why your struggles with your brand have nothing to do with strategy
- Saskia
- Jun 17
- 2 min read

You’ve tried the Etsy templates, the money gurus, the Pinterest moodboards. You’ve spent hours tweaking your Instagram bio and second-guessing every post. You’ve studied your “ideal client,” planned out launch content, and still… something feels off. It feels like you're wearing someone else's skin.
So.. what if I told you that your brand blocks aren’t because you lack strategy (aka the next business coach) or consistency, but because you’re building on top of fear?
Often we approach branding as a surface-level task. A logo here, a moodboard there. A few brand pillars, a photoshoot, an aesthetic.
But branding isn’t just how things look - it’s how you feel in your business. It’s not just visuals, it’s energy. Not just messaging, but YOUR TRUTH. And often, that voice has been shaped by subconscious patterns you didn’t even realise were running the show.
“I want to be bold, but I’m scared of being too much.”
“I want to be visible, but I’m afraid I’ll be misunderstood.”
“I want to be authentic, but I also want people to take me seriously.”
These are not marketing problems. These are identity wounds. And healing them is the key to building a brand that finally feels like home.
This is the brand work nobody talks about.
Release the Ego, Reclaim the Brand is a self-paced workshop journey for healers and heart-lead solopreneurs who are tired of hiding. It’s not a how-to guide for trendy visuals. It’s a remembering. A reclamation of the self behind the brand.
Because here’s the truth: Your brand is shaped by your conditioning.
The fears, stories, and expectations that were projected onto you as a child, student, partner, or employee; they don’t vanish when you start a business. They sneak into your content, your pricing, your voice, your silence.
Perfectionism in your posts? It’s not about “high standards”—it’s about a fear of being wrong.
Hesitating to show yourself? Maybe somewhere along the way, you were told you were “too much.”
Over-explaining your offers? You might be unconsciously seeking permission to be taken seriously.
These patterns run deep. But they don’t have to run your business.
The journey starts with raw honesty. We look beneath the strategies to see what’s really shaping your brand. You’ll name what feels misaligned. You’ll uncover the fears. You’ll trace them back - not to your niche or audience - but to your inner child, your lived experience, your nervous system.
And then? We transform them.
You’ll turn fear into fuel.
You’ll rewrite the “truths” that once silenced you.
You’ll use your brand as a space to heal, to reclaim, to expand.
Because branding isn’t just about getting visible. It’s about being seen - fully, truly, and on your own terms.
are you ready to go deeper?
This work is gentle but radical. You don’t need a logo. You don’t need to launch. You don’t even need a business plan yet.
You just need a willingness to meet yourself honestly, and a desire to build a brand that doesn’t shrink to fit the mould.
Your brand is waiting for the real you.
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