This podcast on dysregulation is as good as all the others that I have listened to. Thank you Dr. Pelz for your passion and honesty. Your research continues to point to our need to be self-aware, while providing very concrete clear actions to help us live our best lives. I am inspired to leave a comment as I did not like how you named the "slow your pace" as the "patriarchal pace". I would have preferred if you had linked it back to the "rushing women syndrome". I say this for a couple of reasons, first - would be agency. When I have chosen my pace then I can choose to change it - to speed it up or slow it down. If I label it as a complex external force then I find it more difficult to response positively, in action, thoughts, feelings, etc., this can make it more challenging for me to find my effective, and authentic, path. Then, if I am not careful, I can build resentment, as I may focus more on the large external problem then on my potential personal options and solutions within it. Additionally, I do not think this is not a battle between men and women, which can be interpreted or implied by using this term. It is the way the industry is designed, but as you noted, your friend/colleague is doing her launch differently; we do have options. When we redefine what success is - for each of us individually, personally, we can honor our bodies, our cycles, and rhythms. We can choose to move forward at our own individual pace - based on where we are in our life stage, cycles (hormonal, psychological, spiritual), and rhythms. We can give ourselves, our sisters and brothers permission to do the same, to grow and age beautifully, gracefully, and authentically.