This Is Nothing New™
This Is Nothing New™ is the podcast where Michelle Gruening drops the trends, gets back to the basics, and uncovers the lessons hiding in everyday life.
Through honest stories, grounded conversations, and practical takeaways, Michelle explores the timeless ideas that help us move forward — from confidence and leadership to goals, mindset, growth, and the real-life messes in between.
Because most of the time, we don’t need a brand-new answer. We need a better reminder of what already works.
This Is Nothing New™
Latest Episodes
When Quitting Is the Right Decision
Quitting gets a bad reputation.We celebrate perseverance, resilience, and sticking it out, but sometimes continuing is exactly what keeps us stuck.In this episode of This Is Nothing New™, Michelle explores the difference between q...
You Won't Know Until You Go
You don’t always get clarity before you act. Sometimes, the only way to know is to go.In this episode of This Is Nothing New™, Michelle explores why waiting for certainty can keep us stuck, how action gives us information we can’t think ...
Conversation: Kim Byrne on Identity Clutter and Who You Are Now
What happens when a role, career, or version of yourself that once fit no longer does?In this conversation, Michelle sits down with life and leadership coach Kim Byrne, founder of Seeds to Stories, to explore the “identity clutter” we ca...
Stop Making Today Pay for Yesterday
What happens after something doesn’t go the way you wanted?After months of looking forward to a camping weekend, Michelle made the responsible call to turn around when torrential rain, flooding, and dangerous conditions made continuing a...
Two Things Can Be True at the Same Time
What if two things that seem contradictory can both be true at the same time?In this episode of This Is Nothing New™, Michelle explores the tension between grief and joy, burnout and growth, discipline and rest, fear and courage, and kno...