Witchy Momma

What if I told you that the conventional concept of workplace wellness is outdated and ineffective and that the responsibility of managing stress shouldn't solely rest on the shoulders of employees?

Perhaps the Job Strain Model is no longer suitable for the contemporary work environment due to evolving job demands, a diverse workforce, and the rapid advancement of technology. 

In this episode, we unpack these statements. 

We will challenge current wellness programs and turn to the research of Dr. Sonia Lupien and Dr. Meg Lovejoy for insights. We pose critical questions about the work systems in place that contribute to stress, urging a redefinition of workplace wellness.

Tune in for a mind-opening discussion on how we can better support our employees' health and well-being.

Links:
- Work Redesign for the 21st Century: Promising Strategies for Enhancing Worker  Well-Being
- Stable Scheduling Study: Health Outcomes Report
- Using Kaizen to Improve Employee Well-Being

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

Who says business success can't be an all-inclusive affair?

Join me and my guest, Erica Courdae, a seasoned DEI coach, consultant, and beauty industry veteran, as we take on the challenge of transforming established business models.

In this episode, we will discuss traditional ideologies and reimagine a more inclusive and equitable path to success.

Our episode will navigate the uncharted territories of alternative business models and how they foster equitable outcomes. We'll dissect the role of capital and how a shift in decision-making processes can prevent harm. We'll also wrestle with the complex task of integrating diversity and inclusivity concepts into the business world. Erica's unique insights as a social entrepreneur will shed light on these topics and challenge existing paradigms.

I hope you enjoy our episode!

Connect with Erica here.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1 of The Hearth.

I'm so excited for Season 2, and I'm so happy you're here.

This season we will be exploring what success in business can look like.  How do you define success in the business world?  What does that look like to you?

This season my wonderful guests and I will be sharing with you different ways success can look like, aside from the numbers.

Yes, making a profit is important.  But this season I'm really going to challenge you to strive for more than just that.

In today's episode, I am going to talk about the 6 shifts I'm witnessing from the way things used to be in the business world, to how they are today.

The 6 shifts are:

1. Wealth- hoarding, specifically in the stock market.
2. Second, hustle culture.
3. Proft first.
4. The idea that burnout is expected.
5. Work = Suffering.
6. The idea of independence and hierarchy.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, we wrap up Season 1 and I share with you what to expect in Season 2.

Thank you so much for tuning in every week to listen to The Hearth.

If you want to stay connected with me on this short break, subscribe to my newsletter here:

https://www.fortressandflourish.com/newsletter

I’ll see you in Fall 2023!

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, I chat with Darrie Ganzhorn about transitional employment.

Darrie Ganzhorn is Director of Programs and Operations for the Homeless Garden Project in Santa Cruz, California.

The Homeless Garden Project provides sanctuary, refuge and meaningful work for homeless citizens within the healing environment of a three-acre organic farm in Santa Cruz, California. This unique urban garden and farm is inspired by the joy that comes from growing and sharing healthy food, the well-being created by vibrant social and natural ecosystems, and every individual’s potential for growth and renewal.

I hope you enjoy this episode!

Links mentioned:

Summer Sustain Supper: https://bit.ly/3H9yz2b

To volunteer, please contact Omar Guzman: [email protected]

Chuck's blog post: https://homelessgardenproject.org/reconnecting-with-myself/

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, I welcome Cyndie Lane.  Cyndie Lane is a psychotherapist specializing in Internal Family Systems, a relatively new and highly effective healing approach that is changing how psychotherapists work with and view their clients’ problems.  

In short, IFS seeks to help clients find compassion and curiosity for the parts of themselves that create suffering and havoc in their lives.  Fundamental to this modality is the belief that even those parts of us that cause us or others pain developed originally for a good reason and primarily in an effort to protect us.

Here’s a sneak peek of the episode:

• What makes IFS different from other forms of therapy.
• The psyche and the ways in which our psyche can express itself.
• How unresolved family of origins shows up at the workplace.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, we talk about navigating maternity leave as a small business owner.

CONTENT WARNING: I talk about abortion, childbirth, miscarriage, depression, anxiety, and postpartum.

My husband and I are having another baby in August, and I wanted to share my approach to maternity leave.

Here’s a sneak peek of the episode:

• I share my experience of not being well cared for within our traditional Western medical system.
• Deciding to have my care with a midwife and my experience with her.
• Shutting down my business for four months when my first son, Algernon, was born.
• Finding childcare when I went back to work.
• The challenges I faced when I opened up my business again.
• Working with someone who specializes in maternity leave.

This show has been created for you, and we want to hear from you. Tell me how you are challenged, how you are inspired, and the kinds of conversations you like hearing the most.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, we talk about people-centered management at Lime Technologies with Tiffany Jones & Kat Lee.

People-centered management empowers employees to do their best work, clearly communicates the company’s goals, and shows them the path to success.

Moreover, employees remain a company’s most valuable asset.  Thus, it becomes increasingly important for businesses to treat their employees with respect and appreciation.

Here’s a sneak peek of the episode:

• Sharing feelings at the workplace.
• How Lime Technologies was able to foster a workplace culture centered around honesty, empathy, and respect.
• The correlation between a person’s role in their family life and how it manifests in their professional life.
  • How a person acts when their feeling threatened at the workplace because that’s how they’ve always acted in their personal lives.
• The power of in-person get-togethers outside of the workplace.
• The role of the nervous system; the fight, flight, freeze, & fawn responses.

Links Mentioned:
Kenza Collective
Empowered Curiosity

This show has been created for you, and we want to hear from you. Tell me how you are challenged, how you are inspired, and the kinds of conversations you like hearing the most.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode we talk about hiring a group of people, 5 or more.

Perhaps you’re adding a new department to your company, or adding a new employee or two to an existing department. Perhaps you’re adding entry level team members, director level people, etc.

First and foremost, congrats on growing and expanding your business!

Here’s a sneak peek of the episode:

- Asking yourself “how do this new position I’m hiring for, relate to the positions I ALREADY have in my business?”

- How will adding these new positions/people affect your current team?

- In your business, are you wanting to build more of a hierarchy? Or are you more interested in building a flat organization type structure?

- How are you paying the people that are currently working for you? And then how do these new jobs fit into your current compensation structure.

- We also chat a bit about benefits: dental, vision, medical, 401K, student loan debt payment, PTO, holidays, etc.

- What are your HR systems?

     -Who’s doing the interviews? You, are you hiring out, panel interviews, etc.

     - How are you going to make the final decision?

     - What does that job offer look like and how are you going to do it?

     - How do you introduce the new members to the current team? Etc.

- Conducting regular checkins with your team.

- Are there new laws your organization has to follow, now that you’ve added more people to your team?

This show has been created for you, and we want to hear from you. Tell me how you are challenged, how you are inspired, and the kinds of conversations you like hearing the most.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.

In today’s episode, we talk about Resolving Conflict in the workplace.

Here’s a sneak peek of the episode:

Communication challenges:

1.  Between the business leader and an employee/team 
2. Between departments 
3. Between employees

-  The framework I use to understand what’s going on when there are communication challenges I need to help resolve.

1. We start with the person and their own psychological safety & own trauma.
2. Interpersonal conflict.
3.  A lack of leadership.
4. Inadequate systems.

Links Mentioned:

https://www.fortressandflourish.com/lets-lead-together

This show has been created for you, and we want to hear from you. Tell me how you are challenged, how you are inspired, and the kinds of conversations you like hearing the most.

If something you heard today brought a smile to your face or a spark to your heart, and you’d like to connect with me, here are a few ways you can do that. 

One is my newsletter, it’s where I put most of my time and energy when I’m not working with clients or on this podcast.  Sorry social media!  It’s a mix of real life stories, tips and tricks and of course updates on what’s happening with the podcast.  Whenever something is going on with me or in my business, it always comes out there first.

Another resource that I have for you is my Guide to Doing Work Differently.  The guide takes you through four inquiries into how you can build a more sustainable and equitable work environment for yourself and your team.  It's a great place to start.

Last, if you’ve got a burning question, a comment, or a situation you’d like my eyes on, you can email me at [email protected]. 

If you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe to know when the next episodes come out, and if you’re feeling generous, leave a review.  Reviews help other like-minded folks find their way to this resource.

Learn more about Candice and her work here.