A snack-sized episode about how coaching with us for three months this fall is your reset opportunity.

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Scaling rapidly is often seen as the ultimate goal in ambitious organizations, but what happens when the pressure to grow starts to sacrifice your team's well-being? Managers are caught between ambitious growth targets and the reality of managing a team that's already stretched thin. The result? Burnout, turnover, and a culture that struggles to sustain growth.

In this episode, you'll learn how to navigate the pressures of scaling, maintain team morale, and integrate new hires successfully. Plus, we're offering practical strategies to lead through growth, protect your team's capacity, and create a people strategy that aligns with your business goals.

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Do you find yourself catastrophizing before an important decision or difficult conversation? It's natural for our brains to imagine the worst-case scenario, but what if this habit is actually stopping you from reaching your potential? In this episode, we explore why your brain defaults to disaster thinking and how to rewire it to focus on success instead.

When facing uncertainty, it's easy for our brains to fixate on everything that could go wrong. But constantly focusing on failure doesn't prepare us for success—it keeps us stuck in survival mode. We're sharing how to shift your mindset to one that anticipates the best, so you can take confident action and move toward the outcomes you truly want.

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A snack-sized summer check-in.

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Have you ever set a boundary and immediately felt like you were doing something wrong? In this episode, we dive into why doing what's right for you can feel so uncomfortable. When you say no, put yourself first, or prioritize your own needs, your body may flood with anxiety and guilt, even though you know it's the healthiest choice.

Tune in as we share practical strategies for navigating that discomfort and setting boundaries, even when it feels impossible. You'll learn how to recognize when guilt is just old programming dying, how to handle resistance from others who benefit from your self-sacrifice, and why choosing yourself is key to healing and personal growth.

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A snack-sized episode about taking your time.

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How do you keep going when life doesn't go as planned? In this deeply personal episode, we're catching up on where life has taken us lately and getting real about how we're navigating our health journeys. For both of us, it's about facing challenges, finding new ways to live fully, and staying present, even when things feel uncertain. We're learning to embrace the journey, instead of rushing to the finish line.

Grab your favorite bevy and join us as we explore how small changes in routine, stepping out of our comfort zones, and prioritizing fun can make a big difference. We'll also share how we're both learning to slow down—not as a strategy to "speed up," but as a new way of being.

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A snack-sized episode about how to ACTUALLY enjoy the life you work so hard to create.

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How much time and energy do you spend feeling disrespected or unheard? Many high-achieving women find themselves ruminating over moments when they feel overlooked or ignored, whether it's a boss talking over them or a partner not acknowledging their contributions. These feelings can chip away at trust and collaboration, leaving us emotionally drained. But here's the truth: feeling disrespected is optional. It's not about other people's behavior, but about how we choose to interpret it.

In this episode, we break down how feeling disrespected comes from our thoughts, not someone else's actions. We talk about how our brain adds meaning to neutral events, like someone interrupting us, and how those thoughts create emotional responses. By separating facts from interpretations, we can regain our power and stop outsourcing our worth to others. You'll learn how to stop reacting emotionally and start responding from a place of strategy and clarity.

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Do you feel a need to control everything? Your control enthusiasm feels like your superpower. Checking everyone's work, approving every decision, convincing yourself that nobody can do it like you can. You've built something amazing, but you've also built yourself a beautiful prison where you're both the warden and the prisoner.

This episode tackles control enthusiasm head-on - that need to control everything that feels like it's making you successful but is actually keeping you stuck as the bottleneck in your life. You'll discover why your need to be needed is actually making you less effective, not more. When you master the art of true entrustment, you don't just become a better leader, you become free to focus on bigger challenges and grow beyond what you can personally control.

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