In this episode, we go straight into the heart of a silent struggle so many women carry alone. This one is for the mom who is doing everything; working, caregiving, cleaning, remembering appointments, pouring into her kids, pouring into her marriage, and still trying to squeeze in care for her own body and heart...yet somehow feels like she’s not measuring up.

It’s for the woman who loves being a homemaker, who loves creating a home, who loves caring for her family…

but quietly wonders if her husband wishes she were someone “easier,” “lighter,” “younger,” or untouched by motherhood.

It’s the episode for the woman who feels replaced by a fantasy she can never, and should never, compete with.

We’re breaking that open today.

Why so many women feel like they’re losing to a younger, childless version of womanhood, and why that feeling isn’t actually rooted in truth.

We talk about fantasy vs. reality, and why partners sometimes escape into the idea of “someone easier,” and what that actually signals (hint: it isn’t that you’re not enough).

A raw look at how becoming a mother deepens your identity, wisdom, emotional capacity, and power… even when the world doesn’t recognize it.

Including:

• Releasing the pressure to be the woman you were before kids

• Returning to your own approval

• Redefining homemaking as world-building

• Choosing nourishment over punishment

• Healing the “never enough” narrative in your body, not just your mind

A truth-telling conversation about letting go of the fantasy self and honoring the deeply lived, deeply layered woman you’ve become.

The closing message every mother, wife, and exhausted, stretched-thin woman needs to hear.

• You feel like your husband admires women you can’t relate to anymore

• You compare yourself to your pre-baby body or pre-kid life

• You feel invisible or taken for granted

• You love your role at home but also want to feel chosen, seen, valued

• You’re tired of feeling like you’re not enough — in your marriage, in your body, in your life

You are not losing. You are not falling short. You are not replaceable.

You are becoming — deeper, wiser, fuller. And you deserve a love that honors the woman you are now.

If this episode spoke to you, share it with a woman who needs the reminder today.

And if you’re ready to heal your stress, hormones, and nervous system from the inside out, the Get Regulated™ Beta is officially open!! Founders pricing. High-touch support. Limited to 10 women.

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I'm truly grateful for you always,

Stacy

In this episode, we uncover what chronic stress is really doing inside a woman’s body; far beyond the tension, fatigue, or mood swings you can feel. We break down how stress rewires your hormones, your metabolism, your sleep, your emotional regulation, and even your relationships.

You’ll learn:

• How survival mode changes your brain and body

• The hormone pathways most impacted by chronic stress

• Why women experience higher rates of stress-related illness

• The overlooked connection between stress, cardiovascular risk, and long-term health

• The symptoms that show up first, and the ones most women miss

And inside it all… the part no one talks about: how chronic stress influences the very statistics that determine women’s morbidity and mortality.

If you’re ready to get out of survival mode and finally understand your stress-hormone patterns, join my free Get Regulated Workshop. We’ll break down your nervous system, your hormone pathways, and the exact steps to reverse the effects of chronic stress.

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If you’ve ever found yourself holding it all together; career, kids, marriage, healing, goals...and thought, “I can’t keep doing this by myself,” this episode is your permission slip to stop trying to.

In today’s conversation, I’m getting real about the power of community as a form of self-care, nervous system regulation, and feminine healing.

Because let’s be honest, for most of us, “joining a group” or “finding a tribe” sounds like just another thing to add to an already overloaded to-do list.

But true community? It’s not something you do. It’s something you receive. It’s nourishment. It’s grounding. It’s the reminder that you are not the only one feeling stretched thin, craving connection, and trying to hold it all together.

We’ll explore: ✨ Why doing it all alone leads to emotional exhaustion and disconnection ✨ How real, supportive community helps regulate your hormones and calm your stress response ✨ The science behind why connection heals (hello, oxytocin!) ✨ How to find — or create — the kind of women’s circle that actually feels safe, not performative ✨ What happens when women stop competing and start co-regulating

This isn’t another “networking” episode. It’s an invitation to remember that leaning into other women isn’t weakness, it’s wisdom.

So take a deep breath, let your guard down, and come home to the power of we.

“Community isn’t another task on your to-do list: it’s the medicine your burnout has been begging for.”

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