{"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":"Maybe You Didn't Stop Dreaming","slug":"maybe-you-didn-t-stop-dreaming","published_at":"2026-07-01T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173/maybe-you-didn-t-stop-dreaming","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL1900183887.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL1900183887.mp3","summary":"Maybe You Didn't Stop Dreaming Have you ever wondered if you've stopped dreaming... or if life simply taught you it wasn't safe to hope anymore? In this episode, Monica explores a realization that emerged from a conversation with her coach, Rudi, and a season of reflection that began in Kauai. What if the reason your dreams feel distant isn't because you've lost ambition, but because your nervous system has spent years focused on survival? Together, we'll investigate how prolonged stress quietly shifts our attention away from possibility and toward simply getting through the day. We'll explore why hope can begin to feel expensive, why \"later\" has a way of turning into years, and why understanding the story behind our behavior creates far more freedom than judging ourselves ever could. This isn't a conversation about dreaming bigger. It's a conversation about becoming curious enough to ask what happened that made dreaming feel unsafe in the first place. Because maybe your dreams didn't fail. Maybe survival interrupted them. Why prolonged stress can make dreaming feel difficult The difference between surviving and truly living How the nervous system conserves energy during seasons of chronic stress Why hope can begin to feel emotionally expensive The hidden cost of always waiting for \"later\" How curiosity can replace self-judgment Why understanding your story creates more freedom than criticizing yourself What dream have you quietly set aside—not because it became impossible, but because survival convinced you there would be time for it later? Take a few minutes this week to sit with that question without trying to fix it. Simply notice what comes up with curiosity instead of judgment. If this episode resonated with you, I'd love to hear what stood out most. Share your b…","meta_description":"Maybe You Didn't Stop Dreaming Have you ever wondered if you've stopped dreaming... or if life simply taught you it wasn't safe to hope anymore? 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