Woman Embodied with Connie Chapman

Self-abandonment is one of the most subtle and insidious ways women disconnect from themselves, lose touch with their needs, give up on their desires, and become invisible inside their own lives.

This pattern plays out so subconsciously that many women don't even realise they're doing it.

In this episode, I unpack what self-abandonment actually is, where this pattern comes from, and the signs it may be showing up in your relationships, motherhood, work and within yourself.

I share 6 practical steps to help you shift out of self-abandonment, reclaim your power and step into deeper levels of self-devotion, self-trust and self-worth.

In this episode, I cover:
🌹 What self-abandonment actually is and how to spot it, even when it plays out subconsciously
🌹 Why being easygoing, agreeable and accommodating can be a mask for self-abandonment
🌹 The root cause of self-abandonment and how our childhood experiences shape our relationship with our own needs and worthiness.
🌹 The core inner beliefs driving your tendency to self-abandon
🌹 How our childhood wounding shapes our relationship to our own needs
🌹 The key indicators you are abandoning your needs, desires and inner truth in your relationships
🌹 Signs you're falling into self-sacrifice in motherhood
🌹 How self-abandonment shows up in your work, career or business
🌹 The key ways you override and abandon yourself internally
🌹 6 steps to heal and transform the pattern of self-abandonment so you can shift into deeper self-devotion
🌹 How to repattern the beliefs and wounds of your inner child
🌹 How getting into your body will bring you back to yourself
🌹 The importance of devoting to yourself, your needs and your desires
🌹 What to do if you feel like you don't know what you actually want
🌹 What it looks like to start putting yourself first
🌹 Why you need to face your fear of conflict and be willing to disappoint people

The Divine Femme Program: https://conniechapman.com/divinefemme
Free Feminine Energy Meditation: https://offers.conniechapman.com/feminine-meditation
Episode show notes: https://conniechapman.com/signs-youre-abandoning-yourself/
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6e-Jjum01o&t=405s
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connie_chapman
Thanks for tuning in.
Connie x

The reason why so many women these days continually feel burned out is not that they are doing too much or that they are too busy.
It is because they are using their energy incorrectly.
In this episode, I share the ONE key principle that will completely change how you use your energy and what you invest it in.
Applying this principle will take you from feeling burned out, maxed out and endlessly busy to relaxed, intentional, clear and deeply magnetic.

In this episode, I cover:
The real cause of burnout (and it's not 'doing too much') 
The ONE principle that took me from burnout to magnetism 
The importance of becoming intentional about how you use your energy 
How to clean up the energetic leaks that are draining you 
The wounded feminine and wounded masculine patterns that are burning you out 
Why discernment has been the biggest key to my business success 
How simplifying my business amplified my income 
How to deeply refine the way you use and invest your energy 
How to embody mature feminine energy and why this makes you magnetic
The four key principles of practising discernment 
The importance of valuing, cherishing and protecting your energy 
Why you must trust your intuition about what you need to let go of 
How to set solid internal and external boundaries
How discernment creates magnetism
Why you need to slow down so you can hear yourself

Links:
Soften Into Your Feminine Free Meditation: https://offers.conniechapman.com/feminine-meditation

The Divine Femme Program: https://conniechapman.com/divinefemme
Episode show notes: https://conniechapman.com/go-from-burnout-to-magnetism/
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0xstm5hkO0&t=295s
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connie_chapman
Thanks for tuning in.
Connie x

When we move through hard seasons of life that feel stressful and challenging, our bodies can tend to harden, brace and contract under the weight of it all.

We disconnect from our feminine energy and step into our masculine energy as a way to cope, which leaves us stuck in our head, abandoning our needs and controlling everything to feel safe.

It is possible to navigate hard times while still feeling soft, feminine, regulated, and nourished.

This episode shares 6 powerful principles that you can begin to apply right away to begin to soften inside yourself, no matter how hard life feels.

In this episode, I cover:
Why women cope with stress by hardening, tensing and bracing in their bodies 
How holding a lot in life pulls you into your masculine energy and out of your softness 
Key ways that you can stay connected to your feminine energy when life feels hard 
Why you don't have to wait for things to change in order to feel better 
How to shift from a state of resistance to acceptance How to stay open even when you want to close 
Key indicators that you are abandoning yourself and your needs 
How to create nourishing daily rituals that fill you up 
Why reminding yourself that 'this will pass' can bring you so much peace 
Why unfelt emotional energy creates tension in your body 
How feeling and processing your emotions will soften you 
How to regulate your nervous system out of fight, flight, freeze and fawn 
The importance of creating inner safety so you can come back to your feminine energy

Links:
Soften Into Your Feminine Free Meditation: https://offers.conniechapman.com/feminine-meditation

The Divine Femme Program: https://conniechapman.com/divinefemme
Episode show notes: https://conniechapman.com/stay-soft-feminine-when-life-is-hard/ 
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MsY6PyA0zGM?si=Zt3ku_xQxZb-jVC3
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connie_chapman
Thanks for tuning in.
Connie x

I am back from maternity leave and bringing you my first episode in 12 months!
I catch you up to speed on what has been unfolding in my world, what my postpartum experience has looked like and why it has taken me so much longer than expected to return to work.
I also share some big updates and changes that are happening. I am saying goodbye to Awaken Radio after 12 years! 
Brand new things are coming! Tune in to the episode for all of the details of what you can expect in this new chapter.

In this episode, I cover:
Why it's taken me longer than expected to return to work after having my baby
What it looks like to truly honour your capacity
How comparison plays out through postpartum and motherhood
How fear and scarcity pull you to override yourself and your body
Why I chose to prioritise motherhood after 14 years of prioritising business
How I healed my hyper-independence to receive financial support from my partner
Why you can't be fully in your feminine energy without masculine energy
Why your creativity is a reflection of your level of resource
Moving from overflow vs moving from depletion
Why I am saying goodbye to Awaken Radio after 12 years
The evolution of my work from spiritual awakening to feminine awakening
What feminine embodiment work is really about
Why I have changed the name of my podcast
What's coming next with my work and how you can work with me

Links:
The Divine Femme Program: https://conniechapman.com/divinefemme
Episode show notes: https://conniechapman.com/big-updates-im-back-from-maternity-leave-goodbye-awaken-radio/
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFzTJU5xOHM
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connie_chapman
Thanks for tuning in.
Connie x

In today's episode, I am sharing 3 powerful practices that I have personally worked with for the past few years to heal my nervous system. 
These practices have taken me from being easily triggered, reactive, overwhelmed and often dysregulated to feeling calm, grounded, relaxed, expansive and able to easily self-regulate through moments of stress and activation. 
In this episode, you will learn how to put these practices into place for yourself so you can feel less reactive, more nourished and have a greater ability to work through triggers and stressors when they arise.  
In this episode, I cover:
How I healed my nervous system from years of dysregulation 
Why many women hold trauma around their unmet needs as children
How abandoning your needs is keeping you in survival mode 
The subtle ways you add stress to your body 
Examples of how you are overriding your needs without realising 
How meeting your needs creates inner safety, regulation and relaxation 
Why you feel needy of your partner in your relationships 
What it means to be a self-sourced woman 
Why you are reactive and easily triggered in your relationships 
The somatic practices I use to work through triggers 
The importance of shifting from reactivity to self-regulation 
The power of resourcing for creating inner safety 
Examples of internal and external tools that can help you find calm 
How to support your nervous system capacity

Links:
Join EMBODIED: https://conniechapman.com/embodied
Episode show notes: https://conniechapman.com/3-practices-to-heal-your-nervous-system
Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZykGFogCpU
Connect on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/connie_chapman
Thanks for tuning in! 
Connie x