What happens when a planned two-person conversation turns into three? This episode wasn't scripted — and that's exactly why it works.
Julia sits down with Folake Bee (author of Big Energy and a soul integration guide) and Michelle Aspinwall (who mentors women through body-soul attunement) for an unfiltered exploration of what sovereignty actually means once you strip away the buzzwords.
Folake shares the story of losing her relationship, her business, and her sense of self all at once — and the quiet meditation session where everything started to rebuild. Michelle traces how her own definition of sovereignty has shifted across decades: from equal partnership in marriage, to raising two sons, to now returning fully to her body and her soul as her boys leave the nest.
Together, the three unpack a theme that runs through all of it: the idea that we've been taught action is the only path to results — and what it looks like to unlearn that.
Folake tells a real story about following a soft, easy-to-dismiss intuitive nudge that led her to a stranger in crisis.
Michelle talks about raising "masculine men" through embodiment rather than lecture.
And Julia asks the question so many mothers carry quietly: why did no one tell us what this would actually feel like?
If you're a visionary mama building something bigger than "just" motherhood or "just" a job, this conversation is for you — messy, expansive, and unfiltered.
In this episode:
- What sovereignty means at different seasons of a woman's life
- Folake's "dark night of the soul" and how she rebuilt from nothing
- Why powerful results don't always come from more doing
- Michelle's approach to raising sons through embodiment, not instruction
- The soft whisper of intuition — and a real story of following it
- What each guest wants every visionary mama to hear right now
If this conversation stirred something and you want personalized support getting clear on your own next step, book a $111 Vision & Momentum Call with Julia — a 60-minute session for clarity, momentum, and an aligned action plan.
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Michelle AspinwallMichelle Aspinwall is a global mentor dedicated to women in midlife. By uniquely blending science and spirituality, she guides women toward deeper body and soul attunement. Moving well beyond the traditional therapy or functional model, Michelle helps her clients harness their biology and energy to curate the fullest expression of self.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.aspinwall.9
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellepaspinwall/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@michelleaspinwall
Folake BeeFolake Balogun is the founder of Inner Power Game, a high-level mentorship for leaders and founders ready to expand income, clarity, and authority by strengthening their capacity to hold more. Her work sits at the intersection of money, identity, energetics, and leadership — helping ambitious business owners identify the internal ceilings that quietly cap income, decision-making, and sustainable growth, then recalibrate from the inside out. She works with founders, CEOs, consultants, and creatives who are already capable and successful but know they're operating below their true capacity. Folake is also the author of Big Energy.
- Website: innerpowergame.co.uk
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/folakebee
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/folakebee
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnerPowerGame
