She Is Courageous Podcast with Shelley Bosworth

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The She Is Courageous Podcast is for capable women who look confident on the outside but know they’re holding back on the inside. Hosted by Dubai-based business and mindset coach Shelley Bosworth, this podcast explores the psychology of ambition and the mindset patterns that shape how women show up in their careers, businesses and lives. With over 25 years in leadership and business, Shelley brings real-world perspective to the inner work, challenging the idea that confidence comes first and showing why courage is the real catalyst for change. Through honest solo reflections and thoughtful guest conversations, she explores the beliefs, pressures and patterns that keep high-performing women stuck in overthinking, burnout or self-doubt, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Because confidence rarely comes first. Courage does.

  1. May 25

    You're Not Leading, You're Performing

    Ever feel like you’re performing leadership instead of actually leading yourself? In this episode, Shelley gets honest about the pressure women still feel to sound, act, and lead a certain way in order to be taken seriously. From boardrooms to business ownership, she unpacks the exhausting balancing act so many female leaders are stuck in, being confident but not “too much”, warm but not soft, assertive but still liked. This is a real conversation about modern female leadership, self-trust, and what happens when you stop trying to fit someone else’s idea of what a leader should look like. You’ll hear: Challenge the leadership behaviours you’ve been taught to performRecognise where you’ve been shrinking parts of yourself to fit inReframe leadership as alignment, not control or perfection If you’re building a team, leading people, stepping into visibility, or navigating bigger responsibilities, this episode will get you thinking differently about how you lead and who you’re becoming CONNECT WITH SHELLEY Shelley Bosworth is a Business Mindset coach working with ambitious women from founders scaling their businesses to senior leaders navigating the pressure of high performance. She helps them break through self-doubt and overthinking so they can make bolder decisions and lead with more courage and confidence, without burning out. She works with clients 1:1, delivers keynote talks, and runs leadership development programmes for corporate teams. She is also the founder of Courageous Connections, an international online networking community for women in business. 📍 Based in the UAE, working globally. Check Shelley out here Follow Shelley on Instagram Connect with Shelley on Linkedin Join Courageous Connections Global Networking Shelleys Tik Tok Watch episodes on Youtube Got a question? Thinking about working together? Drop me a DM on Instagram or email me directly: shelley@shelleybosworthcoaching.com Media, speaking, or podcast enquiries: hello@shelleybosworthcoaching.com

    22 min
  2. The Truth About Hustle, Healing and Taking Control with Bron Watson

    May 18

    The Truth About Hustle, Healing and Taking Control with Bron Watson

    You can look successful on the outside and still be running yourself into the ground. In this powerful conversation, Shelley sits down with Bron Watson to talk about hustle culture, self-care, resilience, and what it really means to heal while life keeps happening around you. Bron shares her story of building a successful business, navigating two cancer diagnoses, and learning to stop living as a “human doing” and start becoming the CEO of herself. This episode is honest, grounding, and packed with moments that will make you stop and think about how you’re showing up for yourself. You’ll hear: Rethink what self-care actually means beyond bubble baths and journalingLearn how to “control the controllables” when life feels overwhelmingUnderstand the difference between being resilient and being relentless One of Bron’s biggest reminders? “Be where your feet are.” If this episode hit home for you, share it with another woman who needs the reminder that she matters too. BRON WATSON Bron Watson is a nurse, educator, entrepreneur, and founder of The Social Coach and The Serenity Project. With decades of experience as a registered nurse and educator, Bron has long been drawn to spaces where care, communication, and connection matter. In 2012, she founded her first business empowering business owners to share their voice online with authenticity and purpose. Over the past decade, her work has supported thousands of people to show up in life and business with intention and impact. Bron’s journey took a profound shift in 2017 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Five years later, she received a second diagnosis, an incurable blood cancer. These experiences deepened her belief that healing isn’t just physical, it’s emotional, spiritual, and deeply personal. Rather than be defined by diagnosis, Bron created The Serenity Project to offer others what she wished she’d had: the space where science meets soul, with evidence and perspective, what she call the ‘third space’ a place to reconnect with yourself, navigate uncertainty with compassion, and find serenity in the midst of it all. Connect with Bron Website: https://serenityproject.com.au/ Facebook Instagram CONNECT WITH SHELLEY Shelley Bosworth is a Business Mindset coach working with ambitious women from founders scaling their businesses to senior leaders navigating the pressure of high performance. She helps them break through self-doubt and overthinking so they can make bolder decisions and lead with more courage and confidence, without burning out. She works with clients 1:1, delivers keynote talks, and runs leadership development programmes for corporate teams. She is also the founder of Courageous Connections, an international online networking community for women in business. 📍 Based in the UAE, working globally. Check Shelley out here Follow Shelley on Instagram Connect with Shelley on Linkedin Join Courageous Connections Global Networking Shelleys Tik Tok Watch episodes on Youtube Got a question? Thinking about working together? Drop me a DM on Instagram or email me directly: shelley@shelleybosworthcoaching.com Media, speaking, or podcast enquiries: hello@shelleybosworthcoaching.com

    48 min

  3. May 11

    You Don't Need More Information You Need To Trust Yourself

    You’ve read the books. Bought the courses. Saved the posts. So why are you still stuck? In this episode, Shelley talks about the mindset trap so many ambitious women fall into: convincing yourself you need more information before you take action. But most of the time, it’s not clarity you’re missing. It’s self-trust. If you keep overthinking, researching, or waiting until you feel “ready”, this episode will challenge you to stop circling the decision and finally back yourself. You’ll hear how to: Recognise when “being responsible” is actually avoidanceUnderstand why confidence comes after action, not before itLearn how self-trust is built through decisions, not more thinking This is your reminder that courage is not about having all the answers. It’s about trusting yourself enough to take the next step anyway. CONNECT WITH SHELLEY Shelley Bosworth is a Business Mindset coach working with ambitious women from founders scaling their businesses to senior leaders navigating the pressure of high performance. She helps them break through self-doubt and overthinking so they can make bolder decisions and lead with more courage and confidence, without burning out. She works with clients 1:1, delivers keynote talks, and runs leadership development programmes for corporate teams. She is also the founder of Courageous Connections, an international online networking community for women in business. 📍 Based in the UAE, working globally. Check Shelley out here Follow Shelley on Instagram Connect with Shelley on Linkedin Join Courageous Connections Global Networking Shelleys Tik Tok Watch episodes on Youtube Got a question? Thinking about working together? Drop me a DM on Instagram or email me directly: shelley@shelleybosworthcoaching.com Media, speaking, or podcast enquiries: hello@shelleybosworthcoaching.com

    17 min
  4. You Don't Need To Follow The Crowd To Build Something That Works with Carmen Taubman

    May 4

    You Don't Need To Follow The Crowd To Build Something That Works with Carmen Taubman

    Feel like networking is a drain, not a driver of growth? You’re not imagining it. In this episode, Shelley sits down with Carmen Taubman, founder of Crew, to unpack why traditional networking feels broken—and what actually works instead. This is a real conversation about building something different in a crowded space, backing yourself when people question it, and learning to trust your way of doing business. They go beyond surface-level advice and get into courage, conviction, pricing, and the truth about confidence. If you’ve been waiting to feel ready before you put yourself out there, this one will challenge that. What you’ll take away: Rethink networking and focus on meaningful, strategic connectionsBuild confidence by taking action, not waiting for itBack your ideas even when they go against the norm If the idea of networking feels terrifying a really great place to start is with me own  free global on lone monthly networking session for women in business.  Join us here: Courageous Connections Carmen Taubman Carmen Taubman is the founder of Crew, a curated founder & business professional network in Dubai built on the belief that the right connection at the right time can change a business. Rather than hosting open networking events, Carmen operates as a business matchmaker on retainer, getting to know founders personally and strategically so she can introduce them to people who genuinely move the needle. Her work is focused on replacing surface level networking with intentional, meaningful relationships and experiences that create measurable impact. CONNECT WITH SHELLEY Shelley Bosworth is a Business Mindset coach working with ambitious women from founders scaling their businesses to senior leaders navigating the pressure of high performance. She helps them break through self-doubt and overthinking so they can make bolder decisions and lead with more courage and confidence, without burning out. She works with clients 1:1, delivers keynote talks, and runs leadership development programmes for corporate teams. She is also the founder of Courageous Connections, an international online networking community for women in business. 📍 Based in the UAE, working globally. Check Shelley out here Follow Shelley on Instagram Connect with Shelley on Linkedin Join Courageous Connections Global Networking Shelleys Tik Tok Watch episodes on Youtube Got a question? Thinking about working together? Drop me a DM on Instagram or email me directly: shelley@shelleybosworthcoaching.com Media, speaking, or podcast enquiries: hello@shelleybosworthcoaching.com Meet your host Hey, I’m Shelley Bosworth — mindset and business coach, keynote speaker, and founder of The She Is Courageous Collective. After 25 years in corporate leadership roles across brands like Harrods and Starbucks, I traded in the boardroom for coaching, launching my business in the middle of a personal storm and a global pandemic. Since then, I’ve helped hundreds of ambitious women ditch self-doubt, shift their mindset, and take courageous action in life and business. Now living in Dubai, I’m proof that it’s never too late to rewrite your story. And I’m here to help you do the same.

    54 min

  5. Apr 27

    You’re Thinking About Resilience All Wrong

    So many women think resilience means pushing harder, staying positive, and carrying on no matter what. But that version of resilience often leads straight to burnout. In todays episode Shelley shares a different perspective. Real resilience is not about ignoring what you feel or forcing your way through hard seasons. It’s about leading yourself well when life feels uncertain, uncomfortable, or really dam heavy. If you’ve been stuck in pressure mode, constantly overriding yourself, this is the reset you may need. In this episode Shelley helps you Notice where you are pushing through when it’s costing youLearn the difference between reaction mode and true resilienceDecide how to support yourself and still move forward today You do not need to be stronger but you do need to  learn to lead yourself better. 🔗 Connect With Shelley If this episode resonated, come and continue the conversation: Instagram Follow Shelley for straight-talking mindset insights and behind-the-scenes reflections 👉 @‌shelleybosworth.official  LinkedIn Connect with Shelley for professional conversations around leadership, ambition and mindset 👉 Shelley Bosworth 🎙 About Your Host Shelley Bosworth is a Dubai-based business and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and the host of The She Is Courageous Podcast. After a 25-year corporate career leading teams across major retail and hospitality brands, Shelley launched her coaching business to help ambitious women stop holding themselves back and start building the lives and businesses they actually want. Her work focuses on the psychology of ambition, helping capable women recognise the mindset patterns that keep them stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Through coaching, speaking, and this podcast, Shelley challenges the belief that confidence has to come first. Because in reality, confidence is built through courageous action. 🎤 Work With Shelley Shelley works with ambitious women, leaders, and organisations who want to unlock performance by understanding the mindset patterns behind behaviour and decision-making. Opportunities include: Keynote speaking Corporate workshops and leadership sessions Private coaching For speaking or collaboration enquiries: 📩 support@shelleybosworthcoaching.com 📢 Enjoyed This Episode? If this conversation helped shift your thinking: Follow the podcast Leave a review Share the episode with someone who needs to hear it Your support helps more women discover the courage to stop holding themselves back and start showing up fully in their work and lives.

    16 min
  6. Is Now the Right Time, Or Are You Just Avoiding the Decision? With Susan Perry

    Apr 20

    Is Now the Right Time, Or Are You Just Avoiding the Decision? With Susan Perry

    You know something isn’t right anymore.  Your role, your business, the direction you’re heading. But the idea of starting over feels… a lot. In this episode, Shelley sits down with accountant and founder Susan Perry, who made a bold decision to leave a secure director role and start again from scratch. All while planning a wedding and moving house. This isn’t just about business. It’s about ownership.  Making the call when there’s no perfect timing.  And backing yourself when it would be easier to stay where you are. Susan also shares the reality of building a business from the ground up, the pressure that comes with it, and why relying on “advice from the internet” might be costing you more than you think. You’ll hear how to: Recognise when something no longer aligns and stop ignoring itMake decisions without waiting for the perfect momentCut through noise and get the right support in your business If you’ve been questioning whether to stay or go, this one will hit. Connect with Susan Perry on Instagram Susan has been in the accountancy industry since she left school almost 30 years ago. She was one of 7 directors of a medium sized firm for nearly 5 years when she decided to step out on her own all while moving house and planning a wedding.  Her passion with her business is to help those micro/small businesses navigate the world of accounts and tax returns and to show its not as scary as they think and that it's ok to not know it all. 🔗 Connect With Shelley If this episode resonated, come and continue the conversation: Instagram Follow Shelley for straight-talking mindset insights and behind-the-scenes reflections 👉 @‌shelleybosworth.official LinkedIn Connect with Shelley for professional conversations around leadership, ambition and mindset 👉 Shelley Bosworth 🎙 About Your Host Shelley Bosworth is a Dubai-based business and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and the host of The She Is Courageous Podcast. After a 25-year corporate career leading teams across major retail and hospitality brands, Shelley launched her coaching business to help ambitious women stop holding themselves back and start building the lives and businesses they actually want. Her work focuses on the psychology of ambition, helping capable women recognise the mindset patterns that keep them stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Through coaching, speaking, and this podcast, Shelley challenges the belief that confidence has to come first. Because in reality, confidence is built through courageous action. 🎤 Work With Shelley Shelley works with ambitious women, leaders, and organisations who want to unlock performance by understanding the mindset patterns behind behaviour and decision-making. Opportunities include: Keynote speaking Corporate workshops and leadership sessions Private coaching For speaking or collaboration enquiries: 📩 support@shelleybosworthcoaching.com 📢 Enjoyed This Episode? If this conversation helped shift your thinking: Follow the podcast Leave a review Share the episode with someone who needs to hear it Your support helps more women discover the courage to stop holding themselves back and start showing up fully in their work and lives.

    1h 1m

  7. Apr 13

    Where Do You Put Your Doubt When You’re The Strong One?

    You’re the one people rely on. The calm one. The capable one. The one who has the answers. But what happens when you don’t? In this episode, Shelley gets honest about the pressure women in leadership roles put on themselves to always look like they’ve got it sorted. Not because anyone asked them to. Because they decided they had to. She unpacks how this shows up, why it feels so heavy, and what it’s really costing you when you keep performing instead of being honest. This is a conversation about self-leadership, vulnerability, and giving yourself somewhere for your doubt to go. What you’ll take away: Notice where you’re performing instead of being honestRecognise the moment you switch into “I need to have it together”Create one space where you don’t have to be the strong one If this resonated, send Shelley a message on Instagram and share where you’re trying to hold it all together. 🔗 Connect With Shelley If this episode resonated, come and continue the conversation: Instagram Follow Shelley for straight-talking mindset insights and behind-the-scenes reflections 👉 @‌shelleybosworth.official LinkedIn Connect with Shelley for professional conversations around leadership, ambition and mindset 👉 Shelley Bosworth 🎙 About Your Host Shelley Bosworth is a Dubai-based business and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and the host of The She Is Courageous Podcast. After a 25-year corporate career leading teams across major retail and hospitality brands, Shelley launched her coaching business to help ambitious women stop holding themselves back and start building the lives and businesses they actually want. Her work focuses on the psychology of ambition, helping capable women recognise the mindset patterns that keep them stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Through coaching, speaking, and this podcast, Shelley challenges the belief that confidence has to come first. Because in reality, confidence is built through courageous action. 🎤 Work With Shelley Shelley works with ambitious women, leaders, and organisations who want to unlock performance by understanding the mindset patterns behind behaviour and decision-making. Opportunities include: Keynote speaking Corporate workshops and leadership sessions Private coaching For speaking or collaboration enquiries: 📩 support@shelleybosworthcoaching.com 📢 Enjoyed This Episode? If this conversation helped shift your thinking: Follow the podcast Leave a review Share the episode with someone who needs to hear it Your support helps more women discover the courage to stop holding themselves back and start showing up fully in their work and lives.

    18 min
  8. How Many Times Are You Willing to Start Over? with Joyce Nicole Rogers

    Apr 6

    How Many Times Are You Willing to Start Over? with Joyce Nicole Rogers

    Ever feel like starting over would be too hard, too messy, or just too late? In this weeks episode, Shelley sits down with Joyce Nicole Rogers, a teacher, founder, and global expat who has rebuilt her life across countries, cultures, and careers. From leaving Lebanon during civil war to launching a not-for-profit recruitment agency, Joyce shares what it really takes to keep moving forward when nothing feels certain. This isn’t about having it all figured out. It’s about trusting yourself enough to take the next step, even when it feels uncomfortable. You’ll hear the real mindset shifts behind resilience, how to navigate big life changes, and why purpose matters more than perfection. In this episode, you’ll learn how to: Build confidence by taking action before you feel readyCreate support systems that actually help you growReframe fear and uncertainty when starting over If you’ve been holding back from a big move, a career shift, or simply doing something differently, this conversation might be just what you need to hear Connect with Joyce and learn more about her work supporting teachers globally. Joyce Nicole Rogers was born in Lebanon and grew up between the Middle East and the UK, where she completed her schooling, university education, and PGCE. She began her teaching career in London before moving overseas with her family, living and working in Abu Dhabi, Prague, and most recently, Milan. While in Milan, Joyce co-founded 49 Thirty Two Education, a not-for-profit agency created by teachers, for teachers. The organisation supports schools with recruitment and helps teachers find meaningful roles internationally. It now operates across Europe and the MENA region, and Joyce takes great pride in the community they are building. In summer 2023, Joyce relocated to Cairo to continue expanding 49 Thirty Two’s presence in the region. Outside of her work with schools and educators, she enjoys staying active and can often be found at a Zumba class—dancing and doing her best to keep up. She believes in people, purpose, and doing things with heart (and a little rhythm). 🔗 Connect With Shelley If this episode resonated, come and continue the conversation: Instagram Follow Shelley for straight-talking mindset insights and behind-the-scenes reflections @‌shelleybosworth.official LinkedIn Connect with Shelley for professional conversations around leadership, ambition and mindset  Shelley Bosworth  🎙 About Your Host Shelley Bosworth is a Dubai-based business and mindset coach, keynote speaker, and the host of The She Is Courageous Podcast. After a 25-year corporate career leading teams across major retail and hospitality brands, Shelley launched her coaching business to help ambitious women stop holding themselves back and start building the lives and businesses they actually want. Her work focuses on the psychology of ambition, helping capable women recognise the mindset patterns that keep them stuck in overthinking, self-doubt, or burnout, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Through coaching, speaking, and this podcast, Shelley challenges the belief that confidence has to come first. Because in reality, confidence is built through courageous action. 🎤 Work With Shelley Shelley works with ambitious women, leaders, and organisations who want to unlock performance by understanding the mindset patterns behind behaviour and decision-making. Opportunities include: Keynote speaking Corporate workshops and leadership sessions Private coaching For speaking or collaboration enquiries: 📩 support@shelleybosworthcoaching.com 📢 Enjoyed This Episode? If this conversation helped shift your thinking: Follow the podcast Leave a review Share the episode with someone who needs to hear it Your support helps more women discover the courage to stop holding themselves back and start showing up fully in their work and lives.

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The She Is Courageous Podcast is for capable women who look confident on the outside but know they’re holding back on the inside. Hosted by Dubai-based business and mindset coach Shelley Bosworth, this podcast explores the psychology of ambition and the mindset patterns that shape how women show up in their careers, businesses and lives. With over 25 years in leadership and business, Shelley brings real-world perspective to the inner work, challenging the idea that confidence comes first and showing why courage is the real catalyst for change. Through honest solo reflections and thoughtful guest conversations, she explores the beliefs, pressures and patterns that keep high-performing women stuck in overthinking, burnout or self-doubt, even when they’re doing everything “right.” Because confidence rarely comes first. Courage does.

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