Are you someone who is all in or all out? Are you on the wagon or off it? You're winning or losing, and your life is awesome or terrible? Do you feel like you have to be a good mom OR good at the job? This silent saboteur is called all-or-nothing thinking, and it is holding you back in your journey to feeling at ease and calm in your life. So what can you do about it?

We show you how to bring awareness to your all-or-nothing thinking, so you can stop letting it hold you back and start to transform the way you approach your goals one step at a time. Find out why you engage in all-or-nothing thinking, and learn a cool practice to help you make better decisions, feel more connected to others, and work through challenges in your life, family, and work.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/15 

Today, we're discussing a hidden obstacle that might be holding you back in ways you can't even imagine: blame. Blaming someone or something is often our default during challenging situations, and it can seem justifiable in the moment. But jumping straight to blame feels terrible, and it doesn't get us anywhere. So, what can we do about it?

Tune in this week to discover why we quickly go to blame someone or something during a challenging moment. You'll learn why blame feels good in the moment, why blaming (even blaming yourself) never solves your problem, and we share a more empowering alternative to blame that you can lean on next time it feels like everything is going wrong and there's nothing you can do about it.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/14 

Why are high-achievers often unhappy? As high-achievers, we learn to believe from a young age that beating ourselves up with self-critical thoughts is the best way to power through challenges and improve as humans. Self-sabotage, self-doubt, and self-criticism are all the voice of our inner mean girl, and she can be brutal. 

Discover how your inner critic developed, and why you believe the unsupportive things she says. We discuss how your inner critic leads to self-doubt, self-sabotage, and eventually burnout, and you'll learn concrete strategies to meet yourself with a little compassion, kindness, and support in times of difficulty instead.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/13 

For women with ambitious goals in high-achieving environments, our perceived flaws are liabilities. We think of our flaws as signs of weakness, incompetence, and inadequacy that could result in us being cast aside. Admitting that we're wrong, owning our flaws, and even apologizing can feel genuinely painful. But once you understand the importance of admitting and accepting your flaws, you can start showing up with more resilience and less self-criticism.

Discover how to stop your flaws, weaknesses, and your fear of failure from holding you back. You'll learn why accepting your perceived flaws means nobody can hold them against you, and how to create a sense of belonging by accepting and owning the things you're trying to hide from others.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/12 

Receiving hard news is part of being human. Whether it's not getting a promotion, losing a big client, getting a diagnosis, or getting served divorce papers, difficult days touch all of us. But how we react to bad news has the ability to shape our entire experience of it.

Tune in this week to discover how you're subconsciously choosing your emotional experience when you receive bad news, and how to choose something better. You'll learn how to redirect your brain toward a mindset that allows you to deal with difficult circumstances calmly and directly, and four practical ways to start feeling better right now.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/11 

Do you ever wonder why you do what you do, seemingly on autopilot? Maybe you're sick of feeling overworked, overwhelmed, and frazzled, but don't know how to stop. Perhaps the idea of putting yourself first for once is laughable. What does your default thinking have to do with your experience of life, and what can you do to spark change?

Join us on this episode to learn what default thinking means and where it stems from. We're exploring the importance of understanding your default thinking, why you'll open up to so much untapped potential once you examine your default thinking, and how to begin living with intention, rather than on autopilot. 

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/10 

Survival mode. The smart, driven, high-achieving women we work with know all about it. From panic attacks to chronic pain, there might be a range of signs your body is stuck in survival mode. Being stuck in a constant state of survival not only prevents you from resting, recovering, and relaxing, but it also blocks you from logic, confident decision-making, and creativity.

Join us as we explore the four survival states of your nervous system, and how developing an awareness of these will help you self-regulate when you need to. You'll learn how practicing self-regulation isn't a luxury but a necessity for unlocking peak performance, resilience, and true fulfillment in every aspect of your life, and how to shift out of survival mode and into a state of calm. 

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/9 

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you're only taking shallow breaths, going to bed thinking about every task you didn't complete, waking up worrying about everything you have to do, with no idea how you're going to get it all done? It's exhausting, but this is a common experience for Ambitious-ish women. Fortunately, there's a solution. 

Discover one simple tool to help smart, driven women like you create more time and energy in their lives. Find out how using this tool for just five minutes a day can help you create more than 10 extra hours in your week, and how to start prioritizing yourself and your well-being so you can organize your life in a way that protects you and intentionally supports your self-care from the inside out.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/8 

Have you ever made a decision in your life based on someone else's expectations, knowing deep down it wasn't really what you wanted? Maybe you thought you wanted one thing and then got it, only to realize it wasn't actually what you wanted at all. Living out a list of shoulds like this is a recipe for resentment, regret, and misalignment.

This week, learn how to reevaluate your values and make new decisions that are in alignment with the life you really want to live. You'll learn how to see where you're currently living out of alignment with your values, how your decisions are contributing to your reality, and most importantly, how to intentionally shift your focus and practice decision-making in a whole new way.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/7 

Growing up, we were taught it makes everyone else's life easier if we keep our feelings to ourselves. However, while this pleased everyone around us, it also led to us shutting down big feelings, especially uncomfortable ones like disappointment and anger. Now that you're an adult, what is the cost of shelving your big emotions?

In the disconnected, emotion-phobic world we live in, you might feel alone in your anger. But we see you and, in this episode, we share the true cost of ignoring your emotions, and tips for listening to and processing your uncomfortable emotions so you can show up for your life without a fear of how you're going to feel.

For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://www.ambitious-ish.com/6