THE FOURTH STATEFind a conversation for the question you are already asking. The Fourth State Podcast with Bailey Guilloud is practical inner-capacity work for founders and high performers: nervous-system capacity, self-trust, identity, visibility, and leading without burnout. Episodes marked “Full transcript” include direct answers and the complete transcript.
How can a founder or coach help clients make progress while keeping promises in integrity? Bailey describes building an offer around results she has actually created, setting clear expectations, using milestones, celebrating wins, protecting enjoyment in the process, and creating accountability.
Business strategy, offers, and launches, Leadership, teams, and communication, Founder growth and capacity
Lead so clients outperform you: Bailey Guilloud on borrowed confidence, status, and positive-sum networking in an ecosystem of success.
Leadership, teams, and communication, Founder growth and capacity, Business strategy, offers, and launches
Dream bigger without self-sabotage: Bailey Guilloud's exercise to find your one bottleneck, what it protects you from, and your 90-day standard.
Founder growth and capacity, Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Purpose, values, and life direction
Why capable founders stall: Bailey Guilloud on identity, the fear of being misunderstood, rest without guilt, and self-trust as a skill.
Leadership, teams, and communication, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
How a finance professional took a one-year travel sabbatical: the $100K budget, an unplanned route, and the confidence to start her own firm.
Purpose, values, and life direction
Hannah Schtein tells Bailey Guilloud how leaving law school taught her to trust her inner voice, and why misaligned growth ends in burnout.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism
Scaling past your capacity edge: Sarah Lambert tells Bailey Guilloud why to build for $200K months, not $40K, and how to hold what you earn.
Founder growth and capacity, Leadership, teams, and communication
Why good habits don't stick: Bailey Guilloud on the story, deadline and stakes behind a 60-day meditation practice you can use under pressure.
Meditation and embodied practice, Nervous-system regulation and presence
The simplest meditation practice for busy people: Bailey Guilloud's 60-day training starts with 2–10 minutes of watching your natural breath.
Meditation and embodied practice, Nervous-system regulation and presence
What rebuilds confidence after a plateau: self-trust, a 5-minute daily audit and 90-day goals. Bailey Guilloud talks with guest Mackenzie.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Founder growth and capacity
A 72-hour practice from Bailey Guilloud to install a new belief: rate it 1–10, feel it in the body, and rehearse resilience for day three.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Nervous-system regulation and presence
Why growth makes visibility harder: Bailey Guilloud on attention as leverage, audience projection, and knowing yourself before you scale.
Authentic expression and visibility, Founder growth and capacity
What are the four states of consciousness? Bailey Guilloud explains waking, dreaming, deep sleep and the fourth state of witnessing and surrender.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism, Meditation and embodied practice
20 journal questions from Bailey Guilloud to match your identity to the level you're building: awareness, acceptance, alignment, embodiment.
Purpose, values, and life direction, Founder growth and capacity
How to trust your intuition on big decisions: Kayla Langholf and Bailey Guilloud on telling intuition from fear, resistance and overstimulation.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Nervous-system regulation and presence
How to stop overthinking big decisions: Bailey Guilloud's 3 steps to disable rumination. Notice the loop, calm the charge, take thoughtless action.
Nervous-system regulation and presence, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
Reach goals faster without hustle: Bailey Guilloud on nervous-system regulation at your edge, faster decisions, leverage and identity work.
Founder growth and capacity, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
Why manifestation alone doesn't work: Bailey Guilloud on spiritual bypassing, shadow work, and habit change built on truth and regulation.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism, Nervous-system regulation and presence
How can a short somatic meditation support a more receptive state? Bailey guides listeners through breath and sensory awareness to explore magnetism, confidence, and intuitive clarity.
Meditation and embodied practice, Authentic expression and visibility
How did Bailey sell out a holistic retreat in 19 hours? She describes emotional coherence, authentic presence, and pressure-free marketing as part of how she built visibility and trust for the retreat.
Business strategy, offers, and launches, Founder growth and capacity
How does identity shape the way someone receives opportunities? Bailey discusses nervous-system safety, confidence, and authentic expression, with rituals and a guided practice for exploring magnetism.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Authentic expression and visibility
How can small actions help loosen perfectionism and build momentum? Bailey connects micro-actions with dopamine reinforcement and self-trust, and explains how completing manageable tasks can challenge limiting beliefs.
Founder growth and capacity, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
Why can someone feel almost ready without feeling that they have arrived? Bailey discusses survival-based patterns, chronic striving, grounding, receiving, and emotional presence, with an embodiment exercise.
Nervous-system regulation and presence, Founder growth and capacity
How does a founder’s inner state relate to business growth? Bailey explores how nervous-system capacity can affect visibility, receiving, client attraction, and leadership, and describes practices for building stability.
Founder growth and capacity, Business strategy, offers, and launches
How can small steps create lasting momentum? Bailey discusses micro-actions, dopamine reinforcement, and self-trust as ways to turn manageable completions into steady progress.
Founder growth and capacity, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
What does an “undeniable era” involve? Bailey introduces self-discovery, emotional reclamation, and feminine and masculine integration, while exploring how social conditioning can shape confidence and expression.
Feminine and masculine energy, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
How can listeners navigate conflicting wellness advice? Bailey discusses trends such as fasting and extreme discipline, and encourages embodied awareness and personal intuition over comparison.
Sleep, wellness, and vitality, Nervous-system regulation and presence
What are Mercury retrograde and moon rituals, and how can people approach them in a grounded way? Bailey and Erin Hood discuss common misconceptions, emotional patterns, and simple lunar practices.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism
How can shadow work deepen intimacy with yourself? Bailey explores how hidden patterns, unconscious desires, and emotional loops shape behavior, and discusses compassion, awareness, and responsibility as routes to integration.
Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
How can self-discovery lead to more intentional choices? Bailey introduces Genesis through values, authenticity, and aligned action, and discusses how understanding personal motivations can shape relationships and decisions.
Identity, beliefs, and confidence, Purpose, values, and life direction
How can Hindu goddess archetypes and Tantra inform self-acceptance? Bailey and Mukund discuss sacred language, Kali, Lakshmi, and Durga as themes for personal and emotional growth.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism, Feminine and masculine energy
How can expressive movement support self-discovery? Bailey and Mukund discuss ecstatic dance, laughter meditation, and intuitive movement as practices for exploring shadow work and past conditioning.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism, Meditation and embodied practice
How can someone reconnect with purpose when outside approval shapes their choices? Bailey explains how external validation and social expectations can obscure personal values and direction. The episode invites listeners to notice inherited expectations and reconnect with what feels meaningful, rather than performing for approval.
Purpose, values, and life direction, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
How can self-love become a daily practice? Bailey discusses self-support, rituals, and emotional awareness, and examines how scarcity, competition, and comparison can create distance from yourself.
Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
What role can sleep play in healthy aging and emotional well-being? Bailey discusses sleep, longevity, and her experience with insomnia, and shares science-based strategies for better sleep as described in the feed.
Sleep, wellness, and vitality, Meditation and embodied practice
How can feminine energy relate to self-worth and emotional balance? Bailey explores receptive qualities, social suppression, and the role these qualities can play in relationships and personal fulfillment.
Feminine and masculine energy, Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation
What is intimacy beyond sex? Bailey describes emotional, intellectual, and spiritual connection, and explores how self-connection, safety, and taking off the mask relate to healthy relationships.
Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation
How can people move from reactive relationship patterns toward conscious, mature connection? Bailey discusses communication, emotional intelligence, empathy, acceptance, and personal responsibility.
Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation, Leadership, teams, and communication
Why can authentic expression feel difficult when you are being seen? Bailey connects authentic expression with nervous-system safety, emotional capacity, and social conditioning. The episode explores how vulnerability and fear of judgment can shape what people show, and invites listeners to reconnect with their values, talents, and desires.
Authentic expression and visibility, Nervous-system regulation and presence
How can self-validation support self-trust and clearer communication? Bailey presents self-validation as a practice of checking in with what you feel and need instead of depending on outside reassurance. She connects that inner clarity with intuition, emotional presence, and communicating what support you need from others.
Relationships, intimacy, and self-validation, Identity, beliefs, and confidence
What helps a difficult conversation become clearer and more respectful? Bailey describes communication as more than speaking: she asks listeners to notice their own emotional state and projection, listen actively, and stay curious about what the other person is expressing. The episode connects those practices with communicating more clearly and building grounded leadership.
Leadership, teams, and communication, Authentic expression and visibility
How can awareness be practiced in ordinary life? Bailey introduces the Fourth State, states of consciousness, internal regulation, and everyday moments as opportunities for self-leadership and presence.
Spirituality, manifestation, and mysticism, Nervous-system regulation and presence