Trust Yourself by Kaitlyn Parker

Kaitlyn Parker sits down with Adriana Carrig, founder and Chief Brand Officer of Little Words Project, for a conversation about what it really looks like to keep trusting yourself as everything around you grows. Adriana built Little Words Project from a simple idea into a nationally recognized brand and community. But this conversation is not about the highlight reel. It is about what happens afte...

At three weeks postpartum, Kaitlyn reflects on one of the most honest moments she has experienced about her actual capacity —and the insight it revealed. In this solo episode, she shares the birth story of her son Ralph and how that experience clarified something many high-achievers struggle with: the gap between the expectations we set during peak seasons and the energy we actually have during ha...

What happens when the business you built from scratch is suddenly ready for a chapter you never planned for? In this conversation, I sit down with Brooke Apffel, founder of Coastal Collective Marketing, to unpack her journey from freelancing at her kitchen table to building and ultimately selling a seven-figure agency. Brooke shares what it really looked like to grow a thriving company while raisi...

Pregnancy and postpartum can feel like stepping into a body and life you no longer recognize, and the only way through it is to talk about what most people are afraid to say out loud. Liz Martin, DPT, pelvic floor physical therapist and founder of The Mama PT, joins the conversation to explore what it means to trust your body through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum healing. As sisters with very d...

What does it really take to end something well ? In this episode of Trust Yourself , Kaitlyn is joined by Ashley Knepper—former founder and president of Reed & Associates Marketing—for an honest conversation about leadership, self-trust, and the courage it takes to recognize when a season is complete. Ashley spent 14 years building and leading a successful marketing agency he co-founded in her...

In this solo episode, Kaitlyn hits pause 5 episodes in to reflect on the through-line of the show so far—and to offer practical ways to strengthen self-trust when you’re overwhelmed, unsure, or staring down a season with more questions than answers. She revisits what self-trust has looked like across early guest conversations (from resilience in the face of disappointment to building the plane whi...

In this episode of Trust Yourself , Kaitlyn sits down with designer and founder of Saffron Avenue, Angela Mondloch, for an honest conversation about building a creative business over time — through growth, comparison, experimentation, motherhood, and major life transitions. Angela reflects on starting her business in an earlier era of the creative industry, when self-trust often came from simply m...

What does it really mean to choose your life values, not just your business values? In today’s episode, we explore how identifying and honoring your core values can shape every decision you make, from how you lead to what you create. I’m joined by Lauren Bronson Petrous, a leadership consultant, conflict resolution specialist, and the founder of Boundless & Co. I’ve worked with Lauren both as...

In this episode of Trust Yourself®, Kaitlyn sits down with attorney and serial entrepreneur Paige Hulse to explore what happens when self-trust becomes a lifeline. From a life-altering health diagnosis and a near-fatal riding accident to building multiple businesses and recently merging her law firm with Winters & King, Paige shares how she returns to the “quiet place” inside herself again and...

In this first guest episode of Trust Yourself , Kaitlyn sits down with Mallory Riley , Cofounder and Chief of Staff at Born Primitive —a self-funded, veteran-owned apparel brand that started at home in Virginia Beach and has since grown into a $100M company. Mallory’s path wasn’t traditional. She had no formal business training and no blueprint to follow, yet she learned every part of the business...

In this very first episode of Trust Yourself , I’m sharing the story behind the podcast and 5 dimensions / working definitions of self-trust that have revealed themselves through different seasons of my life. Instead of treating self-trust as a single trait, we’re looking at the many ways it shows up—through fear, resilience, intuition, presence, and the subtle nudges that shape our next steps. In...

Welcome to Trust Yourself — a podcast hosted by Kaitlyn Parker, a wife, mom, brand strategist, and the founder of Copy Uncorked®. Through honest conversations and personal reflections, Trust Yourself explores what it means to listen inward, live in alignment, and return to your own voice. If you're navigating the beautiful, complex, and often chaotic in-betweens of life—parenthood, business, ident...