Welcome to episode 4 of The Awakening Woman: Ready to Rise.
Dear Listener,
This week, I’m particularly chuffed to share such a rich, grounded, and freeing conversation that I had with the Founders of Women Are the Medicine. If you are on Substack and generally interested in female empowerment, then you may have come across them; if not, then run, don’t walk, over to their Substack
. I find myself going from awe of the crystal-like clarity they offer in their posts to rubbing my neck from all the nodding along. When this podcast was still a dream in my heart, I knew I wanted them to come on.Enjoy.
What does it mean to awaken — not just spiritually, but politically, emotionally, and bodily?
In this bold and unfiltered conversation, I sit down with Rachel and Nasreen, the co-creators of Women Are the Medicine, to explore what happens when women begin to listen to the wisdom of their bodies and refuse to keep playing by the rules of systems that were never made for us.
Together, we talk about:
Awakening from patriarchy, burnout, and people-pleasing
Learning to trust the body — cycles, triggers, truth-telling
Plant medicine, nervous system healing, and soul-aligned risk
Rebellion, rupture, and returning to joy
The vision for a new way of living, loving, and leading
This conversation is for the woman who knows she is no longer available for self-abandonment.
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✨ Shareable Quotes for this Episode
On waking up to self-abandonment
“When I worked on myself and my relationship got better, I thought—what else in my life is just… meh? What else have I accepted that’s mediocre?” — Nasreen
On the machine of productivity
“I had a huge house and a huge mortgage. But I was just a cog in the machine, growing profits for companies I didn’t even believe in.” — Rachel
On cycles and truth
“When I’m on my flow, I get so agitated. But now I see it’s truth surfacing. We call it PMS—but maybe it’s just the body refusing to betray itself.” — Florence
On visionary risk
“I started taking really big risks. And the fear was gone. The barriers I used to place between me and what I wanted… they just dropped away.” — Nasreen
On remembering our power
“Patriarchy isn’t just cultural—it’s energetic. It’s about controlling land, labour, and lineage. But that power is crumbling.” — Rachel
“And we are what comes next.” — Florence
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About Women Are the Medicine
Women Are the Medicine is a UK-based coaching company offering visionary women an alternative path to building a thriving business in the patriarchy without burning out. By realigning and honouring the feminine, they support women to unlock creativity, courage and impact in a way that respects their life force energy.
Women are the Medicine also offers microdosing and legal in-person psychedelic retreats to provide a safe, supportive space for self-discovery, healing, and growth. By combining cutting-edge practices with community support, they help women harness the power of psychedelics to transform their lives and create lasting personal and collective impact.
Free Gift: From Force to Flow eBook
About the Founders
Rachel is a consultant and coach specialising in helping women navigate midlife transitions, identity shifts, and find their purpose. With over two decades of experience in the world’s leading marketing and tech agencies, Rachel combines strategic insight with transformational practices to support women in making a meaningful impact without relying on the hustle and grind of standard corporate, patriarchal working methods.
Drawing on her journey of moving away from agency leadership to create a life and career that felt more aligned, Rachel understands firsthand the challenge of redefining success on your own terms. Her coaching offers a profound yet practical approach to reimagining how you work and lead in a way that feels fulfilling and sustainable.
Co-Founder Naz is a transformational coach and women’s empowerment leader specialising in feminine principles of business, purpose activation and psychedelic integration. She is a podcast host and international speaker.
With over a decade of experience in marketing, PR, and events, Naz has managed everything from luxury retreats to festivals hosting thousands of attendees. During the pandemic, she successfully built a thriving six-figure relationship coaching business that served a global community. Her coaching style combines intuition, somatics and the science of neuroplasticity, attracting clients ranging from psychotherapists and coaches to athletes and successful entrepreneurs.
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