330. You Prayed for The Growth… Now Can You Hold It? What Happens When You Hit Your Capacity / Upper Limits / Glass Ceiling

Has your nervous system been saying, “Ma’am, we are at capacity” ?

On today’s episode, Sam talks candidly about hitting her upper limits in real time: leading a rapidly growing podcast company, holding big vision with God, navigating marriage and support with Kurt, and realizing her biggest challenge isn’t more… it’s learning how to hold more. From full-body meltdowns to bath-time cries to realizing she still struggles to ask for help, Samantha walks you through how she’s navigating this season instead of pretending she has the polished three-step solution.

Using fitness, ultra-running, and lifting as metaphors, she breaks down how growth actually works: your “muscles” tear first, then you rebuild stronger. You’ll hear how she’s zooming out to make smarter decisions, building team and systems, and learning to trust herself, God, and her capacity — while reminding you that your limit is probably a lot higher than you think.

If you’re in a season of rapid expansion, big opportunities, and “good problems” that still feel like a lot, this one will feel like a deep exhale and a firm hand on your back saying: You’re not crazy, you’re just growing.

Key Topics Discussed

• What it really feels like to hit your max capacity as a founder and leader
  

• The difference between wanting more and being resourced to hold more
  

• Nervous system tools, regulation, and why your body “freaks out” when things explode
  

• Preparing your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual body for a bigger mission
  

• A birthday honey roast, a long speaker day, and the bathtub breakdown that cracked things open
  

• Learning to fully receive support from a partner (without guilt or flinching)
  

• The deeper challenge of asking for help when you don’t even know what you need
  

• Being the “go-to” friend… and realizing you also get to lean on your people
  

• In the business vs. on the business: zooming out to strategize, hire, and systematize
  

• The isolating side of “everything is working” and the pressure of holding fast growth
  

• Operating from your “next level” identity and bringing her into your current reality
  

• Why your perceived capacity is usually way lower than your actual capacity
  

• Fitness and ultra-running as a mirror for business resilience and self-trust
  

• Overcommitting, rescheduling, and releasing the shame of moving things on your calendar
  

• Learning to batch, build systems, and create white space to think
  

• Differentiating between energy faucets (what fills you) and drains (what leaks you)