Here’s the truth: “Getting paid to be you” has been sold to us like it’s the holy grail of freedom. But here’s the part no one tells you—it can just as easily become another performance trap. Another hustle. Another way of proving instead of actually living.

In this episode, I’m walking you through the alchemy of dethroning this shiny mantra and what it really takes to feel free in your work and your life. Spoiler: it’s not more courses, more clients, more followers, or another spiritual playbook for success.

We’re getting into:

• Why chasing more never gets you where you think it will.
• How my business went from defining me… to simply being what I do.
• The subtle but powerful difference between branding yourself and becoming yourself.
• The dance between survival mode, choice points, and actual maturity.
• And yes—a story about Benji, pasta, parmesan, and salt (because you know I can’t leave out the messy, human parts).

If you’ve been trying to “make it work” by being more visible, more polished, more everything… this one’s for you. Because the alchemical approach to getting paid to be you isn’t about performing harder. It’s about slowing down, purifying what’s in the way, and finally becoming the version of you who can walk through the right doors.

Listen with your body, not just your mind. Something new wants to move through you.

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