#44 | Austra Putnina: Proving Yourself Wrong, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & The Psychology of High Achievers | Best Life By You Podcast with Julia Furlipa

What if everything you believe about yourself isn't actually true? In this episode of Best Life By You, Julia sits down with Austra Putnina, mindset resilience coach, sports psychologist, and host of the Chase the Impossible and Wisdom in Action podcasts — for a raw, deeply personal conversation about identity, self-limiting beliefs, imposter syndrome, and the inner work it takes to build a life that actually fits you.Austra shares how growing up as an insecure, shy kid in competitive sport led her to psychology at age 12, how back pain became the unlikely doorway to her career, and why she ran a marathon she once believed was physically impossible for her. Julia and Austra dive into the high achiever's paradox — always striving, rarely receiving — and unpack people-pleasing, masculine energy burnout, and what it really means to spend time with yourself instead of just by yourself.This episode is for anyone who feels like they don't quite fit in, who gives everything to others but struggles to ask for help, and who's ready to challenge the stories they've been telling themselves for years.🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every week.Connect with Austra Putnina:📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austra.putnina/▶ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@austraputnina🎙 Chase the Impossible (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chase-the-impossible-with-austra-putnina/id1559755391Chase the Impossible (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0z3VBf1cUkYpnSzvOMsVLdWisdom In Action (Apple): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wisdom-in-action-podcast/id1828259213Wisdom In Action (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/15OIwFNqtJRuscgALldbN1📸Chase the Impossible Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chasetheimpossiblepodcast/CONNECT WITH JULIA:IG: https://www.instagram.com/julia_bestlifebyyou/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@juliafurlipa Best Life By You App: https://bestlifebyyoutracker.replit.app/ Work with Julia: ⁠https://www.bestlifebyyou.com/⁠ Book: https://amzn.to/4rM6HpY Chapters00:00 – Intro: Prove Yourself Wrong01:33 – Welcome to Best Life By You01:46 – Meet Austra Putnina: Mindset Coach & Sports Psychologist03:37 – How the Path Chose Her: Growing Up Insecure & Driven05:42 – Back Pain, Books & Moving to the UK06:20 – Who Austra Coaches: High Performers & Stuck Experts08:00 – Spending Time WITH Yourself vs. BY Yourself09:20 – Bridging the Gap Between Knowing and Doing10:50 – Imposter Syndrome: Julia's Story with NBA Clients12:24 – Comparing Your Day 50 to Someone's Day 1,50015:18 – Isolation, Community & Finding Your People17:44 – You Can Care from a Distance19:20 – Staying True to Yourself Under Social Pressure21:34 – Why High Achievers Struggle to Ask for Help26:05 – Masculine Energy, Receiving & the Nervous System28:25 – Running a Marathon She Was Told Was Impossible33:31 – Learning What Friendship Really Is35:00 – Living in Masculine Energy & Learning to Receive38:30 – How NOT Asking for Help Robs Others of Joy44:54 – Transactional Upbringings & Cultural Patterns46:58 – Learning Through Osmosis: Changing by Observing Others50:59 – The Two Podcasts: Chase the Impossible & Wisdom in Action59:15 – Outgrowing People Without Cutting Them Off01:04:21 – Trust the Path & Attract Your People01:07:39 – Grieving the Potential of a Friendship01:12:06 – Austra's Advice: Approach Life with Curiosity01:15:29 – Challenge What You Believe About Yourself01:17:00 – Priorities, Bodybuilding & Letting Goals Evolve01:20:39 – Closing: We're All Human#BestLifeByYou #MindsetCoach #ImposterSyndrome #HighAchiever #SelfDevelopment #SportsPsychology #AustraPutnina #ChaseTheImpossible #WisdomInAction #PersonalGrowth #Resilience #SelfBelief #PeoplePleaser #FeminineEnergy #MindsetShift #OvercomeYourLimits #WellnessPodcast #HealthMindset #GrowthMindset #ProveYourselfWrong