From Burnout to Embodied Leadership: Healing the Motherwound in Business

Burnout isn’t always about poor time managementβ€”it’s often rooted in deeper wounds. For many women, the motherwound silently drives the cycle of over-giving, hustling for worth, and never feeling β€œenough.”

How the Motherwound Shows Up at Work

  • Saying yes when your body screams no.

  • Working twice as hard for half the recognition.

  • Struggling to rest because guilt creeps in.

  • Building businesses that replicate patriarchal extraction instead of life-giving flow.

The Business Cost
These patterns cost more than energyβ€”they cost creativity, clarity, and sustainable growth. Leaders trapped in burnout cycles often plateau, sabotage expansion, or collapse altogether.

The Shift: Reclaiming the Inner Mother
When we re-mother ourselves somatically, we learn to create from grounded authority, not survival. Leadership becomes regenerative, not extractive.

Invitation to The MotherWay
🌿 The MotherWay is a 16-week journey for women ready to break burnout cycles, root into nervous system resilience, and lead from abundance. Early Bird pricing is open until 2nd September 2025.

πŸ‘‰ Join here: www.thesomatherapycollective.com

Briony Victoria

Founder of The Somatherapy Collective, which is focused on therapeutic non-invasive approach that honours the wisdom of the body and supports women in reconnecting with their innate capacity for healing and self-regulation.

https://www.thesomatherapycollective.com
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