The Erica Diamond Podcast

Episode Summary

We are living through difficult times-- it is no secret. And experts have said to brace ourselves, because this is our new normal for a while.

Between EricaDiamond.com, my weekly segments on Global TV, and social media, I have covered every angle of COVID19: from stress, to work, to family. And because it's summer, and I ALWAYS go lighter in the summer in my lifestyle brand, I decided to introduce a little lightness to our show.

I dont know about you, but I am trying to age gracefully, and to fight the wrinkles that are coming on with a welcomed embrace. It ain't easy, believe me. And since we are starting to reintegrate back into social settings, and step out of our homes for perhaps to a backyard dinner date or socially distanced pool party outside, I wanted to have a beauty expert on the show to discuss summer skin, summer beauty, musts for summer, and what the beauty trends are now during our COVID summer.

Today I'm thrilled to have Matthew on the show. Matthew Richard is a makeup artist and Influencer Relations lead for MAKE UP FOR EVER. He is obsessed with helping women look and feel their best.

Matthew's personality is magnetic, and I know you're going to love him as much as I do.

If you like what you hear, have no fear... Matthew is back for part 2 in the fall! for Fall beauty and how to care for ourselves in the fall.

In This Episode

• Has the industry felt the effects of COVID as well?
• So many of us are navigating the new normal. Zoom meetings are where it's at! To keep things simple and natural, how can we be zoom meeting ready - or shall we say, work form home ready?
• Summer is here! Let's talk summer skin. How can we care for our skin during the summer (I like to mix foundation and sunscreen, is this even right)?
• What are the beauty or makeup trends we are seeing this summer? I assume looks will be more natural, to go with the times we are living in.
• What are the 5 essentials we need this summer?
• I know that our skin reflects what goes into into our bodies - that means food, how we sleep, exercise, how much water we drink. How does lifestyle effect our skin, and what are some quick makeup tricks to hide tired skin, or imperfect skin? Give us all the professional makeup tips that transform a tired face into a glowing one!
• And more!

About Matthew Richard

Matthew Richard is a makeup artist and Influencer Relations lead for MAKE UP FOR EVER. He is obsessed with helping women look and feel their best.

Links

MakeUpForever.com

Make Up Forever Aqua Resist Liner

Make Up Forever Aqua Resist Smokey Shadow

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Episode Summary

Welcome to the Erica Diamond podcast. Today's guest is very special and dear to me. Sheri grew up my best friend and then she and her family moved away to London, England when we were just 8. We have stayed in touch all these years, and didn't let oceans get in the way.

Today on the show, we're hearing from a true expert on how to manage AND navigate these difficult times we are living through. Today we're going there. Today we're asking the question: HOW ARE WE REALLY DOING DURING COVID-19, AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?

Sheri also shares about her recent journey with breast cancer.

We kicked off the episode by reading something that really spoke to many of Glennon Doyle's fans, and is very apropos to our episode:

"I think—somewhere in the middle of last week—I hit a wall.

I am sad. I feel lost and aimless in my home most of the day. I am cranky with my people. Even though we're together all day—I'm somehow gone. I'm claustrophobic in this covid world. The news makes me terrified and so full of rage I want to scream. I wander around all day with this nagging feeling that I'm not doing enough writing enough helping enough creating enough parenting enough wifeing enough BEING enough—that I'm wasting my time, my hours, my days, my life.

Crawling along.

Gonna keep going.

Love you madly.

"No feeling is final."

In This Episode

• What the climate is like in the UK.

• Let's start with the self and managing mental health: What are 3 things we can do when we feel overwhelmed or anxious, which is the reality for many around the globe.

• Let's move onto marriage and relationships. Corona has not exactly been a passion booster for many during corona, all this togetherness! How can couples keep the peace and manage stress? How can we make it work during these times?

• It's also a lot of together time with our kids. The kids have been home every day since March 12th, and personally, I'm out of meal options and out of family activity ideas. I even find myself getting on my kids nerves. How do we keep the peace with our kids, and how can we help them manage the disappointments from the pivot that THEY have had to make.

• Let's move onto to work. Can you share some work from home mental health tips. How can we create healthy boundaries around work at home and from the office.

• Let's talk about the role of screens and the increased screen use in both ourselves and our kids. Can we loosen the rules? I know my kids have become nocturnal since the onset of COVID-19. How normal and healthy is all of this?

• Sheri, you have been going through your own journey during COVID. You were diagnosed with breast cancer recently. How are you feeling? What has cancer taught you about yourself?

• What are you reading now?

• Answer these quick question:

  I'm happiest when...

  I'm most uncomfortable when...

  Favorite movie...

  Favorite meal...

  Top item on my bucket list...

About Dr. Sheri Jacobson

Dr Sheri Jacobson is a retired senior psychotherapist and Founder of the renowned Harley Therapy Clinics in London, and the more recently formed Harley Therapy Platform - a network of therapists across the UK with fees from as little as £25 per session. She is committed to raising the standard of therapy in the UK and making it a positive mainstream topic.

Links

https://harleytherapy.com

Flow book

Glennon Doyle

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Episode Summary

Welcome back to the second season of the Erica Diamond Podcast!

In case you've noticed, I took little hiatus from recording new episodes of our show. Truth is, COVID-19 put me into such an introspective mode. I have been digging deep for my family, and for myself. COVID sprung me into my life's work as a wellness advocate as a life coach and yoga teacher, and I have been busy with that.

But after the killing of unarmed George Floyd, I felt totally outraged, completely horrified. I realized I have a platform, and a voice to hopefully make a difference. To do my small part. What is happening in our country and in my neighbors to the south, takes my breath away.

Today is about having an honest and candid conversation between two women, a black woman and a white woman, two friends, two moms with two boys, two women in the Quebec public eye, two women who long for an inclusive society where we are all treated equally regardless of your race, or religion, or ethnicity, or sexual orientation, or gender. The conversation starts with you, and it starts with me.

So let's start it...

In This Episode

• Catherine talks about life growing up as an adopted girl.

• If she ever felt racism growing up.

• How Catherine has been doing this week. As a white ally, Erica's heart has been both hurting, and at the same time, feeling so much love directed towards the black community. Erica asks Catherine if she feels the love?

• What can we as a white community do to support our black community friends -- it's more than going black on a Tuesday, we know that.

• Catherine talks about racism in Canada vs. the US, and if she feels that racism differs here? Is it more subtle? Canadians don't have the same narrative as Americans.

• Catherine has two wonderful boys. Do she worry about them as young black men? And how does she arm them for life - for example, what to do if they're wrongfully stopped by a police officer. How do you protect them?

• What has it been like to be a black bilingual woman in media in Quebec.

• Catherine explains peaceful protesting to Erica vs. riots and vs. looters.

• What in Catherine's opinion it's gong to take to make real lasting change, and what that looks like.

• Catherine's required / recommended reading for kids

• Catherine answers these questions:

• What makes me sad right now
• What makes me hopeful right now
• What's one thing someone listening can do now to make a difference
• And more

About Catherine Verdon-Diamond

Catherine Verdon-Diamond is a Television Personality, MC, Public Speaker, and current weather reporter for CBC Montreal News. She is the 2018 Gala Dynastie winner of: Anglophone TV personality of the year, An award show that celebrates Black Excellence. Just last year, Catherine started her own production company - CVD Productions Inc., and has just launched her new webseries: Right Now with CVD.

Links

CatherineVerdonDiamond.com/

RightNowCVD.com

CBC.ca

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Welcome back to the second season of the Erica Diamond Podcast! WARNING: if you're prudish, you might want to sit this episode out. However, if you're not, and if you come to realize that women's pleasure and sexuality are a part of everyday life, I think it's definitely worth tuning in.

I grew up with Erika Kawalek and was pretty blown away by her career path since we lost touch after high school.

If you're a reader of my blog or follower of mine, you know that I don't shy away from hard topics. I actually welcome them! And because this topic has become so mainstream - thanks to Gwyneth Paltrow's new Netflix Show The GOOP LAB, and specifically "That episode with Betty Dodson," that's why this conversation is taking place today. Betty Dodson and her famous Bodysex circles exist to decrease shame around our bodies and heal ourselves from previous trauma, allowing women to experience pleasure in and out of the bedroom.

Let's dive in, shall we?

In This Episode

• How Erika got into this line of work as a holistic intimacy coach and Bodysex Circle leader
• The process of registration to treatment of the Bodysex Circle.
• The correlation of previous trauma related to sexual health issues and/or struggles
• Why Bodysex Circles are with other women, and not one-on-one. The benefits of group training vs. individual help
• How married/committed women can improve their sex lives with their partners
• The difference between vaginal and clitoral orgasms
• Why yoga and sexually can be correlated
• Jade egg and tantric yoga
• And LOTS more uninhibited talk!

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Welcome back to the second season of the Erica Diamond Podcast! This is probably one of my favorite interviews to date. Please listen to the entire episode if you can. Mitsou shares so much with us, in the most engaging and candid ways.

Mitsou was catapulted to overnight success as a teenager, and then by 22, called herself a "has-been." She talks about the music industry, what overnight fame felt like... and then having to reinvent herself. Her struggles with an eating disorder, and aging as a media host. I have no doubt, you will fall in love with Mitsou.

In This Episode

• Coming from a family of artists, Mitsou had her TV debut at 5. And at 17, she releases a song that catapults her to success. She tells us how that happened and what that felt like.
• I imagine a young girl rising to stardom quickly - if you don't have a good family, or a good support system to keep you grounded, I imagine things can take a bad turn.
• The high notes of Mitsou's career
• The lower points, and how Mitsou overcame them
• Mitsou introduced Oprah in Montreal, and talks about what that was like.
• We hear the word reinvention a lot - Madonna comes to mind. She has kept herself relevant and has defied the test of time in the music industry. How can we keep reinventing ourselves as we age?
• On Mitsou's eating disorder and show she keeps herself healthy
• Speaking of aging, Erica shares that she is finding it hard. Mitsou shares about the pressure women have to stay young, and if she thinks it's hard to embrace that with aging comes wisdom — and changes! Is she okay with it?
• Mitsou has been the spokeswoman for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation for the past 14 years.
• If she could have dinner with anyone, alive on deceased, who would it be?
• What music is Mitsou listening to these day?
• And more!

About Mitsou Gelinas

Founder of mitsoumagazine.com web magazine, Mitsou Gélinas began as a singer and became actress, magazine director and entrepreneur within Groupe Dazmo. She is now host of Le retour de Mitsou & Sébastien, the radio show on Rythme FM network, host of the television show Mitsou et Léa on Moi&cie and a spokeswoman for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation for the past 14 years.

Links

MitsouMagazine.com

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Welcome back to the second season of the Erica Diamond Podcast! I recently saw Dr. G speak in Montreal on how to raise resilient children, and I was truly captivated. She's both exceptionally knowledgeable, and extremely relatable, which you will come to hear throughout our interview.

Hear how we can foster resilience at home AND in the workplace. Know when to rescue our kids, and when to hang them out to dry! Dr. G will walk us through it all.

In This Episode

• How Dr. G decided to become a doctor and resilience expert.
• How we can raise resilient children who are able to handle failure and can come back and thrive.
• Dr. G speaks to the difficult line of knowing when to help them or rescue our kids, and when to hang them out to dry. When we do help, and when do we back off?
• How to raise independent kids. Dr. G often talks about teaching responsibility and good work ethic. Does that come into play here when raising independent kids?
• Dr. G's book is, 'Get the behavior you want without being the parent you hate!' Erica Diamond tells Dr. G she sometimes hates the sound of my her own voice to her kids. How do we get that good behavior the first time around?
• Kids are stressed out today. And frankly so are parents. How can we coach our kids (and ourselves) to help bring down the fire?
• How we can talk to our kids about issues like sex, their sexuality, porn, drinking, vaping, alcohol. It's a lot, no doubt. Dr. G breaks it down.
• Things we can do to help boost our children's self esteem?
• On social media rules, boundaries and parameters. Erica asks Dr. G, "Should we have passwords to their social accounts and at what age, when do we leave them to manage social media on their own and do we spot check?" Erica is big believer in teaching your kids the rules, guiding them, supporting them, and then letting them loose, to go and mess up, with natural consequences as teachable moments as they go.
• And more!

About Dr. G

Respected parenting and youth development expert, Deborah Gilboa, MD, is the founder of AskDoctorG.com. Popularly known as Dr. G, her passion for raising kids with character makes her a favorite family physician, media personality, author, speaker and social influencer. A mom of four boys, she inspires audiences with relatable stories and easy tools to develop crucial life skills in children ages 2-22.

Links

Dr. Gilboa

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Episode Summary

Welcome to season 2, episode 1 of The Erica Diamond Podcast! We hope you enjoyed your holiday break. Listen for new episodes every 2nd Monday!

If 2020 is the year you want to make speaking your career, get paid to speak, or just improve your public speaking skills, this episode is for you!

Grant shares with us how to get the gigs we want, and get paid for them too.

In This Episode

• How Grant got into public speaking
• Grant discusses his new book, The Successful Speaker: five steps for getting gigs, getting paid and building your platform, and talks about his S.P.E.A.K. acronym.
• Some of the biggest mistakes that new speakers make when getting started
• How speakers can know if they have a topic that organizations actually hire for
• Grant shares if it's better to develop and have one signature talk and market that one, or have a host of different topics
• Tips or tactics that people can use that will make them a better speaker
• What marketing assets wannabe speakers need to have in place
• We got there! Is it a bad thing to speak for free?
• How does a person get in contact with decision makers
• An even bigger question: How much should someone charge to speak? Grant answers that question
• Grant shares what he wishes he had known when he started out
• other ways that speakers can build their brand/message beyond the stage

About Grant

Grant Baldwin is the founder of The Speaker Lab, a training company that helps public speakers learn how to find and book speaking gigs. Through his popular podcast The Speaker Lab and flagship coaching program Booked and Paid to Speak he has coached and worked with thousands of speakers. As a keynote speaker, Grant has delivered nearly one thousand presentations to over 500,000 people in 47 states and has keynoted events for audiences as large as 13,000. Grant has also been featured in national media including. Forbes, Inc., Entrepreneur, and Huffington Post. He now lives near Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Sheila, and their three daughters.

Links

GrantBaldwin.com

The Speaker Lab

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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In this episode, I chat with Julie Elsdon, mom, wife and recovered alcoholic. As a Certified Professional Recovery and Life Coach, Julie takes us back to where her addiction all started at age 19. She shares what to do if you are showing signs of abusing alcohol, and how to get help.

We go deep in this episode. You don't want to miss this episode!

In This Episode

• Julie shares her childhood and how alcohol was "always around."

• When Julie's drinking went from in check, to not in check, and how she knew the line had eroded.

• About hiding your drinking.

• The moment Julie decided to get sober.

• Julie takes us through her sober journey.

• Julie talks about her triggers, and she navigates around them.

• If you may be teetering on that line, Julie shares some signs your drinking isn't in check. She also shares what advice she has for women who may be on that slippery slope.

• The first thing someone should do if they feel they have a problem with drinking.

• About life today as Sober Julie.

About Julie Known since 2010 on social media as SoberJulie and as the founder of the popular blog Life Straight UP! Julie is known for her no-nonsense, straight up style of connecting with people to help them to see the possibilities that a life in recovery offers. As a Certified Professional Recovery and Life Coach, Julie assists clients to break free of destructive patterns in order to achieve their true potential. Julie guides clients using problem-solving strategies and empowerment, challenging them to live the life that they truly desire. Julie believes that we all have the answers and power to change within ourselves. Links

Sober Julie

Alcoholics Anonymous

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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In this episode, I chat with Dr. Valerie Rein. Dr. Rein is the author of the book Patriarchy Stress Disorder and The Invisible Inner Barrier To Women's Happiness.

We go deep in this episode and talk trauma, how to not pass your trauma down to your kids, why we all have trauma we might not even realize we are experiencing.

You don't want to miss this episode!

In This Episode

• Every woman has been guarding the same exact secret, Dr. Valerie says, "There's something wrong with me." We believe there is a problem individually with us, but really have very little to do with us personally: They're rooted in our shared trauma—the trauma of the millennia of oppression that I've termed Patriarchy Stress Disorder® (PSD). Dr. Valerie shares what PSD is.
• Why despite women's achievements are they still often dissatisfied, and why Dr. Valerie says it's not their fault
• The 1 thing draining 90% of our time and energy. What is it, and how de we reclaim it
• What are some of the long term effects of trauma
• How we can begin to heal from trauma. What are some exercises women can put into practice, or action steps we can take if we have been exposed
• What do we do when we are working on ourselves and trying to heal ourselves, but those around us aren't as self-actualized or evolved - our partners, parents, siblings, friends. How do we keep our frustrations in check, and is it out job to change people and show them the light? Or leave them as they are?
• How do you not repeat cycles or patterns of toxicity in our life, how do we not pass them onto our children?
• How can we best support our kids during the difficult teen years when they are exposed to sex, drinking, vaping, drugs, peer relationships. The teens years are hard - how can we do our best to safeguard our kids and make them resilient?
• And more

About Dr. Valerie

DR. VALERIE REIN is a psychologist, women's mental health expert, and business consultant who helps people achieve the best ROI by achieving the best mental health—without therapy. Dr. Valerie specializes in uncovering the hidden traumas that hold hostage people's best work, relationships, and well-being, and effectively heals them with a powerful mind-body methodology. Dr. Valerie is an author of Patriarchy Stress Disorder: The Invisible Inner Barrier to Women's Happiness and Fulfillment and a sought-after speaker at conferences and companies committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, leadership development, and unlocking people's potential.

Links

Dr. Valerie

Dr. Valerie Book

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Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

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Episode Summary

In this episode, I chat with Alison and Scott Stratten, co-owners of UnMarketing, The UnPodcast and now their newly released book, The Jackass Whisperer, How to Deal with the Worst People on Earth - At Work, at Home, and Online, Even When The Jacka$$ is You!

Mic drop, right?

We are all the OG's of blogging and Twitter, only I sometimes feel like my G stands for GRANDMOTHER! We chat about how they met online, how social media has evolved, where it's going, and my favorite topic: how to deal with jacka$$es in your life.

You don't want to miss this podcast episode!

In This Episode

• How UnMarketing came to be and the great stories on Twitter!
• How The Jacka$$ Whisperer the book was born, and how to deal with jackasses in our lives.
• What do you do when jacka$$es are your family members: parent, sibling, spouse?
• How social media has evolved over the last decade and where it's heading.
• How to share a message in public in any situation.
• What they're both currently reading.
• And lots more!

About Scott and Alison

Scott and Alison Stratten are co-authors of 5 best-selling business books, co-owners of UnMarketing Inc and co-hosts of not only The UnPodcast, but five children, two dogs and two cats. This site, the show and the books all represent their thoughts on the changing world of business through their experiences of entrepreneurship, two degrees (Alison), not lasting long as an employee (both) and screaming at audiences around the world (Scott, Alison is more polite).

They were put on this earth to remind the world that not all Canadians are passively polite. Businesses like PepsiCo, Saks Fifth Avenue, IBM, Cirque du Soleil, Microsoft and others have been brave enough to want their advice. They now spend their time keynoting around the world and realize they rank 10th and 11th in order of importance in their home.

Links

UnMarketing.com

UnPodcast

UnMarketing on Twitter

UnMarketing on Instagram

Jackass Whisperer Book

Learn More about Your Host

Teaching Empowered Living, Erica Diamond is a leading Expert in Lifestyle, Wellness and Empowerment. A Certified Life Coach and Certified Yoga Instructor, Erica is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of the Award-Winning Lifestyle Platform EricaDiamond.com® (previously WomenOnTheFence.com®), Lifestyle and Parenting Correspondent on Global TV, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Keynote Speaker, Spokesperson, and Author of the women's entrepreneurial book, 99 Things Women Wish They Knew Before Starting Their Own Business. Erica founded the Global Get Off The Fence Movement inspiring people worldwide to get off the fence, get unstuck and thrive, and launched The Erica Diamond Podcast in summer 2019 to spotlight trailblazers and change makers around the world.

Erica Diamond has been named to the coveted list of The Top 20 Women in Canada as well as FORBES Magazine's Top 100 Sites for Women and FORBES 25 Most Influential Women In Entrepreneurship on Twitter. Erica Diamond was the Spokesperson for National Entrepreneurship Day and is a Huffington Post contributor.

To learn more about Erica Diamond, visit her at EricaDiamond.com!

Don't forget to SIGN UP for Erica's newsletter and tips:

http://eepurl.com/hdfq65

If you liked this, then listen to the podcast episode for even more. And don't forget to subscribe to the show!