Pleasure Is Medicine: The Missing Link in Women’s Health

"I Can't Keep Living Like This... But What's Possible?"

You've said it. Maybe out loud, maybe only to yourself at 3am. "I can't keep living like this."  What if that sentence isn't a sign that something has gone wrong, but the first time you've recognized your body's cry for help? In this episode, Manon de Veritch and Dr. Pat Baccili explore what's actually happening beneath the numbness, the impatience, and the quiet loss of desire that so many women in midlife are experiencing but don't have language for. This isn't burnout, it's a transmission. And if you're willing to listen to it, it can lead you to a life of purpose and potential. Manon introduces The Breaking, The Becoming, and The Rising — the three stages every woman moves through on her way back to herself — and the Sovereign Woman spectrum: Maiden, Mother, Sovereign Woman, Crone. Most women in midlife are being called toward the third threshold without knowing it exists. This conversation gives it a name. Surrender is also on the table — not as defeat, but as the most courageous act available to a woman who has held everything together through sheer will. And the conversation closes with the bigger frame: your body is an electromagnetic vessel, your life force is measurable and real, and the woman you are becoming on the other side of this is more possible than anything you've let yourself imagine. If you are ready to stop surviving and start thriving, this episode is for you.

Encore: Exhaustion Is the Ego’s White Flag: Why High-Performing Women Must Surrender to Transform

If you are a high-achieving woman who has always found a way — who has strategized, optimized, and pushed through every obstacle — and you are hitting a wall that none of those tools can move, this episode is for you. Manon de Veritch and Dr. Pat Baccili explore one of the most counter-cultural truths of midlife transformation: that the mind that got you here cannot get you there. That burnout, overwhelm, and emotional breakdown are not signs of failure — they are the threshold. And the only way through is surrender. Manon shares her own story of complete collapse — newly divorced, in lockdown, stripped of every distraction — and what cracked open in the wreckage. Together, they explore why the ego keeps high performers trapped in the known, why the body escalates when we refuse to listen, and what becomes possible when we finally stop directing and start receiving. This is not a conversation about giving up. It is a conversation about letting go — and why that is the most powerful thing a woman can do.

Exhaustion Is the Ego’s White Flag: Why High-Performing Women Must Surrender to Transform

If you are a high-achieving woman who has always found a way — who has strategized, optimized, and pushed through every obstacle — and you are hitting a wall that none of those tools can move, this episode is for you. Manon de Veritch and Dr. Pat Baccili explore one of the most counter-cultural truths of midlife transformation: that the mind that got you here cannot get you there. That burnout, overwhelm, and emotional breakdown are not signs of failure — they are the threshold. And the only way through is surrender. Manon shares her own story of complete collapse — newly divorced, in lockdown, stripped of every distraction — and what cracked open in the wreckage. Together, they explore why the ego keeps high performers trapped in the known, why the body escalates when we refuse to listen, and what becomes possible when we finally stop directing and start receiving. This is not a conversation about giving up. It is a conversation about letting go — and why that is the most powerful thing a woman can do.

The Modern Vision Quest: A Journey to Identity, Healing, and Self-Worth

What is a Vision Quest—and why is it still one of the most powerful tools for transformation today? In this episode, Manon is joined by initiated shaman and mentor Kanaychowa Layman to explore how the modern Vision Quest supports identity discovery, self-worth, spiritual connection, and deep emotional healing. Together, they discuss how stepping away from everyday life into intentional solitude and ceremony can help release both conscious and unconscious trauma, reconnect you to Spirit, and reveal who you truly are at your core. Manon also shares how her work with Kanaychowa became a defining turning point—describing it as the most profound journey of her life and the foundation for the transformational work she now offers. If you’re feeling called to reconnect with yourself, heal at a deeper level, or explore a more authentic path, this conversation offers insight into one of the most ancient—and still relevant—rites of passage available today.

Pleasure Is Medicine: The Missing Link in Women’s Health

Desire is a doorway back to you. A pathway into your truth, your aliveness, and your deepest knowing. In this conversation, we explore how returning to yourself allows you to choose relationships that align with your highest expression. In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Amy Seiberlich, who is revolutionizing how we think about sexual health by merging naturopathic medicine, intimacy coaching, and erotic embodiment. We talk about: * Why pleasure is actually a biological and energetic necessity * How shame and suppression disconnect you from your power * The surprising root causes behind low libido and intimacy struggles * How to reclaim your body, your desire, and your aliveness Because your erotic energy isn’t just about sex—it’s your creativity, your vitality, your life force.