In this powerful throwback episode of the Women’s Vibrancy Code podcast, Maraya Brown has the pleasure of speaking with Alison Armstrong, a renowned speaker and thought leader on human behavior, relationships, and empowerment. Alison’s transformative work, starting in 1991, has profoundly influenced how men and women understand and connect with each other, and her insights have guided millions towards more fulfilling relationships and self-awareness. Together, Maraya and Alison dive into the intricacies of human instincts, exploring how deeply ingrained survival responses shape behaviors in ways that can sometimes undermine our relationships and personal goals. Alison shares invaluable insights into managing these responses and creating partnerships based on understanding and trust, particularly between women and men. The conversation also touches on how cycles, hormones, and our unique needs as women play a role in how we perceive and interact with the world. What You’ll Learn: Alison’s journey into studying human behavior and how it reshaped her understanding of men and women. How instinctual survival responses like fight, flight, and freeze impact relationships and personal interactions. Ways to build awareness of these instincts to foster healthier, more compassionate relationships. Insights into hormonal influences on emotional responses and how they affect relationships with both men and other women. Practical steps to cultivate self-awareness, support personal growth, and enhance partnerships. Join us for this eye-opening conversation and gain a deeper understanding of yourself, your relationships, and how to create a more empowered, vibrant life. Connect with Alison Armstrong: Website: https://www.alisonarmstrong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/understandmen/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheAlisonArmstrong/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/PAXPrograms  Connect with Maraya Brown: Join the Women’s Vibrancy Accelerator Trifecta: Ready to reboot your foundational health? The Women’s Vibrancy Accelerator Trifecta offers 90 days of deep personalized support, including three one-on-one calls, the Dutch Plus test, a full assessment, and access to bi-weekly live Q&A with Maraya. Plus, you’ll gain access to the self-paced portal, where you can explore the most important aspects of your health journey, including energy, hormones, libido, and confidence. Visit our program page for more information and use the code PODCAST for a special listener discount: https://marayabrown.com/trifecta/ Download our free resources, including the Menstrual Tracker, Adaptogen Elixir Recipes, Two-Week Soul Cleanse, Food Facial, and more: https://marayabrown.com/resources/  Subscribe To The Women's Vibrancy Code: Women's Health And Wellness with Maraya Brown: Apple Podcast | YouTube | Spotify Connect With The Show: Facebook Page | Linkedin | Website | Tiktok | Facebook Group Apply for a Call With Maraya Brown: Click here to apply for a call About Maraya Brown: Maraya is a Yale and Functional Medicine Trained Women's Health And Wellness Expert CNM, MSN with her undergraduate degree in marketing. She helps women feel turned on by their life, their lover and themselves.  Her work online brings her 21 years of experience supporting women together in one place to co-create deep transformation, energy and passion. Maraya is the founder of this Podcast and does a great deal of work with women to expand their energy, hormones, libido, confidence and much much more. DISCLAIMER: The podcasts available on this website have been produced for informational, educational and entertainment purposes only. Listeners should take care to avoid program content which may not be suited to them. The contents of this podcast do not constitute medical or professional advice, No person listening to and/or viewing any podcast from this website should act or refrain from acting on the basis of the cont