Her Inside Edge with Dr. Yanina: Mindset & Wellness for Women in Business and Leadership

Hello, Visionista!

What if the fear of naming your price, being seen, and making the ask were never three separate problems? In Part IV of The Visible Leader, the final part of our four-part series, we pull everything together and I share what changed for me when I stopped trying to fix three things and started caring for one.

In this episode, we look at what's really happening in your body during these moments and why trying to out-think fear often falls short. Research ties the whole series together, and it may take more pressure off than you expect.

Hit play to hear how it all comes together and to learn the simple way I now bring my tools to the moments that matter.

As you listen, sit with these questions:

1. Which moment feels hardest for you right now: naming the number, showing up, or making the ask?
2. What does your body do just before you shrink or soften something?
3. What would it feel like to walk into your next room already steady?

A few things we explore in this episode:

• One signal, not three fears
• Your body before your words
• The tools you already have, together
• Where faith meets calm

Ready to put this into practice this week?

1. Choose one moment that matters.
2. Listen for the simple flow that brings it all together.
3. Try it once, and notice what shifts.

Anchor statement: You can be fully priced and fully seen, and still be safe.

Research mentioned in this episode:

• Dickerson, S. S., & Kemeny, M. E. (2004). Acute stressors and cortisol responses: A theoretical integration and synthesis of laboratory research. Psychological Bulletin. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15122924/
• Balban, M. Y., et al. (2023). Brief structured respiration practices enhance mood and reduce physiological arousal. Cell Reports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100895

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Hello, Visionista!

You've done the work. The number is right. The email is written. And then it sits in your drafts, or you rewrite it one more time, softer. That stall right before you hit send is the subject of Part III of The Visible Leader, our four-part series on money, worth, and visibility.

In this episode, we're talking about the moment of the ask, and why the hesitation you feel there is not what you've been told it is. Research changed how I see it, and I think it will change how you see it too.

Hit play to hear the story behind this episode, and the practical strategies I use before an ask so I'm not improvising under pressure.

As you listen, sit with these questions:

1. What ask have you been putting off, and for how long?
2. What do you say to yourself in the moment right before you hit send?
3. What would change if your hesitation were information instead of a flaw?

A few things we explore in this episode:

• Why the stall isn't irrational
• Fear vs. quiet knowing
• Asking without risking the relationship

Ready to put this into practice this week?

1. Choose one ask you've been putting off.
2. Listen for the two strategies that will help you prepare.
3. Take the small step from this week's practice, and notice what shifts.

Anchor statement: I can ask clearly and still keep the relationship.

Research mentioned in this episode:

• Bowles, H. R., Babcock, L., & Lai, L. (2007). Social incentives for gender differences in the propensity to initiate negotiations: Sometimes it does hurt to ask. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 103(1), 84-103. https://gap.hks.harvard.edu/social-incentives-gender-differences-propensity-initiate-negotiations-sometimes-it-does-hurt-ask

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Hello, Visionista!

Have you ever gotten a little attention for something you were proud of and immediately felt the urge to pull back? Delete the post, drop the price, go quiet? That instinct isn't random. It's the subject of Part II of The Visible Leader, a four-part series on money, worth, and visibility.

In this episode, we're looking at what actually happens the moment you start being seen, and why that moment can feel so much more dangerous than it actually is. Newer psychological research completely reframes where that cold reaction from other people really comes from.

Hit play to hear the story that started this episode for me, and the tool I now use before I decide whether to shrink something back down.

As you listen, sit with these questions:

1. What have you quietly pulled back after getting a little bit of attention for it?
2. Whose comfort might you have been protecting, without realizing it?
3. What would it feel like to let someone else have their reaction, without making it your job to fix it?

A few things we explore in this episode:

• The real reason people react coldly to success
• Whose discomfort you're actually responsible for
• A one-question pause before you shrink something back

Ready to put this into practice this week?

• Practice Compassionate Pause | Curious? Hit the play button to learn more.
• Anchor statement: "I am not made to shrink so someone else feels comfortable."

Research mentioned in this episode:

• Social comparison and well-being: When others' success inspires rather than threatens. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/413615229_Social_Comparison_and_Well-Being_When_Others'_Success_Inspires_Rather_Than_Threatens
• Exley, C. L., & Kessler, J. B. The gender gap in self-promotion. National Bureau of Economic Research. https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w26345/revisions/w26345.rev1.pdf

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Hello, Visionista!

Have you ever named your price — and quietly talked yourself down before anyone else had the chance to? That moment of catching your own voice mid-discount isn't a confidence problem. It's the opening thread of a brand-new four-part series: The Visible Leader.

In this first part, we're unpacking what I call the Worth Gap — the space between what you know you're worth and what you actually say out loud. Along the way, we'll look at surprising new research on gender and negotiation that reframes your "too nice to ask for more" instinct as a strategy, not a flaw.

Hit play to hear the moment that started this whole series for me — and the tool I now use before every quote, invoice, and ask.

As you listen, sit with these questions:

1. Where in your business have you discounted yourself before anyone asked you to?
2. What story do you tell yourself in the moment right before you name a number?
3. What would it feel like to let your worth be the anchor, instead of your fear?

A few things we explore in this episode:

• The "too nice" myth
• Fear vs. real risk
• Anchoring price to value

Research mentioned in this episode:

• Ponce de Leon, R., Ma, A., & Rosette, A. S. (2024). Asking for less (but receiving more): Women avoid impasses and outperform men when negotiators have weak alternatives. https://doi.org/10.1037/apl0001138
• Columbia Business School research brief on the study: https://business.columbia.edu/research-brief/negotiation-advantage-women-skills

Ready to put this into practice this week?

1. Before your next quote or invoice, pause and get clear on what the price actually creates.
2. Find a way to keep that clarity close by, right before the moment it matters.
3. Let that truth lead — before the number does.

Anchor statement: "Your worth was never meant to shrink so the room stays comfortable."

If this episode landed with you, follow the podcast — we've got three more parts in this series, and each one builds on today's.

Ready to go deeper, one-on-one? Book a session with Dr. Yanina at dryaninagomez.com.

Hello, Visionista!

You just hung up from a hard call, with ninety seconds until the next one starts. No time for a meditation app or a walk around the block... what do you actually do?

In the final part of The Regulated Leader Series, we're covering the fastest nervous-system reset backed by real research: the physiological sigh. You'll learn why it works, what a 2023 Stanford study found when they compared it to meditation and other techniques, and how to combine it with everything from this series into one 90-second practice you can use anywhere.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. What's my go-to move right now when I need to reset in under two minutes? Do I even have one?
2. Looking back across this whole series, which tool have I actually used the most?
3. What would change if I had a 90-second reset I could reach for anywhere, no app or quiet room required?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• The 90-Second Reset
• The Full Stack — Combining All Four Tools From This Series

This Week's Action Step(s):

Step 1. Once a day, practice the 90-second reset whether or not you're stressed.

Step 2. The next time you're actually triggered, try the full stack.

Step 3. Use your anchor statement this week: "What would it look like to carry all four of these tools with you, right into your very next breath?"

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Hello, Visionista!

Have you ever notice how easily you'd calm down a friend in a panic? But... when it's you, the pep talk never comes.

In Part III of The Regulated Leader Series, we're looking at the double standard in how you talk to yourself versus everyone else, and the surprisingly small shift that closes that gap. Backed by research out of the University of Michigan, this episode shows you why the specific words matter less than you'd think, and gives you two simple tools to borrow the same calm, capable voice you already give everyone but yourself.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. What's the difference between how I'd coach a friend through a hard moment and how I talk to myself in that same moment?
2. When was the last time I gave myself the grace I hand out freely to everyone else?
3. What would change if I used my own name the next time I needed to talk myself through something hard?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• The Name Switch — Distanced Self-Talk
• The Advice Flip — Borrowing Your Own Wisdom

This Week's Action Step(s):

Step 1. Once a day, catch one moment of self-critical or panicked internal talk.

Step 2. Rewrite it out loud, swapping "I" for your own name — "[Name], you can handle this," not "I can handle this."

Step 3. Use your anchor statement this week: "What would it look like to lead yourself the way you already lead everyone else?"

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Hello, Visionista!

Have you ever gotten to the end of a meeting and realized you'd been holding your breath the whole time? Or caught yourself an hour later still clenching your jaw?

In Part II of The Regulated Leader Series, we're going a layer deeper than the hijack itself into the early physical warning signs your body gives you before it ever gets that far. This episode breaks down the neuroscience of interoception (your ability to sense what's happening inside your own body), why stress makes it harder to catch these signals right when you need to most, and two simple tools you can start using today.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. What's the first physical sign my body gives me before I'm fully triggered — tight chest, held breath, clenched jaw, something else?
2. When was the last time I noticed a body signal and pushed through it instead of pausing?
3. What would change if I checked in with my body on a schedule, instead of only when I'm already overwhelmed?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• Understanding Interoception — Your Body's Early Warning System
• The Three-Point Check
• Naming the Sensation, Not Just the Feeling

This Week's Action Step(s):

Step 1. Three times a day — at your desk, before a meeting, and in the evening — run the three-point check I share in the episode.

Step 2. When you notice something, name the actual sensation specifically.

Step 3. Use your anchor statement this week or borrow the one I shared.

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See you in part 3!

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Hello, Visionista!

Ever said something in a meeting you instantly regretted? Or gone completely blank right when you needed your sharpest thinking?

In Part I of our new series, The Regulated Leader Series, we're breaking down the neuroscience behind those moments: the amygdala hijack that quietly takes your most strategic thinking offline, and why "just calm down" was never going to work. This episode gives you the exact language for what's happening in your brain when you're triggered, plus one simple, research-backed tool you can start using today to bring your CEO brain back online faster.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. When was the last time I reacted in a way I later wished I hadn't. Was that a hijack moment?
2. On a scale from fully-online to fully-hijacked, where has my prefrontal cortex been living most days lately?
3. What would change for me if I stopped asking "why can't I calm down" and started asking "what does my CEO brain need right now"?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• Understanding the Amygdala Hijack
• Affect Labeling — Naming It to Tame It
• Recognizing Chronic Stress as a Partially "Offline" Prefrontal Cortex

This Week's Action Step(s):

Step 1. Once a day, notice one moment you could name "hijack" or "online." No fixing required — just noticing.

Step 2. When you feel triggered, say one honest sentence, out loud or silently: "This is a hijack. My CEO brain will be back in a minute."

Step 3. Use your anchor statement this week: "What would it look like to lead with a steady heart instead of a hijacked one?"

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See you in part II!

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Welcome Back, Visionista!

You're exhausted, but you keep going. You're running on fumes, but you call it commitment. Sound familiar?

In our series finale of Made for More, we're tackling burnout and the lie that your worth is measured by how much you sacrifice. This episode breaks down the three quiet drains behind burnout (and most women only know one of them), why a spa day can't fix what's actually wrong, and how to design boundaries you'll actually keep.

Rest was never meant to be a reward you earn after collapse — it's available to you right now.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. Which of the three drains — emotional labor, decision fatigue, or identity drain — is most active in my life right now?
2. Where have I been treating exhaustion as proof of my commitment?
3. What is one minimum viable boundary I could set this week and actually keep?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• Naming Your Specific Energy Drain
• Designing Minimum Viable Boundaries
• Reframing Rest as Sustainable, Not Earned

This Week's Action Step(s): Step 1. Identify which drain — emotional labor, decision fatigue, or identity drain — is most active for you right now. Step 2. Design your 3 minimum viable boundaries. Not extreme. Realistic and repeatable. Step 3. Use your anchor statement this week: "Rest is not the opposite of ambition. It's what makes ambition sustainable."

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See you in the next episode!

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Hello, Visionista!

You're sitting at a table you earned, doing work you know how to do and a voice inside whispers, "They're going to find out you don't actually belong here." If that sounds familiar, this episode is for you.

In Episode 3 of our Made for More series, we're naming impostor thoughts for what they really are and why they often get louder, not quieter, the more successful you become.

This episode will help you separate that voice from the facts, build real evidence of your own worth, and stop letting doubt make decisions that confidence should be making.

🎧 Ready to listen? Press the PLAY button now!

Reflection Prompts:

1. When does the "you don't belong here" voice get the loudest for me?
2. What evidence do I already have that contradicts that voice?
3. Where have I let doubt make a decision that confidence should have made?

This Week's Mindfulness Strategies:

• Recognizing the Threat-Detection Response Behind Self-Doubt
• Practicing Cognitive Defusion ("That's a thought, not a fact")
• Building an Evidence-Based Inner Narrative

This Week's Action Step(s): Step 1.

When the voice rises up, say: "I notice I'm having the thought that I don't belong here. That's a thought — not a fact."

Step 2.

Write your "I belong" evidence file — five things you've already done that the imposter voice insists you can't.

Step 3.

Use your anchor statement daily: "That's a thought, not a fact. I belong here."

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