Shift with Maddi
For anyone in their "figuring it out" era: Shift with Maddi blends psychology, motivation and a lot of trial and error into a candid, supportive listen about personal growth and the small shifts that build a bigger life. Hosted by Maddi - honest, relatable, and always in your corner.
Shift with Maddi
Ep 2: You're Not Lazy, Your Brain Is Just Running An Old Program
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Ever notice how you've got your shit together in some areas of your life and can't catch a break in others?
It's not bad luck or laziness girlie - it's your default settings.
This is the episode the whole of Shift with Maddi rests on: the patterns your brain runs on autopilot, why some goals feel stupidly easy and others feel impossible, and why bailing on the new thing doesn't make you a loser - it means your brain is doing its job a bit too well, keeping you somewhere familiar because familiar feels safe.
In this episode:
- What a default setting actually is
- Why some defaults are a gift, and which ones to keep
- The real reason you self-sabotage the unfamiliar (your nervous system clocks "new" as danger)
- How I rewrote my own relationship default after landing in Australia
- The myth of self-development I want to kill: you're not adding more, you're reprioritising
- What it feels like to finally curate your life instead of letting your life live you
I'm not here to preach and I'm no expert - just a girl who's put hundreds of hours into changing her own life, sharing it in real time. The next default I'm rewriting is career and business - with you.
Shift with Maddi is a podcast about identity, default settings, and building a life that actually fits - from the inside out. New here? This is the place to start.