The Pausecast

By Rachael O'Meara || The Pausecast

The Pausecast podcast offers insights into effective leadership using Emotional Intelligence, Neuroscience, Mindfulness, and more. Hosted by Rachael O’Meara, MBA, MA, ACC, an executive coach with over... more

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The podcast currently has 206 episodes available.

The Pausecast episodes:

May 30, 2023 Ep. 96: How women executives can leverage time to be more successful
In this Ep. 96 of the Pausecast...
- Learn how to make better use of 'transition time' so you can feel more energized and productive in your next activity.
- Know if you are taking your transitions as time to fully shift and be intentional - saving you energy, unproductive time, or as my Mom calls it, "fitzing around".
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May 23, 2023 Ep. 95: PRACTICE "I release any limits I place on myself and know all things are possible"
In this Ep. 95 of The Pausecast...join Rachael for an experiential integrative breathwork session that's designed specifically for corporate execs who want to be even more successful...
- Learn 2 powerful breath patterns: The Halo Active and The Tri-Active breath and how they can be used together, along with a few top and bottom holds
- Adopt our powerful mantra and intro to why this info is so important based on our self-limiting beliefs that we all have.
- Write down any insights, aha's or how you feel after the practice to integrate this practice even more and experience even more benefits.
Return to this episode at any time for a little refresh or reminder of how powerful your thoughts are, and how it can shift your programming in service to even more success.
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26min
May 16, 2023 Ep. 94: 5 Signs you need a pause for corporate leaders
What are the 5 signs you need a pause as a corporate leader?
If you have any of these signs, you qualify for an intentional shift in behavior to become more aligned - when this happens we are more in flow, authentic, and connected so we can lead and execute in ways that really serve ourselves and anyone else!
In this Ep. 94 of The Pausecast...
- How Rachael discovered the 5 signs by burning out of Google
- Learn and Identify the 5 signs are to know you need a Pause, or intentional shift in behavior.
1) You used to love your job and now you loathe it
2) Your boss or a friend tells you you're not a fit (or something along those lines)
3) you need a technology intervention
4) a challenge
5) an opportunity is knocking
Which ones are you experiencing right now?
How can you pause, or intentionally shift your behavior?

Watch Episode 94 & Subscribe to The Pausecast on YouTube

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16min
May 09, 2023 Ep 93: 3 keys for execuive leaders to feel more sustained
This one is short and sweet. Which of these 3 steps do you struggle with the most? Which one comes easier for you? No matter what you are experiencing, the next-best leader within will get to her next level if you stick to these 3 key steps as a daily practice.

In this Ep. 93 of the Pausecast...
- Pause with Rachael using the 3-breaths daily pause
- Learn Rachael's 3-pronged approach to feeling sustained as a corporate leader and what each one means.
- How to integrate this and keep doing this approach moving forward at Rachael's Powerful Pause Mini-Retreat, May 13th in San Francisco!

Watch on YouTube and subscriber here: https://youtu.be/YvXBr8I24hM
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10min
May 02, 2023Ep. 92: Pausing with Dr. Richard J. Davidson
In this Ep. 92 of the Pausecast, we highlight one of our favorite guests on the show, Dr. Richard Davidson!
Richard Davidson is know for groundbreaking research with real-world impact, and that's why we love him!

In episode 92 of The Pausecast...
Experience a loving-kindness guided pause with Davidson

How attention training changes your brain structure

What research is finding based on compassion practices

What's the ideal length to meditate

What to do if you don't meditate but you're committed to change

Benefits of a mediation practice

Davidson's pause & transformation practices

The four pillars of well-being and the mobile app to cultivate them

Percent of Americans meditating weekly - and that's from a few years ago (it's inspiring!)

About Dr. Davidson
Is the William James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, Founder and Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Davidson received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Psychology and has been at Wisconsin since 1984.

He has published more than 400 articles, numerous chapters and reviews and edited 14 books. He is the author (with Sharon Begley) of "The Emotional Life of Your Brain" published by Penguin in 2012.

He is co-author with Daniel Goleman of “Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body.”

Davidson was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2006.

He serves on the Scientific Advisory Board at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences from 2011-2020 and current member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Mental Health.

In 2017, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and in 2018 appointed to the Governing Board of UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP).

His research is broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices.

Links referenced:
Altered Traits: Talks At Google talk with Daniel Goleman (includes practice)

Altered Traits the book on Google Play

Richard J. Davidson, PhD site

About Rachael O'Meara
Rachael O’Meara is a transformation leadership and executive coach who empowers overwhelmed, successful women to take back their lives and live a fulfilling, thriving life. For thirteen years, Rachael's experience in sales and client services at Google has served her to have a pulse on what it takes to be a successful and thriving transformational leader and she now applies that to her executive clients who are ready to take a leap in their leadership and master their EQ.

Her book Pause was named one of 2017's top business books for your career and was featured in the New York Times and on WSJ.com and the TEDx stage in 2019.
She has a MA in Transformational Leadership & Coaching from the Wright Graduate University, an MBA from Fordham University, and is a trauma-informed breathwork facilitator.
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34min
April 25, 2023 Ep. 91: What does Emotional Intelligence or EQ solve for?
In this Ep. 91 of the Pausecast...
- Learn how Rachael learned first hand how raising her EQ helped her avoid burning out again after this happened at Google.
- Discover the 4 pillars of EQ that you can focus on and what each one solves for.
- How to continue to master your own EQ , which pillar to focus on , and tools that can help you do that.
Referenced:
Pausecast Ep. 80 with Rick Hanson, pH.D
Negativity Bias Teflon vs. Velcro https://www.rickhanson.net/overcoming-negativity-bias/
Gottman Institute Magic Ratio: https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/

Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jkb9LeN1grk

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24min
April 18, 2023 Ep. 90 The No. 1 must-have skill for successful female business leaders
In this Ep. 90 of the Pausecast...
- Know what it this skill is plus the key competencies for this No. 1 skill: EQ!
- Fun facts and background how emotional intelligence is the #1 skill for business leaders and why it's so important
- Understand the key competencies and the questions to ask when it comes to how you are doing in each of them
- What you can do to start to master your own emotional intelligence so you can be an even more successful woman business leader

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23min
April 11, 2023 Ep. 89 PRACTICE Meditation "Knowledge applied"
In this Ep. 89 of the Pausecast...
- Join Rachael in an experiential Pause focused on meditation
- Excepts read from the book, "The Master Key System" chapter VY
- Gratitude practice
- What would you love today exercise
Reference:
The Master Key System, by Charles Hanel ch. XV

Subscribe/watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/6IVOhtUZjQA

Apologies for any distored audio in this episode due to technical difficulties. The YouTube video has slightly better audio quality.
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23min
April 04, 2023 Ep. 88 - Naketa Ren Thigpen Let's Be Selfish
Join Rachael & VIP Pausecast guest Naketa Ren Thigpen in what Rachael is referring to as, "the spicy episode"...
Listen in and you'll see why as we talk about being selfish, vulnerable, a good lover, the controversial "C" word and more...
In this Episode 88 of The Pausecast...
- Practice Naketa's 4-7-8-4 Pause breath (and challenge in it!)
- Why being intentionally selfish is a crucial leadership trait
- How lazy achievers can be more self aware
- How mirroring technique can be used to expand your capacity & forgiveness
- The racy phrase Naketa's witnessed on a tote bag
- The difference between "little t" and "big T" when it comes to trauma
- How to shake the shame
- How to leverage vulnerability & transparency as a leader vs. feeling guilty or shameful
- How to get new "kitchen table" members - other trusted leaders you would want at your kitchen table
- How to be an intentionally selfish leader AND ....LOVER using the power of pause

About Naketa Ren Thigpen
Naketa Ren Thigpen is regarded as the #1 Balance and Relationship advisor in the world. Her professional skill set as an LCSW, Psychotherapist, Trauma Specialist, and Sexology and Relationship expert has allowed her to combine her professional skillset with the major tenets of coaching to get results. Throughout her career, Naketa has built herself a reputation for being the go-to coach for married female entrepreneurs and power couples seeking to balance love and success without compromising their individual ambition.
For more info, visit: www.thigpro.com

Watch this & subscribe to The Pausecast on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/BGrjlxSesXM
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41min
March 28, 2023 Ep. 87: The corporate women's cure for imposter syndrome
In this Ep. of 87 of The Pausecast, we are all over imposter syndrome.
What if you could rid yourself of feeling like a fraud, or an imposter, once and for all?
The good news is, with a little bit of insight and application - YOU CAN! 🎉
In this episode...
- What imposter syndrome is, how this term came about, and how it shows up for each of us
- How Imposter syndrome shows up at work, and why women are prone to it
- the 5 most common types of imposter syndrome
- How to address imposter syndrome so you no longer feel like an imposter, fraud, or unworthy of all your brilliance that most likely everyone else can see and appreciate about you.
If you prefer, watch this episode on my Pausecast YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/mTLJU1RR2Tk (and hit subscribe!)
If you are feeling like an imposter these days, let's talk. A few simple mind shifts can help boost our confidence and change how we see ourselves so we no longer feel like we are incompetent or frauds. Reply back and let me know and I will follow up with next steps.

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25min

FAQs about The Pausecast:

How many episodes does The Pausecast have?

The podcast currently has 206 episodes available.