Personal Empowerment

How do you feel about your income? Could you be earning more than you are now? Underearning affects so many women who are not being paid as much as they are worth. Even if you are currently underearning, financial empowerment is within your reach.  In this 2009 episode I interviewed Barbara Huson, then Barbara Stanny. […]

We recently spoke on the show about The Great Resignation and how the last year and a half has given many people the opportunity to step back and consider what they want from their lives. But today, we’re talking about the other side, the catalyst for it – The Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was […]

I have been working on finding white space in my life for many years now. I’ve had some success. I’ve gone from constantly running on the hamster wheel of life to learning how to trust, have more space, and be comfortable. I’ve been able to move away from being a total overachiever and workaholic. It […]

We all face difficulties from time to time, and many of us are experiencing them right now. But so often, we downplay them or feel shame about them, because we believe that other people have it worse.   Everybody goes through hard things. But beating yourself up and thinking what you go through isn’t that […]

Many of us love listening to music while we work or do other tasks that require focus. When you can tap into the right formula, you’ve probably found that you get a significant productivity boost from it. Is it just because music is enjoyable, or is there neurological activity behind it that we can tap […]

Do you ever feel like something isn’t possible for you? Do you find that you don’t believe it when other people compliment you or tell you something about yourself because you feel like an imposter? Imposter Syndrome is the inability to believe that your success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result […]

Four-time Olympian, 27 time All-american and 16 National Championships, today’s guest Jill Sterkel knows about success.  And as the head coach of the University of Texas women’s swim team from 1992-2006 she also understands leadership for women.  One of the all-time great sports figures in swimming, Jill Sterkel’s name is recognized in swimming circles around […]

When preparing for the Olympics, swimmers set up a four-year plan to train, race, and compete. And part of this plan includes tapering. Tapering is when we start to decrease the work we do and become more deliberate with invisible training: sleeping, resting, and really taking care of ourselves.   As a swimmer, taper time […]

What are you supposed to do when everyone around you is in a bad mood and you don’t want to be affected? It’s so easy to let other people’s bad moods bring us down. But my guest co-host Anna Vocino and I have strategies and ideas for how to hold space and keep your energy.  […]

People can be difficult. They can show up and do things we don’t necessarily agree with; it’s just what happens in life. And difficult people are something that we all get the opportunity to experience. Laura Boyd is coming back onto the show as a guest co-host today, and we’re talking all about dealing with […]

Our home frustrations can definitely spill over into our workplace. The opposite is also true. In this episode, my guest and I take a look at her research on motivation and how it translates to home life and parenting specifically.  Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson is a social psychologist who researches, writes and speaks about the […]

The last year and a half has given people the opportunity to take a step back and consider what success means for them. People everywhere are considering how they want to show up in their lives and what they are looking for in the world and for many, this means resigning from their jobs in […]

Facing big problems is scary. Facing the world’s problems is scarier. It can stop us in our tracks and make us hide away. In this episode we’re talking about how we can stay present and take action while also taking care of ourselves. My guest co-host in this episode, which originally aired 2015, is Jen […]

After 2020 and early 2021, we are more than ready to connect. But we have to ensure that we cultivate the connection we want versus what we may be willing to settle for out of desperation. When we receive an invitation to do something, we should want to do it, not do it out of obligation. […]

A lot of us struggle with reading feedback and the non-verbal cues from our environment. We tend to go inside of us to make sense of it rather than viewing things objectively and staying in the moment and staying closer to reality. My guest, Renee, offers us a valuable piece of insight from her friend […]

There was a message that I heard consistently when I was growing up and that was this: there is no place for emotion here. As a result, I spent a lifetime not being connected to my emotions. Our emotions are data points that we can use to learn more about ourselves but we have been […]

Judgment can be a trigger for me. It can make me act small in my life and keep me from owning my power. To do the things I want to do and be the person I want to be, I have to stop caring about what other people think and how they might judge me.  […]

Many of us have been so focused on surviving a global pandemic over the last 16 months that we have pushed down our emotions in an attempt to keep on moving forward. We have learned how to survive using a process called compartmentalizing. Compartmentalizing is a defense mechanism where we suppress our thoughts and emotions. […]

When you’re overwhelmed at work or at home do you feel like you can’t get your priorities straight? How do you figure out what to focus on? At age 22, Laura Roeder quit her design job and started her own entrepreneurial journey.  She built and ran a successful online training business and became known as […]

I want you to think about the last time you achieved a goal you set. Did you feel proud of yourself? Did you take it in and own it, or did you move straight onto the next thing? Being proud of yourself involves feeling pleasure or satisfaction over something regarded as highly honorable or credible […]

The new world of work is unpredictable. How do you put together your eclectic background with your values and do work you enjoy?   Pamela Slim helps people find success and happiness in the new world of work.  She too has had a diverse work history as a martial arts director + teacher, a former corporate […]

We all have needs or things we’re seeking. Sometimes it’s belonging, love, appreciation, or tenderness. Sometimes it’s accountability, ownership, and validation. Instead of looking externally for these things like we’ve been conditioned to do, I invite you to look inwards. Because friends, the truth is that everything you seek is already inside of you. Now […]

Do you have a loved one who is close to death? Are you afraid of death and dying? Do you want to know more about what happens as we die? I realize these are not uplifting questions.  They may trigger a great deal of fear and you may want to turn off this show right […]

As women, we have been culturally programmed to believe that our worth is subordinate to other people’s and that we must prioritize everybody else’s needs and wants above our own. These messages have been used to disempower us, but the world is changing, and it’s time for a shift. Today’s guest is here to discuss […]

How often have you considered leaving your job to start something new? Maybe you have an amazing career but are yearning to know what else is out there for you. You are not alone.  Tess Vigeland is a veteran journalist and a well-known voice to millions of American radio listeners. For eleven years, Tess was […]