Achievement, success, and recognition are all values that many women don’t like to admit are important to them. But the problem is not that these values are bad or wrong, it’s that they’re not balanced with rest, leisure and fun. In today’s podcast, I share why each of these values are important to your success as a working mom and what it will take to find balance while striving for them.
The mindset that makes your goals inevitable
Hope is a requirement if you’re going to reach your goals as a working mom. When you feel fueled with hope you are able to problem solve, troubleshoot and remain on track toward your goals but when you feel hopeless, you spin in disbelief, impossibility and feel immobilized by challenges. In today’s episode I am sharing two very specific examples of what it looks like to go after your goals when you’re fueled with hope or when you’re not.
Unleashing pleasure (with Danielle Savory)
Letting your body experience good emotions like joy, success and pleasure does not come naturally, in fact, it takes practice. In today’s episode, sex coach Danielle Savory shares about why it is hard for women to receive pleasure and some simple ways to do it. In this interview, we discuss creating a safe place to experience good feelings, the impact it will have when you let those good feelings in and why learning to have better sex is the easiest way to do it.
3 reasons you don’t ask for help and how to overcome them
There are 3 common reasons women don’t ask for help, even when they know it would relieve pressure, lessen the overwhelm and bring balance. In today’s episode, I am going to share what is hidden underneath each of these reasons and the first step you need to take if you want to become someone that delegates or asks for help more.
Stop trying to make your kids happy
It’s OK for your kids to be unhappy. It’s OK for them to cry uncontrollably when you leave them. Your kids are allowed to feel whatever they want to feel because it doesn’t mean that you’re a bad parent. When you try to make sure your kids are always happy, it leaves you feeling exhausted and out of balance because you are trying to control something (or someone) that is ultimately uncontrollable. In today’s episode I want to offer you another perspective to your kid’s emotions that will allow you to feel more connected and calm in the midst of their big feelings.
Separating your identity from your job with Erin Bowald (rebroadcast)
Erin is on the executive leadership team at a 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.
Advocating for yourself
Advocating for yourself is a skill. It is something that you can learn and practice. Advocating for yourself creates confidence, motivation and helps you have effective conversations with your boss. In today’s episode, I am sharing 4 tips to effectively advocate for yourself and I will share the most common reasons women find it challenging.
Let's celebrate!
Why is celebrating so hard for ambitious women? In today’s episode, I discuss my personal challenges with celebrating and why it is so important to do anyway. I will share the latest research on celebrating and how it helps create natural motivation and good feels toward yourself and your job and give you some very practical ways to make celebrations easy and fun…oh and…did I mention we will celebrate this being our 100th episode?