Many studies have shown that women's pain is more likely to be dismissed by doctors than men's pain. One study showed that women were 25% less likely to be given painkillers when suffering from stomach pain, it takes on average seven years for a woman to be diagnosed with endometriosis and a shocking 72% of US women have experienced medical gaslighting. With medical authority still biased, how can we gain freedom by trusting our intuition and being our own health advocates (whilst still respecting medical advice)?

I speak to NHS health nurse and therapist Becky Grace in this episode. Not only does Becky have professional experience in the medical field, but she also experienced medical gaslighting at 21 when her gynecological issues were dismissed repeatedly and she was left with septicemia.

We cover:

• Changing careers from mental health nurse to therapist
• Some of the inequalities women face in the medical field
• Becky's own experience of medical gaslighting
• The deeper environmental causes of the pain women suffer

At 25 Amy Hopper had her own successful business. At 26 she got hit by a car. She recovered and grew her business to a top 30 UK Google Partner, only to find herself wheelchair-bound due to complications from the accident. Painstakingly she had to learn how to walk again. In this episode, we talk about what resilience really means, as well as the freedom of surrender (P.S. it's not giving up!)

0:00 - 7:07 - The realities of getting hit by a car at 26

07:07 - 12:13 - What it really took to heal

12:13 - 20:36 - Why resilience isn’t what we think it is

26:31 - 36:10 - How can you balance surrender and productivity

36:10 - What makes me feel free

Like a lot of women, Emma Fullwood spent her teens and early adulthood chasing the "perfect body". Following a career as a dancer and personal trainer, she committed to the goal in her early forties and started working out daily, following a strict meal plan. Soon she had the "perfect body", even winning 3rd place in a national bikini competition. Whilst she looked "perfect" on the outside, Emma realised that attaining physical perfection didn't give her the freedom she craved. In this episode, we cover:

• What it takes to build the dream body and why that didn't lead to happiness
• Letting go of what she 'looked' like, so she could focus on 'feeling' good
• Finding freedom and prioritising pleasure as a mum

Emma now works as a pleasure, inner child and hypnotherapy coach.