Untangling what you want from what society tells you to choose.

"Should I have kids?" or "Do I get married" aren't just decisions—it's a full-body tug-of-war between who you are and who the world expects you to be.

And if you've ever felt the quiet weight of anxiety around motherhood, relationships or what your life should look like by now… this episode is for you.

You'll hear from Catriona Innes, writer, author and Commissions Director at Cosmopolitan UK, known for telling the stories women live but rarely say out loud. TIMESTAMPS (04:55) Should I Have Kids? Get Married? Milestone Pressure Story (07:48) Anxiety Around Motherhood (10:02) Grief When Choosing Childfree (18:21) Knowing Your True Desires

You'll get language for feelings you've never quite been able to express, especially if you're exploring getting married, being childfree by choice, or stuck between two paths. You'll hear how Catriona untangled society's voice from her own—and the surprising turn her journey took when she finally listened inward.

In this podcast episode for women:

• UNLEARNING THE SCRIPT: How to spot the messaging you inherited—vs. the desires that are truly yours.

• REWRITING WHAT WOMANHOOD MEANS: A grounded way to explore motherhood, marriage, or opting out… without shame.

• CHOOSING FROM PURPOSE, NOT FEAR: How to navigate indecision with honesty, compassion, and practical tools (including what she learned from a motherhood mentor).

And don't worry—this conversation is completely accessible whether you're childfree, undecided, married, or simply questioning.

🔗 Connect with Catriona Innes Substack | IG: @catreenaah

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It's never about "fixing yourself." Just remembering who you are and the power that's waiting inside of you.

This conversation is all about deeper personal growth and holistic healing—how the way you think, speak, and show up for yourself can completely shift your life. Lauren Fields, TEDx speaker and founder of FieldsWell, shares how she turned her own brain trauma recovery into total transformation. After surviving a near-fatal accident at 14, she rebuilt her sense of self from the inside out, learning to reprogram thoughts and reclaim her strength + inner peace. TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 The Start of Holistic Healing: Rebuilding After Brain Trauma Recovery 04:11 Mindset and Limiting Beliefs: How Childhood Stories Shape Your Reality 06:25 Mind-Body Connection: The Missing Piece to True Inner Peace 12:01 Healing Through Self-Awareness and Action 17:27 Freedom from Validation: The Psychology Behind Lasting Inner Peace

If you've ever felt disconnected—from your body or your purpose—Lauren reminds us that healing starts with how you meet yourself in the hard moments. In this podcast you'll learn:

• Reprogram your subconscious mind: How to notice the thoughts and limiting beliefs that keep you stuck and shift into action

• Self-Healing Techniques: What happens when you stop separating mind and body—and finally start listening

• Personal Growth and Ditching Validation: How to stop chasing approval and find inner peace

Healing starts quietly—with one small, honest step toward yourself. Let these words guide you!

🔗 Connect with Lauren Fields https://www.fieldswell.com/ | IG: @laurenfields Listen to nextEp 315: How She Healed 10 Years of Pain

Have you ever pushed so hard to become "enough?" Going for all the external achievements, those goals and milestones? That's where this episode begins — with my own spiritual healing journey, one that changed everything I thought I knew about self-worth, healing, and power.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – Why I Finally Shared My Spiritual Healing Journey 03:15 – From Feeling Invisible to Chasing Worth 07:40 – Saying Yes to Ayahuasca 10:55 – The Moment Everything Shifted 16:45 – Integrating the Healing Journey

For most of my life, I was driven by the need to prove myself — to be someone, to never go back to feeling small or unseen. And for a while, that drive worked… until it didn't. It left me exhausted, disconnected, and numb.

I'm sharing something I never thought I would: my ayahuasca experience — what led me there, what I saw, and how it cracked me open in ways I didn't know I needed. This isn't a story about plant medicine.

It's about what happens when you finally stop pushing and start listening — when you surrender instead of hustle.

It's about remembering your deeper self — the one that's always been powerful and whole.

• THE DRIVE TO PROVE: How chasing self-worth through achievement is a losing battle

• REMEMBERING YOUR POWER: Finding the strength that's always been inside of you

• LETTING GO TO HEAL: Why real spiritual healing often begins when you stop trying to fix yourself and start trusting yourself instead.

You don't need ayahuasca to begin your own healing journey — just a willingness to look within and listen.

Listen to next:Ep 323 Spiritual Awakening with Paola Sellaro

If you've been craving a life that feels like yours again—one with more purpose and joy—this episode will remind you it's not too late to begin.

Because sometimes self-growth is just finally giving yourself permission to stop pretending you're fine and start building the life that makes you feel alive, that truly shows you how to be happy.

Meet Sherita Janielle, digital nomad, founder of Après Me, and marketing expert who rebuilt everything after her marriage ended, her career shifted, and she found herself starting life over at 40.

TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 – When Life Feels Numb: Something Needs to Change 04:20 – Starting Life Over at 40: Finding Courage When Everything Falls Apart 08:10 – Self Growth: Why Healing Isn't About Toxic Positivity 11:58 – How to Be Happy Again After Burnout and Heartbreak 15:47 – Redefining Success and Joy on Your Own Terms

If you've ever wondered "what do I do now?" or buried yourself in work to avoid facing unhappiness, this conversation will speak right to your heart!

Sherita's story is a reminder that "ready is not a feeling—it's a time." Take the first small step, and courage follows.

Inside the podcast you'll learn:

• How to change your life now

• Life Reset: How to be happy again after burnout

• Self-Growth Path: Why starting life over at 40 (or any age) can unlock a deeper kind of freedom joy

You don't need to move across the world to start again. You just need a spark of honesty…and this episode is it!

🔗 Connect with Sherita Janielle sheritajanielle.substack.com | IG: @sheritajanielle

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What if the life you're living isn't the one you're meant for? This episode is your reminder that your awakening date—that moment of spiritual awakening—can shift everything.

TIMESTAMPS: 01:33 – Awakening Date and Spiritual Awakening 03:55 – Intuition and the Healing Journey 06:40 – Womb Healing and Creative Blockages 08:20 – Heart–Womb Connection and Receiving 15:08 – Letting Go, Resistance and Surrender

I'm joined by Paola Sellaro, kinesiologist and intuitive healer, who guides women through the heart–womb connection to release trauma and open to deeper creativity.

If you've ever felt stuck, disconnected, or like what you most want just isn't happening, this conversation will meet you right there. Paola shares her own healing journey and the transformations she's witnessed in others—from womb healing to manifesting with ease.

✨ Inside you'll learn:

• The Heart–Womb Link: How healing both spaces frees you to create and manifest what you desire.

• Releasing Resistance: Why letting go of old attachments accelerates your path forward.

• Your Awakening Date: How to start your spiritual healing journey and recognize the moment everything shifts.

You don't need decades of practice—just the willingness to reconnect with yourself.

🔗 Connect with Paola Sellaro equilibriumintuitive.com | IG: @equilibrium_intuitive Listen to next: Ep 278 Healing the Nervous System

In Nakd Classics we bring back your favorite episodes that focus on mindset, confidence and holistic health. Original Episode 114:

This solocast episode gives you a small but impactful challenge to start today to expand your comfort zone, open yourself up to unexpected opportunities and connections.

It started with one New Years resolution and became on of the best experiments I ever tried in personal development and personal growth.

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What does grief really feel like? The moments that break you, the ones that blur together, and the in-betweens no one talks about.

In this episode, Jule Kim, coach and writer, shares her honest experience after the sudden loss of her brother. This is a deeply human conversation about what happens when life stops without warning, and how we keep going through the waves of sorrow and loss that follow. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 What Grief Really Feels Like (dealing with grief) 09:35 The First Two Weeks: Waves, body shock, and why you need people 15:27 When Others Pull Away: What to say and do when you don't know how to help 29:53 Doing right by them 54:03 Remembering in Practice

We talk about the quiet moments no one prepares you for—the way grief sits in the body, how family dynamics shift, and what real support can look like when words just aren't enough.

• When Words Fail: What to say (and what not to say) when someone you love is grieving.

• The Aftershocks: Why grief doesn't end when everyone else moves on—and how to stay connected to what still matters.

• Being There: Gentle, grounded ways to show up when you don't know how to help.

No one really tells you how to deal with grief, it's an experience we all move through uniquely. This can be a tough, triggering conversation for some but it's one that's meant to feel like support for those struggling and guidance for those not sure how to be there for those dealing with loss. You don't need to be "ready" for this conversation—just open to hearing about what dealing with grief feels like and how we individually heal.

🔗 Connect with Jule Kim IG: @itsjulekim Organ Donation Authoration Questions

In Nakd Classics we bring back your favorite episodes that focus on mindset, confidence and holistic health. Original Episode 96:

Learn how a mindfulness practice can transform our lives. This episode is for anyone struggling with anxiety, depression or their place in the world right now.

You don't need a life overhaul to feel calm—you just need a few simple tools.

TIMESTAMPS 00:59 — What is Mindfulness? 06:06 — Anxiety Relief Tips 07:24 — How to Meditate (Myth Bust) 11:10 — 5-Minute Mindfulness Practice 20:50 — Mindfulness on the Move

Aiko Smith—mindfulness teacher, TEDx speaker, and UCLA-trained coach—**joins me to break down what is mindfulness beyond the buzzwords and how it can bring you real anxiety relief, even on your busiest days.

If you've ever thought meditation was about "emptying your mind" (and failed miserably at it), Aiko's story will change the way you see how to meditate—and why it's actually way simpler than you think.

From postpartum depression and body shame to teaching thousands how mindful minutes can shift everything, she shares the small, powerful practices that can flip stress into steadiness.

Here's what you'll take away:

• Mindfulness Practice Made Simple: Tools you can use anywhere—even while folding laundry.

• Anxiety Relief That Lasts: How to interrupt the spiral before it takes over.

• How to Meditate (Without Pressure): A kinder approach that actually works.

No perfection required—just tiny steps and the courage to give yourself a few mindful minutes.

Connect with Aiko: Instagram @aiko.means.love Website

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In Nakd Classics we bring back your favorite episodes that focus on mindset, confidence and holistic health. UPDATE: I've now been completely sober for nearly 2 years. This episode was the beginning of experimenting with it.... Original Episode 251:

What is sober curious? Sober curious is examining your relationship with drinking.

In this episode I'm giving you a unique way to do it. The (semi) sober experiment is 30 days of reducing how much you drink and building awareness of how you use alcohol.

I'll share my experience - now more than a few months - and why it's completely changed the way I view drinking. Our dependence and normalisation of alcohol makes it very difficult to pinpoint when is it a problem and when is it in balance?

This episode is to help you figure that out. It's also to support you in deciding what that relationship will look like in the future.

Listen for a mindset shift you weren't expecting!

*For anyone suffering from alcohol addiction please listen to episode 104 with psychiatrist and founder of selfrecovery.org, Dr. Daniel Hochman*

Listen to Next: Episode 104: Healing with Curiosity with Dr. Daniel Hochman

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Podcast Mentorship: www.chardetryel.com

In Nakd Classics we bring back your favorite episodes that focus on mindset, confidence and holistic health. Original Episode 65:

Speaking with Dr. Andrea Liner, a Clinical Psychologist specializing in heartbreak. Dr. Liner shares how to heal from past relationships and mistakes to avoid to feel your best going forward.

Resources mentioned:

12 Steps to Healing Heartbreak Facebook Group

Connect with Dr. Liner: Instagram Website

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