The Shit That Matters
Welcome to The Shit That Matters with Anamaria Velasquez, the podcast for rule-breakers, deep feelers, and soul-led humans ready to stop pretending and start living here to talk about the real, the messy, magical, and meaningful stuff most people avoid or are uncomfortable to speak about.
Each episode offers unfiltered insights, personal lessons, and healing conversations that help you feel like you're not crazy, ready to awaken your true self and live life in a bold, courageous way.
Whether you’re in a healing season or a breakthrough moment, this is your reminder: You’re not alone. And your truth? That’s the shit that matters.
The Shit That Matters
The Honest Middle Series | Ep. 3 Doing The Work But Still Feeling "Off"
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You’re doing the healing work.
You’re more self-aware.
You’ve let go of old habits.
You’re growing.
So why do you still feel off?
In this episode of The Honest Middle, we’re talking about identity shifts, nervous system recalibration, and the uncomfortable middle phase of personal growth.
When autopilot no longer works and your old coping mechanisms fall away, your identity begins to reorganize. That process can feel disorienting — even when everything looks “fine” on the outside.
Inside this episode, we explore:
- Why growth can feel heavier than expected
- What it means to outgrow your old baseline
- How repatterning your identity takes time
- The difference between surface-level change and embodied growth
- Why feeling off doesn’t mean you’re failing — it means you’re expanding
If you’re in the in-between season of becoming, this conversation will meet you there.
✨ Discovering You — LIVE was created for this exact phase.
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Next up: Episode 4 dives into releasing the old version of you — with respect.
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