Girls Night #310: When You've Lost Touch with Who You Are... (how to get to know yourself again)
Have you ever woken up one day and thought, “I don’t even know who I am anymore?”
Maybe it’s after motherhood, a breakup, a big move, burnout, or even after finally reaching a goal you worked so hard for — and suddenly realizing it doesn’t feel the way you thought it would. Somewhere along the way, between the to-do lists and expectations, you lost touch with the person underneath it all.
In this episode, we’re talking about how to find your way back. 💛
We’ll talk about:
✨ Why we lose touch with ourselves (and why it’s not a failure — it’s human)
✨ How to start hearing your own voice again
✨ Practical ways to rediscover what you love, need, and value in this season
✨ How to rebuild a life that feels like peace on the inside, not just success on the outside
This isn’t a “self-care” conversation — it’s a coming home to yourself conversation.
If you’ve been on autopilot, feeling disconnected from who you are, this episode will help you start to find your way back — gently, honestly, one small step at a time.
So grab a cozy drink and join me — let’s reintroduce you to you.
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Girls Night #309: Do You Like Your Life? (Here's Permission to Say No)
This week on Girls Night, we’re asking one of the biggest — and maybe most important — questions we can ask ourselves:
Do you like your life?
And even more — do you believe you’re allowed to?
So many of us have followed all the rules, checked all the boxes, and built the kind of life we thought we were supposed to want — only to look around and wonder why it doesn’t feel like home. In this episode, we’re slowing down, taking inventory, and learning how to remodel the parts of our lives that no longer fit.
We’ll walk room-by-room through your “life house” — your relationships, your body, your work, your faith, your family, your joy — and ask some simple but powerful questions:
👉 Does this still fit me?
👉 Do I like it?
👉 What might need to change?
This isn’t about burning it all down. It’s about noticing what’s working, what’s not, and making small, thoughtful changes that help your life feel like you again.
If you’ve been trudging along a path that feels uphill and exhausting, this episode will help you find a new route — one that’s easier, freer, and a lot more beautiful.
Resources Mentioned:
Love Your Single Life
Just Married
Becoming Mama
Stephanie’s Journals & Guides
Let’s be friends!
Instagram
Website
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Girls Night #308: Who Made These Rules? (And WHY are we still following them?)
Have you ever felt like you were doing everything “right” — checking every box, following every rule — and still ending up restless, disappointed, or wondering, Is this really the life I want?
In today’s episode, we’re talking about something many of us rule-followers were never taught how to do: questioning authority.
We’ll unpack:
Where the formulas and “life scripts” we’ve been following actually came from
How to recognize when a leader, community, or cultural voice doesn’t deserve authority in your life
A practical vetting process for deciding who should get a seat at your table
What to do when a leader you trusted lets you down
How to quiet the noise of other people’s expectations and hear your own voice again
If you’ve ever felt crushed by the weight of doing what you’re “supposed” to do, this episode will help you take a deep breath, release the old scripts, and start writing a life that truly fits.
✨ Resources & Links
📘 Create a Life You Love (my newest book)
💻 My online courses & journals
💍 Newlywed couples course — Just Married: StephanieMayWilson.com/JustMarried
❤️ Free resource to find a counselor you can trust: StephanieMayWilson.com/Counseling
Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss what’s ahead this season — because together we’re going to keep unpacking how to let go of other people’s expectations and rebuild a life that feels like home.
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Girls Night #307: Not the Life I Ordered: When following the rules doesn't turn out like you hoped
Season 22 is here — and Girls Night just turned 8! In this special kickoff, Stephanie introduces our new series, Not the Life I Ordered, a single, long, rolling conversation about what to do when your life doesn’t look or feel the way you thought it would — especially in The Everything Era, when all the biggest decisions arrive at once.
You’ll hear the origin story of Girls Night, why this season is different, why so many of us feel disoriented and isolated right now, and a simple practice to turn down the noise so you can hear (and trust) your own voice again. Stephanie also guides you through three clarifying questions and leaves you with four grounding reminders — including this one: It’s not too late.
In this episode:
• The Everything Era (and why you’re not behind)
• When the formula “A + B = C” fails you
• The people-pleaser’s trap
• How to create quiet in a noisy world
• A guided reflection to name what’s hard (and why it helps)
Resource mentioned:
What to Say Script Guide — practical, word-for-word responses for uncomfortable family questions (marriage, kids, timelines & more): stephaniemaywilsonshop.com
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Girls Night #306: How to Prepare Your Career for Motherhood with Jena Dunay
What happens when two of the biggest parts of your life collide—your career and your desire to start a family?
That’s exactly what we’re talking about in today’s Girls Night episode. I’m joined by my dear friend Jena Dunay—a mom of two, business owner, and career strategist who has spent years helping women navigate big transitions in their work lives.
Jena knows firsthand what it looks like to juggle both career ambitions and motherhood dreams, and she’s here to share the wisdom she’s learned along the way.
In this conversation, we cover:
How to prepare your career for baby before you’re even pregnant
What to do if you love your job but also know you want to start a family soon
Whether you should “pull back” at work before baby—or lean in until it’s time to pivot
How to know if your workplace will really support you as a mom
The truth about maternity leave (paid vs. unpaid, how it works, what to ask your HR team)
When and how to tell your employer you’re pregnant
Practical ways to set boundaries and actually enjoy your maternity leave
How to define “success” in your career during different motherhood seasons
This episode is full of encouragement and practical advice for anyone who’s in what I call The Everything Era—that stretch of life when so many big decisions seem to come at once. If you’ve ever wondered how to hold space for both a career you love and a family you’re dreaming of, this conversation will be such a gift.
Resources & Links:
Connect with Jena: Instagram / Company
Listen to Jena’s past Girls Night episodes on dating, singleness, and career transitions.
More encouragement + resources for navigating The Everything Era: stephaniemaywilson.com
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Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson is for the recovering rule-follower — the woman who’s done everything “right,” only to realize the plan isn’t working, and it’s time to begin again.
This isn’t just about how to get what you want — it’s about finally figuring out what that is, and then step by step, we’ll give you the tools, language, and confidence to build a life that’s true to you.
From careers to relationships, family to faith, we help quiet the outside voices so you can finally hear your own — and act on it with confidence.
Girls Night is where the woman whispering into the night, “There has to be more than this,” finally finds a life that feels like home.
Ireland