Feeling Stuck? Start with the Minimum Viable Push (MVP)

In this raw and heartfelt solo episode of Healing Her Halo, Patience Murray speaks directly from her spirit while in the process of writing her upcoming book, Have Patience, It Gets Better.

This episode is a reminder you didn’t know you needed:
 Your story matters. Your voice matters. YOU matter.

If you’ve ever questioned whether your experiences hold value…
 If you’ve ever silenced yourself because you thought no one would understand…
 If you’ve been carrying the weight of trauma, healing, motherhood, ambition, and survival all at once…

This conversation is for you.

Patience dives into the power of your unique story and why the very things you’ve been through—the pain, the perseverance, the moments you thought you wouldn’t make it—are the exact things that can help heal someone else.

She also introduces a powerful mindset shift inspired by her background in tech:
 💡 The MVP Method — “Minimum Viable Progress”

Because healing doesn’t require perfection…
 It requires movement.

In this episode, you’ll be reminded:

•  Why your experiences are more valuable than you think 
•  How your voice can impact someone else’s healing journey 
•  Why you don’t have to do everything at once to move forward 
•  How to release the pressure of perfection and embrace progress 
•  That even on your hardest days… you are still showing up 

This is your permission slip to:
 ✨ Speak up
 ✨ Start where you are
 ✨ And trust that your story is enough

Because someone, somewhere… needs to hear you.

🎧 Be sure to download, share, and subscribe—so together, we can continue healing another woman’s halo.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:00

Welcome to another episode of Healing Her Halo, a women empowerment platform for women who've experienced trauma and the struggles of mental health. This is a safe space to gain guidance on how to navigate through the storms of life and how to stay present in the light when the sun shines again. Be sure to download, share, and subscribe so you can help heal another woman's halo. Now, here's your host, Patience Murray.

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Welcome to another episode of Healing Her Halo. And today I'm just speaking freely because I'm in the process of writing my new book, Have Patience. It gets better. And I'm really excited about sharing it with you. But the purpose of this episode today is really about the power of your story, the power of your unique voice in this world, and why we need it. Why we need it. And you never know how your unique experiences and your unique way of looking at the world and perceiving the world and articulating that perception, how that could be of great use to somebody, somebody on their journey of life. So if there's any points, let's say that I would give to you today, the point number one would be to realize how impactful your experience is in this world. Your experience, the plethora of moments that you've encountered, that the times where you thought that you weren't going to make it and then did, it has value. You are valuable. There are so many amazing teachers that I've been listening to lately, like John Maxwell, for instance, and all the wisdom that he's given and shared, especially about the mountain mindset and how everything worth having is uphill, that I encourage you to listen to. But women, especially, and women survivors, especially, sometimes thinking that things are uphill, especially as much as we've already gone through in the course of a day, to add more to that, it's just sometimes it feels beyond belief. But I also want to remind you that you are stronger than you know, absolutely stronger than you may realize that you're even capable of. And even on your down day, on the day where you feel like you're not gonna push through and you're not gonna persist, I encourage you to embody the MVP. Are you ready, ladies? Okay, so I came up with this. So most of you that are listening to the show don't know that I've actually worked in the technology industry for the past four years. And I am basically like a consultant for people that want to develop apps, right? And I'm connected to the engineers who can basically help you accomplish that. So if you want to learn more, follow me on LinkedIn. But in that process of development, there's something called an MVP that we create for our clients, right? And that MVP is a minimum viable product. So each day we may have an ideal version of our day, right? Much like a client who has an ideal version of an application that they want to have or an app that they want to have on the App Store, right? But the reality is, and sometimes the tender truth, that we have to deliver to our clients is that you're not able to get everything that you want all in one go. Sometimes you're gonna have to break it up in phases, right? And sometimes the best way to start is not with everything, but with the minimum viable product of what you want to do. Now, for us as women, it may be challenging to even entertain the idea that we can't have it all, right? Because we try to do everything at once and we want to get it all done in a day, and sometimes our goal list is pages long, and we realize that we haven't even nearly chipped away at anything, and we beat ourselves up, and that really kills the momentum. But I'm gonna introduce to you that there is a possibility to structure your days with the NVP in mind, and my version of the NPV MPV is called minimum viable push. The MVP, what's the minimum viable push that you can do to make a dent in your day? What's the minimum viable push that you can do today that moves the needle towards your dreams, your goals, your destiny that's doable, feasible, and healthy for your nervous system? I'll take a second to think about that for myself today. And what does that look like in action? Maybe it's not a fully produced podcast video for me. My MVP for Healing Her Halo and showing up each week with the audio. Because I know that there are people connected to this podcast that need my voice, that need my unique perspective of what I have to share in this world, that need something that I have inside of me, whether I realize it or not, whether I believe it or not. But I know my obedience is required. So for you, that may look like you know that you have to clean the entire house. But maybe the NVP is getting the dishes done. Because if you don't, it's gonna stink up the entire house. What's the NVP for you today? What's the minimum viable push that you can do? And it's Wednesday, right? We're halfway through the week. I'm sure that by this point we have given already a thousand and ten percent to everything and everybody else. We often do that as women, that's just what we do, right? But we have to remember, even with our own personal goals, what's the NVP? So, number one is remembering that you are valuable, that you have impact in this world that is needed. And number two, what's your MVP? Knowing that you have this impact and you are a necessity in this life. How are you going to show up this week? How are you gonna power through with the NVP? And maybe it's not doing every single thing that you can think of. What are the key things that you can do today to move the needle forward? One thing that I've really realized in my journey these days is that implementation is more important than information. We can all have information. AI has now allowed us all to be information experts. The people that know everything, the people that when you try to tell them something, they're like, I know, I know, oh I know. But who are the people that are doing the thing? And doing again doesn't mean exhausting yourself beyond belief, and it doesn't mean having a to-do list that's a thousand pages long. But where are you getting done? What's the MVP? Okay, so I hope that helps you today. I hope that adopting the MVP mindset is going to be of use to you. It's been for me, and it'll allow you to keep moving forward even when you don't feel like it. It'll allow you to give yourself grace, but still holding yourself accountable for the action steps that are going to actually move your life forward, right? And number three, don't settle for the regret. Don't settle for the regret. The regret of not doing the action, of not taking a step, of not taking a risk, of not doing the thing, of not implementing the information, of not applying the principles. That regret carries weight, and that kills momentum moving forward. So even if you can't do it all in one day, even if you question whether or not the NVP is going to be of value or of use to you, just take a second to think about the regret that you'd feel if you didn't do anything at all, and how over time the doing nothing compounds as well into this deep sense of regret that you're gonna have to live with. And I don't want that for you. I don't want to see you have to deal with that tender truth of not making the choices, of not engaging in the behaviors that are actually going to make a difference and show fruit in your life. Okay? So this is a short episode today, but I did want it to be packed with value, and I'm grateful that we've at least gotten to three anchoring points. Number one, the reminder is that your voice, your impact in this world is valuable. You are needed, you are a necessity. So even if you're in spaces even that you have to endure for the rest of this week, where you may not be as valued and appreciated as you feel like you should be, whether that's in a family dynamic, whether that's in an entrepreneurial environment, or whether you're in a corporate environment, this reminder, I hope that it gets you through the challenges that you will overcome by the end of this week, but also reminding you of the MVP approach. You very well can take the MVP approach to your life. You may not be able to get through every single thing that would be the ideal week, but what's the minimum viable push that you can do today? Ask yourself that every single day. What's my MVP? Okay? And lastly, don't settle for the regret. There will be a moment when you have to reflect and be honest with yourself about how you showed up. Did you show up as best as you could? Did you do your NVP? Did you make the choice? Did you do the actions? Did you do anything at all to move your life forward in the direction that you need? And sometimes, as survivors, people that are carrying a lot on their soul and their spirit already, sometimes doing anything can feel like too much. And when you couple being a mother, couple being a wife, couple being an entrepreneur on top of that, it can get really complicated. But even you that's carrying a lot, even you that feels like it's too much, even you that feels too emotionally unstable to be able to handle the responsibility of anything at all right now, to you, I ask as well. What's your NVP? Maybe it's journaling today. You haven't done it in a couple months, and you know that you need to. Maybe it's drinking more water because you know that you've been a little cloudy in your mind lately, and perhaps water would help you provide some clarity. Or maybe it's picking up the Bible because it's been years, and maybe you're running from a revelation or a reality or a truth that may be revealed to you that you just you just don't want to deal with right now. But whatever that MVP is for you and to all my creatives out there who have beautiful voices, who create beautiful art, who are amazing writers that the world doesn't even know about yet. Maybe your MVP is recording a voice note, jotting down your ideas, sharing your ideas on social media, and maybe it's not in this grand and fabulous way of conveying it, but maybe it's just making a post of your notes, sharing your thoughts with the world. What is your MVP? What's your minimum valuable push that you're gonna do today to move your life forward? I believe in you, and I don't want you to live with that regret of not doing anything at all, not taking any action. We have all the information in the world available to us, and right now AI is making it insanely difficult to not overthink. But when you do get into that moment, when you get into that spiral where your emotions start leading the path and you start moving away from the reality of the fact that you just gotta make a choice and do something that's gonna be beneficial, remember the NVP approach and remember that your impact has value, and remember that you don't want to live with that regret of not doing anything at all. So, if anything, ground yourself, take deep breaths, go outside, get some fresh air, touch a tree, enjoy the breeze, and remember that even if you just do one thing today, it still counts. And you still matter, and you're still here. Alright, this has been another episode of Healing or Halo. I will be back with more episodes throughout the season, more solo episodes, more guest interviews, and more value, value, value, value that you can take and implement in your life right away. Especially you, the survivor woman, who feels too incapable, too inadequate, too hurt, too wounded to make any progress. I encourage you to think about your MVP today and what you can do to move your life forward. Because I believe in you and I know that you're stronger than you think you are right now. So I hope this blesses you and hope that this puts a little spark back into your halo today.

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