Michelle Poverman

09/22/2026

Sometimes powerlessness isn’t about what’s happening.

It’s about what we put in the space between ourselves and what’s happening.

I have to.
I should.
I don’t have enough time.
There’s too much to do.
I can’t slow down.
I don’t have a choice.

And suddenly, we’re not just carrying the demands of our lives.

We’re carrying the story that we are trapped inside them.

I’ve been experimenting with this in my own life lately, intentionally stretching beyond what I thought my capacity was, while paying attention to the thoughts I attach to what I’m doing.

And I’ve been surprised by how much I can hold and still feel energized when I’m not simultaneously telling myself how overwhelmed, depleted, or resentful I should be.

I genuinely think this is a huge piece of burnout that we don’t talk about enough.

Yes, sometimes the load really is too much. Rest matters. Boundaries matter. Systems and support matter.

But sometimes what’s exhausting us isn’t only the thing itself.

It’s the relationship we’re having with it.

So try this experiment with me this week:

Notice every time you say, “I have to…”

And see what changes when you replace it with:

“I choose to…” or
“I get to…”

Not as toxic positivity. Not to pretend you love everything you have to do.

But to remind yourself where you still have agency.

Because the language we use can either reinforce our powerlessness or return us to our power.

08/28/2026

You’re the one people come to.
The leader. The guide. The space holder. The one who usually has the answer.

And sometimes that identity makes it really hard to be in a room where you’re not the one holding the room.

Because being witnessed while you’re figuring something out can feel incredibly vulnerable.
But your next level may require a room where you don’t have to lead.

Where you can explore the vision that’s calling you forward, question what no longer fits, and be supported as you become the woman who can hold what’s next.
You don’t have to show up with all the answers.

You don’t have to share anything you don’t want to share.
You just have to be willing to give yourself some of the space you’re so used to giving everyone else.

That’s part of what we’re creating inside Vision Lab. ✨

If you’ve been wondering whether this room is for you, maybe this is your answer.

Sign up for the Vision Lab: https://www.michellepoverman.com/the-vision-lab

Sign Up for the Free Event Becoming Expansive ✨here:

https://www.michellepoverman.com/becoming-expansive

08/27/2026

There comes a point when the vision for what you want to create asks you to expand beyond the patterns, beliefs, and identity that got you here. ✨

That’s the work we’re exploring inside Becoming Expansive, my FREE live online event on September 1st at 7 PM ET.

If you’re a woman building a business, dreaming about what’s next, or feeling called toward something bigger, I’d love to have you join us.

✨ BECOMING EXPANSIVE : FREE LIVE EVENT�Save your seat here: Becoming Expansive — Michelle Poverman, LMHC,

And if you’re a soul-led entrepreneur who already knows you’re ready for deeper support, The Vision Lab is my new 6-week live coaching experience designed to help you clarify the vision you’re here to build and expand into the woman who can lead it.
✨ The VISION LAB�Learn more here: https://www.michellepoverman.com/the-vision-lab

Your next chapter isn’t only about what you’re building.
It’s about who you’re becoming as you build it.

08/22/2026

If you can feel that you’re meant for more, but the vision still feels just beyond your reach, this is for you. ✨

Becoming Expansive is a FREE live activation experience for soul-led entrepreneurs ready to expand what feels possible and step more fully into the vision they’re here to lead.

Come join me. 🔥

✨ September 1st
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08/21/2026

08/21/2026

My work is about helping women step into their magic and their next chapter while they expand into who they are called to become along the way🤍

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07/13/2026

What if the biggest thing holding your business back isn't your current strategy... but a pattern you can't yet see?

Most entrepreneurs assume they need better marketing, more confidence, or a clearer plan.

But what if your business has been faithfully revealing the same deeper pattern over and over again- through the clients you attract, the opportunities you avoid, the way you price yourself, show up, or second-guess your decisions?

Those patterns aren't random.
They're clues.

And when you understand the core wound beneath them, everything starts to make more sense.

✨ Take the Core Wound Quiz Here:

https://www.michellepoverman.com/quiz

Discover the unconscious pattern shaping your business, and the soul-level gift waiting on the other side.💫

05/03/2026

You cannot squeeze abundance out of a clenched field.
I know that’s a lot. But stay with me.
Most entrepreneurs are building from constriction and calling it commitment. Building from fear and calling it ambition. And then wondering why the ceiling won’t move.
Money is energy. It flows where your field is open and stagnates where it isn’t.

Swipe through to see where the block might actually be living.
New episode is live. Link in bio.

-entrepreneur

05/02/2026

Some days I want to slow things down! Another milestone in the books.

04/25/2026

The home you grew up in gave your nervous system a very specific set of instructions.

And those instructions are likely still running your business.

Most women I work with aren’t struggling because they lack strategy or skill. They’re struggling because the operating system underneath everything, the one built in a home where the emotional atmosphere was unpredictable, was designed for survival. Not expansion.

I’m naming four patterns that move directly from childhood adaptation into business limitation.

Save this one. You’ll want to come back to it.

And if you want to go deeper -this week’s episode of Into The Work covers all four patterns in full, plus three concrete places to start shifting them.

🎧 Link in comments

Which pattern hit closest to home for you? Drop it in the comments - I read every one.

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