For Every Woman Who’s Been Called Crazy: From Misunderstood to Empowered

How many times have you heard a woman—whether it’s yourself, your friend, or someone on social media—labeled as crazy? Too emotional. Too sensitive. Too much.

We throw around the word crazy far too often. And while it might seem harmless or even humorous at first, it carries weight. Words matter. Over time, this label seeps in. It can lead women to question their feelings, doubt their own experiences, and disconnect from their bodies.

As someone who works with women in the postpartum period—where hormones, identity shifts, and physical healing are already complex—I see how quickly these labels can strip a woman of her power. It often leads her to silence herself, to ignore what her body is telling her, or to hand over the keys of her autonomy to someone else.

The Problem with Calling Women ‘Crazy’:

✔ It reinforces shame
✔ It creates self-doubt
✔ It disconnects women from their intuition and bodies
✔ It discourages vulnerability—the very thing that leads to healing and connection

Brené Brown Talks About This...

Brené Brown says that vulnerability is the birthplace of connection, courage, and authenticity. But how can a woman feel safe enough to be vulnerable when she risks being dismissed as unstable or irrational? When she shares her experience, whether it’s exhaustion, mood shifts, overwhelm, or grief—and the world responds with “You’re being crazy”—it pushes her into shame.

Shame silences. It isolates.
And when we feel disconnected from ourselves, we give away our voice, our needs, and our power.

What’s Really Going On?

What we label crazy is often imbalance—whether hormonal, emotional, nervous system dysregulation, or simply the result of living in an environment that overwhelms our natural rhythms.
Instead of looking within or supporting women to explore the root causes—whether it’s postpartum depletion, adrenal fatigue, emotional burnout, or unprocessed trauma—we throw out a lazy word and move on.

The Invitation: To Look Beneath the Label

What if we replaced crazy with curiosity?
✔ “What’s your body asking for right now?”
✔ “What do you need to feel safe, supported, grounded?”
✔ “Where might there be imbalance—and how can we gently bring you back?”

This is the work I do with women. It’s about reclaiming their sense of balance, power, and truth—not pushing them into silence.

Final Thought:

If you’ve ever been made to feel “crazy,” I want you to know this:
You’re not broken.
Your body isn’t betraying you.
There’s a reason you feel the way you do—and there’s a path back to balance.
It starts with listening, not dismissing.