S4 Ep 32 Learning to Listen: Unlearning the Trappings of Success

Karen Skidmore has worn many professional identities but the one she’s most proud of might just be the one she never planned for.

In this episode, Karen joins Angela to explore what happens when success stops fitting the way it used to. From corporate boardrooms to coaching programmes to Reiki and somatic healing, her story is one of continuous reinvention and learning to listen, not just to logic but to the body’s quiet signals.

Together, they unpack what it means to outgrow old definitions of achievement, to move beyond conditioning, and to let midlife become a time of renewal rather than retreat.

In this episode:

• The hidden confidence gap and the reality of imposter feelings

• How conditioning shapes our early ideas of success and how to unlearn them

• The unexpected lessons of 20 years in self-employment

• What it takes to let go of a thriving business when it no longer fits

• How the body often knows what the mind can’t yet articulate

• Why midlife is the perfect time to shapeshift and begin again

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