Go Getter Gals Podcast - Episode 35: The Messy Middle

Today it's just Pam and Hannah again, and they're getting honest about the side of growth nobody posts about... the part where you miss who you used to be, even while you're becoming someone better. Hannah opens up about the last few months of intentional transformation (a nighttime skincare routine, lifting weights and hitting the gym five to six days a week, cutting ten inches off her hair) and the surprising grief that's come with it: missing the version of herself who had more downtime, more doom-scrolling, more "funny fat friend" energy. Pam reframes it as the messy middle: that awkward, unglamorous stretch between who you were and who you're becoming. And the two talk through why growth takes something away before it gives something back. In this episode, we cover: (00:14) Why today's conversation is about the choices behind growth, not just the desire for it (01:07) The "messy middle" — why becoming a new version of yourself isn't rainbows and butterflies (02:09) Why women cut their hair during major life transitions (04:03) Hannah's health transformation — nighttime routine, workouts, seven pounds down and a different kind of win (12:23) The deeper grief — missing not just rest, but an old identity (15:11) Sitting in the loss before you meet the person on the other side of it (17:29) Reframing this as "not a cautionary tale" — growth always takes away before it gives (21:45) What Pam and Hannah each love about themselves — and refuse to lose in the transformation (26:34) Closing challenge — what season of growth prepared you to become who you are now? A few of our favorite moments: "Growth always takes away before it gives." "You haven't met the version of you that is on the other side of this." "You don't have to go cold turkey away from who you are." Go-Getter Gals is a FREE women's networking community built on Growth Through Connection — Personal, Business, and Networking. Connect with Go-Getter Gals: 📘 Facebook: http://facebook.com/profile.php?id=6156119... 📸 Instagram: @go_gettergals 🌐 Website: https://go-gettergals.com/ 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you tune in 📍 Join us in person in Dothan, AL. at Mural City Coffee on the 2nd Thursday of every month, 5:30 PM — always free! #GoGetterGals #WomenEmpowerment #Growth #MessyMiddle #podcast