S4E167: Shai C. on Healing, Self-Worth and Breaking Relationship Patterns | The AboutHer Show
Behavioural strategist and author Shai C. joins Sangeeta Relan to talk about healing versus moving on, self-worth, and the patterns that quietly run our relationships. She also shares the lessons from co-founding id8 Solutions and what she wishes she had known sooner.
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Chapters
(0:00) 👋 Intro
Shai's background, her journey into behavioral work, and what shaped the way she works with people today.
(04:25) 🛋️ The Word "Therapist"
Shai draws the line between a therapist and a behavioural strategist.
(05:02) 📖 The Book
The story behind Love That Was Meant for Me.
(06:25) 🌱 Healing vs Moving On
Why so many women confuse the two.
(08:41) 🫀 What Your Body Teaches You
The lessons the body gives that no doctor does.
(09:57) 🤫 What Mental Health Practitioners Don't Say
The things the field keeps quiet.
(12:24) 🏆 The Book Gets Named
The Your Story recognition and the one line readers will screenshot.
(13:48) 🎲 If You Had to Bet
Who walks into a room more scared, young women or young men?
(16:11) 💛 Conversation Around Self-Worth
What self-worth looks like as a decision in a hard moment.
(19:30) 💡 id8 and the Expensive Lesson
The costliest lesson from building a company.
(20:37) 🔁 Breaking the Patterns
The relationship patterns women repeat across generations.
(24:09) 💬 "Too Much"
What Shai says to the woman who feels she is too much for the peoplearound her.
(25:52) 🧭 What I Know Now
The thing Shai wishes someone hadtold her sooner.
(28:05) ⚡ The Reveal
The quick-fire closing round.
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