EP115: When Hustle Stops Working: The Entrepreneurial Midlife Crisis with Bri Seeley

June 24, 2025

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Episode Summary:

You know the invisible scripts that shape how ambitious women are supposed to show up in business? This week I’m joined by Bri Seeley, success strategist and certified hypnotherapist to talk about how we over-identify with productivity, sacrifice joy for output, and sabotage ourselves without outdated beliefs.

From entrepreneurial midlife crisis to redefining ambition without burnout, we cover it all. Bri shares what she’s had to sacrifice, how identity work changed her success trajectory, and why “doing less” isn’t laziness — it’s strategy.

If you’ve ever felt like you have to earn your rest or prove your worth by checking off another box, this episode will shift something deep. And maybe even piss you off in the best way.

Quotable Quotes:

  • “People think they rise to their goals. But we all fall to our identity.”

  • “Without me, there is no fucking business.”

  • “What got you here is not the thing that will get you there. That’s identity work, not a new funnel.”

  • “Our worth and value is not tied to how much we get done. It never was.”

  • “If your brain is full and your calendar is packed, the universe can’t get in to speak to you.”

Guest Bio:

TEDx Speaker, Success Coach and award winning business woman Bri Seeley works with ambitious, high achievers to defy reality by bringing their most unrealistic goals to life without overworking, under living or sacrificing themselves for their audacious visions. Bri uses her signature DEFY process to help you design and create long-term and sustainable success – unapologetically.

You may have seen her winning awards for Entrepreneur of the Year, Business Coach of the Year, Business Woman of the Year and Los Angeles Mayor’s Small Business of the Year or on any number of press outlets such as Good Morning America, The TODAY Show, Forbes, Entrepreneur, Women’s Health and more.

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