The Worrier to Warrior Podcast

Nicky Veenvliet
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Welcome to the Worrier to Warrior podcast. My name is Nicky. I'm the creator of the Worrier to Warrior system taking you from overthinking, self doubt & perfectionism to Confidence, courage & certainty in all areas of your life. 6 years ago I took everything I'd learnt from my training in the Australian Army, coupled it with all of my formal learning in the field of psych and human behaviour, & weaved through my personal experience & observation of how clients went through their own journey of personal leadership & empowerment. This is how W2W was born 🔥🔥

  1. Aug 29

    You’re Not Communicating -You’re Triggered (stop biting the hook)

    You can do years of personal development and still become dumb as shit when you’re emotionally triggered. When you’re calm, it’s easy to know exactly how a difficult conversation should be handled. But when you’re hurt, rejected, disappointed or feeling unseen? You don’t communicate from everything you’ve learned... you reach for the pattern that once kept you safe. For me, hurt used to become anger. Vulnerability became sarcasm. And “I wanted to feel included” came out sounding a lot more like “Fine. F**k you then.” After two deeply emotional weeks with my children, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to return to those old patterns, and plenty of opportunities to choose differently. In this episode, we’re talking about vulnerable communication, taking responsibility without tolerating other people’s b******t, recognising the hooks that keep pulling you back into conflict, and learning to separate what’s yours from what’s theirs. Because doing the work doesn’t mean you’ll never be triggered again. It means the drama that once consumed you for weeks might only own you for 20 minutes.

  2. Aug 22

    Get in the F****g misery pit (just don't stay there)

    What if the reason you’re avoiding your anger, sadness or grief isn’t because you can’t handle the feeling, but because you’re terrified that once you let yourself go there, you won’t come back? In this episode, I’m talking about what it really means to process emotion instead of suppressing it, distracting yourself from it or spraying it all over the wrong people. As my eldest son prepares to leave home and join the Army, I’ve been moving through a huge, complicated grief: grieving the end of our family as we’ve always known it while being ridiculously proud of the life he’s stepping into. I share what happened when I stopped trying to “get on with it,” gave the grief my full attention and allowed myself to cry, reflect, remember and feel the whole bloody thing. We’ll talk about: Why women are often terrified of their own angerThe difference between feeling an emotion and living in itHow suppressed emotion finds another way outWhy emotional processing may need safety, trust and professional supportWhat my children taught me about letting feelings move throughHow going into my grief allowed me to come back to peace, presence and genuine joy You do not need to rush yourself out of an emotion to prove you’re okay. The way out is through, and if you’re afraid to go there alone, get support while you do it. www.nickyvee.com.au @nickyveenvliet_official @thehouseofnickyvee

  3. Aug 7

    The Mosquito Effect: How You Slowly Shrink Your Life to Feel Safe

    You rarely lose yourself in one enormous, life-altering moment. It happens slowly. One boundary that gets ignored. One uncomfortable interaction. One more layer of protection. One more part of yourself you hide because being visible has started to cost you too much. I call it The Mosquito Effect. In this episode, I’m sharing how I slowly made myself, and my life, smaller after leaving my marriage. Not because I was weak. Not because I lacked ambition. But because disappearing felt safer than constantly having to defend my boundaries. We’re talking about: • Why women shrink themselves without even realising it • The difference between choosing peace and abandoning yourself • How repeated tiny behaviours can erode your identity • Why blaming yourself keeps you stuck • The grief that comes when you finally see your relationships clearly • How to rebuild your standards, visibility and self-trust at a pace your nervous system can hold If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, Who the f**k am I—and how did I get here? this episode is for you. You didn’t lose yourself overnight. And you don’t have to punish yourself for the ways you learned to survive. It’s time to come back. Welcome to my house. 🖤 Join the House of Nicky Vee: https://www.nickyvee.com.au/houseofnickyvee Follow Nicky: Instagram: @nickyveenvliet_official House of Nicky Vee: @thehouseofnickyvee If this episode landed somewhere deep, send it to the woman who needs to hear it, and come tell me what it brought up for you.

  4. Aug 5

    The Story I Was Terrified to Tell, and What It Built

    Something has been building behind the scenes—and in this episode, I’m taking you inside it. The House of Nicky Vee wasn’t born from a polished business plan. It came from betrayal. Rebuilding. Taking the stage and telling the story I’d spent years protecting everyone else from. It came from recognising how easily women can forget who they are—not in one dramatic moment, but through the thousand tiny moments when we stay quiet, let something go, explain away our hurt or make ourselves responsible for everybody else’s comfort. And it came from remembering who the f**k I am. In this episode, I’m sharing: • The deeply personal story I was terrified to tell on stage • How protecting someone else’s reputation kept me from processing my own pain • Why external validation can’t replace knowing who you are • The tiny acts of self-abandonment that slowly chip away at your identity • How my own comeback became the foundation of the House • Why alignment can feel both exhilarating and absolutely terrifying • The vision behind each room inside the House of Nicky Vee • What it means to build a community where women are supported until they can fully back themselves The House of Nicky Vee is bigger than a new program or business model. It’s a place for women to remember who the FCK they are—and make whatever they want next happen. Because if you truly want to find a way, we’ll find one. And I’ll help you get out of your own f*****g way. PERTH WOMEN: The official House of Nicky Vee Housewarming is happening on Sunday, 20 September 2026. You’ll experience the rooms of the House in person and get a taste of the community, conversations and transformation being created inside them. Join the Great Hall—our free community—within the next seven days and you’ll receive a complimentary ticket to the Housewarming. After that, tickets will be $47. Come inside. Take a look around. I’ll see you in the f*****g room. Follow the House of Nicky Vee on Instagram: @thehouseofnickyvee Join the Great Hall and claim your complimentary Housewarming ticket: https://nickyvee.com.au/hnv-149442

  5. Aug 3

    Stop Aiming. Start Firing. The lesson that changed how I make every decision.

    The difference between perfectionism and high standards, highlighting how perfectionism can hold you back from taking action. Explore the concept of unconscious strategies and patterns that impact your personal growth and success. Additionally the importance of embracing imperfection and the freedom that comes from letting go of needing to get it right. Takeaways Perfectionism holds you back from taking action resulting in you beating yourself up again.Unconscious strategies and patterns impact personal growth and success, and it's important to recognise and adjust them. Chapters 00:00 Perfectionism vs. High Standards01:22 Unconscious Strategies and Patterns03:16 Test and Adjust: Embracing Imperfection08:00 Freedom from Perfectionism

  6. Jul 30

    The Lies Running Your Life (That Don't Even Belong to You)

    The conversation delves into the impact of conditioning on decision-making, self-worth, and relationships. It explores the subtle conditioning that affects the nervous system and uncovers the subconscious beliefs that influence behavior and identity. Takeaways The influence of conditioning on decision-making and self-worthUncovering subconscious beliefs and repeating patterns in relationships Chapters 00:00 Valuing Time and Worth01:07 Conditioning and Decision-Making02:53 Internal Pressure and Self-Indulgence04:17 Subtle Conditioning and Nervous System07:01 Identity and Self-Worth09:00 Repeating Patterns in Relationships10:10 Uncovering Subconscious Beliefs 30 day reset link : www.nickyvee.com.au/rrr

  7. Jun 10

    The Personal Development Trap: When Healing Becomes Another Way to Hate Yourself

    You can read every self-help book on the shelf and still find yourself repeating the same bloody patterns. Because you're not broken. You're patterned. If you're ready to understand why you think, react, over-function, people-please or overthink the way you do, take my free Worrier to Warrior Quiz and discover what's really driving the show behind the scenes. 👉 Take the free quiz: https://nickyvee.com.au/home

  8. May 11

    Information is not Transformation. Why you keep hitting the same road blocks.

    Here what AI said about this ep. The significance of identifying and addressing roadblocks in personal and professional development. The need for deeper work and understanding the underlying reasons for recurring challenges. Transformation is a process that goes beyond mere information and requires confronting discomfort and resistance. Takeaways Identifying and addressing roadblocks requires deeper work and understanding the underlying reasons.Transformation goes beyond information and requires confronting discomfort and resistance. Here's what I have to say. There are two reasons you keep hitting the same the wall in life or career, 1. You're not doing the work to get below the surface or 2. You're getting something out of it. I talk about both in this ep. Enjoy Nicky xx www.nickyveenvliet.com.au

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Welcome to the Worrier to Warrior podcast. My name is Nicky. I'm the creator of the Worrier to Warrior system taking you from overthinking, self doubt & perfectionism to Confidence, courage & certainty in all areas of your life. 6 years ago I took everything I'd learnt from my training in the Australian Army, coupled it with all of my formal learning in the field of psych and human behaviour, & weaved through my personal experience & observation of how clients went through their own journey of personal leadership & empowerment. This is how W2W was born 🔥🔥

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