In this episode, I'm doing something a little different. I was recently a guest on my friend Laura Dionicio's show, The Pivot Point Podcast, and the conversation moved me in a way I didn't expect. Laura asked the kind of deep, searching questions that forced me to look back at my own 18-year corporate career, my journey through single motherhood, and the terrifying moments where I had to rebuild my life from scratch in just two weeks. Listening back actually made me cry—not out of sadness, but because it reflected back the "badassery" it took to get here. I'm sharing that interview with you today because I want you to see that the "nudges" you're feeling aren't random; they are breadcrumbs leading you to your next chapter.

Episode Highlights

• The 18-Year Exit: I open up about the exact moment I realized my corporate "success" was actually making me sick.
• The Power of a Sabbatical: How I navigated the guilt and fear of leaning on a partner to finally learn how to receive.
• Rebuilding in Real-Time: The practical steps I took to turn a part-time VA gig into a full-time income in only 14 days when my circumstances suddenly changed.
• Redefining Your "Cushion": Why I stopped looking at my bank account as my only safety net and started trusting my skills and education instead.
• Decoding Resistance: How to tell the difference between "I'm scared because this is new" and "I'm resisting this because it's not for me."
• Business by Design: How my coach helped me use Human Design to stop overworking and start aligning my business with my energy as a Manifesting Generator.

Resources:

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Email: sonia@soniasdesk.com
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Are you tired of feeling like you're running in place? In this episode, we officially say goodbye to the slow, introspective "shedding" phase of the Wood Snake and step into the most electric energy of the decade: The Year of the Red Fire Horse. This rare 60-year event brings a "Double Fire" intensity that can either fuel your greatest launch or lead to total burnout. We're breaking down the exact strategy you need to harness this heat across your life, your health, and your business so you can stop overthinking and start sprinting.

Inside This Episode:

• The 60-Year Reset: Why the "Red Fire" Horse is significantly more potent than a standard Horse year and what it means for your timeline.
• Breaking the "Snake" Cycle: How to transition out of the heavy, introverted energy of 2025 and into a state of "Success Upon Arrival."
• The Radical Autonomy Shift: A deep dive into why 2026 is the year to quit living by everyone else's blueprint.
• Heart-Centered Vitality: The specific health risks of a "Double Fire" year and the "active recovery" secrets to keep your engine from frying.
• The Long Tether Philosophy: Why giving more freedom in your relationships actually brings people closer this year.
• The 24-Hour Business Rule: A powerful strategy to ensure your ideas don't evaporate in the high-heat economy of 2026.

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A couple of years ago, I caught my reflection while fixing my eyeliner, and for the first time in decades, I didn't recognize the woman looking back. I saw a softness in my jawline and a tiredness in my eyes that no "hack" or serum could fix. I didn't reach for a solution, I just sat on the edge of the tub and felt incredibly sad.

We spend billions of dollars on anti-aging, HRT, and optimization, but we almost never talk about the quiet, heavy heartbreak of losing the version of ourselves we've lived with for decades. In this deeply personal "storytime" episode, I'm pulling back the curtain on my own journey, from a "mirror shock" moment at the driving range this past weekend to the realization that I am in a state of ambiguous loss. This episode isn't about how to "fix" your body or your mindset. It is simply an invitation to no longer silence the quiet grief. It's a conversation about acknowledging the ghost of our first act so we can finally show up for the wisdom and power of our second.

In This Episode, I Share:

• The Moment the Mirror Changed: The story of the fitted golf dress that stopped me in my tracks and the "rogue" body changes that I couldn't unsee.
• The Paradox of Invisibility: My journey from being a hyper-visible 12-year-old dealing with unwanted attention to the complicated relief—and the toll—of becoming "invisible" in my 50s.
• Ambiguous Loss: Why grieving a changing body is so heavy when there is no clear ending and no "body to bury."
• The "Old Reliability" Betrayal: What happens when the diet and the grit we've used for decades stop working, and we're left wishing for our younger bodies back.
• A Rite of Passage: Why I'm planning a ceremony to thank the body that ran the marathons and birthed my children—not to "fix" the sadness, but to finally honor it.
• The Essential Self: Michelangelo's metaphor for aging—what is being revealed once the extraneous is carved away?

Resources:

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Email: sonia@soniasdesk.com
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