The Good Girl Prescription: Healing Trauma, Overthinking & People-Pleasing with Kate Bartley

In this episode of My Friend Writes Podcast, Kim sits down with author, somatic coach, and physical therapist Kate Bartley for a powerful conversation about writing, healing, nervous system regulation, chronic stress, trauma, self-abandonment, and what it really means to become visible.Kate shares the deeply personal story behind writing her book, The Good Girl Prescription: Breaking Free from Good Girl Syndrome to Heal Your Body, Transform Your Relationships, and Uplevel Your Confidence. Together, Kim and Kate explore the emotional process of writing a book, working through fear and rejection, healing “good girl syndrome,” and learning how to stop living at war with yourself.This episode is for women who feel stuck in overthinking, people-pleasing, chronic stress, burnout, perfectionism, or fear of being seen. It is also an honest conversation for writers who know they are carrying words inside of them but feel afraid to begin.In this conversation, we discuss:• how writing transforms the writer• nervous system healing and somatic coaching• chronic stress and women’s health• people-pleasing and “good girl syndrome”• fear of rejection and visibility• journaling and expressive writing• trauma responses and the body• learning to trust yourself as a writer• overcoming perfectionism and overthinking• why courage often feels scary before it feels freeing• how writing a book changes your identityWhether you are a writer, creative woman, coach, caregiver, or someone navigating healing and personal growth, this conversation will encourage you to stop hiding your voice and begin trusting the story inside of you.Connect with Kate Bartley:Website: katebartley.comBook: The Good Girl PrescriptionSubscribe to My Friend Writes Podcast for conversations about who writers were before they wrote their books… and who they became because they did.