Don’t let your business become a trauma response instead of you becoming the woman you dreamt of being when you were a young girl

About this episode

Katharina Maria discusses the impact of survival identity on high-achieving women and how misalignment in business can hinder personal transformation.

In this IG Live Replay I talk about: • What a ‘survival identity’ actually is - and why so many high-achieving women operate from it • The subtle (and often praised) ways misalignment shows up in your business • Why success can actually deepen disconnection if your foundation isn’t aligned • The nervous system patterns driving overperformance, people-pleasing, and self-abandonment • Why time doesn’t heal wounds - and what actually creates transformation • The hidden cost of wearing a mask in ...

People in this episode

Host: Katharina Maria

Topics covered

• survival identity
• high-achieving women
• business misalignment
• nervous system patterns
• transformation
• self-abandonment

Keywords

• survival identity
• business alignment
• high-achieving women
• nervous system
• self-abandonment
• transformation
• overperformance

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