This episode is with Nicolette Lazarus, a self-described midlife woman, solo female founder with a 100% record of getting through bad days.

Her life has been quite a journey - growing up in an immigrant family in the early 70s, having her attitude to help inadvertently imprinted by an incident with her younger smarter brother, battling to have a successful career in advertising, a post-divorce transformational solo adventure through Australia’s outback, through to a deeply challenging time during her 40’s navigating perimenopause.

All of this has led her to follow her purpose and start Womanship, a game-changing help each other community for women and wellness providers.

Some themes we cover:

The influence on her attitude to help of a seemingly innocuous encounters in ur childhood

Eldest child syndrome and expectation to help other people

Needing to prove we can do things and as good as other people prevent us from us asking for help

How self-acceptance is vital to getting comfortable to have the self-worth to ask for help.

Holding space for people to talk is a priceless form of offering help

Difficulty to talk about the very private experience of miscarriage

The importance of asking for help you become the person that you know you have the potential to become.

The historical negative cognation of therapy and help can hold people back from seeking support

The easier approach to ask for help on behalf of your passion project versus asking explicitly for yourself.

Being specific with your ask is a great way to increase your success at getting a successful outcome to your request.

Telling yourself what’s the worst that can happen will help get over your fears of asking.

Want to get early access to Nicolette's Womanship platform? You can sign up at www.womanship.co and/or follow @_Womanship on Instagram for inspirational content and exclusive updates. #sharemoreworryless

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