If your business feels stuck, it might not be your niche or your website—it might be your identity. In this episode, Kelli shares the messy middle of evolving from “designer” to voice-and-identity activator, why you can’t out-brand not knowing yourself, and how nervous-system safety, self-acceptance, and honest preference-finding turn a boring brand into a magnetic one. We dig into functional freeze, shame, rest, heart-rate variability, and why dialing up the hidden 20% of you does 80% of your brand’s heavy lifting. Perfect for midlife women, creators, and solopreneurs who’ve spent years being “digestible” and are finally ready to be seen—loud and real. 

You’ll hear about:

• Evolving your business identity without burning it down overnight. 
• “You can’t out-brand self-doubt,” and why clarity beats aesthetics. 
• The 20/80 rule for branding: the part you hide is the part that converts. 
• Nervous-system basics (hypervigilance, functional freeze) and creative capacity. 
• Rest, shame, and rebuilding self-reverence so your brand stops feeling performative. 

Callouts & resources mentioned:

• Related episodes: Ep 1 (podcast origin story), Ep 2, Ep 3 (shame + identity). Start there if you’re new. 
• Mentions: Neuro Somatic Institute (nervous-system training)

Thanks for tuning into this episode of Kelli Was Here. If you made it this far, bless your brave little ears.

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