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She looks completely confident. Inside, she's bracing. Today we go further than imposter syndrome — to the worthiness wound underneath the blazer.

In this episode:

→ Why imposter syndrome doesn't fully explain what high-performing women experience

→ Clance and Imes on the original research — and what it missed

→ The difference between a thinking error and a nervous system wound

→ The one grounding practice for the moment the brace hits

Listener question this episode: Where in your life are you performing more certainty than you actually feel? DMs are open.

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The friendship breakup nobody warns you about — Ep 06

No fight. No betrayal. Just a friendship that quietly stopped fitting who you're becoming. Today we name the grief that has no casserole. Glass of something warm, optional but encouraged.

In this episode:

→ Why outgrowing a friendship doesn't make you disloyal — it makes you honest

→ Dr Robin Dunbar's research on social bonds and why they require ongoing investment

→ The good girl's specific flavour of guilt around letting relationships end

→ The word that changes everything: complete, not ended

Listener question this episode: Is there a friendship you've been quietly pulling back from — and carrying guilt about? Tell me.

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The stomachache that isn't about digestion. The Sunday headache. The throat tightening before the phone call. Your body knew. Today — we finally listen.

In this episode:

→ What's actually happening physiologically when you override your body's signals

→ Bessel van der Kolk on the body's alarm system and why it's smarter than your thoughts

→ How chronic override disconnects you from self-trust — not just physical health

→ The one small body-based practice that begins to rebuild the connection

Listener question this episode: Where in your body do you feel the no before your mouth says yes? Tell me.

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That moment when you hear your mother's voice come out of your mouth. Today we name the inheritance — and who gets to put it down.

In this episode:

→ What the inheritance actually is — and it goes deeper than behaviour

→ Bessel van der Kolk on what the nervous system carries across generations

→ The cost of carrying patterns you never chose

→ The compassionate practice of seeing before releasing

Listener question this episode: Can you name one pattern you carry that you can also see in your mother or grandmother? DMs are open.

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Episode Title: The emotional load nobody counts — Ep 03

She knows his mother's blood type. He knows she takes milk. Today we name the invisible labour that is quietly consuming women's interior lives — and what to do with that knowing.

In this episode:

→ The difference between the mental load and the emotional load — and why it matters

→ Arlie Hochschild's research on emotional labour and who pays the cost

→ How carrying everyone else becomes a way of not feeling your own feelings

→ The one small practice that begins to shift the balance

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The sorry reflex isn't politeness — it's a nervous system trained to shrink before anyone asks it to. Today we name it, trace it, and start to loosen its grip.

In this episode:

→ Why the apology reflex is a conditioned response, not a personality trait

→ Brené Brown on the shame message most women have been living from

→ What performing smallness actually costs you — and it's cumulative

→ The one-second practice that begins to change everything

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The version of you that was never actually you — Ep 01

You've been performing a version of yourself for so long you've forgotten it's a performance. Today we name the thing. Glass of wine optional but encouraged.

In this episode:

→ The pattern that's running your life — and why it made complete sense once

→ Gabor Maté on attachment, authenticity, and the choice children always make

→ What self-abandonment actually costs you — and it's not what you think

→ The one practice that begins the return

Listener question this episode: Was there a moment when you glimpsed the real you — and then lost her again? Tell me. DMs are open.

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