{"podcast":{"title":"Below The Circle with Dr. Phyllis","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/4156912f-eb24-48c6-a2c8-db1346efc8a0/July-2026-Podcast-Cover.jpg","author":"Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams","episode_count":152,"summary":"Have you built a life that looks full—but no longer feels like your own? You love God. You care deeply for others. You carry responsibility well. From the outside, your life may look successful, meaningful, even inspiring. But somewhere along the way, you became disconnected from yourself. You keep going because that's what you've always done. You show up. You serve. You achieve. You hold everything together. Yet beneath the full calendar and endless responsibilities is a quiet question you can't ignore: Is this really the life God created me to live? Below the Circle is the podcast for women who are ready to stop circling on autopilot and start landing—creating intentional Landing Moments™ that reconnect them to God, themselves, and their lives. I'm Dr. Phyllis Hayes-Reams—physician, ordained minister, Life Landing Coach, and creator of the Landing Plan™. After years of striving, performing, and living disconnected from my own life, I discovered that the answer wasn't doing more. It was learning to land. Each episode offers practical wisdom, biblical encouragement, honest conversations, and simple practices to help you recognize when you've drifted into autopilot and gently retur…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T00:17:31.951986+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723"},"episode":{"title":"139. Are You Chasing Something or  Running from Something","slug":"139-are-you-chasing-something-or-running-from-something","published_at":"2026-05-13T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723/139-are-you-chasing-something-or-running-from-something","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/below-the-circle-6619723","url":"https://drphyllishayesreams.com","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/71d7597a-7c95-4ebe-b787-d5b95b53a42d.mp3","summary":"Are you chasing success, or are you running from the pain you have not named? In this honest and deeply personal episode of Below the Circle , Dr. Phyllis invites you to look at the “buffet” of life, where titles, roles, achievements, and endless yeses can start to feel like proof that you are enough. Through her own story of high achievement, imposter syndrome, betrayal, leadership pressure, COVID-era stress, and a hard landing with God’s help, she shows why the next title will never heal an old wound. This episode is a loving call to stop piling your plate, stop circling above your hurt, and ask one brave question: What am I running from? Peace, joy, and real rest begin when you choose to land. Episode highlights: (0:00) Chasing achievement to feel enough (2:11) The life-changing question: Are you chasing or running? (4:08) Fulfillment, validation, permission, and labels (10:10) Dr. Phyllis shares her personal story (17:49) Medical school, imposter syndrome, and hard seasons (20:13) Workplace betrayal and reopening old wounds (25:56) Leadership, COVID, scleroderma, and burnout (28:19) God’s hard landing and the wake-up call (31:57) Why the chase will never heal the hurt (35:41) The question to sit with this week (37:18) Episode 140 teaser Get Dr. Phyllis's Free Answer Guide, “What’s Yours to Carry — and What Isn’t — ten honest answers for the woman who holds everyone together.” Ten questions. Ten honest answers at thebelowthecircle.com. Connect with Dr. Phyllis: http://drphyllishayesreams.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drphyllishayesreams/ https://www.facebook.com/phyllis.hayesreams","meta_description":"Are you chasing success, or are you running from the pain you have not named? In this honest and deeply personal episode of Below the Circle , Dr. Phyllis…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2386,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/below-the-circle-6619723/episodes/139-are-you-chasing-something-or-running-from-something/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-6619723/139-are-you-chasing-something-or-running-from-something.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}