The Unraveling Achiever

22. what to know about money

Money is on a lot of our minds. It's tangled up with our work, our worth, our security. For some, it feels like never enough. For others, it slips too easily through their hands. In this episode, I share three practical messages: address the extremes you're living in (overindulgence or over-restriction – both block abundance), look up and around (you have more support and resources than you think, break the scarcity mindset), and take your power back (the world is in your hands, stop giving power to old money stories). Each message includes concrete actions you can take this week to shift your relationship with money.

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Full Notes: Today's episode is about money. Money is on a lot of our minds. Because for most of us, money isn't just money. It's tangled up with our work, our worth, our sense of security, our freedom - or lack of it.

We relate our work to money. We measure success by how much we earn. And if we're really honest, sometimes we tie our worth as a person to the money we make or have. Our relationship with money is complicated.

For some, it feels like it's never enough. No matter how much you make or save, it doesn't feel like enough. There's always this underlying anxiety that you need more. For others, money feels like it slips too easily out of your hands. You work hard, you earn it, and then it's gone. And for some, it's both.

I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 What to Know About Money: Our Complicated Relationship
• 02:14 Message One: Address the Extremes - Overindulgence or Over-Restriction
• 05:11 Message Two: Look Up and Around - You Have More Support Than You Think
• 07:36 Message Three: The World Is in Your Hands - Take Your Power Back
• 10:36 Bringing It All Together
• 11:48 Soul Reading

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THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• Money feels like it's never enough
• Money slips too easily through your hands
• You tie your worth to how much you make
• You overspend and then feel guilty
• You deny yourself and live in scarcity mindset
• You feel stuck in old money stories
• You're ready to shift your relationship with money
• You want practical actions you can take this week

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

21. how to stay true to yourself

For high achievers, staying true to yourself is one of the hardest things to do. You've spent so much time doing for others, doing for appearance, following prescribed paths, meeting expectations. Somewhere along the way, staying true to yourself got buried. It takes real intention to pause and ask: Is this actually me? In this episode, I share three messages: remember who you were before the world told you who to be (reconnect with childhood joy), pause before you act and align your actions with your true intentions (not just doing for the sake of doing), and reconnect with what brings you enjoyment and pleasure (you've forgotten what you actually like).

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Full Notes: Today's episode is about how to stay true to yourself. For high achievers especially, this is one of the hardest things to do. Because as high achievers, we've spent so much of our lives doing for others, doing for appearance, doing what we thought we were supposed to do. Following the prescribed path. Meeting expectations. Making sure everyone around us was taken care of, impressed, or satisfied. And somewhere along the way, staying true to yourself got buried underneath all of that.

Staying true to yourself takes intention. Real intention. It takes pausing in the middle of your busy, productive, successful life and asking: Is this actually me? Or is this what I think I'm supposed to be doing? It takes reconnecting with who you are at your core - not who you've become in order to succeed or be accepted. And it takes giving yourself permission to choose you, even when it feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar.

I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 How to Stay True to Yourself: Why This Is Hard
• 02:17 Message One: Remember Who You Were Before the World Told You Who to Be
• 04:30 Message Two: Pause Before You Act - Align Your Actions with Your True Intentions
• 06:38 Message Three: Reconnect with What Brings You Enjoyment and Pleasure
• 09:26 Bringing It All Together
• 10:28 Soul Reading

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THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You've spent years doing for others and doing for appearance
• You've gotten so good at meeting expectations that your own truth became quiet
• You're not sure who you are outside of what you accomplish
• You do things just for the sake of doing them
• You've forgotten what you actually enjoy
• You feel disconnected from yourself
• You want to reconnect with who you are at your core
• You need permission to choose you

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

20. what you need to let go of

If you want to move forward, you can't bring everything with you. You have to make space for what you want to come in. In this quick-moving season (spring, Aries energy), I'm sharing three messages about what you need to let go of to move forward in an aligned way: let go of the "shoulds" and the "I'll just do it myself" mentality, let go of the victim and martyr mindset (even if it's how you feel valuable), and let go of what's not actually fueling you (the things you use to escape vs. the things that truly fill you up). Letting go creates space. And space is what allows what you want to arrive.

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Today's episode is about what you need to let go of in order to move forward in the way that you would want to. We're in a quick-moving season - spring, Aries energy - and if you're interested in aligned movement, this is for you.

If we want to go where we're going, we can't bring everything with us. We always have to make space for what we want to come in, to arrive. If we don't create space for it, it can't come to us. And if it were to come to us, we wouldn't be able to receive it because everything is already full. There is no space for that thing to arrive.

This topic can be tough, especially for high achievers, because we get wrapped up in the I-can-handle-it-all mentality. And we can sure try to handle it all, but you're likely going to see the effects - stress, overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, depression, physical ailments. We want to keep our drive up, but focused on the direction we want to go and what we want to call in, rather than continuing to hold baggage that needs to be let go.

I received three messages for you.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:42 What You Need to Let Go Of: Creating Space
• 02:56 Message One: Let Go of the "Shoulds" and "I'll Just Do It Myself"
• 05:20 Message Two: Let Go of the Victim and Martyr Mindset
• 07:57 Message Three: Let Go of What's Not Actually Fueling You
• 11:13 How These Create Space
• 14:00 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're caught in the "I can handle it all" mentality
• You follow prescribed ways because that's how it's "supposed" to be done
• You default to "I'll just do it myself"
• You find yourself in victim or martyr mindset
• You attach your value to how much you do
• You use things to escape rather than truly fuel you
• You know you need to look at something but keep turning away
• You want to move forward but feel stuck carrying too much

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

19. the truth about purpose

"I'm trying to find my purpose." I heard this at least three times last week. The truth is that you're not going to find your purpose "out there." Your purpose isn't something external you need to discover. It's not a career path, a job title, or a specific thing you're meant to do. Your purpose is something you're born with - it's already inside you. In this teaching episode, I break down what purpose is, how it unfolds through doorways in your life, why it feels like you're searching (spoiler: fear and shadows keep you hiding), and the real question: Are you willing to step into it?

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Today's episode is a little different. I'm not tuning in for messages. I'm teaching. Because at least three times last week, I heard someone say, "I'm trying to find my purpose." And every time, I wanted to stop the conversation right there and reframe the entire thing. Because the way we've been taught to think about purpose? It's keeping you stuck.

The Truth About Purpose

You're not going to find your purpose "out there." Your purpose isn't something external you need to discover. It's not a career path or job title. It's not a project or some specific thing you're meant to do. Your purpose is something you're born with. It's your unique light and makeup. It's already inside you.

The problem is, we've been taught to think about purpose as something we achieve or accomplish. A destination we reach, mission we uncover, or a thing we're "meant to do." But that's not how purpose works.

You express purpose in everything you do - not because what you do IS your purpose, but because who you are shows up in everything you touch. Your purpose is to live and make decisions as your most aligned, authentic self. That's it. That's the whole thing.

And with each step you take toward expressing your true, authentic, aligned self, you're stepping more fully into your purpose. You're not finding it. You're embodying it.

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IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 The Reframe: Purpose Isn't External
• 03:11 How Purpose Unfolds: The Doorways
• 05:00 Why It Feels Like You're Searching
• 07:03 The Invitation: Stop Hiding, Start Embodying
• 09:28 Soul Reading

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THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're trying to find your purpose
• You think purpose is something "out there" to discover
• You're searching for the "right" career, project, or calling
• You feel stuck because you don't know what you're meant to do
• You keep looking for external validation of your path
• You're hiding behind what's safe instead of stepping into authenticity
• You're ready to stop searching and start embodying

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RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

18. between you and what you want

What's between you and what you want? If you've built a great life but can't shake the feeling you want something different - and you feel guilty for wanting more - this episode is for you. Three messages came through about rest and downtime (step off the churning wheel), doing things other than your responsibilities (tap back into the whole person you are), and trusting that this process is for something (be the receiver and caretaker of what's revealed). You don't have to disrupt your life. You just need to give space for what's trying to emerge.

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When I tuned into meditation to receive the topic for this episode, I got this idea of: What is between you and what you want? More than a thing blocking you, it's the time and space that needs to occur for you to make that leap from where you are to where you want to be.

I could just envision the person living their life, running their life. They've built their career, raised their family, run the household, stayed active. But there's that part of them wanting something different - and they don't know what. Or wanting something more - and they don't know what that is either.

And they feel guilty for wanting more when life looks great. To want something different feels ungrateful. But they can't shake the feeling they want life to feel differently.

What they've built served them really well. It just doesn't feel like the person they are now or the person they're becoming. So then, what do you do?

As I tuned into the energy of this topic, I received messaging around what you can do to start facilitating this changeover. The messages won't disrupt your life or turn it upside down. They'll just help you better align with yourself and give space for what's trying to emerge.

I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:41 Between You and What You Want: What's Trying to Emerge
• 02:45 Message One: Rest, Downtime, and Time to Be
• 05:19 Message Two: Do Things Other Than Your Responsibilities
• 08:11 Message Three: Trust That This Is for Something
• 10:53 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• Life looks great but doesn't feel right
• You want something different but don't know what
• You feel guilty for wanting more
• You're caught in the churning wheel of responsibilities
• You've lost touch with who you are outside your roles
• You can't shake the feeling you want life to feel differently
• What you've built doesn't fit who you're becoming
• You need permission to step off the wheel

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

---

LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

17. the direction you're going

The actions of today are building your future. Whether you feel like you're moving toward something you want, something you don't want, or you're not sure where you're going - there's always a direction. In this episode, I tune into the energy of the direction you're going and share three messages: build confidence that it will be okay (not that you're going the "right" way), align your actions with your authentic self (not fear and control), and don't let fear and control cut off your vision. If you're on autopilot, feeling stuck, or questioning your path, this episode is for you.

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When I tuned in to receive the topic for today's episode, the topic that came through is the direction you're going.

Whether you feel like you're moving toward something you want, something you don't want, or you're not sure where you're going - there's always a direction. The actions of today determine your future. Just like where you are now was determined by actions of your past. The direction you're going is being built by your current actions or inactions.

I don't believe there's a right or wrong direction - they all add up to what they're supposed to. But there are better and worse routes. Some routes are harder without leading where you wanted. Some feel harder but are exactly right. No matter the direction, we're learning something. It's up to us if we're paying attention, evaluating against our authentic selves, and adjusting. Or we can stay on autopilot.

I received three messages for you.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:42 The Direction You're Going: There's Always a Direction
• 03:06 Message One: Confidence That It Will Be Okay
• 05:35 Message Two: Align Your Actions with Your Authentic Self
• 07:58 Message Three: Don't Let Fear and Control Cut You Off
• 11:12 Final Reflection
• 12:52 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're not sure if you're going in the right direction
• You feel stuck or on autopilot
• You lack confidence in your path
• You're moving but don't know where you're going
• You let fear and control make your decisions
• You're building a future you didn't really want
• You feel disconnected and unfulfilled
• You're questioning "Is this all there is?"

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• Soul-Led Career: https://www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-led-career

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

---

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

16. the "I'll just do it myself" trap

"I know how to do this, so I'll just do it." "I want to make sure it gets done right, so I'll do it myself." Sound familiar? This is hyper-independence - self-reliance to an unhealthy extent. In this episode, I tune into the energy of hyper-independence and share three messages: what independence actually means (doing your part, not everything), why you need to express expectations and allow collaboration, and why hyper-independence isn't a badge of honor - it's likely a defense mechanism. If you can't ask for help, struggle to delegate, and believe you have to do everything yourself, this episode is for you.

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When I settled into meditation for receiving the topic for this episode, the topic showed itself as your independence.

And the more I sat with that topic of your independence, it showed me that it was showing up as hyper-independence.

What Is Hyper-Independence?

Hyper-independence is self-reliance to an unhealthy extent.

It's often present because you're wanting or needing to try to control your environment for many reasons. Maybe one is to avoid disappointment.

But in any regard, this hyper-independence might have you not asking for help, not trusting, over-functioning, showing up in perfectionism, not delegating, and even isolating.

And it can lead to burnout, stress, strain on your relationships professionally and personally, and emotional neglect of your own emotions.

You're Not Alone in This

Hyper-independence can be seen often in the realm of high achievers. It's not uncommon that a high achiever has turned to hyper-independence to get things done, to get them done well, to get where they want to go.

It's actually pretty common.

So if this idea of hyper-independence applies to you, you are so not alone. This is quite common, and it's just a matter of being aware of it and addressing it as you can and as you're comfortable.

I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:41 What Is Hyper-Independence?
• 02:19 Message One: Independence Means Doing Your Part, Not Everything
• 04:29 Message Two: Express Expectations and Allow for Collaboration
• 08:35 Message Three: Hyper-Independence Is Not a Badge of Honor
• 11:15 Reflection & Practical Guidance
• 13:21 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You have a tough time asking for help
• You believe you need to do everything yourself
• You don't trust others to get it done right
• You lean into perfectionism and over-functioning
• You find it really difficult to delegate
• You feel burned out, stressed, or emotionally disconnected
• You wear your self-sufficiency as a badge of honor but secretly feel exhausted

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

---

ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

15. believing in your dream

You have a dream. Even if you can't see it clearly. Even if it feels like you're making it up. In this episode, I tune into the energy of your dream itself and ask: What does it need you to know? Three messages came through about why it feels like a dream (and why that's okay), how to create space to connect with it, and how to take it seriously without suffocating it. Your dream exists. It's real. And it believes in you.

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You have a dream. Even if you can't see it really clearly.

If all practicality is stripped away, I think it would surprise you how clearly you can speak about your dream. What it is that you want for your life. Or what it is that you want to create. Or how it is that you want to feel. What it is that you want to be doing. The impact that you want to be making.

You have a dream, and it's there.

I know that when you feel stuck where you are, when it feels like no matter which direction you turn you can't find a clear way forward that doesn't cause disruption you don't want. I also know that sometimes you can't even see those paths. You just know that where you are feels off. Or like something's not quite right. Or like something is missing.

But when I tuned in for what most wanted to come forward today, the topic of believing in your dream came forward really clearly.

So that's what I tuned into – the energy of your dream.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:45 You Have a Dream (Even If You Can't See It Clearly)
• 02:05 Message One: Your Dream Exists (And It's Okay That It Feels Like a Dream)
• 04:23 Message Two: Create Space for Reflection and Connection
• 06:55 Message Three: Take It Seriously, But Don't Suffocate It
• 09:27 Closing Message from Your Dream
• 10:07 Recap: Three Messages from Your Dream
• 11:42 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You feel stuck and can't see a clear way forward
• You have a dream but it feels unclear or unattainable
• You feel like you're making up what you want
• Your dream feels frivolous or out of reach
• You're on autopilot and disconnected from what you actually want
• You're a high-achiever who wants to plan and control everything
• You need permission to believe your dream is real

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

14. from hr to intuitive coaching: my story

You've heard me guide others through their unraveling, but you might not know my story. How did I go from SVP of HR to intuitive career coach? In this episode, I share the full journey - the disconnection I felt, the simple exercise that changed everything, the slow build while staying employed, the self-awareness work that transformed me, and the intentional transition. This is the story of how I became the unraveling achiever - and why I do this work.

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Today's episode is different. I'm sharing my story, the story of this unraveling achiever.

Often I am talking to folks who have pretty well always done the "right thing."

You behave in school, get good grades, do extracurriculars, go to university, step into a career, get good performance reviews. You become relied on and valued for the work you do. And it feels really good to be valued for the work that you do.

But at some point, you look around at everything you've built and you don't know if you would have chosen this path. And it starts to feel like: "I made my bed, I guess I have to lie in it."

But the more you have that realization, the more awful it feels every day because you start to feel so disconnected from what you're doing and who you're presenting as.

Life is asking you in that moment to start getting more clear on who you are.

We evolve - and you are on the cusp of another evolution of you. And it's one that asks you to start coming back home to yourself and making choices in alignment with that place.

I'm here to share my unraveling, the one that took me from SVP, HR to full-time intuitive coach.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:44 The Unraveling Achiever Demographic: Always Doing the "Right Thing"
• 05:27 My Corporate Climb: Entry-Level to SVP of HR Over 25+ Years
• 06:25 The Low Point: Feeling Disconnected from My Work
• 06:56 The Simple Exercise That Changed Everything: The Career Compass
• 10:22 The Spark: Discovering Coaching (The Two-Fold Yes)
• 12:07 Side Track: How Tarot and Intuitive Work Came Into My Life
• 15:21 Building the Foundation: Coach Training While Working Full-Time
• 16:24 The Transformation: The Self-Awareness Work That Changed Who I Was
• 19:30 The Transition: Going Full-Time in February 2024 and Why I Do This Work
• 21:57 The Journey, Not the Leap: Raising Your Vibration Where You Are
• 23:33 Where I Am Now and More of Why I Do This Work
• 24:49 What This Means for You
• 28:46 Soul Reading 

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You've always done the "right thing" but now you're questioning the path you're on
• You feel disconnected from your work even though you're valued for it
• You look at what you've built and wonder if you'd choose it again
• You want to know if transformation is actually possible

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

The Career Compass, Soul-led Career, Soul Reading, Single Sessions, Free 30-minute Consult - All can be found at https://www.angelamckayllc.com

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

13. your idea wants to be born

You have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck. The business you've been "working on" for two years. The book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." In this episode, I tune into the energy of the idea itself - the one that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app - and ask: What does it want you to know? Three powerful messages about self-compassion, your inner voices, and the excessive control keeping your idea in the dark.

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You have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck.

It's the idea that never gets to see the light of day.

The energy of the idea itself is what I'm tapping into. Not the person who has the idea. Not the future version who has executed it. But the idea that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app for months or years that you keep working on or thinking about, but never actually bring to life.

That idea is surrounded by unrealized potential. A dream that stays a dream. A thing that wants to be born but keeps getting pushed down. It's being pained by overthinking. It's feeling like an impulse that doesn't get to become real.

It's like the idea has a consciousness, and it wants to exist. It's calling to you. But you keep researching, planning, perfecting in your mind, and it never gets to actually be.

Perhaps it's the business you've been "working on" for two years. Or the book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." The side project that's "almost ready."

I'm asking that idea - that dream, that calling, that thing that wants to exist - what does it want you to know?

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 The Idea That Never Gets to See the Light of Day
• 03:38 Message One: Hold Yourself in Compassion, But Don't Let It Keep You Stuck (Ace of Cups Reversed)
• 07:09 Message Two: Your Own Inner Voices Are Keeping It in the Dark (Five of Wands Reversed)
• 11:32 Message Three: Loosen Your Grip (The Emperor Reversed)
• 15:37 Closing Message from the Idea
• 16:57 Recap: Three Messages from Your Idea
• 18:42 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You have an idea you've been "working on" for months or years but haven't actually started
• Your notebook/notes app is full of plans you never execute
• You keep researching, planning, and perfecting but never taking action
• You're stuck in "preparation mode" and can't flip the switch
• You're worried about what people will think if you actually do it
• You feel like you need everything perfect before you can start
• You have a dream that stays a dream

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.