Dream Makers (ft. Sonia Bavistock) - From Breakdown to Glow Up: Radical Honesty, Self-Trust & Becoming Who You Are

May anything that feels like resistance… just fall away.
Because this episode is a permission slip for anyone navigating burnout, redundancy, career identity loss, anxiety, nervous system overload, or a major life reset.

I’m sharing heart space with Sonia Bavistock - writer, speaker, coach, host of The Creatress Tapes podcast, and creator of Spark, Project Radiance, and the Blooming Season Substack - and this is one of those conversations that helps you come back to yourself.

Sonia shares the real story behind a year that tested everything: being made redundant, applying for 70+ jobs with zero interviews, moving to a regional town, experiencing chronic stress and insomnia, and hitting a breaking point that forced radical honesty.

This is a conversation about self-worth beyond your job title, rebuilding identity, and creating safety in the unknown - the “hallway season” between not this and what’s next.

We talk about:

• Redundancy, job loss, and career identity
• Mental health, stress, insomnia, and nervous system regulation
• The power of radical honesty and radical responsibility
• How to stop performing “fine” and start asking for support
• Presence as a practice (yes, even unstacking the dishwasher)
• Why doors stay closed until the right one opens
• Self-love, boundaries, and saying no without guilt
• Tending your spark: confidence, energy, radiance, and personal power
• What it means to be a Dream Maker (not just a dreamer)

Sonia’s word for 2026 is glow up - and this episode is a masterclass in how glow ups actually happen: one brave truth, one clean decision, one boundary, one moment of self-trust at a time.

If you’re in a season of surviving…
If you’re questioning who you are…
If you’re rebuilding after a hard year…
This episode will meet you right where you are - and help you move forward.

Just some of the key takeaways in this banger ep:
 ✨ Speak the truth to one safe person - it takes the charge out of it
 ✨ Create space, or you can’t receive what you’re asking for
 ✨ Manage your calendar like your energy depends on it (because it does)
 ✨ Fear can come along for the ride - it just doesn’t drive
 ✨ Your faith only needs to be 1% bigger than your fear
 ✨ Love yourself like you love your best friend - and let that change everything

We also talk about what it means to let your vision be bigger than your bullsh*t - and why the world needs what you’re here to create.

Links + Where to Find Sonia Bavistock

• Website - https://www.soniabavistock.com/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sonia.bavistock/
• Substack (Blooming Season) - https://soniabavistock.substack.com/
• The Creatress Tapes (podcast series) on Substack, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc

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