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Solve, Don’t Fix | SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast with Michelle Vande Hey
Episode • Bonus Episode • 29th September 2026 • SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast • SOVEREIGN Magazine® LLC
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Trigger Warning: In this episode of the SOVEREIGN Magazine® Podcast, host Nicole George reconnects with Michelle Vande Hey, SOVEREIGN Magazine®’s Love Your Life Columnist, to discuss the September Full Moon theme of Solving Problems and Michelle’s article “Solve, Don’t Fix.”

Michelle shares why she identifies as a creative problem solver and recounts a high-stakes moment caring for her nephew with significant disabilities when his G-tube was pulled out and she had to keep the opening from closing while replacing it one-handed.

Together they explore moving beyond an either/or “fix it” mindset into a both/and approach, and how problem-solving aligns with the authentic self rooted in love and trust versus the conditioned self rooted in fear and worry. Nicole shares her own fear-based over-preparing and how she shifted toward focusing on love, purpose, and aligned action without toxic positivity.

Timestamps:

01:07 Meet Michelle Vande Hey

01:48 Solve Don’t Fix Theme

02:25 Creative Solver Origins

04:17 G Tube Crisis Story

07:40 Both And Mindset

08:41 Authentic vs Conditioned

10:14 Fear vs Love Example

11:50 Awareness and Body Cues

13:25 Choosing Love Over Fear

15:02 Aligned Action Not Positivity

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Producer’s credits:

  • Nicole George - Podcast Host | CEO/Founder SOVEREIGN Magazine® | Editor-in-Chief
  • Ariane Lim - Podcast Producer + Engineer
  • Sara Wagle - Audio Efficiency & Flow Manager
  • Marielle Setenta - Enterprise Assistant

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