In this week's More Yourself episode, we explore the connection between personal growth, guilt, and the nervous system and the impact this interaction can have.

Many women carry guilt quietly in their bodies. It can show up as chronic illness, pain, and other physical sensations. Over time, these emotions can settle into the nervous system and begin shaping how safe or unsafe change feels.

In this clip from a recent More Yourself episode, we explore how learning to notice the physical sensations in our bodies can help us understand what we’re holding onto, and where growth might be trying to emerge.

In this episode, we explore:

Why growth and change can feel activating for the nervous system
How guilt can show up physically in the body
The emotional weight many women carry without realising
How guilt can quietly influence our decisions
Why being a woman can add extra layers of expectation and pressure
How to recognise the blocks that can appear when we start thinking about change
How recognising sensations in the body can help release stuck emotions
Creating space for new intentions, possibilities and directions

This episode is a reminder that sometimes growth doesn't come from pushing yourself harder, but by gently noticing what your body has been trying to tell you all along.

Why not start by asking yourself this question: If guilt wasn’t leading the way, what might growth feel like instead?

Timestamps:

00:10 - Exploring Growth and Change
03:31 - Understanding Guilt and Growth
07:44 - The Impact of Guilt on Decision Making
11:57 - Releasing Emotional Blockages
14:39 - Exploring Self-Sabotage and Personal Growth

Want to go deeper?

This episode is taken from a recent monthly More Yourself live, where we explore these themes together in real time, alongside a community of women who understand ADHD and the complexity that comes with it.

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Today's episode sponsors:

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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

Moving Past Guilt and Embracing Your ADHD Growth Journey