Break the Norm Podcast
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About this Episode:
What if the armor that once protected you is now the very thing keeping you from the connection you crave?
In this episode of Break the Norm, we sit down with Baily Hancock: speaker, connection strategist, and creator of The Overlap Collective-- to explore what it really means to build relationships rooted in authenticity, alignment, and empowerment.
Together, we unpack how healing, vulnerability, and self-awareness become the foundation for transformation—both personally and collectively.
We talk about the patterns that keep us stuck in hyper-independence, the fear of being seen and rejected, and the courage it takes to show up as your full self in a world that constantly asks you to perform.
Baily shares her powerful framework—know yourself, show yourself, and seek the overlap—to help us connect with others from a place of wholeness rather than need.
This conversation reminded us how deeply so many of us long for real community while still carrying the fear of rejection, exclusion, or past harm. We explore how to create safety in connection, how to find your people through curiosity and aligned action, and how authenticity becomes the key to sustainable empowerment
Baily shows us how true empowerment comes from vulnerability, community, and taking aligned action from a grounded sense of self.
Key Takeaways:
The difference between circumstantial and curated community—and why both matter • How to find your people through curiosity, courage, and conscious connection
Ways to build safety and authenticity in social spaces, even after past hurt
How embracing your authentic self opens doors to deeper transformation
Why rejection is often just redirection toward alignment
