{"podcast":{"title":"Below The Circle","slug":"below-the-circle-6619723","podcast_index_feed_id":6619723,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/below-the-circle/","website_url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/04c4d287-b813-49fa-b00b-6b59eca42bc5/Below-the-Circle-Podcast-Tile.jpg","author":"Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams","episode_count":141,"summary":"Are you tired of circling on autopilot? Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the podcast for women ready to stop circling and start landing. You've been flying for years. Maybe decades. Hands gripped on the controls. Autopilot engaged. Circling the same patterns, the same way of doing life — over and over again. You're the high-achieving professional who never drops a ball. The ministry leader who pours out but never refuels. The mom running on fumes. The strong friend who holds everything together so seamlessly that no one thinks to ask if you're okay. You call it resilience. You call it strength. You call it love. But somewhere underneath all of it — underneath the doing and the fixing and the holding — there's a whisper you've been trying to ignore: \"This isn't working anymore.\" Your plate is full. Your soul is empty. You're not broken. You're not weak. You've just been flying so high for so long that you've been flying right over your own life. And everything you've been searching for — your joy, your peace, your identity, your dreams, your purpose — has been below the circle the entire time. Below the Circle with Dr. Phyllis is the landing plan for the woman who is ready to c…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723"},"episode":{"title":"137. Below the Circle: Stop Circling Your Life and Start Landing","slug":"137-below-the-circle-stop-circling-your-life-and-start-landing","published_at":"2026-04-29T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/137-below-the-circle-stop-circling-your-life-and-start-landing","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723","url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/7da81955-d924-475b-869b-35bdb31b93fe.mp3","summary":"What if the life you’ve been searching for is right below you, but you’ve been too busy circling to see it? In this powerful opening episode, Dr. Phyllis speaks to the woman who is exhausted from always showing up for everyone else while feeling disconnected from herself. Using the image of a pilot stuck in the same sky, she explains how many women live on autopilot, calling it strength while quietly losing joy and purpose. She shares her own story of fear, release, and finally choosing to land. This episode offers hope, reminding you that slowing down is not failure, it’s the beginning of something real. You are not alone, and it’s time to come home to yourself. Episode highlights: (0:00) Dr. Phyllis’ personal story and connection (0:29) Deep emotional exhaustion explained (2:11) The “circling” life metaphor (4:08) Hearing the call to change (5:36) Letting go and learning to land (7:11) Who this podcast is for (8:23) Reconnecting with your true self (9:30) Invitation to begin the journey Connect with Dr. Phyllis: http://drphyllishayesreams.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drphyllishayesreams/ https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.hayesreams","meta_description":"What if the life you’ve been searching for is right below you, but you’ve been too busy circling to see it? In this powerful opening episode, Dr. Phyllis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":631,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-circle-6619723/episodes/137-below-the-circle-stop-circling-your-life-and-start-landing/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/137-below-the-circle-stop-circling-your-life-and-start-landing.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}