I Had Five Notebooks of Ideas Before I Launched My First Digital Resource

I Had Five Notebooks of Ideas Before I Launched My First Digital Resource

You've been listening. You know you need to do this. And you're still not registered for Friday. I don't think that's because you need more information — I think it's because you're not sure whether this is actually for you. In this episode I'm giving you three honest questions to sit with. Answer yes to any of them and I genuinely think you need to be in that room on the 19th. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why having an idea that's been sitting for months — or years — is not a sign you don't want it badly enough * The real reason so many therapists freeze when it comes to pricing, naming, and talking about their offer * Why a digital offer that didn't work before isn't a sign the idea was wrong — and what it actually means * What The Freedom Therapist Offer Method™ is and why Mia built it * Why the five notebooks she had before launching her first offer is more relatable than you think * What Saturday morning could actually look like if you show up live on Friday * Why the live experience is the only way to walk away with the AI Launch Bundle — and what that means for getting your offer out into the world fast KEY TAKEAWAYS: * The idea has never been the problem — the gap between the idea and the thing that actually exists in the world is where most therapists get stuck, and that gap has a process. Friday is the process. * Freezing on pricing, naming, and messaging is not a confidence problem — it's what happens when you're trying to do something nobody ever taught you how to do. The practical how-to is exactly what the workshop covers. * A launch that didn't land is almost never about the idea — nine times out of ten it's a messaging or positioning problem, and having the right framework changes everything. * Done is the goal, not perfect — by Saturday morning, live attendees walk away with their offer built AND all the copy to launch it written. The window between building and selling has never been this small. Connect with Mia: New Live & Free Masterclass: Create & Sell Your First Digital Therapy Offer https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass] Instagram: https://instagram.com/miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] and https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/ [https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/] Get the Complete Personal Brand Kit for Therapists for just $47! https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit] Join the Waitlist for The Freedom Therapist Club: https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club [https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club]

What No One Teaches Therapists About Digital Offers & Products (PLUS 3 Questions That Will Change That)

You can write a session plan in fifteen minutes. You've done it a thousand times — you don't overthink it, you don't stare at the blank page, you just do it. So why have you been sitting on your digital offer for six months? In this episode I'm getting into the one thing nobody ever taught us — and why once you have it, everything changes. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why "I don't have time" and "I'm not techy enough" aren't the real reasons your digital offer isn't done * The one thing that separates writing a session plan in 15 minutes from staring at your digital offer for six months * Why this has nothing to do with confidence or tech — and everything to do with something no one ever taught us * The three questions I use with every therapist I work with to find their offer — and why the answer is probably already sitting in your Google Drive * Why your offer doesn't need to be built from scratch — and it’s probably closer than you think * The sequence that takes it from idea to something you can actually sell * The personal story behind my own MULTIPLE years delays — and the only thing that changed Connect with Mia: New Live & Free Masterclass: Create & Sell Your First Digital Therapy Offer https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass] Instagram: https://instagram.com/miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] and https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/ [https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/] Get the Complete Personal Brand Kit for Therapists for just $47! https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit] Join the Waitlist for The Freedom Therapist Club: https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club [https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club]

How to Make Money From Your Knowledge & Expertise as a Therapist (And Actually Feel Good About It)

Have you ever had that thought — can I really charge for this? Like, why would someone pay money for this from me? Is it really something people will want? If you have, you are absolutely not alone. And the reason that thought feels so sticky isn't random - it's deeply embedded in the systems and training that shaped us as therapists. In this episode, we're naming it, getting curious about it, and doing the real work of figuring out where it came from. Because that's the work before the work AND it matters more than any strategy I could give you. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why so many therapists feel genuinely icky about charging for their expertise — and why that feeling makes complete sense given how we were trained * How the systems we've worked in have wired us to separate the helping from the money — and what that looks like in our everyday situations. * Why imposter syndrome hits so differently in the therapy profession, and how our evidence-based training can actually keep us stuck in a loop of tweaking and never launching * The reframe that has shifted everything for me and why it's not about becoming greedy, it's about sustainability * Why burnt out, underpaid therapists don't help more people…and what financial stability actually makes possible * The practical exercise you NEED to do this week on your money beliefs— and why the this matters the most if you want to grow KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Charging for your expertise is not at odds with your values — it's what keeps you in the profession long enough to actually change lives. * The work before the work is the mindset work — you can have the best digital product in the world sitting in a folder, but if your nervous system is still wired to give it away for free, it stays there. * Really good therapists making really good money do really good things with it — financial stability means capacity for complex clients, supervision, growth, and staying in love with this work. RESOURCES + LINKS: * Listen to last week's episode (Ep. 68 68. Exactly Where to Start With Passive Income as a Therapist (And Why You're Already Closer Than You Think) - we chatted about it in this one! * Find Mia: @miapoko * Email: hello@thefreedomtherapist.com.au [hello@thefreedomtherapist.com.au] CALL TO ACTION: If this one stirred something up for you — good. That means it landed. I'd love to know what belief came up for you when you did the exercise, so slide into my DMs over on Instagram at @miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] or shoot me an email at hello@thefreedomtherapist.com.au [hello@thefreedomtherapist.com.au]. And if you're loving this series, please screenshot this episode and share it on your stories, or leave us a review — it genuinely helps this podcast reach more therapists who need to hear exactly this. See ya next week. xx Connect with Mia: New Live & Free Masterclass: Create & Sell Your First Digital Therapy Offer https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass] Instagram: https://instagram.com/miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] and https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/ [https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/] Get the Complete Personal Brand Kit for Therapists for just $47! https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit] Join the Waitlist for The Freedom Therapist Club: https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club [https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club]

Exactly Where to Start With Passive Income as a Therapist (And Why You're Already Closer Than You Think)

There is a visual schedule sitting in your downloads folder right now. A social story from three months ago. A parent handout you typed from scratch because nothing that existed felt like the right fit. A home program template you've made seventeen versions of. And I want you to know — that is a business. That is already a business. You just haven't looked at it that way yet. Because income beyond the one-to-one doesn't have to be this massive overwhelming mountain you build from scratch. It's already here. And today we're going to find it together. IN THIS EPISODE: * Why so many therapists are already sitting on sellable resources and don't even realise it * The three income streams available to every therapist business — direct work, expertise, and journey — and why knowing where you're starting from changes everything * Why financial diversification isn't just a nice business strategy — it's how we stop scrambling when clients cancel, when we're sick, when the landscape shifts * The resource audit to do this week — how to open your folders, sort what you find, and start seeing your existing work completely differently * Why curiosity (not judgment) is the whole point of this exercise — and how to stay out of shame while you do it * What I want you to spend the week ideating on before next episode Connect with Mia: New Live & Free Masterclass: Create & Sell Your First Digital Therapy Offer https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass] Instagram: https://instagram.com/miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] and https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/ [https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/] Get the Complete Personal Brand Kit for Therapists for just $47! https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit] Join the Waitlist for The Freedom Therapist Club: https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club [https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club]

5 Urgent Things I Stopped Doing That Grew My Business AND Regulated My Nervous System

We're told that growth means doing more. More content, more strategies, more visibility, more of ALL the things. But some of the biggest shifts in my business — in income, in capacity, in how I actually feel day to day — came from stopping things. Not adding more. Subtracting. In this episode, I'm sharing the five things I stopped doing urgently that changed how my business runs and how my nervous system feels inside it. You'll learn: * Why checking your email every day might be costing you more than you realise * How working reactively keeps you stuck — and what working ahead actually looks like in practice * Why one protected week per month with no clients or calls can grow your business faster than filling every slot * How to stop starting from scratch every time you create content * What it actually means to switch off — and why half-availability doesn't count If you've been feeling like your business is running you instead of the other way around, this episode will give you five practical places to start taking it back. Connect with Mia: New Live & Free Masterclass: Create & Sell Your First Digital Therapy Offer https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/masterclass] Instagram: https://instagram.com/miapoko [https://instagram.com/miapoko] and https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/ [https://www.instagram.com/ot_inspire_therapy/] Get the Complete Personal Brand Kit for Therapists for just $47! https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit [https://thefreedomtherapist.com.au/kit] Join the Waitlist for The Freedom Therapist Club: https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club [https://www.thefreedomtherapist.com.au/club]