{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Neuroscience of Coaching","title":"The Neuroscience of Women’s Leadership: Why Claiming Achievements Feels Risky","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1442,"description":"Why do so many accomplished women still struggle to name and claim their achievements, even when their competence is clear?In Part 1 of this 12-part Women’s Leadership series within Neuroscience of Coaching, Dr. Irena O’Brien and Silvia Causo explore why this is often not a confidence gap at all, but a nervous system pattern shaped by history, belonging, and the learned risk of visibility.Through a neuroscience- and trauma-informed lens, Irena and Silvia explore why visibility can still feel risky, why insight alone is often not enough, and why advice like “speak up more” can miss what is really happening underneath. This conversation is especially relevant for coaches, women leaders, and helping professionals who want a deeper and more compassionate understanding of why self-minimizing, deflecting praise, or struggling to own their achievements can persist even at senior levels.“It wasn't until two days later I realized I had minimized my own accomplishment and given it to someone else.” — Dr. Irena O’Brien“I invite you just to stop and ask yourself whose voice is this? Is this my voice?”— Silvia CausoGuest Bio:Silvia Causo is a trauma-informed coach and energetic realignment facilitator who supports visionary leaders and changemakers to release the mental, emotional, and energetic blocks that limit their fullest expression of power and purpose.Her work moves beyond traditional coaching, bridging neuroscience, somatic healing, and energetic attunement to create profound transformation at every level of being. Through her high-touch, deeply intuitive approach, Silvia helps leaders reconnect to their inner coherence, the state where clarity, confidence, and authenticity naturally arise.Silvia is also the co-founder of Lead & Belong, a pioneering collaboration with writer and scholar Adrianne Arendse. Together, they explore the intersections of leadership, culture, and embodied healing, guiding organisations and individuals to move beyond performative inclusion...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/OkRhxohT3r9F1IGONxxYMrSfPeWULpvDdhNwh58USV0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xNGMy/MzA0NzI4YmI2OWIz/OTM3NGY0NWU3OWM5/ODk4YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}