458: Summer Series - Showing Up When It's Hard
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 10 September 2025
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Who Do You Want to Be in Hard Times? A Journey of Self-Discovery
In the final episode of the summer series of the School of Self-Image podcast, Tonya Leigh emphasizes the profound impact that showing up during difficult times has on our self-image and personal growth. She asserts that our responses to challenges shape our identity more significantly than our reactions during easier times.
She reflects on her personal experiences with self-doubt and how navigating difficulties shapes our self-image more than our successes in easy times. As the summer comes to a close, Tonya encourages listeners to recommit to their goals and finish the year strong. She also shares her plans for the future of the School of Self-Image, including transitioning the podcast to a visual format on YouTube, embracing the discomfort that comes with growth and change. Tune in for inspiration and motivation to face challenges head-on!
Talking Points:
00:01:32 - Contemplating What's Next
03:08 - Embracing Growth and Uncomfortableness
06:40 - Addressing Current Global Concerns
10:05 - Managing Worry
18:33 - Doing the Opposite of Your Mood
23:09 - The Role of Style in Showing Up
25:07 - Asking Who You Want to Be
26:54 - Navigating Hard Times Intentionally
Quotes:
"How we show up when it's hard shapes our self-image more than how we show up when it's easy."
"I have a conversation with the universe, like, hey, listen, this is bigger than me. I'm going to let you handle this one."
"Just doing the opposite of what my mood tells me to do is another way that I get to show up, even when it's hard, in service of who I want to be and in service of the vision that I have for my life."
"When life is hard, when it feels hard, the question is, who do I want to be in this?"
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the final episode of our summer series, and we are going to end on a note we all need, |
| 0:08.3 | showing up when it's hard. Because let's be honest, there are days when you'd rather just |
| 0:14.4 | disappear, hide under the covers or let self-doubt drive the car. And I've been there more times than you will ever know. |
| 0:23.0 | But what I've learned is that how we show up when it's hard |
| 0:26.0 | shapes our self-image more than how we show up when it's easy. |
| 0:29.7 | So let's talk about it. |
| 0:32.0 | Welcome to the School of Self-image, |
| 0:34.4 | where personal development meets style. |
| 0:36.9 | Here's your hostess, Master Life Coach, Tanya Lee. |
| 0:45.0 | Hey, you. |
| 0:50.4 | I can't believe that this is the last episode of the summer series. |
| 1:13.6 | It seems like I just announced that I was going to take a sabbatical. And now here we are. The summer is almost done. And we are heading into the fall season. And I don't know about you all, but I am excited about the last months of the year. I think this is an opportunity for us to recommit and to finish the year strong and proud no matter what's happened the previous months. And so let's all |
| 1:20.5 | just decide we're going to make the most of these next months. Now, a part of what I've been doing |
| 1:26.6 | over the summer is really thinking about what's |
| 1:29.3 | next. What's next for me? What's next for the School of Self-image? And the big question I've |
| 1:34.9 | been asking is, how can I step up? How can I challenge myself? How can I grow? And it's really |
| 1:42.4 | uncomfortable when the answers start coming and you start having all of these excuses. |
| 1:47.0 | But there's one thing that I have been contemplating doing for a while and it's time. |
| 1:54.7 | And that is this podcast is now going to be on YouTube as a visual version, meaning it's going to be me recording it |
| 2:03.6 | live in front of a camera. Now, is it uncomfortable? 100%. I have been doing this via audio only for so |
| 2:13.6 | long, and it comes with many perks. You know, I'm able to take my mic and my computer anywhere |
| 2:20.8 | and record. I don't even have to get dressed if I don't want to, even though I always feel |
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