Grounded Wildness

When was the last time you asked yourself what you were LONGING for? Not just what you WANT, but what you are truly LONGING for?  Longing comes from deep inside you. It's part of your truth - and that's why we're talking about it today on the podcast.  You'll walk away knowing how to identify your longings - as well as the voices that get in the way of hearing, listening to, an...

Here it is - the introduction to my next book, Grounded Wildness ! This book is for you if you feel the weight of "should" and "supposed to" and want to break free and release the guilt and worry and overthinking. It's for you if you've ever felt like you didn't live up to some standard of how a woman is supposed to look, speak, dress, and generally show up in th...

Woot-woot! The pre-sale for my second book starts May 2nd and today we're diving straight into the writing process that took the book from idea to something you'll be able to hold in your hands. AND you'll get the TITLE REVEAL. I've been working on this book for 2 1/2 years and I haven't publicly shared the title with anyone. You are the first to be in on it! You'll a...

Why is it so hard to own what makes you amazing? To step into your strengths and share your radiance with the world without feeling like you're bragging, arrogant, or too much? And what can you do about it so that you can take up space, have a deep confidence in yourself, feel free - and create impact? We're going to dive deeper into all of this in this episode, as well as: My struggles...

It's time to bring this conversation forward and get real about the lies women are told about their worth. There are many, but here are the three overarching lies I see women handed - that your worth is dependent on:  1) Your body  2) Motherhood  3) Being likable You are fed these lies by subtle and not-so-subtle messages from magazines, TV, social media, and real people in your life - who we...

When something goes a little awry, do you automatically feel like you must have done something wrong? You must have said the wrong thing, offended someone, or hurt someone's feelings? You must have made a mistake or missed something? Your rational brain is saying, "No, it's not your fault" - but your inner critic is saying, "It's totally your fault! You must have done...

How do you advocate for yourself? Not on behalf of your kids, partner, team, or friends, but just for you?  I started asking myself these questions a few years ago after I realized nearly all the stories I heard about women speaking up and advocating for the first time had one thing in common: They were doing it on behalf of other people. They set boundaries with family members on behalf of their...

We usually talk about saying no and setting boundaries with OTHER people - and this is SO important. But what about when you need to set boundaries with yourself? What about those times you overdo, overachieve, and over-perfect even though no one else cares at all - or even knows that you're doing it? This self-imposed overdoing can show up in every area of life, from putting pressure on your...

Have you ever heard a little voice in your head saying, "You don't know enough. You don't have enough experience. You're not ready. Just who do you think you are to go after that job?!?" If so, you have been impacted by imposter syndrome! These fraudy thoughts influence how you show up in your career, from sharing your ideas to speaking up in meetings - and especially duri...

How do you make a change in your life when nothing is really wrong? When you have what you thought you wanted and everything is fine - and yet you want more than fine? Is there a longing inside of you for something different? Maybe you know exactly what that longing is for or maybe it's a general yearning you can't pinpoint, but there's a nudge inside you telling you to pay attentio...

2023 is going to be YOUR year to break the rules you've been handed and reignite your fire. It's the year to rediscover your wholeness, radiance, and true confidence that have always been living inside of you, but, let's face it, have been dampened by crap messages handed to you throughout your life.  You've received messages about how you're supposed to show up, speak, wo...

We're going in hard on the DEEP realization I had recently about perfectionism and vulnerability. It all started with sending my next book out the beta readers and having people read it for the first time. The inner critic came in out of nowhere, first telling me that I should read it another time and work on it just a little more before letting anyone read it. Then it later sent me all these...

The holidays. They're wonderful in so many ways (I LOVE Christmas!) - and they can also be stressful. They can be a time when everyone else's needs get put ahead of your own - which is exactly why I wanted to do this episode.  We'll cover three ways you can practice self-care this holiday season. I promise, they have nothing to do with food, alcohol, or exercise! Instead, they are e...

Are you a people pleaser? I didn't think I was for a long time - and recently realized I was totally wrong. I have some deep people-pleasing rules running through my veins. So deep I didn't even know they were there! People-pleasing is a real thing for so many women - and the consequences are NOT good. It causes burnout and resentment. It quiets your voice from speaking up and challengin...

We're diving into a topic I've felt a lot lately - FEAR. But this isn't the inner critic, perfectionist, imposter syndrome kind of fear. Instead, it's the fear that happens when you're stepping into a bigger space. It's the fear that comes along with reclaiming yourself, taking risks, and moving towards your goals and dreams, whether that's taking a new job, star...

Do you feel like you're being pulled in a million different directions? Like you have way too many priorities and they all feel important and you aren't sure what to do about it?  In this episode, I'll share insights from my own experience and concrete steps you can take to get off the hamster wheel, recover from burnout, and create some space to just BE. Because it's not fun t...

In the last episode we talked about feeling like you're TOO much. Today we're flipping to the other side of the spectrum - feeling like you're not enough. This feeling can show up in so many ways in your life - feeling like you're not doing enough at work or in your community, like you're not a good enough mother, wife, friend, daughter, like your body isn't good enou...

Have you ever felt like you're too much? Like your emotions, energy, or presence is too much for other people to handle? Were you taught to make other people feel comfortable at the cost of being yourself? NO MORE. If you're tired of shrinking, quieting, filtering, censoring, and minimizing yourself and want to break free and let ALL of you out into the world, you need to listen to this...

You know that little whisper at the back of your heart guiding you to start a business, write a book, take time off and travel, go live at the beach, enter your art into a gallery show - or whatever it is for you? We all have it. Sometimes you know what your secret dream is - and other times it's been buried under the rules you've been handed, like worrying about what people will think i...

Is it hard for you to slow down? Uncomfortable to do less? Do you feel a guilty pull back to your to-do list when you try to relax? Or like you have to be productive all the time? If you're nodding your head right now, this episode is for you.  We'll discuss: Why it's so hard to slow down Three strategies to start doing less The life-changing epiphany that allowed me to do less with...

Welcome to the very first episode of Create Your Own Rules For Life! On today's episode, I share my story of going from exhausted overachiever and perpetual over-doer to creating my own rules for life.  We'll dive into: The root causes of my perfectionism and overachieving The unlikely connection between my weight, body, and overachieving How I broke the rules telling me I always had to...