The Unraveling Achiever

25. stop forcing, start softeningWhen you're a high achiever, pushing, forcing, and producing are prevalent. You've lost touch with intuition, receptivity, and flow. There's a harsh edge to how you're moving through the world. And underneath it, there's a part of you aching to soften. In this episode, I share three messages: let go of control and trust the unfolding, soften and allow yourself to be instead of constantly do, and your drive is taking over everything - you can choose both. You don't have to choose between being successful and being soft. ---Full Notes: Today's episode is about when you're disconnected from your feminine energy. If you're a high achiever – especially in a demanding career – there's a good chance this is you.Here's what's happened: You've lost touch with intuition. With receptivity. With flow. Everything has become producing. Pushing. Pulling. Directing. Doing. You're in constant action mode. Constant force. You're making things happen through sheer will and determination.You're good at it. You're successful at it. But there's a harsh edge to how you're moving through life. And underneath all that force, there's a part of you that's aching to soften. There's an intuitive lens that's wanting to be seen through. A gentler way of being that's waiting to emerge.What's happened is you've become so reliant on your masculine energy – the doing, the achieving, the forcing – that your feminine energy has gone quiet. And feminine energy is about intuition, receptivity, flow, being instead of constantly doing, allowing instead of forcing, softness instead of that harsh edge you've been carrying.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:46 When You're Disconnected from Your Feminine Energy03:00 Message One: Let Go of Control and Trust the Unfolding06:32 Message Two: Soften – Allow Yourself to Be, Not Just Do11:07 Message Three: Your Drive Is Taking Over – You Can Choose Both15:20 Bringing It All Together17:45 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:Everything feels like pushing and forcingYou've lost touch with your intuitionYou can't seem to rest or receiveThere's a harsh edge to how you move through the worldYou're exhausted from controlling everythingYou've forgotten what flow feels likeEven when you try to soften, your drive takes overYou want to be ambitious AND softYou're ready to experience life differently--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

24. when your career is built on proving yourselfWhen your career is built on proving yourself, you're chasing external validation, addicted to achievement, and your worth is tied to your performance and productivity. You need the recognition, the praise, people to see how good you are. Because without that external validation, you're not sure you're enough. In this episode, I share three messages: how to know you're trying to prove yourself, what that's causing, and a step to take. Your career can be built on authenticity, not proving. ---Full Notes: Today's episode is about when your career is built on proving yourself. If that phrase landed for you - if you felt something shift or tighten when you heard it - this episode is for you.Here's what a career built on proving yourself looks like: You're chasing external validation. You're addicted to achievement. Your worth is tied to your performance and productivity. You need the recognition. You need the praise. You need people to see how good you are, how hard you work, how much you accomplish. Because without that external validation, you're not sure you're enough.And so you keep pushing. You keep performing. You keep achieving. Not because the work lights you up. Not because it's deeply fulfilling. But because you're trying to prove that you're qualified, that you're valuable, that you deserve to be here.And it's exhausting. Because no matter how much you achieve, it's never quite enough. There's always something coming up short. There's always a way you could have done it better. There's always someone who might find out that you're not as good as they think you are.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:46 When Your Career Is Built on Proving Yourself02:35 Message One: How to Know You're Trying to Prove Yourself04:57 Message Two: What Trying to Prove Yourself Is Causing07:29 Message Three: A Step You Can Take - Shift to What Lights You Up10:41 Bringing It All Together12:27 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're chasing external validationYour worth is tied to your performance and productivityYou need constant recognition and praiseYou're your harshest criticYou fear being found out as unqualifiedThe work doesn't bring you joyYou're obsessed with being recognizedYou do work to be admired, not fulfilledYou're exhausted from constantly proving yourself--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

23. if you've been in a mood latelyIf you've been feeling impatient, easy to agitate, irritated, resentful, weighed down – this episode is for you. You've noticed an uptick in these feelings. It doesn't feel like you. You don't want to be this way, but you're having a hard time not being that way. In this episode, I share three messages: you're trying to do too much (there's a sneaky attachment to proving your worth through busyness – put something down), take care of your whole self including medical care (talk to your doctor about hormones, perimenopause, menopause, and address the basics), and your moodiness is affecting your relationships (put yourself on the receiving end of your sharp words to see the impact). Moodiness is a signal that something is off, something is too much, something needs to shift. ---Full Notes: Today's episode is for you if you've been in a mood lately. I'm not talking about one bad day. I'm talking about noticing that you've been feeling impatient, easy to agitate, irritated, resentful, weighed down, snappy, short. These aren't the only things you're feeling, but you've noticed an uptick. And it's starting to feel concerning.It doesn't feel like you. You don't want to be this way. You don't like how it feels to be irritated all the time or to snap at people you care about. But you're also having a hard time not being that way. It's like you can't quite pull yourself out of it.You need some help sorting the root of this and finding a way out of it. Because moodiness isn't just moodiness. It's a signal. It's your system telling you that something is off, something is too much, something needs to shift.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:42 If You've Been in a Mood Lately: What's Underneath It02:08 Message One: You're Trying to Do Too Much – Put Something Down04:45 Message Two: Take Care of Your Whole Self – Including Medical Care07:54 Message Three: Your Moodiness Is Affecting Your Relationships11:05 Bringing It All Together12:36 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've been feeling impatient, irritable, resentful latelyIt doesn't feel like youYou don't want to be this way but can't stopYou're snapping at people you care aboutYou feel weighed downYou've normalized carrying too muchYou've been neglecting self-care and medical careYou're worried about the impact on your relationships--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

22. what to know about moneyMoney is on a lot of our minds. It's tangled up with our work, our worth, our security. For some, it feels like never enough. For others, it slips too easily through their hands. In this episode, I share three practical messages: address the extremes you're living in (overindulgence or over-restriction – both block abundance), look up and around (you have more support and resources than you think, break the scarcity mindset), and take your power back (the world is in your hands, stop giving power to old money stories). Each message includes concrete actions you can take this week to shift your relationship with money. ---Full Notes: Today's episode is about money. Money is on a lot of our minds. Because for most of us, money isn't just money. It's tangled up with our work, our worth, our sense of security, our freedom - or lack of it.We relate our work to money. We measure success by how much we earn. And if we're really honest, sometimes we tie our worth as a person to the money we make or have. Our relationship with money is complicated.For some, it feels like it's never enough. No matter how much you make or save, it doesn't feel like enough. There's always this underlying anxiety that you need more. For others, money feels like it slips too easily out of your hands. You work hard, you earn it, and then it's gone. And for some, it's both.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 What to Know About Money: Our Complicated Relationship02:14 Message One: Address the Extremes - Overindulgence or Over-Restriction05:11 Message Two: Look Up and Around - You Have More Support Than You Think07:36 Message Three: The World Is in Your Hands - Take Your Power Back10:36 Bringing It All Together11:48 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:Money feels like it's never enoughMoney slips too easily through your handsYou tie your worth to how much you makeYou overspend and then feel guiltyYou deny yourself and live in scarcity mindsetYou feel stuck in old money storiesYou're ready to shift your relationship with moneyYou want practical actions you can take this week--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

21. how to stay true to yourselfFor high achievers, staying true to yourself is one of the hardest things to do. You've spent so much time doing for others, doing for appearance, following prescribed paths, meeting expectations. Somewhere along the way, staying true to yourself got buried. It takes real intention to pause and ask: Is this actually me? In this episode, I share three messages: remember who you were before the world told you who to be (reconnect with childhood joy), pause before you act and align your actions with your true intentions (not just doing for the sake of doing), and reconnect with what brings you enjoyment and pleasure (you've forgotten what you actually like). ---Full Notes: Today's episode is about how to stay true to yourself. For high achievers especially, this is one of the hardest things to do. Because as high achievers, we've spent so much of our lives doing for others, doing for appearance, doing what we thought we were supposed to do. Following the prescribed path. Meeting expectations. Making sure everyone around us was taken care of, impressed, or satisfied. And somewhere along the way, staying true to yourself got buried underneath all of that.Staying true to yourself takes intention. Real intention. It takes pausing in the middle of your busy, productive, successful life and asking: Is this actually me? Or is this what I think I'm supposed to be doing? It takes reconnecting with who you are at your core - not who you've become in order to succeed or be accepted. And it takes giving yourself permission to choose you, even when it feels uncomfortable or unfamiliar.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 How to Stay True to Yourself: Why This Is Hard02:17 Message One: Remember Who You Were Before the World Told You Who to Be04:30 Message Two: Pause Before You Act - Align Your Actions with Your True Intentions06:38 Message Three: Reconnect with What Brings You Enjoyment and Pleasure09:26 Bringing It All Together10:28 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've spent years doing for others and doing for appearanceYou've gotten so good at meeting expectations that your own truth became quietYou're not sure who you are outside of what you accomplishYou do things just for the sake of doing themYou've forgotten what you actually enjoyYou feel disconnected from yourselfYou want to reconnect with who you are at your coreYou need permission to choose you--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

20. what you need to let go ofIf you want to move forward, you can't bring everything with you. You have to make space for what you want to come in. In this quick-moving season (spring, Aries energy), I'm sharing three messages about what you need to let go of to move forward in an aligned way: let go of the "shoulds" and the "I'll just do it myself" mentality, let go of the victim and martyr mindset (even if it's how you feel valuable), and let go of what's not actually fueling you (the things you use to escape vs. the things that truly fill you up). Letting go creates space. And space is what allows what you want to arrive.---Today's episode is about what you need to let go of in order to move forward in the way that you would want to. We're in a quick-moving season - spring, Aries energy - and if you're interested in aligned movement, this is for you.If we want to go where we're going, we can't bring everything with us. We always have to make space for what we want to come in, to arrive. If we don't create space for it, it can't come to us. And if it were to come to us, we wouldn't be able to receive it because everything is already full. There is no space for that thing to arrive.This topic can be tough, especially for high achievers, because we get wrapped up in the I-can-handle-it-all mentality. And we can sure try to handle it all, but you're likely going to see the effects - stress, overwhelm, burnout, anxiety, depression, physical ailments. We want to keep our drive up, but focused on the direction we want to go and what we want to call in, rather than continuing to hold baggage that needs to be let go.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:42 What You Need to Let Go Of: Creating Space02:56 Message One: Let Go of the "Shoulds" and "I'll Just Do It Myself"05:20 Message Two: Let Go of the Victim and Martyr Mindset07:57 Message Three: Let Go of What's Not Actually Fueling You11:13 How These Create Space14:00 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're caught in the "I can handle it all" mentalityYou follow prescribed ways because that's how it's "supposed" to be doneYou default to "I'll just do it myself"You find yourself in victim or martyr mindsetYou attach your value to how much you doYou use things to escape rather than truly fuel youYou know you need to look at something but keep turning awayYou want to move forward but feel stuck carrying too much RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

19. the truth about purpose"I'm trying to find my purpose." I heard this at least three times last week. The truth is that you're not going to find your purpose "out there." Your purpose isn't something external you need to discover. It's not a career path, a job title, or a specific thing you're meant to do. Your purpose is something you're born with - it's already inside you. In this teaching episode, I break down what purpose is, how it unfolds through doorways in your life, why it feels like you're searching (spoiler: fear and shadows keep you hiding), and the real question: Are you willing to step into it?---Today's episode is a little different. I'm not tuning in for messages. I'm teaching. Because at least three times last week, I heard someone say, "I'm trying to find my purpose." And every time, I wanted to stop the conversation right there and reframe the entire thing. Because the way we've been taught to think about purpose? It's keeping you stuck.The Truth About PurposeYou're not going to find your purpose "out there." Your purpose isn't something external you need to discover. It's not a career path or job title. It's not a project or some specific thing you're meant to do. Your purpose is something you're born with. It's your unique light and makeup. It's already inside you.The problem is, we've been taught to think about purpose as something we achieve or accomplish. A destination we reach, mission we uncover, or a thing we're "meant to do." But that's not how purpose works.You express purpose in everything you do - not because what you do IS your purpose, but because who you are shows up in everything you touch. Your purpose is to live and make decisions as your most aligned, authentic self. That's it. That's the whole thing.And with each step you take toward expressing your true, authentic, aligned self, you're stepping more fully into your purpose. You're not finding it. You're embodying it.--IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 The Reframe: Purpose Isn't External03:11 How Purpose Unfolds: The Doorways05:00 Why It Feels Like You're Searching07:03 The Invitation: Stop Hiding, Start Embodying09:28 Soul Reading--THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're trying to find your purposeYou think purpose is something "out there" to discoverYou're searching for the "right" career, project, or callingYou feel stuck because you don't know what you're meant to doYou keep looking for external validation of your pathYou're hiding behind what's safe instead of stepping into authenticityYou're ready to stop searching and start embodying--RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

18. between you and what you wantWhat's between you and what you want? If you've built a great life but can't shake the feeling you want something different - and you feel guilty for wanting more - this episode is for you. Three messages came through about rest and downtime (step off the churning wheel), doing things other than your responsibilities (tap back into the whole person you are), and trusting that this process is for something (be the receiver and caretaker of what's revealed). You don't have to disrupt your life. You just need to give space for what's trying to emerge.---When I tuned into meditation to receive the topic for this episode, I got this idea of: What is between you and what you want? More than a thing blocking you, it's the time and space that needs to occur for you to make that leap from where you are to where you want to be.I could just envision the person living their life, running their life. They've built their career, raised their family, run the household, stayed active. But there's that part of them wanting something different - and they don't know what. Or wanting something more - and they don't know what that is either.And they feel guilty for wanting more when life looks great. To want something different feels ungrateful. But they can't shake the feeling they want life to feel differently.What they've built served them really well. It just doesn't feel like the person they are now or the person they're becoming. So then, what do you do?As I tuned into the energy of this topic, I received messaging around what you can do to start facilitating this changeover. The messages won't disrupt your life or turn it upside down. They'll just help you better align with yourself and give space for what's trying to emerge.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:41 Between You and What You Want: What's Trying to Emerge02:45 Message One: Rest, Downtime, and Time to Be05:19 Message Two: Do Things Other Than Your Responsibilities08:11 Message Three: Trust That This Is for Something10:53 Soul ReadingTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:Life looks great but doesn't feel rightYou want something different but don't know whatYou feel guilty for wanting moreYou're caught in the churning wheel of responsibilitiesYou've lost touch with who you are outside your rolesYou can't shake the feeling you want life to feel differentlyWhat you've built doesn't fit who you're becomingYou need permission to step off the wheelRESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

17. the direction you're goingThe actions of today are building your future. Whether you feel like you're moving toward something you want, something you don't want, or you're not sure where you're going - there's always a direction. In this episode, I tune into the energy of the direction you're going and share three messages: build confidence that it will be okay (not that you're going the "right" way), align your actions with your authentic self (not fear and control), and don't let fear and control cut off your vision. If you're on autopilot, feeling stuck, or questioning your path, this episode is for you.---When I tuned in to receive the topic for today's episode, the topic that came through is the direction you're going.Whether you feel like you're moving toward something you want, something you don't want, or you're not sure where you're going - there's always a direction. The actions of today determine your future. Just like where you are now was determined by actions of your past. The direction you're going is being built by your current actions or inactions.I don't believe there's a right or wrong direction - they all add up to what they're supposed to. But there are better and worse routes. Some routes are harder without leading where you wanted. Some feel harder but are exactly right. No matter the direction, we're learning something. It's up to us if we're paying attention, evaluating against our authentic selves, and adjusting. Or we can stay on autopilot.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:42 The Direction You're Going: There's Always a Direction03:06 Message One: Confidence That It Will Be Okay05:35 Message Two: Align Your Actions with Your Authentic Self07:58 Message Three: Don't Let Fear and Control Cut You Off11:12 Final Reflection12:52 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're not sure if you're going in the right directionYou feel stuck or on autopilotYou lack confidence in your pathYou're moving but don't know where you're goingYou let fear and control make your decisionsYou're building a future you didn't really wantYou feel disconnected and unfulfilledYou're questioning "Is this all there is?" RESOURCES MENTIONED:Soul-Led Career: https://www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-led-career---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

16. the "I'll just do it myself" trap"I know how to do this, so I'll just do it." "I want to make sure it gets done right, so I'll do it myself." Sound familiar? This is hyper-independence - self-reliance to an unhealthy extent. In this episode, I tune into the energy of hyper-independence and share three messages: what independence actually means (doing your part, not everything), why you need to express expectations and allow collaboration, and why hyper-independence isn't a badge of honor - it's likely a defense mechanism. If you can't ask for help, struggle to delegate, and believe you have to do everything yourself, this episode is for you.---When I settled into meditation for receiving the topic for this episode, the topic showed itself as your independence.And the more I sat with that topic of your independence, it showed me that it was showing up as hyper-independence.What Is Hyper-Independence?Hyper-independence is self-reliance to an unhealthy extent.It's often present because you're wanting or needing to try to control your environment for many reasons. Maybe one is to avoid disappointment.But in any regard, this hyper-independence might have you not asking for help, not trusting, over-functioning, showing up in perfectionism, not delegating, and even isolating.And it can lead to burnout, stress, strain on your relationships professionally and personally, and emotional neglect of your own emotions.You're Not Alone in ThisHyper-independence can be seen often in the realm of high achievers. It's not uncommon that a high achiever has turned to hyper-independence to get things done, to get them done well, to get where they want to go.It's actually pretty common.So if this idea of hyper-independence applies to you, you are so not alone. This is quite common, and it's just a matter of being aware of it and addressing it as you can and as you're comfortable.I received three messages for you. Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:41 What Is Hyper-Independence?02:19 Message One: Independence Means Doing Your Part, Not Everything04:29 Message Two: Express Expectations and Allow for Collaboration08:35 Message Three: Hyper-Independence Is Not a Badge of Honor11:15 Reflection & Practical Guidance13:21 Soul ReadingTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You have a tough time asking for helpYou believe you need to do everything yourselfYou don't trust others to get it done rightYou lean into perfectionism and over-functioningYou find it really difficult to delegateYou feel burned out, stressed, or emotionally disconnectedYou wear your self-sufficiency as a badge of honor but secretly feel exhaustedRESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

15. believing in your dreamYou have a dream. Even if you can't see it clearly. Even if it feels like you're making it up. In this episode, I tune into the energy of your dream itself and ask: What does it need you to know? Three messages came through about why it feels like a dream (and why that's okay), how to create space to connect with it, and how to take it seriously without suffocating it. Your dream exists. It's real. And it believes in you.---You have a dream. Even if you can't see it really clearly.If all practicality is stripped away, I think it would surprise you how clearly you can speak about your dream. What it is that you want for your life. Or what it is that you want to create. Or how it is that you want to feel. What it is that you want to be doing. The impact that you want to be making.You have a dream, and it's there.I know that when you feel stuck where you are, when it feels like no matter which direction you turn you can't find a clear way forward that doesn't cause disruption you don't want. I also know that sometimes you can't even see those paths. You just know that where you are feels off. Or like something's not quite right. Or like something is missing.But when I tuned in for what most wanted to come forward today, the topic of believing in your dream came forward really clearly.So that's what I tuned into – the energy of your dream.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:45 You Have a Dream (Even If You Can't See It Clearly)02:05 Message One: Your Dream Exists (And It's Okay That It Feels Like a Dream)04:23 Message Two: Create Space for Reflection and Connection06:55 Message Three: Take It Seriously, But Don't Suffocate It09:27 Closing Message from Your Dream10:07 Recap: Three Messages from Your Dream11:42 Soul ReadingTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You feel stuck and can't see a clear way forwardYou have a dream but it feels unclear or unattainableYou feel like you're making up what you wantYour dream feels frivolous or out of reachYou're on autopilot and disconnected from what you actually wantYou're a high-achiever who wants to plan and control everythingYou need permission to believe your dream is real RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

14. from hr to intuitive coaching: my storyYou've heard me guide others through their unraveling, but you might not know my story. How did I go from SVP of HR to intuitive career coach? In this episode, I share the full journey - the disconnection I felt, the simple exercise that changed everything, the slow build while staying employed, the self-awareness work that transformed me, and the intentional transition. This is the story of how I became the unraveling achiever - and why I do this work.---Today's episode is different. I'm sharing my story, the story of this unraveling achiever.Often I am talking to folks who have pretty well always done the "right thing."You behave in school, get good grades, do extracurriculars, go to university, step into a career, get good performance reviews. You become relied on and valued for the work you do. And it feels really good to be valued for the work that you do. But at some point, you look around at everything you've built and you don't know if you would have chosen this path. And it starts to feel like: "I made my bed, I guess I have to lie in it."But the more you have that realization, the more awful it feels every day because you start to feel so disconnected from what you're doing and who you're presenting as.Life is asking you in that moment to start getting more clear on who you are.We evolve - and you are on the cusp of another evolution of you. And it's one that asks you to start coming back home to yourself and making choices in alignment with that place.I'm here to share my unraveling, the one that took me from SVP, HR to full-time intuitive coach. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:44 The Unraveling Achiever Demographic: Always Doing the "Right Thing"05:27 My Corporate Climb: Entry-Level to SVP of HR Over 25+ Years06:25 The Low Point: Feeling Disconnected from My Work06:56 The Simple Exercise That Changed Everything: The Career Compass10:22 The Spark: Discovering Coaching (The Two-Fold Yes)12:07 Side Track: How Tarot and Intuitive Work Came Into My Life15:21 Building the Foundation: Coach Training While Working Full-Time16:24 The Transformation: The Self-Awareness Work That Changed Who I Was19:30 The Transition: Going Full-Time in February 2024 and Why I Do This Work21:57 The Journey, Not the Leap: Raising Your Vibration Where You Are23:33 Where I Am Now and More of Why I Do This Work24:49 What This Means for You28:46 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've always done the "right thing" but now you're questioning the path you're onYou feel disconnected from your work even though you're valued for itYou look at what you've built and wonder if you'd choose it againYou want to know if transformation is actually possible RESOURCES MENTIONED:The Career Compass, Soul-led Career, Soul Reading, Single Sessions, Free 30-minute Consult - All can be found at https://www.angelamckayllc.com---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

13. your idea wants to be bornYou have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck. The business you've been "working on" for two years. The book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." In this episode, I tune into the energy of the idea itself - the one that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app - and ask: What does it want you to know? Three powerful messages about self-compassion, your inner voices, and the excessive control keeping your idea in the dark.---You have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck.It's the idea that never gets to see the light of day.The energy of the idea itself is what I'm tapping into. Not the person who has the idea. Not the future version who has executed it. But the idea that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app for months or years that you keep working on or thinking about, but never actually bring to life.That idea is surrounded by unrealized potential. A dream that stays a dream. A thing that wants to be born but keeps getting pushed down. It's being pained by overthinking. It's feeling like an impulse that doesn't get to become real.It's like the idea has a consciousness, and it wants to exist. It's calling to you. But you keep researching, planning, perfecting in your mind, and it never gets to actually be.Perhaps it's the business you've been "working on" for two years. Or the book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." The side project that's "almost ready."I'm asking that idea - that dream, that calling, that thing that wants to exist - what does it want you to know?Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 The Idea That Never Gets to See the Light of Day03:38 Message One: Hold Yourself in Compassion, But Don't Let It Keep You Stuck (Ace of Cups Reversed)07:09 Message Two: Your Own Inner Voices Are Keeping It in the Dark (Five of Wands Reversed)11:32 Message Three: Loosen Your Grip (The Emperor Reversed)15:37 Closing Message from the Idea16:57 Recap: Three Messages from Your Idea18:42 Soul ReadingTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You have an idea you've been "working on" for months or years but haven't actually startedYour notebook/notes app is full of plans you never executeYou keep researching, planning, and perfecting but never taking actionYou're stuck in "preparation mode" and can't flip the switchYou're worried about what people will think if you actually do itYou feel like you need everything perfect before you can startYou have a dream that stays a dreamRESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

12. messages from your future selfWhat if you could hear from the version of you who has already built the life you want? In this episode, I tune into a future version of you - someone who has built something successful that gives them stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life. I'm asking her what she wants you to know right now. What came through are three powerful messages about the journey, your path, and being your authentic self. ---Today's episode is a bit different.When I tuned into what the community might want to hear about, I received it in a visionary way.I received the image of someone who has built something successful that gives them stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life.This is like a future version of you.So I'm imagining you as someone who has built something successful that gives you stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life. I'm tuning into that version of you that exists. Because she does exist.I'm asking her what she would like for us to know. In that space between where you are and where she is - she being you in that version - what does she want for you to know?Alongside tuning into her energy, I'm pulling cards to support the messages that she has for us.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:45 Today's Different Approach: A Visionary Message02:47 Message One: She's There, She's Joyful, and the Journey Matters (The Sun)10:29 Message Two: Slow Down to Discover What You Actually Want (Eight of Wands Reversed)15:00 Message Three: Be Your Full, Authentic Self (Page of Cups)23:55 Bringing It All Together: How She Got There25:46 Recap: Three Messages from Your Future Self27:01 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You feel trapped by what you've createdYou're stuck on your path and not sure which way to goYou want to do life on your own terms but don't know howYou keep being pulled toward what you're "supposed" to doYou're questioning if what you wanted before is what you want nowYou need hope that the future you want is actually possibleYou're ready to hear what your future self wants you to knowRESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

11. when you're stuck in a decisionThere's a decision you're trying to make and you're feeling really stuck. You can see the pros and cons from every side. You've weighed it logically, practically - but still, it's weighing on you. When you keep approaching a decision logically and you still can't choose, it means your intuition is asking for space. In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages for how to make that decision and take an action step forward when you're stuck between logic and intuition.---There's a decision - or decisions - that you're trying to make that you're feeling really stuck in. You really do not know which way to go.You can see the pros and the cons from every side. You've viewed this so logically, so practically. But still, it's weighing on you.When we're inside of a decision where we keep weighing it logically and practically, and still can't make our decision - it means that your decision is wanting to be viewed intuitively, from your intuition. From what it is that you actually want that might not make sense to the logical and the practical.When you look at making the decision that way, it might mean having to do some uncomfortable things. Because it's going to require a change of some kind.But you are stuck in the decision because it's being weighed too heavily on the logical and practical, and you're not able to just choose a direction because the intuitive and aligned side is preventing you from really saying "go" on the logical choice.So what happens is you end up in this stuck and indecisive place where you think about it regularly. You try to push it away. It comes back. And you keep finding yourself in the same place because you haven't really committed to a decision or an action step in either direction.It's an awful feeling.In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages for how you can make that decision and take an action step forward.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:44 The Problem: Stuck in a Decision Between Logic and Intuition03:01 Message One: You Can Make a Different Choice (Knight of Pentacles Reversed)06:50 Message Two: How to Discern What's Actually Aligned (Seven of Cups)12:48 Message Three: Watch Out for Distraction (The Devil)14:50 Bringing It All Together16:57 Recap: Three Messages for When You're Stuck18:19 Encouragement20:53 Soul ReadingTHIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're stuck in a decision and can't figure out which way to goYou've weighed the pros and cons logically but still can't chooseThere's an intuitive pull toward something that doesn't make logical senseYou keep thinking about a decision, pushing it away, and it keeps coming backYou're stuck between what's practical and what feels rightYou're afraid to entertain the choice that doesn't match your usual approachYou keep distracting yourself from making the decision RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

10. stop chasing what isn't for youYou're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected? High-achievers are really good at the chase - but we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about stopping the chase of what isn't for you and getting honest about what you actually desire. Because you can spend years building something impressive that leaves you feeling empty.---You're chasing what isn't for you.You're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected?High-achievers are really good at the chase. We're really good at setting a goal and going after it. We're really good at pushing through and making things happen.But we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? Or am I just good at it? Or does it just look right on paper?And when we don't slow down to ask that question, we end up building impressive lives that feel empty. We end up in roles that look great from the outside, but drain us from the inside. We end up achieving things we don't even want.You can spend years – decades even – chasing something that isn't for you. You might even catch it. You might achieve the thing. And then you're standing there holding this accomplishment, this title, this life you worked so hard for, and you feel... nothing. Or worse, you feel trapped by it.This episode is about stopping that chase. About getting honest with what you actually want – not what you think you should want, not what would impress other people, but what you actually desire deep down.I pulled three tarot cards with messages about this.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:46 The Problem: You're Chasing What Isn't For You02:52 Message One: Tune Into What You Actually Feel (King of Cups)07:59 Message Two: Slow Down to Discover Your True Desires (King of Wands)12:25 Message Three: You Can't Run From This Work (Six of Swords Reversed)17:05 Recap: Stop Chasing, Start Building What Feels True18:42 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You're achieving things, but feeling emptyYou're not sure if you actually want what you're chasingYou've been overriding your gut feelings with logic and "shoulds"You're good at something, but don't know if you actually like itYou're building an impressive life that doesn't feel like yoursYou keep thinking "I should be grateful for this," but you're not excitedYou're ready to get honest about what you actually wantRESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

9. what the Sunday scaries are trying to revealThe Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that creeps in on the weekend. I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately - commercials for sleep aids, online posts about weekend dread, people caught between needing rest and not being able to rest. At the root is usually some kind of misalignment - not necessarily with your role, but with your approach. In this episode, I pull three tarot cards to reveal what the Sunday Scaries are trying to tell us. Because they're showing up for a reason.---The Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that we experience on the weekend.I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately. A commercial for sleep aids featuring someone who can't sleep on Sunday night. Posts in online groups about the anxiety people feel on weekends about Monday.For some, it's the anxiety about having to go back to work - they're not in an aligned role, or it's just a tough time at work right now.For others, their work weeks are so intense that when the weekend comes, they can't rest. There's too much pushed to the weekend because the week is so busy. Or if they try to rest, it doesn't feel natural - they're in constant go mode with thoughts of what they should or could be doing instead.And this cycle repeats which can ultimately lead to burnout.At the root of the Sunday Scaries is typically some kind of misalignment. But it's seldom the role itself that's the issue first - usually, the initial work is on the person who is in the role. How you approach your work, how you approach your rest - it has everything to do with your mindset, what you believe to be true or needed or expected.In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about what the Sunday scaries are trying to reveal to us. Because they're showing up for a reason.Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 Why I'm Talking About the Sunday Scaries Now02:39 What's at the Root04:04 The Pattern: Not Being Present on the Weekend05:40 Message One: Reconnect with Your Intuition (Queen of Cups Reversed)10:12 Message Two: Zoom Out and Find a Mentor (The Hierophant)15:25 Message Three: You Are Stronger Than You Think (Strength)21:03 Recap: What the Sunday Scaries are Revealing21:53 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You experience Sunday anxiety about MondayYou spend your whole weekend dreading going back to workYou struggle to rest because you're in constant go modeYou feel stuck in "I have to" energy around your workYou're questioning if you can keep doing this anymoreYou're living for the weekend instead of finding peace throughout the weekYou want to understand what your Sunday scaries are trying to tell you RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

8. navigating work and life with clarityHow can you be more discerning in your actions? Less quick to react? How can you work with your emotions so they don't get in the way of your interactions or decisions? In this episode, I use tarot to explore the energy of the Queen of Swords and share three messages about navigating work and life with more clarity. Whether it's emotional reactivity, hastiness, fear, or overthinking - your mind is getting in the way of your clarity. Here's how to bring it into balance.---How can you be more discerning in your actions?How can you be less quick to react?How can you work with your emotions in a way that you don't let them get in the way of your interactions with others or the decisions you make for yourself?Words can be sharp. And an emotional reaction can override your experience.In this episode, I'm using tarot to support the messages. The topic was reflected to me through the Queen of Swords - a very logical, wise energy. This week, we're talking about how you can embody that practical, logical side as balanced with emotion and experience.This is an episode about how you can navigate work and life with more clarity.Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:44 Using Tarot for This Episode00:57 Embodying the Queen of Swords 02:54 Message One: Process Before You Communicate (Five of Swords)05:11 Message Two: Haste vs Inaction (Knight of Swords Reversed)08:37 Message Three: Completing Cycles (The World Reversed)12:49 Connecting the Messages14:01 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You tend to react in the heat of the moment and regret it laterYou swing between moving too fast and being completely frozenYou know what you need to do but you're stalling outYou feel stuck in your mind and can't seem to move forwardYou're ready for that next evolution but your frightened mind is keeping you stuckYou want to navigate your work and life with more clarity and wisdom RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

7.​ messages for DecemberThis episode is a little different. I'm tuning into the month of December specifically and bringing forth the messages most needed for high-achievers right now. I pulled the Book of December 2025 for High Achievers from the Akashic Records - mid-month - as a reflection, recalibration, and pivot point. Five messages came through about simplicity, connection, being present, and the capacity for love - reminding us that December didn't do this to us. Energetically, it's actually a quite calm month. ---This week's episode is a little different.I'm tuning into the month of December and bringing forth the messages most needed for high-achievers in this month specifically.I'm doing this mid-month - as a reflection, a recalibration, a pivot, a "stay on track," whatever serves you.I pulled the Book of December 2025 for High Achievers from the Akashic Records, taking note of the book itself and its pages to see what messages are here for us.I received five messages: two for the first half of December, one for the present moment, and two for the second half of December.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:​00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever​00:43 A Different Kind of Episode: Messages for December​01:43 Opening Energy: The Yellow Book​02:53 Message One: The Call for Simplicity and Connection (First Half of December)​04:31 Message Two: Introducing More of You (First Half of December)​07:02 Message Three: The Pivot Point (Present Day December)​09:35 Message Four: The Capacity for Love (Second Half of December)​12:03 Message Five: Let Go of End-of-Year Pressure (Second Half of December)​15:03 Closing Reflection: The Calm Energy of December​16:36 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:​You're feeling the compounding weight of the holiday season​You've felt a calling for simplicity but haven't settled into it​You're going through the motions on autopilot during the holidays​You're putting pressure on yourself around end-of-year/new-year expectations​You want to show up more authentically in how you celebrate and connect​You're ready to let December be calm instead of chaotic RESOURCES MENTIONED:​⁠⁠None in this episode---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:​Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

6. creating your aligned visionHaving an aligned vision gives you something to work toward - so you can point your energy and actions toward what you truly want to build rather than defaulting or taking a back seat to the creation of your life. In this episode, Angela tunes into the energy of an aligned vision for the high-achiever and shares five intuitively received messages about creating a vision that feels expansive and true. ---Having an aligned vision gives you something to work toward.It helps you point your energy and actions toward what you truly want to build - rather than getting stuck in the day-to-day routine you're in, sinking into familiarity and comfort when those habits don't align with where you want to go.We can create a life we want and love. Our lives are not predestined - we have free will. And we don't have to accept that it's not possible.But most of us have been building from the outside in - letting external expectations determine where our actions align. It's better that we create from the inside out. Tune in and discover what we want, then let the outside world serve as the resources and landscape for what we're going to create.In this episode, Angela explores the energy of an aligned vision for the high-achiever and shares five intuitively received messages about creating a vision that feels expansive and true.Here's what came through.IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:​00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever​00:43 The Benefit of Having an Aligned Vision​01:45 Outside In vs. Inside Out​03:00 Message One: The Aligned Vision Feels Expansive (Not Limiting)​04:48 Message Two: Creating an Aligned Vision Requires Self-Awareness​07:48 Message Three: The Gap Between Where You Are and Where You Want to Be​10:52 Message Four: The Fear of Change (And Why It's Not as Scary as You Think)​14:32 Message Five: Your Desires Are Meant For You​16:36 Closing and Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:​You're stuck in the day-to-day routine and want direction​You've been building from the outside in instead of the inside out​You keep defaulting or taking a back seat to the creation of your life​You jump to action quickly but aren't sure it's aligned with what you truly want​You're ready to create a vision that feels expansive, not limiting​You want to learn how to write your vision from wisdom, not fear RESOURCES MENTIONED:​⁠Soul-Led Career⁠​⁠Soul-Led Life⁠​Three Parts/Lenses Reference: Sourced from/inspired by the teachings of The Mind Rebel Academy---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:​Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠​Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

5. messages about rest that actually restoresYou know that feeling when you've had a full night's sleep but still wake up exhausted? When you take a day off but still feel depleted? Rest doesn't always restore. In this episode, I tune into the energy of restorative rest for the high-achiever and share three messages about the kind of rest that actually replenishes you - not just keeps you functional enough to keep going. If you're tired of being tired, this one's for you.---You know that feeling when you've had a full night's sleep but still wake up exhausted? When you take a day off but still feel depleted? When you rest but don't actually feel restored?That's where I've been lately. This deep tiredness that sleep doesn't fix. This sense of wearing thin even when I'm technically doing the "right" things to take care of myself.And that's the frustrating part, isn't it? You're trying. You're aware enough to know you need rest. You might even be taking time to rest. But it's not working.What I've come to realize is that rest doesn't always restore.Not all rest is created equal. You can rest and still feel drained. You can stop working and still feel depleted. Because the kind of rest you're getting might not be the kind of rest you actually need.In this episode, I'm exploring the energy of restorative rest for the high-achiever - the kind of rest that actually restores energy and helps remedy exhaustion and burnout.Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:43 Deep Tiredness01:50 When Rest Doesn't Feel Restful03:15 We Need Rest That Actually Restores03:51 Opening Energy: The Queen and High Priestess Within04:36 Message One: Operating in Opposition to Flow07:38 Message Two: Stepping Outside Your Obligations10:09 Message Three: Ebb and Flow, Intention and Rhythm12:16 Recap: Three Messages About Restorative Rest12:48 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You wake up exhausted even after a full night's sleepYou take time off but still feel depletedYou're stuck in a cycle of exhaustion you can't seem to breakYou know you need rest but it's not workingYou want rest that actually restores you, not just keeps you functionalYou're tired of being tired RESOURCES MENTIONED:No external resources mentioned in this episode.---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

4. messages to ease holiday anxietyThe holidays are supposed to be joyful. So why do so many of us feel anxious instead? For some, it's the pressure to create the perfect holiday. For others, it's dreading family time. For me, it's the gifts - the coordinating, the planning, the mental load of it all. In this episode, I tune into the energy of holiday anxiety and share three messages about what it's trying to tell us and how to ease it. If the holidays feel like another job, this one's for you.---The holidays are supposed to be joyful. Magical. A time to celebrate and connect.So why do so many of us feel anxious instead?For some, it's the pressure to create the perfect holiday - the decorations, the meals, the traditions, all of it flawless. For others, it's dreading the time with family - the dynamics, the judgment, the old roles you thought you'd outgrown. And for others, it's the absence - missing the people who used to make the holidays feel like home.For me? It's the gifts. The coordinating, the planning, the mental load. No matter how early I start, the timing always closes in on me.High-achievers especially feel the weight of the holidays because we've turned it into another thing to optimize. Another thing to get right. Another thing we're responsible for making perfect for everyone else.The holidays become a job. A project. A list of tasks that must be completed flawlessly or we've failed somehow.In this episode, I'm exploring the energy of holiday anxiety - what it is, why it shows up for achievers, and what we need to know to ease it.Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:41 Why High-Achievers Feel Holiday Anxiety Differently03:48 Message One: The Performance Element 05:02 Message Two: The Importance of Love & Desire + A Practical Framework10:37 Message Three: The Collective Energy of Love – Connection & Conversation13:02 Recap: Three Messages to Ease Holiday Anxiety14:46 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:The holidays feel like another job or project to completeYou carry the mental load of holiday planning and coordinationYou feel pressure to create the perfect holiday for everyone elseYou're exhausted by gift-giving obligationsYou crave simpler, more connected gatheringsYou want to experience the holidays without constant anxietyYou're ready to do the holidays differently this year RESOURCES MENTIONED:Framework for evaluating holiday responsibilities:How can I do it differently?How can I see it differently?How can I delegate it?How can I get rid of it?Process for creating an aligned holiday:Ground yourself (get centered, breathe, tune in)Organize (make lists of holiday responsibilities)Check in with your heart's desires (what do you actually want to experience?)Alter your lists (run them through the framework above)---READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠ ---LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠---ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

3. when did you stop having fun?High-achievers are out there optimizing joy… out of their lives. We've made everything transactional - even fun has to count for something or it feels like a waste of time. In this episode, I tune into the energy of fun, joy, and play and share three messages about reconnecting with what makes you happy. If you've forgotten what you actually enjoy (or feel guilty when you're not being productive), this one's for you. --- High-achievers are really good at optimizing joy out of their lives.Everything becomes transactional. Exercise isn't for enjoyment - it's for health goals. Hobbies aren't for fun - they're for networking or skill-building or starting a side gig. Even relaxation becomes a self-care task to check off the list. Fun has to count for something, or it feels like a waste of time. Maybe you've been asked "what do you do for fun?" and drawn a blank. Not because you don't have an answer - but because you genuinely can't remember what actually makesyou happy. That's kind of heartbreaking, isn't it? In this episode, I'm exploring the energy of fun, joy, and play - what it actually means to prioritize these not as a reward, but as a way of being. I sat in meditation and asked: What dohigh-achievers need to know about reconnecting with joy? Here's what came through. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:44 How Achievers Optimize Joy Out of Their Lives01:55 The Guilt of Not Being Productive03:12 When Achievement Becomes a Coping Mechanism04:02 What If Joy Isn't Something You Have to Earn?04:36 Message One: It's Still in You (Follow Your Curiosity)06:30 Message Two: Don't Expect Too Much of Fun (Just Be Present)08:02 Message Three: Your Imaginary Friend (Visualize and Act)10:23 Recap: Sparking Fun as an Adult11:59 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've optimized joy out of your life and everything feels transactionalYou feel guilty when you're not being productiveYou can't remember the last time you did something just for funRest feels lazy and play feels childishYou make sure everyone else is happy but your joy comes lastYou're afraid of what happiness might require you to change RESOURCES MENTIONED:No resources mentioned in this episode--- READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠ --- LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠LinkedIn: ⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠Newsletter: ⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠ --- ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career andlife you'll love.

2. messages from your bodyHigh-achievers are really good at ignoring their bodies. We push through fatigue, work through headaches, and tell ourselves we'll rest when the project is done - except there's always another project. In this episode, I tune into the energy of an aligned, balanced physical body and share three messages about what our bodies are trying to communicate to us. If you've been ignoring the whispers (or the screams), this one's for you. ---High-achievers are really good at ignoring their bodies. We push through the fatigue. We work through headaches.We tell ourselves "I'll rest when this project is done" - except there's always another project.And our bodies? They're patient at first. They whisper. A little tension here, some tiredness there, a gentle nudge that says "hey, I need something from you."But when we don't listen? The body stops whispering. It starts screaming.I've been noticing this in myself lately. My body is asking something of me - more movement, more rest, better care - but I'm having trouble actually giving it what it needs. And I know I'm not alone in this.In this episode, I'm exploring the energy of an aligned body - a body that feels great in life and at work. Here's what came through...IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever00:41 Why Achievers Ignore Their Bodies03:58 Message One: Emotions Are Energy (And They Store in Your Body)07:25 Message Two: Safe, Steady, and Secure Through Relationships and Routine08:57 Message Three: Deep Reverence for Your Physical Form10:10 Overarching Message: Give Your Body Long-Term Love11:11 Message Recap12:29 Angela's Personal Reflection on These Messages16:58 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've been pushing through physical discomfort instead of listening to itYou keep busy as a way to avoid dealing with what you're actually feelingYou know you need to care for your body better but struggle to prioritize itYou're experiencing unexplained physical symptoms (headaches, fatigue, pain, tension)You're ready to honor your body as the sacred vessel it is RESOURCES MENTIONED:The Happy Houseplant protocol (mentioned as part of Angela's Soul-Led Career program)Note: Nothing in this episode is meant as medical advice. Always consult professionals for health concerns. --- READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: ⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠ --- LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: ⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠Instagram: ⁠@angelamckayllc⁠LinkedIn: ⁠Angela McKay⁠Newsletter: ⁠The Career Revival⁠ --- ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the woman who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach - helps accomplished women stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

1. the energy of loving what you doMost of us have been taught that loving what you do is unrealistic - something only lucky people get to experience. In this episode, I tune into the energy of loving what you do and share three insights about what's actually possible when you stop settling for work that drains you. If you're successful on paper but know something's missing, this one's for you. --- I remember sitting in my office as a Senior VP of HR - the title I'd worked over two decades to earn - and feeling disconnected. I was good at my job. And I was unfulfilled. In this episode, I'm exploring the energy of loving what you do. I sat in meditation and asked: What do my listeners most need to know about ‘loving what you do’ right now? Here's what came through....IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever01:51 The Disconnect Between Success and Fulfillment03:07 Message One: Permission to Love What You Do05:50 Message Two: Don’t Cut Off the Vision of What You Love to Do07:52 Message Three: Practical Steps Towards Loving YourWork10:07 Summarizing + Embracing Small Steps in Your Journey                      11:32 Soul Reading THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:You've built a successful career but feel disconnected from your workYou're tired of just being "good at" something you don't actually loveYou're ready to stop settling for "fine" and start building work that lights you up RESOURCES MENTIONED:No resources mentioned in this episode --- READY TO GO DEEPER?If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.Learn more: www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading --- LET'S STAY CONNECTED:Website: www.angelamckayllc.comInstagram: @angelamckayllcLinkedIn: Angela McKayNewsletter: The Career Revival --- ABOUT THE PODCAST:The Unraveling Achiever is for the woman who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach - helps accomplished women stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.