In this workshop-style episode, Courtney invites listeners into the behind-the-scenes story of the very first Micro-Mothertelling event — a night that almost never happened.

After selling only six tickets to a venue sized for over 100 people, she found herself convinced the event was a failure, ready to cancel, and battling the familiar negative self-talk of “Why would anyone want to come?”

But a series of unexpected conversations sparked a surprising pivot:
What if I pivoted?

That single shift transformed everything. Courtney shares how this moment reshaped her understanding of success, community, and the power of small spaces to hold big stories.

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