Unhooking from the Good Woman Myth Stop censoring — and finally say and be what you want. RSVP for the free workshop here. In this intimate episode, Brooke invites you to name the invisible guardrails that shape women’s lives in midlife — the internalized “Good Woman Myth” that keeps us polite, overextended, and too far from our wild knowing. She shares the story of her own turning point — from earning tenure in academia to sensing a deeper call she couldn’t yet name — and how that deeper k...
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Unhooking from the Good Woman Myth Stop censoring — and finally say and be what you want. RSVP for the free workshop here. In this intimate episode, Brooke invites you to name the invisible guardrails that shape women’s lives in midlife — the internalized “Good Woman Myth” that keeps us polite, overextended, and too far from our wild knowing. She shares the story of her own turning point — from earning tenure in academia to sensing a deeper call she couldn’t yet name — and how that deeper k...
The Five Dances of Anxiety—and How to Step Into Something More Alive
The Midlife Ripening Podcast
16 minutes
3 months ago
The Five Dances of Anxiety—and How to Step Into Something More Alive
What if your anxiety isn’t a problem to fix—but a pattern you’ve been dancing for years? In this episode of The Midlife Ripening Podcast, Brooke explores how anxiety often shows up as over-responsibility, perfectionism, or disappearing into busyness. Especially for women who lead, care, and carry it all. You’ll learn five common “dances” of anxiety—like overfunctioning, distancing, and blaming—and how each one began as a strategy for safety and belonging. The invitation isn’t to shame yoursel...
The Midlife Ripening Podcast
Unhooking from the Good Woman Myth Stop censoring — and finally say and be what you want. RSVP for the free workshop here. In this intimate episode, Brooke invites you to name the invisible guardrails that shape women’s lives in midlife — the internalized “Good Woman Myth” that keeps us polite, overextended, and too far from our wild knowing. She shares the story of her own turning point — from earning tenure in academia to sensing a deeper call she couldn’t yet name — and how that deeper k...
