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Soul Gum · Jun 29, 2025 · 36 min

8 Hard Truths for Seasons of Change

So your life just changed. Maybe you moved, your relationship ended, or you quit a job. You've found yourself in new territory without your usual routines, roles, or scripts. You're Googling “who even am I?” every night. Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s wrong. In this episode, I’m sharing 8 things I wish I knew during past seasons of change in my life. The in-between is uncomfortable, but it's also full of possibility. If you’re in a messy middle right now, this one’s for you. EPISODE OUTLINE 03:35 How to follow your intuition 06:38 How to know the right choice 10:50 The effect of your ego 14:10 The impact of who you keep close 19:27 The importance of confrontation 23:21 The impact of tiny choices 26:40 How to shift into the next chapter 28:59 Hard versus wrong SOURCES Smoke filled room study Balloon study bell hooks, all about love Audre Lorde essay: The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action Churning of the ocean story from the Mahabharata

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So your life just changed. Maybe you moved, your relationship ended, or you quit a job. You've found yourself in new territory without your usual routines, roles, or scripts. You're Googling “who even am I?” every night.


Just because it’s hard doesn’t mean it’s wrong. In this episode, I’m sharing 8 things I wish I knew during past seasons of change in my life. The in-between is uncomfortable, but it's also full of possibility. If you’re in a messy middle right now, this one’s for you.

EPISODE OUTLINE 


03:35 How to follow your intuition 

06:38 How to know the right choice

10:50 The effect of your ego

14:10 The impact of who you keep close 

19:27 The importance of confrontation

23:21 The impact of tiny choices 

26:40 How to shift into the next chapter 

28:59 Hard versus wrong 


SOURCES


Smoke filled room study 

Balloon study 

bell hooks, all about love 

Audre Lorde essay: The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action

Churning of the ocean story from the Mahabharata 

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