Trust Yourself Anyway

Olivia Lee

Real stories, honest lessons, and deeper truths on personal growth, inner work, and reclaiming your power. For the woman who contains multitudes and is done making herself small. Because women who trust themselves don't just change their lives. They change the world. You were never the problem. The system was. New episodes every week! Subscribe so you never miss one.

Episodes

  1. 2 days ago

    You're Not Lonely. You're Discerning.

    Alone isn't the absence of company. It is the presence of standards. If you've ever stayed in a friendship, relationship, or group that drained you because you were afraid of what being alone would mean — this episode is for you. Olivia gets honest about what she's learned since the Triple Heartbreak episode: that loneliness isn't what happens when you're alone. It's what happens when you're in the wrong company. This week we reframe solitude as an act of self-trust — and ask the one question that changes how you evaluate every relationship in your life. (00:00) The standard that changes everything (02:00) What the Triple Heartbreak revealed (06:00) How your inner circle shapes your life trajectory (11:30) When you're lonely in company — the real definition of loneliness (13:30) Solitude vs. loneliness: the reframe (16:15) Alone isn't absence — it's standards (20:00) The question to ask before you stay (22:00) Auditing your friendships (including male friendships) (24:30) What happens when you finally raise your standards (27:00) Solitude is data, not deficiency - ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    31 min
  2. 5 Jun

    The Triple Heartbreak: Romantic, Friendship, Community Loss

    What happens when a breakup doesn't just cost you a relationship, but it costs you your friends and your entire community too? In this episode, Olivia gets deeply vulnerable about navigating the triple heartbreak: romantic, friendship, and community all at once. From asking the universe to remove what wasn't in alignment (and not expecting it to actually work), to being blocked from the community events, this is one of the rawest episodes yet. If you've ever felt like you don't belong, like you're still searching for your people, this one is for you. There is always a way through it. In this episode: The universe prayer two days before the breakupWhy navigating a breakup inside a shared friend group is its own kind of griefWhen "we can't be friends" hits harder than the breakup itselfThe triple heartbreak — romantic, friendship, and community loss at the same timeWhy friendship breakups can be harder than romantic onesHow to discern who is truly your peopleThe Ugly Duckling and what it means to find your swansWhy women being exiled after a breakup is more common than we talk aboutChoosing yourself even when it's the hardest thing (00:00) Introduction (00:55) Digital nomad life & the search for home (05:18) Asking the universe (07:14) When a clean breakup gets complicated (12:21) "We can't be friends" (14:40) The triple heartbreak (16:16) Coming back to myself (18:54) Friendship breakups vs. romantic breakups (23:11) The Ugly Duckling (25:46) Exile women — a blessing in disguise (27:38) The people who showed up (28:53) Trust yourself anyway If this resonated, share your story. Have you ever gone through a romantic, friendship, and community heartbreak all at once? Trust Yourself Anyway Podcast Where feminism meets your becoming. New episode each week. ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    30 min
  3. 27 May

    You’re Not Too Much (You’re Just in The Wrong Room)

    Have you ever been told you're too much? Too ambitious, too sensitive, too opinionated...too something? This episode is for every woman who has ever shrunk herself to make someone else more comfortable. In this episode, Olivia gets personal about the real reason people tell you to play small, and why it has everything to do with them and nothing to do with you. From a bold encounter with a man in Berlin, to the moment she chose herself after years of trauma healing, to the career pivot that took her from marketing manager to getting accepted into the top vet school in the world, this episode is a reminder that your fullness is not a problem. It's your power. In this episode: Why "too much" says everything about them and nothing about youThe Berlin date story and the clap-back that ended itHow playing small serves the patriarchy — and who benefits when you stay quietWhy your dreams were given to you for a reason, even if no one around you can see them yetWho to surround yourself with (and who to let go of)Why Olivia only takes advice from people already where she wants to beThe "challenge accepted" mindsetBelonging vs. fitting in (00:00) Introduction (01:45) The Berlin date story (05:28) When a man told me I couldn't reach my goals (07:31) 8+ years of trauma healing & the pivot that changed everything (11:00) "Too much" is a capacity problem — not yours (11:55) Surround yourself with people who don't let you play small (15:12) Only take advice from people already where you want to be (17:10) Challenge accepted (18:08) Belonging vs. fitting in (21:20) Why your fullness is a gift to the world If this resonated, share in the comments your experiences of being labeled as "too [something]." Trust Yourself Anyway Podcast Where feminism meets your becoming. New episode each week! ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    22 min
  4. 19 May

    Angry Women Are Dangerous. Here's Why That's a Good Thing

    Feminine rage is one of the most powerful forces you carry — and one of the most feared, shamed, and suppressed. In this episode, we get into why the patriarchy works so hard to police your anger, what your rage is actually trying to tell you, and how to channel it into something that changes your life and the world around you. This isn't about being destructive. It's about being honest. In this episode: Why rage is data — and what it's really pointing toThe three traps that keep you from using itPractical tools to move anger through your body (including a ritual from Bali)The formula that turns rage into purpose (00:38) — The patriarchy, feminine rage & intersectionality (05:55) — Rage is data: what your anger is actually telling you (07:29) — The three traps: suppression, spiritual bypassing & performing (09:19) — A Balinese ocean ritual + somatic tools to release anger (14:22) — Feminine rage is not ugly. It's honest. It's human. New episode each week! ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    16 min
  5. 13 May

    You Can't Control What Happens, But You Can Choose You.

    Self-trust, choosing yourself, and reclaiming your power when life feels out of control. This week we're talking about the shift from waiting and hoping things will change, to choosing yourself inside circumstances you can't control — breakups, loss, grief, and everything happening in the world right now. This week's reflection: In this current season of change — what are you enduring instead of choosing? (0:00) Choosing yourself when life feels out of control (1:28) The shift from waiting to "I choose this" (2:20) Victim vs. victim mindset — why the distinction matters (3:30) How women are conditioned to endure (feminist psychology) (5:27) Awareness of conditioning (5:56) Reacting vs. responding — what's really happening when you react (7:32) Finding your agency and sovereignty (8:04) Working with your emotions not against them (9:23) Choosing yourself as the foundation for leadership (10:19) What self-abandonment looks like (11:07) Taking action toward the life you want (12:20) Your personal life is your training ground (12:50) What are you enduring instead of choosing? (13:19) The universe gives you what you tolerate (13:58) You get to decide. You get to choose. New episode each week! ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    15 min
  6. 7 May

    What Your Breakup Is Actually Trying to Tell You

    Breakups are painful. But no contact isn't just about missing someone. It's a doorway back to yourself. In this episode of Trust Yourself Anyway podcast, host Olivia Lee gets vulnerable about a breakup she's currently living through and unpacks why the pull to reach out is really about self-trust, not the other person. From anxious and avoidant attachment to nervous system regulation and parts work, this episode gives you the framework to stop self-abandoning and come home to yourself. What we cover: (0:00) Introduction: Self-Trust Through Separation (1:20) Losing Yourself in Relationships (3:05) Trauma Healing & Reparenting Yourself (4:50) The Early Stages of No Contact (6:20) Love vs Fear (7:40) Patriarchy, Self-Abandonment & Women’s Conditioning (9:05) Understanding Attachment Styles (11:40) The Anxious & Avoidant Dynamic (13:25) When Love Isn’t Enough (15:05) No Contact as a Return to Self (16:40) Compassion for Old Versions of Yourself (17:45) Reflection Questions for Healing (18:45) Feeling Grief, Anger & Sadness Fully (19:30) Self-Trust Through Action (20:00) Outro & Upcoming Episodes Subscribe so you don't miss an episode. New episode each week! ▶️ Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@multifacetedfeminine 🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0rUnByj8dY9nRM7kESwkTH?si=0809038c376b4f17 🍎 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trust-yourself-anyway/id1896017196 💌 Submit a question for the podcast (audio): https://www.speakpipe.com/TrustYourselfAnywayPod ✍🏼Submit a question for the podcast (written): https://jlttn8q4lsl.typeform.com/to/cDu3TeBN 📲 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/multifacetedfeminine/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@multifacetedfeminine

    20 min

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Real stories, honest lessons, and deeper truths on personal growth, inner work, and reclaiming your power. For the woman who contains multitudes and is done making herself small. Because women who trust themselves don't just change their lives. They change the world. You were never the problem. The system was. New episodes every week! Subscribe so you never miss one.