The Bold-Faced Truth Podcast

FREE WORKSHOP ~> O verthinking. Chronic worry. Mentally obsessing and ruminating. Contemplating worst-case scenarios. Racing heart. Sweaty palms. No, I'm not describing a character in a horror film. I'm describing something that many of us deal with on a daily basis: Anxiety. Anxiety is directly connected to our primitive human fear response, and is actually a way our brain is just trying to take...

FREE WORKSHOP You have a job interview coming up, but you can't calm your mind from thinking about the worst-case scenarios. You have a huge presentation coming up at work, and every time you think about it, your palms sweat, and your heart races. You have a family event coming up and damn-it if your mother-in-law doesn't spike your anxiety! Or maybe you can't remember a time in your life when anx...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> W hat if you could listen in to a coaching session where someone is being coached on their relationship to perfectionism? You'd be all over it, right? Well, you're in luck, my friend. In this coaching episode, I work with a lovely and highly accomplished woman, Ify, on her struggle of constantly putting things off until they can be "perfect" and how that has been seriously arresti...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> I n this week's show, I am thrilled to bring you a "tool" episode where I share a lesser-known modality that can aid you in working with perfectionist tendencies. Um, yes, please! I hadn't heard about Human Design until I was a guest on Kelsey's Abbott's podcast and I was like, " You mean, like, the way humans are designed? " I didn't realize that it was actually a very specific p...

NEW WORKSHOP ~> H ow awesome would it be to hear two women who literally started a business called "Eff Perfect" sound off on what it takes to flip the bird to "Perfection"? Pretty amazing, amiright? Well, you are in luck, my friend. In this week's show, I am thrilled to dial-up an expert, well, two actually, on the subject of the constant pull to be perfect. Ashley Looker and Jenna Teague (of Eff...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> I used to flippantly refer to myself as a Perfectionist and oftentimes I would elude to it being somewhat of a badge of honor. As I got older and my anxiety increased, I realized that being a chronic perfectionist was actually STEALING my joy instead of making my job easier. But, how does one just stop  being a perfectionist ? Perhaps you find yourself in the same boat; Vacillatin...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> W ell, it's the end of an era, my friends. Eight years ago, I had the notion of starting a humble life and love podcast and wanted to have a sidekick of sorts to bounce things off of during the show. Considering Mr. Smith was the only other person in the household, he graciously obliged. Now, here we are, millions of downloads and thousands of subscribers later, bidding him the fo...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> S o, you consciously " know " that you should be proud of all your accomplishments and acknowledge that you are, in fact, deserving of that promotion/accolade/compliment but why don't you actually believe it? I'll tell you why. Logic, reason, and rationale is housed in the conscious part of the mind which is estimated to be roughly 10% of the mind power. Your beliefs and habits, h...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> Y ou land your perfect job.  And then your inner voice tells you that you are horribly unqualified and everyone is going to find you out. You enter a super healthy relationship with an awesome partner.  And then your inner voice tells you how damaged you are, why you aren't good enough, and why it's all going to come crashing down in a blazing inferno. You finally finish that...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> T ell me if this sounds familiar. You land a promotion you've been working toward for ages and instantly a barrage of commentary from your inner critic pipes in,  "Just wait until they find out you have no idea what you are doing. You know it's just a matter of time before they find you out. " Or maybe you are about to have your art featured in a high-profile exhibit, or you l...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> What if you could listen in to a coaching session where someone is being coached on feeling like an imposter? You'd be all over it, right? Well, you're in luck, my friend. In this inaugural coaching episode, I work with a lovely and highly accomplished woman, Rachel, on her struggle of feeling "not enough" and how that manifests into an imposter complex in her workplace.  When...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> R egardless if your parents were amazing or downright awful, it is highly likely that there are certain things you experienced as a child that have greatly impacted your current reality. And, not necessarily in a positive way. Although we don't realize it at the time, we take in every bit of information from our parents, form beliefs off of that information, and develop a comp...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> Tell me if this sounds familiar. You're mom/bestie/sister/co-worker starts complaining about something you totally used to struggle with and your first thought is, "OMG! I know the solution! Let me just tell her what she should do…" Don't get me wrong. You're not trying to be a boss-pants and all condescending, you just genuinely know of something that may help. After all, it...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> Hey everyone, Darlene here, Amy's behind the scenes podcast ninja. There isn't a new show this week because the Smiths are busy cooking up a  bunch of new and exciting things for the podcast. If you are missing out on your weekly dose of Amy and Mr. Smith, they are airing Community Favorite Episode #277: 5 Ways to Gain More Peace. As you listen to this episode, you will hear a...

NEW WORKSHOP ~> Tell me if this sounds familiar: You interview for a job that has a ton of other candidates and you constantly ruminate on all the other applicants and wonder how you compare. Or, maybe you grew up in a family with so much competition that you felt you couldn't ever measure up if you didn't have fourteen degrees like your older sister. Or be the star athlete like your brother. Or m...

NEW WORKSHOP ~> You walk into work, totally optimistic about your day, and you give your co-worker a casual 'How-ya-doin'-today?' She responds with her usual quip about how she's 'alright-I-guess' but immediately launches into complaining about her neighbor/workload/recent ailment. Or maybe it's every time you give your sister a ring on the phone. You ask how she's doing. She starts off with all t...

NEW WORKSHOP ~> If you're like many of my clients and students, you have likely found yourself super inspired to start speaking up for yourself… even to those tough peeps (hi, mom) who make it extremely challenging. You muster all your new-found courage and go broach the challenging topic at hand with the challenging person at hand, and BOOM! "Said person" doesn't get what you're trying to share,...

NEW WORKSHOP ~> Ever find yourself obsessing about what others may be thinking? Or re-run conversations in your head, second-guessing everything you said? Have a difficult time saying 'No' because… um, what if they don't like me !? Ever feel like if someone is disappointed in you, you are damn-near destroyed and ruined? Or do you ever experience extreme guilt when you take time for yourself or set...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> Just think positive. Put on a happy face. Look on the brightside. Think happy thoughts. Don't cry over spilled milk. Good vibes only. Sound familiar? There is no shortage of platitudes and idioms that send the message that the only acceptable emotion to feel is happiness. The underlying implication is that emotions of sadness, worry, shame, embarrassment, etc. are simply not permi...

FREE WORKSHOP ~> Hands up if you're a chronic rule follower! (Same, girl. Same) How 'bout rule breaker? (Ooooo, you rebel, you!) It's likely that wherever you fall on the rule-breaking spectrum, constantly breaking or never breaking rules doesn't always serve you. For example, Mr. Smith used to looooove to break the rules of the road. Drive in the carpool lane. Park in the red zone. You name it. B...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> If you're like most, this past year has wreaked an abundance of havoc on your mental, physical, and emotional faculties. If it wasn't the collective trauma of constant fear of a looming and evasive virus, painful isolation, or loss of personal freedom, it was the loss of a job, finances, a loved one, or possibly the end of an important relationship. In short, 2020 can eat a ba...

At the start of every year, it's likely you get pumped up and excited to make some serious change. You decide on a handful of things that you are GOING to conquer this year, god-damn-it! But what actually makes those goals a  reality ? Throughout my decade-plus in this work, I have found that noble intentions have very little to do with bringing goals to fruition. Good ol' fashioned gumption and d...

FREE PLANNING GUIDE WITH THIS EPISODE! If you're like most people, you have an overwhelming sense of excitement and ambition come the new year. Also like most people, perhaps you hit Jan gang-busters-style, but when Feb rolls around you have slowly begun to lose steam, fervor, and action. Also, 2020 kicked many of our asses, so there's that to contend with. Many people (and maybe YOU) enter the Ne...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> Tell me if this sounds familiar: You get into a confrontation or altercation with an overbearing family member, colleague, or whoever. You are totally caught off guard and after the incident your mind is spinning with all the things you  should  have said. Your mind doesn't stop. You continue to ruminate and replay the incident, feeding into a frustrating anxiety spin out. Or...

NEW FREE WORKSHOP ~> Ever feel like you just can't quite enjoy the holidays because you're in the middle of an emotional shitstorm that seems to make the season trying, stressful, and overwhelming? Maybe it's your first holiday after being newly divorced. Or maybe it's the fifth Christmas without your beloved mother, and you can't seem to understand why it's still so damn hard for you. Or perhaps...