Tune in as my guest, Laura Gisborne, and I sit down to talk about what happens when you stop spinning and start building a business that is both wildly profitable and deeply purposeful.

Raised in poverty by a teenage mother, a survivor of childhood abuse and domestic violence, and a woman who went on to build nine companies and raise over $600,000 for charities around the world. This conversation is not about the highlight reel, it's about the real, messy, faith-led journey from survival to sovereignty.

Laura shares what it was really like growing up being told she wasn't wanted and how the women who saw her before she could see herself changed everything. She walks us through how one business birthed the next, why she donates the first 20% of all gross revenue to charity, and the moment a first responder pulled her from a head-on collision and the first words out of her mouth were God's not done with me yet.

I share what I'm walking through with my own custody journey and how the hardest seasons deepen your trust in God the most. We talk about why so many women tell themselves someday when I get there I can give and how that lie keeps us stuck.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀:
• What it really looks like to go from poverty and abuse to building nine companies
• Why giving away 20% of your revenue is actually a growth strategy
• How identity shifts when a woman sees herself as a changemaker
• What it means to build your business around your life not the other way around

This is not a conversation about hustling harder, it's about healing deeper. Purpose and profit are not opposites. They never were.

If you've ever felt like where you came from disqualifies you from where you're going. If you've ever needed someone to remind you that you are already enough exactly as God made you.

This episode is for you.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮:
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲:https://limitlesswomen.com/
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸: www.laurafreebook.com
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/limitless.women/

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FeminineLeadership #WomenEntrepreneurs #PurposeDriven #ErinPatten #LauraGisborne #MetaBusinessMillennial #FaithInBusiness

Tune in as my guest, Georgia Thomas, and I sit down to talk about what happens when you stop doing everything and start becoming the leader your business actually needs.

A former corporate lawyer, a devoted mum, and a woman who built an eight-figure portfolio with her husband while designing a business that runs without her. All in about a year. This conversation is not about grinding longer, it's about building smarter and trusting that the life you want is allowed to come first.

Georgia shares the moment she knew law wasn't it, sitting on Miami Beach feeling alive and knowing she was about to go back to a life that didn't match. She talks about watching a partner miss his own child's birthday for pointless drinks and how that image never left her. She walks us through removing herself from her own company by designing a strategic leadership transition, and what it looked like to let go of her first baby so she could show up for the real one.

I share how my son, Harleaux, aligned me with everything I teach and why the hardest seasons of motherhood deepened my spiritual path. We talk about why society tells women to wait until everything is perfect to have children and how that lie keeps us disconnected from the very thing that accelerates us.

This episode explores:
• What it really looks like to build a business designed for freedom
• How motherhood became a leadership superpower not a limitation
• How faith and purpose can guide your biggest career decisions
• What freedom actually looks like on a regular Tuesday

This is not a conversation about doing more, it's about doing what matters and releasing everything else. Feminine flow over masculine hustle. Trusting that stepping away doesn't mean falling behind.

If you've ever felt trapped inside something you built with your own hands. If you've ever wondered whether you can have the business and the family without sacrificing yourself. If you've ever needed permission to stop grinding and start living.

This episode is for you.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮:
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/withgeorgiathomas/
𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆: createwithestudios.com
𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: The Social Edge Podcast

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FeminineLeadership #WomenEntrepreneurs #Motherhood #FreedomBusiness #PurposeDriven #ErinPatten #GeorgiaThomas #MetaBusinessMillennial #FaithInBusiness #CEOMom #BuildSmart

Tune in as my good friend, Ashley Sutton, and I sit down to talk about a story that started with loss and ended somewhere far more transformative than either of us expected.

Two fathers gone, two women who left home to build something and one conversation about what happens when life calls you back. This conversation is not about pretending the pain didn't happen, it's about telling the truth about what coming home really costs and what it quietly gives back.

Ashley shares what led her to leave New York City, the moment grief made the decision for her, and what it meant to show up for her mother while still running a business and mourning two losses in less than two years. We talk about the loneliness that nobody warns successful women about, the kind that finds you in your childhood bedroom surrounded by people who no longer recognize who you've become.

I share what it was like to move back home, become pregnant while grieving and sober for the first time, feeling everything I had spent years numbing. We unpack why going home isn't regression, why your awakening often lives inside your most unbearable chapter, and why the women who seem to have it all are sometimes the loneliest people in the room.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀:
• What it really means when life calls you home
• How grief can become the gateway to your purpose
• Why successful women struggle most with belonging
• What healing actually looks like inside a business
• How to check in with yourself before burnout checks you out

This is not a conversation about bouncing back, it's a conversation about going inward, honoring your pain, and building something real on the other side of loss.

If you've ever felt like a stranger in the place that made you. If you've ever had to choose between your dreams and your family. If you've ever wondered whether going home means giving up.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FireHorse #SolarEclipse #IdentityShift #FeminineLeadership #Momentum #HeartCenteredLeadership #EnergeticAlignment #ErinPatten

In this episode, I’m breaking down a rare cosmic moment that only happens every 60 years and why it matters more than most people realize.

The Ring of Fire solar eclipse, the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Fire Horse.

Individually, they’re powerful. Together, they create an energetic reset that invites you to stop shrinking and start initiating the next version of your life.

This conversation isn’t about astrology for entertainment. It’s about how to practically use energy in your business, your leadership, and your identity.

I share why this season is about identity-led decisions over goal-led decisions and why asking “Who am I becoming?” is far more powerful than asking “What am I achieving?” We talk about initiation, velocity, and courage and how this Fire Horse energy supports bold movement and a chance to reinvent yourself.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀:
• What the Fire Horse actually represents and why it’s historically feared
• Why identity-led decisions create real momentum
• How to move from force into power
• The role of sacred no’s and boundaries in protecting your expansion
• Why courage is the tipping point into sovereignty
• How to use momentum mapping to make one move that truly shifts your trajectory

This is not a conversation about grinding harder, it’s about refining your power. Releasing what asks you to shrink and stepping into heart-centered leadership without apology.

If you’ve been feeling restless.
If you’ve been questioning your current path.
If you know you’re meant for something bigger but haven’t fully initiated it yet.
This episode is for you.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FireHorse #SolarEclipse #IdentityShift #FeminineLeadership #Momentum #HeartCenteredLeadership #EnergeticAlignment #ErinPatten

In this episode, Sara Joyner and I sit down to talk about a story that started with betrayal and ended somewhere far more complicated than most people expect.

I was scammed out of thousands of dollars. Sara played a role in that situation. And later, she was also the person who warned me.

This conversation is not about pretending harm didn’t happen. It’s about telling the truth about what did — fully, publicly, and without spiritual bypassing.

Sara shares what led her into the situation, the moment things escalated into violence, and what it meant to come forward after realizing the damage that had been done. We talk about accountability without collapsing into shame, and why taking responsibility doesn’t always look like punishment — sometimes it looks like telling the truth and staying in the room.

I share what it was like to sit across from someone who was part of my betrayal and still choose to remain grounded, discerning, and honest. We unpack why forgiveness is not the same as excusing behavior, and why gratitude doesn’t erase harm — it acknowledges complexity.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀:
• What happens when spirituality overrides discernment
• How self-betrayal can hide inside “good intentions”
• Why accountability matters more than punishment
• What forgiveness actually requires and what it doesn’t
• How truth, not silence, becomes the turning point for healing

This is not a conversation about manifesting love. It’s a conversation about integrity, consequence, and choosing not to abandon yourself, even when forgiveness is part of the path forward.

If you’ve ever been betrayed by someone you once trusted.
If you’ve ever struggled with holding compassion without minimizing harm.
If you’ve ever wondered whether forgiveness is possible without self-erasure.
This episode is for you.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗦𝗮𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗼𝘆𝗻𝗲𝗿:
Sara Joyner is a Houston-based Talent & Performance Leader, certified HR professional, executive talent consultant, and transformational storyteller whose voice blends corporate strategy with spiritual depth, authenticity, and feminine power. She is the Founder of Kindred Executive, a people and talent consulting firm dedicated to helping organizations and high-achieving professionals align purpose, performance, and leadership.

With more than a decade of experience leading Talent Acquisition and People initiatives across SaaS, biotechnology, and high-growth startups, Sara has built mentorship programs, reengineered recruiting functions, and coached hundreds of professionals—especially first-generation and urban professionals—on navigating career growth, confidence, and self-worth.

In November 2025, Sara’s life took a profound turn when she survived a violent assault by her former partner. Choosing courage over silence, she publicly shared her story in a TikTok video that went viral, reaching over 20 million viewers and igniting a global conversation about abuse, victim-shaming, and the power of women speaking truth without apology. Her transparency, clarity, and emotional intelligence have since positioned her as a bold, necessary voice for survivors reclaiming their freedom, identity, and voice.

Beyond her corporate career, Sara is the creator of the YouTube blog Soft & Savage, where she explores healing, femininity, power, and personal rebirth with honesty and soul. She is also the author of Hashtag Trash, a raw and reflective work examining identity, culture, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive and transform.

Sara is a devoted mother, an advocate for self-trust, and a woman in the midst of a powerful personal rebirth—using storytelling as both a spiritual practice and a tool for collective healing.

𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝘀:
🌐 Kindred Executive: www.kindredexec.com
📺 YouTube: @MissSaraJoyner
📸 Instagram: @MissSaraJoyner
🎵 TikTok: @SajoQueen0

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#Accountability #Forgiveness #Betrayal #Discernment #Integrity #Healing #Boundaries #ErinPatten #SarahJoyner

In this episode, I talk about power in a way that most of us were never taught. Not power as winning, not power as proving a point, but power as movement and as growth. As becoming someone a fight can’t even reach.

I share why reacting, defending yourself, and constantly engaging keeps you stuck in the same cycles with the same people. Why it feels exhausting and why it never actually solves anything, even when you’re “right.”

This conversation comes from lived experience, custody battles, legal situations, being scammed and long-standing relational dynamics where someone believed they had leverage. I break down the framework I developed through those moments and how it helped me stop organizing my life around resistance.

We talk about the drama triangle and how easy it is to stay trapped in it, how most power struggles are just different roles in the same pattern and what shifts when you move out of reaction and into authorship of your own life.

This episode is about building a life that doesn’t require constant explanation, defense, or permission. About investing your energy forward instead of sideways. And about what happens when your focus is on trajectory, not confrontation.

If you’re dealing with a difficult person or situation.

If you’re tired of being pulled into dynamics that drain you.

If you’re ready to stop fighting and start moving on your own terms.

This episode will make sense to you.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FutureFacingPower #Leadership #Boundaries #PersonalGrowth #Entrepreneurship #ErinPatten

In this conversation, I talk about what it really takes to build something without losing yourself in the process.

We talk about the first beauty brand I built that ended prematurely. What that experience taught me about rushing, forcing, and tying my worth to outcomes. And how Ra Beauty came together slowly, over the years, even though it looked fast from the outside.

This isn’t a conversation about products or aesthetics, it’s about how you lead when things don’t go as planned.

And what changes when you stop building from pressure and start building from stillness and ease.

If you’re rebuilding after something didn’t work.
If you’re tired of pushing just to prove you can.
If you’re learning how to stay grounded while still moving forward.

This episode will make sense to you.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#RaBeauty #LaunchParty #LeToyaLuckett #Haircare #HaircareBrand #Entrepreneurship

This episode is a reflection on what happens when loss, betrayal, pressure, and responsibility collide and you’re still expected to keep going. It’s about custody battles, a business fallout, being scammed by someone you trusted. And learning, in real time, what no longer works.

This is not a highlight reel.

It’s an honest account of what it took to survive a year that stripped everything down to the essentials.

𝗪𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴.
• How discernment is learned the hard way.
• Why pushing through comes with a cost.
• And how letting go became the only way forward.

This conversation is also about the shift I’m making going into 2026.

Moving from goals alone to intentions that protect your health, your peace, and your integrity.

Choosing sustainability over punishment.

And committing fully to yourself, even when the season looks nothing like what you imagined.

𝗪𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:
• What 2025 taught me about resilience and limits
• Why loss forces clarity faster than success ever will
• The difference between goals that drain you and intentions that guide you
• How boundaries protect what matters most
• What it means to stop abandoning yourself for other people’s comfort

This episode is for anyone coming out of a hard year and asking how to move forward without carrying the weight of what nearly broke them. You don’t need to rush. You don’t need to perform. You do need to be honest about what you’re no longer willing to sacrifice.

If this resonates, I’d love to hear from you in the comments.
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#MetaBusinessMillennial #Burnout #Boundaries #LettingGo #Leadership #Alignment #Intentions

If you’ve ever felt mentally exhausted, emotionally overwhelmed, or physically unwell despite doing everything “right,” this conversation will change how you understand burnout, productivity, and the signals your body is sending.

In this episode, we explore the moment when high performance turns into self-abandonment—and why burnout isn’t about weakness or laziness, but long-term misalignment.

Burnout isn’t just about working too much. It’s about the beliefs underneath the work.

My guest, Haley Scruggs, shares her breaking point—from severe burnout and panic to questioning her own sanity—and how her body ultimately forced her to listen. What looked like dysfunction was actually a signal calling her back into alignment.

We talk about how ADHD, chronic stress, and the pressure to prove worth through productivity quietly rewire the nervous system—until the body speaks through anxiety, insomnia, migraines, digestive issues, and shutdown.

This isn’t a conversation about hacks or routines. It’s about asking the question most people avoid:

What do I actually need?

𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲:
• Why burnout is a signal, not a flaw
• How ADHD and hustle culture collide
• The myth that productivity equals worth
• Why boundaries fail without belief shifts
• How the body communicates misalignment
• What changes when you listen to your energy, not just your calendar

I also share how this reflects the core of my MetaBusiness work—where success is built through alignment, not self-sacrifice. This episode is for anyone ready to stop surviving, release over-performance, and build a life and career that feels sustainable and whole.

𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝘀:
I'm a Career & Confident Coach. I help high-performing queer women in tech break out of burnout & build the confidence to get seen, get visible & get hired. Creatively & joyfully I am a singer songwriter in Austin, TX & Cat mom to 2 very playful Tuxedo bears.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝘀:
Website: https://haleyscruggs.com/
Instagram: @haleyirenesings
💥 The Confidence Kickstart: A Mini Workbook for Women in Tech: https://haley-scruggs.kit.com/

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#BurnoutRecovery #ADHDWomen #MetaBusinessMillennial #HolisticSuccess #FeminineLeadership #NervousSystemHealing

If you’ve ever hit major milestones yet still felt trapped, anxious, or disconnected from your own life, this conversation will change the way you think about success and what it actually means to be free.

We talk about the moment when achievement stops feeling like fulfillment, and why so many people find themselves “successful” on paper but exhausted in spirit.

A lot of high performers believe the next level comes from working harder, grinding longer, or forcing their way forward. But what if the real breakthrough begins the moment you slow down?

What if freedom, not hustle, is the real measure of success?

In this episode, I sit down with business consultant and Winner’s Circle host Jay Adewole to explore the mindset shift that took him from a $250K job to a year of making only $40K, and then to building a million-dollar business. Jay shares the story of leaving the safety of a high-paying role, hitting a wall, and the bold month-long pause that helped him rebuild his entire life and business from a new level of clarity.

His transformation didn’t start with another strategy. It started with stillness, honesty, and a decision to build a life where freedom leads the way.

Together we explore:
• Why “busyness” is the biggest obstacle to real success
• How stepping back can grow your business faster than pushing forward
• The difference between security and freedom
• What happens when you stop surviving and start leading
• Why redefining success can open doors you didn’t know existed
• How entrepreneurship becomes a path of self-liberation

I also share how Jay’s story mirrors my own path in MetaBusiness — where the real work begins the moment you release the pressure to “perform” success and finally choose to live it on your terms. Because when your purpose, energy, and leadership align, success becomes a reflection of your freedom instead of the price you pay for it.

This conversation is for every woman and man who is ready to step out of the grind, reclaim their power, and build a life where freedom is the real flex.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗹𝗲:
𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗖𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: winnerscirclewithjay.com
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲 : https://www.winnerscirclewithjay.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 : https://www.instagram.com/winnerscirclewithjay/
𝗫: https://twitter.com/Honeliadewole

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗲
𝗪𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: https://www.erinpatten.com/
𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺: https://www.instagram.com/iamerinpatten/
𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iamerinpatten/
𝗧𝗶𝗸𝘁𝗼𝗸: https://www.tiktok.com/@iamerinpatten
𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆: https://open.spotify.com/show/3d5JluD4wiOC8pYSDVHTSq
𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-metabusiness-millennial/id1654460591

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀
• Free Masterclass – Future Ready Leadership for the Beautiful, Loving and Knowledgeable Woman → erinpatten.com/masterclass-homepage
• Join the Sol Full Accelerator → upgrade.erinpatten.com

#FeminineLeadership #MetaBusinessMillennial #HolisticSuccess #FreedomMindset #WomenInBusiness #SpiritualEntrepreneurship