If you’re someone who’s used to being the strong one — the positive one, the ambitious girly who keeps things moving no matter what — this episode is for you 🫶🏻

I’m joined by Nichole Lee, a loss and life transition coach who supports high performers navigating grief, major life changes, and the identity shifts that often come with them. This conversation is honest, grounding, and such an important reminder that you don’t have to carry everything on your own — and that allowing yourself to feel, process, and evolve is part of stepping into the next chapter of your life.

In this episode, we talk about:

Nichole’s journey from losing her mother to leaving her job and building a business supporting people through loss and life transitions
The signs from the universe that helped her step into the work she’s truly meant to do
Why grief isn’t limited to losing a loved one — and how it can show up in identity shifts, changing relationships, and life transitions
The unique challenges high performers face when navigating loss and emotional change
Why the people who “have it together” still need support and safe spaces too
Finding the people in your life who can hold space for you without trying to immediately fix things
Allowing yourself to feel your emotions instead of suppressing them or comparing your struggles to others
The importance of moving emotions out of your body and the mind-body connection in healing
Practices we both love that help release stored emotions and reconnect with yourself
Questioning belief systems and expectations that were never actually yours to carry
Grieving the loss of friendships, identities, and old versions of yourself as you grow
How outside perspectives and coaching can help you find clarity and move forward
Looking at the root of what’s happening, rather than just trying to fix the symptoms
How unprocessed emotions can show up as anxiety, panic attacks, or depression (and our personal experiences with that)
Learning to listen to what your body is telling you and trusting your intuition
Giving yourself permission to be all of you — and why life is both/and, not either/or
Allowing yourself to dream bigger than what you might believe is possible

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