Today’s episode is inspired by something I’ve recently gone through, and have friends currently navigating as well. The idea of ‘creating space’, specifically around big transitions or life changes, comes up often in my masterminds and coaching calls. As a society, we’ve grown accustomed to familiarity, and we feel like we should always know what our ‘next step’ will be.

That’s all good and well, but…what happens when you’re ready for something DIFFERENT? You don’t actually know what that ‘next thing’ is, but you’re craving more purpose, intentionality, and autonomy in your life.

In today’s episode, I want to talk about creating space, taking action, trusting yourself, and exploring the unknown. It can feel sooo scary to step out of your comfort zone - especially when you don’t have it ‘all’ figured out (because of course, you think you need to). It’s like safety and predictability have pretty much gone out the window, right?!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why we seem to think we have it ‘all’ figured out in our society + what happens when we discover we want something different that isn’t ‘safe’ or ‘predictable’
• Realizing your current circumstance that you don’t like will always feel more comfortable than something unknown
• Choosing to trust yourself over logic (even when it feels super scary)
• Understanding that there is no single ‘right’ path + what momentum really means
• Why you can invite your partner onto your journey & ask for their support, but you don’t need their ‘permission’ to pursue your aligned, best life
• The misconception that alignment automatically equals ‘ease’

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Our part 1 conversation with Sarah Welch was INCREDIBLE, so we’re back with part 2 today!

If you haven't had the chance to check out part 1, pause now, and go give it a listen HERE.

In today’s part 2 episode, we talk more about self-experimenting, and the beauty of embracing duality and fluidity in personal growth. Sarah takes us even deeper into perfectionism, unpacking self-sabotage, and navigating the highs and lows of evolving into your most aligned self. 

Sarah and I have both experienced the difficulties that come with letting go of identities that have long been ingrained into us. We’ve had to give ourselves the space (and permission) to expand and discover new parts of ourselves. Sooo much of this comes from putting ourselves into community and conversation with others who not only show us what’s possible, but allow us to finally feel safe, and like we’re ‘enough’. We are special ‘enough’, and we are important ‘enough’ - YOU are too, friend!

In this episode, we cover:

• Where our cycles of perfectionism stem from + realizing how complex the human experience really is
• The connection between self-sabotage & harm reduction + finding a ‘healthy’ hobby for yourself
• Realizing that more than 1 thing can be true at once + not everything is always ‘black or white’
• Letting go of identities that have been ingrained into us for so long + embracing more of the ‘child-like’ view of the world we used to have
• The beauty that comes when we give ourselves space to truly expand and discover new parts of ourselves
• Stepping out of your comfort zone and into conversations & community with others you’ve never been a part of, but know you need to be
• Taking yourself ‘seriously’ when it comes to taking action and following through with your goals
• Why it’s beautiful, safe, and productive to embrace ‘seasonality’ and cycles in life

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• Check out her YouTube
• Check out her website

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 125 | Part 1: Self-Experimenting and Unmasking: Discovering Who You Really Are with Sarah Welch

Resources and Links:

• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s part 1 episode, we talk about self-experimenting, unmasking, and the process of discovering who you really are. Sarah and I both share what it’s looked like to unpack all of our ‘stuff’ - especially after receiving our ADHD diagnoses. 

Today's guest, Sarah Welch, is a self-experimenting coach who helps others get reacquainted with their most authentic selves. She experienced her own trauma while growing up; she struggled with her weight, depression, and was eventually diagnosed with ADHD. She basically felt like the ‘black sheep’ of her family. Not only did she feel lost with those around her, but even more so out in the world.

Sarah and I also dive into practical steps you can take to get to know yourself again, what ‘checking in’ with yourself can look like in your day to day life, and the concept of ‘masking’. Masking is something that I think many of us as women (and moms) relate to, because we feel that we need to show up a certain way. It leads us to focus on making ourselves more ‘digestible’ for others in society, but along the way..we become a shell of ourselves, and have no idea who the hell we are anymore.

If you’re on a journey of discovering who YOU really are, you’re going to resonate sooo much with these episodes with Sarah. This is part 1 of 2, so make sure to come back for part 2 next week as we continue this conversation!!

In this episode, we cover:

• Sarah’s journey with ADHD, autism, and depression, which led to her self-experimenting and ultimately, ‘coming home’ to herself
• What can happen when you ‘crack open’ everything within yourself that you’ve been ignoring (and not really understanding) for SO long
• Practical steps you can take to get to know yourself again
• What ‘checking in with yourself’ actually looks like
• The concept of ‘masking’ + how it can show up in your life
• The incredibly beautiful AND hard part about raising children + being a cycle ‘starter’ in regards to moving forward
• How the self-help/personal growth space has romanticized happiness + made us feel like all other emotions are ‘bad’
• The imbalance that our society has with anger/rage in men vs. women + how this emotion shows up for women especially
• The misguided expectation we have that someone else needs to ‘fill our needs’

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• Check out her website

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• Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
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I’m coming to you on the other side of a trip where I had the absolute JOY of facilitating a retreat with my good friend, Kaitlin Cox. This was a rare gift that I didn’t know I needed, and goodness, did it fill my cup!

In today’s episode, I want to talk about coming home: politics, purpose, and the ripple effect. After helping Kaitlin with her retreat and hearing the raw and powerful stories from the women there, I was reminded that every single one of us has gone through ‘something’. We’ve all experienced some kind of trauma or hardship that isn’t visible to the outside world, but there is MAGIC when we come together, and share what’s on our hearts!

I know this to be the ‘ripple effect’, and I’ve seen it play out in beautiful ways in my own life. I’ve chosen to take action and heal in ways I never thought possible; this has radiated to incredible women like Kaitlin, and the work that she’s doing is radiating to the women in HER circle! It may sound a bit cheesy, but if you want to help people and make the world a better place, it starts with YOU. You heal the world by healing yourself, and you change the world by changing yourself.

In this episode, I cover:

• The inner knowing we have when something isn’t ‘quite right’, and we’re meant to pursue something different
• Realizing that every single person is carrying something ‘hard’ that the outside world can’t see
• The power in what is the ‘ripple effect’ + how I’ve seen this play out in my own life
• Why making the world a better place actually starts with you and your healing
• Why it’s beautiful + actually normal to not ‘fit in a box’ and fully align with one political party
• The collective necessity towards practicing genuine empathy + why I KNOW that my purpose is rooted in healing
• Understanding that while it’s great to evolve, you are already worthy and ‘enough’, just as you are

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 089 | Loss, Healing, and Empowerment with Kaitlin Cox

Resources and Links:

• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, we talk about how to overcome people pleasing, self abandonment, and good girl syndrome. As women, we’re taught from a very young age that our value is found in what we do for others. We’re taught to give and to serve, self-sacrifice, and do it ALL with a smile on our face. We lack the inner knowing that ‘I am good’ is actually separate from WHAT we do - whether that’s in the home, in our career, at church, etc.

Sara Bybee Fisk is a Master Certified Coach and Instructor who has a passion for teaching and coaching. She teaches women how to tame the rampant people pleasing, perfectionism, and codependency that causes them so much frustration and resentment. 

Sara understands that people pleasing really is the plague of womanhood, because it robbed her of time, energy, and effort for far too long. After growing up in a very conservative, religious environment, she found herself always looking for others’ approval, and questioning her worth. Sara eventually learned that yes, she was (and IS) ‘enough’, and she doesn’t need anyone’s stamp of approval to have a fulfilling and empowering life!

In this episode, ​​we cover:

• Sara’s journey with people pleasing + how it led her to the work she does today
• How the church & religion influences women + the way they show up in the world
• What people pleasing looks like from a young age + what happens when it starts to feel like a burden
• Why both people pleasing and not people pleasing is uncomfortable + how to process the discomfort that comes with not people pleasing
• How to ‘find’ yourself again when you feel completely lost in motherhood
• How to have those ‘tough’ conversations with those around you when you’re done with people pleasing
• Redefining what it actually means for you to be a ‘good mom’
• Internal Family Systems + how we can connect to this and move past people pleasing

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Connect with Sara:

• Check out Stop People Pleasing: Holiday Edition (workshop & coaching experience)
• Download her free guide: How to Have a Difficult Conversation
• Follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Join her free Facebook community
• Check out her website
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• Listen to The Ex-Good Girl Podcast
• Subscribe to her YouTube channel
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Resources & Links:

• No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz
• Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
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We’re talking ALL things money today, and Lisa is the perfect person to help us with this. I know money can be somewhat of a touchy topic, and really bring up a variety of feelings for us. It is my intention as a business owner to continue to be empowered and make financial decisions that will ultimately grow the kind of wealth that I want to have, so I can make the lasting impact I want in the world. I’m betting you can relate to that, too! 

Lisa Chastain is a professional money coach that helps passionate and successful women shed the shame and guilt around their finances and focus on healthy spending, instead of restricted budgeting.

In today’s episode, we talk about empowering women to rewrite their money story and step into their financial potential without guilt or shame. All of us have certain beliefs about money that were ingrained into us as children. Regardless of what our ‘money story’ is, it’s our job to take responsibility for that, and break free from those beliefs that are no longer serving us!

I hope this conversation inspires you to dig into your own money story, stop playing small, and yes..be a little disruptive on your path to building unbelievable wealth, friend!

In this episode, we cover:

• Lisa’s ‘humble’ money mindset that was instilled in her as a young girl + the disconnect she experienced regarding her big dreams vs. not feeling like she was ‘enough’
• Taking responsibility for your money story + choosing to break free from deeply-rooted, limiting money beliefs that aren’t serving you
• The 5 unique money personalities
• What it can look like to take control of your finances + build wealth for yourself
• How to navigate healthy money conversations in your relationship
• What a healthy money ‘dynamic’ can look like for parents and their kids
• Realizing that money is not that complicated
• Being open to learning about money + surrounding yourself with women who are talking about AND normalizing money

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• Get a special discount on Lisa’s Money Personality Quiz
• Follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Check out her website
• Listen to her Real Money Podcast

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Resources & Links:

• Check out Investopedia
• Check out Khan Academy
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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In today’s episode, I want to talk about what it looks like ‘beyond the badge’, and embracing seasons in a world obsessed with busy. For me, I wore ‘busy’ like a badge of honor. I wanted to achieve every milestone, achievement, and check allll the boxes. Busy became my default answer, because when we’re busy, that means we’re successful..right?

Over the last couple of years, I’ve really leaned into the concept of ‘wintering’. While we seem to be adding more and more to our calendar, Nature is instead telling us to be still, turn inward, and do less. Whether we’re experiencing pregnancy, trying to navigate postpartum, transitioning our career, or some other kind of major life change, it’s VITAL that we slow down, and honor the season we’re in.

I want to encourage you to honor your natural energy, and be present with what’s right in front of you. When you’re able to know, love, and trust yourself just as you are, you’ll be able to come home to yourself, and truly thrive, regardless of the season you’re in.

In this episode, I cover:

• Turning to the ‘cyclical’ nature of the world and honoring the season you’re in
• My story of wearing ‘busy’ like a badge of honor + how I’ve actively worked to change that over time
• My journey through burnout + the unexpected blessings this led to
• Choosing to truly slow down during life’s seasons + learning the art of ‘simplify to amplify’
• Finding alignment in the life you want to create + focusing on being present, and coming home to yourself

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• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
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In today’s episode, Leah McCloud and I talk about harnessing your Human Design to create your dream life, true alignment, and ease in your business. Human Design is a self-awareness modality that shows you how energy works in your unique body, and how you can use (and optimize) that energy in your life. When you learn your specific Human Design type and discover how to get into alignment and ‘flow’, SO much is possible - especially as an entrepreneur!

Leah dives into the 5 different Human Design types, as well as the 7 types of ‘authority’ pieces that go hand-in-hand with your intuition. Leah and I are both generators, and for me, my intuition comes through as a ‘gut’ feeling (aka sacral authority).

I’m so, so grateful for Leah, and the wealth of knowledge that she is when it comes to Human Design. If you’re ready to harness your Human Design to create your dream life, and find true alignment and ease in your business, this is the episode for you, friend!

In this episode, we cover:

• Leah’s whirlwind journey with human design + what has transpired for her over the last 2 years
• What human design is + who it can help 
• Understanding & using our human design effectively as entrepreneurs
• The 5 different human design energy types
• The ‘authority’ piece of human design + how this works with your intuition
• What Leah’s ‘coming home to herself’ has looked like in recent years
• How human design has been the vehicle for Leah’s dream life creation + her upcoming book
• Slowing down + really embracing the season you’re in 

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Connect with Leah:

• Learn more about Human Design Mastery, her reader training program
• Follow on Instagram @leahmccloud and @thedesignofyou
• Check out her website
• Listen to her podcast The Design of You

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 015 | What is Human Design? with Leah McCloud

Resources & Links:

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• Use code GATHERINGROWTH for a discount on Leah’s guidebooks and 1:1 readings
• Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times
• Regenerative Business: How to Align Your Business with Nature for More Abundance, Fulfillment, and Impact
• Gather in Growth Sponsorship Inquiry
• Book me as a speaker for your next event
• Gather in Growth podcast produced by: Jill Carr Podcasting

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I’m honored to be joined by my new friend, Tracy Litt, on the podcast today!

In today’s episode, we talk about how to create safety within yourself, unpack fear and imposter syndrome, and tap into your unlimited potential. Something that every single one of us has been affected by is FEAR. While we may think fear is a negative thing and we need to move away from it completely..that’s actually not true (nor is it possible to do). Fear is lovingly trying to keep us alive! Imposter syndrome (something else I’m sure you know about) tends to show up right along with fear..except it’s a ‘crutch’ that we fall back on all too easily.

Tracy and I also dug deep into emotional addictions, why it’s VITAL that we work to clear the ‘emotional congestion’ from our bodies, how our thoughts and our intuition vary, stepping into ‘feeling our feelings’, and more. 

In this episode, we cover:

• Tracy’s journey of following the ‘normal’ path society told her to, which ultimately led her to want more, go after her dreams, and help the world in a BIGGER way
• Where fear actually comes from + the role imposter syndrome plays
• How we create safety instead of simply ‘finding’ it + ways to regulate our nervous system
• What the ‘drip process’ is + why it’s our responsibility to change what’s being ‘dripped’
• Realizing that you ARE doing ‘enough’ and you’re not ‘screwing up’ your kids 
• Why it’s vital that we understand our emotional addictions + how we clear emotional ‘congestion’ from the body that’s keeping us ‘stuck’
• Key differences between our thoughts & our intuition + why overcoming fear is actually impossible, but not a bad thing
• Understanding that emotion is energy in motion + what happens when you become a woman who fully ‘feels her feelings’

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Connect with Tracy:

• Listen to her Ted Talk: Dear Fear, It’s Not You, It’s Me
• Check out her article: The Fundamental Fallacy of Imposter Syndrome
• Take the epic FREE Ascension Assessment Test
• Listen to the FREE Courage to Fail audio series
• Follow on Instagram @thetracylitt and @the_schoolofbecoming
• Follow on Facebook
• Connect on LinkedIn
• Check out her website

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In today’s episode, I want to give you a peek ‘behind the curtain’, and show you what life as a harvest mom really looks like. I think most of us would agree that certain seasons in life have us juggling more ‘glass balls’ than usual, which can totally throw our homeostasis off kilter!

If you’re a woman in a tough season right now (whether that’s harvest or something else), I want to urge you to PLEASE ask for help. You’re not a burden, and you can’t do it all! Modern motherhood feels so damn hard, because we were never meant to do all of this alone. We have to create these villages that we crave, and support each other where we can.

I hope this episode encourages you to give yourself grace, embrace progress over perfection, and know that you ARE enough, friend. On the other side of that hustle, survival, and burnout is a life you can be obsessed with - I promise!

In this episode, I cover:

• Why it’s okay to take a step back and not have a certain goal be top priority, all the time
• Understanding that we ALL experience hard seasons, and admitting that we’re struggling won’t take away from someone else’s situation
• Why we so often shove down and ‘pack away’ our emotions & feelings, instead of addressing them right away
• The constant praise for independence + realizing you don’t have to do it alone, and you’re actually NOT a burden when you ask for help

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Related Episodes:

• Episode 066 | Harvest Mom Hacks

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