She had Salesforce. Then she had Google. Then she had a breakdown. Turns out, none of it was the point.

Alessia Citro, habits coach, podcast host, and author of an upcoming book, built her philosophy from the inside of a depression she never saw coming — and the answer she found had nothing to do with hustle.

We explore:

• Why tying your identity to external achievement is a setup — and how to recognize when you're doing it
• The neuroscience reason your brain is literally wired to keep you stuck (and why nothing is wrong with you)
• How Alessia's grandparents' joint eulogy became the moment that changed everything
• The five-stage Higher Self Habits Method: aware, align, audit, activate, ascend
• Why habits feel boring — and the hierarchy of needs framework that shows why they're actually everything
• How to blend the spiritual and the scientific to make change that actually sticks

If you've been grinding toward a destination and quietly wondering why you're not enjoying the ride — this one's for you.

• 00:00 – Alessia's journey: Salesforce, Google, a week into a new job when the world shut down
• 03:44 – Falling into depression when your identity is tied to performance
• 05:37 – The woman on the plane who changed everything
• 06:48 – Writing a eulogy for two people who lived almost 200 years — and the question it asked her
• 08:16 – How Alessia accidentally fell into habits as her forever soapbox
• 11:21 – Blending the spiritual and the science: why we're more than just the doing
• 15:12 – The five-stage Higher Self Habits Method, explained
• 17:54 – Why your brain hasn't had a software update in 2 million years, and what that means for change
• 20:11 – Why our brains are energy hogs and how that keeps us in survival mode
• 22:30 – Common misconceptions about habits, and Maslow's hierarchy as a place to start
• 29:19 – Alessia's upcoming book: the hype girl on your bookshelf
• 30:49 – What Alessia wishes she knew earlier

Connect:

Priya: ⁠@priya_p08⁠

Podcast: ⁠@insidethefounderpodcast_⁠

Instagram: alessiacitro_

Link to free gift from Alessia: http://alessiacitro.com/gift

Podcast: Inhabit with Alessia Citro & Friends