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Grab my FREE Guide “Finally at Peace” and start breaking free from survival mode: https://janice-holland.kit.com/finallyatpeace _____________________________________________________________ If your life looks “fine” on the outside — but inside you feel exhausted, numb, disconnected, or quietly stuck — this is for you. In this episode, I introduce the Courageous Living Framework and explain why so many capable, intelligent women stay trapped in survival mode without realizing it. This isn’t about mindset, motivation, or trying harder. It’s about how your nervous system learned to protect you — and why those same patterns now block ease, joy, intimacy, and forward movement. You’ll learn: Why burnout, overthinking, and self-sabotage aren’t personal failures How survival patterns form in high-functioning women Why “doing all the right things” still doesn’t bring peace What courageous living actually means at the nervous system level This channel is a space for honest conversations about trauma, identity, safety, and rebuilding your life from the inside out — without hustle, self-abandonment, or forcing transformation before your system is ready. If you’re ready to stop performing your life and start living it — you’re in the right place. Subscribe for weekly conversations on: Nervous system healing Trauma patterns in relationships Reclaiming identity after survival mode Creating stability, clarity, and self-trust ____________________________________________________________ Ready to go Deeper? *Join the 60 Day Reset Experience: https://janiceholland.thrivecart.com/cl-group-transformation/ *Apply for The Becoming Intensive: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUa69NL3f4jodIg6J_javkNdW9qEYoRl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100729952587821838385&rtpof=true&sd=true *Work with me 1:1: https://janiceholland.thrivecart.com/thecourageouslivingjourney/ Not sure which one to pick? Take the quiz: https://form.typeform.com/to/YFxykSjU Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.trauma.teacher __________________________________________________________ Janice Holland, LPC-S, Certified Trauma Model Therapist, and founder of The Courageous Living Framework, teaches women and healers worldwide how to break survival patterns, heal trauma, and rebuild lives rooted in truth, peace, and power. Known online as The Trauma Teacher, Janice helps women stop people-pleasing, heal the patterns that kept them small, and build unshakable confidence after trauma. It’s time to live a life that finally feels like yours. Ready to go Deeper? *Join the Courageous Living Digital Studio: https://janiceholland.thrivecart.com/the-courageous-living-no-bs-membership/ *Join the 60 Day Reset Experience: https://janiceholland.thrivecart.com/cl-group-transformation/ *Apply for The Becoming Intensive: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EUa69NL3f4jodIg6J_javkNdW9qEYoRl/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100729952587821838385&rtpof=true&sd=true *Work with me 1:1: https://janiceholland.thrivecart.com/thecourageouslivingjourney/ Not sure which one to pick? Take the quiz: https://form.typeform.com/to/YFxykSjU Connect with me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.trauma.teacher __________________________________________________________________________________ Janice Holland, LPC-S, Certified Trauma Model Therapist, and founder of The Courageous Living Framework, teaches women and healers worldwide how to break survival patterns, heal trauma, and rebuild lives rooted in truth, peace, and power. Known online as The Trauma Teacher, Janice helps women stop people-pleasing, heal the patterns that kept them small, and build unshakable confidence after trauma. It’s time to live a life that finally feels like yours.