Welcome back to another fun episode of Midlife Strategies for Badass Women! Today’s guest is Monica Rodgers, a true badass, seasoned coach, podcaster, and intentional creativity™ facilitator. Monica specializes in investigating and transforming the underlying conditions that keep women from being seen, heard, and fulfilled.

In this conversation, we explore the often-silenced, heavily burdened reality of taking care of aging parents. Monica sheds light on the profound cultural void around elder care , and how it forces many of us to face our childhood traumas all over again.

We also unpack the "trance of unworthiness" - the societal conditioning that teaches women to stay small, voiceless, and disconnected from their own bodies. Monica reveals how we can break free from the "four P's" (pretty, pleasing, polite, and performative) and why she decided to go back to art school at age 53 to reconnect with her 19-year-old creative self

If you are ready to stop building comfortable cages and start leaning into true sisterhood, this episode is your permission slip!

In this episode, we cover:

• How elder care remains a deeply taboo subject in our society, leaving many midlife women to shoulder the burden and suffer in silence.

• The "Trance of Unworthiness" and how childhood programming causes women to disassociate and abandon their true selves.

• How to recognize if you are caught in the "four P's": being pretty, pleasing, polite, and performative.

• The healing power of "medicine painting" and why giving yourself permission to express rage on a canvas can be profoundly life-giving.

• The importance of true sisterhood, which requires women to stop competing and start celebrating and lifting each other up.

Resources & Links Mentioned:

Learn more about Monica Rodgers and her work to interrupt the trance of unworthiness by visiting her website.

• Website: http://jointherevelation.com
• Podcast: http://podcast.jointherevelation.com
• Facebook: @revelationwoman
• Instagram: @revelationwoman
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifeisarevelation/

Die Better by Abigail DiGostino—a recommended read on navigating end-of-life conversations gracefully. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/death-isnt-a-dirty-word-what-every-midlife/id1753943662?i=1000730537082