487: We Were Never Meant To Do Motherhood Alone: Postpartum Identity, Mum Guilt & Building a Business After Baby with Founder Natalie Ellis

Plus, the most important part of birth prep women are completely missing.⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/aHywDpk097QToday, Monica gives us all the juicy details on everything she did to prepare for her positive unmedicated home birth, and the TOP thing that helped her the most to release control and allow her birth to happen just as it was meant to. This episode will give you tangible insight into the importance of softening into your feminine, feeling safe within your body, and letting go of control when it matters most.She also covers:🐣 1 in 3 women describe their birth as traumatic (and why Monica believes most of it is preventable)🐣 What the sky-high c-section and induction rates are actually telling us🐣 The innate wisdom of the body and how it knows to give birth all on its own🐣 What actually triggers the beginning of labor, and why induction is typically not needed🐣 Why she didn’t lean back or recline in a chair during her pregnancy, and what it helped her with🐣 The specific instructions she gave her doula before labour began🐣 Taking Tripp to the hospital two days postpartum and what the tests found+++++  As Mentioned In The Episode:⇢ Learn more about Monica’s bespoke conception package — Email Olivia with the word "CONCEPTION": [email protected]⇢ NEW! Free Secret Podcast — The High-Powered Woman Private Podcast Series: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/private-podcast ⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft⇢ Buy Monica’s favorite red light therapy — Lumebox (Use code "monicayateshealth" for $260 off!): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/lumebox ⇢ Listen next — Episode 439: My Birth Story: A Positive Unmedicated Home Birth: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep439 ⇢ Listen next — Episode 409: Our Conception Story | Everything We Did to Prepare and Boost Fertility: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep409 ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcastRemember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

Plus, how to finally heal them for good || ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dIakLGPfDNU In this episode, Monica dives into the common (but definitely not normal!) chronic health symptoms she’s helped clients heal over the past 9 years, including fatigue, irregular cycles, infertility, hair loss, and more—and describes the emotional roots of each. She also explains why awareness isn’t healing, and how her proprietary trauma-healing methodologies are KEY to healing your chronic symptoms, stepping into your power, healing your nervous system, and creating your dream life with fulfillment. She also covers: 💅🏼 Why your sleep doesn’t feel truly restful💅🏼 What’s causing you to feel tired during the day but wired at night💅🏼 How “daddy issues” cause adrenal fatigue💅🏼 Gut issues, thyroid, low libido, and joint pain, and the underlying root of each💅🏼 Why you only get sick when you finally slow down and rest💅🏼 High-functioning depression and the void you’re constantly trying to fill💅🏼 The true cause of infertility and how to heal it before choosing the IVF route💅🏼 Why you still feel off even when your blood work comes back “normal” +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ NEW! Free Secret Podcast — The High-Powered Woman Private Podcast Series: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/private-podcast  ⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Grab the freebie — Energetic Explanations for Your Gut & Skin: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/gut-skin-freebie  ⇢ Listen next — 488: You're Burnt Out & It Has Nothing to Do With How Hard You're Working: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep488  ⇢ Listen next — 348: Energetic Reasons for Infertility and Other Period Issues (Painful Periods, PMS, Endometriosis Etc): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep348  ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

Monica’s mostly anti-AI... so she challenged a futurist to change her mind ||⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/6pkTn-J_9MQ In this episode, Monica sits down with Futurist, Emmy Award-winning media entrepreneur, and creator of AI Dream Team™, Natalie MacNeil, for a conversation on AI that covers ALL THE THINGS so many of us are thinking, but very few have been willing to ask out loud until now. Monica came into the conversation with mostly anti-AI sentiments and challenged Natalie to change her mind. Together, they explore what it actually looks like to work with AI ethically without losing your voice, your values, or your humanity, and where the ethical lines sit for anyone running a business and/or raising kids. If you’ve been shying away from AI because something about it feels off (because same!!), this is the episode for you.What you’ll also learn about:✨ The fear versus hope of where AI is heading✨ Is AI actually buying back your time?✨ How to raise kids who can still think for themselves✨ What will always stay human when machines can out-think all of us✨ The MIT study everyone cites about AI being bad for your brain✨ How to train AI so it challenges your thinking instead of validating everything you put into it✨ Natalie’s rule of thumb on when and when not to use AI✨ The environmental impact of AI (it’s crazy more people aren’t talking about this!?)✨ How to run AI locally so none of your information is shared with data centers✨ Why we’re all underpaying for AI right now, and how that may change in the future✨ The jobs that will always be safe from being taken by AI+++++  As Mentioned In The Episode:⇢ Connect with Natalie — https://www.instagram.com/nataliemacneil/ ⇢ NEW! Free Secret Podcast — The High-Powered Woman Private Podcast Series: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/private-podcast ⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

On creating alignment so it feels easy (not exhausting) || ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/LOezmk20KC4 In the third and final part of the Rich, Happy & Healthy Series (go back and catch up on parts 1 and 2 if you missed them—linked below!), Monica covers what being in alignment actually looks and feels like in your body, your work, and your love life. She also explains why focusing on mindset work alone won’t shift anything in your life, and what has to happen in your body first to get what you want. Here's what she covers: 🥂 The quick alignment check you can do on yourself🥂 Common signs of dysregulated cortisol in highly ambitious women🥂 What your cycle actually looks like when your hormones are balanced (spoiler: PMS is common but not normal!)🥂 Why it’s not a good thing to rely on your routines and your perfect night’s sleep in order to feel okay each day🥂 The work-life balance conversation nobody else is having🥂 How to let your man lead in your relationship without being passive or getting walked all over🥂 Why the most aligned version of yourself will never be found outside of you🥂 The outsourcing that's disconnecting you from yourself, including outsourcing to AI +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ NEW! Free Secret Podcast — The High-Powered Woman Private Podcast Series: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/private-podcast  ⇢ Listen first — Episode 490: Rich, Happy & Healthy Series | Part 1: Why High-Achieving Women Feel Empty (Even When They "Have It All"): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep490 ⇢ Listen first — Episode 491: Rich, Happy & Healthy Series | Part 2: When Productivity Is a Trauma Response (And How to Tell the Difference): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep491  ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

ADHD isn't an excuse; stop using it as one.  ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/gvNhF8uBabQ In this juicy little nugget episode, Monica is joined by her husband, Hal, to call out one of the most common excuses she hears from women about why their men aren’t leading: ADHD. Hal is clinically diagnosed and has never used it as a reason he can’t lead, and he knows the same can be true for your man. They get into what’s actually stopping your man from showing up in his masculine, and what you can do to encourage him to be the leader in your relationship. +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Download for free now — The L.O.V.E.R. Method: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/lover⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing:https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

Why you’re stuck in a loop of goal → feeling nothing → hurry onto the next || ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/VrzhtodJ14o In part two of the Rich, Happy & Healthy Series (go back and catch up on part 1 if you missed it—linked below!), Monica covers why chronic productivity is blocking the dream life you’re working so hard for, and what has to shift within YOU before manifestation, AI tools, or the next goal come into play.  Also inside the episode: 🦪 Why your “A-type personality” might actually be a people-pleasing trauma response🦪 How your chronic health symptoms are your body’s way of telling you something is off🦪 Why AI is not buying back your time, and what it's actually doing to an already dysregulated nervous system🦪 What the ventral vagal state actually is, and why you can't receive money, love, or joy without it🦪 The white space test and what it tells you about the state of your nervous system🦪 The scarcity mindset of always focusing on what’s next and why letting go of the outcome is necessary for manifestation🦪 Why your intuition will quantum leap you in a way that brainstorming with AI never could +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Applications are now open — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Listen first — Episode 490: Rich, Happy & Healthy Series | Part 1: Why High-Achieving Women Feel Empty (Even When They "Have It All"): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep490 ⇢ Listen next — Episode 426: NUGGET: What You’ve Been Getting Wrong About Nervous System Regulation: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep426 ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

"Are you building your dream life, or someone else's?" ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/eA3uo9_aQU4 This is part one of the Rich, Happy & Healthy SERIES–yep, that means this is just the beginning! If you’ve been constantly chasing the next goal or achievement, and you’re still feeling hollow when you get there, Monica’s got some juicy nuggets for you in this episode. She dives into the real reason high-achieving women stay in this cycle, what science says about your happiness baseline, and why building your dream life means nothing if you can’t actually feel it in your body. Here’s a peek at what else she gets into:💸 Why so many high-achieving women are building someone else's dream life without even realising it💸 Monica’s test to tell whether you're actually living your life or just living on autopilot💸 Why tying your worth to your productivity is a scarcity mindset💸 Why awareness is not healing and never will be (no matter how many years you spend in therapy)💸 How you gaslight yourself into staying miserable💸 Why operating like a man is burning you out, and what to do instead💸 What alignment actually feels like on a daily basis, not just after a big achievement💸 A taste of what’s coming in Part 2 of the Rich, Happy & Healthy Series (trust us, it’s a must-listen!) +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Apply today — Monica’s new signature program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Listen next — 482: The Real Reason You're Exhausted (It's Not Your Workload): https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep482 ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing:https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

So lost, yet so clear.⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/c5cc6d9gOw8 Monica vulnerably shares her story of the identity shift she’s been moving through since becoming a mum, including months of nothing feeling right; grieving her signature program, Queen Alchemy, and her highly successful 3-day event, The Immersion; and how she stayed in the discomfort of the unknown instead of hurrying to figure it out. If you’re in a season of not knowing—whether that’s post-baby, post-burnout, or just post-whoever you used to be—this episode will give you permission to stop forcing an answer that isn't ready yet. Also inside: 🌼 Monica’s "breadcrumb" visual to help you feel anchored while you’re going through an identity shift🌼 What feeling lost really means for you🌼 Hilary Duff as a lesson in the quantum leap that only comes when you go all in on one version of yourself🌼 Why healing your trauma before you become a mum changes your entire postpartum identity experience🌼 Why you can’t hear your intuition from a dysregulated nervous system🌼 The hard decision to end Queen Alchemy and The Immersion, and the grief that came with it🌼 How working with Monica will change in this next season, and why she’s keeping her containers much more intimate +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Join the waitlist — Monica’s upcoming program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Work with Monica 1:1: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/1on1withmonica ⇢ Listen next — 488: You're Burnt Out & It Has Nothing to Do With How Hard You're Working: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep488 ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing:https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://monicayateshealth.com/blogs/podcast Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

Spoiler Alert: Burnout actually doesn’t have to do with how much you work. ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/3OJWronjhG4 Today, Monica sets the record straight on what burnout actually is, and why it has nothing to do with how hard you’re working. She’s diving deep into what’s really draining your life force energy, why healing burnout isn’t about just doing less, and what the research says about happiness that the personal development world doesn’t talk about. If you're feeling exhausted even though you're doing everything "right," this is the episode you didn’t know you needed. Here’s what she covers: 🪞 The conversation on lack of resilience that nobody wants to have🪞 How people pleasing drains your life force energy🪞 Why holding onto past version of yourself keeps you burnt out, especially as a new mum🪞 The energy leaks you haven’t even considered yet🪞 The client whose adrenal fatigue disappeared after one 1:1 session, and what was actually causing it🪞 Monica’s own past addiction to stress and how she healed it🪞 The difference between nervous system regulation vs. capacity🪞 How to tell the difference between work lighting you up vs. work as a trauma response +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Join the waitlist — Monica’s upcoming program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/soft ⇢ Join Monica's email list — Never Miss a Thing:https://go.monicayateshealth.com/joinmonicaslist ⇢ Listen next — 267: How you can prevent trauma in your children & break ancestral patterns/trauma: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep267 ⇢ Listen next 485: Is Personal Development Making You More of an A**hole?: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/ep485 ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://go.monicayateshealth.com/disclaimer

Including the postpartum systems nobody tells you about 🔥 || Monica sits down with founder and NYT bestselling author Natalie Ellis—mum of two and the woman behind the multi-million dollar brand, Bossbabe—for an honest conversation about her recent book launch, the identity shift nobody warns you about postpartum, and what it actually looks like to be the female breadwinner in her marriage. ⇢ WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh4qiflNqB8 Here’s a taste of what they get into: 💅🏼 Natalie’s new book, The Freedom-Based Business Method💅🏼 The real cause of burnout in motherhood💅🏼 Why our modern world has made motherhood so isolating💅🏼 Natalie’s identity crisis following the birth of her first baby💅🏼 Why somatic healing is needed for birth trauma that mindset alone won’t fix💅🏼 The 50/50 parenting myth, and how Monica and Natalie actually divide duties with their husbands💅🏼 How to stay in your feminine as the female breadwinner💅🏼 Home systems tips and tricks to ease your mental load💅🏼 Why masculine structure at home is a must if you want to be in your feminine +++++  As Mentioned In The Episode: ⇢ Connect with Natalie: https://www.instagram.com/iamnatalie/ ⇢ Read Natalie’s new book, The Freedom-Based Business Method: https://thefreedombasedbusinessbook.com/  ⇢ Join the waitlist — Monica’s upcoming program, Soft and Ambitious: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/waitlist2026 ⇢ Sign up for the Monthly Newsletter — The Boardroom & Bedroom Diaries: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/newsletter ⇢ Order the BOOK — Becoming HER: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/book ⇢ Monica’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/monicayateshealth ⇢ Full, SEARCHABLE Podcast Directory: https://go.monicayateshealth.com/podcasts Remember to leave a written review on Apple Podcasts, screenshot it before you submit it, and email it to us at [email protected] to receive an exclusive meditation track as a 'thank you' from Monica. This podcast and its content is copyright of Monica Yates Health © and Feminine as F*ck ©. All rights reserved. || https://monicayateshealth.com/pages/copyright-disclaimer