Mama Needs A Moment

It seems that humans tend to make plans for everything else in their lives, except when it comes to their relationships. They just wing it. Dr. Robin Buckley recognized this pattern and created programming to help high achieving individuals thrive in their careers and relationships.

Dr. Buckley is an author, professional speaker, and cognitive behavioral coach who works with executive women and high performance couples. She has a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and served as a doctoral professor and dissertation chair for students in business leadership, education and healthcare. She has published two books, and is a columnist for several well known publications. Her proprietary coaching model uses a business framework and cognitive behavioral strategies to support clients in creating and executing concrete strategic plans for developing their careers and relationships.

Our discussion includes:

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Resources Mentioned in Episode:

Dr. Robin Buckley

Website: www.drrobinbuckley.com

Website: www.insightsgroup.net

Big Magic by Elisabeth Gilbert

As we continue to evolve further into a digital age of smartphones, social media, apps, and artificial intelligence, parents grow more and more unsure of how to guide their children. As parents, we are treading in uncharted waters of the effects a child’s digital blueprint can have on their lives as well as the long term effects of the extended use of digital technology.

Julie Fisher is an educational consultant and coach who focuses on helping parents navigate the complicated task of balancing the digital world with the real one. She is a former teacher and has a background as an Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, BBFA (Building Better Families for Action) where she created specialized curriculum and led educational programs for both parents and students that gave them answers to real-life questions about tech and social media use.

She is an author, keynote speaker and a digital coach with private clients, and also works with businesses. Julie helps parents cope with the chaos that comes from parenting digital kids by offering realistic solutions to help manage family tech use, keep kids safe online, and ensure that kids’ past posts don't hurt their future. 

Our discussion today included:

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Resources Mentioned in Episode:

Your Digital Guardian

Julie’s Instagram page where she offers free resources: https://www.instagram.com/yourdigitalguardian/

Julie’s TicTok page:

https://www.tiktok.com/@yourdigitalguardian

Regardless of whether it’s physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space. The space it takes up in our minds and calendars could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use. According to Connie Ellefson, author of "Clear the Space Feel the Rush," you can start anywhere on your decluttering journey and there is a rush of energy we get from decluttering and organizing a space. This energy is the same rush we get from exercising or releasing emotional burdens.

Connie Ellefson is an engineer, author and professional organizer who is helping people release the incredible amount of creativity and energy tied up in unnecessary clutter. In this episode, we continue talking to Connie about her new book, "Clear the Space Feel the Rush." 

Our discussion includes:

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Resources Mentioned in Episode:

www.ClearTheSpace.com

Connie Ellefson, “Clear the Space, Feel the Rush”

Dr. Joe Dispenza, “Becoming Supernatural”

Clutter has different effects depending on the type of person you are. According to Connie Ellefson, you can start anywhere on your decluttering journey and there is a rush of energy we get from decluttering and organizing a space. This energy is the same rush we get from exercising or releasing emotional burdens.

Connie Ellefson is an engineer, author and professional organizer working in the Denver metro area, helping people release the incredible amount of creativity and energy tied up in unnecessary clutter. Whether physical, mental, or possessional, clutter takes up space in our psyches and calendars that could be put to more productive, creative, and fun use. She joins us to discuss her new book, "Clear the Space Feel the Rush." 

Our discussion today included:

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Resources Mentioned in Episode:

www.ClearTheSpace.com

We are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the important and all-too-common topic of infertility. As challenges with infertility become ever more pervasive it becomes even more crucial that we continue to have honest and open conversations with experts, across a variety of industries to discover the best ways we can help couples on their fertility journey.  It is also essential that we continue to share our personal stories as it is only through this act of bravery that we will be able to dissolve the stigma, shame, and sense of loneliness that often accompanies challenges with infertility. 

Today in part two of this conversation, we explore the prevalence of male fertility, the trauma of the fertility journey, the effects of infertility on marriages, its impacts on the body and body image, and how to support loved ones contending with infertility.

If you missed part one of this conversation be sure to check out last week’s episode. We explored issues of fertility planning, the benefits of cycle syncing, issues with Hashimoto’s, Endometriosis, and PCOS, the pervasiveness of diet culture and its impact on women’s health and fertility, and so much more.

This Roundtable from fall 2023 features the following HER Expert panelists:

To connect with any of our experts, please go to our website directory

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Resources Mentioned: 

PLOS: Effects of Preconception Lifestyle Intervention 

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We are joined by several of our 2023 expert panelists to discuss the important and all too common topic of infertility. As challenges with infertility become ever more pervasive it becomes even more crucial that we continue to have honest and open conversations with experts, across a variety of industries to discover the best ways we can help couples on their fertility journey.  It is also essential that we continue to share our personal stories as it is only through this act of bravery that we will be able to dissolve the stigma, shame, and sense of loneliness that often accompanies challenges with infertility.

Today in part one of this conversation, we explore issues of fertility planning, the benefits of cycle syncing, issues with Hashimoto’s, Endometriosis, and PCOS, the pervasiveness of diet culture and it’s impact on women’s health and fertility, and so much more.

This Roundtable from fall 2023 features the following HER Expert panelists:

To connect with any of our experts, please go to our website directory

Today’s episode includes a discussion of the following topics:

Support Mama Needs a Moment! Become a patron through our Mama Needs a Moment Patreon.

We are living in a digital age of smartphones, social media, apps, and artificial intelligence. This is all new to most parents and we are treading in uncharted waters of the effects a child’s digital blueprint can have on their lives.

Julie Fisher is an educational consultant and coach who focuses on helping parents navigate the complicated task of balancing the digital world with the real one. She is a former teacher and has a background as an Executive Director of the nonprofit organization, BBFA (Building Better Families for Action) where she created specialized curriculum and led educational programs for both parents and students that gave them answers to real-life questions about tech and social media use.

She is an author, keynote speaker and a digital coach with private clients and also works with businesses. Julie helps parents cope with the chaos that comes from parenting digital kids by offering realistic solutions to help manage family tech use, keep kids safe online, and ensure that kids’ past posts don't hurt their future. 

Our discussion today included:

Thank you to our sponsor:

Camp Gladiator

Special 15th Anniversary September offer! 15 days of free workouts and up to 15% of membership: 

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[email protected]

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

Your Digital Guardian

"How to Break Up with Your Phone" by Catherine Price

Your body is your life’s partner, not your life’s project. 

What if you could focus on nourishing yourself for vitality and worry less about your body’s size and shape? What if you could step over the threshold of midlife and see elder hood as a time to emerge as your truest self? What if you could approach midlife and beyond as a time to break free from old beliefs about your body? Few things will bring more empowerment and ease into your life than learning to trust yourself and your body.

Debra Benfield, or Deb as we know her, has helped hundreds of women heal their relationship with food, eating, and their bodies in her 35-year career as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist specializing in preventing and treating disordered eating. She brings her research, training, passion, clinical and lived experience to the intersection of pro-aging and body liberation.

Deb’s work is rooted in helping her clients: shifting their body relationship from their life’s project to their life’s partner, recognizing internalized ageism and ending it, Untangling from diet/wellness culture, nourishing their bodies in midlife and beyond to support growing older in alignment with their values, and seeing midlife and beyond as a time of Emergence

Last week, in part one of our conversation with Deb Benfield we explored diet culture and the hold it has over our society and how we can learn to look out for it and fight it for ourselves and our loved ones. We also discussed the power of midlife to emerge as our truest most authentic self. 

This week, in part two of our conversation we are exploring Deb’s recipe for aging with vitality and body liberation and exploring the power our “body stories” have over us and how the body shame memories from our youth can directly impact embodiment as an adult. 

This is an episode you won’t want to miss! 

Our discussion today included:

Thank you to our sponsor:

HER Patreon

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

DebraBenfield.com

Jessica DeFino, The Unpublishable

Christy Harrison, The Wellness Trap

Your body is your life’s partner, not your life’s project. 

What if you could focus on nourishing yourself for vitality and worry less about your body’s size and shape? What if you could step over the threshold of midlife and see elder hood as a time to emerge as your truest self? What if you could approach midlife and beyond as a time to break free from old beliefs about your body? Few things will bring more empowerment and ease into your life than learning to trust yourself and your body.

Debra Benfield, or Deb as we know her, has helped hundreds of women heal their relationship with food, eating, and their bodies in her 35-year career as a Registered Dietitian/Nutritionist specializing in preventing and treating disordered eating. She brings her research, training, passion, clinical and lived experience to the intersection of pro-aging and body liberation.

Deb’s work is rooted in helping her clients: shifting their body relationship from their life’s project to their life’s partner, recognizing internalized ageism and ending it, Untangling from diet/wellness culture, nourishing their bodies in midlife and beyond to support growing older in alignment with their values, and seeing midlife and beyond as a time of Emergence

Today, in part one of our conversation with Deb Benfield we explore diet culture and the hold it has over our society and how we can learn to look out for it and fight it for ourselves and our loved ones. We also discuss the power of midlife to emerge as our truest most authentic self. This is an episode you won’t want to miss! 

Our discussion today included:

Thank you to our sponsor:

HER Patreon

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

DebraBenfield.com

Do Old People Need Less Food by Virginia Sole Smith

Ageism Unmasked by Tracy Gendron

Let’s End Ageism TED TAlk by Ashton Applewhite

Breaking the Age Code by Becca Levy

Dr. Rachel Goode, Episodes 55 & 56 of Mama Needs a Moment

I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

Sharon Shelton offers a calm and peaceful energy to the world around her. As a Certified Professional Coach and a Certified Mindfulness Teacher, Sharon holds her clients accountable with a casual, engaged and encouraging approach. She helps her clients close the gap between where they are and where they want to be in their life.

Prior to the life she currently lives, Sharon overcame alcoholism and has maintained her sobriety for over 25 years. She went on to rebuild her career to become VP of a global software company, created a loving and supportive community with over 3800 members, married the love of her life, and started her own heart-centered business.

When working with clients, Sharon incorporates her extensive experience, knowledge and practices into a unique, proven, science-backed, step-by-step model for living fully, focused on Intention + Alignment + Mindfulness. She speaks with us on the topic of spirituality. Sharon explains the difference between spirituality and religion, the connection between spirituality and mindfulness and offers suggestions on how to build a more spiritual life.

In this episode we discuss:

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HER Circle

Resources Mentioned in Episode:

https://www.listentoyourlife.com/

Books:

Radical Acceptance - Tara Brach

Wise Heart - Jack Kornfield

You Belong - Sengal Selassie