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Paula Rizzo is a best-selling author, Emmy award-wining producer, media trainer and strategist helping entrepreneurs and experts produce compelling video content. In this episode, she and Dr. Valerie discuss how Patriarchy Stress Disorder causes women to shrink from the spotlight, how to work with our defenses and step into our authenticity, and how mainstream and social media can empower women. For additional resources, to connect with my guest, and to get her free gift visit: www.drvalerie.com/hersuccessradio

Brain expert Dr. Heidi Hanna explains how female brain patterns contribute to a better business bottom line when women are in leadership, and what vulnerabilities women have due to the ancestral trauma of Patriarchy Stress Disorder and how to manage them. For additional resources, to connect with the guest, and to get her free gift visit: www.drvalerie.com/hersuccessradio

Kate Anthony is a certified life coach, helping women decide whether to stay or leave their marriages. She & Dr. Valerie discuss negative self-talk Patriarchy Stress Disorder creates, how patriarchy shapes and kills relationships, and what to do about it. For additional resources, to connect with the guest, and to get her free gift visit: www.drvalerie.com/hersuccessradio

How much do you enjoy your body? If you’re anything like me… Even the question itself would make me shut down and want to crawl under the covers. What do you mean, how much I enjoy my body? If I lost 10 lbs, I would enjoy it more. For years, my love for my body… Ahem… Not “love” — my tolerating of my body was completely conditional on whether that said body complied with and conformed to the expectations that I had of it. Which were really, really simple. Staying at the same constant “ideal” weight. And not aging. Really, is that too much to ask? It took me some time — and awareness of what I now call Patriarchy Stress Disorder — the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression and how it has shaped our relationships with ourselves, our bodies — among other things… To ask that question. My relationship with my body. My expectations of my body. Were they really… MINE… or were they issued by Patriarchy Press? You can probably guess the answer. Can you relate? Asking that question and confronting the truth of the answ

What happens when a woman publicly shares her #MeToo experience involving a powerful man? What if this man is POTUS? Karena Virginia and I talk about the inner and outer backlash women experience when using their voices to speak their truth. Collective trauma and healing. The costs of accepting or refusing your calling.

What it means to be a successful woman today, the real reason to make a million dollars, why women don't know they're stressed, how to claim the positioning you deserve, women breadwinners, women's leadership, what it takes to take a big leap and how understanding the inner workings of Patriarchy Stress Disorder and ancestral trauma can help negotiate the challenges -- Ali Brown and I talk about these and other hot topics. Please share your takeaways with us and ask us questions at www.hersuccessradio.com

You've worked hard to succeed. You're financially comfortable. Your life is good. But deep down inside, you feel dissatisfied. It's a disquieting feeling. You feel guilty about it. You should be happy. But you're not. Sometimes this dissatisfaction shows up as anxiety or depression. But what if it's the voice of your true desires calling out to you? Patriarchy Stress Disorder™ (PSD)--the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression imprinted in our DNA--conditions us to stay in survival. It's impossible to be in survival and thrive at the same time. To thrive, we need to shift out of survival. To do that, we need to create safety where trauma makes us feel unsafe. PSD also keeps us out of touch with our true desires. Because there's nothing more dangerous to patriarchy than a woman who's in touch with her true desires. So PSD blocks our access to them. And these blocks, keeping a lid on all this bubbling desire energy down, over time express and anxiety and depression. How about we take off the lid and take a look

It's never been safe to be a woman in the world. For generations, we've learned to survive by keeping a lid on our desires and hiding our light under a bushel. There's so much unexpressed pain around 1000s of years of that trauma that I call Patriarchy Stress Disorder™ (PSD). To cope, we compartmentalize and move on. We put the blinders on and take care of business. We succeed in one area, but we pay the price in another. We get blindsided with a crisis in our health or relationship, business, career, or finances. If you've been awaken by a crisis... or if you don't want to wait for a crisis and are ready to heal and become whole again... I have a very special invitation for you in this episode. You and I, on the phone. Looking at how PSD is affecting you and connecting the dots to map out a healing journey. Apply for your complimentary session at www.JailbreakStrategy.com With love and appreciation, Dr. Valerie

Inner critic. Procrastination. Low energy. Anxiety. Depression. Anger. Tension. Pains. Hormonal imbalances. Perfectionism. Distractions. Learn about how these symptoms show up as "prison guards" in the invisible inner prison of Patriarchy Stress Disorder™ (PSD)--the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression--to keep you "safe" from taking and even seeing opportunities for growth, expansion, and healing. How do your prison guards operate? Please in the show comments at www.hersuccessradio.com Join our community of PSD jailbreakers on Facebook at www.hersuccessrevolution.com [LIMITED TIME OPPORTUNITY]: If you'd like to share your story about how PSD has been affecting your career, business, relationships, mental and physical health, finances, parenting, your relationships with yourself, wellness, or any other area of your life-- please email me at valerie@drvalerie.com with "PSD Book" in the subject line. I'll send you a link to schedule our conversation. After receiving your story, I'll be happy to share with you

Anger, rage, stonewalling, tears, arguments, resentment, sarcasm, sex life drying up -- so many signs of a relationship in trouble. All of them are trauma defenses. Learn about the type of trauma that your therapist or life coach is not talking to you about, yet it may be be running (and ruining) your relationship. Turn things around by learning about Patriarchy Stress Disorder™ (PSD) and begin your healing journey with a PSD jailbreak.

Money and power go hand in hand. It’s never been safe for a woman to be powerful. Until very recently, a woman was not allowed to have her own money. Do you think it affects our relationship with money? I share my own journey from giving away my power and money to breaking out of the invisible inner prison of Patriarchy Stress Disorder™-- the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression imprinted in our DNA -- so that I could feel safe standing and shining in my power. So that I could attract and keep growing financial abundance and my power to make a difference in the world with my work and my money.

Women are nearly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety than men. Conventional treatments do not consider the trauma of 1000s of years of oppression passed down in our DNA as a crucial factor that underlies depression and anxiety. I call this condition Patriarchy Stress Disorder™ (PSD). PSD is an invisible inner jail that generations of women have been born into. In this episode, I show you how both depression and anxiety are adaptive reactions to the trauma of oppression. Because the first step in breaking out of the prison is realizing that we are in prison. I show you exactly how PSD affects your mental and physical health and begin your healing journey with a PSD jailbreak.   The anatomy of the inner jail of PSD Its walls are constructed of the trauma of 1000s years of oppression that has been passed down to us from our mothers, grandmothers, and great great great grandmothers galore through our DNA. Its bars are all the ways in which PSD expresses in our health, relationshi

Discovery of Patriarchy Stress Disorder It was one of those aggravating arguments. My husband was not hearing me. He wasn't seeing me. He wasn't even looking at me. He was looking at the books lined up on my home office shelves. I was going on and on, exasperated. He was quiet. Which aggravated me even more. Then he turned around and said: "I find it fascinating. Here you have all these books on mindfulness, yoga, meditation, all this self-help... And you just can't help yourself.” It stopped me dead in my tracks. He was right. I couldn't help myself. Two graduate degrees in Psychology, decades on the personal development quest, years in therapy -- and I couldn't help myself. As I was catching my breath, I wondered: "Why? What's wrong with me? Why am I able to help my clients dramatically transform their lives, but I can’t help myself?” After taking a closer closer look at what I was doing for my clients that I wasn’t doing for myself, the answer popped up.   Trauma Because I understood that trauma was at the

My sister in success, you’ve been working so hard and achieved so much. And yet somehow you still feel like you’re failing. Failing at meditation, mindfulness, and self-care. Failing at playing big, fully stepping into your power, and manifesting unlimited financial abundance.  Failing at creating a deeply fulfilling relationship, failing at motherhood, failing at reaching your goal weight, optimal physical health and mindset, mental and emotional freedom.  Sometimes it feels like you’re at war with your body and mind, at war with yourself, and you just can’t win. Before you reach for another self-help book or enroll in one more personal development course, let me tell you that it’s not your fault. There’s a missing link to women’s ultimate happiness and success that therapists, counselors, coaches, spiritual leaders, personal growth programs, and self-help books don’t talk about. In my over 20,000 hours of practice as a therapist, I’ve seen this missing link at play in every woman — unrelenting yet unrecogni

Her desire to have a voice manifested a spectacular 20-year career in broadcast television. A former news reporter, anchor, and show host, Angela now helps others find and amplify their voices. We talk about what it takes to truly become successful.   For show notes, resources, and free gifts from Dr. Valerie and her guests, please visit www.hersuccessradio.com   Thank you!

#lovecrimes, like assault with a deadly text or online dating fraud, are finally being busted by the LAPD's Broken Hearts Division! The series creator, producer, and star talks about investing in your dreams and the benefits of adversity in show biz and life. For a look behind the scenes, show notes, resources, and free gifts from Dr. Valerie and her guests, please visit www.hersuccessradio.com

You know how there are some people you meet who transform your life? Just one meeting can transform your life. Dorcy Pruter is one of those people. When I met her, I nicknamed her “The Good Witch.” She is so powerful in her presence. She is so astute, she's an intuitive coach, she's a serial entrepreneur. But these words really don't do her justice. This is one of those interviews that you simply must experience, because the experience itself, the experience of being in her energy is transformative. We talked about so many things. We talked about the obstacles that she had to overcome and she's facing right now on her success journey. We talked about her being a reluctant hero and really resisting going into the business and service that was her calling. She really didn't want to do it. Now 12 years later, her business has created a blueprint for reuniting families that gets court-mandated all over the world. The ripples of the good that she's creating in the world are incredible. We talk about parenting, we

Today's a big deal kind of day for me. I just finished interviewing Marie Forleo. To give you an idea of what a big deal of a day it is — it’s now 2018. In 2015, I joined B-School. This is a program that Marie created, and the membership is well over 20,000 people. It's an online school for modern entrepreneurs. For me, on my entrepreneurial journey, that was my gateway drug. This is where it all began. I had just quit my job and I was just figuring out how to really launch my business. It was a vulnerable time, it was a scary time. I didn't know anything. I didn't know what I was doing, and B-School really helped me not only learn the ropes — that was very helpful — but it gave me that community. It gave me a cheerleading crew of people who witnessed my journey, supported me, whose journeys I witnessed. Once a B-Schooler, always a B-Schooler. I'm still a part of that community, and I'm still going back almost every day. I'm checking in when I have a question or I need support, or I want to offer support or s

I just finished interviewing Sarah Drew, the author of Gaia Codex, a fascinating, enchanting book that speaks directly to the soul. Somehow the message of the book completely bypasses the rational and speaks directly to your subconscious, your body. Don't take my word for it. Check it out. Below you'll find a link to a free gift from Sarah. And also a link to her site where you can find out more about her book and the message. And of course I hope that you will listen to the interview. It really blew me away. And those of us who are more into the woo, will appreciate that at some point during the interview when Sarah was talking about something really important, this gorgeous blue light shot across the screen and stayed there. I didn't comment on it during the interview. I thought "Well for the off chance there’s something wrong with my screen." After the interview Sarah and I chatted about that. She certainly saw it too, and you can see it on video. And you can find out what we were talking about when the pr

When I have these conversations with successful women on Her Success Radio, I never know where the conversation will go. Today, I'm so excited to bring to you Alexis Asbe, who is a serial entrepreneur. She's serious about pleasure. She's serious about good life. When I mean serious, I mean you need to listen to this episode. We talk about everything from what it means to be a woman and run your business from the place of pleasure, and how that actually creates business success. There's not enough conversation about this, so I really encourage you to tune in. We talk about things like how to talk about sex to your children, which is also a conversation we need to be having more.   Alexis and I would love to get your greatest takeaways from this conversation. Please leave a comment at www.hersuccessradio.com   If you enjoy our show as much as we enjoy making it for you, *please share it on social media www.hersuccessradio.com and tag @thedrvalerie on all social, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook* Thank you for shari