"I Said Yes to the Fashion Show": This One's For the Ladies Who Keep Making Excuses to Stay Small

Michelle records from the parking lot outside her office, coming down from one of the biggest weeks of the year—dance competition, Sold by Stokes brunch, and walking a fashion show runway she almost said no to three times. This is a candid episode about the four buckets she's juggling right now: the spark she felt walking that runway in clothes that actually fit her real body, the quiet worry about her 13-year-old who's home more than she'd like, the trap she's fallen into at work showing up just to show up, and the reminder of why she started all of this in the first place. From the fashion show's invitation sitting unanswered to Josh simply saying, "Why would you say no?"—sometimes it takes one person to call out your excuses for you to finally say yes to yourself.Timestamps:00:00 Welcome to Beyond the Bombshell00:35 May-cember Madness01:59 Mom Life Updates04:06 Post Event Crash06:31 Fashion Show Yes06:48 What Bombshell Means09:00 Shopping Habits10:11 Facing Runway Fears14:00 Runway Moment14:57 Be Your Own Hype Girl17:41 Back to Reality17:50 Helping Ben Grow19:49 Work Purpose Reset22:47 Juggling All Buckets24:43 June Pep Talk25:09 Final Sign OffIf this episode resonated with you, take a moment to follow the podcast and share it with a friend who might need to hear this conversation too.And if you want to stay connected, you can find me on social media and on my website via the links below. I love hearing from you, so don’t be shy about jumping into my DMs.Let’s Connect!Follow Michelle Stokes on;LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/bombshell.by.michelle