The Nancy Levin Show

Nancy Levin
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Welcome to The Nancy Levin Show: I help people-pleasers and overachievers set boundaries that stick and own self-worth, through empowered action, so you can feel free. Plus if you're an aspiring or current coach, you're in the right place! Tune in each week for coaching, compelling conversations and actionable tools, designed to support you in the spotlight as you take center stage of your own life.

  1. MAY 18

    Wanting More Doesn't Make You Ungrateful

    There's a quiet kind of exhaustion that comes from living a life that looks fine on the outside while feeling disconnected from yourself on the inside. In this episode, I explore the truth about wanting more — and why so many of us immediately shame ourselves for it. If you've been minimizing your desires, convincing yourself you should just be grateful, or suppressing the part of you longing for something deeper, this conversation will meet you there. I unpack the hidden beliefs underneath self-denial, the people-pleasing patterns that teach us to silence our needs, and the exhaustion that comes from living too small for too long. Together, we explore the difference between genuine gratitude and the kind of gratitude that keeps you stuck, performing contentment while quietly abandoning yourself. Your desire for more is not selfish. It's not evidence that your life is wrong. It may actually be the clearest signal pointing you back toward your truth, your aliveness, and the version of you waiting to be fully lived. What we explore: Why wanting more often triggers guilt and shame The hidden beliefs underneath self-denial How people-pleasing disconnects you from your truth The difference between real gratitude and distorted gratitude The exhaustion that comes from living too small If you're ready to reconnect with your truth, desires, and aliveness, join me for my free 5-day experience, Reignite Your Spark, at nancylevin.com/spark   Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    25 min

  2. MAY 11

    The Real Cost of Ignoring the Truth

    The quiet truth you've been ignoring isn't here to ruin your life—it's here to return you to yourself. Something feels off. You may not be able to fully name it, but you feel it—restlessness, exhaustion, a subtle sense that your life no longer fits. You keep going, staying busy, hoping it will pass. But it doesn't. When you stop overriding what you already know, everything begins to shift. Not because you have a plan, but because you're finally willing to be honest. There is grief in letting go of what once worked. But the grief of facing the truth moves. The grief of staying stuck does not. On the other side of honesty, there is relief, energy, and the possibility of a life that actually aligns with who you are now. What we explore: How truth shows up as restlessness, burnout, and longing Why ignoring what you know drains your energy The role of grief in telling yourself the truth How to stop outsourcing your knowing What it means to trust yourself in real time If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    27 min

  3. MAY 4

    Transform Your Daily Life With This Simple Practice

    You don't need to do more—you need to reconnect with yourself. Sometimes all it takes is a few minutes. Constant input, comparison, and noise make it hard to hear your own voice—and over time, you lose touch with what you feel, need, and want. Self-connection isn't a luxury. It's the foundation. And it begins with small, intentional pauses where you turn inward instead of reaching for something outside yourself. When you create space to listen without judgment or urgency, you begin to rebuild trust with yourself. And from there, clarity follows. What we explore: Why disconnection feels so common in today's overstimulating world How living from the outside in leads to burnout and emptiness The difference between self-care and true self-connection The four elements of a self-connection ritual Body-based practices to reconnect with your inner knowing A simple way to begin, even if you only have a few minutes If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    25 min

  4. APR 27

    Are You Giving Your Power Away and Calling It Growth?

    You don't need someone else to hold your power. It's easy to believe someone else has the answers. Especially when their words resonate, when their presence feels certain, when their guidance seems clear. But the moment you place someone on a pedestal, you begin to disconnect from your own authority. I've seen this from behind the scenes—teachers, authors, and leaders who are just as human as you are. The truth is, no one has arrived somewhere you haven't. The clarity you recognize in others is something already alive within you. This is your invitation to stay open to growth without outsourcing your power. What we explore: The cost of putting teachers on pedestals The difference between inspiration and outsourcing your power Why it can feel safer to trust others instead of yourself How to practice discernment without losing connection to your voice Rebuilding self-trust through small, consistent choices If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    26 min

  5. APR 20

    How to Stop Chasing Approval and Start Choosing Yourself

    Approval can feel like safety – until the cost of earning it becomes too high. If you've spent your life people-pleasing, shape-shifting, overachieving, or staying silent in order to be liked, accepted, or chosen, this episode invites you to examine the hidden bargains you may be making for approval. I explore why approval-seeking is not a flaw, but a survival strategy – and how what once protected you can eventually begin to imprison you. Together, we look at what becomes possible when self-respect matters more than being well received, and why freedom begins when you stop outsourcing your worth to other people's opinions. Because while being misunderstood may feel uncomfortable, abandoning yourself is far more painful. What we explore: Why approval-seeking is a survival strategy – not a character flaw How people pleasing, perfectionism, and overachieving become approval patterns The hidden cost of outsourcing your worth to others How to stop abandoning yourself for acceptance Why learning to tolerate being misunderstood is part of freedom What it means to choose truth over approval If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    20 min

  6. APR 13

    People Pleasers: This Question Will Unlock Your Transformation

    There is a question that changes everything—once you're willing to answer it honestly. For a long time, you may have been focused on the cost of change. What happens if you speak up, choose differently, or stop pretending? But eventually, the question shifts. What is it costing you not to? Because staying the same isn't neutral. It quietly costs your energy, your self-trust, your connection to yourself. And once you really see that, something inside you begins to move. Not because you're ready. But because you're no longer willing to ignore what you know. This is where transformation begins. What we explore: The cost of staying the same Why people-pleasing keeps you stuck The moment change becomes inevitable If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    21 min

  7. APR 6

    E254: How to Reclaim Your Time, Energy, and Money

    You don't lose yourself all at once—you lose yourself in the moments you say yes when you mean no. There's a direct connection between your boundaries and your self-worth, and you can see it most clearly in how you spend your time, your energy, and your money. These three areas quietly reveal where you're honoring yourself—and where you're still abandoning yourself in order to keep the peace, avoid disappointment, or feel safe. The truth is, self-abandonment doesn't come from weakness. It comes from patterns that once helped you belong. But over time, those same patterns leave you overgiving, exhausted, resentful, and disconnected from your own truth. Boundaries are not about controlling anyone else—they are about coming back to yourself. They are the way you rebuild self-trust, one honest choice at a time. When you begin to recognize your inherent worth, everything shifts. You stop negotiating against yourself. You stop making your needs optional. And you start making decisions—from your time to your finances—that reflect the truth of your value. This is how you take your power back. This is how you stop abandoning yourself and start choosing yourself. What we explore: The connection between boundaries and self-worth How time, energy, and money reveal where you're overgiving Why resentment is a signal that a boundary has been crossed How money reflects your beliefs about your value What it means to stop earning your worth and start living from it Why disappointing others may be necessary to stop abandoning yourself If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark. Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    24 min

  8. MAR 30

    The Truth About Visibility and Confidence

    You don't need more confidence – you need a willingness to be seen. There's a moment where staying hidden starts to feel more uncomfortable than stepping forward. And still, you might find yourself waiting – waiting to feel ready, certain, or confident enough before you show up. But readiness is a moving target, and the longer you wait for it, the longer you stay stuck. What actually shifts everything is your willingness to be seen before you feel fully prepared. I walk you through the real reason visibility feels so hard, and why it has nothing to do with discipline or strategy. The hesitation, the overthinking, the inconsistency – it's all rooted in self-protection. When you begin to understand that, you can meet yourself with compassion instead of judgment, and start building self-trust through small, honest actions that reconnect you to your voice. Because visibility isn't about exposing yourself – it's about expressing yourself. And when you shift from trying to be perfect to simply being truthful, you create connection, confidence, and momentum. Not all at once, but one step at a time. What we explore: The difference between readiness and willingness – and why waiting keeps you stuck How fear, procrastination, and perfectionism are actually forms of self-protection The concept of the "visibility edge" and what it means for your identity Why consistency is really about self-trust, not discipline How to build safety in being seen through small, kept promises How to shift from fear of exposure into grounded self-expression A simple practice to help you show up even when fear is present   If you're ready to reconnect with your voice and safely step into your next level of visibility, join me for Reignite Your Spark – a free 5-day experience designed to help you build self-trust and express yourself with clarity and confidence. You can begin at http://nancylevin.com/spark.   Connect with me: Newsletter nancylevin.com Instagram Facebook

    28 min
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Welcome to The Nancy Levin Show: I help people-pleasers and overachievers set boundaries that stick and own self-worth, through empowered action, so you can feel free. Plus if you're an aspiring or current coach, you're in the right place! Tune in each week for coaching, compelling conversations and actionable tools, designed to support you in the spotlight as you take center stage of your own life.

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  • Creator
    Nancy Levin
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    261
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2023 Nancy Levin
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