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Subject: Want to know my biggest fear?
Sometimes, I feel like one giant professional obstacle.
Nancy and I laughed about it when we recorded this month’s podcast episode. No matter how much inner work I’ve done—and trust me, it’s been a lot—there are still these deeply ingrained patterns that pop up and block my flow.
For me, it’s a mix of limiting beliefs, perfectionism, and scarcity.
At the end of April, I was ready to declare that my big goals for this year are to grow the Deeply Rested podcast and transition my business model to focus on hosting Deep Rest Retreats.
It felt good. Right. Aligned.
…until my inner obstacles reared their ugly heads.
Overnight, I went from feeling alight with clarity to riddled with self-doubt. My old “black sheep” wounds were inflamed. The belief that the thing I most long to create will somehow be too weird, too different, too unrelatable, came roaring back to the surface.
“Sure, you want to focus your business around Deep Rest Retreats… but what makes you think anyone else wants that? Who are you to believe your dream can be anything other than a fantasy?”
Layer in a pinch of perfectionism (“If I’m going to do this, it has to be perfect”) and a spoonful of scarcity (“No one wants to pay for retreats in this economy”), and suddenly, my beautiful vision starts to feel heavy, tainted, and impossible.
It is so easy to get stuck between dream and action.
It’s heartbreaking how quickly our most heartfelt visions can become tangled up in doubt, insecurity, or fear of rejection.
That’s why naming these blocks is an act of profound courage.
Because once we name them, they start to loosen their grip.
Once we speak them aloud, they can’t quietly run the show behind the scenes anymore.
As my therapist likes to say, you’ve gotta name to tame it.
So today, I want to ask you:
What blocks are standing between you and your next beautiful step?
Maybe it’s the fear that no one will sign up. Maybe it’s perfectionism making everything feel too complicated. Or maybe it’s scarcity whispering that there isn’t enough time or money to bring it to life.
Whatever it is, you’re not alone.
We’re naming our obstacles out loud this month.
We’re gently working with them, one breath, one truth, one tiny shift at a time. And we’re doing it because we know the world needs the work you are here to share. (Don’t forget that, okay?)
If you want to join us, hit reply and name one obstacle you’re working with right now. I’d love to witness it with you—no judgment, no fixing.
Just solidarity and care.
xoxo,
Maegan
P.S. What’s your biggest inner obstacle?
