Dose of Depth
This is Dose of Depth podcast. I’m your host, Deborah Lukovich, and I invite you to be curious about your unique experience of being human. In this podcast, we’ll explore the deeper meaning of ordinary life experiences through conversation, stories, and education. You might have a serious ah-ha moment, or you might be amused by the movie your life seems to be imitating, or you might just be entertained by one of my awkward stories. I’m hoping you’ll become more aware of those moments when a deeper part of you is prompting you to see things differently and maybe even go a new direction. So, let’s get started. Deborah
Dose of Depth
Artemis Rising: Why Sovereign Women Make Men Stronger (blog post)
Original blog post: https://www.deborahlukovich.com/post/what-does-it-mean-to-be-sovereign-the-sigma-female
What does it actually mean to be sovereign, and why might sovereign women be exactly what men need right now?
In this episode, I read my blog post, which explores the rise of the Sigma female and why she may be less a social trend and more an archetypal correction.
I share my fascination with the growing online discourse around this “new kind of woman” and trace her roots to Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, the moon, and protector of women and girls. Like Artemis, the sovereign woman is already whole. She does not organize her life around being chosen, approved of, or validated by men. And paradoxically, this is precisely what makes her transformative in a relationship.
I explore how the Sigma female disrupts patriarchal validation systems that reward men for performance, dominance, status, and external achievement rather than inner authority. When women overadapt to men by shrinking, pleasing, or carrying emotional labor that isn’t theirs, men are not strengthened by it. They are weakened. Their development stalls. Their relationship to their own soul atrophies.
The sovereign woman refuses this dynamic. She does not rescue men from themselves. Instead, her presence quietly yet powerfully confronts them with a choice: to remain dependent on external validation or to begin the inward journey toward self-authority.
I imagine a dialogue between a Sigma female and a man whose unconscious is ready. A man who no longer needs a woman to uphold his identity, regulate his emotions, or confirm his worth. In this way, the sovereign woman becomes a liberating force, not by leading men, but by no longer leading for them.
I also share my own evolution toward sovereignty and close with questions that reach beyond gender politics:
Do women truly want sovereignty if it means no longer being needed in the old ways?
And are men ready for a form of sovereignty that is not about dominance, control, or hierarchy, but about inner grounding and soul-based strength?
Deborah Lukovich, PhD,
To learn more: https://www.deborahlukovich.com/
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