In All Honesty

Do you think your friends are making the wrong decision?

Do you find it hard to keep your opinions to yourself?

Do you want to know how to set boundaries around repeating the same conversation?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how we need to let the people in our lives make their own mistakes. She talks about how repeating your opinion over and over again is bad boundaries and shows you a better approach so that you can support the people in your life without feeling judged. She discusses how you can set a boundary around someone coming to you for advice but never listening and reminds us we have all been wrong before.

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Do you believe setting a boundary is a threat?

Do you give ultimatums when you don't get your way?

Do you struggle to compromise?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about ultimatums and what the difference is between giving an ultimatum and setting a boundary. Michelle talks about how compromises often leave both parties unsatisfied and gives you a better option. She also discusses how you can get your needs met by looking under the surface level need.

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Do you rely on external validation a lot?

Do you need compliments to feel secure?

Do you think you are needy to ask for reassurance?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how external validation and internal validation affect us. She discusses how you can do both and why external validation isn't a bad thing. She talks you through her personal experiences of learning how to build internal validation and why external validation isn't as reliable.

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Do you get bored easily?

Do you take your boredom as a sign that you are dissatisfied with life?

Do you struggle to finish what you've started?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how boredom creates room for creativity and why it's necessary in order to be successful in life, relationships and your goals. She discusses how boredom is an emotion and if you aren't able to utilise it, you will be tempted to leave a good thing. She talks through personal experiences and why boredom is not necessarily an indication of something wrong in your life.

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Do you feel disappointed when someone does react the way you want?

Do you find yourself getting annoyed at people for things you used to love in them?

Do you assume people don't care about you?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how your reactions aren't always a good indicator of what you are feeling inside. She discusses the differences in how people express themselves and why it's important to understand this difference to not take it personally. She talks through personal experiences and why intense reactions will be intense in both a positive and negative way.

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Do you still worry about letitng down your parents?

Do you find it hard to make decisions without other people's input

Do you struggle to see your own opinion as important?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about waiting for your parents' approval will limit you and how it can impact your life if you aren't conscious of the fact that you are still searching for it. She discusses the importance of trying to not change people and gives tips on how to place your own opinion of higher importance than anyone else. She also gives you direct examples on how to boundary unwanted opinions.

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Are you a perfectionist?

Do you worry about looking silly?

Do you feel guilty if you aren't being productive

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle makes a case for why you need a hobby you are bad at and why it changed her life in so many ways. She talks about the different hobbies she has found and why being intentional about not improving your skill or trying to progress in any way is the key to it. She discusses how it changes your mentality around productivity and fun and shares how it has impacted her life more broadly to make it one of the best pieces of advice she gives out.

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Do you wish you were more fearless?

Do you find yourself declining opportunities because you are scared?

Would you like to know the secret to managing fear?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how there is a myth around fearlessness that doesn't serve us and creates an unrealistic goal. She talks about how she overcomes fear herself and the tools and mentalities she used in order to do scary things like her TedX talk. She discusses how she has natvigated fear in her own career and why she doesn't let those feelings make the decisions or decide how the situation is going to go. She talks about how to gain control of your thoughts and why you might be making the fear worse than it needs to be. She also provides a book recommendation and a music playlist to help you in those scary moments.

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Do you have days where you struggle to get out of bed?

Does your self-care go out the window when you have bad mental health?

Do you need a way to simplify looking after your basic needs?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how Honey Ross introduced to a really basic way to look after your self-care when life gets hard and how taking a tip from The Sims helped her cope in the pandemic. She talks about how Sims in the perfect example of taking care of each need and the importance of seeing fun needs as important as the bare essentials like hunger and sleep. She discusses how society places a hierachy of needs and why that doesn't work and why we should all live more like Sims.

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Do you think you are a bad writer?

Would you like to be an author someday?

Are you curious about how you get a book deal?

Then this episode is for you.

In this episode, Michelle talks about how she got book deals for Am I Ugly? and The Joy of Being Selfish and how the writing process differs when you submit a book on proposal vs. a full manuscript. She talks about what she does when she feels she is creatively stuck and how she prevents writer's block and how wanting to delete your whole book is part of the process. She gives you quick tips to get started and demonstrates how writing a book is repeated commitment to sitting down and continue writing no matter what.

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