Healers Get Vulnerable

This is the final episode in a miniseries featuring entrepreneurs who have created phenomenal programs, and the lessons they've learned.

Today you'll hear why one of these entrepreneurs needed to bring her farmer self to her program, why a solo mom realized she needed to create a different program, why one psychologist finds her coaching program liberating, and why collaboration is so so important.

I'm so glad you've been with me on this series.

Introducing four fabulous entrepreneurs: Laura Kasper, Rebecca Lee, Monica Bahan, and Gail Reich.

Laura Kasper, PhD, helps burnt out Silicon Valley executives with their stressful personal and professional relationships. She was a manager at Accenture before becoming a psychologist 17 years ago. The tools she uses in her program are grounded in her work as a Modern Analytic group therapist and her training as a facilitator for Stanford Business School's famous emotional intelligence class, Interpersonal Dynamics.

https://www.cofounderconflictdisruption.com

Rebecca Lee is a philosopher, farmer, leadership strategist and also licensed clinical therapist. She is the owner of Just Living Therapy where the work is centered around supporting helping professionals kick burnout and bravely live in their own authenticity. She lives on a multigenerational farm with her family and a menagerie of farm critters, so if you visit her at Just Living Farm, don't be surprised if she puts you to work, and definitely don't be surprised if she talks to you about dirt!

https://www.justlivingtherapy.org/

Monica Bahan is a therapist turned spiritual coach. She helps busy moms to shift from head to heart, hear the voice of spirit, and let their souls shine bright. She's also a solo mom herself, lighting the way for her wild little one.

https://monicabahan.com

Gail Reich is a psychotherapist and photographer living in Chicago. She loves athletics, especially ultimate frisbee. And since she enjoys challenging norms and thinking outside the box, she is excited to see where her coaching program goes.

https://www.yourcoachgail.me

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/184

This is part 5 in a podcast mini series featuring rebellious entrepreneurs.

This is a treat. I've roped these four wonderful entrepreneurs into showing up and sharing their stories with you. You're about to hear about the programs beyond private practice they've each created, and one lesson each person learned in the process of creating and marketing their program.

These lessons cover everything from mindset to marketing strategy.

Introducing Alice Huff, Dr. Vanessa Freeman, Melissa Susman, and MereAnn Reid.

Alice Huff is a holistic healer and creator of the integrative Mind-Body-Space Method. She combines her training and experience as a psychotherapist, yoga instructor and interior decorator to help women restore balance and create calm in their mind, body and physical and energetic spaces.

https://www.mindbodyspacemethod.com

Dr. Vanessa Freeman is a licensed psychologist with a passion for supporting Black women in learning to access ease, joy, and pleasure. She is excited about creating a group coaching program that fosters community and teaches Black women that a different way of being in the world is possible.

https://www.coachingwithvanessa.org

Melissa Susman is a psychotherapist, art therapist and mindfulness practitioner specializing in somatic therapies for the resolution of trauma. JoyWork, her online training course, is her life work--an online training program for people with chronic illness that helps folks to discover how to find meaning, purpose and joy in the presence of suffering.

https://www.joywork.me

MereAnn Reid has been running parent groups for 6 years and loves mentoring families to figure out new strategies for easing BIG behaviors. She works with preschool and elementary parents to create more connection with their kids and listen to their gut, especially when typical parenting books don't match their experience.

https://www.familyzest.com/

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/183

This week on the podcast, we're hearing from four entrepreneurs who have created phenomenal programs beyond private practice. This is part four in a pod mini series featuring cameo appearances (or a-hear-ances?) from folks who have been through Rebel Therapist programs this year. You'll hear what they created and the biggest lesson they each learned in the process.

Here are the rebellious entrepreneurs in this week's episode:

Mara Gutierrez is a highly sensitive and inquisitive human. She's also a therapist, a guide, and a coach working with highly sensitive folks. Her work explores the use of entheogenic and somatic practices for personal growth and collective liberation.

https://thehealingexhale.com/program/

Danika Maddocks is a parent coach who's passionate about supporting parents of gifted and twice-exceptional kids. She's been partnering with bright kids and their families for over a dozen years as a teacher and therapist. She lives in Minneapolis, where she spends a lot of time exploring parks and libraries with her partner and toddler.

https://www.giftedlearninglab.com

Nick Venegoni is a holistic psychotherapist and spiritual coach based in San Francisco, CA. He primarily supports the LGBTQ+ communities to overcome the wounds of trauma and homophobia to live more joyful and authentic lives. Nick is also the host of The Queer Spirit podcast, where he has conversations with other queer artists, healers and activists who support their communities to thrive.

https://queerhealingjourneys.com/

Katie Nasherson is a licensed clinical social worker and coach based out of the Hudson Valley in New York. Outside of running her private therapy practice, she has developed Rebuild & Grow- a coaching program for folks who's worlds have flipped upside down following a sudden catastrophe or trauma. When not working, she is most likely outside- gardening, hiking, kayaking, running, or just hanging out in her backyard with her two dogs.

https://www.rebuildandgrow.com

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/182

Here's part three in a series within Rebel Therapist Podcast sharing the voices of people who have been through Rebel Therapist programs recently. They have created some phenomenal offerings.

I want you to hear from them because

1. It will inspire you to realize you can create something amazing too.
2. You will get to hear a bit about what they learned in creating these programs and that will help normalize the process entrepreneurs go through.
3. You may fall in love with them. I know I have.

They're sharing all about the programs they've created and the lessons they've learned so far in leveling up beyond private practice.

Here are the rebellious entrepreneurs in this week's episode:

Staci Boden is a somatic energy healer, facilitator, ceremonialist and author who teaches people to turn dead ends into doorways through following energy. After 20 years of designing and leading countless groups, retreats and trainings in-person and online, Staci currently sees clients, coaches online, holds ceremony and mentors leaders and change makers to realize potential in life and work.

https://dancing-tree.com

Sonya Brewer is a trauma specialist and relationship expert who specializes in creative life and relationship design for overachieving trauma survivors and their partners. She loves helping trauma survivors feel more alive, connected and authentic so they can create the lives and relationships they truly want.

https://becomingunstoppable.net

Sarah Dobkin is a therapist and parenting consultant. After working with parents of young children aged 0-5 for over a decade, she has created a program designed to support high-achieving parents of toddlers and preschoolers feel more confident, even when they feel like they're failing.

https://www.parenthoodpuzzle.com

Samantha Fox is a Sexuality Coach and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in New York City. She has been in private practice since 2012, working with individuals and couples struggling with sexuality, sexual issues, coming out later in life and intimacy. Samantha is sought out by women coming out later in life who need help processing feelings of internalized homophobia, guilt and shame, and struggling to embrace and embody their authentic selves. To give women a safe space to explore, find and live their truth, and to create an embracing community for women around the globe that are questioning their sexuality or coming out later in life, she has built the Curious, Questioning and Coming Out Programs.

www.curiousquestioningandcomingout.com

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/181

This is part 2 in a series sharing the voices of people who have been through Rebel Therapist programs recently. They have created some phenomenal offerings.

I want you to hear from them because

1. It will inspire you to realize you can create something amazing too.
2. You will get to hear a bit about what they learned in creating these programs and that will help normalize the process entrepreneurs go through.
3. You may fall in love with them. I know I have.

So for this series, you'll be hearing from these incredible folks.

Introducing:

Heidi Savell, (she/her) is a therapist, coach, and educator who has been working with polyamorous people for almost a decade. She believes that polyamory can be a satisfying and empowering relationship model, and is passionate about helping folks find confidence and joy in their relationships.

https://www.shelovesradically.com/

J Carlin has over 32 years of experience providing training, workshops, and coaching for leaders of all levels in diverse organizations; been a psychotherapist for over 29 years specializing in trauma recovery; and over 20 years as a tenured college psychology professor and now serves as the department chair of the Behavioral Sciences Department.

https://www.jennifercarlinmft.com/leading-with-insight

Jesse Kauffman is a therapist in private practice helping adults with ADHD find integration and alignment in their life. He is also the owner and host of See a Therapist, a video marketing service empowering therapists in private practice to prioritize authenticity over perfection in marketing.

seeatherapist.me

Valerie DiLuggo is a Marriage and Family Therapist and a Dating and Relationship coach. She is passionate about helping people love and be loved. She helps women date in the patriarchy and helps couples learn practical & actionable relationship skills so their relationships flourish. She describes herself as the 'dating doula' or the 'fairy godmother you meet along the and Valerie's talks and teachings are all colored with humor and vulnerability. She is the founder of the "So this is love" Club, an online community which features Valerie's "Find Love Programs" such as "Reset yourself for love" and "mastering the dating game."

https://www.sothisislove.club

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/180

Show Notes:

I briefly mentioned some really incredible entrepreneurs in episode 164: The Best Niches Beyond Private Practice. My friend Podge listened and then said something like: Are we going to have a chance to hear more about all of these people? I want to hire ALL of them!

That is a fantastic idea. Even better, I want you to get to hear FROM a lot of these people.

This is a series sharing the voices of people who have been through Rebel Therapist programs recently. They have created some phenomenal programs.

I want you to hear from them because

1. It will inspire you to realize you can create something amazing too.
2. You will get to hear a bit about what they learned in creating these programs and that will help normalize the process entrepreneurs go through.
3. You may fall in love with them. I know I have.

So for this series, you'll be hearing from these incredible folks.

They are giving us such a gift and I can't thank them enough.

Hear about the programs each of these entrepreneurs has created and the lessons they've learned so far in leveling up.

Judy Hu is a trauma informed therapist in Cambridge, MA. She does not want to help you just cope in this dysfunctional world, but to thrive in it by actively unlearning toxic belief systems that you learned in your childhood. She created Boundaries For BIPOC: Breaking Free From Oppression.

https://judyhucounseling.com/

Dr. Jen Blanchette is the host of the TBI Therapist podcast. She is a licensed psychologist and coach for people who have experienced a concussion or TBI.

https://www.tbitherapist.com

Liz Dube, a Certified Sex Therapist, Coach and Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, loves working with people who want to better understand themselves sexually and feel sexually empowered. She's helped thousands of men, women, and couples feeling stuck sexually and is working her ass off to save the world one bedroom at a time.

https://talksexwithliz.com/

Kelly Guthrie, Ph.D. is a therapist and coach who has been helping people strengthen their partner relationships for the past 20 years. Her specialty is working with couples who feel more like roommates than soulmates since children came into their lives; she is especially fond of working with these couples because she vividly remembers just how tough those early years of parenting were on her own marriage.

https://www.childproofyourrelationship.com/program

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/179

I've craved this sabbatical for years. My sister is a public school teacher and sometimes she takes several weeks off during the summer.

I've always envied her weeks off. As my sister went on long road trips with her family or just slowed down at home, I'd find myself thinking…"must be nice."

Then immediately I'd feel ashamed about my envy.

My sis overworks all year long. As educators, she and her colleagues are expected to pick up the slack of a ridiculously underfunded educational system. They've clearly gone beyond earning many many weeks off. And often they spend some of those weeks cleaning their classrooms and prepping for the next year.

I just heard that about 60% of teachers are thinking about or wishing they could leave the classroom.

And then there's everyone I know who's an overworked therapist. I know a lot of therapists working too many hours for not enough pay, either in private practice or in agencies.

Me on the other hand...

I make good money. As a micro business owner I create my own hours, wages and working conditions. Regardless of my envy, I never thought I should or even could take two months off.

Of course sometimes I'm stressed. Of course sometimes I create ridiculous working conditions for myself...but I also have the freedom to get back out of those situations.

I'm taking these two months off because I want to, not because I need to.

Are you thinking "must be nice"?

Yes, I believe it will be.

Let's plan your sabbatical too, whether you are overworked or burned out or just because you want one.

In this episode I share what I've done well in prepping for this time off as well as what I've messed up so far.

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/178

We're gonna take a very honest look at what it's like to run a robust, successful online program. Bari Tessler has been running the Art Of Money for over 10 years now. It's a fabulous program, which I've been through myself.

Here's a little more about her:

Bari Tessler, M.A., is a Financial Therapist and the Founder of The Art of Money, a year-long money school. She's a pioneer in the Financial Therapy field and the Author of The Art of Money: A Life-Changing Guide to Financial Happiness.

In this episode, she shares the journey she's been through with the marketing of this course over the last two years, including some really tough moments. You'll hear about the financial decisions, the marketing strategy, and the emotional side of this journey.

Here's some of what we talked about:

• Why her program is one-year long
• Realizing she hated the intensity of launching
• Changing her overall launch strategy to evergreen in 2020
• Running Facebook ads that worked remarkably well...until they didn't because of IOS 14
• Going through perimenopause while her business was in a transition
• When she opens up private sessions
• Returning to a deadline launch strategy this year
• Running a simple, less stressful, very successful launch

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/177

So let's say you've created a wonderful signature program, and people sign up. Fabulous!

Then someone asks for a refund.

😕

What should you do?

That's the question I answer in this week's episode.

I walk you through how to get through the initial moment, then to make a decision, create a solid refund policy moving forward, and finally to make moves that will help you have less refund requests and more happy participants.

Here's some of what I talk about:

• Working through your initial feelings, especially if you take the request personally
• Making a decision about whether or not to give a refund
• Some different approaches to designing your refund policy from now on
• Why you might or might NOT want to have a super-liberal refund policy
• A bunch of ways to get less refund requests and more happy participants

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/176

In this episode you're going to hear how my guest wrote a book that matters. For a full year, she sat herself down and focused in on this project which is now a significant part of her legacy. If you're considering writing a book or taking on any big and important project, you'll want to hear this.

Laura Mae Northrup is an author, educator, somatic psychotherapist, and podcaster. Her book Radical Healership which came out in February is a spiritually-informed and anticapitalist guide for healing practitioners who seek to build a values-driven healing practice. She is the host and creator of the podcast Inside Eyes, an audio series about people using entheogens and psychedelics to heal from sexual trauma. Her work focuses on defining sexual violence through a spiritual and politicized lens, mentoring healing practitioners in creating a meaningful path, and supporting the spiritual integrity of our collective humanity.

Here's some of what we talked about:

• Her reaction when people told her not to make a podcast about people using psychedelics and entheogens to heal sexual trauma
• How she got offered a book contract to write Radical Healership
• Writing the book during the pandemic
• Developing her writing rituals and building those muscles
• Having brutally honest people read her drafts
• How she found the time to write her book in a year
• Maintaining her writing practice now that the book is out
• Why we sometimes don't write the book or create our work: it's an emotional and spiritual issue

Show notes at http://rebeltherapist.me/podcast/175