
EP 33 Why Trying Harder Keeps You Stuck
For years, I believed the way to change the thing I was stuck on was to try harder at it. Grip tighter. Furrow my brow. Get it right this time. It never worked. And I finally understand why. In this episode, I take you from a tiny, unglamorous moment with a company I love — one that left me with a question I couldn't put down — to a dance floor in Bali, and the two teachers who taught me everything I know about how we actually grow. Because here's what I've come to believe, all the way down: you cannot change a pattern from frozen. The harder we meet ourselves with that furrowed brow — why am I still like this, I should be past this by now — the more stuck we stay. There's another way in. Gentler. And far more powerful than trying harder. This one weaves together the last two letters I wrote my community — the outer world, and the inner one — into a single question: does the inside match the outside? If you've ever worked hardest on the very thing you can't seem to shift, this episode is for you. 🌿 Enjoying the Soul Craft Your Life Podcast? ⭐ Rate & review — it helps more women find their way here. Screenshot your review and I'll send you my 20 Affirmations to Come Home to Yourself as a thank-you. 🔔 Follow/subscribe so you never miss an episode. 💌 Tag & share — post your favourite takeaway and tag @carmen_marshall ; I reshare. Resources mentioned: Episode 31 — The Wound Underneath Everything I Built (the tree analogy + the root wound) The two paradox letters (money/meaning + the doorway) — carmenmarshall.com/subscribe Create Your Dream Year ON DEMAND 1x1 Coaching for a Specific Block Connect: 💌 Weekly letters: carmenmarshall.com/subscribe 📲 Instagram: @carmen_marshall 🌐 carmenmarshall.com ✨ Everything: [Linktree]

