Trusting Your Gut And Finding You...

Trusting Your Gut And Finding Your Way - With Gemma Lessinger

The Follow Yourself Experiment by Rose Savidge
S1 · E5
Feb 1, 2026
49:30

Episode notes

In this episode, I’m joined by Gemma Lessinger, who shares how a forced pause during lockdown led her to reconnect with something she’d left behind - and how that moment changed the direction of her life. After twenty years in a demanding career, Gemma began listening to her gut in a deeper way, learning to balance determination with intuition as she built something entirely her own.

We talk about confidence (and how it grows through action), the difference between stubbornness and self-trust, and why meaningful change doesn’t have to come from dramatic leaps - but from steady, intentional steps.

A grounded, honest conversation about backing yourself, letting go of who you thought you had to be, and finding your way - in your own time.

Produced by Chatterbox Audio.

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