Terminal uniqueness is the idea of “personal exceptionalism” or the belief that your story or experience is unlike anyone else’s. Yes, your story is different. The details change but what happens when you "over-other" yourself and how do we find balance between owning your story and seeing that you are not that different?

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A force of empathy and perseverance, Mary Kay Battaglia shares with us her insights as a mom to 3 adult children, navigating shame, mental health diagnoses and the pressure to do it all. We touched on so many important topics. Some of my favorites were:

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"I'm currently the Executive Director of NAMI Wisconsin. I got here accidently.... through years of being a volunteer, a mom, a loved one of several family members that lives with mental illness and a passion for change."

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This is a HARD topic. And one, that has been riddled with shame for decades. I am so grateful to Jessica for coming to talk about this and her own experiences.

Some of the key takeaways:

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"I'm an eldest daughter, sister, friend, and rescue mom to a pitbull and senior kitty. By day, I am a remote digital communication specialist, managing social media strategy and content creation for a global manufacturing company. For the last 10 years, I've participated in the Miss America and Miss USA organizations and my passion lies in mentoring young women along their own journey to the crown."

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Did you know that people-pleasing is directly correlated to your shame narrative? Don't get me wrong, caring for and about other people is incredibly important. That's not the problem. It's how much we invest in everyone else and the WHY behind it we need to address.

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Do you have toddlers (or will you at some point in your life)? Then this episode is a must-listen. Cara Tyrrell is amazing and I am so grateful we got her on the show. Here are some of my favorite parts of the episode:

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Cara Tyrrell, M.Ed. is mom to three girls,  founder of Core4Parenting, an early childhood educator, conscious parenting coach, and host of the Transforming the Toddler Years podcast for Pandemic moms raising the COVID generation. Cara uses her degrees in ASL, Linguistics and Education to create community, courses, and coaching programs anchored in her Collaborative Parenting Methodology(c) that blends soul & science-based strategies for raising world & kindergarten-ready ready kids who find success in school and life.

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And of course, be sure to download her freebie, 5 Mindset Mantras which are a game-changer for how we show up not only as parents but in other parts of our lives as well!

Join me and my dear friend, Morgin Ennis in this powerful and absolutely necessary conversation about the complexities of deciding whether or not to have kids and what it might look like to take the wind out of the sails in the shame-boat that you are supposed to want kids.

Some of my favorite points included:

Ugh, and don't even get me started on the part where we talk about opening and closing doors around the 40-minute mark! So good!!!

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"My name is Morgin. I am passionate about living a balanced healthy lifestyle, working hard and having fun along the way. I have a cleaning business and have been cleaning houses for about 10 years now. Being vulnerable and sharing my emotions has always been a huge part of who I am and how I communicate, I would love to share that mindset with the world."

In this week's solo episode, we are talking about the power of comparison and the impact it has on our well-being and sense of self.

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Whew I loved everything about getting to talk with Nic Scholtysik about her work in identity burnout and really diving deep into the connect most important to a full life. Some of my favorite takeaways included:

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Nic Scholtysik is a designer, serial-expat and belonging researcher using design thinking, positive psychology and coaching to help clients identify and create ways to take work-life-control by answering the question: How do you want to come home to yourself?

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And be sure to check out our episode together on her podcast from 2020 here --> https://soundcloud.com/ahomeworthhaving/belonging-series-how-to-break-trough-your-shame-with-kyira-wackett

Another thought-proviking episode with restaurant owner & chef, Alex Lindenmeyer where we dove deep into the problems facing the service industry and where we, as a culture need to rethink our standards & expectations.

We coveredSome of my favorite takeaways:

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Alex Lindenmeyer is the Chef & Co-owner of Short Stack Eatery, a community-driven independently-owned restaurant in the heart of Madison, WI.

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In this episode we are exploring how everything we have internalized about being selfish is wrong and why we need to learn to be more selfish in our lives.

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