The Sow to Speak Podcast with Kristy Mandour

The Sow to Speak Podcast with Kristy Mandour

By Kristy MandourEducationSelf-Improvement
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The Sow to Speak Podcast with Kristy Mandour episodes

  • Ep. 38 - A Four-Part Process to Emotionally Regulate Your System

    Whenever I'm triggered, and my emotions are about to do anything from getting the best of me to derailing me completely, I remember (most of the time) 😮‍💨 this practice gets me back on track.


    Learning how to regulate your emotional system is one of the healthiest practices you can learn. Since everything is connected, our emotions are often the king or queen of our physical health. If we can work with and through our emotions instead of cutting them or acting like it's "us vs. them," we'll often be greatly surprised at how it affects everything in our life.


    In this episode, I share a four-step process to keep handy whether you're wanting to familiarize yourself more with your emotional landscape or use it when you notice a strong need to regulate your system.

    This four-step framework is simple to do. The hardest part is remembering to do it. So the more you can incorporate it into your everyday life, starting with low-stakes situations, the better. To start, give it a try when you're feeling anywhere from content to full-on joy because those are usually emotions we enjoy sitting in, and you're strengthening the same mental muscles needed to notice when you're feeling unpleasant: anywhere from frustrated to highly agitated or deep down.


    Have questions on emotional intelligence and mindset that you want to have answered in future episodes? Let us know, and we'll be sure to include them.


    Looking to bring Sow to Speak into your organization for speaking engagements, energy leadership coaching, or our signature emotional intelligence workshop?

    Let's jump on a call: https://calendly.com/kmandour/chemistrycall


    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: @sowtospeak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    https://linktr.ee/kristymandour




    15 min
  • Ep. 37 - Prep for Family Gatherings Feeling Relief and Reset

    Your biggest test for growth in one word: Family.
    It’s true for everybody. No matter your relationship, family knows our buttons very well.
    Whether for Easter, Passover, or any family gathering, really... Keep this episode saved and top of mind. And see how it chills your inner teen and shifts how you show up as the adult you are. 👏🏽


    Like what you heard?  ⁠Learn more about Sow to Speak here⁠ and subscribe to our weekly newsletter and podcast, The Closet Series, where we focus on bringing provocative and insightful topics into the light so that you feel less in the dark and more relieved, inspired, and ready to get out of your head and back into your life. 

    Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.


    Looking to bring Sow to Speak into your organization for speaking engagements, energy leadership coaching, or our signature emotional intelligence workshop?

    Let's jump on a call and take it from there: https://calendly.com/kmandour/chemistrycall


    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: @sowtospeak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    https://linktr.ee/kristymandour



    9 min
  • Ep. 36 - The Power of Male Friendships with Graeme Watson
    "Guys are notorious for, myself included, for... you don't want to be the one - ' I don't want to call this guy 'cause if he doesn't pick up, what am I going to say? Do I leave a message? Do I leave a text message?' But you got to get over it. You got to take the step and say I'm gonna be the one."
    We're diving straight into the power and necessity of male friendships. This goes so under the radar, and being in the thick of seasonal affective disorder time along with the growing rate of depression in men, male relationships are essential in creating a unique and vital sense of connection and belonging.
    I could've gone to an "expert in the field." Instead, I chose to go to an expert in experience. Graeme Watson is a guy's guy who is also the husband of my dear friend Kelli Watson (if her name looks familiar, it's because, as co-founder and CEO of Scriptor Publishing, she has been a repeat guest on the series.)
    Graeme hails from Scotland, has lived in Belgium and England, and is now settled in upstate New York. Graeme's easy and engaging perspective is a deep exhale. He's a natural storyteller who fully embraces this topic with love, honesty, and wit.
    And Graeme's voice alone will rapture you instantly. I'll let you know when he begins voicing nighttime stories on the Calm app.
    The ultimate hope is simple: that when you're done listening, you reappreiciate the friends you do have, reconnect with those who have grown distant, and reveal to you ways to reach out, whether in need of a catch-up or a pick-me-up.
    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
    Graeme shares his culturally diverse experiences of male friendships and how they've shaped him into who he is today. 
    Through shared stories, we're reminded that initial impressions are not always as simple as they first seem.
    We discuss the distinct role of male friendships in creating a fulfilling life.
    Graeme also shares how to navigate the often tricky waters of reaching out, especially when you need support the most.
    Sow to Speak's The Closet Series invites cross-industry guests to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you can leave feeling more relieved, inspired, and ready to get out of your head and back into your life. 
    Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.
    Learn more about Sow to Speak:
    Website: www.sowtospeak.com
    YouTube: Sow to Speak
    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour
    Instagram: @kristymandour
    https://linktr.ee/kristymandour
    1 hr
  • Ep. 35 - A Complete Reframe of Compare and Despair

    The next time the tidal wave of COMPARE & DESPAIR begins to take you down...


    You know how it goes: Mindless scrolling quickly morphs into doom scrolling, and the green-eyed monster rears its head, telling you that you haven't done enough, earned enough, produced enough, vacationed enough, and then your jealousy flies to guilt because you should feel SO grateful for all you do have and round and round you go.

    Bad news bears all around.

    Instead, have this three-word go-to in your back pocket. 


    Resources mentioned in this episode: 

    Hope Timberlake, author of Speak Up Dammit: How to Quiet Your Fears, Polish Your Presence and Share Your Voice

    Erin Lebacqz of (and author of) High-Value Writing

    Kelli Watson of Scriptor Publishing

    Julia Pimsleur of (and author of) Million Dollar Women


    TCS Episodes with mentioned guests: 

    Hope Timberlake on Speaking Up

    Erin Lebacqz on Writing with Emotional Intelligence

    Kelli Watson on So You Want to Write a Book?


    Sow to Speak's The Closet Series invites cross-industry guests to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you can leave feeling more relieved, inspired, and ready to get out of your head and back into your life. 

    Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.

    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: Sow to Speak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    https://linktr.ee/kristymandour

    https://www.youtube.com/@sowtospeak


    13 min
  • Ep. 34 - Creating Expansive Impact as a Leader with Sarah Young

    "At the end of the day, my philosophy on leadership is that we don't have to change who we are."

    Sarah Young is the Founder and CEO of Zing Collaborative and the author of Expansive Impact: An Invitation to Lead in Everyday Moments.   Before starting Zing Collaborative in 2013, Sarah spent eight years leading people, projects, and teams in the corporate world. 

    Since then, she's partnered with thousands of industry leaders to elevate their leadership capacity. Passionate about working with high-integrity, highly driven, forward-looking companies to grow their leaders and share what it can look like to lead in everyday moments is an unwavering mission for Sarah and her team.   

    Our conversation focuses on:

     *What is an expansive leader

     *Practices to help you discover your expansive leader within yourself, 

     *Why this leadership philosophy is needed and powerful to integrate within our organizations today and going forward.   

     *The importance of "looking in the mirror before looking out the window."


    Most of all, Sarah brings home the point that is the foundation for Sow to Speak's work and mission: We are in charge of how we choose to see ourselves. 


    I hope this episode leaves you relieved and ready to contribute uniquely to our world. Enjoy!


    Learn more about Sarah here:  

    Website: www.zingcollaborative.com 

    Subscribe www.zingcollaborative.com/fridayfavorites,  

    Buy Expansive Leadership: www.zingcollaborative.com/book 

    IG: @zingcollaborative  

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/zing-collaborative/


    Sow to Speak's The Closet Series invites cross-industry guests to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you can leave feeling more relieved, inspired, and ready to make your own unique contribution to our world. 

    "Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge."

    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: Sow to Speak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    https://linktr.ee/kristymandour

    57 min
  • Ep. 33 - The Five Words that Move You out of Your Head and Into Your Life

    Hey, you high-achieving overthinker. I see you because I am you. Camping out in your head suuuuucks. Big time.


    Today's solo episode is all about how to stop knocking on inspiration's door and patiently waiting for an answer. This is the episode to move out of your head and into your life. I cover a simple five-word go-to for shifting perspective and energy flow. Stuckness, begone!

    And, a special shout-out and thank you to Kristina Paider, the author of The Hollywood Approach: Script Your Life Like a Hit movie and Live Your Wildest Dreams, for inspiring this episode. You never know where a DM will lead. 


    The Closet Series podcast focuses on bringing topics that we often keep in the closet to light so that you feel less in the dark and more relieved, inspired, and ready to make your own unique contribution to our world.

    Learn more about Sow to Speak here, where you can subscribe to our weekly newsletter and The Closet Series podcast. 

    12 min
  • Ep. 32 - How to Stay Out of Your Head When You're Performing with Josh Pais

    "I've been doing this work for thirty years, and every person I've worked with, if you ask them what the thoughts that go through their heads, it's all about the same and boils down to some form of 'I suck.'"


    Josh Pais is a film and television actor who has starred in shows such as Ray Donovan, Younger, Maniac, and the feature films Joker, Motherless Brooklyn, The Station Agent, and Spoiler Alert. Josh can next be seen starring in Netflix's A Man in Full opposite Jeff Daniels. In addition to a thriving acting career, Josh founded the breakthrough high-performance training program, Committed Impulse. Yes, in part to help you stop thinking that you suck and instead move your attention to your body to support you in giving honest and genuine performances, whether on a stage in front of hundreds or thousands, pitching to a dream client, or presenting in a boardroom.

     Sow to Speak asked Josh to hop in the closet to discuss how Committed Impulse's revolutionary approach helps us move from our mind's "mental hijack" to the present and magic of our body. Josh shares how Committed Impulse came to be, how his childhood set him up perfectly to bring this all to life, and his one superpower that significantly impacts the program and its participants. The CI technique transcends industries by offering an enlivening, incredibly effective, and fun invitation to explore how we bring forth authentic and captivating work when we create from being in our body instead of in our mind. Every. Single. Time. Who doesn't want more of that?   


    Learn more about Josh and Committed Impulse below.   www.committedimpulse.com IG: @committedimpulse IG: @joshpais


    Sow to Speak's The Closet Series chats with cross-industry guests doing meaningful work to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you can leave feeling more educated, connected, and inspired to make your own unique contribution to our world.

    Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.

    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: @sowtospeak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    54 min
  • Ep. 31 - The One Magic Word to Feel Better

    This is the first episode of a new mini-series within The Closet Series that focuses on all things emotions. We've got A LOT of emotions, and sometimes knowing what to do with them or even knowing when they're happening can be tricky. This mini-series is here to offer strategies and exercises to support you in understanding yourself better so you can feel more often the way you want to feel. 


    Join host Kristy Mandour as she focuses on different emotions in each episode, sharing doable and experimental practices that you can put to work the minute you're done listening. 


    Because as it's said, emotions are informational gold. They're information. And if you take the time to listen to and feel them, you may be surprised at what they have to say. 


    All of the solo episodes with The Closet Series host, Kristy Mandour are geared at offering strategies and insight to support you in picking yourself back up and dusting yourself off no matter what life throws your way. 


    Make sure to write us a review in your podcast listening platform of choice so that others can find us and listen in too! The more awake people in the world, the better. Power in numbers!

    Sow to Speak's The Closet Series invites cross-industry guests to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you leave feeling more educated, inspired, and connected to go back into the world to do your own unique and meaningful work to create a safer and better world for all of us.

    Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.

    Learn more about Sow to Speak:

    Website: www.sowtospeak.com

    YouTube: Sow to Speak

    LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

    Instagram: @kristymandour

    13 min
  • Ep. 30 - Writing with Emotional Intelligence (EQ) with Erin Lebacqz

    “That’s why we need to bring EQ to our writing: We’re not just filtering our writing through clarity and information but to what would this be like to read on the other side.”

    Erin Lebacqz (leBAX) is an international educator, author (High-Value Writing), and speaker. 

    Erin says, "Most people I work with are nervous about their writing—though thankfully pretty open about that. Folks also now realize that their relationships take place through writing, so they must make purposeful decisions to bring emotional intelligence to their writing."

    EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

    • What is emotional intelligence in writing? 
    • Where do you even start? 
    • Why does writing with EQ matter?
    • What are the do's and don'ts for writing with EQ?
    • And equally important, Erin offers TONS of examples you can put to use the minute the episode is done!

      • **Erin's latest offering** 

      Brand new “WritingEQ Live” sessions! 1-hr, capped at 20 participants, includes time for Q&A with Erin: https://www.highvaluewriting.com/ways-to-learn

      Learn more about Erin and how to pump your writing up with EQ at:

      🎬 Channel:  High-Value Writing

      📚 Book:  High-Value Writing

      💻 Website: highvaluewriting.com

      IG: @highvaluewriting

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinlebacqz/

      40 min
    • Ep. 29 - An Internal Boost for When You're Feeling an Internal Blah

      Many times throughout the day, you may feel like you're moving through mental molasses or maybe even mental quicksand. There is hope! This short and sweet episode offers a strategy that will boost your spirit, shift your perspective and relieve your mind no matter what's next on your list. 


      This is the beginning of many solo episodes with me, your host Kristy Mandour, to offer strategies and insight to support you in picking yourself back up and dusting yourself off no matter what life throws your way. Make sure to write us a review in your podcast listening platform of choice so that others can find us and listen in too! The more awake people in the world, the better. Power in numbers!


      Sow to Speak's The Closet Series invites cross-industry experts to discuss topics we often keep in the closet so that you can leave feeling relieved, inspired, entertained, and encouraged to get back to doing meaningful work so we can create a safer and better world for all of us. 


      Because sometimes, the smallest spaces are where the biggest insights emerge.

      Learn more about Sow to Speak:

      Website: www.sowtospeak.com

      YouTube: Sow to Speak

      LinkedIn: Sow to Speak by Kristy Mandour

      Instagram: @kristymandour

      12 min

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