Messy & Magnificent with Karlee Fain
Welcome to Messy & Magnificent with Karlee Fain - The place high-achievers with big heart and broad vision come to root and rise - one doable strategy at a time. This show is equal parts inspiring stories and practical tools you can use this week to boslter your time, energy, and expertise.
Episodes
199 episodes
The Midnight Leadership Trilogy | Part 3: The Future That’s Been Trying to Get Your Attention
What if the future you're longing for has already been trying to reach you?Your next season might not arrive with a blueprint. Instead of showing up as a clear strategy, it begins as something quieter: a gut feeling, a pull towa...
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Episode 198
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19:33
The Midnight Leadership Trilogy | Part 2: The Weight You Don’t Have to Carry into the New Year
What if the heaviness you're carrying isn't actually responsibility?Sometimes we mistake obligation for commitment, or we confuse what kept us safe with what will carry us forward. But underneath that sense of duty, there's ofte...
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Episode 197
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20:02
The Midnight Leadership Trilogy | Part 1: The Thing You’ve Known All Along
Does your inner season feel disconnected from what's on your calendar? The gap between what looks right on paper and what feels right in your body isn't confusion. That's wisdom trying to get your attention. It's a cue to p...
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Episode 196
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17:03
The Steady Center Series | Part 3: What We Bring to the Dark
Here's a question we don’t tend to ask ourselves: What if the dark isn't something to escape?What if chaos, disintegration, and incoherence are just natural parts of living? Like soil in the earth where things regenerate and new...
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Episode 195
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24:10
The Steady Center Series | Part 2: Regeneration Begins Where Depletion Is Named
If you woke up tired today, not from a crisis, but just from living, this one's for you.Because here's the thing: most of us don't break down because we're weak. We get worn out because we've been strong for too darn long.
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Episode 194
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24:39
The Steady Center Series | Part One: Fairy Wings in a Wild World
We cannot transform what we won’t touch.It takes real valor to tell the truth about what’s not working, especially when life feels both brutal and beautiful all at once. For leaders, caregivers, and high achievers, ...
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Episode 193
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23:10
The End of Overgiving | You Are Not the Whole Ecosystem
If your brain still whispers, “If I don’t do it, it won’t get done,” you’re not alone.High-achievers and caregivers alike have been conditioned to believe that love means carrying it all — every project, eve...
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Episode 192
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26:40
Steady On| The “Unproductive” Habits That Make You a Braver Leader
The world tells us progress is measured in speed, output, and proof. Yet some of the most powerful shifts happen in the smallest, quietest moments—a breath you actually notice, a slow stir of the pot, a walk with no destination. ...
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Episode 191
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23:43
Success Beyond the Spreadsheet| Redefining What Counts
The air is getting cooler, the light is waning earlier each night, and yet…the drumbeat to “finish strong” grows louder. The pressure to do more is palpable, to push harder and squeeze just a little extra out of yourself before the year ends.&n...
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Episode 190
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20:42
Putting the Self in Success: How to shape your goals around what gives you joy and meaning.
As the air shifts and the year leans toward its close, it’s easy to get swept up in the rush. New strategies, fresh pivots, the endless push for “more.” But what if the most powerful move isn’t chasing something new, but noticing what’s already...
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Episode 189
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31:15
What Really Matters | Honoring Priorities That Sustain You
When was the last time you slowed down long enough to notice what truly matters?In a culture that glorifies endless productivity, it can feel radical to measure our lives not by what we produce but by what we priori...
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Episode 188
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15:28
The Strategic Art of Basking | Why Slowing Down Is Your Most Radical Leadership Move
“Just to like live it.” That's what seven-year-old Julian said when asked about the meaning of life. Kids really do know things we forget.One of those things is the pure joy in the simplicity of ...
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Episode 187
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19:34
Why Does This Always Fall on Me? | A live conversation about stepping out of the fixer role without burning bridges
If you're the one everyone comes to for solutions, the one who holds it all together at home and work, have you ever wondered…”Why is it always me?” Being "the fixer" isn't just about what we do. It's about the internal compulsion w...
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Episode 186
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1:00:17
Who's Really in Charge Here? Spotting the Power Plays That Make Group Dynamics Tricky, with Jack Mason-Goodall
RSVP HERE to Join us for the LIVE Recording of Episode 186: “Why Does This Always Fall on Me?: A Live Conversation About Stepping Out of the Fixer Role Without B...
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Episode 185
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45:53
Why Groups Feel Like Herding Cats—And How to Actually Get Somewhere, with Jack Mason-Goodall
Another work meeting, or family phone call, same exhausting dynamics.You know the scene: Someone brought snacks, there's polite chatter about the weather, and then... the same voices dominate while others quietly disengage. The tension b...
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Episode 184
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44:24
The Pause with a Pulse | How to Navigate the In-Between
You’ve finally gotten what you wanted—the freedom, the team, the space to breathe. So why does it feel so... strange? Somehow, the discomfort of this in-between feels more unsettling than the chaos you left behind.Or, maybe you’ve made t...
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Episode 183
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23:42
Replace the 5-Year Plan | Why linear goals fail in nonlinear lives
You’ve meticulously crafted the perfect five-year plan, only to watch life crumple it up like yesterday's newspaper. Maybe you've found yourself questioning whether you're off track because nothing is lining up the way it "should."Here’s...
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Episode 182
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22:36
This Was Supposed to Feel Better | What real change stirs up
Change doesn't always arrive the way we expect it to.Have you ever had your world turned upside down, only to realize later it was the doorway to something better? Something bigger? Maybe even something more honest?Whethe...
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29:33
Self-Worth is an Inside Job | How to navigate self-doubt and lay the groundwork for joy
Pssst…here’s something you need to know:You deserve good things. You are worthy of love, abundance, and joy. Now, how does it feel to take that in? What sensations do yo...
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56:16
Lost Your Mojo? | Lessons on Languishing and Rediscovering Joy
If you’re languishing and you know it, clap your hands. (Or roll your eyes.)Why acknowledge something as unglamorous as languishing? Because recognizing how you’re really feeling is the first step to getting unstuck. It's the mo...
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42:23
What IS Joy, and Why Should I Care About It at Work?
When’s the last time you felt a real spark of joy? Not just “this is nice” happy, but full-body, eyes-light-up, heart-exhale joy.Maybe it was curling up with your dog and a good book. Swinging with your kiddo at the...
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Episode 178
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42:21
Rooted, Not Rattled | Leading with a Unified Power When Others Push for Control
Ever noticed how some people seem to move through chaos with a steady grace, while others create more chaos and disconnection in their wake?It has to do with the power they access. But when we shift from seeing powe...
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Episode 177
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31:18
The Terrible Fork Phase|Awkward Beginnings Are How Progress Actually Works
Ever felt like you’re making a change, but instead of feeling accomplished, you just feel… awkward? Well, then welcome. You’ve landed in your very own "terrible fork phase". It’s a funny way to define ...
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Episode 176
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20:15
When the World Gets Too Loud| An alternative to panic in times of overwhelm
Is it just me, or do you also feel like the world is especially loud right now?Between news cycles screaming for attention and social media's constant noise, it's no wonder so many of us feel overwhelmed. Or even completely chec...
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Episode 175
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24:31
Self-Made? I Don’t Think So. | Why success is a dance, not a solo mission
When we reflect back on our successes, it’s normal for our sense of pride to swell up a little. It took hard work to get where you’ve gotten. But there’s another element of every success story that doesn’...
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Episode 174
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18:28