What truth have you been avoiding?
You know the one, the job that doesn't light you up anymore, the friendship that drains you, the version of success that feels more like a performance than alignment.
In this episode, I share two personal stories. One professional, one personal that brought me face-to-face with truths I didn’t want to admit. And I unpack why so many of us bury our awareness out of fear, only to wake up burnt out and resentful.
You’ll learn:
Why ignoring the truth is the most expensive decision you'll make
How to tell when your nervous system is trying to speak up
The hidden cost of loyalty without boundaries
And the power of one small act of honesty to change your life
Chapters
00:00 Welcome to We Are Women Unapologetically
00:18 The truth that hits you in the face
01:00 Why we ignore what we already know
01:28 Self-betrayal vs survival
01:43 Two stories: a job and a friendship
02:20 Story 1: The job that looked good on paper
02:58 Success without alignment is a slow death
03:36 Story 2: The friendship that drained everything
04:34 Loyalty without boundaries = self-abandonment
05:01 Friendships are allowed to expire
05:40 Harvard study: relationships & health
06:13 Nervous system check-in prompts
06:46 Energy tradeoffs and the long game
07:05 Why we avoid what we know — fear of change
07:58 The truth won’t go away — it gets louder
08:41 The cost of pretending
09:14 What the truth actually is: a gift
09:37 What if you don’t honor the truth?
09:50 Reset action of the week
10:45 The cost of honoring truth vs ignoring it
11:19 Final message: the truth is your compass
11:44 Permission to pivot, protect, and grow
12:17 Closing — stay unapologetically you
This episode is for the woman who’s been pretending everything is “fine” even when it isn’t. You’re not confused. You’re scared. And that’s okay. But it’s time to honor what you already know.
💥 Download the free Clarity in 10 Guide
📩 Ready for a deeper reset? Learn more about The Courage to Pause
Download the Transcript
🎧 Tune in. Reflect. Reclaim your power.
Because you don’t have to carry the weight of pretending anymore.
Popular Podcasts
Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang
Ding dong! Join your culture consultants, Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, on an unforgettable journey into the beating heart of CULTURE. Alongside sizzling special guests, they GET INTO the hottest pop-culture moments of the day and the formative cultural experiences that turned them into Culturistas. Produced by the Big Money Players Network and iHeartRadio.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.