90 Day Wins : Goal Setting Strategies for Personal Growth, Health, Business & Money · SandyB

163. Fear to Freedom: When Women Trust Themselves to Evolve

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Melanie says you can tick the boxes of your excuses and still know you must make the leap.

1. 90 Day Wins : Goal Setting Strategies for Personal Growth, Health, Business & Money episode 163 centers on Melanie Alvarenga's shift from clinical perfusionist work to psychology and coaching. 2. Host Sandy B speaks with Melanie Alvarenga, a mother of one and a self-described 'STEM girl at heart' whose work spans hospital perfusion, organisational psychology, transformational coaching, and TEDx. 3. The episode asks what it means to choose yourself when a career, a workplace, or other people's expectations no longer fit. 4. Melanie says her early clinical work involved 'heart bypass' and operating the heart-lung bypass machine during heart surgery. 5. She explains that she studied psychology while working in hospitals because she was interested in how the brain functions and how people work in organisations. 6. Melanie describes her TEDx talk 'Invisible No More' as a response to workplace bullying and the need to reclaim voice and visibility. 7. A close colleague's question, 'Are you really going to let them speak to you like this?' became the moment when Melanie realized other people could see the bullying too. 8. She says the career pivot became real when people began asking her for advice about workplace situations and organisational change. 9. Melanie argues that organisations often think from a business point of view, but employee wellbeing must be part of making the business work well. 10. She gives examples of managers needing development and teams failing because 'one or two characters' disrupt the group dynamic. 11. Melanie says putting yourself first is 'not a selfish act' and connects self-care to wellness for everyone around you. 12. She recommends focusing on 'one thing' at a time, because 'the brain likes to focus on one thing at a time.' 13. She says 90-day goals fit that psychology because a defined timeframe helps people see change and then build on it. 14. Melanie adds meditation or prayer as a daily practice, and says nutrition matters because it supports brain function and clear thinking. 15. She warns that distractions, overload, and pressure can push people toward burnout and overwhelm if they do not protect their focus. 16. On community, Melanie says she keeps a 'small circle' but still believes people must branch out to develop and grow. 17. She says her tribe often 'finds' her once she has worked on herself, and she describes that process as becoming a lighthouse. 18. The conversation stays conversational and practical, with Sandy B reflecting back Melanie's points and connecting them to listeners' goals. 19. People thinking about career change, self-trust, or workplace boundaries would likely get the most from this episode. 20. Listeners wanting a deep dive into technical psychology theory without personal storytelling may skip it.

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