Who Are You When You Stop Being Who Everyone Needs You to Be? Make This Make Sense ep18Monique Renee

Who Are You When You Stop Being Who Everyone Needs You to Be? Make This Make Sense ep18 Monique Renee What happens when you've checked all the boxes for success but somewhere along the way, you've lost yourself? In this episode, Monique Renee, founder of Fiercely Flowing, joins us to unpack the hidden struggles of high-achieving women, the exhausting trap of people-pleasing, and why reclaiming your voice, trusting your intuition, and letting go of who you used to be might be the most powerful moves you ever make. Topics 🏆 The hidden cost of success 💔 Feeling lost while looking successful 🎭 Taking off the mask 👩‍💼 Women in leadership and burnout 🧠 Rewriting the stories we tell ourselves 🪞 Rediscovering your identity 🌿 Finding your flow 🧘 Listening to your body and intuition 🔥 Making fierce decisions 💪 Courageous authenticity ❤️ Relationships and personal transformation 🚫 Breaking free from people-pleasing ✨ Reclaiming your magic 🎉 Celebrating small victories About Monique Renee Monique Renee is the founder of Fiercely Flowing, a coaching practice dedicated to helping successful women reconnect with their authentic selves, reclaim their voices, and redefine what success means in their current season of life. With a background in leadership development, coaching, and higher education, Monique brings both professional experience and personal transformation to her work. Her approach combines practical leadership tools, strengths-based coaching, intuition, and spiritual practices to help women release limiting identities and rediscover their purpose. Through Fiercely Flowing, Monique creates space for women who appear to have it all together but privately feel exhausted, disconnected, or ready for something more. Her philosophy centers on courageous authenticity, personal evolution, and the belief that finding your flow begins with making fierce decisions about the life you truly want to live. 🔗 Connect with Monique Website: fiercelyflowing.com/ Blog: fiercelyflowing.com/blogs/ Substack: substack.com/@moniquerenee Podcast:    / @iammoniquerenee   Connect on Instagram: @i.am.monique.renee Connect on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/moniquerenee 💬 Memorable Quotes "Sometimes it was built for us. We didn't build it ourselves. And we just carried the story on." "Where are you lying to yourself?" "We're still adopting the identities and the stories that have been given to us over decades since we were children." "You can forget who you are, but I see exactly who you are." "What are you preventing them from doing for themselves?" "We are here to evolve. We're not here to stay stagnant. We're not here to be the same people we were." "It's not becoming balanced. We never become balanced. But we feel more balanced." 🎧 Who Should Listen? 👩‍💼 High-achieving women who have built successful careers but feel disconnected from themselves. 😩 Overworked professionals and leaders who are exhausted from trying to do everything for everyone. 🚫 Recovering people-pleasers who struggle with boundaries, saying no, or putting themselves first. 🔄 Women navigating life transitions including career changes, menopause, relationships, or redefining their identities. 🧠 Coaches, mentors, and entrepreneurs interested in strengths-based leadership, authenticity, and personal growth. ❤️ Anyone questioning what success really means and wondering whether the life they've built still fits who they're becoming. 🔗 Connect with Make This Make Sense If you enjoyed this conversation, subscribe for more episodes where we break down the systems, trends, and ideas that shape our everyday lives with experts who make them make sense on Substack, YouTube, Spotify or Apple. And connect with us on LinkedIn, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook: @makethismakesensepod NOTE: The views expressed on Make This Make Sense are those of the hosts and guests and do not represent Florida Gulf Coast University or any other institution with which they are affiliated. Copyright © 2026, Make This Make Sense Team. All Rights Reserved. Reuse/remix allowed with attribution. Chapters 0:00:00 Welcome to Make This Make Sense 🎙️ 0:01:13 Meet Monique Renee: From Favorite Boss to Fiercely Flowing 💜 0:04:25 Why Successful Women Feel Lost Behind the Scenes 🎭 0:09:45 The Warning Signs You're Disappearing from Your Own Life 🚩 0:12:00 Rewriting the Stories and Identities We've Inherited 🪞 0:15:00 Creating Space to Exhale and Reconnect with Yourself 🌿 0:21:00 Monique's Journey: When Leadership and Well-Being Collide 💔 0:28:00 Finding Your Voice, Setting Boundaries, and Trusting Your Intuition 🧘 0:38:00 Breaking the People-Pleasing Habit and Reclaiming Your Power 💪 0:45:00 Small Steps, Fierce Decisions, and the Freedom to Evolve ✨