What happens when the way you have always coped stops working, or the pressure to keep achieving begins to take the joy out of meaningful work?

In this honest and reflective episode, I explore coping flexibility, the tension between urgency and slowing down, and why not everything meaningful needs to be rushed, perfected or turned into a business. It is an invitation to consider the season of life you are in, reassess what is actually supporting you and give yourself permission to do things your own way.

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In this episode of the Walking Session Podcast, I unpack the difference between genuine inner work and what she calls inner gaslighting; the subtle way we can end up blaming ourselves for everything under the banner of self-awareness, positivity, or “doing the work.”

I gently challenge ideas like “you attract what you think,” sharing how these beliefs can increase anxiety, perfectionism, and self-doubt rather than healing, especially for people shaped by trauma or a strong need for control.

Through honest reflection and psychological insight, I invite you to choose a more compassionate middle ground: taking healthy responsibility without self-blame, allowing negative thoughts to exist without fear, and recognising that sometimes things simply happen. The episode is a reminder that acceptance, self-trust, and peace matter more than constant self-fixing; and that being human is not something you need to outgrow!

📝 And don’t forget — you can download the free journaling resource for this episode inside the Walking Session Crewwww.walkingsession.com.au

Don't want to set goals for the new year? Try this instead and yes yes it does involve a different way of doing this!

📝 And don’t forget — you can download the free journaling resource for this episode inside the Walking Session Crewwww.walkingsession.com.au