The Inner Climb with Dr. Maria Bargeman

Today we're going through a five-question checklist that will help you assess where you're emotionally stuck and what you need to actually move the needle towards real inner resilience.  In this final episode of Season 1, I'm sharing a simple but powerful framework to help you get clear on what's working, what's missing, and what needs to shift next on your path to emotional resilience. If you hav...

Here are the five key pieces you need for real emotional resilience so you can stop spinning in circles and start making meaningful progress on your inner climb. This episode maps out Season 1's core framework, the 5Rs, and how to make sure you've got the right guide, the right route, the right gear, the right pacing, and the right training for your emotional terrain. Because you don't need more t...

It's one thing to feel your feelings. It's another to hold them in a way that feels grounded and safe . In today's episode, we're going to  practice one of the most important skills of emotional regulation — how to recognize what you're feeling and build a safe emotional container around it. This is what lets you process without getting swept away or shutting down. In the last episode, I outlined...

Emotional strength isn't about being stoic or tough. It's about becoming emotionally nimble. In this episode, you'll learn how to build out and train emotional 'flexibility', which is where your emotional strength really lies. Learning how to ride the wave of hard emotions when they surface because shutting down feelings to power through doesn't actually serve us well in the long run. Discover the...

Most of the time we're running on auto-pilot. But understanding our emotional 'pacing' needs so we can stay within capacity is how we start to set ourselves up for success with emotional resilience.  In today's episode, we're going to do a guided exercise together that you can use regularly to briefly hit pause and see what your emotional gauge is - green, yellow or red, and how you can adjust acc...

In this episode, we explore the art of emotional pacing plus the importance of flexible pacing - knowing when to slow down your inner climb and when to speed it up. When to push and when to pull back.  Discover how to assess your current pacing capacity using what I call your Emotional Vital Signs — plus four essential factors that influence your pacing: Your life load Your recovery practices Your...

Are you trying to use someone else's emotional tools? The reason why generic strategies often don't work is because they aren't customized to fit us properly. Customization is key for inner work.  ​​In this short episode, I'll walk you through 3 simple ways to test whether your emotional 'gear' is actually supporting you — or actually derailing you. Because the journey towards mastering your emoti...

You're not emotionally failing — you're under-equipped for the emotional terrain you're trying to navigate. In this episode, we'll unpack what I call your emotional gear — the tools, practices, and resources that support you on your climb toward emotional mastery. We'll explore why so many high-achieving women end up relying on strategies that aren't actually a good fit, and how to start building...

Here's an important truth that's often overlooked: most emotional resilience strategies fail because they aren't custom-built for your inner world. So how do you build out your own customized map that actually fits your emotional landscape? It all starts with finding the right entry point.  The journey towards emotional mastery tends to follow three main routes - top-down, bottom-up and inside out...

If you've tried all.the.things to better regulate your emotional world and nothing's really moved the needle, this episode is for you!  Because here's the thing - just like we need physical training plans that match our body type and current fitness level, we also need an inner fitness plan that's tailored to our specific emotional landscape.  And if you're still stuck despite all the work, it's p...

If you've ever wondered how to find the right therapist, coach, or emotional support person — someone who truly gets you, earns your trust, and honors the pace and depth you need — this is your step-by-step guide.  Because trust is foundational to inner work and it needs to be tested, not taken for granted. I'm gonna walk you through how to do that plus some red and green flags to watch out for. ...

Navigating your inner terrain and mastering your emotions is a journey. And this is not a journey you can go on by yourself in isolation. In this episode, we'll explore why choosing the right emotional mastery guide is one of the most important decisions you'll make. Because the wrong guide? The wrong support? It can derail your entire climb — keeping you stuck in the emotional patterns you're try...

How ready are you for your inner climb towards emotional mastery?  In this episode I'll walk you through a base camp readiness assessment to make sure you are set up for success on your journey towards navigating your own emotional terrain.   If you have any questions about the content or want to get in touch, you are always welcome to DM me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-bar...

If you've already tried a bunch of things to better regulate your emotions and nothing has really stuck, here's why. The journey towards emotional mastery requires proper preparation and intention. That means hitting pause and spending a few days at 'base camp' to assess your 5 Rs readiness checklist.  These are the 5 essentials that will support you up and over to the other side of all the emotio...

In this episode, we're going to use the 'I'm not enough' trap to get practical about how we can actually break free from the 3 top myths keeping high achievers emotionally stuck. Discover why attempting to simply change your thoughts and tell yourself that you ARE enough doesn't work and what you can do instead of the ill-fated 'fake it till you make it'.  Plus learn the 2 tactics you can employ r...

In order to establish a solid foundation to support our inner climb, we're going to tackle 3 big myths arouound emotional mastery.  Myth #1: your thoughts are the problem so just choose different thoughts.  Myth #2: fake it till you make it. But what happens when we've 'made it' to some extent and still feel like we have to fake it?  Myth #3: the only way to master our inner world is via years of...

Discover how to take an audit of your emotional patterns using the REPS inventory designed specifically for high-achieving women.  Whether you struggle with being emotionally shut down at work, imposter syndrome, or finding sustainable work rhythms, this short exercise will help you hone in on how to recalibrate your 'emotional posture' so that it's more balanced and in healthy alignment.  Grab a...

  In this episode, we'll unpack why our biggest strength as high-performing women is often also our biggest challenge in our emotional health. Learn how high achievers have often developed a binary operating system and how this impacts our emotional health. Discover why a lot of self-care strategies don't really work well for high-achieving women. And you'll also learn how emotional 'injuries' ten...

In this first implementation episode, discover your emotional superpower plus learn how to put it into practice right away with some practical how-to instructions on navigating emotional stuck points.  Connect with me on Linked In here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-bargeman/ Disclaimer: The Inner Climb Podcast with Dr. Maria Bargeman and all content posted on this Site is not and should not b...

If you're like me, the mind-over-matter mantra has been with you for a long time. And it's served you well - you've hit some big professional milestones. You're a do-er and an achiever, but hidden under the mask of success it's another story. There are the doubts, the insecurities, and the ever-present sense of not being enough. And you know that if you want to get places, you've got to make thing...

What happens when there's a huge disconnect between your external reality and your internal experiences? You've worked hard, your career is on track and you're professionally thriving. But underneath the outward success, it's a different story. Why do we, as high-achieving women, struggle with 'emotional mastery' when we're able to master much pretty everything else? And what does emotional master...