Shedding Old Skin: What Deleting Old Podcasts Taught Me

In this episode, I’m sharing something very real and very current.

This morning, I sat down to delete old podcast episodes dating all the way back to 2016. As I moved through them one by one, I realized I wasn’t just cleaning up content. I was looking at past versions of myself. Different belief systems. Different seasons. Different motivations.

From my network marketing era, to business coaching, to personal development and mindset culture, this episode is a candid reflection on growth, scarcity, hustle, and what success actually means to me now.

This isn’t about regret or shame.
It’s about perspective.
And letting go of what no longer fits.

In this episode, I talk about:

• Why some of my earliest podcast episodes make me cringe now
• How fast money and success can be driven by fear and scarcity
• The pressure to hustle, perform, and prove worth
• How personal development culture became just another hamster wheel
• Losing my house, my confidence, and the illusion of “having it all”
• How perimenopause forced me to slow down and reassess everything
• What success means to me at 50
• Why deleting old episodes feels like shedding skin
• Making space for what’s next, even when you don’t know exactly what that is yet

If you’re feeling stuck in hustle mode, questioning the version of success you’re chasing, or sensing that something in your life needs to be released, this episode is for you.

Sometimes growth doesn’t look like more.
Sometimes it looks like less, with more clarity.

Reflection question for you:

What are you holding onto that no longer reflects who you are?

And what might be possible if you let it go?

Thank you all so much for listening!

It genuinely means a lot to know that my journey, and what I’m learning along the way, helps you too.

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