You rarely lose yourself in one enormous, life-altering moment.

It happens slowly.

One boundary that gets ignored.
One uncomfortable interaction.
One more layer of protection.
One more part of yourself you hide because being visible has started to cost you too much.

I call it The Mosquito Effect.

In this episode, I’m sharing how I slowly made myself, and my life, smaller after leaving my marriage. Not because I was weak. Not because I lacked ambition. But because disappearing felt safer than constantly having to defend my boundaries.

We’re talking about:

• Why women shrink themselves without even realising it
• The difference between choosing peace and abandoning yourself
• How repeated tiny behaviours can erode your identity
• Why blaming yourself keeps you stuck
• The grief that comes when you finally see your relationships clearly
• How to rebuild your standards, visibility and self-trust at a pace your nervous system can hold

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and thought, Who the fuck am I—and how did I get here? this episode is for you.

You didn’t lose yourself overnight.

And you don’t have to punish yourself for the ways you learned to survive.

It’s time to come back.

Welcome to my house. 🖤

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If this episode landed somewhere deep, send it to the woman who needs to hear it, and come tell me what it brought up for you.

Something has been building behind the scenes—and in this episode, I’m taking you inside it.

The House of Nicky Vee wasn’t born from a polished business plan.

It came from betrayal. Rebuilding. Taking the stage and telling the story I’d spent years protecting everyone else from.

It came from recognising how easily women can forget who they are—not in one dramatic moment, but through the thousand tiny moments when we stay quiet, let something go, explain away our hurt or make ourselves responsible for everybody else’s comfort.

And it came from remembering who the fuck I am.

In this episode, I’m sharing:

• The deeply personal story I was terrified to tell on stage
• How protecting someone else’s reputation kept me from processing my own pain
• Why external validation can’t replace knowing who you are
• The tiny acts of self-abandonment that slowly chip away at your identity
• How my own comeback became the foundation of the House
• Why alignment can feel both exhilarating and absolutely terrifying
• The vision behind each room inside the House of Nicky Vee
• What it means to build a community where women are supported until they can fully back themselves

The House of Nicky Vee is bigger than a new program or business model.

It’s a place for women to remember who the FCK they are—and make whatever they want next happen.

Because if you truly want to find a way, we’ll find one.

And I’ll help you get out of your own fucking way.

PERTH WOMEN:

The official House of Nicky Vee Housewarming is happening on Sunday, 20 September 2026.

You’ll experience the rooms of the House in person and get a taste of the community, conversations and transformation being created inside them.

Join the Great Hall—our free community—within the next seven days and you’ll receive a complimentary ticket to the Housewarming. After that, tickets will be $47.

Come inside. Take a look around.

I’ll see you in the fucking room.

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The difference between perfectionism and high standards, highlighting how perfectionism can hold you back from taking action. Explore the concept of unconscious strategies and patterns that impact your personal growth and success. Additionally the importance of embracing imperfection and the freedom that comes from letting go of needing to get it right.

Takeaways

• Perfectionism holds you back from taking action resulting in you beating yourself up again.
• Unconscious strategies and patterns impact personal growth and success, and it's important to recognise and adjust them.

Chapters

• 00:00 Perfectionism vs. High Standards
• 01:22 Unconscious Strategies and Patterns
• 03:16 Test and Adjust: Embracing Imperfection
• 08:00 Freedom from Perfectionism

The conversation delves into the impact of conditioning on decision-making, self-worth, and relationships. It explores the subtle conditioning that affects the nervous system and uncovers the subconscious beliefs that influence behavior and identity.

Takeaways

• The influence of conditioning on decision-making and self-worth
• Uncovering subconscious beliefs and repeating patterns in relationships

Chapters

• 00:00 Valuing Time and Worth
• 01:07 Conditioning and Decision-Making
• 02:53 Internal Pressure and Self-Indulgence
• 04:17 Subtle Conditioning and Nervous System
• 07:01 Identity and Self-Worth
• 09:00 Repeating Patterns in Relationships
• 10:10 Uncovering Subconscious Beliefs

30 day reset link : www.nickyvee.com.au/rrr

You can read every self-help book on the shelf and still find yourself repeating the same bloody patterns.

Because you're not broken. You're patterned.

If you're ready to understand why you think, react, over-function, people-please or overthink the way you do, take my free Worrier to Warrior Quiz and discover what's really driving the show behind the scenes.

👉 Take the free quiz: https://nickyvee.com.au/home

Here what AI said about this ep.

The significance of identifying and addressing roadblocks in personal and professional development. The need for deeper work and understanding the underlying reasons for recurring challenges. Transformation is a process that goes beyond mere information and requires confronting discomfort and resistance.

Takeaways

• Identifying and addressing roadblocks requires deeper work and understanding the underlying reasons.
• Transformation goes beyond information and requires confronting discomfort and resistance.

Here's what I have to say.

There are two reasons you keep hitting the same the wall in life or career, 1. You're not doing the work to get below the surface or 2. You're getting something out of it.

I talk about both in this ep.

Enjoy

Nicky xx

www.nickyveenvliet.com.au

Internal pressure.

How to recognise it.

How to shift it.

How to silence the battle noise and charge forward in life.

Let me know if you relate!?

The conversation delves into the experience of internal pressure and the importance of listening to YOURSELF when making tough decisions. It explores the impact of pressure on decision-making and the liberation that comes from making a decision based on self-awareness. Nicky emphasises the need to create space for self-reflection and the value of trusting one's intuition.

Comfortable Misery. Are you sitting on a needle?

The conversation explores the concept of 'sitting on a needle' and the psychological dynamics of pain, complaint, and change. It delves into various areas of life, including personal development, relationships, health and fitness, finances, and career, highlighting the patterns of complaint without action and the need for self-responsibility.

Takeaways

• Pain as a catalyst for change
• The importance of self-responsibility and conscious choice

Chapters

• 00:00 The Patterns of Pain and Complaint
• 05:09 Breaking Free from Comfort and Stagnation
• 10:17 Empowerment through Conscious Choice

The conversation delves into the creation of a life framework and the application of military experience in coaching. It explores struggles in parenthood and business ownership, emphasizing the value of consistency and change. The speaker's passion and obsession for coaching, financial accessibility, and the recognition of self-worth are highlighted. The program's application in various areas, deep understanding of relationship dynamics, and encouragement to step up and self-belief are also discussed.

Takeaways

• Framework for life
• Holding to a higher standard

Chapters

• 00:00 Encouragement to Step Up and Self-Belief

The conversation delves into the difference between being a strong, independent woman and being combative. It emphasizes the importance of delivery and the balance between strength and femininity. The key takeaways include the significance of delivery and the ability to balance strength with femininity.

Takeaways

• Delivery is key
• Balance of strength and femininity

Chapters

• 00:00 The Difference in Delivery