Are you living life on Default?

In today’s episode, I chat with Molly Smyth, the creator and host of The Healing Gals Podcast.

Molly also hosts women’s circles and workshops, where she brings women together to support each other and help them heal.

Molly’s own healing journey began when she discovered her long-term partner had been cheating on her, shattering her world.

This difficult experience led her to a path of healing, and now she’s passionate about helping other women on their own journeys.

We dive into topics like:

• Conditioning: How women are conditioned to feel “less than” so they can be sold more and more products to try to make them feel worthy.

• Compliments and Body Image: We discuss how well-intentioned compliments about someone's appearance may have a negative impact, and how it's important to be mindful of how we talk about others' bodies.

• Curating Your Environment: How carefully choosing your social media feed and the conversations you're a part of can affect your self-esteem and how you feel about yourself.

• Worthy Without Effort: Molly shares why you don’t have to change anything about yourself to be worthy. It's okay if others choose things like makeup, diets, or cosmetic surgery—just make sure it's something you truly want, not something you feel pressured into.

• Not a Trend: We talk about how our bodies are not trends, and how the pressure to keep changing them to fit ever-changing standards is damaging.

  
  

We also explore Molly’s previous relationship, how she was manipulated, and how she allowed it to happen because she was in such a vulnerable state.

• Boundaries: Molly talks about the importance of setting boundaries—not to change others, but to protect your own well-being and create space for relationships with people who respect you.

• Resentment and Relationships: We discuss how running yourself ragged in relationships can breed resentment, which can ultimately kill the connection.

• The Patriarchy: How hating the patriarchy doesn’t mean hating men and how both women and men are affected by it.

• Insidious Influence: We talk about how patriarchy sneaks into our lives, through advertising, and the ways we unknowingly act in our own homes.

  
  

Molly finishes with the best piece of advice on taking care of your inner child and why it’s so crucial for our well-being.

You can find Molly and the podcast on Instagram: @healinggalspodcast

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