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Main QuizTHEÂ QUEENÂ ARCHETYPE.
You Lead With Sovereignty
You hold power. You see what needs to happen and you make it happen. While others feel their way through or wait for permission, you claim your throne and rule your domain.
This isn't ego. This is responsibility.
You know how to create order from chaos. You set boundaries that protect. You build structures that serve. You don't ask if you're allowed—you decide what's right and you act.
The world will tell you this is too much. That you're too controlling, too intense, too demanding. That you need to soften, collaborate more, let others lead.
They're wrong.
Full Archetype LibraryGIFTS
You create order from chaos. While others flounder in uncertainty, you see the structure that's needed and you build it. You don't wait for someone else to fix things—you take responsibility and make it happen. This is leadership, not control.
Your boundaries are clear. You don't explain, justify, or apologize for your limits. You state them. People know where they stand with you. This clarity is a gift—it creates safety for everyone in your domain.
You hold space without collapsing. When things get intense, you don't fall apart. You hold. You can be in the fire with someone without becoming the fire. Your nervous system has capacity that others lack.
You protect what matters. You know what's worth fighting for and you fight for it. Your people feel safe because they know you'll defend the kingdom. You don't abandon what you've claimed.
You make decisions. While others deliberate endlessly, you choose. You'd rather make a wrong decision and correct it than stay paralyzed. This is how things get built—through decisive action.
You command respect without demanding it. Your authority is earned, embodied, real. You don't need to posture or threaten. Your presence communicates that you're someone to be taken seriously.
Women's MembershipSHADOWS
You become rigid when threatened. When your control is challenged, you grip tighter. You become inflexible, cold, demanding. The structure that serves others becomes a cage that traps them.
You lead through domination instead of inspiration. When you're in your shadow, you don't lead people—you manage them. You treat relationships like kingdoms to conquer rather than gardens to tend.
You use power to avoid vulnerability. Being in charge means never having to be soft. Never having to need. Never having to let someone else hold you. Your throne becomes your hiding place.
You forget to receive. You're so good at giving direction, holding space, providing structure that you forget you also need to receive. You become depleted because you won't let anyone contribute to you.
You isolate at the top. The throne is lonely. You stop letting people close because closeness feels like weakness. You have subjects but no equals. Allies but no intimates.
You burn bridges instead of building them. When someone crosses you, you cut them off completely. You'd rather rule alone than negotiate with people who've disappointed you.
Women's MembershipBEST MATCHES: WHO CAN ACTUALLY MEET YOU
KINGS - Can stand beside you as equals. Kings don't need to diminish your power to feel their own. They have their own throne, their own domain. You can rule together without competing. But make sure you're actually building together, not just running parallel empires.
WARRIORS - Execute your vision with loyalty. Warriors understand hierarchy and honor. They respect your authority and bring their strength to your vision. They fight for what you're building. But watch for Warriors who only know how to fight—you need someone who can also rest.
BUSINESS MEN - Understand building and strategy. Business Men get the long game. They appreciate structure, systems, results. They can match your strategic mind. But make sure they see you as a woman, not just a partner in empire-building.
LOVER ENERGY (in anyone) - Softens you without weakening you. You need people who can access your heart without threatening your power. Lover energy reminds you that you're also a woman who feels, desires, needs. This is the balance you're seeking.
SAGE ENERGY (in anyone) - Challenges your thinking. You need people who can question your decisions without undermining your authority. Sage energy offers perspective, wisdom, alternative views. You rule better when you're not surrounded by yes-people.
Deep Dive These ArchetypesPATTERNS TO WATCH FOR
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MAIDENS who can't match your power You'll feel alone even when you're together. They'll defer to you constantly, and eventually you'll lose respect. You need an equal, not a subject. It is ok to mentor and mother the maiden though, just be aware of the energy exchange.Â
RECLUSES who won't engage with your kingdom You're building something—they're retreating from everything. You'll feel abandoned by their withdrawal. They'll feel suffocated by your demands for presence.
ROCK STARS who compete for the spotlight Two people who need to be in charge create a power struggle, not a partnership. You'll exhaust each other fighting for the throne.
People who need you to be their structure You're so good at holding, directing, organizing—people will use you as their external skeleton. They'll collapse without you. This isn't partnership, it's dependency.
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Main QuizGROWTH EDGES: WHERE YOU'RE BEING CALLED
Integrate Lover: Softness while staying powerful You don't have to choose between strength and feeling. You can hold your throne AND stay in your heart. This is your edge. Lover energy teaches you that vulnerability is power, not weakness.
Integrate Mother: Care alongside command Sometimes people need tenderness, not direction. Mother energy helps you hold without fixing. You can lead AND nurture. They're not enemies.
Integrate Mystic: Trust what you can't control You're so sovereign that you can miss the mystery. Mystic energy reminds you that some things can't be commanded. Sometimes the throne needs to bow to something larger.
Learn to receive Your embodiment is giving, directing, holding. But you have to learn to receive—not just give. Your power includes letting others contribute to you. "I need help" can be a complete sentence. You don't need to do it all alone.
Build capacity to lead without hardening This is the ultimate work. Holding power without becoming rigid. Staying sovereign without becoming cold. Being the leader without losing your heart. You can do this. It just takes practice.
YOURÂ WORK IN THE WORLD
You teach leadership.
You remind people what it means to hold power responsibly. You create structures—in business, in relationships, in communities—that protect and serve.
You build through vision and authority. You make things that work, that last, that matter. You create order where there was chaos. You help people feel safe.
This is not small work.
The world is full of people avoiding responsibility, waiting for permission, hoping someone else will decide. You show them another way.
You're here to lead. Fully. Clearly. Without apology.
And when you do this with heart, with flexibility, with your full humanity—you change everything you touch.
Women's MembershipSOMATIC: WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN YOUR NERVOUS SYSTEM
You're living primarily in sympathetic activation (action, alertness, readiness) with strong ventral vagal (social engagement when you choose). This is your sweet spot—powerful, directed, in command.
Your nervous system craves:
- Control and predictability
- Clear structure and hierarchy
- Respect and recognition
- Space to make decisions
What dysregulates you:
- Chaos and unpredictability (sends you into overdrive)
- Being undermined or dismissed
- Loss of control over your domain
- People who won't follow through
Your regulation pattern: You regulate through control and structure. When you're stressed, you don't want comfort—you want to fix it. You need to take action, make a plan, restore order. Movement toward resolution calms your system.
Your collapse looks like: Rigidity. Coldness. Controlling everything because nothing feels safe. When you can't stop managing, you know something's very wrong.
The work: Learning to let go when control isn't available. Building the capacity to hold power WITHOUT hardening. Developing internal softness (Lover, Mother) so your authority has warmth.
EMBODIMENT PRACTICES
Softening practice: Feel your heart behind your armor Your biggest work is staying soft while strong. Practice this: Put your hand on your chest and feel your heartbeat. Beneath the armor, beneath the competence, there's a heart. Practice feeling it several times a day. You're not just a leader. You're a person.
Grounding when controlling: Let your body be heavy When you're trying to control everything, let your body get heavy. Feel your weight. Feel gravity pulling you down. You don't have to hold everything up. The earth is holding you.
Receiving practice: Let someone else decide When you're dysregulated and want to control, practice letting someone else choose. Where to eat. What to watch. Small things. Let your nervous system learn that surrender isn't death.
Power without tension: Soft belly, strong spine Practice holding power without gripping. Strong spine, soft belly. You can be upright and authoritative without being tense. This is sovereign relaxation.
Daily practice: Where can I let go? You get so good at holding everything that you forget you have choice. Every day, ask: What can I release today? Not what needs doing. What can I stop controlling?
Rest as leadership: Model stillness You metabolize stress through action. But sometimes the most powerful thing is to rest. Let your body show others that leaders can be still.
QUESTIONSÂ
Where do you over-control? In what relationships, situations, or dynamics do you grip too tight? What pattern keeps showing up?
What are you avoiding by staying in command? Is there a feeling you're not having? A vulnerability you're not showing? A need you're not naming? Sometimes leadership becomes the escape.
Who do you let lead you? Not who follows you well—who do you actually trust to lead? Who can you surrender to? This reveals your edges.
What would softness make possible? If you could lead AND stay tender, what would change? What relationships would deepen? What would you stop armoring against?
When do you feel most powerful? This is your compass. More of this. Whatever makes you feel most sovereign, most yourself—this is your path.
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