Electric Ideas with Whitney Baker: Motherhood, Self-Connection, Joyful Living & Self-Care

Living a wildly creative life isn't reserved for people with a dedicated artistic medium. We can all make a choice to infuse our days with more inspiration, beauty and expression, even during demanding seasons.

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Today I connect with Brooke Schultz, a multi-passionate creator whose work ranges from writing a Broadway play to photographing families, and has been featured in places like Oprah, Martha Stewart and Parents magazine. Brooke helps women claim a juicier life through their art and beyond with her podcast, Wildly Creative Life.

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Brooke shares inspiring reflections for skyrocketing creativity. We also chat about how to move through common excuses and the benefits of being a multi-passionate creator.

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Brooke and I would love to know what creative shifts this episode awakens for you! Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @‌brookebschultz and @‌whitneywoman!

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Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

• Living a Wildly Creative life
• How to infuse fun and fun energy into the everyday
• An incredible, guiding question to ask yourself
• The difference between lowercase and "capital D" desires in life
• Navigating the "I don't have time" excuse
• Shifting our mindset from being nervous to being excited
• Being a multi-passionate creator
• Benefits of having a project timeline for ideas, especially as a multi-passionate creator
• Recommendations to get into more of that day-to-day, vibrant, creative living mode
• Advice for women whom want to call more creativity into their lives

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Connect with Brooke:

IG: @‌brookebschultz

Websites:

Dress to Create Class: https://brookebschultz.com/dresstocreate

Podcast: Wildly Creative Life

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Connect with Whitney:

IG: @‌Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

There are three types of actions we typically take in life: no action, forced action and aligned action. In today's mini jolt episode, I share my perspective on what it means to take aligned action – action that reflects your values and priorities – and how to know if you're taking it or not.

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

-What aligned action does not look like

-The action of "no action" - being in that "I'm stuck" mode or making excuses

-The action of "forced action" - Overdoing things even if tasks don't serve us

-The action of "aligned action" - intentional steps that sync up with what matters to you most this season

Practice prioritizing aligned action in the same way you would the rest of your to-do list and see how much more fulfilling life feels. I would love to hear about what came up for you as you listened to this episode and what aligned action you can take this week. Message me or tag me on IG with your thoughts - @‌whitneywoman.

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @‌whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Women are called on every day to be leaders - in their homes, in their careers and in their communities. As leaders, women have the opportunity to speak up and use their voice to make a difference in someone else's life, but it requires courage to stand in our beliefs.

Today I connect with Yolanda Canny, a recently retired marketing executive who held leadership positions for both Fortune 500 brands and start-up companies for more than 42 years. A true trailblazer, Yolanda received her MBA in 1978 when few women were in business schools. Her retirement does not look the same as most of her contemporaries. Instead, she's sharing her wisdom on leadership via her new podcast, "Girl, Take the Lead!", and through teaching at San José State University.

Yolanda shares how all women are leaders in their own way, and lessons about stepping into our own power and building trust. We also discuss the importance of giving people a chance to be seen and heard, and strategies for developing your personal brand.

Yolanda and I would love to know what you connected with from today's episode and what your superpower is. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @yocanny and @Whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

• All women are leaders in their own way

• Moving through fear and allowing yourself to fully shine

• Stepping into our own power

• Knowledge that allows leaders to make the most impact

• How to build trust in leaders

• The importance of giving people a chance to be seen and heard

• Wisdom about women in leadership to impart on younger generations

• Taking the uncomfortable leap and trusting the process

• Everyone has a personal brand

• Questions to ask yourself in developing your brand and finding your superpower

Connect with Yo:

IG: @yocanny

Podcast: Girl, Take the Lead

Website: https://girltaketheleadpod.com/

5 questions for personal branding

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Sometimes it can take a drastic event to force us to stop and take stock of what's most important to us. Maybe we finally slow down and take more time to be present with our loved ones. But what if you could start thinking this way without experiencing a major event?

My guest today, Amanda Onchulenko, is a painter and textile artist, author of the book Wisdom at the Crossroads and podcast host. During the episode, she shares with us how the writing of her book started, the practices that inspired it and a reminder to take the time to be present in the moment. We also speak about acknowledging all of the accomplishments along life's journey as well as tools and practices to deal with bumps in the road.

Amanda and I would love to know what you connected with from today's episode and what creative outlet you are awakening. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @mandartcanada and @Whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

· The drastic event that changed Amanda's life

· How the writing of a book started and the practices that inspired it

· Advice for taking the time for yourself, even when you feel like you're juggling all the things

· How to take time to be present in the moment

· Understanding why Amanda's voice is most clear in color

· Acknowledging all of the accomplishments along life's journey

· Tools and practices to deal with bumps in the road

· Getting into a flow state

Connect with Amanda :

IG: @mandartcanada

Website: https://www.mandart.ca/

Podcast: Wisdom at the Crossroads

Book: Wisdom at the Crossroads

Mindful Mandart Moment: Process and Practice Podcast Episode

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Being in a long-term relationship is a beautiful thing, but for many couples, it's easy to get into a rut. Whether it's emotional or sexual intimacy, it may feel like something is missing.

Today, I connect with Isiah McKimmie, a couple's therapist, sex therapist, sexologist and coach who has helped women and couples discover deeper intimacy and desire for more than a decade. She shares deep insight on how to spark the flame again in our relationships and in the bedroom, and nurture our connection over time.

More specifically, Isiah teaches us how to amp up the feeling of connection in our relationships, a concrete method to ask your partner for what you need and the importance of a daily check-in. We also dive into ways to feel sexy and confident in the bedroom, and how to create time and space for intimacy to unfold.

Isiah and I would love to know what resonated with you most from today's episode. Let us know by sharing it on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @isiahmckimmie.sexologist and @Whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

-Advice for trying to rebuild or amp up the feeling of connection in our relationships

-The importance of communication in long-term relationships.

-How to change the way we give feedback

-A concrete method for expressing how you feel in a situation and how to ask your partner for what you need

-How to compassionately address a partner's complaints

-Practices all couples need to support healthy long-term relationships

-The importance of a daily check-in

-How to create time for intimacy

-Advice for feeling sexy and confident in the bedroom

-A discussion about initiating intimacy

-When your nervous system is in overdrive and you may just not be in the mood - and ways to communicate to your partner about it.

Connect with Isiah:

IG: @isiahmckimmie.sexologist

Website: https://isiah-mckimmie.com/

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

People-pleasing and perfectionist tendencies can show up in many ways. Maybe you put everyone's needs ahead of your own or say yes to invitations you're not excited about just to keep the peace. Perhaps you procrastinate or overspend time on projects because they have to be just right. If you don't have the right tools and awareness around these behaviors, they can take a major toll on your well-being.

Today I connect with Kim Gross, a people-pleasing and perfectionism coach and creator of the 5-Step Power Pathway. She helps guide clients on a journey of self-healing so they can have more meaningful connections and the courage to create the life they desire.

Kim shares with us how her perfectionist mask was born, the root cause of people-pleasing and perfectionism and how many of these behaviors are rooted in fear. We also get the opportunity to talk through the 5-step P.O.W.E.R. Pathway and how to reclaim yourself and your power.

Kim and I would love to know what you connected with from today's episode. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @masksoffcommunity and @Whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

• How tendencies of perfectionism and people-pleasing played out in Kim's life before she had the tools and awareness that she does now

• How the perfectionist mask was born

• Ways to know if you're a perfectionist or a people-pleaser

• The root cause of people pleasing and perfectionism

• The difference between being a "human being" and a "human doing"

• 5 Step P.O.W.E.R. Pathway to go from people-pleasing and perfectionist prison to your paradise

• Reclaiming yourself and your power

• Advice for dealing with guilty feelings as a mom

• Reflections and advice for our younger selves

Connect with Kim:

Instagram: @masksoffcommunity

TikTok: @kimgross24

Podcast: Masks Off

Website: http://www.kimgrosscoaching.com

Work with Kim: Kim offers individual coaching to help the people-pleaser and perfectionist to create more meaningful relationships and to create the life they desire. She teaches this through her 5-Step Power Pathway. Go to her website to learn more.

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

We live in a world of constant distraction. Even when we try to enjoy the present moment, and be where our feet are, many of us get yanked away by the ding of our phone, worries about tomorrow or because we're too anxious to power through our mounting to-do lists. It takes practice, but learning mindfulness techniques can help us show up each day and truly savor what's right before us.

Today I connect with Jessica Crow to discuss her book The Power of Guided Meditation: Simple Practices to Promote Wellbeing. Along with being an author, she is a mind-body expert with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals and organizations around the world nurture their well-being using meditation, stress reduction and mindfulness practices.

Jessica shares with us a look into what it means to "be present", the importance of mindfulness practice and allowing ourselves self-compassion. We talk about tools we could incorporate into our lives to live more mindfully, advice for more mindful transitions and how to be a more mindful communicator.

Jessica and I would love to know what practice you plan to implement to be more mindful and present. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @CNTRD_wellness and @Whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

• A message about not waiting until we're in a crisis mode to explore anxiety reduction

• The difference between the higher brain and the lower brain

• A definition of "being present"

• The importance of mindfulness practice

• Allowing ourselves self-compassion

• An example of the type of tools we could incorporate into our lives to live more mindfully

• Advice for more mindful transitions when it may feel like too many things are happening at once

• Practicing rituals to acknowledge transitions when entering a new space

• Ways to be more mindful listeners in our normal daily conversations

• How to be a more mindful communicator

Connect with Jessica:

IG: @CNTRD_wellness

Website: www.CNTRDwellness.com

100-Hour Meditation Teacher Training: https://www.cntrdwellness.com/meditationteachertraining

'The Power of Guided Meditation' Course: https://www.cntrdwellness.com/courses

Podcast: Mindscaping│Meditation For Every Mind

The Power of Guided Meditation book: https://www.cntrdwellness.com/book

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @Whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Oftentimes when people hear the word movement, they think of exercise. Yet the way we move our bodies – ranging from how we stretch to how much space we take up in a room – might reveal places where we're stuck in other areas of life.

Today I connect with Erica Hornthal, a licensed clinical professional counselor, board-certified dance/movement therapist and founder of Chicago Dance Therapy. We discuss her book: "Body Aware: Rediscover Your Mind-Body Connection, Stop Feeling Stuck, and Improve Your Mental Health with Simple Movement Practices."

Erica shares what dance movement therapy is and what it is not, how to listen to your body's signals, and practices for boosting mind/body connection and speaking your body's language. We also talk about how movement can bring about change in our minds and why it's so good for us to move our bodies in different ways.

Erica and I would love to know how you are moving your body today. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @the.therapist.who.moves.you and @whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

-What dance movement therapy is and what it is not

-A picture of what a person might experience in dance movement therapy

-Relearning a connection with our body and why so many of us have lost it

-How to listen to your body's signals

-Speaking your body's language

-Something you can do to help alleviate anxiety and bring awareness to your body

-How movement can bring about change in our minds

-Why it's so good for us to move our bodies in different ways

-Erica's wish for all bodies

-The difference between structural and mental health

-An example of a dance movement practice you can try today

Connect with Erica :

IG: @the.therapist.who.moves.you

Website: www.ericahornthal.com

Book: Body Aware

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @whitneywoman

Website: myelectricideas.com

Whitney's Season to Shift Mastermind is just one week away, beginning on January 25th! Click HERE for more information.

January is for dreaming. We all want to let go of autopilot and live life with more purpose, but where to begin? In today's conversation, we explore setting energizing goals that are sure to move you past autopilot living.

Today I connect with Michelle Cederberg, an in-demand speaker, author, coach and consultant. Michelle has captivated audiences across North America with her empowering and humorous messages about how to set worthwhile goals, get energized for success and live a bigger life.

Michelle shares with us how to break out of living on autopilot and the way the trajectory of your day changes when you're connected to technology. We also discuss simplifying your day-to-day, why we need goals now more than ever and ideas for creating goals that we don't just set and forget.

Michelle and I would love to know what goals you're setting for yourself in this new year. Share today's episode on Instagram and be sure to tag us - @cederbergspeaks and @whitneywoman!

Here's what to look forward to in today's episode:

-How do we know if we're living on autopilot

-The way the trajectory of your day changes when you're connected to technology

-How the way we live and work with technology has created a new source of energetic drain that is specific to our generation

-Recommendations for simplifying

-Why we need goals now more than ever

-Where to start with goal setting

-Ideas for creating goals that we don't just set and forget

-Key dependencies to consider who you need around in order to be successful

-Resources to reframe the art and smart goals

-Shifting your goals to be more thrilling and resonant

-How self-belief plays a role in our ability to achieve goals

-Creating an awesome jar

-How to make your own amazing list

-A reminder that no matter how busy our lives get, we can't forget to take care of us

Connect with Michelle:

IG: @cederbergspeaks

Website: https://michellecederberg.com

Book: The Success-Energy Equation

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Exciting news! Whitney's six-week mastermind, Season to Shift, starts January 25th, 2023. Click here for more information.

As women, we make many choices that impact our hormones, both positively and negatively. Most women have times when they feel off and know hormones are the culprit. But many of us don't realize how much we unwittingly push our body's chemical messengers out of whack through daily habits.

There are many choices we can make in our day-to-day lives to improve our hormone health - changing up our morning routine, thinking about the beauty products we use and even how we chew our food.

In today's episode, I connect with Amanda Hinman, an integrative nutrition health coach who is also certified in applied functional medicine. Amanda specializes in helping women who are struggling with hormone imbalance and exhaustion to naturally reclaim their energy and show up better for their careers and family.

Amanda and I would love to know what you are going to implement in your life to help improve your hormone health. Tag us on Instagram @hinmanamanda and @whitneywoman and let us know!

In this episode, we cover:

-The 6 primary hormones

-Setting a positive morning routine

-Amanda's morning routine

-Things we do in our day-to-day lives that can impact our hormones both positively and negatively

-Some of Amanda's favorite brands

-How to know if you are breathing properly

-The importance of taking the time to chew your food

-Amanda's opinion on doing fasts

Connect with Amanda:

IG: @hinmanamanda

Website: www.hinmanholistic.com

3 Steps to Decrease Bloating in 5 Days - https://www.hinmanholistic.com/decrease-bloating

Connect with Whitney:

IG: @whitneywoman

Website: www.myelectricideas.com

Whitney's next, six-week mastermind is now open and begins January 25th, 2023. Click here for more information.