Identity: Disrupted is a podcast for the cycle-breakers, the black sheep, and the ones reclaiming who they are beneath everything they were told to be. Real conversations on transformation, identity, and personal sovereignty with no fluff, no performance. Just stories of the truth of what it actually takes to come home to yourself.
Ep. 7 What Happens When What You Thought You Wanted Isn’t What You Want Anymore?
Episode Show Notes
Ep. 7 What Happens When What You Thought You Wanted Isn’t What You Want Anymore?
In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden pressure behind ambition, success, and the goals we spend our lives chasing. Inspired by reflections on pop culture, personal experiences, and societal expectations, this conversation questions whether many of our dreams are truly our own or if they were inherited from family, culture, comparison, and the need for validation.
This episode explores the emotional exhaustion that can come from constantly pursuing “more,” while never feeling like you’ve actually arrived. We discuss the difference between genuine fulfillment and chasing an image of success designed by other people and encouraging you to reconnect with what you truly want for yourselves.
In this episode:
Why glamorous lifestyles and “success culture” can feel so seductive
The hidden emotional cost of constantly chasing goals
How comparison and consumerism shape identity
The difference between external validation and authentic fulfillment
Why silence and stillness can reveal what you actually want
The trap of perfectionism and endless achievement
Reclaiming your power by stepping away from expectations that no longer fit
Learning to define success on your own terms
Each week we take a reflective and an introspective deep dive into identity, breaking free from societal norms, and choosing a path that genuinely aligns with who you are not who the world told you to become.
16 Apr 2026
Episode 6: A Sims Game Broke My Scarcity Mindset
Crazy to think that a mindset shift can come from the most unexpected places.
In this episode, I share how a simple mobile game helped me break old beliefs, embrace humility, and step into “any means necessary” growth.
Your next level might be closer than you think.Tune in each week for your next identity shift.
26 Mar 2026
Ep 5: The Shift No One Talks About
This is episode 5:
The Shift No One talks about.
We're not talking about just self-love.
We're talking about the exact shift from needing external validation to internal authority.
Where shadow gets a voice and meets embodiment.
New episodes drop weekly. Hit follow so you always stay in the loop.
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5 Mar 2026
Episode 4: How to Slow Down Without Guilt
In today's episode, we ask "What if the pressure to keep going is the very thing that's slowing you down!?" What happens when you're doing everything right and still feel stuck?
Today we're getting into plateaus, old identities, nervous system patterns and why hustle culture has been lying to you about what progress actually looks like.
What it actually means when fear shows up...and hint, it's not a stop sign.
New episodes drop weekly. Hit follow so you always stay in the loop.
Got something to say? Reach out at voice@identitydisrupted.com
Find us on social @identitydisrupted
If this episode helped you, share it with one person who needs to hear it today.
1 Aug 2025
They'll Take What You Give and Ask for More Tomorrow
In today's episode of Identity: Disrupted, we dive into the Fun of Enabling.
Stop calling it help. You're not saving anyone—you're creating professional victims who've learned that you'll always clean up their mess. This week, we're talking about the sick little dance between enablers and the people they refuse to let grow up.
We'll break down why you're addicted to being needed, how "love" became doing everything for people who do nothing for themselves, and the uncomfortable truth about who taught you this dysfunction in the first place. Plus: what happens when you finally stop catching people who keep jumping off cliffs.
What enabling really looks like vs. what you think it is
The three toxic roles: enabler, enabled, and the crowd
Why you're actually addicted to being needed
The uncomfortable question: Who taught you this dysfunction?
How to break the pattern (and why it's going to suck at first)
Fair warning: This episode might make you question every "helpful" thing you've done lately.
4 Jul 2025
Episode 2: Thanks for Your Feedback. I'm Still Unbothered.
"Just because someone 'means well' doesn't always mean their words 'land well'".
Hey Fellow Disruptor! Welcome back to Identity: Disrupted, In today’s episode, we're really digging into "feedback"—it's often misunderstood, so let's talk about some ideas around it and how to deal with feedback that goes sideways.
You've been navigating a world that pushed you to shrink your true self. But here, in "Identity: Disrupted," we're letting go of the need to apologize for simply existing and taking back the freedom to breathe. It's about unlearning those identities forced upon us and embracing who we truly are.
If you know someone who needs to hear this, feel free to share, save, or send it their way. Do you have a personal story related to any of our topics or a comment, questions you'd like answered on the show or ideas for future episodes, you can reach out to voice@identitydisrupted.com
Until next time, this is Aven, reminding you to disrupt the status quo and leave situations that never truly appreciated you. And don't forget to close that door on your way out.
21 Jun 2025
Episode 1: You Can’t Heal in the House that Made You Sick (And No, You're NOT the Problem)
“If your wounds started there, it’s probably not where your healing begins.”
In this first episode of Identity: Disrupted, we rip apart the myth that family is sacred just because it’s blood. We dive straight into what it means to wake up inside a system that taught you to abandon yourself in the name of tradition, harmony, or guilt.
You’ll hear hard truths about:
Why leaving isn’t selfish—it’s survival
The emotional cost of staying silent
How family dynamics keep you in performance mode
The sacred rebellion of saying, “No more”
This isn’t healing through smiles and forgiveness rituals. This is healing through honesty, boundaries, and the unflinching decision to choose yourself—even when no one claps for it.
Mentioned in this episode:
How to say “I’m not coming this year” without an emotional court case
The silent boundary: what it means when you just don’t show up
The spiritual act of walking away
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21 Jun 2025
Identity: Disrupted Trailer
This isn’t just another podcast. It’s Your Reckoning.
Identity: Disrupted is where “too much”, “too sensitive”, and “too different” aren’t flaws, that's where your strength hides, and they know it. This is where we shatter conformity piece by piece, burn the old, outdated ideologies, and reclaim the rawest and realest versions of ourselves without the masks we were forced to wear.
Each week we’ll:
Break down the roles you were forced into.
Disrupt toxic cycles and family/ societal myths.
Rebuild your own Identity on Your Terms.
And remind you to walk away from anything or anyone who asks you to abandon yourself for their comfort.
You don’t need anyone’s permission to be yourself. You just need to stop pretending they had that kind of power over you to begin with.
Hit Follow now so you don’t miss a single episode. And, if something inside you just woke up...
Good.
That’s your exit from the script they gave you.
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