The Embodied LeadHer

Expansion Requires Release: A Guided Reflection for This Season

This season of growth may not require you to do more. It may require you to let go. In this guided reflection and grounding practice, Glory invites you to slow down and honestly examine what this next level of expansion is asking of you—not just in your business or leadership, but in who you are becoming. Because growth is not only about stepping into more. It’s also about releasing the patterns, identities, and ways of operating that no longer align with the woman you’re becoming. This episode is a space to pause, breathe, reflect, and reconnect with yourself without pressure, urgency, or self-abandonment. Inside this episode: * Why expansion always requires release * The identity shifts that happen during seasons of growth * Letting go of overworking, control, and people-pleasing * The difference between pressure and true capacity * Reflection prompts to help you ground into your next season with intention If you’ve been feeling stretched between who you’ve been and who you’re becoming… this conversation is for you. Take a breath, settle in, and come back to yourself. Reflection Questions from This Episode * Where am I being called to expand right now? * What is this next level going to require me to release? * Who am I being asked to become? * What am I no longer available for? * What is one thing I’m ready to release this month so I can create space for what I say I want? Ready to Expand Without Self-Abandonment? If this episode resonated with you and you’re realizing that sustainable growth requires nervous system support, deeper self-awareness, and internal capacity—not just more strategy— Regulate to Rise was created for you. This experience is designed to help high-capacity women reconnect with themselves, regulate their nervous system, and create expansion from a grounded, embodied place. Learn more here: Regulate to Rise [https://stan.store/glorylichon/p/regulate-to-rise-v8y4wqpm] Connect with Glory Website: Elevate Beyond Boundaries [https://www.elevatebeyondboundaries.com] Stan Store: https://stan.store/glorylichon [https://stan.store/glorylichon] Instagram: glory.lichon [https://www.instagram.com/glory.lichon/] LinkedIn: Glory Lichon [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glory-lichon-41b211230/] If This Episode Resonated… Share this episode with someone navigating a season of growth, identity shifts, or change, and make sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss the next episode in this May series on shedding, identity, and capacity.

From Corporate Leadership to Aligned Leadership: Redefining How We Live and Lead (with Maggie Perotin)

This conversation isn’t about building a business the “right” way. It’s about what happens when what works… no longer feels aligned. In this episode, I’m joined by Maggie Perotin for a real conversation about her transition from corporate leadership into building a business that actually reflects how she wants to live and lead. We talk about the moments that don’t always get shared— the pressure, the burnout, the internal shifts that happen when success stops feeling sustainable… and what it takes to lead differently. This is also a meaningful conversation for me personally. Maggie was part of my early leadership journey—supporting me as I stepped into the CEO role, moved through limiting beliefs, and expanded what I believed was possible in my business and impact. This isn’t about adding more strategies. It’s about simplifying, trusting yourself, and creating a version of leadership that supports your life—not just your results. If you’ve been feeling the tension between what’s working… and what actually feels right, this conversation will land. In This Episode, We Explore: * The transition from corporate leadership to aligned, self-led leadership * What burnout reveals about misalignment and capacity * Moving through limiting beliefs when stepping into bigger leadership * Building a business that supports your life—not consumes it * Why simplicity is a powerful leadership strategy * The difference between external success and internal alignment * Self-trust as a daily leadership practice * Integration vs. “work-life balance” * Creating sustainable growth without self-abandonment Key Takeaways * Success that isn’t aligned will eventually feel unsustainable * Leadership requires identity expansion—not just strategy * You can build something that works… and still need to redefine how it feels * Simplicity creates clarity, consistency, and follow-through * Self-trust is built through real decisions, not just mindset work * You don’t have to choose between your business and your life—you can build both in alignment Notable Moments * Maggie’s burnout in corporate leadership—and the turning point that changed everything * The moment I realized I was holding myself back from growing my team * How leadership expands your impact beyond what you can do alone * The shift from doing everything → leading with intention * Why reflection is necessary for staying aligned as you grow * Simple practices that help you come back to yourself in high-demand seasons Connect with Glory:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/glory.lichon/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glory-lichon-41b211230/] Connect with Maggie Website: https://stairwaytoleadership.com [https://stairwaytoleadership.com/] Instagram: https://instagram.com/maggieperotin [https://instagram.com/maggieperotin] Explore her work, including her journal and podcast, to support your leadership and growth. Final Reflection If something in this conversation made you pause… pay attention to that. That’s usually where your truth is. Your presence is power. Come back to yourself—and lead from there. Share & Support If this episode resonated, share it with someone who’s navigating their own shift in how they lead. And if you haven’t yet, follow the podcast so you don’t miss future conversations around regulated, aligned leadership.

Breaking the Cycle of Self-Sabotage: The Upper Limit Problem & Why You Pull Back Before Expansion (Replay)

This is a replay from the Reset Series, but the message is just as relevant right now. If you’ve been feeling resistance, hesitation, or the urge to pull back right when you’re on the edge of something bigger… this episode will land differently. What looks like self-sabotage is often something deeper. It’s the moment your nervous system meets the edge of what feels safe. In this episode, I walk through what Gay Hendricks calls the Upper Limit Problem—and how it shows up right before expansion. More importantly, how to move through it without forcing, overworking, or disconnecting from yourself. This isn’t about pushing past fear. It’s about building the capacity to stay. Inside this episode: * Why self-sabotage shows up right before growth * The cycle that keeps you stuck: trigger → sabotage → shame → repeat * How your nervous system prioritizes safety over expansion * The Upper Limit Problem and how it impacts your leadership * A simple reset practice to return to clarity and aligned action Resources Mentioned: The Big Leap by Gay Hendricks Download your free Reset Journal: Link [https://elevatebeyondboundaries.myflodesk.com/reset] Reflection to take with you: Where are you pulling back right now… even though something in you knows you’re ready? Connect with Glory:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/glory.lichon/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glory-lichon-41b211230/]

Guided Reflection: You Are Already Worthy - The Shift From Proving to Being

So many high-achieving women aren’t struggling with self-worth. They’re exhausted from trying to prove it. In this episode, we explore the shift from constantly doing, achieving, and over-functioning… to learning how to be, without attaching your worth to productivity or performance. This conversation connects worthiness, nervous system regulation, and embodied leadership, and how these patterns show up in both leadership and motherhood. You’ll be guided through a reflection to help you: * Recognize where your self-worth is tied to achievement and overdoing * Understand the pressure to keep proving yourself, even when you’re already successful * Begin shifting into grounded, regulated leadership Because your presence is your power. Key Takeaway: You don’t have to earn your worth through burnout, overachieving, or constant doing. You are already worthy and leadership changes when you start leading from that place. Share: If this resonated, send it to another woman who needs the reminder that she’s already worthy. Connect with Glory:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/glory.lichon/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glory-lichon-41b211230/]

Regulated Leadership: Nervous System Capacity for Sustainable Growth

Leadership doesn’t feel heavy because of what you’re holding, it feels heavy because of how your body is holding it. Most leadership advice focuses on strategy. But what if the real limitation isn’t your plan… it’s your nervous system’s capacity to hold it? In this episode, we explore regulated leadership and how nervous system capacity shapes the way you make decisions, hold responsibility, and lead through growth. You’ll learn why patterns like bracing and urgency create pressure in leadership, and how creating internal space allows you to respond instead of react. What You’ll Learn * What regulated leadership actually means * The difference between braced vs. regulated leadership * How nervous system patterns influence decision-making * Why capacity—not strategy—is often the real constraint * How to lead with more clarity, steadiness, and intention If this episode resonated, share it with a woman leader who may need this message. Connect with Glory:  Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/glory.lichon/] LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/glory-lichon-41b211230/] Invitation If this resonates, join me inside Regulate to Rise— a 90-minute experience designed to help you expand your nervous system capacity so leadership and growth feel sustainable. 🔗 Regulate to Rise [https://glory-lichon.mykajabi.com/offers/oPWh9TFz/checkout]