going slow and listening to our intuition. Doing the inner work to let the curiosity dissolve the resistance and restore flow.  27.35 Different modalities - and Victoria’s Secret Sauce to get to the ease of doing something new. 29.00 Trine’s 2 elements of ‘Empowered Presence’: Trusting the universe to be on our side and developing the tools for reframing. 30.05 Car-bill example. 32.30 Turning the worst thing that could happen into the best thing that ever happened. 34.30 Talking about how our two approaches are actually very similar! 35.30 The ‘terror’ we run into and how practice and tenacity help us to overcome it.  37.15 Growing up with Buddhist meditation practice, learning the skill of being present, inner awareness, and connecting the dots. 41.10 Connecting to ourselves - knowing and loving ourselves is essential. 41.50 Getting systematic about the tools! Victoria shares her Venn Diagram to build confidence in stepping into the unknown. 44.45 Feel free to reach out!! Ask, comment, and share your tools and perspectives 3 46.00 Victoria ties a beautiful bow on the entire conversation.

    47 min

  7. 15/07/2023

    002 - Beliefs & Sensitivity

    Link: Download the free guide to Fresh Perspectives here: https://victoriamaxwelldavis.com.au/freshperspectives Are you a highly sensitive person? Dr. Elaine Aron Highly Sensitive Person Self Test 0:35 Introducing the concept of the gap between expectation and reality in creating a thriving purpose and values-driven business, and how to shift your perspective around your sensitivities in order to move beyond obstacles and resistance, and self-limiting beliefs, and into more ease, joy, and self-love. 2:13 The experience of doing something other than what you really want to be doing. 5:14 The potentially false sense of security that can be experienced by doing what appears to be working for someone else vs the call to make something truly yours. 8:10 Evolution of clarity and how that shows up when you communicate what you do. 12:02 The experience of needing to bridge the gap between word-of-mouth marketing and online marketing to become known by strangers. 13:37 Self-doubt, limiting beliefs, and the internal tug of war. 15:00 Resistance and the idea that “successful people shouldn’t feel this”. 16:09 - The lightbulb moment and the shift from “there’s something wrong with me to I am so lucky”, in discovering the term HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) 17:39 “People like us” and the desire to do their own thing their own way. 19:05 There are different ways that being a Highly Sensitive Person expresses itself, striving as a young person to be “normal”, and the moment of realisation that trying to be “normal” won’t work. 20:33 If there was a little green pill 21:29 It can be super hard being HSP but …. 27:27 Some ways HSP reveals itself as beneficial 34:14 Obstacles, how self-limited beliefs can hold us back, and some ways to see them in a new light. 39:26 More common experiences and beliefs and how to reframe them to feel more empowered. 45”21 Free eBook to reframing limiting beliefs or ideas around your life experience as an HSP and the language we use with ourselves and others … so we can more deeply appreciate the advantages we have because of the very things we often judge ourselves harshly for. 46:34 - Dr. Elaine Aron coined the phrase HSP / Highly Sensitive Person and has a self-test that you can take to explore your own sensitivity. Are you HSP? 47:20 You’re not alone in the world after all.

    49 min

  8. 29/06/2019

    001-Welcome

    We are so excited to introduce our brand new baby - the Work in Progress Podcast. This project is born from our desire to create a compassionate and inspiring space for those who - like us, are building their own unique business from scratch.  Even if you have just started out, you might already have noticed that creating a soul-centered business might be the craziest self-development journey you have ever been on…? That it is an ever-evolving organism and that you must do the inner work to keep up? If that sounds true to you - if you often (or all the time) feel like a work in progress and want to embrace it instead of fighting it, you have come to the right place! We are gonna dig deep and be vulnerable, just like we are gonna ride the high vibes of the powerful sense of purpose it brings to be on the path to sharing our gifts with the world. Come on in, grab a cup of liquid joy and join us as we explore all the aspects of being a work in progress. About us: Hi, I'm Victoria, and my journey has been shaped by diverse influences, including the empathetic values imparted by my parents that formed the foundation of my character. From an early age, I was exposed to Christian teachings and Buddhist meditation, which fostered a unique perspective blending spirituality and mindfulness. After attending film school, I embarked on a remarkable career, eventually becoming a senior producer and director with extensive experience in high-end corporate communications, short documentaries, and immersive museum experiences. Driven by my own neurodivergent identity, I experienced a transformative shift in my life. This recognition of my own experiences led me to embark on a new path, dedicated to supporting sensitive, compassionate, and neurodivergent individuals. Through my business, I empower others to embrace their authenticity, find their voice, and create meaningful connections. I guide them in navigating the realms of identity, visibility, messaging, and storytelling, helping them embody their unique narratives and make a lasting impact. I firmly believe that everyone has a powerful story to tell, and I am passionate about enabling others to share their stories with confidence and clarity. By unlocking their true voice and embracing their unique gifts, individuals can make a genuine difference in their own lives and in the world. I am dedicated to guiding others in developing their identity and visibility, empowering them to create positive change. Together, we can cultivate authenticity, make a lasting impact, and thrive on the journey of self-discovery and personal growth. You can follow me on Facebook, Threads, or subscribe to my blog. TRINE Hi there, I'm Trine.  I am an author, a coach, and a podcaster, but more than that I am a life adventurer.  I have always wanted to figure out what makes us tick, what makes us who we are, and what causes us to act, react, and interact in the ways we do.  It feels like I have always been on a mission to understand human emotions and behavior - especially what it is, that makes life seem easier for some people than others.  This curiosity led me to study anthropology, teaching, and coaching but it turned out that it was a decade of stress and subsequent depression that really showed me what life is all about.  I learned to look inward for my answers, I found that magical connection to who I really am at the core of my being, and I developed methods and tools to fall in love with life. If you want to connect, you are more than welcome to reach out on

    30 min
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Exploring what it means to navigate bootstrapping your own business as a neurodivergent, compassionate, and sensitive woman. The big question is "how do I make a meaningful difference in the world and thrive in the process?" so we're talking about the journey of connecting with your story and making it the one you long for it to become.

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