Rebel Therapist

If you're wondering what kind of program you should create when you move beyond private practice, keep listening. Our guest has created a totally unique program. She figured out its format by trusting herself. She had to move through the doubt and questions that so many of us deal with. Is this enough? Am I enough? Mishara also talks about why she's retired her license. You're going to love her re...

This is the final episode in a miniseries featuring entrepreneurs who have created phenomenal programs, and the lessons they've learned. Today you'll hear why one of these entrepreneurs needed to bring her farmer self to her program, why a solo mom realized she needed to create a different program, why one psychologist finds her coaching program liberating, and why collaboration is so so important...

This is part 5 in a podcast mini series featuring rebellious entrepreneurs. This is a treat. I've roped these four wonderful entrepreneurs into showing up and sharing their stories with you. You're about to hear about the programs beyond private practice they've each created, and one lesson each person learned in the process of creating and marketing their program. These lessons cover everything f...

This week on the podcast, we're hearing from four entrepreneurs who have created phenomenal programs beyond private practice. This is part four in a pod mini series featuring cameo appearances (or a-hear-ances?) from folks who have been through Rebel Therapist programs this year. You'll hear what they created and the biggest lesson they each learned in the process. Here are the rebellious entrepre...

Here's part three in a series within Rebel Therapist Podcast sharing the voices of people who have been through Rebel Therapist programs recently. They have created some phenomenal offerings. I want you to hear from them because It will inspire you to realize you can create something amazing too. You will get to hear a bit about what they learned in creating these programs and that will help norma...

This is part 2 in a series sharing the voices of people who have been through Rebel Therapist programs recently. They have created some phenomenal offerings. I want you to hear from them because It will inspire you to realize you can create something amazing too. You will get to hear a bit about what they learned in creating these programs and that will help normalize the process entrepreneurs go...

Show Notes: I briefly mentioned some really incredible entrepreneurs in episode 164: The Best Niches Beyond Private Practice. My friend Podge listened and then said something like: Are we going to have a chance to hear more about all of these people? I want to hire ALL of them! That is a fantastic idea. Even better, I want you to get to hear FROM a lot of these people. This is a series sharing the...

I've craved this sabbatical for years. My sister is a public school teacher and sometimes she takes several weeks off during the summer. I've always envied her weeks off. As my sister went on long road trips with her family or just slowed down at home, I'd find myself thinking…"must be nice." Then immediately I'd feel ashamed about my envy. My sis overworks all year long. As educators, she and her...

We're gonna take a very honest look at what it's like to run a robust, successful online program. Bari Tessler has been running the Art Of Money for over 10 years now. It's a fabulous program, which I've been through myself. Here's a little more about her: Bari Tessler, M.A., is a Financial Therapist and the Founder of The Art of Money, a year-long money school. She's a pioneer in the Financial Th...

So let's say you've created a wonderful signature program, and people sign up. Fabulous! Then someone asks for a refund. 😕 What should you do? That's the question I answer in this week's episode. I walk you through how to get through the initial moment, then to make a decision, create a solid refund policy moving forward, and finally to make moves that will help you have less refund requests and...

In this episode you're going to hear how my guest wrote a book that matters. For a full year, she sat herself down and focused in on this project which is now a significant part of her legacy. If you're considering writing a book or taking on any big and important project, you'll want to hear this. Laura Mae Northrup is an author, educator, somatic psychotherapist, and podcaster. Her book Radical...

Lots of my clients are afraid to do webinars. Like I can't think about anything else, I just want to cancel it kind of afraid. Like I'm convinced I will make a total fool of myself kind of afraid. Like can I just get under the covers instead kind of afraid. Like sweaty-as-hell-armpits kind of afraid. I used to be afraid to do webinars too. In this episode I talk about why it might be worth it to m...

How do you create a unique, highly valuable program without completely stressing yourself out? This episode is a master class in following your own values and rhythms throughout the creation and marketing processes. You'll also hear me geek out on something simple my guest did that will both make her program better and help her fill it. Meet Silvana Espinoza Lau. She's a psychotherapist, consultan...

I recently got this question from a participant: What should I charge the very first time I offer my program beyond private practice? Um, actually I get this question pretty much EVERY week. It's one of the most common questions I hear and it's one of my favorites to dig into. I'm talking about pricing an offer beyond your therapy sessions...something like a workshop, coaching program, retreat or...

Get ready to hear what I did wrong the first time I launched my own program beyond private practice. Not one single person signed up for my program, and I'll tell you why...I'll also share what advice my current business coach self would have for the me of that time. Enrollment is closing for Create Your Program. https://rebeltherapist.me/create

Have you ever thought this?: "I know what I'll do! I'll create a course and I'll bring in passive income." You are not alone. And before you go and try that, please listen to this episode. It's a master class in how to start a course the right way, how to improve a course over time, and how to grow the capacity of your course and business as you continue to iterate that process. Introducing Mirand...

I got this question from a wonderful participant. And I've gotten it many times. How can I be professional on video? 📹 Before I share a few tips about being professional on video, I first need to go on a VERY important rant: YOU BELONG. You belong in the online space. Exactly as you look. We're ALL taught to worry about what we look like and to worry if we are worthy as we look. This is a liberat...

Show Notes: Have you ever found yourself asking the question: ➡ How can I step out of the day-to-day of my business as it is now, and move towards a position focused on thought leadership and creativity? ➡ Or, wondered how to become the CEO of your business? ****🤔 This episode is a deep dive with an entrepreneur who is doing exactly that. Meet Rae McDaniel: A non-binary gender and sex therapist-t...

I got this fabulous question from a client of mine recently: Why is my email list growing SO slowly 🐢, and how can I speed it up?!? ⚡️⚡️⚡ ✋This really breaks down into two separate questions ✋ Why is email marketing so important, and what are some foundational assumptions about it that may be slowing down the process?**** What to do if your email list is growing slowly, and what growth strat...

I invited my pal Jeff Guenther back on Rebel Therapist because I've noticed 2 things he does brilliantly well in his marketing. Not only is he great at marketing, but he's also really honest and willing to give you zero BS as he explains what he does and why. I expect you to listen to everything he's sharing here and borrow the parts that might work for you in marketing your incredible and unique...

Looking over some of my 2021 Reflections Making more money and seeing that I can trust myself with it 🌺: Expense creep vs. thoughtful spending and being in a position to be more generous. Embracing being the breadwinner Letting go of judgement around making a greater amount of money than my partner. Knowing that I am making ethical choices with my money, that my clients are making ethical choices...

Listen to how my guest is zigging when others are zagging. This is a business owner who is growing a unique and profitable business by doing things her way, thoughtfully. She speaks to a particular audience and has no desire to appeal to everyone. She's building her thought leadership, and she's not doing it on social media. I want you to listen to how she does her marketing and then think about h...

This week I shared my thoughts on niching beyond private practice and at the end I gave you a small list of niches I think we need more of you to create programs and services around. Keep reading for a summary of what I talked about. Niching beyond private practice is SO different from niching to fill a practice. You CAN fill your traditional private practice without a narrow niche. Once you move...

I love bringing you behind the scenes of successful businesses so that you've got lots of examples of different ways to build YOUR business. In this week's episode of Rebel Therapist, I'm talking to a healer and entrepreneur who has built a robust ecosystem with high priced offerings. I asked her about how she's developed her offerings, her sales and marketing processes, and how she's scaled back...

If your program doesn't fill, first of all, welcome to the club! This secret club includes me and almost all of the people you see running successful programs right now. On one level, when your program doesn't fill, it means absolutely nothing. It means nothing about your future success, your brilliance, or your ability make this business fly. In this episode I'll share how it felt to me when my o...