In this episode, we dive deep into the hidden layers of beauty beyond appearance and societal expectations exploring how feminine energy, emotional healing and self worth shape the way we experience and create beauty.
Understand how to embrace your inner and outer radiance, reclaim self permission, and reconnect with the sacred, nurturing aspects of feminine energy that make everyday life feel more vibrant, meaningful and aligned.
Keywords: feminine energy, self-worth, inner beauty, emotional healing, mindfulness, slowing down, self-care for women

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General thoughts on beauty
Hello my love,

You may have seen my recent Instagram post last week where I spoke about healing is in the feeling, in that very same meditation what I felt came through was the desire to speak about beauty. It came through softly, an invitation from the divine and universe to explore more about feminine energy, that’s both magnetic and complex. To be honest it doesn’t come as a surprise to me as Flow, the luxury self care feminine energy retreat I will be running again in Vietnam next year in May 2026 will be launching at the end of this month (if you’re interested please get in touch!).

When we talk about beauty, so many different feelings arise. For some, it’s admiration or inspiration. For others, it’s comparison, longing, or even discomfort. Beauty can be something we desire, something we chase or something we feel the need to downplay. It brings up questions of worthiness, identity, visibility and validation.
Beauty is multifaceted for women
In the feminine journey especially, beauty holds this multifaceted energy it’s something we’re often taught to seek and celebrate, yet it’s also something that can bring unwanted attention, judgment, or pressure. Society tells us beauty is power, but it also tells us to be careful with it, to not shine too brightly (especially tall poppy syndrome which I’ve mentioned a few times on the podcast). Beauty is something you may have complicated relationship with something that, in its essence, is natural and sacred.

In today’s episode, I want to unpack that. What beauty really means beyond the surface, how it shapes our sense of self and how we can begin to reclaim it as something soulful, embodied, and free.
Learning and unlearning beauty
There’s so many layers to beauty from such a young age, we’re shown what beauty should look like in magazines, on screens, in the faces and bodies that get shown to mass audiences. Somewhere along the way, we start to measure ourselves against those images. We learn that beauty equals approval, attention, acceptance. It’s like this silent curriculum that teaches us how to be seen, sure, but not necessarily how to see ourselves.

Then as women, we live this strange contradiction. We’re told beauty is our currency, but also that it’s dangerous. It’s confusing bringing alive different parts of our self: one part of us craving to feel beautiful, radiant and alive and another part shrinking from the attention or judgment that might come with...