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A Little More You
by KendraThriving
The world taught you to live by its expectations. Be productive. Chase accomplishments. Perform for everyone else’s needs. If you’re burned out, exhausted, and your body and soul are saying “no more,” you’re in the right place. This podcast is for you if you’re a woman navigating change because the life you built no longer fits. You can feel the quiet pull within you. A knowing that there’s another way to live. One guided by your inner truth rather than cultural expectations. Together, we hold space for the seasons that change us. The moments that ask us to pause, listen, and return to ourselves. This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you are, trusting your inner knowing, and choosing a life that allows a little more you to come forward. Because the world needs you rooted in your truth. 💜
Episodes
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Ep 17: The Grief No One Sees: Mourning the Life You Dreamed Of
Grief after any loss: divorce, job loss, a diagnosis, infertility, death The 2 family vacations after my daughter's stillbirth and the mom I grieved on them Why the event is only part of what dies Possible selves: the psychology behind the future you carry in your head (Markus and Nurius, 1986)...
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Ep 16: I Don't Want My Life to Feel Like This Forever: Numbness After Loss
Episode Notes What we talk about: The sleepwalking feeling after loss, and why looking fine and being fine aren't the same thing How years of living by other people's expectations can leave a quiet exhaustion in your body My reckoning on a rock overlooking Lake Tahoe, 4 months after losing…
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Ep 15: Why The Present Moment Feels So Hard After Loss
In This Episode: [0:00] Intro: How much time are you spending in the present moment? [1:05] The story of my daughter's stillbirth and family vacation [3:22] Why grief lives in the present moment [4:13] The two exit strategies our culture teaches us [4:40] The vision board story (4 months after...
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Ep 14: Why Yoga & Therapy Aren't Enough (The Missing Piece)
Topics covered: Relief vs. real change: the crucial difference The survival mode cycle and escape containers Why vacations and wellness retreats feel good but don't create lasting transformation What integration actually means Small intentional actions vs. big dramatic life changes Real-life…
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Ep 13: You Don't Have to Be Okay: Redefining Resilience After Loss
Topics Covered: The cultural myth of resilience (and why it's actually suppression) How our workplace and social systems are designed to keep us in toxic resilience The real cost of pushing emotions down (it lives in your body) The difference between toxic resilience and genuine resilience How...
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Ep 12: Emotions Explained: Why Feeling Them Is the Key to Real Healing
The cultural messages we received about emotions (and why they're wrong). Emotions as information: what your brain is actually doing when you feel something. The difference between a feeling being valid and being true. Why suppressed emotions become stored energy in your body. The chronic fatigue...
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Ep 11: The Truth I Found in the Depths of My Grief
Grief has a way of stripping every expectation off your life until only the truth remains. In this episode, Kendra shares the season of loss that changed her, and what she found once the noise was gone. In this episode: [00:29] What grief strips away, and what it leaves behind [01:22] Kendra's...
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Ep 10: Twelve Years After Losing My Daughter, My Body Was Still Holding Grief
Episode 1: 12 Years After Losing My Daughter, My Body Was Still Holding Grief In the first episode of Truth After Loss, Kendra Merrill sets the stage for the podcast and shares three cultural messages about grief that she's learned aren't true. What we cover: Why "getting over" grief isn't the...
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Introducing Truth After Loss Podcast
Trailer for Truth After Loss Podcast.
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Ep 9: Why Mindset Work Isn't Enough: The Body Knows More
In this episode: Why "just shift your mindset" stopped being enough for so many women What science actually says about somatic intelligence and where it falls short How school, religion, corporate culture, and even the self-help industry trained us to override our inner knowing Why the rise of AI...
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Ep 8: Your Nervous System Is Wrecking Your Relationships. Here's Why.
In this episode, Kendra gets personal about something most of us haven't connected yet — how a nervous system running in chronic survival mode quietly shapes every relationship in your life. She shares her own story, the patterns she's recognized in herself and the women she works with, and what...
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Ep 7: Are Your Core Beliefs Actually True? The Question Most Women Never Stop to Ask
What if the story you've been telling yourself about who you are… was never really yours? In this episode, we're getting into something I believe is the most foundational work a woman can do — understanding her core beliefs. Not in a therapy-speak, clinical kind of way. In a real,...
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Ep 6: Why Chasing Happiness Keeps You Miserable. How to Truly BE Happy.
In this episode we cover: [00:00] Introduction — Why this conversation matters right now [01:00] What are we actually chasing? [03:00] The pursuit of happiness — traced back to 1776 and the Declaration of Independence [05:00] How cultural norms shape what we believe will make us happy [07:00] Why...
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Ep 5: How to Live a Meaningful Life Without Knowing Your Purpose
In this episode, Kendra explores the cultural pressure to find and chase a life purpose — and why that pressure left her feeling more shame than inspiration for most of her life. She shares four truths about meaning that changed her perspective: meaning is felt not figured out, presence reveals...
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Ep 4: Depth Before Direction: How to Set Goals From Inner Truth, Not Pressure
In this episode of A Little More You, we explore what happens when we set goals and make decisions without first checking in with ourselves. So many women are busy, capable, and doing what they were taught to do, yet still feel exhausted or disconnected. Often, it isn’t because they’re doing too...
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Ep 3: How to Make Choices that Actually Feel Aligned with Your Truth
In this episode, we explore how to make life decisions that feel aligned with your true self instead of driven by pressure, expectations, or fear. You will learn: Why so many of us were taught to ignore our inner knowing. How to recognize the difference between fear and intuition. The physical…
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Ep 2: Beyond Resistance: Why Your New Year’s Resolutions Don't Stick
Why Change Feels Hard and How to Soften Into It Change often feels harder than we expect, even when it’s something we truly want. In this episode, we explore why resistance shows up and why it isn’t a personal flaw or lack of willpower. It’s a natural response shaped by how our brains are wired…
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Ep 1: The Truth About Why Modern Women Feel So Exhausted and Disconnected
So many women are doing everything they’re supposed to do and still feel drained, burnt out, and unfulfilled. This video breaks down the deeper cause of that exhaustion and the simple shifts that help you reconnect with your true self.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The world taught you to live by its expectations. Be productive. Chase accomplishments. Perform for everyone else’s needs.
If you’re burned out, exhausted, and your body and soul are saying “no more,” you’re in the right place.
This podcast is for you if you’re a woman navigating change because the life you built no longer fits. You can feel the quiet pull within you. A knowing that there’s another way to live. One guided by your inner truth rather than cultural expectations.
Together, we hold space for the seasons that change us. The moments that ask us to pause, listen, and return to ourselves. This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you are, trusting your inner knowing, and choosing a life that allows a little more you to come forward.
Because the world needs you rooted in your truth. 💜
HOSTED BY
KendraThriving
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The world taught you to live by its expectations. Be productive. Chase accomplishments. Perform for everyone else’s needs. If you’re burned out, exhausted, and your body and soul are saying “no more,” you’re in the right place. This podcast is for you if you’re a woman navigating change because the...
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