When I was super sick – I mean clawing through every hour of every day – I did a lot of “soul searching”. I knew there had to be more to my illness than just a long list of physical things that had gone haywire.

Because I was doing all the “right” things. But I was getting worse, and I was scared.

There were plenty of people around me at the time who were telling me I was just depressed. It wasn’t that bad. It was all in my head. I just needed to get over it.

But I knew my inner experience was something I couldn’t ignore. I knew there was more to what was happening inside of my body than exhaustion and, oh yeah – bringing all of my organs and systems back online after I’d nearly died.

And I was right.

The number of times women’s health experiences are invalidated – even by well-meaning health practitioners – is infuriating. It’s become so common that women very often think their symptoms, pain and dysfunction aren’t even worth mentioning.

It’s enough.

Because we’re not crazy. We are important. And our experiences are valid and worth meticulous investigation and care.

Can you feel the fire behind what I’m talking about?

The fierce knowing.

The fearless stake in the ground.

The clarity that creates a ripple effect all around itself.

This is the Conscious Rebel in action. She is the archetype that was awakened inside of me when I was in the belly of the beast of my health crisis.

She made certain I found the kind of help I really needed.

She was the one who wouldn’t tolerate being disrespected when someone tried to silence my pain.

She was the one who spoke out, screamed when she wasn’t being heard, and repeatedly inspired me to keep going, keep searching – because she knew I didn’t have to live in that misery.

She told me I was important, and that my needs were worth fighting for.

And she was right.

The practice of traditional western medicine does not acknowledge there are other factors that contribute to our health issues, even though the medical research tells a very different story.

Western medicine still doesn’t consider the psycho-social factors that deeply impact our bodies and wellbeing, and how the physiology of stress, hate, rejection, abuse, trauma, and all systems of oppression contribute mightily to health outcomes.

It is still up to us to speak our truth AND ensure we’re being heard.

This is why, whenever I work with a client who is facing a health challenge, the first archetype we activate together is the Conscious Rebel.

Because she will help my client speak her truth to the powers that be.

The Conscious Rebel will look at all the Good Girl conditioning my client has been subjected to, and all the ways she’s been told to stay silent in her suffering… and raise a righteous middle finger to it all.

When it’s needed, she will rage for the answers, support and respect my client requires.

She is key to creating the lasting positive change my clients long to see.

I called upon the Conscious Rebel again while I figured out what was contributing to the weight my body gained since my son’s birth.

Once again, the Conscious Rebel has given me the courage to steer far and clear from the toxic world of weight loss and dieting schticks that would try to convince me I just lacked willpower and discipline.

She has helped me do the courageous inner work I’ve needed to do to support my body in the exact ways it was needing.

She also gave me the nudge to keep looking for answers to the one small missing piece I couldn’t figure out on my own – and then to become who I needed to be to start releasing the weight without deprivation, guilt, body hate, or shame.

Every woman needs the Conscious Rebel.

We need her fearless ability to sniff out BS.

We need her willingness to break the rules that never considered us in the first place.

We need her chutzpah and audacity – especially when we don’t have any of our own to spare.

We need her to help us break free from the web of lies our body control culture still demands women absorb – all under the guise that some outside expert knows what’s best for our bodies.

We need the Conscious Rebel’s powerful presence to rise up inside of us when we’re being told we have no choice but to pipe down, stay silent, and suffer.

When you are ready to…

Connect more deeply with the wisdom that lives inside of you

Say no to the harmful ways you’ve been taught to abandon your body and your truth

Stand in your body and your power

Finally receive the support, respect, and honor that have always been your birthright…

The Conscious Rebel will be waiting for you, ever ready to serve you and your magnificence.

PS: If you’re ready to activate the Conscious Rebel in your life, reach out to me for a chat to learn more!