About this episode

Aurika Valan and Amy Natalie discuss navigating grief while leading in business and the potential for personal healing to fuel creativity and empowerment.

Ending a relationship, outgrowing a business, stepping out of an identity that once gave you belonging and kept you safe, all of it can bring a depth of grief no one really prepares you for. It comes in waves, when you least expect it. And yet, so many high achieving women use work to cope, to stay productive, to stay in control–because we fear to loosen our grip, fall apart, and surrender to feeling it all. But is there a way to actually hold the duality of deep emotions and personal healing while still running a business, and can it become our deepest source of fuel? In this episode, I sit with Amy Natalie, author of The Feminine Way and host of The Feminine Frequency podcast to explore the real cost of staying in a life that is not yours. We discuss why so many high achieving women find themselves waking up at three in the morning with their cortisol through the roof and no clear reason why, and also what becomes possible when pain is alchemised into a source of momentum, creativity, and a newly empowered identity that actually feels like you. In this conversation, Amy shares about moving through a three-month grief portal while still showing up for her clients, revealing what…

People in this episode

Host: Aurika Valan

Guest: Amy Natalie

Topics covered

• grief
• personal healing
• women in business
• emotional landscapes
• leadership
• creativity

Keywords

• grief
• high achieving women
• emotional healing
• business leadership
• personal growth
• creativity
• cortisol

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Feminine Frequency

Books & works: The Feminine Way

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