In this raw and revealing episode, Kristen Boss begins a powerful three-part series chronicling the rise, fall, and healing that reshaped everything she thought she knew about success. This first installment focuses on the grind—how she built a thriving, multi-seven-figure business from scratch—and the glory—what it felt like to be on top of the mountain.But beneath the surface of her seemingly unstoppable growth, Kristen candidly shares how deep-rooted scarcity, people-pleasing, and identity wounds quietly shaped her relationship with business. Listeners are invited into the hidden side of success: panic attacks, over-identification with validation, and the psychological fallout of rapid growth.Whether you're building something new or wondering what happens after you "make it," this episode offers a cautionary tale with depth, compassion, and honesty.<h2>Timestamps:</h2><ul><li>00:00 – Intro: Behind the scenes of a “lean startup” and why Kristen is sharing this story now</li><li>02:30 – A message to listeners in all seasons: grit, glory, and deferred hope</li><li>04:50 – The illusion of control and invincibility in the winning season</li><li>07:12 – Kristen’s early days: scarcity, student debt, and starting over</li><li>09:38 – The “right offer at the right time”: how her business exploded overnight</li><li>12:03 – Panic attacks and sudden success: when abundance feels like danger</li><li>14:24 – The psychological cost of scaling faster than she could process</li><li>16:02 – How scarcity kept driving her, even in the midst of abundance</li><li>18:22 – Discovering “Sudden Wealth Syndrome” and rethinking trauma</li><li>20:48 – The dopamine loop of validation, launches, and performance</li><li>22:59 – The danger of feeling untouchable during a season of success</li><li>25:20 – Childhood wounds and the business of belonging</li><li>27:43 – Feeling like a product: how proximity and keynotes reinforced a false self</li><li>29:46 – Two internal narratives that quietly drove dysfunction in her business</li><li>32:13 – A forced detox from validation and income highs</li><li>34:34 – A final reflection on the parts of her that were running the show</li><li>36:30 – What Kristen learned from watching someone else’s public fall</li><li>37:45 – A preview of Part 2: the implosion, the warning signs, and the unraveling</li></ul>

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