Audacious vs. Audacity

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers

The Art & Soul Show - Photography Podcast for Newborn and Family Photographers
Audacious vs. Audacity
May 20, 2026 Episode 291
Lisa DiGeso, The Milky Way

Every single time I've chosen to quiet that audacity voice and lean into my audacious side, my life has expanded."

Two words. They look almost identical on paper, but they feel completely different when you say them out loud. Audacious is bold, brave, and full of possibility. Audacity is the sting, the who do you think you are, the voice that shows up the second you start to dream a little bigger.

In this episode, I’m breaking down the battle between these two voices and how to recognize which one is actually running the show. I share what it looks like to catch that shift in real time, how to check in with your body as a signal, and why the audacity voice doesn't disappear but stops being the loudest one in the room.

You'll walk away with a whole new way of listening to yourself and a reminder that the world needs more audacious people, not fewer.

What's in this episode: 

[00:00:30] The difference between audacious and audacity 
[00:02:00] The moment the spark gets squashed by self doubt 
[00:03:00] What happened when Lisa let the audacity voice win 
[00:03:30] What leaning into your audacious side actually looks like 
[00:04:00] Using softness and humor to quiet the inner critic 
[00:04:30] How your body tells you which voice is speaking 
[00:05:00] Recognizing when the voice isn't even yours 
[00:05:30] Building proof that you can trust yourself, one step at a time

If there's a dream you keep talking yourself out of, this episode will help you figure out which voice has been holding the microphone and how to hand it back to the right one.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://themilkyway.ca/podcast/



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