Together, they explore:

• Why women often feel pressure to shrink or stay small and how to break that pattern
• The difference between "doing" and "being" in business and life
• Why personal branding works best when your business reflects your whole self (mother, entrepreneur, friend, wild woman)
• How women can move past plateau phases after launching a business
• The power of all-women spaces for honest conversation and support
• The importance of having a soundboard for your ideas as an entrepreneur

Edith also shares details about her 12-week She Leads: Brand Mastery program and her 90-minute Brand Impact Mastery session for women who need clarity on their next step.

Connect with Edith Wolek

• Book a 20-minute consultation for the She Leads program
• 90-minute Brand Impact Mastery session 
• Courage Magazine Global & Taking a Leap (Amazon Best-Seller)
• Emperors Media

Connect with all guests and past episodes at:
 sarahdeop.com (visit the Wild Women page)

Studies Referenced in This Episode

During the episode, Sarah mentions research showing that women often feel they need to do more than their male counterparts to achieve equal footing at work. Here are two studies supporting that statement:

1. Nelson, L. (2025). Taking the time: Gender and labor in academic peer review. American Sociological Review, 90(2), 215–241.

This study found that women performed significantly more uncompensated, low‑promotability work than men (including 40% more error comments and 50% more reassuring comments) because they felt it was necessary to be viewed as equally competent.

2. Cha, Y., & Weeden, K. A. (2014). Overwork and the slow convergence in the gender gap in wages. American Sociological Review, 79(3), 457–484.

This research shows that women work equally long hours as men but receive lower rewards, leading women to believe they must outwork their male colleagues just to maintain equal standing.

Why This Matters

As Sarah and Edith discuss, understanding these workplace dynamics is essential for creating authentic, visible, and empowered personal brands especially for women who have been taught to shrink. The research confirms that working harder is not enough; systemic change and mutual support among women are critical.

Resources & Links

Awaken Your Wild Woman Workbook

Taking a Leap by Edith Wolek

The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop – Patreon

Follow Sarah on Instagram

Join the Newsletter

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Those four words, the first line of Tamu Thomas's book Women Who Work Too Much became the invitation for this month's touchstone. If the system was never built for us to thrive, if we've been running on empty because we were told that's what it means to be a worthy woman, then maybe the only way forward is to reframe.

In this episode of The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop, Sarah guides you through:

• The theme of reframing inspired by the Tamu Thomas conversation

• April 2026 astrology including Mars in Aries, Venus in Taurus, Taurus season, and Uranus entering Gemini

• April moon dates: Full Moon in Libra (April 1) and New Moon in Aries (April 17)

• A house blessing ritual using cinnamon and salt, a Gaelic blessing to invite prosperity, cleansing, and sacredness into your home

• A morning ritual for better sleep, waiting 60–90 minutes for coffee, morning sunlight, and cold shower to optimize your circadian rhythm

• A collective tarot & ancestor reading to carry with you through the month

If you're ready to reframe what success looks like, what rest means, and how you start your day, this episode is your April touchstone.

House Blessing Ritual: Cinnamon & Salt

Spring is a time of clearing out the old and inviting in the new. This simple ritual blesses your home with prosperity (cinnamon) and cleansing (salt).

What you'll need:

• A small bowl with a mixture of cinnamon and salt
• Your front door
• Optional: A quiet moment to set your intention

The Ritual:

• Stand at your front door, facing into your home.
• Take a small amount of the mixture in your left hand (the receiving hand).
• Bring your hand to your heart centre. Set your intention: I bless this home. May it be a place of peace, prosperity, and presence.
• Blow the mixture into your home.

Gaelic House Blessing
(Blow more mixture between each line)

"Bless this house and all that dwell within."
"Bless each door that opens wide to stranger or kin."
"May peace and joy be found under its roof."
"Bless each place of rest."
"Bless each window pane that lets the starlight in."
"May it be a safe haven from the storms of life."
"Bless this house with warmth and light."
"May love and kindness thrive within its walls."
"Bless this house and all that dwell within."

Resources & Links

Awaken Your Wild Woman Workbook

Women Who Work Too Much by Tamu Thomas

Tamu Thomas Interview (Episode 2)

The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop – Patreon

Follow Sarah on Instagram

Join the Newsletter

Link for Gaelic House Blessing source 

Link for Cinnamon and Salt Ritual Source

Connect & Subscribe

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"It's not your fault."

That's the first line of the first chapter of Tamu Thomas's groundbreaking book, Women Who Work Too Much: Break Free from Toxic Productivity and Find Your Joy . And in this powerful conversation, Tamu invites us to exhale, soften, and finally ask ourselves: What if I'm not broken, what if the system is?

Tamu Thomas is a transformational somatic leadership coach, former social worker, and author whose work sits at the intersection of nervous system regulation, social justice, and women's liberation. Her message is both a balm and a wake-up call: our value is not in what we do, but in who we already are.

In this soul-stirring episode of The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop, Tamu and Sarah explore:

• Why women end up over-functioning just to survive and why it's not your fault
• The myth of "having it all" and the infrastructure that was never built to support it
• How the industrial revolution taught us to judge our humanity against the standard of machines
• Why women wax and wane like the moon and how our cycles impact our nervous systems, productivity, and sense of self
• The autonomic ladder: what it is, how it works, and how to befriend your nervous system
• The difference between toxic productivity and natural productivity
• Why "positive mindset" can become the nectar of capitalism—and how to tell the difference between genuine optimism and toxic positivity
• The liberating power of redefining success on your own terms
• A powerful story of a woman who chose a part-time bakery job over a six-figure business—and why that was the most empowered choice she could make

If you've ever found yourself googling productivity hacks when what you really need is rest… if you've ever dismissed your body's signals and pushed through anyway… if you've ever felt like you're running on empty but can't figure out how to stop, this episode is for you.

Key Themes We Explore

✨ It's Not Your Fault – The personal development industry often implies we're broken. Tamu flips the script: you're over-functioning because the system wasn't built for you to thrive.

✨ Waxing and Waning Like the Moon – Women's energy ebbs and flows with their cycles. We've been taught to judge ourselves by our ovulation-phase selves—and it's destroying us.

✨ The Autonomic Ladder – A simplified guide to your nervous system: ventral (connection + safety), sympathetic (motivation + ambition), dorsal (collapse + rest). We travel up and down this ladder all day—and that's normal.

✨ Toxic Productivity vs. Natural Productivity – Pushing through at all costs vs. flowing with your energy. One leads to burnout. The other leads to joy.

✨ Redefining Success – Success isn't one size fits all. For one woman, it was a six-figure business. For another, it was a part-time bakery job that let her pick up her kids from school. Both are valid. Both are powerful.

✨ The Nectar of Capitalism – Toxic positivity keeps us divided, distracted, and buying solutions to problems that require collective care.

Connect with Tamu Thomas

Website: www.livethreesixty.com 

Instagram: @tamu.thomas 

TikTok: @tamu_thomas

Book: Women Who Work Too Much – Available at Hay House and all major booksellers

WOMEN WHO WORK TOO MUCH

WEBSITE

INSTAGRAM

PODCAST

Resources & Links

Buy Women Who Work Too Much: https://www.womenwhoworktoomuch.co/ OR Amazon

Tamu's Website: www.livethreesixty.com 

Awaken Your Wild Woman Workbook

The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop – Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheWildWomanwithSarahDiop 

Follow Sarah on Instagram: @sarah.wild.woman 

If You Loved This Episode, You Might Also Enjoy

Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagoski – on completing the stress cycle

The 4% Fix by Karma Brown – on finding one hour a day for yourself

Episode 1: The Year of the Fire Horse + March 2026 Forecast

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✨ Share: Know a woman who works too hard, gives too much, and forgets herself in the process? Send her this episode. It might be the wake-up call her nervous system has been waiting for.

Credits

Host: Sarah Diop
Guest: Tamu Thomas
Producer: Sarah Diop
Music: Sarah Diop
Artwork: Sarah Diop

The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop is a proud evolution from Book Interrupted. Learn more at sarahdiop.com 

In this episode, Sarah Diop guides you through:

• The potent energy of the Year of the Fire Horse: a once-in-60-years invitation to run wild

• The astrology of March 2026, including a total lunar eclipse, Mercury retrograde, and the astrological new year

• March's new and full moon dates with a sacred Moon Water ritual for release and intention-setting

• A health tip inspired by Karma Brown's The 4% Fix: waking 5–15 minutes earlier to take the first slice of pie for yourself

• A collective tarot reading to carry with you through the month

If you've been feeling the pull to slow down, listen inward, and remember who you are beneath the noise—this episode is your touchstone.

Resources & Links

• Awaken Your Wild Woman Workbook by Sarah Diop

• The 4% Fix by Karma Brown

• Burnout by Emily & Amelia Nagoski

• Blog Post: The Year of the Horse: Your Invitation to Run Wild

• Follow Sarah on Instagram

• Join the Blog

• Support on Patreon

• Sarah's website

Connect & Subscribe

✨ Subscribe to The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop on:

• Apple Podcasts

• Spotify

• YouTube

• Anywhere you get podcasts

✨ Rate & Review: If this episode stirred something in you, please consider leaving a rating and review. It helps other wild women find their way here.

✨ Share: Know someone who needs to hear this invitation? Send them this episode. The more of us who gather, the wilder we become.

Moon Water Ritual for March

What You'll Need

• A clean glass jar or drinking glass

• Water

• Small piece of paper and pen

• Fireproof bowl for burning 

• Access to moonlight (a windowsill works)

Full Moon Ritual – Release (March 3)

1. Write what you're ready to release: fears, patterns, anything exposed by recent revelations

2. Fill your jar with water, place on windowsill, and say:
   "I charge this water under the Worm Moon Eclipse. May it absorb the purifying light of this revelation."

3. Wrap your paper around the base of the glass; leave overnight

4. At sunrise, hold the glass and say:
   "I drink the light of the Worm Moon. May this water cleanse me from within."

5. Sip the water, then safely burn the paper, saying:
   "I release this. It returns to ash, to earth, to the past. I am no longer carrying it."

New Moon Ritual – Intention-Setting (March 18)

1. Write what you wish to cultivate, in present tense (e.g., "I am creatively flowing")

2. Fill your jar with fresh water, place on windowsill, and say:
   "Under this dark moon, I plant seeds. Charge this water with the energy of new beginnings."

3. Wrap your paper around the glass; leave overnight

4. At sunrise, hold the glass and say:
   "I drink the potential of this New Moon. May this water carry my intention into every cell."

5. Sip, then keep the paper on your altar or burn it, saying:
   "I release this intention to the universe. It is planted. I trust its timing."

Welcome to The Wild Woman with Sarah Diop. This is not just a podcast launch, it's a homecoming.

In this prologue episode, Sarah Diop invites you into the heart of why this space exists and what it means to reclaim your wild, authentic voice in a world that often asks women to shrink. Drawing inspiration from the work that began in the very first season of Book Interrupted with Women Who Run With the Wolves, this episode marks the beginning of a new chapter, for Sarah, and for every woman who feels the pull to return to herself.

Sarah introduces the rhythm of the show, what you can expect each month, and why launching on February 17th, 2026, the Year of the Horse, is no coincidence. The Horse energy calls us to run wild, to shed what weighs us down, and to charge toward what sets our souls on fire.

If you've ever felt the whisper of your own wild woman, this episode is your invitation to listen.