Why Smart, Capable Women Still Feel Stuck — And It Has Nothing to Do With Willpower

The Advisor with Stacey Chillemi · Apr 23, 2026 · 51m

You know what to do. You have known for a long time. And knowing has not been enough. That gap between understanding the problem and actually breaking free from it is where so many capable women quietly lose faith in themselves — not because they are weak but because they have been fighting the wrong battle with the wrong tools. Christine Trimpe has been inside that cycle and found her way out — and what she shares about self-trust, shame, and what it actually takes to start doing hard things again goes straight to the root that willpower was never designed to reach. This episode is not about…