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Stop Hacking and Start Healing: Keys to Stress, Trauma, and Harnessing Women’s Gifts in Business and Leadership with Brain Expert Dr. Heidi Hanna

Brain expert Dr. Heidi Hanna gave the best definition of stress I’ve heard, “Stress is what happens when demand exceeds capacity.” It beautifully frames our conversation about Patriarchy Stress Disorder…

Patriarchy vs Your Marriage: Should I Stay or Should I go with Kate Anthony

Life coach Kate Anthony had the best response when I asked her, “When you first heard the words, ‘Patriarchy Stress Disorder (PSD),’ what did you think about, what did you…

I just had a full-body-shaking, deep, messy, roar-from-the-gut kind of cry. It’d been building up in me for a while. And it’s not like I don’t cry. I cry probably…

Embodiment: From Shades of Beige to Bright Colors with Bernadette Pleasant

How much do you enjoy your body? If you’re anything like me… Even the question itself would make me shut down and want to crawl under the covers. What do…

The Courage to be Iconic with Ali Brown

Ali Brown is a disruptor. An icon. “Icons attract iconoclasts,” she says. There’s a lot of risk inherent in an entrepreneur’s path. Our survival is constantly at stake. And…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 8: Reclaiming Your Worth at Work and in Love

You’ve worked hard to succeed. You’re financially comfortable. Your life is good. But deep down inside, you feel dissatisfied. It’s a disquieting feeling. You feel guilty about it. You should…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 7: Ancestral, Cultural, and Personal Trauma Keeps Women From Having it all

It’s never been safe to be a woman in the world. For generations, we’ve learned to survive by keeping a lid on our desires and hiding our light under a…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 6: What Really Holds you Back and how to Break Free

Inner critic. Procrastination. Low energy. Anxiety. Depression. Anger. Tension. Pains. Hormonal imbalances. Perfectionism. Distractions. Learn about how these symptoms show up as “prison guards” in the invisible inner prison of…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 5: Jailbreak to Save Your Relationship

Anger, rage, stonewalling, tears, arguments, resentment, sarcasm, sex life drying up — so many signs of a relationship in trouble. All of them are trauma defenses. Learn about the type…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 4: Women, Money, Power, and the Trauma of Oppression

Money and power go hand in hand. It’s never been safe for a woman to be powerful. Not long ago, a woman was not allowed to have her own money….

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 3: Anxiety and Depression in Women, Misunderstood

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety than men. Conventional treatments do not consider the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression…

Patriarchy Stress Disorder Part 2: Trauma Symptoms and the Reason why You’ve Been Struggling to Lean in, Play big, and Thrive

DISCOVERY OF PSD It was one of those aggravating arguments. My husband was not hearing me. He wasn’t seeing me. He wasn’t even looking at me. He was looking at…