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Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

When You've Done Everything "Right" and it's Still Not Working

Girls Night with Stephanie May Wilson

Stephanie May Wilson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Mental Health

4.94K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

In today’s Girls Night, we’re talking about what to do when you’ve done everything “right” and it’s still not working. Maybe you’ve followed the rules, made the plans, gone to therapy, prayed the prayers, checked all the boxes… and yet your life, career, relationships, or family story still don’t look anything like what you hoped for. It feels like you’re stuck in a giant “this is not what I ordered” moment, especially in this Everything Era where all the big decisions seem to pile up at once. As we wrap up this season of the show (and before I take a break from Girls Night for a good chunk of next year), I’m sharing two things I really want to leave you with: You get to want what you want. You have more agency than it feels like you do. I’ll read a section from my book, Create a Life You Love, and we’ll walk through practical tools for what to do when doors aren’t opening: when to quit, when to keep going, when to change tactics, how to invest in the life you have right now, and how to ask for help when you’re exhausted. If you’re looking around thinking, “I thought I’d be further along by now,” this episode is for you. You are not behind. You are not failing. And you’re not as stuck as you feel. 💛 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey friends, welcome to Girls' Night.

0:06.0

Today feels like a really special one because we are coming to the end of this season of the show,

0:11.2

and actually, I want to let you know something right here at the top.

0:15.3

After this season wraps, I'm going to be taking a break from Girls' Night for a decent chunk of next year.

0:21.5

I'll still be around on the internet, of course.

0:23.6

I'll still be writing and creating and walking with you through all kinds of things.

0:27.8

But for a while, I won't be sitting here in front of this microphone every week.

0:32.6

And so as I was thinking about how I wanted to spend these last few episodes with you for a while,

0:37.3

what I wanted to leave you with, I kept coming back to two things.

0:41.5

The first, you get to want what you want.

0:44.9

And the second, you have more agency than it feels like you do when your life isn't going

0:50.2

according to plan.

0:51.6

That's where we're going today.

0:57.7

I think of that. going according to plan. That's where we're going today. Think about cheese.

0:59.8

Make your thoughts cheesier.

1:02.3

Now add 100% chicken breast fillet,

1:04.3

Chipotle sauce and ameges cheese melt.

1:06.4

And it's giving the new cheesy chicken stack at McDonald's.

1:10.4

Did we mention it's cheesy?

1:11.9

Cheez.

1:14.0

Availments with the 4th of Jan, 2026 from 11 a.m.

1:16.2

Present participation may vary.

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