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You did the thing. You hit the goal I’d been chasing for months, maybe years. And the text back was a thumbs up and one exclamation point, and something in you sank.
A very specific loneliness can come with growing into your calling, and almost no one names it. You’ve felt it more than once. When you work so hard to become stronger and braver, it can hurt when the people you love don’t always know how to celebrate it.
In this episode, I talk about why loneliness happens, why it’s more normal than you think, and how to widen your circle so you stop carrying your wins alone. By the end, you’ll know how to receive your wins with more ease, less loneliness, and a little more celebration.
(00:00) — The text that deflated you: when a big win gets a thumbs up
(00:53) — What happens to nearly every woman as she grows
(01:31) — “Not everyone can go where you’re going, and no one’s asking them to”
(02:56) — Love and understanding are two different things
(04:12) — The loneliness ambitious women aren’t talking about
(04:31) — The women who can’t celebrate you vs. the ones who won’t
(05:31) — You don’t owe anyone a smaller version of your joy
(05:31) — The orange tree: asking for apples from a tree that grows oranges
(06:45) — The caution: this isn’t permission to leave the people you’re bound to
(07:23) — Widening your circle (and the day Alli stopped expecting her husband to get it)
(08:41) — Rachel’s story: the coat she didn’t know she was wearing indoors
(09:40) — Why Alli built the Catalyst Mastermind
(10:19) — Become the woman who celebrates other women out loud
(11:00) — An invitation to Catalyst
(11:58) — The random thing Alli loves this month
(13:00) — The flat response was never a verdict on your dream

A sweet set of 8 hymn magnets from Little Things Studio to tuck on your fridge and keep a little truth close that steadies you through the day.
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