{"podcast":{"title":"Unshakeable Belief with Monica Azoulay","slug":"unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173","podcast_index_feed_id":7091173,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/JXL2527298563","website_url":"https://monicaconnollycoaching.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/44b22c60-d1e5-11f0-b898-df46afd40de3/image/240355aa861a3dc02fe2c155eb8cde0e.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Monica Connolly","episode_count":70,"summary":"Unshakeable Belief with Monica AzoulayInvestigating the Stories That Shape Us What if the behaviors you've spent years judging... aren't the problem? What if they're clues? Hosted by trauma-informed coach, speaker, author, and creator of the RESET Methodology, Monica Azoulay invites you into a different kind of personal growth conversation—one built on curiosity instead of criticism. Most personal development asks: \"Who do you want to become?\" This podcast asks: \"Who have you become... and why?\" Each week, Monica investigates the hidden stories behind the behaviors we often mistake for personality. Together, you'll explore why we overthink, over-function, people-please, seek control, lose ourselves in survival, and struggle to dream again—not to judge those behaviors, but to understand what they were trying to protect. Blending neuroscience, lived experience, coaching insights, faith, and the RESET Methodology, every episode helps you investigate yourself with greater compassion so you can move from survival into intentional, courageous living. Because healing isn't about becoming someone else. It's about understanding the story survival wrote... and choosing what comes next. Beha…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T14:17:17.282691+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 8: The Fear of Letting Go","slug":"episode-8-the-fear-of-letting-go","published_at":"2026-07-22T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173/episode-8-the-fear-of-letting-go","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL5517780264.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL5517780264.mp3","summary":"Why We Keep Carrying What We Were Never Meant to Hold Last week, we asked one simple question: What are you carrying today that your Creator never asked you to own? But recognizing the burden is only part of the journey. The harder question is... Why is it still so difficult to put it down? In this episode of Unshakeable Belief, Monica Azoulay investigates the fear that often hides beneath control. Together, we'll explore why awareness alone doesn't always create change, how survival strategies shape our nervous system, and why healing isn't about trying harder—it's about becoming safe enough to choose differently. Because sometimes we don't hold on because we're controlling. We hold on because somewhere along the way, holding on became associated with safety. When we understand what fear has been trying to protect, we begin discovering a new freedom. • Why awareness doesn't automatically create change • How survival strategies become lifelong patterns • Why your nervous system isn't working against you • The connection between fear, safety, and control • A new perspective on forgiveness • Why healing begins with investigation instead of self-criticism What am I afraid will happen if I finally let go? Notice the moments when you feel yourself tightening your grip. Pause. Take one deep breath. Then ask yourself: \"What am I trying to protect?\" Not... \"What am I trying to control?\" 📖 The Lie Is Loud: Silence the Noise, Step Into Who You Are Many of the concepts discussed in today's episode were born from Monica's own investigation into the stories she believed about herself and the development of the RESET Methodology. One of my favorite parts of this work is hearing what people discover after the conversation is over. 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