- Jun 2, 2025 04:38 PM Central
- Michelle Lawson
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Hello beautiful beings, and welcome to Embodied Living—
the space where we get real, raw, and radiant as fuck.
the space where we get real, raw, and radiant as fuck.
Today is our very first episode, and it’s a tender one. It’s personal, it’s powerful, and it might just stir something deep inside you. We're diving into a question that shaped so many of us—quietly, sneakily, and sometimes painful.
What does it really mean to live like a woman?
We’re kicking this off with a video that had me shouting “NO!” at my screen in frustration… and “YES!” by the end in full-body goosebumps joy. It’s called “Like A Girl.”
In the beginning, people are asked to run like a girl, throw like a girl, fight like a girl—and guess what? They act weak. Clumsy. Small.
But then they ask young girls the same thing…
And suddenly—everything changes. They run hard. They punch strong. They move from confidence.
That’s when it hit me like a lightning bolt to the heart: Somewhere along the way, we were taught that being a girl—being feminine—meant shrinking. And dammit, that story stuck.
We’ve all felt it.
Whether we were 12 or 42, we’ve felt that moment where being a woman meant we needed to tone it down. Be nice. Be less. Be “good.” But I’m here to say: it’s time to shake that shit loose.
Let’s fast forward because girlhood becomes womanhood, and the narrative? It doesn’t disappear. It just gets sneakier.
"Like a woman" becomes...
- Too emotional.
- Too loud.
- Too sexy.
- Too dramatic.
- Too ambitious.
- Just... too much.
And what do we do? We perform instead of embody. We harden. We quiet our intuition. We numb.
Because let’s be honest: being a woman often feels like walking a damn tightrope.
But hear me loud and clear:
It is NOT your job to be palatable.
It is your right to be powerful.
It is your right to be powerful.
Let’s talk Emotional Intelligence (and who actually has it).
We’ve been spoon-fed this idea that women are too emotional. But the truth is—we’re emotionally literate.
And here’s what emotional intelligence really means:
- Self-awareness – knowing what you feel and why.
- Self-regulation – sitting with your feelings instead of reacting to them (hello, 90-second emotional waves).
- Empathy – feeling with others, not just for them.
- Social skill – communicating to connect, not control.
Now let’s break it down.
Men? Often emotionally repressed volcanoes. They’ve been told: “Strong = Stoic.” But when they erupt? It’s road rage, yelling at TVs, punching walls—anger is their culturally-approved outlet.
Meanwhile, women? We feel. We know emotion. But only when it’s pretty. Polite. Palatable. Be angry? You’re crazy. Be bold? You’re “too much.” Be confident? You’re “intimidating.”
But guess what?
We’re not biologically more emotional. We’re just trained to carry everyone else’s emotions plus our own. We forgot that our feelings are not flaws. They are the bridge to our power.
Let’s talk people pleasing. Or as I like to say—fear in a really pretty dress.
Let me be real with you. For decades, I was the queen of people pleasing. I made everyone else more important than me: My kids, my husband (now ex), my friends, family… hell, the mailman probably got prioritized over me at some point. If they were happy, then I must be too, right?
WRONG.
I said yes when I meant hell no. I held my breath just to keep the peace. I dimmed my joy, my sensuality, my truth—just so I wouldn’t make others uncomfortable. I was performing my life.
And then one day I looked around and realized, everyone else was happy except me. I was exhausted. Depressed. Disconnected. Living a life I built for their comfort. Not my truth.
So I stopped. I started feeling into my body. Sitting with the discomfort of being unliked. Being misunderstood. Not being chosen. And on the other side of that pain?
Freedom.
I realized:
- Not everyone needs to like me.
- Being misunderstood is not my problem.
- And I didn’t need to be someone’s favorite to love myself.
So now, when someone says:
“You’re doing it like a woman.”
I say: Why, thank you. I worked hard to get here.
Because this is Embodied Living! And it’s not just a Podcast.
It’s a reclamation. It’s an 8-week journey for women ready to come home to themselves. To live not from approval or performance—but from truth. From the body. From power.
Each week, we peel back a layer:
- From fear to freedom.
- From shame to sensuality.
- From exhaustion to embodiment.
With tapping. Meditation. Body-based practices. And lots of real talk. Because this world doesn’t need you to shrink, sweet one. It needs you rooted in who you are.
So take a deep breath. and repeat:
I honor the woman I’m becoming.
She is already inside me.
She is rising.
She is already inside me.
She is rising.
Want to join us inside Embodied Living?
Applications are open now. CLICK HERE
Come home, beautiful. The body never lies.
Come home, beautiful. The body never lies.
Until next time,
Have a deeply pleasurable day 💋
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