Welcome to Finding You Now, your daily 5-minute journey to personal transformation and aligned living. Hosted by Amanda Ashworth, Holistic Transformation Coach and founder of Worldschooling Hub Goa, this podcast is your guide to living a life rooted in gratitude, inner work, joy, alignment, and soulful nourishment. Every episode offers focused insights and gentle encouragement to help you reconnect with your most authentic self. Through grounding exercises, reflections, and simple yet powerf ...
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Jess and Amanda discuss UK-US relationships, from politics and history to pop culture and even their own special relationship. Music by Joey Ashworth of https://soundcloud.com/itoldyouiwouldeatyou
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The Women's Podcast, hosted by Róisín Ingle & Kathy Sheridan. Producers: Róisín Ingle and Suzanne Brennan. By women, for everyone. Produced in association with Kildare Village. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Book Club: The Marriage Vendetta by Caroline Madden
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27:27This month on The Women’s Podcast Book Club, Bernice Harrison, Niamh Towey, Róisín Ingle, and Ann Ingle are discussing The Marriage Vendetta by debut author Caroline Madden. The book tells the story of Eliza Sheridan, who seeks the help of a marriage therapist to mend her relationship with her unloving and unsupportive husband Richard. As their ses…
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Sleep Divorce: Why sleeping separately might be good for your relationship
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56:07Would you sleep in a different room to your partner? Or do you think couples should share a bed together? That's what we’re asking on today’s episode of The Women’s Podcast. While many people enjoy sharing a bed with their other half, there are many others who prefer to go solo when it comes to sleep. This could be for reasons including loud snorin…
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Why women should be lifting weights (especially as we age)
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57:28In today’s episode, Róisín Ingle is joined by women’s health and fitness coach Elaine Gillespie, to talk about the transformative power of lifting weights and strength training. From navigating fitness during perimenopause to returning to exercise postpartum, Gillespie explains why lifting weights isn’t just for bodybuilders - it’s essential for wo…
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Anne Marie Allen on her lost years inside Opus Dei
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1:10:12Anne Marie Allen was just 15 years old when she first entered the world of Opus Dei. It was the late 1970s and the young woman from Cork had enrolled in a cookery course run by the religious order. The program promised culinary qualifications and a pathway to a professional career, but it didn’t take long for her dreams to shatter. As Allen spent m…
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In Plain Sight: Noelle Brown and Camille O’Sullivan
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43:28This month, actor and mother and baby home survivor Noelle Brown and singer Camille O’Sullivan will take to the stage together for a new theatre performance called In Plain Sight. The project, written by Brown, focuses on Ireland’s history of mother and baby homes, paying particular attention to the large stately buildings dotted around the country…
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Deepfakes and AI Girlfriends: How artificial intelligence is putting women at risk
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1:00:05Concerns about the rise and rapid development of artificial intelligence often tend to focus on AI’s threat to jobs or its potential to influence politics and elections. But what about the very real threat that AI poses to women? In her new book, The New Age of Sexism, feminist writer Laura Bates explores how the ever-evolving world of technology h…
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Responding to Anxious Thoughts: Are You Reinforcing Them?
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6:47Fighting your anxious thoughts every morning only to find they get stronger and more persistent throughout the day? Life coach Amanda reveals why "anxiety wrestling" is actually training your brain to create more worried thoughts, shares the three-step ritual that helped her client Emma break free from 3 AM spiraling sessions, and introduces the re…
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The Book Club Live: Summer Reads with Marian Keyes
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1:21:02Last weekend our Book Club gathered for a live show at Kildare Village to discuss the best reading recommendations for summer 2025. Róisín Ingle, Bernice Harrison and Ann Ingle were joined at the event by special guest bestselling author Marian Keyes and a room full of Women’s Podcast listeners. There were recommendations to suit every style and ev…
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Embracing Vulnerability: Your Path to Authenticity and Growth
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8:25Terrified that showing vulnerability will destroy your credibility when it might actually be the key to creating it? Life coach Amanda Ashworth shares the transformation of a C-suite client who feared admitting nervousness to her board would expose her as a fraud, only to discover that naming her humanity created deeper connection and authentic lea…
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What is Slow Living and How Will It Transform Your Life
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7:32Rushing through your morning routine while mentally three hours ahead, only to realize you haven't actually tasted your coffee in months? Life coach Amanda Ashworth shares the coffee spill moment that changed everything and introduced her to slow living, not about moving to a cabin or rejecting modern life, but about choosing quality over quantity …
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The Ultimate Guide to Knowing Yourself: Embrace Self-Inquiry and Nonduality
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7:17Exhausted from constantly seeking peace, love, and wholeness outside yourself when what you're looking for might already be who you are? Life coach Amanda Ashworth guides you through the most profound question you can ask: "Who am I, really?" – beyond your thoughts, emotions, stories, and roles. Discover the ancient practice of self-inquiry that re…
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Ready to discover that your most shameful traits are actually buried treasure waiting to be excavated? Life coach Amanda Ashworth takes you on an archaeological expedition into shadow work, revealing how the parts of yourself you've been trying to hide contain the very power you've been seeking. Learn why the full moon creates perfect cosmic condit…
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Why do some women still take their husband’s last name?
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44:54The tradition of women taking their husband’s surname stems from a time when marriage effectively erased a woman’s legal identity and she would become her husband’s property. While this is no longer the case and society has thankfully moved on, the practice of women changing their last name upon marriage still persists today. But why? In a recent f…
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Struggling to maintain boundaries even after practicing saying no in the mirror? Life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals the secret that boundary experts don't want you to know: the strongest boundaries aren't built from saying no to others, they're built from saying yes to yourself first. Discover why your current approach keeps you trapped in people-p…
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Transform Self-Doubt into Empowerment in 5 Steps
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6:49Paralyzed by that inner critic telling you you're not qualified, capable, or ready for your next level? Life coach Amanda Ashworth shares the raw story of sitting in her car outside a networking event, gripping the steering wheel while self-doubt tried to convince her to drive away. Through her vulnerable transformation journey from imposter syndro…
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Why Seeking External Validation Can Hold You Back from Self-Love
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6:53Constantly seeking approval from others but never feeling truly worthy? Life coach Amanda Ashworth gets vulnerable about her own validation addiction and reveals why that external approval you're chasing is actually preventing you from developing genuine self-love. In this intimate conversation, discover how seeking validation outside yourself sabo…
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Simple Systems to Attract Positivity Into Your Day
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6:30Tired of forcing positivity through willpower alone, only to find yourself back in negative patterns when motivation runs out? Life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals why building supportive systems beats relying on daily habits, and shares her revolutionary approach to designing your environment for automatic positivity. Discover how to create 'positiv…
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Transform Your Morning Routine for Abundance
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7:14Tired of morning routines that feel like another to-do list instead of a path to abundance? Most people start their day reacting to everyone else's priorities, then wonder why they feel depleted and disconnected from their goals. Life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals why your first waking hour holds the power to transform your entire life and shares h…
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Battling Low Self-Esteem? You're Not Alone in This Struggle!
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7:14Successful on the outside but struggling with an inner critic that never quiets? You're not broken, you're experiencing the silent epidemic of performance-based self-worth. Life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals why high-achievers often battle the deepest self-esteem struggles and shares her 6-step framework for building genuine self-worth that doesn't…
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Greta Thunberg sets sail for Gaza / Mary Ann Kenny on loss, psychosis and healing
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1:03:43It was a bright afternoon in April 2015 when Mary Ann Kenny, a university lecturer, received a call that changed her life in an instant. Her husband John, with whom she had two young sons, had collapsed while out jogging and died at the age of 60. Struggling to cope with the sudden loss and the loneliness that engulfed her life in the aftermath, Ke…
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In this episode of Finding You Now, Amanda Ashworth explores how true and lasting transformation begins from within. Discover practical steps to cultivate self-awareness, heal emotional wounds, and align with your core values to create the life you truly want. Perfect for anyone feeling stuck or ready for meaningful change.…
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Tired of visualizing your dreams but never actually achieving them? The problem isn't your technique—it's your subconscious programming. Life coach Amanda Ashworth exposes why positive thinking alone fails and reveals her 5-step protocol for identifying and rewiring the limiting beliefs that sabotage your success. Discover why your brain operates l…
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Feel guilty every time you rest? You've been programmed to believe rest is laziness, but life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals why intentional rest is the most revolutionary act in our productivity-obsessed culture. Discover the neuroscience behind why your brain does its most important transformation work during apparent inactivity, and learn her 6-p…
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Redefining Healing: It’s About Mindset, Not Just a Destination.
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6:57Frustrated because you still have bad days despite years of healing work? You're not failing—you're just using the wrong definition of healing. Life coach Amanda Ashworth exposes the toxic myth that healing has a finish line and reveals why setbacks are actually evidence that your healing is working. Discover her revolutionary 6-step framework that…
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Rethink Success - What Truly Matters in Your Life
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7:01Feeling empty despite checking all the success boxes? You're not broken—you're just using the wrong scorecard. Life coach Amanda Ashworth exposes why conventional success metrics keep accomplished people feeling hollow and reveals her 6-step framework for redefining success on your own terms. Discover the difference between impressive achievements …
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Feeling vs. Thinking - How Your Body Plays a Role in Healing
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7:32Think you can heal by understanding your trauma intellectually? Think again. Life coach Amanda Ashworth reveals why your body holds the keys to healing that your mind can't access, and how blocked chakras create specific physical and emotional symptoms you've been ignoring. Discover the revolutionary 5-step Somatic Listening Method that helps you d…
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How Daily Gratitude Can Transform Your Life Completely
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6:15Think gratitude doesn't work for you? You're probably doing it wrong. Life coach Amanda Ashworth exposes why most gratitude practices feel forced and fake, then reveals her revolutionary 6-step method that actually rewires your brain for joy and resilience. Through a powerful client breakthrough story, discover the difference between "performative …
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The Macron 'wife shove' / Talking periods with Dr Hazel Wallace
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1:00:15What do you really know about the menstrual cycle? Can you tell your follicular from your luteal phase? Can masturbation ease period pains and why do so many women get the dreaded ‘period poo’? To answer all these questions and more we’re joined this week by Dr Hazel Wallace, medical doctor, nutritionist, and author of Not Just A Period, a groundbr…
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Balance is a Lie - The Truth About Prioritizing
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5:41Think you need better work-life balance? Think again. In this game-changing episode, life coach Amanda Ashworth exposes the toxic myth that's keeping high-achieving women trapped in exhaustion and guilt. Through a powerful client transformation story, Amanda reveals why trying to excel at everything simultaneously is destroying your dreams and ener…
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Micro-Habits That Rewired My Brain - 5 Minutes to Better Mental Health
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5:36Can five minutes a day literally rewire your brain for better mental health? Amanda Ashworth reveals the neuroscience-backed micro-habits that transformed her client Emma from chronic anxiety to calm resilience. Discover five simple practices that take less than a minute each but create profound neurological change through repetition and consistenc…
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When did you last laugh until your stomach hurt? If you can't remember, this episode is for you. Amanda Ashworth reveals why joy feels impossible after burnout and shares the surprising method that helped her client Sarah rediscover wonder in ordinary moments. This isn't about forced positivity or adding more to your to-do list—it's about gentle ar…
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Redefining Success - Letting Go of 'Shoulds'
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5:22Are you exhausted from chasing goals that were never truly yours? In this transformative episode, Amanda Ashworth exposes the hidden prison of "shoulds" keeping high-achieving women trapped in someone else's definition of success. Using her Dubai expat wake-up call as a catalyst, Amanda reveals her four-step Should Audit Ritual: detecting inherited…
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Embracing Your Emotions - How to Handle Sadness and Heal from Pain
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5:57What if your sadness isn't something to fix, but something to feel? In this transformative episode, Amanda Ashworth discusses how we handle difficult emotions. Moving beyond toxic positivity and emotional numbing, Amanda reveals her five-step framework for transforming pain into wisdom: sacred pauses, the Welcome Ritual, somatic embodiment, transfo…
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Why You Keep Self-Sabotaging (And How to Finally Break the Pattern)
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6:25Why do you derail your own success just as you're about to breakthrough? In this episode of "Finding You Now," Amanda Ashworth reveals the neuroscience behind self-sabotage. Drawing from her coaching practice, Amanda delivers four practical strategies to interrupt these unconscious patterns: identifying your sabotage signature, recognizing upper li…
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In this episode of "Finding You Now," Amanda Ashworth unveils her family's extraordinary nine-year journey with alternative education spanning three continents. From the moment she noticed her seven-year-old son's light dimming in traditional school to watching him thrive halfway through university at sixteen, Amanda shares the intimate reality beh…
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Kit de Waal on identity and belonging / Starving children of Gaza
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1:04:59This week, we’re joined by the brilliant Kit de Waal novelist, memoirist, and fierce advocate for working-class voices in literature. In conversation with Roisin Ingle, de Waal discusses her powerful new novel The Best of Everything, set in 1970s and 1980s England, which follows the interwoven lives of a single mother, her son, and their neighbours…
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Are You Living in Alignment With Your Core Values?
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6:21Ever stood in your "dream life" feeling like a stranger in your own story? In this episode of "Finding You Now," Amanda Ashworth deconstructs the misalignment crisis plaguing today's high-achievers. Drawing from her own awakening amidst Dubai's expat scene, Amanda reveals why that persistent emptiness follows you despite checking all the right boxe…
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What if joy isn't something you find, but something you cultivate? In this transformative episode of "Finding You Now," Amanda deconstructs the neuroscience of happiness, revealing why our most profound joy exists independent of perfect circumstances. Through the backdrop of her own international relocation to Dubai, Amanda illuminates the powerful…
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The Truth About Healing Generational Trauma as a Parent
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5:51In this powerful episode of "Finding You Now," host Amanda Ashworth tackles the challenging reality of healing generational trauma while actively parenting. Drawing from personal experience and neuroscience, Amanda explores how unconscious patterns travel through families and why awareness alone isn't enough to break these cycles. Listeners will di…
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Intuitive Decision-Making: Trusting Yourself When Everyone Has an Opinion
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5:15In this episode of "Finding You Now," host Amanda Ashworth explores the powerful art of intuitive decision-making in a world where everyone seems to have an opinion about your life choices. Drawing from her personal experience moving to Dubai despite external doubts, Amanda reveals how to recognize, trust, and act on your inner wisdom. Listeners wi…
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Discover why certain situations trigger unexpectedly intense emotional responses in this illuminating episode on inner child healing. What if these reactions aren't weakness but important messages from a part of yourself that's been waiting to be heard? Explore the powerful connection between your adult life and childhood experiences as we reveal t…
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Unlock the hidden barriers keeping you trapped in motherhood survival mode and discover the path to reclaiming your complete identity beyond being "just a mom." This transformative episode explores the three critical mindset blocks sabotaging your personal growth: all-or-nothing thinking, the worthiness block, and "someday syndrome." Learn practica…
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Completing Your Healing Journey: Why Do You Still Feel Stuck?
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4:47Discover why your healing journey might feel incomplete despite all your hard work. This episode explores the hidden barriers preventing complete emotional healing and offers practical strategies to break through stagnation. Join us as we uncover why therapy, self-help books, and mindfulness practices sometimes aren't enough, and learn powerful tec…
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Explore the counter-intuitive truth about goal-setting with Finding You Now, where authentic personal development meets practical wisdom. Join us as we uncover how traditional approaches may sabotage your happiness and guide you toward mindful goal-setting that honors your present self. Through compelling stories, transformational strategies, and a…
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Jacqueline Connolly: ‘I didn’t know what coercive control was until my family were killed’
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1:14:22In 2016, Clodagh Hawe and her three sons, Liam (13), Niall (11) and Ryan (6) were murdered in their Co Cavan home, by their husband and father Alan Hawe, who took his own life shortly after. It was and still is Ireland’s largest murder-suicide and the brutal killings sent shockwaves throughout the country. In her book, Deadly Silence, Clodagh’s you…
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5 Daily Habits to Rewire Your Mind for Confidence
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5:48Ever wondered why confidence seems so natural for some people but feels impossible for you? The truth is, confidence isn't something you're born with—it's something you build, one neural pathway at a time. In this episode, we break down five simple daily habits that literally reshape your brain for greater self-assurance. You'll discover why lookin…
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Discover the hidden power of your first waking hour! In this episode, we unveil five simple yet transformative morning rituals that take just minutes but completely reshape your day. From intentional awakening to strategic silence, these practices have helped thousands break free from anxiety, tap into deeper creativity, and find lasting energy wit…
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The Myth of "Mental Load" That Could Harm Your Relationships
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6:46Ever find yourself silently fuming while doing chores, certain you're the only one who "notices everything" in your home? In this eye-opening 5-minute conversation, I challenge the popular concept of "mental load" and how it might actually be driving couples apart instead of bringing them together. I'll share my own journey from keeping score (with…
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Full Moon in Scorpio: Navigating the Waters of Transformation
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6:12Feeling a mysterious pull toward deeper self-discovery? In this illuminating 5-minute episode, explore the transformative power of the Full Moon in Scorpio, a potent celestial event that reveals what lies beneath the surface of your life. Learn exactly what happens astronomically and astrologically during this intense lunar phase, and how Scorpio's…
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Becoming a High-Value Woman in Relationships
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5:57Tired of relationships that drain rather than fulfill you? In this powerful 5-minute episode, discover the truth about what makes a woman truly "high-value" in relationships—and it's not what most dating advice suggests. Join me as I share my personal journey from people-pleasing to genuine self-respect, and learn three transformative practices tha…
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