Inward with Katie Edmonds

Katie Edmonds

Inward is a podcast for high achievers who appear successful on the outside but feel disconnected, numb, or quietly unfulfilled on the inside. Hosted by certified life coach Katie Edmonds, this show is an invitation to turn inward and reconnect with who you actually are beneath the roles, expectations, and pressure to "have it all together." If you're stuck in your life, burned out, questioning your next chapter, or feeling guilty for wanting more when everything looks "fine" on paper, you're not alone. Through honest solo episodes, Katie creates space for reflection, self-honesty, and real inner shifts. This isn't about fixing yourself or making massive changes overnight. It's about slowing down enough to hear yourself again, understanding what's actually driving your choices, and learning how to move through life with more clarity and intention. You'll hear grounded episodes and practical guidance around: -navigating burnout and learning emotional regulation in real life -building self-trust and reconnecting with your inner voice -setting boundaries and moving through identity shifts -finding purpose and aliveness during major life transitions Inward is for you if you're ready to stop numbing, stop performing, and start reconnecting with your own life again. New solo episodes drop weekly. Welcome inward.

  1. You're Building the Thing You're Most Afraid Of (Here's How to Stop)

    18 juin

    You're Building the Thing You're Most Afraid Of (Here's How to Stop)

    What if the thing you are working the hardest to prevent is the exact thing your mind is quietly helping to build? In this episode of Inward, Katie Edmonds gets into one of the most important — and most misunderstood — truths about the human mind. The brain does not distinguish between a fear you rehearse in your head and a reality you are living in. Whatever you consistently give your energy to, your nervous system begins to treat as home. And for a lot of high achievers, that home has been built out of worry, vigilance, and a deep belief that if you think about the worst-case scenario hard enough, you can keep it from happening. You can't. And this episode is going to show you exactly why. Katie walks through the neuroscience of neuroplasticity — how the brain physically rewires itself based on what you repeatedly think and feel — and what that means for the patterns you've been running on autopilot. She breaks down two real and raw examples: the person who is so afraid of being cheated on that their fear slowly dismantles the very relationship they're trying to protect, and the person so consumed by fear of illness that chronic stress begins to suppress the immune system they're trying to keep safe. Fear, it turns out, is not a shield. It is a blueprint. But this episode isn't just about what's going wrong. Katie also walks through the reverse — what it actually looks like when someone builds their life from a place of consistent, practiced gratitude. Same circumstances. Completely different world. Because that's what a real gratitude practice does. Not the check-the-box, write-three-things-and-close-the-journal version. The kind that drops into your body. The kind that actually changes your biology, rewires your prefrontal cortex, dials down your threat response, and begins to shift what you create in your life. This episode also sits with one of the most powerful things ever said about the human mind — a line from the Buddha that reframes everything: "We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world." You are already making a world every single day. The only question is — are you building what you want, or what you're afraid of? In this episode: The neuroscience of neuroplasticity and how your brain rewires itself through repeated thought and feeling Why chronic worry doesn't protect you — and what it costs your body and your relationships The fear-creates-fear cycle: jealousy, health anxiety, and what they actually build The reverse example — what consistent positive thinking looks like in a real life, over real time What the Buddha's words mean for the life you are creating right now What a genuine gratitude practice actually looks like — and why feeling it matters more than listing it How to start small when life feels hard and positivity feels fake If this episode lands for you, share it with someone who needs it. And if Inward has meant something to you, leaving a review is one of the most powerful ways to help this show reach the people who are quietly looking for something real. You always have a seat at my table.

    23 min
  2. Nobody Knows What The F*ck They're Doing

    11 juin

    Nobody Knows What The F*ck They're Doing

    Have you ever looked around at your life and had the distinct, sinking feeling that you are just winging it? This episode tackles the universal fear that we're all just tall kids with credit cards, pretending to have it figured out. We explore how the pressure to be perfect—the perfect parent, the perfect friend, the life of the party—is a cage. Through two deeply personal stories, one about navigating a teenage daughter's five-alarm emotional crisis and another about standing sober in the middle of a music festival, we discover a liberating, universal truth: Nobody knows what the f*ck they're doing. And the sooner we admit that, the sooner we can all take a deep breath and find freedom in the mess. In This Episode, You'll Learn: Why the feeling that you're "winging it" is a universal human experience, not a personal failure. How admitting "I don't know" during a parenting crisis can be the most powerful and connecting thing you can do. A lesson from a sober rave on the difference between performing confidence and finding genuine, quiet peace. How to redefine confidence not as knowing everything, but as the courage to handle not knowing. The freedom of "good enough" and how to stop fighting the season of life you're in. The secret isn't to finally have all the answers; it's to realize that nobody else does either, and we're all just walking each other home. Join the Conversation I'd love to hear from you. What's a moment that made you realize nobody really has it all figured out? Drop your story in the comments. Let's remind each other that we're not alone in this beautiful, chaotic mess.

    15 min
  3. This Too Shall Pass

    4 juin

    This Too Shall Pass

    A few mornings ago, I grabbed my running shoe and the inside of the heel was flipped up. It said: This Too Shall Pass. I'd worn those shoes dozens of times and never noticed it — but on that morning, when I was carrying something heavy, it was exactly the reminder I needed. In this episode, I'm sharing that moment and everything it stirred up in me. We're talking about self-doubt — that quiet voice that tells you you're not strong enough or steady enough or brave enough to get through what's in front of you. And I want to offer you one question to carry with you: What's the hardest thing you've ever been through? Because when you really sit with the answer, you start to realize — you've already survived things you never thought you'd survive. And the same strength that got you through those days is still inside you right now. I also talk about finding your tribe — the people who can climb your mountain with you without getting swallowed by the emotion of it. When I was going through my separation, I built a circle around me: a therapist, a reiki master, a life coach, my yoga instructor, my trainer, and my friends and family. They carried me through days I didn't think I'd get through. Not because it was their mountain — it was mine. But they climbed it with me anyway. We talk about trusting your gut, borrowing perspective when you can't find your own, and why sometimes you just need to look at the evidence of your own history and remember: you can do hard things. You already have. And whatever you're waking up to right now — this too shall pass.

    18 min
  4. Ego, Emotional Regulation & the Story You're Telling Yourself

    14 mai

    Ego, Emotional Regulation & the Story You're Telling Yourself

    You think you're upset because of what happened. You're not. You're upset because of the story your ego just wrote about what it means about you. In this episode, I'm getting personal. I'm telling you about two moments that cracked me open — one was negative feedback about this very podcast that I couldn't shake, and the other was a real estate listing I lost after two and a half years of investment. Both times, I thought I was just upset. But underneath? It was ego. And once I saw it, I couldn't unsee it. We're talking about the quiet, ordinary places ego shows up that you never catch. The dinner decision. The fight where neither person remembers what they're fighting about. The moment feedback lands and your body goes tight before your brain has even decided if it's true. We're walking through the full chain — how ego interprets an event as a personal threat, how emotion floods in before you can think, how you react from inside a fog you don't even know you're in, and how to find the gap between what hits you and what you do next. This isn't about being calm or unbothered. It's about the pause. The two seconds where you ask yourself — is this about what happened, or is this about what my ego is making it mean about me? That question changes everything. If you've ever reacted to something and then cringed later — if you've ever lost a relationship, a friendship, or a version of yourself because you needed to be right — this one's for you.

    27 min

À propos

Inward is a podcast for high achievers who appear successful on the outside but feel disconnected, numb, or quietly unfulfilled on the inside. Hosted by certified life coach Katie Edmonds, this show is an invitation to turn inward and reconnect with who you actually are beneath the roles, expectations, and pressure to "have it all together." If you're stuck in your life, burned out, questioning your next chapter, or feeling guilty for wanting more when everything looks "fine" on paper, you're not alone. Through honest solo episodes, Katie creates space for reflection, self-honesty, and real inner shifts. This isn't about fixing yourself or making massive changes overnight. It's about slowing down enough to hear yourself again, understanding what's actually driving your choices, and learning how to move through life with more clarity and intention. You'll hear grounded episodes and practical guidance around: -navigating burnout and learning emotional regulation in real life -building self-trust and reconnecting with your inner voice -setting boundaries and moving through identity shifts -finding purpose and aliveness during major life transitions Inward is for you if you're ready to stop numbing, stop performing, and start reconnecting with your own life again. New solo episodes drop weekly. Welcome inward.