Welcome back to Becoming: HER, the podcast where we peel back the layers of what it really means to live, lead, and love as the most confident version of ourselves. I’m your host, Nikki Spoelstra—and today’s guest embodies that journey in the most powerful way.

Simone Knego is the award-winning author of The Extraordinary UnOrdinary You and co-host of Her Unshakeable Confidence, the hit intergenerational podcast she hosts with her daughter. She’s climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, raised six children in a beautifully blended, multicultural family, and built a global platform around one truth—that confidence isn’t about perfection, it’s about showing up real, raw, and unapologetically you.

In this episode, we’re talking about what it means to lead from the inside out, stop waiting for permission, and find your voice—even when the world tells you to shrink. Let’s dive in with the extraordinary, unordinary Simone Knego.

In this episode…

• Learning from your children 
• Adoption 
• Crohn's 
• If its mentionable, its manageable 
• Book of life 
• Family unit 
• Business of being married
• The kitchen table leadership  

Quotes

“When you have some sort of struggle it doesn’t define you, it’s just a piece of who you are.” - Simone Knego

“Self-care is NEVER selfish.” - Simone Knego 

“I often call it the business of being married because it is more than just love, it is a lot of work that goes into keeping and sustaining a relationship.” - Nikki Spo 

Timestamps: 

0:00 - 2:40 | Intro

2:40 - 4:00 | Simone’s story 

4:00 - 4:50 | Six children 

4:50 - 6:25 | Crohn's disease 

6:25 - 11:00 | How your children shape your identity 

11:00 - 13:15 | Equal attention for your children 

13:15 - 16:50 | Subconscious assigned role in a family unit 

16:50 - 19:40 | Mom’s taking time for themselves 

19:40 - 21:50 | Husband involvement 

21:50 - 26:35 | The kitchen table leadership 

26:35 - 29:55 | Extraordinary 

29:55 - 36:20 | Mindset shift  

36:20 - 38:35 | Moving forward 

38:35 - 41:45 | Living up to others expectations

41:45 - 49:45 | You don’t need permission to be yourself   

49:45 - 1:04:36 | REAL  

If this conversation spoke to you in the audience, take a moment today to reflect on where you might still be waiting for a green light or for your own permission slip to get moving. 

–

SANA SKIN STUDIO is my #1 go-to spot for self-care. My favorite facial is the Super Glow, and you can get $25 off of your first facial when you book at www.sanaskinstudio.com with my code NIKKISPOGLOW. 

Connect with Simone Knego 

https://simoneknego.com/

@simoneknego

Connect with Nikki 

www.nikkispo.com  

@nikkisappspo / @wearebecoming_her

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.