When Shift Hits the Fan: Shrinking Dreams vs. Expanding Anyway

The Shift 5 Podcast

What do you do when your biggest dreams feel “irresponsible”? In this minisode, we dive into a raw coaching moment where fear, family expectations, and inherited “rulebooks” all push against the pull of a life that actually lights you up.

This is the tug-of-war so many of us face: Do I cut my dreams down to size so they feel acceptable? Or do I expand into the very things that scare me—homesteads, travel, beauty, adventure—because they’re what make me come alive?

💡 Inside this conversation:

• Why “responsibility” often means living inside someone else’s comfort zone
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• How inherited beliefs around money, cars, parenting, or even chickens (!) can quietly shrink your vision
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• The moment fear whispers “contract” and how to expand anyway
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• The life-giving power of choosing thoughts that generate inspiration, beauty, and joy

👉 If you’ve ever second-guessed a dream because it seemed too big, too different, or too “irresponsible,” this episode will remind you: you don’t have to know how to get there—you just have to remember why you love it.

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