The Visible(ish) Podcast

Body Acceptance vs Body Positivity | The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep. 6

What if loving your body doesn't mean loving every inch of it all the time? In this deeply personal episode, I'm sharing my raw journey from body hatred to body acceptance - and why body positivity never worked for me.

🎙️ IN THIS EPISODE:

• Why I was already dieting before I hit double digits
• The "Shallow Hal in reverse" moment that changed everything
• How body image directly impacts your business visibility
• Why body acceptance beats body positivity
• The real cost of hiding from your reflection
• My journey with chronic pain and autoimmune disease
• How I'm breaking the cycle for my children

⚠️ GENTLE TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes personal reflections on disordered eating, body image, bullying and self-worth.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction & Trigger Warning 

00:40 - Early Childhood: When It All Began 

02:21 - The Summer That Changed Everything 

03:08 - Diet Culture in the Y2K Era 

03:51 - High School & The Athletic Years 

04:41 - Chronic Pain & Autoimmune Discovery 

05:40 - The Spiral of Shame 

06:24 - The 2017 Shift 

07:11 - Making a Promise to My Children

07:57 - Why Body Positivity Didn't Work 

08:30 - Discovering Body Acceptance 

09:16 - My Relationship with My Body Today 

10:28 - What Really Grinds My Gears 

11:47 - Why Everybody is Beautiful 

12:26 - The Link to Business Visibility 

13:08 - Bad Photos & Supermodels 

13:43 - Why I Created Capturing Curves 

14:30 - Seeing Through Love's Eyes 

15:04 - Closing Thoughts & Part Two Preview

 #BodyAcceptance #BodyPositivity #TheVisibleishPodcast #BusinessVisibility #WomenInBusiness #BodyImage #EntrepreneurMindset #PersonalDevelopment #Podcast #MelissaHoward 

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Business Owners (ADHD?!): Your Brain Isn't Broken, Your Systems Are | The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep.5

What if your ADHD quirks, tangents, and hyperfixations aren't holding you back in business - but are actually what makes your brand magic? 🧠✨
In this game-changing episode of The Visible(ish) Podcast, host Melissa Howard shares her journey from spending 3 years offline due to visibility shame to embracing her neurodivergent brain.

In this episode, you'll discover:
✅ Why traditional content calendars and CEO days might not work for your brain
✅ How to build visibility systems that work WITH your ADHD, not against it
✅ Why being multi-passionate is your competitive edge (stop trying to niche down!)
✅ Alternative productivity methods like body doubling and energy-based scheduling
✅ The difference between needing discipline vs needing support
✅ How to turn "rules" into experiments that serve you

Chapters
0:00 - You are your brand magic
1:40 - Before my ADHD diagnosis: The shame spiral
4:00 - Permission to pivot and be multi-passionate
7:01 - Reframe #1: Rules as experiments
10:40 - Reframe #2: You are multifaceted (and that's okay!)
13:39 - Reframe #3: Systems should serve, not strangle
16:12 - ADHD-friendly techniques that actually work
20:11 - Building visibility YOUR way
21:30 - Client story: From "not cut out for business" to thriving

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#ADHDBusiness #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #ADHDProductivity #BusinessVisibility #AuthenticMarketing #ADHDSupport #MultipassionateEntrepreneur #ContentCreation #VisibleishPodcast #NeurodiversityInBusiness

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Matching Your Inside and Outside: Unlocking Congruence and Confidence on Your Terms - The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep.4

In this powerful episode, Melissa Howard sits down with transformational coach Washington Ali to discuss congruence, authentic visibility and the moment a pair of shoes changed his life. 

In this powerful episode, I sit down with transformational coach Washington Ali (instagram.com/becomealive.washington) for a deep conversation about congruence, authentic visibility and personal transformation.

Washington shares the pivotal moment when his mother presented him with a choice between his worn-out Vans (representing his troubled past) and a new pair of Air Force Ones (representing a different path) - a metaphor that changed the course of his life.

This episode explores:

• What true congruence means - matching your internal self with your external expression
• Washington's journey from addiction and mental health struggles to becoming a coach
• How to shift from "What I do = who I am" to "Who I am = what I do"
• Why small, consistent shifts (15% improvements) create lasting transformation
• Building confidence through intentional exposure to discomfort
• The freedom that comes when you stop performing and start expressing

Chapters

 00:00 Introduction to Washington Ali 

01:57 What "Visible-ish" means to Washington 

03:09 Defining congruence - matching internal and external 

04:45 Washington's powerful shoes story 

12:37 The period of torment and "survival mode" 

18:41 Transformation and healing 

22:36 Finding a new path through meditation and support 

28:01 From culturalistic to counter-culturalistic equation 

36:39 How Washington helps others find their voice 

43:04 Finding confidence through exposure 

48:46 The power of giving "roses" to others 

55:19 Creating a confident, brave, and happy world 

01:01:47 Where to find Washington and his tour 

CONNECT WITH WASHINGTON: Instagram: @becomealive.washington 

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Progress Over Perfection: Real Talk on Entrepreneurial Visibility - The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep.1

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 The Visible(ish) Podcast helps business owners who feel uncomfortable being the face of their business. In this first episode, host Melissa Howard shares her visibility journey and how you can show up authentically without the pressure of perfection. 

In this premiere episode, visibility coach Melissa Howard introduces the podcast and shares:

• Why visibility doesn't need to be a performance
• How to embrace your uniqueness as a strength
• Why "being seen" can have peaks and troughs—just like you do
• Permission to NOT be everywhere all the time
• Practical visibility strategies that work WITH your energy
  
  

Chapters:

00:00 "Visible Ish: Authentic Business Visibility"

03:09 Share Your Message Confidently

08:15 Embrace Authenticity in Business Growth

10:18 "Embrace Your Visibility Journey"

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Stop Faking It: Show Up Online as Your True Self and Grow Your Brand - The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep. 3

 Is there a gap between your online persona and your actual personality? In this episode, Melissa dives into the "visibility disconnect" and shows you how to audit your content to ensure it truly reflects YOU. 

This episode covers:

• Why "professional" doesn't have to mean formal, boring or beige
• A simple 3-question audit to spot if your content is misaligned
• The "talk it out before you write it out" technique to capture your natural voice
• Why your quirks are your marketing gold
• How your visuals might be contradicting your words
• A practical exercise to realign your content with your true self

As Melissa says: "Your quirks are your gold. The quirks are your marketing difference, your USP. They are what make you you and what makes you different from the competition."

If you've ever felt like you're "performing" online rather than just being yourself, this episode will help you close that gap and start attracting dream clients who want the REAL you.

The Visible(ish) Podcast celebrates progress over perfection and understands that visibility is a practice, not a destination. New episodes every Thursday.

Chapters

 00:00 Introduction to the visibility disconnect 

00:44 Why this matters for your business 

01:34 The misconception about professionalism 

02:17 The Visible(ish) approach to representation 

03:01 My personal experience with watered-down content 

05:15 How to audit your content (3 key questions) 

06:36 Translating your personality into content 

07:57 Why your quirks are your marketing gold 

09:01 The importance of visual branding 

11:08 The power of candid photography 

13:01 Practical exercise to realign your content 

16:07 Addressing objections ("But I'm a therapist/coach/educator!") 

19:08 Why alignment matters for client connection 

21:25 Episode wrap-up and call to action 

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Why Showing Up Everywhere Is a Myth: Strategic Visibility for Entrepreneurs - The Visible(ish) Podcast Ep.2

Stop burning out on visibility! In this episode, visibility coach Melissa Howard busts the myth that visibility means showing up every day on every platform saying something life-changing.

Instead, she shares her permission-based visibility framework that honours your life, capacity and energy—the same framework she uses with her 1:1 clients that has them breathing sighs of relief.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the pressure to be everywhere all the time, this episode offers a refreshing alternative. Melissa reveals how to find your "minimum effective dose" of content, choose your visibility playground wisely, and set rules that work FOR your energy, not against it.

She also gets vulnerable about her own visibility chaos (yes, even as a visibility coach!) and how her ADHD diagnosis helped her understand why certain content creation modalities were challenging for her.

Key topics covered:

• The truth about sustainable visibility for established business owners
• How to define your visibility baseline—your minimum effective dose
• Why choosing platforms strategically matters more than being everywhere
• Setting visibility rules that honour YOUR energy and creative rhythms
• Implementation steps to build your own framework
• How AI and other tools can help overcome content blocks
• Why "visible-ish" is a journey, not a destination

As Melissa says, "Visibility is not about being on all the time. It's about being aligned when you are on."

The Visible(ish) Podcast celebrates progress over perfection and understands that visibility is a practice, not a destination. New episodes every Thursday.

Show Notes with Timestamps

00:00 - Introduction to permission-based visibility 

01:08 - Busting the "be everywhere" myth 

01:49 - The reality of slower growth with strategic visibility 

02:20 - Melissa's own visibility chaos 

03:48 - The power of unplanned, authentic content 

04:44 - ADHD struggles with written content 

07:03 - How AI helps with content blocks 

08:54 - The "tripod voice" phenomenon 

10:12 - Being your authentic self online and offline 

11:15 - The gap between online and in-person presence 

12:14 - Step 1: Finding your visibility baseline 

14:27 - Step 2: Choosing your visibility playground wisely 

17:17 - Step 3: Setting rules around your visibility 

18:13 - How to implement this framework yourself 

22:35 - Addressing FOMO and missed opportunities 

24:17 - Final thoughts on permission-based visibility

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