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HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design episodes
- Erin Mahoney: The Invisible Weight — What Mental Load and Decision Fatigue Are Really Costing You
Join Leslie Gaudet and Erin Mahoney, licensed mental health counselor and proud USAF veteran, for a warm, honest, and genuinely grounding conversation about what it truly takes to protect your peace, regulate your emotions, and build the kind of inner resilience that actually holds up under the weight of a full and demanding life.
Erin brings a rare combination to this conversation — the discipline and strength of a military background alongside the deep empathy and clinical expertise of a mental health counselor who has dedicated her career to helping people feel seen, supported, and safe enough to heal. She works with adolescents, adults, couples, and veterans navigating everything from anxiety and depression to trauma, low self-esteem, and relationship struggles — and she does it with a warm, nonjudgmental approach
that meets each person exactly where they are.If you have been running on empty mentally and emotionally while holding everything together for everyone else — this conversation is going to feel like someone finally gave you permission to put yourself first.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.
Email: [email protected]
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Here’s how you can connect with Erin Mahoney
https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-mahoney-m-ed-52862310/Instagram handle: girlpower.goThriveworks:https://thriveworks.com/therapist/ma/erin-mahoneyLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
42 min - What Do You Do When Something Small Gets Inside Your Whole Day?
In this solo episode of HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design, Leslie explores
what happens when something small gets under your skin and stays with you longer than you expected.Maybe it was a short reply, a comment that hurt your feelings, a tone you weren’t expecting, or an interaction that left you wondering, Did they really mean it that way?
This episode looks at taking things personally, overthinking, emotional
awareness, self-awareness, hurt feelings, and emotional wellness throughthe lens of an ordinary moment that suddenly starts taking up more space in your day than you want it to.Leslie reflects on the difference between acknowledging that something hurt and letting that moment become the only thing you’re living inside. She also explores what happens when you start questioning what someone meant, replaying the interaction, or making the moment mean something about you.
This isn’t about forcing yourself to get over it, pretending you’re not sensitive, or trying to fix your emotions on a deadline.
It’s about noticing what happened, noticing how you feel, and noticing how much room that feeling has started to occupy.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held
our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.23 min - Denise Lynn Morrison: From Food Obsession to Food Peace — Healing Emotional Eating at the Root
Join Leslie Gaudet and Denise Lynn Morrison, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, for an honest and refreshingly direct conversation about what it truly takes to heal your relationship with food and your body at the root, not just the surface.
Denise is the creator of the Emotional Eating Rewire, a trauma-informed method built specifically for empathic, introverted women who are tired of dieting, shame, and quick fixes that never actually address what is underneath. With over 15 years in holistic health, she blends sharp humor, science, and deep compassion to help women move from food obsession to genuine food peace.
In this episode, Denise opens up about what led her from physical therapy into this deeper root-cause work, why trusting your own body's wisdom matters more than rushing to a doctor who only has a few minutes to hear you, and what is really happening beneath the surface when emotional eating takes hold. You will also hear how mental overload and emotional depletion show up in the body, what subconscious reprogramming
actually looks like in practice, and what it means to finally feel safe, seen,and powerful in your own body again.If you have ever felt exhausted, disconnected from your body, or like food has become more complicated than it should be — this conversation will help you understand why, and what healing actually looks like from here.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.
Email: [email protected]
*****************************************************************Here’s how you can connect with Denise Lynn Morrison
deniselynnmorrison.com
https://www.facebook.com/denise.l.morrison.1https://www.instagram.com/deniselynnmorrison/?hl=enLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
39 min - What Happens After You Say “Sure” (The Invisible Cost of Recalculating Your Day)
A meeting moves from 2:00 to 3:30. You say, “Sure.” But that one change may mean reworking the rest of your afternoon, moving something personal, shortening a break, or carrying unfinished work later into the day.
In this solo episode of HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design, Leslie explores
the invisible mental load that can come from constantly recalculating your day and the difference between having an open space on your calendar and actually having the capacity for what is being asked.This episode looks at flexibility, decision fatigue, attention, white space, and the hidden cost of being the person who is known for making things work.
The question to consider is simple: What else will I have to re-decide if I say yes to this?
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to
join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.22 min - Heather Simco: Burnout, Boundaries, and the Path Back to Yourself
Join Leslie Gaudet and Heather Simco, transformation coach and founder
of Complete Concierge Solutions and Sober Boss Babe, for a raw, honest, and deeply empowering conversation about what burnout is really telling you — and what becomes possible when you finally stop pushing through and start rebuilding from within.Heather's journey is anything but ordinary. Growing up in a dysfunctional family environment, navigating her own personal battles, making a
remarkable transition from MMA to ministry, and building 12 years of sobriety alongside a thriving coaching business — she understands from the inside out what it costs to live out of alignment for too long. And she has dedicated her work to making sure other women don’t have to pay that price alone.In this episode, Heather opens up about why burnout so often has nothing
to do with how hard you are working and everything to do with how long you have been living without healthy boundaries, why sobriety is not just a recovery word but a powerful philosophy around mental, physical, and emotional clarity, and what self-sabotage actually looks like in high-achieving women — and how to finally break free from it.If you’ve been running on empty and telling yourself that pushing
through is just part of the deal — this conversation is going to change the way you think about burnout, boundaries, and what you actually deserve.********************************************************************
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https://linktr.ee/herextraordinarylifebydesign
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up
without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.Email: [email protected]
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Here’s how you can connect with Heather Simco.
https://linktr.ee/heathersimcoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
43 min - You Don’t Have to Burn It All Down to Live Differently
You don’t have to burn your life down to create more of the life you actually want to experience.
In this final solo episode of the August burnout series, Leslie explores burnout recovery, energy, work-life balance, and what intentional
living can look like for high-performing women who are ready to stop postponing the life they actually want to experience.From sitting behind a desk in a beautiful place she rarely takes time to enjoy, to realizing that the version of success that mattered in one
season may not belong in the next, Leslie reflects on what it can look like to design your life without needing a five-year plan, a dramatic reinvention, or every answer before you begin.Sometimes the next step is much smaller.
An afternoon away from the desk.
A little more space.One choice that belongs to the life you’re living now.Because the goal isn’t simply to avoid burnout. It’s to have enough of yourself left to experience the life you’re working so hard to build.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to
join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.28 min - The Burnout Epidemic: A Candid Conversation with Amity Morales
In this special archival episode, Leslie Gaudet revisits a raw and unforgettable conversation she had with Amity Morales, transformational
mentor, teacher, guide, and CEO — a woman who has been in business since she was 15 years old and who knows firsthand what it costs to keep going when everything inside you is asking you to stop.This is not a polished framework or a step-by-step guide. This is two women sitting down and telling the truth about what burnout actually
looked like in their lives — the physical collapse, the nervous system infreefall, the moment the body finally said enough, and the long, sometimes painful journey back to wholeness.Amity opens up about running multiple companies while caring for her grandmother in hospice during COVID, the physical toll of chronic stress
that left her unable to get up off the floor, and the dark night of the soulthat ultimately became her breakthrough. You will also hear how childhood trauma and limiting beliefs around worthiness quietly fuel burnout in ways most women never connect, why comparison is one of the most powerful forms of self-sabotage, and what it actually means to love yourself enough to finally make yourself the priority.If you’ve ever told yourself you can handle it — right up until the moment you couldn’t — this conversation is going to feel like someone finally put words to what you have been living.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held
our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.Email: [email protected]*******************************************************************
Connect with Amity Morales here:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/amity-morales-120520158/
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52 min - What happens when the job isn’t what’s burning you out?
In this deeply personal solo episode, Leslie shares an experience from her legal career where the work wasn’t the problem. She knew how to do the job. What she didn’t fully understand at the time was the emotional toll of working with someone who repeatedly questioned, belittled, and undermined her.
Even after she finally left, the experience followed her into her next
position—showing up in something as ordinary as asking whether she was allowed to send an email she already knew how to write.This conversation explores workplace burnout, difficult professional relationships, self-doubt, confidence, and the shame that can come afterward when you find yourself wondering: Why did I stay so long?
Because sometimes the more important question isn’t whether you can handle the job. It’s what handling it is costing you.
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held
our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.18 min - Cass Uk: Prevention Is the Most Powerful Strategy Nobody Talks About
Join Leslie Gaudet and Cass Uk, award-winning entrepreneur, former NHS
Registered Nurse, author, speaker, and Founder and CEO of Tolicious, for a bold and deeply personal conversation about what it truly takes to build apurpose-driven life and business without burning yourself out in the process.Cass's journey is anything but ordinary. After years working as a registered nurse across Nigeria, Dominica, and the UK, she survived a life-threatening postpartum recovery, left the security of her nursing career, and built Tolicious from the ground up while working full time — eventually
becoming the first Black female founder to secure Spark Funding through the North East Accelerator Programme. Her mission is clear: self-care is notselfish. It’s survival.In this episode, Cass opens up about what she witnessed in her nursing
career that made prevention feel urgent rather than optional, what surviving a life-threatening postpartum experience revealed to her about her body and her purpose, and what it truly required of her to leave a secure career and build something meaningful from scratch. You’ll also hear why she believes every woman needs to stop waiting for permission and start claiming the life she actually wants.If you have been building something extraordinary while quietly running
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in for Monthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.
Email: [email protected]
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Here’s how you can connect with Cass UK.
Business & Speaking: https://cassukonline.com
Wellness Brand: https://www.tolicious.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassuk
Instagram (Personal): https://www.instagram.com/cassukonline
TikTok (Personal): https://www.tiktok.com/@cassukonline
Facebook (Personal): https://www.facebook.com/cassukonline
Tolicious: https://www.tolicious.com
Instagram (Tolicious): https://www.instagram.com/toliciousbrand
LinkedIn (Tolicious): https://www.linkedin.com/company/tolicious
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34 min - Burnout Hides in the Ordinary — The Footprints We Keep Explaining Away
Burnout doesn’t always arrive with a dramatic collapse.
Sometimes it shows up in the ordinary things you keep explaining away.
The sleep that hasn’t been great lately. The irritability you blame on a busy week. The work you normally enjoy that suddenly feels heavier. The Sunday afternoon feeling that starts before the weekend is even over.
In this solo episode, Self-Care Strategist Leslie Gaudet explores burnout, chronic stress, energy, capacity, and the patterns high-performing women can miss because they’re still functioning, still delivering, and still getting things done.
Because every footprint can have a perfectly reasonable explanation. But what happens when you stop looking at each one separately and start looking at the trail?
If you’ve been telling yourself you’re just tired, just busy, just distracted, or
that things will settle down soon, this conversation may help you notice what your own patterns have been trying to tell you.The question isn’t simply whether you’re burned out. It’s: What have you been explaining away because each thing, on its own, didn’t seem important enough to pay attention to?
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Monthly Gathering: I built the space — a place where women can show up without the filter, without the performance, and without wondering whether being seen is going to cost them something. No faces. No names. No titles. Just voices and honest conversation. We have already held our first gathering and it was exactly what I hoped it would be. If you want to
join us for the next one, send me an email with the words "I'm in forMonthly Gathering" and I will make sure you are on the list.30 min
About HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design
From the publisher's feed
Welcome to HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design Podcast, where women come to be inspired, challenged, encouraged, and reminded that an extraordinary life isn’t something you arrive at one day. It’s something you continue to shape, one decision, one season, and one extraordinary day at a time.
Hosted by Leslie Gaudet, Self-Care Strategist, Creator of The YES Reset Method™, International Best-Selling Author, and coach to high-performing women, HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design brings you thoughtful solo episodes and meaningful conversations with extraordinary women across generations, professions, cultures, and life experiences.
Some episodes will meet you inside the ordinary moments that can quietly shape your day and your life: the decision you keep revisiting, the conversation you’re still carrying, the YES that changed more than you expected, the mental load nobody else can see, the open space that still doesn’t feel restful, or the question you’ve been asking yourself when nobody else is around.
Other episodes invite you into conversations with women who’ve built, led, created, changed direction, overcome challenges, questioned what success means, made an impact, reinvented themselves, and designed lives that reflect who they’re becoming.
Together, these conversations explore the many parts of an extraordinary life: leadership, self-trust, decision-making, emotional wellness, energy, relationships, health, wealth, purpose, career, business, legacy, personal growth, and the choices women make as their lives continue to evolve.
You’ll hear personal stories, lived experience, honest perspectives, meaningful questions, practical wisdom, and ideas that may help you see something in your own life a little differently.
Because designing an extraordinary life isn’t about following someone else’s blueprint. It’s about becoming more intentional about the life that’s yours.
Subscribe to HER Extraordinary LIFE By Design Podcast and join women around the world who are continuing to grow, lead, evolve, and create extraordinary lives by design.