The Momtellectual Podcast

Join us as we explore the concept of purpose and its significance in our lives. Our guest Danielle Joworski is a Visibility Catalyst and a TV host who specializes in helping women entrepreneurs over 40 transition, grow, and thrive as CEOs of businesses they love. Danielle shares her personal journey of discovering purpose, the challenges she faced, and the importance of giving ourselves permission to explore and ask the difficult questions. Join us as we uncover the power of purpose and its role in creating a meaningful and fulfilling life.

If you'd like to watch the video version of this episode you can find it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjwMrkC0giw

Danielle shares that her 40th birthday brought with it a sense of dissatisfaction with her life and achievements. She made the brave decision to resign from her corporate job, despite it being the picture of success including leadership and high salary. Join us in this episode to find out Danielle's "elephant in the room", how she figured out that her definition of success needed to change, and the many changes and decisions she made on her journey to feeling successful and fulfilled. More about Danielle: Danielle Joworski’s work helping female founders and entrepreneurs to up-level their presence is rooted in her own failure to be visible in her first business. Today, she’s the Creator and Host of The C-Suite on Rogers tv, a business mentor for local small business centres, and in 2023 was in the top 10% of submissions from across Canada for the Total Mom Pitch. She’s a disruptor sharing #visibilitytruths and normalizing the visibility journey helping CEOs to conquer their fears of “putting themselves out there” so they accelerate their business growth, impact, and income. Danielle lives in Southern Ontario with her husband and kids with 2 and 4 legs. You can find Danielle at https://daniellejoworski.com/

Marisa shares her expertise in working with kids on the spectrum as a yoga teacher, specifically focusing on balance exercises. She debunks the "balance myth" and sheds light on the importance of trusting the process and taking the first step, even if the exact path is unclear. Marisa's insights on finding balance, trusting oneself, and celebrating accomplishments are not to be missed.

More about Marisa:

Marisa is a playful parent coach, yoga teacher, and board-certified genetic counselor who believes that we are all vital pieces of the epic jigsaw puzzle that is humanity.

Originally from New York City but currently living in Bordeaux, France, Marisa helps parents and children who feel mentally and physically exhausted from trying to get it all done. Her clients crave more family time but then, when it comes, they don't know how to connect in a way that's meaningful and enjoyable for everyone. Tempers flare, buttons get pushed, and everyone ends up feeling overwhelmed and underappreciated. Marisa helps them get clear about what they really want, need, and desire so they can stop “shoulding” all over themselves and start to make heart-led decisions that lead to a more playful, happy, balanced life together.

You can connect with Marisa by email at [email protected]

You can find the video version of this episode on the Momtellectual YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iPNLgm1MJI

In this episode, Tamsen chats with Marisa Raymond, a playful parenting coach and yoga teacher who helps parents and children overcome exhaustion and chaos through heart-led decisions.

Marissa explains the importance of defining our personal values and reevaluating them during times of change. We discuss how different people have different definitions of the same value and how reevaluating values can lead to feelings of success, freedom, and happiness.

More about Marisa:

Marisa is a playful parent coach, yoga teacher, and board-certified genetic counselor who believes that we are all vital pieces of the epic jigsaw puzzle that is humanity.

Originally from New York City but currently living in Bordeaux, France, Marisa helps parents and children who feel mentally and physically exhausted from trying to get it all done. Her clients crave more family time but then, when it comes, they don't know how to connect in a way that's meaningful and enjoyable for everyone. Tempers flare, buttons get pushed, and everyone ends up feeling overwhelmed and underappreciated. Marisa helps them get clear about what they really want, need, and desire so they can stop “shoulding” all over themselves and start to make heart-led decisions that lead to a more playful, happy, balanced life together.

You can connect with Marisa by email at [email protected]

You can find the video edition of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3maHxJ6vD4

Natalie Merritt-Broderick is an Inspirational Creative Artist, and what she loves to inspire people to do is to embrace their own creativity and bring more joy into their lives.

She shares her challenges with her own perfectionism, and also the struggles she has with being judged by those close to her.

As a professional artist, it is difficult to navigate creating things that are an expression of yourself, and making sure that you can please enough people so you can make a living!

You can connect with Natalie through her website at https://nataliemerrittbroderick.com

Natalie Merritt-Broderick is an Inspirational Creative Artist, and what she loves to inspire people to do is to embrace their own creativity and bring more joy into their lives.

She shares the story of her own journey to creativity (and she still hates drawing!).

If you also hate to be told what to do, Natalie's right there with us - she says when someone tells you how to do something, it can knock the joy right out of it.

And she also admits that it can be really hard to let go and keep your mouth shut!

You can connect with Natalie through her website at https://nataliemerrittbroderick.com

Kasia Keenan is a life coach with a European perspective, and she joins me to talk about why it's so hard to lose weight and feel good in North America.

We talk about the differences between why and what we eat in Europe versus the U.S. and Canada, and how we can start living more and weighing less.

You can connect with Kasia through her website, kasiakeenan.com, or email her at [email protected]

Kasia Keenan is a life coach with a European perspective, and she joins me to talk about why it's so hard to lose weight and feel good in North America.

We talk about the differences between why and what we eat in Europe versus the U.S. and Canada, and how we can start living more and weighing less.

You can connect with Kasia through her website, kasiakeenan.com, or email her at [email protected]

Sophie Milliken, Managing Director at SRS, an educational consulting firm, joins us to share her journey to entrepreneurial success.

She started from less than zero. As a newly divorced mom of a young daughter, she had a ton of debt and lots to figure out. She was driven to start her own company, largely to have the flexibility to parent her daughter the way she wanted.

Managing Director of a company she cofounded, author of the best selling book "From Learner to Earner", and having presented an invited TED talk, Sophie is currently very successful. She shares her story to show that success is often a difficult journey and looks easier from the outside.

You can connect with Sophie on Twitter and Instagram @SRS_Sophie, and on her Facebook page Sophie Milliken - recruitment and employability expert. She's also active on LinkedIn.

Sophie Milliken, Managing Director at SRS, an educational consulting firm, joins us to share her journey to entrepreneurial success.

She started from less than zero. As a newly divorced mom of a young daughter, she had a ton of debt and lots to figure out. She was driven to start her own company, largely to have the flexibility to parent her daughter the way she wanted.

Managing Director of a company she cofounded, author of the best selling book "From Learner to Earner", and having presented an invited TED talk, Sophie is currently very successful. She shares her story to show that success is often a difficult journey and looks easier from the outside.

You can connect with Sophie on Twitter and Instagram @SRS_Sophie, and on her Facebook page Sophie Milliken - recruitment and employability expert. She's also active on LinkedIn.