Erika is a past client who recently implemented the belief that achieving more does not mean working more. As a recovering “hyper-doer”, Erika always tried to fit one more thing in and check one more thing off her list which caused her to always feel exhausted and overworked. Today, Erika has learned how to contain her work so that she (and her brain) stop working at whatever time she chooses. In the last year she has replaced her corporate salary with entrepreneurship, working far less than ever before. In this interview, she shares exactly how she got out of the thought pattern “I should be doing more” so that she could actually enjoy the life and success she created.
The Truth About Creating Boundaries Between Work & Home
Family is your #1 priority, but are you actually prioritizing them? Is your work getting your best self while your family gets the leftovers? In this episode I’m spilling the truth about what a boundary is and what it takes to create (and stick to) them between work and home. There are 3 things that are keeping you from holding to your boundaries, people pleasing, perfectionism and hyper-doing and I will explain what it takes to overcome each of them.
The 5 stages of balance
When someone is moving from an imbalanced life to a balanced life, they go through 5 stages. In today's episode I'm going to walk you through each of those five stages so that you can see the whole process, be able to self-identify which stage you are in and understand what it takes to move from one stage to the next.
When family responsibilities all fall on you (with Maggie Reyes)
In this interview with Marriage coach Maggie Reyes, we discuss what to do when it feels like you are handling all the household responsibilities. We discuss how to talk to your spouse about sharing the family load, why it all seems to fall to you in the first place, and debunk the patriarchal idea that women are better equipped to manage the house.
Do’s and Don’ts to Increasing Confidence After Motherhood
Building off of last week’s episode on growing your confidence, in today’s podcast I am give you access to the first day of a 4-day training I offered called 3 Confidence Building Strategies for Working Moms. In day 1 of the training I give an overview of why so many working moms feel a dip in confidence after they become moms and give you the do’s and don’ts of trying to regain it.
#1 Strategy to Grow Confidence
In today’s episode I am breaking down the #1 strategy to growing confident: increasing your self-belief. At a foundational level, confidence is simply believing in yourself and in this podcast, I want to show you two things you can do to build up that confidence: take control of negative thinking & learn to think intentionally good thoughts about yourself. Get your pen handy, because I give you lots of good questions to help you develop your confidence muscle.
Separating your identity from your job (with Erin Bowald)
Erin is on the executive leadership team at marketing firm and through coaching went from feeling burnt out and overwhelmed as a working mom to feeling calm and balanced. In this interview Erin speaks of how her identity, before her daughter was born, was found in her career and what it took for her to separate herself from her job so she could make the necessary changes to leave work at work, to shut off her brain after a long work-day, to control her schedule and energy and ultimately feel calm and in control of her working mom life.
You’re a Better Mom Because You Work
You are a better mom because you work, your kids are better because you work and your work is getting a better employee because you're a mom. These three core beliefs are at the heart of achieving an ambitious and balanced life. In today’s podcast I will breakdown how each of these three beliefs are true and give detailed evidence for why and how to start believing them.