“There comes a point where success on paper no longer feels like success within yourself.”
One of the greatest privileges of publishing Intentional Conversations is creating space for the conversations we don’t have often enough.
This week I was joined by the wonderful Anne-Louise Harbutt. Anne-Louise is an Intuitive Spiritual Channel and Mentor who helps women reconnect with their inner wisdom, raise their energetic frequency and live in alignment with their soul's desires.
We shared a conversation about self-trust, intuition, feminine magnetism and what it truly means to lead with soul. As we talked, one message kept returning:
The life you’re looking for isn’t created by becoming someone different. It’s created by coming home to yourself and for so many women, that’s the real work we often don’t have time to focus on because we’re prioritizing everyone else.
The Struggle
From the outside, many women look incredibly successful. They’re capable, independent, responsible, high-achieving and driven. Yet beneath all of that is often a quiet whisper of... “Is this really it?”
Anne-Louise described how many of the women she works with aren’t unhappy. They’re simply no longer fulfilled. They have spent years striving, achieving, ticking the boxes and building the life they thought they were supposed to want, only to discover they’re disconnected from themselves.
One sentence particularly stayed with me:
“We become so busy building a life that we forget to stop and ask whether it’s still the life we want.”
I think so many of us can relate to that.
The Remembering
One of my favourite parts of our conversation centred around the idea of remembering. Remembering who you’re becoming. Anne-Louise shared something beautiful:
It already knows what lights you up.
It already knows what you’re here to create.
The challenge isn’t finding the answers, it is becoming quiet enough to hear them.
Sometimes the bravest thing we can do isn’t push harder.
It’s taking the opportunity to Pause, Take a Breath, Drop Our Shoulders & Listen.
The Embodiment
One question I was particularly curious about was the difference between intuition and fear. Anne-Louise explained it so beautifully -
“Intuition is quiet. It speaks slowly, feels calm and simply knows.
Fear is loud. It rushes in with endless reasons why now isn’t the right time. Why you’re not ready. Why people will judge you. Why you should wait.
The more we practise listening to that quieter voice, the easier it becomes to recognise it."
And perhaps that’s where confidence is really born.”
Visibility Begins With Authenticity
As creators, writers and entrepreneurs, visibility can feel uncomfortable - especially when we’re trying to sound like everyone else. One thing Anne-Louise said really resonated was that “when you’re trying to become who you think you should be, showing up feels exhausting.”
We came to the conclusion that when you’re simply being yourself, visibility feel much lighter and more fun. That reminded me why I love conversations like these.
They’re unscripted, honest, imperfectly perfect and most of all - they are real.
Because I don’t think anyone connections with perfection anymore, they are seeking a connection with truth and trust.
Reflections Of Our Conversation
Near the end of our conversation, Anne-Louise shared something I haven’t stopped thinking about that is so relevant for us all who are more introverted when it comes to showing up:
“When you’re nervous about showing up don’t imagine everyone watching you. Imagine one person. One woman whose shoulders drop because she finally found someone who understands her.
Someone whose life might quietly change because you had the courage to press “Go Live.”
Sometimes we underestimate the ripple effect of simply showing up.
Intentional Practice This Week
Before reaching for your phone tomorrow morning...
Pause. Take one deep breath. Ask yourself: “How do I want to feel today?”
Not what you need to achieve. Not what needs fixing. Simply...
How do I want to feel?
Sometimes the smallest pause creates the biggest shift.
We Would Love To Hear From You & Let’s Stay Connected
Let’d continue this conversation in the comments. Tell us:
What’s one thing your intuition has been quietly trying to tell you lately?
We will be reading all the comments, questions and would love to read your reflections from our conversation.
If this conversation resonated with you, we would be so grateful if you shared it with someone who might need the reminder that they don’t need to become someone else - they simply need to remember who they already are.
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These conversations are quickly becoming one of my favourite parts of this publication and I can’t wait to share many more with you.
Until next time...
