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927: The Relaxed Woman Revolution: Redefining Success Without the Stress

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Nov 3, 2025

Nicola Jane Hobbs, a chartered psychologist and founder of The Relaxed Woman movement, advocates for redefining success through rest. She discusses why ambitious women struggle with the guilt of slowing down and provides insights on how rest can actually enhance productivity. Nicola shares practical techniques like breath work and encourages small experiments to detach productivity from self-worth. She emphasizes the importance of setting boundaries and creating margins in life to promote recovery and creativity.

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Relaxation As Liberation

A relaxed woman untangles worth from productivity and relaxes without guilt.
'Relaxed' etymology means to release, liberate, and be free.

ADVICE

Reframe Rest To Boost Performance

Reframe rest: ask if you've rested enough to do your best work.
Rest restores access to higher brain regions and emotional capacity.

INSIGHT

Trust Through Small Experiments

Entrepreneurs fear stepping off the gas because of uncertainty, so trust is required.
Small experiments (e.g., limited email times) reveal rest won't break your business.

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We live in a world where rest has been branded as lazy. Where women, especially ambitious women and entrepreneurs, are expected to do it all: run the business, raise the kids, support the family, maintain friendships, and keep it all looking effortless. But beneath the surface? So many of us are exhausted, overwhelmed, and quietly wondering if we’ll ever feel “enough.”

Nicola Jane Hobbs is here to challenge that narrative. Nicola is a chartered psychologist with a master’s degree in sport and exercise psychology, and she’s spent more than a decade supporting women’s health and wellbeing through yoga, meditation, and therapeutic practice. She’s also the founder of The Relaxed Woman, a movement and community dedicated to helping women recover from stress and burnout.

In this episode, Nicola and I are unpacking why rest feels so hard for women, why female entrepreneurs in particular struggle to switch off, and the practical rituals and strategies we can use to finally make peace with rest. If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down, or if burnout has been lurking in the background of your business journey, this episode is for you.

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