YOUR RESULTS
YOUR SURVIVAL PATTERN:
The Defender 💥
You’re the one who steps up when things feel out of control. You take charge, fix problems, and protect yourself and others. Your nervous system learned early that staying strong and controlling your environment kept you safe.
Sometimes, this means:
→ Feeling tension or irritability under stress
→ Struggling to relax or let others lead
→ Overthinking or overworking to prevent failure
Quick Tip:
Pause and check in with your body. Strength is powerful—but so is knowing when to let go.
WAIT! BEFORE YOU GO… ARE YOU READY TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP?
You’ve identified your survival patterns. Now it’s time to learn how to work with them — not against them with the Root Cause Roadmap (Just $27).
CREATED BY A LICENSED THERAPIST
A step-by-step program designed to equip you with a comprehensive understanding of your unique patterns and triggers.
Most self-help advice focuses on coping skills, but coping isn’t the same as healing.
If you want lasting change, you have to understand the root causes behind your reactions: the survival patterns your nervous system learned years ago.
That’s exactly what the Root Cause Roadmap walks you through. You’ll get step-by-step guidance and structured exercises that help you map your patterns and build new responses that actually stick.
The same tools I use every day in trauma-focused therapy — brought together in one clear, supportive path.
Understand Your Survival Pattern
Every nervous system develops automatic patterns to protect you — adaptive survival strategies that helped you cope.
We break these into four core patterns:
🗡️ The Defender
You brace, prepare, and take charge to feel safe and in control.
👟 The Runner
You distract, escape, or push forward to avoid discomfort.
🔌 The Disconnected
You withdraw, check out, or detach to preserve your inner calm.
🫱🏼🫲🏾 The Pleaser
You accommodate and adapt to keep peace and prevent upset.
Understanding your pattern gives you clarity about why you get triggered, what your nervous system thinks it’s protecting you from, and where your next step in healing truly begins.
Thank you, Sydney. For the first time, my reactions actually make sense. I stopped seeing myself as ‘too sensitive’ started understanding my patterns as protection. That shift alone changed everything.
Maya R.
The workshop gave me language for things I’ve felt my whole life but couldn’t explain. Once I could name it, I could actually change it.
Jasmine K.
I’ve been in therapy for years, but this helped me connect the dots in a way nothing else has. It finally feels like I’m working at the root cause instead of just managing symptoms.
Aisha N.
The worksheets and exercises are simple but surprisingly deep. I’ve had more ‘aha’ moments in a few weeks than I’ve had in years of trying to figure this out alone.
Priya R.
For less than a therapy session, get the tools to understand your patterns, gain clarity, and respond differently to stress and triggers.
(Psst: The average therapy client spends an average of $3,900+ in sessions per year.)
I get it — you’ve tried programs or worksheets before, and sometimes they just don’t stick.
The Root Cause Roadmap guides you step by step to understand your survival patterns, notice your nervous system in action, and practice in a way that fits your life.
It’s not about quick fixes — it’s about gaining clarity for your patterns so you can respond with intention instead of feeling stuck.
And the best part? You can work at your own pace, knowing it’s built to meet you exactly where you are.
LET’S ADDRESS THE 🐘 IN THE ROOM…
“I’m tired of trying things that don’t work… why would this be any different?”
Here's everything you get for just $77 $27:
Self-Paced Video Workshop
($97 value)
Understand your dominant survival pattern and why your nervous system reacts the way it does. Walk away with practical, grounding strategies you can use immediately.
Survival Patterns Assessment
($147 value)
Helps you identify your primary and secondary protective strategies your nervous system developed — Defender, Runner, Disconnected, or Pleaser.
Companion Workbook PDF
($47 value)
Reflection prompts, exercises, and guided questions that help you apply what you learn and make sense of your triggers in a structured, supportive way.
BONUS: Mini Root Cause Map
($19 value)
A simple visual snapshot of your patterns so you can quickly see what’s driving your reactions and where to start shifting.
BONUS: Community Access
($49 value)
Access a quiet, grounded space where you can ask questions, share breakthroughs, and connect with others doing the same inner work—without judgment, noise, or pressure.
“I thought I was too overwhelmed and too behind to start anything new—but this process finally made healing feel doable.”
I’M SYDNEY STROTHER.
I’ve spent years helping high-functioning women, cycle-breakers, and deep feelers understand their patterns and finally create change that lasts.
I’ve taken the same tools and guidance I use with therapy clients and packaged them for you — so you can understand the root of your patterns, make lasting progress, and feel supported, all for less than one session.
I’ve spent years helping clients heal, and I created the Root Cause Roadmap to make that work more accessible, affordable, and doable for everyone.
It feels like I finally have a map instead of just wandering around hoping something works.
Emily R.
I used to shut down or people-please without even realizing it. Now I notice it happening in real time and feel like I actually have options.
Chloe B.
This didn’t feel overwhelming or clinical. It felt like someone gently walking beside me and helping me understand myself. I never felt judged — just supported.
Ava S.
I was nervous it would feel like another program telling me to ‘fix myself.’ Instead, it helped me have more compassion for myself. That made change feel possible.
Harper L.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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An on-demand workshop that helps you identify your core survival pattern, understand the subconscious blocks that keep it in place, and learn a simple framework to start shifting it. Also includes a pdf workbook, Mini Root Cause Map, and full length Survival Patterns Assessment.
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No. This workshop is educational and self-guided, not psychotherapy, and does not create a therapist–client relationship.
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Yes. Many people use it to better understand their patterns and bring insights back to their therapist.
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Lifetime access!
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No, not in the Root Cause Roadmap. In the course, I share next-step options at the end for deeper support.
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If you want clarity, language for your patterns, and a practical roadmap you can apply the same day — this will be valuable.
Try It 100% Risk Free For 7 Days
This framework works—over and over again—for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected from themselves. And I want you to experience that too.
So here’s the deal:
If you complete the workshop and workbook, and don’t feel any shift in self-awareness, regulation, or understanding of your root patterns within 7 days, I’ll refund you in full.
No risk. No pressure.
Just an honest guarantee that your investment is protected while you try something that could change everything.
“I finally understand my patterns after getting to the root cause.”
Let’s make this 👆🏼 possible for you.
This content is for education only and is not therapy. If you are in crisis or concerned for your safety, call 988 or 911.
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