Episode 9: Doing Business on Your Own Terms: A Conversation with Dr. Hayley D. Quinn

We talk a lot about self-compassion like it's a nice idea -- something to aspire to on a good day. This conversation with Dr. Hayley D. Quinn goes a lot deeper than that.Hayley is a mindset and wellbeing coach, speaker, author, and former clinical psychologist with nearly two decades of clinical experience. She's also a late-diagnosed autistic woman with ADHD who's spent years figuring out what it actually means to work in a way that honours who you are -- and she brings all of that to this conversation.We cover a lot of ground, including why self-compassion is so often misread as softness (it isn't -- courage and wisdom are at the heart of it), the three flows of compassion and why receiving it tends to be the one most high-achieving women struggle with most, and what happens in midlife when the identity you've built around caring for others starts to shift.Hayley also talks about her book From Self-Neglect to Self-Compassion -- how it came to be, what it's really asking of readers, and why she included guided meditations you can record in your own voice.Plus -- practical stuff. How Hayley structures her work week, why white space in your diary isn't a luxury, body doubling as a real productivity tool, and why she's doing pottery on purpose even when it's imperfect.There's a lot in this one. Take what's useful and leave the rest -- as Hayley would say.In this episode we talk about:Why compassion is built on courage, not kindness aloneThe three flows of compassion -- and why receiving help is often the hardestMidlife identity shifts as an opening, not just a lossHow Hayley structures her work as a neurodivergent business ownerThe case for white space, rest, and the occasional nap (nappetizer, anyone?)From Self-Neglect to Self-Compassion -- what Hayley hopes readers take awayFinding joy outside of work, even when work is something you loveConnect with Dr. Hayley D. Quinn:Website https://drhayleydquinn.comFrom Self-Neglect to Self-Compassion Book https://drhayleydquinn.com/product/book/Podcast https://drhayleydquinn.com/podcast/Free Resource  https://drhayleydquinn.com/resources/Instagram https://instagram.com/drhayleydquinn/LinkedIn Linkedin.com/in/dr-hayley-d-quinn-43386533Facebook https://facebook.com/drhayleydquinnbrisbaneYou can connect with Belinda:Insta: @belindabayliss.coWebsite: www.belindabayliss.coFacebook: Belinda Bayliss co