For the woman who’s overthinking everything she used to know, and secretly wondering if it’s all slipping through her fingers…
Let’s not sugarcoat it:
This part is hard.
You’re second-guessing every word you write.
Your confidence feels like it’s leaking out of you, drop by drop.
You can barely hear your own intuition over the noise of other people’s opinions ‒ or worse, their silence.
You were once so clear. So on fire.
But now?
You’re questioning if it was all just a phase.
You wonder if maybe they were right ‒ maybe you are too much.
Too deep.
Too emotional.
Too slow.
Too spiritual.
And even though you’re doing the work…
Even though your soul whispers “keep going”…
It’s getting harder to believe yourself.
If that’s you ‒ let me offer the one truth I wish someone had handed me when I was in the exact same place:
It is darkest just before the dawn.
And what feels like falling apart… might just be falling into place.
Doubt Isn’t a Detour ‒ It’s a Doorway
You think the overthinking means you’re off track.
You think the stuckness means you’ve lost your edge.
You think the silence from your “supporters” is confirmation that they’re losing faith in you.
But here’s what I want you to know:
This isn’t backsliding.
It’s birthing.
Doubt doesn’t always mean stop.
Sometimes, it’s what happens when you’re expanding beyond the version of yourself you’ve always relied on.
It’s not evidence of failure.
It’s proof you’re touching edges you’ve never dared to cross.
And those edges?
That’s where you meet your next evolution.
The Moment Before It All Makes Sense
Here’s what nobody talks about:
How spiritual growth doesn’t always feel magical at first.
How trusting your intuition can feel like jumping off a cliff with nothing but a whisper to catch you.
How the desire to say something true can make you want to throw up ‒ because that truth might cost you something.
Or everything.
But here’s what else is true:
Right before everything expands… it almost always feels like everything is unraveling.
Right before your confidence returns, you’ll feel like it’s gone forever.
Right before you find your real voice, you’ll question if you ever had one.
Right before the momentum kicks in, you’ll wonder if you missed your moment.
You didn’t.
You’re right on time.
You’re not crumbling.
You’re cracking open.
The Most Sacred Transitions Happen in the Shadows
Let me ask you something tender but necessary:
What if this season ‒ the one where you feel lost, doubtful, and invisible ‒ isn’t the punishment you think it is?
What if it’s the preparation?
Because here’s the truth most people won’t say out loud:
Your confidence isn’t missing. It’s being rebuilt from truth, not performance.
Your voice isn’t gone. It’s being purified to carry weight, not noise.
Your path isn’t off track. It’s just being rerouted to something more aligned than your plans could’ve imagined.
What you’re experiencing isn’t failure.
It’s initiation.
Trust What You Know ‒ Not Just What You See
There will always be a moment when the external world doesn’t match your internal knowing.
You’ll look around and see low engagement, unread messages, passive support.
And your ego will say: “This is proof. You’re not meant for this.”
But your soul?
She’ll say: “This is the void before the bloom. Keep going.”
You don’t need more proof.
You need to remember who you were before the world convinced you to doubt it.
You already know what’s next.
You’ve already heard the whisper.
This blog post? This moment?
It’s your confirmation.
A Quiet Invitation
You don’t need to have it all figured out.
You don’t need to know the whole map.
You just need to take the next honest step.
Even if you’re scared.
Even if you’re shaky.
Even if you’re not sure you can trust yourself.
Especially then.
Because that’s when the magic unfolds.
That’s when your intuition sharpens.
That’s when your power returns.
That’s when everything that felt like a breakdown finally starts making sense.
So if you’re in the dark right now?
Hold tight, love.
The dawn is closer than you think.
And when it comes ‒ you won’t rise as who you were.
You’ll rise as who you came here to be.
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With reverence and reminder,
Coach Shannon
Spiritual Business Alchemist & Business + Money Energetics Coach



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