Instigating Women

Have you ever seen Dr. BJ Fogg's habit-building model? Below is what the formula means. Behavior (B) happens when Motivation (M), Ability (A), and a Prompt (P) come together at the same time in addition to Celebrating (+C) once completed. We talk about meditation and exercise as behaviors we want to do more of. Kate, Liz and I would love to know what behaviors you want to produce in the future. Co...

We've forgotten what it's like to have a "normal" holiday season... and now that this year is as normal as it's been in the last couple of years, why are we all feeling overwhelmed? Why do we put all of this stress (and sometimes it's unneeded) on ourselves? And also, why do we (as women) think we need to keep the stress on our shoulders? Join Kate and I for a great conversation about holiday over...

Whichever holidays you may or may not celebrate, it can be a hectic time of year. Are you planning for them to be Happy? Stressful? Overwhelming? Wishing for Authenticity and Joy? Or merely hoping for Survival? We have laughs and tips to offer as we kick off the holiday season, whatever that means to you and yours - enjoy! And if you'd like to learn more about myself, Kate and Liz, here are our we...

Join Kate (Nason) Marieb, Elizabeth McLean-Williams and Gwen Sandefur as we talk about the tricky upsides and downsides of “masking” . . . And no, we aren’t talking about COVID-19 masking. We would love to hear your thoughts! We reference the book “Talking to Strangers” by Malcom Gladwell in the video - a fascinating account of the masks we put on or believe we put on and express. This is why it i...

We are honored to be joined by Ovell Barbee in episode 46 of Instigating Women +, Friends. He's a DEI&B expert, a former colleague of mine, and a good friend to so many. Also, you may want to be on the lookout for his book to be published in the new year. Ovell’s biggest tip for all of us? #useyourvoice If you'd like to learn more about myself, Kate and Liz, below are our websites: Kate: https...

I'm joined by Liz McLean-Williams and Kate Marieb for episode 43 of Instigating Women + Friends. The topic discussed is all about big transitions. We share our own stories of courage as well as tips and information needed to make decisions and move forward.

Burnout? Quiet Quitting? How about the antidote - Compassion? At the risk of being perceived as too warm/fuzzy and navel-gazing, we invite you to learn more about compassion. In her latest resource, Atlas of the Heart, Dr. Brene’ Brown defines compassion - “Compassion is the daily practice of recognizing and accepting our shared humanity so that we treat ourselves and others with loving-kindness,...

I'm joined by Intel Corporation Marketing and Communications Manager and Hudson Institute of Coaching Certified Coach Kate Marieb in episode 42 of Instigating Women + Friends. We discuss the important topic of lifestyle medicine and well-being. We share our own journeys and offer insightful information.

Last week, I was joined by Intel Corporation Marketing and Communications Manager and Hudon Certified Coach Kate Marieb on episode 41 of Instigating Women + Friends. There's a lot of stress and anxiety today, so we decided to discuss resilience to give you some new insights and ideas to bring into your life. *We apologize for the technical difficulties.

We wanted to share an expert with you to help bring health and well-being to life in 2022. Leanne Mauriello, Spectrum Health Director Lifestyle Medicine shares her time, expertise and a great challenge for the New Year called Plant Powered Challenge (link below). Even more important than a lesson or challenge is that Leanne is authentic in sharing that no one is perfect when attempting behavior mo...

Yes the holidays are usually chilly, unless you live in a special place without 4 seasons. Liz is bringing a new meaning to holiday chill in this episode. She’s committed to creating personal chill time and only doing what she wants to be focused on the rest of the month, regardless of who it may unfortunately disappoint. In addition to prioritizing her time on herself to have energy and spunk for...

We made it to December 2021! And we all know what is around the corner: first we will stress to new levels, maximize eating, and all-around “holly jollying”, leaving little time for working out, meditation, or other restorative practices. Then suddenly on December 31 we will make resolutions for healthy eating, regular workouts, and magically becoming the well-balanced people we always want to be....

Today we have a guest, Graciela! Thank you Graciela for sharing your time and advice with us and the many out there who will love your story. You are a role model for all who might be hesitant to embrace their inner wisdom. Who may be looking around and find themselves in the minority. Graciela articulates how she embraces sitting in the muck of fear, recognizing that while uncomfortable, that is...

Today’s guest is Wanjiku! Thank you Wanjiku for sharing your time and advice with us and the many out there who will love your story. You are a role model for all who might be hesitant to create their path and believe in it. Who might find they took a path that doesn’t end up feeling right . . . feeling stuck. Wanjiku articulates how she acknowledges and goes after what she wants, how she connects...

We all have the ability to find and listen to our inner coach. Coaches learn that a key component to successful coaching is to authentically believe and continually remember that the client is resourceful. Regardless of how big a mess, how little confidence, or how guilt-ridden and confused a client may show up with us as, we must believe and remember that the client is resourceful. Otherwise we b...

Imposter Syndrome seems to be a theme among our successful female clients (and each of us) so we explore it today. Why do we give this term so much weight and control over the way we should BE or show up in a role? What is it really? And is it really a thing? From Oxford Languages, the definition of IMPOSTER is “a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fr...

Today we acknowledge we can be MESSY and still accomplish great things! We are finding that just being part of the race (literally and figuratively) is sometimes what counts the most. And then we dig into the “What If’s”. Especially at work, what if we re-think professional behavior? What if we really welcome inclusion to support personal expression of engaging in work at home and work. As Liz wou...

Have you ever been so frustrated at work or life and wanted to scream - “I don’t even have time to think!?!?” We have! Today we experiment with a simple yet not so easy (and hardly ever practiced) methodology of creating a Thinking Environment, based off of Nancy Kline’s research highlighted in her “Time to Think” book series. So the methodology can be summarized as: if you really want to do your...

Today our theme is in relation to our brains wanting to be “on” full-time, including at night. What can balance our overactive, hyper-sensitive to “what if” minds? Moving our bodies. Whether walking, stretching, crawling or other - move, move, move to clear your head and create new perspectives. Other ways to create new perspectives include mimicking what children know and do. They play, draw, col...

❤️In this episode we announce we are taking the plunge! We decided to go for it. We have agreed to be even more credible as health executives. We began journeys to become Health and Wellness certified coaches. Oh jeez - a new level of pressure!!! Now we are super accountable at a time when it’s so stinking hard to be accountable to anything! And we are accountable to each of you - because our main...

Gwen and Liz of #InstigationWomenPlusFriends are joined by special guest Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, FAAP, from Modern Mommy Doc. She's a board-certified pediatrician, author of The Working Mom Blueprint, speaker, and full-time working mom. She's a boots on the ground advocate for the success of women in the workplace and at home. We discuss putting yourself at the center of your own life in order t...

Well, we’ve slipped ladies. . . Per The New York Times (NYT) article “The Pandemic Created a Child-Care Crisis. Mothers Bore the Burden.” and many other articles and papers we read this week, we have significantly slipped as a percentage of the workforce over the last year. According to the NYT, “In January 2019, women achieved a milestone: They made up more of the work force than men. The pandemi...

What do we do to protect ourselves from embarrassment? Why? Do you actively decide to quit and run away? Or laugh at yourself? It’s your choice - what is your superpower to work through these questions? Listen and learn from the best dorks and suckers around!

On our one year anniversaries of our respective companies we get a little “whackadoodle” today. Yes we go there: What secrets are you hiding from others? From yourself? What promises did you make long ago - to yourself? Are they promises you can keep? Are they healthy? When you react to others in ways you aren’t proud of is it because they are breaking those promises you made for you - which they...

"Re-Emerging", "Re-Entry", "New normal", "Back to normal", "Back to work", "Spring Break", and "Summer Break", are all things we are thinking about . . . Are we taking the time to reflect proactively and fully appreciating that this will be hard? This will be uncomfortable? That not everyone will have our same pace or perspective? And that “new normal” means that we have permission to create some...