Girl Power: How To Get What You Deserve as a Woman with Elizabeth Woods MD
Jan 12
Girl power is no longer a catchy phrase or a motivational slogan—it’s a movement rooted in awareness, choice, and unapologetic self-worth. In this episode of Superbloom Coach, I sat down with my dear friend, fellow life coach, and client Elizabeth Woods, for a powerful, honest conversation about women, money, negotiation, and what it truly means to get what you deserve.
This discussion goes far beyond career advice. Instead, it explores the invisible conditioning that shapes how women think, earn, ask, and lead. More importantly, it invites women—especially high-achieving women—to question the rules they’ve been following without ever agreeing to them.
At its core, this episode is about girl power in action: reclaiming agency, redefining worth, and building lives and businesses that actually work for women.
What Girl Power Really Means Today
Girl power has evolved. While it once centered on confidence and visibility, today it’s about autonomy, financial agency, and the courage to ask for more—without apology.
Elizabeth and I bonded years ago during life coach certification in Miami. While our backgrounds differed, our mission aligned instantly. She helps high-achieving women get what they deserve. I help women build brands and businesses that reflect their value. That shared commitment to girl power became the foundation of this conversation.
Rather than fixing women, we believe women need unlocking. The power is already there—it’s just been buried under layers of social conditioning.
Girl Power, Medicine, and the Myth of “Having It All”
Elizabeth’s background is in pediatrics, healthcare leadership, and military medicine. On paper, she had broken every barrier. However, beneath the surface, the same limitations applied—especially when it came to money, time, and expectations.
Like so many women, she believed success meant doing everything perfectly: being a leader at work while simultaneously being fully available at home. This belief wasn’t accidental. It was taught.
Girl power, in this context, means recognizing how deeply ingrained these expectations are—and realizing they were never designed to support women.
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The Conditioning Women Don’t Even Question
One of the most eye-opening parts of our conversation focused on how normalized inequality feels to women. Often, it’s so familiar that it goes unnoticed.
Women are encouraged to bring masculine energy to succeed professionally, while still being responsible for emotional labor, caregiving, and household management. At the same time, expressing needs—or asking for more—can trigger guilt, fear, or shame.
This is where girl power becomes radical: not by doing more, but by questioning why we’re doing it in the first place.
Girl Power and the Money Conversation We Were Never Taught
Money remains one of the most emotionally charged topics for women. Many of us internalize ideas like:
- “I’m not doing this for the money.”
- “It’s greedy to ask for more.”
- “Someone else deserves it more than I do.”
Elizabeth shared that she didn’t begin questioning these beliefs until she received coaching specifically around money and negotiation. Until then, those thoughts felt like facts.
Girl power means understanding that money is not a moral issue. It’s a tool. And when women have access to money, they gain options, safety, influence, and freedom.
Why Asking for $5,000 Matters More Than You Think
One of the most striking statistics Elizabeth shared was this: negotiating just $5,000 more in salary can amount to nearly $600,000 over the course of a lifetime.
That number alone reframes the entire conversation.
Yet most women are never taught how to negotiate—or even that negotiation is an option. Instead, they’re told offers are fixed, opportunities are scarce, and gratitude should outweigh advocacy.
Girl power challenges that narrative by encouraging women to learn the skills that have historically been reserved for men.
Girl Power for Entrepreneurs and Coaches
Although many listeners of Superbloom Coach are entrepreneurs, the same principles apply.
Women in business often undercharge, overdeliver, and underestimate the value of their intellectual and emotional labor. Time spent thinking, preparing, supporting, and strategizing often goes unrecognized—and unpaid.
Elizabeth emphasized that girl power in entrepreneurship starts with defining your value clearly. When you don’t know your worth, you can’t advocate for it.
Negotiation Is About More Than Money
One of the most important takeaways from this episode is that negotiation isn’t limited to compensation.
Girl power also shows up when women negotiate:
- Flexible schedules
- Time with family
- Support systems
- Boundaries
- Workload expectations
Elizabeth shared a powerful story about sending a pregnant resident home to be with her husband before deployment—despite institutional resistance. That moment wasn’t about productivity. It was about humanity.
Girl power means remembering that people are not machines—and that honoring life outside of work ultimately creates better professionals.
The Trap of Staying When You’re No Longer Aligned
Another recurring theme was the belief that women must stay—stay in roles, stay in careers, stay in situations that no longer fit.
This mindset shows up in corporate environments and entrepreneurship alike. Women often tell themselves that leaving means failure, disloyalty, or weakness.
In reality, girl power is knowing when to pivot. It’s understanding that growth doesn’t require endurance at the expense of fulfillment.
Girl Power, Motherhood, and the Invisible Mental Load
The mental load women carry—whether they’re mothers, caregivers, or partners—is enormous. Even in equitable households, women often hold the responsibility of remembering, planning, anticipating, and managing.
This invisible labor is rarely acknowledged, let alone compensated.
Girl power includes recognizing this load and releasing the belief that self-sacrifice is a requirement for worthiness.
Redefining Self-Care Through Girl Power
Self-care isn’t just spa days and vacations. For many women, those options aren’t accessible.
Instead, Elizabeth reframed self-care as daily self-respect: asking what supports you today, what you need, and what you’re allowed to want.
Girl power is choosing yourself in small, consistent ways—without needing permission.
Why the World Needs More Women With Money
At the heart of this conversation is a powerful truth: when women have money, the world changes.
Financially empowered women invest differently. They lead differently. They advocate differently.
From Olympic nurseries to workplace policies, progress happens when women have both voice and leverage.
Girl power isn’t about domination—it’s about balance, equity, and humanity.
Practical Girl Power: How to Start Getting What You Deserve
If this conversation resonated with you, here are a few actionable steps to begin embodying girl power in your own life:
1. Write Down Your Worth
List everything you do—professionally and personally. Compare it to what you’re being compensated for.
2. Educate Yourself
Read books on negotiation and money. Knowledge creates confidence.
3. Explore What’s Possible
Research salaries, rates, and offers in your industry. Awareness expands options.
4. Question the Rules
Ask yourself: Do I actually have to do it this way?
Final Thoughts on Girl Power and the Future
Girl power isn’t about becoming someone else. It’s about shedding what never belonged to you.
This episode of Superbloom Coach is an invitation—to question, to reframe, and to choose differently. When women stop apologizing for their ambition and start honoring their worth, everything shifts.
The future of girl power isn’t louder. It’s clearer. And it starts with knowing you deserve more.
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