Feminine as F*ck

501: Why High Achieving Women Are Still Not Healing Despite "Doing the Work" & What Actually Works with Keri Ford

Feminine as F*ck

Show Notes

Because the personal development & nervous system regulation advice you've been following wasn’t designed for a woman like you.

⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/GVFduLIQqLI

Ladies, this is one of the most empowering and FREEING conversations that will totally shift the way you think (and feel) about the personal development world, somatic healing, and motherhood.

Monica is joined by Keri Ford—a trauma-trained strategist & founder/CEO of Somatic Success®—as they unpack the truth behind the dark side of personal development, why focusing on “nervous system regulation” might be keeping you stuck, the traits high-achieving women get praised for that are actually burning them out, and what motherhood has shown both of them about whether “the work” is actually working.

Inside the episode: 🦪 Why Monica started craving coffee again after six years without it 🦪 The post that got Keri called “entitled” for holding a boundary 🦪 What relying on 34 self-regulation tools can and can’t do for your trauma 🦪 The short and sweet realization that changed how Monica leads her team 🦪 What Keri asked her son’s first-grade teacher that nobody had asked before 🦪 The quote that every parent with a school-age kid needs to hear 🦪 Keri’s 5% rule for clients who are scared to feel their anger 🦪 The “protect your peace” trap 🦪 The real reason your body won’t let you switch off on holiday

+++++ As Mentioned In The Episode:

⇢ Connect with Keri — Somatic Success CEO: https://www.instagram.com/iamkeriford/

⇢ Dive into the program — Empoweredly Submissive: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/empoweredly-submissive

⇢ Join the waitlist — Juicy New Program for High-Performing, Ambitious Mothers: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/mother-waitlist

⇢ Listen next — 485: Is Personal Development Making You More of an A**hole?: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep485

⇢ Read the book — “The Anxious Generation”: https://link.amazon/B0cx7KY5X

⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist

⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://www.becomingherbook.com/

⇢ Monica's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth

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