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Women Entrepreneurs Rewired To Rise: Powerful Habits that Break Through Burnout, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Build a Thriving Business from the Inside Out by Fiona Soutter

July 27, 2025 Melanie Hawken

Fiona Soutter

Book Review

Women Entrepreneurs Rewired To Rise: Powerful Habits that Break Through Burnout, Silence Your Inner Critic, and Build a Thriving Business from the Inside Out by Fiona Soutter is not just another business book. Most focus on strategies and tactics. This one rewires the woman behind the business—so your growth is aligned, sustainable, and actually feels good.


Do you feel exhausted from chasing success that never feels like enough? Are you secretly battling burnout, impostor syndrome, or self-sabotage—even as your business grows? Do you wonder why the wins still leave you feeling disconnected, overwhelmed, or stuck? If you’re nodding yes, Women Entrepreneurs Rewired to Rise by Fiona Soutter will meet you exactly where you are—and guide you into the inner transformation you didn’t know you needed.

In this empowering book, entrepreneur and mentor Fiona Soutter shares the deeply personal journey that helped her build a 7-figure business—not by pushing harder, but by healing the hidden patterns that were holding her back. With neuroscience-backed insights, practical tools, and grounded daily habits, you’ll finally understand how to rise from within.

5 Common Myths That Keep Women Entrepreneurs Stuck:

  • “If I just work harder, I’ll finally feel successful.”

  • “Once I hit that next milestone, I’ll feel confident.”

  • “I have to choose between being heart-led and being profitable.”

  • “Everyone else has it figured out—what’s wrong with me?”

  • “If I slow down, I’ll fall behind.”

The truth? These myths keep even the most ambitious women stuck in cycles of burnout, doubt, and overdrive. But once you see them for what they are, you can finally start building success on your own terms.

Inside, You’ll Learn How to:

  • Break the cycle of burnout—and build a business that energizes you instead of draining you

  • Silence your inner critic and finally feel worthy of the success you’ve already earned

  • Spot the sneaky ways impostor syndrome hides in overachievement—and how to shut it down for good

  • Rewire limiting beliefs at the root, so you stop sabotaging the very things you say you want

  • Shift from hustle to harmony—without losing your ambition (or your income)

  • Design powerful habits that align your energy and mindset—so your business flows, not fights

  • Recognize trauma responses masquerading as “productivity”—and learn what to do instead

  • Set strong, unshakable boundaries—without guilt or second-guessing

  • Reconnect with your feminine power—and use it as a leadership strength

  • Lead with both power and softness—and build a business that feels like home, not a battlefield

Think this is just another mindset book? Think again. This is for high-achieving women who’ve already done the courses, listened to the podcasts, hit the milestones—and still feel stuck. Inside, you’ll find not just insight, but practical tools, emotional rewiring techniques, and exercises to shift your inner state and unlock the aligned success you’re meant for.

Author Quotes

It wasn’t long before I realized that while learning business strategies and tactics was straightforward…the success of my business was less about what I was doing and more about who I was being.

You don’t need more hustle. And you don’t need more tactics. You need to rewire the woman behind the business.

The real block isn’t what you are doing - it’s how you’re wired. This book doesn’t just give you tools, it transforms how you show up, think, feel, lead…and rise.

About the Author

Fiona Soutter's journey into the neuroscience of self-love and transformational leadership began unexpectedly after a life-altering car accident in 2014. While navigating chronic pain and recovery, Fiona realized that true healing required more than traditional methods-it demanded a profound understanding of the connection between mind, brain, energy, and lasting personal change.Her quest led her deep into the study of quantum physics and neuroscience. Through this work, she learned how to break free from self-sabotaging patterns, rewire limiting beliefs, and step into her highest potential.This transformation sparked not only personal breakthroughs but entrepreneurial success. In 2020, Fiona launched an e-commerce business that scaled to seven figures within 18 months-an achievement she attributes as much to inner work as to business strategy.Today, Fiona brings together 20 years of teaching, coaching, and mentoring experience, entrepreneurial insight, and her passion for personal growth to empower others. Her writing makes complex concepts from neuroscience, quantum biology, and ancient wisdom accessible and practical. Fiona is the author of Rewiring Self-Love and Women Entrepreneurs Ready to Rise. Through her books, mentorship, and speaking, Fiona helps individuals break free from subconscious patterns, reconnect with their true selves, and create extraordinary lives-both personally and professionally.Her mission is to bridge science and soul, offering tools and inspiration for those ready to rise beyond limitation and live their fullest potential.

www.linkedin.com/in/fiona-soutter


Why LoA loves it…

Sometimes as women entrepreneurs, we can become victims of our own self-sabotage, thinking we are not good enough, not qualified enough, not experienced enough, to make a success of our businesses. But it doesn’t have to be a constant battle with ourselves, our sense of imposter syndrome, and our lack of confidence. In her book,  Women Entrepreneurs Rewired To Rise, Fiona Soutter provides practical tools and insights that will help you to emotionally rewire your thinking, shift your inner state and unlock the aligned success you’re meant for. This is a really good book to read if you need to break those self-doubting habits and really work on achieving the success you are looking for. — Melanie Hawken, founder & ceo, Lionesses of Africa

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