This week, I found myself reflecting on the woman I used to be and the woman I'm still becoming.

After looking back through photos from the last year and a half, I realized I've slowly let go of some of the habits that help me feel my best. As life gets busier with work, motherhood, friendships, and relationships, I've been asking myself an important question: how do we create space for everything that matters without losing ourselves in the process?

In this episode, I share a personal life update and open up about balancing entrepreneurship, parenting, self-care, and the constant challenge of protecting my time and energy. I also reflect on the journey from 18-year-old Heidi, who struggled with self-worth, people-pleasing, and an eating disorder, to the woman I am today.

We talk about healing, self-love, creating safe relationships with our children, and one question that completely stopped me in my tracks, what superpower do you have today that was born from trauma?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Reconnecting with yourself during busy seasons

• Why healthy habits matter more than motivation

• What I would tell my 18-year-old self

• Healing from shame, self-hatred, and people-pleasing

• Learning to create safety and trust with your children

• Letting go of control as your kids grow up

• Why you either win or you learn

• Finding the gifts hidden inside difficult experiences

  
  

If you've ever felt overwhelmed, disconnected from yourself, or wondered if healing is really possible, I hope this conversation reminds you that it gets better. Keep going.

I love you guys. Thanks for being here. ❤️

Here are the key moments from the episode:

00:00 Welcome to Heidi’s Lane

04:36 Realising I’ve Been Letting Go of Myself

10:25 The Entrepreneur Struggle No One Sees

13:28 The “Magic” of Movement When You Feel Stuck

15:30 The Moment I Realised No Man Should Love Me More Than I Love Myself

17:12 What 18-Year-Old Heidi Would Think of Me Today

20:25 What I’d Really Tell My Younger Self

24:03 How Cash Is Growing Into a New Role

27:26 The Parenting Advice That Changed How I Listen

30:17 Why You Either Win or You Learn

33:02 The Question That Stopped Me: What Superpower Came From Your Trauma?

36:21 A Challenge to Find the Superpower Inside Your Story

Connect with Heidi:
Website: https://heidipowell.net/

Email: podcast@heidipowell.net

Instagram: @realheidipowell

Facebook: Heidi Powell

YouTube: @RealHeidiPowell

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