Finding the Throughline with Kate Hanley

Although it feels like one, money is NOT a finite resource. They print more money every day. And yet, we tend to think of money as a zero sum game--once it’s gone, it’s gone. Today's mantra helps you shift out of that perception of lack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm offering a look a look at the business side of this podcast--why I started it, how I produce it, how much it earns, how much it costs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CNBC reports that up to 80% of jobs are filled by networking--and that up to 70% of jobs are never even listed anywhere publicly. It really is who you know. So what if you don't feel like you know the right or enough people? Here's a little networking 101 for the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with someone who helps people think about work in new ways all day, every day. She knows how to counsel people who are making changes in their work lives. Tami Forman is the executive director of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to give people who’ve taken time away from work to care for their loved ones the opportunity to re-enter the workforce, and she sh...

Today’s big idea is something that can help you get more energized about work, AND help you deliver more value and make a bigger impact while also having to try less hard. YES I know this sounds like magical thinking, but it’s not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If we are in what economists and journalists are calling a Great Reassessment of work, what do we want to take in to account when we’re doing this re-assessing? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you still want to hug everyone? Are there places where you want to continue wearing a mask? Was there a part of pandemic life that you want to keep going? Or something you DIDN'T do (or people you didn't see) during the pandemic that you realize was actually good for you? Let's use this weird, tiring, transitional time for a boundaries check-in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

There are two types of boundaries, and we tend to only think about one of them, which means you could be neglecting an important way of keeping yourself in a good place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm talking with Amy E Smith, a life coach who teaches chronic people-pleasers how to stand up for themselves without being a dick. I mean, yes please! Amy gives a masterclass on what boundaries are, how to figure out what boundaries you might be, and how to maintain them with kindness. You're gonna love her, but she does use salty language so heads up if you're listening with kids around. L...

Drawing boundaries might feel limiting, but anytime you put some guardrails around something, you actually plug up holes where energy could leak out of, or outside distractions could get in through. And corralling your energy is, paradoxically, mega-freeing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Most of us think about boundaries as a means of self-protection, which they are, but thinking of them solely that way puts you in a defensive stance, like the Notre Dame Fighting Irish mascot. And that stance takes a lot of energy to maintain, even if you’re only doing it psychically. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sure, there's plenty of things about perimenopause that suck. But as a post-menopausal person, I'm here to tell you about what you have to look forward to. (It's good news.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I value Western medicine, I truly do, but there are some things where it’s not all that helpful, and women’s health and wellness is generally one of them. Here are three types of health care practitioners who might be able to really help smooth the bumps of your perimenopausal transition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with Jolinda Johnson about the many symptoms of perimenopause, many of which I think will surprise you, as well as easy but powerful things you can do for yourself that mitigate those symptoms. Jolinda knows her STUFF!! I learned a ton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could your fatigue be related to perimenopause? Could your weight gain? What about your back pain? Because perimenopause can trigger a whole slew of seemingly disconnected symptoms, the probable answer is yes. Come learn some of the more surprising symptoms of perimenopause. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For too long, this natural shift that every person with a uterus and ovaries goes through has either been seen as either sad, scary, or shameful. It’s time to normalize perimenopause, and bring it into the light. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For today’s big idea, I’m sharing my VERY BEST tip on how to have just a fabulous time at the beach. It’s so good, I can’t even believe I’m sharing it, because now it will be out of the bag, and if more people start doing it, at some point it won’t be so special any more. But it really is so great that I’m willing to risk it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With all the extra sunlight and the heat that’s happening right now, it can be hard to get good sleep. I know it feels like all that extra sun is penetrating straight into my brain! So let’s talk about how to get the zzzzs you need even now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I’m talking with Katy Bowman, biomechanist and bestselling author of many books, including her newest, Grow Wild: The Whole-Child, Whole-Family Nature-Rich Guide to Moving More. We break it down how to get kids back into moving their bodies and heading outside--even after a pandemic when they basically become one with their screens. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoi...

Today's tip is making a summer bucket list, which helps ensure that you actually DO all the summery things that you love the most, so that you don’t roll up to September with that nagging feeling that you didn’t have the summer that you wanted. Except I don't love that name, so let's call it Goals for a Glorious Summer . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Summer is about way more than sun, swimming, and barbecues. It’s about refilling your well after a long winter and a chilly, rainy spring. And that’s doubly, ESPECIALLY true after a pandemic winter!! Knowing what summer is really about helps you recuperate from what has been a hard, nutty yea Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

No matter what you’re going to do to relax, or how long you have to do it, something you need to do to really maximize your efforts is to establish your own safety. This is a piece that most advice on how to relax misses--but when you implement this strategy, you really amp up your benefits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sometimes you want and need a form of stress reduction that is "done for you" so that you can really go deeply in to the restorative relaxation zone. These three modalities can really help you go there and lessen the effect that stress is having on you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today I'm sharing two stress reduction activities that you can do at home, with a tiny bit of equipment but nothing more exotic than a couple of blankets or a pillow, in about 20 minutes, and they can really transport you to another state of being. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the insidious things about stress is that it will try to convince you that you don’t have time for anything that’s not related to getting things done. I promise you, you have a couple minutes for yourself, and you CAN foster relaxation in that short of a time. The hardest part, really, is simply deciding to do it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices