If you’re a high-achieving woman who’s still showing up, still performing, and still getting things done, but something inside feels heavy or off, this episode is for you.

In this deeply honest and compassionate conversation on Ladies After Wisdom, I sit down with my sister, Naketa Young, a licensed mental health therapist who specializes in trauma, to talk about how undiagnosed and untreated trauma shows up in high-achieving women, often quietly, and often unnoticed.

We explore why so many strong, capable women downplay their own trauma, how trauma isn’t defined by the event but by its impact on the nervous system, and why depression in high-achieving women doesn’t always look like sadness, it often looks like exhaustion, overworking, numbness, and living in survival mode.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What trauma actually is (and why you may not have recognized yours)

• Why strength and success can hide suffering

• How trauma and depression show up differently in high-achieving women

• How to tell the difference between stress, anxiety, and something deeper

• What healing really looks like—without falling apart or losing control

This conversation isn’t meant to overwhelm or diagnose you. It’s meant to help you understand yourself with more grace, clarity, and compassion and to remind you that you don’t have to carry everything alone.

Aquilla Hicks: Cert. Life Balance/Health Coach

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Naketa Young: Mental Heath Therapist

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Mama, if your mind is always racing and your body never fully rests, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Ladies After Wisdom, we’re talking about anxiety, not the kind that stops you in your tracks, but the kind that hides behind productivity, responsibility, and always being “the strong one.”

If you’re constantly tired, overwhelmed, or feeling like you can’t slow down without guilt, I want you to know something: you’re not lazy, you’re emotionally exhausted.

In today’s conversation, we’ll unpack:

• What anxiety actually is and why it shows up so often in high-achieving women

• The difference between burnout and emotional exhaustion

• Why independence can become protection—and why asking for help feels unsafe

• How fear was designed to protect us, but can turn inward and keep us stuck

• Simple, practical tools to help your nervous system feel safe again

My prayer for you as you listen is that you don’t just feel informed—you feel relieved.

This episode kicks off our January Mental Health Series, where we’ll be diving deeper into anxiety, depression, unresolved trauma, and learning how to reduce fight-or-flight so we can live with more peace.

Grab your coffee, take a deep breath, and let’s move—from panic to purpose—together.

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As we close out 2025, I want to pause with you for a moment—before we rush into goals, plans, and pressure.

Mama, if you’re sitting here feeling disappointed, unfocused, or like you didn’t do enough this year, this episode is for you. I’m sharing a simple but powerful perspective shift that will help you see your year clearly and kindly.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why your done list matters more than your to-do list

• How to acknowledge where you fell short without staying stuck there

• Two reflective assignments to help you enter 2026 with peace and clarity

• What it really looks like to stop pulling God along and let Him lead

Before you step into a new year, I want you to remember this: you’ve done more than you think, God has been with you the whole time, and 2026 doesn’t have to be driven by hustle, it can be guided by trust.

Grab your journal, take a breath, and let’s reset together. 💛