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Lucy and Karen welcome Sonja Leason, a resilient entrepreneur who transformed her life from homeless teenager to successful business owner and author. Sonja shares her powerful journey of healing from trauma and discovering purpose through helping others align their businesses with their authentic stories.

• Running away from home at 16 with just £150 and finding "earth angels" who helped along the way
• Experiencing homelessness, toxic relationships, and surviving in difficult circumstances for years
• Facing a critical turning point when her son became seriously ill, prompting her to challenge conventional systems
• Embarking on a comprehensive healing journey using multiple modalities including hypnotherapy and cellular healing
• Discovering that transformation happens through "many mini turning points that add up to a big shift"
• Learning to recognize default trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze) and developing self-awareness to choose appropriate reactions
• Using personal trauma as a foundation for helping business owners reconnect with their purpose and authentic messaging
• Recognizing that hope fluctuates during healing but remains the essential bridge to transformation

Find Sonja on LinkedIn or Instagram . Her book "A Woman's Work" is available on Amazon or as a free PDF on her website wearelovemondays.co.uk.

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Built on a long career as a teacher, Headteacher and Executive Leader across Asia, Europe and the UK, Sue Aspinall has recently expanded her work to include leadership coaching and training at www.Embracing-Leadership.com

Intent on transforming school systems from the inside out, Sue co-designs equitable, evidence-informed and caring leadership practices that empower leaders. She weaves her extensive experience as a solo traveller into her programmes, writing and talks, using personal stories to share wisdom, inspire connection and provoke action.

Sue cohosts ‘She Leads Because She Can’ a podcast where issues experienced by female school’s leaders are discussed. By building collective knowledge and expertise, this community is changing schools globally.

We explore the profound intelligence and wisdom that lives within our bodies with educator and author Sue Aspinall.

• Understanding body wisdom and listening to our inner voice
• Distinguishing between fear and intuition when making decisions
• Sue's journey as an educational leader advocating for young students
• Creating alternative expressions of "mothering" beyond biological children
• The essential practices for staying safe while solo travelling as a woman
• Navigating personal transitions through listening to body signals
• Balancing inner knowing and intellectual knowledge in leadership
• Ancestral wisdom as a source of guidance at different life stages
• Practical habits that cultivate connection to heart-centered wisdom

Use your voice—journal, speak or sing out loud. However you do it, we hope you join us in saying it, sister.

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We explore the concept of "good girl conditioning" and its profound impact on women's lives, examining how these deeply embedded societal messages shape our behaviors, emotions, and self-perception.

• Recognizing the gendered messages we received as children – the "don'ts" for girls versus boys
• Understanding how this conditioning manifests in people-pleasing, fear of disappointment, and difficulty setting boundaries
• Exploring the pendulum swing between "good girl" and "rebel" that many women experience
• Finding liberation in midlife through perimenopause and learning to trust your authentic voice
• Breaking the cycle with the next generation by celebrating qualities rather than compliance
• Practical ways to recognize when conditioning is driving your behavior
• Reclaiming your truth and living life on your terms without worrying about judgment

Be you always. With love.