In this episode, I’m the guest on the Out of Step Podcast with my friend and coach Andrew Carruthers , and we go deep on something I know so many of you hairstylists and salon owners feel but rarely talk about: the invisible boxes we build around ourselves, and what it actually costs us to stay inside them.We talk about what happened in 2020 when everything that I thought made me “Me” was suddenly taken away — and what I found when I finally had to just sit with myself. We talk about the wild shift from being behind the chair (where validation comes in constant, beautiful waves) to coaching, content, and the long, quiet wait for it to all mean something.And we talk about the journey I’ve been on this past year of asking: what am I actually here to do? Not what sounds clean in an Instagram bio. Not what the marketing experts told me to say. What’s actually true for me — and what happens when I finally give myself permission to live there.hairstylist personal development podcast, salon owner mindset, hairstylist life coach, personal development for hairdressers, beauty industry burnout, stylist self-worth, hairstylist podcast