Have you ever wondered how you can be so good at holding others, but feel completely lost when it comes to yourself?

Jess shares a conversation around the identity of the “strong woman” – the ones who are the emotional anchors for everyone else, the solution-finders, the calm in the chaos. But what happens when theydon’t feel okay? Where do they go when things fall apart?

Drawing from her own experience and powerful client conversations, Jess explores the inner freeze, the loneliness, and the shame that silently lives beneath the surface for so many high-functioning, emotionally intelligent women – especially mothers.

Key takeaways:

• Why women who support others often feel the most alone
• The nervous system roots of people-pleasing and high-functioning anxiety
• The real cost of always being “the strong one”
• How social media, Google, and even AI are replacing real human vulnerability
• Practical questions to help you reclaim stillness, self-trust, and real connection

A reflection for you:

If you’ve been the one others rely on – the safe space, the steady presence, the fixer – but inside you feel scattered, stuck, or secretly overwhelmed… this episode is for you. You are allowed to fall apart. You are allowed to need. You are allowed to be seen in it all.

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