Episode 54: What the Dentist Taught Me About Coaching (And About You)

Twenty-eight weeks ago, I sat down in a dentist chair and said yes to something I had been quietly talking myself out of for years. This episode is the whole story and by the end of it, I think you're going to recognise something. Not about teeth. About that thing. The one that's been sitting in the background of your life for longer than you probably want to admit. A few years before that appointment, I was already in that world. Four of my kids were in braces, one right after the other, often overlapping. I sat in orthodontist waiting rooms more times than I can count, and somewhere in all of those visits, I actually looked into getting my own teeth sorted. I considered it. I met with the orthodontist. And then I set it back down. Not because it wasn't possible. Because it felt like too much. Too much money going in my direction when the kids needed theirs. Too much time. Too much me. That's the part I want to be honest about in this episode, because it matters more than the teeth. When I finally picked up that pamphlet and followed through, the only thing that had changed was this: I had finally given myself permission to just want what I wanted. Not because it was urgent. Not because it was medically necessary. Not because anyone else had even noticed the problem. Because I wanted it. And I decided that was enough. If something in this episode landed for you, I want to invite you to schedule a consultation at It Gets Better Now. It's just a conversation. No commitment, no pressure just an honest look at where you're starting and what the plan might look like from here. What You'll Learn: [00:00 - 03:00] The pamphlet moment and why picking it up the second time was completely different [03:00 - 07:00] The real reason she set it back down the first time (and why "it wasn't the right time" was only part of the story) [08:00 - 11:30] What the dentist analogy reveals about how coaching actually works [11:30 - 14:00] The stubborn tooth: what happens when the plan needs adjusting and nobody treats it as failure [14:00 - 16:30] Why "better than before" is not the same thing as what you actually came for [17:00 - 23:00] Why every woman she's worked with says the same thing at the end and what to do before you move on from this episode   Your Next Steps Schedule a Consultation — just a conversation, no commitment Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify