In the final episode of this three-part mini-series, Michelle and Nicola dive into one of the most surprising stages of reinvention — when other people start to recognise the new version of you before you do.

In this episode we cover:

• Why your external identity often shifts before your internal one catches up
• The strange, uncomfortable feeling of being introduced as your "new self" when you don't quite feel like her yet
• How other people give you clues — through compliments, introductions, and invitations — that your reinvention is real and visible
• The guilt that can come with stepping into something new (financially, as a parent, as a professional)
• Why we downplay progress, avoid opportunities, and retreat to our old identity — and how to stop
• The grief of letting  ...