Growing Wild with Jamie Cole | Overcome Self-Doubt & Imposter Syndrome, Build Confidence, and Become Your Authentic Self as a Woman Entrepreneur

Your brain is a liar. A confident, relentless, very convincing liar. And for a lot of us, the negative self talk is not a passing bad mood. It is a whole greatest hits album playing on repeat in the car, at two in the morning, in the middle of a meeting that is going completely fine.This episode is about all of it. The failure spiral. The replacement fear. The not-loved-enough loop. The low hum of never quite feeling good enough at your job, as a mom, as a partner, as a human. I dig into where negative self talk actually comes from, why it hits so much harder for some of us (there is a name for that, and it is connected to ADHD), and the embarrassingly simple CBT method that actually helps when the spiral starts. Fair warning: this episode will not tell you to just think positive. It will tell you the truth instead. 💬 Why You'll Love This Episode:The reason some of us feel rejection and failure so intensely, it is not a character flaw, it is how your brain is wiredWhy negative self talk goes physical, and why the heavy, sick, weighted feeling is not dramatic, it is cortisolThe Evidence of Good method: what it is, how it works, and why fighting confident lies requires actual dataThe one question to ask yourself when the replacement fear kicks in, before you spiral for three hours over a calendar inviteResearch LinksRejection Sensitive Dysphoria and ADHDADDitude Magazine: additudemag.com/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-and-adhdUnderstood.org: understood.org/en/articles/adhd-and-coping-with-rejectionCleveland Clinic: my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/24099-rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-rsd Physical Effects of Negative Self TalkUniversity of Southern Queensland on RSD and emotional dysphoria: unisq.edu.au/news/2025/07/the-conversation-sensitive-dysphoria CBT and Managing the SpiralNeurodivergent Insights on managing RSD: neurodivergentinsights.com/how-to-deal-with-rejection-sensitive-dysphoriaLA Concierge Psychologist on RSD coping: laconciergepsychologist.com/blog/rejection-sensitive-dysphoria-adhdLet’s keep growing together! ✨ Follow along and say hi on Instagram: @jamiecoleco 🌱 Want more support, tools, and resources? Start here: jamiecole.co

Burnout does not always look like falling apart. Sometimes it looks like packing lunches before the sun comes up, finishing homework after everyone else is asleep, and repeating "I'm doing my best" just to keep moving. If you are in a heavy season right now, this one is for you.In this episode I'm getting honest about what managing burnout actually looks like, what keeps me moving when the weight gets heavy, and why I'm done apologizing for having a full plate.💬 Why You'll Love This Episode:Why managing burnout is not about emptying your plate, it is about learning to carry it without breakingThe planning system that keeps me moving even on the heaviest weeks, and why rescheduling a task is not the same as failingWhy the guilt you are carrying is actually proof that you care, and how to stop pointing it in the wrong directionPermission to let the house be a little messy, the dinner be simple, and your best be exactly enoughListen, follow, and share. If this episode hits, send it to one person who is deep in a heavy season and needs to hear they are not failing. They are just carrying a lot. Follow Growing Wild on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen. And if the impossible standards piece hit close to home, the workbook section that helped me stop apologizing for the life I built is in Unstuck Yourself. Grab it at jamiecole.co/unstuck. Come say hi on Instagram @jamiecoleco and tell me what you want to hear next.Let’s keep growing together! ✨ Follow along and say hi on Instagram: @jamiecoleco 🌱 Want more support, tools, and resources? Start here: jamiecole.co

The comeback episode is here. I almost quit Growing Wild after twelve months of silence, and the reason I stopped is the same reason a lot of high-functioning women quit the things they love. Spoiler: it is not laziness. It is perfectionism and a whole lot of "I'll just come back stronger" lies.In this episode, I am telling the truth about the year I disappeared, the marketing conference moment that finally broke me open, and the section of my own Unstuck Yourself workbook that called me out for perfectionism-ing my way out of a podcast I love. If you have ever abandoned something you cared about because you decided it was not good enough, the journal in the drawer, the Etsy shop you stopped logging into, the blog you archived, the song you never finished, this one is for you. I am in it with you.💬 Why You'll Love This Episode:Why high-functioning women quit the things they love (it is rarely about being lazy or busy)The one question to ask yourself when perfectionism is stalling out your next moveYour tiny assignment for this week to break the silence on whatever you have been avoiding Listen, follow, and share. If this episode hits, send it to one person who needs to hear it. Follow Growing Wild on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you listen so you do not miss what is next. And if perfectionism is the thing keeping you stuck right now, the workbook section that cracked this open for me lives in Unstuck Yourself, my self-care workbook on getting unstuck, setting boundaries, and building a life you actually like being in. Grab it at jamiecole.co/unstuck.Let’s keep growing together! ✨ Follow along and say hi on Instagram: @jamiecoleco 🌱 Want more support, tools, and resources? Start here: jamiecole.co