EPISODE · May 12, 2026 · 57 MIN
#11 | Feel Like You're Going Backwards? Listen to This.
from Talk Therapy
I'm so happy you're here!This episode is for anyone who is in a middle ground right now. Anyone who knows they need to make a decision but is terrified of what it means about them. Anyone who feels like they are going backwards. Anyone who is sitting in the shame of feeling like they have failed. This one is for you.I am sharing the full story of walking away from my business of three and a half years at the height of it, the internal rock bottom that led me there, and the decision that every single part of me did not want to make - going back to a 9 to 5.We get into:Why I walked away from full time self employment after three and a half yearsThe ego, the shame and the fear of feeling like I was going backwardsWalking into Goodlife gym and asking for a job with no planHow going backwards became the absolute slingshot to everythingGrowing from 5k to 27k followers while working a 9 to 5The power of radical honesty with your communityWhy I asked a simple question at mini golf that changed everythingIf you don't ask, the answer is always noIf you are in a season of feeling lost, defeated, confused or just knowing that there is more for you - I promise you this episode is going to land exactly where it needs to.As always, I would love to hear from you!! Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear it 💌
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I'm so happy you're here!This episode is for anyone who is in a middle ground right now. Anyone who knows they need to make a decision but is terrified of what it means about them. Anyone who feels like they are going backwards. Anyone who is sitting in the shame of feeling like they have failed. This one is for you.I am sharing the full story of walking away from my business of three and a half years at the height of it, the internal rock bottom that led me there, and the decision that every single part of me did not want to make - going back to a 9 to 5.We get into:Why I walked away from full time self employment after three and a half yearsThe ego, the shame and the fear of feeling like I was going backwardsWalking into Goodlife gym and asking for a job with no planHow going backwards became the absolute slingshot to everythingGrowing from 5k to 27k followers while working a 9 to 5The power of radical honesty with your communityWhy I asked a simple question at mini golf that changed everythingIf you don't ask, the answer is always noIf you are in a season of feeling lost, defeated, confused or just knowing that there is more for you - I promise you this episode is going to land exactly where it needs to.As always, I would love to hear from you!! Tag me in your stories (@christinapengilly) & share this with someone who needs to hear it 💌
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