You’ve built a life that works.
Somewhere along the way, you stopped choosing and started managing.
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This is where you stop overriding yourself.
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You're not in crisis.
You're on autopilot.
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And the cost isn't dramatic. It's quiet.
It's the slow erosion of your own authority; the growing distance between who you are and how you're living.
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You're executing brilliantly but nothing lands the way it used to.
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You're making decisions and revisiting them afterwards.
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You're holding everything together and quietly exhausted by it.
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You're succeeding by every external measure but feel increasingly disconnected from yourself.
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​"Autopilot doesn't announce itself. It just quietly narrows your choices until one day you realise you've been managing life instead of leading it."​
The cost of staying here
Autopilot doesn't break your life.
It just makes it feel like it belongs to someone else.
And the longer you wait, the harder it becomes to find your way back.
Where you are now
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Every decision feels heavier than it should
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You second-guess yourself more than you'd like
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You feel emotionally muted, disconnected
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You're successful but it doesn't feel like yours
Where this leads
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You start avoiding the bigger decisions altogether.
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You ask others what they think before trusting your own read
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You stop feeling much, just managing.
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You realise you built something that doesn’t feel like yours
This doesn’t happen dramatically. It happens gradually
This isn't about what's wrong with you.
It's about what happens when capable women keep overriding themselves to meet expectations that were never theirs.
By week 5, this shifts
You’ll stop asking “what should I do?” and start knowing without needing to justify it.
Second-guessing every decision
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Carrying everyone else's expectations
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Feeling muted and disconnected
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Managing your life on autopilot
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​→ Standing by your own judgement
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→ Feeling present in your own life
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→ Choosing deliberately
What this looks like in real life
Making decisions without polling three people
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Sending the email without rewriting it six times
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Saying “that doesn’t work for me” without carrying guilt
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Walking away without replaying it at 2am
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Feeling steady where you used to over-adjust
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Choosing your next move without needing reassurance
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Noticing pressure and responding deliberately
This is what choosing deliberately looks like in practice.
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That gives it closure.
The 5-Week Arc
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How we'll work together
Each week builds on the last.
By the end, you'll have interrupted autopilot and restored your capacity for deliberate, confident decision-making.
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Locate Yourself
​See where you’ve been overriding yourself.
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Interrupt the Pattern
Notice your automatic responses under pressure.
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Create Space
Build pause before reacting.
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Staying Connected
Respond without abandoning yourself.
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Set Direction
Move forward without forcing decisions
Each week builds on the last. By the end, you’ll have interrupted autopilot and restored deliberate choice.
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One live guided session (Zoom)
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Focused reflection worksheet
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2-3 minute daily practices
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All sessions are recorded. You never have to speak or share unless you choose to.
What becomes harder to ignore
“I felt understood without being analysed or fixed. Monica helped me see why I felt stuck without making it mean something was wrong with me.” - V. A
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“Something shifted in how I listen to myself. I stopped pushing through inner conflict and started recognising it as information.” - F. A
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“I didn’t just leave with ideas. I left knowing how to move and that feeling stayed with me in real decisions afterwards.” - M. B
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Is this for you?
This program is designed for a specific kind of woman. If you recognise yourself here, you already know.
This is for you if…
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You are highly capable and relied upon but tired of carrying responsibility that no longer feels fully chosen.
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You want to make decisions and not mentally revisit them for days
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You value depth and privacy over hype and motivation.​
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You're ready to stop overriding yourself under pressure.
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This is not for you if…​
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You're looking for productivity hacks or life optimisation tools.
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You want someone to tell you exactly what to do.
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You in crisis or need clinical support.​
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You're unwilling to sit with discomfort or honest reflection.​
If this feels uncomfortably accurate, that’s information.
Your Guide
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I work with professional women navigating senior leadership, career transitions, and high-responsibility roles: women who are outwardly successful and deeply relied upon, yet quietly feel they’re continuing in roles, directions, or expectations they no longer fully chose.
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My work is about building the capacity to stay out of autopilot and live from authorship, not effort so decisions stop feeling borrowed, reactive, or quietly draining.
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This space is calm, direct, and grounded in real life. You won’t be analysed, fixed, or rushed.
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- Monica Kalra
Leadership Coach, Author, Speaker
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Questions you might have
Frequently asked questions
Reserve your seat
The March cohort is intentionally limited to 12 women to preserve depth and privacy.
This is the first time this program is being offered live.
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This is for women who are ready to stop managing their lives and start choosing them deliberately.
Founding Cohort Investment
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$297 AUD · One-time payment
5 weeks
March 5 – April 2, 2026
7pm AEDT
Live on Zoom (recordings included)
You don’t need another framework.
You don’t need more motivation.
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You need space to stop overriding yourself and structure to start choosing deliberately again.
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If this resonates, trust that.
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Join us on March 5.
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Questions before you decide? Reach out directly
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