13. your idea wants to be born

You have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck. The business you've been "working on" for two years. The book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." In this episode, I tune into the energy of the idea itself - the one that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app - and ask: What does it want you to know? Three powerful messages about self-compassion, your inner voices, and the excessive control keeping your idea in the dark.

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You have an idea. And it's stuck. You've been keeping it stuck.

It's the idea that never gets to see the light of day.

The energy of the idea itself is what I'm tapping into. Not the person who has the idea. Not the future version who has executed it. But the idea that's been sitting in your head, your notebook, your notes app for months or years that you keep working on or thinking about, but never actually bring to life.

That idea is surrounded by unrealized potential. A dream that stays a dream. A thing that wants to be born but keeps getting pushed down. It's being pained by overthinking. It's feeling like an impulse that doesn't get to become real.

It's like the idea has a consciousness, and it wants to exist. It's calling to you. But you keep researching, planning, perfecting in your mind, and it never gets to actually be.

Perhaps it's the business you've been "working on" for two years. Or the book you're "going to write." The career pivot you've been "getting ready for." The side project that's "almost ready."

I'm asking that idea - that dream, that calling, that thing that wants to exist - what does it want you to know?

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 The Idea That Never Gets to See the Light of Day
• 03:38 Message One: Hold Yourself in Compassion, But Don't Let It Keep You Stuck (Ace of Cups Reversed)
• 07:09 Message Two: Your Own Inner Voices Are Keeping It in the Dark (Five of Wands Reversed)
• 11:32 Message Three: Loosen Your Grip (The Emperor Reversed)
• 15:37 Closing Message from the Idea
• 16:57 Recap: Three Messages from Your Idea
• 18:42 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You have an idea you've been "working on" for months or years but haven't actually started
• Your notebook/notes app is full of plans you never execute
• You keep researching, planning, and perfecting but never taking action
• You're stuck in "preparation mode" and can't flip the switch
• You're worried about what people will think if you actually do it
• You feel like you need everything perfect before you can start
• You have a dream that stays a dream

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

12. messages from your future self

What if you could hear from the version of you who has already built the life you want? In this episode, I tune into a future version of you - someone who has built something successful that gives them stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life. I'm asking her what she wants you to know right now. What came through are three powerful messages about the journey, your path, and being your authentic self.

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Today's episode is a bit different.

When I tuned into what the community might want to hear about, I received it in a visionary way.

I received the image of someone who has built something successful that gives them stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life.

This is like a future version of you.

So I'm imagining you as someone who has built something successful that gives you stability, security, comfort, and the ability to enjoy life. I'm tuning into that version of you that exists. Because she does exist.

I'm asking her what she would like for us to know. In that space between where you are and where she is - she being you in that version - what does she want for you to know?

Alongside tuning into her energy, I'm pulling cards to support the messages that she has for us.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:45 Today's Different Approach: A Visionary Message
• 02:47 Message One: She's There, She's Joyful, and the Journey Matters (The Sun)
• 10:29 Message Two: Slow Down to Discover What You Actually Want (Eight of Wands Reversed)
• 15:00 Message Three: Be Your Full, Authentic Self (Page of Cups)
• 23:55 Bringing It All Together: How She Got There
• 25:46 Recap: Three Messages from Your Future Self
• 27:01 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You feel trapped by what you've created
• You're stuck on your path and not sure which way to go
• You want to do life on your own terms but don't know how
• You keep being pulled toward what you're "supposed" to do
• You're questioning if what you wanted before is what you want now
• You need hope that the future you want is actually possible
• You're ready to hear what your future self wants you to know

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

11. when you're stuck in a decision

There's a decision you're trying to make and you're feeling really stuck. You can see the pros and cons from every side. You've weighed it logically, practically - but still, it's weighing on you. When you keep approaching a decision logically and you still can't choose, it means your intuition is asking for space. In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages for how to make that decision and take an action step forward when you're stuck between logic and intuition.

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There's a decision - or decisions - that you're trying to make that you're feeling really stuck in. You really do not know which way to go.

You can see the pros and the cons from every side. You've viewed this so logically, so practically. But still, it's weighing on you.

When we're inside of a decision where we keep weighing it logically and practically, and still can't make our decision - it means that your decision is wanting to be viewed intuitively, from your intuition. From what it is that you actually want that might not make sense to the logical and the practical.

When you look at making the decision that way, it might mean having to do some uncomfortable things. Because it's going to require a change of some kind.

But you are stuck in the decision because it's being weighed too heavily on the logical and practical, and you're not able to just choose a direction because the intuitive and aligned side is preventing you from really saying "go" on the logical choice.

So what happens is you end up in this stuck and indecisive place where you think about it regularly. You try to push it away. It comes back. And you keep finding yourself in the same place because you haven't really committed to a decision or an action step in either direction.

It's an awful feeling.

In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages for how you can make that decision and take an action step forward.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:44 The Problem: Stuck in a Decision Between Logic and Intuition
• 03:01 Message One: You Can Make a Different Choice (Knight of Pentacles Reversed)
• 06:50 Message Two: How to Discern What's Actually Aligned (Seven of Cups)
• 12:48 Message Three: Watch Out for Distraction (The Devil)
• 14:50 Bringing It All Together
• 16:57 Recap: Three Messages for When You're Stuck
• 18:19 Encouragement
• 20:53 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're stuck in a decision and can't figure out which way to go
• You've weighed the pros and cons logically but still can't choose
• There's an intuitive pull toward something that doesn't make logical sense
• You keep thinking about a decision, pushing it away, and it keeps coming back
• You're stuck between what's practical and what feels right
• You're afraid to entertain the choice that doesn't match your usual approach
• You keep distracting yourself from making the decision

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

10. stop chasing what isn't for you

You're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected? High-achievers are really good at the chase - but we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about stopping the chase of what isn't for you and getting honest about what you actually desire. Because you can spend years building something impressive that leaves you feeling empty.

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You're chasing what isn't for you.

You're driven. You're capable. You're achieving. But are you chasing what YOU actually want? Or are you chasing what looks good, what's impressive, what's expected?

High-achievers are really good at the chase. We're really good at setting a goal and going after it. We're really good at pushing through and making things happen.

But we're not always good at pausing to ask: Do I actually want this? Or am I just good at it? Or does it just look right on paper?

And when we don't slow down to ask that question, we end up building impressive lives that feel empty. We end up in roles that look great from the outside, but drain us from the inside. We end up achieving things we don't even want.

You can spend years – decades even – chasing something that isn't for you. You might even catch it. You might achieve the thing. And then you're standing there holding this accomplishment, this title, this life you worked so hard for, and you feel... nothing. Or worse, you feel trapped by it.

This episode is about stopping that chase. About getting honest with what you actually want – not what you think you should want, not what would impress other people, but what you actually desire deep down.

I pulled three tarot cards with messages about this.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:46 The Problem: You're Chasing What Isn't For You
• 02:52 Message One: Tune Into What You Actually Feel (King of Cups)
• 07:59 Message Two: Slow Down to Discover Your True Desires (King of Wands)
• 12:25 Message Three: You Can't Run From This Work (Six of Swords Reversed)
• 17:05 Recap: Stop Chasing, Start Building What Feels True
• 18:42 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You're achieving things, but feeling empty
• You're not sure if you actually want what you're chasing
• You've been overriding your gut feelings with logic and "shoulds"
• You're good at something, but don't know if you actually like it
• You're building an impressive life that doesn't feel like yours
• You keep thinking "I should be grateful for this," but you're not excited
• You're ready to get honest about what you actually want

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

9. what the Sunday scaries are trying to reveal

The Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that creeps in on the weekend. I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately - commercials for sleep aids, online posts about weekend dread, people caught between needing rest and not being able to rest. At the root is usually some kind of misalignment - not necessarily with your role, but with your approach. In this episode, I pull three tarot cards to reveal what the Sunday Scaries are trying to tell us. Because they're showing up for a reason.

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The Sunday Scaries. That anxiety for Monday that we experience on the weekend.

I've been seeing this come up everywhere lately. A commercial for sleep aids featuring someone who can't sleep on Sunday night. Posts in online groups about the anxiety people feel on weekends about Monday.

For some, it's the anxiety about having to go back to work - they're not in an aligned role, or it's just a tough time at work right now.

For others, their work weeks are so intense that when the weekend comes, they can't rest. There's too much pushed to the weekend because the week is so busy. Or if they try to rest, it doesn't feel natural - they're in constant go mode with thoughts of what they should or could be doing instead.

And this cycle repeats which can ultimately lead to burnout.

At the root of the Sunday Scaries is typically some kind of misalignment. But it's seldom the role itself that's the issue first - usually, the initial work is on the person who is in the role. How you approach your work, how you approach your rest - it has everything to do with your mindset, what you believe to be true or needed or expected.

In this episode, I pull three tarot cards with messages about what the Sunday scaries are trying to reveal to us. Because they're showing up for a reason.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:43 Why I'm Talking About the Sunday Scaries Now
• 02:39 What's at the Root
• 04:04 The Pattern: Not Being Present on the Weekend
• 05:40 Message One: Reconnect with Your Intuition (Queen of Cups Reversed)
• 10:12 Message Two: Zoom Out and Find a Mentor (The Hierophant)
• 15:25 Message Three: You Are Stronger Than You Think (Strength)
• 21:03 Recap: What the Sunday Scaries are Revealing
• 21:53 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You experience Sunday anxiety about Monday
• You spend your whole weekend dreading going back to work
• You struggle to rest because you're in constant go mode
• You feel stuck in "I have to" energy around your work
• You're questioning if you can keep doing this anymore
• You're living for the weekend instead of finding peace throughout the week
• You want to understand what your Sunday scaries are trying to tell you

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

8. navigating work and life with clarity

How can you be more discerning in your actions? Less quick to react? How can you work with your emotions so they don't get in the way of your interactions or decisions? In this episode, I use tarot to explore the energy of the Queen of Swords and share three messages about navigating work and life with more clarity. Whether it's emotional reactivity, hastiness, fear, or overthinking - your mind is getting in the way of your clarity. Here's how to bring it into balance.

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How can you be more discerning in your actions?

How can you be less quick to react?

How can you work with your emotions in a way that you don't let them get in the way of your interactions with others or the decisions you make for yourself?

Words can be sharp. And an emotional reaction can override your experience.

In this episode, I'm using tarot to support the messages. The topic was reflected to me through the Queen of Swords - a very logical, wise energy.

This week, we're talking about how you can embody that practical, logical side as balanced with emotion and experience.

This is an episode about how you can navigate work and life with more clarity.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• 00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• 00:44 Using Tarot for This Episode
• 00:57 Embodying the Queen of Swords
• 02:54 Message One: Process Before You Communicate (Five of Swords)
• 05:11 Message Two: Haste vs Inaction (Knight of Swords Reversed)
• 08:37 Message Three: Completing Cycles (The World Reversed)
• 12:49 Connecting the Messages
• 14:01 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• You tend to react in the heat of the moment and regret it later
• You swing between moving too fast and being completely frozen
• You know what you need to do but you're stalling out
• You feel stuck in your mind and can't seem to move forward
• You're ready for that next evolution but your frightened mind is keeping you stuck
• You want to navigate your work and life with more clarity and wisdom

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

No external resources mentioned in this episode.

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.

7.​ messages for December

This episode is a little different. I'm tuning into the month of December specifically and bringing forth the messages most needed for high-achievers right now. I pulled the Book of December 2025 for High Achievers from the Akashic Records - mid-month - as a reflection, recalibration, and pivot point. Five messages came through about simplicity, connection, being present, and the capacity for love - reminding us that December didn't do this to us. Energetically, it's actually a quite calm month.

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This week's episode is a little different.

I'm tuning into the month of December and bringing forth the messages most needed for high-achievers in this month specifically.

I'm doing this mid-month - as a reflection, a recalibration, a pivot, a "stay on track," whatever serves you.

I pulled the Book of December 2025 for High Achievers from the Akashic Records, taking note of the book itself and its pages to see what messages are here for us.

I received five messages: two for the first half of December, one for the present moment, and two for the second half of December.

Here's what came through.

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL HEAR:

• ​00:00 Introduction to The Unraveling Achiever
• ​00:43 A Different Kind of Episode: Messages for December
• ​01:43 Opening Energy: The Yellow Book
• ​02:53 Message One: The Call for Simplicity and Connection (First Half of December)
• ​04:31 Message Two: Introducing More of You (First Half of December)
• ​07:02 Message Three: The Pivot Point (Present Day December)
• ​09:35 Message Four: The Capacity for Love (Second Half of December)
• ​12:03 Message Five: Let Go of End-of-Year Pressure (Second Half of December)
• ​15:03 Closing Reflection: The Calm Energy of December
• ​16:36 Soul Reading

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF:

• ​You're feeling the compounding weight of the holiday season
• ​You've felt a calling for simplicity but haven't settled into it
• ​You're going through the motions on autopilot during the holidays
• ​You're putting pressure on yourself around end-of-year/new-year expectations
• ​You want to show up more authentically in how you celebrate and connect
• ​You're ready to let December be calm instead of chaotic

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

• ​⁠⁠None in this episode

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READY TO GO DEEPER?

If what you heard today resonated, I'd love to support you in going deeper.

Soul Reading is a 75-minute one-on-one session where I open your Akashic Records and help you reconnect with what your soul already knows about your path, your purpose, and what's next.

Learn more: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com/soul-reading⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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LET'S STAY CONNECTED:

• ​Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.angelamckayllc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ​Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@angelamckayllc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ​LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Angela McKay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ​Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Career Revival⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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ABOUT THE PODCAST:

The Unraveling Achiever is for the person who's done everything "right" and is questioning what that even means. Host Angela McKay - former SVP of HR turned intuitive career coach and soul reading practitioner - helps accomplished folks stop defaulting to what looks good and start building what feels true. You don't have to turn your life upside down. Just point your achiever energy toward a soul-led career and life you'll love.