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EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 42 MIN

The Bravest Thing You can do is STOP

from Mirror Mirror On the Mic · host malissamatia

What if the most courageous move you could make...isn't pushing harder, but pressing pause? In this episode, I sit down with Nell Derrick Debevoise Dewey for a conversation that feels like a deep exhale for anyone who's been stuck in the cycle of doing, proving, achieving...and quietly burning out. Nell shares powerful insights on: Why subtraction is more powerful than addition How negative self-talk silently shapes our reality (and how to put it down) What we can learn from horses about conserving energy and responding instead of reacting How to recognize what is no longer serving you...and actually let it go This episode is for the high achiever who feels like they "should" keep going...but something inside is whispering, "there has to be another way". Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do....is stop long enough to finally hear yourself. This is an episode that needs to be shared! 

What if the most courageous move you could make...isn't pushing harder, but pressing pause? In this episode, I sit down with Nell Derrick Debevoise Dewey for a conversation that feels like a deep exhale for anyone who's been stuck in the cycle of doing, proving, achieving...and quietly burning out. Nell shares powerful insights on: Why subtraction is more powerful than addition How negative self-talk silently shapes our reality (and how to put it down) What we can learn from horses about conserving energy and responding instead of reacting How to recognize what is no longer serving you...and actually let it go This episode is for the high achiever who feels like they "should" keep going...but something inside is whispering, "there has to be another way". Because sometimes the bravest thing you can do....is stop long enough to finally hear yourself. This is an episode that needs to be shared!

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