🎂 Reinvention Diaries – Episode 53: One Year Reflections & Growth

It's our birthday! The Reinvention Diaries turns one, and we're celebrating by looking back at a year of podcasting, growth, and more than a few tech disasters.

Did you know that only 1% of podcasts make it past 21 episodes? We've done 53. We're calling that a win.

In this episode, Michelle and Nicola reflect on:

• How the podcast came to be – from a vision board idea to a genuine partnership
• What they've learned about each other (planners vs. wingers, anyone?)
• The tech disasters, deleted episodes, and bangle-related interruptions that nearly derailed them
• The episodes that hit hardest – including the unforgettable conversation with Tana MacPherson-Smith and the eye-opening brain health episode with Lindsay Burn
• Podcast confession time – the episodes they weren't sure about... and why they always made the cut
• Imposter syndrome, confidence wobbles, and why showing up anyway always pays off
• How this podcast has changed them both – more belief, more structure, and finally taking time for themselves without apology
• Their big plans for Year Two (spoiler: it's going to be epic)

Listener shoutout: Thanks to everyone who's stuck with us, messaged us, and asked where the episode was when it was late. You keep us accountable – and we love you for it.

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Got a topic you'd like us to cover? A guest you'd love to hear from? We'd love to know. (And yes, Davina is on the wish list.)

See you next week – cheers! 🍵