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Welcome to Still Becoming! This podcast is for multifaceted women, multipotentialites, who refuse to settle into one box, who embrace lifelong learning, and who want a supportive space to explore, fail, and grow. It is a reminder that it’s never too late to start anything—and that every step counts. You'll get: ✅ Practical tools and mindset shifts to help navigate new challenges. ✅ Honest stories of trial, error, and small victories in life, travel, and entrepreneurship. ✅ Inspiring conversations with women who are boldly starting over, pivoting, or exploring passions at any stage of life.

  1. Your Body Knows What You're Ignoring

    1D AGO

    Your Body Knows What You're Ignoring

    There are parts of your body you haven't inhabited in years. Maybe ever. And you don't know it because you can't miss what you never had, until someone gently points at it and says, hey, there's a door here. In this episode, I'm telling you about the Pilates class that changed how I understand reconnection. In this episode, I explore: - The difference between being "in your body" and actually inhabiting every part of it- Why certain regions of your body go quiet when life gets heavy- What it means when your lower back, hips, or jaw feel far away- A tiny daily practice that's quieter and slower than anything you've been told to do 💬 "You can be in your body and still have entire neighborhoods of yourself that you never visit."If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it. 🔗 Read the full blog post: https://framer.com/projects/the-Bold-beginner-Home-page-copy--yvVoL9TPtXMku02RmSox-hqLj2?node=m7eo2yvtS 🔗 Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/the.bold.beginner/

    14 min
  2. 5 Things That Bring You Back When You're Stuck in Your Head

    APR 11

    5 Things That Bring You Back When You're Stuck in Your Head

    When stress hits, your body leaves the room first. You go up into your head, and into the spinning. And no amount of "just breathe" is going to bring you back if you don't know what you're actually reaching for. In this episode, I share the 5 things I do to come back to my body, and why each one targets something different. In this episode: - Why "take a deep breath" is incomplete and what your body actually needs- The 5 things that work for me: feet, jaw, belly breath, orienting, and self-touch- Why patience and repetition matter more than anything 💬 "You can't come back to a body you can't feel." If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs it. 🔗 Read the full blog post: https://framer.com/projects/the-Bold-beginner-Home-page-copy--yvVoL9TPtXMku02RmSox-hqLj2?node=YSBXpgIWN 🔗 Follow me: http://www.youtube.com/@theBoldbeginner https://www.instagram.com/the.bold.beginner/

    22 min
  3. Your Body Wasn't Built to Carry the Whole World

    APR 3

    Your Body Wasn't Built to Carry the Whole World

    You've been trying to take care of yourself. Slow down, reconnect with your body, maybe start something that actually helps you feel grounded. And then the news hits, and suddenly your peace feels stolen. Like you haven't earned the right to be okay when the world is this heavy. This episode is about that guilt, and why it might be the exact thing keeping you stuck. In this episode, I explore: Why we confuse overwhelm with caring, and what that's actually doing to our bodiesThe difference between empathic distress and compassion (they activate completely different parts of your brain)Why self care is not selfish, even when the world is falling apartWhat it looks like when a woman who is actually in her body shows up for the people and things she cares about💬 "You don't have to earn the right to be okay. You don't have to wait for the world to be fixed before you're allowed to feel safe in your own body." If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it. 🔗 Read the full blog post: 🔗 Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/the.bold.beginner/

    13 min
  4. Your Authentic Self vs The One You Show

    MAR 21

    Your Authentic Self vs The One You Show

    There's a version of you that dances in the kitchen when no one's home. She laughs too loud, says exactly what she means, and doesn't filter a single thought. She's the most real thing about you, and she only exists behind closed doors. This episode is about why you hide her, what it's costing you, and what happens when you start letting her out. In this episode, I explore: - Why your private self is actually the original — and your public self is the adaptation- The difference between privacy and hiding (and how to tell which one you're doing)- The specific loneliness of being loved for the edited version of yourself- A small, simple experiment to start letting her be seen 💬 "You're hiding your realest self from people who have never given you a reason to hide." If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it. 🔗 Read the full blog post: https://www.theboldbeginner.com/blog/the-real-me-only-comes-out-when-no-one-s-watching🔗 Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/the.bold.beginner/

    14 min
  5. Why Do People Look at Me? What Your Body Knows That You Don't

    MAR 7

    Why Do People Look at Me? What Your Body Knows That You Don't

    You walk into a room. Attention lands on you. And your body decides — before your mind catches up — whether this moment is safe or threatening. Same room, same light, same people. But sometimes you breathe, and other times you brace. This episode is about why. In this episode, I explore: - The difference between being watched and being witnessed, and why your body knows which one it is before your mind does- Why social evaluation spikes cortisol more than most other stressors, and what that means for how you show up in rooms- How your nervous system responds to an archive of past experiences, not just the present moment- Why you're free and expressive alone but stiff around others, and how to start building safety from there 💬 "You are still being perceived, but you're not being watched. Being watched pulls you slightly out of your body. Being witnessed lets you stay in it." If this episode resonated, share it with someone who needs to hear it. 🔗 Read the full blog post: https://www.theboldbeginner.com/blog/why-do-people-look-at-me 🔗 Follow me: http://www.youtube.com/@theBoldbeginner

    13 min
  6. Your Body Doesn’t Believe You. That’s Why You Can’t Relax

    FEB 28

    Your Body Doesn’t Believe You. That’s Why You Can’t Relax

    Why does the moment someone says “just relax,” your body do the opposite? Why can you understand your patterns perfectly, and still feel your shoulders lift, your jaw tighten, your breath hover high in your chest? And what does it mean if awareness changes nothing in the moment you need softness most? In this episode, I talk about the physiology of bracing: the protective muscle patterns that activate before thought, before language, before intention. We talk about why relaxation isn’t a decision, why your body can know you’re safe and still not soften, and why intelligent, perceptive women often feel especially confused here. This conversation connects nervous system science with lived experience. I reference research from Joseph LeDoux and Stephen Porges, but more importantly, I translate it into something practical: why “I can’t relax” is rarely a failure of mindset, and almost always a question of physiological safety. Softness doesn’t come from forcing. It comes from repeated evidence that vigilance is optional. ✨ Awareness doesn’t equal regulation 🧠 Bracing happens before language 🌿 Softness requires embodied safety 🎧 Episode — Why “Just Relax” Feels Impossible in Your Body

    17 min
  7. Why You Freeze in Conversation (And What’s Actually Happening)

    FEB 20

    Why You Freeze in Conversation (And What’s Actually Happening)

    Have you ever noticed that tiny shift in your body right before you speak? That split second when it becomes your turn to talk, and something tightens? In this episode, I explore why you freeze in conversation and what’s actually happening in your nervous system before you speak. Because the tension doesn’t begin mid-sentence. It starts earlier. We talk about the protective brace your body organizes around social risk, why it makes sense, and why awareness alone isn’t enough to change it. If you relate to fear of public speaking, social anxiety, or your mind going blank in meetings, this is a quieter, more precise lens. 🧠

    13 min
  8. The Nervous System Thread Behind Everything I Share (Why Being Seen Feels So Hard)

    FEB 14

    The Nervous System Thread Behind Everything I Share (Why Being Seen Feels So Hard)

    Why do so many areas of our life feel separate — identity, movement, confidence, visibility — when underneath, they’re driven by the same mechanism? And what if the real issue was never mindset, but state? In this episode, I name the thread that’s been running through everything I’ve talked about for months. Fear of judgment, expanding your comfort zone, feminine strength, bracing before speaking... they all orbit one central question: how safe does your nervous system feel when you’re being seen? This conversation is both reflective and grounded in science. I share the recalibration happening inside the Bold beginner, what I’ve learned from polyvagal theory, and why intelligent, self-aware women often don’t lack insight or competence, but neutral ground in their body when attention lands on them. ✨ Visibility activates uncertainty 🧠 Inconsistency is often physiological 🌿 Regulation shapes expression 🎧 Episode — Everything I’ve Been Talking About Comes Back to This

    12 min
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Welcome to Still Becoming! This podcast is for multifaceted women, multipotentialites, who refuse to settle into one box, who embrace lifelong learning, and who want a supportive space to explore, fail, and grow. It is a reminder that it’s never too late to start anything—and that every step counts. You'll get: ✅ Practical tools and mindset shifts to help navigate new challenges. ✅ Honest stories of trial, error, and small victories in life, travel, and entrepreneurship. ✅ Inspiring conversations with women who are boldly starting over, pivoting, or exploring passions at any stage of life.

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