Smell the Roses with Steph - Podcast
Are you tired of running on autopilot, people-pleasing, or feeling guilty for wanting more out of life? If you are ready to break old patterns, heal your anxiety, and consciously build a life and relationships that actually feel aligned, you are in the right place.
Welcome to Smell the Roses - a podcast for anyone craving deeper self-awareness, healthier relationships, and a more fulfilling, intentional life.
Host Steph dives into the raw reality of mindset, mindfulness, manifestation, consciousness, and personal growth. Through honest conversations, grounded wisdom, and practical tools (like her 5 R's Method), Steph explores how the way we think, feel, and relate shapes our entire world. Whether you are navigating a major life transition, learning to set boundaries, or simply seeking more meaning, this podcast is your weekly invitation to pause, breathe, and find clarity.
It’s time to stop settling, heal from the past, and unapologetically create the life you desire.
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Smell the Roses with Steph - Podcast
How to Know If You’ve Outgrown Your Current Life - Recognise
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Something feels off, but you can’t quite name it, so you keep pushing, staying busy, and hoping it will pass. I’m slowing things down and inviting you to do the opposite: pause, breathe, and recognise what’s really going on beneath the surface. Because when life feels stuck, overwhelming, or disconnected, the fastest way forward isn’t a quick fix, it’s clarity.
We focus on the first step in my five R’s framework method: recognise. That means looking inward with honesty at your thoughts, emotions, behaviours, and the choices that brought you here, without turning it into a blame session. I walk through the questions that cut through the noise: Why am I feeling this way? What’s keeping me stuck? What patterns am I repeating? Where am I shrinking myself or people pleasing at the cost of my own needs?
You’ll hear real-life examples that many of us relate to: realising you’ve spent years caring for everyone else, feeling career dissatisfaction because your work no longer aligns, or facing the end of a relationship and sensing that it might also be the beginning of something more authentic. I also share journalling prompts to compare who you were five years ago with who you are today, so you can spot the outdated identity you might still be living from.
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Welcome And The Rose Symbol
SPEAKER_03Check the clock, hit the pause, leave the stress behind. We're shifting gears, clearing space inside the mind. From the hustle to the healing, yeah, we know all the drill, but life is moving fast. It's time to make it stand still.
SPEAKER_01Hi, gorgeous. Welcome to Smell the Roses with Steph. I'm so grateful you're here. This podcast is a space for those moments in life when you know something needs to change. When you've spent so much time taking care of everyone else that you've forgotten yourself. When you feel stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply ready for more. For me, the rose became a symbol of transformation. A reminder that even in life's hardest seasons, there is always a possibility of growth, renewal, and becoming. Each week I will explore the mindset shifts, life lessons, personal growth, and soulful conversations that help us reconnect with who we truly are and who we're capable of becoming. Because no matter where you are right now, your story isn't finished. You can reset, you can reinvent, and you can rise. I invite you to take a deep breath, settle in and let's smell the roses together.
Recognise Where You Are Now
SPEAKER_01The first step in the five R's and the Framework method is recognize. Before you can create meaningful change in your life, you must first understand where you are right now. Many people spend years feeling stuck, overwhelmed, burnt out, lost or disconnected from themselves without ever stopping to ask why. They continue moving through life on autopilot, hoping things will improve, while the real causes of their unhappiness remain hidden beneath the surface. Recognition is the process of looking inward with honesty. It is about becoming aware of what is happening in your life, your thoughts, your emotions, your behaviors, and the choices that have brought you to this point. It requires courage because the answers are not always comfortable.
SPEAKER_00Without awareness there can be no lasting transformation.
SPEAKER_01When we feel lost, we often search outside ourselves for solutions. We look for someone to save us, a new opportunity, a different circumstance, or a quick fix that will make this discomfort disappear.
SPEAKER_00The truth is that clarity begins within.
SPEAKER_01To recognize where you are today, you must ask yourself some important questions. Why am I feeling this way? What is causing me to feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unhappy? What patterns am I repeating that no longer serve me? Where am I compromising my own needs to please others? For some people, recognition may reveal that they have spent years putting everyone else's needs before their own. They have become so focused on caring for others that they have forgotten how to care for themselves. For others, it may uncover dissatisfaction in their career. They may realize that they have been following a path that no longer aligns with who they are, yet fear has prevented them from making a change. For some, recognition comes from the end of a relationship. What once felt like the end of everything begins to reveal itself as the beginning of something new. The relationship may be over, but their life is not. In fact, they may now have the opportunity to rediscover themselves, redefine their future, and create a life that feels more authentic than ever before. Recognition is not about blaming yourself for where you are. It is not about dwelling on mistakes, regrets, or missed opportunities.
SPEAKER_00It's about seeing your current reality clearly and without judgment.
SPEAKER_01You cannot move forward until you know where you stand.
Journalling Prompts For Honest Clarity
SPEAKER_01Take a moment to write down and reflect on the person you once were. Answer these questions. Who were you five years ago? What did you value? What did you dream about? Now consider the person you are today. What has changed? What feels different? What no longer aligns with the life you want to live. Often we hold ourselves to outdated versions of who we used to be. We continue to make decisions based on old beliefs, old expectations, and old identities, even though we have grown beyond them. Recognition allows us to acknowledge that we are no longer that person and that is not something to fear.
SPEAKER_00It is something to embrace.
SPEAKER_01The purpose of this first step recognize is simple but powerful. To help you identify exactly where you are in your life right now, to bring awareness to what is causing your pain, frustration, your confusion, or your sense of being stuck, to help you see what has been holding you back and most importantly, to provide the clarity needed to move forward. Because once you can clearly recognize your present situation, you are no longer operating in confusion. You have awareness, you have understanding, you have clarity. And clarity is the foundation upon which every meaningful transformation is built. Only when you truly recognize where you are can you begin taking purposeful steps towards where you want to be.
SPEAKER_00This is where your journey begins.
Clarity, Next Steps And Farewell
SPEAKER_01Thank you for tuning in with me today. If this episode resonated with you or you know someone who needs to hear this message, please follow and share the podcast with them. Until next time, keep smiling.
SPEAKER_03We're shifting gears, clearing space inside the mind. From the hustle to the healing, yeah, we're not allowed to drill, but life is moving fast. It's time to make it fast.