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This time I'm joined by CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke, a duo that is unlocking the keys to how conflict can be a catalyst for creativity, renewal, and intimacy in relationships. They speak about the inspiration for their book The Beauty of Conflict for Couples from within their own relationship. You'll also find out so many simple ways to settle yourself in the midst of conflict, plus, how to find empathy in your relationships.

To order your copy of their book The Beauty of Conflict for Couples, to follow CrisMarie and Susan on social media, and to download free resources, visit their website at thriveinc.com Don't forget to subscribe to their podcast!

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"When conflict comes up, that is the essence of creativity."

"Our lives can become transactional. Talk about what's working and what's not, and be willing not to solve it right away, but actually get underneath it."

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This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode-57. Edited by Creating Space Communications.

The podcast is back, and what better guest to start off again with than Jonita D'Souza, an Author and Creatress of Exploring Femininity, a medicine for modern day busy women? This episode is full of wisdom, including how you can trust yourself more and how you can connect with your feminine cycles and divine femininity - plus, Jonita will smash the taboos and stigmas about women's sexuality with her graceful and gentle fierceness.

You can find Jonita at her website, where you can find links to her magical events, feminine "womantras," and more.

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"Cultivating sexual energy is about coming home to this aspect of ourselves."

"The intuition is a woman's strongest muscle."

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This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode-56. Edited by Creating Space Communications.

We did it! You've listened to and I've recorded over 50 episodes (over a year) of the Shamelessly Feminine Podcast. But what's the future of the podcast? What's going on with the book I keep talking about? And how can we navigate the fear we feel?

Well, you guys after a year of recording, I'm putting the podcast on hold so I can rewrite portions of my book, which (fingers crossed!) will come out in 2020. But what does this mean for you?

This Past Year

At the start of 2019, my book was almost done, but then the sh*t hit the fan and overwhelm kicked in. I put the book on hold because I want to rewrite portions of it because of all I've learned the past six months. My intention is that the book launches in 2020. To make this happen, the podcast is on hold, with the goal to record again in January 2020.

I want to know what you want to hear about so let me know either in the Shamelessly Feminine Group or via email. My goal is to serve you guys.

Working through the Fear

This past year I was ravaged by fear. How do you know when fear is real or not real? I ask myself, "What do I have to lose?" Often times, the answers are "Time and money," but how do you know if these are legitimate fears?

Over the past six months, I've been trying to get back in touch with my self-esteem and self-worth. I'm trying to reconnect with spirituality through meditation and prayer.

It's ok to lose touch with your spirituality.

Everything is temporary. The book is about fear, social anxieties, dealing with scripts that go on in our heads, spirituality, and self worth.

My goal is to push through things and learn how to handle them.

Dare to be Yourself

Listener, never forget to shine and to be yourself. I love you all.

xo,

Jen

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"So much of what we fear actually can be legitimate, but it's a matter of, 'Can we handle it?'"

"I can take on life."

"I'm coming to you not from a place of superiority but from a place of solidarity."

"When you live your authentic life, you feel it."

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This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode55.

Can intentionally focusing for 90 days really change your life? How can you determine what makes you come alive? And what if you feel like you're in a season - not of hustle or growth - but just survival?

Entrepreneur, single mom of three boys, author, and CEO Kristy Dickerson shares her business journey with us as well as why she uses both digital and analog planners. If you're struggling with where you are in life and need some reassurance, Kristy is the voice you need in your earbuds today.

Kristy's Business Journey

Kristy and I met when we were both writers for a business photography magazine. Kristy was a wedding photographer for seven years then began teaching finance, business, and productivity in the wedding photography industry.

She met a graphic designer, Jenny, and shared with her that she wanted to write a book. Jenny shared that she wanted to create a planner. They put the two ideas together and created the STARTplanner in May 2015. They were featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Inc. magazines.

Kristy has been a speaker at Harvard University and The George Washington University.

In 2018, she took time off for personal reasons, but her goal for 2019 is to put herself out there by being on more podcasts.

Kristy is quick to remind us that her career has been built in layers. She also has found the value is saying "no" when necessary.

The energy you have - what it is that makes you tick - needs to be restored. And you have to give yourself time to do that.

Planners, Planners, Planners

Kristy's planner comes in Hustle, Fancy Pants, and Bling options. They also recently launched "90 Days of Start," which is designed for someone who uses a digital calendar or has a long-running to-do list.

Analog vs. Digital Planners

Kristy uses both types of planner. Here are the benefits as she sees them for the analog planner:

1. You start learning how to plan with a tangible agenda a la elementary school.
2. You can physically check off that you're done with an item.
3. You have accountability because that "not-done" item stares you in the face.
4. You can visualize the week.

How You Find What Fills Your Soul

Give yourself space and grace. Give yourself time to figure out what's going on in your life and make seasonal changes. You may just need to survive right now.

Don't go it alone. Ask your business partner for help. Find a counselor. Check in on your health. How are you doing physically and mentally?

Don't add stressors where you don't need to. Learn and carry those lessons forward. What helps you rest? Is it going to the gym, being outside, painting, journaling?

Key Quotes from the Episode:

• "Our most valuable asset really is time." - Kristy Dickerson

• "With every decision that we make from a time perspective, there's an opportunity cost on things we could be pouring our hearts and lives into." - Kristy Dickerson

• "You may not be in a growth season." - Kristy Dickerson

• "Empathy is a great, great teacher." - Kristy Dickerson

• "Own that there are days you just need to be." - Kristy Dickerson

• "Use resources for inspiration not imitation." - Kristy Dickerson

Connect with Jen and Shamelessly Feminine:

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This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode54.

What do most of your fears revolve around? What are four simple strategies to help you work through your fear? How can you take the pressure off?

Co-host Lauren Trantham and I talk through what's going on when we experience fear and real-life strategies that will help us work through it. If you experience fear and anxiety in your life, you must listen to this episode!

What Fear Does

I found this quote by Soledad O'Brien so inspiring:

"I have learned that fear limits you and your vision. It serves as blinders to what may be just a few steps down the road for you. The journey is valuable, but believing in your talents, your abilities, and your self-worth can empower you to walk down an even brighter path. Transforming fear into freedom, how great is that?"

Fear gets in our way, and we get frozen by it.

What We Fear

Many fears revolve around the question: "Are people going to like me?" Being ostracized back in the day had very negative consequences and brought up issues of survival. Today, we worry if we're lovable and have worth.

For me post-cancer, I have so many "What if" fears: What if the cancer comes back? What if I'm not living my biggest life? What if I'm not happy? What if I forget to take my medication?

Four Strategies to Help You Work Through Fear

1. Ask yourself if your fear is real.
2. Get to the root of why you're feeling this way.
3. Talk to your friends who can remind you of the truth about you.
4. Tell your fear, "Thank you for looking out for me and sharing. I'm going to do this anyway."

Conclusion:

Embrace your fear. Thank it. Let it go. You can take the pressure off by reframing how you feel about trying something new by thinking of it as testing and trying.

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"Cancer amplifies the good and shrinks the bad." - Jennifer Rozenbaum

"You can't compare hurts and you can't compare fears and you can't compare anxieties. We are all going through things." - Lauren Trantham

"It's scary to grow." - Lauren Trantham

Connect with Lauren Trantham:

• Ride My Road (Facebook)
• Ride My Road (Website)
• Authentic Media Training (Facebook)
• Authentic Media Training (Website)

Lauren Trantham's superpower is fierce tenderheartedness. Just imagine an elite ninja crossed with a hopeful romantic and you can understand her personality! She believes in black coffee, dark beer, shooting straight liquor, and that true strength lies in vulnerability. When she is not riding her motorcycle or traveling the world she is helping entrepreneurs find their authentic message so they can grow their business by getting real.

Connect with Jen and Shamelessly Feminine:

• Join our Shamelessly Feminine Facebook Group
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This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode53.

What is a women's health physical therapist and do you need one? Why do women believe we must just put up with certain physical + medical issues after giving birth? And what information do we need about postpartum sex, the pelvic floor, and leaking?

Podcast guest, women's health physical therapist, and mom Alicia Willoughby gives us the scoop on the importance of understanding, caring, and getting professional medical help for your postpartum and menopausal body. Whether you had a baby last week, last month, or 30 years ago, you need to hear this episode about an aspect of women's health you don't hear much about.

How Alicia Got Started

As a physical therapist, Alicia treated a pregnant woman with lower back pain and recognized that the treatment made a significant difference in the woman's life. She realized there was a whole population of women not getting care. Physical therapists simply aren't trained in women's health; students receive one day of instruction on pregnancy and one lecture on the pelvic floor.

After undergoing extra training on pregnancy and post-partum to serve this underserved population, Alicia marketed herself to ob/gyns.

When Alicia had her first child, she felt like she was in a body not her own. While her daughter had recurring appointments to track her development and progress, no one guided Alicia into how to reconnect with her own body.

Alicia went back to work at an orthopedic clinic and most female patients were mothers. She noticed that many experienced orthopedic issues because they never received postpartum care.

Now Alicia has her own practicing "treating it all," and believes she's filling a void in the medical system because postpartum is a really vulnerable time.

Why Women Think We Just Have to Put Up with Certain Medical Issues

Alicia believes the reason women accept certain medical frustrations is multifactorial:

• Our medical system is not designed to care for moms.
• Generations pass down their own experiences so we accept certain problems as part of life.
• The fitness community knows women leak when they do jumping jacks, but encourages us to keep going.
• Our peers reassure us that we're all experiencing the same concerns so it must be normal.

At six weeks, you are discharged by your OB-GYN into the world, but no one is watching out for you.

The Truth About Postpartum Sex

For many women, postpartum sex doesn't feel good, it hurts, or they're anxious before they even try. Alicia says it's important to reconnect to your body first.

In postpartum healing, we hear a lot about fitness and getting back to work, but we forgot what brings us joy and makes us feel like ourselves.

What's Going on with Leaking?

Leaking (or incontinence) is involuntarily losing urine, gas or stool. The pelvic floor holds back our bodily fluid so when we leak, this muscle group isn't doing its job because it's (1) weak or (2) it's overactive.

To determine the source of leaking, women must be evaluated by a pelvic floor physical therapist.

The more your muscles are stretched, the less likely they hold the fluid in. Leaking is common, but it's not normal. Leaking is a yellow flag; it's your body telling you things aren't right.

Alicia Gives the Scoop About the Pelvic Floor

The pelvic floor is a triangular group of 14 muscles that run from pubic bone to tail tailbone, and butt bone to butt bone. There are three layers to your pelvic floor: two are the "squeezers" and one layer holds up your pelvic bones and organs.

What an Appointment with a Women's Health Physical Therapist is Like

Alicia includes these elements in her exams:

• Posture assessment
• Balance exercises
• Full abdomen assessment
• Pelvic floor exam
• Prolapse check

The Medical System and How it Cares for Women

Alicia sees in her patients that many women feel neglected and disappointed by the current system.

What we may think of as inconveniences are much bigger issues than we think they are.

Connect with Alicia Willougby:

Website

Facebook

Instagram

The Postpartum Wellness Solution

To find a women's health physical therapist in your area, go here.

Alicia Willoughby is women's health physical therapist who specializes in the pregnant and postpartum body and has her own practice in the San Francisco Bay Area. Alicia is also a mom and knows first hand how pregnancy, birth and motherhood can be a huge life-altering experience both physically and emotionally. Alicia is passionate about providing mothers the guidance and support that they deserve but are otherwise not getting from the traditional medical model

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Key Quotes from the Episode:

"The pelvic floor can hold a lot of our trauma and can hold a lot of our stories." - Alicia Willoughby

"We have a birth plan, but we don't have a postpartum plan." - Alicia Willoughby

"When disconnect happens, it just trickles down … it affects so much." - Alicia Willoughby

This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode52.

In what two areas do most couples struggle? How can we most effectively communicate with our spouse? And what skills can we teach our kids now so they don't struggle in their relationships later?

Podcast guest Rachel Wright is a licensed psychotherapist, marriage counselor, modern + millennial relationship expert, and co-founder of The Wright Wellness Center, and I talk about why most couples come to their practice, how to tell if your relationship will last, and how resentment is a silent killer of relationships.

What Rachel Sees in Her Practice and How it Will Help You

Rachel and her husband Kyle work together to help couples in their marriages. Together, they do intensives with couples and it helps for the husbands to see that Kyle is there. As a team, Rachel and Kyle look at what is best for the relationship and not only what is best for the two individuals within the relationship.

How Millennials Relationships Differ from Modern Relationships

Millennials, people born between 1980-1994, often have a more open mindset for out-of-the-box solutions.

In general, millennials are more open to talking about their vulnerability, feelings, and where they can improve.

Why Most Couples Come to See Rachel

The top two reasons couples seek Rachel's counseling are:

1. Sex, i.e. physical intimacy, mismatched libidos, affairs
2. Communication, i.e. one spouse doesn't feel heard or understand; one partner believes they aren't being listened to

Let's Talk about Communication What Skills You Can Teach Your Kids Now to Help Them Later

Rachel recommends teaching our children to listen to understand instead of to listen to respond. Children can reflect back what they've heard, "I hear you saying that you feel frustrated…" or summarize.

If you're talking and thinking about other things, you're not listening. It's physiologically impossible to talk and listen simultaneously.

Rachel finds that most people talk at each other; there's no comprehension.

How You Can Improve Communication in Your Marriage

In a healthy relationship, your spouse needs to hear five positive comments for every one negative comment. Even as you communicate logistics with your spouse ("Pick up the milk on the way home!"), you can express thankfulness, extra love, and appreciation.

The Four Warning Signs for Relationship

Rachel reminds us that overarching dedication to your self, the other person, and the relationship is the most important aspect of whether a relationship will make it.

Rachel notes that, according to research, there are four warning signs for a relationship:

1. Criticism: You blame a problem in the relationship on the personality quirk of the other person.
2. Contempt: You criticize and give an eye roll toward your partner. Contempt is the most passive-aggressive, patronizing way to talk to another person.
3. Defensiveness: You do not take responsibility for any issue in the relationship.
4. Stonewalling: You completely shut off and are no longer engaging.

The Role Resentment Plays in a Relationship

For those in their 40s, who have been married for 10 to 20 years, resentment can build up over time. Both parties have made mistakes. Is resentment why people grow apart and is it fixable?

Rachel shares that people grow apart for all different reasons, including resentment. As a culture, we have a problem with getting help. Instead of maintaining and healing a relationship along the way, people wait until there's an issue.

What to do When You Feel You've Outgrown Your Spouse

When her clients they Rachel her they've outgrown their spouses, she asks them if they've given their husbands a chance to rise up. You may have grown as an individual, but has your husband had that same opportunity? Also, what can you do to grow together in your relationship?

Connect with Rachel Wright:

Rachel Wright's Instagram

Kyle Wright's Instagram

Kyle's podcast, "Masculinity on the Rocks

Rachel Wright, MA, LMFT: I've learned to rely on evidence-based tools to compassionately communicate my feelings, wants, and needs (which is a fancy way of saying these tools work).

Through WWC, I'm bringing a fresh, real voice to millennial relationships.

My mission is to help people have better sex, relationships, and mental health. The work Kyle and I do makes communication stronger, turns the bedroom into a place of confidence, and gives you the tools you need to feel secure in your own skin.

Sex ed shouldn't stop in high school, and relationship education needs to exist, period. I believe it's also important to honor the place mental health has in the conversation. As a sex educator, speaker, writer, and The Wright Reasons Podcast co-host, I go where the sun doesn't shine to talk about the issues that really matter, all through the lens of The Bachelor Franchise.

Outside of WWC, I'm hitting up the latest Broadway shows, singing in the shower, eating at all the GF places I can find, and basking in Manhattan's energy.

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Key Quotes from the Episode:

"You can't read the label from inside the bottle." - Rachel Wright

"If you're more focused on winning the conversation or argument in your relationship, your relationship -- that third being-- that's what's losing." - Rachel Wright

"If we just talked about things, the world would be such a better place." - Rachel Wright

This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode51.

What does it look like for you to be fit in your life right now? What does your body need today? And how can a working woman keep up with her health while she travels?

Personal trainer and podcaster Jen Whitmore and I talk about practical ways to stay fit in your real life, why it's important, and what you can do to take care of yourself while you're on the road. If you've ever wondered how to protect your health as you travel and what being fit is all about, listen in.

Fit Bodies Come in All Shapes + Sizes

If you want to stay motivated and inspired when you're online, follow someone on social media who looks like you, e.g. she is the same height and body type as you are. It's important to identify with someone who is the same size and shape as you.

Your body changes as you age so it's important to ask, "What's good for my body? What does being healthy in my body look like?"

There's always outside input wherever you go, but remember that health is crucial to living life.

Listen to What Your Body Needs

It's important to know what your body can physically handle. Losing weight takes time. You need to build up to things. You can't go from zero minutes of working out to 60 minutes of working out in one session.

Remember that the female body goes through so much: childbirth, miscarriage, menopause, monthly periods. Women tend to keep their emotions in their bodies.

How to Be Healthy When You Travel

Jen's "Road Warriors Wellness Concierge" service helps busy business travelers.

For many business travelers, they have a vacation mindset even when they're not on vacation. We eat bad things because we want to experience new things. However, we can't afford a vacation mindset when consistently traveling.

Traveling also means that you're busy, you don't know where to go for healthy options, and you're entertaining clients. These factors make it easy to throw in the towel on health when you travel.

Not only do you need to eat well, but you need to exercise. Jen's program helps give control back to travelers.

Practical Advice to Stay Healthy

• Make sure you don't have a vacation mindset when you're traveling for business.
• Be mindful.
• Exercise when you travel. (Jen's program helps provide accountability for this!)

Connect with Jen Whitmore:

Instagram

Facebook

LinkedIn

Jen Whitmore is an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer and has been in the health and fitness arena for 12 years. Jen is the creator of "Adventuring The Girl Life" Podcast and "Road Warrior Wellness Concierge". Jen Helps busy business travelers obtain control over their health by building nutrition and training itineraries for them. Jen helps you take your health with you wherever you go.

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Key Quotes from the Episode:

"As you continue to age, staying healthy and keeping your weight under control are all important things." - Jen Whitmore

"I have to take care of my body to the best of my ability so I can live longer." - Jen Whitmore

"You have to know yourself." - Jen Whitmore

This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode50

Is it easier for you to forgive yourself or forgive others? What makes that so? How can you live life intentionally so you don't waste a second?

Lauren and I dive into forgiveness and dating in this episode, which are very interconnected actually. After Lauren comes back from the retreat she shared about in Episode 48, we dissect what forgiveness looks like, if it's easier to date when you're in your 20s or when you're older, and so much more.

Here's what Lauren learned at the Matthew Hussey Retreat and there are some gems in here friends!

The Two Types of Forgiveness

1. The forgiveness of others
2. The forgiveness of self

Lauren shares an example that Matthew Hussey used at the retreat that really helped her understand how to forgive yourself: Imagine a relay race. Now imagine that the first runner trips. The fourth runner in that race isn't wasting any time getting mad at the first runner because she is simply running as fast as she can to make up the time.

Matthew said that your life is a relay race and that every day you're a new runner. There is no point in berating yourself when you've got a race to run.

Dating + Living with Intention

Lauren shares that she will date again because she's not who she once was. She loved this insight from Matthew:

Living with intention may not spark much change in your routines or life. Instead, living with intention may simply look like being aware of what your heart is saying.

Dating When You're Younger (20s) vs. Dating When You're Older (30s, 40s)

Dating is different as you age. Your standards change. The pool from which you can date has changed. You have different life experiences. Remember that you have choices in who you date and whether you date, but even those choices can be overwhelming.

As you age, you realize that you've made mistakes and that you can be harder on yourself than on others.

Connect with Lauren Trantham:

• Ride My Road (Facebook)
• Ride My Road (Website)
• Authentic Media Training (Facebook)
• Authentic Media Training (Website)

Lauren Trantham's superpower is fierce tenderheartedness. Just imagine an elite ninja crossed with a hopeful romantic and you can understand her personality! She believes in black coffee, dark beer, shooting straight liquor, and that true strength lies in vulnerability. When she is not riding her motorcycle or traveling the world she is helping entrepreneurs find their authentic message so they can grow their business by getting real.

Connect with Jen and Shamelessly Feminine:

• Join our Shamelessly Feminine Facebook Group
• Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Facebook
• Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Instagram

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"We worry about the future. We berate ourselves for the past. But again, it brings it back to: We only have today." - Jen Rozenbaum

"Live life bigger. Join groups. Take chances. Have courage." - Lauren Trantham

"I don't want to waste a second." - Lauren Trantham

"Part of forgiveness is a willingness to go out in the world and be wrong." - Jen Rozenbaum

"Forgive yourself, and with forgiving others: just let it go." - Lauren Trantham

This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode49.

When you're in the trenches of stress and life, how can you realistically practice self-care? What are real-life ways to take care of what's going on inside your heart when you feel super stressed? And what are Lauren and I doing about it?

Co-host Lauren Trantham and I talk about what's going on in our lives, how we're battling stress and the possibility of a Shamelessly Feminine Retreat in 2020. If you're stressed out right now, take comfort in knowing that Lauren and I are right there with you so we share what we're doing in our real lives to combat stress and practice self-care.

Three Ways We are Practicing Self-Care:

1. Both of us will attend a retreat.

It's so good to get away, but it's also super hard. Lauren decided to unplug by taking off all the apps on her phone and turning off her email.

When we decide to get away, we wonder what do we do with ourselves when we're not social.

Lauren has attended workshops because she likes to get away from home and learn from an expert.

But how do you know when you're ready to go on a retreat?

For Lauren, going on a retreat is just an annual thing. Her family asks each other how they'll get to the next level and learn something new. Going on a retreat or attending a workshop is just a part of her life.

For me, it's about getting away from my daily life because I want to get real and do the work.

2. We're not self-medicating.

I haven't been drinking lately to take better care of myself. Without drinking, there is so much more clarity and pain. We can self-medicate with our phones, exercise, shopping. Ask yourself, "What am I doing to self-medicate?"

Nobody feels better after self-medicating.

Make a journal of ideas to practice self-care and what brings you joy so that list is available in times of high stress so you don't have to think of ways to practice self-care on the spot. A creative outlet like art, photography, etc. can help you practice self-care.

3. We're broadening the definition of self-care.

Self-care may look like tapping, a.k.a. EFT or Meridian Tapping.

It might look like Reiki (energy healing) or Polarity Therapy.

And of course, don't forget to move your body, whether that's through a work-out or dancing. (Check out Lauren's Instagram Story Highlights!)

Conclusion:

Listeners, what do you think about a Shamelessly Feminine Retreat in 2020? Leave a response in the comments section below! Lauren and I would love to hear from you!

Other Episodes Mentioned:

• Episode 16: Healing Ourselves Inside and Out with Tina Conroy
• Episode 22: Chronic Illness and Mindfulness with Marin Turner
• Episode 26: Practicing Mindfulness with Cory Muscara
• Episode 29: Remove Your Limiting Beliefs and Live a Life You Love with Valerie Friedlander

Connect with Lauren Trantham:

• Ride My Road (Facebook)
• Ride My Road (Website)
• Authentic Media Training (Facebook)
• Authentic Media Training (Website)

Lauren Trantham's superpower is fierce tenderheartedness. Just imagine an elite ninja crossed with a hopeful romantic and you can understand her personality! She believes in black coffee, dark beer, shooting straight liquor, and that true strength lies in vulnerability. When she is not riding her motorcycle or traveling the world she is helping entrepreneurs find their authentic message so they can grow their business by getting real.

Key Quotes from the Episode:

"That's really what changes you -- when you take yourself out of your comfort zone." - Jen Rozenbaum

"I know that I need to go through the pain to resolve whatever is going on in life." - Jen Rozenbaum

"I've just become so acutely aware lately of how we self-medicate." - Jen Rozenbaum

"As women … we keep things so close to our heart and we don't talk about what's really happening." - Jen Rozenbaum

Connect with Jen and Shamelessly Feminine:

• Join our Shamelessly Feminine Facebook Group
• Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Facebook
• Follow Shamelessly Feminine on Instagram

This episode was originally published on shamelesslyfeminine.com/episode48.