Welcome to the Other Side

HEADS UP: This is an adult-ears kind of episode. Lots of swearing & talk about sex. Fair warning. 

Picture a couple of divorced friends, hanging out in cozy chairs, talking about real life. Laugh along with badass Word Witch & Creativity Coach Caitlin Fisher and host Meg Gluckman (Coach for divorced moms) while we chat about all the things:

It's a juicy, fun, subversive conversation. Enjoy! 

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ABOUT CAITLIN:

Caitlin Liz Fisher is an author and creativity coach who turned their gifted kid burnout into a way to help neurodivergent, disabled, and queer creatives get their passions back on the priority list. Every challenge they've overcome — abuse and divorce, parental estrangement, toxic jobs, and even crappy breakups — has helped them learn to say yes to their deep-down dreams and no to the status quo. They are now living their absolute weirdest, abnormal life and advocating for others to do the same by subverting capitalism and embracing a world where we can finally stop hustling.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caitlinlizfisher/

Website: Caitlinlizfisher.com 

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Learn more about Meg Gluckman's private coaching practice, and grab her free class, Fearless Co-Parenting, at https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

"When feel resourced [to handle grief], then we feel confident. When we have growth in our confidence to experience it [grief], then there's a bit of invincibility. And that invincibility makes us fearless. Then grief is not the same experience anymore in our life."

This week's special guest on Welcome to the Other Side is AmarAtma Khalsa, a Grief Coach and overall delightfully deep human.

AmarAtma (a two word first name that means Eternal or Timeless Soul) is a Grief Coach with advanced certification as a Grief Recovery Specialist. He’s a Board Certified Chaplain, having worked with thousands of hours with grievers in a Trauma-1 University Hospital specializing in end-of-life care, palliative care, trauma, and critical care. He has a dual Master’s Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Divinity and uses a trauma-informed, mind-body-spirit approach to teaching and helping grievers from the many losses that occur through life. He currently offers 1:1 virtual grief coaching to grievers on how to grieve and how to let go.

AmarAtma shares a new way of approaching grief in our lives, one that will leave us transformed and ever more resilient.

For the divorced moms in the audience, we talk about the various forms of grief in divorce, including how to grieve loss of control of our kids' lives.

Here are a few quotes from AmarAtma:

"This is real emotional scuba diving."

"Grief is a response, not an emotion."

"Grief in divorce is a death without a body."

"Grief is defined as many emotions at the same time, sometimes contradictory or conflictual with each other; with varying power & energy."

"Grief work is emotional resiliency work."

"We don't drown in our emotions. We drown in our thoughts about our emotions."

Fair warning, you're going to want to hire AmarAtma as soon as you listen to this. I do. He's on my list of next coaches to work with. Brilliant, fun, deep, human.

Enjoy!

p.s. AmarAtma mentioned using a Feelings Wheel to help us get more specific about naming the emotions we're feeling within our grief. Here's an example of a Feelings Wheel: https://feelingswheel.com/

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FOLLOW AmarAtma Khalsa:

https://amaratmacoaching.com

https://www.instagram.com/amaratmacoaching/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8OPfNcMrDMRWQ6fB5Ce3kw

https://www.facebook.com/AmarAtmaKhalsa

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For more information on working with Meg Gluckman in her 1-1 private coaching practice, visit: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

We can shift how we feel in our co-parenting relationship, no matter whether our co-parent changes their behavior or not. 

We do this by becoming intentional about what we give our focus. 

When we focus on what is out of our control and spend a lot of time in hypothetical worst case future scenarios, we end up feeling anxious, fearful, and powerless. 

We we manage our minds (aka direct our thoughts) and focus instead on what is in our control, we feel so much more capable, resourceful, and at ease. 

In this episode, we'll use a couple different images to help our beautiful brains shift focus so that we can have more of what we really want in our lives!

To grab the free Fearless Co-Parenting class mentioned here, visit: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63d18821de520bd60dc33af0 

To book a Coaching Consult Call or to learn more about Coach Meg Gluckman, visit: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

This one's for all the solopreneurs in the audience! Listen in as business coach (and single mom) Hanna Noel and I chat about:

Enjoy! 

Check out more about Hanna Noel [and her new group coaching program for biz owners]: 

www.instagram.com/withhannanoel

www.withhannanoel.com

For more information on Meg Gluckman's private coaching program, plus ongoing classes, visit: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

Got a word for the 2023?

Instead of a word, I chose a tagline: "My destiny requires more of me."

I'll fill you in on what it mean, how I bring it to life every day, and how you can use it as well!

UPCOMING CLASS:

Fearless Co-Parenting

January 23, 2023 - 12pm PT

Register here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/63b79f5e29952085c6b1184d 

If you're ready to be done with fear, worry & anxiety in your co-parenting relationship, then this class is for you! 

For more info on working with Meg in her 1-1 private coaching practice, book a Coaching Consult call: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

This is an episode to bookmark and come back to again & again.

I love thoughtwork and becoming more aware of the sentences & stories running thought our brain.

AND thoughtwork is not the only tool in our toolbox.

We live in human bodies that get triggered and feel stressed.

This episode is all about the value of helping regulate our nervous system so that we can reduce the constant stress.

Megan and I nerd out on:

Ignore the barking dog in the background for 30 seconds; they don't know these breathwork tools to reduce their stress :-)

I promise after listening to this episode, you're going to feel more relaxed, grounded, and resourced!

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ABOUT MEGAN CALLUS

I am a neurology, science and Breathwork geek and single mom to two teenagers. My purpose on this planet is to raise two daughters who stand in their worth and to use my skills in science and Breathwork to help others reawaken their radiant light and joy. 

Here's more info on Megan's upcoming online course, Breathe to Heal :

https://www.boundlessbreathnj.com/breathtoheal-1

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/megan.callus.5

Instagram Link: BoundlessbreathNj

Website: www.boundlessbreathnj.com

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To learn more about working with Meg Gluckman in her 1-1 private coaching practice, visit https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching .

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Sure is true: it's the small decisions that add up to big life changes. 

Tune in this week for a conversation with best-selling author, speaker, and divorced mom, Clara Capano, as we talk about key decisions that put us on our new paths post-divorce.

We discuss:

>> Clara's concept of Bubble Time which helps working moms stop the brain-drain of multitasking;

>> How to go about defining what success means to you in this phase of your life;

>> How you setting crystal-clear expectations can be helpful to everyone around you;

>> And how making incremental changes to your morning routine may be just the thing to change the trajectory of your day.

Clara has boatloads of life-earned wisdom to share with us and she's super passionate about helping working moms be successful. 

She offered all listeners the first chapter of her book free as a gift! 

Chapter 1 of Find Your Focus.  https://www.claracapano.com/findyourfocus

If it sparks for you, grab yourself a copy. All proceeds from the book go to St. Judes

Follow Clara:

The Working Woman's Channel Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-working-womans-channel/id1635816265

FB- https://www.facebook.com/clara.capano

FB Group -  SMART Women, Smart Choices: https://www.facebook.com/groups/969681920110767

Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clara-capano-898b4133/

Connect with Meg:

For more information on working with Meg as a private client, book a Coaching Consult here: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

Gather round the solstice campfire and let's talk about self-trust, growing our businesses, and knowing what we want in our lives, with leadership coach Jo Zulaica. 

So many good tips and concepts shared in this rich episode. If you're an entrepreneur, or a divorced mom, or BOTH- you won't want to miss out on this one!

Learn more about Jo:

Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/JoLeader

Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/joleadershipcoach/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jo-zulaica-699422a6/

Website: www.joleader.com

Check out her website link above for her monthly free leadership workshop!

To learn about working with Meg in her private coaching practice, check out: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching 

'Tis the season to let it be easy! 

Tune in to hear what stops us from making our lives a little easier and 3 examples of where we can make a different choice. 

Choosing Easy might lead to disappointment....and that's OK!

PLUS- an appearance by bagged salad! 

This holiday season, give yourself the gift of Easy!

To learn about working with Meg in her private coaching practice, book a Coaching Consult call here. 

For more resources, check out: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching  

I encourage you to say no.... a lot :-)

I have a wild idea: how's about you ONLY do things you want to do.

It's not how we were raised. We were raised to be good, to be nice, to be helpful... and to do a lot of stuff even if we didn't want to do it. 

Now as fully formed humans, we have a choice. And if you don't feel like you have a choice, that's where we start our work. 

When we ONLY do things we want to do, we show up in our relationships in a truly honest, transparent, trustworthy way. It makes it easier for people to believe that we're telling the truth. It makes our relationships richer and a hella lot more fun. 

Listen in to hear to my reflections on becoming a person that ONLY does things she wants to do. 

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For more info on my private coaching practice, check out: https://linktr.ee/meggluckmancoaching