This Is What’s Damaging Women’s Brains- And How to Fix It | Dr. Daniel Amen on Trauma, Burnout & Healing
🧠 What if the way your brain feels right now—foggy, anxious, wired-but-tired—isn’t your fault… but a result of trauma, burnout, and a culture that never taught you how to care for the most powerful organ in your body?In this deeply revealing episode of The Liz Svatek Show, I sit down with the legendary Dr. Daniel Amen; psychiatrist, brain health expert, and New York Times bestselling author—for the conversation every woman over 40 needs to hear.Dr. Amen has reviewed over 200,000 brain scans and what he’s learned—especially about the female brain—is both shocking and empowering. Together, we explore:💥 How stress, people-pleasing, and perfectionism literally rewire the female brain💥 The truth about high-functioning burnout and why so many women are silently suffering💥 Whether trauma can actually damage the brain—and how to start healing it💥 What brain scans reveal about the lies we’ve been told about success, rest, and worth💥 The #1 thing women should stop doing right now to protect their mental and emotional healthThis isn’t just about brain science—it’s about remembering your power.Because when you heal your brain…You heal your life.And you rise.Tune in. Take notes. Share it with every woman you know who’s been told to "just push through."Dr. Amen Clinics: https://www.amenclinics.com/Dr Amen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doc_amen/Sponsor: Liz uses Suite by Caroline for all her travel! It's travel designed with purpose and passion. Caroline Weilert- Chief Vacation Officer www.suitebycaroline.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/suitebycaroline/Want to know more about Rapid Transformational Therapy: https://www.lizsvatek.com/rttFollow Liz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz.svatek/
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How to Reinvent Your Relationship- Surprising Lessons from 22 Years of Marriage
In our very first episode, we’re pulling back the curtain and letting you in on what it really takes to make love last a lifetime. After 22 years of marriage, Brett and I are sharing the raw, unfiltered truth about building a relationship that not only endures but thrives.We’re diving deep into the biggest lessons we’ve learned from navigating life side by side—through the joys, the challenges, the changes, and the growth. You’ll hear our real-time reactions to each other’s insights as we discuss:💥 How to keep the fire alive, even when life gets chaotic.💥 What to do when resentment and unmet expectations creep in.💥 Navigating family dynamics, personal growth, and evolving dreams.💥 The power of radical honesty, forgiveness, and unwavering support.We’re not holding anything back. Whether you’re in a relationship, dreaming of one, or simply curious about what it takes to build something real and lasting—this episode is for you.This is the conversation you’ve been waiting for. You’ll walk away with practical, heartfelt advice you’ve never heard before.Listen in as we share the secrets to a lasting partnership and the moments that have defined our journey together.❤️ Because love isn’t just about finding the right person—it’s about choosing each other, again and again.Tune in now. You don’t want to miss this.Reconnect with Your Partner on a Deeper Level! Get Marriage by Design: https://www.lizsvatek.com/offers/Ni3xF4XJ/checkoutConnect with Liz:Follow Liz on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liz.svatek/Get the Empowered Womans Playbook:https://www.lizsvatek.com/offers/ingofLgX/checkoutWork with Liz:https://www.lizsvatek.com/
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The Big Reveal! Episode 200
Today the big announcement! Find out how Conversations with Warrior Women will be changing, and the reasons behind it.
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Take Part One of her Limitless Class!
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The New Era of Midlife Series Part 3-How Your Past is Ruling Your Future- Episode 191
Welcome to the NEW ERA OF MIDLIFE.
On this episode of Conversations With Warrior Women, Liz is bringing you Part Three of a six-part series on the New Era of Midlife. Throughout this series, Liz invites you to listen and engage with her by sending a direct message on her social media pages with the word "READY."
Liz shares how the past can control our present and future if not given a reframe.
Also this episode:
- Why it's hard to figure out whats next
- How our view of midlife has NOT evolved and why it needs to
- Prioritizing future thinking
- Finding out what is ruling your past to change the present
- What your past is really telling you
- The connection between your identity and your evolution
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Email: [email protected]
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Melissa Lombardo: Healing Past Trauma in Midlife- Episode 188
Melissa Lombardo is a survivor, thriver, trauma-sensitive encouraging speaker, Certified Sexual Assault Crisis Advocate and a trauma-informed coach. She is telling us about healing in midlife and what that really looks like. Melissa is the author of, “Hurt, Healing, and Hope: Thriving Beyond Sexual Assault,” and journal companion, “Write, Heal, Thrive: A Transformative Journaling Experience.” Melissa knows firsthand the silence surrounding the topic of Sexual Violence. It was through the support of friends and family that she took the path of vulnerability to begin speaking out and supporting the healing journey of herself and others who have faced or are currently facing their trauma. Her mission along with Write, Heal, Thrive is to support healing and thriving in others via writing, journaling, and complementary practices. A portion of her book sales benefits rape crisis centers.
Connect with Melissa:
Youtube: @MelissaLombardoAuthor: https://www.youtube.com/@melissablombardoauthor
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/melissablombardoauthor/
Website:
www.MelissabLombardo.com
Donate to the YWCA rape crisis center: https://operations.daxko.com/online/2284/OnlineGiving/Donation.mvc
Join She Angels Foundation- Making HERstory! https://sheangelsfoundation.org/become-a-member/
Welcome to: The Liz Svatek Show
Where healing meets reinvention… and the warrior woman within rises.
What if your life was an invitation?
Not to hustle harder—but to heal deeper, live louder, and expand unapologetically in your next chapter?
I'm Liz Svatek—mom, speaker, author, transformational coach, and host of a top 1.5% podcast heard in 28 countries. Every week, I sit down with powerful women and thought leaders to talk about the stuff that really matters:
✨ Emotional freedom
🧠 Subconscious rewiring
🔥 Bold reinvention
💫 Legacy, intuition, and truth-telling at midlife and beyond
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