Stop Waiting for the Green Light: Be Your Own Permission Slip with Simone Knego. Ep. 208

Welcome back to Becoming: HER, the podcast where we peel back the layers of what it really means to live, lead, and love as the most confident version of ourselves. I’m your host, Nikki Spoelstra—and today’s guest embodies that journey in the most powerful way.Simone Knego is the award-winning author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You and co-host of Her Unshakeable Confidence, the hit intergenerational podcast she hosts with her daughter. She’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, raised six children in a beautifully blended, multicultural family, and built a global platform around one truth—that confidence isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up real, raw, and unapologetically you.In this episode, we’re talking about what it means to lead from the inside out, stop waiting for permission, and find your voice—even when the world tells you to shrink. Let’s dive in with the extraordinary, unordinary Simone Knego.  In this episode…Learning from your children Adoption Crohn's If its mentionable, its manageable Book of life Family unit Business of being marriedThe kitchen table leadership    Quotes“When you have some sort of struggle it doesn’t define you, it’s just a piece of who you are.” - Simone Knego“Self-care is NEVER selfish.” - Simone Knego “I often call it the business of being married because it is more than just love, it is a lot of work that goes into keeping and sustaining a relationship.” - Nikki Spo   Timestamps: 0:00 - 2:40 | Intro2:40 - 4:00 | Simone’s story 4:00 - 4:50 | Six children 4:50 - 6:25 | Crohn's disease 6:25 - 11:00 | How your children shape your identity 11:00 - 13:15 | Equal attention for your children 13:15 - 16:50 | Subconscious assigned role in a family unit 16:50 - 19:40 | Mom’s taking time for themselves 19:40 - 21:50 | Husband involvement 21:50 - 26:35 | The kitchen table leadership 26:35 - 29:55 | Extraordinary 29:55 - 36:20 | Mindset shift  36:20 - 38:35 | Moving forward 38:35 - 41:45 | Living up to others expectations41:45 - 49:45 | You don’t need permission to be yourself   49:45 - 1:04:36 | REAL    If this conversation spoke to you in the audience, take a moment today to reflect on where you might still be waiting for a green light or for your own permission slip to get moving.   –SANA SKIN STUDIO is my #1 go-to spot for self-care. My favorite facial is the Super Glow, and you can get $25 off of your first facial when you book at www.sanaskinstudio.com with my code NIKKISPOGLOW.    Connect with Simone Knego https://simoneknego.com/@simoneknego  Connect with Nikki www.nikkispo.com  @nikkisappspo / @wearebecoming_her Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.