{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65cd6ec702ec7000165633e7/6a9e31fbf8f4d42589b8d74d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Much Does Self-Worth Drive The Decisions You Make? | Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/65cd6ec702ec7000165633e7/1788752169398-7cffcfce-db8d-4347-8bbc-956e64c4c05d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Self-worth isn't a mood. It's the architecture underneath almost every decision we make. For nearly three decades, <strong>Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides</strong> has worked with women carrying anxiety, exhaustion and a self-rejection. What makes her different from many in her field is how openly she reveals her own relationship with self-worth, one she describes as ongoing, evolving, and far from finished.</p><p><br></p><p>I reached out to Maria-Elena to understand more about the relationship between our self-worth and the decisions we make.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I talk with Dr Lukeides to examine the difference between self-esteem and self-worth, the physiological and psychological roots of anxiety, and the internal battle for control that shapes so many of the choices women make; in relationships, in the mirror, and in the relentless pursuit of enough. Dr Lukeides has one consistent belief: understanding changes everything.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>We explore:</strong></p><ul><li>The difference between self-worth and self-esteem.</li><li>How self-rejection shapes the decisions we make, from the partners we choose to the clothes that we wear.</li><li>The physiological and psychological roots of anxiety, exhaustion and low mood.</li><li>Why control sits at the centre of the war within.</li><li>What it takes to let go of that war and build a definition of worth that isn't conditional.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Key takeaways</strong><em>:</em></p><ul><li>Self-worth is not a fixed trait. It's an evolving relationship you build with yourself for life.</li><li>Self-esteem is conditional, built on achievement, appearance and comparison. Self-worth is innate.</li><li>Anxiety and exhaustion are rarely the problem itself. Clinically, they're usually the symptom of something deeper.</li><li>The pursuit of control, over how we look, who we choose, how we perform, is often fear wearing a productive disguise.</li><li>Letting go of control isn't the same as not caring. It's the difference between striving from fear and choosing from worth.</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Be the first to catch inspiring interviews, empowering stories, and thought-provoking conversations.</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Watch and subscribe to: YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>✔ Subscribe on YouTube:</strong> https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeuAx74qUBrHxaQPEnxRpTw?sub_confirmation=1</p><p><strong>✔ Follow on Spotify:</strong> https://open.spotify.com/show/4hUXLl9Oc8xSSmR652wP3c?si=554c1a25f0e848a8</p><p><strong>✔ Follow on Apple Podcasts:</strong> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/power-of-women-podcast/id1735659590</p><p><strong>✔ Follow on the website:</strong> https://powerofwomen.com.au/podcast/ </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Who is Dr. Maria-Elena Lukeidis?</strong></p><p>Dr Maria-Elena Lukeides is a Sydney-based clinical psychologist with 28 years of experience treating anxiety, trauma and depression, and the deeper patterns beneath them. Her approach is warm, direct, and grounded and she takes the whole person seriously — not just the symptoms, but the body, the health, the life. Dr Lukeides believes healing isn’t just psychological. It’s physical, relational, and deeply personal.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Find Dr. Lukeides at:</strong></p><p><strong>Website</strong> https://www.drmariaelenalukeides.com.au/</p><p><strong>Instagram </strong>https://www.instagram.com/drmariaelena_lukeides/?hl=en</p><p><strong>LinkedIn </strong>https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-maria-elena-lukeides-psy-clin-d-270379a5/</p><p><strong>@ Ponti Health </strong>https://pontihealth.com/our-specialists/dr-maria-elena-lukeides</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Connect with Di &amp; engage with Power Of Women: </strong></p><p><strong>LinkedIn</strong>&nbsp;https://www.linkedin.com/in/di-gillett-power-of-women/ </p><p><strong>Instagram</strong>&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/power_of_women_podcast/ </p><p><strong>Contact</strong>&nbsp;https://powerofwomen.com.au/contact/</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>💫 If this conversation lit a spark, please share the episode and help spread the stories that validate why women supporting women should not be underestimated.</p><p>Your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐star review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify keeps these stories alive.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Credits:</strong></p><p>Audio Editing + Sound Design: Daryl Missen – https://vinilo.com.au/</p><p>Executive Producer: George Donikian: https://www.donikianmedia.com.au/</p>","author_name":"Di Gillett"}