Overthinking Out Loud with Dr. Priyanka Venugopal

Can you believe it has been one year since I launched this podcast? To celebrate the one-year anniversary, I want to share the story of how it all began and what led me to quit medicine.

I'm honored to share my voice and perspective as a working mom who not only lost weight but really has changed many areas of her life. I want to connect with fellow working moms and high-achievers like you, so you know that more is always possible in your life. I share my experience of education, how I became an OBGYN so I could serve women, and how coaching has changed my life.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/55

Whether you're struggling with overdrinking, overeating, overthinking, or over-scrolling, you may have told yourself you've fallen off the wagon. Saying this can make it feel like weight loss and self-improvement are out of our control. But the truth is, we never actually fall off the bandwagon, but we do sometimes step off for a moment.

This week, I bring you some strategic advice to help you get back on plan, mixed in with some personal story time, so you can see that getting on and off the weight loss bandwagon is completely within your control.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/54

High-achievers are used to taking massive action, but if you're feeling fatigued by all the action you're taking, this episode is for you. Dr. Kristi Angevine is back to share her experience and expertise with Internal Family Systems. Kristi specializes in understanding and unraveling habits, especially when our habits work against the goals we have.

Kristi shares the different parts of us that are in conflict with each other, and why some parts of us are louder than others. Most importantly, we discuss how you can get to know each part of yourself better, showing each part compassion as you work towards your goals.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/53

Rewarding yourself without using food is an incredibly powerful exercise, not just for you, but for your children too. If you're in the habit of using food as a reward, whether that's candy after a doctor's appointment for your kids, or going to a restaurant after working hard all week, this episode is for you. Discover five things that have nothing to do with food that I love to offer myself and my children as a reward.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/52

Tune in this week for the finest example of messy learning. We all experience disappointment, and it can be crushing to deliver disappointing news to our children. But when we give our kids the freedom to have their own experience of disappointment, allowing them to process the information themselves and not framing disappointment as a problem, everyone comes out of the other side stronger, and you can do the same for yourself in disappointing moments.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/51

As high achievers, we have a significant interest in data. However, when we look at the scale or what our body looks like, we have a whole slew of thoughts that can hold us back from clean evaluation.

Discover everything you need to know about the scale and gathering data, and how to become the playful scientist as you analyze any data you decide to collect. I'm sharing why neutrality is an important part of making any decision, and I'm walking you through what I have found to be the three most useful data parameters in my own life.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/50

Tune in this week to discover how to move from deprivation to discipline. I'm sharing the biggest mistakes I see high-achieving working moms make when they feel deprived, how rest and relaxation have been intertwined with food in our minds, and how to see that following your plan is something you do in service of yourself.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/49

Discover why motivation only lasts for a short time and how to create real momentum instead. I'm sharing why Monday-morning motivation is poor-quality fuel for driving you to take action, a personal story about how one thought can zap our momentum toward all of our goals, and how to overcome these hurdles so you can create momentum and generate activation energy whenever you need it.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/48

If you have a goal, you know that sometimes it takes serious hard work to get there. However, if you find yourself doing the hard work but not experiencing the payoff you were hoping for, listen in.

Discover why the way you're doing the hard work might leave you lacking in results. Some hard work pays off, and some doesn't, but if you want to do the hard work that actually pays off, I'm showing you why busywork isn't the same as hard work and how to do the work that truly moves you toward your goals.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/47

Valentine's Day felt fun as a kid, but somewhere along the way, it turned into a day of expectations in our relationships. The actions we take suddenly define how much we love and appreciate each other, and it never feels like enough. If you're ready to go back to having fun on Valentine's Day, listen in.

Maggie Reyes is a marriage coach for high-achieving women just like you and she's sharing what changes in your relationships when you decide to change. Discover why people often feel resistant to the idea of taking responsibility for the quality of their relationships and their level of sexual desire and the first step to creating the relationship you truly want.

Get full show notes and more information here: http://www.theunstoppablemombrain.com/46