The Threshold

Season 1 · Episode 1 · The ThresholdYour restlessness is not a crisis — it is readiness.In this episode:Cathy shares the story of driving past a yoga center sign for two years before finally walking through the door — and what happened when she did. She traces the thread from that moment through nine years of practice to a pacemaker at 35 and a near-death experience that changed everything.Grounded in the Happiness U-Curve research, this episode reframes the restlessness so many women carry as a developmental signal, not a personal failing. Includes a guided breathing practice you can do right now.Mentioned in this episode:- The Happiness U-Curve (Blanchflower & Oswald) — cross-national research on life satisfaction across the lifespan- Always Choose Love by Cathy Taylor — the full NDE story appears in Episode 2This week's practice:Notice one moment when you override what your body is telling you. Instead of pushing through, pause. Take three slow breaths. Ask yourself quietly: what is this signal trying to tell me?Connect:- Substack: [cathyleetaylor.substack.com](https://cathyleetaylor.substack.com)- Website: [cathyleetaylor.com](https://cathyleetaylor.com)About Cathy Taylor:Cathy Taylor is an entrepreneur, wellness and spiritual coach, writer, and creator of the Conscious Rebel podcast and movement.With over four decades of meditation practice and a life shaped by a near-death experience at 35, she leads heart-first women back into embodied self-trust. Her work draws on Human Design, and her own lived experience. She is the author of Always Choose Love: 6 Steps to Open Your Heart and Transform Your Life.ConsciousRebel YourHeartKnowstheWay HeartledLiving AuthenticChoices AlignedInnerSelf InnerAuthoritySubscribe at cathyleetaylor.substack.com Get full access to Conscious Rebel with Cathy Lee Taylor at cathyleetaylor.substack.com/subscribe