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Have you ever looked at the successful, responsible life you have built—the degrees, the practice, the family—and wondered why it feels less like a triumph and more like a cage?

If you are a woman over 50 in the helping professions, you are likely not suffering from work exhaustion; you are suffering from Identity Burnout. The "Good Girl" conditioning that served you in your 30s is suffocating you in your 50s. This isn't just about needing a vacation; it is about a nervous system addiction to being "The Strong One" that is physically blocking your ability to heal.

In this episode, Dr. Julie Merriman dismantles the toxic myth of resilience and offers a path to sovereignty.

The Neuroscience of Fawning: Discover why your body physically protests with anxiety when you try to set a boundary (it’s a survival instinct, not a character flaw).

Chakra Mapping: Learn how to identify "Good Girl" blockages in your Root (safety) and Throat (truth) Chakras that lead to physical pain and silence.

The Micro-Boundary: Master the specific script that retrains your nervous system to stop the auto-pilot "Yes" immediately.

Click here to listen to the episode and begin the detox process.

This podcast supports women healers over 50 navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and midlife transitions with strategies for nervous system regulation, trauma-informed boundaries, and chakra alignment to heal resentment and self-neglect while cultivating soul joy, radiance, and a purposeful next chapter of freedom and inner peace.

THE DIAGNOSIS: Are you the Martyr who can't say no? Or the Warrior who fights until she collapses? You cannot heal what you cannot name.

👇 Take the The Shadow Healer Archetype Quiz™:

[CLICK HERE TO REVEAL YOUR ARCHETYPE] - You’ve spent your life healing others. But what is it costing you? Discover which of the 4 Shadow Archetypes is draining your energy—and get the 60-second protocol to stop the leak.

Join the Rebellion: If this episode woke something up in you, share it with a colleague who needs permission to stop. We rise together.

Reach out to Dr. Julie

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

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Throw away the resolution list. Seriously. Burn it. You do not need to lose 10 pounds or "work harder" to be worthy of a good year.

Today, we stop trying to "fix" you because you aren't broken—you just need to feel free. In this explosive finale of the Radiance Reset, we aren't planning your year with willpower, which usually runs out by January 15th. We are planning it with Soul Power. You cannot build a new life on an exhausted nervous system, and willpower alone is not enough to shift your reality.

In this episode, Dr. Julie integrates 11 days of deep work into one powerful protocol. You will discover the neuroscience of the Reticular Activating System (RAS)—your brain's bouncer—and learn how to reprogram it to hunt for joy instead of danger. We explore how to align your Central Channel to become a vessel for manifestation and teach you "Somatic Anchoring"—a physical technique to lock your "Word of the Year" into your nervous system so you can trigger calm and confidence on demand.

This is not the end; it is the beginning of your Second Act. Press play to turn your nervous system into a magnet for the life you deserve and finally step into your purpose.

This podcast supports women healers over 50 navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and midlife transitions with strategies for nervous system regulation, trauma-informed boundaries, and chakra alignment to heal resentment and self-neglect while cultivating soul joy, radiance, and a purposeful next chapter of freedom and inner peace.

THE DIAGNOSIS: Are you the Martyr who can't say no? Or the Warrior who fights until she collapses? You cannot heal what you cannot name.

👇 Take the The Shadow Healer Archetype Quiz™:

[CLICK HERE TO REVEAL YOUR ARCHETYPE] - You’ve spent your life healing others. But what is it costing you? Discover which of the 4 Shadow Archetypes is draining your energy—and get the 60-second protocol to stop the leak.

Join the Rebellion: If this episode woke something up in you, share it with a colleague who needs permission to stop. We rise together.

Reach out to Dr. Julie

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.

Send us your thoughts!

Who are you without the stethoscope around your neck or DSM, without the title "Mom," or without that "Clinic Director" badge? If asking that question makes your chest tighten or panic rise in your throat... good.

That panic is just the doorway to the greatest adventure of your life. For decades, you have confused your worth with your paycheck and your role with your soul. But the rules are changing. You aren't fading away into retirement; you are finally finishing the prologue of your life so the real story can begin. If you don't define your own legacy now, you risk falling into the "Invisible Woman" trap, which is a silent but powerful driver of midlife burnout.

In this episode, we guide you through the ultimate identity shift. You will discover why the Japanese concept of Ikigai is the secret to preventing Alzheimer's and how to activate the mystical Soul Star Chakra to download your true blueprint. We also walk through the powerful "Future Self Handshake" visualization, which will reveal the one specific thing you must let go of today to finally be free.

You aren't "too old" to start over; you are just now qualified to do your best work. Press play to meet the woman you are becoming.

This podcast supports women healers over 50 navigating burnout, compassion fatigue, and midlife transitions with strategies for nervous system regulation, trauma-informed boundaries, and chakra alignment to heal resentment and self-neglect while cultivating soul joy, radiance, and a purposeful next chapter of freedom and inner peace.

THE DIAGNOSIS: Are you the Martyr who can't say no? Or the Warrior who fights until she collapses? You cannot heal what you cannot name.

👇 Take the The Shadow Healer Archetype Quiz™:

[CLICK HERE TO REVEAL YOUR ARCHETYPE] - You’ve spent your life healing others. But what is it costing you? Discover which of the 4 Shadow Archetypes is draining your energy—and get the 60-second protocol to stop the leak.

Join the Rebellion: If this episode woke something up in you, share it with a colleague who needs permission to stop. We rise together.

Reach out to Dr. Julie

Episodes drop every Tuesday at 5am and every Friday at noon.

Special guest episodes drop the 4th Thursday of every month at 7am.