Inside Job with Vee and Pam

Welcome to episode 131 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam! It's been a while since we've delivered a fresh episode, and we thank you for your patience. Moving forward, we'll be offering you 1-2 episodes a month and we hope you'll join us! This week, Pam and Vee are talking about navigating the upheaval of change and the feeling of, "I'm here and I want to be there."...

Welcome to episode 129 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam - we're so glad to be together and here with you again! Pam and Vee are still talking about change and transition. This week we're asking ourselves, what's the cost of change? Vee and Pam share some insights and ideas about seeing this question with a new perspective and opening ourselves to possibility. And as always, we hope yo...

CW: brief mention of loss and death. Welcome to episode 128 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam! During this season of change we're both sharing some reflections and realizations about transitions happening in our own lives. We talk about navigating change and the importance of transition time. We discuss resistance and adaptability. We step into the messy arena of Figuring It Out. And we agree th...

Welcome to episode 127 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam. As you'll notice, this week both of us are at the lower end of the energy cycle. So we're talking about how to ride the lows rather than fighting the lows. We share some thoughts on how to stop treading water and instead lean back to float, so to speak. As always, we hope you enjoy this conversation! For more information about the of...

Welcome to episode 126 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam! This week, as we're right on the cusp of the fall equinox, we're talking about change. Pam and Vee share some thoughts on how we've viewed change in the past, and whether or not that has been helpful. (Hint: not so much.) We also talk about some small shifts that can have a big impact. We hope you enjoy this conversation!  For m...

This week, we're welcoming Pam back - yay! - and getting curious about two questions that are two sides of a coin: "what's stopping me?" and "what if I  could... ?" We also talk about what it takes to give ourselves space and time for feelings when we're sitting with grief.  We hope you enjoy this conversation!  For more information about the offerings from V L&a...

Welcome to episode 124 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam! This week, Vee talks about boundaries - why they're important, what happens when we're not clear on where we stand, and some steps to setting stronger boundaries. We hope you enjoy this episode! For more information about the offerings from V L'Bassi Transformational Coaching, you can find the links here: Schedule a free 3-card...

Hello and welcome to episode 123 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam! This week Vee is solo, and talking about clarity. She shares a three-word  sentence that can change everything. She offers some thoughts on clearing mental clutter and the root of resentment. And she asks two questions that can guide you to your clarity every time. We hope you enjoy this episode! For more information about the offeri...

Welcome to episode 122 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam. This week we're talking about busyness and purposeful planning. Pam and Vee share some of our own perspectives on down time, the cost of saying yes, and the art of prioritizing. We hope you enjoy this conversation! For more information about the offerings from V L'Bassi Transformational Coaching, you can find the links here: Schedule...

Welcome to episode 121 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam. Before we dive in, take a moment and check in with yourself: are you holding your breath? It's okay -  let it out. This week Pam and Vee are talking about remembering to breathe in times of uncertainty and upheaval. We share some of our own experiences and thoughts, recognizing we have what we need to keep going. As Pam so beautifully say...

Permission to fail doesn't mean we're going to fail - it means we are moving forward without the pressure of meeting anyone else's expectations, or even sometimes our own expectations. This week Pam and Vee are talking about self compassion, giving ourselves the kindness and grace that we so readily offer to others. If this feels like a gift you need to give yourself, you can start...

Welcome to episode 119 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam. This week Pam is going solo. She talks about a challenging life event and how the tools of Patience, Practice and Presence were helpful. Pam recognized the relief of knowing she has her own back, and that these three P's are in her backpack to use when needed.  We hope you enjoy this episode! For more information about the offerings from...

CW: this episode contains brief mentions of domestic violence, so if this is a trigger for you, please take care when listening. Welcome to episode 118 of Inside Job with Vee and Pam. This week we're delighted to introduce you to Auburn Watersong of Watersong Consulting. Auburn has worn many hats during her career with a focus on trauma informed leadership and resilience , and she's most...

This episode started with us asking, "what do we talk about when there's nothing to talk about?" (As if... ) And before we knew it, we found the thread. This week Pam and Vee unpack ideas of balance vs harmony, the gifts of observation, asking questions to get to what we want most, and ways to guide ourselves toward the best possible outcome. Here's our question for you: how do...

This week we're asking, "what's stopping me?" Our brains are very good at creating obstacles that seem insurmountable and as Pam says, "the chatter seems very real at the time." We share some of our own self-limiting stories and reflect on the benefit of asking another question, "what is most important to me about this?" We mention Christina Rasmussen's...

How do you feel about saying no? Are you constantly pushing yourself to squeeze Just One More Thing into your calendar? Then this might be for you. This week we're talking about the impact of constantly saying yes and leaving no room for no. We discuss the value of creating space in our lives, not to squeeze in more doing but to provide opportunities for more being .  Pam and Vee bring up sel...

After our discussions in the last couple of weeks about mental residue and reframing our thoughts, this week we're talking about tools to do exactly that. We share some tactics and questions that are great for shifting the lens of perspective, as well as a few experiences of our own in using these and similar practices. We hope you enjoy this conversation! Sidebar: our friend and occasional p...

How do you see the world? How do you see yourself? This week Vee and Pam are talking about a simple-not-easy tool for shifting mindset: reframing. We share some of our own experiences, and Pam brings some perspective to the table when she talks about the Angry Therapist, John Kim's work with false beliefs. You can read his original blog post here . Here are a few of the takeaways:  Feelings a...

This week we're talking about finding ourselves back in the discomfort of overwhelm and saying, "Wait a minute! How did I end up back  here?!? " Vee and Pam discuss competing commitments, fuzzy boundaries, and the residue of the cognitive loads we carry, even when we're not on high alert. When everything  looks  okay, shouldn't we be back at full capacity?? Not necessarily...

This week we're talking about calibrating your own inner compass. We start with this: where is the potential disconnect between how we intend to be and how others perceive us to be? We touch on reading the room, emotional mastery, and self awareness. Ultimately, this self calibration is directly related to self care (surprised?). We hope you enjoy this conversation! For more information about...

This week we're pleased to welcome CJ, a sex coach, pleasure advocate, and professional cuddler who works with clients to leave shame behind them and embrace their authentic sexual selves. She shares the origin story of her path to coaching, and we talk about the power of boundaries, clear communication, and recognizing what we really want instead of focusing on what we don't want. We ho...

This week we're talking about confidence. Pam and Vee share their thoughts on what confidence looks like vs what it really is. We talk about personal moments of bravado and self protection. And we land on the idea that confidence is what we find when we clear space within ourselves to recognize our own best attributes. Our question this week: when you feel confident, what are you doing differ...

This week we're so glad to bring you the third episode with Luna, and if you haven't yet heard parts 1 and 2, please do yourself a favor and tune in to episodes 104 and 106 - Luna's origin story is real and vulnerable and a beautiful conversation. Today we're talking about his work as a longevity coach. Luna talks about the pillars of his work, the most important aspects of wha...

When we believe something good will last forever, we feel elated and happy; yet when we think something bad will last forever, we suffer. What if you reminded yourself that it's all temporary? Our thoughts, emotions, situations, relationships - everything comes and goes around us. This week Pam and Vee share some thoughts around resistance, perfectionism, allowing, and cycles. We hope you enj...

If you haven't yet listened to Pam's first conversation with Luna, we invite you to go back to episode 104 and tune in. We're so glad to be joined by Luna for the next part of this discussion! He gets real and vulnerable, and shares some of the biggest challenges and obstacles he's experienced. Luna also includes some of the life shifting lessons he's learned along the way...