# Ep 128: More Fun, Less Pressure: 3 Shifts to Trust Yourself This Week Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052/ep-128-more-fun-less-pressure-3-shifts-to-trust-yourself-this-week Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052/ep-128-more-fun-less-pressure-3-shifts-to-trust-yourself-this-week.md Podcast: [Trusting Dorothy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052) Published: 2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.dorothymcgatlin.com/podcasts/trusting-dorothy/episodes/2149204723 Audio file: https://app.kajabi.com/podcasts/medias/2149204723.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trusting-dorothy-6583052/episodes/ep-128-more-fun-less-pressure-3-shifts-to-trust-yourself-this-week Duration seconds: 1177 ## Resource   More Fun, Less Pressure: 3 Shifts to Trust Yourself This Week In this week’s episode of Trusting Dorothy , we’re leaning into spring energy, the feeling of moving toward summer, and choosing how you want this season of life to feel. This episode walks you through three simple but powerful shifts to help you trust yourself more, have more fun, and create more flow in your everyday life. We talk about what it looks like to stop making things harder than they need to be and instead bring more presence, joy, and lightness into your days, even when things aren’t perfect. Dorothy shares reflections from teaching her rebound class, motherhood moments (including a very honest Mother’s Day note), and how learning to hold two things at once, growth and self-acceptance, can completely change your experience. You’ll also hear how your thoughts shape your beliefs, your energy, and ultimately what you experience in your life. When you shift how you see yourself, you begin to create more of what you actually want. And finally, a reminder that you don’t have to be realistic with your dreams—but you also don’t have to do more to be worthy. You’re allowed to want big things and still feel deeply satisfied in the life you have right now. This episode is your invitation to: Have more fun and stop overcomplicating things Be present in your life as it is right now Shift the way you think about yourself and what’s possible Let go of pressure while still moving toward what you want Trust that things are always working out for you If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’re putting too much pressure on yourself, this is your reset for the week. As always, check the show notes for ways to work with Dorothy or leave a review if you loved this episode. _______________________… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/trusting-dorothy-6583052/episodes/ep-128-more-fun-less-pressure-3-shifts-to-trust-yourself-this-week/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/trusting-dorothy-6583052/ep-128-more-fun-less-pressure-3-shifts-to-trust-yourself-this-week.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.