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UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone

Kara Loewentheil
Mental Health
Thought Work
Coaching
Feminism
Confidence
Anxiety
Self-Help
Self-Improvement
Self-Compassion
Perfectionism
Women Empowerment
Self-Worth
Take Back Your Brain
Over-Responsibility
Personal Growth
Self-Coaching
Self-Confidence
Socialization
Goal Setting
Habit Change

UnF*ck Your Brain: Feminist Self-Help for Everyone breaks down the centuries of sexist socialization that causes us to struggle with self-doubt, burnout, and anxiety. Hosted by Master Feminist Coach Kara Loewentheil, J.D., founder of The School of New Feminist Thought and author of Take Back Your Brain (Penguin 2024), each episode teaches you how to turn down the noise of societal expectations, tu... more

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Recent Guests

Les Alfred
Host of She's So Lucky, interviewer on the guest's show
She's So Lucky podcast
Episode: 518. Stop Asking Like You're Begging and Other Lessons from She's So Lucky with Les Alfred
Zerlina Maxwell
National morning drive time radio host for SiriusXM, author, political commentator
SiriusXM; Inner Work Dispatch
Episode: 510. How to Take Ownership of Your Happiness with Zerlina Maxwell
Kate Bowler
Professor at Duke University; author and historian
Duke University
Episode: 504. Being Joyful Anyway: A Conversation with Kate Bowler
Laura Jurgens
Sex coach and somatic sex expert
Pleasure Uprising podcast, laurajurgens.com
Episode: 488. How to Enjoy Sex More: A Conversation with Sex Coach Laura Jurgens
Margaret Cullen
Licensed psychotherapist; author of Quiet Strength
Author of Quiet Strength; mindfulness/contemplative practitioner
Episode: 472. How Equanimity Can Strengthen Your Mind & Save the World: A Conversation with Margaret Cullen
Tori Dunlap
Money expert and founder of Her First 100K
Her First 100K
Episode: 460. How to Get Your Financial Footing in Crazy Times: A Conversation with Tori Dunlap
Bea Albina
Author and Nurse Practitioner
Episode: 428. How to Stop Emotional Outsourcing with Bea Albina
Dr. Adrienne Mann
Internal medicine physician, assistant professor of medicine, and master certified life coach.
University of Colorado
Episode: 426. Scientific Proof This Coaching Works Published in JAMA: A Conversation with Dr. Tyra Fainstad and Dr. Adrienne Mann (Greatest Hits)
Dr. Tyra Fainstad
Internal medicine doctor and primary care doctor, co-founder of the coaching program.
University of Colorado
Episode: 426. Scientific Proof This Coaching Works Published in JAMA: A Conversation with Dr. Tyra Fainstad and Dr. Adrienne Mann (Greatest Hits)

Host

Kara Loewentheil
Host of the show; master feminist coach and founder of The School of New Feminist Thought

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 10.3k ratings
  • Speaking Up

    Thank you for this reminder how to regulate and understand my emotions in order to speak up .

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    hummingbirdluv
    United States13 days ago
  • Really helpful

    I find this podcast and book to be really helpful when reflecting on my own responses to things and set goals. The thing that really hit me was the episode of the “ideal self” that I keep chasing.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    blstuntdriver
    United States15 days ago
  • Happy 500th episode!

    I’ve listening for about 5 years, since lockdown when I wanted to start my own nonprofit and had A LOT of thoughts about it, mostly about how I shouldn’t or couldn’t. In honour of your 500th episode, I wanted to say that after listening to ALL of your episodes and doing a few of your programmes, I’m bow the Founder and CEO of a very successful nonprofit in the UK, that has helped thousands of women and generated over half a million pounds in revenue and grant funding. Your latest episode ran esp... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Soleoleole
    United Kingdom3 months ago
  • AMAZING INSIGHTS IN EVERY EPISODE

    I spent my early adulthood in therapy identifying as an anxious, insecure person. That all changed when I encountered Kara’s teachings. I’ve been in her Feminist Self Help Society for four years, and am currently in her Socratic Coaching Method Certification program. Her tools have enabled me to transform my life. AND I still listen to this podcast regularly because she continues delivering amazing insights to the public with every episode. What a gift! Thank you, Kara.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Ruth_Ruth
    United States3 months ago
  • This may change your brain

    I started listening to Kara two years ago and I can honestly say she is responsible for a revolution in my thinking - for the better. This is an amazing podcast

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    lucymonie
    Australia3 months ago

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Many appreciate the focus on boundaries, speaking up, and reducing anxiety through thought work
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519. Coaching Hotline: How Do I Know if I Am Indulging a Negative Emotion?
Q: How do I know when I'm processing versus when I've tipped into indulging?
discernment comes from attending to whether the emotion peaks and passes or remains persistent due to ongoing thoughts that keep re-creating it; actionable cues include physical experience in the body versus being stuck in the head.
519. Coaching Hotline: How Do I Know if I Am Indulging a Negative Emotion?
Q: Here's our question for this week: I need more help understanding the difference between experiencing an emotion and wallowing in it. Is it really just that one makes you pause your life and the other doesn't?
The host explains that true processing involves allowing the emotion to move through the body, often in waves, cresting and then fading, enabling you to continue with daily tasks; wallowing, by contrast, is marked by rumination and replaying the same thoughts that keep the emotion active without release.
511. Coaching Hotline: When DEI Feels Like a Threat
Q: I have a scarcity mindset around my job. Opportunities are coming up, but my company has a strategy to hire for diversity, and I worry there will be less for me. How do I move toward abundance?
The host reframes scarcity as a cognitive pattern rather than a reflection of reality, emphasizing that there is often more opportunity than it seems and encouraging the listener to focus on creating their own path and value, regardless of the company's hiring strategy.
509. Coaching Hotline: Why Do I Always Do This With Someone I Like?
Q: What happens when I start dating someone and the stakes feel higher—how do I keep from falling back into old patterns?
Acknowledge that old patterns reappear and consciously transfer the practiced, validating thoughts to the new relationship situation, tweaking them as needed while continuing the core self-esteem work.
509. Coaching Hotline: Why Do I Always Do This With Someone I Like?
Q: Am I supposed to feel completely neutral when I date someone? How do I stop going to one extreme or the other?
Neutrality isn't required; the work is about recognizing that fluctuations are normal and applying the same empowering thought patterns you use in early dating to the current context, with adjustments as needed.

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A feminist self-help show that blends brain-science thinking with practical mindset coaching to help listeners reclaim agency, reduce anxiety, and negotiate life on their own terms. Core themes include overcoming people-pleasing, speaking up for what you want, boundary-setting, and designing independent paths to success without relying on gatekeepers. The host is a master coach and founder of a feminist thought school, and episodes frequently mix actionable exercises with reflections on bias, burnout, and relationship dynamics. Noteworthy elements include a clear emphasis on internal work first, a philosophy that thinking can be trained, and sisterhood-adjacent support that extends to coaching pathways and certification programs for listene... more

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