Fifteen years ago, Leigh Mitchell was building a business that required her to stand in front of rooms full of people, and she could barely get through a sentence without wanting to disappear. She studied the speakers she admired. She tried to become them. It was a disaster.

In this episode, Leigh gets personal about her journey from stage fright to keynote stages, university classrooms, and boardrooms. She breaks down the four decisions that changed how she shows up every time she speaks, and none of them have anything to do with faking confidence.

In this episode you will hear about:

• Why trying to be a "great speaker" was the thing that held her back
• The difference between performing and resonating
• A one-sentence exercise that stops rambling and commands the room
• Why silence is authority
• How to shift your focus from self-consciousness to service
• The nervous system truth about stage fright that nobody talks about

This episode is for any woman who has ever held back from speaking up, stepping forward, or taking the stage because she thought she needed to be someone else first. You don't. Your voice, your story, and your lived experience are exactly what the room needs.

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Searches for "feel overwhelmed," "stress relief," and "burnout from life" are all at all-time highs in 2026 — and if you're feeling it too, you're not alone. This video gives you a science-backed, 20-minute nervous system reset routine you can do twice a day to regulate stress, reduce cortisol, and reclaim your calm.

This routine integrates vestibular (balance/inner ear), visual (gaze/tracking), and limbic (emotional regulation) techniques — the same tools used in trauma therapy and nervous system rehabilitation.

⏱ IN THIS VIDEO — YOUR 20-MINUTE ROUTINE:

Why your nervous system needs a daily reset

Phase 1: Limbic Grounding & Centring (5 min)

↳ Orienting to Safety

↳ The Voo Breath (vagus nerve activation)

↳ Self-Soothing Touch

Phase 2: Visual & Vestibular Coordination (10 min)

↳ Gaze Stabilization (VOR x1)

↳ Saccades — Rapid Eye Shifts

↳ Smooth Pursuit

↳ Head Nods & Turns (Eyes Closed)

Phase 3: Dynamic Integration & Proprioception (5 min)

↳ The Arch and Flatten

↳ Heel-to-Toe Stance

↳ Shaking Out Tension

Morning vs. Evening — how to use this routine

📊 WHY THIS MATTERS RIGHT NOW:

Search interest in cortisol has nearly doubled since January 2026 and hit an all-time high for the third consecutive month. "Burnout at work" and "burnout from life" are also at all-time highs. "Emotional flooding" has doubled in searches this year. Your nervous system is under more pressure than ever — this routine is your daily antidote.

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What actually happens when ambitious women stop scrolling

and start showing up?

In this episode, Leigh Mitchell sits down with Kim and Linda

of My Creative Break for a conversation about the magic that

unfolds when driven women gather in person — the spark, the

stories, and the sisterhood that no DM can replicate.

"The most powerful thing we ever did was create a space where women felt safe enough to be ambitious out loud."

If you've been craving connection that goes deeper than a LinkedIn comment — this episode is your sign to show up differently. Leigh Mitchell, Founder of Women in Biz Network, sits down with Kim and Linda, the creative duo behind My Creative Break, to explore what truly happens when ambitious women meet face-to-face.

This is a conversation about more than networking. It's about what becomes possible when women feel seen, supported, and surrounded by others who get it. In this episode, we cover:

🔹 The story behind My Creative Break and why Kim & Linda knew women needed a different kind of space

🔹 What shifts emotionally when ambitious women gather in person versus online

🔹 Why creativity and community are deeply connected for women in business

🔹 The moments of belonging that neither of them expected — and never forgot

🔹 How to build a room where ambitious women actually feel free to be themselves

🔹 What Leigh, Kim & Linda have all learned about showing up — for others and for yourself

This is the conversation you didn't know you needed. Pull up a chair. You belong here. ✨ Women in Biz Network has been creating spaces like this since 2010 — because community isn't a perk.