As we land on the other side of the holidays and slip back into school routines, a lot can feel stirred up—both in our waking lives and in our dreams.

In this conversation, I’m joined by Genevieve Camp—board certified art therapist, certified Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapist and coach, evolutionary astrologer, dreamwork guide, and mama to a wildly creative nine-year-old. Genevieve works at the intersection of trauma healing, giftedness, neuro-complexity, and creativity, weaving together IFS, art, astrology, dreamwork, and meditation.

Together we explore how your nighttime dreams, your “parts,” and your beautifully complex brain can become allies in your empowerment.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why everyone dreams (whether you remember them or not)

A simple way to start remembering your dreams—starting tonight

The powerful idea that there are no bad dreams—how even nightmares arrive in service of healing and wholeness

How to “metabolize” scary or recurring dreams instead of pushing them away

An accessible introduction to Internal Family Systems (IFS) and “parts work”

The tiny but huge reframe from “I’m overwhelmed” to “A part of me is overwhelmed”

What Genevieve means by giftedness and neuro-complexity, and why so many sensitive, deep-thinking moms feel “too much” and “not enough” at the same time

The shame that can come with labels like “neurodivergent”—and how naming can become empowering when we claim who we are

A little toe-dip into evolutionary astrology and how it can illuminate the bigger, soul-level curriculum you’re working with in this lifetime

Empowering action:

Before you go to bed tonight, put a piece of paper or journal and a pen by your bed. As you settle in, gently tell yourself: “I want to remember my dreams.” When you wake up, write down anything you remember—even a tiny fragment. That’s the beginning of your dream practice. 🌙

Resources mentioned:

Genevieve’s website & offerings: GenevieveCamp.com

Book: No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz (IFS)

The Art of Parts workbook (creative IFS exploration) – available through Genevieve’s site

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As mothers, we’re told that if we just try harder, get more disciplined, and stick to our resolutions, life will finally feel better.

But what if the problem isn’t your willpower at all…

What if it’s that your nervous system is already over capacity, and your inner critic is running the show?

In this powerful New Year episode, I’m joined by multi–award-winning psychotherapist, executive coach, and author Lisa Skeffington, who has spent nearly three decades helping high-performing women move from anxiety to true empowerment.

Together, we talk about why so many New Year’s resolutions quietly fizzle by February—and how to create change that actually honors your nervous system, your self-worth, and your real needs.

In this episode, we explore:

Why anxiety is often a messenger, not the “real problem”

The invisible script you’re carrying from childhood—and how it secretly decides whether your resolutions stick or collapse

Five common ways women self-sabotage their goals (and how this is actually a form of protection, not a character flaw)

Why over-giving, over-doing, and “trying harder” are rooted in a deep need to feel enough

The truth about affirmations: when they help…and when they quietly make you feel worse

How to set intentions that are grounded in self-worth and inner safety, not perfectionism or people-pleasing

A simple reflective practice you can do with a cup of tea to discover what you really need right now

Lisa reminds us that resolutions don’t fail because we’re lazy or undisciplined.

They fail when we’re asking an anxious, exhausted system to perform at even higher levels without tending to the fear, doubt, and worthiness wounds underneath.

Real change begins when you stop trying to earn your worth through achievement, and start remembering that you are already enough.

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The holidays arrive at the exact moment nature is inviting us to slow down — but modern holiday culture pushes us to speed up. In this episode, Isabelle explains why that mismatch can strain the nervous system, why holiday “overreactions” are often nervous system state shifts (not personality flaws), and how old brain patterns can get triggered by scents, songs, family dynamics, and sensory overload.

You’ll learn a simple 3-step reset — Name it, Orient, Regulate — plus boundary and rest practices that help you move through the season with more steadiness and self-trust.

• Why winter biology + holiday overstimulation can dysregulate the nervous system
• What “neurotags” are (and why one small cue can trigger a big reaction)
• Why story follows state and how to interrupt the loop
• A simple regulation sequence you can use in real time
• Why boundaries are nervous system protection — not selfishness
• How “winter moments” of rest rewrite your holiday experience

• What holiday cues tend to trigger me?
• What state do I shift into most often?
• What boundary would protect my capacity this year?
• What’s one daily winter moment I can give myself?