Leading With Your Gut

It's the holiday season! For some that means times of love, joy, connection, and community. For others, the holiday season can be nerve wracking, emotional, and expensive. We also often forget that some folks do not have opportunity to be with loved ones or aren't able to financially afford America's consumerism culture.

Then there are some of us who have a hard time being with family members because of how we socially identify. Showing up authentically for some marginalized folks can be hard, especially if the predominate group has identities that match America's "dominate" or "normative" culture. And in these settings, difficult conversations can sometimes arise causing awkwardness, tension, and emotional harm. So what can we do to protect ourselves and others?

In this episode I offer tips for what to do when we're in these harmful situations. My tips are both for folks that have identities that match America's "dominate" culture and folks that are marginalized. Thanks for tuning in. 

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On today’s episode, returning guest Ashley Morgan (she/her) and I discuss the phenomenon of Imposter Syndrome, loosely meaning doubting one's own abilities and feeling like a fraud; leading us to converse about Jodi-Ann Burey and Ruchika Tulshyan's articles in the Harvard Business Review, “Stoping Telling Woman that they have Imposter Syndrome” and “End Imposter Syndrome in your Workplace.” 

Our conversation dives into "performative culture,"  particularly around diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace, the urgency to listen and believe Black and Brown folks, and finally how Ashley is able to support her female-based clients with reclaiming their power. I want to thank Ashley for being a returning guest on Leading With Your Gut, the podcast.

A little bit about Ashley Morgan...
After 16 years in Corporate America, most recently as a Director & AVP, Ashley is passionate about helping women unlock, own and leverage their power. She is on a mission to help women create success on their terms. Ashley teaches leadership and strategies for career acceleration without burnout. She has helped nearly 2,000 people create rewarding careers. Ashley holds a BA in Political Science with a minor in Strategic Communications from Seattle University. Follow Ashley on Instagram @ashleymorganlive. 

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This week on Leading With Your Gut, I share pieces of my life of when it’s been difficult for me to ask for help; something that has been challenging in adulthood. In this episode, I share stories as it relates to my personal health and the desire to be vulnerable and dependent upon on my community instead of being "strong" all the time.

In my adulthood, I went from believing that individualism and self-sufficiency were skills that held more value than learning how to be part of a community for support. For me, it takes courage to shift my mindset and to accept that asking for help does not equate to weakness.

At the end of the episode I offer a framework by Iyanla Vanzant from her book Get Over It! The framework is called the 4 A's: Awareness, acknowledgement, acceptance, and action. This framework has helped shift my mindset and deepen my awareness, in general, and particularly in this area. 

If you have a hard time finding the courage to ask for help, I want you to know that you’re not alone.

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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and today, Friday, October 15th, is National Mammogram Awareness Day. Taking care of your body is a form of self-love and self-care. Check out the resource links below on how you can receive (early) breast cancer screenings.

I’m honored to have my longtime friend Breanna Gastaldi (she/her) as my guest on the show. Bre has a perspective of intimately experiencing cancer within her family and somewhat within herself. During the pandemic, Bre decided to start early screenings for breast cancer. Earlier this year, a spot was detected on her breast and Bre ended up having surgery to remove pre-cancerous cells. Bre was 33 years old when this happened. Luckily, Bre is okay, and is thankful that she decided to get early screening vs waiting 10 more years to start this process.
 
This episode is important for Bre and I because we want ya’ll to be proactive about your health and preventative care, particularly when it comes to cancer screening. If you have health insurance, preventative screenings like mammograms should be covered, but if not or if you don’t have insurance, there are organizations that can pay for these services. Check out the  National Breast Cancer Foundation for more information. 

I want to thank Bre again for being a guest on my show.

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Resource Links:
National Breast Cancer Foundation Partner Facilities
Seattle Cancer Care (information and services)
Planned Parenthood (information and referrals)

Hey ya'll, I'm Jenna Renee Shellman (she/her). Welcome back to Leading With Your Gut, the podcast. LWYG, has featured people from around the world who've shared stories about having the courage to listen to their gut instincts or their intuition. The podcast is strongly tied to vulnerability and making decisions that aren’t necessarily acceptable or favored in society.

Leading With Your Gut will still focus on intuition and vulnerability. However, the themes around upcoming episodes will be centered on self-love, empathy, and connection. One of my favorite quotes is "When you know better, you do better"  (Maya Angelou); and through storytelling, we can learn to do better. 

Leading With Your Gut is a podcast about having the courage to do what is right for us and what is right for others. Stay tuned for brand new episodes coming soon. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Leading With Your Gut!  I'm honored to have Tracey-Ann Rose as my podcast guest this week.

Tracey-Ann Rose is a Writer, Actor, Certified Reiki Master Teacher, Spiritual Thought Leader, and the Creator of Acceptance is Power Coaching. Her Motto? "Be Powerful. Be You." She believes 1. We all deserve to be truly seen and 2. It's hard to see someone up close and hate them.  In Tracey's work, she blends spirituality with psychology to support and empower big-hearted business owners to develop their intuition, build their business, and feel confident (on and off camera). As a writer, she highlights underrepresented groups to show that while we are all unique individuals, we each have a universal story to tell.

In this episode, Tracey and I talk about her life as a writer, as a woman of color, the pressures that we face as Black women, and the expectations that men face living in a patriarchal society. Tracey also shares what it means to have confidence in yourself and what it means to lead with intuition.

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Personal Instagram: www.instagram.com/rose_traceyann 

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Welcome back! Happy New Year!

If you’re a pet owner, love animals, if you’re a veterinarian, or thinking about becoming one, this episode is for you! This week on Leading With Your Gut, I have the honor of speaking with Dr. Chris Pachel; a board-certified veterinarian, animal behaviorist, coach, consultant, educator, and business owner. Chris believes that each and every person, including himself, is doing the best that we can with the tools that we have available in this moment in time. His approach to behavior modification within animals and humans is closely focus on the individual—their needs, past experiences, and future goals. As you’ll learn from this interview, Chris always wanted to be a veterinarian and even considered it his highest calling—a vocation—as well as a profession, where he can positively impact the lives of people and their animals on a global scale. In this episode, Chris shares his story of working towards his passion, how he led with his gut, and how he overcame a few career challenges. 

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Welcome back ya'll to another episode of Leading With Your Gut! On this week's episode, my friend, CEO, and Founder of Dressember Blythe Hill join me as my guest (this is Blythe's second time on the show). Blythe and I talk about the impacts of Dressember, the truths about trafficking, and we set the record straight as to what groups of people trafficking affects the most. To learn more about how you can get involved, and how you can be an advocate fighting against human trafficking click on the links below. Also, please be sure to follow @dressember and @leadingwithyourgut on IG.

Dressember Website
Donate to Dressember
Dressember Statistics and Resources on Trafficking
Article on criminalizing victims 

Meet Goli Kalkoran; a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur. A courageous woman who quit practicing law; did a lot of soul-searching, tried a bunch of different things to figure out what she wanted to do next, and happened upon an idea that turned into a business. But the most interesting part of Goli's story and the reason behind her hit podcast and blog Lessons From A Quitter is the year-long journey it took her to really admit to herself that she wanted to quit being a lawyer and figure out how to start over. 

Goli is the quintessential risk-averse, people-pleasing, type-A personality individual. She studied hard in school, got good grades, and followed the predictable path to law school, never really questioning what being a lawyer actually meant. Not surprisingly, when she started practicing law, she hated it! But like most people who follow a traditional path by spending a lot of time, money, and energy to get that degree, Goli accepted that, regardless of her happiness, she had to work as a lawyer. Goli never even considered any other possibility than practicing law. Instead, Goli just daydreamed of winning the lottery. Does this resonate with you?

In this week’s episode of Leading With Your Gut, Goli shares how she was able to pivot from her burnout and create a life that she desired. We talk about the  layers of perfectionism and people-pleasing that Goli had to unravel to accept who she is really is; for her, and not for anyone else. After the show, please follow Goli and Lessons From A Quitter on social media and subscribe to her show.

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For more about Goli:
http://www.lessonsfromaquitter.com/i-hate-my-job/
http://www.lessonsfromaquitter.com/the-best-life-hack-get-use-to-feeling-uncomfortable/

Dani Tirrell is a passionate choreographer, dancer, and movement guide, who is disrupting the art and dance industry in Seattle. Dani, who is Black and Queer, grew up in Detroit learning how to dance at a young age. Today, Dani lives in Seattle and has reached multiple milestones.

Dani is the founder and current artistic director of The Congregation, a movement & art group; Dani curates for the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas; Dani is a host and co-creator of several talk programs such as Sunday Dinner, The Living room, and Intimate Conversations; Dani is a teacher at the Northwest Tap Connection and the University of Washington; Dani has created work for Dance This, Strictly Seattle, Seattle Repertory Theater, and Nina Simone Four Women; Dani is the recipient of the 2019 Seattle Mayor Arts Award; Dani is phenomenal and success has followed everywhere that Dani leads!

In this week’s episode of Leading With Your Gut, we talk about the inspiration around Dani’s critically acclaimed and sold-out show Black Bois. Black Bois which played from 2018 to early 2020, is a “love letter” to Black bodies, featuring an all-Black cast ranging in sexualities and gender identities. Dani believes that great leadership requires trust, inclusion, and the ability to showcase the perspective of others. I sincerely enjoyed my conversation with Dani. Dani is authentic, vulnerable, and passionate.

Website:
www.danitirrell.com 

IG:
@danitirrell

Support:
Venmo: @danny-Long-5
Cash App: $danit74

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The Living Room
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