In This Episode, You Will Learn:
- The power we unlock after discovering identity and purpose in our lives.
- Showing up as your authentic self after rejection.
- The cycle of generational trauma, and what happens when we choose the path of healing.
- Changing the narrative to rewrite our own stories.
Resources + Links:
Connect with Manasi on Instagram | @manasimody
Learn more at https://themodys.com/
Follow Lily on Instagram | @howshereigns
And @lilygks
Meet Manasi:
Manasi Mody is a boy mom to two little cuties, a traveler, reader, and a Postpartum Relationship and Mom Coach.
Manasi struggled with her own marriage and personal purpose after having her youngest but turned her struggle into a passion to help other moms to rediscover themselves. She helps mamas ditch the haze, confusion, and overwhelm around their identity and embrace their new passion and purpose beyond motherhood.
Show Notes:
Who do you belong to? If you’re struggling to find an answer, then this episode is for you and you alone! Our guest this week is Manasi Mody, the postpartum relationship and mom coach teaching overwhelmed moms how to discover and embrace their identities, passions, and personal purposes! We have a beautiful conversation about healing, identity, discovery, and purpose in the face of trauma and rejection. We’ll hear Manasi’s story of growing up amidst cycles of generational trauma to see how she overcame the challenges in her life in order to show up as her authentic self. She shows us the keys to rediscovering who we are, understanding our identities, and choosing ourselves over everything else - because at the end of the day, you belong to you. Join us and start empowering yourself through knowing yourself!
0:01:00 Meet the wonderful mother of two, Manasi Mody, a postpartum relationship and mom coach, helping moms rediscover their identities and personal purposes!
0:04:25 How did you and your husband meet?
0:07:55 When did you two decide to start a life together?
0:10:10 How did your initial relationship with your husband shape your perception of love?
0:15:45 What was revolutionary about your relationship?
0:18:40 Why do we need to know ourselves in our relationships?
0:20:40 Where did traditional Indian expectations for women come from?
0:23:05 How do women help perpetuate the patriarchal cycle?
0:26:15 Choosing the path of healing.
0:27:40 What wounds do you still carry from your infancy?
0:31:10 How has generational trauma been passed to you and your mother?
0:34:15 How did the experience cause your identity to be rejected?
0:37:05 Surviving a traumatic birth.
0:40:30 What was your turning point?
0:43:45 What is the special connection that all women share?
0:45:25 How did your conversation with your parents go?
0:47:40 How do you navigate through all the pieces in your life?
0:50:25 What has changed about the way you parent?
0:52:35 Cutting toxic relationships out of your life.
0:55:45 What is the irony of your situation?
0:57:30 How has your relationship with your dad changed over time?
1:03:00 What do you do to feel happy and fulfilled?
1:07:05 How does internal validation serve and empower us?
1:09:35 What has been most challenging for you?
1:12:20 Do you think your families faced the same challenges?
1:16:10 What does your authentic self look like at this stage?
1:19:05 The power of surrendering.
1:21:25 Who or what has played a pivotal role in helping you show up?
1:26:15 What question would your grandmother think is most important to ask ourselves?
1:27:45 Tell a woman in your life why she is worthy of being a queen.
1:28:45 What is something people don’t know about you that makes you feel like royalty?
1:29:35 What is one thing a woman can do right now to help another woman shine?
1:30:15 Manasi is worthy and her voice matters because ____.
1:32:05 Why do we need to step beyond the labels?
