The Maine Shift

Leadership comes with responsibility. Delivering with excellence, honoring commitments, and being accountable for results matter. Taking care of yourself does not compete with any of those things.

In this episode, Maine Forté explores what can happen when the pursuit of success repeatedly pushes our own well-being further down the list. Through workplace and personal experiences, the conversation focuses on three practical shifts: notice the cost, put yourself back on the list, and return when the routine breaks.

This isn’t a conversation about lowering expectations. It’s about recognizing that sustainable leadership has to include the well-being of the person doing the leading.

The Maine Shift is intended for educational, informational, and personal growth purposes only. I am not a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional. The views and experiences shared on this podcast are based on personal experiences and perspectives and are not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or advice. If you need therapeutic support, please seek guidance from a qualified licensed professional.

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What do you do when life asks something different of you?

In this episode of The Maine Shift, Maine explores three real-life challenges: navigating difficult conversations, learning to own your value through mentorship, and moving forward after rejection and unexpected career change. Through personal stories and practical reflection, she shares how growth often requires new tools, greater self-awareness, and the courage to trust what you already bring to the table.

✨ Key takeaway: Use rejection as information, not identity, and ask yourself, What does this moment require from me now?

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The Maine Shift is intended for educational, informational, and personal growth purposes only. I am not a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional. The views and experiences shared on this podcast are based on personal experiences and perspectives and are not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or advice. If you need therapeutic support, please seek guidance from a qualified licensed professional.

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A trigger may get our attention, but it is not always the whole problem. In this episode, Maine explores two equally important paths: how difficult experiences can shape the ways we protect ourselves, and how stability, success, or positive change can still leave us unprepared for a new season. Through personal stories about self-reliance, leadership, communication, networking, and self-advocacy, the conversation examines forgiveness without excusing behavior, accountability without self-blame, and maturity without waiting for someone else to change. The episode also speaks to anyone learning to pivot, believe in their ability, build new tools, and celebrate progress before reaching the final goal.

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The Maine Shift is intended for educational, informational, and personal growth purposes only. I am not a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional. The views and experiences shared on this podcast are based on personal experiences and perspectives and are not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or advice. If you need therapeutic support, please seek guidance from a qualified licensed professional.

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Have you ever told yourself, “That’s just not who I am,” or “I’m not ready yet,” without considering where that belief began?

In the first episode of The Maine Shift, host Maine Forté explores how past experiences shape the stories we carry about success, confidence, leadership, creativity, and what is possible for our lives.

Through personal reflections, including the oversized suit that helped launch her corporate career, Maine introduces a simple practice:

Pause. Find the root. Examine the reason. Choose a more honest view. Notice what becomes possible.

You’ll leave this episode with three questions:

• What story have I been telling myself?
• Where did I learn it?
• What is another honest way to see it?

You are not stuck with the first story you inherited. Sometimes purpose begins when you allow yourself to see another possibility.

The Maine Shift is intended for educational, informational, and personal growth purposes only. I am not a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional. The views and experiences shared on this podcast are based on personal experiences and perspectives and are not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or advice. If you need therapeutic support, please seek guidance from a qualified licensed professional.

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Welcome to The Maine Shift Podcast. A reflective podcast to better understand the experiences and perspectives that influence life, careers and the decision we make.  This is an invitation to join the conversation. Get a preview of what's ahead and listen to a sneak peek from Episode 1. 

The Maine Shift is intended for educational, informational, and personal growth purposes only. I am not a licensed therapist, counselor, psychologist, or mental health professional. The views and experiences shared on this podcast are based on personal experiences and perspectives and are not a substitute for professional mental health treatment, diagnosis, or advice. If you need therapeutic support, please seek guidance from a qualified licensed professional.

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