Episode 95: “I’m Good” Is the Most Believable Lie We Tell Ourselves | Dr. Michelle Machado
What if “I’m good” isn’t actually true?
Think about how many times someone asks, “How are you?” and you automatically respond: “I’m good” or “I’m fine” or “Good… just busy!”
Sometimes the exchange is simply a pleasantry. But sometimes, we’ve repeated “I’m good” for so long that we’ve started believing it ourselves—even when something inside us knows otherwise.
Maybe you have the career. The family. The house. The accomplishments. You’ve checked all the boxes you thought you were supposed to check.
And yet… something feels off.
In this episode. Dr. Katie chats physician, speaker, and author Dr. Michelle Machado to explore how we slowly drift away from ourselves—and why we often don’t recognize the misalignment until our bodies, relationships, energy, or joy begin telling us something needs to change.
Michelle identifies four “invisible pressures” that quietly shape who we become: societal, professional, relational, and internal pressures. Over time, these expectations can become so intertwined with our identity that we stop questioning whether the life we’re living is actually the life we want.
But we don’t have to wait for burnout, crisis, or a breaking point to wake up.
Through a process of awakening, alignment, and intentional action, we can begin asking better questions, listening to ourselves again, and making small choices that move us toward a life that feels like our own.
Because where you are today doesn’t have to be where you stay.
Key Learnings:
How the four invisible pressures (societal, professional, relational, and internal) can quietly pull us away from who we really are.
How to recognize the difference between a difficult season and a life that has become chronically misaligned.
Why creating a life by design starts with examining how you’re living today and asking who you actually want to become.
How small, intentional practices—including stillness, reflection, nature, and Michelle’s Sacred Morning—can help you reconnect with yourself and stay aligned..
LINKS & Resources:
Visit Michelle's Website: https://michelledmachado.com/
Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn
Guest Info:
Dr. Michelle Machado is a speaker, author, and strategist whose work explores the invisible pressures that shape our identity, choices, and definitions of success. Drawing from her professional expertise and her own experience navigating demanding leadership, work, and family roles, Michelle helps people recognize when they’ve slipped into autopilot and begin reconnecting with who they are, how they want to live, and who they want to become. Her work invites us to stop accepting “this is just how life is” and instead believe that where we are today does not have to determine where we stay.
