Brilliant Balance

Who are you following online? Who has your attention? This may not seem like that big of a deal, but the truth is that we are profoundly impacted by the messages we internalize on a regular basis. Sometimes the effects are so subtle that you don't realize it until it builds up and hits you all at once.

From body image to current events, you are getting bombarded with hundreds of messages every day and they shape your world-view whether you like it or not.

In today's episode, I discuss how to curate the information you receive, how social media shapes your thoughts and opinions, and five key questions to ask about your online environment.

Show highlights include:

• How social media changed the way others influence your life (4:45)
• This simple exercise highlights how specifically tailored your social media feed is (5:35)
• A fundamental question to ask yourself about the information you receive (8:06)
• How the pandemic amplifies the impact of curation (10:41)
• Five questions to ask yourself to determine how your online environment is affecting you (12:27)
• The bravest thing you can do to combat the effects of curation (15:20)
• Online environments you should avoid like the plague (18:26)

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Women just like you are starting businesses in unprecedented numbers, and that's great news. But it only tells part of the story. Simply starting a business may not lead to the satisfaction you imagined when you launched your new venture.

If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated in your business, then this episode is for you.

Today I'll share some surprising statistics on women-owned businesses, discuss three areas that may be holding you from the growth you want, and give you some guidance on how to overcome them.

Show highlights include:

• The surprising statistics about how many women are starting businesses (3:04)
• Appalling information about the revenue that these businesses are generating (4:12)
• The type of business women are most likely to start (5:39)
• This one emotion prevents women from having businesses as large as their male counterparts (7:10)
• This specific fear is preventing you from expanding your business in the way that you want (8:55)
• Two words to stop using right now when talking about your business (10:25)
• Questions you should be asking to master business finances (12:21)
• The faulty beliefs that are causing you to burnout (18:04)

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Conversations about body image are some of the most difficult to have with our daughters. So many of us have our own struggles and insecurities and don't know what to say, much less how to guide them through their insecurities.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Ashley Solomon to discuss how to handle body image issues with your daughter, why avoiding the discussion is dangerous, and how to know when to seek professional help

Show highlights include:

• The root of why food and body image issues are so difficult to address (8:38)
• The secret to instilling true confidence in yourself (10:38)
• An insidious hidden danger of avoiding these conversations with your daughter (13:50)
• Why you shouldn't fear saying the wrong thing, and how to recover well when you do (17:03)
• The universal core messages that you need to get across to your children (18:16)
• How to counter dangerously incorrect info on diet and nutrition (23:07)
• A serious sign that healthy habits are being taken too far (28:36)
• A trick to filtering unhelpful messages from your social media (33:16)
• How to know when it's time to seek professional help (33:50)

Dr. Ashley Solomon is a licensed clinical psychologist and the founder of Galia Collaborative, an organization that empowers purpose-driven women to elevate their impact by developing their mental strength and well-being. Dr. Solomon is a nationally-recognized expert in the treatment of body image, eating concerns, and stress. She serves organizations and individuals through both therapy and coaching and blends her warm spirit, brain science, and real-life wisdom to support women at challenge points in their lives.

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We all have default responses to stress. Whether it's overeating, procrastinating, or mood swings, it can bring out the worst in your personality. You may also notice that stress sends your inner critic into overdrive.

In today's episode, I discuss three reasons perfectionism seems comforting in stressful times, why it can hurt your relationships, and the steps you can take to overcome it.

Show highlights include:

• The harmful effect of stress on your inner monologue (5:18)
• The surprising reason you fall into perfectionism in times of stress (6:23)
• Why perfectionism gives you a false sense of security (11:30)
• How perfectionism destroys your relationship with others (12:43)
• The three-step process you can use to overcome perfectionism (14:46)
• Why striving for perfection limits personal growth (15:24)

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You know that stress affects your mood. But do you know the other factors in your environment that, when combined, can dramatically impact the way you feel? This can lead to dramatic mood swings that leave you feeling out of control.

In this episode, I discuss three warning signs that your stress levels are too high, the emotion you need to avoid, and how to break out of the patterns that cause mood swings.

Show highlights include:

• Two subtle causes of mood swings that you need to pay attention to (3:06)
• These hidden triggers may be affecting your mood without you knowing it (4:27)
• This simple technique can help you better understand and manage your moods (7:26)
• This underlying issue can "turn up the volume" on your negative emotions (9:41)
• This internal warning sign may be telling you that your stress levels are dangerously high (14:28)
• Why you default to this lazy emotion when you're stressed (18:47)

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Challenging times can lead to overwhelm and confusion. As your to-do list grows, so can your stress levels. And when this happens it can be easy to shut down and avoid doing what you know you need to get done.

We often slip into procrastination when times are tough.

In this episode, you'll hear why we procrastinate, tips on how to overcome the feelings that lead to procrastination, and a simple activity that can get you back to finishing your to do list.

Show highlights include:

• Sneaky ways you attempt to disguise procrastination (3:01)
• 3 reasons why you procrastinate when you're stressed (4:22)
• The toxic emotion that leads to procrastination (6:11)
• This one simple thing will make procrastination a distant memory (10:23)
• This 10-minute activity can refocus and recenter you when you're overwhelmed (12:16)
• Getting these overlooked tasks done is the key to ending procrastination (13:43)

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Have you ever found yourself saying something like, "Where are those chips?" or "I really need a drink" after a stressful day? For so many of us, stress causes bad habits to resurface. We eat too much, drink too much, and move too little. While this is common, it's also destructive.

In this episode, I'm sharing why we turn to food and alcohol when we're stressed, and I'm giving you a simple question to get you back on the right track if you don't like how you feel. This is the first of a four part series on Stress Watchouts.

Show highlights include:

• 2 reasons it's so easy to eat or drink too much when you're stressed (1:31)
• The truth about alcohol and sleep (2:30)
• The reason you aren't exercising as much as you probably should be right now (4:42)
• Overcome this misperception and you'll learn to love movement (6:20)
• This one question can help you get just enough food and exercise to feel amazing (9:40)

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Do you have a dream you keep to yourself or play off as "someday," because you think it's impractical to go after right now? Maybe when the kids are older, right? So we fill our days with "busy," which is hard to avoid in certain seasons of life. But if we're not careful, "busy" can turn into a never-ending distraction from our dreams.

Sound familiar? Then this episode is for you.

This week, I'm sharing why declaring your desire is essential to a fulfilling life, the three hurdles you have to overcome in order to achieve your dreams, and talking with others about your goals may be the most helpful thing you can do.

Show highlights include:

• The three roadblocks you have to push through to get what you want (5:48)
• How you can avoid the pitfall where many women lose sight of their dreams and settle for less (6:15)
• This is the first step in overcoming your fear of judgment from others (6:43)
• If you get comfortable accepting this barrier, you'll never get what you want from life (9:53)
• This particular fear can stop you before you even get started, even when you have a clear plan for defeating it (12:31)
• Why discussing this particular issue with others can open doors you never imagined (13:15)
• The 2 steps you must take to get what you want (16:12)

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So many of us are terrified of failure, and understandably so. From the beginning of our education, we're conditioned to avoid failure by any means necessary. But what if you were able to stop seeing it as an end state, and rather a path to growth.

The fact is, you CAN recover from failure.

In this episode, I share the 3 questions to ask yourself when confronted by failure, why failure is not necessarily a bad thing, and the exact steps you need to take in order to benefit from your perceived failures.

Show highlights include:

• This is the biggest fear that most women have (3:10)
• Viewing failure this way can crush you, here's how you can turn it around (4:22)
• This mindset shift on failure can push you forward in ways success never could (4:50)
• Asking this essential question is the first step to overcoming a failure (6:02)
• Avoid this to prevent failure from taking a toxic stranglehold on your life (7:37)
• This is the ONLY way you can make failure useful (10:38)
• The lessons Michael Jordan's failures can teach anyone (14:48)
• This is the worst thing you can do when recovering from failure (16:35)

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During times of uncertainty, it may be tempting to try and get your life back to "normal" as quickly as possible. But what if that's not actually the best thing for you?

When life gives you a chance to stop and reflect, how do you make the most of it?

In this episode, I discuss why a pause may be the best thing to happen to you, how to take advantage of a chance to reset, and how this reset can apply to both your professional and personal life.

Show highlights include:

• Why the current pause we're in could be exactly what you need (6:40)
• Do this to make the most of this (or any) dramatic change in your life (8:15)
• If you are currently doing this with your time, you could be wasting a huge opportunity for growth (10:24)
• 3 ways the pause can restore balance to your life and work (9:05)
• The most tragic mistake you could make as a result of this pause (11:45)

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