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Kamini Wood
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Kamini Wood works with high achievers on letting go of stress, overwhelm and anxiety that comes with trying to do everything, and trying to do it all perfectly

  1. 5D AGO

    The Competence Trap: Healing High-Functioning Anxiety

    Kamini Wood explores the hidden cost of high-functioning anxiety, where outward success and reliability often mask an internal state of constant bracing and vigilance. Kamini reframes extreme competence not just as a personality trait or work ethic, but as a protective adaptation—a nervous system strategy learned early in life to ensure safety by being useful, low-maintenance, and perfect. She discusses why high achievers find rest uncomfortable and control necessary, emphasizing that you cannot simply "logic" your way out of patterns held somatically in the body. Listeners will learn how to shift away from using capability as armor and begin the tender work of nervous system regulation—practicing being reliable while remaining human, and learning to receive support without having to "earn" it. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    12 min

  2. FEB 12

    The "I’m Just Done" Phase: Navigating the Shift From Survival to Purpose

    Kamini Wood explores a specific, quiet form of exhaustion that many high achievers experience—not a dramatic collapse or traditional burnout, but a calm sense of being "just done". This feeling often arises after a crisis has passed or a major goal has been reached, leaving individuals feeling uninspired and muted despite being in a more stable environment. Kamini explains that this is not a failure of character or a loss of ambition, but rather a sign that the nervous system is no longer willing to run on the old fuel sources of fear, urgency, and self-abandonment. Listeners are encouraged to view this transition as a necessary gap between surviving and thriving, moving away from high-pressure reinvention and toward a values-based motivation that requires curiosity, pacing, and self-honesty. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    11 min

  3. FEB 5

    The Fawn Response: When People Pleasing is Survival

    Kamini Wood explores the concept of "fawning," a trauma response where individuals use people pleasing, perfectionism, and over-functioning to navigate stressful or unpredictable environments. Wood explains that for many high-functioning adults and leaders, these behaviors are often misidentified as personality strengths like reliability or high emotional intelligence when they are actually deeply ingrained survival adaptations designed to maintain safety by keeping others calm. The discussion distinguishes between "values-based care," which is rooted in choice, and "fawning," which is rooted in fear and leads to internal erosion, chronic exhaustion, and a lost sense of identity. Listeners are provided with practical tools to begin shifting away from these automatic reflexes, including nervous system regulation, setting "micro-boundaries," and practicing internal reassurance to reclaim their agency and build authentic connections. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    17 min

  4. JAN 29

    Missing vs. Returning: The Attachment Paradox

    Kamini Wood explores the confusing emotional reality of missing someone from a relationship, role, or system that was harmful to your wellbeing. She challenges the common misconception that longing for a person or a past situation means you made the wrong decision to leave, explaining that these feelings are often a natural withdrawal response from a nervous system accustomed to a specific attachment bond. Wood makes a critical distinction between missing a person and missing the "hope" or the version of them you believed in, reframing this experience as a necessary stage of grief rather than a signal to override your boundaries. By separating logical decision-making from emotional timelines, she provides high achievers with strategies to hold space for their humanity without abandoning their clarity, encouraging listeners to anchor into their core values while allowing the waves of grief to pass. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    16 min

  5. JAN 22

    Why Healing Feels Worse Before It Feels Better

    Kamini Wood explores the confusing and often shameful period that follows a healthy decision to walk away from a toxic relationship, career, or family dynamic. She addresses the common misconception that choosing a healthier path should lead to immediate relief, explaining instead why individuals often feel more anxious, doubtful, or in pain after leaving than they did while staying. Wood highlights that this discomfort is not evidence of a mistake, but rather a sign that the nervous system is recalibrating after long-term adaptation to an unhealthy "normal". By discussing the disruption of attachment bonds and the loss of familiar hope cycles, she encourages listeners to move from shame-based questioning toward self-compassion and internal validation. The episode concludes with practical strategies for stabilization, such as slowing down major decisions and anchoring into core values like safety and integrity to navigate the raw, disorienting phase of growth. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    17 min

  6. JAN 15

    The Courage and Grief of Going "No Contact"

    Kamini Wood tackles the polarizing concept of "going no contact," challenging the social media narrative that labels it a modern trend or an impulsive overreaction. She provides a grounded perspective on the reality of this choice, explaining that for most high-functioning adults and leaders, the decision to sever a relationship is a deeply painful last resort reached only after years of boundary violations, failed communication, and identity erosion. Wood reframes no contact not as a punishment or an act of control, but as a necessary form of self-preservation and a complex grief process where one must mourn the relationship they hoped for while prioritizing their own nervous system regulation. By moving past the myth of emotional immaturity, listeners are encouraged to view this boundary as a courageous step toward healing from toxic dynamics and reclaiming their personal wellbeing. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    15 min

  7. JAN 8

    The Loneliness of the Strong One: Breaking the Cycle of Invisible Overload

    In this episode, Kamini Wood addresses the high achievers, caregivers, and leaders who have become the "strong one"—the dependable anchor who stabilizes every environment while quietly feeling invisible and exhausted. Wood explores how this role often originates in childhood as a survival mechanism or a response to early responsibility, eventually becoming so tied to one’s identity that the world forgets the "strong one" has human limits and emotional needs. This chronic state of readiness carries a heavy physiological cost, manifesting as muscle tension, migraines, and emotional burnout from absorbing the weight of others' lives without receiving support in return. By inviting listeners to reflect on the fears behind softening their exterior, Wood provides a roadmap for re-patterning this role through "micro-truths," practicing the muscle of receiving, and setting boundaries to ensure strength no longer requires self-sacrifice 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    14 min

  8. 12/25/2025

    The Weight of the Unseen: Navigating Hidden Burnout

    In this episode, Kamini Wood explores "hidden burnout," a profound form of exhaustion that occurs when individuals function at a high level on the outside while struggling with emotional pain on the inside. Unlike traditional burnout caused by heavy workloads, this invisible overwhelm stems from carrying the cumulative weight of grief, anxiety, or major life transitions while still meeting the relentless expectations of adulthood. Wood discusses how high achievers often mask this depletion, leading to physical symptoms like chronic fatigue and tension as the nervous system works overtime to bridge the gap between internal reality and external performance. Listeners are invited to trade shame for self-compassion and are provided with practical "micro-moments" of self-support—such as emotional naming and lowering perfectionist bars—to begin moving from mere survival toward genuine flourishing. 🌟 Ready to take the next step on your journey? Book a call with Kamini today and discover how personalized coaching can help you overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and step into authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/application/ ✨ Discover more powerful personal growth tips, mindset tools, and inspirational guidance on my blog: https://www.kaminiwood.com/blog/ 💬 What’s one insight from today’s video that resonates most with your own journey? Share it in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective. 🌿 Learn more about my transformational life coaching services and how I can support your journey to confidence, resilience, and authentic self-leadership: https://www.kaminiwood.com/services/ 🔔 Subscribe to my official YouTube channel for weekly coaching insights, strategies for overcoming self-doubt, and empowering conversations that help you rise up and live joy your way: https://www.youtube.com/@KaminiWood-itsauthenticme?sub_confirmation=1

    17 min
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Kamini Wood works with high achievers on letting go of stress, overwhelm and anxiety that comes with trying to do everything, and trying to do it all perfectly

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  • Creator
    Kamini Wood
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    264
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Kamini Wood
  • Show Website
    RiseUp - Live Joy Your Way