Show Notes
Why do so many women find it easier to care for everyone else than to choose themselves?
In this episode, Lisa speaks with wellness podcaster and retreat curator Alexandra Simms about guilt, burnout, people-pleasing and the hidden cost of constantly putting yourself last.
Alexandra shares her personal journey through depression, caring responsibilities, recurrent miscarriage, emotional eating and breast cancer - and explains why her diagnosis became the moment she could no longer ignore what her body had been trying to tell her.
Together, Lisa and Alexandra explore why successful, capable women often struggle to rest, step away from their responsibilities or spend time and money on their own wellbeing. They also discuss the fear that can come with slowing down, particularly when being busy has become part of your identity.
Alexandra shares simple ways to calm an overwhelmed nervous system, including breathwork, grounding, time in nature and creating small moments of pause within everyday life.
This is an honest conversation about self-sacrifice, emotional exhaustion and learning to choose yourself before your body forces you to stop.
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