Why I Started This Podcast – Grief, Growth and Navigating Change

Have you ever looked at your life and wondered how you got here? Not just the big moments, but the quiet in-between ones that changed everything?In this introductory episode of Grow As I Go, I share why I started this podcast and the personal experiences that shaped it - including grief, heartbreak, IVF, divorce, loss, and rebuilding my identity through it all.This episode sets the foundation for what Grow As I Go is really about: navigating growth in real time, not just looking back once everything makes sense. Because self growth doesn’t happen in hindsight - it happens in the messy middle of life, when things feel uncertain, uncomfortable, and completely unplanned.We explore what a growth mindset actually looks like in practice, how resilience is built through lived experience, and why the challenges we go through don’t define us - but they do shape how we move forward.You can’t always control what life gives you, but you can learn how to respond, reflect, and keep showing up for yourself anyway.This podcast is about honest conversations around personal growth, mindset shifts, emotional resilience, self awareness, and navigating change - especially when life doesn’t go to plan.If you’re in a season of rebuilding, uncertainty, or becoming someone you didn’t expect to be, this episode lays the foundation for everything to come.Because growth isn’t something you arrive at - it’s something you live through.Key themes in this episode:Starting a self-growth podcast and why I created Grow As I GoGrowth mindset and emotional resilience in real lifeNavigating grief, IVF, divorce, heartbreak and changeIdentity shifts and rebuilding after adversity Learning to grow through the messy middle of lifeWhy your experiences shape you, but don’t define youTimestamps:00:00 Welcome to Grow As I Go and why this podcast exists02:30 My passion for self growth and mindset work05:00 Life experiences that shaped me (grief, IVF, divorce, loss)10:00 Choosing a growth mindset over staying stuck16:30 “We all die, but not all of us live”18:30 What this podcast will explore moving forwardFollow my instagram page for more updates @growasigopodcast