Trust Yourself by Kaitlyn Parker

What does it really mean to choose your life values, not just your business values? In today’s episode, we explore how identifying and honoring your core values can shape every decision you make, from how you lead to what you create.I’m joined by Lauren Bronson Petrous, a leadership consultant, conflict resolution specialist, and the founder of Boundless & Co. I’ve worked with Lauren both as a client and through one-on-one coaching, and her work helped me clarify my own personal values and make some of the biggest pivots of my life and business.Lauren shares what “trust yourself” means to her: a woman who may not have every next step mapped out, but is deeply secure in who she is and who she’s called to be. We talk about the wide range of leaders she works with from mission-driven entrepreneurs to executives navigating high-stakes decisions and how she helps them move forward with clarity when the pressure is high.We dive into Lauren’s life-first approach to identifying core values and how she helps people cut through performance, expectations, and roles they may have been forced into. She describes herself as a bit of a dark horse in this space, helping clients uncover what has already shaped them and decide whether those values truly belong to them. She also shares a powerful example of how “excellence” is often mistaken for a value, when it may actually be perfectionism in disguise.Conflict is another major theme of our conversation. Lauren explains why conflict itself isn’t the problem, but our lack of skills and comfort around it often is. She breaks down the difference between kindness and niceness, and shares two grounding questions you can ask yourself to decide whether a situation is worth addressing.We also talk about the role faith plays in how Lauren leads and lives, how she views intuition in relationship with God, and how that alignment allows her to live and lead more decisively. If you’re navigating leadership while trying to stay grounded in your own values, Lauren shares practical ways she replenishes herself and stays aligned amid the pace and pressure of her work.This episode is an invitation to slow down, look honestly at what drives you, and practice trusting yourself from a deeper place.The Essential Copy Course: https://copyuncorked.com/teccFollow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenbronsonpetrous/Boundless & Co’s Website: https://boundlessandco.com/Follow Boundless & Co on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boundless_andco/

In this episode of Trust Yourself®, Kaitlyn sits down with attorney and serial entrepreneur Paige Hulse to explore what happens when self-trust becomes a lifeline. From a life-altering health diagnosis and a near-fatal riding accident to building multiple businesses and recently merging her law firm with Winters & King, Paige shares how she returns to the “quiet place” inside herself again and again.In this episode, we cover:How Paige went from oil & gas litigator to serving creatives as an IP + business attorneyThe health crisis (including median arcuate ligament syndrome) that reshaped her life and careerWhat she calls the “quiet place” of intuition—and how she learned to trust itThe horse accident that became a turning point (and why loosening her grip literally saved her life)How she used that recovery season to dream up The Creative Law Foundry™, an AI-powered contract-building platform for creativesWhy she merged Paige Hulse Law with Winters & King, and what this next chapter is opening upSelf-trust in branding, pivots, and “sea changes” in businessIntellectual property as a deep form of self-trust for creativesWhy self-pity is a luxury—and what agency looks like in hardshipAbout PaigePaige Hulse, J.D. is an attorney, entrepreneur, and thought leader for diligent founders shaping their own version of the modern American Dream. She’s the founder of The Creative Law Shop®, offering attorney-drafted contract templates and legal education for creative entrepreneurs, and the creator of The Creative Law Foundry™, a guided platform that helps creatives build and customize legally sound contracts with embedded attorney insight.Most recently, Paige merged her long-running firm, Paige Hulse Law, with Winters & King, a Tulsa-based law firm serving clients worldwide since 1983.Links & Resources MentionedPaige’s Work & BrandsPaige’s personal site & brand hub – https://paigehulse.comThe Creative Law Shop® – https://www.shopcreativelaw.comThe Creative Law Foundry™ – https://www.shopcreativelaw.com/foundryWinters & King, Inc. – https://wintersking.comPaige on Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/paige.hulse/Kaitlyn & the ShowTrust Yourself® Podcast home – https://copyuncorked.com/trust-yourself-podcastCopy Uncorked – https://copyuncorked.comCU on Instagram – https://instagram.com/copyuncorked

In this first guest episode of Trust Yourself, Kaitlyn sits down with Mallory Riley, Cofounder and Chief of Staff at Born Primitive—a self-funded, veteran-owned apparel brand that started at home in Virginia Beach and has since grown into a $100M company.Mallory’s path wasn’t traditional. She had no formal business training and no blueprint to follow, yet she learned every part of the business from the ground up. What emerges through this conversation is a story of instinct, grit, and an ability to trust herself long before she had “experience” to lean on.Kaitlyn and Mallory talk through the early, scrappy years of building Born Primitive, the internal shift that led Mallory to step back from the COO role, and how she now leads with a blend of decisiveness, humility, and deep intuition. Mallory shares how self-trust has evolved for her—through major transitions, through motherhood, and through the pressure of scaling a rapidly growing brand.They explore what success means to her now and how she knows when something is (or isn’t) aligned. Her honesty is both inspiring and grounding and serves as a reminder that you don’t need a perfect plan to build something meaningful. Just the next right step and the courage to take it.Links & ResourcesBorn Primitive: https://bornprimitive.com/Born Primitive on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bornprimitive/Connect with Mallory: https://www.instagram.com/mallorybrnprmtv/Learn more about the Trust Yourself Podcast® and Kaitlyn’s work through Copy Uncorked: https://copyuncorked.com/trust-yourself-podcast

In this very first episode of Trust Yourself, I’m sharing the story behind the podcast and 5 dimensions / working definitions of self-trust that have revealed themselves through different seasons of my life. Instead of treating self-trust as a single trait, we’re looking at the many ways it shows up—through fear, resilience, intuition, presence, and the subtle nudges that shape our next steps.Inside the episode, I share:the breakfast-table moment that sparked the idea for this showhow a childhood gymnastics meet taught me the power of perspectivewhat “staying” looked like during a season of mental health struggles in collegehow burnout, resistance, and gut feelings became internal data worth listening towhat motherhood taught me about overchoice, intuition, and presencehow creativity, calling, and faith led me toward this next chapterYou’ll also be invited to reflect on your own “evidence list”—the moments and lived experiences that have helped you build self-trust over time.If this conversation resonates, I’d love for you to subscribe, share it with a friend, or leave a review to help others discover the show.Thanks for being here at the beginning!Resources & MentionsBrené Brown’s Daring GreatlyBob Goff’s Love DoesConnectWebsite: https://copyuncorked.comSubstack: https://bykaitlynparker.substack.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/copyuncorked

Welcome to Trust Yourself — a podcast hosted by Kaitlyn Parker, a wife, mom, brand strategist, and the founder of Copy Uncorked®. Through honest conversations and personal reflections, Trust Yourself explores what it means to listen inward, live in alignment, and return to your own voice. If you're navigating the beautiful, complex, and often chaotic in-betweens of life—parenthood, business, identity, faith, creativity, and calling — you're in good company. Life's decisions don't come with instructions, just intuition.