The Nancy Levin Show

E248: The Permission Project: From Auto-Pilot to Purpose in 9 Weeks

Living a life you've outgrown — or one that was never truly yours — has a cost. Burnout. Disconnection. Resentment. And the longer you wait for clarity to magically appear, the more expensive it becomes. If you're navigating self-doubt, people-pleasing, perfectionism, or quiet exhaustion, you don't need more information. You need a clear path. You need structure. You need support that helps you move from self-abandonment to reinvention in a way that actually lasts. In this episode, I introduce The Permission Project — my nine-week live coaching experience designed to guide you step-by-step through the Eight Dimensions of Reinvention. We begin with vision so you can get clear on what you actually want. We recalibrate what no longer fits. We uncover the beliefs running your life. We strengthen self-worth, build boundaries that hold, and develop the self-trust required to make aligned choices. This is identity-level work. And when you follow a proven framework instead of relying on motivation alone, change sticks. You stop spiraling. You stop outsourcing your authority. You begin waking up to a life that feels aligned, intentional, and yours. What we explore: * The true cost of staying stuck * Why burnout is often rooted in self-abandonment * The difference between motivation and structured transformation * The Eight Dimensions of Reinvention and how they build lasting clarity * What makes The Permission Project a guided, supported experience If you're ready to stop paying the cost of staying stuck and start your reinvention, you can learn more and join us inside The Permission Project at https://nancylevin.com/join [https://nancylevin.com/join] Connect with me: Newsletter [https://nancylevin.com/the-practice/]nancylevin.com [https://nancylevin.com/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nancy_levin/]Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor]

E247: How to Stop Living for Others and Start Choosing Yourself

There comes a moment when living for everyone else quietly costs you your life. If you've been meeting expectations, carrying responsibilities that aren't yours, and calling it "just how things are," this conversation is for you. When you spend years prioritizing others, you lose touch with what you want. You say yes when you mean no. You become needed instead of seen. And slowly, self-abandonment becomes your normal. My turning point didn't come from confidence or clarity. It came from willingness. The willingness to tell myself the truth and ask a question that changed everything: what do I actually want? In this episode, I share how that question became my compass and led me to a proven framework for reinvention. Change doesn't require waiting for the perfect moment or becoming someone new. It requires permission, support, and a clear path forward. If you're ready to stop living for others and start choosing yourself, this is where it begins. What we explore: * What self-abandonment looks like in high-functioning lives * Why success can still feel deeply misaligned * The hidden cost of people-pleasing and overfunctioning * How willingness creates momentum when clarity feels out of reach * Why you don't need to do this alone If you're ready to stop waiting and start choosing yourself, join me for Reinvent Yourself, a four-day live virtual experience where we create real change together. Learn more and register at https://nancylevin.com/reinvent/ [https://nancylevin.com/reinvent/] Connect with me: Newsletter [https://nancylevin.com/the-practice/]nancylevin.com [https://nancylevin.com/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nancy_levin/]Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor]

E246: Feeling Stuck? Use This Proven Framework to Reinvent Your Life

Feeling stuck doesn't mean you're broken — it means something inside you is ready for more. Change is one of the most misunderstood experiences of adult life. Many high-functioning, capable women feel a quiet dissatisfaction they can't quite name — not because something is wrong, but because something is no longer aligned. That inner dissonance isn't a failure. It's an invitation. In this episode, I'm sharing why waiting for clarity, confidence, or a crisis keeps you stuck — and how reinvention doesn't require chaos or burning your life down. True change is a skill. It's something you can learn, practice, and move through intentionally, without abandoning yourself or seeking permission. I walk you through the core myths that stop people-pleasers and perfectionists from changing, and introduce my proven reinvention framework so you can stop living reactively and start choosing your life consciously, with clarity and self-trust. What we explore * Why feeling stuck is not a flaw, but a signal * The difference between reactive change and intentional reinvention * Why waiting for confidence or approval keeps you frozen * How people-pleasing and perfectionism block sustainable change * The Transformation Equation: vision, choice, and action * Why small, aligned actions create lasting momentum * How to stop abandoning yourself and start leading your life If you feel the pull toward change but don't know where to begin, I invite you to join me for Reinvent Yourself, my four-day virtual experience for people-pleasers and perfectionists ready to stop waiting and start choosing. Learn more and register at https://nancylevin.com/reinvent/ [https://nancylevin.com/reinvent/] Connect with me: Newsletter [https://nancylevin.com/the-practice/]nancylevin.com [https://nancylevin.com/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nancy_levin/]Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor]

E245: When Wanting More Feels Unsafe

When wanting feels unsafe, it's often because it reveals how worthy you believe yourself to be. So many of us learned early on to edit our desires before we ever let ourselves feel them. We call it being realistic, responsible, or mature – but beneath that editing is often fear. Fear of disappointment. Fear of judgment. Fear of what wanting might expose about our self-worth. In this episode, I explore why desire is not selfish, frivolous, or indulgent – it's diagnostic. What you allow yourself to want tells the truth about your relationship with worthiness, self-trust, and honesty. When desire becomes conditional, negotiated, or minimized, we slowly disconnect from our aliveness and begin living a life we didn't consciously choose. This conversation invites you to stop chasing outcomes and start listening inward. Desire rooted in self-worth isn't desperate or frantic – it's grounded, clarifying, and deeply honest. When you allow yourself to want without shame or urgency, you stop abandoning yourself and begin rebuilding self-worth from the inside out. What we explore: * Why many of us learned to shrink or edit our desires * How desire reveals your beliefs about self-worth * The difference between compulsive wanting and aligned desire * Why disconnecting from desire leads to numbness and quiet dissatisfaction * How honoring desire strengthens self-trust and self-worth If this conversation is stirring something in you and you're ready to reconnect with what you truly want, I invite you to join my free five-day experience, Reignite Your Spark, at https://www.nancylevin.com/spark [https://www.nancylevin.com/spark] Connect with me: Newsletter [https://nancylevin.com/the-practice/]nancylevin.com [https://nancylevin.com/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nancy_levin/]Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor]

E244: Why We Quit—and How to Spark Real Change

If you've already quit your resolution, this isn't a failure – it's an invitation. There's a moment many people reach early in the year when the goal quietly falls apart – and shame rushes in to take its place. The routine slips, the promise breaks, and an old story resurfaces about not following through. I want to pause that moment and offer a different lens: quitting doesn't mean something is wrong with you. It means something deeper is asking to be heard. Resolutions often fail not because of laziness or lack of discipline, but because they're disconnected from genuine desire. When goals are rooted in guilt, obligation, or the belief that you need fixing, they rarely last. Beneath every abandoned resolution is an unseen force – an underlying commitment that once kept you safe and is now keeping you stuck. This episode is about recalibration rather than starting over. It's an invitation to listen beneath the goal, honor what once protected you, and consciously choose alignment over punishment. When desire leads and commitment becomes devotion, change stops feeling forced – and starts feeling like coming home. What we explore: * Why most resolutions collapse early in the year * The difference between guilt-driven goals and desire-led commitments * How unconscious underlying commitments sabotage change * Why willpower alone can't create lasting transformation * How to recalibrate instead of starting over * What it means to align with what you truly want If you're ready to reconnect with what truly matters and realign with your desire, join me for my free five-day Reignite Your Spark challenge at https://www.nancylevin.com/spark [https://www.nancylevin.com/spark] Connect with me: Newsletter [https://nancylevin.com/the-practice/]nancylevin.com [https://nancylevin.com/]Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/nancy_levin/]Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/NancyLevinAuthor]