Play Big Queen with Kate Bailey

Summary: In this episode, Kate explores ritual as a lived, embodied experience rather than a productivity tool or performance. Through a spontaneous wedding trip, everyday moments with her dog, creative learning, and lineage based practices, she shows how ritual supports transitions, regulates the nervous system, and creates consistency through meaning rather than force. The episode weaves neuroscience, intuition, and real life storytelling to reframe dopamine as orientation and continuity, not hustle or motivation, offering listeners a grounded way to design rituals that their bodies actually want to return to.Keywords: ritual, ritualistic living, dopamine and behavior, dopamine and consistency, meaning and motivation, neurodivergent nervous system, ADHD and transitions, embodied habits, somatic regulation, nervous system safety, ritual and routine, behavioral neuroscience, embodied leadership, creative ritual, lineage and ritual, identity and behavior changeTakeaways: ✔️ Ritual supports transitions by giving the body clear beginnings and endings✔️ Dopamine responds to meaning and anticipation, not pressure or discipline✔️ Ritual works with the nervous system instead of against it✔️ Small, sensory actions often create the strongest rituals✔️ Consistency emerges naturally when behavior feels coherent and alive🔗 Connect with Kate✅ Follow on Facebook and Instagram @playbigqueen🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube🤍 Learn more → xxxkatebailey.com©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | All rights reserved#ritual #ritualisticliving #ritualwork #ritualoverroutine #everydayritual #sacredordinary #ritualandmeaning #meaningmaking #intentionalrhythm #intentionalliving #presencepractice #bodyledlife #embodiedliving #embodiedleadership #creativeembodiment #creativeprocess #lineagehealing #dopamine #dopaminehealth #behaviorchange #brainbodyconnection #consistencywithoutburnout #meaningovermotivation #nervoussystemregulation #nervoussystemcare #somatichealing #somaticwisdom #neurodivergent #neurodivergentwomen #ADHDlife #ADHDsupport #transitionritual #livedexperience

Summary: In this episode, Kate unpacks the very real physical, emotional, and biological ripple effects that follow big identity decisions. She explains why transformation and evolution takes metabolic resources, how neurodivergent timing shapes the AuDHD high performance loop, and why integration is not a mindset exercise but a full system recalibration. She explores the Supermoon’s amplifying effect on identity shifts, the science of ATP as the fuel for growth, and the courage it takes to let your body catch up to the truth your soul declared. This episode invites listeners into a slower, deeper conversation about becoming, timing, preparation, and honoring your neurodivergent brilliance on the long game path.Keywords: identity evolution, ATP and growth, neurodivergent leadership, AuDHD high performance loop, integration science, Supermoon energy, embodiment, nervous system recalibration, transformation process, Play Big QueenTakeaways: ✔️ Identity decisions land first in the soul and only later in the body, which needs time and energy to integrate.✔️ Evolution increases your metabolic demand for ATP, which is why rest, hunger, tenderness, and fatigue often follow big shifts.✔️ Neurodivergent pacing is not a flaw. The AuDHD high performance loop is a real wiring pattern that deserves respect, not shame.✔️ Celebration interrupts the cycle of pressure and helps confidence take root.✔️ SMART goals create scaffolding for brilliance without restricting creativity or intuition.✔️ Integration is not a slowdown. It is the construction phase of your becoming.🔗 Connect with Kate✅ Follow on Facebook and Instagram @playbigqueen🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube🤍 Learn more → xxxkatebailey.com©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | All rights reserved#PlayBigQueen #NeurodivergentLeadership #AuDHDLife #IdentityEvolution #IntegrationJourney #EmbodiedTransformation #UplevelEnergy #SupermoonFeels #SomaticLeadership #NeurodivergentWomen #RadicalReclamation #NervousSystemSupport #CreativeDirectionJourney #TraumaInformedLeadership #WomenWhoRise #PiscesSeasonAlways #MakeYourselfInevitable #glowup #transformation #healing #reclamation

Summary: In this intimate episode, Kate Bailey shares a major life and work pivot that reframes her relationship to purpose, leadership, and her life's work coaching industry. She reveals why claiming your neurodivergent identity is a radical act of authority and explains how moving from trauma-driven achievement to self-actualized leadership changes everything. Kate breaks down bottom-up versus top-down coaching, and how to shift your work from income-focused to legacy-aligned. She emphasizes honoring body rhythm, capacity, and your unique process as foundations for sustainable leadership and creative longevity. Kate also shares her 2026 mantra, Everyone Get Behind Me, walks through her 2026 tarot reading shaping her strategy, and closes with an embodiment ritual to anchor this energy in the body. This episode is for anyone ready to lead from truth, set fierce gentle boundaries, and build a business and life that protect your authentic purpose, creative energy, and zone of genius.Keywords: neurodivergent identity, autistic identity, AuDHD, Actually Autistic, ADHD identity, coaching industry, career pivot, ethical coaching, trauma driven coaching, self actualized leadership, bottom up coaching, top down coaching, sustainable leadership, capacity, leadership, slow business, creative energy, authentic purpose, legacy building, intuition in business, tarot reading, embodiment ritual, neurodivergent boundaries, emotional currency, reframing coaching, creative authority, spiritual leadership, sensory needs in leadership, ADHD Entrepreneur, ADHD Entrepreneurship, Women in Business, Women in Leadership, Creative Director, Zone of Genius, Visionary WomenTakeaways: ✔️ Build from self-actualization, not trauma, to rise into your real timeline. ✔️ Claiming your neurodivergent identity is a declaration of authority, clarity, and creative direction. ✔️ Evolve your work without burning it all down and integrate past iterations of yourself that still hold truth. ✔️ Top-down leadership protects energy; bottom-up work builds lasting legacy. ✔️ Honor your body’s rhythm and capacity, they are leadership tools. ✔️ Rituals like mantra vocalizing, tarot, and intention-setting clarify strategy and align creativity. ✔️ Boundaries built with radical tenderness keep your emotional currency clean and your purpose intact.🔗 Connect with Kate✅ Follow on Facebook and Instagram @playbigqueen🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube🤍 Learn more → xxxkatebailey.com©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | All rights reserved#neurodivergentidentity #ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #ADHDidentity #selfactualizedleadership #ethicalcoaching #coachingindustry #bottomupcoaching #topdowncoaching #sustainableleadership #slowbusiness #creativeenergy #authenticpurpose #legacybuilding #intuitioninbusiness #tarotreading #embodimentritual #neurodivergentboundaries #emotionalcurrency #creativeauthority #spiritualleadership #womeninbusiness #womeninleadership #ADHDentrepreneur #zoneofgenius #visionarywomen #spiritualcoaching #KateBailey #PlayBigQueen

Summary: Today’s episode explores the truth about neurodivergent communication and why autistic and ADHD communication styles are powerful, direct, embodied, and deeply misunderstood. Kate breaks down the real science behind autistic and ADHD boundaries, interoception, proprioception, alexithymia, emotional intensity, desire, pacing, overwhelm, sensory overload, and why neurodivergent nervous systems communicate with clarity and honesty. You’ll learn how to set boundaries without masking, how to honor your nervous system, how to protect your energy in conversations, and how to build relationships that actually work for your autistic or ADHD brain. This episode is essential for anyone navigating communication challenges, shutdowns, meltdowns, misinterpretation, rejection sensitivity, and sensory-based overwhelm in work, love, friendship, leadership, and everyday life. This is neurodivergent communication as sovereignty, not a flaw.Keywords: neurodivergent communication, autistic communication, ADHD communication, autistic boundaries, ADHD boundaries, alexithymia and autism, interoception autism, proprioception autism, sensory overload, autistic overwhelm, ADHD emotional intensity, neurodivergent relationships, regulating nervous system, autistic burnout, ADHD burnout, boundary setting for neurodivergent adults, embodied leadership, autistic masking, ADHD masking, autistic emotional processing, Play Big Queen Podcast, neurodivergent friendship, autistic conflict, pacing and capacity, autistic sensory needs, ADHD regulation, autistic desire, neurodivergent nervous systemTakeaways:✔️ Neurodivergent communication is not unclear. It is direct, honest, and shaped by sensory intelligence. ✔️ Boundaries for autistic and ADHD people are self-commitments based on values, capacity, and regulation, not rules placed on others. ✔️ Interoception and proprioception shape how autistic and ADHD adults name emotions, recognize overwhelm, communicate needs, and stay grounded. ✔️ Emotional intensity is not overreaction. It is fast, full-volume nervous system processing that often overlaps with alexithymia. ✔️ Desire in neurodivergent people is body-based and deeply truthful, not fantasy or impulse. ✔️ Leadership grows when you honor your pacing, sensory needs, timing, and communication style instead of masking. ✔️ Boundaries protect connection, energy, and long-term sustainability, especially for neurodivergent nervous systems.🔥 Join Walk + Tawk Wednesdays 👉 https://www.xxxkatebailey.com/WalkandTawk🔗 Connect with Kate✅ Follow on Facebook and Instagram @playbigqueen🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube🤍 Learn more → xxxkatebailey.com©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | All rights reserved#neurodivergentcommunication #neurodivergentwomen #neurodivergentadults #autisticwomen #adhdwomen #autisticadult #adhdadult #latediagnosed #latediagnosedautistic #latediagnosedadhd #AuDHD #actuallyautistic #adultadhd #sensoryprocessing #interoception #proprioception #alexithymia #nervoussystemregulation #emotionalregulation #neurodivergentrelationships #masking #unmasking #autisticintensity #adhdintensity #autisticexperience #adhdexperience #autisticvoice #adhdvoice #adhdclarity #adhdinsights #adhdhealing #neurodivergentstrengths #neurodivergentpower #boundaries #boundarieswork #embodiedleadership #neurodivergenthealing #playbigqueen #neurodivergentpodcast

Summary: This episode breaks down the real truth about what it takes to start a business, inspired by a simple question asked in one of Kate Bailey’s college classes. What began as a conversation with a first time entrepreneur became a clear and grounded roadmap for anyone at the beginning of their entrepreneurial life.Through lived experience and years of mentoring founders, leaders, and neurodivergent women, Kate clarifies the parts of entrepreneurship most people never say out loud: why being your own boss often means working harder, why stability fuels creativity, how every business is built on solving a specific problem, and why mastery comes from time and consistency rather than instant success.This episode offers a reality check with compassion and precision, helping new entrepreneurs understand the emotional, financial, and relational foundations required to build something real, sustainable, and aligned. It is essential listening for anyone dreaming of their first venture or returning to entrepreneurship with a clearer sense of self.Keywords: how to start a business, entrepreneurship for beginners, women entrepreneurs, neurodivergent entrepreneurs, business foundations, entrepreneurial mindset, nervous system and business, problem solving in business, sustainable entrepreneurship, Kate Bailey podcastTakeaways:✔️ Entrepreneurship feels like freedom but requires deep ownership, responsibility, and emotional capacity.✔️ Stability supports creativity and protects the nervous system from desperation driven decisions.✔️ All entrepreneurship is problem solving and every business must solve a meaningful problem for a specific group of people.✔️ Time compounds like interest and mastery develops through years of consistent refinement.✔️ Simplicity in systems, offers, and operations prevents overwhelm and creates long term success.✔️ Relationships, community, and reciprocity are foundational because no entrepreneur succeeds alone.🔥 Join Walk + Tawk Wednesdays 👉 https://www.xxxkatebailey.com/WalkandTawkIf you’re ready to reclaim your energy and brilliance, book your Private Coaching Session with Kate:👉 xxxkatebailey.com/private-coaching-sessions🔗 Connect with Kate✅ Follow on Facebook and Instagram @playbigqueen🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube🤍 Learn more → xxxkatebailey.com©2025 Kate Bailey LLC | All rights reserved#PlayBigQueenPodcast #WomenEntrepreneurs #StartABusiness #EntrepreneurshipForBeginners #NeurodivergentEntrepreneur #BusinessMindset #CreativeEntrepreneurship #SustainableBusiness #NervousSystemSupport #EmbodiedLeadership #EntrepreneurialJourney #WomenInBusiness #KateBailey #WalkAndTawkWednesdays