The Invisible Woman

For women who are done over-giving and ready to reclaim themselves. You're highly capable. You always have been. You're the one people go to when something needs sorting. But lately, everything feels harder - you're awake at 2am, overstimulated, running on empty, and somewhere along the way you stopped asking yourself what you actually need. The Invisible Woman is for her. Hosted by Stephanie Dey-Hogan - nervous system coach, retreat facilitator, and founder of The Womb Co - this podcast brings honest, unfiltered conversations about burnout, boundaries, hormones, identity, and the invisible load so many women carry without even realising it. Stephanie isn't coming at this as someone who's got it all figured out. She's sharing what she's lived, what she's learned, and what she's still learning, because no one should feel like they're failing at being a woman. No 90-minutes-of-yoga fixes. No 47-step self-care routines. Just short, real, practical conversations, every fortnight, to help you come back into your own life. New episodes every two weeks.

Why Can't I Switch My Bloody Brain Off? 09/13/2026

Why Can't I Switch My Bloody Brain Off? You finally sit down for the evening, nobody needs anything — and your brain won't stop. In Episode 4, Stephanie unpacks why switching off feels so hard when you've been in go-mode for so long, and shares simple, grounded tools to help your nervous system actually downshift. Have you ever finally sat down for the evening, with nobody needing anything from you for five minutes, only to find your brain running tomorrow's to-do list, replaying conversations, and remembering random jobs? In this episode, Stephanie explores why switching off can feel so hard when your nervous system has spent months, weeks or years in go-mode. She shares her own experience of becoming addicted to being "on" - the guilt that crept in whenever she sat still, and the fear that everything would crumble if she relaxed. Rather than another lecture on why we're exhausted, this episode is about practical, grounded tools: getting everything out of your head with a brain dump, creating a transition space between roles (work to home, doing to resting), and reducing input by cutting notifications, noise and screens. Stephanie closes with a reminder that fits your own mask before your child's oxygen mask because if you're not okay, the people who depend on you can't be either. Because the truth is, you weren't meant to spend your whole life holding everyone else. You deserve to be a part of your own life too. Talking Points / What We Cover • Why your brain won't switch off even when nothing is demanding your attention • What a "busy brain" actually looks like — mental rehearsing, phone-checking, list-making • Becoming addicted to being "on" — the guilt and fear that show up in stillness • Why nervous system regulation takes patience — you're retraining, not just resting • Tool 1: The brain dump — getting everything out of your head and into a calendar or notes app • Tool 2: Creating a transition space between roles (work to home, mum to self, doing to resting) • Tool 3: Reducing input — notifications, screens, background noise, and choosing silence • Why this isn't about becoming a monk — just giving your brain fewer things to process • Fitting your own mask first, and why that isn't selfish • Homework: choose one downshift tool this week and notice how it feels YOUTUBE BONUS: A Guided Reset for an Overactive Mind: Download the 5-Minute Nervous System Reset Guide here: CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE Facebook: Instagram: Website: /episode/index/show/8dc16e24-7115-45fd-9778-af10d3842e17/id/42800425

When Everyone Needs You 08/31/2026

When Everyone Needs You Being needed feels good until it becomes an expectation. Have you ever stopped and thought about what would happen if you actually stopped doing everything for everybody else? In this episode, Stephanie explores When Everyone Needs You - the invisible cost of being the backbone of your family, your work, and your friendships. She unpacks why constant availability isn't the same as genuine connection, the invisible expectations that quietly exhaust us (the rotten fruit nobody else throws out, the school emails, the endless mental checklist), and how she became a martyr in her own home before learning to delegate, say no, and let people down sometimes without letting herself down. Stephanie shares her own story of leaving home at 16, becoming overly available for external validation, and later learning that the hardest boundary isn't saying no to someone else, it's saying yes to you. The episode closes with a simple, powerful reminder: we were never meant to carry an entire village on our own. Because the truth is, you weren't meant to spend your whole life holding everyone else. You deserve to be a part of your own life too. TALKING POINTS / WHAT WE COVER The hidden cost of being needed by everyone, all the time Why constant availability is not the same as genuine connection The invisible expectations that exhaust us - the small, unspoken tasks nobody sees Becoming a martyr: resentment, snappiness, and the identity trap of "doing it all" The boundary pendulum, swinging from always-yes to firm no, and finding the middle Why the hardest boundary is saying yes to yourself, not no to someone else Stephanie's story: leaving home at 16, single motherhood, blending a family without boundaries The practice: one thing to drop this week, one thing to plug in just for you ** YOUTUBE BONUS: Guided Visualisation: CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE Facebook: Instagram: Website: /episode/index/show/8dc16e24-7115-45fd-9778-af10d3842e17/id/42598905

The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One 08/30/2026

How I Became The Invisible Woman 08/30/2026

How I Became The Invisible Woman Stephanie Dey-Hogan opens The Invisible Woman with her own story - the exhaustion behind "I've got this," the 2 am insomnia, the overstimulation, and the moment she realised she'd disappeared inside her own life. This episode names the invisible load so many capable women carry, and introduces what this podcast is really here to do. SHOW NOTES This isn't a podcast from someone who has it all figured out. In Episode 1, Stephanie introduces The Invisible Woman - the highly capable, high-functioning woman who has quietly disappeared inside her own life. She shares her own descent into it: the insomnia, the hypervigilance, the snappiness, the overstimulation, the fatigue by 2 pm, and the slow realisation that she couldn't remember the last time she existed without being needed by someone. She talks honestly about the pressure women face in 2026 - endless wellness standards stacked on top of endless responsibility and why the answer was never "more rest," but nervous system regulation, boundaries, and learning to receive. This episode sets the tone for everything the show is building toward: short, real, practical conversations for women done over-giving. TALKING POINTS / WHAT WE COVER The profile of "The Invisible Woman" - highly capable, high-functioning, always the one others go to Early warning signs: 2–4 am wake-ups, overstimulation, losing your train of thought, snappiness How "being capable" became part of Stephanie's identity and the dopamine hit of being needed The real cost: insomnia, hypervigilance, disconnection from her own life, and asking "what's the point?" Why 2026 is a uniquely loaded time to be a woman - the stacked, often contradictory wellness standards What actually helped: nervous system regulation woven through daily life, not another self-care checklist Learning to receive - the difficult, vulnerable skill of letting people help without repaying it Who this podcast is for, and what it isn't: no 90-minute yoga fixes, just short, sharp, practical tools A preview of Episode 2: "The Hidden Cost of Being the Strong One" YOUTUBE BONUS - Guided Breathing Practice: CONNECT WITH STEPHANIE Facebook: Instagram: Website: /episode/index/show/8dc16e24-7115-45fd-9778-af10d3842e17/id/42563620

The Invisible Woman (Trailer) 08/27/2026

The Invisible Woman

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