What if building a successful business didn’t require sacrificing your health, values, or capacity?

In this Season 3 episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, Dawn Ledet sits down with Marissa Guthrie, a business coach whose journey is a powerful example of what happens when self-trust becomes the foundation of how you work and lead.

Marissa shares how years of operating under traditional business pressure led to chronic health issues that forced her to pause and re-evaluate everything. That disruption became a turning point — inviting her to rebuild her business around intuition, ethical decision-making, and self-care rather than fear or hustle.

In this conversation, we explore how self-trust can guide more aligned pricing, sustainable growth, and a way of working that honors your real capacity — not an imagined one. Marissa also shares how shifting from fear to curiosity allowed her to work fewer hours while earning more, without abandoning her values.

This episode is an invitation to question the rules you’ve inherited and listen more closely to what your body, intuition, and inner authority are already telling you.

In this episode, we explore:

• What happens when success comes at the cost of your health
• Rebuilding a business through intuition and self-trust
• Ethical pricing and aligned decision-making
• Creating sustainability without burnout or overwork
• Shifting from fear-driven strategy to curiosity-led growth
• Honoring your capacity as a leadership skill

If you’re feeling stretched thin, questioning your current business model, or sensing there’s a more ethical and sustainable way to work, this conversation offers clarity, permission, and a grounded path forward.

⏱️ Episode Chapters
00:00 – Introduction & guest welcome
00:16 – Marissa’s journey into self-trust
01:30 – Life and business before the diagnosis
05:12 – The turning point and need for change
08:17 – Facing illness and choosing self-trust
19:00 – Rebuilding with intuition and support
24:19 – Creating a sustainable, aligned business
36:27 – Final reflections & resources

🔗 Resources & Next Steps

✨ Learn more about Marissa Guthrie and her work
Website: https://marisaguthriecoaching.co.uk/
The Reluctant Capitalist Substack: https://marisaguthrie.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips
Free Masterclass: Ethical, Fair & Fearless Pricing- https://marisaguthriecoaching.co.uk/free-masterclass-ethical-fair-fearless-pricing

✨ Explore the Self-Trust Identity Map
A gentle, three-minute reflection to help you understand where you are in your becoming — and what your next level is asking of you:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map

✨ Learn more about Claimed
Dawn’s private coaching experience for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to trust themselves fully and lead from alignment:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/claimed

📩 Have a self-trust story of your own or a question for the show?
Email us at admin@theselftrustcoach.com
or share your story here:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/yourstory

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What if curiosity — not certainty — is what builds self-trust?

In this Season 3 episode of The Self Trust Solution Podcast, Dawn Ledet sits down with Joe Lalley, a writer, speaker, and innovation leader whose work centers on helping individuals and organizations think differently by asking better questions.

Joe shares his journey from a corporate career filled with self-doubt and expectations to building a business rooted in curiosity, creativity, and trust. Along the way, self-trust wasn’t about having a perfect plan — it was about listening to the questions that wouldn’t go away and allowing them to guide his next moves.

We talk about what it really takes to question the status quo, how curiosity can become a practical leadership skill, and what Joe learned about himself while writing his book, Question to Learn. This conversation is an invitation to loosen your grip on certainty and reconnect with the part of you that already knows how to learn, adapt, and evolve.

In this episode, we explore:

• How curiosity builds self-trust when clarity feels out of reach
• Navigating self-doubt inside corporate environments
• What it means to question the status quo — without burning everything down
• The internal work required to leap into entrepreneurship
• Writing a book as a self-trust practice
• Practical ways leaders can use curiosity to create meaningful change
  

Whether you’re considering a bold move, questioning how you’ve been operating, or simply sensing there’s a more aligned way to lead and work, this episode offers grounded insight and permission to trust the questions you’re already asking.
⏱️ Episode Chapters
00:00 – Introduction to Joe Lalley
01:21 – Joe’s current work and passion for curiosity
02:52 – Corporate life, self-doubt, and internal friction
05:14 – Moments of realization and change
10:40 – The leap into entrepreneurship
14:13 – Writing the book: fears, resistance, and growth
18:51 – The impact of the book and what’s next
21:42 – Practical advice on self-trust and curiosity
32:14 – Final reflections

🔗 Resources & Next Steps

✨ Learn more about Joe Lalley & his work
https://www.joelalley.com/

✨ Question to Learn: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Career, Team, and Organization
https://a.co/d/a9TdnyL

✨ Explore the Self-Trust Identity Map
A gentle, three-minute reflection to help you understand where you are in your becoming — and what your next level is asking of you:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map

✨ Learn more about Claimed
Dawn’s private coaching experience for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to trust themselves fully and lead from alignment:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/claimed

📩 Have a self-trust story of your own or a question for the show?
Email us at admin@theselftrustcoach.com
or share your story here:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/yourstory

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What if self-trust didn’t start as confidence — but as survival?

In this Season 3 episode of The Self-Trust Solution Podcast, Dawn Ledet sits down with Chanda Coston, a woman whose life story is a powerful testament to courage, resilience, and the quiet strength of taking the next best step.
Chanda shares her journey from escaping an abusive relationship to serving in the military, rising into corporate leadership, and ultimately stepping into entrepreneurship and coaching. Along the way, self-trust wasn’t something she set out to build — it was something she had to access in order to survive, protect what mattered, and keep moving forward when clarity was scarce.
This conversation explores how self-trust often begins long before it has a name — as instinct, devotion, responsibility, or simply the willingness to choose differently. Chanda reflects on pivotal moments that reshaped her identity, leadership, and direction, and how those decisions created not just personal change, but the potential for generational impact.
This episode is a reminder that self-trust isn’t about having it all figured out — it’s about giving yourself permission to move, pivot, and grow anyway.
In this episode, we explore:
How self-trust often begins as survival, responsibility, or love for others
Navigating life-altering transitions and identity shifts
The power of taking the next best step when certainty isn’t available
How leadership, resilience, and self-trust are built through lived experience
Why allowing yourself to change can create transformational and generational impact
Whether you’re navigating a major life transition, standing at a crossroads, or sensing that the version of you that got here isn’t the one meant to take you forward, this episode offers clarity, courage, and grounded permission to trust yourself where you are.
⏱️ Episode Chapters
00:00 – Introduction & Chanda’s story at a glance
01:36 – Military service, discipline, and resilience
05:00 – Transitioning from corporate leadership to entrepreneurship
08:13 – Personal growth, reflection, and identity shifts
19:59 – Chanda’s current work and offerings
22:35 – Final reflections and parting wisdom
🔗 Resources & Next Steps
✨ Learn more about Chanda & her work
http://chanda-co.com
✨ Chanda’s 1:1 Tiny Challenge
A focused, one-on-one experience designed to help you solve a pressing issue in your business with clarity and momentum
https://join.chanda-co.com/home-page-page
✨ Explore the Self-Trust Identity Map
A gentle, three-minute reflection to help you understand where you are in your becoming — and what your next level is asking of you:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/identity-map
✨ Learn more about Claimed
Dawn’s private coaching experience for entrepreneurs and leaders ready to trust themselves fully and lead from alignment:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/claimed
📩 Have a self-trust story of your own or a question for the show?
Email us at admin@theselftrustcoach.com
or share your story here:
👉 https://www.theselftrustcoach.com/yourstory
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