Hey friends! In this episode, we're thrilled to welcome the incredible Christina Woods—a Clinical Hypnotherapist, Rapid Transformational Therapist, Empowerment Coach, and Reiki Master. Christina brings a wealth of knowledge and a deeply personal story of transformation after decades in corporate leadership. Together, we explore how childhood beliefs, people-pleasing patterns, and midlife awakenings can shape—and reshape—our lives.

Christina gets real about her journey from high-achieving executive to empowered healer, sharing how modalities like hypnotherapy, EMDR, and energy work helped her (and now help others) move from burnout to balance. We dig into subconscious beliefs, emotional healing, intuition, and how to rewire the mind for worthiness and self-compassion. You’ll hear both the science and the soul of healing, with laughs, deep truths, and maybe a few thigh stories along the way.

Episode Highlights:

[0:01] - Laura introduces Christina Woods and her background in therapy and corporate leadership.
[1:19] - Christina shares her unraveling: career burnout, divorce, and rediscovering herself.
[5:53] - The “garden moment” that sparked Christina’s personal transformation.
[7:35] - How hypnotherapy and EMDR opened the door to healing deep trauma.
[10:48] - Laura and Christina discuss the power of embodied therapeutic modalities.
[14:34] - Colette joins and dives into the hypnotherapy process and how it really works.
[20:19] - Can anyone be hypnotized? Busting myths and sharing real client experiences.
[24:27] - Custom hypnotherapy audios: why language, music, and intention matter.
[27:55] - Common client themes: high achievers, perfectionism, and “not enoughness”.
[29:16] - Healing principles from the documentary “HEAL” and why intuition matters.
[32:40] - Fear, intuition, and learning to trust your internal compass.
[35:58] - Hypnotherapy reveals unconscious beliefs—sometimes from early childhood.
[37:39] - Laura and Colette share personal “aha” moments and therapy curiosities.
[40:54] - Matching your energy with your mindset to truly hold what you believe you deserve.
[41:37] - Where to find Christina online and how to work with her.

Resources:

• Christina Woods’ website: www.christinalwoods.com
• Christina on Instagram: @christina.lwoods

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Ready to reclaim your energy, sanity, and self-worth? In this episode, we’re diving into the unapologetic, liberating mindset of giving zero fucks—specifically, the 10 things we’ve learned to stop caring about at midlife. From good girl conditioning to comparison culture, we unpack the beliefs and behaviors that no longer serve us and explore what it means to live more freely, authentically, and powerfully in this season of life.

Episode Highlights:

[0:03] – Reclaiming your time and energy with a zero-fucks midlife mindset
[0:40] – Why being nice instead of honest keeps us stuck
[4:25] – Letting go of comparison and honoring your own path
[7:04] – Releasing outdated visions of what life "should" look like
[11:52] – Caring less about what others think—spotlight effect and all
[16:40] – Ditching the scale: body image, aging, and radical acceptance
[21:55] – No more default caretaker role—how to share the labor
[26:04] – Redefining beauty: aging with grace, or not
[30:49] – Hustling for approval: letting go of external validation
[36:23] – Playing small to keep others comfortable? Not anymore
[41:16] – Letting go of expectations for other people’s lives

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conversation going at insightsfromthecouch.org/the-chat.

And don’t forget to
download our free guide 7 Skills to Master Midlife so you can stop living small, start taking action, and
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This episode we’re joined by the incredible Maryon Stewart, a global pioneer in natural hormone rebalancing and women's health advocate. Maryon drops serious wisdom about how women can navigate perimenopause, menopause, and beyond—without relying on HRT. We talk all about phytoestrogens, nutritional deficiencies, and how small, science-backed changes in diet and lifestyle can lead to huge shifts in how we feel.

Whether you're just starting to notice changes or deep in the menopause journey, Maryon’s natural hormone rebalancing protocol (NHRP) offers a roadmap to feeling vibrant again. We go deep into what’s actually happening in our bodies, what the research shows, and why the medical community still isn’t fully caught up. This is the conversation we wish we’d had years ago—so don’t miss it!

Episode Highlights:

[0:00] - Intro to Maryon Stewart and her revolutionary work on menopause
[4:50] - What the FEMMAR community offers and why real-time research updates matter
[9:13] - How the NHRP was born and what makes it unique
[14:26] - Breaking down the Natural Hormone Rebalancing Protocol (NHRP)
[17:21] - Understanding phytoestrogens and how they mimic estrogen naturally
[21:07] - Can you really go through menopause without HRT?
[24:52] - What phytoestrogens actually are and how they work
[28:22] - A look at the diet: what to eat, how to eat, and making it easy
[32:27] - Belly fat at midlife: why it happens and what to do about it
[34:14] - Post-menopausal zest, community support, and long-term vitality
[41:30] - How the medical world is responding and FEMMAR’s growing impact
[45:32] - Where to find Maryon, her community, and free resources

Links and Resources:

Femmar - website and community sign-up https:femmar.com Free Phytoestrogens Food Guide - download from Femmar.com (https://www.femmar.com/newsletter-downloads)

Femmar.Hormonal.Health on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/femmar.hormonal.health/?hl=en

Maryon Stewart BEM on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryon-stewart-bem-b806634/

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And don’t forget to
download our free guide 7 Skills to Master Midlife so you can stop living small, start taking action, and
live the life you really want at insightsfromthecouch.org/midlife-roadmap.