What actually happens after you decide who you want to become?

In this episode, I’m sharing a real-time look at what it has felt like to step into a completely new identity and the uncomfortable, confronting, and surprisingly healing lessons that have come with it.

From visibility and social media, to fitness, rest, safety, people pleasing, and learning to hold nuance instead of black-and-white thinking. This season of my life has stretched me in ways I didn’t expect.

In this episode:

• why “being tested” may actually be an opportunity to practice your new identity
• what I’m learning about visibility, confidence, and stepping into my “spotlight era”
• the surprising identity shifts showing up through fitness, rest, and productivity
• how social media has mirrored some of my deepest fears and shadows
• the importance of making space for the present instead of constantly living in the future
• learning to embrace nuance, gray areas, and being misunderstood

This episode is honest, reflective, and deeply in-process, because that’s what real transformation often looks like.

If you’re currently navigating a transition, redefining yourself, or feeling the tension between who you were and who you’re becoming, this episode is for you.

Ready for your next chapter?

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What if the life you didn’t plan is actually the one that changes everything?

In this episode, I’m joined by Katie Bryan, founder of Single Greatest Choice, to talk about what it looks like to choose your life when it doesn’t unfold the way you expected.

Katie shares her journey from feeling like single motherhood was her last resort to realizing it became the doorway into a fuller, more aligned life than she could have imagined. We talk about the tension between grief and possibility, the stories we inherit about relationships and motherhood, and how nervous system safety, self-compassion, and honest self-reflection can completely change the way we move through major life transitions.

In this episode:

• the shift from “this is happening to me” to “I get to choose my life”
• how to hold grief and possibility at the same time
• why honesty about what’s actually available changes everything
• the role of self-compassion, mindset, and nervous system safety in transformation
• learning to trust yourself even when the path looks different than expected
• why the life you build after disappointment can become more abundant than you imagined

This conversation is about recognizing your power in the middle of what is, and choosing your next step from there.

If you’re navigating a path you didn’t expect, questioning what’s next, or learning how to trust yourself in a new season, this episode is for you.

Connect with Katie:

Single Greatest Choice Website
Single Greatest Choice Instagram

Ready to build a life that feels aligned?

Work with me → https://www.bestheryet.com/work-with-me
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Website → https://www.bestheryet.com

What if the most uncomfortable moment of your life is actually the most powerful one?

In this episode, I'm breaking down what really happens during moments of change and why the messy middle is where everything actually shifts.

In this episode:

• why change feels the way it does (and why that's not a problem)
• the three stages every transition moves through
• what most people do in the in-between and why it backfires
• how to stop rushing through uncertainty and start using it
• the questions that help you close what's ending and define what's next

This isn't about getting through change faster. It's about recognizing that the moment you're in (however hard it feels) is one of the most significant opportunities of your life.

If something in your life is ending, shifting, or just feeling off—this episode is for you.

Ready for your next chapter?

Work with me → https://www.bestheryet.com/work-with-me
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Website → https://www.bestheryet.com

What does it actually look like when the inner work clicks into real life?

In this episode, I’m sharing the story of how I manifested my home during one of the hardest chapters of my life.

In this episode:

• what manifestation actually looked like in real time
• how identity work shifts what feels available to you
• the role of visualization and nervous system safety
• why believing you’re supported changes what you see and choose
• how this moment marked the beginning of a new way of living

This isn’t about getting a dream home. It’s about becoming the version of you who can receive what once felt out of reach.

If you’re in a season of change or uncertainty, this is your reminder: things can come together in ways you don’t yet see.

Ready for your next chapter?

Work with me → https://www.bestheryet.com/work-with-me
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Website → https://www.bestheryet.com

In this episode, I walk through the five practices that helped me regulate my nervous system, get radically honest with myself, and slowly begin to believe that something better was possible:

Meditation & Visualization — how five minutes a day and a nap-time ritual helped quiet the chaos and rewire what I believed was possible for my future.

Shadow Work — the uncomfortable inner work that helped me stop playing the victim and understand the patterns I was carrying into my relationships.

Creative Expression — how interior design, painting, and brand identity work gave me hope, joy, and a vision of the life I was building toward.

Poetry — the unexpected tool that helped me cut through the confusion, reclaim my voice, and get clear on what was actually true.

Identity-Based Manifestation — learning to act like the woman I was becoming before it felt real, and finally releasing the grip of fear and control.

If you're in a season of transition right now this episode is for you.

Ready for you next chapter?

Work with me → https://www.bestheryet.com/work-with-me
Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bestheryet
Website → https://www.bestheryet.com

Part two of the story that changed the direction of my life.

While pregnant and navigating the unraveling of my marriage, I found myself in a situation I never imagined I would be in. What followed was one of the most disorienting seasons I’ve ever experienced. A time where reality felt impossible to trust.

This chapter was messy, painful, and deeply uncertain. But it was also the moment I started seeing things clearly for the first time.

The moment I realized I had a choice in what came next.

This is the continuation of that story and the beginning of choosing a different path forward.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Best Her Yet podcast. In this episode, I’m sharing the story that shaped everything that came next in my life.

Best Her Yet would not exist without this chapter of my life. For a long time I felt called to share this story, but the timing never felt quite right. Recently, that changed. So I’m starting here.

In this episode, I open up about my relationship with my ex-husband, the early red flags I struggled to understand at the time, and the subtle patterns that slowly unfolded in our marriage. Looking back, it’s easier to see the dynamics that were playing out. But when you’re living inside the experience, things are rarely that clear.

I also talk about something that often gets misunderstood about abusive relationships: they are not abusive 100% of the time. Much of the relationship can feel good, loving, and normal, which is exactly what makes the difficult moments so confusing to navigate.

This episode is the first part of that story.

More importantly, it’s the beginning of a bigger conversation about intuition, self-trust, and what it looks like to slowly wake up to what your inner voice has been trying to tell you.