A 5-Part Series for the Ones Who Feel Different
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Brilliant, Not Broken is a 5-part series from The Confident Navigator podcast, hosted by Sue A. Webley, founder of Kara Solutions, created for the folks who are building, serving, and showing up while carrying brains and bodies that don’t fit the so-called “normal” mold.
Maybe you’ve been called lazy, scattered, too emotional, too sensitive, or too much. Maybe you’re navigating ADHD, anxiety, depression, or just a level of overwhelm that other people don’t see. This series is your reminder that you are not broken. You are brilliant, and you’re not alone.
Start wherever you need most today, or listen straight through.
Episode 1: This is for the Ones Who Feel Different
Discover why Brilliant, Not Broken became the unexpected but necessary first series from Kara Solutions. In this Mental Health Awareness Month kickoff, Sue shares the real story behind pivoting from perfection to transparency while navigating entrepreneurship and mental health.
Episode 2: You’re Not Lazy, You’re Navigating
This episode tackles the harmful myth of laziness often used to shame those living with ADHD, anxiety, depression, or burnout. Through raw storytelling and gentle truth-telling, Sue reframes executive dysfunction as a survival response rather than a character flaw.
If you’ve ever struggled to “just do the thing” and blamed yourself for it, this episode will meet you where you are.
Read the companion blog post HERE
Episode 3: ADHD, Anxiety, and All the Other Things They Don’t See
This episode of Brilliant, Not Broken gives voice to the invisible struggles that so many live with: ADHD, anxiety, trauma, and emotional overwhelm. Sue speaks directly to those who appear “high functioning” on the outside but are fighting mental battles no one sees. With empathy and truth, she offers validation for the unseen labor of neurodivergent and chronically anxious folks. You are not broken. You are adapting.
Read the companion blog post HERE
Episode 4: Reclaiming Rest by Doing Nothing is STILL Doing Something
This episode is a liberating reminder that rest is not a luxury or a reward; it is a right. Sue explores the connection between capitalism, trauma, and over-functioning, and invites listeners to see rest as resistance, especially for Black women, neurodivergent folks, and those living at the margins. Doing nothing is still doing something, and you are worthy of it.
Read the companion blog post HERE
Read the companion blog post HERE
Episode 5: You’re Not Too Much, You’re Just Not for Everybody
In this closing episode of Brilliant, Not Broken, Sue speaks directly to the ones who’ve been told they’re “too emotional,” “too loud,” “too sensitive,” or “too intense.” This episode is a reminder that your depth, brilliance, and boldness are not flaws; they’re part of your design.
Read the companion blog post HERE
However you found this page, through a friend, a post, or late-night scrolling, you’re welcome here. Share this series with someone who needs to be reminded: You’re not behind, and you’re not broken. You’re brilliant, and you’re still becoming.