Ep. 283 - The gap between "I can't do this" and "I am": The evolution nobody talks about
How to Get Over Your Ex
Dorothy AB Johnson
4.7 • 577 Ratings
🗓️ 24 March 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In this raw and revealing episode, Dorothy opens up about her journey through motherhood and entrepreneurship, sharing the profound realization that changed everything: the gap between "I can't do this" and "I am." Through vulnerable stories of 3 AM doubts and unexpected breakthroughs, she reveals how our most limiting thoughts often appear right before our greatest expansions. If you've created a life beyond what your heartbroken self could imagine but still feel like there's another level to reach, this episode illuminates why ceiling-breaking isn't a one-time event but a lifelong practice. Discover why "bigger and better" is a direction not a destination, why new ceilings don't invalidate past growth, and how to recognize when you're solving the wrong problems. For anyone wondering "what's next?" after healing from heartbreak, this conversation will transform how you view your evolution.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to How to Get Over Your X, episode number 283, the gap between I can't do this |
| 0:06.7 | and I am, the evolution nobody talks about. |
| 0:27.0 | Welcome to How to Get Over Your Ex, a podcast on getting over your ex without it just taking time. |
| 0:29.2 | I'm your host, breakup coach Dorothy. |
| 0:32.7 | Let's turn your pain into power and your heartbreak into happy. Hello, hello, Braveheart's. Welcome back to the podcast. I have missed you. |
| 0:42.6 | Today's episode feels a little bit different, more like coming home after a journey than |
| 0:47.4 | delivering a polished lesson, but sometimes that's exactly what we need, right? |
| 0:53.8 | So I have been in the trenches of |
| 0:57.3 | motherhood and entrepreneurship lately, and it has cracked me open in ways I never anticipated or |
| 1:05.2 | expected. If you're new here, hello, my name is Dorothy. I typically help you get over your ex and build a bigger and better life. |
| 1:13.7 | But today I'm actually going to be sharing something personal that's been rumbling through my mind, |
| 1:19.7 | keeping me up at night, and ultimately teaching me something I think we all need to hear. |
| 1:25.7 | Here is the truth. |
| 1:27.4 | I have been thinking I can't do this about a hundred |
| 1:32.4 | times a day lately. I can't do another sleepless night. I can't do this day again. I can't |
| 1:39.4 | run this business while being a mom. I can't learn yet another thing. There's so many things we have to learn |
| 1:46.6 | as mothers. I can't show up fully from my clients while showing up fully from my family. |
| 1:52.6 | I can't maintain this pace without breaking. All of these I can't statements. And yet, |
| 1:59.4 | I am doing it. Every single day yet I am doing it every single day I am doing it I'm doing the |
| 2:05.9 | sleepless nights I'm getting up doing the job I am following through and learning everything |
| 2:11.0 | I need to for motherhood it's almost like wow I shouldn't believe the thoughts that I have right |
| 2:17.4 | so this thought hit me at 3 a.m. last week while I was it's almost like, wow, I shouldn't believe the thoughts that I have, right? |
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