Today on The Prosperous Empath Podcast we're going to be talking about the art of becoming generous but boundaried in your business. This is a topic we are going to be talking a lot more about on the podcast. If upleveling your boundaries as a heart-centered entrepreneur resonates, this is an episode that is really relevant for you. Today I'm sharing the four types of boundaries that are the foundation of healthy relationships, they're what help us protect our energy and prioritize our time & wellness. No matter where you're at in your own journey with boundaries, I believe there is something to learn from this episode because this is some of the most important work you can do as a business owner. Tune in and let me know your favorite takeaway or how you're going to implement better boundaries this week.

Topics:

• Catherine's history with having almost zero boundaries because of her experience as an innkeeper's daughter
• How healthy boundaries will help you protect your energy, prioritize your wellness, and help you communicate more directly
• What a well boundaried CEO looks like and what it's like to work with one in business and in other relationships
• The four types of boundaries that will serve you well and questions to help you grow in each
• Why physical boundaries are the place to start if you're just starting to heal your relationship with boundaries
• The way time boundaries will help you define your worth
• Why communication boundaries are the most important for helping you respect your relationships
• How to feel supported in your own feelings with emotional boundaries
• The simple script that Catherine uses to help her practice healthy boundaries

Resources:

• Are you a well boundaried CEO?
• Boundary Bootcamp Mini Course
• The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
• Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

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• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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Just a heads up that this is a replay of one of our most loved episodes: Dismantling Internalized Capitalism. So while the content is still relevant, the ads you hear during the episode may not be.

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Has busy-ness become the norm for your life? Have you felt that you're living to work rather than working to live? If you are, you're not alone. So many of us are impacted by internalized capitalism – it can feel like every decision we make is based on our productivity. This way of living wreaks havoc on our nervous system and doesn't foster an environment where we feel like we can truly flourish.

This concept of internalized capitalism is something that I have spent more and more time thinking about, and seeing the impact of in my own life. Today on the podcast, I'm really excited to dig into this topic, this topic of internalized capitalism, what it means, how it plays into our life and how we can start to break up with this systemic challenge that many of us, especially ambitious empaths are still living and operating inside of so let's jump in.

Topics:

• What internalized capitalism is, how it was formed, and how we can combat and overcome this systemic challenge
• Why this topic is important to Catherine and why she believes it directly affects empaths and HSPs
• Loving as a verb and why we have to make more room in our lives for simplicity
• Rest as an act of resistance and the profound consequences that can come from it
• The idea of living in accordance with the seasons and being comfortable with downturns and breakdowns
• Four places to start when it comes to understanding internalized capitalism and dismantling it in our own lives

Episode Resources:

• All About Love by Bell Hooks
• Rest is Resistance by Tricia Hersey
• Wintering by Katherine May
• Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
• Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

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Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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If you've been tuning into the podcast recently, you've likely noticed that I've been doing things a little bit differently. I have been sharing some of my most favorite and powerful tools, frameworks, and coaching distinctions that I use with my clients and myself as I've been sitting with the despair, grief, and fear of what's going on in my own country and cultures around the world. This week is no different – I want to share what can support you in a changing and unpredictable job market and periods of transition in your career, whether you're at a place of wanting to finally leave the nine to five and pursue your own entrepreneurial dream, whether you have been laid off in this current job market, whether you've been fired, or whether you've chosen to see yourself out. These tools and exercises that I'm sharing with you today have been some of the most impactful for my clients in navigating periods of transition in the job market with intentionality, with purposefulness and with integrity. I hope you find today's episode not only useful but as a tool to bring you a bit of peace and direction.

Topics:

• Navigating the fear and powerlessness that can feel pervasive in our country and a reminder of how to shift from feeling a sense of victim consciousness to a mindset that will leave you feeling more empowered
• Distinguishing the difference and overlap between your personal purpose and your professional work and how this can help you navigate the job market
• How to leverage your empathetic qualities as professional advantages and other tools to take into the job market as an empath
• Two different paths that will help you uncover your core values and help set you apart in the job market by allowing your authenticity and integrity to shine
• How to apply your core values and purpose when networking and when searching for which jobs to apply to

Episode Resources:

• The Answer to How is Yes by Peter Block
• Listen: The Four States of Consciousness
• Nicholas Janni
• Brené Brown's Dare to Lead Program
• Give and Take by Adam Grant
• Belonging: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Reclaim Your Joy

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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I've been reflecting a lot over the past week on how challenging it is to be a human being right now, given the state of the world, given the state of the political climate, given the emotional angst and grief and pain and fear that is so pervasive. It is challenging to be ourselves, to be embodied, to embrace our own emotional interiors, and for us empaths – who over index on feeling – that much more difficult. However, I do believe that one of the most radical acts we can take right now is to embrace our own humanity, to embrace being a human being, rather than a human doing.Throughout this episode I'll be sharing 12 truths that will help you protect your heart from calcifying and commit to thrive rather than survive as an empath.

Topics:

• How emotional exhaustion, burnout, and fear can calcify our hearts, making it difficult to stay open, compassionate, and engaged in activism and daily life
• Learning to set boundaries, say no, and protect our emotional energy for sustained activism and personal well-being
• How embracing joy, love, and presence is a radical and necessary act of resistance in overcoming fear
• How to be intentional about where we invest our time, emotions, and compassion, understanding that we cannot be everything to everyone
• The different ways that lovelessness fuels consumerism and fear and choosing love and care instead to protect our health and our humanity

Episode Resources:

• Daniel Hunter and Choose Democracy
• Adam Grant
• Wintering by Katherine May
• All About Love by Bell Hooks

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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I've been thinking a lot about a term that I referenced on the last podcast episode (listen in if you haven't), this idea that we are currently living in a VUCA world—volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous and for empaths in particular, it can be incredibly challenging to feel grounded, centered, and connected with our higher self in this reality. So today on the podcast, I want to share with you a framework grounded in teachings by Michael Beckwith that has fundamentally supported my clients and myself in changing the way we look at things so that the things we look at change—The Four States of Consciousness. My hope is that today's conversation can provide a little bit more inspiration, peace, self compassion, acceptance and empowerment to support you in changing the way you might be looking currently at the things that are going on in our world.

Topics:

• Seeing life as something that happens to you, often leading to blame, fear, and a sense of powerlessness and how to move out of the state of "victim" consciousness
• Finding empowerment by taking radical responsibility for one's experiences, leading to intentional action and personal growth
• Moving beyond personal control to allow your intuition to work through you, leading to a state of flow and co-creation with the universe.
• What it may be like to live in a world where your fundamental beliefs are from as me consciousness, where there are no problems and no one has to solve them

Episode Resources:

• Wayne Dyer
• The Four Kingdoms of Consciousness by Michael Bernard Beckwith
• The Conscious Leadership Group

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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Welcome back, today I want to talk about some ways that we as empathpreneurs and leaders can set ourselves up to thrive in a world that is feeling increasingly chaotic and unsafe for so many. As empaths are uniquely motivated by impact and mission, now more than ever, we need to be committed to thriving—not surviving. I think that leading with heart, learning how to make continued strategic decisions in the face of uncertain times in this VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity) world that we're facing is the key to creating lasting positive change.

Topics Discussed:

• Learning to respond to our own emotions with curiosity, permission, and honesty rather than trying to hide or "fix" our feelings
• Why we have to learn to accept our current reality so we can get connected with our higher purpose and the difference that we want to make
• Why self-care and self-preservation are non-negotiable business strategies in order to connect with your intuition and creativity
• Breaking free from Internalized Capitalism and leaning into Conscious Capitalism instead

Episode Resources:

• Read: Internalized Capitalism and Four Conscious Ways to Combat it
• Listen: The Power of Rest and Resistance for HSPs
• Listen: The Power of a Morning Routine
• The Art of Gathering by Priya Parker

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

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Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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I'm currently spending a lot of time supporting my 5.5 month old in learning how to sleep in his crib, and what I've noticed is sleep seems to be something that moms lack, and oftentimes first time or seasoned entrepreneurs lack as well. This thought is exactly what I want to talk about in today's episode – the overlaps between parenting and empathpreneurship. So many of my skill sets and the lessons I've learned over the past decade as an entrepreneur, have helped me being the older first time mama that I am. However, I recognize that there's so much to learn and work through and it can be incredibly overwhelming, but it's not something you ever have to do alone. So, listen in to hear the most common overlaps and struggles along with some practical tips to help you manage both effectively, and hopefully get a little bit more sleep in the process!

Topics:

• How learning to be adaptable and lean into self-trust has saved Catherine the past few months and allowed to lead with her heart and listen to her intuition
• Focusing on managing yourself and your energy levels rather than trying to master "time management" and how Catherine has learned this from motherhood and especially podcasting
• Developing and innovating your own rulebook as a parent instead of trying to follow someone else's to find more joy and creativity in parenthood
• Becoming a team player as an entrepreneur and a parent while learning to be vulnerable, ask for support, and improve openhearted communication

Episode Resources:

• Ground Yourself in 2025: Choosing a Word of the Year

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• YouTube
• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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In my work, I have found that it is particularly hard for empathpreneurs to embrace change, to close their businesses, to open new ones, to chart new courses in their careers, to change directions, to end business partnerships, and more. So I wanted to record this episode on embracing change because I think so many of us are in a period of change right now—which as a heart-centered entrepreneur isn't always easy because we are emotionally invested and care so deeply. But it's okay to allow our businesses and ideas to evolve as we do. Listen in to learn how to trust yourself in order to lean into transition with more confidence.

Topics:

• How to embrace the part of ourselves that is afraid while also nurturing the part of us that feels excited for change
• Discerning the difference between our inner resistance to change and our intuitive inner knowing and then allowing ourselves to sit in the liminal space
• How to overcome fear and the sense of doubt to reframe that uncertainty and actually move forward
• Being mindful of our people pleasing and our need for external validation as empaths because they create resistance to change
• Practices you can use to trust your transition and lean into it with ease and grace

Episode Resources:

• Yung Pueblo

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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Work with Catherine:

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Welcome back The Prosperous Empath®! Since it's still January when this episode airs, I wanted to talk about a new and refreshing perspective for you to consider as you reflect on your goals and your visions for the new year. My intention is that today's episode will guide you into action, because I think that for many of us, goal setting can be so overwhelming–and there's a reason for this! If you live in the northern hemisphere, it's still winter, and energetically for empaths, this season is often not a natural or aligned place to be exerting ourselves and feeling energized and resourced to be jumping into goals. Instead, we should focus on ritualizing our lives to create new habit loops while stepping into the identity that is in alignment with our new level of success. Find out how by tuning into the full episode.

Topics:

• What it looks like to live cyclically with the seasons and why January is actually not the best time to set goals or to launch something new in business
• Remembering that pressure does not equal performance and why it's important to focus on creating systems rather than goals
• How to design your environment for success in 2025 so that it matches the new experience you are calling to life
• Mastering the art of consistently showing up to create a new habit loop and reinforce the identity you're working to create

Episode Resources:

• Wintering by Katherine May
• Atomic Habits by James Clear

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

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If you're listening in real time, happy New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and were able to fill it with the people and things that are meaningful for you. The first episode of the year is one of my favorites to record because it's the episode in which I share my word of the year. Having a word of the year has consistently served as such an empowering practice for me, for grounding and for calling in a new experience or a way of being that I want to cultivate in the new year. Another thing that I love about a word of the year rather than resolutions is that it focuses on being instead of doing – which is something that can be so restorative for empathprenuers. With that, I'm excited to reflect back on 2024 and what my word of the year made possible as well as my word for the upcoming year. I hope this episode encourages you to take the time to reflect and declare your own word. May your 2025 be prosperous, and may it be filled with purposefulness.

Topics:

• Looking back at Catherine's word of the year for 2024, simplicity, and where she was able to fulfill it, plus how it prepared her for becoming a mom
• Grounding yourself in the now and recognizing that the quality of your presence in business and in life is everything
• The evolution of Catherine's own love languages and why now more than ever, quality time feels the most important to her
• Catherine's suggestion if you're feeling rushed, harried, or lonely as you move into the new year

Episode Resources:

• Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
• Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words
• My Word for 2023
• Choosing A Word of the Year with Rebecca Arnold and Rebecca Eller-Molitas

Connect with Catherine:

• Apply to join the free Unbounded community, a vibrant group of empathpreneurs who are passionate about supporting each other on our entrepreneurial journeys.
• Website
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• Sign up to receive my biweekly digest on empathic entrepreneurship and hear from voices committed to spreading this message, sent straight to your inbox since 2016, here.

Work with Catherine:

• Interested in working 1:1 with a certified coach on Catherine's team, or joining her in one of her premium mastermind programs? Schedule a low-pressure call to begin the conversation here.

Visit this episode's full show notes page here.

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