{"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":"What If It's Not Ambition?","slug":"what-if-it-s-not-ambition","published_at":"2026-06-24T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173/what-if-it-s-not-ambition","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL7409134563.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/JXL7409134563.mp3","summary":"For years, Monica believed she was chasing success. More stability.More achievement.More growth.More certainty. But an unexpected moment while watching a home renovation show led to a realization she couldn't ignore: What if much of what she had been calling ambition was actually a search for safety? In this episode, Monica explores the surprising connection between achievement, perfectionism, people-pleasing, overfunctioning, and the nervous system's need to feel secure. Through personal stories and honest reflection, she examines how many high-capacity women spend years carrying responsibilities, pursuing goals, and striving for more—not because they are driven by success alone, but because they are searching for a feeling they hope success will provide. This conversation invites listeners to consider a different question: What if the problem isn't a lack of achievement? What if the deeper need is safety? • The unexpected moment that sparked this realization • Why success and safety are not the same thing • The hidden connection between perfectionism and protection • How overfunctioning can become a survival strategy • Why people-pleasing often has less to do with kindness and more to do with security • The role nervous system healing plays in self-trust • What it means to stop outsourcing your sense of safety to external circumstances What if the thing you've been calling ambition is actually a search for safety? If you're tired of surviving, overfunctioning, and carrying everything alone, learn more about RESET, Monica's signature coaching program designed to help high-capacity women reconnect with themselves, rebuild self-trust, regulate their nervous system, and create lasting transformation from the inside out. Connect with Monica: Website: MonicaConnollyCoachin…","meta_description":"For years, Monica believed she was chasing success. More stability.More achievement.More growth.More certainty. But an unexpected moment while watching a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1581,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173/episodes/what-if-it-s-not-ambition/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unshakeable-belief-with-monica-connolly-7091173/what-if-it-s-not-ambition.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}