What happens when you stop and ask yourself, "Who is this all for?"

Friend this one is a THERAPY SESSION with Dr. Phebe Brako, a licensed therapist supporting immigrants and individuals of the Global Majority to heal, grow, and build homes away from home.

We Chat About:

• The difference between stress, burnout, and actual trauma
• Why so many high-achieving women feel unsafe slowing down
• How immigrant and first-generation women learn to over-perform for survival
• Parenting differently than you were parented and the emotions that come with it
• The guilt many women feel around rest, pleasure, and spending money on themselves

We also get into the emotional reality of being “the strong one,” the accidental breadwinner, the high performer everyone depends on… while secretly feeling exhausted, anxious, and terrified of slowing down.

And honestly? This chat challenged me personally in ways I WASN'T expecting.

If you’ve ever felt like you had to earn your place in every room you walk into…

If resting makes you uncomfortable…

If success still somehow doesn’t feel like enough…

... This chat is going to hit hard in the best possible way.

Connect with Dr. Phebe:

• Watch Dr. Phebe's new podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@phebebrakolmft
• Learn more about how you can work with Dr. Phebe: https://www.phebebrakolmft.com/
• On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drphebebrako/

Connect with Nicole:

• On her *new* Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/
• On Threads: https://threads.net/nicolewalters
• WATCH Tell Me More: http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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Y’all… this chat right here? This is the one for the women who keep saying, “I’m fine,” while secretly wondering if they’ll ever feel fully seen, safe, or loved again.

Today I’m sitting down with relationship coach and “Love Cheerleader” LaNise Thrasher for a chat about love after divorce, emotional healing, dating again, and the very real ways high-achieving women can accidentally use success, busy-ness, and independence to avoid vulnerability.

Because let’s be honest… a lot of us have built beautiful lives while quietly carrying heartbreak.

We talk about the versions of ourselves that emerge after divorce or major heartbreak. The woman who suddenly has to figure out who she is outside of survival mode, motherhood, marriage, achievement, or everybody else’s expectations. And whew… LaNise had me feeling personally attacked in the best way.

We Chat About:

• Why high-achieving women often struggle with vulnerability after divorce
• The difference between healing and simply staying busy
• How women lose themselves inside marriage, motherhood, and survival mode
• Dating after divorce and learning to trust yourself again
• The emotional work required before entering a healthy relationship
• Why admitting loneliness can actually be the beginning of healing

If you’ve ever told yourself:

“I don’t need anybody.”

“I’m too busy for love.”

“I’m healed, I just don’t want to deal with men anymore.”

Friend… this chat is for you.

Connect with LaNise Thrasher:

• Learn more about LaNise and grab her book at: https://thelovecheerleader.com/
• Follow LaNise on IG at: https://www.instagram.com/thelovecheerleader/

Connect with Nicole:

• On her *new* Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/
• On Threads: https://threads.net/nicolewalters
• WATCH the Tell Me More podcast: http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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" You could have a birth plan go completely to plan... but still leave feeling negative about it."

Friend, this is one of those chats I wish every woman had before she ever steps into a delivery room.

Today we get to chat with my friend Jen Hamilton — labor and delivery nurse, educator, and one of the most trusted voices online when it comes to pregnancy, labor, and postpartum care.

And we’re talking about what actually shapes your childbirth experience. Not just what happens medically… but how you feel while it’s happening.

You can check every box on your birth plan and still walk away feeling overwhelmed, dismissed, or disconnected from your own experience. This chat is about changing that.

We’re diving into birth plans vs reality, how to advocate for yourself during labor, and what it really looks like to feel supported, informed, and in control... even when things don’t go as expected.

We Chat About:

• Why your birth plan doesn’t guarantee a good birth experience
• How communication can reduce birth trauma (more than anything else)
• How to advocate for yourself without feeling difficult or confrontational
• Why feeling supported matters more than everything going “to plan”
• How to trust your instincts in the moment (even if you’re a planner)
• Why flexibility, not control, leads to a better birth experience

Whether you’re pregnant, planning to be, supporting someone who is, or just want to understand how to approach birth with more confidence and less fear… this chat is for you.

Because you deserve more than just a healthy outcome.

Connect with Jen Hamilton:

• Grab a copy of Birth Vibes at https://www.jenhamilton.co/birthvibes
• Follow Jen on IG at https://www.instagram.com/_jen_hamilton_/

Connect with Nicole:

• On her *new* Substack: https://nicolewaltersofficial.substack.com/
• On Threads: https://threads.net/nicolewalters
• WATCH the Tell Me More podcast: http://nicolewalters.com/youtube

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