Episode #3
What's Stopping You? an audit of the excuses we build, the permission we wait for, and the burnout that follows
is it a wall you keep hitting, or a choice you keep making? there's a difference between real constraints and constraints your brain convinced you that you had. this episode, mariefinah, ashlyn and sienna break down “manufactured” constraints, the two forms it usually takes, why it happens, and what it costs you when you don’t recognise it. one type comes from the fear of perception. while, the other comes from waiting for a permission that you don’t actually need! in this episode two types of manufactured constraints, and how to tell if what's in your way is real or something your brain built the fear of being seen doing something badly, and why your brain handicaps before you even start permission paralysis — when one task turns into your whole future before you've done anything "balance" as a myth, and the pie chart that replaces it doom scrolling, burnout, and the small habit that pulls you back before you crash In THIS season of Take Your Seat; Between you and me, it's all about knowing who's taking a seat before you take yours. The lioness does concern herself with who she really is. chapters 0:00 — What's Stopping You? naming the two kinds of stopping — the wall, and the choice 0:22 — Catch Up where ep1 and ep2 left off 1:11 — Real vs. Manufactured the neuroplasticity of it, and why manufactured stopping still feels real 4:34 — The Fear of Being Seen self-handicapping, imposter syndrome, and setting yourself up before you've started 11:17 — Waiting for Permission when one task becomes your whole future, and the paralysis that follows 18:55 — Seasons, Not Balance the pie chart, the baseline routine, and choosing what gets your energy 24:04 — Doom Scrolling the dopamine hit, the emotional whiplash, and the season it's costing you 29:21 — Burnout what it actually feels like, and the pattern behind five different crashes 36:06 — Coming Back to Purpose small wins, screenshots, and remembering why you started awareness isn't the fix. it's just where the fixing starts. love, mariefinah, sienna and ashlyn
