Ready to stop waiting for perfect clarity? Send me a voice note on Instagram @MafeSalazar and tell me what permission you're still waiting for that you could just give yourself.

I was supposed to come to you with 36 perfectly packaged truths for my 36th birthday, channeling my inner Grandmother Willow energy. But here's the thing - I don't have 36 neat little wisdom nuggets for you.

What I do have is this messy, real-time reflection on what it actually looks like to navigate life when you're still figuring shit out. And this feels way more honest.

In this episode, I'm processing out loud about the voices I've silenced (including my homesickness for SEVEN YEARS), why I've been hiding from my business content, and how a recent situationship taught me to ask for what I want unapologetically - in dating AND everywhere else.

This birthday episode it's me demonstrating exactly what I teach: that your voice is how you process, claim, and own your story. Even when that story is about being scared, hiding, or not having it all figured out at 36.

In this episode:

Why being told you're "too loud" might actually be your superpower
The connection between silencing your homesickness and silencing your voice
How I've been hiding from my business (while creating business content by processing out loud - the irony!)
The situationship that taught me to stop asking permission for what I want
Why this messy reflection IS the content
Permission to start before you have all the answers

Timestamps

(00:00) Intro

(01:30) The voice evolution story - Being "too loud"

(03:00) Silencing the homesick voice for 7 years

(05:00) The business reality check - How I've been hiding

(07:30) The situationship that changed everything

(10:00) Why I'm still asking permission in business

(14:00) Tourist vs. Local mindset on perfection

Let’s Connect

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