Women of Impact

Whether it’s ageism at the Oscars, celebrities yo-yoing between praise and criticism for their bodies, or TikTok resurrecting the worst diet culture throwbacks… we’re breaking down the traps, the triggers, and the truth behind what’s happening to women right now.

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Are Women Ever Enough? Why Gwyneth Paltrow’s Dress Broke the Internet and Sparked Ageism Drama

Can We Ever Win? Why the “Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don’t” Narrative Hurts Women

The Impossible Beauty Standard: Praising and Criticizing Celebs for Looking Young AND for Being “Too Skinny”

Eating Disorders, SkinnyTok, and Heroin Chic: Why Obsession With Thinness Is Coming Back And How To Fight It

Class and Access: Plastic Surgery, Weight Loss Drugs, and Who Gets to “Keep Up”

The Fragility Beauty Standard: How Unrealistic Expectations Are Literally Making Us Sick (Shoutout to Jameela Jamil!)

Real Talk About Botox, Fillers, and How Numbing Your Face Can Actually Dull Your Joy

Dating After 40: Nicole Kidman’s Rules, Why Women Are Done Wasting Time, and the Surprising Stats

Relationship Red Flags, Financial Infidelity, and the Five Levels of Safety You NEED to Know

The Homewrecker Trope: Why Women Get Blamed for Affairs, Not Men

Love Wins: The Most Beautiful Unrequited Love Advice to End on a Positive Note

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Ever feel like sex, love, and relationship “hacks” just leave you more anxious... or more alone?

In part 2, Adam Lane Smith pulls ZERO punches about why most women are miserable after sex, the hidden psychology of male bonding, and how real self-worth finally gets men showing up and fighting for your relationship. You’ll discover the harsh truths about long-term love, the surprising body/hormone science behind monogamy, and the “3-minute conversation” that prevents months of resentment and heartbreak.

SHOWNOTES:

How To Tell If You’re With a Manipulator or a Wounded Man

5 Intimacy Mistakes Women Make (and the Fixes That Work)

Orgasm, Vasopressin & Getting Him “Hooked” on You

The HARSH Truths About Love That No One Tells You

Masculinity, Femininity & Reclaiming Sovereignty

When Love Misses the Big Moments (But Delivers in Small Ones)

The 3-Minute Conversation That Can Heal or End a Relationship

How To Find More From Adam + Final Thoughts

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You know that gut punch when a night that felt magical suddenly gets ice cold… and you’re left questioning if you were just “used”?

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for a man’s emotional withdrawal, this episode is about to light you UP and set the record straight. Psychotherapist and “attachment whisperer” Adam Lane Smith returns to deliver the hard truths on why good women get trapped in the “post-intimacy cascade” and what to do instead. If you want to know the difference between a wounded guy and a manipulator, and finally stop chasing crumbs, homie… this is your episode.

SHOWNOTES: 

Why Men Turn Cold After Sex (The Post-Intimacy Cascade)

Avoidant Men: Biochemistry, Trauma, and Why He Shuts Down

Spotting Anxiety & Exit Signs in His Body Language

Tolerating, Chasing, Performing: 3 Ways Women Lose Themselves

Manipulation vs. Wounded Attachment: How to Tell the Difference

Why Clear Requests Beat “If He Loved Me…” Every Time

Why Men Only Change for Consequences (Not Love)

7 Tests Men Give Women Before They’ll Commit

Autonomy, Boundaries & Why Good Men Want You Out Living

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Welcome back to part 2 of this PROFOUND conversation with my girl, Sarah Jakes Roberts.

And homies, she was just getting started in part 1 of this episode. In part 2, we dive into some deep topics around power and how you can use power to help you become a better, more authentic version of yourself. 

We’re discussing: 

- WHY women avoid power 

- What you can do to stay away from the “dark” side of power

- The importance of having CORE VALUES to keep you aligned and accountable

- How to overcome competition so it doesn’t strip you of your power

- The small ways you are slowly giving your power away without you even realizing it & how to catch yourself so you can keep your power 

- And muchhhhh more!

Don't miss out on the final part of this amazing conversation with Sarah Jakes Roberts.

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It’s Lisa Bilyeu with an AMAZINGGG episode of Women of Impact for you today that’s alllllll about becoming a frikin’ POWERFUL force that nobody can push around, walk all over, or manipulate!

And today’s guest here to help us learn how to make that possible is the one and only Sarah Jakes Roberts. She’s a New York Times Bestselling author, entrepreneur, speaker, mother of 6, wife, and a BADASS on a MISSION to help women evolve into the best version of themselves!

Get ready, because in this episode we are talking about something a lot of women might shy away from or see as “bad” – and it’s POWER. And Sarah is going to turn the way you think of power on its head and show you how to use it to become a more authentic version of yourself.

We go DEEP and get into:

- The false beliefs of power that come from outward success, achievement, or performance

- The TRUE meaning of power

- How power is different from what we traditionally might think of as “power” 

- What you can do to actually ignite your power in just 60 seconds

- How fear, insecurity and shame have WAYYYY more power over you that you think 

- Why you need to embrace your humanity instead of hide it

- How power flows and shows up in different areas of your life at different times

And that’s just in part 1 of this 2 part episode!

Seriously guys, the tips and tactics we get into in this episode are SOOO frikin’ profound and can actually help you ignite your confidence, give you a voice, and OWN you damn power so you can live your life on YOUR terms! 

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