Are you driven to do more, yet constantly feel overwhelmed? Discover if your productivity is truly serving you, or if it’s a deeper response rooted in trauma.

In this enlightening episode of the Plenty podcast, I uncover the often-overlooked link between productivity and trauma. Drawing inspiration from Erica Chidi Cohen and Dr. Valerie Rein’s Patriarchy Stress Disorder, I invite listeners to explore how societal and generational conditioning can lead us to tie our self-worth to how much we accomplish. I gently peel back the layers of personal, collective, and ancestral experiences that shape our nervous systems and drive the need to stay constantly busy. Last but not least– I share compassionate, practical strategies for healing and re-patterning, focusing on the practice of titration—taking small, intentional steps toward slowing down. Join this conversation to discover why embracing the power of doing less can open the door to more abundance and fulfillment in your life.

Tune in for an episode filled with insight, heart, and healing wisdom!

“What we know about epigenetics is that the experiences of our ancestors continue to live in our DNA, especially if they were emotionally intense.” – Kate Northrup

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00:00 – Introduction to Productivity and Trauma
00:34 – Understanding Productivity as a Trauma Response
01:06 – Historical Context of Women’s Experiences
03:20 – Adaptive Strategies and High Achievers
04:35 – Cultural Impact on Women’s Productivity
05:46 – Ancestral Influences on Productivity
08:41 – Collective Experiences of Women
10:18 – Proving Worth Through Productivity
11:56 – The Illusion of Busyness
14:20 – Reevaluating the Concept of Productivity
15:27 – The Safety of Slowing Down
17:03 – Busyness as a Distraction
20:59 -Titration in Nervous System Work
23:13 – Small Steps Towards Slowness
25:09 – The importance of Focus
26:13 – Conclusion: Redefining Value Beyond Productivity

Links and Resources:

Erica Chidi Cohen
Patriarchy Stress Disorder by Dr. Valerie Rein
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Ambitious Women by Kate Northrup
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing the World by Adrienne Maree Brown
The One Thing by Gary Keller
www.katenorthrup.com/breakthroughs

 

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