How to Stop Running on Autopilot After a Major Life Transition

We like to think we're making choices about how we live. But most of the time, we're just repeating patterns we've been running for years. In this episode, I'm joined by Marcy Axelrod, who shares why those patterns are so hard to break and what it actually takes to start showing up differently in this next chapter. Marcy's work explores how we show up in the world. Today, she introduces a 3-part framework for understanding how we operate—and why most of us are only partially present in our lives. In this episode, we covered: -Why most people are operating on patterns they don't even realize -How decades of routine shape the way we see ourselves -The difference between "just showing up" and being fully present -Why stress and fear keep us stuck in old ways of thinking -The idea that we're always playing multiple roles (not just one identity) -A simple exercise to rethink who you are beyond your career Resources Website: Instagram: @MarcyAxelrodArt Instagram: @MarcyAxelrod

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How to Stop Running on Autopilot After a Major Life Transition is an episode from Chapter X with Michael Kay by Michael F Kay.

This episode is 44:59 long.

This episode was published on Apr 8, 2026.

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