Episode 06: Deconditioning - Shedding The Rules That Were Never Yours

Why Deconditioning Matters in Midlife

From the moment we’re born, we’re taught who we should be. Be the good girl. Follow the rules. Earn your worth. By midlife, those rules feel like shackles. They shape your choices, relationships, career, and even the way you see yourself.

This episode unpacks what deconditioning actually means and why it’s one of the most liberating processes you’ll ever go through.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• What deconditioning really is (and what it’s not)
How childhood, culture, and family imprint rules that keep women small


• The role of Human Design in spotting conditioning patterns

• How open centers in Human Design reveal where conditioning sneaks in


• Why letting go of old rules doesn’t mean burning your whole life down…it means reclaiming what’s always been yours

Conditioning Through Human Design Type and Open Centers

Conditioning can show up in our human design type, whether you’re a generator, manifesting generator, projector, manifestor or reflector. And often, conditioning happens in our open energy centers. Each open/undefined center is an invitation to ask: is this mine, or am I carrying it for someone else?

Resources + Links

🎧 Grab your free Energy Snapshot audio to learn how your Human Design type is designed to use energy.

📖 Go deeper with the Decode Your Design digital reading, a full breakdown of your chart and the patterns behind your conditioning.

💌 Connect with me on Instagram or TikTok and share what old rules you’re ready to shed.

About the Rewild by Design Podcast

Rewild by Design is a podcast for women in midlife who want to stop performing and start remembering who the hell they are. Hosted by Marissa Gordon, it blends Human Design, Gene Keys, and grounded conversations about the midlife awakening.