- 17
- Episodes
- 2026
- First episode
About A Woman Becoming
Welcome to the space where womanhood, healing, emotional wellness, intimacy, and real life meet. I’m Dr. Londeria M. Taylor, Ed.D., ABS — educator, sexologist, Marriage & Family Therapist in Training, speaker, podcast host, and a woman reclaiming herself in real time. This channel is for women navigating burnout, life transitions, emotional exhaustion, identity shifts, relationships, and the quiet journey of becoming themselves again. Here, we talk about: 🎤 Emotional wellness, burnout & nervous system restoration 🌿 Reclaiming yourself after heartbreak, stress & survival mode 🔥 Intimacy, sensuality, connection & women’s wellness 🍎 Educator wellness & the emotional realities of caregiving professions 💫 Midlife reinvention, healing & personal transformation 🎙 TED-style conversations that help women feel seen, understood, and empowered This is not about perfection. It’s about restoration. Not lost — just reclaiming. Subscribe & Reclaim peace, pleasure, purpose, and ourselves.
- Publisher
- Dr. Lonnie Marie
- Category
- health & fitness · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Feb 2026
- Latest episode
- 5 Jul 2026
Latest episodes
17 episodes in the feed.
5 Jul 2026
The Reclaim Room | The Woman Beneath Survival Mode
Have you ever found yourself saying: "I don't feel like myself anymore?" You're not alone. In this Reclaim Room conversation, Dr. Lonnie Marie explores why so many women feel disconnected from themselves during seasons of caregiving, responsibility, transition, and change. What if you haven't lost yourself? What if you've simply adapted to the demands of life so well that you've forgotten how to reconnect with the woman underneath all the roles? Together, we explore: • Why so many women feel disconnected from themselves • The difference between functioning and flourishing • What helped you survive may not help you flourish • The transition from caregiving to selfhood • Why midlife can feel both beautiful and unsettling • How to begin reclaiming yourself again • The importance of choosing yourself without guilt This conversation is for the woman who has spent years caring for everyone else and is finally asking: What do I need now? Maybe reclaiming isn't about becoming someone new. Maybe it's about reconnecting with the woman who has been there all along. THE RECLAIM ROOM The Reclaim Room is a monthly conversation for women navigating healing, identity, relationships, self-trust, and becoming. A space to pause. A space to reconnect. A space to reclaim yourself. WANT TO GO DEEPER? 💌 Reclaiming Me Starter Kit 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 📚 Books I'm Reading & Recommending 👉 https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2/books-books-books (https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2/books-books-books) 🔗 Connect with me 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) #drlonniemarie #ReclaimRoom #WomenOver40 #SelfDiscovery #PersonalGrowth #Becoming
16 Jun 2026
She Deserves More Credit Than You Give Her
The version of you that survived deserved more credit than she probably ever received. Before you criticize her, remember: She got you here. #drlonniemarie #healingjourney #survivalmode #womenover40 #becoming
16 Jun 2026
You Don't Miss the Old You—You Miss Who You Were Before Survival Mode
WHO WAS SHE? Do you ever find yourself saying: "I don't feel like myself anymore." What if the problem isn't that you've changed? What if you've simply spent so many years surviving that you've forgotten what it feels like to be fully you? In this conversation, Dr. Lonnie Marie explores how survival mode quietly shapes our identity, our relationships, and our connection to ourselves. Many women spend years being strong, responsible, dependable, and resilient. But eventually, a question begins to surface: Who am I underneath all of the survival? In this video, we explore: • Why survival mode becomes an identity • How women lose connection with themselves over time • The hidden cost of always being the strong one • Why midlife can feel confusing and emotional • The shift from survival to selfhood • How to begin trusting yourself again Maybe you're not broken. Maybe you're not lost. Maybe you're simply being invited back to yourself. 💌 Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred — A 7-Day Feminine Reset 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 📚 Books Mentioned & Recommended Reading 👉 https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2 (https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2) 🔗 Connect with me 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) #WomenOver40 #SurvivalMode #SelfDiscovery #PersonalGrowth #Becoming
2 Jun 2026
Beyond Survival: Becoming Your True Self
SHE HELPED YOU SURVIVE but YOU'VE OUTGROWN HER #WomenOver40 #SelfTrust #SurvivalMode #PersonalGrowth #EmotionalHealing #Reclaiming https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie)
1 Jun 2026
The Version of You That Learned to Survive (And Why She Won’t Let Go)
Have you ever felt like you’ve outgrown a version of yourself… but you don’t know how to let her go? In this video, Dr. Lonnie Marie explores the survival version of ourselves — the part that learned how to stay strong, keep going, and hold everything together through difficult seasons of life. For many women, survival becomes an identity. We become the caretaker. The fixer. The strong one. The woman who always finds a way. But what happens when the version of you that helped you survive is no longer the version of you meant to lead your life? In this episode, we explore: • How survival identities are formed • Why it can feel difficult to relax, trust, or let go of control • The connection between survival mode and emotional disconnection • Why many women feel lost or disconnected in midlife • The transition from survival to selfhood • What it takes to begin trusting yourself again We also discuss insights from Age Like a Girl by Dr. Mindy Pelz and the idea that women move through different seasons of development—from girlhood, to motherhood, and eventually into a deeper season of wisdom, clarity, and selfhood. Maybe you're not falling apart. Maybe you're transforming. Maybe the version of you that learned to survive is making room for the woman you're becoming. PART OF THE SERIES This video is part of the A Woman Becoming series — conversations about: • identity • emotional healing • survival mode • self-trust • reconnecting with yourself ✨ WANT TO GO DEEPER? 💌 Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred — A 7-Day Feminine Reset Reconnect with yourself, your body, and your sense of peace. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 📚 Books Mentioned & Recommended Reading 👉 Check out my book list on Beneable: https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2 (https://benable.com/drlonnie_marie2) 🔗 Connect with me: 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie)
22 Apr 2026
Why You Feel Disconnected From Your Body And How to Reconnect
If you’ve been feeling disconnected from your body… like you’re going through life but not really feeling it… this conversation is for you. In this video, Dr. Lonnie Marie explains why so many women lose connection to their body — and how that disconnection impacts everything from emotional presence to intimacy and desire. This isn’t just about stress. It’s about how survival mode, pressure, and emotional overwhelm can slowly shift you out of your body and into constant functioning. And over time… you stop feeling like yourself. In this episode, we explore: • Why women feel disconnected from their body • How survival mode affects emotional and physical awareness • The connection between body awareness and desire • Why many women feel numb or emotionally distant • How pressure and performance impact presence • What it actually takes to reconnect with your body again This is not about forcing yourself to feel more. It’s about understanding what happened… so you can begin to reconnect with yourself in a safe and sustainable way. PART OF THE SERIES This video is part of the A Woman Becoming series — real conversations about: • identity • emotional healing • relationships • reconnecting with yourself WANT TO GO DEEPER? 💌 Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred — A 7-Day Feminine Reset Reconnect with your body, your peace, and your sense of self 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 🔗 Connect with me: 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) #BodyConnection #EmotionalHealing #WomenAndGrowth #SelfDiscovery #Becoming #MentalHealth
21 Apr 2026
Understanding Body Disconnection in Intimacy
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21 Apr 2026
Reconnect with Your Body: Start Small
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8 Mar 2026
Why Pressure Kills Female Desire in Relationships
If you’ve ever felt pressure around intimacy in your relationship, this conversation may help explain why your desire changed. In this video, Dr. Lonnie Marie explores why pressure often shuts down female desire and what many couples misunderstand about intimacy in long-term relationships. Many women believe something is wrong with them when their desire fades. But often the issue isn’t libido — it’s the environment surrounding intimacy. In this episode we discuss: • Why pressure activates stress in the body • The “gas and brakes” model of sexual desire • How emotional safety affects arousal • Why love and desire are not the same system • Why women may withdraw when intimacy feels expected instead of chosen This conversation is not about blaming men or fixing women. It’s about understanding how the female nervous system responds to pressure, stress, and emotional safety inside relationships. When couples understand this dynamic, intimacy becomes something that grows naturally — not something that has to be pushed. Want to Go Deeper Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred – 7 Day Feminine Reset Restore peace, pleasure, and connection. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) Connect with me: 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) #FemaleDesire #RelationshipPsychology #IntimacyInMarriage #EmotionalSafety #WomenAndRelationships #LowLibido
24 Feb 2026
Emotional Safety: The Missing Ingredient in Female Desire
If your desire has changed and you don’t know why — this conversation is for you. In this episode of A Woman’s Desire Series Dr. Lonnie Marie explores the connection between emotional safety and female desire. Because here’s the truth: Most women don’t lose desire. They lose safety. And when emotional safety disappears, the nervous system shifts into protection mode which directly impacts intimacy, arousal, and connection. In this video, we explore: • What emotional safety actually means in relationships • Why love and desire are not the same system • How attachment security affects intimacy • The “gas and brakes” model of arousal • Why pressure kills desire • How broken trust impacts the body • Why women can love deeply but still shut down sexually This is not about blaming men. And it’s not about fixing women. It’s about understanding how safety, trust, and connection shape desire. If you’ve ever felt: • emotionally alone in a relationship • confused about your low libido • disconnected from your body • pressured instead of chosen You are not broken. You may just need safety restored. 🌿 This is part of the “A Woman’s Desire” series. ✨ WANT TO GO DEEPER? 💌 Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred — A 7-Day Feminine Reset Reclaim your peace, pleasure, and connection without pressure. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 🔗 All Links: https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) 🔍 SEARCH-BOOSTING KEYWORDS emotional safety in relationships female desire explained why women lose desire low libido in marriage emotional connection and sex attachment and intimacy gas and brakes sexual model why she doesn’t want sex married but emotionally disconnected women and nervous system regulation intimacy problems in long term relationships #Hashtags #EmotionalSafety #FemaleDesire #WomenAndIntimacy #AttachmentTheory #RelationshipHealing #WomenOver40 #AClonnieMarie #IntimacyEducation
22 Feb 2026
How I Lost Myself....And Found Me Again | Starting Over at 40+
If you’re starting over at 40+ after divorce, heartbreak, or burnout — this conversation is for you. In this video, I share my personal journey of losing myself inside marriage, roles, and expectations… and how I found myself again on the other side of divorce, relocation, and rebuilding my life from the inside out. This is not a “bounce back” story. It’s a becoming story. 💌 JOIN PAMPPER ME: SEXY & SACRED — $7 A 7-day feminine healing reset to restore your peace, pleasure, and purpose. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE DAILY PUSH PODCAST Daily promises, wisdom, and grounding for women becoming her again. Season VI launches January 4th. 📌 CONNECT WITH ME https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) Instagram: @drlonniemarie | @40plusfiguringitout TikTok: @drlonniemarie Podcast: The Daily Push Podcast Coaching: Intimacy & Reclaiming Coach for women 40+ starting over at 40 life after divorce for women emotional healing after divorce rediscovering myself after marriage rebuilding life after divorce how to heal after divorce feminine healing journey reclaiming identity as a woman becoming her again women over 40 healing divorce recovery story spiritual rebirth after heartbreak #StartingOverAt40 (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/startingoverat40) #LifeAfterDivorce (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lifeafterdivorce) #WomenOver40 (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womenover40) #HealingAfterDivorce (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/healingafterdivorce) #BecomingHerAgain (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/becomingheragain) #FeminineHealing (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/femininehealing) #DivorceRecovery (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/divorcerecovery) #ReclaimYourself (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/reclaimyourself) #SoftRebirth (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/softrebirth) #PamperMeSexy (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/pampermesexy)
22 Feb 2026
A Woman Becoming: Why Arrival is a LIE!!!
If you’re starting over at 40+ after divorce, burnout, or a major life shift — this conversation is for you. There’s a popular message right now that says, “I’m not becoming her — I’m already her.” And while that sounds empowering, I want to offer a different perspective. ✨ WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS VIDEO • Why identity is not meant to be fixed • How emotionally healthy women continue evolving across seasons • Why the idea of “arrival” can quietly limit growth • The difference between becoming and striving • How personal growth unfolds mentally, emotionally, and spiritually • Why reinvention is a process — not a moment As we enter a new year, this talk invites you to release the pressure to “arrive” and instead stay open to who you are becoming next. This is not a motivational speech. It’s a reflective conversation. 💌 JOIN PAMPPER ME: SEXY & SACRED — $7 A 7-day feminine healing reset to restore your peace, pleasure, and purpose. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE DAILY PUSH PODCAST Daily promises, wisdom, and grounding for women becoming her again. Season VI launches January 1st. 📌 CONNECT WITH ME https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) Instagram: @drlonniemarie | @40plusfiguringitout TikTok: @drlonniemarie Podcast: The Daily Push Podcast Coaching: Intimacy & Reclaiming Coach for women 40+ #womanbecoming (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womanbecoming) #personaldevelopment (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/personaldevelopment) #womengrowth (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womengrowth) #midlifewomen (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/midlifewomen) #emotionalhealing (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/emotionalhealing) #identitywork (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/identitywork) #becomingher (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/becomingher) #healingjourney (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/healingjourney) #thoughtleadership (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/thoughtleadership) #2026reset (https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/2026reset)
19 Feb 2026
The Female Sexual Response Cycle Explained (Why Women Are Different — Not Broken)
If you’ve ever wondered why your desire doesn’t work the way you were taught it “should” — this conversation is for you. In this video, Dr. Lonnie Marie breaks down the female sexual response cycle and explains why women are different — and not broken. For years, women have been taught a linear model of desire: Desire → Arousal → Orgasm. But that model was largely based on male physiology. Here, we explore the updated, non-linear model (the Basson Model) and why women’s desire is often responsive, context-driven, and deeply connected to emotional safety. This episode covers: • The difference between desire, libido, and arousal • Spontaneous vs. responsive desire • Why stress shuts desire down • The “gas and brakes” system of female arousal • Why women may need safety before desire begins • Why low desire doesn’t mean something is wrong This isn’t about blaming men. And it’s not about fixing women. It’s about understanding the body — so intimacy can feel connected, not confusing. 🌿 Welcome to A Woman’s Desire series. ✨ WANT TO GO DEEPER? 💌 Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred (PMSS) A 7-day feminine reset for women reclaiming peace, pleasure, and connection. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) 🔗 Connect with me: https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) female sexual response cycle Basson model explained responsive desire women low libido in women why women don’t want sex spontaneous vs responsive desire women and emotional safety female arousal explained married but no desire women over 40 sexuality sexual desire after stress women and intimacy psychology #FemaleDesire #SexualResponseCycle #ResponsiveDesire #WomensSexualHealth #EmotionalSafety #WomenOver40 #IntimacyEducation #AClonnieMarie
17 Feb 2026
Who Am I After Divorce? | A Poem About Identity, Healing & Coming Home to YourselfWho Am I?
Who Am I Now? A Poem About Divorce, Identity & Becoming Again If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Who am I now?” after divorce, heartbreak, or major life change — this poem is for you. In this video, I share a deeply personal poem I wrote years ago in therapy — during a season where I was unraveling roles, titles, and expectations… and learning how to come home to myself. This is for the woman who has been: • wife • mother • leader • achiever • caretaker • strong for everyone else …and now finds herself asking: Who am I beyond the roles? This isn’t just a poem. It’s a reflection on identity after divorce. On spiritual awakening. On emotional healing. On returning home to yourself in midlife. If you're navigating: • life after divorce at 40+ • rediscovering yourself after marriage • healing your identity after heartbreak • emotional burnout from roles and expectations • becoming a woman again after loss You are not alone. 🌿 Welcome to your soft rebirth. 🌿 Welcome home to yourself. ✨ WHAT THIS VIDEO EXPLORES • Losing yourself in roles and expectations • Identity beyond marriage and titles • Healing through therapy and self-reflection • Spiritual reconnection • Becoming her again in midlife • Emotional resilience after divorce 💌 READY TO GO DEEPER? Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred – 7 Day Feminine Reset Restore your peace, pleasure, and purpose. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) Explore everything in one place: 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE DAILY PUSH PODCAST Daily promises, wisdom, and grounding for women becoming her again. https://youtube.com/@thedailypushpodcast?si=H4fDjTCFLws7kY2d (https://youtube.com/@thedailypushpodcast?si=H4fDjTCFLws7kY2d) 📌 CONNECT WITH ME Instagram: @drlonniemarie | @40plusfiguringitout TikTok: @drlonniemarie YouTube: A Woman Becoming 🔍 SEARCH-BOOSTING KEYWORDS identity after divorce who am I after divorce healing after divorce for women midlife reinvention women becoming her again emotional healing journey women over 40 healing spiritual rebirth after heartbreak rediscovering yourself after marriage life after divorce story #Hashtags #WhoAmIAfterDivorce #WomenOver40 #LifeAfterDivorce #BecomingHerAgain #MidlifeReinvention #HealingJourney #SoftRebirth #IdentityAfterDivorce #A WomanBecoming
15 Feb 2026
Why Women Stay Too Long in Unhappy Marriages | A Poem About Loyalty & Self-Love
Why Women Stay Too Long in Unhappy Marriages | A Poem About Loyalty & Self-Love Why do women stay so long in relationships that are quietly breaking them? In this video, I share a poem I wrote years ago in therapy titled “Why I Stayed So Long.” This isn’t about blaming men. And it’s not about shaming women. It’s about understanding the psychology of staying — the loyalty, the vows, the fear, the faith, the identity loss, and the survival patterns that keep so many women in marriages long after their peace has disappeared. If you’ve ever stayed because: • you made a vow to God • you believed endurance meant love • you didn’t want to fail • you were afraid to be alone • you thought strength meant silence • you didn’t know who you were outside the marriage …this conversation is for you. This poem explores the difference between commitment and self-abandonment. It explores what happens when survival becomes identity. And what it feels like to finally come home to yourself. ✨ WHAT THIS VIDEO EXPLORES • Why women stay in unhappy marriages • Emotional loneliness inside relationships • Loyalty vs. self-abandonment • Divorce healing journey • Identity loss in marriage • Faith, endurance, and survival • Reclaiming yourself after heartbreak • Choosing peace over fear 🌿 FOR WOMEN STARTING OVER AT 40+ If you're navigating: • life after divorce • healing emotionally after marriage • rediscovering who you are • rebuilding your identity • reclaiming your feminine confidence You are not alone. This is not a “bounce back” story. It’s a coming home story. 💌 READY TO GO DEEPER? Pamper Me: Sexy & Sacred – 7 Day Feminine Reset A guided experience to restore your peace, pleasure, and purpose. 👉 https://stan.store/drlonniemarie (https://stan.store/drlonniemarie) Explore everything in one place: 👉 https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie (https://linktr.ee/drlonniemarie) 🎙️ LISTEN TO THE DAILY PUSH PODCAST Daily promises, grounding, and spiritual encouragement for women becoming her again. https://youtube.com/@thedailypushpodcast?si=FNnXEL1hwqtb9N38 (https://youtube.com/@thedailypushpodcast?si=FNnXEL1hwqtb9N38) why women stay in unhappy marriages why I stayed so long emotional loneliness in marriage divorce healing for women self abandonment in relationships marriage and identity loss life after divorce at 40 faith and divorce journey healing after long marriage choosing yourself after marriage #WhyIStayed #WomenOver40 #LifeAfterDivorce #EmotionalHealing #MarriageTruth #SelfAbandonment #DivorceRecovery #BecomingHerAgain #SoftRebirth #DrLonnieMarie
15 Feb 2026
The Version Of You That Carried You Through
The conversation explores the concept of the survival version of oneself, the role it plays as a bridge between past and future, and the psychological impact of chronic pressure. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing and honoring the survival version of oneself, and the need to move beyond survival to embrace a new phase of life. Takeaways Recognizing the survival version of oneself Honoring the survival version of oneself Chapters 00:00 The Weight Lifts
15 Feb 2026
She Loves You...So Why Doesn't She Want Sex?
The conversation delves into the complexities of female desire, emphasizing the importance of emotional safety and context in fostering a healthy and fulfilling intimate relationship. It explores the impact of emotional safety on desire and provides insights into healing desire through safety and curiosity. Takeaways Female desire is responsive to emotional safety and context Healing desire is about rebuilding safety and curiosity Chapters 00:00 Understanding Female Desire 08:04 Healing Desire Through Safety and Curiosity
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